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Volume 16, Issue 36
Bud Wellman a member of the ‘Go-to, Can-do Generation’
Third District Supervisor Chuck Washington is seeking applications from residents interested in serving on the Anza Valley Municipal Advisory Council (MAC). see page A-3
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Indian Water Rights still unresolved Tony Ault TAULT@REEDERMEDIA.COM
The latest settlement hearing between attorneys representing the Ramona and Cahuilla Indian tribes and non-reservation residents in the Anza and Aguanga Valley Aug. 17 and others brought no further progress deciding how much ground water each party is entitled to.
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[Top] Bud Wellman’s daughter Twila watches as her dad is sung to on his 95th birthday. The cake she made is cleverly decorated with all the things in his 95 years he loves and the things he experienced. [Left] Bud Wellman graduated in 1940 from Hemet High. He was almost 18 in this photo. [Right] Bud Wellman join the Navy and was soon off to war, but first he visited his mother in San Bernardino.
see page A-4
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Body found on Mountain Center hiking trail identified MOUNTAIN CENTER – A body found Sunday, Aug. 21, on a steep slope near a hiking trail in Mountain Center was that of a 71-yearold woman reported missing in early June, authorities confirmed late last week.
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Bobcats learn about life from coach Keith Moorman, fall to Excelsior Jodi Thomas JTHOMAS@REEDERMEDIA.COM
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Coach Don Dosnier visits his former student, Coach Keith Moorman. Jodi Thomas photo
Football isn’t just about the game and the players, football is about so much more at Hamilton High School. The sport builds camaraderie as the excitement and anticipation builds before the Friday night games that brings so many from the community out to cheer on the Bobcats. It’s an opportunity to enjoy family and friends, and the chance to reminisce over times gone by and the chance to make memories for years to come. It’s about building school spirit between staff, students and the community as a whole. At the first home game, the opposing side was late thanks to a mishap on the Cajon Pass that led Excelsior Prep – who are from Victorville – to be an hour and a half late, creating a unique opportunity to visit with those who make these Friday night’s under the lights pos-
sible every week. Coach Don Dosnier coached Keith Moorman at San Jacinto High in the late 1970s. “He taught me not just about football but about life, to make good choices, set goals, how to work hard, play hard and to never give up,” Moorman said of his former coach. “Because of him I am the coach I am today.” Coach Dosnier said he also coached Coach Mo Chacon’s dad. Now his son Mo is Moorman’s assistant coach and his son Isaac No. 75 is a key player for the Bobcats. “Things have come full circle,” he said. Moorman pointed out that he too has children whose fathers he once coached. “When their grandkids come along it will be time to retire,” Moorman said jokingly. Both men’s contributions to
see FOOTBALL, page A-5
Prickly Pear Celebration and Native Food & Plant Symposium announces speakers High Country Conservancy SPECIAL TO ANZA VALLEY OUTLOOK
High Country Conservancy is celebrating the Prickly Pear and other native foods and indigenous materials Saturday, Sept. 17, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The third annual Prickly Pear Celebration is an opportunity to discover the Prickly Pear cactus and other versatile plants that grow all around us in the high country. Southern California native food traditions are as varied as the seasons,
see PRICKLY PEAR, page A-6
Last year the idea of a Prickly Pear event was presented at the Hamilton Museum’s Arts and Craft Fair. Jodi Thomas photo