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North County Sand & Gravel Inc, is a full service sand and gravel company owned by Mike & Tracy LaPaglia, which they have owned and operated in the valley for over 20 years. Their company is unique because North County Sand & Gravel offer services to both the contractor and Homeowners. Their projects range from major public works, to sand boxes and volleyball courts. Additionally, NCSG is capable of doing any job, large or small. They own their own fleet of trucks, tractors, screening plants, and crushing equipment. NCSG produce their own materials to eliminate the middle man which keeps the customers costs down.

2010 is a banner year for the LaPaglia family as a third generation has come into the business, with sons Michael and Tony helping to run the company. Both boys were born and raised in Murrieta, participating in many activities the valley had to offer including; little league, Murrieta Valley High School Football and professional Supercross. The family, which includes youngest son Nick, enjoys boating, dirt bike riding, desert racing and golfing. Along with working at the company, Tracy takes an active role in the community; Tracy heads up the Scholarship program for The Temecula Valley Women’s Club, which provides over $15, 000 in scholarships to high school seniors. Tracy is also on the Board of Directors for the Murrieta Valley Public Library Foundation.

North County Sand & Gravel has always been there to support many sporting and academic activities in the local schools and little league with sponsorships. NCSG looks forward to a great 2010, bringing their company forward into the new decade.

2 | The Country Review April/May 2010

Since 1987, The Country Review Magazine has been Southwest Riverside County’s original glossy lifestyle magazine. The Country Review has rightfully earned a longstanding reputation for integrity, marketing and advertising knowledge with a huge sense of community.

Magazine Founder, Joan Padberg and her late husband Brian, created a magazine that became the voice of the community for over 23 years.

As the new owners, we want to share a little about us. We have been in the area since the ‘60s and have worked together in multiple local business ventures, most notably, Golden Crown Productions. We both own homes in the area and are raising our families here with the plan to live here the rest of our lives.

This first issue of the new Country Review Magazine is off to an exciting start; from the contributing writers including the physicians who write for “The Cure” section, to our Relationship Advise Column “Dr. Love” and Legal information made easy with “Legal Ease” plus the new local travel section “Day Tripper,” we are thrilled to be bringing you an updated, informative, and entertaining local magazine. Our goal with Country Review is to create a publication that brings a community together. A one stop reading experience that showcases the best of what Southwest Riverside County has to offer.

We are very excited about our first issue and believe that the collaboration is a natural fit. Founder, Joan Padberg will continue working with Country Review Magazine as a Sales Executive and is excited to be working with the guys from Golden Crown Productions. Our direction for the publication will remain the same: to continue producing a high quality, informative, and entertaining magazine while incorporating a new voice and new look. Additionally, the goal is to expand the readership and distribution throughout Southwest Riverside County. On a final note, We both would like to add that Mother’s Day is in May, and we would like to wish both our moms and wives a Happy Mother’s Day and tell them we love them!

Gregg Hassler & Don HarbourPublishers

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The Country Review is published bi-monthly. Editorial office address: P.O. Box 25487 • Temecula, CA 92591 • (951) 677-8128 • [email protected] • www.countryreviewmag.com

April/May 2010. Copyright ©2010 Golden Grown Productions. All rights reserved. Reproduction in full or in part prohibited without written authorization. The Country Review is intended toprovide timely and accurate information on subjects covered. Golden Crown Productions and its associates are not engaged in rendering accounting or legal advice. Golden Crown Productions and its

associates assume no liability for errors or the ways in which information is used. The opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the publishers.

How incredible is this? In the 2009 November/December issue, I wrote a letter to Santa wishing for a partner for the magazine. My wish came true…twofold!!! I got not one, but two talented and might I say “handsome” young men with innovative ideas to continue my vision and move it forward. Gregg Hassler and Don Harbour of Golden Crown Productions are adding a team of dedicated professionals who understand the necessity of quality marketing for local businesses, as well as personal service. Addressing community interests will be at the forefront as always, and you can be assured of a top of the line publication, reflecting the excellence you have come to expect.

I’m so pleased to acknowledge the support of Country Review over the years and I’m excited and grateful for the opportunity to be included in the new direction of my magazine. JoanPadberg

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4 | ask the WINEMAKERTips For Home Wine Blending

7 | cover STORYHillcrest Academy: Building Character in the Classroom

9 | the day TRIPPERExploring Idylwild

11 & 12| music SPOTLIGHTWild Child & Ticket to Ride Bring Music to Wine Country

17 | our TOWNSOld Town Temecula

18 | retro REWINDPart One in a Series on the History of the Valley

25 | restaurant REVIEWGourmet Italia & Sputino Pizzeria and Delicatessen

29 | easy ENTERTAINMENTTips for Making Your Party a Success

30 | mr. FIX ITSpruce Up Your Home

31-33 | the CUREHealth Experts Give Advice on Current Health Issues

35 | first IMPRESSIONSWhy Patients Have Options When Choosing a Cosmetic Dentist

37-39 | helping HANDSContributing Writer Barbara Tooker Discusses Foster Care; The Race 4 Humanity and National Child Abuse Prevention Month

42 & 43 | the IN-CROWDStars of the Valley Puts on a Party!

45-46 | going GREENTips for Making a Change to your Home and Lifestyle

48 | legal EASEAttorney Brad Landon States the Facts

50 | dr. LOVEAdvice Column with Dr. Tim Abihider, M.Div.,PhD.

52-54 | on the MAPA Gem of a Good Time, Wild Side, and Dorland Art Colony Re-Opens

56-58 | parks & RECREATIONSY Indian Guides and Toon Time

60 | big round of APPLAUSEPeople in the Community Making a Difference

61-62 | taking care of BUSINESSEmployment Advice and Business of the Year, Big Fogg

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Question: Do you have any tips for home wine blending?

Answer: Sure! It’s surprising how rarely anyone does this at home since blending can be a powerful tool for improving a deficient wine, or to modify one having a style that doesn’t meet your expectations. I suppose the reluctance might have something to do with opening several bottles at once and then having to drink them all (darn!) before they spoil (although if a bottle is refilled completely and tightly closed it should hold up just fine for several days).

Here are some general blending tips:WINE PROBLEM TO FIX, ADD WINE WITH VARIETIES TO ADDFlabby, no “zing” High acidity Sangiovese, Barbera, Sauv. BlancLow color High color Syrah, Petite Sirah, Petit VerdotThin, watery High viscosity Syrah, Petite Sirah, ViognierNo fruity aromas High fruit characters Grenache, Sangiovese, MerlotTannic, astringent Smooth mouthfeel Merlot, Zinfandel, SyrahGreen, weedy High fruit, strong flavor Syrah, Grenache, ViognierHigh alcohol “hot” Low alcohol Check alcohol on labelNo finish Persistent flavors Cabernet, Grenache, Petite SirahWeak flavors Strong flavors Mourvedre, Cab Franc, SyrahOverpowering Modest character Tempranillo, Sangiovese, MerlotToo oaky No oak Determine by taste

Hosting your own blending party can make for a very entertaining event. All you need is measuring containers, lots of wine glasses, notepads & pens, and a variety of wines. Start with a small taste of each wine and write down characteristics before blending. Most blends turn out great, but some are downright failures! Don’t be afraid to experiment, although starting with small amounts is wise. Sometimes adding even a very small percentage can totally change the wine. So have fun, go forth and blend!

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Rising Star designs all types of automated systems, including swing gates, double swing gates, slide gates and the original Rising Star Vertical Lift Gate. “Our custom gates are located all over Southern California, including Fallbrook, Temecula, and Murrieta. We also ship all over the United States (including Hawaii), Canada and the United Kingdom,” says Nels Bloom, President and CEO.

Located in Sun City, Rising Star is not only home to a booming gate business but also to Nels and Shawna Bloom, their registered Tennessee Walking Horses and Nels’ two Harley Davidson’s, which he enjoys immensely in his spare time.

Why do customers overwhelmingly prefer Rising Star to others in the gate business? “It’s simple,” says Nels, “we cater extensively to our customers needs and provide each and every client with an entry system that is an original, unique and valuable addition to their home and property. All new systems come with service and parts warranties. We stand behind our product 100 percent!”

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by Judy ContrerasCountry Review Magazine sat down with Maureen Manion, Head of Hillcrest Academy, K through 8th grade private school, to ask her what makes Hillcrest stand out from oth-ers. Manion began by stating that the focus is not only on academics, but on leadership skills and character building. She stressed that her teachers were all accredited. They ap-preciate the autonomy and creativity of their jobs which is a significant part of why the teachers stay at Hillcrest Acad-emy for so long. Additionally, states Manion, “the parents at the school are a very tight group who are very involved with their children’s education, we embrace and appreciate our many parent volunteers.”

Governed by a board of Trustees, Hillcrest is the only In-dependent school that is part of a mentoring program with Riverside County Schools. For academic testing Hillcrest uses CTP4, which instead of being standards driven, is cri-terion referenced. Included in testing, students at Hillcrest participate in the John Hopkins and UCI talent search pro-

grams which includes the opportunity to take college bound SAT or ACT tests.

As part of the daily curriculum, all students take French or Spanish. Fine Arts, including classical music and Art, are incorporated into a well-rounded learning environment. Students at all grade levels participate in field trips includ-ing the 4th grade trip to Sacramento where they learn about California history. Fifth graders participate in an overnight stay on The Pilgrim Ship in Dana Point. Middle school stu-dents take trips to Catalina for science camp, 7th grade goes to Boston and New York, and 8th graders have the privilege of taking a field trip to France and Spain, to practice using their foreign languages on location.

Middle School students at Hillcrest Academy participate in a leadership program, directed by Suzanne Adkins, Assis-tant Head of School. Students are involved in community and world charity projects in which the students are respon-sible for both the planning and coordination.

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Accredited by the Western Assoc. ofSchools & Colleges & the California

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Temecula Valley’s Only Non-ProfitNon-Denominational Private School

Now Enrolling for2009-2010 School Year

Challenging Academics

Caring, Character-Oriented Environment

Middle School Leadership Program

Performing & Visual Arts

French/Spanish Language Instruction

Competitive Athletic Program

Community Service Learning

Enriching Field Trips

Before and After School Day Care

Academics Character

Leadership

Accredited by the Western Assoc. ofSchools & Colleges & the California

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Temecula Valley’s Only Non-ProfitNon-Denominational Private School

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Middle School Leadership Program

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Competitive Athletic Program

Community Service Learning

Enriching Field Trips

Before and After School Day Care

Academics Character

Leadership

Middle school students begin the school year with leader-ship camp, this begins leadership training with peer leaders and to team build and set goals for the new school year. Each grade has a project for the year, sixth grade works with a group called H.O.P.E. in Lake Elsinore on an annual canned food drive for the holiday season. Seventh grade is involved with HUGS foster agency, and they work to coordinate gifts for Christmas. Eighth grade students host a Walk-A-Thon to raise money for schools in Kenya. Last year with the money raised by the Walk-A-Thon they purchased a cow for milk and they continue to raise money to support the cow. This school year the 8th graders are buying bicycles for students in another school in Kenya because the students have to walk 5-10 miles to get to school. “Students get an enormous education from the opportunity to give back and make a dif-ference in the life of another person,” says Manion.

Hillcrest students are the first middle school Slow Food chapter in the nation. This 5th through 8th grade club is linked to the Garden Education program at Hillcrest. All Hillcrest students experience planting, care taking and har-vesting the produce from the garden with Slow Food stu-dents aiding in the teaching about good, fair and clean food. Hillcrest students did so well last year they were able to sell the lettuce as a fundraiser. Recently, Slow Food students went on a field trip to Mountain Meadows Mushroom Farm, a certified Slow Food grower. Students had the opportunity to see how they make compost for the mushrooms to grow in and how the mushrooms are hand picked for harvesting.

What makes Hillcrest Academy stand out from a “typical” school community is the passion in the school culture. Fac-ulty, administration, families and students together form a dedicated community driven by the importance of being prepared to lead in the 21st century, while enjoying every day of the journey.

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the DAY TRIPPER

by Lindsay Blue Thinking of taking a day trip to somewhere close but different, mellow but fun? Less than two hours away, Idyllwild is only a few square miles in diameter and is nestled at the top of a hill and the bottom of a mountain, at 5,500 feet above sea level. For such a small town, there is still plenty to do, whether you’re looking for a quiet weekend away or a fun-packed day with the family – it’s all here.

I checked into the Silver Pines Lodge mid-day on Friday and noticed that the town seemed quiet and still. Our room was a second-story, cozy room that looked out over Strawberry Creek, the Lodge’s Koi pond and the snow covered surroundings. Chris and her two pooches, Ella and Shelby showed us the grounds, including a lodge that was once frequented by General Patton when it was a saloon. Silver Pines is one of several lodges within walking distance of the town center, where you can stroll from shop to shop and café to café.

After a classic Country breakfast at the Red Kettle, I checked into Quiet Creek Inn just a half mile outside of town. Jim and Mike greeted us and led us into the Living Room Gallery, aptly named as it can be found between the owner’s kitchen and hallway, displaying local artist’s painting, photos and art for viewing and purchase. Their passion for art is apparent in each of their 15 cabin-style rooms, all very warm and spacious, immaculately decorated and all settled yards away from the creek. I loved that Quiet Creek Inn, although only a short distance from town, was a six acre haven from the ordinary.

Based on Jim’s recommendation, we dined at the new Mountain Restaurant, and even though we were early for our reservation, we were greeted warmly, seated promptly and spoiled rotten! From the pate and beet salad, to the organic filet with self saucing ravioli and braised beef with crispy and tender brussel sprouts, every sense was piqued and every craving indulged. Mountain Restaurant proves that a lack of can opener and microwave only make Master Chef Bryan Ayer’s disposition that much more impressive. The only disappointment after the Crème Brule, apple tart and French pressed coffee was that I’d have to travel two

hours to enjoy such culinary art again.

The next morning, I headed back into town for one last meal before heading home. Jim suggested we try Café Aroma, a local café near

the snow and family-filled Humber Park where local musicians can play their latest originals and locals and visitors mingle together in several dining areas. We were led to a small table in the “Library”, surrounded by every type of book, ranging from the Bible to Beowulf. I opted for a glass of fresh orange juice and the Breakfast of Frankie Machine, a sandwich with two over easy eggs cooked into cutouts in the bread, dusted with Parmesan and butter and filled with bacon – a unique and delicious change of pace. Contrasted nicely by the peaceful outdoors, the diverse and bustling Café Aroma is the place to be on Sunday morning in Idyllwild.

If you’re looking for wide open spaces and small, cozy shops and restaurants, glistening snow and bright, roaring fires, kind, welcoming people and peaceful privacy, make your next trip be one to Idyllwild.

...whether you’re looking for a quiet weekend away or a

fun-packed day with the family– it’s all here.”

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Wild Child is the Los Angeles based act that re-recreates the madness and the magic of a live Doors concert. Starting in Southern California the act has been a big draw at major national act clubs and theater venues, fairs and festivals for years. Wild Child tours internationally, performing many tours in Europe, The UK , Mexico and Canada.

Wild Child’s success recreating a live Doors show is due to the talented hand picked musicians and lead singer Dave Brock, whose looks, vocals, and stage antics recapture the essence of Jim Morrison live on stage. The music is painstakingly reproduced and combined with the voice, look and essence of Jim Morrison in concert.

Wild Child mirrors the depth, energy and emotion of The Doors concerts as they were live back in the late 1960s. The Band also utilizes the same musical instruments live as The Doors did over 35 years ago. Wild Child performs internationally, playing to packed venues around the globe.

Front man, Dave Brock, started his role as the Lizard King by grabbing the lead in the “Jim Morrison Rock Opera,” produced by the late legend’s sister, Anna Morrison Graham. Anna personally selected Brock for the part. From there, he started the band “Wild Child,” whose reputation rapidly spread from Southern California to remote areas of the world. The Doors keyboardist, Ray Manzarek, introduced Wild Child to a packed Los Angeles crowd at the bands’ first show at The Whisky a-Go-Go on July 3rd, 1986. Wild Child broke into the national act venue circuit before any other tribute act, selling out countless shows from its inception to the present. Last time Wild Child played in Temecula, the show was sold out.

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Musicians Workshop has, over the last many years, evolved from a simple music education center, to a “full on” contemporary Children’s After School Performing Arts & Music Education Center for Programs and Events in the Temecula Valley.

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manager Brian Epstein serving as Narrator, Ticket to Ride allows the audience to get a glimpse inside the world of the Beatles from their point of view, as well as hear some of the greatest songs ever written.

It’s Beatlemania all over again. Ticket To Ride is amazing with fantastic guitars, drumming that will rock your world, and prolific vocals. If you were a crazed screaming victim of Beatlemania, now it’s possible to set the dial on your time machine and revisit America ’s beloved Beatle era. Imitators are plentiful, but when the tribute is taken to heart, it produces great art that will make you feel an emotion you have never felt before. With their tight harmonies, flawless note for note renditions of Beatles hits, custom–tailored costumes, vintage instruments, Liverpudlian dialect and precise attention to every detail, they recreate the magic, music, wit and charm of the Beatles, including the Fab Four’s cheeky personalities, familiar onstage banter and patter between songs.

More than just a Beatles tribute concert, Ticket to Ride gives the audience a chance to “be there” at pivotal moments in the extraordinary career of the Beatles – from Liverpool ’s legendary Cavern Club, to the Ed Sullivan Show, Shea Stadium’s 50,000+ screaming fans and their final live performance on the rooftop of their Apple Corp offices. With

California Family Life Center is a private, state licensed, non-profit agency which works with highly at-risk youth, as well as other abused, homeless and needy children. California Family Life Center ‘s mission is to provide safety, comfort and healing to children suffering abuse and abandonment; to teach love and trust; to instill self-esteem, values and hope for the future - and in so doing, assist children trapped in hopelessness and despair become compassionate and contributing members of the community.

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Dance is an art form that can be quite costly to maintain, but Discount Dance Supply makes it easier to get low-cost, high-quality dancewear, shoes and accessories for all dance styles.

A retail chain selection with a “mom and pop” style, Discount Dance Supply in Murrieta proudly serves the needs of the local dance and arts community. We know that cost and quality rank highly among you; that is how we earned our place as the number one source for beginning and professional dancers, parents, and instructors alike. From ballet to ballroom, we support you by carrying the best selection of dancewear, at the best prices.

What started as one Hill’s Capezio Dance Shop in Orange County in 1973, has grown into a super multi-channel retailer now known as Discount Dance Supply. Owners, Brian Hill and Rhonda Hill-Tolar, first established Discount Dance Supply as a mail-order division in 1992 and launched the website (discountdance.com) shortly thereafter. From that point on, the company has garnered tremendous success as the top dancewear retailer for men, women and children who dance and exercise.

In addition to our e-commerce site, there are currently six retail stores to shop from in Southern California. Our Murrieta store offers the largest inventory and widest selection of name brands. Customers can always expect friendly staff providing excellent customer service, and a promptness to assist new and loyal customers. We offer various volume discounts and rewards programs for studio owners, teachers and those on pointe. Our pointe shoe fitting parties are celebrated and our contests, fundraisers and guest appearances are renowned. We boast a thriving social media presence on Facebook, Twitter and MySpace and regularly offer freebies and special discounts to “fans” and “followers”.

Popular TV shows such as “So You Think You Can Dance” and “Dancing with the Stars” have boosted the interests and needs of dancers world-wide, and Discount Dance Supply continues to sustain them. We take an active role in keeping up with dance fashion trends, and function as the “go-to” guide for style.

Throughout our history, we’ve made annual contributions to charitable organizations nationwide and seize opportunities to connect with a diverse mix of dance enthusiasts. We’ve acknowledged and donated to those affected by natural disasters such as Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and the recent earthquake near Port-au-Prince, Haiti. We sponsor various dance competitions, contests and fundraisers and maintain strong relationships with dance studios, companies, choreographers and media.

We strive to be the quality and service leader in all areas of dancewear and proudly support dancers around the world. We offer the best selection of dancewear and accessories at the best prices for adults and children. No matter if it’s tap, jazz, ballet, modern, hip hop, funk, yoga or ballroom, Discount Dance Supply Murrieta is where dancers shop for less.



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by Chris JeffersonThis summer, take a vacation in your own back yard and discover Temecula, known for spectacular beauty, history, terrific shopping, outstanding restaurants and year-round entertainment and recreation for the entire family!

The Old Town district blends historic buildings with over 640 antique dealers, unique shopping, and restaurants. Old Town Temecula is the site of many special events including car shows, semi-annual Rod Runs, Western Days, and summer weekend entertainment. Every Saturday, visit the popular Farmer’s Market which offers fresh produce, flowers, and crafts. Tour the Temecula Valley Museum and discover the city’s historical treasures, or enjoy the Imagination Workshop Children’s Museum.

Old Town Temecula has been around since 1882 when the California Railroad came through the valley and local investors created the first Bank. Old Town was the site of the Butterfield Overland Stagecoach Shop and California’s first inland post office. From the wooden boardwalks and shops to the vast amount of antique stores, history buffs and window shoppers take a step back in time when visiting Old Town Temecula. The storefronts have stayed true to the historic golden west period.

In Old Town Temecula you’ll find that elusive piece of art you’ve been looking for, that usual and tasteful gift for the person who has everything. Next, take in a show and finish a perfect day with a wonderful meal at one of the many independent restaurants. When it’s time to dine, an array of dining experiences will fit any taste or budget.

If it’s shopping you’re looking for Old Town has many quaint specialty boutiques throughout. Enjoy the sense of adventure and wonderment as you take time to explore Old Town Temecula’s many alleyways with a new exciting discovery around every turn. Here you will find an

amazing array of specialty stores, exclusive boutiques, art galleries and a myriad of antiques stores, which together with whimsical and historical features that make Old Town Temecula what it is.

Old Town Temecula boasts a variety of quality entertainment venues, the renowned Old Town Temecula Community Theatre provides an intimate yet upbeat theatrical setting, and many of the local restaurants also provide informal venues for musical bands, and other events.

Old Town is also a thriving business community, proud of its history and there are ongoing plans for its continued restoration, development and improvement.

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Years after the first Ford cars were driven off the assembly line in Detroit, Neda Thompson was still riding to the Tem-ecula grammar school in a horse pulled cart.“I still remem-ber when our horse saw a car for the first time, “said the 75-year-old Thompson, daughter of popular Indian Tony Ashman who died in 1980 at the age of 101. “The horse just stopped, then started backing up and went berserk. He re-fused to pull the cart.”

Like Thompson’s horse, the 97,500-acre Temecula Valley, nestled in the Southwest corner of Riverside County, has always bucked and whinnied at the thought of change, and understandably so.

Temecula boasts one of the most colorful histories of any Southern California town – a history which includes In-dians and massacres, Spanish missionaries and American Trailblazers, stagecoaches, railroads, granite quarries, and swaggering cattle-ranchers engaging in occasional saloon shoot-outs.

Standing on Front Street where the cowboys ventured every Saturday for haircuts and to buy Levis – or roaming amidst the scenic hills which English author William Tallack once described as being occupied by “several Indian villages and wigwams of poles (with) men going by with lassoes, “ a sense of history is omnipresent in Temecula. It’s like a sailing into the Boston Harbor and smelling the tea, or journeying through Paris and hearing the clashing of bayonets. When you breathe the dry breezy air of Temecula, the lore of a clas-sic western town fills your lungs.

“Temecula was a crossroads for everyone, “ says Tony Tobin, curator of the Old Town Temecula Museum. At one time, Temecula was a key city on the stage couch route (and later the railroad) linking the Midwest to the west. Scouts like Kit Carson, and trappers such as Pegleg Smith share the pages of Temecula history alongside writers Helen Hunt Jackson, (who immortalized the Indian’s plight in her novels) and Earle Stanley Gardner, (who immortalized the plight of law-

yers unlucky enough to go up against the inimitable Perry Mason). The history of Temecula begins before frontiers-man and mystery novels, though – long before Henry Ford’s cars or even the ancestors of Neda Thompson’s horse.

“SUNLIGHT THROUGH THE MIST”An archeological dig in the 1950s estimated that the area of Temecula was first inhabited by Indians around 900 AD. “Temecula” in the native language meant “diffused sun-shine” or sunshine through the midst,” which is supposedly what the chief Nahachish saw when he first looked down upon the valley. Later, according to legend, after the chief had named the valley and the Indian village had celebrated, Nahchish turned to stone. Tough job, thinking up those names.

Father Juan Norberto de Santiago obviously wasn’t afraid of being transformed into a rock when he left Mission San Juan Capistrano with seven other men and ventured through the Temecula Valley in search of a new mission site. This was in 1797, marking the first time a white man had set foot in Temecula. The mission was eventually built at San Luis Rey and the Temecula valley region became one of the most valuable holdings.

Fire following the San Francisco earthquake in 1906 de-stroyed many of the early records regarding Temecula, but it is known that in 1821 the Pala Mission was built and Chris-tianization of the Indians began. Ten years later, a group of American trappers including Ewing Young, John Turner, Kit Carson and his older brother Moses wandered into the area for the first time Temecula was associated with America’s west, in “the last frontier.”

About a decade later, as Mexico’s grip on California was slipping, provincial governor’s began granting large plots of land to individuals. The days of padres controlling the lands adjacent to their missions was over, and the age of rancheros was ushered in.

By Paul Richman (this article first ran in the very first issue of Country Review Magazine in 1987)

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Walking into Raviolis! Italian Bistro in Lake Elsinore is like walking into your Mom’s house after a long day. Owner/operators Giuseppe and Vincenza DiGristina and their wonderful staff welcome everyone into their quaint restaurant as if they are family. Giuseppe and Vincenza can often be seen stopping at each table, greeting customers with hugs and handshakes.

I’ve been a fan of Raviolis! since they opened in 2006. Start your meal with a Caesar salad, or the wonderful Mozzarella Caprese – ripe tomatoes topped with fresh basil and mozzarella cheese, then drizzled with olive oil. While I occasionally divert from my favorite entrée, I can usually be found ordering the Funghi alla Bascaiola. This is mushroom ravioli with a sage cream sauce, tossed with asparagus and Italian sausage. Delectable!

My other top choice is the Spaghetti alla Carbonara – pasta tossed with crisp pancetta and onions in a parmesan cream sauce. My husband, however, always opts for the Ravioli di Gamberi alla Inferno – shrimp ravioli tossed with garlic and shrimp in a spicy tomato white wine sauce. He’s always in epicurean bliss. The bread service, served before your meal, comes with a selection of delicious toppings for your fresh bread, including roasted garlic and olive tapenade. Raviolis! also has a wonderful

wine selection, hand-picked by sommelier Vincenza. You will find everything from their delicious house wines to unique selections that will please the most discriminating palate. The Scotch aficionado will also find themselves instant friends with Giuseppe and Vincenza!

The ambiance at Raviolis! is elegant, with beautiful music in the background and mood lighting. In the adjacent cocktail lounge, you can find live entertainment most weekends, with happy hour specials on beverages and appetizers throughout the week. For dessert, you can choose from classic Tiramisu, chocolate raviolis, or my personal favorite – the chocolate chip Crème Brulee. I have also had the delight of attending several of Chef Giuseppe’s cooking classes – always a fun evening and a full house! Learning some of his trade secrets has allowed me to create some delicious meals of my own.

Raviolis! has truly become our go-to place for delicious food, a wonderful glass of wine, and the feeling that we are dining with good friends, even if it is just the two of us. Raviolis! can be found at 123 N. Main Street in Lake Elsinore, and on the web at www.raviolisitalian.com Coming soon, a sister location with a little different flair, Raviolis! Osteria which will be located at 40711 Murrieta Hot Springs Road in Murrieta.

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Rustico is Simply Great Italian Food! Family owned for over 10 years. Chef Francesco arrived here from Italy 13 years ago, but his romance with food began many years before in his homeland of Sicily, Italy. Rustico begins with the freshest ingredients and prepares the basics daily. The sauces, dressings and soups are all homemade. No artificial anything!

The experience at Rustico starts with the warm, homemade, delicious bread and dipping sauce. But don’t fill up on bread because you won’t want to miss out on a tempting appetizer, like the lightly battered calamari, fresh fried mozzarella or Rustico’s specialty Portobello Mushroom Repieni, stuffed with shrimp, walnuts, sundried tomato, romano cheese and topped with a butter white wine sauce. For a main course, you can choose from a great selection of traditional pasta dishes, Shrimp Scallop Agro Dulce,

Veal Marsala, Chicken Picatta or Filet Medalians. If you are in the mood for pizza you have come to the right place because all of the pizzas have a New York style crust and are freshly made by Co-Owner Joseph Cusumano. For dessert lovers, one bite of any of the homemade selections and you will truly know they were made with love.

Naturally a good wine enhances any Italian dish and Rustico offers a generous selection of local and imported vintages. A full bar is stocked with premium liquors and in the comfortable lounge area you are invited to enjoy the Extended Happy Hour from 3pm till close everyday!

Rustico is open for Lunch and Dinner Monday – Thursday 11:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. and Friday and Saturday 11:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m. and Sunday

12 p.m. – 9 p.m. Casual atmosphere. Family Friendly. 29940 Hunter Rd. Murrieta, CA 92563 (951) 698-5151

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Chef Mike is owner of

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CHEF MICHAEL ALEXSON951.660.5072 • www.gourmetyourway.net

Gourmet Your Way Catering will blend all the ingredients to insure that your event will be fun, distinctive, exciting, delicious, memorable and, most importantly, a great success!

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CHEF MIKE’S VINEYARD CHICKEN

1 c. butter, unsalted 12 chicken thighs 1 bunch parsley, minced

2 large yellow onions, slice 1 lb. bacon, diced 1 c. sliced carrots

5 garlic cloves, minced 1 bottle Temecula red wine

4 c. button mushrooms, sliced 1 c. flour

Dredge chicken in flour seasoned with salt and pepper and brown on low heat. In another pan, brown

bacon, sweat onions and carrots, and sauté for 5 minutes. After the chicken is browned, place in an oven safe

pot, add the bacon, onions, carrots, wine and brandy, cover and cook 1 ½ hours at 350.

Sauté the button mushrooms in the butter with the garlic for 5 minutes. Add to the

pot the last ½ hour, sprinkle with parsley, and serve with Cabernet Franc.

Serves 12

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Tony & Joan move their popular Italian Restaurant to Murrieta!

Originally in Temecula, Anthony’s Lounge & Ristorante is one of the oldest, family owned fine dining establishments in the area. Located in downtown Murrieta at 24630 Washington Avenue, it remains an Italian cuisine favorite and the place to have fun!

Even in the current economy, Tony & Joan continue to treat their clientele to delectable Italian fare, made with only the finest fresh ingredients. The Osso Buco is renowned and people come on weekends just for that! The menu also includes Lamb Rack, Filet Mignon, Rib Eye steak, 24 oz. Porterhouse Fiorentina, Chicken and daily Fresh Fish. Specialty pasta dishes are always a favorite and Tony’s secret salad dressing is one of the most popular things on the menu. You can buy it….but don’t ask him how to make it! All dishes are specially prepared to please the most discerning palate.

Anthony’s Lounge has live music Tuesday through Saturday, featuring favorite local talent. Weekends are usually crowded,

so reservations are recommended. Special requests are gladly considered. You can enjoy “Happy Hour” from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m., Monday through Friday and savor unique appetizers and pizza along with an exotic drink, if you choose. There is a full bar and a wine cellar filled with premium Italian, Domestic and Local wines. Patio dining and a private meeting/party room are also available.

Tony is an avid sports fan, so his restaurant is the place to be for major sports events. There are three giant televisions and he’ll bring in more if necessary. A good time is always had by all!

The serving staff of Anthony’s is among the best and they go out of their way to please the diner. If you are a regular, they greet you by name and remember what you like in food and beverage. Great food, great service, attention to detail and the customer’s wishes are why people come back to Anthony’s time and again.

Tony and Joan want to thank the residents of Murrieta for welcoming them and enthusiastically embracing them into the community!

& Lounge

By Peggi Nash


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Lots of restaurants have come on the scene in Temecula since 2000, but only the best have survived. Gourmet Italia is one of best and for good reason. Alex Prestifilippo, owner and chef, has succeeded in consistently giving his guests a warm, invit-ing dining experience.

I have to admit that with all of the new restaurant choices in town, I hadn’t been in to Gourmet Italia in a while and dur-ing my recent visit, I found out what I have been missing. My Husband, Darrell, and I showed up unannounced and were welcomed immediately by Angelo. Our waitress, Nora, came over immediately and started us off with the Gourmet Italia Salad of baby greens topped with a wine poached pear, gor-gonzola crumbles, candied walnuts and finished with a bal-samic drizzle. She paired it with a crisp Sicilian Catarratto that was a perfect match to the light sweetness of the salad.

We then chose the homemade Lasagna and the Pollo Marsala as our entrees. We again asked Nora to chose a wine pairing and we were delighted with the 2004 Spina Syrah for the Lasa-gna and the 2007 MasiTupungato Malbec for the Pollo Mar-sala. The Lasagna was served in a steaming chafing dish with delicious layers of homemade pasta, marinara, béchamel and bolognese sauces with a nice layer of mozzarella cheese. The Bolognese sauce tasted like it had been simmered long enough to marry the flavors to a deep red color and rich meaty perfec-tion. The Pollo Marsala was my favorite. The chicken was very tender and covered with a sauce of fresh mushrooms and just the right amount of sweet earthiness from the Marsala wine. It was served with penne pasta with a fresh marinara sauce. Yum!

We hadn’t seen Alex, which is unusual, and Nora told us he was in the back dining room giving a cooking class. I went back to check it out and found a large group learning how to prepare Ostrich with a Sicilian rub and Arugula and Cherry Tomato Salad. They both looked fabulous. I got a taste of the Ostrich which was moist, tender and very flavorful. It is on the menu as a special and I would love to come back and try it as an entree. Alex, took time out to greet me with his usual grace and then went back into his instruction of how to care-fully handle the arugula greens.

We finished our dinner with a Cannoli filled with smooth ricotta blended with a hint of orange and vanilla. It was topped with strawberries and drizzled with chocolate sauce and choc-olate pieces. It was the perfect ending to a perfect meal.

Weekend nights get very busy and I highly recommend call-ing ahead for a reservation. The wine lounge is a great place to relax and, on the weekends, listen to good music. The cooking classes are held every other Tuesday night and reservations are essential.

If you are looking for a more casual, family lunch or din-ner, I would recommend Spuntino Pizzeria and Delicatessen which is also owned by Alex and Charity Prestifilippo. It is Charity that is running things most days. It has a fun, casual atmosphere with the specialty being the Sicilian style pizzas baked in the wood fired oven. Charity makes sure the atmo-sphere is fun and inviting and even has specials like “Taxless Tuesdays” or when twice a month you can get a family style four course dinner with wine for $20 a person. She also has “Thirsty Thursdays” with $3 beer and $4 wine by the glass. There is a full service deli if you prefer to get something to go. Private pizza parties for Birthdays and other special occasions can be reserved.

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Group cooking classes every other Tuesday, limited seating

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31891 Rancho California Road, Temecula (951) 699-7722

Casual Family diningOpen 7 days a week 10:30am to 9:30pm

Italiano Delicioso!By Judy Contreras


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DAN ATWOOD has taken over The Wine Company and has created

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TUESDAY NIGHTS ARE COUNTER CLUB Wine club members along with loyal

customers help Dan and vendors choose wines for the store.

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Learn about different regions and varietals of wine while tasting the

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We are a wine bar that offers wine by the glass, flights or you can buy a bottle from our store with vintages

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easy ENTERTAINMENTThe Floral Ingredient

by Rebecca Orlauski – Twiggs & Petals Floral Design

Just like there are those that are born party planners and others that are terrified at the idea of making dinner for a single guest; there will be some of you out there that have seasonal gardens and make a fresh arrangement every week for your kitchen counter. Others will never have done more than drop a pre-made bouquet in water. My goal is to make everyone know one thing…“It is okay to touch the flowers, they are not as fragile as you think.”

The three key ingredients in any floral arrangement are the flow-ers, greens and filler. We all know what flowers are, but in a floral arrangement, one or more flowers must be the main focal point. The greens are just what they sound like, the leaves or foliage that is used to surround the floral. Filler can be a variety of foliage or flowers used to complement or accentuate the main flowers in an arrangement. Filler can also be fruit, vegetables or any other accent item you want to highlight. Filler can be some of the most creative aspects of an arrangement. If you are having a spicy meal,add a few chili peppers to the centerpiece. If you’re making sushi, add chopsticks. As we play with fun ideas and themes in future issues, we’ll explore numerous ways to be creative with floral décor.

As we’re being creative, we will cover the tools you will need to design amazing floral arrangements. The first is a pair of floral scissors or knife. I will admit that a knife will give you a better cut, but I personally prefer a pair of floral scissors, and I would recommend anyone new to flo-ral design starting with scissors. Floral scissors, are designed to cut a flowers stem without crushing it. Other tools or sup-plies will depend on the type of arrangement or container you are using. As we design our way through the coming “Parties” we will explore these tools and discuss their proper usage.

Lastly, let’s discuss making your arrangements last. We’ve all heard different tricks, but re-ally, it all comes down to water. Flowers are thirsty. You want to make sure that they have clean, room temperature water and that none of the leaves or flow-ers are in the water. You can also add a floral food, but make sure you get the food to water ratio correct. After you’ve de-signed a beautiful arrangement, we want to make sure you can enjoy it even after your guests have gone home.

Ingredients for Entertainingby Tiffany Halverson – Tiffany’s Party Designs

If you are reading this article I assume you have the bug – the entertaining bug, that is! Be it big or small, if you have it I am afraid there is no cure. I find it to be a positive attribute, however my husband might argue that point! Whether you love to have a few friends over for dinner and pore over cook books looking for the perfect meal or you are itching to plan an entire wedding for 200 in your backyard with 20 different aspects, it all comes down to wanting to put a smile on someone’s face and a little warmth in your heart.

What does entertaining mean to you? A gathering, a group, an event, a few friends, ahh family, a gala, a BBQ – so many op-tions…. To me it means a party, everyone loves a great party…just the word party gives me a little thrill will it be grand or intimate? Extravagant or casual? Will there be a theme? Who will be there? What will be there? Now I know there are some people out there that get a little stressed out when they think they have to entertain. I know it seems hard to believe for you party people, but they are out there. And don’t worry if you are one of them because I am going to hit on some tips and ideas that will make it easy and yes even enjoyable for you to throw a shindig, but we’ll get to that later.

Officially, a party is a gathering of people who have been invited by a host for the purposes of socializing, conversation, and rec-reation. This brings us to the beginning, the ying and yang, the two main ingredients that will be at every party: the host and the guests.

A few things that are required of a good host and good guests. The Host: The party is not all about you, it is a lot about you, don’t get me wrong, but not all about you. When you plan a gathering you should have your guests’ en-joyment in mind. From time frame, to menu and drinks, I like to add a little surprise if possible. Guest mixability should be considered and the little details are fun to add. The Guests: The host went to a lot of trouble for you, so be appreciative, be on time, and bring a gift for goodness sakes! Every good guest should bring a hostess gift. Beverages are always a hit, candles, and food products, but not food to go with the meal unless asked. Your hostess probably already has his/her meal planned out, so consider a unique condi-ment for them to try later or scones for breakfast.


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SPRUCE UP YOUR SPACE WITH QUICK FIX-UPS

Already delaying your New Year’s resolution to spruce up your home? Many fix-ups do not necessarily call for hours of physical labor, sweat and tears - a number of projects can be accomplished on the weekend, or even in an evening, to give your home a fresh new appearance. Here are some ideas that require just a few hours, a little elbow grease and won’t break your budget:

Carpet Clean Up: If your carpet shows stains and dirt, con-sider performing a deep cleaning to enhance a room’s decor. Many local hardware stores rent carpet extractors for those who don’t own one. To get rid of ingrained stains from food, drinks or pets, use a heavy-duty stain remover to lift out dirt and grime while deodorizing. While it’s smart to treat stains right away, many new products will even reduce the appear-ance of stains that have been there for some time.

Hardwood Floor Freshener: Do your hardwood floors appear dull? Bring them back to optimal condition with a cleaner made specifically for hardwood surfaces. Use a con-venient water-based, non-toxic spray designed for polyure-thane finished hardwood floors that will not leave behind residue or dulling ingredients.

Furniture Fix-Up: Re-upholstering furniture can be pricey, so first consider repairing tears, stains and spots yourself. An upholstery shampoo or mild solvent followed by light brushing or vacuuming can gently lift dirt out of the fab-ric. Spot-treat a small section of the fabric first to ensure the cleaner won’t affect the texture or color. Wood furniture is easily brought back to life with specialty wood polishes de-signed to help to hide imperfections, as well as remove dirt and wax build-up.

Lighting Lift: Nothing brightens a room or brings out the true colors of your decor like new lighting. Consider install-ing light-dimmers, color-enhancing light bulbs and even decorative switch plates to give your lighting a lift. Install-ing a new light fixture, moving lighting fixtures around the space or highlighting specific wall art can bring a fresh am-biance to the room.

Follow these simple tips and your house will look and feel as good as new. And remember, if you have home im-provement questions and need a little advice - We’d Be Glad to Help!

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MIGRAINE , FIBROMYALGIA,CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME,

GOUT, ARTHRITIS, ASTHMA, & ADD/ADHDby B.F. Rocco, D.C.

What do these as well as a whole host of common and uncommon maladies including the entire list of autoimmune diseases have in common? First of all, their diagnoses are determined by the same method. The MD is trained to consider the patient’s history, symptoms, lab results and exam findings, and then select one of the known disease syndromes that best fits those factors. The MD then names the patient’s symptoms and selects a drug recommended by the Pharmaceutical industry that’s expected to eliminate the symptoms, produce normal lab values, and return the patient to a state of wellness. If one drug doesn’t work, the doctor tries another, and another in hopes of eventually finding one that does produce the desired results. Meanwhile, the drugs wreak havoc on the patient’s liver and other previously normal, healthy organ systems. You’ve seen the ads. The lists of potential side effects are frightening.

Second and most importantly, all the symptoms by which these maladies are diagnosed are also symptoms of Food Allergies. Sometimes called Food Addictions, food allergies occur when an individual is unable to effectively digest certain foods due to nutri-tional deficiencies. These deficiencies are either genetic in origin or are the result of poor eating habits like eating too much of cer-tain favorite foods too often. These undigested foods putrefy in the small intestine and create histamines which inhibit the absorption of nutrients necessary to maintain a normal, healthy, disease free body. Instead, histamines are absorbed and circulated throughout the body, resulting in symptoms which are identical to those as-sociated with the disease processes mentioned above. The inability to digest and assimilate nutrients, and effectively eliminate waste materials results in nutritional deficiencies, metabolic imbalance, and immune system compromise, thereby setting the stage for most if not all disease processes.

Let’s consider Migraine for example. Appropriate Chiropractic Manipulative Therapy is effective 100% of the time in cases where the cause of the migraine is the result of joint dysfunction, and the patient’s metabolism is in a normal healthy state. However, if due to Food Allergies an individual is unable to provide the essential nutrients to appropriately produce the neurotransmitters required for normal nerve conduction, an imbalance occurs in the central nervous system which can not only set the stage for migraine, but also render Appropriate Chiropractic Manipulative Therapy ineffective. Additionally, histamines cause water retention and swelling in body tissue. The mechanical pressure caused by water retention and swelling of brain tissue within the cranium can be

cause enough for the headache pain commonly diagnosed as mi-graine. This fact can be demonstrated by the absolute elimination of certain foods that are known to cause elevated histamines.

There’s a protocol that I have used in my Temecula practice for the last 20 years that has produced positive results with patients from age 18 days through age 93. The list of cases treated includes all of the conditions mentioned above and more. The protocol requires a 21 day abstinence from those known offending foods, during which time, at weekly visits, the patient’s metabolic imbalances and deficiencies are revealed and appropriately addressed, mak-ing it possible for the patient to reintroduce the foods into the diet without the previously experienced allergic responses.

To summarize, Food Allergies result in nutritional deficiencies which lead to metabolic imbalance, immune system compromise, and the appearance of symptoms. At this point there’s a choice. You can go to an MD, get a medical diagnosis, have your symp-toms named, get prescription drugs, experience disappointment and failure, and even risk potentially severe side effects. Or you can address the Food Allergies and resolve the primary, underly-ing cause of your symptoms safely, naturally, and without the risk of potentially harmful drugs. For information on the location of my practice, or for referral to a doctor near you that is familiar with this protocol, go to my website. www.doctorbennrocco.com


the CURE

Autism is treatable - despite erroneous claims of some medi-cal professionals that children with autism will never recov-er. Through the use of a specific B-vitamin called Methylco-bolamin individuals on the spectrum have recovered, while other have improved their capacity for language, communi-cation, eye contact, social engagement and more.

Individuals with autism process and respond to information in unique ways. Some common traits of autism are listed below:

• Resistance to change • Repeats words or phrases • Prefers to be alone; aloof manner • Little or no eye contact • Sustained odd play • Spins objects or self-spins • Inappropriate attachments to objects • Over-sensitivity/under-sensitivity to pain • Not responsive to verbal cues

Research has shown that a large percentage of autistic in-dividuals have biochemical abnormalities that do not allow for effective elimination of poisons such as environmental toxins and heavy metals, i.e. mercury, lead. These biochemi-cal abnormalities also affect their ability to produce normal levels of brain chemicals which are responsible for the lan-guage, focusing and attention problems. Methylcobolamin (Vitamin B12) significantly helps these areas. It is being used not because of a deficiency of B12, but because of a biochemical dependency on this specific form of B12. The key is using the right type of methylcobolamin with a proper concentration and route of administration.

James Neubrander, M.D. (www.drneubrander.com) discov-ered that a simple subcutaneous (under the skin) injection of methylcobolamin given in the buttocks is the most effec-tive form of this therapy. The injection using a small insulin needle is given every three days. The key to this therapy is that parents are giving the injections themselves. At first this may seem alarming, but even the most nervous parents quickly recognize that the injection is efficient, quick and painless.

I have seen many individuals (approximately 60 to 70%) quickly respond with increased expressive language, eye con-tact, attention capacity and willingness to socialize within the first six weeks of therapy. Other may take a little longer. Over-all, greater than 90% respond favorably to this treatment.

My approach to autism incorporates biomedical interven-tion - such as Methyl-B12 - which is a system of medicine that utilizes specialized diagnostic testing, dietary modifi-cation, nutritional supplements, and medications (when appropriate). This approach stems from the knowledge that autism-spectrum individuals, including those with and attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and other neuro-developmental disorders are dealing with biological and toxicity (chemical, heavy metal, food, infec-tions) issues that are compromising their health. I believe that autism and its related spectrum disorders are more than just a psychological condition without hope for recovery or improvement. In fact, my experience utilizing specialized diets such as gluten/casein-free, anti-yeast treatment, sup-plements, methylcobolamin injections and more holds great promise for significant cognitive improvement and some-times full recovery.

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by Dr. Eric Madrid, M.D.Vitamin D was the #1 vitamin of 2009 and will certainly be the most talked about vitamin of 2010. If there is one vita-min in the world that can do more for a person’s health and longevity- vitamin D is it. Fortunately, this vitamin can be made for free, when time is spent in the sun. UV-B light from the sun reacts with our skin and generates vitamin D. However, to achieve adequate blood levels, most need to supplement. Thousands of studies show health benefits when one optimizes their blood levels.

Higher levels of vitamin D in the blood result in less heart attacks, breast cancer, colon cancer, multiple sclerosis, dia-betes, high blood pressure and more. Avoiding the sun may be more dangerous than we realized.

WHO IS DEFICIENT?In my medical practice, four in five patients have vitamin D deficiency, or a blood level 31 ng/ml or lower. Few people spend 15 to 20 minutes each day in the sunlight, allowing their face, arms and legs to be exposed. The is the time re-quired for adequate vitamin D production.

High Blood Pressure. High blood pressure affects one in four adults. It is a leading risk factor for heart attacks and strokes. While there are many reasons a person develops high blood pressure, studies show at men with lower levels of vitamin D were 6 times more likely to have hypertension while woman were almost 3 times more likely. Maintaining a healthy weight and doing routine exercise help control blood pressure.

Heart Attacks. Heart disease is a leading killer in the U.S and causes over 900,000 deaths each year. A Harvard Uni-versity study showed that people with higher levels of vita-min D in their blood had 80% less risk of heart attacks when compared to those with the lowest levels.

A study from Germany showed those with lower vitamin D blood levels were five times more likely to die from sudden cardiac death when compared to those with higher vitamin D blood levels. Many other studies have shown similar re-sults.

Breast Cancer. Breast cancer will affect one in nine women during their lifetime. Mammograms help detect existing cancer. Preventing cancer from forming should be the pri-ority, not simply trying to find it.

A healthy diet can also help prevent breast cancer. Studies show that vitamin D can help, too.

A 2007 study from UCSD showed a 50% reduction in breast cancer in women who had vitamin D levels greater than 52 ng/ml. Another study showed that those women who lived in areas with more sunlight exposure had a 25% to 65% re-duction in breast cancer. Other studies have shown similar findings.

Colon Cancer. According to the American Cancer Society, colon cancer accounts for 8% of all cancer deaths in men and 9% of all cancer deaths in women. Fortunately, the ma-jority of cases can be prevented. Vitamin D has been shown to prevent colon cancer. This was first observed back in the 1930s, and later confirmed in the 1980s at UCSD. Scientists showed that those who live in areas with more sunlight had lower rates of colon cancer. Two studies, published in 2005 and 2007, showed that those with more vitamin D in their blood could decrease colon cancer risk by 50%. Another study at Creighton University concluded more vitamin D resulted in 60% less cancer.

OTHER CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH VITAMIN D DEFICIENCYNumerous other studies show those with lower vitamin D intake have higher rates of strokes, peripheral artery disease, prostate cancer, ovarian cancer, pancreatic cancer, fibromy-algia, falls, fractures, multiple sclerosis, lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, asthma, autism, psoriasis and much more.

Toxicity. There is no such thing as true “vitamin D toxicity”. However, those who take in excess of 10,000 IU of vitamin D daily may absorb too much calcium resulting in elevated blood calcium levels. It is important that people check their blood vitamin D and calcium levels before taking anything over 2,000 IU of vitamin D daily. Those with kidney disease or high blood calcium levels need to consult with their phy-sicians before supplementation.

Check Your Vitamin D Level. Ask your doctor to check your vitamin D blood level. Most people will need at least 2,000 IU of vitamin D, many need much more. Spend 15 minutes each day in the sun, without sunscreen, allow your arms, face and legs to be exposed. Preventing chronic dis-ease is the key to longevity and a quality life. Vitamin D supplementation will likely prove that one vitamin that can actually help us achieve this goal. Best of luck in your jour-ney for a healthier you!

About author: Eric Madrid MD is a Board Certified Family Physician at Rancho Family Medical Group (www.RanchoFamilyMed.com) with offices in Temecula and Menifee. He is author of Vitamin D Prescription - The Healing Power of the Sun . Available at amazon.com

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Our questions to Dr. Griffiths were: What makes Cos-metic Dentistry stand out from other types of Dentistry? Dr. Griffiths was very candid in explaining that Cosmetic Dentistry is not recog-nized specifically by the American Dental Associa-tion as a dental specialty. Therefore, all general den-tists can perform cosmetic dental procedures. Unfortunately, not all general dentists have the experience and or skills to perform cosmetic den-tistry at the highest level.

Dr. Griffiths went on to explain that there are professional organizations dedicated to the advancement of cosmetic dentistry. The largest of these organizations is The Ameri-can Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry. Founded in 1984 the AACD has grown to over 7,000 members worldwide. Mem-ber dentists of the AACD strive to advance the knowledge and art of cosmetic dentistry. For the elite few, the AACD also offers a credentialing program. This program includes written, clinical and oral exam requirements that test for a dentist’s skill and competency in cosmetic dentistry.

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by Clifford Nunn April is recognized as National Child Abuse Prevention Month, a time set aside to call attention to the plight of abused youth here in America. Child abuse, or youth maltreatment if you want to be politically correct, is a rising problem across America, but to the surprise of many it is also a problem right here in Southwest Riverside County. Abuse does not know any boundaries. It crosses all socioeconomic limits, ethnici-ties, and communities. According to the most current statis-tics there are over 3.5 million potential child abuse cases re-ported to authorities annually. Of that, over 900,000 cases are severe enough to merit the removal of the youth from their families and sadly for over 1,700 cases annually help arrives too late and a child dies from abuse.

Those are very large statistics and if you are like me, they are difficult to truly comprehend. Let’s break it down into easier to understand numbers. Approximately every 47 seconds a child is abused. Every 26 seconds a child runs away from home and every eight seconds a child drops out of school. That means that in the short time it will take you to read this article another three to five children will become victims of abuse.

This information, these statistics, may leave you feeling hope-less, angry, and frustrated. Although the numbers are stag-gering, there is hope. There are actions that we can take, deci-sions that we can make within our own families and within the communities that we live in to make a difference in the lives of our children and youth.

Nestled in the wine country of the Temecula Valley sit 12 acres of hope, healing, and recovery. It’s a place where up to 36 youths can find shelter, love, and the opportunity to start over. I’m referring to Rancho Damacitas Children’s Homes, a long-term residential treatment facility that provides compre-hensive care for hurting youth ranging in age from 6 to 18. On this campus sits six homes, three homes for boys and three homes for girls. Each home is led by a married couple with a compassionate heart for children, referred to as home-par-ents. These couples are supported by an array of staff includ-ing therapists, social workers, crisis intervention teams, child care workers, and administrative staff working in concert and with great integrity for the benefit of the children entrusted to their service. At Rancho Damacitas everyone works toward the goal of providing physical recovery, emotional healing, and hope for a new beginning…one of promise, purpose, and a brighter future.

The road to recovery is not easy. In addition to recovering from the abuse that these children have suffered, they also must learn that the abuse was not their fault, that they are not worthless, and that their life is worth saving. As these obstacles are struggled with, depression often sets in, anger begins to surface, and sometimes thoughts of suicide must be dealt with. Abuse, like a weed growing in a beautiful garden of flowers, must be dealt with from the roots up. It must be ex-tracted from the garden so the flower can flourish and reach its maximum potential to bud and then bloom beautifully as a healthy, happy, productive member of our community. I invite you today to become an active partner with Rancho Damacitas and to help stand in the gap for the innocent vic-tims of child abuse. The abused cannot stand alone, we must come alongside them and take them by the hand, tell them that they are important, valuable, and precious. They need our help, our encouragement, and our resources. I invite you to visit www.4kidsfirst.org to learn how you can help. We also must stand together to help those abused and to try and stop abuse before it happens.

So I ask each of you, especially during the month of April, National Child Abuse Prevention Month, to show that you care about the abused youth of our community and for all children by spending time with your children. Read to them, play with them, and plan family events with them. Be a role model for respectful behavior and values you believe in. Show your children that you love them. As a community, reach out and help a parent who is struggling. Let’s remind everyone who may be wrestling with the difficulties of parenthood that asking for help is a sign of strength. Please, lend your time, skills, resources, and money to help agencies such as Rancho Damacitas who work with the abused and who work to pre-vent others from being abused.

Lastly, the easiest request possible, will you join me and oth-ers by simply wearing or displaying a blue ribbon during the month of April? A blue ribbon humbly worn by a Virginian Grandmother in 1989 in honor of her grandson who died as a result of abuse has become the national sign of child abuse prevention and was the beginning of April being recognized as the National Child Abuse Prevention Month.

Together we can make a difference, together we can heal the broken and hurting, and together we can stand in the gap and prevent others from being abused.

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Third District Supervisor’s Race for Humanity 2010 is happening on Saturday, April 24 at the Mt. San Jacinto Community College – Menifee Campus, from 6:30 am to 12:00 pm. This popular annual 10K/5K Run and Expo/Kids Zone is a community event benefit-ing women and children living in Riverside County who are af-fected daily by life-threatening crises.

Race for Humanity 2010 is a public/private partnership between Riverside County Board of Supervisors, corporate and individual donors and race participants to help raise financial support for de-serving nonprofits that supply life-saving services to women and children in dire circumstances. 2010 nonprofit recipients are:

• All from The Heart• Birth Choice of Temecula• Boys and Girls Club of Southwest County• Canine Support Teams• Center Against Sexual Assault of Southwest Riverside County• Coalition to Improve Education• Community Outreach Ministry• Inland Empire Habitat for Humanity• La Vista Recovery and Wholeness Center for Women• Michele’s Place• New Vision’s Children’s Services• Oak Grove Center for Education Treatment & the Arts• Our Nicholas Foundation• Valley Watch

This year’s event includes “Food Drive for Humanity” set for April 12-23. Individuals and businesses are encouraged to donate nutri-tious canned and nonperishable food items (please, no glass items or home-canned goods) or donate a $10.00 gift card from any grocery store. Food and funds benefit the following hunger-relief organizations:

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About Race for Humanity:The mission of the Race for Humanity is to raise awareness of the is-sues pertaining to women and children in Riverside County: family safety, domestic violence, substance abuse, sexual assault, homeless-ness, breast cancer, heart disease, autism and education to name a few. These issues affect all of us at some level.

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By Barbara D. Tooker

“Hi, -------, things have happened again with really bad timing recently. I would still like to go to college in Cali-fornia but would not have a place to stay. I really hope I have a chance of making it in this world….”

This message, and thousands of others just like it, came from the more than 500,000 foster youth in this country. Every year, ap-proximately 20,000 “age out”(turn 18) of the system. They be-come “emancipated” from the system, but certainly not “free.” In California, according to the CCS Partnership (Cities Counties Schools), there are approximately 83,000 in foster care, with over 4,000 aging out each year.

What happens to these emancipating youth, who already have lived in an average of 6 different placements? The 2008 CCS re-port, Our Children: Emancipating Foster Youth; A Community Action Guide, provides the following statistics researched by Hon-oring Emancipated Youth, a San Francisco-based non-profit:

65% need immediate housing40-50% become homeless within 18 months60% earn at or below $6,000/year10% attend college; less than 1% graduate40% complete high school 25% become incarcerated within the first 2 yearsExperience Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome at a rate two times the level of U.S. war veterans

The statistics from the 2008 report of California Blue Ribbon Commission on Children in Foster Care are even grimmer:

46% not completing high school 35% becoming incarcerated60% unemployed upon emancipation and 50% still unemployed by age 21

These statistics should be screaming at us. They represent the current plight of too many children. These are kids, who through no fault of their own, are ill prepared to succeed. They have two hands tied behind their back from a very early age, and the problems mount. Even if we took the individual out of the equation (which would be inexcusable), we can see the overall problems people represented by statistics like this create for society: welfare, homelessness, incarceration, children rais-ing children, health hazards, and passing on these problems to another generation, and another.

“Frank” first became a court-ordered dependent when he and his mother and sister were found living in an abandoned mo-bile home in a rural, mostly uninhabited area. His mother was making, selling, and using drugs; his father was incarcerated; and they were basically living off the land. His poor nutrition, lack of basic physical and emotional care, and truancy from school led to anger, defiance, and other behaviors that were a part of his survival shield. He doesn’t trust adults because they either hurt him, abandon him, or lie to him. He’s smart, in fos-ter care, and working to succeed. Sometimes. Then other times, he lashes out, shows poor judgment, and defies authority.

There are too many “Frank” stories. He, and others like him in our communities, need our help. These are our kids; they are our collective responsibility. They deserve a chance to “be somebody.” They need both a hand out and a hand up. They need mentoring. They need a place to live. They need some trustworthy adults in their lives who won’t let them down. They need counseling, job skills, socialization skills, a decent education, a cheerleader, and a drill sergeant. They need us as a community, as a family, as a caring group of people who be-lieve in them and won’t let them go no matter how hard they try our patience. Individually and collectively, we can make a difference.

Temecula is working to make a difference. They are develop-ing a model program to address the needs of their own foster youth. In November 2008, the Temecula City Council, the Riv-erside County Board of Supervisors, and the Temecula Valley Unified School District Governing Board passed two impor-tant joint resolutions. The first was to form a local City County School Partnership whose express purpose is to work together on as many issues as possible that impact their joint constitu-ents. This saves taxpayer dollars, shares the responsibility, com-bines the talent of all residents, and increases the chances of each foster youth achieving goals about which they may only have been able to dream.

Barbara Tooker is Executive Director of the National Parenting Institute and serves as the Chair of the Temecula Area Foster Youth Task Force. She is writing on their behalf as a study committee who has been charged with the duty of making recommendations to the CCS Partnership. She can be reached at 951-694-8910.


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going GREEN

by Kimbely NeccocheaFor busy Americans, living comfortably means convenience. Conveniently keeping that 20-pack of water bottles in the pantry for an easy grab as we are running out the door, or leaving our coffee pot plugged in throughout the night be-cause the self-timer is necessary for those two extra minutes of sleep. Convenience for Americans has become a way of life; a way to help ourselves keep up with the fast pace of our daily lives. However, the unconscious things we are doing daily have developed into the monster we recognize today as overconsumption.

As awareness of how overconsumption directly affects our ecological sustainability increases, so does Green propagan-da. In fact marketing “Green” stands as one of the top trends in 2008 and 2009. Missing the point of all this propaganda, the unnecessary overconsumption of our global re-sources, might seem to be unavoidable. In fact, it’s unimaginable that any Ameri-can could fail to notice the Green movement when it’s slapped on your new eco-friendly corn pro-tein Starbuck’s coffee cup, and heading the products with green labels such as “Seventh Generation” “Greenlist” or “Greenworks on the shelves of your local Walmart.”

However, whether one notices the green movement or not, is far from the reason for the billions of dollars spent on Green market-ing. The motivation behind the billion-dollar change comes from the knowledge that we are “overshooting the Earth’s biological capacity by nearly 50%”; in other words at the rate we are consuming now we would need an earth and a half to sustain our current way of life (www.myfootprint.com). Thus the goal for the money spent lies in the hope that if major corporations can make the change, so can we.

Living comfortably doesn’t have to mean inconvenience. Here are some ways you can do your part, while using little of your precious time, and saving those precious greens:

ENERGYCFL Bulb. Switching from incandescent light bulbs to the more energy efficient CFL’s (Compact Florescent Bulbs), might cost you more at the initial purchase, however be-cause the bulbs use 75% less energy, they end up paying for themselves within two months and will save you around $45 big ones over the span of a year.

Whole House Fans. While most people passed on these whole house coolers in the past because of the immense noise they created, new digital models have been introduced that eliminate this problem. Whole House fans are mounted

in the ceiling of your home and pull cool outside air in from open windows, then push it out to cir-

culate a cool draft throughout your home. These fans will run you anywhere from

$70 to $500, but with the tax credit you will receive and up to 30% sav-

ings on your air conditioning costs; the fans generally pay for them-selves over the span of three years (www.atticfans.com).

WATERShower Heads. By switching your

current shower head to a low flow one, you will reduce unnecessary

water usage by half, save up to $75 on your water bill and up to $50 on your

energy bill. For a product that will only cost you around $10, it’s a no brainer!

(www.hometips.com)

Aerator. Installing an Aerator onto your faucet takes only seconds and will cost you under $10. This little

cap that fits nicely into your fau-cet head will increase the airflow within the running water, keep-ing a steady water flow but re-

ducing water usage up to 50%. (www.eartheasy.com)

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Coming soon, the Links will be offering specialized events such as wine tastings and holiday buffets. Details can be found on the website. The 68-seat clubhouse as well as any of the three outdoor event lawns are available to rent for any special occasion, with a full-service catering and event planning staff to make your event everything you want it to be, and more. Greens fees are competi-tive, and Annual Memberships are available.


legal EASESticks And Stones May Break My Bones

But False Words Can Take My Custody

In recent months, I have seen a surge in Restraining Order filings. Many are necessary and based upon serious threats or acts of violence. However, some are merely fabrications of the truth by one spouse to get some sort of assumed upper hand in the custody battle.

Domestic violence is actual or threatened acts of domestic abuse. The Domestic Violence Prevention Act of the Cali-fornia Family Code starts at section 6200. The Court has a series of mandatory forms for Domestic Violence relief. The forms are specially designed for use by self represented par-ties as well as those represented by counsel, and many are supplemented by a set of instructions with the intent that the forms be “user friendly.” (They are available in English, Chinese, Korean, Spanish and Vietnamese.) The forms are available for viewing and downloading at the California Courts Web site (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/forms), which also has a “fillable” forms function.

The restraining order code sections are intended to prevent the recurrence of acts/threats of domestic violence and to provide for a separation between the parties involved for a period of time sufficient to enable them to seek a resolution of the causes of the violence.

Pursuant to Family Code section 3044, a custody litigant found by the court to have perpetrated domestic violence in the past five years against the other party, the child or the child’s siblings must overcome a presumption that a sole or joint legal or physical custody award to him or her would be detrimental to the child. For that reason, a restraining order can have a marked effect on an abusive parent’s visitation and custody rights. While there are many situations where a restraining order is necessary to protect a spouse or chil-dren from an abusive parent, occasionally I see a parent seek a restraining order based upon false accusations or skewed facts that do not amount to domestic violence. Be warned, if a spouse is shown to have clearly used a restraining order to improperly gain the upper ground in custody and control of the children, such a victory will undoubtedly be short lived and, at the end of the day, that spouse could very well lose custody for making false accusations of child abuse!

If you are seeking a restraining order or opposing a restrain-ing order you should consult with an attorney.

Disclaimer: Brad Jefferson Landon, Esq. of Landon Law, APC is licensed to practice law in the State of California. Please note that this article does not constitute legal advice, and should not be relied on, since each state has different laws, each situation is fact specific, and it is impossible to evaluate a legal problem without a comprehensive consultation and review of all the facts and documents at issue. This article does not create an attorney-client relationship with Brad Jefferson Landon, Esq. or Landon Law, APC.

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dr. LOVE“Forget the Flowers,

Wash the Windows”Hey Dr. Love;For our last anniversary my husband gave me the usual: flowers and dinner. We had fun, but I would rather he had washed the windows with me! How can I get him to do what I really want?

Dear Forget the Flowers,It sounds like you want your husband to show you that he loves you in a way different from what’s he’s doing. He is loving you, but he’s doing it in his way, not your way. You’d like him to learn your way. In fact, many couples, particularly those who have been married for awhile, think they know what each other wants. Over the course of their relationship they feel like they’ve picked up signals from their spouse about what makes them happy. I’m sure your husband does know many of the things you want, but it sounds like there are some things you want from him that he’s not giving you. There are a few things that might help.

First, you could do what I call “make a study” of each other. This involves understanding all the aspects of your spouse. That means, for him, understanding what your like: how you were raised, your background, your personality...what makes you unique. No matter how long people have been in a relationship one of the most important “success tools” is to continue to study the other person. The problem is, sometimes we put a certain amount of work into a relationship and then fall into comfortable routines where we think we’re doing a good enough job. Maintaining a great relationship takes a lot of work. This work involves studying your spouse consistently every day to better understand them. Since it’s easier for humans to get along best with people like themselves, same background, personality, and gender, it’s logical that there will be some sort of struggle to not only understand our spouse, but make each other happy.

The truth is that we can keep our identity and yet fulfill the desires of people different than us. A nice gift, then, is to do some things exactly as your spouse would like.

Men really do find a great deal of satisfaction in pleasing their wives...as long as they can still be themselves and not feel like their wives are trying to change them. When you ask your husband for the gift, tell him you understand washing windows is not his thing and reassure him this is not going to become his regular responsibility. Be sure to let him know he does many other things for you that you absolutely cherish.

Dr. Love is Dr. Tim Abihider, M.Div.,PhD. If you have a relationship question and you need answers send your question to [email protected]


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April marks the beginning of our season of bridal fun at Babydollz Lingerie! With the beautiful change in weather comes the preparation and excitement of summer wedding season. In that excitement are the traditional bridal showers and crazy bachelorette parties that have become a standard in the basic American wedding. Babydollz Lingerie is proud to offer an exclusive variety of both bridal shower and bach-elorette party appropriate gifts.

When Babydollz opened its doors in Temecula three years ago, we anticipated the strong bridal market as we had expe-rienced in our previous location in Fallbrook. Well, 2010 is proving already to be a very busy bridal season again and we are offering more products than ever!

We are proud to offer our bridal customers the cutest and most exclusive lines of lingerie, gifts and our now expanded “custom” selection. Our custom lines include bridal tees, embellished with swarovski crystals, bridal sleepwear, wed-ding day wear, hand-painted glassware and our well known bridal garters. Our bridal garters are completely customized and handmade here at Babydollz Lingerie by Kathryn, one of the store’s owners. We offer over 300 color combinations for our custom garters as well as embellishment to fit each bride’s personality. Custom garters generally take 7-10 days

from concept to completion, so if you’re looking for this hard to find item, give us a call and we will bring your de-sign to life.

In addition to our fabulous bridal gifts and goodies, we are very happy to announce that we have expanded our retail space to include a fun adult products area, we like to call our Naughty Toy Room! Situated at the back of our boutique space, our fun adult room offers everything from bachelor-ette party gifts, decorations and games to a good selection of adult toys, lotions, potions and costumes for all occasions. We also offer in-home or private boutique parties we call “Bedroom Bombshell Parties” for bridal showers, bachelor-ette parties or just a fun girl’s night out! These parties have no fee, and are an excellent way to kick off your summer fun. We recommend our boutique parties for the most fun and for a limited time are offering a generous discount on lingerie for your in-store party!

So if you haven’t made it into Temecula’s sexiest boutique, you’re missing out on some good fun! Come by and see what we have to offer, we promise you won’t be disappointed! For any questions or to book your “Bedroom Bombshell Party”, please call Babydollz Lingerie at (951)719-3655 or visit us on line at: www.babydollzlingerie.com.


on the MAPThere are bucket loads of treasure in them thar’ hills south of Temecula. That’s treasure with a capital T as in tourmalines.

Don’t worry about packing in any pickaxes and hard hats, though. After an easy drive south from Temecula to Gems of Pala, an outlet of the still-working Stewart Mine’s operations located on the Pala Reservation, day trippers and starry-eyed prospectors don’t even have to break a sweat dur-ing their sift-and-screen search of the semiprecious gems. Not only that, the best treasure of all may be the loads of fun that the whole family can dig into, too!

Open to the public on weekends, the laid-back and rustic Gems of Pala outpost, country store and museum contain large piles of virgin mine “tail-ings” and material from the maze of miles-long tunnels that makes up the privately-owned and nearby Stewart tourmaline mine. For $20 to shovel and fill a bucket, visitors can purchase buckets of the underground stuff to sift through—via screens, trays, and coffee cans— in their hunt for green, blue, black and the highly-coveted pink tourmalines.

It usually takes about two hours to go through a five-gallon bucket, says Gems of Pala proprietor and mining engineer Blue Sheppard, but small treasures and nice-sized specimens can be found in the tailings.

“Everybody usually finds something, and that makes the search for tour-malines a lot of fun. People really get into it,” said Sheppard, who himself caught the mining bug when he was eight years old and has worked in mines all over the world since 1967.

“One of the best stories we have is when a nine-year-old boy found such a big tourmaline here that he was able to create a college fund when he sold it, and he’s a civil engineer today,” he said.

According to Sheppard, the Stewart Mine has a rich history dating back to the days just after the California Gold Rush when luckless forty-niners

made several expeditions in Riv-erside and San Diego Counties. By the late 19th century, the mine em-ployed 128 people, and was known as the largest pegmatite-mining operation in U.S. history. Pegmatite minerals contain lepidolite, and, in turn, from that lithium can be ex-tracted. This was in great demand at that time for its commercial uses in ceramics and grease.

But it’s the lepidolite that also con-tains the sprays of and sprinkles of tourmaline, and, beginning in the 1890s, the Stewart Mine’s output of the gorgeous gems, rather than lithium, increased after Tzu Hsi, the dowager empress of China, got the fever for the pink beauties. The Chinese court subsidized all of the San Diego County tourmaline min-ing for 30 years until the death of the empress in 1908. The Stewart Mine shut down for the next 60 years until it reopened under private ownership in the 1970s.

Created one hundred million years ago, gem quality pink tourmaline gemstones are five times as rare as gem diamonds and over ten times more valuable than pure gold, said Sheppard. But, for him, mining and prospecting and even sifting through mine tailings is more than being just about the money.

“Yes, of course, it’s great to dream about finding treasure, and it’s a real thrill when you do,” says the mining aficionado, who also can enthrall an audience for hours with a trove of wild stories about his own mining experiences from the Arctic to Zim-babwe.

“But it’s also more spiritual than that. We need to remember that life is about being attuned to and discover-ing what’s right under our feet, too!”

Gems of Pala is located 7.2 miles on Hwy. 76 east of I-15. Space is limited and telephone reservations are required one week in ad-vance for gem buckets, and public sifts are available 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. on Sat-urdays and Sundays only. Buckets are $20 each, cash only. Call 760-742-1356 or visit www.mmmgems.com for reservations and information.

Tourmalines showing off their stuff at Gems of PalaTourmalines showing off their stuff at Gems of Pala

Photos by Sandra Shrader

Blue Sheppard of Gems of Pala explains the screen and sift process of gem hunting.

Blue Sheppard of Gems of Pala explains the screen and sift process of gem hunting.

Customer and prospector Caroline Graber (left) of San Diego fills her bucket of mine tailings while

Gems of Pala proprietors Blue and JoAnn Sheppard lend a helping hand.

Customer and prospector Caroline Graber (left) of San Diego fills her bucket of mine tailings while

Gems of Pala proprietors Blue and JoAnn Sheppard lend a helping hand.

A GEMGOOD TIME

By Sandra Shrader


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by Adria PoindexterAs I’m a native of the flat and green East Coast, off-roading through the mountains and deserts was foreign to me when I met my hus-band - who has been off-roading since he was a kid. Since then, though, I have been witness to some of the most breathtaking views imaginable. Southern CA offers a little something for everyone in the off-roading arena, and Spring is an exceptional time to head for the hills as wildflower season is in full swing. There are rugged trails that require four wheel drive and some experience, and there are trails that a two-wheel-drive vehicle could handle no problem.

Pack a lunch, bring binoculars and a camera, and enjoy a day full of color and nature before our dry summer turns everything brown again. The wildflowers are fleeting! The heavy El Nino rains we’ve been having for the past several months are sure to bring us a spectacular show, so make the time to see more than just the paint-splattered hillsides as you drive up the 15. Wildflower blooms peak February through May in the desert regions.

One of the best locations to view the Spring wildflower extravagan-za in our area is Anza-Borrego State Park. Located 65 miles from Temecula, it is an easy day trip with many things to do once you arrive. Many of the dirt roads do require 4WD, but stop by the Visi-tor’s Center for a map of the park to see where your vehicle can go. There are over 500 miles of roads meandering through the park. For those that would rather “hoof it,” there are extensive hiking trails that offer stunning views of the desert landscape. The Visitor’s Cen-ter also offers Ranger-guided tours that showcase points of interest in the park. For details about Anza Borrego and all of the services provided, check out www.anzaborrego.net. The wildflower pictures featured on this page were all taken at Anza Borrego. If you are only familiar with the desert when it’s dry and monotone, the popping colors of the blooms will amaze you.

Joshua Tree National Park is another phenomenal day trip for the

off-road enthusiast. With over 585,000 acres of wilderness, there are many options available. Many roads are sandy and require a 4WD vehicle with high clearance. There are also many hiking trails avail-able, however - and some vantage points, on a clear day, allow a view all the way to Mexico. Located just northeast of Palm Springs, this is another area that could easily be accessed for a one-day trip. However, there are nine campgrounds, and backcoun-try camping is permitted if you’d rather make a weekend out of it. In terms of backcoun-try camping, I must include a phrase I’ve heard before - “take only memo-ries, leave only footprints.” Nothing aggravates me more when we are out in the truck or camping than to see trash left lying around. Many of the species of plants and flowers you will encounter are protected, and it is a violation of State law to pick the wild-flowers no matter where you are. For more information about Joshua Tree State Park, visit www.nps.gov/jotr.

Another desert area that is well worth exploring is the Mojave Na-tional Preserve, east of Barstow. Roughly three hours from the Tem-ecula Valley, this area has over 1,000 miles of dirt roads, that once again are best traversed by vehicles with 4WD and clearance. Sever-al unique attractions make this area one you don’t want to miss. One that stands out for me is the lava tube - a cave created by ancient vol-canic activity, which is accessible via a dirt road and a ladder. Also a must-see are the Kelso Dunes. At almost 700 feet high, the dunes are an impressive sight. Wildflowers bloom at varying times in the park depending on the altitude. www.nps.gov/moja

Whether you spend an hour or spend a day, get out there and enjoy nature’s beautiful bounty!

photos courtesy of Linda Poindexter

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by Martha MinklerBurned to the ground in the 2004 Eagle Mountain Fire, Dorland Mountain Arts Colony reopened for business in November 2009 after a five and half year rebuilding effort. Dorland’s first returning artist resident, Catharine E. Roth arrived for a month long stay December 1. Two more re-turning artists, Joel Sokolov and Peter Liashkov arrived for January & February residencies. Several more artists are scheduled for spring 2010.

Multiple openings for 2010 Artist Residencies are still available. The normal review process is being waived through May 1, 2010. Artist Resi-dency application and guidelines are available online at www.dorland-artscolony.org.

Many volunteer oppor-tunities exist at Dorland. The Colony needs help

restoring the 10-acre landscape and hiking trails, revegetat-ing construction areas, restoring Lake Ticañu which has been overgrown with reeds and clearing building foundation sites. Opportunities are available also for well-published writers, painters with a history of multiple exhibitions, and often-performed composers to serve on Dorland’s artist res-idency Review Board.

Future public activities scheduled at Dorland include a series of Open Studios events. Held on Sundays, Open Studios are scheduled from 1:30 to 4:30. 2010 dates are: June 13, August 22, September 26 and October 24.

For residency, fund raising and volunteer inquiries please email [email protected], call 951.302.3837 or visit www.dorlandartscolony

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by Little Lightning“Friends Always” captures the essence of the Y-Indian Guide Programs – the opportunity to strengthen parent-child re-lationships through activities that are challenging and fun! The Y-Indian Guide Programs are aimed at both parents and their five- to 11- year-old children. Parent-child pairs meet in small groups called “tribes” with several tribes forming a “nation” which get together regularly for planned events and outings. The original activities were often based on an American Indian theme, a theme that stimulates creative projects and activities through which relationships are en-hanced for a lifetime. This theme is always used with great respect and dignity.

In these and all other Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA)programs are common goals for individuals and families, such as personal growth, appreciation of diversity in thought and traditions, and development of leadership skills. Such programs provide opportunities for accomplish-ing these essential goals.

How the YMCA Indian Guide Programs BeganThe first Y-Indian Guide Program was developed to sup-port parents, vital role as teachers, counselors, and friends to their children. In 1926, Harold S. Keltner, the St. Louis YMCA Director, initiated the program as an integral part of the Association work. He organized the first tribe with the help of his good friend, Joe Friday, an Ojibway Indian. Inspired by his experiences with Joe Friday, who was his

guide on fishing and hunting trips into Canada, Keltner es-tablished the program of parent-child experiences that now involves over 200,000 children and adults annually in the YMCA. Joe Friday planted the seed for this program during a hunting trip by explaining that “the Indian father raises his son, teaching him to hunt, to track, to fish, to walk softly and silently in the forest, to know the meaning and purpose of life and all he must know, while the white man allows the mother to raise the sons.” Keltner brought Joe Friday to St. Louis, where the Ojibway spoke before groups of YMCA fathers and sons, who developed a keen interest in the tra-ditions and ways of the American Indian. Influenced by a great outdoorsman, Ernest Thompson Seton, Keltner then conceived the idea of a father-son program based on the strong qualities of American Indian culture and life – dig-nity, patience, endurance, spirituality, harmony with nature, and concern for the family. Thus, the first Y-Indian Guide program was born more than 75 years ago.

Many of you may have participated in the Indian Guide Program as children. Since the first Y-Indian Guide group, the program has grown to include father-daughter, mother-daughter, and mother-son programs. This included adding the Y-Trail Blazers for those graduating out of the Guide program, but still wanting to continue the purpose of the Y-Guides.

The YMCA is dedicated to providing good opportunities for people to achieve their greatest and most satisfying potential as honest, caring, respectful, and responsible human beings. The Y-Indian Guide Programs help fulfill this mission by providing the following benefits and objectives:

• Foster companionship and understanding and set a foundation for positive, lifelong relationships be-tween parent and child.

• Build a sense of self-esteem and personal worth.• Expand awareness of body, mind, and spirit.• Provide the framework to meet a mutual need of

spending enjoyable, constructive, and quality time together.

• Enhance the quality of family time.• Emphasize the vital role that parents play in the

growth and development of their children.• Offer and important and unique opportunity to de-

velop and enjoy volunteer leadership skills.

Aims of the Guide Program include:1. To be clean in body and pure in heart.2. To be pals forever with my father/son/daughter.3. To love the sacred circle of my family.4. To listen while others speak.5. To love my neighbor as myself.6. To seek and preserve the beauty of the Great Spirit’s work in forest, field, and stream.

THEN AND NOW…

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No longer called the Y-Indian Guides, the program is of-ten referred to as Y-Guides/Y-Princesses or just Adven-ture Guides. The Temecula Valley program was established around 2002 by a couple of fathers who relocated to the area from Orange County, which has a vibrant, active and very large program. From its humble beginnings in 2002, the Temecula Valley program has grown to over 100 father-son and father-daughter members. Under the Coyote Nation (chief is Scott Seyler), there are two girl tribes, the Apaches (under chief Miguel Gonzalez) and the Mohawks (under chief Jim Akers), and one boy tribe, the Comanches (under chief Greg Thomas). As mentioned, the purpose of the Y-Guide Program is to foster understanding and companion-ship between father-son and father-daughter. Their slogan is “Pals Forever.” This does not mean that father and son/daughter relate to each other as equals, such as two boys who are pals. Rather, it means that father and son/daughter have a close, enduring relationship in which there is com-munication, understanding, and companionship. The Y-Guide Program encourages such a relationship by providing the means for father and son/daughter to share enjoyable experiences, to observe and learn about one another, and to develop mutual respect.

The tribes gather monthly in regularly scheduled meetings, discussing current and planning future events, participating in activities, constructing a craft, and growing in the spirit of the program. There is a monthly Longhouse meeting, predominantly with the Nation and tribe chiefs, but open to all members, that plans out the nation calendar and dis-cusses the program focus and future events. Monthly, the tribes will also conduct an outing, and predominantly it is a weekend long camping trip, that entails hiking, crafts, learning skills, such as knot-tying, map and compass read-ing, fishing, and other wilderness skills. Two major outings include visiting two YMCA camps, Camp Fox on Catalina Island and Camp Marston in Julian, chock full of activities (hiking, archery, canoeing, snorkeling, obstacle course, etc), that is talked about by everyone attending for months on end. Other activities include bowling, community service activities, an annual Daddy-Daughter dance, and an annual Pinewood Derby. In line with the Program objectives, it al-lows the parent-child to build a better relationship, very im-portant in today’s hectic work environment.

If you are interested in the program, please contact Kyra Pela-chik, the Southwest Family YMCA Director in Temecula, at 951-677-9622.

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Whether it’s populated by Sponge Bob, Tinker Bell or The Fantastic Mr. Fox, kids think that the world of cartoons and animation is pretty cool.

Graphic artist and cartoonist Tony Moramarco thinks so, too. That’s a big reason why he’s been getting a kick out of teaching cartoon workshops since 1998 for pre-teens and teens to draw their own crazy, cute and comic characters.

“I really like teaching cartooning and art to kids. They’re always ready to do something creative, and I never know what they are going to come up with!” says Moramarco, 40, the owner of Big Foot Graphics in Temecula and instructor in cartoon-ing and art classes provided through the City of Temecula’s Community Services Department.

“But it’s also interesting for me to follow what kids like these days too because the media ani-mation and cartooning environment keeps changing,” says the Temecula-born artist.

“Movies today like Up, and Avatar and Harry Pot-ter that use animation, have a big impact on kids’ creative ideas. And anime and manga--styles of animation which began in Japan--have become very popular with a lot of my students. I never did that kind of cartoon art when I was a kid, so it’s fun for me too!”

Pokémon, which became popular in video games a decade ago, continues to be a number one choice for his younger art students to draw, Moramarco says, “but, by age 11, the kids are starting to ex-pand their ideas and develop a direction of what they might want to do, whether it’s honing in on cartooning or painting or graphic design.”

Through the City of Temecula, the professional illustrator and graphic designer offers cartoon-ing, art and graphic design classes for teens and adults, and Cartoon Camp workshops for kids.

Moramarco’s interest in working with kids start-ed as more of a heartfelt project than an art-felt project, however.

“At one time, I was working in San Francisco, and I got involved with the Big Brother pro-gram there,” he recalls. “I had been working 12 to 14 hours at a time, sitting in front of a com-puter all day long, and I felt like I wanted to get out and make a difference in someone’s life. It was so rewarding to help my ‘little brother’ ex-pand his horizons. That’s when I first thought about teaching kids to draw.”

But Moramarco, who stays busy with a roster of corporate and business clients, hasn’t been shy about expanding his own personal artistic horizons either.

“As much as I enjoy doing my creative work and graphic design on the computer, I am al-ways looking for an opportunity to get away from the computer, too!” he laughs. “So I also use my cartooning skills on things like holiday windows and non-permanent tattoos.”

For a period of time in the 1990s, Moramarco hosted a radio show on Temecula’s KRTM ra-dio station, and a couple of years ago, he was asked by a Rancho Vista High School teacher to help some students make guitars from elec-tric guitar kits.

“Yeah, that was a real stretch for me!” he chuck-les. “But it was an awesome project, and, in the end, we had thirty fully-functioning guitars. I got to learn as much as I got to teach!” -----------For more information about Tony Moramarco’s cartooning and art, visit bigfootgraphics.com and cityoftemecula.org/Temecula/Residents/Recreation/ActivitiesBrochure.htm

By Sandra

Shrader

Tony Moramarco helps kids turn doodle power into

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THE MASSACREPerhaps the bloodiest battle of the Mexican War was fought in Temecula in 1847. The Massacre in Nate Harrison Grade, (what is now the Vail Lake dam) saw the Temecula Indians, apparently fueled by the fighting going on around them, en-gaged in a futile battle. The Indians precipitated their own massacre by capturing 11 Mexican soldiers and killing them. More Mexican soldiers set out to find the Indians, who had retreated back into the canyons. The Mexicans called up on the Cahuilla Indians, already at odds with the Temeculans to help them, and as the Mexicans lured Temeculans out of the canyon by feigning weakness, the Cahuillas massacred their enemy tribe. Somewhere between 30 and 100 Temeculans died. Later they were buried in a common grave which is still visible today off Highway 79. A group of five tribes then planned to retaliate against the Cahuillas, but they were dis-suaded by an American General.

After the war, Temecula became part of the United States, and white settlers began buying up the land to use for cattle grazing areas. This caused conflicts with the Indians who still considered the area their homeland. On January 5, 1852, a Treaty of Peace and Friendship between the U.S.

and several Indian Tribes was signed in the Magee Store in Temecula. Besides allotting several thousand square miles of land to the Indians, according to area historian Tom Hud-son, the treaty called for such provisions as: “ One pair of pantaloons and one red shirt for each Indian man and boy, one gown for each woman and girl, 1,700 yards of brown shirting, 70 pounds of Scotch thread, 48 pairs of scissors, 168 thimbles, and 5,000 needles.” The white men, it seems, were determined to make tailors of the Indians yet.

The first child was born in Temecula the same year the peace treaty was signed. Mr. and Mrs. N.M. Strong, traveling from Little Rock, Arkansas, along the Santa Fe Trail headed to El Monte. While the couple rested one October day in Tem-ecula, Mrs. Strong gave birth to Minerva – Temecula’s first baby. Soon, with the stagecoach and the railroad, Temecula would grow in a hurry.

NEXT ISSUE: The greatest manhunt in California history and the state’s first inland post office; the stagecoach and the rail-ways open the door to Temecula. Helen Hunt Jackson sheds light on in-justices committed at the expense of the Indians: and Walter Vail owns the town.

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Pentair Pool Pumps. If you can’t move to a salt pool system consider an energy efficient Pool Pump. Pentair digital vari-able speed pool pumps cost around $600 dollars on average, but will save your energy bill around $600 to $1360 annu-ally! (www.temeculapoolandspa.com)

FORESTRYSugar Cane Based Paper. Buying paper products that are sugar cane based versus tree based, will not save you money but because sugar cane based paper is “tree-free” and biodegradable, making this small change will make a huge impact on the rate of our deforesta-tion and will reduce the amount of waste in our landfills. (www.sugarcanepapercompany.com)

Re-Usable Coffee Filters. Though you can purchase one thousand paper coffee filters for around seven dollars, buy-ing a re-usable mesh coffee filter will run you around six, but can last over ten years. In the end, buying a reusable filter will only save you around fifteen dollars in its lifespan, but will save our precious trees, and decrease waste.

Recycled Toilet Paper. I know what you’re thinking, you don’t want to use a scratchy paper towel for your bathroom tissue; this is where you draw the line! However recycled toi-let paper is not what it used to be; not only are brands like CVS Earth Essentials and Seventh Generation able to com-pete price wise, and even beat out standard name brands, they also can hold their own when it comes to comfort. Switching to green toiletries might only save coins, but the real savings will be in our forests where “old” and “virgin” trees will stand, no longer being deforested for their “living fibers”. (www.greendaily.com)

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Going Green Continued

“I am passionate about the charitible or-ganizations I work with, and love to see the tremendous positive impact that we all can have on people's lives by working together toward a common goal regard-less of city, state or national borders.”

“For me, the best part about having a business in Temecula is that it gives me something to offer the community. It’s a way to be involved, to have a voice, to make a difference, even if it’s only in a small way.”

Temecula Businessman of the Year Chris Miehl loves it when his business gets sidelined. Because that means his company Big Fogg, Inc., with its misting, cooling and heating equipment, gets to be part of the action in major professional and collegiate sports events.

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SAYING “YES” TO FUTURE CAREERS

By Drew Ballard

Last May, during the University of Connecticut’s com-mencement, President Michael Hogan spoke to his young audience about the trend of graduates turning down job op-portunities. Hogan advised that when it came to prospective employers, “Say yes…Saying yes begins things…Yes is for young people, and an attitude of yes is how you will be able to go forward in these uncertain times.”

Hogan’s simple advice speaks volumes during this time when workers are trying to reinvent themselves and re-imagine their careers. In this challenging employment environment, one of the best tools job seekers have is saying “yes.”

As the economy recovers, businesses are steadily stepping up their temporary hiring. In January, it was announced that temporary help ser-vices had expanded for the fifth straight month. One of the positive aspects of the recession is that it has ushered in more flexible work weeks. Flex sched-uling has now become the norm and experts believe this is a win-win situa-tion for employers and employees. Profes-sionals capable of excelling in unconventional schedules will respond well to this major trend impacting the job market.

Another trend is the explosion of personal businesses. Eas-ily available technology and modest costs have made home-based businesses thrive and it’s estimated that half of all small businesses are home-based. The rise in downsizing has more displaced professionals saying yes and joining the ranks of entrepreneurs.

Saying yes when presented with temporary, temp-to-hire, or part time offers can open doors to more desirable oppor-tunities. Taking the initiative to continue education, sharp-ening skill sets, and volunteering exemplifies a yes attitude. Being willing to venture into new fields is another way of saying yes. Here’s a snapshot of three industries and specific occupations within them with strong future growth poten-tial, ripe for job seekers with the right attitude.

HealthcareThe surge of aging baby boomers ensures that healthcare will be a flourishing industry for professionals to enter well into the future. Boomers require basic healthcare including vitamins and prescription drugs, office visits, and special-

ized care. Wage and salary employment in the healthcare industry is projected to increase 27% through 2014, ac-cording to the U.S. Department of Labor. Comparing this increase to the 14% forecasted for all industries combined makes pursuing healthcare positions the closest thing to a safe bet. Some of the occupations cited to grow the fastest in the economy are home health aides, medical assistants and physician assistants. Registered nurses, human services workers and residential counselors who manage activities for nursing home patients will also be in demand.

Green and Clean IndustriesIt’s hard to ignore the lure of “green careers” and getting in on the ground floor of this potentially lucrative field is an option for those seeking growth areas in a stalled economy. President Obama’s stimulus package included $16.8 billion in renewable energy-related industries including the fields of solar energy, wind farming, architecture, mass transit, and engineering. Solar panel installers and energy engineers are two alternative energy positions with growth potential. Other peripheral positions are urban planners, public tran-

sit workers, and compliance advisors. Keep in mind that most green jobs are not totally new positions, but existing ones that are re-purposed to be environmentally feasible. For instance, the transportation infra-structure encompasses everything connected to clean technology

and vehicles including automobiles, planes, and mass transit trains. “The Metro is committed to sustainable green projects and incorporating green initia-tives,” says Tom Kefalas, Principal Environmental Specialist for the Los Angeles Metro. “With planned new construc-tion in our bus and rail divisions, we are implementing these goals.”

Technology & TelecommunicationsThe built in obsolescence of technology and telecommu-nications and our race to build better and faster systems bodes well for professionals in these fields. “Highly special-ized positions in Web development and database program-ming are still ones that companies will covet for years to come,” says IT Network Analyst Robert Alayra. According to Alayra, “programming will always command a niche and design and development will be a lucrative field well into the future.” The rise of fiber optics for transmitting promises steady growth and experts foresee a wide range of fiber op-tics applications being used in medicine, communications, and computer technology. The increasing use of location ap-plications like GPS systems in smartphones and cars, radio-frequency identification chips, and sensors to gather data, means there will be jobs created to process and analyze in-formation.

“Programming will always command a niche and design and

development will be a lucrative field

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In the world of sports, Big Fogg’s misting fans and heated benches help athletes outplay the weather

Temecula businessman Chris Miehl loves it when his business gets sidelined. Because that means his company Big Fogg, Inc., with its misting, cooling and heating equipment, gets to be part of the action in major professional and collegiate sports events.

The National Football League’s vendor of choice for sideline climate control, Big Fogg—which received the Temecula Valley Chamber of Commerce’ s Bronze 2010 Business of Year in February—has kept off-the-field temperatures comfortable for players in more than a thousand NFL and NCAA football games, including the last seven consecutive Super Bowls.

Miehl, founder, president, and CEO of Big Fogg, recently spoke to The Country Review about the company’s unexpected beginnings in 1999, the art of maintaining comfort levels, and keeping Big Fogg’s business plans focused well beyond the goal posts.

What Big Fogg equipment is used at sporting events? We offer high-, mid-, and low pressure misting systems which provide a super fine mist that is “flash-evaporated” naturally or by fans up to 60 inches in size. These can bring temperatures down by 25 degrees, but it’s the flash evaporation that keeps people cool. The water never even hits them. For cold-weather games, we provide propane-heated benches for the players that maintain a 65-degree temperature environment when the playing field is ten degrees.

Big Fogg’s sales and leasing accounts with the NFL, as well as with the NCAA, NHL, MLB, PGA and motor sports represent what percentage of its business? About forty percent currently. The other sixty percent comes from special events and festivals, restaurants, resorts, residential, agriculture, and the government. Our equipment is also used for odor reduction and dust control too.

Big Fogg sells world-wide now, doesn’t it? Yes, we’ve sold to quite a few places and events in the world. Any place that it’s hot. A lot of resorts in Mexico, Wendy’s and McDonald’s in Kuwait City. We’ve sold equipment to the Saudis, and to customers in Brazil. But we also sold in Canada for things like odor reduction for the Calgary Stampede in Toronto. And just this morning, I had a call from someone from Melbourne, Australia about getting equipment for an event down there.

In 2007, you were at the $2 million in sales mark. Have sales exceeded that in the past two years? We were on our way toward hitting that goal in 2008, but the recession hit in September, so 2009 was a bit down also. I expect to easily make that mark this year. Things are still slow, but getting better.

Is it true that you got the idea for your misting fans from seeing a Hemet farmer cool off his cows that way? Yeah, that’s true. We’ve just taken that concept to whole different, more advanced level! But, prior to Big Fogg, nobody in football had done anything like we were proposing, and we had to educate people about misting fans. The San Diego Chargers had been cooling fans with blocks of ice!

You went from a career in mergers and acquisitions and finance to misting manufacturing? Why the change? I got laid off! I loved the work in finance, but the money dried up in the early ‘90s, and I found myself collecting unemployment while living in Orange County. One day, a head-hunter, told me about his side business in misting systems. I got interested in it and decided to give it a try even though at that time there was a lot more of talk and ideas than there was money. I suppose that I could have just collected my unemployment and gone to the beach every day, but I had too much ambition to do that.

When and why did you move to Temecula? 2003. Before that, I had been living in a one-bedroom apartment in San Diego with no kitchen, and keeping our equipment in storage in Oceanside. But we were growing so fast that I started looking for a place for an office and warehouse. I looked up and down the coast, and then inland. I liked the Temecula area. It was new, and there was room to grow.

So how’d you come up with the name Big Fogg? We’d been tossing around a lot of ideas for weeks. Then, one night I went to a concert at the Belly Up in Solana Beach, and had a good time. The next morning,a friend called to ask how I was doing, and I told him that I felt like I ‘was in a big fog.’ So I guess that Heineken beer had a part in inspiring our name!

For more information, visit bigfogg.com and Big Fogg, Inc. on Facebook.

FANNING OUTFOR SUCCESS

By Sandra Shrader


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PHYSICIANS AGAINST THE QUARRY

Gravel pits built in a community change the way people look at that community. It becomes an industrialized area, a dump-

ing ground. The Mega Mine will pollute and imperil our communities. This is a toxic project!

Join us in the fight to save our communities from one of the largest open pit, hard rock gravel quarries in the country! Become informed and be proactive!

Temecula, Murrieta, Lake Elsinore, Menifee, and Fallbrook Medical Doctors say “NO” to a quarry in our communities! Dr. Daniel C. Robbins says, “The Liberty Quarry project is an open pit mine and will in-crease air pollution, and silica dust will be carried via the prevailing winds directly to our valley. This will increase rates of asthma, may eventually lead to cases

of chronic nodular silicosis, and will worsen the lungs of our most fragile patients.”

Breathing may be hazardous to your health!www.nogravelquarry.com

Abshire, Bret, MD, Neurosurgeon (Temecula)Alexander, Christopher, MD, Orthopedic Surgery (Murrieta)

Amin, Jatin, MD, Cardiologist (Wildomar) Atiga, Jon J., MD, Pediatrician (Temecula)

Azhand, Azim U., MD, Pediatrician (Temecula)Bakr, Sabry MD, Pediatrician (Wildomar)

Balikian, Richard, MD, Plastic Surgeon (Temecula)Basch, Michael, MD, Internal Medicine (Temecula)Basjwa,Saif, MD, Internal Medicine (Lake Elsinore)

Bianchi, Anthony, MD, Obstetrics/Gynecology (Fallbrook)Blanscet, Laurie, DO, Family Practice (Murrieta)Boyatt, Kelly, MD, Family Practice (Temecula)

Briggs, Bridget, MD, Family Practice (Murrieta)Bui, Brian, MD, Cardiologist (Murrieta)

Calinisan, Joan H., MD, Obstetrics/Gynecology (Murrieta)Carrasco, Douglas, MD, Internal Medicine (Temecula)

Chan, Allen, MD, Vascular Surgeon ( Murrieta)Chang, David F., MD, Nephrologist (Temecula)

Clements, Douglas H., MD, Ophthalmologist (Fallbrook)Coullahan, Jessica, MD, Pediatrician, (Temecula)

Cross, Michael L., MD, Surgeon (Corona)Darnell, Duane R., DO, Internal Medicine (Sun City)

Dinh, Jack, MD, Gastroenterologist (Murrieta)Dinh, Tommy, MD, Surgeon (Murrieta)

Drinhaus, Rolf, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon (Fallbrook/Murrieta)Druet, Jack, MD, Anesthesiologist (Temecula)

Ebersole, Philip, MD, Family Practice (Murrieta)Ellis, John, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon (Temecula)

Estrella-Itchon, Rhoda, MD, Family Practice (Murrieta)Faerber, Wade, DO, Orthopedic Surgeon (Temecula)

Feeney, John R., DO, Family Practice (Temecula)Fraley, Charles , DO, Family Practice (Temecula)Freyne, Brigid, MD, Internal Medicine (Murrieta)Gentile, Mary, DO, General Practice (Temecula)

Gisi, Sylvia, MD, Sports Medicine ( Temecula)Glaser, Joseph, MD, Obstetrics/Gynecology (Murrieta)

Gorski, Tito, MD, Surgeon (Corona)Harney, Brian P., MD, Anesthesiologist (Fallbrook)Haynes, John R., MD, Internal Medicine (Menifee)Hayton, Bruce A., MD, Internal Medicine (Sun City)

Hayton, Tammy, MD, Obstetrics/Gynecology (Murieta)Holburt, Ernest, MD, Pathologist (Murrieta)

Im, Tae-Woong, MD, Family Practice (Temecula)Jacobs, Randy, MD, Dermatologist (Temecula)

Jacobson, Arthur I., MD, Ophthalmology (Menifee)Jercinovich, Igor, MD, Orthopedic Surgery (Murrieta)

Kaplan, John, MD, OB/GYN (Wildomar)Kattan, Ramzi, MD, Radiation Oncologist (Murrieta)Killeen, Timothy J., MD, Pulmonologist (Temecula)

Kim, John, MD, Radiologist (Temecula)Krepak, Donna M., MD, Pediatrician (Temecula)Larsen, Douglas, OD, Optometrist (Temecula)Lawson, David, MD, Radiologist (Wildomar)

Le, Thuan, MD, Infectious Disease, (Wildomar)Lee, Young H., MD (Murrieta)

Lineback, Frances, MD,OB/GYN (Murrieta)Mangoba, Luther, MD, Family Practice (Riverside)McCormick, Leslie J., MD, Pediatrician (Temecula)

McHugh, Shawn M., DO, Internal Medicine (Temecula)McKerahan, Kelly L., DO., Family Practice ((Murrieta)

Mendoza, Evelyn, MD, Hematology/Oncologist (Temecula)Mohr, Thomas, MD, Pediatrician (Temecula)

Montanez, Alicia, MD, Electrophysiologist (Anaheim)Nevarez, Joseph. MD

Nizar, Salek, MD, Internal Medicine (Temecula)O’Neil, Kelly J., MD, Family Practice (Temecula)

Odubela, Abayomi A., MD, Internal Medicine (Temecula)Olito, Atalanta, DO, Anesthesiologist (Murrieta)

Oslund, Lane, MD, Family Practice (Fallbrook)Pace, Robert, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon (Temecula/Fallbrook)

Phelps, Paul, MD, Anesthesiologist (Wildomar)Phillips, Barratt, MD, Ophthalmolist (Murrieta)Ponce, George, MD, Cardiologist (Riverside)

Reed, Lisa, DO, Pediatrician (Temecula)Reedus, Desiree K., MD, Cardiologist (Murrieta)

Reynolds, Richard J., MD, Family Practice (Fallbrook)Robbins, Daniel C., DO, Pediatrician (Temecula)

Rouhe, Richard L., MD, Orthopedic Surgeon (Corona)Safie, Nerissa C., MD, Obstetrics/Gynecology (Murrieta)

Salas, Ernesto T., MD, Internal Medicine (Temecula)Salek, Munif, MD, Pulmonologist (Temecula)

Schoonmaker, John L., DO, Family Practice (Temecula)Schwartz, David, MD, Family Practice (Temecula)

Shen, John T., MD, Dermatologist (Murrieta)Sial, Khuram, MD, Pain Management (Temecula)Skeoch, Gordon, MD, Family Practice (Temecula)

Stephen Nguyen, MD, Internal Medicine (Temecula)Stull, William R., MD, Radiologist (Norco)

Swain, Julie, MD, Cardiothoracic Surgeon (Fallbrook)Tafoya, Phillip, MD, Internist (Riverside)

Tang, Frank, MD, Pediatrician (Wildomar)Tsoulos, Nicolas, MD, Pediatrician (Temecula)

Tun, Tin, MD, Dermatologist (Hemet)Vaezazizi, Reza, MD, Emergency Medicine (Temecula)

Vargas, Michael J., MD, Cardiologist (Temecula)Varma, Chandrasekhar, MD, Endocrinologist (Temecula/Escondido)

Veve, Robert, MD, Pathologist (Temecula)Vo, Duyet, MD, Pathologist (Temecula)

Yang, Brian, MD, Emergency Services (Murrieta)Yun, Jonathan, MD, Family Practive (Temecula)

Zebrack, David, DO, Internal Medicine (Temecula)


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ENCORE

“The ultimate test of man’s conscience may be his willingness to sac-rifice something today for future generations whose words of thanks will not be heard.” — Gaylord Nelson- Co-Founder of Earth Day

There has been much talk in the past year or two about the Lib-erty Quarry and what impact it will have on our valley and quality of life. As with most things that are important, there is really no “right” answer. As a member of the community, its about research-ing the facts and the claims, and forming your own opinion. If Liberty Quarry opens in our valley it will be one of the largest, open pit MEGA mines in the United States. The Quarry will be 1,000 feet deep, one mile wide, operating 20 to 24 hours per day, 6 to 7 days per week, for 75 years or more. Additionally, the quarry will consume over 400 gallons of new water per operating minute. Riverside County is currently in a Drought condition? The envi-ronmental factor in bringing the Quarry to the valley is a huge one. The Quarry would jeopardize the future of the Santa Mar-garita Ecological Reserve and could pollute the Santa Margarita River; the last free flowing river in Southern California. The Mega mine would severe the last Wildlife Corridor from the coast to the inland mountains in Southern California.

Is this project worth risking the destruction of the Santa Margarita Ecological Reserve, the last wildlife corridor connecting the coast-al and inland mountains, and the possible polluting of the Santa Margarita River; last of it’s kind in Southern California?

“It is difficult to describe the impact the Knack had on radio, fashion and rock and roll.”

Lead Singer, Douglas Lars Fieger, 57, lead singer of the rock group The Knack and composer of the 1979 #1 hit “My Sharona” passed away on February 14, 2010—Valentine’s Day. Doug had battled cancer for six years. He outlived, for many, many years, his doc-tors’ prognoses.

In person, Doug was brilliant, witty, with a wry and biting sense of humor. To those who loved him, his sometimes outspoken and argumentative nature was recognized as a thin facade for a genu-inely caring and gentle soul. Golden Crown Productions was for-tunate to host the Awesome ‘80s concert at the Ramona Bowl in Hemet, which featured Doug’s last show for The Knack. The night’s play-list was terrific featuring, “My Sharona”, “Good Girls Don’t”, and even an amazing cover of “Break on Through” by the Doors. It was a night to be remembered by those who attended the wonder-ful concert, and the Golden Crown Productions team was honored to host a very special musician’s last show. Go out and “Get The Knack” you won’t be disappointed!

On the flip side of this; Western Riverside County has an enor-mous need for aggregate. Currently, our county uses over 9 mil-lion tons of aggregate per year. A 2% annual growth rate will in-crease the aggregate needs to over 14 million tons per year within 20 years, which would exhaust currently permitted reserves. The Department of Conservation has documented the need for new local aggregate sources and underscored the significant economic and environmental costs to both County and State from transport-ing aggregate long distances. Importantly, according to economist Dr. John Husing, The Quarry would pay the county of Riverside a tremendous amount in taxes and fees at $2.2. Million per year. Ad-ditionally, Liberty Quarry would pay $6.1 million per year to the State of California. Taking additional trucks off the freeway also saves our county and state $5.3 million per year as well as lowering infrastructure costs and stretching Measure A and TUMF trans-portation dollars. Revenue going back to the County of Riverside and the State of California is an enormous benefit to our State that is currently taking fiscal hit after hit. Those tax dollars will cine to schools and public service positions, both of which have had to cut jobs in the past year.

Both sides have valid arguments: its important to do the research, get the facts, and form your own opinion.For more information about Liberty Quarry go to www.libertyquarry.com and to learn more about the environmental impact go to www.nogravelquarry.com

TWO SIDES TO EVERY STORY:THE PRO’S AND CON’S OF BRINGING A QUARRY TO THE VALLEYBy Jami Tobey-Kiendra

Go to wwwwww.LibertyQuarryFacts.comfor a list of jobs and salary ranges.for a list of jobs and salary ranges.

Now more than ever SouthwestCalifornia needs the new jobsand economic boost that willbe generated by Liberty Quarry.

Liberty Quarry will create 99 new,local family wage jobs. In addition,178 jobs will be created indirectlywith suppliers and vendors fromthe local community to service thethe local community to service thenew project.

New Quality Jobs will Fuel the Economy.

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