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W E E K L Y December 9, 2015 Vol. 8 No. 97

The Coachella Valley Number ‘One’ Desert Local Newspaper

By Oleg CetinicPARIS - Members of the

California rock band Eagles of Death Metal on Tuesday revisited the ravaged Paris theater where they survived a massacre by Islamic extremist suicide bombers.

Solemn and silent, they came to the now-shuttered Bataclan theater in eastern Paris, whose facade has become a shrine to the 89

people killed inside. Band members laid flowers at the site under a persistent December rain, some embracing as they stared at the wreaths, notes and banners heaped in mourning and tribute.

Singer Jesse Hughes covered his face as he paced pack and forth. Drummer Julian Dorio wiped away tears.

On that fateful Friday night, the band members dispersed

to escape the carnage, one running upstairs, others slipping out a side door. They all ended up at the police station.

Drummer Julien Dorio said in an emotional interview with Vice and HBO that he “bailed off my stool” with the initial shots.

“I saw two guys out front, and that might be the most awful thing ever, is them

Story and Photos by Pat KrausePalm Springs held its

Chr istmas Tree- l ight ing Ceremony at the Frances Stevens Park on Dec. 3rd. The Palm Springs High School Chorus entertained the people as they waited for the lighting of the tree. Hot Cocoa and cookies were served to the several

hundred people attending. Palm Springs Sustainability gave our power strips to 50 people that signed up to try to conserve energy and water.

Special guests were in attendance to help the new Mayor Moon light the tree. Celebrities Linda Gray, Lindsey Wagner, Beverly Johnson and

Tim Bradley along with Palm Springs Council members tried to light the tree the first time but that failed. Then there was another countdown and this time the beautiful tall tree was lit in all its glory. Celebrities were graciously posing for photos with fans before and after the tree lighting. Of course, it

wouldn’t be tree lighting without Santa and Mrs. Claus.

Many parents brought their children as there was also an awards ceremony where local children from the Palm Springs Unified schools were given an award and a goodie bag. Awards were given in all areas that where children send in

ways to beautify Palm Springs. Children attending that did not receive an award were also given a goodie bag. Photos with Santa and Mrs. Clause were a treat for the kiddies. Mayor Moon and Joy Meredith handed out the awards.

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Christmas Tree Lightening

Daveed Diggs as Thomas Jefferson and the ensemble of HAMILTON see page 19.

Ginny Foat, Geoff Kors, Beverly Johnson, Lindsay Wagner, Mayor Rob Moon, Linda Gray; Chris Mills and Tim Bradley. Photo by Pat Krause

The City of Palm Springs and celebrities’ ring in the holiday season at the annual Holiday Tree lighting Ceremony.

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Story and Photos by Pat Krause The 15th Annual Christmas

Tree lane was held at the Hard Rock Hotel on December 4th. Celebrities commission Decorated Christmas Trees that are sold to benefit ACT for MS. The Celebrity hostess this year was the wonderful actress Ruta Lee. The Celebrity Auctioneer and Emcee was Patrick Evans who was doing triple duty for the night as Weather Man for his TV station and would be doing Eye On The Desert too. Bill Marx and his band provided the music as guests entered the ballroom. The event chair was Linda Williamson who also decorated many of the trees including her husband Fred Williamson’s Wounded Warrior tree.

Celebrity trees included such big names as Andrew Niederman, Carol Connors, Fred The Hammer, Williamson, Linda Gray, Margaret O’Brien, Carol Channing, Ruta Lee, Barry Manilow, Jerry Vale and others, The Desert Symphony, The Wizard of OZ, and Steinway Society of Riverside County. Several trees were designed specially in honor of Gloria Greer, Founder of ACT for MS and a local Celebrity in memoriam.

Most trees sold for over $1,000 and more. People would add more dollars for CT for MS if

a tree sold for a certain amount.Celebrities got up and told

about their tree and why it was special and would help sell the tree, sometimes with added amenities. Fred Williamson spoke about his Passion for Wounded Warriors and his tree. Carol Conners sang a song she wrote about Elvis Presley. Linda Gray told about her tree before she had to leave for a book Signing. Margaret O’Brien was stuck on the freeway on her way to talk about her tree.

Andrew Neiderman said that the buyer of his tree would have his or her name in his new book. Other celebrities stood up to tout their tree for a larger monetary amount as it was important to them to raise as much money as possible for ACT for MS.

All proceeds go to ACT for MS that is a non-profit organization that helps People with MS with financial and emotional support. They provide Mobility devices and physical therapy that can give a person a better quality of life. Gloria Greer founded the Charity when her daughter Norman was diagnosed with MS. Gloria was missed this year after she lost her battle to cancer. Her daughters Ann and Norma took up the hosting Gala in grand style.

Story and Photos by Pat KrauseThe CV Rep Company held

its Holiday Party at the Atrium in Palm Springs on December 1. Several hundred people came to celebrate this wonderful Patron of the Arts that hold plays and luminary lunches. LULU California Bistro provided the appetizers with cheeses, vegetables, dips and delicious soups. Waiters walked around with Meatballs and fancy Hot dogs for guests.

Wine was served and Yve Adams playing the Piano and singing Christmas favorites

provided Christmas music.A large silent auction was

held where all the proceeds went to CVRep. This party was a “Thank You” to all the supporters and guests that have helped CVRep thru out the year. The party and silent auction was held in the very beautiful Atrium Lobby. There was a real Christmas atmosphere with a Santa to round out the night. The play, Happy Hour, starring Gavin MacLeod was a smash hit. Guests will be looking forward to more plays and a Luminary luncheon with none other

than actress Lainie Kazan on December 16.

CVRep in known to hold many types of plays about today’s society and problems. They hold plays for teens involving bullying and other childhood issues. Bringing plays to the Desert in a smaller venue makes in such an intimate experience where you can see the actors up close and even get to meet them after the play. The luminary lunches are very informative about the actor or actress of the day. 2016 will be an exciting year at CVRep.

Actress Linda Gray, Singers Carol Connors and Carol Channing. Photo by Pat Krause

Norma Greer Fishkind and Fred, The Hammer, Williamson. Photo by Pat Krause

Nancy Stone, Ann Greer and Jenny Finch. Photo by Pat Krause

The 15th Annual Christmas Tree lane

Peter Bochnewich, Brian Ozero,Don Martin and Jim Lopes. Photo by Pat Krause

Sid Craig,Jim Thomas, Dan Dobbin, Jim Breabach. Photo by Pat Krause

CV Rep Company Holiday Party

Yve Evans with the Snowman. Photo by Pat Krause

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By Janice GoughThe holiday season means

many things to many people. It is the best time to relax and reflect on the goals you wish to achieve for the coming year. Your

long-term goals may not change, unless conditions force you to make different plans, however short-term goals can change constantly. An underlying sound wealth management strategy is a clearly defined plan that lays out the objectives of the portfolio as well as any other pertinent information, such as a your asset allocation, annual contribution to the portfolio, planned expenditures, and time horizon.

Unfortunately, many people ignore this critical effort, in part, because it can be very time-consuming, detail-oriented, and tedious.

A well thought out blueprint is required in order to achieve a successful plan. A well written financial plan is also the blueprint for a person’s entire financial house and a firm foundation on which all else rests. When building your financial house, the foundation must be strong. Your foundation should be a composition of safe investments. The middle of your house is your working capital, and the investments which are considered the ones with risks are placed in the roof portion of your house. Thus, if the roof were to fly off, in the event of a market drop, you will still have a base to rebuild on. This is a good way to determine percentage wise, what amount are you willing to place at risk.

Market performance and headlines change far more often than plan objectives. Tuning out the ever-present “noise” of the

markets and sticking to your plan, will put you in the best position possible to meet your long-term financial goals, but also form the basis for future behavioral.

Those who are most successful in achieving their goals are usually those who are good at mentally living those goals in advance through sensory specific goal setting. The beginning involves understanding and identifying specifically all the things you want to have, to do, and become, and creating a vivid picture in your mind of what achieving those objectives will feel like. It is important to visualize the achievement of goals in as much detail as possible. This is

the kind of focused goal setting that motivates you consciously. It, also triggers the sub-concious part of your mind that will attract opportunities, which, in turn, help you achieve those goals.

Your goals should be in writing and placed somewhere where you constantly see them. A good place is where you start each day or have your morning coffee.

To compliment your master plan, make out monthly plans that will build toward your ultimate dream. Your daily “ to do” list comes next, as each day attributes to your monthly success and helps you to stay focused.

Your personal goals will melt into your blueprint.

You must be able to know what the goal posts looks like, to make the touchdown.

Janice Gough in a Financial Advisor in Palm Springs. She may be reached by calling (650) 342-7744 or (760) 251—7724 or email [email protected]. It is important to save and learn how to save, tax-wise. For more tips, contact us today for a complimentary review and visit us at www.goughinsurance.com.

Time to Set Your Financial Goals for 2016

HOA Homefront – Sex Offender In Association

By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCALHi Kelly;

I first want to say I enjoy and appreciate reading your responses and advise on association issues.

I recently found out that the “manager” of the property is a registered sex offender. Some of the owners want to have the monthly HOA board meetings at the pool, but the management company has resisted. I am not sure if any of the board members know of the sex offender’s status.

Should this sex offender be outed to the board? What responsibilities does the board have about having a sex offender on property and engaging people with children?

Kindest Regards, S.B., San Clemente

Dear S.B.:California has a “Megan’s

Law,” as do all 50 states. The law, found beginning at Penal Code 290, was adopted in 1996 after a tragedy in New Jersey in which a child, Megan Kanka, was lured to her death in July 1994 by a sex offender who lived just 90 feet away from her family’s front door. Nobody knew he had previous convictions for crimes against children. The Legislature expanded California’s Megan’s Law in 2004, establishing a web site to make the information much more accessible so consumers could check to see if there were offenders in their area. The law at Penal Code 290.46 provides for a web site with information on registered sex offenders. That site is www.meganslaw.ca.gov .

The site provides three levels of information, based upon the seriousness of offense. For the most serious types of offenses, the site includes the offender’s photograph, date of birth and registered address. The problem is that the web site gives just enough information to

upset residents, but not enough information to allow people to take reasonable precautions.

According to Penal Code 290.4(d)(1), the information is provided to “protect a person at risk”. However, the site does not provide the date the offense occurred or the victim demographic information. This means that when looking at the web site, one cannot tell if the offense occurred 25 years ago or just last year. So is the risk as great? Furthermore, the lack of victim demographic (gender, age of victim) makes it difficult to determine who is at risk. Prosecutors will not reveal this information. Without any victim demographic, persons can only assume that everyone is at risk from a sex offender.

What can a landlord, HOA board or manager do regarding the revelation of a sex offender in the building? Apparently not much is allowed. Penal Code 290.4(d)(2) bars the use of the web site information to discriminate in credit, employment or housing. So, landlords and homeowner associations cannot ban sexual predators from their properties

just because they are identified on the web site.

Can or should an association publicize to all members the fact that an offender is living in the association as tenant or owner? This would also seem obvious, but what can the association say without seeming to encourage retaliation against the offender?

This is a very troubling subject, and until the law provides more guidance to property owners, association boards should use great care and consult with their legal counsel as to what is reasonable and permissible in the circumstances. I deeply wish I could provide more clarity on this issue, but hope this helps.

Sincerely, Kelly Kelly G. Richardson CCAL is a Fellow of the College of Community Association Lawyers and Managing Partner of Richardson Harman Ober PC, a law firm known for community association advice. Send questions to [email protected]. Past columns at www.HOAHomefront.com. All rights reserved®.

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By Melissa Lopez,San Bernardino, CA. -

The San Bernardino County Coroner’s offices have released the names of all 14 victims killed in yesterday’s shooting.

At 3:30 p.m. all family members were notified.

Victims: Shannon Johnson, 45, Los Angeles (DOB: 03/06/70) Bennetta Bet-Badal, 46, Rialto (DOB: 03/08/69) Aurora Godoy, 26, San Jacinto (DOB: 02/01/89) Isaac Amanios, 60, Fontana (DOB: 06/29/55) Larry Kaufman, 42, Rialto (DOB: 08/12/73)

Harry Bowman, 46, Upland (DOB: 06/08/69) Yvette Velasco, 27, Fontana (DOB: 04/03/88) Sierra Clayborn, 27, Moreno Valley (DOB: 06/15/88) Robert Adams, 40, Yucaipa (DOB: 05/02/75) Nicholas Thalasinos, 52, Colton (DOB: 10/14/63) Tin Nguyen, 31, Santa Ana (DOB: 04/06/84) Juan Espinoza, 50, Highland (DOB: 06/24/65) Damian Meins, 58, Riverside (DOB: 02/02/57) Michael Wetzel, 37, Lake Arrowhead (DOB: 04/29/78) Source KMIR

14 Victims of San Bernardino Shooting ID’d

By Amy Taxin And Brian SkoloffSAN BERNARDINO, Calif.

- Thousands of employees of San Bernardino County are preparing to return to work Monday, five days after a county restaurant inspector and his wife opened fire on a gathering of his co-workers, killing 14 people and wounding 21.

The reopening of much of the government’s offices signals an effort to return to normalcy for a community that has been in shock and mourning since the killings Wednesday.

On Sunday, residents gathered at a church, a mosque, a makeshift street-corner memorial and other sites to mourn the victims and call for the community to unite in mourning and not be divided by the disclosure that the killers were a religious Muslim couple.

“It’s unfortunate that we’re on this list now, a list like Newtown, Aurora and others where such tragic events occurred,” Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., told a crowd at a mosque. “It’s not how I want San Bernardino remembered.”

President Barack Obama delivered a prime-time address Sunday night, telling the nation the attack was an “act

of terrorism designed to kill innocent people.” While there was no evidence, the shooters were directed by a terror network overseas or were part of a broader plot, “the two of them had gone down the dark path of radicalization,” he said.

Investigators were looking into what led Tashfeen Malik and Syed Farook to attack Farook’s co-workers at a holiday luncheon. Malik, 29, and Farook, 28, were killed in a furious shootout with police hours later.

Following the attack, the county shut down except for essential services, with many of its 20,000 employees not working, said Felisa Cardona, a county spokeswoman. While most employees will head back to work Monday, those at the Environmental Health Services division, where Farook and many of the victims worked, will be off at least one more week, she said.

On Sunday, scores of mourners visited a growing memorial on a corner near the social service center where the shooting took place. There were American flags, poster that read “Pray for the world,” balloons, candles and cards. Many said

they hoped the community would pull together.

At the St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church, where shooting victim Yvette Velasco worshipped, the service focused on the need to get beyond the anger. Many parishioners said they would reach deep into their faith to find some way to forgive.

More than 100 people

gathered for an interfaith memorial service at a mosque where Farook had occasionally prayed. Silver-framed photos of the victims were placed on a table at the Islamic Community Center of Redlands, with a candle lit for each.

Mus l im commun i t y members said they are feeling both grief over the loss and

fear of a backlash against their community. They encouraged community members to come together and not live in fear.

“It is really sad that we meet because of this. It is sad that only in death are we able to celebrate humanity,” 30-year-old mosque member Ajarat Bada said, fighting back tears. Source: KMIR/AP

LOS ANGELES - Today is the first-ever national day of remembrance for people who have died in alcohol-related car crashes, the survivors, and their families.

It’s organized by Mothers Against Drunk Driving, also known as MADD, as part of its 35th birthday celebration.

There will be events in dozens of cities across the nation today including Los Angeles, San Diego and Visalia. Patricia Rillera, regional executive director for with MADD in L.A. and Ventura counties, says December is the deadliest month for drunken-

driving crashes and families often suffer the most during the holidays, looking at that empty seat at the table.

“For victims and survivors of drunk and drugged driving, it’s one of the hardest times of the year,” says Rillera. “So this is a chance for our community to come together to offer support and comfort to those who need it during the holidays and beyond.”

MADD says in 2013, 867 people were killed in drunken-driving crashes in California, which is 29 percent of all fatalities. There were more than 10,000 killed nationally.

That’s why, Rillera says, MADD is fighting to make ignition interlock devices mandatory for all first-time Driving Under the Influence offenders across the country.

“That individual, when they blow into that device, if they are at a .08 blood-alcohol content level or above, that vehicle is not going to operate,” says Rillera.

Los Ange l es and Sacramento counties began requiring ignition interlock devices about a year ago, so the data on whether they cut down on crashes will become available next year.

San Bernardino County to reopen for business after attacks

Day of Remembrance for Victims of Drunken Driving

Mourners comfort each other at a makeshift memorial site honoring Wednesday’s shooting victims Monday, Dec. 7, 2015 in San Bernardino, Calif. Thousands of employees of San Bernardino County are preparing to return to work Monday, five days after a county restaurant inspector and his wife opened fire on a gathering of his co-workers, killing 14 people and wounding 21. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) (Jae C. Hong)

Today is the Mothers Against Drunk Driving National Day of Remembrance. Credit: ldless/iStock


By Desert Star StaffThe McCallum Theatre

presents two great shows in one night with NIGHT FEVER, the Bee Gees tribute, and ABBAMANIA, the tribute to ABBA. These two McCallum Theatre favorites come together for two performances on Thursday, January 7, and Friday, January 8, at 8:00pm.

NIGHT FEVER - The Bee Gees Tribute

NIGHT FEVER is hailed as the number one production of the Bee Gees in the world. This all-Canadian cast from Toronto has been touring for the past fifteen years, from Disneyland to Russia, recreating the look and sound of the Bee Gees.

More than any other group in pop history, The Bee Gees outwitted the international

music scene with their incredible tenacity to remain current through all time spans of contemporary music. By 1979, The Bee Gees had created 5 Platinum albums with 35 hit singles, nine of them reaching #1 on the Billboard charts. The album Saturday Night Fever alone sold over 30 million copies and the hits kept coming.

The close high harmonies of brothers Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb made The Bee Gees one of the most impossible attractions in music to launch a salute to…until NIGHT FEVER. The vocal match of Matthew Whale as Maurice, Joe Varga as Robin and John Acosta as Barry, create an eerie sense of seeing the brothers Gibb live in concert.

Capturing a full history of the Bee Gees, NIGHT FEVER

includes material from the 1967 breakout album Bee Gees First, including “To Love Somebody,” “Holiday,” and “Massachusetts.” Continuing with their album Words, the show features “I Got to Get a Message to You” and “I Started a Joke.” They move on to selections from later eras with songs including “Nights on Broadway,” “You Should be Dancing,” “Stayin’ Alive,” “Night Fever,” “How Deep is Your Love,” “Spirits Having Flown,” “Tragedy,” “Love You Inside Out,” and “Too Much Heaven.”

The Canadian Production NIGHT FEVER is a unique re-creation of one of the most beloved acts in music history.

ABBAMANIAIt has been more than 30

years since the Swedish pop

group ABBA last toured. In 1979, requests for tickets for ABBA outstripped availability with two Royal Albert Hall performances receiving 2 million requests for 5,000 available tickets. Even today ABBA mania grips countless audiences with tributes on television, radio and the hugely popular stage hit Mamma Mia.

ABBAMANIA, the tribute, recreates one of the world’s finest pop groups in a live stage performance featuring favorite ABBA hits. This polished and professional production was created in 1999 and played its first shows in 2000.

In 2002, ABBAMANIA was invited to perform at London s West End and played for 18 weeks at the Strand Theatre. In 2002, the show made its German

debut at the Deutsches Theatre Munich where it sold out for 21 performances. In 2003, the show was presented with a prestigious Radio Regenbogen Award for Best Musical of 2002. In the same year, ABBAMANIA toured throughout Europe, selling out theatres, including 24 consecutive shows in the Schiller Theatre in Berlin and Cologne Arena selling 10,000 tickets in one night. The highlight of 2004 was a television special, viewed by over 11 million people and broadcast throughout Europe. The show celebrated thirty years since ABBA came to prominence with “Waterloo.” Fellow performers included original members of ABBA and stars from the musical Mamma Mia.

Night Fever and Abbamania At Mccallum Theatre

Jimmy Carter says latest brain scan shows no cancer

400 Valley Students Receive Free Bikes For The Holidays

By Kathleen FoodyATLANTA - Jimmy Carter

inspired pronouncements of answered prayers Sunday, revealing that his latest brain scan showed no signs of cancer four months after the former president announced that melanoma had spread to his brain and put himself “in the hands of God.”

Carter first announced the news at the small church where he frequently teaches Sunday school in his hometown of Plains, Georgia, and then in a two-sentence written statement as word spread from Maranatha Baptist Church.

Carter always starts his lessons with a brief update on his recent activities. This week, that included a visit to his doctor to learn the results of an MRI brain scan. Previous tests found four lesions on his brain were still there but had responded to an August radiation treatment and regular doses of a recently approved drug

called Keytruda to help his body seek out any new cancer cells.

“And when I went this week, they didn’t find any cancer at all,” Carter said, prompting gasps and applause from the congregation as he smiled slightly. “So I have good news.”

Such a clean scan for a melanoma patient would have been rare as recently as five years ago, experts on the disease said. Keytruda and other drugs classified as “immunotherapy” sometimes combined with radiation have dramatically changed success at treating melanoma, said Dr. Keith Flaherty, a melanoma specialist at Massachusetts General Hospital’s Termeer Center for Targeted Therapies who is not involved in Carter’s treatment.

“There’s no question it’s very positive,” Flaherty said. “It really is an uncommon thing to have lesions of any size resolved so completely and so quickly.”

It’s not clear what other scans Carter’s doctors at Emory University’s Winship Cancer Institute have performed. A spokesman declined comment Sunday due to patient privacy and Carter only mentioned a brain scan.

Dr. Len Lichtenfeld, deputy chief medical officer for the American Cancer Society, said doctors evaluating melanoma patients will use scans of body parts beyond where the disease has occurred to ensure it has not spread.

“For today, the news cannot be better,” Lichtenfeld said. “Circumstances may change over time or he may be in a situation where it does not recur for many years or at all.”

Carter said he will continue receiving doses of Keytruda every three weeks. That’s typical for patients taking the drug without side effects, said Dr. Douglas Johnson, a melanoma specialist at

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center who is not involved with Carter’s treatment.

His doctors will continue to scan Carter’s body for any new cancer cell, a procedure typically repeated every three months for the first year or two after a patient’s test results show no cancer, Johnson said.

“The majority of patients can tolerate these drugs extremely well, even patients of an advanced age,” he said. “It’s very different from traditional chemotherapy.”

Carter has remained active during treatment, volunteering on a building project with Habitat for Humanity and continuing to work at The Carter Center, the human rights organization he founded after leaving the White House.

“I’ve reacted well to the treatments,” Carter told The Associated Press in November. “I haven’t been uncomfortable or ill after the treatments were over.

So that part of it has been a relief to me and I think to the doctors. But the final result of how well the treatments are combatting or controlling the cancer, we don’t know yet.”

Jason Carter, Carter’s grandson, said he got the news Friday from his grandfather. Maranatha Baptist Church members learned along with Sunday’s guests, among hundreds drawn to the tiny church for lessons in the weeks since Carter’s August announcement.

Jill Stuckey, a Maranatha Baptist Church member, said in a phone interview that after Carter’s comments she went into the church’s back hallways to tell members who were working on other tasks before service.

“Our prayers have been answered,” Stuckey, also a close friend of the Carters, said. “I can’t think of a better Christmas present.” Source KMIR

By Carlos HerreraCathedral City, Ca.- Christmas

is coming early for some local star students, thanks to their good work and the generosity of others. It’s never too early to receive a Christmas gift, especially if you’ve earned it. Local charities are rewarding valley students with a new set of wheels.

The students started getting the feel of their new bikes. Maricel Salazar is one of hundreds of students who said this is best gift of all. “This one means a lot because it’s a nice bike and people got it for me,” she said. Each bike put a smile on kids’ faces for the holidays. “I’m so excited because people put their heart and money into it to buy bikes for the people who don’t have bikes,” fourth grade student at Cathedral City Elementary School Malakai Whaley said.

The money was raised by the 20th-annual Care for Kids

Radiothon organized by local charities. More than $63,000 were raised via listener call-ins. Palm Springs Motors also contributed by assembling the bikes. Thanks to the donations, more than 400 Coachella Valley 4th graders left home with a reason to be excited. “I feel so happy and when my teacher told me that I got it I’m like oh my gosh, I was so happy,” Salazar said. Many of the students who received a bicycle, shared the same opinion, “It’s exciting because I have a new experience with it,” Leylani Duran said.

The students, who won the bikes, were nominated by their teachers based on their need and good behavior. “Hopefully they’ll remember when they get a little bit older and are in the position to give, that they received a bike by the generosity of others and after that it becomes a tradition for them,” Variety of the Desert charity President Michael Mathews said.

According to some students, this gift means more than a reward. In fact, it was the perfect way to remind them about the true meaning of the holidays, they said.

“It’s about what God lets you have and how he allows you to have it and I’m really thankful,” Salazar said.

Some kids will be riding their

bikes the entire day. Variety of the Desert hopes to continue this annual tradition for many years. Source KMIR


By Desert Star StaffIs your life in balance? The

new year is a great time to take stock of your routine and make improvements where necessary.

Here are some thoughtful habits to consider incorporating into your day in the coming year.

Find Time to Decompress

• If you’re a morning person, get out of bed 30 minutes earlier than normal to wake up with your favorite coffee or tea and think about what you need to accomplish for the day.

• More of a night owl? Spend at least 30 minutes before going to sleep to unplug from technology and relax with a new

book you’ve had on your list to read.

• Schedule time for exercise to reduce stress and maintain a healthy lifestyle. Planning workouts ahead of time will make you more likely to stick to them.

Write Everything Down• Handwritten notes and

to-do lists will reinforce your memory of the tasks you need to conquer. They also give you the option to look at what you need to do for the day and prioritize the list. Consider a personal planner, such as those from the popular AT-A-GLANCE collection, which includes a variety of styles that reflect your personality and organizational needs.

• Documenting your day not only keeps you organized, but also provides you with an opportunity to look back and reflect on your life’s accomplishments, memories and milestones from the year.

Balanced Diet, Balanced Life• Maintaining a healthy,

balanced diet will help you feel great, and can increase your focus, energy levels and productivity.

• Plan out your meals ahead of time before going shopping by marking them in a calendar. This will give you more time during the week to cook and prepare meals, without having to make frequent trips to the store or feel tempted to grab take-out. You’ll be more likely to stick with the habit if you love the calendar you use, so consider something easy on the

eyes, such as an AT-A-GLANCE fashion planner.

• Cooking your own fresh meals can help keep your bank account balanced, and is often much healthier than food from a restaurant. And spending time in the kitchen is also a stress reliever for some people.

Make a fresh start -- the beginning of a new year is the perfect time to make positive changes to how you schedule and organize your time. StatePoint

Is Your Life in Balance? Healthy Habits to Try in 2016

By Desert Star StaffBETHESDA, Md., -- We all

want to celebrate during the holidays, and more people are likely to drink beyond their limits during this season than at other times of the year. Some will suffer adverse consequences that range from fights to falls to traffic crashes. Sadly, we often put others and ourselves at risk because we don’t understand how alcohol affects us during an evening of celebratory drinking.

Myths Persist: Despite the potential dangers, myths about drinking persist that, for some, can prove fatal. Scientific studies supported by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism provide important information that challenges these widespread, yet incorrect, beliefs about how quickly alcohol affects the body and how long the effects of drinking last.

Alcohol’s Effects Begin Quickly: Holiday revelers may not recognize that critical decision-making abilities and driving-related skills are already diminished long before a person shows physical signs of intoxication.

Initially, alcohol acts as a stimulant, and people who drink may feel upbeat and excited. But don’t be fooled. Alcohol soon decreases inhibitions and judgment, and can lead to reckless decisions.

As we consume more alcohol, reaction time suffers and behavior becomes poorly controlled and sometimes even aggressive—leading to fights and other types of violence. Continued drinking causes the slurred speech and loss of balance that we typically associate with being drunk. At higher levels, alcohol acts as a depressant, which causes the

drinker to become sleepy and in some cases pass out. At these levels, alcohol can also cause blackouts—which are periods of amnesia where a person does not remember what happened while he or she was intoxicated. The intoxicated person actively engages in behaviors like walking and talking, but does not create memories for these or other events that occur during the blackout. At very high levels, drinkers face the danger of life-threatening alcohol poisoning due to the suppression of vital life functions.

Even When Drinking Stops—Alcohol’s Effects Do Not: During an evening of drinking, it’s also easy to misjudge how long alcohol’s effects last. For example, many people believe that they will begin to sober up—and drive safely—once they stop drinking and have a cup of coffee. The truth is that alcohol continues to affect the brain and body long after the last drink has been finished. Even after someone stops drinking, alcohol in the stomach and intestine continues to enter the bloodstream, impairing judgment and coordination for hours.

Sobering Up––Myths and Facts: Myth: You can drive as long as you are not slurring your words or acting erratically.

Fact: The coordination needed for dr iv ing is compromised long before the signs of intoxication are visible. Plus, the sedative effects of alcohol increase the risk of nodding off or losing attention behind the wheel.

Myth: Drink coffee. Caffeine will sober you up.

Fact: Caffeine may help with drowsiness, but not with the effects of alcohol on decision-making or coordination. The

body needs time to metabolize (break down) alcohol and then to return to normal.

There are no quick cures—only time will help.

Before You Celebrate—Plan Ahead. Of course, we don’t intend to harm anyone when we celebrate during the holiday season. Yet, violence and traffic fatalities persist and myths about drinking live on—even though scientific studies have documented how alcohol affects the brain and body.

Because individuals are so different, it is difficult to give

specific advice about drinking. But certain facts are clear—there’s no way to speed up the brain’s recovery from alcohol and no way to make good decisions when you are drinking too much, too fast.

So this holiday season, do not underestimate the effects of alcohol. Don’t believe you can beat them, or they may beat you.

Here are some tips to keep in mind if you choose to drink:

Pace yourself. Know what constitutes a standard drink and have no more than one per hour—and no more than 4 drinks

for men or 3 for women per day.Have “drink spacers”—make

every other drink a nonalcoholic one.

Make plans to get home safely. Remember that a designated driver is someone who hasn’t had any alcohol, not simply the person in your group who drank the least.

Have a safe holiday season! The Desert Star Staff

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By Desert Star StaffLOS ANGELES – Nurses

and a coalition of environmental groups are holding a rally in downtown Los Angeles to support the climate change negotiations going on this week in Paris.

The Wo r l d Hea l t h Organization says 8 million people around the world are dying right now from the effects of air pollution, which mainly comes from the burning of fossil fuels.

Fernando Losada, director of environmental health and climate justice with the National Nurses United union, helped TO organize the event in Pershing Square, where 2,000 nurses and community members will be demanding that countries take action.

“This is not just an environmental or climate crisis,” he states. “It’s directly a health crisis affecting the health of millions around the world, and we think this is the greatest threat to human health that humanity

has ever faced. So, as nurses, we can’t take it lying down.”

The Wo r l d Hea l t h Organization predicts climate change will kill a quarter of a million people a year between 2030 and 2050, mainly from malnutrition, malaria, diarrhea and heat stress.

Losada says nurses are protesting climate change

because they see the problem up close when treating the victims of pollution created by the fossil fuel industry.

“And we treat the people at the bedside that are in these communities where the refineries are located that are breathing the toxic air, the coal dust and the pet coke dust, that are the victims of oil spills,” he stresses. “We see

the consequences in people’s health.”

Losada notes that experts predict global warming and climate change will magnify the health impacts of hunger and malnutrition due to drought, the spread of disease after floods and displacement from severe weather events and sea level rise. Source: Public News Service

By Desert Star StaffWildlife advocates are

criticizing aspects of California’s new gray wolf conservation plan, saying it envisions taking them off the endangered-species list much too early.

The first gray wolf pack in decades crossed into California

from Oregon earlier this year. Amaroq Weiss, West Coast

wolf organizer for the Center for Biological Diversity, said she likes the plan’s focus on nonlethal methods of reducing conflict, but worries about the move to strip protections once the population grows to nine wolf packs.

“The state under this plan would consider delisting wolves when there’s only around 50 to 75 wolves in the state,” she said. “That’s an incredibly low population of animals to consider delisting. We wouldn’t do that for any other species.”

The draft plan shows that

the Golden State has 23,000 square miles of suitable wolf habitat, mostly in rural Northern California. Weiss said, the wolves need to number in the thousands in order to support about 500 breeding animals and sustain a healthy population.

“Californians want to have wolves back in California in robust enough numbers that they can continue to exist here into the future,” she said.

In other western states, livestock producers have objected to larger numbers of wolves.

The California Department of Fish and Game will hold three public hearings in January and February, in Yreka, Sacramento and Long Beach. The public comment period on the plan is open through Feb. 15. The draft plan and meeting information are online at cdfgnews.wordpress.com. Source: Public News Service

By Desert Star StaffSacramento, Calif. - About

368,000 Californians are working in what’s been dubbed the “clean economy,” including 71,000 new jobs in the past five years. According to a new report, similar job growth is taking place all along the West Coast as the states work together to reduce the pollution associated with climate change.

The report from the Delphi Group said the clean economy is about more than producing cleaner energy and using less energy. Co-author Paul

Shorthouse, Delphi’s regional director, said it’s also about sparking innovation.

“In California, we’ve seen explosive growth of the solar photo-voltaic industry,” he said. “We’re also seeing upticks in clean-energy patents over 2010; very interesting pilot projects in battery and energy-storage space.”

The report said solar PV alone employs 28,000 Californians and can boast almost $12 billion in investments since 2013.

Since 2010, Shorthouse said, every member of the Pacific

Coast Collaborative - all three West Coast states and British Columbia - have grown jobs at a rate more than twice that of new jobs overall.

Gov. Jerry Brown has delayed his trip to France for the global climate conference known as COP 21, but he’s expected to speak there next week on behalf of the Pacific Coast Collaborative. As a region, Shorthouse said, the West Coast is playing a leading role in cutting carbon emissions, and others are taking notice.

“We’re seeing, obviously, these discussions at COP 21

right now in Paris about the shift toward a clean economy,” he said. “The world is moving in that direction and showing leadership is allowing the region not only to take advantage of the domestic opportunities but also from an export perspective.”

Brown also will tout an agreement this week between a dozen states and nations, including California and Oregon, to ensure that by 2050, new passenger vehicles sold there will be emission-free.

The report is online at delphi.ca.

Report Touts California’s “Clean Jobs” Progress

Activists join for a climate change rally in New York City in 2014 that was co-sponsored by National Nurses United, which is organizing a similar event today in Los Angeles. Courtesy: Reza Sunshine/National Nurses


If traveling, careful this month. Are you pondering upon new professional ideas? Do you feel pressured to elevate your endeavors? Do you seek a religious or spiritual reality yet not knowing what to choose? As you work in the world Saturn is bringing discipline and structure to all plans, agendas & goals. Be kind and patient with others.

You seek resources for generations to come so everyone can feel safe and secure. Your studies help build the new culture and civilization. You do an important work. In the meantime, resources are hiding in rooms, closets, drawers, storage units and garages. Let everything be wide open into the fresh air. So you can see what you truly have. A wealth of resources.

Are relationships, one in particular, on your mind? Are resources held in common communicated about and being used practically and with care? Your money needs a practical reference point – a goal for its use, investments in land, building for the future. Money and relationships work together. Both are basic archetypes, needing harmony. Harmony emerges only after chaos and conflict. Recognize this.

In your daily life, you seek to find new goals, meet those goals and discover others. However, it’s possible you can’t see clearly what your goals are. Goals influence our future. To discover the right goals, think on how your life is. Are you happy? Have you created separations? Are you alone? Connect relationships with your goals. Something seeks to be transformed in your life.

Your energy’s high as you gallop toward far-reaching goals. Your creativity is taking on a new structure and focus. You might feel at first a restraint especially if disharmony occurs with others. Choose revolution as an art form. Take camera, art supplies, bow and arrow, a horse and several dog companions along. There’s something you’ve wished to do for a long time. You return to where your heart truly resides.

Have you plans and goals for your home during this season? Are you seeking to change the structure of home and daily life? Are you spending time and energy on things for the self? Let yourself as valuable rest in your heart. There’s longing for new self-identity. Concentrated on the season’s festivities by making your home cheerful and

welcoming, filled with lights, colors and nature. Do things differently this year. Joy impels you onward.

What is the foundation and source of your many beliefs? A deep transformative change penetrates your heart/mind and many beliefs begin to have no validity. Disconcerting at first, you’re actually being led to truths you were previously incapable of understanding. As beliefs break down, a greater capacity to (give/receive) love emerges. You will then understand the e.e.cummings’ poem, “be of love (a little) more careful than of anything.”

It’s time to ponder upon then clarify goals concerning money and resources in order to make your future safe and practical. You don’t want to be wounded by not preparing adequately. It’s good to concentrate on building adequate resources for the times to come. These resources are not only for you. Others will join you for you have the stamina to face great challenges. And protect humanity.

“I see the goal, I reach the goal, and then I see another.” Keynote words significant to all

Sag people. Concentrating on them allows a new self-identity to emerge. Seeking truth, you also seek justice and joy. It’s most important to acknowledge you travel from goal to goal. Goals change. What are they now? What would you like them to be? Look for swans, altars, harps, eagles, serpents while maintaining silence.

You stand in both inner and outer realities, in the world yet not of it, personal while also public. You accomplish much work each day, from morning till night. At day’s end you hope sleep brings refreshment and balance. For sleep, drops of nutmeg oil are good. Create rituals at home reflecting the sacred season. Create rhythms of prayer with family. These connect you with the heavens and the earth. You hear the symphony of the spheres.

Our outer reality is connected with our inner reality. What occurs in our outer life is based on what we believe, envision, have intentions for and our focus. Humanity, which you represent, is to bring forth the new culture and civilization, the new world order, learn the Aquarian Laws & Principles under which the new culture will emerge. Your present life is a template of this. Be

grateful for even the difficulties. They hold secrets. You will lead the Way.

Each day and night, through dreams and visions, new revelations appear. Revelations are gifts from the future. On our earth revelations often emerge from suffering, from grief and feelings of despair. You understand this line of poetry from Dante’s Divine Comedy “In the middle of the journey of my life, I came to a dark wood and found myself and my way lost.” That journey is coming to a fork in the road. Two paths are seen.

Risa D’Angeles is the founder and director of the Esoteric & Astrological Studies Research Institute: Risa’s Esoteric Astrology. She can be reached at [email protected].

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HOROSCOPES DECEMBER 9-16, 2015ASTROLOGICAL FORECAST BY RISA D’ANGELES

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By Ryan NakashimaLOS ANGELES (AP) - The

use of Internet-ready devices like smartphones appears to have seriously cut into the time Americans spend watching traditional TV, new Nielsen data show, potentially undermining the notion that mobile devices merely serve as “second screens” while people are plopped in front of the set.

Data provided to The Associated Press show an increase in the number of 18-to-34-year-olds who used

a smartphone, tablet or TV-connected device like a streaming box or game console. That grew 26 percent in May compared with a year earlier, to an average of 8.5 million people per minute.

Those devices, which all showed gains in usage, more than offset declines in traditional TV, radio and computers. In the same age group, the demographic most highly coveted by advertisers, use of those devices fell 8 percent over the same period to a combined 16.6 million people per minute.

It’s not a one-to-one tradeoff, though. Sometimes people are using smartphones while watching TV, or using them outside the home where it wouldn’t cut into TV time. In addition, some mobile device use is, well, to watch TV shows.

N i e l s e n ’s i n a u g u r a l “Comparable Metrics” report for the first time presents data on average use per minute, making it possible to directly compare various devices. The study counts all apps, Web surfing and game play but not texts or calling.

The results confirm a trend in other Nielsen data that found viewing of traditional TV - through a cable or satellite connection or an antenna - peaked in the 2009-10 season.

“It’s pretty clear the increased use of mobile devices is having some effect on the system as a whole,” said Glenn Enoch, Nielsen’s senior vice president of audience insights.

The audience for TV viewing alone fell by 10 percent, to 8.4 million people a minute, in the 18-to-34-year-old category.

The new Nielsen data also looks at time spent watching video on various devices, but not for TV-connected devices, where users were clocked playing games as well.

However, even excluding TV-connected devices, the shift in video watching away from the TV is pronounced.

For the young group, viewing on TVs fell 10 minutes to an average of 5 hours and 43 minutes a day. That’s more than compensated for the 33-minute gain in viewing video on computers, smartphones and tablets, which rose to 3 hours and 43 minutes.

Since Nielsen inaugurated its tracking service in 1949, average daily TV viewing has grown steadily, from 4 hours and 35 minutes a day to a peak of 8 hours and 55 minutes in 2009-10. That increase coincided with growing numbers of TV sets sold and the proliferation of programming on cable channels.

But viewership has been declining ever since. From late September until mid-November this year, daily TV watching accounted for only 8 hours and 13 minutes, Nielsen said.

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By Desert Star StaffMany kids will find digital

gifts under the tree this holiday season, leaving some parents with concerns and questions about screen time.

A recent report from Common Sense Media found that teens are using a tablet, gaming system or other device with a screen for about nine hours a day - and for those 8 to 12 years old, it’s six hours.

While technology creates opportunities for learning and communicating, Glenn Augustine, interim chief executive at the Indiana Youth Institute, said it’s important to ensure that kids aren’t plugging in and tuning out.

“A child online creating digital art probably is pretty good being there for an hour or two, rather than a child just playing

video games or engaging in social media,” he said. “So you really have to look at your child, you have to look at what they’re doing when they’re online.”

The study found that teens spend more time listening to music on digital devices than do tweens, who more often watch television. Both age groups watch TV, text, use social media and listen to music while doing homework, which experts say can interfere with a child’s ability to study and learn.

To maintain a healthy family dynamic, Augustine recommended setting aside time to connect as a family without digital devices, limiting screen time and turning off devices 30 minutes before bedtime. He said there are indications when a child is spending too much time with technology.

“First thing your child wants to do when they get up in the morning is get to that game or to that app, and any time they have free time wanting to do the same thing,” he said. “So just engaging with the same thing over and

over again could be irritability or aggressive behavior and also just forsaking other activities for that one activity.”

Technology is not just limited to the teen set. Common Sense Media reported that

more than one in three children under age 2 are using tablets or Smartphone’s. Augustine said these young children learn best from face-to-face social interactions such as simply sitting with a parent reading a book.

Digital Gifts: Keeping Kids from Tuning Out

Where in the world did 2015 go? In just a matter of weeks, the major holidays will have come and gone, but it’s not too late to come up with an exciting gift for those on your “good” list. You may not always know their size, but if you know their taste in theater and music, here are some selections to make your holiday present a very special one.

Cirque du Soleil‘s “Kurios--Cabinet of Curiosities” will be performed under the iconic blue and yellow Big Top from Dec. 9 through Feb. 7, 2016 at Dodger Stadium. “Kurios” is the 35th Cirque production since their creation in 1984 and critics have been lavish in their praise for this newest Cirque production, written and directed by Michel Laprise. Described as “dazzling” and “ fantastic” the premise evokes a Victorian carnival or a collection of sideshow entertainments, which come to life. Acrobats, aerialists and countless skilled performers transport the audience back in

time to a fantasy world where everything is possible. Tickets and information are available at cirquedusoleil.com/kurios or by calling (877)-924-7783.

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performed by John Pizarelli, the acclaimed jazz guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and bandleader, will be at the Valley Performing Arts Center (VPAC) on Sat. Dec. 12 at 8 pm for one night only. Monica Mancini, daughter of the famed film composer Henry Mancini and Cheyene Jackson will join Pizarelli. Dec. 12 marks the 100th anniversary of “Ol’ Blue Eyes” birth and this concert is the perfect way to commemorate his musical legacy. Ticket prices range from $45 to $100 and can be purchased by visiting valleyperformingartscenter.org or by calling (818) 677-3000.

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The Long Beach Ballet will perform “The Nutcracker Ballet”

at the Long Beach Terrace Theater on Dec. 12 and 13 and Dec. 19 and 20. As always the production will burst with special guest performances and additional surprises, the entire family will enjoy. They include a full symphony orchestra, a flying sleigh, a real live horse, on-stage pyrotechnics and a cast of over 200. It will be well worth the drive. For more information go to: longbeachnutcracker.com/

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Tony winner (“Wicked”) Idina Menzel is a fantastic singer. She belted out “Let It Go” in the Disney animated hit “Frozen” and now you have the chance to hear her sing live on stage when the Broadway musical “If/Then” comes to the Pantages from Dec. 8 through Jan. 3, 2016. The cast from the Broadway musical joins Menzel in the National Tour of “If/Then,” a contemporary musical written by the creators of the acclaimed musical “Next to Normal.” For more information

go to: HollywoodPantages.com.

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County” was a best selling novel before it became a popular film starring Meryl Streep and Clint Eastwood. Now it has morphed into a Broadway musical that won a Tony for Best Score. For the romantics on your holiday list you can treat them to a performance of “The Bridges of Madison Country: the Musical” which will be at the Ahmanson Theatre from Dec. 8 through Jan. 17, 2016. For tickets go to

CenterTheatreGroup.org or call (213) 628-2772,

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Lucas Hnath’s “The Christians,” at the Mark Taper Forum through Jan. 10, 2016, is a compelling drama that conveys the deep emotions and consequences of one man’s personal revelation to his parish. The play is staged as a church service with a live choir. Tickets are available by calling (213) 628-2772 or online at CenterTheatreGroup.org.

This Christmas give a gift of theatreT H E AT R E BY THEDA KLEINHANS REICHMAN

Research finds teens are using digital devices with screens for about nine hours a day. (Flickr/Rebecca Pollard)


Story and Photos by Pat Krause The McCallum Theatre held

is Annual Fundraising Gala on Dec. 3rd honoring Helene Galen. Co-chairs Harold Matzner and Donna MacMillan announced the honoree with a video of her accomplishments and philanthropy. CEO and McCallum President Mitch Gershenfeld announced they had raised over 1.2 Millions dollars and the event was sold out again this year. He proudly announced the success of the new Community Art Project in the East side of the Valley, and announced the names of the Diamond, Gold, Silver and Bronze circle donors who donate so generously to the Theatre.

The Entertainer of the night was the iconic Paul Anka who became an American Heart Throb at the age of 15 with his hit song, DIANA. Anka surprised the guests by coming out into the audience with his first song and shook hands as he walked thru the aisle where celebrity Carol Channing was seated. He was singing, My Destiny, as he made is way to the stage. He is known for many hit songs and is a prolific songwriter as well. Anka said this year would be his 57th year in show business. One of my favorite hit songs he sang was, MY WAY. He got a huge

clapping response when he sang, MACK the KNIFE, another all time favorite.

A standing ova t i on was g iven Helene Galen for her many donations to the ARTS and the McCallum Theat re . The McCallum Theater is a NON-PROFIT O r g a n i z a t i o n . They have to raise at least 40% in donations from the public for their operating b u d g e t e a c h year. The Theatre brings the best in entertainment to the valley plus bringing the ARTS to our children in their various programs throughout the year. The Theatre announced they were adding an additional special program next year to honor another Valley icon, Carol Channing’s 95th birthday.

By Desert Star StaffHAMILTON, Bermuda, --

America’s Cup racing will return to New York for the first time since 1920 with the Louis Vinton America’s Cup World Series on May 7-8, 2016.

The New York event is one of six planned during 2016, each featuring thrilling, high-speed competition, as six America’s Cup teams, with the top sailors in the world, vie for points that count towards the final competition for the 35th America’s Cup in 2017.

This year, Emirates Team New Zealand’s star helmsman, Peter Burling, the youngest in the fleet, led his team to the top of the standings over current America’s Cup champion Jimmy Spithill’s ORACLE TEAM USA, and the highly touted Land Rover BAR team led by Olympic hero Ben Ainslie.

The opening three Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series events in 2015 featured three different winners, and the 2016 calendar promises more hard-fought racing on the foiling AC45F catamarans that fly above the water.

“The New York event is going to be spectacular,” said ORACLE TEAM USA skipper Jimmy Spithill. “Racing on the lower Hudson River, in front of that Manhattan skyline, will be a huge hit. It’s going to be a great event for the America’s Cup and a great event for New York.”

Four events on the 2016 schedule have been announced to date:

Muscat, Oman – February 26-28, 2016;

New York, USA – May 6-8, 2016;

Chicago, USA – June 10-12, 2016;

Portsmouth, UK – July 22-24, 2016;

Two addit ional Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series events are anticipated to complete the calendar, likely in Europe in mid-September and in Asia in mid-November.

“With six events around the world in 2016 our fans will have more opportunities to enjoy America’s Cup racing and follow their favorite teams and sailors as we build towards the finals in Bermuda in 2017,” said

Harvey Schiller, the Commercial Commissioner of the America’s Cup.

The New York event is an historic milestone of sorts. America’s Cup racing was held in New York harbor and environs from 1870 to 1920, representing the first 13 challenges for the oldest trophy in international sport.

In May/June 2017, the next America’s Cup will be raced for in Bermuda.

This event will take place from May 6-8, 2016, with official practice racing on the Friday and

point-scoring races on Saturday and Sunday.

The Event Village will be in the Brookfield Place Waterfront Plaza, while the racing will be on the lower Hudson River off the Battery Park City Esplanade (between the Pier 25 basin to the north and The Battery to the south). The technical areas for teams, race management and America’s Cup TV production will be based at Liberty State Park and Liberty Landing Marina, across the Hudson River in New Jersey.

Cydney Osterman, Suzanne Somers and Alan Hamel. Photo by Pat Krause co-chairs, Harold Matzner, and Donna MacMillan with Honoree, Helene Galen. Photo by Pat Krause

Tim Radigan-Brophy, Kevin Parker and Marion Rosenthal. Photo by Pat KrausePaul Anka. Photo by Pat Krause

Paul Anka at the McCallum Gala

America’s Cup racing will return to New York

ORACLE TEAM USA skipper Jimmy Spithill and the America’s Cup trophy look ahead to the return of America’s Cup racing to New York with the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series on May 7-8, 2016. (Photo: ACEA 2015 /Rob Tringali)


By Pam PriceImages by Pat Krause

The Camelot Theatre in Palm Springs was the venue for the celebration of the life and legacy of Gloria Greer, local entertainment and society journalist, on the chilly evening of November 30th. Greer, whose byline appeared in hundreds of columns, magazines, television appearances and more for over 50 years was honored by friends, fans and family whose lives were touched by her non-stop reporting on the desert’s social scene. Her spirited reporting on celebrities the likes of Frank Sinatra, Bob Hope, President Gerald R. Ford, Ambassador

Walter Annenberg, Lucille Ball, Kurt Douglas and Donald Trump, not to mention Elvis Presley helped bring Palm Springs into the international limelight. Gloria was known throughout the desert for her popular column in Palm Springs Life magazine where her thorough coverage of events from the Palm Springs International Film Festival and philanthropic events year round were a must read for those who looked forward to her monthly chronicle, including this reporter. “This was truly a remarkable evening for all who cherished the glamour and history of the desert,” said Grace Robbins, her longtime friend. “I met

Gloria in the South of France in the 1970s on my yacht, the Gracara. I knew nothing about Palm Springs and Gloria raved about all that has made Palm Springs a legend. I wanted to know everything about it, and ended up living here, all thanks to Gloria’s enthusiasm. I owe a lot to her,” Robbins added.

Guests began arriving at the Camelot Theatre’s tented terrace around 5PM for a reception and were seated inside by 6PM. Already seated for the event in the front row were Carol Channing, Bea Levy and Dr. Joe King.

Pianist Rush Robinson charmed the audience with

mellow hits from the 1950s and beyond such as “I’ll be Seeing You “ and “Our Love is here to Stay”. Gloria’s daughters Ann and Norma welcomed guests as commentaries from Peggy Cravens, lifelong friend, Karen Devine, KESQ-TV news anchor, Amy Blaisdell, Communications director for Palm Springs and others remembered Gloria and her irrepressibly upbeat attitude.

Images of Gloria’s youth revealed growing up in New York City followed by snapshots from the 1930s taken in Los Angeles, enhanced by clips from her television segment, “Stars on the Desert” broadcast on KMIR-TV, the Coachella Valley’s NBC

affiliate, that focused on the charities and local celebrities calling the desert home. Gloria’s inimitable smile was captured in images from her youth throughout.

Of Ms. Greer, “She made Palm Springs the place to be,” said Ruta Lee, Gloria’s “little sister” who brought guests to tears and laughter with her well-chosen words and impeccable sense of timing. “It was an evening Gloria would have loved,” said Ric Supple, the long time owner of RR Broadcasting.

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By Desert Star StaffFREMONT, Calif., -- The

100th EVgo Freedom Station in California is now open to the public and is the nation’s largest

publicly-available multi-standard fast charging site able to serve any vehicle on the road. Located in the hottest electric vehicle (EV) adoption area of the country, the

Lucky Fremont location at 5000 Mowry Ave. features four 50kW DC Fast Chargers able to charge vehicles at the same time! Not only are all the chargers equipped

with CHAdeMO and DC Fast Combo, the station is also pre-wired for as many as four more chargers, which can be added in just days, as demand requires.

“This station is the first of a new generation of EV charging in America,” said Terry O’Day, EVgo West Region Vice President. “With this installation, EVgo is crossing a threshold. We are already the largest provider of public DC fast charging. This station is the first of its kind to serve not only this generation, but the next generation of EVs with more power and range.”

“Lucky is thrilled to offer the convenience of electric car charging stations right at our store. These chargers are so fast, the car should be completely charged by the time a shopper stocking up on groceries for the week is finished,” explained Mike Haaf, General Manager of Lucky, a subsidiary of Save Mart Supermarkets.

With the amount of demand for fast charging shown in Fremont and the location of Lucky just off Interstate 880, EVgo and Lucky believe this will quickly become the busiest

public DC Fast charging location in the nation. This Freedom Station is equipped to charge any EV on the road today. DC Fast Charging allows most EVs to get a nearly full charge in less than 30 minutes. With the ability to plug in 9 vehicles, this location offers both the CHAdeMO and DC Fast Combo charging standards, in addition to Level 2 charging.

“With such rapid growth in EV adoption, it is important that EVgo’s stations be able to grow just as fast,” O’Day said. “That is why this station is designed and built not just to double in size in a matter of days if needed, but to also add power capacity easily up to 150 kW when that technology is available.”

EVgo has now completed 103 charging locations in California and has another 28 in the construction and permitting process. Nationwide, EVgo operates 500 Freedom Stations with more DC Fast Chargers than all other public providers combined.

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Paolo Sorrentino, whose “The Great Beauty,” garnered him the 2014 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, has written and directed another Oscar contender - “Youth.” This is a tender film starring Academy Award winner Michael Caine as Fred Ballinger, a retired British conductor, and Harvey Keitel as Mick Boyle, a Hollywood director and Ballinger’s best friend since childhood. They play men nearing their 80s who vacation every year in a spa in the Swiss Alps, where they reminisce about their lives – past, present, and future. Ballinger receives a request from the Queen of England to conduct one of his pieces of music called “Simple Song #3, for Prince Philip’s birthday celebration. He declines the request for very specific, personal reasons, which he doesn’t wish to reveal. His friend Mick is there with a few young writers as he’s intent on developing what could be his last important screenplay.

The supporting cast is outstanding and consists of Rachel Weisz as Balliner’s daughter Lena, Paul Dano as Jimmy Tree, a guest at the hotel, and Jane Fonda, in a cameo role as an aging actress named Brenda Morel, who has served as Mick’s muse in his prior films. The original soundtrack by David Lang is haunting, as is soprano Sumi Jo, whose majestic voice is yet another fabulous element in this beautiful film.

Sorrentino sat down with your reporter for an exclusive interview and the following has been edited for content and continuity for print purposes. It should be noted that some of the questions were translated through an interpreter, but Sorrentino answered most of them in his limited English.

First, I would like to say congratulations. The film is

brilliant and is on most critics’ short list for an Academy

Award. My question is this. You read a small article about

a famous Italian conductor who was asked to play for the Queen of England, but refused to do so. What was it about that little story that motivated

you to write a screenplay?Sorrentino: At first, I

thought it would be a good idea to do a movie about the queen and the musician. Then, over the course of time, I changed my mind and decided to make the story about these two friends.

When you decided on your final idea, how long did it take

you to write the script?Sorrentino: Not too much.

I’m very fast. It took one month.

As the writer, what was the biggest challenge for you to make all the characters real?

Sorrentino: Because there are several characters, the biggest challenge was to make the characters work with each other – developing the relationships between all of them.

During your writing process, after a while, does the

character inform your writing?Sorrentino: Yes. I start

thinking like the character.

Did you find one character more difficult to create

than the others?Sorrentino: Maybe the

character of Lena played by Rachel Weisz. It is not so easy for me to write about a woman of my age. I am more comfortable writing men, especially older men.

In developing Michael Caine’s character of Fred Ballinger, did

you know anyone like him?Sorrentino: The character

is based on facts that happened to a real conductor, but no, he’s not a real person.

How did you decide on that spectacular location?

Sorrentino: I was looking for a certain kind of a hotel. I couldn’t find one in Italy and finally found what I was looking

for Switzerland. I actually shot in two hotels – one was an antique hotel with old-style rooms and restaurant, and the other a modern hotel with a state-of-the art spa.

The look of the film is breathtaking. Each shot

looks like a painting. Did you study art?

Sorrentino: No. I studied economics. (Laughs)

So how did you go from studying economics to being

a brilliant writer/director?Sorrentino: I wrote a lot

and sent my first scripts to some producers and directors.

Were you working as an economist while you

were writing scripts?Sorrentino: No. I studied

but never finished because I started to work in cinema.

Michael Caine and Harvey Keitel have two very different styles of acting. How did that work for you in terms of your direction?

Sorrentino: I let them act, as they want. When you work with great actors, they know they must live as the character.

How did you set up the scenes with the actors?Sorrentino: The only

direction I gave the actors was about the placement and movement of the cameras.

How many weeks did you shoot and how long

in post-production?Sorrentino: Eight weeks for

the shoot and about nine months in post.

During the shoot, did you have one scene in particular that posed a bigger challenge?

Sorrentino: The last scene of the concert tour was very difficult because there were many elements – the music, the actors, and many people to deal with. It was not as simple as the other

scenes. The end of a movie is always complicated.

You’ve worked with iconic American and British actors. Who else would you like to work with on your next film?

Sorrentino: I don’t have a next film at present, but there are many actors I would love to work with including Robert De Niro and Matthew McConaughey.

I’m sure they would love to work with you as well. When you were growing up, did you like going to

see movies and were they mostly American films?Sorrentino: I started to

love movies when I was around eighteen years old. I watched mostly American or Italian films.

What were some of your favorite films?

Sorrentino: All the Scorsese movies, and the independent American cinema.

Were you married when you started your film career?Sorrentino: No, I was not

married.

How did you meet your wife?Sorrentino: How did I meet

my wife? We both worked in the same building and that’s how I met her.

Do you have any ideas about your next project, or are just concentrating on “Youth?”Sorrentino: I am just

concentrating on this film at the moment.

Woody Allen said that whenever he has an idea, he writes it on

a piece of paper and sticks it in a drawer and when he

was ready for his next project, he would look at all the little

pieces of paper. How do you keep track of your ideas?Sorrentino: I do the same

thing. I write down my ideas and when I’m ready to do a movie, I go through all my notes.

Did the Queen Elizabeth II see the film?

Sorrentino: I don’t think so. It’s not been released in England yet.

I’ve seen a lot of films this year – both American and foreign.

Many of them are violent which I suppose reflects the turmoil the world. What is particularly

wonderful about “Youth,” is that it’s so uplifting. You’ve

illuminated the most beautiful part of humanity and for that

you deserve a big “thank you.”Sorrentino: That’s very

kind. Thank you.

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Obama Should Support Ending the Oil Export BanOP/ED by Drew Johnson

After the House of Representatives’ recent vote to lift a 40-year-old ban on exporting domestically drilled oil, Obama promised a veto. He claimed that “Congress should be focusing its efforts on supporting our transition to a low-carbon economy.”

The president’s veto threat is clearly designed to please environmental extremists who oppose energy production. But allowing the United States to sell oil to foreign markets would have a negligible environmental impact. Meanwhile, retaining the ban denies our economy the chance to grow.

Instead of bowing to the demands of a few green radicals, President Obama should do what’s in the best interest of the nation: support lifting the oil export ban.

The ban has its origins in the oil crises of the 1970s. In 1975, following the Arab Oil Embargo, President Gerald Ford signed the Environmental Policy and Conservation Act. The law was designed to ensure a stable oil supply and banned the export of unrefined domestic oil.

Banning exports in the 70s didn’t make sense -- economics 101 should have been enough to convince lawmakers that it was a terrible idea. It’s an even worse idea now.

America has become an energy giant. New technologies such as hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling have boosted domestic production, long believed to be in terminal decline. In fact, the United States has passed Saudi Arabia as the world’s top oil producer.

The rapid expansion of domestic oil supplies has

dramatically driven down prices. Crude oil in the United States is now about 10 percent below the global average. This means less revenue for every barrel sold, leading some domestic producers to cap wells that would otherwise be profitable.

Lifting the oil export ban would deliver huge benefits. A repeal would boost domestic oil production by 1.2 million barrels per day and create about 400,000 new jobs per year between now and 2030 -- with a peak of 1,000,000 new jobs in 2018. Gas prices would drop by up to 12 cents per gallon, saving U.S. motorists $265 billion over the next 15 years.

Repealing the ban would also add between $600 billion and $1.8 trillion to GDP through 2039. Even Obama’s former economic advisor Steve Rattner noted that oil exports mean

“more production, more jobs, and less reliance on imports and an improvement in our trade balance.”

Global security will also improve. There will be a more stable oil supply for our allies and a reduced dependency on hostile nations. Eastern European NATO states import 80 percent or more of their natural gas from Russia. Similarly, our Southeast Asian allies rely on fuel shipped via contested South China Sea routes.

Imagine how a consistent American supply could lessen tensions in these regions. President Obama’s own former Undersecretary of Defense Michele Flournoy told Congress, “Enabling U.S. oil exports would strengthen our geopolitical influence, leadership and leverage with

allies and adversaries alike.”The case for lifting the ban is

overwhelming. Not surprisingly, a recent poll shows three in four Americans supporting a repeal.

B u t r a d i c a l environmentalists believe that anything that might lead to more oil extraction is wrong. And, just as he did with the Keystone XL pipeline, the President has sided with the radicals.

With the Senate about to put this decision on the president’s desk, it’s high time for the White House to ignore the radicals and revoke the oil export ban.

Drew Johnson is a Senior Fellow at the Taxpayers Protect ion A l l iance, a nonpar t i san , nonpro f i t organization committed to limited, responsible government.

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relentlessly shooting into the audience,” he said.

Co-founder Hughes said in the interview that he wants the group to return to the Bataclan when the concert venue reopens.

The band made a surprise return to Paris and performed with U2 on Monday night, their first onstage appearance since the Nov. 13 attacks that killed 130 people overall in Paris.

U2 were playing the last of four concerts in Paris, two of which had been postponed when France announced a state of emergency following the attacks.

U2 frontman Bono told the audience they said he wanted to introduce “some people whose lives will forever be a part of this city of Paris. These are our brothers. Our fellow troubadours. They were robbed of their stage three weeks ago, and we would like to offer them ours tonight.”

The two bands then played the Patti Smith song “People Have the Power.”

The other co-founder of Eagles of Death Metal, Joshua Homme, not present in Paris on the fateful night, said in the Vice interview that the band was struck with the “shared heroism”

of Parisians, as injured fans helped each other and others came from their homes to help.

“We represent the fans that did not make it, the people that did not make it, whose stories may never get told,” he said.

On Monday night, Hughes told U2 and the crowd, “We love you too, so much for giving us this opportunity. I look around and what do I see, nos amis, our friends. I f---ing love you guys so hard, and I will never stop rocking and rolling.”

Source: KMIR/AP Angela Charlton and Alex Turnbull in Paris contributed to this report.

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Eagles of Death Metal revisit Paris attack site

Late 2015 has seen no shortage of new studio albums and must-have concert recordings out now.

Artist: Walter TroutTitle: Battle Scars (Mascot Label Group)You might like if you enjoy: Joe Bonamassa, Rory Gallagher

Tell me more: Acclaimed singer-songwriter-guitarist Walter Trout’s amazing fight for survival that included a life-saving liver transplant in May 2014 and arduous-but-full recovery is chronicled on the bluesman’s latest album “Battle Scars.” From the blistering “Almost Gone” where Trout sings of how his body is ravaged to the beautiful ballad “Please Take Me Home” and triumphant “Gonna Live Again,” Trout’s lyrically honest and musically gallant disc is almost a conceptual follow-up to his previous 2014 release “The Blues Came Callin’ “ carved out as the artist feared he might be dying. One of the best blues rock guitarists of all time, Trout’s distinguished and virtuoso guitar

works shines across all dozen tracks, including on the hard rocking “Playin’ Hideaway,” the soaring “Fly Away” and survival-themed British blues-styled rocker “Move On.” Information: MascotLabelGroup.com.

Artist: Neil Finn + Paul KellyTitle: Goin’ Your Way (Omnivore Recordings)You might like if you enjoy: Crowded House, Split Enz, the Finn Brothers, Paul Kelly

Tell me more: As two of the world’s greatest-ever singer-songwriters, Neil Finn and Paul Kelly have achieved considerable acclaim for respective careers dating back to the mid-1970s. The two legendary artists teamed up in 2013 to tour Australia, with a concert recorded at Sydney Opera House issued commercially that would ultimately prove to be a Top 5 album Down Under. Now, more than two years after its release in Australia and New Zealand, “Goin’ Your Way” is finally available in the U.S. Fans of the artists will be thrilled at

the selection of 29 songs and the inspired power exhibited across the two-disc collection. In addition to revisiting some of their greatest songs (Finn’s “Don’t Dream It’s Over,” “Distant Sun” and “Fall At Your Feet”; Kelly’s “To Her Door,” “Winter Coat” and “Before Too Long”), they faithfully cover Buddy Holly’s “Words of Love” and rework the Henry Mancini-Johnny Mercer classic “Moon River” to close out the delightful collaboration. Information: omnivorerecordings.com.

Artist: Flying ColorsTitle: Second Flight: Live at the Z7 (Mascot Label Group)You might like if you enjoy: Steve Morse, Yes, Asia, Rush

Tell me more: Prog-rock’s full-on resurgence is personified by Flying Colors’ multi-format “Second Flight: Live at the Z7” (available as a 2-CD/1 DVD combo or 2-CD/1 Blu-ray package). The latest supergroup of musical heroes, Flying Colors features former/current members of Deep

Purple (guitarist Steve Morse), Dream Theater (drummer/backing singer Mike Portnoy), Spock’s Beard (keyboardist/backing singer Neal Morse), Alpha Rev (lead singer/rhythm guitarist Casey McPherson) and Dixie Dregs (bassist Dave LaRue). Like Asia, Flying Colors has somehow been able to artfully fuse complex and dazzling musicianship with accessible songwriting - a feat far more difficult than the casual listener would know; just listen to the magical “Bombs Away” with its heavy riff laced with rich harmonies and symphonic sections that appear out of thin air and segue into jaw-dropping solos. Flying Colors brings just about everything into its amazing sonic brew including baroque textures (the lovely “Kayla”), classic metal (“Shoulda Coulda Woulda,” “Forever In a Daze”), time-honored progressive rock forays (“A Place In Your World,” “The Storm”) and even Americana (“One Love Forever,” “Colder Months”). Essential for lovers of prog-rock. Information: MascotLabelGroup.com.

Artist: Pat BooneTitle: R&B Duet Hits (Goldenland Records / Cleopatra Records)You might like if you enjoy: Pat Boone, James Brown, Sam Moore

Tell me more: A collection few likely saw coming, Pat Boone’s latest album “R&B Duet Hits” finds the 81-year-old singer teaming with a number of groundbreaking R&B artists to revisit that genre with a fun-filled approach. “Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag” (with the late James Brown), “Get Down Tonight” (with KC & The Sunshine Band) and “”Tears of a Clown” (with Smokey Robinson) are all dance floor-worthy. Boone’s 1997 album “In a Metal Mood: No More Mr. Nice Guy” found the singer using his baritone to cover heavy metal songs in a jazz/big band style that returned the artist to the Billboard charts but alienated some of Boone’s long-time fans; his new album is a fun-filled collection that will likely please fans of his 2006 collection “Pat Boone R&B Classics.” Information: CleopatraRecords.com.

Diverse range of artists return with potent releasesM U S I C BY ROBERT KINSLER

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NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: BERTHA M. ORTEGA CASE NO. INP1500858 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of BERTHA M. ORTEGA. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by GUSTAVO J. ORTEGA, JR. in the Superior Court of California, County of RIVERSIDE. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that GUSTAVO J. ORTEGA, JR. be appointed as personal repre-sentative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. THE PETITION requests author-ity to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many ac-tions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the per-sonal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The indepen-dent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: January 05, 2016 at 8:45AM in Dept. 1A located at 46200 Oasis Street, Indio, CA 92201. IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner: David L. Lynch 36101 Bob Hope Drive, Suite E5-104, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270 (760) 270-9285. Pub December 4, 9, 11, 2015. DSW15-7240NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: STANLEY S. COTTON CASE NO. INP1500849 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of STANLEY S. COTTON. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by DANIELLE B. AKINS in the Superior Court of California, County of RIVERSIDE. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that DANIELLE B. AKINS be appointed as personal representative to admin-ister the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtain-ing court approval. Before taking certain very impor-tant actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administra-tion authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: January 05, 2016 at 8:45AM in Dept. 1A located at 46200 Oasis Street, Indio, CA 92201. IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner: David L. Lynch 36101 Bob Hope Drive, Suite E5-104, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270 (760) 270-9285. Pub December 4, 9, 11, 2015. DSW15-7239SUPERIOR COURT OF ARIZONA IN MOHAVE COUNTY MICHELLE MARIE BANNON, DENNIS E. BANNON CASE NO #DO-2014-07143 SUMMONS: WARNING: This is an official document from the court that affects your rights. Read this carefully. If you do not understand it, contact a lawyer for help. FROM THE STATE OF ARIZONA TO: DENNIS ED-WARD BANNON 1. A lawsuit has been filed against you. A copy of the lawsuit and other court papers are served on you with this “Summons”. 2. If you do not want a judgment or order taken against you without your input, you must file an “Answer” or a “Response” in writing with the court, and pay the filing fee. If you do not file an “Answer or “Response” the other party may be given the relief requested in his/her Petition or Complaint. To file your “Answer” or “Response” to the: Office of the Clerk of the Virlynn Tinnell Clerk of Superior Court Mohave County Courthouse P.O. Box 7000 Kingman, Arizona 86402-7000, Mail a copy of your “Response” or “Answer” to the other party at the address listed on the top of this Summons . 3. If this “Summons” and the other court papers were served on you by a registered process server or the Sheriff, within the State of Arizona, your “Response” or “Answer” must be filed within TWENTY (20) CALENDAR DAYS from the date you were served, not counting the day you were served. If this “Summons” and the other papers were served on you by a registered process server or Sheriff outside the State of Arizona, your Response must be filed within THIRTY (30) CAL-ENDAR DAYS from the date you were served, not counting the day you were served. Service by a registered process server or the Sheriff is complete when made. Service by Publication is complete thirty (30) days after the date of the first publication. 4. You can get a copy of the court papers filed in

this case from the Petitioner at the address listed at the top of the preceding page, from the Clerk of the Superior Court’s Customer Service Center. 5. If this is an action for dissolution (divorce), legal separation or annulment, either or both spouses may file a Petition for Conciliation for the purpose of determining whether there is any mutual interest is preserving the marriage or for Mediation to attempt to settle disputes concerning legal decision-making (custody) and parenting time issues regarding minor children. 6. Requests for reasonable accommoda-tion for persons with disabilities must be made to the office of the judge or commissioner assigned to the case, at least ten (10) days, before your scheduled court date. 7. Requests for an interpreter for per-sona with limited English proficiency must be made to the office of the judge or commissioner assigned to the case at least ten (10 judicial days in advance of your scheduled court date. 500 Pueblo Dr. Lake Havasu City, AZ 86406. Publish December 9, 16, 23, 30, 2015. DSW15-5276 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSI-NESS AS: ESSA GROUP LLC 2262 SANTA ANITA ROAD, NORCO, CA 92860. Riverside County, PO BOX 1692, CORONA, CA 92878. Full name of registrant: ESSA GROUP, LLC 2262 SANTA ANITA ROAD, CORONA, CA 92860. Business is conduct-ed by: LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. Registrant commenced to transact business under the ficti-tious business name(s) listed above on 8-14-14. (A registrant, who declares as true, information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime). Signed: ESMOREIT ERNEST KOETSIER, PRESI-DENT. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on November 18, 2015. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201512917. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTI-TIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF AN-OTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL CODE). Pub November 25, December 2, 9, 16, 2015. DSW15-5277FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSI-NESS AS: MADSEN CUSTOM PAINTING AND MAINTENCE 81-332 POPPY ST, INDIOI, CA 92201. Riverside County, Full name of registrant: MICHAEL PAUL MADSEN 81-332 POPPY ST INDIO CA 92201. Business is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name(s) listed above. I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares as true, information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime). Signed: MICHAEL PAUL MADSEN. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on November 29, 2015. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201512112. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSI-NESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATE-MENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SEC-TION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFES-SIONAL CODE). Pub November 25, December 2, 9, 16, 2015. DSW15-5273FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSI-NESS AS: VEGAS POOL SERVICE 15685 PALM DR #5, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240. Riverside County, Full name of registrant: OSCAR ARMANDO VEGA 15685 PALM DR #5, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240. Business is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name(s) listed above. I declare that all the information in this state-ment is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares as true, information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime). Signed: OSCAR ARMAN-DO VEGA. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on November 18, 2015. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201512947. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTI-TIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF AN-OTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL CODE). Pub November 25, December 2, 9, 16, 2015. DSW15-5269FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: SKY DENTAL LAB 30-877 DATE PALM DR., CATHEDRAL CITY, CA 92234. River-side County, P.O. BOX 2695, INDIO, CA 92202. Full name of registrant: MELVIN- -DIAZ 83608 LAPIS DR, COACHELLA, CA 92236. Business is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name(s) listed above. I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares as true, information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime). Signed: MEL-VIN DIAZ. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on November 12, 2015. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201512675. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTI-TIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF AN-OTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL CODE). Pub November 25, December 2, 9, 16, 2015. DSW15-5268FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSI-NESS AS: MERCADO DF URBAN MARKET 830 NORTH PALM CANYON DRIVE, PALM SPRINGS, CA 92262. Riverside County,505 SOUTH FARRELL DRIVE #F34, PALM SPRINGS, CA 92264. Full name of registrant: JULIAN ALEJANDRO BAZAN ROJAS 505 SOUTH FARRELL DRIVE #F34, PALM SPRINGS, CA 92264. Business is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 11/10/2015. I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares as true, information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime). Signed: JUILAN ALEJANDRO BAZAN ROJAS. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on November 12, 2015. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201512617. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSI-NESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATE-MENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SEC-TION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFES-SIONAL CODE). Pub November 25, December 2, 9, 16, 2015. DSW15-5267FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSI-NESS AS: MONROES EYEWEAR 17551 ANGEL-VIEW TRAIL, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92262. Riverside County, 73181 SAN NICHOLAS AVE, PALM DESERT, CA 92260. Full name of registrant: CANDIDA ALEMAN LENK 17551 ANGELVIEW TRAIL, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92241. Busi-ness is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name(s) listed above. I declare that all the

information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares as true, information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime). Signed: CANDIDA ALEMAN LENK. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on November 12, 2015. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201512678. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SEC-TION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFES-SIONAL CODE). Pub November 25, December 2, 9, 16, 2015. DSW15-5266FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSI-NESS AS: HARD ROCK GRANITE 54-370 AVE OBREGON, LA QUINTA, CA 92253. Riverside County Full name of registrant: CARMEN FLOR GASON 54-370 AVE OBBREGON, LA QUINTA, CA 92253. 2b. ROBERTO- -GASCON 54-370 AVE. OBREGON, LA QUINTA, CA 92253 Business is conducted by: MARRIED COUPLE Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above. I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares as true, information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime). Signed: CARMEN FLOR GASCON This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on November 16, 2015. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201512764 NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSI-NESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATE-MENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL CODE). Pub November 18, 25, December 2, 9, 2015. DSW15-5265FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSI-NESS AS: DARWINDMILLS 32200 CATHEDRAL CANYON DR #57, CATHEDRAL CITY, CA 92234. Riverside County, 31105 AVENIDA ALVERA, CA-THEDRAL CITY, CA 92234 Full name of registrant: DARWIN ORDONO CORPUZ 31105 AVENIDA ALVERA, CATHEDRAL CITY, CA 92234 Business is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above. I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares as true, information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime). Signed: DARWIN ORDONO CORPUZ This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on October 29, 2015. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201512167 NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSI-NESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATE-MENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL CODE). Pub November 18, 25, December 2, 9, 2015. DSW15-5264FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSI-NESS AS: BUILD SAVINGS 11999 SAN VICENTE BLVD STE 300, LOS ANGELES, CA 90049. Los Angeles, LOS ANGELES, CA 90049. Full name of registrant: TURF TERMINATORS, LLC 11999 SAN VICENTE BLVD STE 300 LOS ANGELES CA 90049. Business is conducted by: LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above. I declare that all the information in this state-ment is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares as true, information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime). Signed: RYAN NIVAKOFF, CEO. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on November 10, 2015. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201512582 NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSI-NESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATE-MENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL CODE). Pub November 18, 25, December 2, 9, 2015. DSW15-5262FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSI-NESS AS: MELGAR DISTRIBUITION 9475 EL MIRADOR BLVD, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240. Riverside County, 9475 EL MIRADOR BLVD, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240. Full name of registrant: MIRIAM ALMANZA GARCIA 9475 EL MIRADOR BLV DESERT HOT SPRINGS CA 92240. 2b. RAFAEL- -CAMPOS 9475 EL MIRADOR BLV DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240. Business is conducted by: MARRIED COUPLE. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above. I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares as true, infor-mation which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime). Signed: MIRIAM ALMANZA GARCIA. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on November 13, 2015. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201512713 NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSI-NESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATE-MENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL CODE). Pub November 18, 25, December 2, 9, 2015. DSW15-5260FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSI-NESS AS: DC CONSTRUCTION 91212 CIELO COURT, MECCA, CA 92254. Riverside County, PO BOX 451, THERMAL, CA 92274. Full name of registrant: JESUS- -GUTIERREZ JR 91212 CIELO COURT, MECCA, CA 92254. Business is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above. I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares as true, information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime). Signed: JESUS- -GUTIERREZ JR. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on November 6, 2015. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201512478 NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATE-MENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTI-TIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL CODE). Pub November 18, 25, December 2, 9, 2015. DSW15-5259NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS # CA-15-4929-CS Order # 150145051-CA-VOI Loan # 9803944975 [PURSUANT TO CIVIL CODE Section 2923.3(a), THE SUMMARY OF INFORMATION REFERRED TO BELOW IS NOT ATTACHED TO

THE RECORDED COPY OF THIS DOCUMENT BUT ONLY TO THE COPIES PROVIDED TO THE TRUSTOR.] NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT ATTACHED YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 3/8/1999. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 to the Financial code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): RO-BERTO SOTO MUNOZ AND CECILIA S MUNOZ, WHO ACQUIRED TITLE AS CECILIA SANCHEZ SOTO, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS Recorded: 3/11/1999 as Instrument No. 099323 in book xxx, page xxx of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of RIVERSIDE County, California; Date of Sale: 1/5/2016 at 9:00 AM Place of Sale: In front of the Corona Civic Center, 849 W. Sixth Street, Corona, CA 92882 Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $54,744.18 The purported property address is: 84725 BAGDAD AVE COACHELLA, CA 92236 Assessor’s Parcel No. 768-221-010-3 NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are con-sidering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROP-ERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 714-730-2727 or visit this Internet Web site www.servicelinkasap.com, using the file number assigned to this case CA-15-4929-CS. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to at-tend the scheduled sale. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, or the Mortgagee’s Attorney. Date: 11/27/2015 SUMMIT MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC 16745 W. Bernardo Dr., Ste. 100 San Diego, CA 92127 (866) 248-2679 (For NON SALE information only) Sale Line: 714-730-2727 or Login to: www.service-linkasap.com Reinstatement Line: (866) 248-2679 Megan Cooper, Trustee Sale Officer If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right’s against the real property only. THIS NOTICE IS SENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF COLLECTING A DEBT. THIS FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDER AND OWNER OF THE NOTE. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED BY OR PROVIDED TO THIS FIRM OR THE CREDITOR WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. As required by law, you are hereby notified that a negative credit report reflect-ing on your credit record may be submitted to a credit report agency if you fail to fulfill the terms of your credit obligations. A-4552714 12/09/2015, 12/16/2015, 12/23/2015 DSW15-5279NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCU-MENT ATTACHED 注：本文件包含一个信息摘要 참고사항: 본 첨부 문서에 정보 요약서가 있습니다 NOTA: SE ADJUNTA UN RESUMEN DE LA IN-FORMACIÓN DE ESTE DOCUMENTO TALA: MAY-ROONG BUOD NG IMPORMASYON SA DOKU-MENTONG ITO NA NAKALAKIP LƯU Ý: KÈM THEO ĐÂY LÀ BẢN TRÌNH BÀY TÓM LƯỢC VỀ THÔNG TIN TRONG TÀI LIỆU NÀY YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT LIEN (CIVIL CODE SECTION 5675) RECORDED AUGUST 31, 2011 UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONSULT A LAWYER. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on JANUARY 8, 2016, at 10:00 AM, PETERS & FREEDMAN, L.L.P. as Trustee, or Successor Trustee or Substituted Trustee of that certain Notice of Delinquent Assessment which was caused to be recorded by Mountain View Falls Homeowners Association (“Creditor Association”) pursuant to the authority of Civil Code Section 5675 in order to secure obligations in favor of the Creditor Association, which Notice of Delinquent Assessment was recorded on August 31, 2011, as File/Page No. 2011-0386519 of Official Records in the Office of the Recorder of Riverside County, California, and pursuant to that certain Notice of Default and Election to Sell recorded on September 25, 2012, as File/Page No. 2012-0457353 of Official Records of said County, will sell at public auction, under the power of sale conferred by Civil Code Section 5700, to the highest bidder for cash in lawful money of the United States of America or cashiers check made payable to the creditor Association, at the offices of Peters & Freedman, L.L.P., 43100 Cook Street Suite 202, Palm Desert, CA 92211, in the City of Palm Desert, County of Riverside, State of California, all that right, title and interest in the property situated in said County and State which is legally described as follows: LOT 65 OF TRACT NO. 19847-1, AS SHOWN BY MAP ON FILE IN BOOK 139 PAGES 1 THROUGH 5, INCLUSIVE, AND RE-RECORDED IN BOOK 140 PAGES 94 THROUGH 98, INCLUSIVE, OF MAPS, RECORDS OF RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, AS FURTHER DESCRIBED. Street address or other common designation of Property to be sold: 449 Tava Lane, Palm Desert, CA 92211, The record owner of which is Neoma R. Knitter, ( “Owner”). Names and Address of Creditor Associa-tion at whose request the sale is being conducted: Mountain View Falls Homeowners Association c/o Peters & Freedman, L.L.P. 43100 Cook Street Suite 202 Palm Desert, CA 92211 (760) 773-4463 Directions to and a detailed description of the above-described real property may be obtained by requesting the same in writing to the above-named beneficiary (“Creditor Association”) within ten (10) days from the first publication of this notice. Said sale will be made without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession or encumbrances, to satisfy the unpaid balance cur-rently due and owing under the aforesaid Notice

of Delinquent Assessment and/or late fees, costs of collection (including attorneys’ fees), and inter-est, which said Owner is obligated to pay Creditor Association under Civil Code Section 5650, and fees, charges, and expenses of the Trustee. NOTE: THE PROPERTY IS BEING SOLD SUBJECT TO A RIGHT OF REDEMPTION CREATED BY CIVIL CODE 5715. The total amount of the unpaid bal-ance of the obligation secured by the Property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of initial publication of the Notice of Trustee’s Sale is $38,915.96. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bid-ding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may visit this Internet Web site www.hoalaw.com/foreclosureinfo for information regard-ing the sale of this property, using the file/TS number assigned to this case: 1126401054. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to at-tend the scheduled sale. Date: Mountain View Falls Homeowners Association By:Christina Baine DeJardin, for Peters & Freedman, LLP, as Trustee, Attorney, and Authorized Agent for Mountain View Falls Homeowners Association. A notary public or other officer completing this certificate verifies only the identity of the individual who signed the document to which this certificate is attached, and not the truthfulness, accuracy, or validity of that document. State of California County of Riverside ) On before me a Notary Public, personally appeared Christina Baine DeJardin, who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose name(s) is subscribed to the within instru-ment and acknowledged to me that she executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacity (ies), and that by her signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument. I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct. WITNESS my hand and official seal Signature __________ (seal) Pub December 9, 16, 23, 2015. DSW15-5278Batch ID: Foreclosure HOA 46177-RM85-HOAAPN: See Exhibit “A” NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE WARNING! YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A NOTICE OF DELINQUENT ASSESSMENT DATED <SEE EXHIBIT ‘A’>. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR TIMESHARE ESTATE, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PRO-CEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CON-TACT A LAWYER. Exhibit “A” is attached hereto and made a part hereof. Date of Sale: 12/23/15 Time of Sale: 10:00 A.M.. Place of Sale: In front of the Corona Civic Center located at 849 W. Sixth Street Corona, Riverside, CA 92282 First American Title Insurance Company, as the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Notice of Delinquent Assessment, for each property held by the Owner(s), as shown on the Notice of Default and Election to Sell, as each document is duly recorded in the Official Records of Riverside County, CALIFORNIA, all as shown on Exhibit “A”, will sell at public auc-tion for cash, lawful money of the United States of America, (a cashier’s check payable to said Trustee drawn on a state or national bank, a state or federal credit union, or a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings bank as specified in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state) all that right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Notice of Delinquent Assessment, the property situated in said County and State to wit: Those certain Timeshare Estates as described in the Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions Recorded on August 31, 2001 as Instrument No. 2001-422429 of Official Records of Riverside County, California and in particular that certain timeshare interval commonly described as shown on Exhibit “A”. The Property Address is: 71333 Dinah Shore Drive, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any li-ability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, without covenant or war-ranty, expressed or implied, as to title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining sum due under said Notice of Delinquent Assessment, with interest thereon as provided in said notice, accrued interest thereon to the date of sale, estimated fees, charges, and expenses of the Trustee, as shown on Exhibit “A” (Estimated). Accrued Interest and additional advances, if any, will increase this figure prior to sale. This foreclosure is for a default on delinquent assessments. The claimant, Mission Hills Vacation Ownership Association I, under said Notice of Delinquent Assessment heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located and more than three months have elapsed since such recordation. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bid-ding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 714-277-4850 for information regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this Internet Web site www.feillc.com, using the file number assigned to this case . Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postpone-ment information is to attend the scheduled sale. PUBLISH: 12/03/15, 12/10/15, 12/17/15 First American Title Insurance Company 400 S. Rampart Blvd., Ste 290 Las Vegas, NV 89145 Phone: (702) 792-6863 Dated: ____Adrienne Aldridge, Trustee Sale Officer STATE OF NEVADA ) COUNTY OF CLARK ) This instrument was acknowledged before me, the undersigned Notary Public on November 30, 2015 by: Adrienne Aldridge, Trustee Sale Officer of First American Title Insurance Company, known

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Desert Star Weekly Legals December 9, 2015 page 17or proved to me to be the person executing the foregoing instrument. Publish 12/2/15, 12/9/15, 12/16/15. DSW15-5274NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No. CA-14-651305-CL Order No.: 1501649 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 11/2/2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PRO-TECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 to the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or im-plied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): CHRISTOPHE A. KLOUSSING AND SUSAN F. SCHECTMAN, HUSBAND AND WIFE Recorded: 11/9/2005 as Instrument No. 2005-0931260 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of RIVERSIDE County, California; Date of Sale: 12/30/2015 at 9:00 AM Place of Sale: 2410 Wardlow Road #104, Corona, CA 92880, in the Auction.com Room Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $571,121.81 The purported property address is: 79 VIA LAS FLORES, RANCHO MIRAGE, CA 92270 Assessor’s Parcel No.: 673-620-0011-4 NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that informa-tion about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 800-280-2832 for information regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this Internet Web site http://www.qualityloan.com , using the file number assigned to this foreclosure by the Trustee: CA-14-651305-CL . Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to at-tend the scheduled sale. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, or the Mortgagee’s Attorney. If you have

previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right’s against the real property only. As required by law, you are hereby notified that a negative credit report reflecting on your credit record may be submitted to a credit report agency if you fail to fulfill the terms of your credit obligations. QUALITY MAY BE CONSIDERED A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Date: Quality Loan Service Corporation 411 Ivy Street San Diego, CA 92101 619-645-7711 For NON SALE information only Sale Line: 800-280-2832 Or Login to: http://www.qualityloan.com Reinstatement Line: (866) 645-7711 Ext 5318 Quality Loan Service Corp. TS No.: CA-14-651305-CL IDSPub #0096361 12/2/2015 12/9/2015 12/16/2015. DSW15-5272APN: 009-607-267-3 TS No: CA09000310-14-1 TO No: 8567533 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED November 8, 2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On December 30, 2015 at 09:00 AM, Auction.com Room, 2410 Wardlow Road #104, Corona, CA 92880, MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps, as the duly Appointed Trustee, under and pursuant to the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust Recorded on November 22, 2006 as Instrument No. 2006-0861288 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Riverside County, California, executed by JIM BENSON AND, CAROL BENSON, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS COMMUNITY PROPERTY WITH RIGHT OF SUR-VIVORSHIP, as Trustor(s), in favor of WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA as Beneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER, in lawful money of the United States, all payable at the time of sale, that certain property situated in said County, California describing the land therein as: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN SAID DEED OF TRUST The property heretofore described is being sold “as is”. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 19 KEVIN LEE LANE, RANCHO MIRAGE, CA 92270 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regard-ing title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the Note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said Note(s), advances if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligations secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of this Notice of Trustee’s Sale is estimated to be $275,938.15 (Estimated). However, prepayment premiums, accrued interest and advances will in-crease this figure prior to sale. Beneficiary’s bid at said sale may include all or part of said amount. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept a cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan asso-ciation, savings association or savings bank speci-fied in Section 5102 of the California Financial Code and authorized to do business in California, or other such funds as may be acceptable to the Trustee. In the event tender other than cash is accepted, the Trustee may withhold the issuance of the Trustee’s Deed Upon Sale until funds become available to the payee or endorsee as a matter of right. The property offered for sale excludes all funds held on account by the property receiver, if applicable. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. Notice to Potential Bidders If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a Trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a Trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property.

You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same Lender may hold more than one mortgage or Deed of Trust on the property. Notice to Property Owner The sale date shown on this Notice of Sale may be postponed one or more times by the Mortgagee, Beneficiary, Trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about Trustee Sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call Auction.com at 800.280.2832 for information regarding the Trustee’s Sale or visit the Internet Web site address www.Auction.com for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case, CA09000310-14-1. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement informa-tion is to attend the scheduled sale. Date: November 19, 2015 MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps TS No. CA09000310-14-1 17100 Gillette Ave, Irvine, CA 92614 949-252-8300 TDD: 866-660-4288 Miguel Ochoa, Authorized Signatory SALE INFOR-MATION CAN BE OBTAINED ONLINE AT www.Auc-tion.com FOR AUTOMATED SALES INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: Auction.com at 800.280.2832 MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COL-LECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED MAY BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. ORDER NO. CA15-004196-1, PUB DATES: 12/02/2015, 12/09/2015, 12/16/2015. DSW15-5270NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No. CA-15-682891-BF Order No.: 150216353-CA-VOI YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DAT-ED 3/14/2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 to the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor (s): ALAN MENTZER AND ROSLYN MENTZER, HUSBAND AND WIFE Recorded: 3/18/2005 as Instrument No. 2005-0215826 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of RIVERSIDE County, California; Date of Sale: 12/30/2015 at 9:00 AM Place of Sale: 2410 Wardlow Road #104, Corona, CA 92880, in the Auction.com Room Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $189,553.21 The purported property address is: 68099 CALLE AZTECA, DESERT HOT SPRING, CA 92240 Legal Description: Please be advised that the legal description set forth on the Deed of Trust is in error. The legal description of the property secured by the Deed of Trust is more properly set forth and made part of Exhibit “A” as attached hereto. Assessor’s Parcel No.: 644-151-003-6 NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist

on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that informa-tion about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 800-280-2832 for information regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this Internet Web site http://www.qualityloan.com , using the file number assigned to this foreclosure by the Trustee: CA-15-682891-BF . Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to at-tend the scheduled sale. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, or the Mortgagee’s Attorney. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right’s against the real property only. As required by law, you are hereby notified that a negative credit report reflecting on your credit record may be submitted to a credit report agency if you fail to fulfill the terms of your credit obligations. QUALITY MAY BE CONSIDERED A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Date: Quality Loan Service Corporation 411 Ivy Street San Diego, CA 92101 619-645-7711 For NON SALE information only Sale Line: 800-280-2832 Or Login to: http://www.qualityloan.com Reinstatement Line: (866) 645-7711 Ext 5318 Quality Loan Service Corp. TS No.: CA-15-682891-BF IDSPub #0095615 12/2/2015 12/9/2015 12/16/2015. DSW15-5261T.S. No. 15-36878 APN: 656-253-007-2 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 6/22/2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trust-ee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described below. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reason-ably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. Trustor: JOHN SPIKER, A SINGLE MAN Duly Appointed Trustee: LAW OFFICES OF LES ZIEVE Deed of Trust re-corded 7/5/2007 as Instrument No. 2007-0437856 in book , page of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Riverside County, California, Date of Sale 12/16/15 at 9:30 AM Place of Sale THE BOTTOM OF THE STAIRWAY TO THE BUILDING

LOCATED AT 849 W. SIXTH STREET, CORONA, CA 92881. Estimated amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $167,408.69 Note: Because the Beneficiary reserves the right to bid less than the total debt owed, it is possible that at the time of the sale the opening bid may be less than the total debt owed. Street Address or other common des-ignation of real property: 67576 San Tomas Street Desert Hot Springs, California 92240. Described as follows: As more fully described in said Deed of Trust A.P.N #.: 656-253-007-2 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by send-ing a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROP-ERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (714) 848-9272 or visit this Internet Web site www.elitepostandpub.com, using the file number assigned to this case 15-36878. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone informa-tion or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. Dated: 11/23/2015. Law Offices of Les Zieve as Trustee 30 Corporate Park, Suite 450 Irvine, CA 92606 For Non-Automated Sale Information, call (714) 848-7920. For Sale Informa-tion: (714) 848-9272 www.elitepostandpub.com , Christine O’Brien Trustee Sale Officer. THIS FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION WE OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. EPP 14785 11/25, 12/2, 12/9/2015. DSW15-5271

Week 13 In The NFL: Playoff ImplicationsBy Julie Buehler

PALM DESERT, Ca. - After Stanford took down USC to win the Pac-12 title Saturday night, the Cardinal earned its 3rd trip to the Rose Bowl in 4 years.

And the College Football Playoff is set, with few surprises, so it was the NFL that used Sunday to give fans what they want...

Week 13 in the NFL couldn’t have been more exciting, well, unless you are a Vikings fan. It wasn’t very exiting for Minnesota because the Seattle Seahawks dominated the Vikings en route to a 38-3 win and can now see the playoff light at the end of the regular season tunnel.

Staying in the NFC West, the division-leading Arizona Cardinals continue to impress, offensively and defensively, and move to 10-2 for the first time since 1948. They took out the St. Louis-soon-to-be-Los Angeles Rams to the tune of 27-3... The Rams are now tied for last place in the division and while they share that inglorious distinction with the San Francisco 49ers, they earned a brilliant win over the Bears in Chicago.

Blaine Gabbert found the end zone with his legs and then in overtime, found Torrey Smith for a 71-yard touchdown and the Niners, who will not make the playoffs, but offered their fans, myself included, something positive to cheer for, beat the bears 26-20 in OT.

The Niners happen to be hosting the Super Bowl this year, and as we look at the teams that will have a shot at playing in February, Sunday marked a definitive line in the proverbial sand.

The Oakland Raiders saw their playoff hopes take a massive hit as they lost to the Kansas City Chiefs 32-20. But the flip side of that loss, the Chiefs win, put them in the drivers seat for a post-season berth. Kansas city, who boasts Palm Desert’s own DJ Alexander, now owns the longest winning streak in their conference at 6-games strong.

The Chargers are out of the playoff hunt, and the Broncos are still one of the AFC’s top teams behind a 17-3 win in San Diego.

Also at top team in the AFC, the Cincinnati Bengals, have scored at least 31 points in 3

straight games and throttled the Cleveland Browns, 37-3 Sunday.

The New England Patriots, after a 10-game winning streak, are in the middle of a 2-game losing streak after a 35-28 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. This was a wild one. But the Eagles, at 5-7, believe it or not, will be

in a 3-way tied for first place in the NFC East if the Redskins lose Monday Night as they host the Dallas Cowboys.

And perhaps most impressively, the Carolina Panthers won again, they remain the NFL’s only unbeaten team behind a 41-38 win over a division

rival, the New Orleans Saints. And congratulations to our own AAA, minor league football team, the SoCal Coyotes, who earned their 4th championship, beating the Inglewood Blackhawks, 31-14 Sunday afternoon.

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Candy Cane Lane Christmas Decorations Stolen

Trump promises ban on Muslim immigration to US

Carlos HerreraCATHEDRAL CITY, Ca.

-Candy Cane Lane in Cathedral City is one of the most popular places to see holiday lights decorations. More than 50 homes on Minerva Road are decorated in Christmas lights every year. It’s a destination for holiday cheer. Unfortunately, this year it has also been a destination for thieves.

According to a resident of one of those homes, several of their Christmas inflatable’s and lights were stolen and damaged last week. Collectable items like a giant moose and an inflatable

Santa were among them. Gretchen Gutierrez has lived on Candy Cane Lane for five years. Almost half of the items were stolen, she said. ‘”I looked, stood there for a moment, and went what’s wrong with this picture and it suddenly dawned on me that the yard was bare, that there was nothing in the yard, it was completely gone,” Gutierrez said. The theft was a very discouraging and unbelievable, she said.

This is not the first time items have been stolen; other residents have also been victims. “It’s very random, sometimes it’s

just one item taken, sometime it’s been someone who might have truly unique collectable piece,” Gutierrez said. A new Candy Cane Lane resident also lamented the recent string of thefts, “what do you gain from it? You take away from the spirit of Christmas and hopefully they’ll return the things someday,” Sam Defeo said.

Some say it’s disappointing that people take other’s property, especially during the holidays. Visitors hope the thefts stops before it gets to the point where residents decide to not decorate

their homes and deprive the entire community to enjoy the annual tradition. “It wouldn’t be the same without this place, it happens every year and it’s a very nice feeling to just come out here and see the lights,” Candy Cane Lane visitor Carlos Linares said. Those who visit Candy Cane Lane often hope the tradition continues for many years. “It’s a beautiful street that walk down by, it’s just like you don’t see this in a any other neighborhood,” Oceanside resident Luis Velazquez Medina said. Source: KMIR

Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump called for a “total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States” on Monday. Reactions ranged from outrage to speechlessness.

Additionally, Trump clarified that even American Muslims abroad would fall under his proposed plan. When The Hill asked whether Muslim-Americans would be included, Trump spokeswoman Hope Hicks replied by email, “Mr. Trump says, ‘everyone’.”

T h e r e w a s m o r e demagoguery than detail in the Trump policy announcement. Without referring to how the plan would work, the statement did briefly imply when the travel ban would be lifted, saying it would continue, “until our country’s representatives can figure out what is going on.”

Ant i-Washington, DC rhetoric is part and parcel of Trump’s campaign, but Monday’s announcement spent more time on “great hatred towards Americans by large segments of the Muslim population.”

“Until we are able to determine and understand this problem and the dangerous threat it poses, our country cannot be the victims of horrendous attacks by people that believe only in Jihad, and have no sense of reason or respect for human life,” he said.

To back his claim that Muslim

immigration is dangerous, Trump cited the Center for Security Policy, a think-tank founded by Frank Gaffney, a former Pentagon staffer under President Ronald Reagan who has been shunned by both conservative and liberal groups for anti-Muslim conspiracy theories. A survey by the center found 51 percent of American Muslims agreed they “should have the choice of being governed according to Shariah,” which, like other religious codes of law, is interpreted in vastly different ways, especially in the US. Trump’s statement says Shariah “authorizes such atrocities as” murder for non-believers, beheadings, “and more unthinkable acts.”

After citing polling data, Trump said, “Without looking at the various polling data, it is

obvious to anybody the hatred is beyond comprehension. Where this hatred comes from and why we will have to determine.”

Dave Weigel of The Washington Post tweeted that Ibrahim Hooper, National Communications Director for the Council on American–Islamic Relations, responded, “Where is there left for him to go? Are we talking internment camps? Are we talking the final solution?”

Last week, following the domestic terrorism attack in San Bernardino, California, Trump referred to the event as an “Islamic disaster.” One of the attackers, Tashfeen Malik, had come to the US on a K-1 “fiance visa” to marry the other attacker, Syed Farook. Together with the Syrian refugee crisis and the attack in Paris last month, fears over terrorism are more heightened. A post-Paris attack Washington Post-ABC News poll found that 83 percent of registered voters believe a terrorist attack in the US is likely, up from 73 percent in a pre-Paris attack Quinnipiac University poll.

In September, the Public Religion Research Institute found that 56 percent of Americans believe “the values of Islam are at odds with American values and way of life,” which is up from 47 percent in 2011.

Overshadowed by Trump’s proposal are other restrictive plans on immigration put forward by fellow Republican candidates Senators Ted Cruz (Texas) and Rand Paul (Kentucky). Cruz noted refugees from “territory

substantially controlled by a foreign terrorist organization,” would not be permitted, and Paul’s bill similarly prohibits refugees from countries with “significant jihadist movements.”

The rest of Trump’s main 2016 competition responded either with criticism or a highlight of his or her own preferred policy.

“This is the kind of thing that people say when they have no experience and don’t know what they’re talking about,” New Jersey Governor Chris Christie told talk radio host Michael Medved following Trump’s announcement.

Everyone visit ing our country should register and be monitored during their stay as is done in many countries. I do not and would not advocate being selective on one’s religion,” Dr. Ben Carson told Fox Business.

“Donald Trump is unhinged,” Jeb Bush tweeted. “His ‘policy’ proposals are not serious.”

On the Democratic side, presidential candidate Martin O’Malley tweeted that Trump “removes all doubt: he is running for President as a fascist demagogue.”

Senator Bernie Sanders (Vermont) tweeted, “The US is a strong nation when we stand together. We are weak when we allow racism and xenophobia to divide us.”

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By Jack Lyons Theatre and Film Critic

A fresh and a creative wind has blown into the Great White Way in game-changing fashion, potentially altering the way some American musicals will be staged and produced in the future.

“Hamilton”, the captivating musical/opera with a book, music and lyrics by MacArthur Genius Award recipient Lin-Manuel Miranda, is a breathtaking historical ride back to our nation’s Revolutionary War roots. Miranda also stars in the title role of Alexander Hamilton.

This time, the story is fueled by the drive, energy, and beat of Hip-Hop and Rap music, performed by a superb multi-racial cast directed by the uncommonly talented and gifted director Thomas Kail. Miranda and Kail are the same creative team that garnered four 2008 Tony Award trophies for their ground-breaking musical juggernaut “In the Heights” which ran for over 1000 performances at the Richard Rodgers Theatre – the same theatre where “Hamilton” is performing. Can lightning strike twice at the same theatre venue for the same team? You bet it can and it is.

“Hamilton” had been percolating in Miranda’s creative brain for more than six years before finally debuting off-Broadway and selling out performances at The Public Theatre earlier this year. Theatrical ventures – musicals in particular – have a gestation period far longer than elephants (two years for them), which most normal people would consider a long time before giving birth to anything. Not, however, in the world of theatre and Broadway.

It’s the hottest ticket in New York City, boasting $ 27 million advance ticket sales in just the first few weeks since opening. Rumors have it that orchestra tickets are selling on the street in excess of $1300 a piece for a weekend performance. The average theatre-goer can’t even imagine tickets commanding prices like that. It’s a sea-change show that will run for several years on Broadway, to say nothing of a national tour and then onto the major Regional Theatre circuit.

What makes this musical so successful? For starters, I believe it’s a production where the critical mass of creativity meets an abundance of talent. The result of that marriage becomes a confluence; a coming together at just the right time in America where a savvy theatrical team produces a musical that appeals to the new emerging American theatre-going demographic. “Hamilton” is not your father’s remembrance of 20th century American musicals.

The thirty-two cast members that breathe life into this highly entertaining history lesson with a beat on the rise and fall of Alexander Hamilton, move as one, never out of step, never out

of the moment. It’s a visual feast both for the eyes and the ears of the audience. It also introduces Hip-Hop with a blending of Rap as the platform of preference in entertaining its audience. We’re not talking ‘gangsta’ rap’ here. We’re witnessing the birth of a new communication/entertainment platform for future musical productions. Hip-hop style, with its rhyming and propulsive lyrics and dance movements, more and more reflects the society in which millions live.

Before the over-fifty set dismiss the phenomenon of “Hamilton” as not an entertaining style for a musical, one should see the new face of the American musical, and then make a decision as to its relevance in our changing society.

The story of Alexander Hamilton, one of the brightest and best of our founding fathers, resonates with young people. One, he was an immigrant and an orphan; two, he was a man of color – it’s rumored that he was an Octaroon; three, he was an ambitious self-made man who attended a prestigious university, becoming a successful lawyer, and an aide to George Washington during the Revolutionary War. He was also a handsome ladies man who married well into New York political and social circles. With a resume like that it’s no wonder that he’s a historical character who appeals to young people, who are apparently making up half of the show’s audiences.

The tale of two powerful and ambitious men of American history is the story that playwright Miranda wants us to explore; two men whose paths are destined to cross with deadly results. Alexander Hamilton is wonderfully played by Lin-Manuel Miranda. As Aaron Burr, Leslie Odom, Jr. delivers a finely judged and nuanced performance as Hamilton’s political rival that sets in motion their tragic political arc ending with the death of Hamilton in a duel by the hand of Burr. Their story is as compelling and dramatic as it gets.

As my colleague Charles Giuliano mentions in his review of “Hamilton”, the two roles written by Miranda are of equal heft and importance, much like Shakespeare’s Othello and Iago pairing, adding that he wouldn’t be surprised to see both actors nominated for Tony Awards come this April 26th when award nominations are announced. I couldn’t agree more.

Gifted as those two lead actors are, however, this splendid production boasts many talented performers in this opera-like musical who sing and dance the story of “Hamilton” as there is no narrative text employed as a way of moving the story forward.

All the major supporting actors are outstanding and they include: Daveed Diggs who plays both the flashy Marquis de Lafayette and our third President

Thomas Jefferson; Sydney James Harcourt as George Washington is a commanding presence; Okieriete Onaodowan plays Hercules Mulligan and James Madison; a stunning Renee Elise Goldsberry with a wonderful singing voice plays Angelica Schuyler, Hamilton’s sister-in-law, whom some have said was his first choice for a wife. But Anjelica was already married making the younger Schuyler sister Eliza, played by lovely Phillipa Soo, eligible to become Eliza Hamilton. Jasmine Cephas Jones portrays both Peggy Schuyler and Maria Reynolds; and Andrew Rannells (“The Book of Mormon”) renders a fresh, comical, turn as King George III.

This splendid production is blessed with a committed and dedicated ensemble cast that crisply executes the remarkable choreography created by the fabulous Andy Blankenbuehler, and the equally gifted Music Director/Orchestrations/Co-Arranger Alex Lacamoire, and Lighting designer Howell Binkley, all of whom are returning creative team artists from “In the Heights”. Why break up a winning team when everyone is on a roll? Why, indeed.

David Korins’ spacious

two-level scenic design gives the entire company plenty of space to perform their magic in the colorful and elegant Revolutionary period costumes designed by Paul Tazewell.

If you find yourself in New York City next year with some discretionary income in your pocket, I strongly suggest

you catch a performance of “Hamilton” at the Richard Rodgers Theatre on Broadway. The good news is, you won’t be disappointed. The bad news is, the box office is only taking reservations for performances after October 2016. That’s what happens when a phenomenon arrives on Broadway.

American musical phenomenon “Hamilton” wows NYC

Christopher Jackson as George Washington in Hamilton

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