ConnectAnza technicians installed fiber-optic high speed internet service at the Red Mountain Fire Lookout in Sage Wednesday, July 17.The Anza Electric Cooperative is donating the internet service to assist in wildfire prevention.Red Mountain Lookout leader Paul McDonnell was on-site for the installation, which was conducted by ConnectAnza fiber optic installation technicians Donald Kay and Jaime Cardenas-Rosas.“Because there is no cellphone...
California Highway Patrol officers were out in force in the Anza Valley Monday, Aug. 19.Besides enforcing speeding and reckless driving violations on state highway 371, commercial vehicles that failed to use paved turnouts were also addressed.Several commercial vehicles were cited for the violation of California Vehicle Code Section 21656, which states that vehicles must use marked turnouts when going slower...
TEMECULA – Inc. magazine revealed recently that Freedom Forever has been ranked at No. 142 in the 38th annual Inc. 5000, a ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. It marks the company’s second consecutive year on the list, demonstrating their consistent, sustained growth in a competitive sector. Since its founding in 2011, Freedom Forever has enjoyed significant success...
Kirk Medeiros of Craft Brewing Company has a great idea for helping hard-working Americans unwind during Labor Day weekend.His Labor Day Weekend Beer Crawl promises to be a great way to walk at a leisurely pace, sip on some fine, local craft beers and celebrate all things not related to work.Starting at 3 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 31, participants can...
INDIANAPOLIS – People are living longer, and as wonderful as that news is to many, there’s a possible downside: outliving their money in retirement.“It’s a very large fear many people have,” Alexander Joyce, president and CEO of ReJoyce Financial LLC and author of “ReJoyce In Your Retirement: Everything You Need To Know To Get Everything You Want,” said. “Most retirement...
The first official week of high school football in California has come and gone, and it all started with Zero Week in the southwest Riverside County region, which began Friday, Aug. 23. A Zero Week game can be stressful to the coaching staff for any number of reasons, whether it’s scheduling issues, paperwork, transfers, physicals, etc., anything can make...
ANZA – Zimou Tan, associate dean of the Olivet School of Arts and Design at Olivet University, participated in the art competition and exhibition organized by the Idyllwild Art Alliance and won the “Best of Show” award for his oil on canvas painting, “Xia.”The Art Alliance of Idyllwild is hosting its annual art exhibition “Celebrate” at the Courtyard Gallery,...
There is no denying that a healthy and happy athlete not only performs better but also has the ability to give time and energy to others. Without variety in the workout routine or athletic play, and without rest and recovery, athletes are more susceptible to overtraining injuries. Temecula residents, Craig and Libby Johns, know this all too well, having raised not one, but two NCAA...
The Riverside County Department of Waste Resources conducted a free household hazardous-waste collection event Saturday, Aug. 24, at the Anza Transfer Station.Residents arrived with used motor oil, pesticides, medical sharps, leftover paint, unidentified containers and more and were guided to the dirt field just east of the main transfer station.The hazardous household waste materials were transferred to a sheet of...
Five years ago, Great Oak High School fielded its first girls’ field hockey team about two weeks after the first tryouts began. Boosters scrambled to cobble together funds for the school club program’s first tournament a few days later, borrowing goalie equipment from nearby Fallbrook High School, wearing T-shirts as uniforms and trying to figure out what exactly was...