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October news from Anza VFW Post 1873 and its auxiliary, A-4
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Section Volume 17, Issue 40
‘Ride on the Rez’ raises funds for Anza Valley Christian School
RIVERSIDE – The Riverside County Board of Supervisors formally adopted the $5.5 billion budget, Sept. 26, locking in additional funding support for county public safety agencies that began the fiscal year projecting multimillion-dollar shortfalls. see page A-3
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Deer hunting season kicks off this weekend Diane Sieker ANZAEDITOR@REEDERMEDIA.COM
It’s that time of year again. The crisp, frosty mornings, the promise of autumn storms and the scent of sage in the air means the D-19 zone General Deer hunt is here. see page A-4
Not only does Michael Thomas sing and play, he is an excellent horseman and was a wrangler at the seventh annual “Ride on the Rez” fundraiser Saturday, Sept. 23. Diane Sieker photo
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Richardson elected to Anza Community Hall Board of Directors Diane Sieker ANZAEDITOR@REEDERMEDIA.COM
The seventh annual Ride on the Rez fundraiser took place on the Cahuilla Indian Reservation
Saturday, Sept. 23. It included a trail ride, raffle prizes, barbecue lunch, dessert auction and live music by country western performer Michael Thomas. The group of cowboys and cowgirls left the
staging area at the Costo Ranch off Terwilliger Road. The ride lasted approximately four hours, followed by a barbecue lunch at 4 p.m. Twenty-nine horse and mule riders participated in the equestrian
outing this year. From mules and purebred horses to ropers and working cow horses, all the animals seemed
see RIDE, page A-3
Anza Veterans of Foreign Anza Post 1873 Wars Post 1873 honors celebrates VFW’s 118th Gold Star Mother birthday
Anza Community Hall members elected Keith Richardson to the board of directors during an open meeting, Thursday, Sept. 28, at the Community Hall in Anza.
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Anza Veterans of Foreign Wars member Mike Mrsny and crew prepare to serve up a cake to celebrate VFW’s 118th birthday Sept. 29 at post headquarters. Tony Ault photo Gold Star Mother Donna Schumacher receives a lap-sized quilt from the Anza Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1873 Post Auxiliary in remembrance of her son, Pfc. Robert L. Pearcy, who died in Vietnam Courtesy photo in June 1969.
ANZA – Several veterans were on hand to honor Gold Star Mother Donna Schumacher Sunday, Sept. 24, at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1873 in Anza. Gold Star Mothers are those who have lost a son or daughter in military service. Tonie Ford,
president of the Post Auxiliary, presented Schumacher with a lap-sized quilt made by the Anza Thimble Club ladies and donated to the auxiliary. Schumacher lost her son, Pfc. Robert L. Pearcy, in Vietnam in June 1969. He was 19 years old.
Tony Ault TAULT@REEDERMEDIA.COM
Anza VFW Post 1873 celebrated the Veterans of Foreign Wars 118th birthday and many years of achievement in the community Friday, Sept. 29, with a Commander’s Dinner at post headquarters on Baily Road. The dinner featuring a green salad, beef brisket, baked potato, beans, dinner roll and a piece of a marble cake that was inscribed
with “Happy 118th VFW Day Honoring our Veterans and their Families.” Soft drinks and coffee were included and a lot of conversation about the successful post auction held the night before were 55 hot dogs and other foods were consumed by the bidders. Governor Jerry Brown proclaimed Sept. 29 VFW Day urging “every individual, church, organization, business establishment
see VFW, page A-4