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‘Trail for Humanity’ leads through Murrieta

Laura Rathbun Special to the Valley News Animal Friends of the Valleys has hired four new staff members in the past three months to fill vacant positions.

The new hires are Donor Development and Programs Supervisor Christine Antonelli, Fundraising and Event Coordinator Tiffany Young and Volunteer Coordinators Michelle King and Sharyl Nowick. Antonelli, Young and King are Temecula residents and Nowick lives in Wildomar. see page A-12

Education LEUSD cites more emphasis on readiness than test scores Paul Bandong Staff Writer The Lake Elsinore Unified School District (LEUSD) – a district with 22,000 registered students for the 2014-15 academic year – will be taking a new approach in how it prepares its students.

That was the message from LEUSD Board Member Tom Thomas.

Thomas spoke at a Lake Elsinore Chamber of Commerce morning mixer on Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2014. see page B-12

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A group of mothers, calling themselves Trail for Humanity, marched through Murrieta on Friday to raise awareness of the border crisis, pressure Kim Harris photo the Obama administration to stop deportation efforts and encourage congress to come together to pass immigration reform.

Kim Harris Special to the Valley News A group of mothers along with their children marched through Murrieta on Friday hoping to raise

awareness of the border crisis, pressure the Obama administration to stop deportation efforts and encourage congress to come together to pass immigration reform.

The group, known as Trail for

Humanity, began their march in Merced, California and planned to arrive at the U.S. Border on Saturday according to Yaleska Castaneda, founder of the group.

The group had already walked 325

miles of their planned journey by the time they arrived in a Murrieta neighborhood on their way to city hall and the Border Patrol Station.

see HUMANITY, page A-9

Rockola rocks Temecula Ashten Dreyer Valley News Intern The ‘60s inspired band Rockola brought large crowds to the Temecula Amphitheater during the final night of the summer concert series on August 14. The local arena boasted a full house as all ages came out with lawn chairs, blankets and picnics in tow for a final night of music.

Long time Temecula resident Katie Colvin said she was looking forward to the evening. “It’s nice to be out, and I love music, so it’s very refreshing,” she said.

Gail Zigler, program coordinator for the City of Temecula is the mastermind behind the summer concert series. She booked the bands back in January and has done so every year. Her planning provided those in attendance eight to 10 weeks of musical fun, depending on what day the Fourth of July celebration falls on.

see ROCKOLA, page A-11

‘Rockola’ band member plays the bass during the Summer Concert Series at the Temecula Amphitheater on Aug. 14, 2014.

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Weaker El Niño pattern could mean less rain for Southern California Kim Harris Special to the Valley News A weaker El Niño pattern than originally predicted could mean less rainfall for drought ridden California this winter according to a report issued by weather forecasters at the Climate Prediction Center and the International Research Institute for Climate and Society last week.

The lack of a coherent atmospheric El Niño pattern and a return to near-average sea surface temperatures in the central Pacific means the chance of a moderate El Niño has dropped dramatically according to the report released August 7. The chance of El Niño has decreased to about 65 percent for the coming fall and early winter, a downgrade from predictions of a moderate event in June.

see EL NIÑO, page A-9

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Hard News Three people caught selling counterfeit goods at Winchester swap meet to pay $18,000 Three people caught selling counterfeit CDs and DVDs at a Winchester swap meet were ordered to pay more than $18,000 in restitution and fines and spend a little time behind bars, the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office said Thursday.

Uriel Cortes, 30, of Huntington Park, Patricia Tapia Ocampo, 46, of Corona, and Abel Angel Veliz, 45, of Highland were arrested in March during a sting targeting peddlers of illicit merchandise at

an outdoor market near Newport and Winchester roads.

During a hearing at the Southwest Justice Center in Murrieta Tuesday, each defendant pleaded guilty.

Veliz admitted a felony count of selling pirated CDs and was sentenced to 150 days in jail and three years probation. Superior Court Judge Paul Dickerson also ordered him to pay $15,687 to cover investigative costs and victim restitution, which has already been

collected by the Recording Industry Association of America, according to the D.A.’s office.

Cortes and Ocampo each admitted a misdemeanor count of selling knockoff DVDs. Dickerson imposed 60-day jail terms for each defendant and three years probation.

Cortes was additionally ordered to pay $1,185 in restitution and investigative costs, while Ocampo was ordered to pay $1,241.

According to prosecutors, the swap meet crackdown led to the

seizure of $150,000 in illicit goods.

District Attorney’s Office investigators, sheriff’s deputies, code enforcement officers, environmental health officials and representatives from the RIAA took part in the operation.

Counted among the products seized were 30 handbags, including fakes purporting to be Chanel and Michael Kors brands, 20 sports jerseys, several hundred mobile phone and tablet cases, as well as more than 4,000 CDs and DVDs.

Along with Cortes, Ocampo and Veliz, four other alleged coconspirators were charged in connection with the activity. Their cases are pending.

Fourteen people were also cited for misdemeanor health code violations for allegedly preparing meals in an unhealthful, non-compliant manner.

According to the District Attorney’s Office, future enforcement actions are planned within the county to root out suspected illegal activity.

County’s jobless rate rises Perez pleads not guilty to murder, arson back above nine percent Kim Harris Perez, an Escondido police ofJustice Center in French Valley.

RIVERSIDE - Seasonal factors pushed Riverside County’s unemployment rate up to 9.5 percent last month, state officials reported Monday.

The county’s jobless rate in July, based on preliminary estimates, was 1.1 percentage points higher than in June, according to the California Employment Development Department. The rate was lower than a year ago, however, when unemployment hovered at 11.1 percent.

According to the government’s figures, the countywide civilian labor force numbered 951,100, with 90,100 people out of work last month.

The unincorporated community of Cabazon had the highest unemployment rate countywide, at 24.3 percent, followed by Mecca at 19.3 percent and Homeland at 18.9 percent, according to the EDD.

The combined unemployment rate for Riverside and San Bernardino counties in July was 9.2 percent.

Bi-county data indicated payrolls dropped significantly in the public sector, which shrank by 18,200 positions. Most of the losses were in state and local schools, as teachers and support staff temporarily left the workforce for summer recess.

The farming, manufacturing and financial services sectors, along with miscellaneous services, showed payroll contraction, with a combined loss of 5,600 jobs.

Other sectors reported zero losses or modest gains, the largest of which was in leisure and hospitality, where payrolls expanded by 1,400 jobs in July, according to figures.

The state’s non-seasonally-adjusted jobless rate in July was 7.8 percent, according to the EDD.

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A settlement conference scheduled for Friday, August 15, in the case of the 27-year-old Murrieta man charged with killing his wife then setting their house on fire to cover up the crime has been rescheduled.

According to John Hall, senior public information specialist with the Riverside County District Attorney’s office, the hearing will take place on October 20.

Freddy Perez Rodas, pleaded not guilty to felony charges of murder and arson during his arraignment, held July 25 during at the Southwest

He faces up to 50 years in prison if convicted of the crimes.

During the hearing, Riverside County Superior Court Judge Judith Clark appointed the county Public Defender’s office to represent Rodas and then rejected a defense attempt to have his bail reduced from $2 million.

As previously reported in The Valley News, Murrieta police Lt. Tony Conrad alleged that Rodas shot his wife, 25-year-old Laura Perez in the chest three times during a domestic dispute sometime Wednesday, July 23 in their house at 24562 Grand Oaks Court in Murrieta.

ficer and mother of the couple’s four-year-old daughter, died at the scene. Rodas allegedly took her body to a Moreno Valley storage locker, then returned to the house and set fire to it.

Rodas was arrested on July 23, the same day the crime was committed.

Conrad alleges that during questioning, Rodas admitted to killing his wife and burning the location in an attempt to cover up the crime and then took detectives to where he had hidden his wife’s remains.

Rodas remains in custody at the Southwest Detention Center in Murrieta.

Man suspected of theft arrested after chase at Temecula Promenade TEMECULA - A suspected shoe store thief jumped over the secondstory railing of an indoor shopping mall in Temecula and was later caught, a sergeant said Tuesday.

Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched at 4:45 p.m. Monday to the Zumiez store at the Promenade Mall on Winchester Road based on a report about a theft suspect employees detained, Riverside County sheriff’s Sgt. Marc Cloutier said.

Peter James Taylor, 21, pulled away from a deputy the moment he tried cuffing him and jumped over the railing, landed and

bolted out of the mall, Cloutier said.

A sheriff’s helicopter crew spotted Taylor nearby and deputies arrested him. Taylor was booked on suspicion of second degree burglary and remained in custody today in lieu of $5,000 bail, records showed.

Peter Taylor, 21, was arrested after a chase with police.

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Big rig loses half its load after crash on Interstate 15 A big rig carrying lemons lost half its load on all lanes of Northbound Interstate 15 near Rainbow Wednesday morning, Aug. 13, when it was struck by another vehicle, and all lanes of the freeway were temporarily shut down, a CHP press information officer reported today.

The 61-year-old male driver of a 2005 Peterbilt 3 axle dump truck dropped his cup of coffee and reached down to grab it. When he re-obtained his beverage and returned to a normal driving position he observed a slower moving truck directly in front of him and could not stop himself from colliding into the rear of it, CHP Officer Jim Bettencourt said.

The slower moving truck, the big rig, was being driven by a 54-yearold man from Perris. Bettencourt said the 54-year-old reported that he was traveling approximately 25 mph up hill when he felt the impact.

All lanes of the freeway were shutdown as crews worked to clean up the fallen lemons. Alcohol and drugs were not believed to be a factor in the collision, according to Bettencourt.

The incident was still under investigation, Bettencourt said.

The big rig, which was carrying lemons, lost half its load. Part of the Chauncy Miller photo northbound I-15 was shut down for a clean up.

Two men arrested on suspicion of vandalism of Temecula church Two men and two teens were arrested Wednesday on suspicion of causing more than $10,000 in damage to a Temecula church.

Deputies received a call at 2:50 a.m. about five youths riding around in golf carts and damaging property at Rancho Community Church, at 31300 Rancho Community Way,

Riverside County sheriff’s Sgt. Bruce Anderson said.

A perimeter was set up and deputies apprehended four suspects, he said. The fifth suspect remains at large.

Cody Walderon, 18, and Thomas Ifland, 18, both of Temecula, were arrested on suspicion of felony

vandalism. The underage suspects, whose names were not released, were released to their parents pending the possible filing of charges, Anderson said.

Deputies asked anyone with information about the vandalism to call the sheriff’s Temecula station at (951) 696-3000.

Corona police seek suspect in vehicle theft Corona police today sought public help in a stolen car case by releasing a video of the suspected thief.

The man allegedly stole a vehicle on Aug. 8 from a residence in the 2900 block of Breezy Meadow Circle.

According to Corona police Sgt. Kim Velasco, the suspect walked into the victim’s open garage in the middle of the af-

ternoon and drove away in her sedan, which was later found at The Crossings shopping center on Tuscany Street, about a mile away.

The victim’s pocketbook had been left in the car, and the thief used one of her credit cards at the mall to purchase several items, Velasco said.

Security surveillance video showed the suspect entering and

leaving a store. The man is Hispanic, in his early to mid 20s, bald, about 5-foot-5, wearing a long gray T-shirt, brown knee-length khaki shorts and black shoes.

Anyone with information was urged to call the Corona Police Department at (951)-736- 2330, ext. 3.

The surveillance video recording can be viewed at https://vimeo. com/103360636 .

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Supervisors adopt new ordinance regarding sex offenders Kim Harris Special to the Valley News The Riverside County Board of Supervisors has adopted a new ordinance that repeals the loitering provisions previously set forth.

Under the new ordinance, 902.2, residency prohibitions remain in place. The move came about following Appeals Court rulings on similar ordinances in nearby areas as unconstitutional.

County attorney Greg Priamos addressed the group in attendance regarding statements previously made by the public, noting that there had been a number of speakers on the issue who weren’t necessarily accurate in their understanding of the issue.

“We need to be very clear to the public as to what the ordinances are intended to do and what they have done,” Priamos said.

Tiffany North, deputy county attorney addressed the history of the ordinance directly, adding that ordinance 901, the original sex offender ordinance adopted in urgency in July of 2010. North explained that ordinance 902, also addressing sex offender restrictions, was introduced around the same time to be adopted under normal adoption procedures.

North went on to explain that when both ordinances were put before the board; they included a sex offender registry restriction that no sex offender live within 2000 feet of a park or school.

“At the time that 901 was adopted it was determined that the

2,000 foot residency restriction from a park or school was duplicative in ordinance 902 because it was always covered in state law under the penal code,” she said.

“So in 2010 the board reintroduced and adopted 902 with revisions that strengthened the residency restrictions and loitering requirements even though it removed the 2,000 foot residency restrictions for parks and schools since it was already covered under state law.”

North said that once 902 was adopted, Ordinance 901 was automatically repealed.

Judy Waltz, a Riverside County resident, told the supervisors that she believed that they had violated the laws by enacting Ordinance 901 in 2010. She went on to accuse the board of doing whatever they wanted without regard to the desires of the people or to the law.

She added that the only reason the changes were being made was to cover past mistakes.

“Furthermore you violated all of the people. The people voted Jessica’s law in and you violated that too,” she said. “I guess the people spoke about the law and you people, you do whatever you want to do. The people of the state of California have no right to speak out to vote laws in then they get all chopped up then you slide in our shirttails and something needs to be done about it. I think it is totally disgusting.”

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Under the California penal code section 290, or Jessica’s law, sex offenders who have been convicted of a felony sex offense are required to be monitored by GPS devices.

The penal code also prohibits sex offenders from living within 2,000 feet of any school and includes provisions that increase legal penalties for habitual sex offenders and child molesters. Riverside residents would still be protected under the state’s law.

Priamos said it’s important to note that cities and counties are preempted by state law except where they are permitted to vary by direct permission from the state.

“In the current instance, the California Supreme court has spoken as to the loitering restrictions and declared them unconstitutional,” he said. “Every action that this board has taken has been in response to actions taken by the Supreme Court to ensure that this board can continue to comply with state law.”

Priamos went on to say that residency restrictions are now before the Supreme Court and the board will take action based on the decision of the Supreme Court.

“I think it’s important to note that this board’s actions have always been consistent with state law.”

Ordinance 902.2 was adopted unanimously by all supervisors in attendance. To read the full restrictions and affected visit www. rivcocob.org.

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We became a City in 2008, our Population is 32,000, the Median age is 35 years old, and the average income is $79,000.00. Now you have the facts, but the facts are just facts.

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Ashley has been to Movies in the Park, Wildomar Night at Storm Stadium, events at Wildomar Rotary Club and more. She sold raffle tickets and Hurrahs gift grab bags.

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Local Aguanga couple use hydroponic fodder system to grow healthy feed for their animals Allison Renck Special to the Valley News

as she and Ron ate plenty of fruits and vegetables, that it was “good enough” to keep them healthy.

Ron and Debbie Skinner have As time progressed she and Ron lived in Aguanga for more than 20 began to investigate new ideas years, but have recently embarked and theories about other healthy on a new hobby on their land to alternatives to food and nutrition. maintain and increase the health It started with what most residents of their livestock; that hobby is that live in Anza and Aguanga deal growing feed with a fodder system. with, “a long commute to work.”

Coming to Aguanga was a natuOriginally they joined a Prepral choice for the skinners because pers (survivalist) group, because they wanted more space in training they wanted to become more selftheir working dogs and a good ken- sufficient. They then found Homenel location. They own Pawsnclaws steading, which had information on Dog Boarding; they also breed and how to raise your own food and live train Les Ombres Valeureux Work- a more sustainable life. ing Dogs.

As Debbie said, “Plant and raise As with all things related to life, what you eat and know what’s in nothing ever stays stagnant. Life what you’re eating.” evolves, people learn and new ideas On July 26, 2014 Debbie and come to fruition. Debbie said that Ron opened their home to the comwhen she and her husband first munity to share with the commumoved to Aguanga was nity a workshop on fodder Please registertheir at: focus www.active.com | Race Starts at:systems.

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2014 5k/10k Run “Run for Fitness” Sunday, September 14, 2014 The City of Temecula understands the benefits of overall health and wellness and wishes to encourage citizens to participate in the 2014 Run for Fitness 5k/10k, sponsored by the City of Temecula Community Services Department. The race consists of a timed 5k and 10k run.

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Debbie commercially raise rabbits, sheep, pigs, turkeys, and chickens.

The fodder they grow is a nutritious and healthy diet for these animals, they said.

Hydroponically grown fodder can best be described as something that looks like the bean or alfalfa sprouts you grow to put on salads, but it is entirely thicker.

The fodder is sprouted and harvested before the plant gets it second leaves, in about nine days.

This food stuff only needs water to grow, and no fertilizer is necessary.

Ron said that the sprouting amplifies the good minerals and proteins in the seeds, creating an ideal food for his livestock. Ron feeds the whole plant he has grown in the tray, which includes the greens, seeds and sprouts.

By using this feed Ron increases the digestibility, which in turn means he will not have to feed his animals as much fodder as com-

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pared to feeding commercial feed.

Ron also said that he is using less water than if he was trying to grow pasture for his livestock. Currently Ron and Debbie have a 14’ X 40’ trailer they grow the fodder in. This grows enough fodder to approximately feed 60 animals of various sizes.

Ron has found that the organic barley seed he purchases from an organic seed company creates his best yield. When asked if growing fodder was a time intensive process Ron said on average it only takes about 45 minutes a day to soak, load, harvest and feed the fodder.

Not too much time, which translates into healthy living for Ron and Debbie and for those who purchase their healthy animals.

For more information on the Skinners Fodder System, see their website at https://www.facebook. com/HomesteadLife or email Ron at ron@pawsnclaws.org.

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The event, “Women on Target,” was run by members of the National Rifle Association and hosted by the Riverside Sheriff’s Department.

The event was originally intended to have 25 participants but once the flyers were sent out the response was overwhelming. Women who wanted to attend the class blew up the phones and emails of the event’s organizers.

NRA Liaison to the Executive Vice President, Paul Payne, said he does not like to turn people away so he reorganized the event so there would be four to five classes that Saturday. The rotations started with an hour-long gun safety and introduction class to shooting on the range.

“We had more than 100 women show up today,” Payne said. “I have had close to two-thousand emails and 400 more phone calls from women wanting to attend today’s event” Due to the overwhelming desire of women in Riverside County to take gun safety training another class will be held in September with a waiting list forming for future classes.

“Women need to feel empowered to have security,” said NRA Gun Safety Instructor, Jane Payne. “We have that mama bear inside us to protect, preserve our family and children.”

Firearm safety classes like the one held Saturday are helpful for women who want to learn to use a gun or how to keep their loved ones safe around guns.

Women learned the three rules of gun safety, which are to keep the gun pointed in a safe direction, keep the finger off the trigger and to keep guns unloaded.

Jane Payne also taught the women to ignore what they see in movies and on television for gun handling.

“We don’t hold the gun like you see in Charlie’s Angels, or wear low cleavage tops or heels,” said Jane Payne. The casings when shooting are known to fly and they can be burning hot, the last thing a woman wants is a hot casing to fly down her shirt. Heels or wedges can also throw a shooter off balance.”

Students were given a lesson on parts of the gun such as front sights, rear sights, safety and trigger guards.

“This class was very informative.

I got lots of information that I didn’t get from my friends and family who shoot,” said Cynthia, a woman from Perris who declined to share her full name.

Cynthia said her brothers used to shoot in the backyard growing up and it was very unprofessional.

“The one thing I learned today that I didn’t know was sight alignment,” said Cynthia who is considering becoming a NRA member, continuing her training, and target practicing with her husband.

Vicki Vawter from Canyon Lake said she is grateful the NRA is holding the Women on Target clinic.

“I am taking this class because I just turned 50 and I wanted to do something new. I want to be safe, I have grandchildren and this is something I can learn at my own pace.”

Vawter said she is encouraged by the NRA’s platform for women and now wants to go shooting with her husband. She is eyeing a RFK 9C1 Gen2 9mm to purchase.

Dave Wolf FMK, Firearms President, spoke to the class about the company’s guns created for women in mind.

FMK also provided the 9C1 models in 9mm for the clinic. Participants were not allowed to bring their own guns.

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Prior to this time McCue was in Civilian Pilot Training (CPT), a government program that was instituted with the stated purpose of getting more Americans into aviation. However, many historians believe the program was designed in order to ensure military preparedness in case the U.S. went to war.

McCue continually went to the Navy recruiter and asked when he would get called up to go to preflight school and eventually got his wish; he was sent among a group of 25 cadets to Georgia where he would go through a rigorous schedule of classes and exercise before he would, “earn his wings.”

But McCue did eventually earn his wings in 1942 after many hard months of flight time at flight school in Hutchinson, Kansas and

intermediate training in Corpus Christi, Texas.

From there he went on to operational training in Daytona, Florida and the Great Lakes, where he learned to land on aircraft carriers.

At this point McCue was unsure whether he would be a fighter pilot or not, but he fondly remembered his time at the Great Lakes.

“That was the icing on the cake,” he said. “When you had it made, you had it made.”

Eventually he did become a fighter pilot and would end up flying a Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat, considered one of the most successful ship-based fighters during WWll. His job was to protect the dive bombers and torpedo bombers in his air group during aerial combat, according to Dudik.

He flew many flights as a pilot but one day faced the “nightmare” no pilot wanted to face. While flying over Luzon, an island in the Philippines, McCue would be hit by anti-aircraft ammunition.

“There was an oil splatter on the windshield and I thought someone in front of me had gotten knicked,” McCue said. “And about that time five gallons of oil hit the windshield, and I thought, ‘Oh, geez, it’s me. I’ve got to get out of here.’”

McCue did what he could. He made a water landing and got into one of the available rafts that had been on the plane until he could get rescued by a submarine. While most people would have been in a state of consternation and panic, McCue decided to take a nap until he could be brought onto the sub.

But in spite of those scarier memories, McCue remembers lots of successes. He was among the group of pilots that facilitated the sinking of the Musashi, an imperial class Japanese battleship, in 1944.

The ship was attacked by aircraft from the fleet carriers Essex and Lexington.

John remembers that the people in his air group were rewarded with two cans of beer each and a photo of the sinking ship, as this was considered a major victory for American forces in the Pacific.

Not many people know or understand what it was like to be in the military during WWII, but John still remembers that experience vividly. He still keeps his logbook of flights from when he was a Navy pilot and still remembers those first times in the air.

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‘Summer Movie Classics in the Park’ to be presented by City of Temecula TEMECULA, CA - In our continued efforts to bring more arts and cultural to the community through event programming, the City of Temecula Community Services Department is presenting a series of classic films, showing outdoors in the park on Saturday nights during the month of August.

All films that are featured in the series have been deemed “culturally, historically or aesthetically significant” by the United States Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry.

Please join us for our feature films “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” on August 16 at Town Square Park, and “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” on August 23 at Town Square Park.

Grab some dinner in Old Town and join us at dusk, the perfect Saturday “date night” plan. Films will be shown outdoor cinema style, so bring your chairs and blankets and we’ll see you at the park for

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This film series is free to the public, and subject matter is recommended for a mature audience. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Lecture offers glimpse into legendary pioneer’s life Kim Harris Special to the Valley News History buffs throughout the Temecula Valley are in for a rare treat on Aug. 25 with the presentation of “The Excavation of Nate Harrison’s Cabin.” The program is being offered free of charge through a partnership between The Temecula Valley Museum and the Temecula Valley Historical Society.

“We do these lectures all the time,” said Tracy Frick, museum manager. “We find the lecturer and hold the speeches here at the museum. Because we thought there would be wider appeal, we are partnering with the Temecula

Valley Historical Society to offer this lecture to the public and are using city hall conference center because we are hoping to have more people attend.”

The program will be offered at the Temecula Conference Center in front of the Temecula City Hall at 6 p.m. and focuses on the life of Nate Harrison, a freed slave from the south.

Harrison, who is believed to have escaped slavery as a young man, is one of San Diego County’s legendary pioneers. Eventually settling high on the western slope of Palomar Mountain, Harrison was friendly and welcomed by all the inhabitants of the valley.

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photographed of early pioneers, as tourists frequently took pictures with Harrison, who passed away in 1920, to prove that they made it to the top of Palomar Mountain.

The true story of his past remains elusive, adding to the allure of the man, due to a propensity to exaggerate.

According to a press release issued by the Temecula Valley Museum, the folklore surrounding Harrison includes stories that he added lizards to his coffee grinds for extra flavor and made batches of mountain lion jerky while greeting his visitors with a warm smile.

Even his date of birth is subject for discussion. These stories add to the intrigue surrounding his life.

“He was a very interesting man, much loved by the people he encountered,” said Frick. “It should be a very interesting lecture.”

Temecula Valley Historical society president Dick Fox says the program will be full of information on the pioneer. The lecture will be led by Shelby Castellis, one of the lead archeologists of the site located in 2004 during a three week field study. More than 6,100 artifacts were found on the site where the cabin once stood.

“She is an archaeologist at San Diego State University,” Fox said.

“She was one of the key archaeologists at the dig. There is a lot of photo documentation of what they found and she will offer up what they found and the stories behind it all.”

The Temecula Valley Historical Society offers monthly programs each month for its members and the general public in order to inform them of the rich history offered throughout the region.

A listing of upcoming programs can be found by visiting www. temeculahistoricalsociety.org.

“Lots of history stories that I can remember talk about Nate Harrison and the time he lived on the mountain,” Fox said. “There has been an awareness of him for many, many years.”

Light refreshments will be served included. For more information on the program, call the Temecula Valley Museum at (951) 694-6450.

The Temecula Valley Museum in Sam Hicks Monument Park is located at 28314 Mercedes Street, one block east of Front Street in Old Town Temecula. For more information please call the museum at (951) 694-6450 or visit the museum Tuesday through Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. or Sunday 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.

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Children skipping along a park trail, giggling as a duck gobbles up bread, is a happy scene that takes place every day at Temecula’s Duck Pond as well as Harveston Lake.

Feeding ducks is a tradition many families have shared for generations. It often brings about a sense of nostalgia for parents or grandparents who bring their children to the water’s edge. Feeding the mallards and geese can be a throwback to simpler times and a slower pace of life.

However, this seemingly friendly pastime has a dark side.

According to wildlife experts, when wild ducks are fed human food, their organs become engorged and fatty. This can eventually lead to heart disease and liver problems.

“Bread is high in sugar and has very few nutrients,” said Rob Hicks, a park interpreter at the Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve. Hicks is an educational teacher at the reserve and spoke on the topic of wildlife being fed by the public.

“Temecula naturally had a lot

of wetlands, streams, pools or water. So it is natural for the city to have ducks migrating there even if they are now migrating to man-made ponds,” said Hicks.

Hicks said ducks naturally eat plants and insects but when the public feeds them human food it messes with the bird’s natural ecological system.

“When people feed wildlife it creates an association between people and food,” said Hicks.

“The ducks get lazy; they linger around waiting to get fed as opposed to working for their food (and) foraging in the wild.”

Staff members in the Community Services Department are currently weighing in about the health and safety of the ducks and the water quality at the duck pond at the corner of Ynez Road and Rancho California Road and Harveston Lake.

Director of Community Services Kevin Hawkins said the city is not taking any action at this time in regard to feeding the ducks.

“We do have concerns over the water quality, and health of the ducks but we are in the early stages of a review,” Hawkins said.

Hawkins said nothing formal is being discussed but informally

there was talk about putting up signs to ask the public not to feed the wildlife.

Matt Wiechec, a park landscape maintenance supervisor, said the food the public throws into the water to try to feed the fowl often turns foul if it is not eaten.

“Water quality is always a concern and what the public throws into the water can pollute it,” Weichec said.

According to the Duck Rescue Network, decaying food pollutes the water and food left for ducks can attract vermin. Waterfowl and rats will defecate where they feed which is at the pond edge.

Naturally, the amount of feces they produce is directly proportional to the amount they eat.

Thus an overpopulation of waterfowl can cause unsafe bacteria levels in the water.

“The public needs to remember what goes in the ducks must come out of the ducks. What we feed the wildlife does affect their quality of life,” Hawkins said.

“Our department is not making any changes at this time but we do ask the public to be mindful of what they throw into the water because it does have a direct effect on the wildlife,” Hawkins said.

Rail Ranch Elementary student wins Miss California Queen Michelle Mears-Gerst Special to the Valley News Murrieta resident Hannah Schuchhardt is only six years old, but she’s ready to prove to her community that beauty pageants are about more than looking cute and dressing up.

Over the summer Schuchhardt, who attends Rail Ranch Elementary, competed for the title of Miss California Queen and won.

In order to wear her tiara and hold the title, she is expected to give back to the community.

Schuchhardt’s time and effort competing in the pageant gave her the opportunity to offer hundreds of bags filled with school supplies valued over $1,000 for teachers and schools in the Murrieta Unified School District.

As Schuchhardt prepared for the pageant this summer, she and her family thought of the many ways she could help others using her title and crown.

On Friday Aug. 15, Schuchhardt presented to Rail Ranch Elementary the school supplies during the morning assembly.

“This is just the beginning of what our little girl will be doing

for her state,” said Elisha Schuchhardt, Hannah’s mom. “This competition isn’t toddlers and tiaras it is a huge commitment filled with charity and volunteer work.”

Hannah is following in her older sister Kali’s footsteps in winning and competing in pageants. She is just like any typical first grader; she runs, plays, jumps and giggles. But when it comes to talking to her about her job as Miss California Queen, Princess Division she is all business.

“I want to be a teacher when I grow up and I want to make a difference in the lives of others,” Hannah said. “And it’s really cool and fun to compete.”

Hannah Schuchhardts father Michael Schuchhardt is a Master Gunnery Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps (an explosive ordinance disposal technician) stationed at Camp Pendleton.

The gunny, who has more than 20 years of military experience, fully supports his daughters efforts in pageants and is helping her get involved with the Wounded Warrior Foundation to donate books and school supplies to the families.

“When I am able to I help my

daughters at the pageants as a logistical coordinator,” Michael said. “I also get to escort them on stage during the evening gown segment.”

“We will visit Rady’s Children’s Hospital in San Diego soon to bring children books and stuff animals. And in the next few weeks Hannah hopes to start fundraising for Make a Wish America collecting change for the children,” Elisha said.

Hannah Schuchhardt will be teaming up with other sister queens to do community services and she will travel across the country representing her state.

“I am so proud of Hannah,” said Rail Ranch Elementary Principal Tammy Hunter-Wethers. “I am proud to see the pageant has the children getting involved in giving back to the community at such an early age.”

Wethers said the pageant is a perfect avenue for children to contribute to society and teach empathy for others.

Hannah Schuchhardt will be competing again on Thanksgiving weekend at Disneyland for a national title.

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“The only type of El Niño that has any good predictive capability is if we are predicting a strong El Niño,” Dandrea said. “The forecast never really was for that. It was for a weak to moderate El Niño. We were hoping that we would trend stronger but now it looks like its trending weaker. It’s still an El Niño, but unfortunately weak El Niños have little predictive capability so it’s basically up in the air what our winter will be like.”

Dandrea said it doesn’t necessarily mean the winter will be drier, but rather that there is just no predictive capability on what the weather will be over the next few months and how that could affect the drought.

“It can still go either way. The way I like to look at it is the

ocean water temperatures are little above what they usually are which means there is more water vapor in the atmosphere so that storms that do come through have a little better chance of dumping more rain on us,” Dandrea said, adding that there really is no pattern to when strong El Niños will occur.

“Forecast is for the fall and winter and that is really when it has a more predictive capability,” Dandrea said, noting that recent rainfall is due to the summer monsoon rather than an El Niño pattern. “This time of the year we get the summer monsoon which is associated with the big subtropical systems that develop over the four corners and the desert southwest.”

“There is moisture there to produce thunderstorm but unfortunately it is not the soaking rains we really need,” he said.

“They don’t make a difference in terms of the drought but they can make a difference in the wetness of the ground and really dampen the fire threat for awhile.”

Over the last month, model forecasts have slightly delayed the El Niño onset with most models now indicating the onset during August to October with the event continuing into early 2015. Most models are calling for a weak event rather than the moderate one that was predicted earlier this year. El Niño is expected to peak at a weak strength during the late fall and early winter.

It’s not just the El Niño that could bring relief to Californians though, said Dandrea. If other factors such as a stagnant upper level ridge of high pressure controlling the wind flow would shift, then storms would be able to move in more freely from the Pacific bringing more rain into drought stricken California.

“I don’t think anyone really can predict the position of that ridge … all we have to do is see a shift in the position of that ridge and we could be vulnerable to all kinds of storms coming across the Pacific, even without an El Niño,” he said.

Yaleska Castaneda, founder of Trail for Humanity leads marchers through a Murrieta neighborhood on Friday. The group, from Merced, California, marched from their hometown to the U.S. border stopping in towns along the way to raise awareness of the crisis at the border.

HUMANITY from page A-1 “We will be going from city hall to the detention center,” said Castaneda. “We’ve already been walking for 25 days.”

Castaneda said the group, who is marching for their children, walked 15 miles a day and were hosted by community partners in each location they marched.

“We are a group of mothers who got together to organize the walk because we saw the atrocities being committed against the undocumented and it really moved us,” she said. “We’ve been walking along with our children for humanity.”

The group would walk each day then caravan to the next location, not an easy feat in the nearly 100 degree temperatures as the brilliant sunlight beat down on them. Local businesses and residents have supported the group with food, shade and even food.

While there have been occasions where people have reacted negatively, for the most part support has been humbling according to Castaneda.

“People don’t know our immigration status sometimes they see our faces and assume we are undocumented.” she said, adding that they have been heckled, ridiculed and even in some instances physically threatened. “But for every incident there is a bad response there has been an outpouring of love.”

Castaneda said that the group didn’t publish their exact route to protect the children marching with them, some as young as five, but

supporters of their cause find them.

“I don’t know how they find us,” she said. “They find us with cases of water, they bring us fruit, put up ice cream stops and it has been an outpouring of love.”

A planned rally at city hall fell through when the group arrived and discovered Murrieta City Hall is closed on Fridays. They planned to move forward with their march to the Border Patrol Station where three buses carrying 140 undocumented immigrants from Central America were turned away by protestors blocking the road chanting “go back home,” and “USA.” Castaneda said that she was more than just a little nervous to go to the border patrol station where the protests made national news.

“Even though we have prepared legally as much as we can and we have gone through the routes, we don’t know what will happen when we arrive,” she said.

The group made it to the border patrol station without incident and following a brief rally there began the rest of their journey to the border.

Castaneda said she hopes that the group’s efforts can lead to real immigration reform, reuniting the 3.75 million children who were born in the U.S. with their parents who have been deported due to immigration status.

“We just want to make a difference to these families and to those who are faced with deportation,” she said. “We want immigration reform, and that needs to happen soon.”

Dulce Garcia, 15, of Merced, California said she felt very honored and humbled to be a part of Trail for Humanity. She hopes the efforts of the group will raise awareness of the crisis at the border and encourage the country’s leaders to pass immigration reform laws.

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Wine Town Rollers host ‘Flashback to the Future’ roller derby bout TEMECULA, CALIFORNIA – The Wine Town Rollers (WTR), Temecula Valley’s first and only roller derby league, will be hosting their next action-packed night of roller derby featuring two of their home teams, the Margarita Hot Sprints vs. the Hit Bosses.

The event will be held on Saturday, Sept. 6 at 7 p.m. at 951 Elite Volleyball (36595 Kevin Rd, Wildomar, CA 92595).

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Their ‘Flashback to the Future’ derby bout encourages the local community to come dressed in their best ‘80s attire to win the chance for big prizes. The bout will include music, vendors, raffles, food and two half-time contests. Fans are encouraged to come support their local roller derby league and learn more about the sport and their favorite local skaters.

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In addition to these teams, WTR also has a 16-week Raisinette training program for new skaters learning skating skills and the game of roller derby. Only two years old, the league of athletes and volunteers strive to be a positive role model in the Temecula Valley community, spreading their love and passion for roller derby.

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Young scientists experiment with color at Pennypickle’s Workshop Ashten Dreyer Valley News Intern

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Have you ever explored Professor Pennypickle’s extraordinarily unique home?

Located in Old Town Temecula, Pennypickle’s Workshop is a children’s museum, but also distinctively different from your typical look-but-don’t-touch museums.

“Pennypickle’s Workshop is interactive children’s science; everything in the museum is hands on. The thing that sets us apart is that we have a theme – this is Professor Pennypickle’s home,” said Christina Pruitt, events coordinator for the museum. “He’s a crazy, wacky inventor, and they get to explore his dining room, his library; things like that. Every room has a theme, and the kids are exploring that theme, and they’re learning more about Professor Pennypickle himself.”

Fridays are special themed event nights here at Pennypickle’s. On Aug. 15 the theme of the evening was color. The kids took first took part in a Disperse Images scavenger hunt, with questions such as “why is the sky blue?” and “what colors can be seen in the rainbow?” which they then had to find the answers to scattered throughout the workshop.

The main events of the evening, however, were the experiments that the children got to partake in. Heaps of Rainbow Slime and Exploding Milk were being concocted by these little scientists, who were gathered in the dining

“room” To devise said Rainbow Slime, one must gather up cold water, glue, food coloring, hot water and borax. What causes the reaction is when a fluid becomes stressed, it causes a gradual deformity, which then leads it to become a semisolid. The result is a fun, putty like substance that kids can mold and shape together.

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It wasn’t just kids that were having fun at the event. Parents rejoiced at the opportunity to have their children learn in a fun and inexpensive way.

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“Truly, they’re all really good,” she said.

Because of an issue on the freeway, Rockola ran a little behind schedule. To tide the delay over, brave 3-year-old Samantha Gausepohl, eagerly took the stage and gave an opening debut of “Let It Go” from Disney’s hit musical feature, “Frozen.”

Once the band arrived, it definitely did not disappoint. Consisting of five band members, Rockola immediately opened up with the Beatles classic, “All My Loving.”

Encouraged by the band, the audience sang along as couples of all ages made their way to the dance floor.

The artists stuck to their 60s roots, singing hits like “Long Cool Woman (in a Black Dress)” by the Hollies, “You Really Got Me” by the Kinks, and “In the Midnight Hour” by Wilson Pickett. Filled with costume changes and humor, Rockola entertained not just with music, but also with its comical act.

For more information regarding Rockola and upcoming shows visit www.rockola.com.

Zigler also plans the Saturday night movie classics that take place in various parks throughout Temecula. A showing of “One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” starring Jack Nicholson, scheduled for Saturday, August 23 at Town Square park, will wrap up this season’s series.

Bill and Ivy Hobbes dance and twirl to the classic rock songs performed by the band ‘Rockola’ on Aug. 14, 2014.

Samantha Gausepohl, 3, dances to the classic rock tunes performed by rock cover band ‘Rockola’ during the last Summer Concert Series show of 2014 at the Temecula Amphitheater on Aug. 14, 2014.

Bob Tedde, front-man for the band ‘Rockola’ performs at the Temecula Amphitheater during the Summer Concert Series on Aug. 14, 2014.

Guest attending the Summer Concert Series performance at the Temecula Amphitheater lift their hands high during a song performed by ‘Rockola’.

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Animal Friends of the Valley employs four new staff members Laura Rathbun Special to the Valley News Animal Friends of the Valleys has hired four new staff members in the past three months to fill vacant positions.

The new hires are Donor Development and Programs Supervisor Christine Antonelli, Fundraising and Event Coordinator Tiffany Young and Volunteer Coordinators Michelle King and Sharyl Nowick.

Antonelli, Young and King are Temecula residents and Nowick lives in Wildomar.

“I’ve been here for about a month,” Antonelli said. She’s responsible for overseeing AFV’s foster care, rescue, volunteer and humane education programs as well as its fundraising efforts and special events. She’s a former nurse with a management background and experience as a volunteer in the non-profit sector.

“I’m here to find donors who want to partner with us to help raise awareness and funds to help the

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Antonelli, who loves animals and has a dog, said she calls and networks out in the community to find donors. Sometimes her job is made easier by people who directly contact AFV to donate.

“We have a lot of people that come to us because they’ve heard of us and want to get involved,” she said.

Young is a part-time employee.

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Antonelli commented that volunteers are vital to AFV because they help operate the shelter every day and make its environment less depressing. “It’s a very upbeat, positive shelter and our volunteers help with that,” she said.

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Antonelli said two standout AFV volunteers are Lake Elsinore residents Jorge Alonso and his 15-yearold daughter Alexis. “They’re here all the time,” she said. “They’re very dedicated.” The Alonsos have been volunteering since June.

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The Alonso family has four dogs, one cat, two birds and seven fish.

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Visit Mountain Feed & Hay Modern Convenience. Old Fashioned Charm.

Enjoy the drive through the beautiful country side and discover our full service feed store nestled in the local mountains.

Fashioned after an old time mercantile; we offer a variety of specialty gift items for home, hearth, and outdoors by local artists and craftsmen. We feature premium quality feeds, hay (Alfalfa/Bermuda/Meadow/Orchard/Timothy/Straw) and supplies for your pet, horse, poultry and livestock needs. Our selection of grain free pet feeds, GMO/Soy/Corn free livestock feeds, and natural, non-toxic products keep you, your animals and the environment healthy.

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Valley Fort Farmers Market holds official Grand Opening; features fresh products every Sunday

Participating in the official ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Valley Fort Farmers Market on Sun., Aug. 17, are, front row from left, Martin Quiroz, Fallbrook Honorary Mayor; Lori Gaye, Bonsall Chamber; Penelope RichardsClark, Bonsall Chamber; Don Kinney, representative of Congressman Duncan Hunter; Hank Hornsveld, owner; Cheryl Nurse, Valley Fort events coordinator; Claire Ginther, Miss Fallbrook; Sarah Engebretson, Fallbrook First Princess; Lila McDonald, Fallbrook Chamber; Lacy Schwartz, Fallbrook Chamber; Linda Costello, Fallbrook Chamber; and Halee Olsen, Fallbrook Second Princess.

Chris Rinaldi photo Amanda Love Atwood and The Little Fallbrook Orchard offer local honey, homemade jams and jellies, pickled beets and pickled eggs, lemons, dried bay leaves, and gourmet cheese balls at the Valley Fort Farmers Market in Fallbrook on Aug. 10. Crackers were available to have with samples of the cheese.

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The Lady & the Chef carry several kinds of mushrooms from maitake and brown beech to shiitake and crimini, as well as truffle oil at the farmers market. The mushrooms are grown in San Marcos. They also bring fresh pastries and bread from Belen Artisan Bakers in Valley Center.

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These heirloom tomatoes can be found at Rancho Chico’s booth where they also have a variety of cut flowers. The tomatoes are grown in Carlsbad. The Valley Fort Farmers Market is open every Sunday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and is located next to the Valley Fort Steakhouse at Lucette Moramarco photo 3757 South Mission Road in Fallbrook.

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The Movie Review: ‘The Expendables 3’ Ryan Downs Valley News Film Critic “The Expendables 3” is the third installment in the action franchise/ retirement plan/biennial group vacation for aging action stars that began four years ago with the first film, directed and written by none other than Rambo himself, Sylvester Stallone.

Since then, the cast has grown to include professional fighters like Randy Couture, contemporary action stars such as Jason Statham and Jet Li and actual ‘80s action heroes Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Also making appearances are ‘80s action villain Dolph Lundgren, Old Spice guy Terry Crews, former Marvel superhero Wesley Snipes, and, surprisingly, a few actual actors such as Harrison Ford, Kelsey Grammar and Mel Gibson.

Naturally, the script employs various ridiculous names for the characters, such as “Lee Christmas” (Statham), “Barney Ross” (Stallone), and, my personal favorite, “Conrad Stonebanks” (Gibson). Considering how the extent of each man’s characterization is “which actor plays him,” the names are a borderline formality.

The film begins with what remains of the team – namely Stallone, Statham, Couture, and Lundgren – conspiring to break an older Expendable (Snipes) out of prison. This may or may not have been how the audition process went. When teammate Hale Caesar – there’s another one – played by Terry Crews, is seriously wounded in combat, Stallone decides to disband the team who he feels have gotten too old and are heading for an early, or perhaps

overdue, grave.

He then sets out with Kelsey Grammar to recruit a younger, more attractive team played by Kellen Lutz, Glen Powell and Ronda Rousey, to take down former partner-turned war criminal, Stonebanks.

Naturally, the older team is forced to reappear with help from Antonio Banderas, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Harrison Ford. Have I left anyone out?

What follows is over two hours of shooting, stabbing, punching, and exploding while a baker’s dozen of action stars shout one-liners over each other. Of course, the collected cast is the main selling point, so some of the better performances come from unexpected places.

Stallone, who has carried the weight of the ensemble on his muscle-bound shoulders for each film, does the same here, and does an admirable job. Statham is as charismatic as usual, and Snipes is clearly every bit as grateful for a second chance at big-screen carnage as his character is. Showing an equal amount of glee is Mel Gibson, who lights up as the film’s manic villain.

The rest of the performances can be summed up as a group of one-liner spouting heroes vying for their five minutes of attention.

Off the top of my head, I can only remember about two lines from Couture. Then, there’s Harrison Ford, who gives his role the same unfortunate lack of energy he has now become famous for. Fortunately, Antonio Banderas supplies enough energy for the entire cast twice over, and is easily the brightest spot in the movie.

To the film’s credit, there is an often-undeniable fun to be had in

watching the older stars interact with one another and, surprisingly, the movie shines in the many meta-jokes directed at the actors. One of the most notable jokes is about Ford’s presence in the film – he takes over for Bruce Willis, who was canned after asking for too much money. The jokes do not get too dumb; we are mercifully spared any reference to Schwarzenegger’s more recent controversies, as we are any lame “I’ll be back” lines.

On the one hand, I wish I could recommend the movie to its clearly intended target audience, but even that seems inappropriate. “Expendables 3” isn’t just “not a bad film,” it’s a toothless one. This is especially the case when the film is compared to the excessive gore of the first two. In many ways, the

third installment, the first to get a PG-13 rating, is just as violent, but noticeably less bloody than the first two.

Most of the gore is replaced by the quick-cuts and blurry choreography that has now become an industry-standard practice to hide the violence. This is acceptable for movies like “The Winter Soldier” or “Guardians of the Galaxy” where the action is engaging because the audience is invested in the plights of the well-acted characters.

“Expendables,” on the other hand, can’t quite figure out if it wants to be a character-driven movie, with paper-thin characters, or an action-driven movie with uninteresting action scenes – most of which take place in identical, abandoned warehouses.

Believe it or not, there is an audience for these movies – most of who have bought into the idea that it’s OK for a movie like this to fail on any emotional or intellectual level because it’s supposed to be a “dumb action movie.” What these people are forgetting is that the decade the film is trying to emulate, the ‘80s, actually gave us some of the greatest action movies ever made, which hardly comes across here.

“The Expendables 3” is in offensive and far from the dumbest movie this summer, and may even entertain those people who are aware what movie they are paying to see. However, it’s pretty clear the only group this film was meant for was its own cast, who may be having more fun on screen than anyone possibly could in front of it.

Valley News joins SRCAR for first ‘Hoptoberfest’ chili cook-off The Valley News has joined the Southwest Riverside County Association of Realtors (SRCAR) in holding the first of what they hope is an annual event, the Hoptoberfest Chili Cook-Off for Charity. The cook-off will take place on Friday, October 3, 2014 at the SRCAR offices located at 26529 Jefferson Avenue in Murrieta.

A similar annual event in Corona draws thousands of people each year.

“Who makes the best chili around?” asked SRCAR Affiliates Event Chairperson Shelley Moore.

“We are looking for the best chili entries from realtors, first responders, and the community.”

“We will have lots of prizes and a Beer & Wine Garden featuring local breweries and wineries. This is going to be a fun event,” Moore added.

There will also be music (with pos-

sible live local talent), hot dogs and shaved ice for kids.

The cost is only $30 to enter a chili recipe and $15 for each additional entry by the same group. The entry entitles the group to a 10’ x 10’ space (entrants must provide their own booth coverings and decorations; corporate materials may be displayed and distributed). Event sponsorships are also available.

Current event sponsors include: Prime Lending, Envoy Mortgage, Miller Financial, Realty One Group Southwest, CRES Home Warranty Plan, Broadview Mortgage, Designs

by Kimbo, Wallick & Volk, myNHD. com, Real Estate Places.

Proceeds from the event will benefit Project T.O.U.C.H., Michelle’s Place, and the SRCAR Scholarship Foundation.

“We hope to get lots of vendor and community support for this event so we can really help these charitable efforts,” said Moore.

“We are extending the challenge to all the real estate offices to see which one makes the best chili,” Said Moore “Who makes the best fouralarm chili? Is it a fire department, police or ambulance company? Or maybe a private citizen? The contest is open to everyone in the area with a chili recipe.”

Prize categories include: Best Overall; Hot, Hot, HOT!; Best Family Style; People’s Choice; Best Private Citizen Chili; Best Real Estate Chili; Best First Responder Chili.

There will also be a prize for Best Decorated Booth.

The event is open to the public.

The cost is $10 for chili tastings;

$10 for beer & Wine Garden tastings (must be 21).

Contact Shelley Moore at (951)348-8782 or email escrowgirl@

escrowleaders.com for more information, to enter the chili contest, to become an event sponsor or to donate to the event.

August 22, 2014 • www.myvalleynews.com • The Valley News

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KIDS AND TEENS: August 22 – 6-8 p.m. TARDIS - Time And Relative Dimension In Space… for ages 2 and up at the Temecula Children’s Museum, 42081 Main Street. Cost: $8 per person. Tickets and Information: (951) 308-6376.

August 27 – 4-4:45 p.m. Mad Science: Wild About Science take a walk on the wide side as your kids will learn about the fascinating world of animals. All ages welcome. Space is limited at the Temecula Public Library, 30600 Pauba Road. Information: Children’s staff (951) 693-8980.

August 29 – 5:30-7:30 p.m. Playing with Paper. Build toys out of paper with Professor Pennypickle’s at the Children’s Museum, 42081 Main Street, Temecula. Cost: $5 per person.

Information: (951) 308-6376.

August 29 – 3:30-5:30 p.m. Movie Time at the Mission Trail Library, Community Room, 34303 Mission Trail, Wildomar. Featuring Muppets Most Wanted. This is a free movie for the entire family. Information: (951) 471-3855.

September 1 – Monday Madness at Professor Pennypickle’s workshop, 42081 Main Street, Temecula.

Information: (951) 308-6376.

September 10 – 4-4:45 p.m. Whose Tracks are These presented by Pacific Animal Productions at the Temecula Public Library, 30600 Pauba Road.

Animal tracks help identify each animal. Discover which ones fly, hop, slither, crawl or run. All ages welcome.

Information: Children’s staff (951) 693-8980.

ENTERTAINMENT: August 21 – 7:30 p.m. Jazz at the Merc, 42051 Main Street, Temecula.

Performance featuring: Ron Eschete with Dewey Ernie. Enjoy an evening of Jazz hosted by Sherry Berry in association with Temecula Presents.

Tickets: $15. Information: (866) 6538696.

August 22 – 7 p.m. Praise Him with Dancing presented by Dunamix Dance Project. An encouraging performance of dance and a chance to see ministry in motion at the Old Town Temecula Community Theater, 42051 Main Street, Temecula. Tickets and Information: (866) 653-8696.

August 23 – 2 and 6 p.m. Praise Him with Dancing presented by Dunamix Dance Project. An encouraging performance of dance and a chance to see ministry in motion at the Old Town Temecula Community Theater, 42051 Main Street, Temecula. Tickets and

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August 24 – 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. Featuring: Music Teachers Association of California-Temecula Branch. Performers are all working professional musicians or advanced conservatory students. Tickets and Information: (866) 653-8696.

August 24 – 6:30 p.m. Speakeasy at the Merc, 42051 Main Street, Temecula. Presented by David Bradley in association with Temecula Presents an evening of traditional Jazz of the 20’s-40’s featuring the house band, Second Hand Jazz. Hotsy Totsy returns with their fun, high energy 20’s revue.

Tickets and Information: (866) 6538696.

August 28 – 7:30 p.m. Jazz at the Merc, 42051 Main Street, Temecula.

Performance featuring: Peter Smith Trio (John Storie and Alex Frank). Enjoy an evening of Jazz hosted by Sherry Berry in association with Temecula Presents. Tickets: $15. Information: (866) 653-8696.

August 29 – 8 p.m. Aloha Series brings the very best music of the Islands to the Old Town Temecula Community Theater, 42051 Main Street featuring: John Cruz. Tickets and Information: (866) 653-8696.

August 30 – 8 p.m. Aloha Series brings the very best music of the Islands to the Old Town Temecula Community Theater, 42051 Main Street featuring: Slack Key Guitar Festival Kawika Kahiapo and Mike Kaawa. Tickets and Information: (866) 653-8696.

August 30 – 8 p.m. Comedy at the Merc’s End of Summer Show at 42051 Main Street, Temecula is a highly audience interactive improvisational comedy show. Tickets and Information: (866) 653-8696.

August 31 – 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. Featuring: Louise Farrence Quartet. Performers are all working professional musicians or advanced conservatory students. Tickets and Information: (866) 653-8696.

August 31 – 6:30 and 8 p.m.

Cabaret at the Merc, 42051 Main Street, Temecula. Featuring the music of Ahrens & Flaherty . Tickets and Information: (866) 653-8696.

September 4 – 8 p.m. Led Zeppelin Tribute by Led Zepagain at the Old

Town Temecula Community Theater, 42051 Main Street. Tickets and Information: (866) 653-8696.

September 5 – 8 p.m. Trios Ellas at the Old Town Temecula Community Theater, 42051 Main Street. Tickets and Information: (866) 653-8696.

September 6 – 7 and 9 p.m. Country Live at the Merc, 42051 Main Street, Temecula. Live Country music show featuring house band backing up the Valley’s country artists. Tickets and Information: (866) 653-8696 or www. countryatthemerc.info.

September 6 – 7:30-9:30 p.m. The Universe and Beyond presented by Temecula Presents will perform at the Old Town Temecula Community Theater, 42051 Main Street. Tickets and Information: (866) 653-8696.

COMMUNITY EVENTS: August 22 – 6-10 p.m. Hot Summer Nights in Old Town Temecula featuring music, entertainment, food, and more.

Information: Melody (951) 252-5649.

August 23 – 8-9:30 p.m. Summer Movie Classics in the Park presented by the City of Temecula featuring: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest at Town Square Park, 41000 Main Street, Temecula. Bring your chairs, blankets and a snack and enjoy an evening under the stars. Information: Gail Zigler (951) 694-6480.

August 23 – 6 a.m.-2 p.m. Showdown at the Storm: Car Show and Swap Meet, 500 Diamond Drive, Lake Elsinore.

Information: (951) 245-4487.

August 23 –5K Obstacle Challenge

by Circus Odelay to benefit the Breast Cancer Society at Vail Lake Resort, 38000 Highway 79 South, Temecula. Many activities include; zip n’ slide, pole vault, tight rope walk, air crawl, clowns, dive n slide and more.

Information: (469) 215-5386.

August 26 – 2 p.m. Freedom Crest Elementary PTA to host a used clothing fundraiser at 29282 Menifee Road, Menifee. Donate gently used clothing, toys, blankets, linens, stuffed animals, purses and shoes to benefit their school.

Clothing in tied garbage bag, shoes separately. Information: Shellie (909) 534-8153.

August 26 – Beta Delta Omega Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa to host a blood drive with Lifestream, the Blood Bank of San Bernardino and Riverside Counties at MSJC, 28237 La Piedra Road, Menifee. Lifestream will give donors a $5 gift certificate to In-N-Out while supplies last. Information: Sandi at suhrig@msjc.edu or Phi Theta Kappa office (951) 487-3276.

August 27 – 6 p.m. Menifee Community Night at the Storm Stadium, 500 Diamond Drive, Lake Elsinore. Weenies, Wine and Baseball!

Free hot dogs, free wine tasting and weenie eating contest. Tickets and Information: Dorothy (951) 672-1991.

August 27 – 10 a.m.-12 p.m. A Good Yarn. Learn to knit or crochet or work on your current project with others who love yarn. Refreshments will be served.

No registration required. Adults only at the Grace Mellman Public Library, Community Room, 41000 County Center Drive, Temecula. Information: Elizabeth Khaled (951) 296-3893.

August 27 – 3-4:30 p.m. Juicing and Health Seminar. Join this free seminar on healthy eating presented by a Riverside County Certified Nutritionist at the Mission Trail Library, Community room, 34303 Mission Trail, Wildomar.

Information: (951) 471-3855.

August 28 – 5:30 p.m. NAFE (National Association for Female Executives) extends an invitation to attend a dinner at Boston Billie’s Restaurant, 26850 Cherry Hills Blvd., Sun City with guest speaker, Barbara A. Berg, award winning author specializing in communication skills, stress management and relationships. Cost: $10 members or $15 non members.

Dinner cost is separate. Information: Robbie Motter (951) 255-9200.

August 28 – 7 p.m. Lake Elsinore Night Out at the Storm Stadium, 500 Diamond Drive, Lake Elsinore. $9 tickets and proceeds will benefit Troop 430. Information: Michelle (951) 2458848.

August 29 – 6-10 p.m. Hot Summer Nights in Old Town Temecula featuring music, entertainment, food, and more.

Information: Melody (951) 252-5649.

September 4 – 2-7 p.m. Blood Drive hosted by San Diego Blood Bank and Temecula 24 Hour Urgent Care at 41715 Winchester Road Suite 101, Temecula. Information: (951) 308-4451.

SEMINARS / CLASSES/ AUDITIONS: August 21 – 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

Franchise Workshop “How do I Become an Owner” presented by Lake Elsinore Chamber of Commerce, Murrieta Chamber of Commerce and Menifee Valley Chamber of Commerce at the Diamond Club, 500 Diamond Drive, Lake Elsinore. Cost: $15 per person.

Reservations required. RSVP: www. lakeelsinorechamberofcommerce.com.

Information: Michelle (951) 245-8848.

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In early 2012, my depression had reached its most intense point which caused me to finally cave and go see a therapist. Upon sitting down with my therapist who was a well-respected Christian man, he asked me to tell him my story.

My response was a fairly comfortable one compared to what he was used to from his patients. I unpacked how I had dealt with depression for as long as I could remember. I told him how often times there seemed to be no cause for my depression. I was often merely depressed because I was depressed and for no other reason.

The entire time I spoke, my therapist simply nodded and interjected from time to time to gain a deeper understanding to what I was experiencing. After explaining the length of time I had dealt with depression and the extent that it was affecting me, our appointment had lasted nearly an hour.

Two years later, I still remember the exact words out of his mouth because it is the exact words I have said to some of the people who I have walked with through depression. He asked me a very straightforward question: Do you have any problems with antidepressants?

This is a common question when it comes to the issue of depression, especially in the Christian community. Being a Christian man himself, my therapist understood this. I too understand this, so I want to discuss this very question today.

Many Christians have issues with the use of antidepressants, and presumably a fair amount of those Christians are reading this right now.

Therefore, to quote Isaiah 1:18, “let’s reason together.”

Before we think through this controversial issue of whether or not the use of antidepressants is biblical, I want to make something very clear. The answer to whether or not using antidepressants is okay is not clearly written in scripture. There is no passage that states “do not use antidepressants” or “you may use antidepressants” simply because they did not exist during the time frame that the Bible was written.

As a result, the ideas I am going to unpack, while guided by God’s

Word, are not themselves God’s Word.

As with anything I say, I am open to discussion and debate. With that, let’s begin creating a framework to think through the debate over antidepressants.

I want to begin this by sharing with you my secret to how I approach controversial issues. First, I identify the extreme views that are held. Secondly, I identify the faults in the extreme views and find a middle ground. My basis for doing this in found in the Old Testament from the writings of King Solomon: “Whoever fears God will avoid all extremes.” Ecclesiastes 7:18b (NIV) Some translations will even say “A wise man of God avoids all extremes.”

Simply put, Christians should avoid being extremists in their views. Often times, the middle ground is the biblical ground.

Subsequently, it follows that we should identify the extreme views in the antidepressant debate. There are two: • Using antidepressants shows you don’t love or trust God • Antidepressants relieve depression completely Each of these extreme views must be rejected. At the core of each of these views, an assumption about depression is made. The first view believes antidepressants show a lack of faith; the assumption is that depression is purely spiritual. On the other hand, the second view, that antidepressants will relieve depression completely, assumes that depression is purely physical. Biblically speaking, depression is not merely physical or merely spiritual, but rather a synthesis of the two.

Examine what happens to Jesus in this text very carefully: “After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. The tempter came to him…”

Matthew 4:2-3a (NIV) Jesus was tempted after he hadn’t eaten for over a month. In other words, Jesus was tempted spiritually when he was weak physically. Let me repeat that for you: Jesus was tempted spiritually when he was weak physically.

To put it simply, the physical affects the spiritual, and vice versa. God has given us both a spirit and a physical body. Subsequently, if we are having issues medically, it’s going to have

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ramifications on us spiritually. Additionally, if we are having spiritual frustrations, then it can possibly lead to problems with our health.

Therefore, we should never overspiritualize our depression because we have a physical body nor should we under-spiritualize our depression because God made us to also be spiritual beings.

God has created us with a spiritual being and a physical body.

This means that our problems with depression are never simply spiritual or simply physical, but they are a combination of the two. Since this is the case, we must seek to find a physical solution as well as a spiritual solution.

Practically speaking, the physical solution could be a wide array of coping mechanisms. Some people drastically change their dietary intake to be more natural and nutritious.

Others create an exercise routine or improve upon their current one in order to cause their body to produce more endorphins.

There are quite a number of people who do all of the above and find that nothing works, so they go to antidepressants. If they have Christian friends and family, they likely receive a fair amount of condemnation upon doing so. This should not be the case.

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September 10 – 5:30-7:30 p.m. Free Seminar “Prepare for the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly” presented by The Law Offices of Rosenstein & Hitzeman at Pat and Oscars On the Pond, 29375 Rancho California Road, Temecula.

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September 18 – 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. EWDC Luncheon – An Economic Update on Southwest California by Gene Wunderlich at the Diamond Club, 500 Diamond Drive, Lake Elsinore.

Reservations required. Members $15 / Non-Members $20. Information: Michelle (951) 245-8848 or michelle@ lakeelsinorechamber.com.

Consider what Paul the apostle says to the Corinthians: “‘I have the right to do anything,’ you say – but not everything is beneficial.’”

1 Corinthians 10:23a (NIV) The debate over antidepressants should not be over whether or not it is sinful, but rather over whether or not it is beneficial.

If antidepressants help a Christian to live more joyfully in the life God has given them, then it is clearly beneficial. If antidepressants have no affect or make the depth of the depression far worse, it is clearly not beneficial.

Whether or not a Christian uses antidepressants, they must remember that depression is both physical and spiritual. Therefore, if they do not turn to Christ as their spiritual joy they will never be completely free from their depression. Joy is not found in a mere pill, but in Jesus Christ.

In seeking joy, we should seek our Creator and also make use of the advances of His creation.

Braeden Storkersen is an aspiring pastor with a vision to church plant as well as a student of Antioch School of Church Planting and Leadership Development

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REAL ESTATE / HOME & GARDEN

Who pays for what?

Paul Bandong Staff Writer

There are numerous fees in every real estate transaction – appraisal, credit report, impound reserve, loan origination, lender, prepaid loan interest, prorated property taxes, escrow, title, deed, notary, recording, processing, underwriting, insurance, attorney, real estate, taxes, inspections, Homeowner Associate, Broker (if applicable), document preparation, courier, wire transfer, city inspection -- and it can be confusing knowing who pays for what. In addition this can be different in the area of California the property is located.

Buyers and sellers need to be clear on which fees each will be expected to pay and which ones will be divided. To add to the complexity, buyers and sellers can negotiate the payment of any

fees and expenses as part of the Purchase Agreement.

Normally, the party that benefits pays the fee.

Escrow – the third party agent that accepts, holds and disburses funds and documents for the transaction – is paid by the buyer in Northern California and the seller in Southern California. Often the fee is split between both parties.

In Northern California, the buyer pays the title search fee (the review of public records to research any previ-

ous liens or property problems). In Southern California the seller customarily pays this fee.

Title Insurance protects both parties as well as the lender against any encumbrances, defects or previous claims to the property. This normally benefits the buyer; in Northern California the buyer pays for this. The seller pays in Southern California.

Buyers usually pay the notary and recording fees for trust

and g r a n t deeds. Sellers pay in the case of a reconveyance deed (when paying off an existing mortgage).

see FEES, page B-2

Market at a glance (As of August 17, 2014) No of Homes Sold Inventory of Properties Listed Average Selling Price Average List Price Median List Price Asking Price per Square Foot Average Days on Market Most Expensive Listing Least Expensive Listing Average Age of Listing % of Properties w/ Price decrease % of Flip properties (price increase) Median House Size (sq ft) Median Lot Size (sq ft) Median Number of Bedrooms Median Number of Bathrooms Market Action Index*

TEMECULA (all zip codes)

MURRIETA (92562)

WILDOMAR

ELSINORE (92530)

MENIFEE

SUN CITY

36 726 $480,131 $605,326 $439,900 $182 92 $4,800,000 $200,000 16 48% 5% 2634 6501-8000 4.0 3.5 Seller (31.8)

35 661 $357,742 $510,431 $374,950 $158 99 $3,650,000 $240,000 15 48% 6% 2625 6501-8000 4 3.0 Seller (32.7)

5 107 $433,500 $364,462 $349,900 $135 87 $999,999 $150,000 16 36% 7% 2635 8001-10,000 4 3.0 Seller (35.0)

15 382 $295,898 $330,658 $312,700 $141 87 $1,997,000 $20,000 17 38% 8% 2310 6501-8000 4.0 3.0 Seller (33.0)

29 234 $299,724 $336,853 $329,450 $136 81 $695,000 $175,000 11 42% 6% 2391 6501-8000 4.0 3.0 Seller (35.6)

11 392 $174,380 $399,246 $320,000 $159 94 $2,100,000 $85,000 25 39% 3% 2013 6501-8000 3.0 3.0 Seller (33.7)

* 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 8/18/2014. Sales Data provided by SRCAR (MLS) and current as of 8/17/2014. 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 Plants to avoid

Linda McDonald-Cash Landscape Designer Hello, Fellow Gardeners! As a change from my usual weekly format of telling readers what to do in the garden, this week I’d like to discuss what not to do in the landscape. Just as most artists and designers know, it’s not just what is put into the garden that makes it special, but also what is left out of it.

Let’s discuss those plants that are considered undesirable in the area. Keep in mind though, some of them are wonderful in the right spot. As the saying goes, “A weed is just a plant in a place where it’s not wanted.”

On the top of my list of plants to be aware of are trees with invasive roots. Why? Those who have ever dealt with one they will already know the answer. They can take

over most of the front or back yard in a typical residential lot.

Trees that are typically planted in lawns never seem to get that deep watering that trees need in order for their roots to go deep. Instead the water is mainly at the surface [sprinklers] so that’s where the roots are. This is not good since they are competing with all the other plants and lawn for that water. Since they are bigger, the trees usually win.

Schinus mollis, otherwise known as California pepper tree, has a highly invasive root system. It exudes a substance from its roots that causes other plants to gradually die back. It’s a beautiful tree out on a large estate with nothing to compete with. But, if you do not have a large estate, it’s best to steer clear of this one.

Another variety of this tree, known as Schinus terebinthifolius or Brazilian pepper, is invasive as well and should be avoided. Both of these trees actually come from South America; neither is native to California despite the misleading name.

The black walnut tree falls into the same category as the pepper trees; nothing will grow around one of these well.

Robinia or Locust, a variety I grew out on acreage, was called Purple robe. It’s gorgeous on a very

see PLANTS, page B-6

[Above] Pampas grass is very invasive and is also a threat to native plant species in California.

[Right] Japanese Honeysuckle is a rampant spreader, so beware of this before planting.

Courtesy photos

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Real Estate / Home & Garden Recent Home Sales

List of transactions from selected cities in Southwest Riverside County • 183 closed transactions for week of Aug 11-17, 2014

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42295 Riverdale Drive 23065 Giant Fir Place 22971 Canyon Lake Drive 23028 Giant Fir Place 29668 Chaparral Way 22075 San Joaquin Drive 23259 Canyon Lake Drive 2458 San Bernardo Avenue 5300 Ravenstone Drive 1021 Marion Avenue 3211 Bellwood Street 26094 Lawton Court 27450 Buena Vista Street 40105 Avis Road 43727 Elliot Court 26884 Stanford Street 612 Glenn Way 44340 Galicia Drive 1772 Maryvale Lane 865 Amherst Avenue 1200 Riverstone Court 25967 Pleasant Street 25343 Auld Avenue 1221 Amberwood Drive 244 Orchard Avenue 43660 Acacia Avenue 43407 Alto Drive 809 San Ignacio Drive 426 Terry Lane 1709 Wrentree Way 3095 Dave Circle 729 Rios Road 1221 Squaw Valley Street 2959 Cypress Street 41008 Seafoam Circle 53213 Beales Street 31713 Canyon Ridge Drive 15240 Golden Sands Street 29231 Woodbridge Street 30645 Rockridge Road 16639 Alviso Court 34286 Blossoms Drive 41007 Crimson Pillar Lane 34121 Silk Tassel Road 53209 Trailing Rose 30505 Canyon Hills Road 209 Kellogg Street 17442 De Brask Avenue 32343 Rock Rose Drive 29576 Wind Runner Court 28422 Pacific Court 29775 Avenida De Cortez 30614 Lake Pointe Drive 27189 Sawyer Road 30243 Westlake Drive 27864 Point Breeze Drive 28693 Tulita Lane 30006 Dew Hurst Street 28113 Stillwater Drive 28780 Fall Creek Court 29434 Warmsprings Drive 28317 Little Lake Court

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Sq. Feet

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Menifee

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Sq. Feet

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FEES from page B-1 The seller normally pays documentary transfer tax and city transfer tax. In the case of foreclosures or bank-owned properties, the buyer may be required to pay the transfer taxes.

Whichever party hires an attorney is responsible for their attorney fees.

The buyer normally pays for inspection reports – home, roof, pest control, pool, etc. They also choose who does the inspections.

Bathrooms 2BA 3BA 5BA 3BA 3BA 3BA 4BA 3BA 2BA 2BA 3BA 2BA 3BA 3BA 2BA 1BA 3BA 4BA 4BA 4BA 4BA 3BA 3BA 3BA 3BA 3BA 3BA 3BA 3BA 3BA 3BA 3BA 3BA 3BA 4BA 3BA 3BA 3BA 3BA 3BA 3BA 4BA 3BA 2BA 2BA 4BA 3BA 4BA 2BA 2BA 2BA 3BA 2BA 2BA 3BA 4BA 3BA 2BA 2BA 3BA 2BA 2BA

Days on Market 25 66 64 33 35 16 8 24 46 7 31 40 18 26 2 11 225 94 174 120 139 148 135 70 106 117 66 71 88 77 11 69 26 68 52 64 26 63 63 45 31 39 10 42 42 35 10 3 29 26 162 176 47 58 56 56 74 18 29 78 34 3

Menifee 27070 Sun City Blvd.

City

Address

San Jacinto

1060 Laurelhurst 1442 Bunker Hill Circle 2752 Azalea Avenue 456 Main Street 1076 Shady Court 1779 Ann Street 25857 Plum Hollow Drive 26659 Farrell Street 28128 Winged Foot Drive 27797 Foxfire Street 27265 Potomac Drive 28120 Sun City Boulevard 28926 Galaxy Way 28900 Thornhill Drive 25785 Plum Hollow Drive 25821 Plum Hollow Drive 29219 Summerset Drive 35405 Pauba Road 41929 Humber Drive 41953 Delmonte Street 47685 Sandia Creek Drive 40854 Baccarat Road 32937 Paraguay Drive 45267 Esplendor Court 24552 Via Selva 32454 Corte Barela 32851 San Juan Court 41682 Chablis Court 44876 Corte Rodriguez 31984 Cercle Chambertin 27029 Ravenhill Court 32136 Paseo San Esteban 30855 Brassie Lane 31882 Macaws Court 41488 Yankee Run Court 39777 Nantucket Road 30214 Sierra Madre Drive 31434 Chemin Chevalier 32142 Corte Parado 40090 Portsmouth Road 32004 Whitetail Lane 30486 Danube Court 45914 Corte Mislanca 40575 Parado Del Sol 44620 Jamin Circle 41448 Yankee Run Court 43165 Avenida De San Pasqual 30980 Loma Linda Road 33583 Winston Way 42915 Beamer Court 44867 Athel Way 42352 Corte Villosa 44788 Corte Sanchez 35735 Bovard Street 35720 Verde Vista Way 23047 Harbor Seal Court 21713 Front Street 33951 Wagon Train Drive 35669 Verde Vista Way

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Temecula

Wildomar

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The buyer also pays for any loanrelated fees.

A home warranty can be purchased by either party, but is usually offered by the seller.

Real Estate Agent fees – commissions – are paid out of the sale proceeds of the home. This is often (but not necessarily) split evenly between the buyer’s agent and the seller’s agent. The commission is often 6 percent, but is negotiable.

Each home purchase is different, but the buyer’s agent should provide the buyer with a “Buyer’s

Sq. Feet

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Net” sheet (or Estimated Buyer’s Cost report) which details the total cash outlay for down payment, fees, etc. Sometimes, the seller will pay the buyer’s closing costs (up to a certain number or percentage). Closing costs can vary from 2-8 percent of the sales price of the home (loan fees, title, recording, etc.).

The numerous fees in real estate transactions are negotiable and can have a significant impact. Be sure you know who is paying for what.

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Real Estate / Home & Garden

How to prepare for an open house in today’s market identified themselves as someone who wants to buy a home. To make a long story short, open houses are one of the very best buyer lead sources in an agent’s arsenal.

John Occhi & Mike Mason There is a controversy in Real Estate as to whose interest is best served with an Open House. Seller’s often believe the purpose of an Open House is to showcase their home, finding a buyer for it. Realtors, on the other hand, typically market Open Houses for the primary purpose of finding fresh “Buyer’s Leads.”

The whole idea behind an Open House is rather straightforward. The realtor and seller agree on a date or dates – both Saturday and Sunday are common and even a mid-week afternoon can be beneficial – to make the home available for the general public to view the home and generate interest for a sale.

Types of open houses An open house is typically focused on one of three different audiences. The first, and most beneficial for the homeowner is the “Broker Open,” or Caravan. This is when an announcement is made to all of the agents in the local marketplace that the home is for sale and available for the agents to preview the home, in hopes that agents will have a buyer whose criteria is met with this home.

A Broker Open does not have to last more than two hours as agents will come in and out rather quickly as they are on their caravan, or tour of new listings in the marketplace.

Literature should be available that is focused on the agent, and not the public. Like all open houses, it should be hosted by the listing agent and the homeowner and their pets should not be anywhere around.

A Neighborhood Open House is equally beneficial for both the agent and the homeowner. In this style of open house, a special invitation is prepared and distributed only to the other homes in the neighborhood.

At least 100 invitations should be distributed as either a postcard or a

flyer dropped on the neighborhood doorsteps.

The idea is not to get your neighbors to move into your home (although stranger things have happened), rather it is to solicit the neighborhood for leads of friends and family who would love to live nearby for any number of reasons.

Neighbors feel special when they have the opportunity to get the inside information on a new neighborhood listing and can create some urgency when they share the information with their friends and family who may want to move to this neighborhood.

Please keep in mind it’s critical for the homeowner to NOT be present.

This is not the time to socialize with your neighbors, telling every one of your future plans. Neighborhood Open Houses also benefit the realtor by showcasing his skills and person-

ality to the neighbors and hopes to attract a new neighborhood listing.

Finally, there is the traditional open house that the agent will market online and with lots of signs and balloons. These open houses will typically run from noon until about 4:00 p.m. – give or take an hour or two on either side.

Most will run on a Saturday or Sunday afternoon and some will run both days. Aggressive realtors will even schedule a mid-week open house hoping to attract the attention of local commuters on their way home who don’t have the time to visit on the weekend. Most visits are spontaneous in nature so signs matter a lot more than any print or internet advertising.

A skilled agent will be able to determine how to best help this new buyer who has raised their hand and

How to prepare for an open house Regardless of what type of open house you have scheduled, here are a few basic tips to prepare. They may seem common sense and should be taken for granted, but just visit a few open houses in your city and see for yourself how unprepared some home sellers are.

Clean and up to date: Make sure every room in the house is clean – no bathtub rings or mold growing on the shower tile. Clean your floors and windows. The deeper the clean the better, but at least cover all of the basics. Eliminate clutter and start packing. Remember: You are moving so the more you do now, the easier the move will be. If you are undergoing any renovations, make sure they are complete before the open house. Your home should scream easy maintenance to any potential buyer.

De-personalize: This is often the hardest single step for sellers. It’s time to remove all of your family photos as well as religious and ethnic artifacts. Anything in your home that identifies what type of person you are can be a negative to some. Sure, some will respect the pictures of a loved one in uniform, but the goal here is to make it easy for the buyer to visualize themselves living there.

Clean out your closets: You only have to watch a few episodes of almost any house hunting TV series to hear the advice given to always check out the closets. If you’re selling in the summer time, pack up your winter clothes (vice versa in winter time) so that the closets are not packed tight. The goal is to have 50 percent open space in each closet. Don’t store boxes and totes in the closet; add open space. It’s OK to neatly fill the garage. Remember you’re moving and buyers expect you to leave with all of your possessions.

Move your cars: If at all possible, move all of your vehicles around

the corner or elsewhere. Make the space appear larger, as there’s nothing less appealing than two cars in the garage with barely enough room to squeeze into one.

Landscape: Please, make sure the lawn is freshly mowed and the front planters are weed free. Eliminate weeds growing out of cracks in the concrete. Use some common sense and let the landscape shine and sell the home not give the impression that a potential homeowner will have to rip out your jungle to start with a fresh landscape design.

Protect Yourself: Unfortunately, open houses are invitations for anyone to preview your home and there are those who are more interested in your possessions than the structure itself. Today, it is very inexpensive to purchase a CCTV system and record everyone who comes in your home. Place signs about to let people know they are being recorded. Secure all of your personal paperwork and protect yourself from identity theft. And all of your valuables should be secured or taken with you.

Even if you don’t buy a CCTV system, get some signs and place them around the property warning visitors that they are being recorded as a preemptive strike. With today’s micro-cameras, no one knows where the camera is or when they are being recorded.

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Real Estate / Home & Garden Simple ways to childproof your home Bringing a new baby home from the hospital is a great moment for parents. But as a child settles into his or her new home, parents look

around that home and see less “home” and more “hazard.” Kids are going to get some bumps and bruises along the way, but it’s still

important that parents childproof their homes to keep such instances to a minimum and ensure that trips and falls don’t lead to something far worse than just some scrapes and tears.

Childproofing a home is typically more difficult for first-time parents who don’t have the trained eye for hazard spots that parents of one or more children feel is second nature. But a practical approach to childproofing a home can keep kids safe and let parents rest easy knowing their youngsters are safe.

The following are just a handful of the many ways parents can make their homes safer for newborns and young children.

• Turn down the water heater.

Young children are susceptible to burns from hot water, even if that water temperature is perfectly fine for the rest of the family. Mayo Clinic recommends setting the temperature on the hot water heater to below 120 F and installing antiscald devices on bathtubs and showerheads. In addition, always

kids have a way of finding their way into rooms parents try to make off-limits, so it’s better to be safe than sorry.

• Secure flat-screen televisions.

The televisions of yesteryear were so heavy that many adults couldn’t even move them without help.

Not so for today’s flat-screen televisions, which are not only lightweight but also easily tipped over thanks to their often top-heavy structure. Such televisions should be mounted to the wall or kept high off the ground where kids can’t reach them. Televisions that aren’t wall-mounted or those that are close to the ground are far more likely to tip over when curious kids go exploring.

• Keep cribs away from the window. Cribs should never be kept near a window, where cords hanging from blinds present a choking hazard. In addition, cribs located too close to a window can expose babies to the elements, potentially upsetting their rest and making them susceptible to sunburn.

test the water before your child gets into the tub.

• Store potentially dangerous household items up high. Childproof locks on cupboards and drawers can be an effective deterrent to curious babies, but parents should never underestimate just how inquisitive some youngsters can be.

To safeguard especially curious kids from their own behaviors, always store potentially harmful household items in high cabinets that little boys and girls won’t be able to reach. Knives, household cleaners and scissors are just a few items that should be stored well beyond kids’ reach until they have clearly demonstrated they can handle such objects without cause for concern.

• Remove magnets from the refrigerator. Small magnets on a refrigerator often fall off when doors are open or closed. Babies or toddlers can easily find such magnets, which then become a choking hazard. Kids should not be in the kitchen anyway, but curious

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The plant’s roots throw out suckers that pop up literally everywhere there’s water. Forget about this one in the garden.

Pretty much all varieties of Eucalyptus are out of bounds for the residential lot for numerous reasons. They are messy trees with invasive roots and brittle branches that break off and are high in resins.

This is a problem because these resins can be a potential fire hazard.

This is not a tree anyone would want around the house.

The California sycamore is a beautiful native tree that grows in riparian areas or those areas with water just below the surface. Put it in the lawn and prepare to do

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There are also several species of palms to avoid, most notably the Mexican fan palm.

One shrub to avoid planting on residential sized lots is the Castor bean plant, or Ricinus communis.

Not only is this plant invasive, but also very poisonous (enough said).

It is spreading throughout the state in riparian areas and taking over from the native plants (many invasive plants are doing this).

Pampas grass or Cortaderia selloana is a giant clumping grass variety that spreads voraciously by seeds and underground rhizomes.

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invasive species in many native landscapes in the state, so keep this one out of the yard. There are many other large clumping grass varieties that behave; Miscanthus would be a better choice than this one.

Although many people love mint, it’s a rampant spreader. It will overrun a place that it likes if it is given moisture and some shade. I will only grow mint in a pot and that is my recommendation to gardeners as well.

Chives are another form of plant that is edible but, if allowed to bloom and go to seed, dozens of plants will begin popping up everywhere. Grow this one in a pot and keep cutting it back, just like basil. Use it without letting it go to seed for as long as possible.

Mexican feather grass, otherwise known as Stipa tenuissima, is a beautiful clumping grass. But you

better really love it if you plan to put it in your yard. When it sets seed there will be thousands of seedlings anywhere there is a damp patch of earth. It’s great for an area that gardeners want completely filled in with this plant, but other than that, don’t use it!

Japanese honeysuckle or Lonicera japonica is a rampant grower so just beware of that fact before planting. Halliana is the variety name often seen planted on slopes and the most aggressive.

Lonicera periclymenum is a less aggressive species that would be better to use.

I could probably go on here for awhile listing another dozen or so plants I would avoid, but I’m running out of room so I just want gardeners to think about the ultimate size of plants before bringing them into a garden. Also plants like

Agaves and cactus – I love them, but gardeners definitely don’t want to locate them near a path, or if there are children or dogs running around. Check out http://www. cal-ipc.org/ip/inventory/index. php, which is the web site of the California Invasive Plant Council for lots more information on what not to plant.

Just a reminder, California is in a drought, so watch those sprinklers.

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Median price of homes increases in Riverside County The median price of a home in Riverside County rose by 9.8 percent in July, compared with the same month a year ago, while the number of homes sold dipped by 10.3 percent, a real estate information service announced today.

According to CoreLogic DataQuick, the median price of a Riverside County home was $291,000 last month, up from $265,000 in July 2013. A total of 3,295 homes were sold in the county, down from 3,675 during the same month the

previous year.

A total of 20,369 new and resale houses and condos changed hands in Los Angeles, Riverside, San Diego, Ventura, San Bernardino and Orange counties last month, according to CoreLogic DataQuick. That was down 1.4 percent from 20,654 in June and down 12.4 percent from 23,253 in July 2013.

The median price for a Southern California home was $413,000 in July, down 0.5 percent from $415,000 in June and up 7.3 percent

from $385,000 in July 2013.

“Prices came a long way in a couple of years, and now a lot of would-be buyers just can’t stretch their finances enough to buy in today’s more conservative lending environment,’’ said Andrew LePage, CoreLogic DataQuick analyst. “That’s not the only reason price appreciation is easing, but it’s one of the main ones. July was the first month in two years in which all but one of the six Southland counties posted a single-digit year-over-year increase in its median sale price.’’

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Come the fall, when trees start to shed their leaves and winds pick up in advance of winter, gutters can easily become clogged with all sorts of debris. When clogged gutters are not cleaned out, a host of potentially costly issues can result, making gutter cleaning an essential autumn chore no homeowner should ignore.

Fully functioning gutters direct water away from the structure of a home and into nearby drainage systems. When clogged, gutters cannot direct that water away, and the result is often costly water damage to the home’s foundation.

Water that is not directed away may find its way into the basement of a home, causing issues with flooding and mold. But clogged gutters also prevent water from leaving a roof, possibly leading to costly roof repairs and damage to the roof that can put a home’s inhabitants in danger.

Clogged gutters also make a welcome respite for unwelcome pests, including rodents and insects. In the warmer months, clogged gutters may make an inviting home to mosquitoes and other pesky insects,

while rodents may seek the warmth of clogged gutters when temperatures dip to near or below freezing.

Cleaning gutters is not that complicated, and many homeowners can clear their gutters of debris in a typical weekend afternoon. But the ease of cleaning gutters should not overshadow the safety risks homeowners take when climbing a ladder to clear out their gutters. The following are a few safety tips for homeowners to keep in mind when cleaning their gutters. * Wear appropriate clothing.

Loose-fitting clothing should not be worn when cleaning gutters. Such attire is a tripping hazard and can easily compromise your balance by catching on the gutter or ladder as you reach to remove debris. Wear clothing that does not hang off of you and choose pants that do not fall below your sneakers. Pants that might be a little long in the leg can catch under your feet as you climb the ladder, momentarily costing you your balance and possibly leading to a fall. When choosing footwear, avoid old sneakers or work boots without much traction, opting instead for footwear that

easily grips each rung of the ladder. * Don’t forget safety gear. Many people forget to wear safety gear when cleaning their gutters. Such forgetfulness increases your risk of injury. When cleaning gutters, always remember to wear work gloves, which can protect your hands as you dig into gutters.

Should you reach into a gutter without gloves on and grab something sharp, not only will you be cut but also you may be so startled that you lose your balance and fall off the ladder. In addition to work gloves, wear a dust mask and safety goggles when cleaning gutters to prevent debris from getting into your mouth and eyes. * Work with a partner. Cleaning gutters alone is a recipe for potentially devastating injury. Even if you are not afraid of heights, scaling a ladder is not something to take lightly. Ladders can be shaky, especially on brisk autumn afternoons when the wind kicks up. Working with a partner when cleaning gutters ensures someone is below you to hold the ladder steady in case of a stiff wind or if your jostling unintentionally shakes

Decorating on a dime is easy with these six tips from Ashley Furniture If your home is in need of a fresh new look, but your budget can’t take a hit, don’t despair! Some of the most dramatic changes you can make don’t have to cost a lot of money. Here are six relatively inexpensive decorating ideas that will bring out your home’s style and personality: 1. Improve the lighting. Don’t keep your designs in the dark ! Lighting is a cost-effective way to transform dreary, dark rooms into bright, warm inviting spaces. Update old lamps with newer, more stylish versions, hang cylinder pendants, paint or brighten up your window coverings, or just pull back the drapes and open the blinds.

2. Declutter. While your home should feel lived in and comfortable, too much clutter leads to stress and can overtake a room’s design. Spending a few days organizing your space is one of the easiest ways to give your home a dramatic makeover, at almost no cost. To keep your home clutter-free, consider adding some extra storage. Bookcases,cubes and shelving are the perfect places to put stylish storage boxes, books, decorative pieces, pictures, plants and just about anything else you can think of.

In the bedroom,storage benches or trundle beds also help free up more space.

3. Accessorize. When decorating on a dime, low-cost, high-impact designer accessories are your best friend, adding a punch of color and style to any room in the house. Whether it’s a decorative comforter, rug, or a few throw pillows and blankets, accessories are a quick and inexpensive way to bring personality, warmth, and beauty to any space. Best of all, they can be changed out every few years, or seasonally, to create an entirely new look.

4.Paint. Painting is one of the most inexpensive ways to make a dramatic change to any space. If you’re having trouble deciding on a color, find something in the room for inspiration. Using a color found in a pillow, decorative rug, bedding, vase, or your room’s wall art can be a good starting point. If your decorating ideas include a bolder color, consider using it on just one accent wall.

5. Buy versatile pieces. When selecting the main furniture for any room, a flexible piece, such as a sectional with a chaise ottoman that can flip to either end, is a great way to add comfortable seating without having your design set in stone. Investing in some accent chairs that can be used

in other rooms when you need more flexible seating options is also a good idea. Plus they add a bit of style, color and interest. Choosing furniture that can be easily moved and altered for a fresh new look is a smart decorating idea that will save you the extra cost of buying new furniture down the line.

6. Spend on just one room. You don’t have to decorate the entire house all at once, especially if you’re decorating on a dime. Instead, pick the most important space and focus your time and budget there. While some choose to start with the rooms they use the most, like the bedroom, family room and kitchen, others like to focus on rooms that visitors will see first.

These are rooms like a formal living room or dining room. By improving your home one room at a time, you can stay on budget while creating the space you really want.

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Rancho Eagles begin training with first female kicker Michelle Mears-Gerst Special to the Village News Only the long blond ponytail and one pink shoe set Emma Baker apart from her teammates on the football field. The tall, lanky freshman will be the starter this fall and the first female football player on the Rancho Christian football team.

“I love this sport,” said Emma Baker who was encouraged by her father in middle school to try out for the boy’s football team.

Last year the boy’s eighth grade football team at Rancho Christian needed a kicker and Emma, who played club soccer for eight years, wanted to try out.

“We were at the speed and agility training camp in the summer of 2013 when I mentioned to Emma in jest about playing football,” said Jim Baker, Emma’s father.

It took Emma a couple of weeks to mull over the idea to kick football for a boy’s team before telling her father she was game.

“At first I thought the idea was fun but weird playing on a boys team,” Emma said.

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to the team’s success this season.

“She is incredibly talented and a high level athlete,” said Jimmy Kemmis, assistant head coach for the Rancho Eagles.

Kemmis said the toughest part is over for the team, accepting they would have a female kicker and punter for the next four years.

In eighth grade Emma kicked 37-yards; this year she is already kicking over 40.

“When we get to the 25-yard line and it’s fourth down, we are changing our team’s way of thinking and playing,” said Kemmis.

“We can use Emma to kick and score points. She could end up being the team’s high scorer of the year.”

“This has turned out to be a good thing,” said Emma’s mother Erin Baker, adding the experience of her daughter playing football has been wonderful. “It has worked on her self-confidence. I love how the coaches teach about life and being [an] outstanding citizen through the game.”

Kemmis, who also taught Emma in the seventh grade, said he has seen Emma’s confidence level soar both on and off the field.

“I don’t know how a girl wakes up one day and convinces herself she is going to play football with the guys, but it has to take confidence,” said Kemmis.

Kicking is not a passing hobby for the five foot eleven inch powerhouse. Emma plans to take her football career as far as she can.

“I want to play football in college and if I can the NFL,” she said.

The national record for a female high school player kicking a field goal during a game is 47 yards.

Since Emma is already kicking over 40 yards, head football coach Jim Kunau said he plans on the Rancho Eagles setting records.

Emma said she has had some naysayers but overall the support from her teammates, the coaching staff and other girls in school has been positive.

“We are having so much with this. This is like a dream come true for me,” said Jim, whose 11-year-old son Jack also plays football.

“I have my daughter on end of the field practicing and my son on the other end. This is great,” he said.

“Emma can be our school’s highest scorer when she retires from high school,” said Kemmis.

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One-on-One with Storm pitcher Chris Nunn Tyler Zickel, Assistant Director of Media Relations / Lake Elsinore Storm LAKE ELSINORE - In a game where so much is made of physical accomplishments, whether it’s the number of hits you collect or your ratio of strikeouts to walks, the importance of mental agility can often be overlooked. Baseball is as much a mind game as it is a muscular one, and any player with big league dreams must develop their mental acuity in order to one day put on a Major League uniform. Storm pitcher Chris Nunn is a true student of the game, and his development as a professional has hinged on his ability to improve not just how he pitches, but how he thinks.

Christopher Jared Nunn was born on October 5, 1990 in Atlanta, Georgia. While he was born in the Peach State, his family moved to Memphis, Tennessee soon after, and it’s the Bluff City that Nunn calls home. For as long as he can remember, Chris has been playing sports. “It was all sports all the time,” he said. “I played football, basketball and baseball until eighth grade then just basketball and baseball after that. I rode dirt bikes back in the day and was outdoors a good bit. I pretty much did anything sports-related, and I read a lot too.”

His initial interest in baseball happened organically, as both parents weren’t fans of the game until he started playing. “They love it now,” Nunn said. “Especially my mom, she loves it probably more than I do! When I was about five I started playing [locally] and I was about eight when I started playing travel ball and loved it. I played travel ball every summer until high school, and that’s where I got better and where I saw that I was going to be a better pitcher than hitter.”

After a quick detour to Briarcrest Christian School, which

was featured in the movie “The Blind Side,” as a freshman in high school, Chris returned to Harding Academy that same year to continue his schooling there. His onfield potential was apparent from the outset, as Nunn dominated on the mound that first year of high school. Things changed the next season after young Chris grew four inches prior to his sophomore campaign. “I could not throw a strike to save my life,” Nunn recalled. “I was 6’4”, 170 pounds. I was actually considering quitting baseball and going back to football to try and be a quarterback.” After some deliberation, Nunn decided to stick to baseball and work with a pitching coach over the summer. The difference was noticeable from the moment he stepped on the field his junior season.

“I started throwing a lot harder as I grew into my body,” Chris said “I progressed to the point where I sent in a video to Lipscomb [University], and since I was a lefty throwing 88-89 they offered me a spot right away.” College would have to wait, as Nunn still had two years of high school to finish. As a senior he compiled a 6-1 record with a 1.21 ERA, wrapping up his prep career with aplomb.

From there it was on to Lipscomb in Nashville, where Nunn’s development continued despite obstacles.

“There was definitely a big learning curve,” he reminisced when asked about the transition to college. “I’m an only child, so that showed a little bit when it came to keeping my room clean and stuff.

I had to grow and mature, and it was a great learning opportunity for me. It definitely prepared me for life in professional baseball.”

After posting a 14.87 ERA his freshman year, Nunn started to dial in the following season. After an improved sophomore campaign

Courtesy photo Storm pitcher Chris Nunn sat down to talk about his journey from the bluffs of Memphis to the shores of Lake Elsinore, and how he keeps his mind right as he pursues his ultimate dream: suiting up for a big league club.

and a successful summer in the prospect league, Chris returned to Lipscomb with a renewed confidence in his ability. Despite his previous success, he struggled with his command, walking over 20 batters in his first 20 innings that year.

“My stuff was great, but I couldn’t find the strike zone” he said. “I put a lot of pressure on myself. I had people telling me I could be a second or third rounder, and I didn’t handle it very well. Without a doubt that affected my performance on the field.” But that would change with one start midway through his junior season. “I went out against Campbell University and put up eight scoreless innings,” Chris commented. “I just started throwing real well after that.”

Nunn had been on the radar of big league scouts for a number of years, and that led to his eventual selection in the 24th round of the 2012 Draft by the San Diego Padres. He posted a 3-0 record and

a 0.57 ERA in 24 games with the Eugene Emeralds, and he credits his success to a change in mindset.

“I started to go out there to pitch as if it was the last time I’d ever play,” Chris commented. “I just focused on throwing to the mitt, and everything started to click.” He continued his success the following year in Fort Wayne, going 8-2 in 55 games out of the bullpen in his first full professional season.

His performance earned him a promotion to Lake Elsinore to start the 2014 campaign, and Nunn has continued to grow as a pitcher and as a person. “I’ve really been focused on improving my offspeed this year,” he said. “I’ve definitely improved on getting ahead of hitters, since I’ve been prone to walking people my whole career.

The control and command has been better, and my ability to throw offspeed in fastball counts has been better. I’ve learned that as the hitters get better you have to learn how

to get people out in different ways.

It’s been a great learning experience, and I just focus on keeping my head on straight and having a short memory if things don’t go my way.”

Chris has been a crucial part of what has been the best pitching staff in the California League, tallying a 3-1 record to go with his 4.27 ERA through 38 appearances in what is known as a hitter-friendly league. But Nunn knows that success at this level is defined by more than just statistics. “The main thing for me is just staying on a level plane,” he added. “If you do well, don’t get too up because as soon as you do that the game will get you. I try to be a good teammate no matter what happens.”

As Chris Nunn continues to chase his dream, it’s that attitude that will carry him far in life. He knows that the road is long, but if you do things right, good things will happen.

Valley netters win titles at Fallbrook Junior Open

From right, Joseph Corse and Christian Corse of Murrieta are the winners of the Boys’ 18 Doubles division over Josh Robbins and Kyle Le of Temecula.

Joe Naiman Valley News Correspondent Temecula tennis players Lindsey Gelinas and Matthew Hynek and Murrieta netters Alana Andrews, Christian Corse, and Joseph Corse were among the division winners at the 29th Annual Fallbrook Junior Open Tournament played July 7-11 at the Fallbrook Tennis Club.

Gelinas won championships

In Girls 16 Doubles, from left, Chandni Madan and Shawn Barrowcliff of Temecula are runnersup to Lindsey Gelinas of Temecula and Alana Andrews of Murrieta.

in two divisions, teaming with Andrews to capture the Girls 16 Doubles championship and partnering with Hynek for the Mixed 16 Doubles title. Joseph Corse also won two championships, teaming with Christian Corse to win the Boys 18 Doubles division and also taking first place in the Boys 16 Singles portion of the tournament.

The Mixed 16 Doubles division won by Gelinas and Hynek had the

Nicole Arribere of Murrieta Courtesy photos In the Mixed 16 Doubles round robin, from is the winner of the Girls’ 18 Singles left, Lindsey Gelinas and Matthew Hynek consolation round. of Temecula are the winners over Riley Lenaway and Lindsay Dillon of Fallbrook.

only round-robin play during the tournament. Andrews and Gelinas won their Girls 16 Doubles title by defeating the Temecula duo of Shawn Barrowcliff and Chandni Madan in the championship match by a score of 6-0, 6-1.

Christian and Joseph Corse faced Temecula players Kyle Le and Josh Robbins in the Boys 18 Doubles finals and took the championship with a 6-2, 6-4 victory. Joseph

Corse needed three sets in the Boys 16 Singles final to defeat Gavin Spencer of San Juan Capistrano; Spencer took a 6-4 triumph in the first set before Corse recovered with a 6-3 victory in the second set and won the third set by a 6-4 score.

Robbins also reached the finals of the Boys 18 Singles division, although Francis Filipovich of San Diego won that match. The first set was tied at six games apiece before

Filipovich won the tiebreaking game, and Filipovich then sealed the match with a 6-4 victory in the second set.

The Murrieta duo of Nicole Arribere and Therese Recidoro reached the Girls 18 Doubles championship match but lost in 6-3 and 6-0 sets to Samantha Hodges of Encinitas and Skyler Schaar of Fallbrook.

Dodgers, Giants, Team Easton and more win Murrieta Valley Pony Baseball’s division titles JP Raineri Sports/Multimedia Editor MURRIETA – With the fall season sports in full swing, the Murrieta Valley Pony Baseball league (MVPB) wanted to make sure to recognize their teams from their spring season that showed true grit by winning their division, especially one particular team that won in a very dramatic fashion.

The competition heated up towards the beginning of the summer for MVPB as teams from the league battled it out to claim the overall title of division champion. The Shetland Dodgers, Pinto White Sox and Mustang Red Sox all walked away as champs, but it was in the Bronco division where all the drama unfolded as the Giants would go on to win the league championship over division rivals, the Bronco division

Courtesy photo Players (left to right) Riley Lynch, Chase Lam, Kyle White, Hunter DeCristo, Joe Acosta, Brayden Hart, Alex Ortega, Gabriel Schaefer, Hudson La Barbera, Ben Truman, Ian Hubbell, Vincent Hattersley, Sean McGuire; Back Row - Coaches (left to right) Ryan Hart, Rick Barraza, Steve Acosta, Manager - George DeCristo

Team Easton won the Championship games in both the 12U division (pictured here )as well as the 8U division.

Padres on May 31, 2014.

After dropping the first game to the Padres, the Giants had the odds stacked against them in the 2nd game of a doubleheader, but they prevailed behind solid pitching from Hunter DeCristo and Alex Ortega. The Giants also had to compete on both sides of the plates and had an offensive explosion that

accounted for 9 runs in the first 2 innings and their bats never let up solidifying the 20-8 victory to claim the title. Rick Barazza contributed to this portion of the story.

Team Easton also represented MVPB in true fashion claiming championship wins in both the 12U and 8U divisions of the newly formed Southwest Interleague

Baseball Alliaance (SIBA league) where they not only competed against other Pony and Travel teams from Murrieta, but also teams from Temecula, Menifee and French Valley as well.

More information about the Murrieta Valley Pony Baseball program can be found by visiting www. mvpb.org.

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The Temecula Youth Baseball League teams up to host international baseball games TEMECULA – This past weekend the Temecula Youth Baseball league (TYB) extended its biannual tradition of having players from the league participate in some fun international youth baseball games against visiting players from Japan. The event has been taking place for the past four years, once in the spring and again in the summer, just before school starts.

“Teaming up with the Baseball leagues in the area, as well as some of the local instructors and high school coaches gives these visiting players from Japan an opportunity to mix in their favorite pastime with some schooling,” said Chris Cullen, who helps run the California School of English (CSOE) in Temecula which teaches English as a second language.

The players that made the trip also got to enjoy many other fun activities during their stay like visiting their favorite amusement parks, as well as taking in a Major League Baseball game. Many of the host families agree that the players are always a little more excited to play, getting to share their dreams of playing in the big leagues with the American kids.

“For some of these players, it is the first time they have ever been to California, and quite possibly even the United States, so to continue to bring something this special to them has given our program such an added benefit,” added Cullen.

The main goal of the CSOE is to bring students from abroad to the area to enhance their English speaking skills and this time around the CSOE was able to bring 27 student athletes to join in on the fun, all of them ranging in age from 11 to almost 16-years-old.

“One of my favorite things during this time of year is teaming up with the California School of English and hosting these games.

We go all out to bring something new to the table every time and it has become a fun and exciting way for the kids in our league to make new friends, learn about another culture, and enjoy a common love for baseball,” TYB President JP Raineri said.

The games started off with a special introduction message from City Of Temecula Community Services Commissioner, Eric Willis, who also led the teams on the field for the playing of each countries national anthem as the games got underway.

“I look forward to seeing these players share in something they love and was honored to be a part of the event again this year. I have done everything from watching my son play in these games, to coaching, I even got to umpire last year and now with my new position with the city, I expect to be a part of this event for even more years to come.

It’s funny too, sometimes you don’t even notice the communication barrier, they always seem to find a way to speak the same language of baseball when it’s all said and done,” Willis said.

After the games were over, the payers also got to trade jerseys and game balls and TYB even had some special parting gifts for the

TYB player Samuel GreenHalgh slides in to second base before the tag during TYB’s international games with players from Japan.

Courtesy Photo TYB President, JP Raineri, along with CSOE representatives, Chris Cullen and Yutaka Hirabayashi proudly display their commemorative hats during last weekend’s International baseball games.

players from Japan – their very own personalized hat to take back home with them, plus everyone got to enjoy the fine old tradition of hot dogs, nachos and chili.

“The players really wanted to play in a traditional East vs. West type of game and they were glad to see it was played in a competitive atmosphere, but they also had fun and are so lucky and thankful to walk away from an experience like this with new friends,” said Yutaka Hirabayashi, interpreter for the CSOE and group leader for the visiting Japanese players.

To find out more information about the International games or to get involved with the Temecula Youth Baseball league, visit www. temeculapony.com.

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Naomi Putney photo TYB player Brandon Putney shares his jersey with a player from Japan during the Jersey exchange ceremony held after game.

Rob Davis Photo The Temecula Youth Baseball League hosted 27 players from Japan last weekend during their annual International Summer Games. Pictured here are all the younger players and their coaches that participated in the day’s event.

Temecula Valley Lacrosse Club opens registration for 2014 Box season, gets set to hold new players clinic TEMECULA - The Temecula Valley Lacrosse club (TVLC) is now accepting on-line registrations for the upcoming 2014 fall season for boys in the 3rd through 12th grade levels. This is a great opportunity for up and coming players to enhance their stick skills in an enclosed and small field environment.

The compressed nature of box lacrosse requires players to make better passes, work to get open offensively for better positioning and improve footwork defensively.

Games are roughly an hour long (two 25 minute halves with a 5 minute halftime) and there is absolutely no body checks, cross checks or boarding. All players must have a US Lacrosse membership number and can learn more once signed up with the League. Games will be played every Saturday, Sept.

13 through Nov. 15 after 1 p.m. at the Margarita Park Skating Rink in Temecula. Full gear is required, but free loaner equipment is available for first time players only. All players use short sticks only, no long d-poles are allowed.

Registration closes on Friday, Aug. 29 in order to set teams and order colored pennies.

There will also be upcoming clinics for new and returning players throughout the season and are open to boys and girls K-12. Clinics are for all players, no experience necessary and are a great reason for returning players to dust off their shoes or introduce the sport to new kids.

The first clinic will be held on Sunday Aug. 24, at Murrieta Mesa High School from 1 to 7 p.m. Grades K-4 will participate from 1pm to 3pm, Grades 5-8 will participate from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. and grades 9-12 will round at the day from 5p.m. to 7p.m. If players have equipment, they may bring it, but no equipment is required.

There will be a number of sticks and equipment available for use and there will be numerous boy’s and girl’s coaches on site to work on the fundamentals of lacrosse.

Players will be divided based on age and experience and even though it is a non-contact clinic, a parent/guardian must be present to sign a waiver prior to participation. The clinics are free for all registered players of the 2014 Box season and for players not registered the cost is $10 and walk up

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registrations will be accepted.

TVLC does also have a refer-afriend program where $10 off spirit wear could be credited to families

for bringing other new players to the upcoming clinics.

For more information on costs, future clinic announcements, and

to register for the TVLC Fall Box Lacrosse season, visit www.tvlacrosseclub.org.

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LEUSD cites more emphasis on readiness than test scores Paul Bandong Staff Writer

“This year’s budget is $180 million; payroll is $620,000 per day,” Thomas said “Our relationship with the teachers’ union is the best it has ever been.”

He also noted that busing – one of the district’s greatest expenses and most underfunded by the state – had been largely eliminated, resulting in tremendous cost savings, and interestingly enough, increased attendance and decreased tardiness.

They will, however, be reinstituting bus routes for more long-distance rural routes and to provide safety for younger students.

Thomas stated the Common Core instruction will provide more educational equity.

“All school districts in all fifty states will teach the same curriculum at each level,” he said.

Thomas then spoke specifically about LEUSD. “Half of our kids do not go on to college,” said Thomas. “We need to find resources to train them for voca-

The Lake Elsinore Unified School District (LEUSD) – a district with 22,000 registered students for the 2014-15 academic year – will be taking a new approach in how it prepares its students.

That was the message from LEUSD Board Member Tom Thomas.

Thomas spoke at a Lake Elsinore Chamber of Commerce morning mixer on Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2014.

“There will be less emphasis on test scores,” Thomas said. “And more emphasis on readiness – for college and careers.”

That approach is paired with a number of other changes takingplace at the district level in order to improve the quality of student education and foster better relations with teachers.

According to Thomas, LEUSD staff received raises for the first time in five years.

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tions. These are costly programs to put together.”

He reported that Elsinore High has an automotive program and that there were special training programs for fashion and nursing at Temescal Canyon High School.

He noted that the business community could help by providing “job shadowing” opportunities for students to see first hand different career positions. Thomas stated it was important for students to have mentors outside of their homes.

Thomas noted that the AVID program (Advancement Via Individual Determination) has a participation rate of ten percent of the schools’ populations and a 95 percent success rate of students going on to two or four-year colleges.

He noted the junior year college

tours as key to providing students – many of whom might be the first in their families to have a college opportunity – a first-hand look and experience of college life. Elsinore High and Lakeside High have recently been named AVID National Demonstration Schools.

Thomas noted that the biggest changes in the LEUSD this year were in implementation of the state’s Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP).

The Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) – a simplification of the state’s school finance system – is a major shift in how California funds its Local Educational Agencies (LEA’s). Unlike the previous system which tightly defined the use of general purpose funding for fifty categorical programs, the LCFF

funds students equally with adjustments based on grade levels and demographic characteristics.

For LEUSD, this includes plans to provide services for low-income foster youth, English Language learners, and RFEP (Redesignated as Fluent English Proficient). This will include more teachers, support for the AVID program, extended learning times (before/after school, Saturday school), smaller class sizes, improvements in technology infrastructure and access to technology.

There will be a stronger emphasis on providing social services.

“One of the most important things we can do (is) help the parents get the kids through school,” Thomas said.

“All kids can learn; it has nothing to do with economics or ethnicity.

Sometimes they just need help. ”

Student volunteerism can have a positive impact and help pay for college Volunteerism can help young establish community green spaces; people grow into well-rounded, work to promote wildlife conservaresponsible individuals. tion; or further recycling efforts in When volunteering, kids can learn their communities. new skills, foster new friendships • Help the needy. Volunteerism and contacts, and improve both their can open youngsters’ eyes to the social and interpersonal skills. plight of the less fortunate. Various In addition, a 2011 study from organizations dedicated to helping researchers at the Stony Brook Uni- the needy depend on volunteers of versity School of Medicine found all ages to meet their missions. From that people are generally happier and soup kitchens to shelters to private healthier when giving back to their clothing or food collection drives, opportunities abound for kids who communities.

The study even recommended want to help the less fortunate.

• Help the sick. Many organizathat health care professionals recommend volunteering to patients tions that cater to the sick also 12 and older, with the belief that provide volunteering opportunities helping others provides significant to youngsters. Many kids who volhealth benefits, including allowing unteer with such organizations are volunteers to escape their stress and motivated to do so by a close friend anxiety. And, there could even be a or family member’s battle with a few added bonuses for volunteering! particular illness, but some kids even Students between the ages of six turn their own personal adversity and 18 who haven’t yet graduated into an opportunity to help the sick.

Such was the case with 18-yearhighs chool have the chance to be recognized for their volunteering old Tyler O’Briant of Tonganoxie, efforts and earn money for higher Mo. After spending more than three education thanks to Kohl’s Depart- semesters of high school in and out ment Stores. of Children’s Mercy Hospital batFor more than a decade, the tling chronic bacterial and viral inKohl’s Cares Scholarship Program has recognized more than 19,500 students, awarding nearly $4 million in scholarships and prizes. This year the organization will award nearly $400,000 in scholarships and prizes to more than 2,300 young volunteers TEMECULA– On Saturday, who have made a positive impact in their communities. And Kohl’s Aug. 23, 2014, California Baptist is one of many organizations with University’s Online and Professional Studies will have an inforsimilar programs.

Finding the right activity is of- mation fair, from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m., ten the most important step when at their Promenade Temecula locafostering a love of volunteering in tion at 40764 Winchester Road, youngsters, and there are a number suite 590 in Temecula.

CBU Online will partner with of great opportunities and causes KXFG where you can sign up for that children can relate to.

• Embrace eco-volunteering. your chance to win Blake Shelton Today’s kids are increasingly eco- tickets! This event will entail conscious, and concepts like recy- refreshments and information cling, reusing and conserving fuel about the location, admissions and energy are second nature to requirements, application promany young people. That makes cess, deadlines and prerequisite eco-volunteering a natural fit Instr for coursework.

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Children can volunteer with orga- opened their new, unique location nizations that remove trash from at the Promenade Temecula in beaches and parks; plant trees to November of 2012. The location

fections, Tyler, a 2013 Kohl’s Cares Scholarship winner, decided to host a book drive and fundraiser, which ultimately raised more than $1,150 to purchase books and e-readers for the hospital waiting rooms, where young patients now have access to hundreds of books thanks to Tyler’s efforts.

• Visit the elderly. Kids can learn a lot from their elders, and many organizations that work with the elderly offer volunteering programs for boys and girls. Individuals in group homes or hospitals often appreciate visits from youngsters, and kids can learn valuable life lessons in return.

• Tutor fellow students. A child who is proficient in a given subject can lend a helping hand to fellow students who need some assistance.

Working together to improve grades and school performance can improve others’ sense of self-worth and instill a greater sense of accomplishment in tutors.

Volunteering can foster a sense of social responsibility in youngsters, and may even help them finance their college educations.

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Understanding cholesterol lifestyle choices to combat the impact that aging has on your cholesterol levels.

• Gender: Gender is another uncontrollable factor that affects cholesterol levels. Before reaching the age of menopause, women have lower total cholesterol levels than men of the same age. But after they reach the age of menopause, women’s LDL levels typically rise.

• Heredity: High blood cholesterol can run in families, so your genes might just be influencing how much cholesterol your body is making.

Cholesterol is in many ways considered a dirty word. While cholesterol is too complex to categorize so easily, the widely known complications of high cholesterol make it easy to generalize cholesterol as something detrimental to human health.

But there’s more to cholesterol than meets the eye, and understanding this waxy substance can help men and women get a better idea of their overall health and what they need to do to be even healthier.

Where does cholesterol come from?

Cholesterol is produced by the body, but also comes from the food you eat. The human body makes all the cholesterol it needs and circulates that cholesterol through the blood. But foods, including meat, certain dairy products and poultry, also contain cholesterol, and the liver actually produces more cholesterol if you eat a diet that’s high in saturated and trans fats.

Why is cholesterol potentially dangerous?

According to the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, high blood cholesterol is a major risk factor for heart disease. If your body has too much cholesterol in its blood, that excess cholesterol can form plaque in the walls of your arteries, gradually causing a hardening and narrowing of the arteries.

Narrow arteries slow blood flow to the heart, which needs both the blood and the oxygen that blood carries in order to function at full strength. If plaque buildup in the arterial walls slows or blocks off that blood flow, a heart attack may result.

Bad vs. Good?

Many people are now aware that cholesterol is widely categorized as “bad” or “good,” but many of those same people may not know why that distinction is so important.

Cholesterol does not dissolve in the blood, so it must be transported

Cholesterol can be detrimental to human health in large quantities.

through the bloodstream by carriers known as lipoproteins. There are two types of lipoproteins that perform this function: low-density lipoproteins, or LDL, and highdensity lipoproteins, or HDL. LDL is what’s commonly referred to as “bad” cholesterol because it contributes to the buildup of plaque, the thick and hard deposits that can line the arterial walls and impede blood flow. HDL is the “good” cholesterol, as it helps remove LDL from the arteries.

According to the American Heart Association, experts believe HDL gathers LDL before carrying it away from the arteries and back to the liver, where it is ultimately broken and down and passed from the body.

Healthy levels of HDL can protect against heart disease and stroke, while low levels of HDL are considered a major risk for heart disease.

What affects cholesterol levels?

Cholesterol levels are affected by lifestyle choices you can control and additional factors you cannot.

• Diet: Diet is entirely within your control, so bad cholesterol levels that increase because of

your diet are entirely preventable.

A diet that’s high in saturated fat is unhealthy, and the AHA recommends a diet that emphasizes fruits, vegetables, whole grains, low-fat dairy products, poultry, fish, and nuts. Avoid red meat as much as possible and steer clear of sugary foods and beverages.

• Weight: Weight is another controllable risk factor for high cholesterol. Being overweight is a risk factor for a host of ailments, including high cholesterol and heart disease. Losing weight can lower LDL while increasing HDL, providing the best of both worlds.

• Exercise: Regular physical activity can lower LDL and raise HDL levels. The AHA notes that 40 minutes of aerobic exercise performed at moderate to vigorous intensity three to four times per week is enough to lower LDL and high blood pressure. Inactivity, on the other hand, is a major risk factor for heart disease.

• Age: Cholesterol levels rise as men and women age, which only highlights the emphasis men and women must place on healthy lifestyle choices as they get older.

You won’t be able to cease aging, but you can still make healthy

How great is my risk of heart disease or heart attack?

The more risk factors, including high LDL levels and factors listed above, you have, the greater your risk of developing heart disease or having a heart attack. Those who already have heart disease are at greater risk for heart attack, and people with diabetes also have a more significant risk of developing heart disease.

Monitoring cholesterol levels and making healthy lifestyle choices can greatly reduce your risk of heart disease and heart attack. More information about cholesterol is available at www.heart.org and www.nhlbi.nih.gov.

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Dispelling the misinformation surrounding ADHD may help those who are truly affected by the disorder get the treatment they need.

Myth# 1: ADHD is not a real disorder. Many people honestly feel that ADHD was a concept drummed up by psychiatrists and pharmaceutical companies to increase business. However, the condition is real and is recognized by major health institutions, including the Surgeon General of the United States and the National Institutes of Health.

Myth #2: ADHD is only a children’s disorder. Statistics indicate that while the majority of the people diagnosed with ADHD are children, at least 4 percent of adults experience it at as well. The reason the statistics may be lower for adults is that ADHD is often misdiagnosed or goes undiagnosed in adults.

Myth #3: ADHD is caused by bad parenting. There are a number of people quick to point fingers at parents, laying the blame for ADHD at the feet of mom and dad. But some people with ADHD have difficulty controlling impulsivity and behavior, and that difficulty may have nothing to do with how those people were raised.

Myth #4: More boys have ADHD than girls. According to a 2001 report from the U.S. Surgeon General, girls are less likely to be diagnosed with ADHD despite need. Girls tend to have lower rates of hyperactivity and external symptoms than boys, but they may have greater intellectual impairment due to ADHD. As a result, girls may be underdiagnosed with the condition.

Myth #5: Those with ADHD are lazy. People with ADHD are no more lazy or less determined than those who have not been diagnosed with the disorder. ADHD is a neurobehavioral disorder that changes the way the brain responds and presents unique challenges. A person with ADHD is no more at fault for the behaviors associated with ADHD than a person with depression or mania is for the

joy. This is known as “hyperfocus,” and it may come at a detriment to the things they do not like.

Myth #7: ADHD is overdiagnosed. Experts say that ADHD is still largely underdiagnosed and undertreated, and many are not getting the therapy and/or medication they need. Contrary to popular belief, taking medication for ADHD is not a precursor to drug addiction or substance abuse. Many ADHD sufferers who do not get the care they need self-medicate and are at a greater risk for substance abuse.

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Make sure your resume doesn’t cost you a job Many a night’s sleep has been lost worrying about an upcoming job interview. Questions like “Will I make a good impression?” or “Am I qualified for the job?” can make for a restless night’s sleep on the eve before a job interview.

Writing a resume is another aspect of the job hunt that can stoke your nerves. Men and women may pour over job timelines and skill summaries for hours in an effort to ensure they have included the right mix of information to get noticed.

Though resume writing has changed considerably over the years, some conventional wisdom about resumes still prevails, and how closely potential applicants adhere to these rules goes a long way toward determining if they earn a chance at an interview.

• Me, myself and I: While the resume should showcase your professional accomplishments, it also should showcase how your skills relate to the job you’re applying for. This way the company understands you have researched the position and are in tune with what they’re looking for in an applicant.

• One document for all responses: A resume is not a static document. It needs to change depending on the job you’re applying to.

Although there will be certain information that can remain the same, update the skills and other information based on each position.

• One page is best: Applicants were long told to keep their resumes concise, limiting the document to just one page. However, if your experience is extensive or one page cannot contain a long job history, don’t be afraid to submit a two-page resume.

• Failing to be selective: You need not include your entire job history on a resume, especially if certain past positions you have held are completely irrelevant to the position for which you are applying. Don’t be afraid of job gaps, either. Many of today’s recruiters understand that the changing economy can make it

challenging to maintain steady employment.

• Overembellishment: Do not embellish your skills. Always be open and honest on your resume.

You may be asked to prove you can perform certain tasks, and if you cannot back up what is included on a resume, you will have wasted your time and the time the interviewer spent discussing his company’s opening with you.

• Imperfections: A resume is a reflection of you, so one with typographical errors or a poor layout is never acceptable. Ensure your resume is as professional and error-free as possible. Have a friend or a proofreader look it over before distributing.

• Paid positions: Internships or volunteer work are perfectly acceptable to include on a resume, particularly for younger applicants who may not have a wealth of professional experience. Include a mix of information on the resume that will reflect your versatility.

Switch jobs with grace and decorum

Women leave jobs for various reasons. Some women cite disparities in pay, an inability to advance through the company or incompatibility with a particlar place of business as their reasons for seeking new employment, while others leave jobs to take time off for family obligations, only to reenter the workforce at a later time.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics say the average person changes jobs 10 to 15 times (with an average of 11 job changes) over the course of a career. Reports about employees in Fortune 500 companies have found, while women make up nearly 50 percent of these companies, they represent just 7.5 percent of top earners. Dissatisfaction with their income encourages some women to look for greener pastures.

Transitioning between jobs is common, but professionals can take certain steps to ensure their transition works out for them and does not burn any bridges along they way.

• Have a definitive reason for leaving. It’s foolish to change jobs on a whim. Be clear about why you are leaving and whether problems can be remedied by speaking up or if leaving for another company really is the best solution. Having firm reasons for your resignation will enable you to leave with more confidence and conviction.

• Provide enough notice to the company. If you have been working in a particularly poor environment, it may be tempting to run out the door even before your written resignation has finished printing. This may not bode well for future recommendations and leave your name tarnished within the industry. Instead, give ample notice and find a mutually acceptable window of time in which your position will be filled. While two weeks is standard, some positions may require more or less time. It’s best not to drag your exit out too long though.

• Meet with your boss first. Don’t let a boss find out about your intentions to leave the company through the workplace gossip mill. It is always more professional to keep plans to yourself and show your boss the respect of hearing about your decision to leave first. Do so in person and not over the phone or via email.

• Continue to do your job to the best of your abilities. Giving notice is not a ticket to goofing off or participating in an office vacation. Slacking off damages good will and is a surefire way to burn some bridges. Put in your best effort until the day you leave the company behind.

• Avoid making negative comments. When discussing your reasons for leaving, be diplomatic but honest. Similarly, do not talk poorly about your former job to your new employer.

You may inadvertently portray yourself as a disgruntled employee. Furthermore, word travels fast within many industries, and a loose tongue may compromise future networking opportunities.

• Maintain decorum even if it was not your idea to leave. Being fired or downsized can hurt, particularly when you thought you were doing a good job. Remain cool and always be professional.

How you conduct yourself when facing adversity could speak well to your future employers.

William Shakespeare may have said that a person is remembered for his entrances and exits, and this is particularly true in the workforce.

When it is time to leave an employment position for a new one, do so with grace and humility.

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

140036755

$449,000

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Spectacular custom 4BD, 3BA. Gourmet kitchen w/slab granite counters, alder wood cabinets & walk-in pantry. Great room, zoned heating/air; 2 water heaters, oversized 3 car garage. Covered patio, views! 140022266 $699,000

Stunning single level Spanish style 4 bedroom home on 2.63 gentle acres, 3779 sq.ft., pool, spa, gated Saratoga Estates, horse trails, BIG views, resort living in Bonsall!

140038801 $1,429,000

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Cute, near Village, 3 bedroom, 2 bath starter home.

140041262

$359,900

Entertainer’s delight! Beautifully remodeled home, 3BD, 3BA + office on 1 acre. Large chef’s kitchen and expansive deck to enjoy the views.

Family fruit trees & sand volleyball court!

140023664 $582,000

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, kit., 768 sq.ft. & a 2 car garage with private driveway. 140027834 $699,995

Excellent 3.89 acre gentle corner lot in Bonsall with utilities & water meter installed. Sewer avail. in street! Horses and animals allowed.

140021068 $395,000 Beautiful gird valley lot. 3.08 view acres.

Approximately 100 avocado trees.

140024814 $250,000 Enjoy spectacular sunset views from this Fallbrook country home, single level, like new recent remodel on 1.22 gentle acres, private yet close to town, 4 car tandem garage and workshop plus RV parking. 140038591 $535,000

Darling Charmer - Great opportunity in Fallbrook! 3BD, 2.5BA, 2758sf. Light, bright w/ cozy wood floors. Updated kitchen and baths casual & formal dining, living room. Meticulously maintained. Turn key. 140030560 $514,900

17.62 Acre Certified Organic Income Producing Hass Avocado Grove. Premium location off Gopher Canyon Road. Just 1 mile West of I-15.

Panoramic Northwesterly sunset views from potential estate home site.

140042824 $295,000

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

2 water meters. 5 oversize garages (1 detached). 3 BR+1 opt. 4 1/2 Bath.

Horses OK. Level lot.

140035313 $995,000

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2 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, Pala Mesa patio home. End unit. Stamped concrete and brick patios.

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$345,000

3295 Caminita Cortina, Fallbrook

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CalBRE# 01130589

760.803.8377 800.372.0008 CUSTOM HOME SHOWS LIKE A MODEL. Views to the west toward Sleeping Indian. Formal living & dining rms.

Lg family rm w/fplc opens to gourmet island kit, custom birch cabs. 4BD, 4.5BA. Sunsets & breezes. $849,000

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BELLA VISTA ESTATES. Lovely home in desirable Bella Vista Estates. Flowing, open floor plan, entertainer’s backyard with refreshing pool and spa. $799,000

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Cheryl Pizzo

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Specializing in Fallbrook For 30 yearS 760-468-2218

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CherylPizzo@gmail.com Calbre# 00815495

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FALLBROOK VILLAGE PATIO HOME. Great location, on the top street. Nice views of the village. Clubhouse, pool/spa.

Home has been cared for. READY to move in. $240,000

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Fallbrook - Great country home built in 1988. 3BR, 2BA on 1.18 acres. 2 sheds and outbuildings, needs some TLC. Great location with easy access to I-15. Offered at $485,000

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TRANQUILITY & INSPIRATION

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This remarkable home on 1.2 fully fenced, beautifully landscaped, usable acres, evokes tranquility and inspiration.

Abundant & spectacular vistas and light surround you in flowing and pleasing architectural detail. The generously sized pool and adjoining deck as well as numerous patios, invite daily retreat into nature and entertaining. Almost 2000 sq. ft. this 3+ BR, 3BA contemporary home is uniquely appealing.

Ruth Kavanaugh www.ruthkavanaugh.com

(760) 213-2665

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CalBRE# 01300802

Offered at $610,000

Jessi Huber 760.419.9802

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List Your Light &Home bright custom on 1.01 gentle 2347 sf, formal DR, formal LR, with aacres, Winning 2 fplcs. Wet bar, Horses welcome.

120019469 $554,000 Realtor!

3BD, 2.5BA, 2886sf ranch home with 69’ covered veranda.

Rose garden lined walkway, 8’ dutch entry door, spacious foyer. Great room with gas fireplace, large view windows, wood vaulted ceilings. Chef’s kitchen includes Viking appliance, SubZero refrig. More!

Offered at $729,000

Call Tom Van Wie 760.703.6400

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Down a private gated tree lined drive sits a beautiful custom 3 bedroom plus office/4th bdrm, 3.5 bath on 5.66 acres! This wonderful property includes VIEWS, pool, spa, outdoor entertaining, horse facilities and avocado grove.

Offered at $869,000

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