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W E E K L Y June 10, 2015 Vol. 8 No. 45

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By Julie WatsonAssociated Press

SAN DIEGO (AP) - The Navy will posthumously award a Navy Cross to a Marine killed in Iraq - after years of appeals by his family asking the Pentagon to approve the Marine Corps’ nomination for the Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest award for military heroism.

The family of Sgt. Rafael Peralta will accept the nation’s second-highest award at a ceremony Monday at Camp Pendleton, north of San Diego.

Peralta’s younger brother, Ricardo, has said his mother has grown tired by the fight, though she still believes her late son deserves to be honored with the nation’s highest award for covering a grenade on Nov. 15, 2004, in Fallujah, shielding his troops from the blast.

“She’s growing older. She can only take so much. It took a toll,” Ricardo Peralta told the San Diego Union Tribune.

The Defense Department has ruled that Peralta was not conscious when he smothered

the grenade with his body.California Republican Rep.

Duncan Hunter, a Marine veteran who served in Iraq, led the fight in Congress for Peralta’s actions to be recognized with the Medal of Honor.

“In my mind, Peralta should be a Medal of Honor recipient, but the Navy Cross is also a major valor award, and even though the fight to upgrade the award is sure to continue when the time is right, it’s great to see

By Dan Marinelli PALM SPRINGS – Splash

House is returning to Palm Springs this Saturday and Sunday for the first leg of the twice summer; two-day music festival-pool party mash-up.

For those living under a rock, Splash House is an electronic music-centered festival equipped with a lineup that concentrates on forward-looking, up-and-coming music producers.

The event spans over three different resort pools (The Saguaro, Palm Springs Hilton and The Hacienda Cantina & Beach Club) with the custom-built, state-of-the-art festival stages ready for dancing.

Previous editions have seen performances from artists such as Chromeo (DJ set), Cut Copy (Live), A-trak, Flume, Kygo and Jagwar Ma. This weekend; Splash House will feature Amtrac, Anna

Lunoe, Cashmere Cat, Viceroy, Thomas Jack and many more.

The brilliant hybrid concert-pool party idea – especially in the dry, hot, desert climate – could have landed anywhere, but calls the Coachella Valley home. Splash House creator Tyler McLean, a Palm Springs native, saw a timely opportunity available in his old city and took advantage.

“I was in college at the time I came up with the idea “ (for

Splash House), McLean said. “I was aware that Palm Springs was making a push to bring back Spring Break, and kind of bring back young people. And that sort of sparked the idea – maybe there’s is a way to actually give young people a reason to come.”

That reason is Splash House, and people have come. In fact, the two-day party has grown so rapidly that attendance has tripled since last June’s event –,

and it is no accident. With such outrageous temperatures, Palm Springs is naturally a pool town. The carefree pool atmosphere in the hot climate, combined with amazing musicians is enough to lure any fun-seeker, nowadays.

“I had the feeling that if you leverage these pools and connect them together for one event. It showcases one of Palm Springs’

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Story and Photos by Pat KrauseThe PALME D’Or theatre held

another Meet and Greet with a celebrity on Saturday June 6th to promote a new film, Entourage. This film is a continuation of the HBO TV series that ran from 2004 to 2011. The film stars the principal cast from the TV show. The film chronicles the many misses and hit adventures of guys trying and making big it in movies. The film is filled with romps and misadventures of all the guys.

The cast included Kevin Connolly, Adrian Grenier, Kevin Dillon, Jerry Ferrara and Jeremy Piven from the TV show. Other top named celebrities in the film are Billy Bob Thornton and Haley Joel Osment, who played his son in the movie. HALEY JOEL OSMENT held a Q&A

after the show with Bill Feingold as moderator. Osment is best known for his roles in Second Hand Lions, Pay It Forward and The Sixth Sense where he sees dead people. His role in Entourage will destroy his image as a child actor.

The movie also includes many celebrities who play fictionalized versions of themselves thru out the film. They include some big names in Hollywood and beyond. Jessica Alba, David Arguette, Warren Buffet, Kelsey Grammer, Matt Lauer, Greg Louganis, Maria Menounos, Liam Neeson, Bob Saget, Mike Tyson, Mark Wahlberg, Pharrell Williams to name just a few of the 50 celebrities who make cameos in the movie. The film is ranked 4th in this week’s poll of top movies in the weekend box

office according to USA Today. Osment answered questions

about the Movie by local Bill Feingold. He was candid about the answers and seemed to enjoy himself during the Q&A. Questions from the audience

were received and answered by Osment.

Osment is all grown up and no longer the child star. His role in this film shows him as an adult actor making the career change from a child actor to adult actor.

The end of the film left it open to making a sequel in the future. Palme D’Or says to enjoy a glass of beer or wine with the comfort of a luxury high back chair while watching the movies.

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Bill Feingold and Haley Joel Osment

Story and Photos by Pat Krause American Idol fans got to see

a winner and finalists from the TV show, American Idol, on Sat night June 6th at the Hard-Rock Hotel. The event was held to raise funds for Jewish Family Services of the Desert. Several hundred guests enjoyed a concert filled with songs from 4 American Idol alumni. Tickets were sold for a fun raffle with prizes, including Dinners, Hotel reservations, golf outings, golf clubs and many autographed items.

The main artist was the 9th edition winner of American Idol, Lee DeWyze. DeWyze is currently touring and touting his newly released CD, Frames, that is creating a lot of Buzzes in the music world. DeWyze is a multi talented artist who plays, Piano, Guitar and Drums. He is making news as a new songwriter as well. His Albums have been well received by the public, and his original songs have been featured on several TV shows. His song Blackbird which he sang has been considered one of the top 10 syncs of 2014.

Blake Lewis wowed the crowd with his unique talents as he displayed on American Idol. Lewis was the runner-up on Season six of American Idol. His style is what he calls, Future Pop, and his Scat singing style, he says is Fun, Sexy and positive. He sang three of his songs he created and even included the audience at one point.

Elliott Yamin was a finalist in 2006 on American Idol; Elliott sang three of his new songs he created with his friend Eric, who plays guitar. Then he sang two of his older

hits. Didi Benami was also a finalist on the ninth season of American Idol. Benami sang four songs from her new album, Reverie. The CD feature’s songs she wrote during her time in LA and some songs about her experience on American Idol. Benami, Yamin, and Lewis all sold CDs after their performances. A meet, and greet was held prior to the concert.

A fun raffle was held after the concert. Raffle ticket holders put their tickets in little brown bags by the item they wanted to win. Ticket numbers were pulled from the bags, and winners were chosen for each item. Cheers erupted when guests who were excited to win their item of choice won an item. I am sure Jewish Family Services of the Desert was a winner from this event. Fans even drove from Arizona for this concert

Lee DeWyze the 9th edition winner of American Idol

Fans Jessica Kehr, Yolanda Houghton, AI winner Lee DeWyze, Thea Wasil, Kirsten Petersen

Elliott Yamin and Rebecca Morris, fan who came from Arizona

American Idol 9th season Winner, Lee DeWyzeAmerican Idol finalists. Blake Lewis and Didi Benami

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By Janice GoughThere is a theory that’s

been making the rounds on the Internet that suggests that most family fortunes are lost by the

third generation. Psychologists have identified and defined “sudden wealth syndrome” that affects people who come into wealth suddenly, somewhat like lottery winners. They spend their fortunes recklessly. They may have lists of depreciating assets they wish to purchase that they could not afford previously. They fail to obtain trusted acknowledgeable advisors and many times their new arrogance and new found fame causes them to avoid the advice of others. Celebrities, heirs and famous athletes can succumb to this syndrome if they don’t know how to manage their assets or don’t have someone to do it for them. Sadly, many inheritances are gone within a six month period.

Meanwhile, you might have heard of something called “affluenza,” which became a buzzword after a Texas teenager killed four people while driving drunk and was used as part of

his defense in court last year. Affluenza could mean many things, but in this case, the term was used to claim that the teenager was the product of wealthy and privileged parents who never set limits for him.

We should never expect descendants to make the same decisions that we made when we built our wealth. The builders of wealth did so because they avoided most of the diminishers of wealth. They may have worked hard and hire the right people who would duplicate their actions. They were very focused on their objectives. They continued to educate themselves on business, new innovations, marketing, and understanding their competition and dynamics of the economy that could change outcomes. They did not make decisions on expansions of their businesses unless they knew that certainty of success was eminent. Their life was their business. They had no

desire to spend lavishly without the concern of protecting their business first.

Is wealth the product of adversity or just a continuation of a legacy? Some might argue that it is a product of both, that its continuation will depend on factors internal (such as how the family handles the fortune or the business) and external (such as how the markets perform).

At one time, the Vanderbilt’s were the 2nd richest family in America, however, they lost most of their huge fortune, but could’ve avoided throwing their wealth into the wind if their son, Cornelius, had educated his children on the financial aspect of their lives and had a trusted family advisor to make sure that they planned properly to both protect their fortune and the family business for generations to come.

If you have pampered and spoiled your children throughout their lifetimes, they will continue

to spoil themselves when you pass wealth to them. This is why it is important to pre-manage their inheritance through using trusts to define how assets are received, how much and how often they are provided, and advisors who will aid them in making wise decisions.

The adversaries to the road of success are many and heirs should be educated on each risk that lies ahead to guard them against losing their legacy.

Janice Gough is a Financial Advisor in Palm Springs. She may be reached at [email protected] or by calling (760)251-7724 or Cell (650) 342-7744.Contact us at www.goughinsurance.com to take advance of a complimentary consultation and our book “Growth without Risks” or “Taking Required minimum distributions from IRAs”

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Board Meeting Appointments, Location and Attendance

By Kelly G. Richardson, Esq. CCALDear Kelly,

Immediately after the election of the board the new board members go into executive session to determine who will be the officers for the following year. This appears to be inappropriate under the Davis-Stirling Act, as it is not a personnel matter and subject to executive session. Am I correct?

C.K., Fallbrook

Dear C.K.:You are correct. A very

common mistake by boards after

an annual meeting is selecting officers in board meetings which are either closed, without member notification, or both. The Open Meeting Act (Civil Code Sections 4900-4955), part of the Davis-Stirling Common Interest Development Act, requires board meetings to be open to members except for matters qualifying for executive session handling. Executive session topics are listed in Civil Code Section 4935, and appointment of officers is not a listed topic. While personnel discussions qualify under that section for closed discussion, officers are not “personnel”. Similarly, Inspectors of Election and vendors are not personnel. Boards should avoid abusing closed session and operate as much as possible in open session to preserve the members’ trust.

Thanks, Kelly

Dear Mr. Richardson:We have had a difference

of opinion of where regular HOA Board meetings can held. They used to be held in a member’s condo, then they were held in a nearby hotel. Now they are held in a conference room at

the management company office which is a bit of a drive so there is little or no attendance by owners (except for the board). The management company and some board officers say that the meetings cannot be held in residents’ condos. Is that true?

Thank you, C.M., Long Beach

Dear C.M.:Your association governing

documents should specify where the board may hold its meetings. If your governing documents say nothing, then under Corporations Code 7211(a)(5), the board may meet anywhere in the state. Unless your bylaws prohibit it, meetings can be held in a unit. However, let me quickly point out that there is a difference between what is “legal” and what is proper. Meetings should be held in a location which is as conducive to businesslike dialogue and convenient to members as is reasonable. Units may not be conducive if too small for the audience, and restaurants or pool areas can be too noisy. If there is no suitable place in the HOA, and the management office

is too far, consider renting a room from a nearby church, club or business.

Best regards, Kelly

Dear Kelly:Enjoyed your recent article

regarding who can attend board meetings. Question: Is it customary or permissible for a renter to attend board meetings and make commentary, mostly in the Homeowners Forum segment?

I am a previous board member of many years who has recently encountered this in our meetings and found it disruptive at times.

Thanks for your informative articles.

J. P., Huntington Beach

Dear J.P.:The Open Meeting Act at

Civil Code 4925 provides only for members to attend board meetings and speak in open forum. Do tenants have a right to attend and speak? Only if your governing documents say so.

Some associations allow tenants to attend board meetings and use open forum, and others not. Your association can decide what approach works for your community.

Thank you, Kelly

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

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By Frankie L. TrullThe fight against rubella, the

deadly German measles, has finally paid off.

Global health authorities say the terrible disease has been eliminated in the Americas. It’s a rare dose of good news in the fight against the debilitating disease, which can cause birth defects or even fetal death if contracted by a pregnant woman.

The eradication was possible by one of modern medicine’s most indispensable tools -- routine vaccination.

Immunization’s value has never been more apparent. Yet Americans have grown skeptical of vaccines -- and the science behind them. That has to change. Few medical innovations have saved more lives than vaccines, which may play an even larger role in the years to come.

It wasn’t long ago that rubella posed a fearsome threat to unborn children. A U.S. outbreak in 1964-65 led to 11,000 miscarriages, abortions, and deaths in the womb. Another 20,000 children suffered birth defects.

The first vaccines for rubella arrived in 1969. Of course, the victory over rubella is only the latest success story for vaccines. As recently as the 1950s, polio posed a serious threat to American children. A 1952 outbreak of the disease infected almost 60,000 children and killed more than 3,000. The disease paralyzed thousands more.

Vaccines’ past and future beneficiaries may not realize that an important component of vaccine development is animal research. Animal research is responsible for some of the most beneficial vaccines in modern

history -- including those for rubella, measles, and polio. And it’s our best hope for eradicating other destructive illnesses in the years to come.

Primate studies, for instance, provide unique insight into the immune system. Testing experimental medications and vaccines on animals is also a dependable -- and FDA required -- way to determine whether a new vaccine is safe for humans.

The rubella virus used in current measles-mumps-rubella vaccines was initially developed using animal cell cultures and chicken embryos. Later, tests on a variety of species, including primates, mice and rabbits, proved the vaccine safe.

Animals have benefited from this research as well, as vaccines have been developed for animal diseases like rabies, cowpox, West Nile virus, and anthrax.

Today’s vaccine research also depends on primate experiments. Scientists are researching advanced vaccines for preventing HIV/AIDS, protecting humans against bioterrorism, and treating devastating diseases such as cancer and Alzheimer’s.

In recent years, however, vaccines have been victims of their own success. With diseases like measles, polio, and now rubella mostly wiped out, some folks have forgotten how deadly those diseases used to be. Without a clear memory of the potential consequences of foregoing immunity, many people think of vaccination as less pressing.

Today, around 40 percent of parents choose to delay or refuse vaccinations for their children, with little understanding of the public health risks involved in

such a decision. Many justify their choice with appeals to so-called “herd immunity” -- the idea that if enough people are vaccinated, a disease won’t spread as easily. They free-ride on the fact that most other people have received their shots.

But herd immunity only applies if a sufficient number of herd members get vaccinated. Eliminated diseases can quickly re-emerge when vaccination rates decline.

Less than 50 years ago, expectant parents lived in fear that rubella could harm -- or kill -- their unborn children. Animal research gave us the tools, in the form of vaccines, to eradicate rubella, measles, and other deadly diseases. We must remember to use them.

Frankie L. Trull is president of the Foundation for Biomedical Research.

By Desert Star StaffScreening for common

cancers is widely promoted by many health advocates. However, for adults at average-risk without symptoms, it’s important to be strategic about such testing, according to experts, who say that too much screening can be harmful and provide little benefit.

“Numerous s t ud i es show that patients and many

physicians overestimate the benefits of cancer screenings and are unaware of the harms associated with them,” says Dr. Wayne J. Riley, President of the American College of Physicians (ACP), the largest medical specialty organization and the second-largest physician group in the United States.

In a recent paper published in Annals of Internal Medicine, the ACP issued advice for

screening average-risk adults without symptoms for breast cancer, cervical cancer, colorectal cancer, ovarian cancer and prostate cancer.

“Smarter screening does not just mean more of it. High value care involves letting patients know about both the benefits and harms of screening, and encourages them to get screened at the right time, at the right interval and

with the right test,” says Riley.Harms of screening

include a high rate of false positives and over-diagnosis, leading to the need for more unnecessary testing, anxiety, and overtreatment of conditions that will never lead to health problems.

Evidence shows that some people have continued psychological effects, such as anxiety, problems sleeping, and intrusive thoughts months after a false positive. Because false positives are so common, the number of people who have these problems is very large, much larger than the number of people who are helped by low value screening.

The ACP’s High Value Care initiative encourages physicians to implement a health care strategy that focuses on tests or

treatments that improve health, avoid harms and eliminate wasteful practices. To learn more about your risk for common cancers and what tests are right for you, visit https://hvc.acponline.org/.

Shared decision making is important when deciding on any kind of screening. Discuss your goals, values, and preferences with your own health care provider before requesting or rejecting a cancer test.

“Although screening leads to important benefits for some cancers and some people, it can also lead to significant harms to many more people than those receiving benefits. Determining the right screening strategy is complex, but not impossible,” says Riley. StatePoint

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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - When a 32-foot replica killer whale buzzed through the water to scare off hundreds of sea lions piled on Oregon docks, onlookers cheered. And then the dummy orca went belly-up.

The motorized fiberglass orca was brought to the seaside town of Astoria on Thursday as a sort of maritime Clint Eastwood called upon to deal with ne’er-do-wells, in this case sea lions crowding onto docks and making it difficult for locals to access their boats.

But the orca’s first day on the job was a flop.

About 1,000 people cheered

as the dummy whale - with its human operator inside - took to the water Thursday night. Jim Knight, executive director of the Port of Astoria, said sea lions that were crowded onto the docks became “deathly silent.”

But as a cargo ship passed by, the phony orca started to list from the vessel’s wake. And then the bogus orca capsized.

“Our crew from the port had to go rescue the operator so he didn’t drown,” Knight said.

So what did the sea lions think about this spectacle?

“They probably think it’s dead now that it’s belly up,” Knight said. “You can’t make this stuff up.”

That was not the first fiasco

for the dummy orca - which has been dubbed “Fake Willy.”

The replica whale, loaned by a whale-watching business, was delivered overland on Thursday from Bellingham, Washington. After arrival, the orca’s outboard motor flooded and a replacement had to be found.

Sea lion numbers along the West Coast have grown sharply since they were protected under a 1972 federal law. As water temperatures increase off the coast of California because of climate change, the animals have sought cooler waters to the north in Oregon. The sea lions that have been taking over docks at the Port of Astoria are also attracted by bountiful runs of salmon and smelt in the nearby Columbia River, biologists say.

While the thousands of

tourists who visit Astoria each year might find the sea lions amusing, many locals see them as a nuisance. Officials say the sea lions break docks, poop, smell, block access to boats and eat the fish on which the port’s fishing industry and the town’s economy depends.

The Port of Astoria has tried just about everything to keep the sea lions away - including beach balls, colorful tape, chicken wire and electrified mats.

The fake orca was outfitted with recordings of real killer whale calls, especially the “call to dinner” - usually emitted in the wild after they kill a sea lion or seal.

The orca capsized before the recording could be tried out.

On Friday night, the fake orca was on a truck heading back to Bellingham for repairs and to be

outfitted with better controls to make it more stable in choppy waters.

It will be back in August when sea lions return to Astoria en masse for salmon-spawning season, said Terry Buzzard, who owns the orca contraption.

Knight, the port’s director, said it’s unclear whether a fake orca can fool Astoria’s sea lions. But he is not conceding defeat. The way Knight looks at it, this whole adventure has drawn attention to Astoria’s problems with the sea lions.

“We’re excited and can’t wait for round two,” Knight said. “The battle is not over. Willy will be back.”

AP writers Gosia Wozniacka and Tim Fought contributed to this story from Portland, Oregon. Source KMIR

By Desert Star StaffThe Palm Springs Animal

Shelter is an open-admission municipal shelter serving the City of Palm Springs. The shelter is operated by Friends of the Palm Springs Animal Shelter, a non-profit organization dedicated to building a community responsible for pet stewardship and humane treatment of animals. The public/private partnership has created a compassionate and progressive shelter that serves as safe haven for both highly adoptable animals as well as those who require behavioral training or medical treatment before they can be adopted into loving homes.

Adopt ion Process: Adoption The Compassionate Choice Choosing to adopt an animal rather than buying from a breeder or pet shop is the easiest and best thing you can do to help reduce the number of unwanted pets. Shelters across the country are filled with wonderful dogs and cats looking for safe, loving homes. Each and every one of them deserves to be loved. Bringing a new animal into your home is a big decision. We ask all potential adopters or “guardians” to complete a questionnaire and then meet with one of our trained adoption counselors who will help find the right pet for your lifestyle. Because your new pet is

an important part of your family, we encourage you to bring ALL family members in to meet him or her, including your dog(s) if you are considering adopting one of shelter dogs. The adoption fees are $60 for a cat and $80 for a dog. This low fee includes spay/neuter, vaccinations, a registered micro-chip, and a wellness check. Additionally, you receive a free wellness exam.

Are you looking to adopt a pet in the Palm Springs area? We have a number of lovable pets waiting for adoption in Palm Springs. Petango.com is one of the largest pet adoption sites with animal rescue groups all over the United States and

Canada. Petango.com can give you access to a number of adoptable pets in Palm Springs looking for a kind, loving owner to take them home. This page

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By Desert Star StaffWant to look your best this

summer? Whether you’re hoping to slim down or you already have the ideal body, the right swimsuit and the right attitude can flaunt what you’ve got and leave you glowing, say fashion experts.

“Stand up st ra ight , shoulders back, and walk with confidence -- channel your inner supermodel,” says Diana Kelly, a fashion, fitness and health journalist based in New York.

For your most confident summer ever, get inspired by actress Soleil Moon Frye, who publicly rocked a bikini after losing 40 pounds with Nutrisystem -- and consider these fashion tips from the experts.

Large Bust: Choose: A bra-style top with thick, adjustable straps that will ensure full coverage, says Pamela Pekerman, a TV style personality who offers tips at PiecesofPam.com.

“My trick is to make sure the fabric of your top is at least the length of the thickness of two of your fingers,” she says, a distance that should be about 1.5 inches.

Another trick: “Look for flat straps to be embellished,” says Donna Burke, a managing partner and personal shopper at AtlantaActivewear.com. “You’ll pull focus away from your chest and provide a lift to make your waist appear smaller.”

Pear-Shaped: Choose: A bottom that doesn’t add bulk, says Burke. “Look for string bikini bottoms if you’re comfortable in those, or bottoms with adjustable

sliders that make the side of the suit thinner.”

Kelly suggests focusing on your upper body: “Consider a one-piece with a deep V-neck or halter style that adds interest to the top,” she says, a n d suggests p a i r i n g it with a b lack or dark-hued bottom.

A th le t i c /S q u a r e Shoulders: Choose: A suit that adds the il lusion of curves. Pekerman suggests “one-pieces with thick, contrasting color bands that curve into the abs area to create that shapely, Coke-bottle body.”

For a two-piece, “stay away from tops that create the same square shape as your shoulders,” says Burke. “Thinner straps will work better for you and keep your shoulders looking slimmer.”

Stomach Coverage: Choose: A suit that draws attention upward, says Kelly. “Look for a halter-style top or one-shoulder or fancy straps,” she says. “Diagonal stripes

on a one-piece or tankini can be flattering here, as well.”

Plunging V-necks can also draw the eye up, says Pekerman. “Also, a retro-style high-waisted

bottom with built-in shapewear is truly a

miracle creation,” she says. “Pair it with a polka dot print top to complete the 1950s vibe.”

S h o r t Torso: Choose:

An X-pattern to lengthen your middle, says Kelly. A low-rise bottom can help, too, says Burke.

“If you’re self-conscious about your stomach, try a monokini with waist

cut-outs that will hit lower than your natural

waist, making your torso appear longer,” she says.

If you’re looking to shed some pounds for summer, there’s still time! Look for programs that jumpstart your weight loss, like Nutrisystem Fast 5, so you get that motivation you need right from the beginning! Visit www.nutrisystem.com for more details.

With the right fashion and a healthy weight loss

plan, you can be your most confident self this swimsuit season.

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By Angela MonroeINDIO -- The Coachella

Valley’s own Timothy “Desert Storm” Bradley is back in training for his next fight.

The former champ held a workout Saturday open to the public.

Dozens of fans packed Bradley’s training center in Indio to watch him prepare for his upcoming match against Jessie Vargas.

The bout will be for the vacant WBO welterweight title.

Bradley previous held that title before losing it to Manny Pacquiao last year, and he’s ready to get back.

Tim’s wife, Monica, says that the fan support is one of his biggest motivations.

Bradley takes on Jessie Vargas on Sunday, June 27th at the StubHub Center in Carson. Source KMIR

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Timothy Bradley Prepares for Fight

By Desert Star Staff Despite the warnings about

the aging effects the sun can have on your skin, only five percent of Americans apply sunscreen to their body daily, according to a recent survey conducted using GfK’s Knowledge Panel. While experts say that using sunscreen should be a year-round habit, during the active, outdoor days

of summer, it’s even more critical.“Make this the year that you

adopt a healthy summer sun care routine for your skin, particularly if you spend long periods of time in the sun,” encourages Dr. Richard C. Kirkpatrick of the Brevard Skin and Cancer Center.

Kirkpatrick offers several skin-protecting tips for sun lovers:

Everyday Protection: The midday hours are the most hazardous for UV exposure, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which recommends staying in the shade when possible and using sunscreen with an SPF of 15 or higher.

For everyday sunscreen options for your face, look for

hypoallergenic formulas that won’t clog pores. NO-AD’s new Oil-Free Face SPF 30 sunscreen is ultra-light, dermatologist tested and recommended by the Skin Cancer Foundation for daily use. It contains watermelon extract to help protect against skin cell DNA damage caused by UV light. And best of all, it offers twice the quantity as other national brands at lower cost. For a convenient on-the-go option, consider a wide-format stick, such as NO-AD’s new Sport Body & Face Stick, which goes on smoothly with no mess, is geared toward sensitive skin, and offers broad-spectrum SPF 50 sun protection.

Outdoor and Water Enthusiasts: Runners, hikers, swimmers and other outdoor athletes should bear in mind that conventional sunscreens may wash off after water sports or a vigorous workout.

For those who spend long hours in the water, consider new BullFrog Surf Formula Gel, an alcohol-free, preservative-free, fragrance-free and hypoallergenic sunscreen that allows for frequent reapplication without irritation. It includes a water-resistant agent

extracted from pine rosin, a naturally renewable source, and provides broad-spectrum SPF 36 protection. BullFrog’s new Quik Stik SPF 50 is a convenient clear zinc mineral sunscreen, which applies quickly with no sticky, white residue.

Self-Tanners: To get the sun-kissed look, you don’t actually need to spend long hours in the sun. Consider a self-tanner, like Ocean Potion EverGlow Xtreme Self-Tanning Lotion, which delivers subtle color within hours and a rich tan in only three days instead of the usual seven. This moisturizing lotion works on all skin tones, and contains vitamins A, C and E to promote skin health and a youthful appearance. Unlike unpleasant smelling self-tanners, this one has a fresh mango-lime fragrance.

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“Funny Little Thing Called Love” PALM SPRINGS

Free Family Law and Civil Legal Services Palm Springs Public Library 300 S. Sunrise Way 760-322-READ. This event occurs monthly, on the second

and fourth Tuesday of every month 2015

Seniors on Stage on Thursdays from 2:30-4

p.m. at 480 South Sunrise Way. For more information, call 760-323-5689 or go to

mizellseniorcenter.org.Kal David Unplugged

on Thursdays at 8 p.m. at 1900 E. Palm Canyon Drive. For info, 760-322-4422 or purpleroompalmsprings.

com.New Exhibition: Section 14on Thursday, Now-Nov. 8 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 901 East Tahquitz Canyon

Road. For info, call 760-778-1079 or accmuseum.org.Kal David Unplugged on

Thursdays at 8 p.m. at 1900 E. Palm Canyon Drive. For info, call 760-322-4422 or

purpleroompalmsprings.com.Comedy Night Palm

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PALM DESERT The Park After Dark: The Living Desert 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.Info: www.livingdesert.

org; (760) 346-5694“We’re Still Here” June

14, 2 pm. Arthur Newman Theater

“Keep Calm, It’s Just Love”. June 14, 2 pm. Arthur Newman TheaterEl Paseo Cruise Night 1st and 3rd Fridays of

each month 3:15-6p.m.For info, call 760-346-8965 or elpaseocruisenight.com.College of the Desert

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1st and 3rd Fridays of each month from 3:15-6p.m.For info, call 760-346-8965 or elpaseocruisenight.com.

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Saturday, June 20 6-11 p.m. at 49-499 Eisenhower Drive. For more information,

call 760-340-2442.Trader Joe’s at Cooking on Wednesday, June 17 at 5:30 a.m. at 47875 Caleo Bay Drive Suite A 107. For more information, call 760-

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By Desert Star StaffThis deliriously funny new

Jones Hope Wooten comedy is all about that four letter word: L-O-V-E. Under a full moon on this unpredictable night of romance, these four rollicking tales take you on an around-the- globe journey of unexpected and hilarious twists and turns. So, open your heart to romantic mayhem and come join the fun! By the time the evening is over and the moon works its magic, love will conquer all and your sides will ache from laughter!

This new comedy from the writers of TV hits Teacher’s Pet and The Golden Girls, features four short plays about love under the same romantic moonlight. This production marks the California premiere of this new work from the writing team of Jones, Hope & Wooten. The four stories presented feature a slick, successful used-car-selling Romeo in Dallas, Texas, believes he’s answering Cupid’s call, only to realize too late that he’s wandered into a life-changing trap set by three fed-

up Juliets. On an island getaway, The Hallelujah Girls, a group of fun-loving gals from Georgia, say aloha to their wild sides as they accidentally crash a Hawaiian honeymoon in progress.

These five women-and Waikiki-will never be the same! In a rooftop London bistro, sparks fly when two strangers surprisingly start to connect, only to be thwarted by a hyperactive Amer ican tour ist who’s determined to be the center of attention, and the unpredictable antics of an ancient waitress.

And finally, in Manhattan, a man tries to battle his way out of a mid-life crisis with an ill-advised and elaborate marriage proposal. Unfortunately, it all goes wildly off-track when his caterer passes out, a tap-dancing singing telegram girl breaks into sobs rather than song, his ex-wife saunters in wearing nothing but a bathrobe and a smile, and a cowering superhero inches nervously across his twelfth-floor window ledge. This production features 11 performers who portray 28 different characters. There is something for everyone in this new stage comedy.

Funny Little Thing Called Love is appropriate for all ages.

Performance dates and times:

June 19,20,26,27 at 7pmJune 20 & 27 at 2pm

The Arthur Newman Theatre, 73-750 Catalina Way,

Palm Desert CA, 92260

General admission $26Senior $24Student (with ID) $16Groups of 8 or more call box office 760-980-1455

Tickets can be purchased online www.dtworks.org, in person at the Joslyn Center: 73-750 Catalina Way, Palm Desert CA, 92260, and by phone 760-980-1455.

By Desert Star StaffRancho Mirage, CA - The

Desert Rose Playhouse, the Valley’s live stage company serving the LGBT community, will present the premier of a new gay musical revue VITAMIN Q by Eric Lane Barnes opening Friday, June 19, 2015 for a six-week run. Performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 PM and Sundays at 2 PM.

Eric Lane Barnes is a Seattle-based composer who has written very popular material for gay men’s and women’s choruses nationwide as well as creating humorous, poignant and stirring music for his own touring group Captain Smartypants for several years. He wrote and composed THE STOPS,

A three-person musical produced successfully last summer at The Desert Rose Playhouse.

VITAMIN Q is a new collection of Barnes’s “trunk songs” that take a clever and occasionally moving look at many aspects of gay life. Songs like “I Don’t Like Showtunes!”, “Drama Queen”, “Tomorrow Never Comes”, “The Caffeine Overload Polka”, and a doo-wop salute to unrequited love “I’m Available”, are featured in the revue to be performed by a five-man company directed by DRP Artistic Director Jim Strait and Musical Director Steven Smith.

The performers include local favorites Terry Huber, Andrew Knifer and Raul Valenzuela joined by recent New Jersey transplant Jeff Norman and recording artist Emmerzon Hernandez. Mr. Smith is accompanying the performances.

The Desert Rose Playhouse is a project of Desert Rose Productions, Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit public benefit corporation. VITAMIN Q continues Desert Rose Productions’ mission to produce and present literate, relevant and entertaining plays and musicals to LGBT and Gay-Friendly theatergoers’ in the Coachella Valley.

Tickets are $30 for evening performances; $28 for matinees and go on sale May 23, 2015. To order go online at www.desertroseplayhouse.org or call 760-202-3000.

VITAMIN Q – A Gay Musical Revue, The Desert Rose Playhouse, 69620 Highway 111, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270

Playing June 19 – July 26, 2015; performances Friday and Saturday evenings at 8 PM; Sundays at 2 PM.

Tickets on sale for $30.00 Friday & Saturday evenings; $28 Sundays matinees

To order: Online at www.desertroseplayhouse.org or call 760-202-3000.

Vitamin Q, A Gay Musical Revue


Everything’s new again. Visiting both the past and future you’re encouraged to be more spontaneous and radical than usual. Off you go to places unknown and unusual where things occur and friends appear and communication happens and travel (short distance), too, and then you become more creative than usual and this stays around for a while. Then the tests appear. Stay attuned.

Often you don’t where your money is, where it’s coming from or when, and you think you should be more careful and for a moment you are (with money, finances and resources). And really you have more than you think you do but you’re holding onto things that could be used for other purposes. You talk some about money. But usually you’re silent. That’s lonely. And your relationship needs tending, too.

Usually you speak in paradoxes, displaying duality, in metaphor or with humor and sometimes people don’t understand either your message (its meaning) or your humor. Many don’t know you. But during this Gemini time something happens. Your heart opens for moments and we hear you speaking heart-felt words of

what you love, how you feel, what you need and whom you’re missing. We’re listening carefully.

It can be a time of either deep spiritual insights and midnight dreams or days of confusion, bewilderment, puzzlement, mystification and uncertainty. Both can be interesting with the latter more uncomfortable yet providing great insights. You offer needed information to family. This allows them to organize their lives better so they better navigate into the future. No matter the circumstances you’re the “good enough” (excellent) parent.

Perhaps you’re seeking new people to in your life. Perhaps you’re being asked to join and/or speak to groups, offering them vital information collected and experienced over years concerning your gifts of caring for one or more kingdoms (land, soil, minerals, plants, animals, bees, humans, angels). Be aware that when you offer give of yourself to others, including resources, more resources are available. Venus enters your sign. Love happens.

Your life in the world becomes internally and externally busy. You need energy to meet demands made by Mars holding hands with Mercury, your ruler. Self-reliance,

self-confidence and personal achievements will emerge in the coming weeks. Revelations appear if you identify yourself with the qualities of Ceres, the harvest maiden, tending to nature, planting wheat and corn, honeysuckle and poppies.

It’s a good time to plan a trip, one of several, actually. Think about what you need to be more effective at work. Many variables show up in your work world, many dualities, this and that, here and there. Be aware and stand in the middle. Soon you may be encountering a past situation. Be ethical at work; allow nothing to interfere with this. At home make more time for rest. In relationship, be the eternal flame.

Again you wonder what your goals are, what you would like in the future, what friends would be good for you, and what objectives you want accomplished in the near future. Whenever there’s an opportunity to be with others step into that group, radiate your special mysterious charm and see what occurs. Whatever you desire appears. It’s an interesting situation. But you must discern between wants and needs first.

Professionally you’ve been finishing up previous contacts,

agendas and plans. At time you felt restricted, seeing no open road ahead. Other times, elated. Now a new impulse of energy comes forward. You may be asked to accomplish special tasks, something important is offered or appears and there’s a possibility of a power play acted out by another towards you. Don’t play the game. Be inspired by beauty instead. And children.

As you consider new projects and acts of creativity, the work seems to be emphasized at home and in daily life. You remember gathering family and friends together, planning dinners and outings and cultural experiences. You’re good at this, tirelessly working toward educating and enlightening others. You want some things different now. You remember you’re in a state of transformation. Stay in the garden.

For a while to come ideas concerning pleasure, happiness, fun and good times will be important, especially with relationships. You know everyone and everyone knows you - everyone’s an acquaintance. That’s the Aquarian task, to know all of humanity. It’s important to be in touch with children. Listening to them, communicating with them eases your heart. We’re all children no matter our age.

All children need listening to.

Multiple events occur in your life at this time; upheavals, windfalls, joy, disappointment, stability, instability, wounds hurting and healing. You may be upset with a partner or those close to you. Relationships are conflictual for a time, partners having different needs. Communication with family is important. There’s a very important decision to be made. Both sides are equal. Both have equal needs. You must choose.

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

CANCER

LEO

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LIBRA

SCORPIO

SAGITTARIUS

CAPRICORN

AQUARIUS

ARIES

GEMINI

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HOROSCOPES JUNE 10-17, 2015ASTROLOGICAL FORECAST BY RISA D’ANGELES

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Candy Cane Lane Sign Stolen

Fire Burns Two Mobile Homes By Angela Monroe

CATHEDRAL CITY -- This time of year as temperatures are rising, Christmas and the holiday season are often far from people’s minds.

On a street in Cathedral City known for its lavish lights displays, residents say someone stole their holiday cheer.

John in Cathedral City wrote us saying, “I noticed that the street sign located at La Vista and Minerva had the topper missing (stolen). While this is not a big story by any means, it took the residents 25 years for that recognition to be received.”

Right now Minerva Road in Cathedral City is masquerading

as a normal street, but come December it will transform into a magical wonderland of Candy Cane Lane.

“This street just means a lot of happiness for the entire valley at Christmas.”

So homeowner John Elliott had to stop and stare when he saw someone had stolen the street’s Candy Cane Lane sign.

“I was just coming home, and I looked up at the sign to check it out and one of them was gone,” said Elliott.

Residents on the street have been vandalized during the holiday season before, but John feels like the Grinch struck early this year.

“We had to circulate a petition to get everyone to agree to put up the toppers year round, and then to have them just taken, it’s just not right,” said Elliott.

Just a few days after John wrote about the stolen sign the city found they had an extra sign, and sent the public works crew to install it.

“The public works crew are really good at creating some things and they were able to make it to where it’s a little more difficult to take it this time,” said mayor of Cathedral City, Stan Henry.

So public works made the sign more difficult to steal, and Mayor Stan Henry has a message to discourage any more would-be thieves.

“Please don’t, first of all. It’s part of history for Cathedral City, you know Candy Cane Lane and Minerva Road have been here for over 25 years,” said Henry.

John is happy the city replaced the sign so quickly, so it guides the way for the tens of thousands who come to visit this road.

“Come on down this next Christmas and see us,” said Elliott. Source KMIR

By Angela MonroeUPDATE: Later Saturday

night, Cal Fire said two firefighters did suffer non-life threatening injuries. One was treated at the scene, the other firefighter was taken to the hospital.

INDIO -- A two-alarm fire destroyed a mobile home, and spread to another mobile home in Indio.

The fire broke out at 3pm Saturday at Avenue 43 and Burr Street in Indio.

When firefighters arrived, one mobile home was already

well involved, and the blaze was threatening another mobile home, vegetation and a two-story structure.

Nearly an hour into battling the fire, the commander requested a second alarm.

The fire was contained to two mobile homes.

No injuries were reported in the fire, but the American Red Cross has been asked to help one woman displaced by the fire.

The cause of the fire is under investigation. Source KMIR


By Pamela PriceThe Valerie Mahabir Academy

of Ballet and Performing Arts in Rancho Mirage too ballet to a new level on June 4th event as Eleven of her talented students received awards from The Royal Academy of Dance (RAD). The organization is known for their exams that set standards in classical ballet worldwide and considered a global leader in dance education.

Among those in the audience, attending the ceremony was local Author, Grace Robbins, who was impressed with the ballerinas in training. “ The ballet students were well disciplined, poised and graceful as they accepted their Awards. Their parents were there to support them, very proud and enthusiastic. The Coachella

Valley is fortunate to have such a dynamic ballet school, with such extraordinary facilities,” she said. Nerandra Patel, an internationally known architect with a flair for futuristic design, designed the studio.

Valerie, on a first-name basis with everyone was born in Trinidad In the West indies, she has 27 years of experience in teaching more than 10,000 students prior to establishing her school in Rancho Mirage. In 2014, she celebrated her 55-year dance career, with friends and family joining her for the occasion.

Pamela Price is the co-author of Fun with the Family in Southern California published by the Globe Pequot Press

Dancing through the Desert

the Peralta family finally accepting the award,” Hunter said. “The distinction between the awards doesn’t change the fact that there are Marines alive today who say, without condition, that Rafael Peralta saved their lives.”

The Mar i ne Corps nominated Peralta for the Medal of Honor posthumously, and it was approved by the Navy Department.

Then-Defense Secretary Robert Gates in 2008 said the

evidence was inconclusive and awarded him the Navy Cross. The Navy and members of Congress asked the Pentagon to reconsider after new evidence surfaced, but the next two defense secretaries said it still did not meet the standard of proof required for a Medal of Honor.

Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus, who had recommended in 2012 the Medal of Honor be

awarded to Peralta, will present the Navy Cross to the family.

The award’s citat ion reads: “While attempting to maneuver out of the line of fire, Sgt. Peralta was shot and fell mortally wounded. After the initial exchange of gunfire, the insurgents broke contact, throwing a fragmentation grenade as they fled the building. The grenade came to rest near

Sgt. Peralta’s head. Without hesitation and with complete disregard for his own personal safety, Sgt. Peralta reached out and pulled the grenade to his body, absorbing the brunt of the blast and shielding fellow Marines only feet away.”

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Ballet students receiving the Royal Academy of Dance Certificates are front row, left to right, Victoria De Santis, Brooke Ogaard, Valerie Gonzales, Alexandra Saas and Sareen Bhakta. Back row, left to right, Noelle Johnson, Mikki Weisstein, Natalie Saas, Genevieve Jones and Lily Jones. With the young ballerinas is their teacher, Valerie Mahabir with Monica Chi-mitt, office manager. Image Courtesy Monica Chimitt

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By Jack LyonsTheatre and Film Critic

The late British playwright and Nobel laureate in Literature, Harold Pinter, was a master of the oblique and sometimes even the opaque, when it came to complex or complicated characters and plot situations. He was a playwright that forced one to become fully engaged in what was taking place in order to understand and appreciate the slices of English life he was illuminating on the stage.

American audiences often found his work too elliptical, bewildering and esoteric to the point of losing his audience along the way; producing such comments as “boring” or “what is he trying to tell us”? We Yanks have been known to have short attention spans, causing some of us to leave the theatre at the interval shaking our heads. However, when one gets on Pinter’s wavelength, the journey can be extremely revealing, rewarding and entertaining.

Pinter’s quasi- t ragic, autob iograph ica l ly-based drama “Betrayal”, seamlessly and sharply directed by Frank Corrado, is in good hands. Corrado is considered a Pinter expert, having produced and directed Pinter’s entire canon at

Seattle’s ACT Theatre over three seasons.

The North Coast Repertory Theatre’s potent production of marriage infidelity and betrayal is full of clever directorial touches, like the timing of Pinteresque pauses and the overall pacing between the excellent ensemble cast of Carla Harting, Jeffrey Frace, and Richard Baird, with Benjamin Cole contributing as a pompous and frustrated European waiter.

Pinter’s usage of reverse chronology as a method of telling the story was innovative for its day (1978). The play begins in 1977 with a meeting between adulterous lovers, Emma (Carla Harting) and Jerry (Jeffrey Frace), two years after their affair has ended. During the nine scenes of the play, we move back in time through the various stages of their seven year affair, with the play ending in the home of Emma and Robert (Richard Baird) her husband, who is Jerry’s best friend.

The actors have insightfully captured the essence of what is usually referred to by Europeans as the coolness and passionless nature of the English. Harting nicely displays an understated English Rose exterior as well as her desire to get more excitement

out of life as the lover of her husband’s best friend Jerry. Frace as Jerry, although married with children, lets his hormones make the decision to begin his affair with Emma following an evening of too much drinking at a party. Frace is a very determined, smooth, and an accomplished seducer who knows his way around infidelity.

Baird’s knowing cuckolded Robert, is a study of a man wounded and betrayed by his best friend. Baird’s controlled bluster on the outside belies the

seething energy inside. We’re not sure what Robert is capable of doing, but over drinks in a Venetian restaurant one summer, we find out that Robert is no angel either. It’s a disciplined gem of a performance. One is reminded, at times, of the poignancy of that most achingly English of all illicit love-affair plays and movies: “Brief Encounter”, from the pen of the great Noel Coward.

The technical credits at North Coast Rep are always first rate. The creative team led by director Corrado once again

provide the splendid one-two technical punch team of Set Designer Marty Burnett and Lighting designer Matt Novotny. Costumer designer Alina Bokovikova, as always creates spot-on costumes, along with sound design by Melanie Chen.

“Betrayal” is a sophisticated and provocative production for grownups that runs through June 28, 2015.

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Harold Pinter’s Thought Provoking “Betrayal”

Directed by Frank Corrado directs a stellar cast: Richard Baird,* Jeffrey Fracé*, Carla Harting*, and Benjamin Cole. Cast & Crew. Photo by Aaron Rumley

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greatest assets (the pools), and especially one of the ways to host a summer event here,” McLean said. “We’re investing a lot in bringing out major talent, and we call it a music festival for a reason.”

A solid music lineup catered towards the young, working-class millennial has given festival goer’s a convincing reason to hit the three-venue festival. As long as the music and the overall vibe are top shelf, party seekers and the work-hard-play-harder will show up.

Having succeeded in every facet of planning and execution, the Fest has grown and evolved in the right direction in a short time. McLean is happy at the progress, audience turnout and the event as a whole, and due to the positive reception, there is more room for Splash House to evolve and expand.

“I’m definitely not going to set a limit on what it can be, but I would say, as a city-spanning music festival, we are not limited to doing three venues,” McLean said. “There is a future I see, that it kind of envelops the city, there are more than three venues and there are multiple routes.”

Through its early stages, with ticket sales rising and addition of a second weekend, the event has been steadily gaining momentum. Yet, there is more than McLean would like to accomplish – including adding more weekends.

“We made a huge commitment by buying out the

Saguaro. We bought out the Hilton this year – and we are sold out for this June,” McLean said. “We’re at a point where we can start looking into adding more venues and essentially bringing more people out.”

This year’s running will only have two weekends, but it is likely that a three-weekend version is merely a few years down the road. If making it to Palm Springs is too difficult this weekend, or in August, as well, there will be plenty of future opportunities to vibe at Splash House.

The festival itself is not the only way to enjoy Splash House this weekend. There will be additional after parties at other, undisclosed venues throughout Palm Springs.

Whether its June or August, definitely try to make it down to Palm Springs for Splash House this summer. You cannot miss the event if you are in the Coachella Valley, Southern California or anywhere and just love to have a good time.

Room / wristband packages for this weekend are sold out but attending is still a possibility with two-day wristbands available for $115. For August, there are still room / wristband packages at $180 per person, and two-day tickets for $115.

For more information on Splash House, including the full lineup, go to www.splashhouse .com

Follow Dan on Twitter @dsmarine7.

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Eifman Ballets ‘Rodin’ at the Music Center

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The Eifman Ballet of St. Petersburg, founded in 1977 by Boris Eifman, not only allows its audience to appreciate the beauty of dance it also enables them to empathize with the scenic action on stage as they enter into a world of human passions. A fine example of the choreographer’s emotional technique was “Anna Karenina,” a ballet that translated Tolstoy’s haunting love story into dance. The result was a wordless retelling of Tolstoy’s novel that was readily understandable.

The Eifman Ballet returns to the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion of the Music Center June 12 to 14 to present “Rodin,” a ballet dedicated to the life and artistic works of the great sculptor Auguste Rodin and his apprentice, love and muse, Camille Claudel. While Rodin created masterpieces in stone, the choreographer has created a ballet masterwork dedicated to

the incomprehensible mystery of the creative process.

All ticket holders for “Rodin” can present their ticket or proof of purchase at LACMA to get $5 off admission through July 12, which includes access to LACMA’s B. Gerald Cantor Sculpture Garden featuring Rodin’s sculptures and the option to take a free docent led tour of the garden on weekends. For more information go to lacma.org.

To order tickets for “Rodin” at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion call (213) 972-0711 or go online to musiccenter.org/rodin.

••••••••••••••In Disney’s “Tomorrowland, “

we start in the present, flashback to the past, then search for a way to reach a secret place where a bright future is still possible. But is it already too late to keep the world, as we know it from self-destruction? If it sounds

complicated, well so is the plot for “Tomorrowland,” co-written and directed by Brad Bird who once described the film as a “science fiction action adventure road movie fable, kind of.”

The film is at its most enjoyable at the start when a young Frank Walker (Thomas Robinson) comes to the 1964 World’s Fair in New York with his invention that still has a few kinks in it. He brings it to the attention of a scientist there, David Nix (Hugh Laurie, TV’s Dr. House.) True to his name, Nix nixes the boys’ invention for flying through the air via his not yet perfected contraption made from an old vacuum cleaner. But a young girl named Athena (Raffey Cassidy), the same age at the time as Frank, takes a liking to him and tries to help him realize his dreams. Later, this hopeful young inventor becomes the jaded genius recluse (George Clooney).

If you were around in 1964 it was fun to revisit the N.Y. World’s Fair where Disney presented all sorts of futuristic ideas and rides like “Small World.” It was also fun to enjoy the youthful playfulness

of the kindred souls, Athena and young Frank.

In the present, the story introduces us to Casey (Britt Robertson), a very bright, optimistic teen bursting with scientific curiosity who is trying to keep the NASA space center in Cape Canaveral from being demolished. Her engineer dad (Tom McGraw) works there and if the center is closed, he will be out of a job. Her methods of preservation are considered trespassing, and she is soon taken into custody. When released, she finds a mysterious, unusual pin with a big red T on it nestled in between her possessions. Where did it come from? What is it capable of doing? Will it lead to a great adventure or get her into serious trouble? The answer to the last two questions is a definite “Yes.”

Bird, who won an Oscar for his ‘practically perfect in every way’ animated gem “Ratatouille,” about a little rat who dreams of becoming a great French chef, also created two other animated treasures, “The Incredibles” and “The Iron Giant.” Somehow the animated stories were more

focused and magical than this ambitious, big budgeted film that is weighted down by too many plot twists and over budgeted special effects.

To the film’s credit, its heart is in the right place as it tells the audience that the hope for the future lies in preserving the earth, its resources and animals. But it needed judicious editing to make the plot less plodding and fewer over produced chase sequences. Shorter, focused and more centered would have been a far better route to a great big beautiful tomorrow. Rated PG for scenes of sci-fi action and peril...

If you see the film at the El Capitan in Hollywood, there are some added extras. Greg Wilson’s “The Magic of Imagination” is presented live on stage prior to the film and after the screening, there is a behind-the-scenes look at how the filmmakers created the world of “Tomorrowland” that includes costumes, props and concept drawings. Plus, see a display from Walt Disney Imagineering showcas ing D isney land attractions featured in the movie.

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SAN FRANCISCO-Apple® today unveiled Apple Music™, a single, intuitive app that combines the best ways to enjoy music — all in one place. Apple Music is a revolutionary streaming music service, a pioneering worldwide live radio station from Apple broadcasting 24 hours a day and a great new way for music fans to connect with their favorite artists. Apple Music combines the largest and most diverse collection of music on the planet with the expertise of world-class music experts who have programmed playlists for your iPhone®, iPad®, iPod touch®, Mac®, PC, Apple TV® and Android phones.* Apple Music will be available starting on June 30 in over 100 countries.

“We love music, and the new Apple Music service puts an incredible experience at every fan’s fingertips,” said Eddy Cue, Apple’s senior vice president of Internet Software and Services. “All the ways people love enjoying music come together in one app — a revolutionary streaming service, live worldwide radio and an exciting way for fans to connect with artists.”

“Apple Music is really going to move the needle for fans and artists,” said Jimmy Iovine. “Online music has become a complicated mess of apps, services and websites. Apple Music brings the best features together for an experience every music lover will appreciate.”

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Curation is the soul of every playlist created on Apple Music. Apple has hired the most talented music experts from around the world, dedicated to creating the perfect playlists based on your preferences, and they become better curators the more you

listen. The “For You” section of Apple Music provides a fresh mix of albums, new releases and playlists, which have been personalized just for you.

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By Desert Star StaffWhen you hear the word

“art” you may think of a “do not touch sign,” amid the hushed

tones of a gallery or museum. But artistic expression can take on many forms, and these days, artists and musicians are bringing their work to vivid life in innovative and exciting ways.

For example, Michael B. Koep, an accomplished visual artist, award-winning poet, swordsman, touring rock musician and author, is an intriguing example of someone doing just that. A Renaissance man, Koep is known in particular for the creative ways he showcases his novels. He makes a point of mirroring his literary fantasy world when in front of an audience by doing everything from using a quill pen, to performing songs based on his book’s themes, to reading aloud near a busy bus stop, to the occasional sword fight.

His latest novel, “The Newirth Mythology: Leaves of Fire,” is the second title in a thriller fiction trilogy. The trilogy explores the theme of bringing art to life, imagining a world where paintings hold the secrets to the meaning of life and death; and scribbled words

can alter the past and reshape the present. Spanning seven centuries, “Leaves of Fire” tells of how a journal has inadvertently changed history and made myths and their characters real. More information can be found at www.MichaelBKoep.com.

With a wider scope of media platforms available for expression, multi-faceted artists

of all walks of life can use their work to bring communities together, which is what many believe it is for in the first place.

“Art should knit us all together. It should inspire, elevate and excite,” says Koep. “I like to think of art as a good conversation that you don’t want to end -- so you order more drinks.”

Melissa Etheridge, Florence + the Machine and SonnyLandreth have returned withfantastic new releases providinga growing appreciation for theirever-expanding legacies.

Artist: Melissa EtheridgeTitles: A Little Bit of Me: Live in L.A. (Shout! Factory)You might like if you enjoy: Melissa Etheridge, Indigo Girls, Bruce Springsteen

Tell me more: Available on both DVD and Blu-ray, Melissa Etheridge’s “A Little Bit of Me: Live in L.A.” captured the Grammy- and Academy Award-winning artist on the final night of her “This Is M.E.” tour at the famed Orpheum Theater in downtown Los Angeles on Dec. 12, 2014. Wonderfully directed by Kerry Asmussen, the full-length concert caught the Kansas native and her band performing more than

a dozen songs, with a mix of inspired new material off her 13th album “This Is M.E.” and classic hits providing a winning overview of Etheridge’s 30-year career. Highlights on the release include her opening Springsteen-minded salvo “I Won’t Be Alone Tonight,” infectious “Take My Number,” the confessional “Ruins” and rousing “Bring Me Some Water,” the latter that found her powering the extended blues rocker with her 12-string acoustic guitar. Information: shoutfactory.com.

Artist: Florence + the MachineTitle: How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful (Republic Records)You might like if you enjoy: Kate Bush, Of Monsters and Men, Arcade Fire, Sigur Rós

Tell me more: It’s no easy task for a groundbreaking artist

to exceed the lofty expectations of an adoring following when they release a highly-anticipated new album. But for the second time in 2015, a beloved British artist has not only exceeded those expectat ions, but astounded fans with a bona fide masterwork. Blur returned after more than a decade to impress with amazing “The Magic Whip” (released in late April); now Florence + the Machine has somehow outdistanced their own brilliant 2011 sophomore effort “Ceremonials” with the just-released “How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful.” Singer-songwriter Florence Welch has a soprano that is both alluring and multi-octave spanning, but it is the songstress’ nuanced and artistic approach that draws comparisons with Kate Bush that makes Florence + the Machine one of today’s most impactful

artists. On “How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful,” the driving “Ship to Wreck,” cutting “What Kind of Man” and experimental electronica-tinged “Long & Lost” all have an immediate effect while revealing additional sonic layers with each listen. The symphonic title track and propulsive “Queen of Peace” boast the kind power that only a few modern-day greats (Radiohead, Sigur Rós, U2) have achieved on disc. Information: RepublicRecords.com.

Artist: Sonny LandrethTitle: Bound By The Blues (Provogue Records)You might like if you enjoy: Derek Trucks, Roy Rogers, Eric Clapton

Tell me more: Singer-songwriter/virtuoso slide guitarist Sonny Landreth has come home with his latest album “Bound By

The Blues.” One of the world’s most celebrated slide guitar players, the Mississippi native’s new 10-song release is no mere nod to Southern Blues (he grew up in Lafayette, Louisiana); the disc is rich with probing songs bolstered by Landreth’s emotive baritone vocals and wide-ranging guitar craft. Leading things off is the catchy Delta-mining “Walkin’ Blues,” one of the first blues tracks Landreth recalls learning to play; the emotive title track boasts some of Landreth’s most textured slide guitar work on the disc. The graceful “Where They Will” and “Firebird Blues” (the latter a tribute to the late Johnny Winter) shed more light on Landreth’s wide-ranging approach. Information: SonnyLandreth.com.

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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - Tapping into the healing power of laughter, specially trained clowns will be hired by public hospitals in Argentina’s largest province thanks to a new law that requires they be available to help treat child patients.

Andres Kogan, a pediatrician who oversees a hospital program with clowns, said Friday that the law passed last month would be implemented over the next several months.

Kogan said clowns don’t just make children and their families feel better about being in a hospital, but also help doctors get information from children who are shy, have been abused or are

not able to communicate for any reason.

Alejo Lacone, a 9-year-old left paralyzed after being hit by a car in March, is a good example of how that works. Because of a tracheotomy, the boy can’t speak.

However, three clowns at the Central Hospital of Pediatrics Dr. Claudio Zin, on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, are able to get him to smile by acting out in front of him. The clowns come to the hospital every Thursday, making the rounds to rooms with children.

“The clowns put on their noses and invite you to play with them,” said hospital director Carlos Kambourian, adding that the therapeutic method is based

on one used by Miami Children’s Hospital.

Ludmila Arredes, Alejo Lacone’s 19-year-old cousin, said the clowns have given the child something to look forward to.

“Since the clowns began coming, the nurses have noticed a difference, and so they have asked that they come more frequently,” she said.

Under the law, hospitals will have wide leeway to decide how many clowns come and how frequently.

The province of Buenos Aires is home to about 15 million people and has more than 70 public hospitals. It borders the separate city of Buenos Aires. Source KMIR

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By Desert Star StaffA McKinney, Texas police

officer has been suspended after a clip went viral showing him throwing a black bikini-clad teenager to the ground and chasing her friends with a gun. Police were called in because of “too many black teens” partying in the area.

A video filmed on June 5 and posted on YouTube by Brandon Brooks has scored hundreds of thousands of views, causing a wave of online outrage. It shows McKinney police officers forcing a group of black teenagers dressed in sportswear and bathing suits to the ground, and chasing those who do not comply with what look like flashlights or Tasers. They also swear at the kids.

One particularly aggressive

officer is seen dispersing a group of girls, shouting “I don’t care, you’re leaving now.” Moments later he is seen walking up to and detaining a black female teen who is reluctant to leave immediately.

Then, all of a sudden, the cop throws the bikini-clad girl to the ground. When other girls run to the scene, he violently pushes them away before producing a gun and briefly chasing two of the black teens. He then returns to the girl, forces her face down, and sits on her back to handcuff her. The teenager repeatedly cries “Oh my momma, oh God!” and bursts into tears.

The officer has been identified by local media as Eric Casebolt, although the McKinney Police Department did not

immediately disclose his name. The department, however, said

that an officer had been placed on administrative leave following the incident. An investigation has also been launched.

“Several concerns about the conduct of one of the officers at the scene have been raised,” local police Chief Greg Conley told reporters on Sunday. He described the 14-year-old female as having been “temporarily detained” and then “ultimately released to her parents.”

Meanwhile, the reason for the police action, which involved a dozen officers dispersing a party at the Craig Ranch North Community Pool, has raised further questions. Police spokesperson Sabrina Boston said police were called in due to “multiple juveniles at the location, who do not live in the area or have permission to be there, refusing to leave.”

According to Boston, officers “encountered a large crowd that refused to comply with police commands” and were given additional reinforcement.

Police have been accused of racial prejudice in the incident, as officers appeared to be picky about which of the 70 teens of different ethnicities they forcefully detained.

“Everyone who was getting put on the ground was black, Mexican, Arabic,” said Brooks, who shot the footage, and is white himself, according to inquisitr.com. “[The cop] didn’t even look at me. It was kind of like I was invisible.”

Meanwhile, the father of the girl, Jahi Adisa Bakari, made a public call on social media for Casebolt to be “fired immediately.”

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Driving tips to keep your family safe this summerBy Desert Star Staff

Traffic deaths are on the rise, and experts fear the trend will continue this summer during a period known as the 100 Deadly Days. Summer weekends tend to be the most dangerous, with seven out of 10 crashes happening on a Saturday or Sunday in the summer of 2014.

“While the statistics point out a dangerous trend, we have the ability to influence outcomes through our choices and behavior,” said Deborah A.P.

Hersman, president and CEO of the National Safety Council (NSC). “Summer is typically a high-exposure period with lots of miles driven and several long holiday weekends. Take your responsibilities behind the wheel this summer seriously and ensure that you get to your destination safely.”

Traffic deaths in the U.S. increased each month during the six months leading up to the summer, compared to the same six month period a year ago.

NSC believes the spike in fatal car crashes is due in part to an improving economy. Lower gas prices and lower unemployment rates often lead to an increase in traffic because more people can afford to drive, and many travel long distances and take vacations.

Certain crash factors, such as speeding and alcohol, are also more common during the summer. A yearly average of 2,781 deaths in June, July and August involve speeding,

and 2,846 involve alcohol, according to NSC analysis of National Highway Traffic Safety Administration data.

To help stay safe on the roads this summer, NSC recommends drivers:

• Learn about their vehicle’s safety systems and how to use them. Free resources, such as MyCarDoesWhat.org can help drivers understand the ins and outs of such features as blind spot, lane departure warning systems, and backup cameras. Visit www.MyCarDoesWhat.org to learn more.

• Buckle up for all trips—short and long, even back seat passengers.

• Designate a non-drinking

driver or arrange alternate transportation.

• Get plenty of sleep and take regular breaks to avoid fatigue.

• Never use a cell phone behind the wheel, even hands-free.

• Monitor teens’ driving habits. An NSC survey found many parents are more inclined to loosen household driving rules during the summer. Teen passengers are one of the greatest distractions.

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STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FIC-TITIOUS BUSINESS NAME The following fictitious business name(s) HUC INDUSTRIES 3580 DEL SOL RD., PALM SPRINGS CA 92262. Riverside County has been abandoned by the following person(s): JACOB JOSEPH CLAUSEN 3580 DEL SOL RD., PALM SPRINGS, CA 92262. This business is con-ducted by: Individual. The fictitious business name(s) referred to above was filed in Riverside County on 11-13-2014. I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true, information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime). Signed: JA-COB JOSEPH CLAUSEN. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County, signed by, Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk Recorder File No. I-201402860. Pub June 10, 17, 24, July 1, 2015. DSW15-5134FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSI-NESS AS: HUC INDUSTRIES 303 WEST RADIO ROAD, PALM SPRINGS CA 92262. Riverside County. Full name of registrant: JACOB JOSEPH CLAUSEN 67620 TUNITAS RD., DESERT HOT SPRINGS CA 92240. 2b. TIMOTHY DUANE CREE 23200 LAMEL RD., DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92241. 3b. SHAWN SETH BLAIR 56175 MOUN-TAIN VIEW TRAIL, YUCCA VALLEY, CA 92284. Business is conducted by: GENERAL PARTNER-SHIP. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above. I declare that all the information in this state-ment is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares as true, information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime). Signed: JACOB JOSEPH CLAUSEN. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on June 5, 2015. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk Recorder File No. R-201505793 NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSI-NESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATE-MENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). Pub June 10, 17, 24, July 1, 2015. DSW15-5133NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: PIETRO BALESTRACCI AKA PIETRO DO-MENICO BALESTRACCI, PIETRO D BALESTRACCI CASE NO. INP 1500373 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of PIETRO BALESTRACCI AKA PIETRO DOMENICO BALESTRACCI, PIETRO D BAL-ESTRACCI. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by PETER PAUL BALESTRACCI AND PIETRO D. BALESTRACCI in the Superior Court of California, County of RIVERSIDE. THE PETITION FOR PRO-BATE requests that PETER BALESTRACCI AND PIETRO D. BALESTRACCI be appointed as per-sonal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Indepen-dent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: JULY 02, 2015 at 8:45AM in Dept. 1A located at 46-200 Oasis Street, Indio, CA 92201. IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California stat-utes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAM-INE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Petitioner: PETER PAUL BALESTRACCI AND PIETRO D. BALESTRACCI 1435 SHELBOURNE AVENUE LAS VEGAS, NV 89123 951-587-5181. Pub 6/5/2015, 6/10/2015, 6/12/2015. DSW15-7124FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSI-NESS AS: WESTERN HORTICULTURAL SERVICES 35969 ALAMEDA COURT, RANCHO MIRAGE, CA 92270. Riverside County. Full name of registrant: MITCHELL P KING (PAUL) 35969 ALAMEDA COURT RANCHO MIRAGE CA 92270. Business is conducted by: Individual. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above. I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares as true, information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime). Signed: MITCHELL P KING. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on May 7, 2015. Peter Aldana, Signed: Y.R. CRUZ File No. I-2015-01180 NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTI-TIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF AN-OTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). Pub June 3, 10, 17, 24, 2015. DSW15-5128Mission Springs Water District Notice of Public HearingS WATER & Sewer Standby Assessments On Monday, June 15, 2015 at 3 p.m. the Board of Directors of Mission Springs Water District will con-duct public hearings on its annual water and sewer standby assessments for Fiscal Year 2015-2016, which are collected on property tax bills of affected properties. The Board will hear and consider all comments regarding this assessment at this public hearing. These annual assessments finance the ongoing cost of maintaining and operating the

water distribution lines and sewer collection lines, which provide water and sewer service access to certain properties and are based upon the proxim-ity of those properties to water and/or sewer lines. No change is recommended from last year’s as-sessment criteria. A report showing the proposed assessment and methodology will be available for viewing fourteen days (14 days) prior to the public hearings, at the district offices located at 66575 2nd St., Desert Hot Springs CA, or information may be obtained by calling 760-329-5169 ext. 116. /s/Arden Wallum Secretary, Mission Springs Water District PUB:6/3/15, 6/10/15. DSW15-5127CALIFORNIA AUCTION AD Notice is hereby given that the contents of the following units will be offered for sale by publication to the highest bidder for en-forcement of storage lien. The auction will be held on June 18, 2015 9AM. Location: Desert Self Storage 66251 Dillon Road Desert Hot Springs, CA 92240. Terms: CASH ONLY. Desert Self Storage reserves the right to refuse any bid or so cancel the auction. Name of Auctioneer: AMERICAN UCTIONEERS Bond#:FS863-20-14. The following units are sched-uled for auction: UNIT# NAME: DE-SCRIPTION: D071 RAFAEL GONZALEZ HOUSEHOLD, D084 ANDREA WILMS HOUSEHOLD , E161 GREAG SHARP HOUSEHOLD, E049 JOSEPH COOPER HOUSEHOLD, E019 TIR-RELL SMITHEAL HOUSEHOLD, B100 MANUAL GOMEZ HOUSEHOLD, C078 PATRICA COURTNEY HOUSEHOLD , D033 THONG POR HOUSEHOLD, C107 ANTHONY HELM HOUSEHOLD, D011 RAFAEL GONZALEZ HOUSEHOLD, A019 GREAG SHARP HOUSE-HOLD, B29B ISRAEL MORALES HOUSE-HOLD, B13A RONALD NEUMAN HOUSEHOLD, B11D ELVIA RODRIQUEZ HOUSEHOLD, B007 DONOVAN MULLALLY HOUSEHOLD, B69B GLENN BRITTINGHAM HOUSEHOLD, Pub June 4rd, 2015 & June 10th, 2015. DSW15-5125AMENDED FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATE-MENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: FIDELITY HANDYMAN SERVICES 98635 SURFSIDE AVE. MECCA CA 92254. Riverside County PO BOX 1364, INDIO, CA 92202 Full name of registrant: PEDRO-GARCIA 98635 SURFSIDE AVE MECCA CA 92254. Busi-ness is conducted by: CORPORATION. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious name(s) listed above. I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares as true, information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime). Signed: PEDRO GARCIA. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on March 31, 2015. Peter Aldana, signed by V. BOYZO-SAUCEDO File No. I-2015-00862 NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATE-MENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). Pub April 15, 22, 29, May 5, June 3, 10, 17, 24, 2015. DSW15-5089AMENDED FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATE-MENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DO-ING BUSINESS AS: DESERT SPECIALTY FOODS 36000 CATHEDRAL CANYON DR CATHEDRAL CITY CA 92234. Riverside County PO BOX 1237, CATHEDRAL CITY CA 92235 Full name of regis-trant: FAUSTINO CORVERA ARIAS 66921 BUENA VISTA AVE DESERT HOT SPRINGS CA 92260. Business is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 2001. I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares as true, informa-tion which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime). Signed: FAUSTINO CORVERA ARIAS. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of River-side County on April 8, 2015. Peter Aldana, signed by M. DUENAS File No. I-2015-00927 NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATE-MENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTI-TIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE). Pub April 15, 22, 29, May 5, Jun3 3, 10, 17, 24, 2015. DSW15-5088ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME, CASE NO. PSC 1502049, SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA 3255 E. Tahquitz Can-yon Way, Palm Springs, CA 92263, COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Melanie R. Christmas filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: 1a. Present Name: Alexa Nicole Walters to Proposed Name: Alexa Nicole Christmas 2.THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING a. Date: July 10, 2015 Time: 8:30 a.m., Dept.: PS3, b. The address of the court

is: 3255 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Palm Springs, CA 92262, County of Riverside 3.a. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county (specify newspaper): Desert Star Weekly 13-279 Palm Drive, Desert Hot Springs, CA 92240 Dated: Mau13, 2015, Judge of the Superior Court, Pub May 20, 27, June 3, 10, 2015. DSW15-5119TSG No.: 140176096 TS No.: CA1500268212 FHA/VA/PMI No.: APN: 633-064-020-2 Property Address: 75440 PAINTED DESERT DRIVE INDIAN WELLS, CA 92210 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 01/27/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANA-TION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAW-YER. On 06/30/2015 at 09:00 A.M., First American Title Insurance Company, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 01/31/2006, as Instrument No. 2006-0072023, in book , page , , of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of RIVERSIDE County, State of California. Executed by: JOSEPH DOYLE, AN UN-MARRIED MAN, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK/CASH EQUIVALENT or other form of pay-ment authorized by 2924h(b), (Payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States) AT THE FRONT ENTRANCE OF THE FORMER CORONA POLICE DEPARTMENT AT 849 W. SIXTH STREET, CORONA, CA. All right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State de-scribed as: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN THE ABOVE MENTIONED DEED OF TRUST APN# 633-064-020-2 The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 75440 PAINTED DESERT DRIVE, INDIAN WELLS, CA 92210 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) se-cured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $923,346.20. The beneficiary un-der said Deed of Trust has deposited all documents evidencing the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust and has declared all sums secured thereby immediately due and payable, and has caused a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be executed. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the County where the real property is located. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (916)939-0772 or visit this Internet Web http://search.nationwideposting.com/propertySearchTerms.aspx, using the file number assigned to this case CA1500268212 Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. Date: First American Title Insurance Company 6 CAM-PUS CIRCLE, 2ND FLOOR Westlake, TX 76262 First American Title Insurance Company MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OB-TAINED MAY BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE FOR TRUSTEES SALE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (916)939-0772NPP0249590 To: DESERT STAR WEEKLY 06/10/2015, 06/17/2015, 06/24/2015. DSW15-5135 Trustee Sale No. : 00000004719920 Title Or-der No.: 730-1403991-70 FHA/VA/PMI No.: 136296238 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 04/24/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE AC-

TION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PRO-CEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CON-TACT A LAWYER. BARRETT DAFFIN FRAPPIER TREDER & WEISS, LLP, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 05/03/2006 as Instrument No. 2006-0321488 of official records in the office of the County Recorder of RIVERSIDE County, State of CALIFORNIA. EX-ECUTED BY: MARIO G. SAINTIS, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK/CASH EQUIVALENT or other form of payment authorized by California Civil Code 2924h(b), (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States). DATE OF SALE: 07/10/2015 TIME OF SALE: 9:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: 2410 WARDLOW ROAD # 104, CORONA, CA 92880. STREET ADDRESS and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 50054 CALLE TOLOSA, COACHELLA, CALIFORNIA 92236-5467 APN#: 767-612-017-1 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street ad-dress and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $507,002.97. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and De-mand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 800-280-2832 for information regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this Internet Web site www.auction.com for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case 00000004719920. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone infor-mation or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. FOR TRUSTEE SALE INFORMA-TION PLEASE CALL: AUCTION.COM, LLC ONE MAUCHLY IRVINE, CA 92618 800-280-2832 www.auction.com BARRETT DAFFIN FRAPPIER TREDER & WEISS, LLP IS ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. BARRETT DAFFIN FRAP-PIER TREDER & WEISS, LLP as Trustee Dated: 05/29/2015 NPP0249026 To: DESERT STAR WEEKLY 06/10/2015, 06/17/2015, 06/24/2015. DSW15-5132NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE File No. 7023.112836 Title Order No. NXCA-0173778 APN 646-300-041 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 09/19/2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANA-TION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER.A public auction sale to the highest bid-der for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal sav-ings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in §5102 to the Financial code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encum-brances, to satisfy the obligation secured by said Deed of Trust. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property ad-dress or other common designation, if any, shown herein. Trustor(s): MATTHEW S. PEARCE, A SINGLE PERSON Recorded: 09/21/2005, as Instrument No. 2005-0780563, of Official Records of RIVERSIDE County, California. Date of Sale: 06/23/2015 at 10:00 AM Place of Sale: In front of the Corona Civic Center, located at 849 W Sixth Street, Corona, CA The purported property address is: 49010 MARIM-BA COURT, LA QUINTA, CA92253 Assessors Parcel

No. 646-300-041 The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $288,815.76. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid, plus interest. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the beneficiary, the Trustor or the trustee. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 877-484-9942 or visit this Internet Web site www.USA-Foreclosure.com or www.Auction.com using the file number assigned to this case 7023.112836. Information about post-ponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone informa-tion or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. Date: June 1, 2015 NORTHWEST TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC., as Trustee Victoria Gutierrez, Authorized Signatory 1241 E. Dyer Road, Suite 250, Santa Ana, CA 92705 Reinstatement and Pay-Off Requests: (866) 387-NWTS THIS OFFICE IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE ORDER # 7023.112836: 06/03/2015,06/10/2015,06/17/2015. DSW15-5129T.S. No.: 2014-07589-CA Loan No.: 359509251 A.P.N.:656-192-006-3 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE PURSUANT TO CIVIL CODE § 2923.3(a), THE SUMMARY OF INFORMATION REFERRED TO BELOW IS NOT ATTACHED TO THE RECORDED COPY OF THIS DOCUMENT BUT ONLY TO THE COPIES PROVIDED TO THE TRUSTOR. NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT AT-TACHED 注：本文件包含一个信息摘要참고사항: 본첨부문서에정보요약서가있습니다NOTA: SE ADJUNTA UN RESUMEN DE LA INFORMACIÓN DE ESTE DOCUMENTOTALA: MAYROONG BUOD NG IMPORMASYON SA DOKUMENTONG ITO NA NAKALAKIPLƯU Ý: KÈM THEO ĐÂY LÀ BẢN TRÌNH BÀY TÓM LƯỢC VỀ THÔNG TIN TRONG TÀI LIỆU NÀY IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROP-ERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 10/12/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROP-ERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. Trustor: Gary S. Watkins AND ADRIENE WATKINS, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS Duly Appointed Trustee: Western Progressive Trustee, LLC Recorded 10/19/2006 as Instrument No. 2006-0768668 in book ---, page--- and of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Riverside County, California, Date of Sale: 07/07/2015 at 09:30 AM Place of Sale THE BOTTOM OF THE STAIRWAY TO THE BUILDING LOCATED AT 849 W. SIXTH STREET, CORONA, CA. Estimated amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $302,779.53 WILL SELL AT PUB-LIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK DRAWN ON A STATE OR NA-TIONAL BANK, A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, OR A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, A SAVINGS ASSOCIATION OR SAVINGS BANK SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5102 OF THE FINANCIAL CODE AND AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSINESS IN THIS STATE: All right, title, and inter-est conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described as: Street Address or other common designation of real property: 15637 Avenida Ramada, Desert Hot Springs, CA 92240 A.P.N.: 656-192-006-3 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regard-ing title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is: $302,779.53. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the suc-cessful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The beneficiary of the Deed of Trust has executed and delivered to the undersigned a written request to commence foreclosure, and the undersigned caused a Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be

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Desert Star Weekly Legals June 10, 2015 page 17recorded in the county where the real property is lo-cated. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this prop-erty by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on this property. Note: Because the Beneficiary reserves the right to bid less than the total debt owed, it is possible that at the time of the sale the opening bid may be less than the total debt .NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (866)-960-8299 or visit this Internet Web site http://www.altisource.com/Mort-gageServices/DefaultManagement/TrusteeServices.aspx using the file number assigned to this case 2014-07589-CA. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postpone-ment information is to attend the scheduled sale. Date: May 22, 2015 Western Progressive, LLC , as Trustee C/o 30 Corporate Park, Suite 450 Irvine, CA 92606 Automated Sale Information Line: 866) 960-8299 http://www.altisource.com/MortgageServices/DefaultManagement/TrusteeServices.aspx For Non-Automated Sale Information, call: (866) 240-3530 . THIS FIRM IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION. Pub 610, 6/17, 6/24, 2015. DSW15-5126T.S. No: CR15-1028 A.P.N: 603-525-002-1 Order No.: 150014579 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 9/2/2014. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described below. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may he greater on the day of sale. Trustor: Dia-CJ Better Ways Investments, LLC Duly Appointed Trustee: County Records Research, Inc. Recorded 9/10/2014 as Instrument No. 2014-0343196 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Riverside County, California, and pursuant to the Notice of Default and Election to Sell thereunder recorded 2/5/2015 in Book Page, as Instrument No 2015-0045690 of said Official Records. Date of Sale: 6/24/2015 at 3:00 PM Place of Sale: In front of the building near the flagpoles 849 W. Sixth Street, (Northeast corner of West Sixth Street & South Buena Vista Avenue), Corona, Cali-fornia 92882 Estimated amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $80,875.36 Street Address or other common designation of real property: 84120 Avenida Europa, Coachella, CA 92236 NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bid-ding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 888-988-6736 or visit this Internet Web site salestrack.sdsf.com, using the file number assigned to this case CR15-1028. In-formation about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the sched-uled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verity postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. Date: 5/20/2015 COUNTY RECORDS RESEARCH, INC. 4952 Warner Avenue #105 Huntington Beach, CA 92649 PHONE : (714) 846-6634 FAX # (714) 846-3720 Trustee’s Sale Line (888) 988-6736 Sales Website: salestrack.tdsf.com Hoai Phan County Re-cords Research, Inc., Trustee Division TAC: 972909 PUB: 5/27/15, 6/03/15, 6/10/15. DSW15-5124 T.S. No.: 9462-0431 TSG Order No.: 120235137−CΑ−LΜΙ A.P.N.: 603-560-003-1 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 06/09/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROP-ERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. NBS Default Services, LLC, as the duly appointed Trustee, under and pursuant to the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust Recorded 06/30/2006 as Document No.: 2006-0476053, of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Riverside County, California, executed by: RICARDO L GOMEZ, AND MARIA W GOMEZ, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS, as Trustor, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (payable in full at time of sale by cash, a cashier’s check drawn by a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state). All right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and state, and as more fully described in the attached legal description. Sale Date & Time: 06/17/2015 at 09:00 AM Sale Location: At the front entrance of the former Corona Police Department

at 849 W. Sixth Street, Corona, CA. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 49822 REDONDO PONIENTE, COACHELLA, CA 92236 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made in an “AS IS” condi-tion, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encum-brances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to-wit: $571,338.29 (Estimated). Accrued interest and additional advances, if any, will increase this figure prior to sale. It is possible that at the time of sale the opening bid may be less than the total indebtedness due. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this prop-erty by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursu-ant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call, 916-939-0772 for information regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this Internet Web site, www.nationwideposting.com, for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number as-signed to this case, T.S.# 9462-0431. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. NBS Default Services, LLC 301 E. Ocean Blvd. Suite 1720 Long Beach, CA 90802 800-766-7751 For Trustee Sale Information Log On To: www.nationwideposting.com or Call: 916-939-0772. NBS Default Services, LLC, Vanessa Gomez, Foreclosure Associate This com-munication is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. However, if you have received a discharge of the debt referenced herein in a bankruptcy proceeding, this is not an attempt to impose personal liability upon you for payment of that debt. In the event you have received a bankruptcy discharge, any action to enforce the debt will be taken against the property only. LEGAL DESCRIPTION LOT 3 OF TRACT NO. 30831, IN THE CITY OF COACHELLA, AS SHOWN BY MAP ON FILE IN BOOK 389, PAGE 37-41 OF MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. NPP0248476 To: DESERT STAR WEEKLY 05/27/2015, 06/03/2015, 06/10/2015. DSW15-5123 TSG No.: 730-1407261-70 TS No.: CA1400264548 FHA/VA/PMI No.: APN: 623-320-015-6 Property Address: 46555 QUAIL RUN DRIVE INDIAN WELLS , CA 92210 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DAT-ED 08/18/2004. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 06/16/2015 at 09:00 A.M., VERIPRISE PROCESS-ING SOLUTIONS LLC, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 08/27/2004, as Instrument No. 2004-0681671, in book NA, page NA, , of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of RIVERSIDE County, State of California, executed by: RICHARD W BARNES AND JANIS K BARNES, HUSBAND AND WIFE, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK/CASH EQUIVALENT or other form of payment authorized by 2924h(b), (Payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States) AT THE FRONT ENTRANCE OF THE FORMER CORONA POLICE DEPARTMENT AT 849 W. SIXTH STREET, CORONA, CA. All right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State described as: AS MORE FULLY DEaSCRIBED IN THE ABOVE MENTIONED DEED OF TRUST APN# 623-320-015-6 The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 46555 QUAIL RUN DRIVE , INDIAN WELLS , CA 92210 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $812,718.79. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust has deposited all documents evidencing the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust and has declared all sums secured thereby immediately due and payable, and has caused a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be executed. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Elec-tion to Sell to be recorded in the County where the real property is located. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investi-gate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these re-sources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (916)939-0772 or visit this Internet Web http://search.nationwideposting.com/propertySearchTerms.aspx, using the file number assigned to this case CA1400264548 Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser

shall have no further recourse against the Mort-gagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. Date: VERIPRISE PROCESSING SOLUTIONS LLC 750 Hwy 121 BYP STE 100 Lewisville, TX 75067 VERIPRISE PROCESSING SOLUTIONS LLC IS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE Signature Printed Named FOR TRUSTEES SALE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL (916)939-0772NPP0247947 To: DESERT STAR WEEKLY 05/27/2015, 06/03/2015, 06/10/2015 DSW15-5122APN: 642-214-012-4 TS No: CA08006685-14-1 TO No: 95306776 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED September 3, 2013. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On June 22, 2015 at 09:00 AM, in front of the Corona Civic Center, 849 W. Sixth Street, Corona, CA 92882, MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps, as the duly Appointed Trustee, under and pursuant to the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust recorded on September 11, 2013, as Instrument No. 2013-0443735, of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Riverside County, California, executed by DAVID VERNON PICKERING, A MARRIED MAN AS HIS SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY, as Trustor(s), in favor of MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYS-TEMS, INC. as nominee for AMERICAN FINANCIAL NETWORK INC as Beneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUB-LIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER, in lawful money of the United States, all payable at the time of sale, that certain property situated in said County, California describing the land therein as: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN SAID DEED OF TRUST The property heretofore described is being sold “as is”. The street address and other common designa-tion, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 13566 QUINTA WAY, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regard-ing title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the Note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said Note(s), advances if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligations secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of this Notice of Trustee’s Sale is estimated to be $158,687.24 (Estimated). However, prepayment premiums, accrued interest and advances will in-crease this figure prior to sale. Beneficiary’s bid at said sale may include all or part of said amount. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept a cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan asso-ciation, savings association or savings bank speci-fied in Section 5102 of the California Financial Code and authorized to do business in California, or other such funds as may be acceptable to the Trustee. In the event tender other than cash is accepted, the Trustee may withhold the issuance of the Trustee’s Deed Upon Sale until funds become available to the payee or endorsee as a matter of right. The property offered for sale excludes all funds held on account by the property receiver, if applicable. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. Notice to Potential Bidders If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a Trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a Trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same Lender may hold more than one mortgage or Deed of Trust on the property. Notice to Property Owner The sale date shown on this Notice of Sale may be postponed one or more times by the Mort-gagee, Beneficiary, Trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about Trustee Sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call In Source Logic at 702-659-7766 for information regarding the Trustee’s Sale or visit the Internet Web site address listed below for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number as-signed to this case, CA08006685-14-1. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone infor-mation or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. Date: May 18, 2015 MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps TS No. CA08006685-14-1 17100 Gillette Ave Irvine, CA 92614 949-252-8300 TDD: 866-660-4288 Amy Lemus, Authorized Sig-natory SALE INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED ON LINE AT www.insourcelogic.com FOR AUTO-MATED SALES INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: In Source Logic AT 702-659-7766 MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED MAY BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. ORDER NO. CA15-001340-1, PUB DATES: 05/27/2015, 06/03/2015, 06/10/2015. DSW15-5121NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No. CA-14-633698-JP Order No.: 730-1404917-70 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 7/31/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PRO-TECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 to the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): Joa-quin Alejo, a married man as his sole & sepa-rate property Recorded: 8/4/2006 as Instrument No. 2006-0576784 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of RIVERSIDE County, California; Date of Sale: 6/24/2015 at 9:00 AM Place of Sale: 2410 Wardlow Road #104, Corona, CA 92880, in the Auction.com Room Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $244,385.32 The purported property address is: 34179 ANITA WAY, RANCHO MIRAGE, CA 92270-0000 Assessor’s Parcel No.: 673-272-052-6 NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for

paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that informa-tion about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 800-280-2832 for information regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this Internet Web site http://www.qualityloan.com , using the file number assigned to this foreclosure by the Trustee: CA-14-633698-JP . Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to at-tend the scheduled sale. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, or the Mortgagee’s Attorney. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right’s against the real property only. As required by law, you are hereby notified that a negative credit report reflecting on your credit record may be submitted to a credit report agency if you fail to fulfill the terms of your credit obligations. QUALITY MAY BE CONSIDERED A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Date: Quality Loan Service Corporation 411 Ivy Street San Diego, CA 92101 619-645-7711 For NON SALE information only Sale Line: 800-280-2832 Or Login to: http://www.qualityloan.com Reinstatement Line: (866) 645-7711 Ext 5318 Quality Loan Service Corp. TS No.: CA-14-633698-JP IDSPub #0083522 5/27/2015 6/3/2015 6/10/2015. DSW15-5120NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TS No. CA-15-657316-JP Order No.: 10-8-477939 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 3/20/2008. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PRO-TECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 to the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): JUAN G. DE LA TORRE AND YOLANDA DE LA TORRE, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS Recorded: 4/1/2008 as Instrument No. 2008-0160693 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of RIVERSIDE County, California; Date of Sale: 6/24/2015 at 9:00 AM Place of Sale: 2410 Wardlow Road #104, Corona, CA 92880, in the Auction.com Room Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $302,438.11 The purported property address is: 12482 SUMAC DRIVE, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240 Assessor’s Parcel No.: 642-043-001-6 NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that informa-tion about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 800-280-2832 for information regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this Internet Web site http://www.qualityloan.com , using the file number assigned to this foreclosure by the Trustee: CA-15-657316-JP . Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to at-tend the scheduled sale. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, or the Mortgagee’s Attorney. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right’s against the real property only. As required by law, you are hereby notified that a negative credit report reflecting on your credit record may be submitted to a credit report agency if you fail to fulfill the terms of your credit obligations. QUALITY MAY BE CONSIDERED A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Date: Quality Loan Service Corporation 411 Ivy Street San Diego, CA 92101 619-645-7711 For NON SALE information only Sale Line: 800-280-2832 Or Login to: http://www.qualityloan.com Reinstatement Line: (866) 645-7711 Ext 5318 Quality Loan Service Corp. TS No.: CA-15-657316-JP IDSPub #0083197 5/27/2015 6/3/2015 6/10/2015. DSW15-5117

DESERT HOT SPRINGS

A Course in Miraclesdiscussion and study

group. Every Friday at 4 p.m. at 67735 Loma Vista

Rd. For info 805-440-9149.Elks Charity Bingo 2

Sessions every Tuesday: Doors open 4pm Each

session $10 buy in. 64878 Pierson Blvd-open to public

(760) 329-6444

CATHEDRAL CITY

Cabaret onthe Green-open mic signers every Sat. from 7:30-10p.m. at 36200 Date Palm Dr. For more info 760-202-1111.

Zumba Gold A go at your pace, Latin dance inspired

exercise class. Every Monday (9:30-10:30am)

Christina 760-321-1548 or Tim 760-2598

Wii Bowling GamesEvery Monday (1-2 p.m.) – Christina 760-321-1548 or

Tim 760-2598Mahjong an ancient

tile game that involves concentration and fun!

Every Monday (10-12pm) In. Christina 760-321-1548

or Tim 760-2598Bunco. A dice game that will have you laughing, and yelling “Crapper” when you lose! And even the losers walk away winners! Every

Tuesday (1-4pm)

RANCHO MIRAGE

Queen on Saturday, June 20 at 32250 Bob Hope

drive. For more information, call 800-585-3737.

VITAMIN Q on Friday, June 19 to July 26 from 8-10 p.m. at 69620 Hwy 111. For more information, call

760-202-3000.

INDIOA Course in MiraclesDiscussion and Study

Group! On Wednesdays from Noon- 6 p.m. at 48-

769 Andorra. For info, 760-564-4853

2nd Annual Coachella Valley Improv/Comedy

Festival July 10, 11,12. More Infor. www.

coachellaimprovfest.weebly.com

Open Air Marketevery Wed-Sat 4pm-

10pm Riverside County Fairgrounds 800-222-7457

JOSHUA TREE10th Annual Fall Joshua

Tree Music FestivalsOct. 8-11 Joshua Tree RV Lake Campground www.joshuatreemusicfestival.

com/tickets.html

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By Desert Star StaffThe Sandpiper Springs Spa

& Retreat has changed owners and is currently nearly finished with their remodeling projects. “We’re open for business at present, and the water is great!” says Kim Hartz, General Manager and Spa and Retreat Coordinator. With 5 hot mineral water pools, the hotel is perfect for relaxing and for getting a healing spa treatment. Watsu and aquatic bodywork treatments are a specialty at the Sandpiper. Watsu (Water-Shiatsu) is performed in a warm pool. Aquatic Bodywork is used worldwide as a healing modality. While the receiver is floating, the healer utilizes Thai & Shiatsu massage, reflexology and a combination of therapeutic bodywork to ease aches and pains, relieving stress. Being floated is vastly more comfortable

than laying on a hard table. The experience is often described as a dream like and very peaceful.

Over the years, the Sandpiper has seen many guests. Groups keep coming back year after year. With 26 rooms, the two-story property is ideal for a weeklong stays. “We are family friendly, so bring your kids and the family dog, too.” “We have day spa at the pools, with Senior Day on Monday and Ladies’ Day on Wednesday for only $5.”

Putting the emphasis on healing and rejuvenation, Sandpiper Springs is attracting unique groups, like Cloud Nine Yoga and the Wave Academy. The Wave Academy is helping disabled veterans by utilizing warm water therapies, and the Cloud Nine Yoga group is taking advantage of the mineral waters

to have their Moon Festing Retreat at Sandpiper. Kim said, “Erika Faith Calig, owner of Cloud Nine Yoga, holds retreats worldwide and is blessing our property by having their retreat here.”

“All of us at the Sandpiper are excited to be part of the healing community in the spa city of Desert Hot Springs,” says Kim. “We put our hearts and souls into the remodeling project, and a lot of love, too.”

Sandpiper Springs Spa & Retreat

12800 Foxdale Drive Desert Hot Springs,

CA 92240 (760)329-6455

www.sandpipersprings.com

New Owners at the Sandpiper Spa & Retreat

By Desert Star StaffWhen it comes to weight

loss, the recommendation of “diet and exercise” has become a standard refrain from personal trainers, fitness gurus, magazines and even doctors. But the issue is more complex, say experts.

“There are underlying physiological, and in some cases pathological, mechanisms driving weight gain,” says Dr. Michael A. Smith, senior health scientist for Life Extension Foundation and host of “Healthy Talk” on RadioMD.com. “Until you address these issues, you won’t be as successful on any diet plan as you could be.”

So far, research has identified nine weight gaining mechanisms: insulin resistance, hormone imbalance, excessive carbohydrate and starch absorption, muscle loss from low physical activity, low brain serotonin, slow resting metabolism, abnormal fat cell signaling, low adenosine monophosphate-act ivated protein kinase activity and diet imbalances.

“Think of these nine mechanisms as pillars holding up an overweight frame burdened

with too much body fat,” says Smith.

A successful approach to weight loss will include a diet plan, an exercise regimen and specific nutrients for correcting the pillars supporting your weight gain, according to Smith. He is offering some helpful tips to optimize your health and help you maintain a healthy weight:

• Take a robust multivitamin that delivers ideal doses of a full spectrum of essential nutrients. From vitamin A to the mineral zinc, your body is totally dependent on these nutrients for optimal weight and health. Dosing vitamins and minerals at this “ideal” level can help optimize energy levels, promote hormonal balance, cardiovascular wellness, bone strength, digestive ease, visual acuity, cognitive agility, emotional stability, joint integrity, and help you maintain a healthy weight.

• Omega-3 fatty acids are essential to your health, yet your body can’t make them. To support mental and cardiovascular health, promote cognitive agility and ease system inflammation, ensure your diet includes essential fatty acids by taking a supplement.

• Supplement your diet with

coenzyme Q10 in the ubiquinol form. If your levels are low, every cell, tissue and organ in your body will suffer, especially your heart. Other benefits include supporting healthy nerve and brain cells, healthy blood sugar, healthy body fat and increased vigor.

• When your gut health is compromised, it doesn’t matter how healthy a diet you eat -- you won’t be able to access all

the nutrition it provides. Take a probiotic supplement to promote beneficial bacteria and good digestive health.

• To identify what is likely driving your weight gain, visit www.YourWeightLossRX.com. Download a free booklet that offers diagnostic quizzes, and customized suggestions for lifestyle changes to make. The booklet can also direct you

to specific nutrients shown in research to target your issues.

If you’ve ever wondered why it is so hard to lose weight, don’t just assume the answer lies in more exercise and fewer calories. By addressing the mechanisms driving your weight gain, you’ll be in the best possible position to succeed in your weight loss efforts. (StatePoint)

Why You May Not be Losing Weight


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By Jack LyonsTheatre and Film Critic

San Diego Repertory Theatre, one of the country’s finest urban theatre venues has a winning world premiere hit on its hands thanks to two Tony Award-winning actors in Alice Ripley and Gregory Jbara, along with local San Diego tenor Kurt Norby and the musical direction of Korrie Paliotto and her onstage band of musicians.

The company, under the direction of Javier Velasco bring the music of Harry Nilsson, one of America’s unheralded and relatively unknown singer/songwriters, to vivid life. The musical tribute to the late singer the Beatles called their favorite American artist, is conceived by actor and musical arranger extraordinaire Steve Gunderson and Javier Velasco, the artistic director of the San Diego Ballet.

“Everybody’s Talkin’” is more of a free-flowing musical tribute than a traditional book musical. There isn’t one line of scripted dialogue spoken by the performers. It’s just the genius of Nilsson who was a poet/philosopher and a reluctant troubadour performer, whose songs lend themselves to the inspired arrangements by Gunderson and the staging by Velasco that propel the show along.

More than fifty musical numbers lovingly and beautifully

performed by Ripley, Jbara and Norby deliver the clever and off-beat lyrics and music to the audience that illuminates the insight and genius of Nilsson, and his uncanny knack of being able to connect with his fans on their wavelength. If you have ever been in love, crazy love, and lost that love, then you’ve experienced the emotions and feelings that Nilsson so brilliantly engenders in his music and lyrics (bring two hankies – the love game is a rough and tough competition).

The American singer songwriter Bill Withers also had the talent and skill to tap into those aching emotions with his “Ain’t No Sunshine” lament back in 1971. Belgian Jacques Brel was another singer songwriter who excelled in the game of love, loss, and pain with his haunting song “If You Go Away”.

What is so entertaining about “Everybody’s Talkin’ is the variety and range of the songs performed by mezzo-soprano Ripley. She has that wonderful instrument that produces a vocal range from softness to off-the-charts power, when called for. It also helps that she is an accomplished actor and musical theatre performer who just doesn’t sing the lyrics, she acts them out and lives the lyrics. It’s an impressive performance.

Jbara’s l ight comedy baritone has just the right amount

of whimsy and an easy manner to engage the audience. The chemistry between Ripley, Jbara, and Norby in three part harmony is the sizzle that sells the steak in all of their musical numbers especially these standouts: “Ten Little Indians”; “Coconut”; “I Said Goodbye To Me”; “All I Think About Is You”; and the haunting “I Will Never Leave You” and the achingly poignant “Without You”. And, of course, the finale number by the entire company singing “Everybody’s Talkin”.

The technical credits are

first rate beginning with Musical Director Korrie Paliotto and her musicians: Jessie Audelo on Woodwins; P.J. Bovee on Guitar and Keyboard; Issac Crow on Bass and Percussion and Dave Rumley on Drums and Vibraphone. The set design by Sean Fanning is a study in circular levels that work well for the performers who need the space to move about without leaving the stage. The lighting design by Philippe Bergman is especially sharp and effective in making sure the stars are always

in their light whether moving or stationary.

It’s a delightful evening of theatre: Three highly accomplished performers singing the songs of the late, gifted and talented Grammy- winning singer/songwriter/performer Harry Nilsson…It doesn’t get much better than this.

This splendid production performs at San Diego Repertory Theatre’s Lyceum Stage at Horton Plaza through June 21, 2015. Don’t miss it!

“Everybody’s Talkin’: The Music Of Harry Nilsson”

Photo by Daren Scott

Photo by Daren ScottPhoto by Daren Scott


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