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Local Supervisors approve design contract for Lake Skinner splash pad expansion Joe Naiman Writer The County of Riverside approved a design services contract for the expansion of the Lake Skinner splash pad. The Riverside County Board of Supervisors, who also acts as the board for the Riverside County Regional Park and Open Space District, voted 5-0 Sept. 22 to authorize a $124,933 contract with Schmidt
Design Group, Inc. Schmidt Design Group, Inc., whose headquarters are in San Diego, built and designed the original Lake Skinner splash pad in 2010. The initial rubberized surface has deteriorated, and the Riverside County Regional Park and Open Space District opted not only to replace the rubberized surface but also to expand the scope of the splash pad including the addition of an area with amenities which will
fined final plan. The contract has a one-year duration with an option to renew for up to six additional one-month periods. The expansion of the splash pad will not have any impacts which were not considered in the environmental Negative Declaration for the original splash pad construction, so the supervisors’ Sept. 22 action also found the expansion categorically exempt from California Environmental Impact review.
serve the special needs community. The expansion will also add a gathering area on the perimeter of the splash pad which will include a concrete pad with a shade structure, a barbecue area, and lighting. The Riverside County Regional Park and Open Space District issued a request for proposals May 20. Three firms with design expertise attended a June 2 pre-proposal meeting. An addendum was issued June 17, and when the bidding
period closed July 7 Schmidt Design Group had provided the only proposal. An evaluation committee reviewed the submittal and recommended that Schmidt Design Group be awarded the contract. The agreement calls for Schmidt Design Group to provide three different schematics plans. Riverside County Regional Park and Open Space District staff will review those plans and Schmidt Design Group will then develop one re-
Ingrid Adams, 16 speaks about the ability to communicate confidently during the TEDxTemecula Talk.
Musician Lee Koch performs his Americana-blues and soul songs Shane Gibson photos during TEDxTemecula Talk.
TEDX from page A-1 morning session, Ed Ettinghausen, also known as “The Jester” in the marathon world, spoke about how a failure in his first attempt at running a marathon empowered him to eventually break the world record for the most 100-mile marathon races completed. During the TEDx event he started the standing ovation trend from the audience that would continue with all speakers and until the last one. Ingrid Adams was in charge of the second talk. She was the youngest of all speakers at the event at only 17 years. Having started her life as a shy person, “hiding behind (her) mom’s skirt,” Adams managed to build her own self esteem through public speaking, an art that she is close to mastering now. Sara Cameron, a Masters in Marriage and Family Therapy talked about the impossibility of multitasking by humans, and how important it is to focus on one task at a time, and enjoying white space (time off activities). According to Cameron, this is key to changing one’s life and becoming more productive. Brian Noland, who has focused his life on biotechnology and disease testing, delivered a talk on the human genome, genetics in general, and how the appropriate study and understanding of gene maps could lead to a new approach to health care. After the lunch break, a music cue invited attendees to reenter the theater. The kick off for the second session of the day was performed by the ladies from Honey Whiskey, a musical trio from Los Angeles, followed immediately by Dionne Thomas, a fitness instructor. Her speech was on improving ones’ life through fun and exercise. Thomas’ energy quickly permeated to the audience. Denis Nurmela, who started his own business when he was nine, talked about the importance of mentoring children from early ages. With a presentation filled with examples, Nurmela described the process of changing the world by guiding youth. In fact, he had brought as a guest one of the youngsters he had mentored, a man who had suffered from his own upbringing and mistakes, but was able to regain control of his life. TEDx concluded with Michelle McGovern Stewart, a professional marketer and demographics authority who explained her greatest secret to predict a business success or failure, “the Chart,” as she calls it, which contains statistical and historical information on population birth and behavior patterns. With this information, Stewart showed how she was able to forecast economy, unemployment, and industry performance.
TEDxTemecula Licensee and Content Director Jim McLaughlin welcomes guests to the TEDx Temecula Talk at the Old Town Community Theater on Oct. 31.
TEDxTemecula is a self-organized event, and took place simultaneously with 18 other TEDx conferences around the world, including some in South Korea, Spain, Greece, Mexico, Taiwan, Portugal, Uganda, among others. Up to now, there have been 11,469 TEDx events around the world in 2,594 cities, 168 countries, with 52,840 talks uploaded to YouTube and viewed over 413 million times. Jim McLaughlin, the owner of the TEDxTemecula franchise, served as Master of Ceremonies, and was seen engaging with attendees before, after the event, and during the lunch break. While he believes the event was flawless, he does recognize that this was a result of the team work of organizers and volunteers, but also thanks to the trust and commitment of the various sponsors and TEDx friends. Jackqueline Esparza, a sponsored guest of Valley News, one of the event sponsors, said that, “This has been an amazing experience, the best present (she) could have had received for (her) birthday,” and that, “TEDx had given (her) the tools and understanding to continue growing (her) business.” Ed Ettinghausen, who was also sponsored by Valley News with two tickets so that his daughters could attend, thanked Valley News Publisher Julie Reeder and friend of TEDxTemecula for the opportunity of having his family together in such an important event for him. David Paget, also sponsored by Valley News, was happy to have had the opportunity to enjoy the event, and is eager to attend the next TEDx. Congruent with this year’s theme, “Masquarade,” TEDxTemecula unveiled seven outstanding local talents who the community would have not imagined were hidden somewhere among us. To comment on this story online, visit www.myvalleynews.com.
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