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The warm breezes of summer are starting to blow into the Valley! We love that there are so many things to do in our area and places to go to spend time with your loved ones. Check out some of the awesome little family-owned restaurants, such as Anthony’s in Murrieta, the Public House in Temecula, or read up on the newly opened Tilted Cactus on page 15. Visit some of our great local independent merchants (many of which you can read about inside the magazine), our many beautiful parks in every community, or when the heat really turns up go visit the water park at Mulligan Family Fun Center, opening this summer - story on page 48. Take me out to the ball game - at Storm Stadium! Summer always means baseball, and the Storm offers tremendous fun for the whole family with events and special theme nights all season long. The heat is on in wine country this summer, with the Golden Crown Productions Charity Concert Series at Wiens and Monte de Oro - there will be something for everyone, so keep an eye on the lineup at www.goldencrownproductions.com. Concerts will also be taking place at Lake Arrowhead Village, so if you need to head to cooler altitudes, take a look at what’s available at www.lakearrowheadvillage.com. Speaking of cooler, if getting to the cooler coastline is your goal, check out page 10 with information about surf lessons. Most importantly, have fun and enjoy the outdoor freedom the warmer weather brings! As always, thank you to our loyal readers and advertisers - we have so much fun bringing you this high-quality publication!

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helping HANDS8 | Local Scholarship Program Sizzles24 | All The Right Moves

on the MAP10 | Onboard With Surf School22 | Star Power

wine & DINE14 | Chef Roberto’s Stuffed Mushrooms

restaurant REVIEW15 | A Gem In Them There Hills16 | Greek Palace: Aurthentic Greek Cuisine

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I n 1992, Sally Myers with BMW Management (Sizzler) was a sponsor for a scholarship program in Moreno Valley. Impressed with the program, she gathered up some of our

community’s movers and shakers and took them with her to witness the events firsthand. And there began a Student of the Month and Student of the Year Scholarship program that has recognized over 4,600 students in Temecula, Murrieta, Lake Elsinore and Menifee/Perris in its almost 20 years.

This year’s scholarships totaled over $60,000 between the four areas. The program runs seamlessly - every month during the school year, each comprehensive high school presents two seniors - one male and one female - to be recognized as Student of the Month. Toward the end of the school year, each of those winners completes a rigorous application package that is reviewed by a completely neutral panel from their community for two students (one male, one female) from each school to be selected as the Student of the Year. Awards are based on the total monies raised in each community, and then are divided evenly between the winners from that region.

For example, this year, each of the Students of the Year in Lake Elsinore received $3,400. Charter schools and alternative education programs are also included in this program. Students of the Month are selected by the schools for excellence in character, integrity, love of learning, school and community involvement, and a show of perseverance and making a difference by using their passions. Sally says it’s “quality, not quantity” of service. Grades are not the number one criteria for these awards, but students must be college-bound, be it to a university, trade school or any kind of higher education, and students are not selected based on financial need. The application consists of two essay questions. First, how will they use the scholarship to “pay it forward?” Second, how will the scholarship benefit them? They are also required

to submit two letters of reference - one from a mentor on campus, and one from a mentor in the community.

2002 Student of the Year recipient from MVHS, Jennifer Pham, has returned to the program as a volunteer in Murrieta - which shows the impact

this program has on these kids. Over 40 volunteers participate in the program each year, which is a 501(c)3 certified non-profit, and Sally says it couldn’t happen without them. Over 260 businesses sponsor the program with monetary donations as well as items for gift bags for the winners. Sally says, “We are so blessed by this community.” I think we are all a little blessed ourselves, by Sally.

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Next time you go to the beach, why settle on being stuck in the sand when you can learn to surf in a school of cool...

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Year-round surfing lessons and surf camps are available at many North County San Diego beaches, but for kids of all ages in the Temecula Valley who dream about becoming wave cruisers, a surfing safari for beginning “gremmies” and “grommets” can be as close as Oceanside.

With its long, easy-to-surf stretches of ocean and accessible wave breaks, Oceanside has some great beaches for learning to surf, according to instructor Brooke Swayne of SoCal Surf School.

“There are good conditions here for beginning surfers,” said Swayne, 32, whom, along with her surf instructor husband Louie Swayne, 36, owns the surf school which usually sets up on a beach not too far south of the Oceanside Pier. “There’s a long smooth shelf out to where the waves break, and the waves can peel off for some easy rides. Depending on the tide and the current, I think this beach is one of the best spots in North County for teaching someone who has never been on a surfboard before!”

SoCal Surf School also makes it easy for first timers by supplying surfboards and wetsuits. Students just need to bring their usual day-at-the-beach stuff: sunscreen, water, swimsuit and towels.

Swayne, who has been showing others how to surf for ten years, knows the desire to ride the waves can hit anyone no matter how many years they’ve been standing at the shore.

“The oldest person I’ve taught to surf was a 72-year-old grandmother with hip issues. Pivoting on the board wasn’t something she was going to be able to do, and I wondered how she was going to be able to manage,” said Swayne. “But she got right up on the board, sturdy as an oak, and rode her first wave straight in. She even beat her kids and grandkids at being the first one to stand up and surf!”

Swayne began the sport at the relatively late age of 20, so she understands how adults can have fears about wiping out on a wave or getting held down by ocean surf.

“I always tell my adult students that I empathize with them,” she said. “I was a full grown person when I learned, so I can break down the process in a way they can understand and realistically apply in learning how to surf.”

As with most surf schools and surf camps, initial lessons at the SoCal Surf School include beach instruction, which covers

Inland Empire teen Courtney Hammond, 18, is stoked about learning to surf with SoCal Surf School instructor and owner Brooke Swayne (right) in Oceanside.

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DIRECTIONSPreheat the oven to 420°Remove the stems from each mushroom and reserve them in a bowl. Using a small melon baller, gently scoop out some of the mushroom to increase its capacity. Save the trimmings with the stems. Rough chop the Vegan sausage and pulse it in the food processor until ground. Add the sliced mushrooms, stems, and trimmings and pulse with the sausage until the mushrooms are minced. Heat a large non-stick sauté pan over medium heat. Add the oil and wait for it to shimmer. Add the mushroom-sausage mixture and sauté until the mushroom liquid is gone and the mushrooms are slightly brown. Season to taste with salt and FGBP. Place the mixture in a medium bowl and allow it to cool. Stir in the chives and vegan cheese. Fill each mushroom cap with the mixture until it is full and slightly rounded on top. Bake for 20 minutes or until hot. Serve immediately. Yields 30 stuffed mushrooms.


restaurant REVIEW

East of the Temecula Valley, along the meandering highway 371 in Anza, is a little brand-new hidden gem called The

Tilted Cactus. Owned and operated by Craig and Christy Puma - owner/operators of The Bank – Mexican Restaurant & Bar in Old Town Temecula - this little family restaurant packs a punch in the culinary department!

I had the opportunity to have lunch with Craig in his new place, and heard all about how this little roadside cafe came to be. Formerly Casa Gamino (2007-09) and before that, Windy Hills Cafe (1998-2007), the building is not new ... but what you can get inside of it certainly is! While the logo for The Tilted Cactus has a Mexican flair to it, the menu is actually a combination of American grill and Mexican cantina. Upon the recommendation of Craig and our server, Suzi, I opted for the BBQ cheeseburger - oh wow. Grilled over open flame, smothered in cheese and barbecue sauce and topped with crispy onion rings, the burger was mouth-watering. Craig had the Hawaiian burger, topped with pineapple, lettuce, tomato and Teriyaki glaze. Both were served on a grilled gourmet roll and served with a side of French fries.

While I would have loved to have sampled a little of everything on the menu, there just wasn’t room in my stomach! But other options include sandwiches, wraps, salads, chicken and steak, seafood and plenty of Mexican choices such as burritos, fajitas, quesadillas and the like. The 4,000 square-foot building also has a sports bar on one side with five big-screen TV’s. Craig says he plans to host many sport-related events and there will be Karaoke every Wednesday. There are also pool tables and a stage for live entertainment, which will be available every weekend. He is also planning a Summer Smash and Grand Opening event, so keep an eye on his website, www.thetiltedcactus.com.

Both Tilted Cactus and The Bank post specials on their Facebook pages often, specifically geared toward their social networking friends, so make sure you add them fast! The finale to my lunch with Craig was a little piece of Heaven on Earth - the Banana Caramel Cheesecake - banana cheesecake wrapped in pastry, deep fried, and then drizzled with caramel and garnished with dollops of whipped cream - it was divine. While Craig anticipates most of his customer base being locals to the area, the restaurant is a huge attraction to motorcyclists and car clubs. It’s worth the 40 minutes through beautiful terrain to visit the friendly staff and try some of the hearty and tasty fare!

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In all my travels far and near, never before have I experienced such authentic Greek food. The moment you enter the door

of The Greek Place, you are greeted by the owner, Vasso, a very warm and humble soul whose main focus is to expose you to the hidden treasures of an authentic Greek cuisine. She did this while making me feel like I was about to sit down to a meal at my mother’s house with my family. The table had fresh flowers that Vasso had arranged herself. She then introduced us to our waiter, who was attentive to our every need. I started out by treating myself with a glass of White Zinfandel.

The waiter suggested I try the sampler - generous portions of Tzatziki, Hummus, Dolmades, Fire Feta, Feta Cheese with Olives and Pita Bread. I would recommend this for the first-timer who really wanted to get a broad array of traditional authentic Greek appetizers. This collection really set off my palate and made me want more, and by midway through the whole dining experience I was craving most, if not all items not yet tasted or seen before.

The flaming cheese Sacanaki (Sheep Cheese) and pita bread is a treat and almost a meal in itself. Once I received my main course, my taste buds salivated from the aroma of spices and herbs from the Chicken Souvlaki plate; a large portion of marinated chicken breast on skewers over a bed of Greek rice accompanied by salad, Tzatziki sauce and pita bread. Although we did not try them, regular customers dining in the restaurant did mention that The Greek Place does have the Best Lamb Chops in Town.

As if the amazing food was not enough to make the evening complete, out came a belly dancer who was just beaming from ear to ear with a beautiful smile. She shared her talents and

cultural heritage with such zeal, everyone in attendance was in awe. Belly Dancers perform every Friday and Saturday night.

To finish off the evening, Vasso talked me into one of her specialty desserts, “Kataifi,” which was made of shredded Filo on a warm filling of cinnamon, crushed walnuts topped with Greek vanilla pudding. It was to die for!

There are very few dining experiences that I have encountered over the years where I enjoyed one of life’s treasures (a real authentic meal) but felt as though I was visiting Greece and invited to share a table with the host family. Vasso has poured her heart and soul into every aspect of her business and is thrilled to share the warmth of the culture with all who take the time to dine and treat themselves to a fantastic dining experience at an affordable price.

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restaurant REVIEW

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Looking for something new & refreshing? Tired of chain restaurants? Come check out a new little “hole-

in-the-wall,” casual bistro restaurant Grapes & Tomatoes. Located in Canyon Hills (Lake Elsinore) it’s been billed “Italian” but it’s really more than that. Yes, they have pizza & pasta, but they also serve steaks, seafood, chicken entrees, soups, salads and more. The restaurant is locally owned and operated by Bob and Tracy Richardson. Bob and Tracy have been in the pizza business for 29 years with almost 20 years here in the Valley as owners of My Buddies Pizza. For years Bob has wanted to do something more upscale, but not too fancy. They have always been very involved in the community and over the last several years have gotten more involved in their church, Canyon Lake Community Church. “We wanted to do more than run a restaurant. We wanted to get involved in mission work through our church and other areas.” This restaurant will hopefully be the means to fund such ventures.

Grapes & Tomatoes employs a world-class chef who has held many prestigious positions in several southern California restaurants and resorts. His focus is on health and nutrition. “We are very blessed having Chef Ramon here, creating a great mix to our ever-changing menu.” Chef Ramon enjoys using fresh ingredients, especially in his nightly specials. “He’s always preparing something different

and it’s always delicious.” Most of their desserts are made right here. Try their Apple Walnut Upside Down Pie Ala Mode, or some fresh Crème Brulée. Coming soon to Grapes & Tomatoes (probably by the time this is published) is their Sunday Brunch Menu, available Sundays from 10am-2pm. Items range from steel cut oats to a California Omelet (rock shrimp, Boursin cheese and avocado), Almond Crusted French Toast with locally grown strawberries or Lemon Ricotta Pancakes and fresh raspberries.

Bob and Chef Ramon are looking to serve entrees that you may traditionally have to drive to the city to find. Yes, it is still a little rural out here but they would like to work on the average person’s palate and give their customers something different than the chain restaurants. With the menu changing throughout the year there is always something new to try. Whether it’s “fresh in season” or something new and exciting, your palate will never get bored at Grapes & Tomatoes.

They feature approximately 40 different wines, mostly from California and several from Temecula and the surrounding area. They have a nice “dog friendly” patio to enjoy your meal or a nice glass of wine out in the open air. There is a baby grand piano and they are always looking for good local talent to come by and tickle the ivories.


This summer, Southern California dancers in the Advanced and Pre-Professional levels will have an opportunity rarely

seen outside of major metropolitan areas. Svetlana Todinova, an accomplished soloist and Moscow Ballet Audition Director, will be coming to Murrieta to instruct a summer Intensive training at Inland Valley Conservatory (IVCCA) in partnership with the prestigious Moscow Ballet from July 11 to July 15.

Svetlana Todinova completed her training in 1997 at the Ufimsky Choreography School, where the Vaganova method is the standard. She has toured with the Russian Academy of Ballet Art, performing in Holland, China, Spain, Italy, England and the US. Her repertory includes Don Quixote, Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake and The Nutcracker. This is an opportunity of a lifetime! Classes will include technique in the Vaganova method, and variations from classical ballets such as Romeo and Juliet and Swan Lake in a state-of-the-art facility. Veronika Huggins, a Kirov-trained musician and pianist, will accompany the classes with her incredible talent.

The Intensive will end with a gala performance Friday July 15 at the performing arts center at Murrieta Mesa High School. The Moscow Ballet Summer Intensive program is presented in collaboration with the City of Murrieta and Murrieta School District.

Two classes per day for the week will be available, one in Technique, and one in Classical Variations. The tuition is $325 for one class per day or $600 for two classes each day. This is a unique opportunity to work closely with a professional Russian ballerina. Interested parties must complete a registration application that includes a DVD or video file, Curriculum Vitae, head shot and registration fee.

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easy ENTERTAINMENT

If you are like my husband and I, you always have a home project going on….and at the moment, seeing how we bought

a fixer upper last year, we have had major projects in process for, oh, about a year now. Lots of hard work, yes, but there is something extremely satisfying about being able to say, “Yes, we did that!!” So of course, what fun it is throwing little gatherings every few months to reveal our latest accomplishments and getting feedback from friends and family.

Open House Parties can be used for many different reasons... whether you have a new home, or want to show off your latest project, your guests will enjoy being invited to your home. To get your guests in the mood, always let your invitation set the tone. For one open house party we threw for a client who had built a beautiful new home, we used paint chips as the invite. We named each color a member of the family and put party details on the back side - so cute! Incorporating materials from your project is fun whether hammer and nail center piece

arrangements, paint cans and brushes used for your buffet risers and accents, or leftover fabric scraps tied on to favors as ribbon. Why not use stacks of 4 tiles from your kitchen backsplash as coaster favors?

Guest entertainment...before-and-after photos are always something fun for your guests to view! Make a before-and-after display out of foam core for each area in your home that you did improvements in, and place on an easel in that room. It will be a good conversation piece! You can also put all of your photos on a video roll and run this on your TV.

Food and beverage are always a large part of any gathering, so make sure you choose some new summer recipes! Go back to your theme for display items - how about a Home Depot bucket to keep your drinks cold, or a tool belt to hold your utensils and napkins? Whatever you serve it will taste especially yummy in your new home!

painting, use the ones that have all the dried paint running down the sides. You can also dip brushes in paint and then let them dry and place them inside your arrangements. Use the paint brushes to indicate items on the buffet coming out of small potted herbs or create a colorful grouping of brightly colored flowers and paint.

If you are just finishing your back yard, leave one flower bed open or have an empty planter and have each of your guests bring their favorite plant or flower. After all the guests have arrived, plant all your gifts, and you will have a small part of your back yard that is as varied and beautiful as your loved ones. You can also give your guests a theme or type of plant to bring; maybe you want to create a succulent garden or a wild flower bed. You will have a growing memory of your party and in return you can give each of your guests a plant to take home.

An open house is a wonderful time to enjoy your home and the loved ones that fill it.

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Whether you just moved into a new house or are making renovations to your current home, an open house is

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On a clear day, Temecula Valley residents can look to the mountains southeast of their backyards and see one of

the most amazing scientific attractions in the world.

Located in the Palomar Mountain Range just about a half-hour’s drive away, the renowned Palomar Observatory is a world-class, actively working center of astronomical research, scanning the cosmos for phenomena such as near-Earth asteroids and those enormously bright objects called quasars that elusively beckon at the far edges of our universe.

The observatory is privately owned and operated by the California Institute of Technology, but it is open to the public from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. every day except December 24-25 and days when weather conditions prevent traveling on the mountain roads to the facility.

Even if you don’t know your Magellanic Clouds from your gamma rays, Palomar Observatory is one impressive place, says Scott Kardel, public affairs coordinator for the center.

“People are almost always astounded by the size of the observatory and how big the telescopes and equipment are here,” said Kardel, adding that photographs, interactive exhibits and docent tours are also part of the visiting experience that includes a gift shop at the site.

“They don’t realize how much of a mammoth job it was and how many decades it took to build the observatory until they actually are here at the center. It’s a marvel of engineering.”

The star of the show, and an overwhelming favorite attraction for visitors, is the magnificent 200-inch Hale Telescope, the largest of the center’s array of telescopes, said Kardel.

“For 45 years until 1993, the Hale was the largest effective telescope in the world,” he said, adding that the telescope is still used for modern astronomy studies of the observable universe. “It is an amazing telescope, and how it was built is a truly amazing story, too.”

In 1928, astronomer George Ellery Hale, the man behind the creation of Palomar Observatory and the earlier establishment of the Mount Wilson Observatory in 1917 in Los Angeles, published his vision for building large telescopes in order

to advance astronomical research and answer fundamental questions of the universe. In his lifetime, and despite being plagued with nervous breakdowns and mental illness, Hale would build the four largest telescopes then in existence in the world, culminating with the telescope named after him at the Palomar Observatory.

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You could say that taekwondo has given Jared Giordano a kick-start in life.

But Giordano, a 3rd degree black belt and the 2010 California State Champion in the American Taekwondo Association’s “forms” and “weapons” programs for his age division, isn’t letting any of that momentum go to waste.

Not only is the 21-year-old Temecula resident currently the points leader in the contest for a coveted triple crown win (forms, weapons and sparring) which culminates June 20-26 at the American Taekwondo Association’s 2011 Songahm Taekwondo World Championships, he is aiming for 4th degree black belt status by the end of the year. And last April Giordano’s dream of owning and operating a martial arts studio became a reality when he became co-owner of Elite Martial Arts in Murrieta.

“Taekwondo something I do every day, and I enjoy it every day,” said Giordano, who got his first black belt when he was fourteen. “I just want to keep on going with this martial art for as long as I can whether I’m competing, teaching, sparring—I love the work and the physical and mental discipline that comes with this sport!”

Loosely translated as “the art of kicking and punching,” taekwondo originated in ancient Korea. The national sport of South Korea today, several masters of taekwondo brought the martial art to various countries, including the United States, in the 1960s. One of the largest organizations, the American Taekwondo Association was founded in Omaha, Nebraska in 1969, and today claims a membership of 350,000 members. The ATA is currently headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas where it will present the 2011 Taekwondo World Championships in June.

The sport combines combat techniques, self-defense, sport, exercise and in some cases meditation and philosophy. It

emphasizes kicking techniques because the leg is considered the longest and sharpest “weapon” a martial artist has. The movements in taekwondo must also follow a structured pattern.

But in the beginning it wasn’t the aesthetic and physical disciplines of taekwondo that drew Giordano to the sport—it was the bullying he was receiving from other classmates.

“When I was around twelve, I was getting harassed and bullied all the time by other kids. I don’t know why. Maybe it was because I was a little overweight, but it was happening every day,” Giordano said. “So my dad took me into a martial arts studio and signed me up for taekwondo.”

From that day on, Giordano became a changed person.

“I lost twenty pounds, got a lot stronger, and learned how I would defend myself if I was ever in a situation where that might be necessary,” recalled Giordano, adding that taekwondo also teaches mental and ethical discipline to avoid confrontation. An ATA nationally certified instructor by the age of 18, Giordano focuses on “The Bullying Stops Here” classes, along with all the other finer arts of taekwondo at the Murrieta martial arts studio, located at 40565 California Oaks Road, Suite E-3.

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Bob “Sam” Harding, owner of Rightway Site Services, Inc. in Lake Elsinore, has a pretty interesting story to tell. We were

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As Sam got older, he began doing general mechanic work - oil changes and other similar duties. He continued to hone his mechanic skills while forced to live on his own at 16, working for Lakeside Chevrolet. The dealership told him he needed to be certified. As he was supporting himself, he needed to raise the money for the school and certification, so he took on a

seasonal position hauling watermelons for Ed Stewart (of E.A. Stewart Ranch), earning $1.25 a ton. His full-time mechanic work continued until 1972, while concurrently working part-time from 1970 at RightWay Cesspool Pumping. In 1972, after graduation from high school, Sam went to work for RightWay full time. In 1978, the owner of RightWay decided to sell the business to a large sanitation competitor. Sam was having none of it, so he bought his own septic tank truck to go out on his own.

The only problem was, the offer was contingent on the stipulation that Sam’s employment came with the purchase. Sam refused, and the deal fell through. In June of 1979, Sam, a 26-year-old single dad, scraped up all his money and bought RightWay Septic

Tank Pumping himself. He lived on-site in a single wide mobile home, and worked

24/7 to support himself and his new business. In 1980, he finally hired a shop mechanic ,

Gary, to help him out, affording him the time to purchase and run the portable toilet division. Gary still works in the shop at RightWay. That same year was the horrible fire season with the catastrophic fire in the Ortegas.

RightWay provided hundreds of sanitation units for all of the fire camps, making round trip deliveries throughout the night with his then-buddies following by truck and trailer. This challenge was followed by the flood of Lake Elsinore, forcing Sam to wade waist-high in water to reach his trucks. Sam partnered in 1981, adding temporary power poles and starting the temporary power pole division of the company, but by 1983 that partner bowed out, leaving Sam to continue on his own with this needed service.

In 1984, exhausted from his 24/7 schedule, Sam sold the septic service portion, but the split did not go well, and Sam bought this division back in 1994. RightWay now offers services throughout Southern California including portable toilets, restroom and shower trailers, septic tank pumping, repairs and installation, temporary power and storage containers. What began as a modest business now has had up to 180 employees, over 8,000 portable units, and a fleet of service and delivery vehicles. Sam considers it very important to give back to the community that has allowed him such success. RightWay has been known to donate 100% of the needed facilities and labor for many community special events, helping them establish the notoriety they have today including the Balloon and Wine Festival, Temecula Rod Run and other well known events.

You could fill several hundred square feet of wall space with his various Little League support plaques, and he loves to endow anything to do with children. He also has a fondness for muscle cars, boats and motorcycles, and still owns a 1951 Ford Woodie that was purchased 42 years ago. While the business of septic tanks and portable toilet facilities is not glamorous, it has served Sam Harding well, alongside many years of hard work. To quote the esteemed Paul Harvey, “Now you know the rest of the story.”

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Local Designer, Peggi Nash and a local contractor teamed up to create a private little paradise in the Nash back yard. The yard is a typical small tract yard, half of which was a full sized koi pond. The Nashes were tired of the maintenance and liability of the pond but wanted to retain some of the water elements because of the lush visual impact and soothing sound enhancements they add to the ambience of the landscape.

The Contractor proposed filling in the pond and substituting some “pondless” solutions to maintain the existing water features, while reducing maintenance, and adding safety. This was achieved by putting the “pond” underground, thus sheltering it from the sun and landscape debris and preventing the usual algae growth seen in traditional ponds. Eliminating the large water area of the koi pond has expanded the useable space and enabled a more flexible landscape layout. A number of technical features were added to the hydraulics of the project to minimize maintenance, and maximize enjoyment. The daily running costs are substantially reduced versus the original design and while these costs are minimized, and the open water safety issues solved, the infrastructure costs incurred to create such a project are not necessarily less, and would be based on the wants and needs of the client.

The possibilities of pondless water features are limitless. They can be designed to suit any sized situation from very large to very small and can run the gamut from subtle and understated, to looking like the Bellagio in Las Vegas. The Nash landscape has two waterfalls. The first is a small fall and water lily pond adjacent to the patio with a little stream that runs to an underground cistern. In front of the large waterfall in the main part of the yard, there is a programmable fountain display with colorful water arches. Custom lighting intensifies the evening scene, enhancing what is already a beautiful daytime vista. Colorful landscape planting is designed to complete the view and again, may be designed to any taste from desert to lush and tropical.

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I am often retained by a homeowner when their home improvement project goes south. For the most part, licensed

contractors are genuine business people who comply with the rules of their trade. However, on occasion, a bad contractor rears his/her ugly head. When this happens, I will often see an unsuspecting customer who has paid the contractor before the work is completed and the contractor simply disappears or fails to pay its subcontractors or material suppliers. When planning a home improvement project, a consumer should, at a minimum, do the following: 1) hire only licensed contractors; 2) check the status of the license on the Contractor State License Board Web Site (www.cslb.ca.gov); 3) Obtain no less than 3 bids; 4) Speak to at least 3 references of the contractor; 5) reduce all terms to a written contract; 6) Confirm the contractor has worker’s compensation and general liability insurance; 7) Never pay more than 10% down or $1,000, whichever is less; 8) keep copies of all documents and correspondence with the contractor; and 9) Don’t make a final payment until satisfied with the job.

There is one extremely more important point to remember and that is never ever let the contractor “front load” the project. In other words, don’t let your payments get ahead of the work that has been completed. A common problem I see is when the contractor receives 40% or more of the budget at the demolition phase and then spends your money for other purposes completely unrelated to your job. Often the contractor purchases your materials on credit, installs them, obtains final payment from you but is unable to pay the material suppliers or subcontractors because the money on your front loaded job has gone to something else. Unless the contractor has another job coming down from which to siphon funds, you will soon be faced with a mechanic’s lien on your property which will be recorded by the material supplier or subcontractor.

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These are only a few words to describe the imaginative music of master percussionist and drummer extraordinaire C.G. Ryche. His performances weave the beat-contagious sounds of Afro-Cuban, Brazilian, Japanese, African and American drums with dreamy onstage visuals, a full rock band, soaring vocals in ancient tongues, and a virtuoso cast of fellow percussionists.

With his “Night of Passion” concert scheduled for July 30 at Monte De Oro Winery in Temecula, Ryche recently spoke with Country Review Magazine about his personal musical journey and why percussion and drums shouldn’t stay buried in cultural music dust bins.

You didn’t start out playing the congas and timbales. Is it true that you decided to be a drummer at the age of 14 after going to the US Festival 1983 at Glen Helen Regional Park which featured metal pioneers like Mötley Crüe, Judas Priest and Ozzy Osborne’s band? Who inspired you to pick up the sticks?

Yeah, that’s true. It was the first concert I’d ever been to, and Ozzy Osbourne had a great drummer named Tommy Aldridge. He did this fantastic drum solo—drummers got to do long solos

back then—and my jaw just hit the ground. I wanted to be that guy. I knew right then that being a drummer was what I wanted to do with my life. But playing the drums wasn’t a new idea for me because my dad already had drum set in our house, and he would play the drums to country music. He tried to teach me to play, but he told me that I wasn’t very good at it because I didn’t have any rhythm After I heard Aldridge, though, I didn’t care. I just started playing the drums every day.

In the ‘80s you were the drummer in a couple of Christian heavy metal bands, Holy Right and Iron Wrath. Why did you eventually move away from metal and towards the multicultural world-style percussion that you play today?

I still love heavy music. I played it for eight years and probably still would be playing it, but, man, metal just died. It got to the point where there were a few great bands like Metallica at the top, but there wasn’t a big pique of interest in metal music. So, I decided it was time to broaden my horizons, and that’s when I got interested in other kinds of music and percussion instruments. I remember listening to (American jazz pianist and keyboardist) Chick Corea and what he was doing with percussion just blew my socks off, so I knew I was going in new direction that was right for me.

The Beauty of the Beat

By Sandra Shrader


music SPOTLIGHTwhen I perform by myself, I work hard at not being thought of as a novelty. I focus on how to make the music interesting, how my performance affects the crowd, what’s working and what isn’t working because when it’s on the street, you know right away whether your music is having the effect you want.

You say that you want to increase people’s understanding of the power and variety in drums. Many cultures that use drums have historically considered drums as a way to communicate with the gods. Do you agree?

I know that some cultures—Cuban and African—have considered drums to be powerful mediums, powerful art forms for music, because they believed that gods lived inside the drums. For myself, I don’t believe that particularly. But when I do play, I believe that I play before God, so that is the gift, the power of the drum for me.

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Has your moniker always been C.G. Ryche?

Well, the “C.G.” is for my name Chris Garret, which I went by when I was playing metal. But it seemed more like a name for a doctor or a dentist than for a musician. I fooled around with calling myself “C.G. Hellion” for a while, but finally went with “C.G. Ryche” because it had a steel-and-iron sound to it. I like it. And it works with what I am musically creating today.

Let’s talk about your music and your concerts. Your multicultural percussion music has been described as innovative, mystical, funky, ethereal, boundary-less, and dazzlingly fueled by exotic rhythms. You also say you take an extreme approach to percussion. What do you mean by that?

I often think that percussion died out with disco. Now percussion is mostly considered just a part of music that is folkloric or music that is specific to cultural purposes. And there aren’t that many percussionists and drummers who head their own bands. But I like to take percussion—which is really very ancient music—and apply it in new and unusual musical blends of rock and New Age and some jazz and Latin. I like to think that I’m pushing percussion into the future, along with pushing out the cultural boundaries with my compositions and performances. My compositions haven been influenced by not only respected Afro-Cuban jazz drummers like Alex Acuna and Ron Powell, but also by Pink Floyd, Peter Gabriel, and Phil Collins.

Would you say that your extreme approach has launched your music outside of the drumming world?

Yeah. That’s been great. Because I was exploring multicultural percussion as the main focus of our music, that got us on PBS and one of my live concert DVDs—”Echoes of Silence”—caught their interest. I think they aired it on a hundred PBS stations nationwide. And I’ve written compositions for films, produced my CDs and videos, and performed with other artists including the PBS-acclaimed Spanish guitar band Benise. I have also had some long gigs doing street performance by myself for Downtown Disney. I feel very blessed.

Speaking of Downtown Disney, you’ve performed as kind of a one man band there. Does that help you keep your chops up? Street performance is so much more intimate than stage performance, and you’re on your own—there’s no in-the-groove comfort zone that happens with a group of musicians on a stage...

I’ve got to say that doing street performances does keep things tighter musically. I use a 37-piece percussion rig that takes about forty minutes to set up, and it combines the five different cultures of percussion and drums. It’s a very unique set-up and,


So, floating gently in a hot air balloon, rising above the mist and earth, enjoying the sunrise and the beauty of our valley may not seem like something very wild - until

you see your fellow passengers gearing up to jump OUT of the balloon! I got to witness this firsthand as I was taken up at dawn in Perris at the Skydive Perris drop zone in one of Above The Rest Hot Air Ballooning & Skydiving’s beautiful, colorful balloons (also known as envelopes - I did not know this). Several of the passengers were wearing altimeters on their wrists, and were suited up in “wingsuits” or other skydiving gear. Once the balloon reached an altitude of 5,000 feet, they were ready, and started looking for a jump spot with a safe and reasonable landing area below. I’ve witnessed skydivers jumping out of planes before, but never from this vantage point - the speed at which they fell was heart-stopping and dramatic. I honestly didn’t have time to get photos before they were just little specks! Now, once again - this type of recreation is certainly not for everyone (or me) but the group seemed very excited about it. I was told that some people prefer to jump out of balloons, because the experience is different - a plane is moving, so the sensation you get when you jump out of a moving aircraft is a totally different on than when jumping off of a stationary object. Above the Rest owner/operator Dawn Chapton says her company takes people up to dive several times a week. Other flights are more “typical” and she also launches from Temecula - although diving can only be done in a certified “drop zone.” She has had people get engaged on her balloons, get married, celebrate birthdays and anniversaries - the list goes on. Dawn doesn’t actually fly the commercial flights - she has several highly trained and experienced pilots that take her customers up, up and away!

Something else about this company that is a little “wild” is that Dawn herself has gone through some pretty incredible challenges to get where she is today. Dyslexic, and with limited written capabilities, Dawn struggled valiantly to obtain her pilot’s license - which she did after several attempts, with many

friends and family members there to rally her on. She began her career in ballooning as a crew member and loved it. After bearing harassment in school for so many years, and losing many jobs, she had found a place where she could work hard, meet new people, and not have to explain her disability. So she watched, and learned. Her biggest hurdle was to be the written exam, which she would attempt unsuccessfully several times even after relentless studying and coaching. When she finally passed the written, the next challenge was the oral exam, and

then the check flight - where an instructor rates your skills with the aircraft. Her perseverance and

commitment to her dreams is respectable, and her happiness in her career is

evident - she is lighthearted, funny and obviously enjoys what she is doing very much. Her hope is to be able to reach young people with similar disabilities and show them what is possible, what

can be done - even if it takes them a little longer; if you give it 110% you WILL NOT

FAIL. Dawn also has a wild side of her own - she loves to snowboard, water ski, hunt, skeet

shoot, and to ride her beloved dirt bike! She says “anyone that knows me knows I have to go for the top!” Wild.

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Every year the Temecula valley rocks to the sound of internationally known groups playing their chart-topping

songs, and the summer of 2011 is shaping up to be the biggest to date. Classic groups like The Tubes, The Motels, Naked Eyes, Gene Loves Jezebel, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Missing Persons and The Romantics will all be taking to the stage to perform their smash hits here in Southern California’s wine country.

The summer concert season gets into full swing – and I do mean swing – when Lee Rocker comes to Wiens Family Cellars on Friday, June 17th. Lee, who shot to fame with The Stray Cats in 1981 and watched the bands’ albums go multi-platinum around the globe. In fact it was Lee along with ‘The Cats’ who helped put MTV on the musical map with their innovative videos for “Rock This Town”, “Stray Cat Strut” and “Sexy & 17.”

Wiens is also the concert location for one of the great pioneering bands that laid the foundation for modern rock – The Tubes. During their heyday, their stage shows became the stuff of legend. In the 1980s The Tubes scored a series of chart hits to add to their already jam-packed repertoire including “She’s A Beauty” and “Talk To Ya Later.” When those songs are played, you can almost guarantee that the whole audience is on its feet dancing and singing along. And if that’s not enough, The Tubes are bringing along a special guest host, 70’s teen heartthrob and now a fixture on VH1, Leif Garret.

If you like you 80’s music to be danceable New Wave then two great groups are playing together on a double-bill at Monte De Oro winery on Saturday August 20th – The Romantics and Missing Persons. The Romantics are famed for their high-energy hits “What I Like About You”, “One In A Million” and “Talking In Your Sleep.” And I dare you to try and remain seated when the group that the iconic Frank Zappa helped create in 1980 takes the stage – Missing Persons. Fronted by founding members Dale Bozzio and guitarist Warren Cuccurullo (also of Duran Duran fame) they’ll be jamming out their string of chart toppers such as “Destination Unknown,” “Walking In LA” and “Mental Hopscotch.”

When it comes to rocking packages it’s going to be hard to beat a show that’s hitting Temecula towards the end of summer, The

80s Flashback Festival. This features a line-up of three of your favorite 80’s groups who between them scored more than a dozen huge hits. There’s The Motels, featuring the charismatic Martha Davis who really put her stamp on how female singers could compete side by side with the boys during the New Wave movement. Her hits, which all feature her haunting voice, include “Only The Lonely,” “Suddenly, Last Summer,” and “Total Control.” To see Martha onstage today, stepping out in front of her band to play an acoustic version of any of those songs on her guitar is something that will send shivers down your spine as you embrace what a talent she really is. And if that wasn’t enough, also on the bill is a group from Wales who bring the darker side of New Wave to Temecula, Gene Loves Jezebel. The group, fronted by the ageless Michael Aston, came from the same movement that spawned The Cure, Bauhaus and Siouxsie and the Banshees. His hits, including “The Motion of Love” and the foot-stomping “Desire (Come and Get It)” are all stand outs when played live. So two great bands on one bill, but here I have to sound like a late-night TV pitchman because – wait, there’s more!!! Making this show a triple threat is Naked Eyes. You want songs you can sing along with? Pete Byrne and Naked Eyes will have you doing just that. We all know Pete’s massive hits, “Always Something There To Remind Me” and “Promises, Promises.” You can catch Naked Eyes, The Motels and Gene Loves Jezebel along with me hosting the entire evening (what, you think I’d miss this show?) at Wiens on Friday Sept 23rd.

And as the nights start to draw in, mark your calendar for Saturday October 1st - it’s going to be a swinging evening with Big Bad Voodoo Daddy at Monte De Oro. This is a group that you’ve not only heard on the radio but also seen in the movies like “Swingers” with Vince Vaughn, and on some of TV’s biggest shows including the Super Bowl half-time show and “Dancing With The Stars.” But all of those appearances pale in comparison to actually seeing them live.

So that’s summer in Temecula. What could be better? Warm sunshine, clean air, fine wines and classic tunes outside under the stars. I will definitely see you there!

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surf fundamentals like the “pop-up” (similar to an explosive pushup-turned-stand up which quickly places the surfer’s feet on the board), water safety, and surf etiquette.

That way, beginners are prepared and confident before they even step into the water with a surfboard. As a result, most students are standing on their boards within a half an hour of their first lesson!

Kids don’t have the same fears and hang-ups that adults do in taking that watery leap of faith with a wobbly surfboard beneath their feet, said Swayne, adding that youngsters just naturally start to “monkey” around and have fun learning to surf, especially if they are with their peers in surf camps.

And toddlers love surf cruising too, even if the waves are less than a foot tall.

“I’ve taught kids as young as 3-1/2 years old to surf,” said Swayne, adding that lessons for the little ones are just a few feet from the shoreline because “even those mushy waves look huge to them.”

“Basically, I just wait for the board to start moving in the whitewater and I pick up the kids by their wetsuits and stand them up on the boards,” she laughed. “They get the hang of surfing very quickly!”

SoCal Surf School, which began in 2005 and recently acquired SurfCamps USA, another local surf instruction business that started in 1995, has a roster of surf instructors in addition to both Swaynes. During the lessons, there is one instructor for every four students, and in the summer season, the school can have as many as twenty instructors on hand.

Lessons usually last two hours, and prices per student can range from $80 for private lessons to $55 each for four surfing students or more.

No matter if you just try surfing for just one fun lesson or you’re inspired to go on to bigger waves, it will have an impact on your attitude about life, Swayne feels.

“Surfing has improved the outlook and quality of many lives with whom we have come in contact. It’s both exciting and relaxing at the same time, which is what makes it truly unique.”

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Since 1996, Mulligan Family Fun Center in Murrieta has been entertaining kids of all ages. This summer, residents

can expect to see something a little “cooler” going on at the amusement center. Under construction is Phase 1 of a five-year plan to convert one-half of the 8 acre property into a water park. Completed this summer will be a 104-foot wide water play area with five water slides, squirting features and a dumping bucket.

Mulligan Sales Manager Scott Agajanian says “there will be water just going everywhere!” Focused on the 3-13 year-old set (but open to all ages) this expansion to Mulligan will be a welcome addition to the community during our hot summer months. Replacing the Blaster Boats attraction and costing in excess of $1.6 million, Mulligan is certainly investing in a project that will appeal to the masses. There will also be a facility with lockers, showers and restrooms, three cabanas (rentable for parties!) and seating for 75 parents to watch their kiddos frolic in the water.

Once completed, the water play area will be included in the All-Day Pass - alongside the Go Karts, Lazer Tag, batting cages, rock wall, Kiddie Korral and mini golf. Mulligan wants to be

sure our readers know that all of these other attractions as well as the arcade are open during construction, and the building efforts are minimally invasive to guests. Future phases include a lazy river around one of the 18-hole miniature golf courses and possibly a “thrill-seeker” slide, with phase two construction beginning in 2012.

Construction is currently running ahead of schedule, so keep your eyes out for the grand opening of this fun addition to a fun place - “For the Kids, and the Kid in You!”

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Later that same year, Hale secured a $6 million grant from the Rockefeller Foundation, and the plans to create the world’s largest reflecting telescope began. In 1934, Hale purchased 160 acres of land in the Palomar Mountain Range at an elevation of 5,600 feet where the observatory is located today and the Corning Glass Works of New York used a brand new glass blend called Pyrex to build the 200-inch mirror’s 20-ton glass disk which had to cool for ten months before it was transported by train to Caltech in Pasadena, California in 1936.

Construction also began in 1936 on the observatory’s Art Deco-style structure and its 135-foot tall, 1,000-ton rotating dome. It would take an additional eleven years—interrupted by World War II—of mirror grinding and polishing at Caltech’s labs to make the final mirror, and by 1949, the mirror was transported to Palomar and installed in the 530-ton telescope

But the man behind the Hale Telescope did not live to see his vision become a reality: Hale died in 1938. It was famed astronomer Edwin Hubble (for whom the Hubble Telescope was named) who took the first photographic exposure with the Hale Telescope in 1949.

Astronomers using the Hale Telescope discovered quasars and gave the first direct evidence of stars in distant galaxies. Today, research programs with the telescope include studies on asteroids, outer solar system planets, Kuiper Belt Objects, star formation, exoplanets, gamma-ray bursts, black holes, quasars and much more.

Among the other telescopes at Palomar Observatory are the 48-inch Samuel Oschin Schmidt Telescope which is actively working on a new sky survey, and a 60-inch telescope is used for a variety of projects including follow-up observations for the new sky survey and is also a rapid response telescope for gamma-ray bursts.

The research is conducted by Caltech’s faculty, post-doctoral fellows and students, and by researchers at Caltech’s collaborating institutions, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Cornell University and Oxford University. Additionally, astronomers from all over the world come to Palomar Observatory for their research.

“Palomar Observatory is still one of the best research centers in the world,” said Kardel, an astronomer himself. “It’s a real icon in astronomy.”

To find directions, visitors’ information and other interesting facts about Palomar Observatory, visit

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“Jared’s heart is really in taekwondo and martial arts, and he’s really, really disciplined and good at what he does,” said Coake. ”Plus that, he’s great with people, especially kids. Everybody should get an opportunity at least once in their lifetime, and I thought Jared was the right person to deserve this opportunity.”

For Giordano, whose goal is to be an 8th degree black belt by the time he’s in his early thirties, opportunity and taekwondo go hand-in-hand, or, in this case, kick-and-kick.

“I like to tell people who are thinking about learning to do taekwondo and martial arts that it will help them to step up and be bold in life,” he said. “It teaches them that obstacles can be overcome.”

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they earn the right to wear belts of various colors around their uniforms (“doboks”) by mastering each level of difficulty. After that, the students may go on to the black belt series, of which there are also nine degrees, but they must wait a corresponding number of years before they can test for each succeeding black belt degree. For example, a 2nd degree black belt wanting to be a 3rd degree black belt must wait three years before testing, a 3rd degree wanting to be a 4th degree black belt must wait four years, and so forth.

In addition to teaching taekwondo, Giordano also practices every day as he pursues both that chance to reach 4th degree black belt rank in December and another championship title earlier in June. That drive to win keeps him busy all year as he also participates in competitions in a half dozen states from California to Missouri in order to keep accumulating ranking points.

Such persistence and ambition persuaded Susan Coake, the owner of Elite Martial Arts in Temecula and in Murrieta to partner with Giordano at the Murrieta studio.

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Sunshine Reigns on Taste of Temecula ValleyIt was a picture perfect day on April 30th at the new Temecula Civic Center for the inaugural Taste of Temecula Valley event. Wonderful food abounded, accompanied by some incredible musical talent. Seasoned musicians from throughout Southern California performed throughout the day, paired with some of the Valley’s top restaurants and wineries. Food, wine and song: what a perfect recipe for success! Successful it was, with all proceeds benefitting the Temecula Valley Foundation for Excellence in Education (TVFEE). TVFEE is committed to enhancing the teaching and learning experiences for the youth in the Temecula Valley, providing exceptional opportunities for students by expanding on the programs offered by TVUSD. Tim Ritter, Superintendent of TVUSD said, “I want to congratulate and thank everyone on the TOTV committee for your hard work and dedication to this event. As a patron of the TOTV, I must tell you that it was fabulous! What a tremendous coming out party for the TVFEE...it was a true success in my opinion.” Another fundraiser planned for TOTV is a concert at Wiens Cellars - Rockin’ Blues and Folk Festival taking place August 19. Plans are already in the works for next year’s TOTV. Keep your eye out for the announcement of the date - you won’t want to miss it!

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