USMC Retired Gunnery Sgt. Pat Truxillo rides his 12-year-old purebred Knabstrupper mare, Xantippiav Drommarna during the Anza Days parade Saturday, July 1. Anza Valley Outlook/Elaine Miller photo
The annual Anza Days festivities were once again a wonderfully entertaining, exciting, colorful and fun combination of events put on by local civic organizations and a great number of volunteers.The Anza Community Hall hosted a dinner and dance Friday, June 30, with live music provided by the Barnyard Boyz band and a meal of meatball or chicken subs with all the fixings. Couples, friends and children danced the night away and a marriage proposal occurred on the dance floor later into the evening. She said yes.Saturday morning at 8 a.m. sharp, the Thimble Club ladies took control of the Anza Community Hall, offering their fluffy pancakes accompanied by a scrambled egg casserole, sausage links, coffee and orange juice. Always a success, the charity event was a great start to the day'
