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Community Christmas Dinner returns to Temecula

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TEMECULA - The 20 plus year tradition of the annual Community Christmas Dinner on Christmas Day will continue this year when three Rotary Clubs will serve the community a full Christmas dinner. see page A-3

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Don’t be a humbug this holiday season TEMECULA – The much-anticipated holiday classic, “A Christmas Carol,” is being brought to life again this year at the Old Town Temecula Community Theater by the Temecula Valley Players. The show runs through this weekend. see page C-6

A member of Ballet Folklorico of Temecula performs during Santa’s Electric Light Parade, Friday, Dec. 2. See more parade photos on page C-1!

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The 2016 Susan G. Komen Inland Empire Appreciation and Awards Dinner was held Nov. 29 at the Diamond Club in Lake Elsinore. The event recognized top award winners and sponsors for the 2016 Race for the Cure.

Jill Eaton, in her first year as executive director for the organization, reported that this year’s event attracted over 4,000 participants.

150 teams and raised over $400,000 in registration, fundraising and sponsorships.

The Susan G. Komen Inland Empire organization was founded in 1998 and has since awarded over $6.4 million in grants to organizations in Riverside and San Bernardino counties. Since 1999, they have also contributed more than $2.3 million in research and training grants to programs. According to Eaton, they “invest yearly in local hospitals and organizations for education and research, including mobile mammography screenings, diagnostic services, patient

see KOMEN, page A-8

Team Pechanga, a longtime supporter of Komen Inland Empire, is the top corporate team and raised nearly $77,000 for the 2016 Race for the Cure. They were also an Emerald Sponsor.

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In light of Measure U funding, Hemet City Council to hear police and fire department expansion plans for 2017 Tony Ault TAULT@REEDERMEDIA.COM

Hemet Police Chief David Brown, left, and Fire Chief Scott Brown discuss the possibilities that Measure U sales tax funding will bring to their departments once it is passed during a recent State of the City Tony Ault photo address by Mayor Bonnie Wright.

Hemet’s police and fire chiefs have begun the process of recruiting new firefighters and police officers even though the recently passed Measure U one-cent sales tax collections won’t begin until April 1. The sales tax revenues are to be used only for city public safety departments, specifically for the fire and police departments.

Police Chief David Brown and Fire Chief Scott Brown presented their preliminary department expansion plans to the Hemet City Council Nov. 15, explaining they were going to begin recruiting immediately, if the council approved.

It takes time to find the qualified

and trained police officers and firefighters they are seeking. In the past few weeks the chiefs and city staff have been putting together a comprehensive fire and police department spending budget for the next five years. Their plans for the first year are scheduled to be presented to the council Tuesday, Dec. 13. The two newly elected city council members Karlee Meyer and Michael Perciful will be sworn into office and will weigh in on the important Measure U expenditure discussion.

In addition to the public safety department’s planning discussion the council is expected to provide applications for members of the

see MEASURE U, page A-6

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Riverside County reaches milestone in housing homeless veterans RIVERSIDE – Riverside County has become the nation’s first large county to meet “functional zero,” a federal benchmark for making permanent housing available for all homeless veterans who seek assistance from the county.

The board of supervisors established the Veteran Assistance Leadership of Riverside County (VALOR) initiative in June 2013 to find permanent housing for every homeless veteran in Riverside County. Together, the Housing Authority division of the county Economic Development Agency, the Department of Public Social Services, Riverside University Health System, Sheriff’s Department, Probation Department, and Veterans’ Services partnered with housing providers, cities, law en-

forcement agencies and community agencies toward the goal of helping all homeless veterans get off the streets.

Since VALOR’s inception, more than 1,100 homeless veterans have been placed into permanent housing, including 582 veterans housed since January 2015, when Riverside County launched the federal Zero 2016 initiative.

Air Force veteran Michelle Steckel, who once was homeless and struggled with alcohol addiction, now helps connect homeless veterans with services for housing support, behavioral health and substance abuse. Steckel said some veterans are unaware of the available services and that education is key.

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Reaching the federal benchmark of “functional zero” requires a well-coordinated and efficient system that ensures homelessness is rare, brief and non-recurring and that all veterans have access to the resources they need to move quickly to permanent housing. Although some individual veterans and their families still will become homeless or return to homelessness, a housing-crisis response system is in place to quickly identify and link them immediately with resources to help them maintain permanent housing. “‘Functional zero’ means the county has the resources and response systems in place to ensure

any veteran who is homeless or is at risk of becoming homeless will get timely help and support,” said Lynne Brockmeier, manager of Riverside University Health System, Behavioral Health Housing Crisis Response Team. “We have achieved this milestone and we plan to file for that official federal recognition later this month.”

Damien O’Farrell, chief executive officer of Path of Life Ministries, said participants have focused on the “yes” of opening doors rather than concentrating on obstacles. The Riverside-based ministry operates housing programs that provided shelter beds, bridge housing, behavioral health support and outreach services to chronically homeless veterans.

“The outreach staff within our housing teams have been on the front lines,” O’Farrell said “It’s been really rewarding and fun to see systems start to change.”

District 4 Supervisor John J. Benoit, chairman of the board of supervisors, said it is gratifying to help struggling veterans who are homeless. And while many still will need social services and behavioral-health support, the system to help is now in place.

“We are determined to be here for them as a safety net, just as they were there for our nation when they answered the call to serve in the Armed Forces,” Benoit said.

Veterans in need of housing assistance may call 1-877-4243838 or 1-877-4AIDVET

CHiP’s for Kids Mike Lassig SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS

Each year the California Highway Patrol (CHP) participates in the “CHiP’s for Kids” toy drive.

CHiP’s for Kids started from humble beginnings over 20 years ago in Los Angeles. Back then, a small group of California Highway Patrol officers banded together and decided to help the less fortunate children living in the communities they served.

This popular program has grown tremendously, and now nearly every CHP office in the State participates in helping children in their communities through this

program. The Temecula CHP area has successfully participated in this program for the last decade.

With the help of compassionate supporters in the communities we serve, our area squad has been able to distribute toys to hundreds of less fortunate children in the Southwest Riverside County.

Once again, the CHP and Walgreens have partnered up in efforts to collect toys for less fortunate children. Members of the community wanting to assist can drop off any unwrapped toy at any CHP Office or Walgreens stores. CHiP’s for Kids toy collection runs through Dec. 21.

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distribute the donated toys the week prior and up to Christmas.

Any assistance you can offer will be greatly appreciated.

For questions and more information on this program, contact Officer Mike Lassig at (951)506-2000.

‘Be a Santa’ senior gift wrapping party at Hemet Library HEMET – There will be the rustle of colorful Christmas wrapping paper, rolls of ribbons, dozens of bows to be tied and curled for the volunteers taking their time to wrap more than 1,000 delightful gifts destined for seniors in the Hemet San Jacinto Valley at the Wednesday, Dec. 14, annual Be a Santa giftwrapping party.

The Be a Santa Senior Wrapping Party will be held on the second floor of the Hemet Public Library from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. with many volunteers helping bring holiday cheer to area seniors. The event is sponsored by Home Instead Hemet. The Hemet Library is located at 300 E. Lathan Ave., Hemet.

“Last year we had a total of 1,200 names to fill and received nearly 1,600 gifts,” Jared Harbin of Home Instead Senior Care said. “We would love to have you join us for this year’s event.”

The Home Instead group works on different projects for the area seniors during the holidays. Home Instead Senior Care home caregivers serve seniors throughout Hemet, San Jacinto and Banning through their office at 414 S. Palm Ave. in Hemet. For more information on senior home care and special events call (951) 394-7137.

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LAKE ELSINORE – The City of Lake Elsinore has confirmed the sufficiency of the petition submitted for the Alberhill Villages Initiative. The initiative needed 3,056 signatures to qualify for an upcoming special election ballot and 4,078 signatures were accepted by the County Registrar of Voters.

“Today’s news confirms what we already knew - that thousands of Lake Elsinore voters support Alberhill Villages,” said Dana Coon, the proponent of the initiative. “Voters want to see this project approved and built as quickly as possible, so we as residents can begin to benefit from all of the local amenities.”

The initiative will now come before the City Council Dec. 13. At that meeting, the Council will have the ability to approve the initiative outright, set a date for a special election, or request a 30-day study. If a 30-day study is requested, city staff would report back to the council in early January, at which time the Council would choose between approving the initiative or setting a special election.

“Project supporters are very eager to see Alberhill Villages approved as soon as possible,” said Karie Reuther of Live Lake Elsinore, a coalition of Alberhill Villages supporters. “Supporters urge the council to adopt the initiative on Dec. 13, to allow this important economic opportunity to move forward.”

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Community Christmas Dinner presented by local Rotary clubs and the city of Temecula TEMECULA – The 20 plus year tradition of the annual Community Christmas Dinner on Christmas Day will continue. Three Rotary clubs, Temecula Sunrise Rotary, Noon Rotary Club and the New Generations Club, along with the City of Temecula, are serving a fully cooked meal of turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes, gravy, vegetables and dessert.

The dinner event will be served absolutely free to anyone who shows up at the Mary Phillips Senior Center in Old Town Temecula, 41845 Sixth Street, between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Christmas Day. “The Community Christmas Dinner is a very important tradition in Temecula,” Johnny Roberts, president of the Temecula Sunrise Rotary Club, said. “This is not a soup kitchen for the unfortunate, though everyone is welcome. This is for anyone who wants a place to go on Christmas Day. It is a simple concept that touches people throughout our community.”

It is the holiday spirit that is important, the warm atmosphere filled with laughter and stories from the past years that carries on at each table. Santa Claus will be visiting and passing out presents to the children, who can have their picture taken with Santa.

Tips will be refused, but hugs and handshakes are always welcome.

Each year hundreds of volunteers work in various capacities to make the event work. One need volunteers fill is the call for pies.

When word is sent out that there is a need for pies, the community responds generously. Each year 200 to 250 pies are donated. If you would like to donate a pie, call (951) 265-8557.

Christmas is a special time of year. Make it extra special and come for a great meal at no cost.

Remember, everyone is welcome.

There are no conditions or requirements. Just show up and share some joy with the community.

To volunteer, call Julie Ngo at (619) 246-0489. To give a taxdeductible donation, visit the website at https://squareup.com/store/ Community-Christmas-Dinner or send a check made payable to “Community Christmas Dinner” and mail it to P. O. Box 2203, Temecula, CA 92593.

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City of Menifee awarded “Agency of the Year” MENIFEE – The Southern California Municipal Athletic Federation Inland Empire Association and their Awards Nomination Committee recently reviewed the accomplishments and contributions of their 49 member agencies, and in a recent awards ceremony held on Thursday, Nov. 17 at the Goldy S. Lewis Community Center in Rancho Cucamonga, Menifee’s Community Services Department was selected as the “2015/2016 Agency of the Year.”

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munity Services director, Jason Hendrix, Community Services supervisor, and Community Services Coordinator, Kristina Hernandez as integral partners. Accepting the award for the City of Menifee, Robert Lennox, Menifee’s Community Services director thanked the association.

“We are very honored to be recognized as the Agency of the Year Award from this prestigious organization, and are proud to bring this title home to the residents and partners in Menifee, as our collective efforts to serve our community is driven from all of our passion and dedication for our great city. We

have a great team in Menifee that will continuously push to increase the quality of life for our residents,” Lennox said.

SCMAF is a volunteer organization, operated by local-agency professionals, that provides a variety of athletic competitions for youth and adults. SCMAF’s objective is to grow recreation-based sports programming by supporting the efforts of their participating agencies’ efforts to serve their communities.

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State plan seeks to make water conservation a way of life way of life in the years ahead,” California Department of Water Resources Director Mark Cowin said. “This plan will help make permanent changes to water use so California is better prepared for whatever the future brings.”

The new plan’s fundamental premise is that efficient water use helps all of California better prepare for longer and more severe droughts caused by climate change.

California recently suffered the driest four years in state history, with only average rainfall last year, and 75 percent of the state remains in severe drought conditions.

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SACRAMENTO – Working to make water conservation a way of life, state agencies have released a draft plan for achieving long-term efficient water use and meeting drought preparedness goals that reflect California’s diverse climate, landscape and demographic conditions.

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University of California Los Angeles projects that the Sierra Nevada snowpack — one of California’s largest sources of water supply—is likely to drop 50 percent by the end of the century due to climate change. Recognizing these risks and many others, today’s plan seeks permanent changes to water use that boost efficiency and prepare for more limited water supplies.

These practices will help achieve a top priority in the governor’s Water Action Plan to “Make Conservation a California Way of Life.”

The plan builds on the success of mandatory water restrictions during California’s severe drought and develops long-term water conservation measures that will ensure all communities have sufficient water supplies. These activities will ensure farmers plan and prepare for severe drought and permanently bans wasteful practices like hosing off sidewalks and driveways.

“The last few years provided the wake-up call of all wake-up calls that water is precious and not to be taken for granted,” Felicia Marcus, chair of the State Water Resources Control Board, said. “Californians rose to the occasion collectively during the drought. We can build on that success and now prepare for a more unpredictable and disruptive future marked by a changing climate – and do it equitably and cost effectively.”

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More recently, but not included in the U.S. Forest Service count are several bald eagles reportedly seen at Diamond Valley Lake in Menifee. The count dates are Dec. 10, Jan. 14, Feb. 11 and March 11.

It is unnecessary to sign up for the counts ahead of time; simply meet the count group on the Saturday dates at 8 a.m., weather permitting.

“Just show up at the designated time and location, dress warmly, bring binoculars and watch,” Gregg Goodland said. Goodland is the acting deputy public affairs officer for the Forest Service at San Bernardino National Forest.

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In addition to taking action to implement this long-term water conservation plan, state agencies recognize the reality that most of California potentially faces a sixth year of historic drought.

Therefore, in January the state water board will also consider whether it must extend its existing emergency water conservation regulations, as required by Governor Brown’s recent executive order.

The state water board has already taken action to maintain mandatory reductions in communities that could not verify they have enough water supplies to withstand three more years of severe drought.

The plan, entitled “Making Water Conservation a California Way of Life, Implementing Executive Order B-37-16,” is the result of extensive community and stakeholder engagement across California. The plan was prepared by the Department of Water Resources, the State Water Resources Control Board, the Public Utilities Commission, Department of Food and Agriculture and the Energy Commission. For more information on the development of the draft plan, visit www.water.ca.gov/wateruseefficiency/conservation/#_blank.

The state encourages the public to submit comments on the draft plan. Comments should be submitted to wue@water.ca.gov no later than Dec.19, 2016. Public comments will be posted at www. water.ca.gov/wateruseefficiency/ conservation/comments.cfm.

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Key water conservation efforts included in the plan include a permanent bans on wasteful practices, such as hosing driveways and excessively watering lawns; technical assistance and financial incentives for water suppliers to implement leak prevention, detection and repair programs; collecting information about innovative water conservation and water loss detection and control technologies; requiring agricultural water suppliers to quantify water use in their service areas and describe measures to increase water use efficiency; full compliance with water use targets for urban water suppliers by 2025 and planning and preparing for continued and future drought and water shortages.

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City of Murrieta announces new administrative services director MURRIETA – The City of Murrieta announced that after a nationwide search they have hired Linda Catherine Le as their new administrative services director.

“Ms. Le has an impressive resume and has had extensive involvement in finance, human resources and information services, with the county of Ventura for the last 17 years where she was most recently the assistant treasurer-tax collector and chief operations officer for the elected county treasurertax collector,” City Manager Rick Dudley said.

In her role as a County executive Le managed a staff of 40 full-time employees and was responsible for the day-to-day organizational

operations of audits management; $1.4 billion tax collections; $5 billion treasury management; and $2.3 billion of investment management. She was also responsible for establishing and maintaining the office’s information systems disaster recovery and backup procedures and information security and control structures. She served as a project council member and director on the county’s recent information technology enterprise resource planning solution and the county’s property tax integrated system.

Before her recent role Le served as Ventura County program management analyst in the county Executive Office of Budget and

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Finance division where she was assigned to oversee policy, financial planning and analysis, revenue projection and budgeting, program evaluation and operation for a collective 18 departments with overall of $700 million in appropriations.

She also managed and prepared the 5-year capital improvement plan; administered 16 contracts in the amount of $8.6 million; conducted the business process improvements portion of a countywide job classification review; conducted audits; and worked on legislative issues related to county government. While at the county executive office, she staffed many boards and commissions, including the county’s supplemental law enforcement oversight committee for the Citizens’ Option for Public Safety program.

Also with the county of Ventura, Le served as the human resources manager where she managed 245 full-time employees and oversaw

all aspects of recruitment, labor negotiations, investigations, developing employee programs, job classification reviews, benefits, payroll, program streamlining and much more.

Le has a master’s degree in public policy and administration; a bachelor of arts in applied research psychology; and certifications as a California municipal treasurer and public finance administrator from the Association of Public Treasurers of the United States and Canada just to name a few. She is very active in her community as a volunteer for Ventura County United Way’s scholarships program as well as a long list of groups that support her career responsibilities such as the Government Finance Officers Association and California Society of Municipal Finance Officers.

In Le’s spare time she serves as an adjunct professor for the Master’s Public Policy and Administration Graduate Program in Human

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MEASURE U from page A-1 community who would like to serve on a Measure U oversite committee. The committee is slated to assure that the sales tax money collected through the Measure U general tax measure is spent only for the community’s public safety needs, holding this, and future councils to its singular public safety purpose for the 10-year lifetime of the measure.

The Hemet City website at www. cityofhemet.org under the police department shows a police recruiting poster and message as to the city’s advantages. It is offering a $10,000 signing bonus to experienced officers and deputies seeking lateral transfers.

Police Chief Brown, following the passage of Measure U, said his first effort will be to add 16 police officers, two sergeants and a lieutenant to the police force in

week, including holidays.

That’s why on Thanksgiving night, as they have done for the last 20 years, Golden Era Productions delivered a full array of homecooked Thanksgiving fare – from traditional turkey with cranberry sauce to freshly baked pumpkin pie.

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firefighters from CalFire Stations 25 and 78 in San Jacinto and Station 26 in Hemet, all joined in and enjoyed the great food.

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“They are certainly our heroes!”

2017. He said the “troop surge” will bring the department closer to its manpower goal of the 90 officers desired in the department. The department now has 65 officers on its payroll. The recent recession cost the department 35 officers because of necessary city revenue cuts.

Since then crime and homelessness in the city has increased with the population growth.

Fire Chief Scott Brown, even before Measure U was passed, opened three battalion chief positions to help establish a formal command structure and will begin the search for three qualified captains. A state audit, called for by the council, criticized the fire department and city’s emergency medical services, saying its lack of personal and command structure was putting the city into an “at risk” category. Again, the department suffered severe cutbacks, including several battalion chiefs and paramedic firefighters,

during the recession.

“You have to understand,” Chief Brown said. “We have a foundation that was broken. Now it is very important to deliver what we have been talking about (since Measure U passed).” He said the three most critical things the fire department needs to do now is to assure the safety of the city’s police and firefighters, improve their response times and support the residents of the community during fire and medical emergencies.

With the Measure U funds, now certain to be coming, Chief Brown said he has been working on a “two phase plan,” the first phase from January to July 2017 and the second phase from July to December 2017.

The plans will include a request for special budget allocations that will “jump-start the process,” he said.

In the first phase he seeks to add the three captains, three engineers, three firefighters and a full-time, emergency services coordinator.

Recruiting for these positions will begin Dec. 15 with the council’s approval. He said the department will also be creating a “milestone event” by adding two fire department dispatchers to emergency communication operations and create a full-time emergency services coordinator. Also, the department will replace its captain’s pickup truck with a state of the art command vehicle with a complete emergency equipment package.

He said the department plans to open all city fire stations with the new captains and firefighters.

Station 5 will be reopened with a captain and a special EMS unit to answer calls during what he called, “peak demand” times in the city from 8 to 10 p.m. “There is no need to go to every call with red lights and sirens,” he said. The special EMS unit will free up the other stations to handle most of the calls that turn out to be non-emergencies.

The new fire department dispatchers will determine just how much of an “emergency” the call warrants and send in the right emergency response.

“This will set the stage for getting the boots on the ground we need,” Chief Brown said, speaking of both fire and police departments.

More details of the police and fire departments first-year plans will be discussed at the Dec. 13 city council meeting that begins at 7 p.m. in the council chambers behind the police department at Buena Vista and Latham streets.

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“There are no words to match my gratitude for this incredible opportunity to learn from and work with the talented workforce of the City of Murrieta. I would like to thank Mr. Dudley and Ms. Summers for their willingness to have faith in my ability. I am committed to service excellence, and I will work very hard to contribute positive impacts to the city, its leadership and all residents,” Le said.

The duties of administrative services director include oversight of the finance, human resources, and information systems divisions within the city. Le will serve on the city’s executive team to assist in improving programs citywide.

Her first day of work will be Jan. 2.

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MWD approves Perris II desalter subsidy Joe Naiman JNAIMAN@REEDEMEDIA.COM

The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California approved a Local Resources Program agreement with the Eastern Municipal Water District for the Perris II Brackish Groundwater Desalter which will provide EMWD with a subsidy of $305 per acre-foot.

The MWD board action Nov. 8 will provide EMWD with the $305 per acre-foot subsidy for up to 5,500 acre-feet annually over a period of 25 years. If the maximum amount of groundwater is recovered for

beneficial use MWD would subsidize $41.9 million for the 137,500 acre-feet. MWD created the Local Resources Program in 1982 as an incentive for member agencies to produce water which otherwise would need to be supplied by MWD. The Perris II Desalter will treat degraded groundwater from the West San Jacinto Groundwater Basin so that the water can be used for potable purposes within EMWD’s service area. The Perris II Desalter will be EMWD’s third brackish groundwater treatment facility, joining the existing Perris I and Menifee desalters which are off Valley Boulevard.

Initially the Perris II Desalter was designed to be located at the southwest corner of the Perris Valley Regional Reclamation Facility at the corner of Hull Road and Watson Road in Perris, although a review of long-term costs indicated that locating the Perris II desalter on property along Murrieta Road adjacent to the two existing desalters would be a less expensive option. MWD had initially approved a Local Resources Program agreement in October 2013, but the agreement includes a termination clause for non-performance if construction does not commence within two years of the agreement execution

date or if the deliveries are not realized within four years of the agreement. EMWD rescinded its original application so that a new application would be based on the new location.

In February 2015 the EMWD board approved a contract with CH2M Hill for the preliminary design of the Perris II Desalter which would initially produce 3.6 million gallons per day (mgd) and would be equipped to support expansion to an

geant Major from the U.S. Marines.

He served more than 27 years, and was involved in combat missions in both Afghanistan and Iraq, as well as serving in North and South America, the Middle East and Asia. Today, David is owner/president of Barragan Corp International, a strategic risk management firm located in Temecula. His passion is helping Marines transition from enlisted to civilian life.

Linda A. Cleary retired in 2014 as a Lieutenant Colonel, United States Air Force Reserve, Nurse Corps. Linda was in the Reserves for 28 years. She started her nursing career as a nursing assistant at Hemet Valley Hospital where she became a registered nurse.

Looking for a little excitement she became a commissioned officer at Norton Air Force Base in San Bernardino. Her numerous deployments included Desert Storm, Restore Hope, Southern Watch, Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom plus Hurricanes Iniki, Katrina and Rita. While deployed to Afghanistan she earned a Bronze Star for exemplary service as the Commander of Aeromedical Evacuation. As a registered nurse/ flight nurse she saved countless lives and earned numerous medals including the Air Medal and Aerial Achievement Medal. She retired from the 452 Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron at March Air Base, Riverside. She and her husband Warren L. Eastman, Colonel, USAF Reserves, reside in Temecula.

The Rotary Club’s Field of Honor is in its eighth year with American flags filling the Town Square Park in Murrieta each around of Veterans Day. The Rotary Club of Murrieta was chartered April 28, 1992, and serves the City of Murrieta and area. The club is involved in many local area and several international projects in cooperation with Rotary International, which has as its theme “Service Above Self.” For information regarding Rotary membership and more, please visit www.murrietarotary.org.

eran of the San Bernardino County Fire Department, firefighter and paramedic David Bonney recently received the tragic news that his wife Melissa Bonney was struck by a truck, while in a crosswalk, after dropping off their daughter Kiya at school.

Melissa Bonney is currently in the intensive care unit at Inland Valley Medical Center in Wildomar with a severe head injury; she is in a chemically-induced coma to help with her recovery. Doctors are optimistic for her recovery, however, the stress and worry of the situation is a heavy weight for the rest of the family to bear. David Bonney and their children, 8-year-old Kiya and 10-year-old Caiden, are thankful for their friends and for the Fire Family Foundation who have shown tremendous help and support.

ultimate capacity of 5.4 mgd. That capacity would meet the potable water demands of up to 12,000 homes in Perris and Menifee. In April 2015, the EMWD board certified the environmental Mitigated Negative Declaration and approved the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program for the groundwater desalter project and its ancillary facilities. EMWD expects to begin delivery of the recovered groundwater in 2020.

Fire Family Foundation creates fund for Menifee wife Murrieta Rotary honors 5 at veterans’ lunch firefighter’s LOS ANGELES – Ten-year vetFire Family Foundation has es-

Murrieta resident Saul “Berny” Anshen, 96, is a Pearl Harbor survivor and a B-24 bomber pilot with 50 bombing missions over Europe.

Picturedfrom left are John Hunneman, representing Senator Jeff Stone, Murrieta Mayor Randon Lane. Anshen, Rotarian Dennis McCarbery and Murrieta Rotary Club President Mike Stromsoe.

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Jann Gentry SPECIAL TO VALLEY NEWS The Rotary Club of Murrieta saluted five military veterans for special honors during the 2016 Field of Honor. The veterans were recognized at the club’s Annual Veterans Lunch at the Field of Honor in Town Square Park Monday, Nov. 5, and will be honored again at the Patriots Ball which closes the field Saturday, Nov. 12.

“The Field of Honor is all about Heroes, and we humbled by them all.

Still, when we called for nominations for our 2016 Heroes, we received a good response from friends, family and acquaintances,” said Mike Stromsoe, Rotary president, “They were each singled out for their ‘Service Above Self.”

Three World War II veterans were among the honorees. Murrieta resident Saul “Berny” Anshen is 96 years old, a Pearl Harbor survivor and a B-24 bomber pilot with 50 bombing missions over Europe. He was a private in Honolulu when Pearl Harbor was attacked; after that, he came back to the States and learned to fly. Anshen was sent to Europe as a B24 pilot with the 15th Air Force. He had 39 years of military service when he retired as a Lieutenant Colonel. Following active duty service, he worked with Hughes

and Lockheed aircraft companies, earned an MA and MBA, and was a business consultant, in addition to numerous other business endeavors.

Richard Harthun was a B-24 gunner and flew 33 missions. On a bombing mission in a B-24 Liberator, he witnessed the atomic blast which leveled Hiroshima Aug. 6, 1945. After the war, he left the Air Force, attended college and taught before spending 30 years working in the insurance business. Still, that early history has come back to him, with his wife’s encouragement to use the detailed diaries he kept during the war, to tell the story of his service. His book, “The Imperfect Lady,” was published in 2013. Richard is 89-year-old and lives in Sun City.

A U.S. Army sergeant, Ed Hustead served in both World War II and the Korean War. As an example of continuing Service Above Self, at 90 years old, Ed serves as commissioner of the Menifee Senior Softball League. He works tirelessly overseeing the league which has more than 100 players, and does all of the scheduling and the website. They play on Tuesdays and Thursday mornings at Wheatfield Park. Once a year, he and his wife, Linda, host a picnic for all of the players and their families.

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tablished the Bonney Family Fund to help support this fire family and the medical costs not covered by insurance, as well as ancillary expenses the family will encounter during these critical times.

All donations to Fire Family Foundation are tax-deductible. To make a donation to the Bonney Family Support Fund, visit www.

FireFamilyFoundation.org.

Fire Family Foundation responds when tragedy affects firefighters and fire victims. The nonprofit was founded by Firefighters First Credit Union. Fire Family Foundation offers immediate assistance to firefighters and their families, fire victims, fire departments, and charities. The foundation believes that by coming together as a “Fire Family,” assistance can be provided to those impacted by fire.

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New program inspires community to love where you live by keeping city clean and beautiful LAKE ELSINORE –The City of Lake Elsinore and the Western Riverside Council of Governments have teamed up to tackle litter and illegal dumping with the launch of a new pilot program, Clean LE: Love Where You Live. Clean LE is available to educate, engage and inspire residents, businesses and youth to keep their communities clean, beautiful and litter-free.

This new public outreach program was created by WRCOG in collaboration with the City of Lake Elsinore as a one-year pilot program that, if successful, could eventually expand to other jurisdictions throughout Western Riverside County as a Regional Litter Initiative.

“Litter in our communities negatively affects our overall quality of life, property values and economic development,” said Rick Bishop, Executive Director for WRCOG. “Right now, many of our cities are facing challenges related to littering and we are eager to do what we can to find positive solutions that work.”

The Clean LE Pilot Program places an emphasis on developing positive anti-litter messages that utilize education and incentives as a way to inspire community pride as opposed to negative approaches that attempt to deter litterers with fines, ticketing and negative signage. It is hoped that positive efforts will help

resolve the problems much faster and longer, and set the stage for potential regional application.

Clean LE was officially kickedoff by WRCOG during a soft launch at the City-Wide Clean Up in Lake Elsinore Saturday, Oct. 15. At the event, WRCOG staff distributed program information and urged residents to sign the Clean LE Pledge promising to love where they live by keeping Lake Elsinore clean, beautiful and litter-free. A total 73 residents readily signed the pledge at the event. Barron’s Furniture Store in Lakeland Village donated a leather baseball-stitched recliner to contrast an old, broken illegally dumped chair that was recently picked up at the side of a highway.

All attendees who signed the pledge had a chance to win the new recliner and one lucky Lake Elsinore family took home the new chair.

“We are tired of the litter and illegal dumping in our city. While our staff works diligently to address this problem, we have limited resources and we need the community’s help,” said Lake Elsinore Councilman Steve Manos. “Our new Clean LE program inspires our community to love where they live and treat our entire community like they would their home or car by taking steps to reduce littering and encouraging others to do the same.”

In addition to the Clean LE

Pledge, the new program includes a variety of public education activities and programs focused on areas such as public school outreach, marketing and online advertising campaigns, social media outreach and contests, new signage and Adopt-A-Highway / ramp programs, volunteer opportunities to clean up the city, collaboration with outside businesses and the Clean LE Business Program and pledge.

On the City’s dedicated webpage, www.lake-elsinore.org/CleanLE, residents and businesses are able to electronically sign the Clean LE pledge and can find a list of other steps they can take to Love Where You Live.

To become a Clean LE Business, businesses take the pledge and follow through by emptying trash cans regularly, keeping property and surrounding areas litter-free, offering public trash disposal, encouraging neighboring businesses to take part, and keeping their business clean and litter-free.

The proposed pilot program is just ramping up and is anticipated to last approximately one year through 2017. Support is being provided by WRCOG, the City of Lake Elsinore, Riverside County Watershed Protection, and CR&R Environmental Services.

Komen Inland Empire Founder Joan Sparkman (in blue) poses with CEO and Managing Director Jim Neet (in pink) of Southwest Healthcare System as he accepts a fundraising award for the Southwest Healthcare Team and their sponsorship.

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One of three cakes made to thanks sponsors and participants for their support of the 2016 Race for the Cure.

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navigation, financial assistance and treatment support programs.”

They especially emphasize “providing services to underserved, uninsured/ underinsured, and/or low income families that may not otherwise have access to breast health services.” Last year they awarded $111,286 to five grantees: Breast Cancer Solutions, Desert Cancer Foundation, El Sol Neighborhood Educational Center, San Antonio Community Hospital and Borrego Health.

Board of Directors members Peggi Hazlett, CEO of the Ontario Chamber of Commerce, and Brad Neet, CEO of Southwest Healthcare System, recognized event sponsors. A total of $128,000 was raised in sponsorship alone.

Platinum Sponsors were KOLA-FM 99.9, Ralphs/Food4Less, and Press Enterprise.

Diamond Sponsors were Chevron, 101.3 The Mix (KATY-FM), and HOT 103.9 (KHTI-FM).

Emerald Sponsors included Abbott Vascular, Valley News, Lake Elsinore Storm Baseball, and Pechanga Resort & Casino.

Gold, Ruby, Silver, Crystal and Bronze Sponsors were also recognized with plaque awards.

This year’s Race for the Cure committee chairwoman Cindy Fitch presented the top team awards.

Team Pechanga led the corporate team category. They exceeded their $50,000 goal and raised $66,518.05 this year. San Antonio Regional Hospital raised over $7,500, and iHerb.com raised almost $7,300.

In the friends and family team category, Team Rah Rah for the Tatas raised $5,764; Boobies & the Beasts raised $2,433, and All for Ana raised $2,331.

In the health care category, 24 Hour Urgent Care led the way with $2,499.

Captain Jack’s raised $683. Southwest Healthcare System took third, raising $518.

Menifee Unified School District took the school category with $1,203 raised.

Fitch also presented two new awards – rookie of the year for teams new to Race for the Cure. FFF Enterprises received the award in the corporate category with 19 participants raising $4,076. All for Ana had 40 participants and raised $1,707 in the friends and family category.

Joan Sparkman, who founded the organization years ago, presented the Pink Honor Roll Superstars awards.

Nancy Molka raised $11,250; she was followed closely be Samantha DeLand who raised $11,005. Rico Espinosa, Tracey Padula and Karen German each raised over $2,000.

There were 26 other entries that made the Pink Honor Roll for raising over $500. The top two fundraisers under the age of 18 were Emily Fritts and Kaitlyn Pruett.

Eaton and Sparkman then gave special recognition to the National Charity League for their vital role in volunteering and to Fitch who is retiring from Race Chair after leading it for the past four years.

During Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October, a number of organizations supported Susan G. Komen in various ways. Eaton thanked Ford of Upland, Rock Honda, Navy Exchange District of Columbia, Ontario Martial Arts, People Helping People, California Pizza Kitchen, Pala Resort, Exotics Racing, Raceway Ford, Lexus of Riverside and Harrah’s Resort.

“Our vision at Komen is clear,” Eaton said. “We are here to end breast cancer forever. And just recently we launched a big new bold goal to reduce the number of breast cancer deaths by 50 percent in the United States within the next decade! But we can’t accomplish this goal without you.” Eaton then aired the video “Without you, there is no US” and thanked all the sponsors and participants for their support “We appreciate each and every one of you and we’ll see you next year!” she said.

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Rancho Christian wins first ever CIF-SS football title, Murrieta Valley comes in close second

Carter Treadway (11) completed 7 of 13 passes for 200 yards and one TD to lead Rancho Christian to a 52-14 victory over Santa Ana and the CIF SS Division 13 Championship.

Rancho Christian Eagles, CIF SS Division 13 Champions.

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Jayden Schieberl (2) gained 222 yards on 16 carries and scored four times on the ground and once in the air.

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From the lights of the local Christmas parades to the ones powering two local stadiums in the valley, this past weekend was jam packed with lot’s op excitement.

The Murrieta Valley Nighthawks, who have had their best season ever, and Temecula’s Rancho Christian Eagles, who didn’t even have a varsity team just four short years ago, both played in their perspective divisions CIF Final game over the weekend.

Murrieta Valley’s run to the CIF Southern Section Division 2 championship game was one that fired on all cylinders every step of the way behind an explosive offense that scored 96 TD’s and averaged an astounding 50.8 points per game.

The night ended in disappointment as the host Nighthawks, who ended their best season in its 26-year history at 11-3, fell behind in the first

quarter and never caught up, falling 45-35 to visiting San Clemente Friday. Nov. 2.

Led by USC-bound quarterback, Jack Sears, the Tritons won their school’s first section title after losing the last two championship games, which includes a tough loss to La Habra on the final play of the game last year.

Sears, who stands 6-foot-3 and weighs 200 pounds, ran for 178 yards and two scores while throwing for 228 yards and two more TDs. Sophomore standout QB, Hank Bachmeier, completed 12 of 20 passes for the Nighthawks, throwing for 274 yards and touchdowns of 55, 56 and 58 yards to junior receiver Marquis Spiker (9 receptions for 253 yards). Senior Lika Palmer led the ground attack and finished with 224 yards and two touchdowns on 27 carries.

Down the street, next door in Temecula (24 hours later), another storybook season was playing out,

Elija Campbell (22) and JoJo Saatzer (17) combine to stop Santa Ana’s Chris Nava for a short gain.

Rancho Christian Kicker Emma Baker shows why she is one of the area’s top scoring kickers connecting on 7 Pat’s and a 25-yard FG for the Eagles in their championship victory.

this time in the CIF-SS Division 13 championship game as the Rancho Christian Eagles football team played host to unbeaten Santa Ana (13-1). Boasting a student body population of roughly 215, the Eagles, pegged us the underdogs, had been preparing for this moment all year without even flinching at the thought of going up against a high school that houses close to three thousand students.

In order to accommodate a maximum capacity crowd, as well as a major TV outlet (Fox Sports West), the game was played at Temecula Valley High School, where the Eagles jumped out to a quick lead against the Saints.

Rancho Christian led 24-7 at the half and 31-14 with 7:47 to play in the third quarter before pouring it on thick behind Eagles running back, Jaden Schieberl. The 5-foot-8 junior had one of the best games of his career accumulating 288 total yards with 5 TDs. Quarterback Carter

Treadway finished with 200 passing yards on the night, completing 7 of his 13 passes, with his lone TD coming from a long 67-yard bomb to Schieberl.

“We don’t think about the numbers or the size of the team, once we are on the field, each team only gets 11 players. We work hard and we have fun. I am very proud of my team and just so happy to move on to the play in our next game if we have a chance,” exclaimed Schieberl With the 52-14 win over Santa Ana, Rancho Christian will get to do exactly what Schieberl and the rest of his Eagles teammates, including female place kicker, Emma baker, have set out to accomplish this season. They will be facing L.A. Franklin in the Division 6-AA regional final of the 2016 CIF State Football Championship Bowl Games.

Eagles Head Coach, Jim Kunau, who took on the program in 2014, said “I’m really proud of this team.

They have so much fight and play just as hard and tough as any team I’ve been privileged to coach.”

Kunau, who now has three section titles, with the first two coming in his 19-year stretch at Orange Lutheran, will now prepare his Eagles for a road trip to take on a Panthers team that lost one game all season.

Last week Franklin defeated Reseda 27-18 in the Division 3 Championships. Game time will be at 7 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 9.

The winners of Southern California and Northern California regional games will play for state titles Saturday, Dec. 17. San Gorgonio, Valley View and Rancho Christian hope to add their names to the small list of area football teams that have won state championships. In 2008 Centennial High School won the Division 1 state title, Redlands East Valley captured the Division 2 crown in 2014 and Perris Citrus Hill won the Division 2-A championship last year.

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Let me start off this week by saying how much I have always loved Murrieta’s annual holiday parade.

When I moved here in 2012, it was one of the first things I did. I was only in town a couple of days when I heard about Murrieta’s Holiday Push-Cart Parade.

Two weeks later, I bundled up myself, my husband and my kids and we went on down to Washington Avenue to enjoy the sights and sounds of this great holiday tradition. When we got there, we found a spot to sit and located a great coffee joint right across the street, Terry’s Coffee Trader. For the next three years we attended the parade every year, going across the street to Terry’s to get a hot cup of joe to enjoy while our teens ran around with their friends and my husband and I enjoyed the parade.

In 2014, we saw the parade had noticeably shrunk in size with less participants.

We didn’t make it last year due to a prior obligation, but I heard it was significantly smaller than it had been in year’s past. Such a shame, I thought to myself.

This year the parade came around and just my husband I went down to Historic Murrieta to enjoy the sights and sounds of the annual Hometown Holiday Parade, as it is now called. I was saddened to see a very small number of entries and a fairly small crowd who had come out to participate in the annual event. The holiday spirit was thick in the air though, as those who had gathered excitedly waited for the start of the parade. It was a festive atmosphere, though the parade no longer went down Washington Avenue, instead starting at B Street and going three short blocks to Murrieta’s Town Square Park for the Murrieta Festival of Trees.

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Plenty of Girl Scout Troops, local businesses and even the mayor and city council members marched in the parade.

All in all, it was a small parade, but still fun to get out and watch the excitement on the faces of the children as Santa Claus made his way down B Street in a horsedrawn carriage.

Now comes the part where I have a problem. Temecula had their annual Santa’s Electric Light Parade the night before. Literally exploding at the seams, that parade featured no shortage of floats including tons of Temecula businesses and their governing body, as well as Boy Scouts, Supervisor Chuck Washington, Murrieta City Council, Murrieta royalty and several Murrieta schools as well as a few businesses from Murrieta.

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The 2017-2018 session begins work on Jan. 4, and I’ll be providing more information about my bill package for next year in future articles. I’m hopeful, and looking forward to a productive new session.

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Menifee Church hosts a variety of events this holiday season MENIFEE – Revival Christian Fellowship in Menifee will host a variety of holiday themed events, celebrating the birth of Jesus throughout the month of December. The holiday events began Dec. 4 with the fresh telling of an ancient story of the “Shepherd of Bethlehem.”

The church hosted Pastor Bill Welsh of Refuge Calvary Chapel Huntington Beach, as he presented his 1-man play, the story of a shepherd on the night of Jesus’ birth. This event is free.

Next up is “An Evening with Tommy Walker” Wednesday, Dec. 7, at 7 p.m., when Revival Christian Fellowship will have a special night of Christmas music featuring Tommy Walker and his band. There will also be an evangelistic message from Pastor John Miller. This event is free.

If you have suffered a loss and need encouragement and comfort to get through the Christmas season, then come out to the church Friday, Dec. 9, at 6:30 p.m., For “Comfort through Christmas,” an evening of worship, prayer and encouragement to help comfort those who have suffered loss. Come be encouraged and encourage others in God’s love on this special evening.

Cal Baptist University Orchestra and Choir will be performing a Christmas Concert Sunday, Dec. 11, at 6 p.m. Come hear More than 150 vocalists and instrumentalists perform Christmas songs, wonderfully using their musical gifts to worship and lead others in worship of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

Lastly, Crystal Lewis will perform at the church Wednesday, Dec. 14, at 7 p.m. Lewis will be singing her Christmas songs, and an evangelistic message will be given by Pastor John Miller. This event is free.

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Voices from the FAFSA front lines reveal complexity and costs of ‘verification’ paperwork affecting millions of low-income students TEMECULA – The Institute for College Access & Success recently released its new report, “On the Sidelines of Simplification: Stories of Navigating the FAFSA Verification Process.” It exposes how an often overlooked part of the federal student aid process delays aid and enrollment for low-income students, consuming the time of college access and financial aid professionals and frustrating their efforts to help students afford and succeed in college. The report underscores verification’s significance for policymakers and others interested in simplifying the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. In 2014-15, the U.S. Department of Education required colleges to ask 5.3 million students – more than 1 in 4 aid applicants – for additional “verification” paperwork after they filed FAFSA. While verification can play an important role in protecting the integrity of federal student aid programs, nearly all students currently flagged for verification are low-income, and they often lack the support needed to navigate the additional burden and scrutiny. Of those able to get

through the process, many see no change to aid eligibility, and available data suggest most changes that do occur are small.

“With broad bipartisan interest in FAFSA simplification, understanding the challenges verification creates for both schools and students today is essential for policymakers to avoid creating unintended roadblocks tomorrow,” Jessica Thompson, TICAS’ policy and research director, said. “The experiences of professionals on the front lines of verification and the students they work with drive home the importance of simplifying the FAFSA process from start to finish.”

With support from Federal Financial Aid Advocacy Fund, TICAS collaborated with the National Association of Financial Aid Administrators and National College Access Network to conduct focus groups and survey aid administrators. The report includes findings and stories from professionals who work directly with low-income students at diverse colleges and college access organizations.

Common themes emerged in the

survey responses and focus groups, including ways that verification can delay or derail students’ access to needed aid, undermine enrollment and academic success and divert staff time and administrative resources from helping students and families in other important ways.

More than 600 financial aid administrators responded to the survey on the current state of verification.

Eighty percent agreed that the verification process is hard for students and families to navigate, and 71 percent said verification places unnecessary burdens on low-income students.

The majority or 56 percent agreed that the verification process can prevent eligible students from getting the aid they need.

One in three or 34 percent said that verification frequently results in students’ not knowing what their aid will be until after classes have started; more than half or 54 percent said that verification at least sometimes prevents students from being able to enroll on time.

Over half or 56 percent said

verification takes up more than 25 percent of their offices’ time, and one in five said it takes more than 50 percent of their time.

The dozens of stories in the report further reveal the current impact of verification on lowincome students as well as on financial aid offices and college access programs.

For example, it is a barrier to education that financial aid administrators see often and described in their survey responses.

“I can attest to the fact that some students never start school because they are selected [for verification] and don’t know how much aid they have, and think that they can’t afford school,” one financial aid administrator said.

“They get to a point where they have to make a payment, and they don’t have the money to make a payment and their financial aid isn’t processed yet, and so they end up being dropped from their courses,” a college access professional said.

According to one financial aid administrator, “Some of these kids didn’t get their money. They

started school this August, and they didn’t get their money until January, February. So no books, living in cars, the whole deal.”

“Every single college asks for different things. Not only are they duplicating, but each verification form comes in different formats.

So some community colleges are mailing bright pink slips to them.

Other colleges are emailing PDF files. And others that are saying, ‘Oh just go to this webpage, find a link, print it out, fax it to us.’

You’ve got so many formats, it’s really mind- boggling,” a college access professional “The staff spends more time verifying than counseling students, and it should certainly be the other way around,” financial aid administrator said.

The report is available online at http://bit.ly/2geBaNp and was released at a Capitol Hill briefing co-hosted by TICAS, NASFAA and NCAN, with a panel of practitioners and policy experts. The report and event were made possible by a grant from the Federal Financial Aid Advocacy Fund.

VVUSD students to receive Chromebooks in school PERRIS – Val Verde Unified School District is serious about preparing students to assume their place in the 21st century workforce.

“This means preparing students for jobs that do not yet exist,” said Superintendent Michael R. McCormick.

Teachers are the most valuable asset in transforming teaching and learning through the new California standards. Although the California standards provide direction on the bulk of what students are required to know at each grade level and subject matter area, there

are important skills that students must also acquire in order to be competitive for future employment.

These skills are often described as those that will be needed in the 21st century workplace, they include expertise in: communication, collaboration, creativity and critical thinking. These skills are often referred to as the 4Cs in the educational arena. The 4Cs will be the most sought after skill sets because they are transportable across many different job sectors and markets. In other words, students who have mastered the skills

of collaboration, communication, creativity and critical thinking are likely to be successful in any career, including those that have not yet been created!

“We are committed to providing students with opportunities,” said VVUSD Board President D. Shelly Yarbrough. As such, the Val Verde Unified School District is providing a Chromebook for every student to use at school. A Chromebook is a low-cost laptop that runs on Google’s Chrome operating system. These devices quickly connect to the district’s state-of-the-art fiber

optic wireless network. Students also have access to Google’s free suite of software newly renamed the G-Suite for Education. This software allows students to collaborate with each other and their teachers on shared documents, work creatively to produce slide decks for presentations, analyze data to use spreadsheet software and build surveys to collect information as needed.

Superintendent McCormick said, “We owe our students the opportunity to acquire the career skills that will carry them into the future.”

He suggested, “The business community has spoken and we know our students must be able to communicate, collaborate, think critically and be creative.

Therefore, we see technology as a force-multiplier for teaching and learning. Chromebooks will provide the platform for students and their teachers to interact with one another on assignments.”

This technology also allows for students to connect with a world beyond their classroom and their school.

Aspire Community Day student recognized for her inspirational attitude

High school student Aleea Moore inspires classmates and staff at Aspire Community Day School.

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HEMET – An inspiring student from Aspire Community Day School is set to attend a fouryear university. Despite setbacks, Aleea Moore has always been

determined to attend college and passionate to pursue a career.

During her high school years, Moore faced many challenges and setbacks. However, due to her persistent personality she was given a second chance to graduate high school and to continue her journey toward a higher education. Moore said when she walked onto the Aspire campus her first day, she felt that this place was her chance to move things around.

This year, Moore created the school’s first newsletter. She is currently working with her photojournalism teacher, Robert Oliver, to create a newsletter that students can be proud of. During school and community events, Moore walks around taking photos of students and staff to accompany the articles she is writing. The newsletter focuses on the amazing events and opportunities students at Aspire have all around them.

She writes about community service opportunities, students who recently got jobs and events and programs currently available to students on campus.

“Aleea is why I work here,” Oli-

ver said. He said he enjoys watching students grow and thrive, and it has been amazing watching Moore find her passion. He teaches students that the key to being successful is to find something you are passionate about.

The Congress of Future Science and Technology Leaders have selected Moore for recognition as a delegate representing the State of California. This national program honors academically superior high school students interested in pursuing careers in science, technology, engineering and math. The letter she received stated she was being recognized for her outstanding grades, her leadership skills and her desire to contribute to the field of science or technology.

Principal Cristian Miley said Moore is one of their shining stars.

He said he is proud of the effort and dedication she has shown to her future, as well as in being a role model to the other students on campus.

She attributes her success to keeping herself positive and remembering that things will always get better as long as she continues

Hemet Unified School District announces a new online resource for students

Valle Vista Elementary School in Hemet begins the 100 Mile Club at a Courtesy photo school assembly recently.

HEMET – If someone asked you to run 100 miles in a year, do you think you could do it? Well, Valle Vista Elementary students have taken on this challenge and are determined to run, walk, or a combination of the two, to meet their 100-mile goal. Students can log their miles using the club’s online tools.

Students were treated recently to a stirring assembly introducing

the new club. Kara Lubin, CEO and founder of the 100 Mile Club, spoke to the students, sharing how the club was created, what it has done for students, and what students can expect. Students can earn prizes after reaching milestones. At 25 miles, students will receive a 100 Mile Club T-shirt; at 50 miles they earn a golden pencil; at 75 miles, they receive a wristband, and if they reach 100 miles, they

will receive a gold medal at the end of the year.

Valle Vista students were also the first to hear a new theme song for the 100 Mile Club. Mark L. Green, composer of “America, Let’s Exercise,” said it has been exciting to work with the 100 Mile Club and to encourage students to be active and healthy.

Principal Christine Ramirez is excited to bring the 100 Mile Club to Valle Vista. Ramirez’ fourth school to start the club, she has witnessed firsthand the benefits students receive from participating in this challenge. She has seen attendance scores go up, confidence levels increase, and the overall culture of a school increase.

“Every student should feel success, whether it’s academically, through the 100 Mile Club, or through another program we offer.

I want our students to feel encouraged as they complete goals they have set for themselves,” Ramirez said.

As each student works toward meeting their goal, staff will reiterate Lubin’s advice, “Celebrate every mile!”

to focus and stay strong.

“I have people in my corner telling me I can do it and to keep going,” Moore said. “It has inspired me.”

Moore will be a part of the first graduating class from Aspire Community Day School.

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All Stars from the Forza 4 All Middle School League wrapped up their season with an end of the season tournament.

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Middle schools from all over the valley competed in the nine week program held through Forza For All.

provide opportunities for up and coming student-athletes that play volleyball and got to schools in the surrounding districts. Games took place at Forza1’s new 6-court facility, called the Forza One Performance Center, which is located at 27711 Diaz Road in Temecula.

“From my perspective, this year ran like absolute clockwork. The referees were fantastic, the opposing coaches were outstanding and the teams were unbelievable. This was such a rewarding experience for not only me and the parents of my teams, but my teams learned and grew so much. All of the young ladies in the Murrieta and Temecula area have benefited from

Another successful year has come and gone for Forza For All’s local middle school volleyball league which is in its third year under the direction of Program Director Christina Pulver.

“We had 400-plus families participating in the 2016 season from middle schools from all over the valley and it was amazing to watch the teams compete with such spirit and determination over the nineweek program,” said Pulver.

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this league,” stated Mitch Kiendra, a father of a player and Van Avery Prep coach.

Forza also ran its second annual Elementary School League with 100-plus families and as the future arrives and less physical education is offered in schools and looks to continue to initiate opportunities outside of school to help kids experience sports.

“We believe that giving kids an avenue to being active, being a part of a team and learning to play is critical to their development and success,” added Pulver. “Our coaches love sports and we know from experience that school and sports can be the biggest influences in a child’s development. At Forza For All, it is our goal to be the foundation and positive experience that generates a desire to play volleyball and sports for life.”

The 2016 MSL Champions include first place Vail Ranch Middle School (Varsity), Dorothy McElhinney (JV1) and Bella Vista (JV3).

“This was the most competitive middle school tournament yet, as the schools were so evenly matched,” said parent Martin Montego.

Rosters for the All-Star teams were as follows: Varsity Vail Ranch MS – Madison Montero, Roxy Brown; Temecula MS – Kelley Flanagan, Breanna Mitchell; Bella Vista MS – Ren Umali, Saige Rivera; Thompson MS – Sydney Ormiston, Ashlyn McAlpin; Dorothy McElhinney MS – Jamaya Harris, Nicole Jacob; James L. Day MS – Madison Corey, Roxy Flowers; Gardner MS – Sierra Cates, Sammy Bollinger; Margarita MS – Emma Rhodes, Eve Combs; Van Avery – Caylee Clay, Delaney Kiendra. Boys – Javen Benitez, Hunter Snyder.

Junior Varsity Va i l Ra n c h M S – S o p h i a Ekstrom, Faith Grissom; Temecula MS – Joey Southivong, Giselle Castaneda; Bella Vista MS – Eryka Smith, Alaina Tamayo; Thompson MS – Iris Del Valle, Isabella Chavez; Dorothy McElhinney MS – Kela Moreno, Isabelle Cook; James L. Day MS – Gabrielle Lukovenkova, Makai Ford; Margarita MS – Maliya Baughman, Taliyah Graham Miller; Shivela MS – Kayla Hoefler, Ellie Jukka; Warm Springs MS – Kaylie Taitano, Becca Allen; Van Avery – Rachel Clement, Sophia Allen; All Valley – Adamari Salas, Kaydance Nelson;

Vail Ranch Middle School; varsity champions.

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Dorothy McElhinney Middle School; junior varsity champions.

Bella Vista Middle School; junior varsity champions.

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Pounders would go in the secondround to the Pittsburgh Pirates who used him mostly out of the bullpen in his first three seasons of the minors before he was traded to the Kansas City Royals after the 2011 season.

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Junior Varsity 4 Bella Vista MS – Kyra Parker, Madison Ramirez; Dorothy McElhinney MS –Milay Galbraith, Trinity Guron; James L. Day MS – Krya Potter, Danielle Daoud.

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men, Pounders steadily raised his stock in the Royals’ farm system and was having one of the best seasons of his career in 2016, which earned him a call-up to the Royals in the first week of July where the ace quickly notched his first career win against the Seattle Mariners.

The Royals were eliminated from postseason contention this past season, marking four straight World Series champions that missed the playoffs the following year and finished with an 81–81 record and third place in the division.

Pounders, 26, who pitched 12 and two-thirds innings in the majors and allowed 13 earned runs was acquired by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim who will bring Pounders to camp as a starting pitcher. He was a starter for most of his pro career before pitching mostly in relief last season. In order to create a spot on the 40-man roster for Pounders, the Angels designated left-hander Cody Ege for assignment, but Pounders will likely see mostly Triple-A action before any big league offseason decisions get made.

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Sports HS Girls’ Tennis: Nighthawks doubles teams serve up post season success

Eagle Men win MSJC’s Kiwanis Hoops and Crops Tournament

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The Nighthawks doubles team of Alyssa Karavitch and Natalie Duffy were ousted Wednesday, Nov. 30, in the round of 16 of the CIF-SS Individual Girls Tennis Championships, losing to Amanda Chan and Sophia Genender of Studio City’s HarvardWestlake at the Seal Beach Tennis Center, 6-1 and 6-3.

The two girls, who spent their season playing as singles, teamed up for the Southwestern League finals, where they finished as runners-up.

They went on to win their first four matches in the CIF-SS Individual tournament before falling to the Mission League champions last week.

Duffy, a freshman, will be one of the key pieces to Trent Warren’s Nighthawk program for the next few years and will be very valuable next season especially behind No. 1 Faith Pearson, who is only a sophomore.

The senior, Karavitch, has received interest from quite a few college programs, but is still undecided on her plans for next year. The two were the only area doubles players to advance to the round of 16 this season

Murrieta Valley freshman Natalie Duffy (pictured here) and teammate Alyssa Karavitch made their way to the round of 16 of the CIF-SS Individual Girls Tennis Championships.

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and one of only two doubles teams to advance past the sectional round along with Murrieta Valley’s No. 1 doubles team of Kelsey Lajom and Alana Andrews.

Great Oak girls’ finish third nationally, boys’ sixth at NXN in Portland

Great Oak had a third-place finish on the girls’ side and a sixth-place showing for the boys’ team in the Nike Cross Nationals meet in Portland Saturday, Dec. 3.

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PORTLAND, ORE. – Great Oak followed up its state championships wins last week with a third-place finish on the girls’ side and a sixthplace showing for the boys’ team in the Nike Cross Nationals meet in Portland Saturday, Dec. 3, on the Glendoveer Golf Course, adding two more top-10 finishes for the Great Oak cross country teams at the NXN. The Great Oak boys, who returned to Portland to defend their national title that they won last year, placed sixth with senior Solomon Fountain being the only returning runner from the 2015 team. Juniors Jacob Korgan (64th, 16:33.9) and Carlos Carvajal (71st, 16:38.1) led the Pack, with Fountain following in 74th (16:39.1). Senior Justin Eipp was the Wolfpack’s No. 4 scorer with an 80th-place finish in 16:43.7.

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as “Temecula XC,” since the meet is held outside of the CIF-sanctioned season, it was their third consecutive top-10 finish, following a third last year and a runner-up finish two years ago. For the second consecutive year, Davis snuck ahead of the Wolfpack to finish second after Great Oak defeated Davis a week prior at the state meet.

Finishing in the exact same order a year ago, Fayetteville-Manlius (New York) won its 10th NXN title with 41 points, Davis was second with 181 and Great Oak placing third with 185. Senior Nicole Rice (third at last week’s state meet) placed 56th in 18:55.4 while teammates and fellow seniors Sydney Belus (62nd, 18:58.6), Kiyena Beatty (88th, 19:19.8) and Evelyn Mandel (91st, 19:22.8) followed close behind.

Junior Sandra Pflughoft wrapped up the course for Great Oak at 96th with a time of 19:26.7.

Head coach, Patrick Springer, talks to his Eagles basketball team during a timeout in their MSJC Kiwanis Hoops and Crops tournament.

SAN JACINTO – The MSJC men’s basketball team played their first three home games of the season this weekend and won them all on their way to the championship of the Kiwanis Hoops and Crops Tournament.

The Eagles started the tourney Thursday, Dec. 1, as they pulled away from Cuesta in the final eight minutes to post a 94-69 victory. Curtis Weathers led five MSJC players in double figure scoring with a team high 20 points. Carl Brown added 17 while Mat Bradshaw scored 15.

Jaryn Taylor had a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds, while Tre Nottingham flirted with a triple double with 14 points, 11 assists and 7 rebounds.

In Friday’s semifinal game the Eagles had a fast start as they built a 16-point halftime lead on their way to an easy 114-89 win over Santa Ana. Nottingham led the way with a game high 27 points.

Brown added 24 as he and Nottingham combined to go 10 for 16 from the three point line. Taylor had 18 points in the victory and Weathers hit double figures for the second straight game with 11.

Saturday’s championship game was an up tempo back and forth battle with Riverside and the Eagles came out on top 99-96.

Nottingham this time went for a game high 29 points while dishing out 5 assists and grabbing 7 rebounds. Taylor had his second

MSJC sophomore, Tre Nottingham (11), gets through two Cuesta defenders on his way to 14 points in the tournament opener.

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double-double of the weekend with 21 points and 10 boards, while Weathers made five 3s on his way to 19 points and 7 assists.

Brown also again reached double digits with 15.

Nottingham earned MVP honors for the tournament, while Brown was named to the All Tournament Team for MSJC. This is the third straight Hoops and Crops title for the Eagles.

The three wins improved MSJC’s season record to 9-3, they have now won seven straight. The Eagles will be right back in action this week when they play in the Riverside Holiday Tournament this week.

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Tahquitz High School Mental Health Fair helps students Tony Ault TAULT@REEDERMEDIA.COM

Fair for the Tahquitz High students was conducted during the two lunch periods Dec. 2.

A circle of tables with representatives from a number of mental health care and education organizations were on hand to answer questions the student might pose about where they or their friends in crisis might find help and counseling.

The representatives passed out brochures and other informational items that could help the students and their families. Loma Linda University’s Behavioral Medicine

While some students worked to make “stress balls” others discovered there was help for them in domestic crisis or homelessness at Tahquitz High Schools first Mental Health Fair Friday, Dec. 2.

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Oakes and Kelly Duggins, Building Assets Reducing Risks coordinators at the school offered students raffle tickets for a $10 gift certificate at In and Out in town if they registered at the health fair.

When new freshman arrive at Hemet’s newest high school they learn about the advantages offered them through the BARR program and their teachers. The Mental Health Fair was one of the many BARR programs set up to help students, all students, freshmen to seniors earn all course credits needed to graduate, earn higher achievement scores, stay engaged in learning and to reduce the adverse effects of alcohol and other drugs.

At Tahquitz High there are BARR trained teachers who help blocks of students in their science, math and English classes. The teachers and students engage in collaborative problem-solving to identify interventions to assist them to improve.

In addition to the school BARR staff the students have access to licensed mental health professionals like Oakes and Duggins who will support them in their freshman year and beyond. The BARR program has been active at the school for three years.

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Tahquitz High School students are engaged in creating their own “stress balls” at the Loma Linda University Behavioral Medicine Center table during the Mental Health Fair held Dec. 2 during lunch periods.

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Division of labor diminished in brains of people with autism spectrum disorder SAN DIEGO – Divvying up tasks between the left and right hemisphere of the brain is one of the hallmarks of typical brain development. The left hemisphere, for instance, is involved in analyzing specific details of a situation, while the right hemisphere is involved in integrating all the various streams of information coming into the brain.

A new study by neuropsychologists at San Diego State University suggests that in people with autism spectrum disorder the brains’ hemispheres are less likely to specialize one way or another. The finding gives further insight into how brain development in people with ASD contributes to the disorder’s cognitive characteristics.

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They found that in typically developing young people, the right brain hemispheres had densely packed connections.

“This fits with the idea that the right hemisphere has a more integrative function, bringing together many kinds of information,” the team wrote in a summary of their research.

However, in the participants with ASD, these brain connections were more evenly distributed across both hemispheres. The findings are published in the December issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry.

“The idea behind asymmetry in the brain is that there is a division of labor between the two hemispheres,” Müller said. “It appears this division of labor is reduced in people with autism spectrum disorder.”

That lack of specialization could manifest itself in what Müller called “weak central coherence”–a concept best summed up in the idiom, “not seeing the forest for the trees.” Many people with ASD are very good at seeing details but have difficulty putting it all together into a cohesive narrative, he explained.

More research is needed to determine whether these brain-connection asymmetries cause this inability to cohesively assemble information, or are actually the result of it, Müller added. That and other future research will benefit from SDSU’s first imaging facility, which will play a central role within the Engineering and Interdisciplinary Sciences Complex, scheduled to open in 2018.

The facility’s MRI machine will be installed early next year.

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One confirmed killed in Sage head-on collision Trevor Montgomery VALLEYSTAFF@REEDERMEDIA.COM

At least one person was killed in a two-vehicle, head-on collision on Sage Road near Minto Way Monday, Dec. 5. The area where the accident occurred is just south of the City of Hemet. The fatal wreck was reported to California Highway Patrol officials at 7:12 a.m., according to a CHP official.

An unidentified woman, 46, from Hemet, was killed when a 2009, Scion XB, driven by Riverside resident Tracie Bell, 53, drifted into the southbound lane, directly into the path of the Nissan.

The two vehicles crashed headon leaving the driver of the Nissan trapped inside her vehicle. She died on the scene according to a press release issued by CHP San Gorgonio Pass.

Bell sustained significant injuries and was transported by AMR to Inland Valley Hospital. There were no passengers in either vehicle.

CHP officers from the San Gorgonio and Temecula area stations and other emergency first responders were dispatched to the crash after multiple 911 callers reported the accident to CHP emergency dispatchers.

Thirteen firefighters from three

engine companies responded to the scene, according to Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Public Information Officer April Newman. They were assisted by a medic squad.

The Sage road remained closed for approximately two hours while officers conducted their investigation, according to CHP Public Information Officer Darren Meyer.

The unidentified woman succumbed to her injuries and was

pronounced dead at the scene about 7:36 a.m.

Drugs and/or alcohol were determined as contributing factor(s) in this collision, according to the CHP press release and the collision is being investigate by CHP Officer Eagleman.

CHP officials are conducting an accident investigation and have not released the cause of the accident.

Hemet man who attacked student at MSJC’s Menifee campus sentenced Trevor Montgomery VALLEYSTAFF@REEDERMEDIA.COM

Tyrell Brown was sentenced after he allegedly held a Mt. San Jacinto College student against her will inside a campus genderneutral restroom.

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A Hemet resident accused of attempted rape assault with intent to commit rape, and false imprisonment was sentenced Monday, Nov. 28. The man was arrested Oct. 4, after he allegedly accosted an 18-year-old female in a genderneutral restroom at Mt. San Jacinto College’s campus at 28237 La Piedra Road in Menifee Oct. 3.

In a plea arrangement with the District Attorney’s Office, 29-yearold Tyrell Nathaniel Brown pleaded guilty to a single count of false imprisonment. In exchange for Brown’s guilty plea, prosecutors dropped the additional charges against him. He was sentenced to

one year in county jail and three years’ formal probation.

Under the plea arrangement, Brown will not be required to register as a sex offender.

As part of Brown’s sentencing, he was ordered to pay $2,945.70 in restitution and fees to the Riverside Superior Court. However, the court waived $2,014.58 in pre-incarceration fees and booking fees, leaving Brown to pay $931.12.

The investigation began after Brown reportedly cornered the victim as she was exiting a bathroom stall at the campus. According to court documents and previous statements made by Riverside Sheriff’s Sergeant James Burton, Brown blocked the student’s path as she tried to leave the bathroom. He

then instructed her to change into clothing he had brought with him.

When the victim refused and attempted to leave the restroom – Brown, who stands 6’2″ – allegedly prevented her from leaving the bathroom stall where he had cornered her.

“The victim refused to comply with the suspect’s demands and was able to defend herself when the suspect advanced toward her,” Burton explained at the time.

The victim fled from the bathroom without injury. After she escaped from Brown, she immediately contacted Mt. San Jacinto College Police officers.

By the time campus police officers were notified about the incident and responded to the

Probationer allegedly caught with drug cache charged MURRIETA – A felon caught, along with his girlfriend, allegedly hauling marijuana and other narcotics for sale out of his vehicle in Murrieta was charged Monday, Dec. 5, with possession of controlled substances for distribution.

Kevin Timothy Hoff, 35, was arrested Dec. 1 following a traffic stop and investigation by Murrieta police.

Along with the two felony possession counts, Hoff is charged with misdemeanor possession of

drug paraphernalia and sentenceenhancing allegations of committing a crime while on probation.

He’s being held in lieu of $230,000 bail at the Southwest Detention Center in Murrieta and is slated to make his initial court appearance at the nearby Southwest Justice Center.

According to Murrieta police Lt. Tony Conrad, Hoff and his girlfriend, 26-year-old Carissa Megan Lackner, were driving in the area of California Oaks Road and Jackson

Avenue about 2 a.m. Thursday when they caught the attention of a patrol officer.

Conrad said the officer stopped the vehicle for an infraction and detained the pair after confirming that Hoff was on probation for a prior felony conviction and that Lackner had recent drug-related arrests in Arizona.

A search of the vehicle turned up “a large amount of narcotics, including ‘honey oil,’ and a large amount of money,” the lieutenant

said.

Both defendants were arrested without incident.

According to court records, Hoff has numerous prior convictions, mostly for illegal drug use, but also for burglary and assault with a deadly weapon.

No information was available on Lackner, who’s facing the same charges as Hoff and is slated to be arraigned Jan. 17.

She’s free on $10,000 bail.

bathroom, Brown had fled from the location. Despite an intensive search of the campus and surrounding area he was not located that day.

Through investigative means, campus police and deputies identified Brown as the alleged suspect.

During their investigation, authorities determined Brown was not a student at the college.

Mt. San Jacinto College Police, with assistance from the Hemet and Menifee Sheriff’s Stations, contacted Brown the following day at his residence on Honeysuckle Way in Hemet. They arrested Brown without incident.

“The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department and the Mt. San Jacinto College are committed to the safety of the community and will be vigilant in investigating all crimes of this nature,” Burton wrote in a press release after Brown’s arrest.

Brown is being held at the Southwest Detention Center in Murrieta.

After his release, he will remain on probation until Nov. 28, 2019.

Deputies pursue, arrest man who stole police vehicle

Alvin Smith was arrested after he allegedly stole a police vehicle that was parked at the Inland Valley Medical Center.

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Deputies found themselves having to pursue one of their own patrol vehicles after a man allegedly stole the marked police car Saturday, Dec. 3. The police vehicle was stolen from the Inland Valley

Medical Center in the 36400 block of Inland Valley Drive in Wildomar.

After the pursuit, deputies arrested 31-year-old, Alvin James Smith Jr., according to Riverside Sheriff’s Public Information Officer Sergeant Chris Durham. Smith was already on parole for previous crimes and he was charged with five felonies related to the arrest.

The incident began about 2:40 a.m., after a deputy was inside the hospital obtaining medical treatment for an arrestee. “The deputy assigned to the unit left the unit locked and secured in the parking lot,” Durham explained.

The deputy notified sheriff’s dispatchers and other deputies upon discovery of the stolen patrol car, who immediately began searching for the vehicle.

Deputies eventually located the police cruiser in the area and attempted to stop the driver, who was later identified as Smith.

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Deputies stopped Smith in the area of Machado and Joy Streets in Lake Elsinore, where he was taken into custody.

A jail records search revealed Smith was booked into the Southwest Detention Center in Murrieta on suspicion of taking a vehicle without the owner’s consent, recklessly evading a police officer, being a felon in possession of a firearm, being a felon in possession of ammunition and violation of state parole.

Smith is being held without bail

and was scheduled to be arraigned at the Southwest Justice Center in Murrieta Wednesday, Dec. 7.

“The circumstances regarding the theft are still under investigation and no one was injured during the incident,” Durham stated.

Anyone with information about this incident should contact Riverside County Sheriff’s officials at (951) 210-1000. Callers can refer to incident file number WI163380005 and can remain anonymous. Citizens may also submit a tip using the Sheriff’s CrimeTips online form.

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Valley cities kick of f holiday season with parades, Santa Claus

Santa and Mrs. Claus arrive in Temecula during the annual Santa’s Electric Light Parade Friday, Dec. 2.

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Temecula Valley High School’s Golden Valley Regiment performs during Santa’s Electric Light Parade in Temecula Friday, Dec. 2.

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A manger scene depicting the celebration of the birth of Jesus adorns this float by St. Jeanne DeLestonnac School in Temecula during the city’s annual Santa’s Electric Light Parade in Temecula Friday, Dec. 2.

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Miss Murrieta, Miss Teen Temecula and other Miss California Regional Pagent princesses ride aboard a float during Santa’s Electric Light Parade in Temecula, Dec. 2.

Members of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department’s Mounted Posse lead off Santa’s Electric Light Parade in Temecula, Dec. 2.

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The Arby’s float was full of holiday cheer during Santa’s Electric Light Parade Friday, Kelly Clough photo Dec. 2, in Temecula.

Santa Claus arrives in Murrieta aboard a horse-drawn sleigh during Murrieta’s annual Hometown Holiday Parade Saturday, Dec. 3.

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Members of Lisa J. Mails Middle School Color Guard make their way down the route during Murrieta’s annual Hometown Holiday Parade Dec. 3.

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The Hemet San Jacinto annual Christmas parade Dec. 3, saw hundreds of student band members from local high schools, middle schools, like Acacia Middle School here, and private academies march in the parade.

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The Veterans of Foreign Wars Honor Guard reminded Hemet San Jacinto Christmas Parade watchers of how proud we are of our country and to honor those soldiers and sailors that sacrificed their lives to keep our nation free.

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Dining in the Valley

Holiday meal planning to reduce food waste and clogged pipes SAN DIEGO COUNTY – It is hard to picture 833 million Thanksgiving dinners being thrown directly into the trash, but each year Americans waste that much food between Thanksgiving and New Year ’s Day alone. Meanwhile, 48.1 million Americans are struggling to avoid hunger daily.

On average, San Diegans throw away 5 pounds of trash a day, the most in the state. Fifteen percent of that is food waste, adding up to almost 500,000 pounds each year in San Diego alone.

Food that ends up in landfills means wasted money, labor, transportation, water and land resources. Worse, as it breaks down in landfills it produces methane, a gas 25 times more harmful to residents’ health and environment than carbon dioxide.

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Small steps like placing leftovers and perishable items in the front area of the refrigerator will also make sure food gets eaten before it’s condemned to the landfill. Visit the County of San Diego’s Food: Too Good to Waste! webpage (www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/sdc/dpw/ recycling/Food.html) for more tips, including how to keep fruits and vegetables fresh longer.

Keeping fats, oils and greases out of the drain Another important way to protect the environment (and plumbing) is to take care with the oils used for cooking during the holidays. Fats, oils and greases have harmful effects on the environment when not disposed of properly.

In recent years, deep-fried turkeys have become an increasingly popular holiday tradition. Frying a turkey uses up to 3 gallons of cooking oil. If discarded in kitchen sinks or other drains, this oil may block pipes and cause sewage overflow in homes, streets, lawns and the ocean, not to mention severely damage home plumbing systems.

Contrary to popular belief, mixing oil with soap is not an effective method for preventing sewage backup. Instead, San Diegans should accumulate their oils in a secure container and recycle them at a certified location. Save oil containers and caps/lids for use after cooking.

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Once used cooking oil has cooled, pour into empty oil container and cap it. Do not mix chemicals in the used oil and label container “used cooking oil” to avoid confusion. To find the closest drop off location, unincorporated county residents are encouraged to visit the county’s Recycling and Household Hazardous Waste database, www.WasteFreeSD.org, or call 1-877-R1-EARTH (1-877-713-2784).

Submitted by I Love A Clean San Diego (ILACSD). For more information, visit www.cleansd. org or call (619) 291-0103.

Editor’s note; While the information contained in this article is specific to San Diego County, the rules and tips contained in it can be implemented in any city across the country. Keep these tips in mind when preparing your holiday meals.

Pieology Pizzeria makes its debut in Menifee MENIFEE – Pieology Pizzeria, where pizza lovers go to create artisan-style custom pizzas in endless flavor combinations for one affordable price, is proud to announce that its newest location is now open in Menifee. Located at the Town Center Marketplace, Pieology offers locals the opportunity to enjoy personalized pizzas and made-to-order custom salads, using an unlimited selection of over 40 toppings.

“We are thrilled to introduce the Pieology experience to the city of Menifee,” said franchisee, Frank Kalil. “At Pieology, we encourage creativity and individuality when our guests create their custom pizza or salad, with choices from more than 40 fresh ingredients, always for one affordable price.”

The Pieology experience starts with fresh housemade dough that is pressed into 11.5-inch thin pizza crusts, which is typically larger

than others in the custom pizza space. Guests select from eight signature sauces, moving down the line to choose from more than 40 fresh and flavorful meats, cheeses, vegetables, herbs and spices. The customized pizzas are then stone oven fired to perfection in less than three minutes. To finish, guests have the option to add after-bake “Flavor Blast” sauces, including fiery buffalo, pesto and barbecue, to really make it their own. Pieology also offers glutenfree crust, whole wheat crust and a selection of seven signature pizzas, which can be customized upon request.

Pieology’s custom salads allow guests to create made-to-order salads by choosing from three fresh lettuce options of organic field greens, romaine hearts or spinach. Guests then select from any of Pieology’s large variety of toppings, including sunflower

seeds, garbanzo beans and candied walnuts, along with a choice of five dressings made in-house.

Pieology also offers a signature Classic and Caesar salad, which can be personalized with additional ingredients upon request.

The generous portioned salad and pizza are the perfect pairing for a shareable meal.

Pieology Menifee features an industrial-chic and friendly environment where inspirational quotes decorate the walls, menus and employee uniforms. The restaurant is open Monday – Thursday 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m., Friday – Saturday 11 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. and Sunday 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Pieology Pizzeria is located at 30075 Haun St. in Menifee and can be reached by calling (951) 672-6554. For more information about Pieology, locations and the complete menu, please visit www. pieology.com.

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS CHILDREN AND TEENS: Dec. 9 – 6-9 p.m. Pennypickle’s Winter Wonderland at Pennypickle’s Workshop, 42081 Main St. Temecula. A night for families to have fun and make memories, visit Santa, be entertained, and enjoy a festive evening of CHILLED surprises.

Dress warmly because this event is held outside and there’s real SNOW to play in! Activities require tickets for all children ages 1-18. Tickets are $1 each. Pennypickle’s Winter Wonderland is a fundraising event to support our mission of helping children discover science through play. Information: (951) 308-6376.

Dec. 12 – 7-8 p.m. Winter Wonderland: Holiday Ornaments at the Temecula Public Library, 30600 Pauba Road. Join in and make a special ceramic ornament from Painted Earth. Limit 40. This event is for grades 7-12. Advance registration begins at the library reception desk two weeks prior to the program.

Information: (951) 693-8900.

Dec. 17 – 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Animal Friends Kids Camp: Holiday Edition. This is a fun-filled, one-day camp of holiday crafts, holiday preparation tips for your pets, playtime with animals and all around child friendly fun at the Animal Friends of the Valleys classroom, 33751 Mission Trail, Wildomar. Cost: $25.

Information: Marisa (951) 674-0618 ext 210.

Dec. 19 – Monday Madness at Pennypickle’s Workshop, 42081 Main St. Temecula. The workshop will be open all sessions. Cost: $5 per person over age 2. Information: (951) 308-6376.

Dec. 23 – 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Pennypickle’s Polar Express – just in time for Moms and Dads to enjoy some alone time during this busy season. Bring your PJ and robe clad child as they board Professor Pennypickle’s Polar Express for fun activities and adventures. You may send food and drinks for your child if you wish. For children ages 5-10.

Space is limited. Reservations and information: (951) 308-6376.

Dec. 26 – Monday Madness at Pennypickle’s Workshop, 42081 Main St. Temecula. The workshop will be open all sessions. Cost: $5 per person over age 2. Information: (951) 308-6376.

Dec. 31 – 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

New Year’s Eve at Noon. Celebrate the New Year Pennypickle’s style at noon instead of midnight. At the Children’s Museum, 42081 Main Street, Temecula. Cost: $8 per person. Get your reservations in early as this event fills up quickly. Information: (951) 308-6376.

ENTERTAINMENT: Dec. 9-11 – 7:30-9:30 p.m. “A Christmas Carol” presented by The Temecula Valley Players at the Old Town Temecula Community Theater, 42051 Main St. Dec. 10 & 11 matinee performance at 2 p.m.

Tickets and Information: (866) 653-8696.

Dec. 10 – 7 p.m. Speakeasy at the Merc, 42051 Main St. Temecula.

Speakeasy is live traditional Jazz of the 20s and 40s. Performances

feature the house band, Second Hand Jazz with vocalist Rosalie Porter in rotation with prominent Southern California Traditional Jazz artists.

Tickets and Information: (866) 653-8696.

Dec. 10 – 1, 3 and 5 p.m. How the Grinch Stole Christmas at the Historic Hemet Theater, 216 E. Florida Ave. Just in time for the holidays, join the fun for a special showing of this classical tale. $10 general admission includes 2 free concessions.

Fundraiser for the Diamond Valley Middle School AVID program. Information: (951) 658-5950.

Dec. 11 – 3 p.m. Candlelight Classics at the Merc, 42051 Main St. Temecula. Ring in the Holidays with a Temecula Tradition. The Merc will be decked out in festive finery and featuring City of Angels Saxophone Quartet. Tickets and Information: (866) 653-8696.

Dec. 11 – 2-4 p.m. MSJC Golden Eagles Jazz Ensemble presents: A Jazzy Christmas and A Swinging New Year will be performing at the San Jacinto Campus Theatre, 1499 N. State St. Reservations Recommended. Tickets: (951) 487-3790.

Information: John (951) 487-3641 or Eric (951) 639-5665.

Dec. 11 – 2 and 7 p.m. The Nutcracker at TVHS, 31555 Rancho Vista Road. Temecula. Hosted by the Academy of Ballet Arts. Tickets and Information: www.ticketriver.com.

Dec. 13 – 7 p.m. MSJC Eagles Orchestra Holiday Concert will perform at the San Jacinto Campus Theatre, 1499 N. State St. Reservations recommended. Tickets: (951) 487-3790. Information: John (951) 487-3641 or Eric (951) 639-5665.

Dec. 15 – 7:30 p.m. Jazz at the Merc, 42051 Main St. Temecula.

Jennifer Hart Trio featuring Bradley Young piano, Benjamin May, bass.

Tickets and Information: (866) 653-8696.

Dec. 16-18 and 20-23 – 3 and 7:30 p.m. The Nutcracker Ballet 2016 presented by the Ballet Studio in association with Fine Arts Network Theater Company will be at the Old Town Temecula Community Theater, 42051 Main St. Tickets and Information: (866) 653-8696.

Performances on Dec.17, 18 and 23 at 3 p.m.

Dec. 17 – 7 and 9 p.m. Country at the Merc, 42051 Main St. Temecula.

Live Country music show featuring the house band backing up the Valley’s hottest country artists. Tickets and Information: (866) 653-8696.

Dec. 18 – 6 p.m. Dixieland at the Merc, 42051 Main St. Temecula.

Dixieland is a monthly show dedicated to bringing the best of local and regional Dixieland talent to Temecula. The host band, Timeless (The Music You Remember) anchors the show. Tickets and Information: (866) 653-8696.

COMMUNITY EVENTS: Dec. 9 – 5 p.m. Grand Opening Celebration of Temecula Chilled – the Temecula Outdoor Holiday Rink. Entertainment for the whole family, skating shows performed by Gold Medalists performers, Team ParadICE Syncro Team and more.

Dec. 9 – 5:30-9 p.m. Free Military and Veterans Family Holiday event at Chapparel High School, 27215 Nicolas Road. Temecula. Free food, music, crafts, jumpers, Santa and more.

Dec. 10 – Western Riverside Energy Leader Partnership 2016 Holiday LED Light Exchange and Free Energy Efficiency Kit. Enjoy the holidays while saving money and energy by joining the WRCOG Breakfast with Santa at Fire Station 61, 32637 Gruwell St, Wildomar from 8-11 a.m. The exchange is available at no cost to all Southern California Edison (SCE) and Southern California Gas residential customers in the Western Riverside County. 100 exchanges will be available along with 50 energy efficiency starter kits. Bring up to two strands of 50 count or higher, working, old inefficient incandescent holiday lights with all bulb parts, along with a recent copy of SCE monthly bill (or proof of electronic bill payment) and a license or picture identification matching customer name on the SCE bill. To receive a FREE Energy Efficiency Kit, BRING: a copy of your monthly SoCal Gas bill (electronic bill will be acceptable), a license or photo identification matching customer name and address on the SoCal Gas bill.

Dec. 10 – 1-5 p.m. Holiday Musicale at the Temecula Public Library, 30600 Pauba Road. This event is hosted by the Music Teachers Association of California Temecula Valley Branch. Event includes teachers and their students from Temecula and Murrieta Valley. Free admission.

Fun family time to celebrate the holidays.

Dec. 11 – 7 a.m. 31st Annual Tinsel Triathlon at West Valley High School, 3401 Mustang Way, Hemet.

The largest reverse sprint in the nation. Also, 5K run, racing wheelchair, hand cycles and team triathlon sprint. Proceeds benefit the United Way. Information and registration at www.tinseltriathlon.com.

Now – Dec. 12 – Habitat for Humanity Inland Valley to host the annual Christmas Tree Lane at the Promenade Temecula. Christmas Tree Lane will be located outside of the lower level Macy’s Women’s wing. Shoppers can enter to win one of the trees by dropping off a suggested donation of $1. Proceeds from the event stay within the Inland Valley area. Information: (951) 296-3362.

Dec. 12 – 6:30 p.m. Temecula Valley Genealogical Society to host their annual Christmas Potluck meeting at the Temecula City Hall Community Center, 41000 Main St. Members and guests can bring a dish to share. Information: barbgma9@ yahoo.com.

Dec. 12 – 8 a.m. The Murrieta Police Department will have their Coffee with a Cop event at McDonald’s, 40605 California Oaks Road. Coffee with a Cop brings police offers and community members together to discuss issues and learn more about each other in an informal setting as well as providing an opportunity for citizens to ask questions and learn

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NOW – NAMI Temecula Valley will not have their monthly meeting on Dec. 21 they will reconvene their monthly meetings beginning Jan. 18, 2017.

MSJC Announces Extended Hours for Student Services. Now students can choose from a variety of convenient times to get the services they need to register for Spring 2017 classes. Hours will be extended through Jan. 14, 2017. Information on campus hours: (951) 487-3215 or (951) 639-5215.

NOW – MSJC Child Development and Education Centers are now enrolling and offer child care and preschool for children 18 months through five years, are open to students and the community and offer several enrollment options based on family income and need. The centers, located in San Jacinto and Menifee, are open Monday through Friday, from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Information: San Jacinto: (951) 4873605 or Menifee: (951) 639-5605.

NOW – Sun City Certified Farmers Market is held from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Friday in the parking lot of the Menifee United Church of Christ, 26701 McCall Blvd. Vendors offer produce, crafts, food and more. Information: Pamela (951) 491-4111.

NOW – Memoir Writing Group every second and fourth Monday from 1-3 p.m. at the Mary Phillips Senior Center, 4845 6th Street, Temecula, everyone has a story, join them and write.

NOW – Parent Support Group available for parents whose children of any age struggle with addiction.

Education, Skills, Support. Every Tuesday at 6 p.m. at 43397 Business Park Drive. Suite D8, Temecula. Information: (951) 775-4000 or info@ thecenter4lifechange.com.

NOW – Clippendales meet the second Monday of each month 6 p.m. The Elks Ladies, an Elks Auxiliary of the Lake Elsinore/Wildomar Elks Lodge 2591 has formed a club call the “Clippendales.” The object of this club is to send manufacturers coupons to Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan to be redeemed for products at their commissary and other stores.

NOW- Lake Elsinore/Wildomar Elks Lodge 2591 hosts Bingo at the lodge each Thursday to raise funds for its charities. Occasionally the lodge arranges for additional Bingo games to help community groups raise funds as well. Lodge 2591 is located at 33700 Mission Trail, Wildomar. Information: (951) 674-6804.

NOW– 3:30-4:15 p.m. Monday and Wednesday afternoons Senior Fitness Program is offered at the Lake Elsinore Senior Center, 420 E. Lakeshore Drive. Participants should bring a set of 2 or 3-pound dumbbell weights and water to drink. Space is limited. Information: Lisa (951) 533-2612.

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Dec. 13 – 6-8 p.m. Holiday Gingerbread House Night at Valley Vista Community Center, 43935 E. Acacia Ave. Hemet. Start your holiday season by making gingerbread houses.

Hot cocoa and cookies will be served. Cost: $2 pre-registration or $3 at the door. This is great holiday fun for the whole family and there will even be a special visit from Santa. Seating is limited. Register early. (951) 927-6673.

Dec. 14 – 4-4:45 p.m. Happy 10th Birthday Library Celebration at the Temecula Public Library, 30600 Pauba Road. Join the fun and celebration. Space is limited.

Information: (951) 693-8980.

Dec. 14 – 4-9 p.m. 7th Annual Holiday Taste of Old Town. Stroll through Old Town Temecula and enjoy the sparkling lights while stopping at the many participating restaurants, wineries, and businesses for treats and special discounts.

Dec. 15 – 6-7 p.m. Parent Support Group for parents of young adults battling chemical dependency. Education, peer Support, intervention tools, peace of mind. Experience strength and hope at 41877 Enterprise Circle N, Suite 100 Temecula.

Information: Erin (951) 719-3685 or Lizabeth (951)348-8976. Support group sponsored by Hill Alcohol and Drug Treatment. www.HillRecovery.com.

Now – Dec. 16 – 3-7 p.m. Photos with Santa at the Promenade Mall, 40820 Winchester Road. Temecula.

Reservations www.TemeculaSanta. com.

Dec. 17 – 7-8:30 p.m. Twas the Lights before Christmas Bike Tour.

Hop on your bikes and strap on your helmets as you ride through the streets of Harveston and marvel at the dazzling lights and decorations.

This is a free event for all ages. Bikes will not be provided. Pre-registration is recommended. Meet at Harveston Community Park and don’t forget to wear warm clothes.

Dec. 20 – 4 p.m. Salvation Army Christmas Dinner for the homeless at 340 S. Palm Ave. Hemet. Volunteers needed to help in the kitchen, gather items for gifts and serve meals. Information: (951) 791-9497.

Dec. 24 – 8 a.m. The City of Lake Elsinore presents: Healthy LE- Santa Fun Run/Walk event at the Lake Elsinore Levee, 500 Diamond Dr. Free admission. Information: (951) 674-3124 ext. 265.

Now – Dec. 14 – 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Salvation Army Food and Toy Drive, 340 S. Palm Ave. Hemet. Get in the Holiday spirit by donating food and new toys to the Salvation Army.

Volunteers will pack food boxes for distribution to the community Dec. 13 and Dec. 15 parents will be able to shop in the “Toy Joy Store” filled with donated toys. Information: (951) 791-9497.

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Four-legged friends are welcome at Gershon Bachus Vintners

Dogs have always had a place in the Gershon Bachus estate. Part of Gershon Bachus’ original staff included Oscar Meyer, a handsome dachshund who loved being a part of the winery fun and nothing has changed since. Owners Ken and Christina Falik want their customers to know that four-legged friends and family members are welcome to come to the winery as well.

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Gershon Bachus Vintners is a place for family and friends to gather, laugh and enjoy the weekend, while sharing a bottle of their favorite wine. Owners Ken and Christina Falik want their customers to know that four-legged friends and family members are welcome to come to the winery as well.

Dogs have always had a place in the Gershon Bachus estate. Part of Gershon Bachus’ original staff included Oscar Meyer, a handsome dachshund who loved being a part of the winery fun. With the title of director of security, Oscar was spotted at all important events, and even held a place of honor at some of the weddings held at the beautiful winery’s estate. And while Oscar has passed, his memory lives on in the

hearts of all who knew him. Today, Franke and Rusty, the Falik’s other dachshunds are seen regularly at the estate, as are other furry friends owned by employees.

It’s no wonder then that dogs are welcomed with open arms as their humans come to enjoy their favorite wines at Gershon Bachus.

Whether purchasing the recently released Mourvedre and Estate Grenache, folks do not have to feel bad about leaving their pets at home for the weekend.

And though the weather may be chillier, guests can still swing by the winery and enjoy their wine tasting inside of the Gershon Bachus building. Club members, affectionately called Clique-members, appreciate the fact that they are treated like family and the Faliks make a point to get to know each and every one of their members. To honor them,

special events like the recent 80s holiday dance party are held regularly, with delicious foods prepared

by Adrian Halmagean, who runs Sorrel Bistro in Temecula.

That hospitality does not stop with regular guests and clique members. Anyone who walks into the Gershon Bachus winery will feel welcomed, and can quickly find their favorite wine with the help of expert pourers. Because Gershon Bachus Vintners is family owned and operated, they pride themselves on offering a fun experience that will be truly exceptional.

Gershon Bachus Vintners is located at 37750 De Portola Road in Temecula. For more information about the winery, call 1 (877) I-LUV-GBV (1-877-458-8428), email info@gershonbachus.com, or go to www.gershonbachus.com.

Give the gift of fine wine with Bel Vino Winery specials Andrea Verdin AESTRADA@REEDERMEDIA.COM

Those looking to give the perfect gift for wine-loving family and friends can end their search, as Bel Vino has two wine specials in time for the holidays. The winery, which has made a name for itself by offering award-winning winery for all preferences, has paired some of its most beloved flavors to make for the perfect gift.

According to Bel Vino’s Erika Batiz, the winery has an Awesome Twosome special, available for $59.90. This option features the very popular 2008 Cabernet Franc, rated 92 by Wine Enthusiast and the 2013 Long Valley Red, rated 90 and a Gold Medalist. This saves buyers $20 on these wine favorites.

The other option saves Bel Vino wine-buyers $12 when they purchase the Sweet Sin-sation for only $39.90, featuring the very popular 2015 White Merlot and the sinfully delicious Dolce Semi-Sweet Red. Both these wine options are Silver Medal Wines.

In addition to these specials, Batiz stated two favorites to give as gifts include the 2008 Cabernet Franc and the 2015 White Merlot.

“These are great to be shipped anywhere as gifts,” said Batiz.

If an individual would like to sample the wines before purchasing, head over to the winery’s tasting room to see which wine to purchase. The wine pourers are knowledgeable, and can make suggestions in regards to what wines will pair best with foods for holiday meals, special events

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or just enjoyment at home.

As family and friends come to town for the holidays, Bel Vino Winery also offers entertainment options every weekend. On Fridays, guests can enjoy Wine Country Karaoke from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the barrel room, and live entertainment can be enjoyed every Saturday and Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. Due to the holidays, guests should call to check for closures and schedule changes.

Bel Vino winery is located at 33515 Rancho California Road in Temecula Valley Wine Country.

For information about the winery, tastings, tours, the bistro or the wine club, call (951) 676-6414, email info@BelVinoWinery.com, or go to www.BelVinoWinery. com.

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Temecula Valley Southern California Wine Country offers last-minute gifts for everyone on your holiday gift list

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pers finish finding gifts for everyone on their holiday shopping list.

Promenade Temecula is home to over 150 retailers. Shoppers can find the latest fashions at H&M, Abercrombie & Fitch, Macy’s, Old Navy and Hollister; technology must-haves at The Apple Store and Verizon; and gift items at Brighton, Coach, Charming Charlie, Buckle, Icing and more. Take a break from a busy day shopping at great restaurants including Lazy Dog Restaurant & Bar, California Pizza Kitchen, Lucille’s Smokehouse B.B.Q., or P.F. Chang’s.

Bargain-hunters can find great deals at the Outlets at Lake Elsinore, just 20 miles north of the heart of Temecula. A variety of unique gifts can be found at hard-to-beat prices from stores including Nike Factory Store, Gap Outlet, Levi’s Outlet Store, Guess Factory Store, The Children’s Place, Dress Barn and more.

Unique equestrian-themed gifts can be found at Big Horse Feed in Temecula, offering just about anything a horse lover would want or need.

Staying the Night Holiday shopping can be exhausting and what better way to recuper-

ate than stay the night, sipping local wine, dining at among the vineyards and unwinding with a deep tissue massage. Overnight accommodations range from comfortable, clean, breakfast included branded hotels to destination resorts. For information about things to do and where to stay, please go to VisitTemeculaValley. com and you may find that one night isn’t enough.

About Visit Temecula Valley With natural gifts of climate and geography Temecula Valley Southern California Wine Country is recognized for scenic vineyards, awardwinning wines and 40+ wineries.

The popular, boutique destination includes the Temecula Valley A.V.A. (American Viticulture Area) as well as Historic Downtown Old Town Temecula, Pechanga Resort & Casino, and Temecula Wine Country Golf Trail.

Visit Temecula Valley is the region’s official tourism marketing organization and an online resource for visitors at VisitTemeculaValley. com. Temecula Valley Visitors Center is located in Old Town Temecula (Third Street and Mercedes). For visitor information and assistance, call (888) 363-2852 or (951) 4916085.

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Need to make a dent in your holiday shopping list? Come on out to Falkner Winery’s Sip and Shop, Saturday, Dec. 11, from 4-7 p.m. and gather gifts for all the wine lovers on your list. For those looking for something different, 25 vendors will be on hand with a variety of wares.

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Preparing for your holiday gift giving can be an exhausting task. Let Temecula Valley Southern California Wine Country help you find lastminute gift items for everyone on your holiday gift list. From unique and hard-to-find artisan wines and goods displayed throughout charming, old-fashioned streets to mecca shopping centers with dozens of retailers to find something for the pickiest recipient on your list, a shopping getaway to Temecula will help you find joy during this busy, holiday season.

Temecula Valley Wine Country’s gift shops offer unique gifting options for the Oenophile on your gift list; nearly all of the 40-plus region wineries boast tasting rooms. Sipping a glass of wine perusing 11/5, while 11/12, 11/19, 11/24 12/3 Clique Party 3pm the merchandise makes for closing one atthe 12/24 closingshopping at 3pm most relaxing holiday 12/25 closed scenes imaginable. addition to 12/31 In closing 3pm 1/1/17 a closed handmade gifts and wide selection of beautiful décor and kitchen accessories, bottles of wine make a delightful host or hostess gift to share during the holidays.

Shopping in Old Town Temecula Old Town Temecula is a mustvisit for shoppers looking for unique, hard-to-find and one-of-a-kind gift options; visitors will love strolling through the holiday-decorated streets while looking for this season’s finds. Locally grown and produced olive oil and balsamic vinegars are a great gift option at Temecula Olive Oil, in addition to other artisanal olive-themed products for him or her. Old Town Temecula Spice & Tea Merchants is a perfect place to find gifts for the home chef from beautiful tea pots to handmade soup mixes and kitchen gadgets and accessories, there is something for every foodie. Granny’s Attic & Antiques, located behind Old Town Temecula, has more shopping under one roof than you can imagine. Great for nostalgic gifts and antique collectors, a unique, one-of-a-kind find might brighten holiday cheer. Gifts for the children on your list can be found at Pennypickle’s Gift Shop, located inside Temecula Children’s Museum, where they sell sciencebased games, puzzles, and kits as well as wacky, fun gifts for all ages.

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the young and old, specializing in the nostalgic. A beautiful selection of vintage to contemporary feminine attire can be found at Up Your Alley.

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Don’t be a humbug this holiday season TEMECULA – That much-anticipated holiday classic, “A Christmas Carol,” is being brought to life again this year at the Old Town Temecula Community Theater by the Temecula Valley Players. Originally penned by Charles Dickens in 1843 London, the book has not been out of print in the intervening 184 years as a measure of its timely message of hope and transformation. The story has been reproduced numerous times on stage and screen with the current musical version first appearing at New York City’s Paramount Theater in Madison Square Garden in 1994 where it played annually until 2003. The play was also one of the first productions to be produced by TVP at the Old Town Temecula Community Theater following its completion in 2005 and has returned to the stage by popular request almost every year since.

The story itself is a reflection of 1840’s London, with its poverty,

workhouses and social castes while incorporating newly forming (at the time) traditions of holiday cheer, generosity and caroling. Miserly Ebenezer Scrooge (Bah! Humbug!) has lost sight of the joys and love of life and needs to be reminded of what happened in his past, what is happening in his present and what will happen to his future if he doesn’t change his ways.

To help him along this path, he is visited by the ghost of his old partner, the long-dead Jacob Marley as well as the Ghosts of Christmases Past, Present and Yet-to-Be. Along the way, we meet his younger and more joyful self, lost loves, beloved friends and some serious party animals, the Fezziwig’s. These are offset by some darker visions as well including the chain-shackled Marley, a very sick Tiny Tim and his own demise, among others.

But all’s well that ends well and

Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by a bevy of ghosts during his journey to awaken the Christmas spirit in the Temecula Valley Players presentation of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol.”

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“A Christmas Carol” always ends well with Scrooge rediscovering his youthful spirit, his generosity and his good cheer. And while you might be forgiven for thinking that after nearly a decade of putting on the same play it would get repetitious, the Temecula Valley Players manage to imbue the production with new

life every season by bringing in new actors, choreographers and directors with a fresh take and new vision of the play. This year’s show features a notably younger cast directed and choreographed by our youngest team ever. They promise that if you don’t yet have the Christmas Spirit when you come, you certainly will by the

time you leave.

And as the snow drifts gently onto the Temecula stage (honest), Tiny Tim’s final wish for you all echoes – “God bless us, everyone.”

Tickets for remaining performances Dec. 9, 10 and 11, are available by contacting the box office at www. tickets.temeculatheater.org.

City Limits Band rocks Diamond Valley Arts Center Tony Ault TAULT@REEDERMEDIA.COM

Les Allen’s fingers were flying over the guitar strings as his City Limits Band rocked the Diamond Valley Arts Center Saturday night Nov. 19 in a special performance in downtown Hemet. An appreciative audience clapped and cheered as the band played some of the top rock songs of the age.

The band, including top musicians Allen on guitars and vocals, Jeff Brown on the keyboards, Garrett Morris on the drums and Robert Mann on bass, kicked off the performance with the famous Eagles song “Tequila Sunrise,” while they awaited the arrival of electric guitarist David Mills.

It was the second performance by City Limits at the Diamond Valley Arts Council, said Allen before the performance. “We really like coming here,” Allen said.

The band is well-known in the North County for their rockabilly and blues music. Each of Allen’s guitars come alive when he runs through their strings at an amazing speed, never missing a note. “I’ve been playing the guitar since I was 13,” Allen said, and his performance shows that skill.

Steel guitarist Mills arrived in a little late coming from another gig, but quickly set up to match Allen with his musical skills in several songs.

The classics, “Sweet Home Alabama,” “Take it Easy,” “Neon Blues,” and “Highway to Your Heart,” played by City Limits, brought more warm and loud applause. Wineglasses were lifted to the band for their musical skills.

Fine wines and soft drinks were available at the Art Center’s stage bar during the performance. Admission to musical events at the center was $20, and two drink tickets were

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Les Allen and the City Limits Band performs at the Diamond Valley Arts Center in historic downtown Hemet Nov. 19. The North County San Diego bandmembers playing that night were David Mills on electric guitar, Les Tony Ault photo Allen on guitar, Garrett Morris on drums; Robert Mann on bass and Jeff Brown on keyboards.

included in the admission. The cost of the event was considered a donation to the local 501(c)(3) organization.

The Diamond Valley Arts Center is located in the historic 110-yearold building at 123 N. Harvard St. in downtown Hemet. With its colorful staging, candle-lighted tables and chairs, the concert by City Limits was up close and personal, like all special performances at the center. In addition to special music events, usually once a month, spectators can enjoy a plethora of art events and exhibitions open to the public and aspiring artists in the community.

Bill Kern, a patron of the arts,

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never misses the music performances at the center. “I like all kinds of music,” Kern said. “I wish more people would come here to these events, they are wonderful.”

Elena Kern, DVAC board member, said other events are planned by the council in December including a “Shhh…It’s a Prohibition” party and show Dec. 3, hosted by the Hemet Heritage Foundation and the Destination Coffee Bar & Bistro and a performance by the Valley Vocal Ensemble also Dec. 3.

The “Shhh… It’s a Prohibition” party and show is $35 per person.

The Valley Vocal Ensemble performance is with a $20 for members and $25 for non-members by donation.

The Diamond Valley Arts

‘Winter Wonderland: Holiday Ornaments’ teen program at the Temecula Public Library The Ronald H. Roberts Temecula Public Library invites teens to make hand-painted ornaments at the “Winter Wonderland: Holiday Ornaments” sponsored by the Friends of the Temecula Library.

Documentary screenings start at 4 pm at Santa Rosa Academy (SRA) and 6 pm at Mt. San Jacinto College (MSJC). Last screenings are 7 pm and 9 pm, respectively. For security reasons, please bring your SRA, MSJC or government issued ID. Please visit californiadocfest.com/program/ for full list of documentaries.

World Premier ICONS Documentaries at Santa Rosa Academy & Temecula America’s Son: JFK Jr. on Dec 8 in Temecula

Filmed with 35 members of the Kennedy family when they visited Ireland for the 50th anniversary of JFK’s visit to his motherland. Exec. Produced by Barak and Gunasti.

Released in Docu Film.

Citizen Shimon on Dec 9 at SRA

Released in Docu Film 2016. Exec. produced by Barak and Gunasti. Citizen Shimon is the history of modern Israel.

It is narrated by the late president of Israel Shimon Peres.

The documentary opens with Robert DeNiro. Kathleen Turner is also included. Dr. Henry Kissinger adds a historic perspective. Bill Clinton and Queen Elizabeth II are some of the other dignitaries.

Maestro at Home on Dec 10 at SRA

Filmed with Andrea Bocelli and his family. Released in Docu Film 2016. Exec. produced by Barak and Gunasti.

It is a love story. Lionel Richie, Quincy Jones are part of it.

Also includes segments and anecdotes on Mohammed Ali and Pope’s latest visit to the US with Bocelli.

The Kid from Detroit on Dec 11 at SRA

Released in Docu Film 2016. Exec. produced by Barak and Gunasti. The Kid is Kid Rock. Doc opens with Mitt Romney. Sheryl Crow is also part of it.

6 PREMIERE EVENTS IN 3 CITIES Thursday, December 8, in Temecula AUTISM: World premier of 3 films screened. An exhibition of art by autistic youth. Plus a VIP reception.

Friday, December 9, in SRA Tribute to SHIMON PERES of Israel, VACLAV HAVEL of Czech Rep., and MARCH AIR RESERVE BASE: World premier of LEGACY FOR THE FUTURE. A VIP reception.

HOLOCAUST: American premier of a short film. Plus a VIP reception, hosted

by Poland.

Saturday, December 10, in SRA EMPOWERING WOMEN: American premier of films made by women and about women. Plus a VIP reception, hosted by Germany, Greece and the Czech Republic.

TERRORISM: American premier of 2 films, documenting tragedies. Plus a discussion with the director.

Sunday, December 11, in SRA JERUSALEM: American premier of 2 short films. Plus a Croation film, ANNA FRANK. The Consul General of Croatia is hosting a VIP reception. A special award will be given to Senator Jeff Stone.

Monday and Tuesday, December 12 and 13, in Palm Springs THANK YOU FOR SERVING / VETERANS: Screening of 2 films. Plus a VIP reception. A special award given to a veteran.

These Premiere Events are by invitation only. If you would like to attend and for discounts inquire 760-980-3057 or email docufilmfestival@gmail.com.

Council is dedicated to promoting awareness of and opportunities for involvement in the visual, performing and literary arts and in cultural interest at venues throughout the Hemet and San Jacinto valleys.

The Diamond Valley Art Center and Council memberships are available starting at $35 for individuals per year and organizations for $100 per year. Student memberships to age 23 are free. Donations are accepted at the nonprofit 501(c) (3) organization.

For more information about the Diamond Valley Arts Council, write them at 140 E. Stetson Ave., P.O Box #297, email at dvacinfo@ gmail.com, visit their website at www.thedvac.org or call (951) 652-3822.

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TEMECULA – Join us this holiday season for a night of good cheer at the teen program, “Winter Wonderland: Holiday Ornaments,” Monday, Dec. 12, at 7 p.m. at the Ronald H. Roberts Temecula Public Library, 30600 Pauba Road.

Make an extra special decoration by painting a ceramic ornament from Painted Earth. The one- of-akind hand-painted ornament will

be full of holiday spirit and bring joy to all.

The event is sponsored by the Friends of the Temecula Libraries; this program is for teens, grades 7-12, and is limited to 40 participants. Advance registration begins two weeks prior to the scheduled event. Register at the library reception desk or call (951) 693-8900.

Santa’s Shindig commences at Pala RV Resort, Dec. 16-17 PALA – The top-rated Pala RV Resort will offer its guests a Santa’s Shindig Weekend for the holidays, Friday and Saturday, Dec. 16-17 that will feature a Santa’s parade through the resort, a meet and greet with Santa and a holiday decorating site contest that will award prizes to the top three winners.

Guests must both nights, Friday and Saturday; reservations can be made by calling (844) 472-5278.

Santa’s Parade will commence at 2 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 17, and will wind its way throughout the resort.

The meet and greet will be from 3-5 p.m., and all in attendance can enjoy freshly baked holiday cookies. The site decorating contest will start at 6 p.m.

Pala RV Resort was rated a perfect 10 out of 10 stars by Good Sam, the national RV Resort rating publication.

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Headliner entertainment announced for 71st annual Riverside County Fair & National Date Festival INDIO – The annual Riverside County Fair & National Date Festival is pleased to announce a star-studded performance lineup for the 2017 fair.

The Eli Young Band will be performing at the fair Saturday, Feb. 18, at 7:30 p.m. With three No. 1 hits under their belt as well as a Grammy nomination and an Academy of Country Music Award for song of the year for their hit “Crazy Girl,” the Eli Young Band approached their second BMLG Records’ album “10,000 Towns” with a sense of confidence and purpose. “We were genuinely excited about making this new record,” bassist Jon Jones said.

Voz de Mando will be performing at the fair Sunday, Feb. 19, at

7:30 p.m. The band made a name for itself with the self-released albums “Levantando la Vos” and “12 Impactos de Alto Calibre,” both in 2009. The early success led to a contract with Universal Music Group’s Latin music imprint Disa Records. In 2010, they made their major label debut with “Con la Nueva Federacion.” One of several songs on the album written

by Miguel Gaxiola, the corrido or Mexican ballad “Comandos del M.P. (500 Balazos),” was a breakout hit single for the group, reaching the Top Ten in the Billboard Regional Mexican Songs chart.

Cheap Trick will be performing at the fair Friday, Feb. 24, at 7:30 p.m. Cheap Trick is part of the very fiber of American

music, inspiring and delighting generations with their unique union of massive melodies and razorblade riffs, their own special brand of mischievous wit and maximum rock ‘n’ roll. Front manned since 1974 by Robin Zander on vocals and rhythm guitar, Rick Nielsen on lead guitar and Tom Petersson on bass guitar, the band from Rockford, Illinois, is set to impact still another era with the spectacular new “BANG ZOOM CRAZY…HELLO,” The album is their 17th studio collection and the first in more than five years.

War will take the stage at the fair Friday, Feb. 25, at 7:30 p.m. War spoke out against racism, hunger, gangs, crimes and turf wars as they climbed the charts with hits

such as, “Low Rider,” “Don’t Let No One Get You Down,” “Why Can’t We Be Friends?,” “The Cisco Kid” and “Slippin’ Into Darkness.”

War’s global popularity is a tribute to the timelessness of its music and message. Perhaps, nothing epitomizes this truth greater than the fact that War has twice been honored by its hometown of Los Angeles, over 20 years apart, for its music making positive contributions to the betterment of the community. “There will always be a reason to play our songs,” singer and keyboardist Lonnie Jordan said.

On the last day of the fair, Sunday, Feb. 26, Super Fiesta will pack the house with excitement.

Performing in the Fantasy Springs

Concert Pavilion at 3 p.m. is Los Dareyes La Sierra and Sonora Santanera.

The Riverside County Fair & National Date Festival is presented

by Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, the desert’s leader in gaming and entertainment. The fair runs Feb. 17-26 in Indio. Gates open at 10 a.m. and close at 10 p.m. Purchase tickets early and receive them at a discounted price $9 for adults, $8 for seniors, $7 for youth, $7 for group tickets or bus tours with a minimum of 25 people and $22 for Unlimited Carnival Ride wristbands. For more information, please call (800) 811-FAIR or visit www.datefest.org to buy and print tickets from home.

Pala launches free online social casino, mypalacasino.com PALA – Officials of Pala Casino Spa & Resort announced it has launched MyPalaCasino.com online social casino. The new free to play gaming website is available at www.mypalacasino.com, on Facebook, and on iOS and Android mobile apps. MyPalaCasino.Com features a wide variety of slot games, blackjack, roulette, video poker, craps and Texas Hold’em poker as well as slot and poker tournaments and collectable puzzle games. Officials also announced that virtual sports games also will be added to the social casino in the near future.

“We are really excited about the launch of this new gaming product,” Pala’s CEO Bill Bembenek said. “We believe the games

will provide another high-quality gaming experience for our guests especially those who are not able to visit our resort. The social casino also will reach Southern Californians, who may not have experienced everything that our resort has to offer.”

The social gaming software and systems are provided by Pala Interactive, an online social and real money gaming software developer that was founded in 2013 in anticipation of the growing online social and real money gaming opportunities in the United States.

MyPalaCasino.Com is integrated with the casino’s Pala Privileges player rewards program to further enhance each guest’s online gaming experience.

“We are pleased to have the opportunity to deliver our social platform to Pala. The resort is our first B2B customer to launch our next generation of online social casino solutions that will allow its guests to enjoy exciting slot games, familiar table games Texas Hold’em poker and collectable puzzle games,” Pala Interactive’s CEO Jim Ryan said. “We intend to be the first social gaming B2B provider to launch virtual sports.”

Bembenek added that Pala Interactive was selected to provide the social casino due in large part to its ability to efficiently customize online gaming products for its clients.

“Pala Interactive has demonstrated its ability to develop, operate and support various online

Ladera Vineyards to host dinner and wine tasting at Pala PALA – Wine lovers are in for a special treat at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 15, when Napa Valley’s Ladera Vineyards hosts a Dinner & Wine Tasting in the underground wine cave at Pala Casino Spa & Resort.

Tickets cost $105 per person and are available by calling (877) 9467252; ask for Ladera Wine Dinner.

Guests will enjoy a five-course dinner with wine pairings from Ladera’s portfolio of fine wines.

The dining and tasting event will start with grilled marinated shrimp with corn relish salad and Ladera’s sauvignon blanc Napa Valley.

Diners can then enjoy open-fire roasted grouper with saffron, bacon and sweet pea risotto-nage and a pinot noir Pillow Road. The third course will feature pepita-crusted lamb loin with sugarplum-spiced crouton puree-red wine reduction and a cabernet sauvignon Napa

Pala rings in the holidays with more free fun events in December PALA − Pala Casino Spa & Resort will continue its free events series in December featuring the 60+ Club at 1 p.m. on Tuesdays and 12:30 p.m. on Thursdays; the underground wine CAVE and Luis Rey’s on weekends, and tribute concerts at 8 p.m. on Saturdays in the Infinity Showroom.

The free December entertainment schedule includes: Tribute Concerts, 8 p.m.

Saturdays, Infinity Showroom Dec. 24, HELP!, a tribute to The Beatles, followed by Club Infinity with DJ Jay 60+ Club, 1 p.m. Tuesdays Dec. 13, Andy DiMino’s holiday tribute to Dean Martin, “Making Spirits Bright” Dec. 20, Heart Ache Tonight, a tribute to The Eagles CAVE, 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 5 p.m. Sundays Dec. 9, Warren LaPlante, Top 40/ Pop/Classic Rock Dec. 10, Chris James, Energetic Acoustic Pop/Rock Dec. 11, Chris James, Energetic Acoustic Pop/Rock Dec. 16, Pat Dowling, Acoustic

Rock Dec. 17, Pat Dowling, Acoustic Rock Dec. 18, Pat Dowling, Acoustic Rock Dec. 23, Dave Reynolds, Variety/ Classic Rock Dec. 24, Warren LaPlante, Top 40/Pop/Classic Rock Dec. 25 p.m., Warren LaPlante, Top 40/Pop/Classic Rock Dec. 30, Dave Reynolds, Variety/ Classic Rock Dec. 31, Warren LaPlante, Top 40/Pop/Classic Rock LUIS REY’S, 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays Dec. 9-10, Crimson Crow Dec. 16-17, 3 Amigos Dec. 23-24, Mickie Arnett Dec. 25, Crimson Crow Dec. 30-31, Fresh Pala will also present Grand Sonic Theory, New Year’s Eve, 9 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 31, in the Infinity Showroom. All tickets are reserved and now on sale at the Pala Box Office in the casino, at www.palacasino.com or by calling 1-877-946-7252. Tickets also are available at Star Tickets, 1-800585-3737 or www.startickets.com.

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Ladera Vineyards and Winery, located in Angwin, Calif, in the Napa Valley, was founded in 1886. Ladera has become world renowned for its Howell Mountain cabernet sauvignon and High Plateau cabernet sauvignon brands as well as its chardonnay and pinot noir.

gaming products evidenced by its successful launch of a comprehensive cash, online casino and bingo offering in New Jersey and its development of subscription and social gaming products for other various customers,” Bembenek said.

After establishing an account with a username and password, guests can earn rewards that will be redeemable for a variety of Pala entertainment services including added play, spa services, food and beverage, and hotel rooms.

“Our platform allows Pala to integrate the social game experi-

ence into its land-based loyalty system thereby extending its brand beyond the physical casino and providing guests the opportunity to earn rewards toward their next visit,” Ryan said.

Guests will not need a Pala Privileges card or PIN to play, but they will have to come into the casino and register as a member to redeem rewards. Reward points will be applied to the Privileges card for easy redemption. Pala Privileges membership is free at the Privileges Center and members must be at least age 21.

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SRCAR® presents checks to charities Paul Bandong PBANDONG@REEDERMEDIA.COM

All across the country, nonprofit organizations were reminding citizens of Giving Tuesday, urging online donations, but at the offices of the Southwest Riverside County Association of REALTORS® in Murrieta the giving was done in person and in front of an audience of real estate agents, brokers and affiliates. Four charities each received a check for $3,491.17.

“We are so excited to be here to present four fantastic charitable recipients with donations from the proceeds of our third annual “Chili Cook-Off for Charity,” said event chairwoman Shelley Moore of Escrow Leaders.

The competition in real estate is fierce throughout the year, but the agencies come together each year to compete in a fun way for “Best Chili” and “Best Decorated Booth.” “And to think that while we are having all this fun, we are raising money for local charities and being able to give back to our communities,” said Moore.

The event was founded in 2013 and held in the parking of the SRCAR offices, but quickly outgrew the venue.

This year it was held at Galway Downs and the attendance more than doubled, allowing the group to raise more than $23,000 in gross revenue.

Moore recognized and gave credit to the many generous sponsors, hard-working committee members, and volunteers for making the event a success. She credited

Diane Stumpp who stepped up in the final days leading up to the event as Moore underwent emergency surgery.

She also credited SRCAR CEO Connie Lynch for her support of Moore and her idea three years ago.

Moore and Stumpp presented checks to Mark and Kathy Anselmo of Our Nicholas Foundation, Debbie Breslin of Tiffany’s Gift, Jenn O’Farrell of Big Brothers & Big Sisters Inland Empire, and Sandy Wilson for the SRCAR Scholarship Foundation.

Our Nicholas Foundation provides autism awareness and support. Mark Anselmo thanked SRCAR for their donation, remarking on the timeliness as they were in need of funds to furnish the location that they were to get the keys for the next day.

Tiffany’s Gift, named for Tiffany Amber Breslin who died at the hands of a drinking boater, is a foundation dedicated “to informing the public about the dangers of drinking and driving any vessel or vehicle.” Her mother, Debbie, shared that they were able to distribute over 100 breathalyzers at the Chili Cook-Off event.

Big Brothers & Big Sisters of the Inland Empire changes lives by mentoring youth. O’Farrell exclaimed with delight that 15 persons signed up at the event to be mentors in their program.

“All the hours of hard work and planning are worth it for this moment when we give to these charities,” said Moore, “My hope is that each year the Chili Cook-Off will grow, raising

SRCAR Chili Cook-Off Committee and Donation Recipients. Pictured are, front, from left: Kathy Anselmo, Debbie Breslin, Sandra Wilson, Jenn O’Farrell, Diane Stumpp, Shelly Moore, Tracy Kneebush, Christie Borzoni. Back, from left, are: Diane Plummer, Joe Daquino, Mark Anselmo, Jacob Henke, Karl Kooser, Jeremy Joyce.

more money for worthwhile charities.”

Moore is also the president of the SRCAR Affiliate Committee and each month they try to bring awareness and raise funds for different charities. Habitat for Humanity has been serving the Inland Valley since 1991 “in partnership with God, to facilitate the dream of home ownership as well as improve living conditions for those in the community”; they were the September charity. Bosom Buddies, whose goal is to educate, inspire and support newly diagnosed breast cancer survivors during their breast cancer journey, was the October charity.

The SRCAR Affiliate Committee also presented checks to two other nonprofits.

Pictured from left are; Kimberly Sugarland of Bosom Buddies, Shelly Moore, Tammy Marine of Habitat for Humanity.

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WestMar Commercial Real Estate announces recent transactions TEMECULA – WestMar Commercial Real Estate, a leading local real estate services firm, announced nine completed transactions.

Antreas purchased 6,508 square feet of office space from GreenVDA. The property is located at 43525 Ridge Park Drive, in Temecula. Jerry Palmer and Luanne Palmer of WestMar Commercial Real Estate represented both parties in the transaction.

Inland Urgent Care AMC leased 2,177 square feet of retail space within Corona Village as a lease assignment from S. Myron Goldstein.

The space is located at 487 Magnolia Avenue, Suite 102, in Corona. Lessee will be operating an urgent care medical services office at this location. Mark Esbensen and Scott Forest of WestMar

Commercial Real Estate represented both parties in the transaction.

Knowhere Entertainment leased 2,141 square feet of retail space within the Grand Avenue Office Building from Grand Avenue Partners. The space is located at 744 Grand Avenue, Suite 102, in San Marcos. Lessee will be operating a comic and game store at this location. Mark Esbensen of WestMar Commercial Real Estate represented both parties in the transaction.

On The Go leased 1,692 square feet of office space within Winchester Center from M & J Ramsay Corporation. The space is located at 27420 Jefferson Avenue, Suite 104, in Temecula. Lessee will be operating an executive coaching and train-

ing business at this location.

Luanne Palmer and Mark Esbensen of WestMar Commercial Real Estate represented the lessor in the transaction.

Corner Café and Froyo leased 1,413 square feet of retail space within Margarita Center from Mon Mon. The space is located at 39540 Murrieta Hot Springs Road, Suite 234, in Murrieta. Lessee will be operating a frozen yogurt shop at this location.

Scott Forest of WestMar Commercial Real Estate represented both parties in the transaction.

Hole in One Donuts renewed its lease of 1,302 square feet of retail space within Murrieta Village Center. The space is located at 40119 Murrieta Hot Springs Road, Suite C102, in Murrieta. Lessee operates a donut

shop at this location. Fred Grimes of WestMar Commercial Real Estate represented both parties in the transaction.

Kim Chae-won and Kim Hyun-kyung leased 1,224 square feet of retail space within Murrieta Village Center. The space is located at 40119 Murrieta Hot Springs Road, Suite A-105, in Murrieta. Lessee will be operating a sushi restaurant at this location. Luanne Palmer of WestMar Commercial Real Estate represented both parties in the transaction.

La Michoacana Ice Cream leased 1,220 square feet of retail space within Winchester Plaza from FiftyFive Properties. The space is located at 39209 Winchester Road, Suite D, in Murrieta. Lessee will be operating

an ice cream shop at this location. Scott Forest of WestMar Commercial Real Estate represented both parties in the transaction.

Canine Behavior and Hydrotherapy Center of Murrieta Valley leased 1,204 square feet of retail space within Plaza Las Brisas from Plaza Las Brisas. The space is located at 39840 Los Alamos Road, Suite D-12, in Murrieta. Lessee will be operating a dog training and hydrotherapy business at this location. Mark Esbensen and Scott Forest of WestMar Commercial Real Estate represented both parties in the transaction.

Four Star Eventing Gear leased 1,161 square feet of retail space within the Butterfield Ranch Shopping Center from BRSC 3-6 Management

Corp. The space is located at 33321 Temecula Parkway, Suite E-102, in Temecula.

Lessee will be operating an equestrian gear store at this location. Mark Esbensen of WestMar Commercial Real Estate represented both parties in the transaction.

Based in Temecula and founded in 1988, WestMar Commercial Real Estate is one of the leading commercial real estate brokerage firms in Southwest Riverside County, with professionals specializing in office, industrial, retail, investment and land property types. Our collaborative platform enables us to help landlords, tenants, buyers, sellers and investors maximize the value of their real estate and align it with overall business strategy.

Market at a glance (As of December 4, 2016) TEMECULA

MURRIETA

WILDOMAR

LAKE ELSINORE

CANYON LAKE

MENIFEE

SUN CITY

HEMET

SAN JACINTO

56

49

6

31

5

38

10

47

17

(451) 418

(428) 400

(104) 101

(228) 235

(110) 108

(159) 151

(148) 139

(414) 423

Average Selling Price

$425,616

$392,519

$398,583

$288,373

$351,600

$321,193

$197,519

$216,030

$241,529

Average List Price

$727,697

$655,069

$418,918

$352,621

$516,157

$397,710

$303,794

$257,571

$255,863

Median List Price

$516,450

$450,000

$411,900

$349,900

$429,500

$380,000

$289,900

$234,900

$254,900

Asking Price per Square Foot

$205

$176

$157

$164

$202

$156

$159

$147

$138

Average Days on Market

121

112

85

77

130

68

85

124

126

Most Expensive Listing

$7,400,000

$3,499,000

$999,900

$1,198,000

$1,999,900

$749,000

$975,000

$1,649,000

$1,500,000

Least Expensive Listing

$249,100

$149,900

$225,000

$74,000

$155,000

$149,000

$159,000

$48,900

$34,500

Average Age of Listing

17

17

21

21

30

13

27

37

24

% of Properties w/ Price decrease

45%

42%

40%

34%

45%

40%

30%

28%

24%

% of Properties Relisted (reset DOM)

16%

13%

12%

7%

11%

9%

11%

6%

7%

No of Homes Sold Inventory of Properties Listed

% of Flip properties (price increase)

(155)

147

7%

7%

8%

10%

2%

7%

11%

7%

8%

3013

2952

2598

2113

2068

2497

1681

1581

1869

8,001-10,000

8,001-10,000

6,501-8,000

6,501-8,000

6,501-8,000

6,501-8,000

6,501-8,000

Median Number of Bedrooms

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.0

4.0

3.0

3.0

4.0

Median Number of Bathrooms

3.0

3.0

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.0

2.0

2.0

Seller (38.5)

Seller (40.6)

Seller (48.2)

Seller (48.6)

Seller (41.9)

Seller (47.0)

Seller (50.7)

Seller (47.1)

Seller (44.3)

Median House Size (sq ft) Median Lot Size (sq ft)

Market Action Index*

8,001-10,000 6,501-8,000

*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 12/05/16. Sales Data provided by SRCAR (MLS) and current as of 12/04/16. Boxes with multiple entries have previous week’s numbers (in parentheses) and this week’s number for comparision purposes. Strong Trends (multiple weeks) in each area are indicated by color: green indicates upward trend; pink indicates downward trend. Valley News makes no representation as to the accuracy or completeness of this data.

Valley News • www.myvalleynews.com • December 9, 2016

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List of transactions from selected cities in Southwest Riverside County • 262 closed transactions from 11/28/16 through 12/4/16.

www.srcar.org • (951) 894-2571 Murrieta 26529 Jefferson Ave.

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Sale Price

Sq. Ft.

Bedrooms

Bath

Aguanga Anza

42480 Riverdale Drive 44110 Charlie Anne Lane 38785 Indian Road 22922 SKYLINK Drive 30597 Meadowlark Drive 30725 Pyramid Point Drive 23761 Cruise Circle Drive 21646 Appaloosa Court 26691 Montclair Drive 24871 Loire Court 43955 Taffle Ranch Road 1248 Brentwood Way 970 Stetson 1310 Cherry Drive 26327 Dartmouth Street 42108 Shadow Lane 27275 Stonehenge Circle 40262 Poppy Drive 332 Mayberry Avenue 25914 Emmanuel Lane 676 Gibbel Road 847 Riesling Street 1608 Paseo Diamante 871 Bahama Drive 41402 Mcdowell Street 41576 Mayberry Avenue 577 Whittier Avenue 321 Inez Street 25415 Bellview Street 1113 Acacia Avenue 230 Cog Hill Lane 904 Tabla Ct. 3448 Murray Hill Way 41863 Shady Lane 25052 Brazos Court 240 Four Seasons Boulevard 43521 Pearl Court 139 Las Lunas Street 42178 Mayberry Avenue 3990 Cougar Canyon Road 43331 Dessie Way 348 Myrl Place 1952 Nuevo Street 42145 Bancroft Way 27041 Ramona Vista Street 42231 Acacia Avenue 2313 Devonshire Avenue 2378 Mimosa Avenue 2341 Carnation Avenue 1660 Hickory Wood Lane 4675 Kenny Way 744 Suncup Circle 843 Deleon Court 300 Via Corsica 1170 Johnston Avenue 89 Elm Street 32660 Racquet Club Way 31693 Canyon Estates Drive 313 Heald Avenue 29362 St. Andrews 312 Lewis Street 40943 Whitehall Street 15165 Laguna Avenue 305 Sumner Avenue 30572 Via Bonica 33494 Cedar Creek Lane 15516 Orange Street 31766 Canyon Ridge Drive 29153 Gateway Drive 16377 Lakeshore Drive 34148 Renton Drive 15107 Lincoln Street 33160 Sherwood Drive 28201 Wells Fargo Road 28584 Brookview Lane 21 Corte Montena 32959 Maiden Lane 25 Villa Roma 693 Quail Drive 805 Robin Drive 2 Via Palmieki Court 154 Nebraska Street 31517 Canyon View Drive 33072 Canopy Lane 29412 Golden Glove 32710 Rome Hill Road 27881 Seneca Court 29557 Wooden Boat Drive

$339,000 $259,900 $180,000 $145,000 $384,000 $365,000 $404,000 $460,000 $185,000 $247,000 $200,000 $155,000 $180,000 $214,000 $225,000 $244,900 $440,000 $160,819 $215,000 $253,000 $129,000 $290,000 $341,000 $249,000 $217,000 $228,000 $185,000 $165,000 $250,000 $145,000 $222,000 $178,500 $250,000 $210,000 $305,000 $241,000 $270,000 $93,000 $245,000 $265,000 $44,900 $166,000 $160,000 $265,000 $203,000 $205,000 $229,000 $238,000 $208,000 $230,000 $232,500 $315,000 $239,900 $169,000 $49,900 $150,000 $265,000 $310,000 $215,000 $354,370 $265,000 $375,000 $271,300 $65,000 $532,888 $295,000 $255,000 $310,000 $360,000 $123,000 $311,000 $360,000 $185,000 $184,000 $335,000 $374,000 $243,000 $430,000 $223,000 $220,000 $431,000 $300,000 $343,000 $369,000 $325,000 $160,000 $413,631 $387,025

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Days on Market 54 64 34 107 46 43 6 5 174 51 181 122 77 95 48 123 109 14 48 56 52 51 77 48 41 32 22 24 49 0 0 40 29 22 4 20 5 1 60 14 19 1 29 18 6 0 14 48 47 12 5 6 27 1 10 217 101 149 113 130 116 60 83 31 99 52 105 32 70 85 93 29 58 10 27 27 8 32 73 -17 10 49 42 48 10 24 364 114

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Tips to prolong the life of your Christmas tree TEMECULA – Christmas trees are symbols of the holiday season and the spirit of giving that the season champions. Choosing and decorating a Christmas tree is a tradition for many families, and depending on the trees they choose, families may have some work to do to keep their trees glowing all season long.

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Unwrapped trees placed atop vehicles can be dried out by the wind.

Prevent wind damage by wrapping the tree if you plan to place it atop your vehicle. If possible, lay the tree in the bed of a pickup truck and close the cover over the bed. If you don’t have access to a pickup truck but can use a minivan or SUV to transport your tree, see if the tree fits inside your vehicle. If it doesn’t, wrap it tightly in a blanket or another form of cover, making sure the cover won’t blow off in the wind when you hit the open road.

Have the tree cut before you take it off the lot. If you typically purchase your tree from a florist or tree lot instead of a tree farm, then remember to ask the seller to recut the stem of the tree before you take it home. Tree farm trees are freshly cut, but trees sold away from the farm might have been chopped down weeks before they are ultimately sold. During the interval between being cut down and sold, trees’ vascular systems can clog and prevent the tree from getting the water it needs to survive the season. A fresh cut of the stem unclogs the system and ensures the tree will be able to consume water.

Avoid placing the tree near heaters or drafty windows. Many people know that placing a live tree near a potentially hot heating vent poses a fire hazard. But doing so also can dry out the tree, decreasing the chances it will make it through the season. Placing the tree near drafty windows also can dry out the tree, so try to find a spot in your home with a consistent temperature.

Water the tree often. Christmas trees need lots of water to make it through the season. You may notice the water in the tree stand disappears quickly when you first

Live Christmas trees, which some people feel are more authentic and welcoming than their artificial counterparts, require daily maintenance.

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bring the tree home. That’s because freshly cut trees will consume more water than trees that were cut several weeks ago. As the season goes on and the tree’s vascular system begins to clog, you might not need to water the tree as much as you did when you first brought it home. But

check the tree’s water stand twice per day when you first bring it home, refilling the stand with water whenever necessary.

A few tricks of the trade can help holiday celebrants maintain lush, awe-inspiring Christmas trees throughout the holiday season.

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Taxes, of course, are unique to every tax payer. There are many tax laws that are constantly changing.

You should not rely on this article as advice or your authority to make any decision regarding real estate and tax planning strategies. What I do offer, is some insight for when you meet with your tax professional, you’ll be better equipped to ask the right questions and plan the right strategy that works for you.

Capital gains As a homeowner, it’s nice to know the most substantial tax benefit will occur upon the sale of your home, assuming it’s for a profit.

When you sell, as a married couple, you’ll be able to pocket tax free up to $500,000 in profit from the sale; $250,000 for a single homeowner.

The theory behind this exclusion is that most people when they sell one home they will re-invest the profits into another home. This is a smart move for our economy.

on the interest of the loan. The way an amortized loan works is that they are front loaded meaning you’ll be spending more in interest and less on principal during the early years of the loan. Most home loan monthly payments are initially more than two-thirds interest for the first several years– even with a great interest rate the interest on hundreds of thousands of dollars for a home add up very quickly.

Both the Federal and California tax laws allow you to deduct all of the interest you pay on your home loan. There are some details to check out that may change from year to year, such as the total amount of interest that may be deducted (currently $1,000,000 for married homeowners). For most of us, we’ll be able to deduct all of the interest we pay on our home, every year from our federal and state taxes.

For example, if you borrow $300,000 for a home with a 4 percent interest rate you can expect to pay somewhere around $11,000 your first year toward interest. If you’re in the 25 percent tax bracket you can then deduct about $2,750 off your taxes. Wow, $2,750 – that might represent a month or two in rent you’ve been paying!

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Using the $300,000 home example, this could be a $3,000 annual property tax bill ($250 a month liability) up to a $9,000 annual property tax bill ($750 a month liability). Property taxes are a tax deduction. Another $3,000 to $9,000 tax deduction is something everyone can appreciate.

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Home improvements and repairs are two different things. Replacing a roof, adding a swimming pool, or resurfacing your driveway can all be considered improvements.

Fixing a broken window, stopping a leaky faucet or any regular maintenance is not considered a home improvement and is not added to the purchase value of your home.

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Home office deduction Depending on your line of work, it may be possible to deduct for a home office on your taxes. There are some pretty stringent requirements for this deduction and carries a high audit rate among those who do claim it. If your home is your principal place of your business and you meet all of the IRS guidelines, you just may get yourself yet another great tax deduction – all because you own your own home!

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of the loan amount. Many times, a buyer who is planning on staying in the home for a longer time may ‘pay points’ to ‘Buy-Down’ the interest rate on a loan. In other words, using the $300,000 loan example above, you may have initially qualified for a 5 percent loan but by paying a point in advance ($3,000) you were able to ‘BuyDown’ or lower your interest to only 4 percent.

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Temecula Valley Chamber of Commerce announces nominees to be honored at 51st annual Awards Gala TEMECULA – In partnership with Abbott and Pechanga Resort & Casino, the Temecula Valley Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce the 51st annual Awards Gala will take place Feb. 18. Each year, the Temecula Valley Chamber of Commerce honors exceptional businesses, service and charitable organizations, and individuals. Awards will be presented with the title of Business, Service/Charitable, Valley Young Professional, Ambassador and Citizen of the Year, during the annual Awards Gala. A local business will be awarded the Welty Tourism Award presented by Visit Temecula Valley. The chamber members nominated businesses and individuals they felt to be outstanding in their service to the community, business values and leadership.

The nominees for 2016 Bronze Business of the Year are Alexander Pacific Electrical Contractors, Craig Davis of Farmers Insurance Agency, Dubots Capital Management, Home Perfect Carpet & Tile Cleaning and Home Perfect Emergency Services, Impact Marketing & Design, India Hicks, JDS Video & Media Productions and JDS Actors Studio, The Law Offices of Hitzeman & Evenson, Mufflers West Auto Services, Murrieta VIP Florist, Happy Tatyana of Nerium International, Pacific Barcode, Prime Lending, Rancho Physical Therapy, Reid & Hellyer, The Valley Business Journal and Wine Country Notary.

The nominees for 2016 Sterling Business of the Year are AppleOne Employment Services, Carrington Construction, Commerce Bank of Temecula Valley, Fabozzi & Miller, The Law Offices of Rosenstein & Associates, Murrieta Day Spa, Prudhomme Associates CPAs, Sizzler Restaurants and BMW Management, Temecula Valley Communications and Valley News.

The nominees for 2016 Gold Business of the Year are ABC Village, CR&R Environmental Services, Paradise Buick GMC, Robinson Printing, Southern California Telephone Company, Tilted Kilt of Temecula and Wiens Family Cellars.

The Temecula Valley Chamber of Commerce will spend the evening of Feb. 18, 2017 honoring members at the the 51st annual Awards Gala.

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The nominees for 2016 Platinum Business of the Year are Abbott, Axeon Water Technologies, Baker Electric, DCH Auto Group of Temecula, Infineon Technologies, America’s Corporation, Loma Linda University Medical Center in Murrieta, National Merchants Association, Securitas Security Services, USA Inc., Temecula Creek Inn, Temecula Valley Hospital and Temecula Valley Toyota.

The nominees for 2016 Service and Charitable Organization of the Year are American Heart Association, Boys & Girls Club of Southwest County, Canine Support Teams, Green Acres Interactive Therapy, Linfield Christian School, Michelle’s Place Breast Cancer Resource Center, Mt. San Jacinto College, Safe Alternatives for Everyone, Southwest Healthcare Auxiliary, Special Olympics Southern California - Temecula Valley, Temecula Valley Winegrowers Association, Visit Temecula Valley and Workforce Development Center of Riverside County.

The nominees for 2016 Citizen of the Year are Oscar Babb - owner of The Broken Yolk Café, David Beshay - owner of Beshay Enterprises, Doug Castino - associate partner of Partners South Insurance Solutions, Rose Corona - owner of Big Horse Feed & Mercantile, Myrna Crowther - senior loan officer of Prime Lending, Robin Johnson - attorney at law at the Law Office of Robin Johnson,

Eric Stear named general manager of Bernardo Heights Country Club BERNARDO HEIGHTS – Bernardo Heights Country Club, a ClubCorp golf property in the San Diego suburb of Rancho Bernardo, has chosen Eric J. Stear to be its general manager in charge of all golfing and clubhouse operations.

In announcing the selection, ClubCorp enthusiastically cited Stear’s experience in every facet of country club management, noting that his special-project management skills will be particularly valuable as the country club is in the midst of a multimillion dollar clubhouse remodeling.

Stear is equally enthusiastic. “The golf course is absolutely incredible thanks to a $3-million renovation last year,” he said, “and our practice facilities are among the best in San Diego. Combine that with what will

soon be a beautiful clubhouse once the reinvention is complete, food and service that are second to none, and an extremely friendly membership and staff, and I’m very excited to be the newest member of the BHCC team.”

Previously, Stear served three years as assistant general manager at Pauma Valley Country Club, and before that he was director of food and beverage operations for 10 years at several American Golf Corporation properties.

Stear lives with his wife, Charity, and their three children in the French Valley section of Murrieta.

BHCC’s 18-hole championship golf course was designed by renowned architect Ted Robinson. The club has approximately 300 golfing members and 100 social members.

Jerry Konchar, chief financial officer of Pechanga Development Corp. and chairman of the Temecula Valley Chamber of Commerce, speaks at the 50th annual Awards Gala.

Edward J. Miller - partner at Fabozzi & Miller, Donald Murray – president and CEO of Commerce Bank of Temecula Valley, Carol Roquemore – founder of Canine Support Teams, Diane Serrano - program manager of Temecula Citizens Corporation, Bernard L. Truax II – president and CEO of Truax Development, Liza Vega Tallman - community outreach director of Novell & Novell Counseling Services, Paul Villamil - assistant branch and executive account manager of AppleOne Employment Services and Gene Wunderlich - vice president of government affairs for the Southwest Riverside County Association of Realtors.

The nominees for 2016 Valley Young Professional of the Year are Ashlee Collins - communications director of Michelle’s Place Breast Cancer Resource Center, Nicole Farnum - manager of community and corporate relations at Brandman University, Jared Johnson – president of Moffat Financial Group and Donna San Miguel - interim-associate dean at California State University San Marcos.

The community is invited to attend this premier black-tie banquet and awards ceremony with over 500 guests in attendance. Tickets are priced at $135.00 for individuals, and a corporate table of 10 is $1,450.00.

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.temecula. org. Director of Special Events Jennifer Turnbow can be reached at Jennifer@temecula.org or call (951) 676-509.

I-15 / SR 79 South Ultimate Interchange opens construction bids TEMECULA – The City of Temecula is pleased to announce the solicitation of construction bids for the long awaited Interstate 15 / State Route 79 South (Temecula Parkway) Ultimate Interchange project. The project will reconfigure the on- and off-ramps leading to and from southbound I-15. A new auxiliary lane and continuous movement looping off-ramp will allow southbound motorists to exit southbound I-15 and head east on Temecula Parkway without stopping. The new on-ramp to southbound I-15 will align with southbound Old Town Front Street. Improvements also include widening Temecula Parkway between Bedford Court and the freeway, as well as making improvements to the northbound on- and offramps. Once completed, the project will improve traffic flow entering and exiting the freeway as well as on the freeway itself, by eliminating the ever-present line of vehicles waiting to exit southbound I-15.

“We are very pleased to be out to bid,” Temecula Mayor Mike Naggar said. “Making improvements to state infrastructure is not conventionally a local city responsibility, but Temecula initiated the project, assembled the funds, and is working collaboratively with Caltrans in order to provide significant traffic relief in this area as quickly as possible.”

In anticipation of the Ultimate Interchange project, adjacent pavement rehabilitations were recently completed along Old Town Front Street between Temecula Parkway and First Street, as well as along Temecula Parkway between Bedford Court and Pechanga Parkway, in order for motorists to enjoy a seamless transition to the impending interchange expansion.

The City anticipates breaking ground in spring 2017; construction is estimated to take 18 months to complete. The improvements will be constructed in phases to keep traffic flowing through the project site. Project status updates will be issued while construction is underway in an effort to keep residents and motorists informed of traffic pattern changes and progress. A dedicated project website is being developed and will be launched in the near future.

The total project cost is estimated to be just under $50.7 million. Funding for the project comes from several sources including Federal Safe Accountable Flexible Efficient Transportation Equity Act –a Legacy for Users funds, State Surface Transportation Program funds, Transportation Uniform Mitigation Fee funds, and nearly $14.5 million from the Pechanga tribe through SB 621.

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Pets Animal Friends of the Valleys

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Special: All cats/kittens, pit bulls and Chihuahua adoptions are just $5 (spay/neuter fees, if applicable, are additional). Dog & cat adoption fees include a microchip, basic shelter vaccines (excluding rabies), and a free vet check.

Hi, my name is Alvin. I’m a 4-year-old Chihuahua and a very loving boy. I get alone with children and other dogs. I like to play outside and fetch the ball.

I would make an amazing pet. I would have to be fixed before I can come home with you!

Intake Number: 322946

Hi, my name is Suzy Q. I am a 3-year-old spayed black and white cat. I am a very sweet girl. I am litter-box trained and get along with cats, dogs and children. I can’t wait to find my “fur” ever home. I am already to go! Intake Number: 323459

Website: www.animalfriendsofthevalleys.com Address: 33751 Mission Trail, Wildomar, CA 92595 Phone: (951) 674-0618 • Hours of operation: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

My name is Larry. I am a beautiful 2-month-old Shih Tzu. I came in to the rescue with my brother and sister, Ringo and Lizzy when we were only a day old and our mother died. I’ve been bottle raised in a loving foster home with other small dogs and cats. I am looking for a loving home.

For more information on Larry, visit the Retrievers and Friends website at www.retrieversandfriends.com or call (951) 696 2428.

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My name is Misty. I am a 3-yearold Lab and Great Dane mix and a gorgeous and cute girl! I am an adorable character with beautiful markings I am spayed, good with other dogs, up-to-date on my shots, good with other dogs and am looking for a loving home.

Intake Number: 107391/R209395

My name is Maybell. I am a gray female mix cat and am available for only $25 if a senior citizen chooses to adopt me! What a great deal, you get what you see with me, no surprises! I am 10-years-old, litter box trained and good with other cats. I am up-to-date on shots, de-wormed and spayed. I am looking for loving home. Intake Number: 106299/Hs207007

For more information on Misty, Maybell and other great pets for adoption, contact the Ramona Humane Society at (951) 654-8802 or visit www.ramonahumanesociety.org.

How to care for your senior dog lives. Pet owners may have to adapt their care and exercise regimen to accommodate the changes in their pets. Senior dogs show some distinctive signs of aging that are on par with what humans experience.

These include cloudy eyes, gray hair (in dogs this starts around the muzzle and spreads to other areas of the face, head and body) and loose skin. Elderly dogs also may begin to experience stiffness in their legs, particularly the hind quarter. To ensure a dog’s quality of life remains consistent through its senior years, pet owners can take the following steps.

Have a candid conversation with the vet. Make an appointment with your dog’s veterinarian to discuss a plan for making the dog comfortable and happy as the animal ages. Your vet can make recommendations re-

garding which type of foods the dog should eat and how much exercise it needs.

Make accommodations based on disability. A dog may develop arthritis or another degenerative disease that causes a general slowing down.

Dogs may not be able to walk as far or play games as long as they used to. Some dogs also struggle to find a comfortable position when attempting to lie down or sit. Dogs also may have difficulty getting up and down stairs. As a result, aging dogs may need some extra help getting around. Invest in ramps and ergonomic pet beds and bowls to help ease aging dogs’ discomfort.

Examine and modify dogs’ diets.

Food needs can change as dogs become less active. Keeping dogs lean can prevent a host of illnesses.

PetMD says more than half of

American pets are overweight, and obesity can contribute to disease and put stress on pets’ joints. Let your vet be your guide in choosing high-quality, low-calorie foods and treats. He or she may also recommend supplementation to alleviate stiffness and address other needs.

Keep up the exercise. Exercise helps slow down the degeneration of joints and helps keep dogs healthy.

Continue walks, but pare them down if your dog can’t keep up. Swimming is a low-impact exercise that is great for senior dogs. Look for a dog swim vest, which can help the animal maintain some buoyancy.

Be patient. Elderly dogs will need extra care, and that can be taxing.

Exercise patience and you will see that the pampering and extra attention will help prolong your dog’s happiness through its golden years.

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dog years, the reality isn’t so cut and dry. Size and breed play roles in determining a dog’s age equivalent. According to the pets division of WebMD, the first year of life for a dog may be roughly equivalent to 15 years for a human. Dog food manufacturer Senior dogs, like this one getting a “selfie,” require Purina says that by some modifications in care so they can continue its 10th year alive, Courtesy photo to enjoy a high quality of life. a small, medium and large dog is TEMECULA – Dogs mature 56, 60 and 66 in human years, reat faster rates than human beings. spectively.

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CLASSIFIEDS Local Classifieds Animals (Boarding Sitting)

For Rent

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PET SITTING IN MY HOME Cage free, social environment, day care + long term. Large rooms for exercise and play. References. Call for details.

760-723-6675

TRAILER FOR RENT 28 ft trailer De Luz/ Fallbrook. Remote area. For rent on ranch. $700. Saturday-Tuesday (760) 728-2012, (310) 612-3547.

MEDICAL ITEMS FOR SALE Tons of medical equipment for sale. Crutches, walker/scooter, assistance for restroom, and so much more at the Fallbrook Senior Center Thrift Store located at 399 Heald Lane Fallbrook, CA 92028.

760-723-4602.

Services

Employment/Jobs

ASPHALT REPAIR Crack filling, seal coating, patching, paving, commercial residential. 20 years experience.

Licensed and Insured. Senior/Military discount. Stanley Asphalt Service.

760-715-4996.

SENIORS HELPING SENIORS Would you love to help someone else’ Flexible hours... you set your schedule! Prior experience working with senior citizens helpful. We’re looking for loving, caring people! Call 760-884-4111 today!

STANLEY HANDYMAN SERVICES Licensed and Insured. Family owned and operated. Over 20 years experience. Driveway and parking lot repairs. Cleaning, patching, crack filling, seal coating, asphalt repairs and maintenance, line striping, etc.

Commercial residential. (951) 7221364

SENIORS HELPING SENIORS Sun City: Seniors Helping Seniors is looking for a loving care giver to do light house cleaning and small meal preparation 4-5 days a week for 4 hours each day.

Need to be trustworthy, have a caring heart and pass a background check.

Please call 760.884.4111

CK ENGINEERING CK Engineering Custom home grading service. 951764-2605

SENIORS HELPING SENIORS Wildomar: Seniors Helping Seniors is looking for a loving care giver to provide assistance 3 days a week for 2 hours a day for a female in Wildomar.

Duties require light meal preparation, minor mobility assistance. Care giver must have a caring heart and pass a background check. Experience with Parkinson’s a plus.Please call 760.884.4111.

CABINET REFINISHING Cabinet Color Makeover and Restoration from $999 a kitchen. 20+ years experience, Yelp reviews. Free consultation. License #100417 RefinishArts.com (951)2396702 Jason.

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EXPERIENCED COOKS & SERVERS and Host/Hostess. 2 years minimum experience in family style restaurant.

Apply in person. 739 E. Mission Rd. Se buscan cocineros con experiencia de 2 anos en restaurante de estilo familiar.

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Commercial for Sale

EXPERIENCED KITCHEN HELP Line Cook/Prep needed for fast paced Mexican restaurant in Fallbrook. Bilingual a plus. Call Jon 760-728-4556

BARBER SHOP FOR SALE IN HEMET. Three chairs with styling booth. Selling due to retirement. Here at this location for years. Sale reasonably priced $5000. Call 951-766-6304.

For Rent

Commercial for Rent

SHOP SPACE 800 sq. ft. to 1,800 sq. ft. in Fallbrook. 760-728-2807 or 760212-0584.

FALLBROOK. 2000SQ FT SHOP with offices. Access for big trucks. 447 Ammunition Rd. $1,600 a month. 951302-0502.

FALLBROOK-4BR, 2BA W/Family Rm., Large fenced lot, Newly Rehab’d. $2,000/mth-1 yr lease. Must Qualify (760) 728-2935

Car for Sale DIAMOND VALLEY HONDA 2011 Honda Fit Base Hatchback Retail Value:$10,640 DVH Savings:$640.

Sale Price:$10,000. Est. Finance:$142/ mo* Engine:1.5L I-4 cyl. Transmission: 5-Speed Automatic. Mileage: 77,339 miles. MPG Range: 28/35. Exterior Color: Taffeta White. Interior Color:Gray.

Stock #:T11049. (951)765-2700.

DIAMOND VALLEY HONDA 2013 Chevrolet Sonic LS Auto Sedan 2014 Retail Value:$9,408. DVH Savings:$508. Sale Price:$8,900 Engine: 1.8L I-4 cyl. Transmission: 6-Speed Automatic. Mileage: 70,146 miles. MPG Range: 25/35. Exterior Color: Blue Topaz. Interior Color: Jet Black/Brick. (951) 765-2700 ”

RV for Sale BOB’S RV SALES 2011 31’ Chaparral Travel Trailer w/Large Slide. A/C, Power Awning, Outside Kitchen. 6800lbs. Dry Weight $16,995.00. Bob’s RV Sales.

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Garage Sale/Moving Sale/ Estate Sale.

THIS IS IT! MOVING SALE! From solid dark oak dining Set, twin beds, tables, chairs, couch, to lawn mowers, tools, and other goodies. Saturday Dec. 10th.

8am-2pm. 1044 Ranger Rd. X Reche.

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GARAGE SALE 1115 N Stage Coach Ln. Fallbrook. Sat 10th. 8am-2pm. Boys clothes, women’s designer plus size clothes, toys, tools, and much more.

Fallbrook- Fri 12/9, Sat 12/10 7am. New unique bird houses, see craigslist-Search birdhouses for pictures and more items.

Tools, 2XL Men’s leather coat, patio chairs,Queen Anne accent chairs, desk chair, much more. 960 Funquest Dr. (760) 451-9371.

SENIORS HELPING SENIORS Fallbrook: Seniors Helping Seniors is looking for a part time caregiver for short weekend shifts and evening shifts for light meal preparation and minor house keeping. Candidate needs to have compassion to serve others and be willing to work flexible hours. Please call 760.884.4111.

Miscellaneous Wanted MISCELLANEOUS WANTED IN OCEANSIDE I buy old military uniforms, medals, knives, helmets, etc. Even stinky stuff you think is trash. Bob MilitaryPickers. com (760) 450-8498 Commercial/Industrial

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Weekends 760-728-2012. Cell 310-6123547. Private seller.

GORGEOUS VIEW LOT Want privacy, and a Tuscany view ‘ Your dream home, casita and sparkling pool can be built right here in Fallbrook tucked in off the street for solitude and privacy. 4 bedroom septic layout. Did we mention the view!’! $171,000. Rudy Sandy Gallegos. Remax United (760) 985-9600 BRUBAKER CULTON REAL ESTATE (858 Cameo. Hemet, CA) (Tyler) Fresh and clean! Newly rehabbed! 2bd, 2ba home.

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Real Estate BRUBAKER CULTON REAL ESTATE (40670 Johnston. Hemet, CA) (Tyler) Clean, Clean, Clean!! Fully rehabbed 2br, 1ba optional huge 3rd bedroom or great room. Has new everything, new stucco, new exterior and interior paint throughout. New garage door, new electrical throughout and new electrical panel, a/c, new fixtures, new hardware, new wood laminate, new carpet, new appliances to be installed at COE. Windows are dual pane with new window coverings. Large yard.

Don’t miss out, this is a must see!! $179,900. (951) 492-4756.

BRUBAKER CULTON REAL ESTATE (388 Terry Lane. Hemet, CA) (Tyler) Updated throughout! New flooring, new paint, new base, new fixtures, new hardware. Nice family starter home with 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, den and enclosed patio. This home has a large backyard and a detached workshop/ shed. This is a must see! $169,800.

(951) 492-4756.

BRUBAKER CULTON REAL ESTATE (211 S. Jordan. San Jacinto, CA) (Tyler) 2 Homes, 1 lot! Clean and fully rehabbed corner lot home with a studio included. Room for entertaining on this large fenced lot. Main home is a standard 1br, 1ba optional 2nd br or den and the studio has 1br, 1ba. New everything including flooring, hardware, fixtures, appliances, window coverings, furnace, garage door and new paint throughout. Indoor laundry hook ups.

This is a must see! $139,900. (951) 492-4756.

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Storage! Unbelievable value! Home + 2 acres located in the lovely Valley Vista area. 3br, 2ba home with detached two car garage + 10 X 30 metal storage , priced today only for $259,000. (951) 492-4756.

Firewood SPLIT AND SEASONED 1/2 cord. Avo $60, Eucalyptus $120. Mixed $95. Self pick up and will help load. Frank (760) 728-1478.

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Custom built single story w/light, bright, flexible open floorplan. Stunning views, gentle sloping grounds, fruit trees & room for your dreams. 2 master suites, den/3rd bedroom. Move-in ready.

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18.64 View Acres overlooking Diamond Valley Lake and Temecula. Private and peaceful with spectacular views and usable area’s. This parcel will require a well for water. Dirt road access from De Portola Parkway. Call listing agent for more details. Seller will consider financing with a substantial down payment.

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Beautiful Southwestern Style single story custom on 11.7 acres with amazing panoramic view (Ocean view on a clear day). Massive kitchen/great room area for entertaining or family gatherings. Kitchen has granite countertops including the 9’ island with food prep sink, Wolf 5 burner stove. 160035826 $890,000

OUR COLDWELL BANKER VILLAGE PROPERITES AGENTS: Don Bennetts Kimberly Biller

Judy Bresnahan Pat Bresnahan Abby Elston

Susie Emory Jane Felton Jerry Gordon

Lorene Johnson Paul Kavanaugh Ruth Kavanaugh

Bret Hasvold Chris Hasvold Cynthia Hauff

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Looking out for your Best Interest! a fantastic team and we were fortunate “Jerry & Linda make to have them represent us. ” Jerry & Linda are the best agents we ever had and we have sold “ 7 homes. Caring, ethical, effective and knowledgeable.

They made the process easy for us. ” – Jack & Fran

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explore the possibilities. Home sits on just over a gentle acre, fully fenced & gated. 3BD home has formal LR w/vaulted ceiling & skylights, fplc & wood floors.

Kitchen has new ss applcs & propane cooktop. $580,000

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Nice clean upstairs unit, ready to move in. Great Investment Property, or Starter Home. Floor plan offers two master suites, with two full baths.

Kitchen incls Refrig, Washer & Dryer. Cozy fireplace in living rm, large private deck to enjoy the views. Attached one car garage, with room for storage. Walking distance to town shops & restaurants. $198,000

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Lovely mature 4 BD in one of Fallbrook’s premier neighborhoods near lanes end. It greets you with a warm and inviting entrance. Versatile floorplan with space for a large active family. Formal & informal dining and living areas with 2 cozy fireplaces. Large eat in kitchen with plenty of cabinet storage. 5 minutes to the friendly village and 5 minutes to the I-15 commute corridor.

Offered at $685,000

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Just minutes to the I-15 commute corridor. Stunning Hacienda inspired estate is beautifully designed and fully appointed offering casual comfort with a seamless blend of indoor and outdoor living.

3 en’suites plus an opt 4th currently used as an office. Courtyard guest casita brings total to 5BD. Avo grove. $1,590,888

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Newer Samsung stainless steel appliance, custom stone fireplace with mantle. Travertine tile in entry, hallway, kitchen and bathrooms. 2 car attached garage with built in workbench and cabinets. $377,000

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great for entertaining. Porch overlooks views to the mountains & over a half acre of lush gardens & trees. Fresh paint throughout, remodeled kitchen & baths. 3BD, 2BA w/formal living room, family room w/ fplc & dining area. $515,000

Due to fire. Views and pool are still there! 1.18 acres with approximately 50 remaining avocado trees.

Great location! 3/4” water meter, existing septic and underground power needs to be updated with county.

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