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Local News For
Canyon Hills And The Surrounding Communities
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6/8/12 - 6/10/12 CERT Training in Murrieta.
Contact DWilson @ murrieta.org
to register.
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4/21/12 - 4/22/12 HOA Community Garage Sale
- visit the Safety/Neighborhood Watch booth at the
clubhouse. We just got approval to showcase one of the new
Lake Elsinore CERT Logistics Trailers that will be used
during an emergency.
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4/17/12-4/19/12 CERT Training in Lake Elsinore.
Contact the city for registration information. It's
free. It's all about helping yourself and your neighbors
following a major disaster.
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4/11/12 Safety/Neighborhood
Watch meeting at the Clubhouse at 6:30pm. How well are
you prepared for most emergencies? What do you expect your
children to do when there is an emergency? Are they prepared
and have the practiced the drill?
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4/4/12-4/6/12 CERT Training in Wildomar.
Contact the city for registration information. It's free.
It's all about helping yourself and your neighbors following
a major disaster.
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3/31/12 HOA Easter Egg Hunt at
the Clubhouse
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3/25/12 Each man is good in His sight.
It is not necessary for eagles to be crows. ....
Sitting Bull, Dakota Indian Chief
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3/24/12 Old Goat 50 Mile Race at Blue
Jay Campground. This area in the spring is really
something to experience. It's one of the US Forest Service
campgrounds that is close to Lake Elsinore. Go North off of
74 at Main Divide before the El Cariso Fire Station. The Old
Goat race started at the Blue Jay Campground, came down the
hill to the parking lot across from the Candy Store, then
back up the hill to Blue Jay, then out on the Trabuco Trail,
Down Holy Jim Canyon to the Mission Viejo area of Orange
County, back up the mountain to Bear Springs, Santiago Peak
and Trabuco Peak, and finally back to Blue Jay Campground.
50 Miles, 16 hours. Our Emergency Radio group uses these
events to practice communication drills. Due to hills and
valleys, we can't connect directly with each other at the
course checkpoints. Sometimes we can use the repeater on the
mountain at Big Bear for contacts. Otherwise, we have to use
fellow radio operators to take the message and relay it for
us to Net Control.
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3/18/12 Better to eat, than to be eaten.
...anonymous animal quote
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3/17/12 You are braver than you believe,
stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.
..Christopher Robin to Winnie the Pooh
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3/14/12 Safety/Neighorhood Watch
meeting at the Clubhouse at 6:30pm
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3/11/12 Never Stop Improving -
sign inside Jimmy Johnson's Race Car
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3/10/12 City Wide Clean-Up Day:
6:30am to 12:30pm at Diamond Stadium. Bulky items such as
Sofas, chairs, tables, green waste, metals, electronics. For
more information call CR&R 1-800 755 8112.
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3/9/12 What's Tax? - That's
when the government makes you pay more for somethin' than
it's worth!
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3/8/12 High Gas Price Has Upside
- You won't be able to afford fancy pastries and will have
to settle for a slice of toast. But it might all be
positive. With less money, many will have to forgo unhealthy
food items at fast-food outlets and cable TV subscriptions.
That means they will opt for healthier activities, leading
to major reductions in medical costs linked to obesity and
diabetes. Farmers will be unable to afford petroleum-based
fertilizers, all the food will be organic, while a major
source of air poulution will be eliminated. Fewer drivers
mean less expense for road repair and much cleaner air.
Children will become unaffordable and the cost of education
will decline. Crime will drop because criminals can't afford
gasoline. Brilliant. .... Lowell Stacy
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3/6/12 Raising Children - In
automobile terms, the child supplies the power but the
parents have to do the steering. ... Benjamin Spock
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| 3/3/12 Hazardous Waste Round Up
in Lake Elsinore at the city yard on Langstaff |
2/23/12 Economist predict
interest rates are going to rise drastically in 2013 due to
the federal governments inability to balance the budget. Get
out of long term bonds. Refinance your home to a fixed rate
loan or sell your home and rent because the housing market
is expected to continue to erode and low interest mortgages
will be a thing of the past. Get rid of all adjustable rate
loans like car and credit card balances. We could see
gas at more than $10/gallon, so you need to get your commute
distance/costs under control. Higher inflation will add
costs to everything we buy and company profits will decline
(causing stock prices to decline). Some investments they
believe will help are gold ETF's, some gold mining stocks,
silver and other precious metals, and the UDN ETF which is a
play on other country currencies doing better than our
currency. Time will tell. Don't be a zombie; learn, plan,
take control of your future.
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2/22/12 Pardee Homes will be
building a 73-unit condominium project at the corner of
Canyon Hills and Hillside. They will also be building
200 single family homes off of Canyon Hills Rd out by the
new Menifee school that should open this fall. The powers
that be are rubbing their hands and saying "Money, Money,
Money!"
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2/21/12 Child Passenger Restraints
- CHP presentation indicated that 75-95% of car seats they
inspected were improperly installed. Less than 8yrs or less
than 4'9" requires a booster or proper seat. Upper
part of the belt must cross the chest, not across the face
or neck. Search various vehicle code sections for detail, ie
27315 VC or 27363 VC. Depending on the size of the seat, the
childs legs must not be sticking straight out, due to
excessive leg/hip injuries in an accident. Booster seats
helps allow the legs to bend at the knee. First fine for a
single violation is about $400. If your car is full of
children, the fines could be in the several thousand. You
are responsible for them to be buckled up. CHP still gives
tickets when you say, the child undid it.
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2/18/12 NASCAR Budwiser Shootout Tonight
- it is considered a warm up event for the season-opening
Daytona 500 on Feb 26.
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2/17/12 I pledge allegiance to the flag
of the United States of America and to the Republic for
which it stands. One nation Under God, Indivisible, with
liberty and justice for all. .. Read it
slowly and think about what it says. Can you remember saying
it every day in school when you were young.
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| 2/14/12 Stroke Warning Signs
- Sudden weakness or numbness of the face, arm or leg
on one side of the body. Sudden dimness or loss of vision in
one eye. Loss of speech or trouble understanding speech.
Sudden, severe headache. Unexplained dizziness, unsteadiness
or sudden falls. You have 3 hours to act. |
2/13/12 Difficult takes a day,
Impossible takes a week.
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2/8/12 Safety/Neighborhood Watch
Meeting: 6:30 pm at Clubhouse. 2nd Wednesday of the
Month. Julia will be taking a medical leave and we need
another homeowner to be the chairperson. Contact Helen Jeong
or Glenn Osborne for more information.
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2/2/12 Teacher to Parents - "I
wouldn't worry about his grades. I'm sure when you were his
age you were just as stupid as he is". ... Bizarro
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2/1/12 Armed Robery in Canyon Hills
- 11:30pm at the Stater Bros market, an employee in the
parking lot was robbed at gunpoint. There was also an armed
robbery the same day down on Diamond Drive. Be careful where
you go, and be aware of your surroundings. Be alert and
focused when you go to your car, especially at night and
when you are by yourself.
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1/30/12 Good Morning, Sun! Each
day I'm always a bit relieved to see you've decided to come
back again ... and give us another chance!
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1/29/12 BPa, Bisphenol A, is an
ingredient in many plastic containers and the lining of many
canned foods. It has been suggested that it can affect heart
disease, type 2 diabetes and can cause liver damage. Don't
use plastics in the microwave or to reheat foods. Heat
increases the release of BPA. Limit consumption of foods
contained in cans lined with BPA plastics. Don't put
BPA-containing plastics in the dishwasher. Look for labels
that say "BPA-free," A "7" on the bottom of plastics
indicates BPA.
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1/18/12 Cyber Tips: How to keep your
cell phone info private. If you don't have
one already, set up a password on your phone (avoid 1234,
4321, or four consecutive numbers like 5555). Many
applications request using your location information when
you open them. We recommend you refuse to unless you believe
there is a good reason to do so (ie, track your progress
along a route). Remember, many apps are free because they
sell information like this about you to others. Change the
settings in your smartphone (if it has GPS) to remove
location data from pictures before posting to a social media
site. The date, time and location can tell a criminal that
you are away from home. Keep y our whereabouts private
(don't "check in" to a location). If your phone has
antitheft software, enable the feature that lets you locate
your cell phone in case of loss or theft. You can also
remote lock it and send a text message if someone has simply
picked it up, or turned it in where you lost it. If your
phone doesn't come with it, install software that has this
feature and the next one. Install software that has a
feature called "remote wipe" that lets you erase all
information on your phone in case it is lost or stolen.
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1/8/12 New twist on Creation by
Scientology: Around 75 million years ago Xenu, the
ruler of a Galactic Confederation of 76 planets, transported
billions of his charges in spaceships similar to DC-8 jets
to a planet called Teegecack (Earth). There they were placed
near volcanoes and killed by exploding hydrogen bombs, after
which their "thetans" (souls) remained to inhabit the bodies
of future earthlings, causing humans today great spiritual
harm and unhappiness that can be remedied through special
techniques involving an Electopsychometer (E-meter) in a
process called auditing. So, is it Myth, Religion, or
Science Fiction? ... Scientific American, Nov 2011.
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1/7/12 Texas Wave: The Texas Rangers
have determined doing "The Wave" is hazardous to your
health. The scoreboard warning being displayed all
in caps is "SURGEONS HAVE DETERMINED THAT DOING THE WAVE
WILL, YES, WILL CAUSE TEARS TO THE SUPRAPINATUS MUSCLE AND
THE INFRASPINATUS MUSCLE FROM THE THROWING OF INDIVIDUAL'S
ARMS RAPIDLY INTO THE AIR, IN ADDITION, ANY CHILDREN DOING
THE WAVE WILL BE SOLD TO THE CIRCUS. DO NOT DO THE WAVE IN
THE BALLPARK, DOING THE WAVE IS SAFE AT PRO FOOTBALL GAMES
AND MILEY CYRUS CONCERTS.
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1/6/12 So kind he was. One
afternoon a congressman was riding in his limousine when he
saw two men along the road-side eating grass. Disturbed, he
ordered his driver to stop and got out to investigate. He
asked one man, "Why are you eating grass?" "We don't
have any money for food," the poor man replied. "We have to
eat grass." "Well, then, you can come with me to my
house and I'll feed you." the congressman said. "But
sir, I have a wife and two children with me. They are over
there, under that tree." "Bring them along," the congressman
replied. Turning to the other poor man he stated, "You may
come with us, also." The second man, in a pitiful voice,
then said, "But sir, I also have a wife and SIX children
with me!" "Bring them all as well," the congressman
answered. They all entered the car, which was no easy task,
even for a car as large as the limousine was. Once under
way, one of the poor fellows turned to the congressman and
said, "Sir, you are too kind." "Thank you so much for taking
all of us with you!!" The congressman replied, "Glad
to do it." "You'll really love my place." "The grass is
almost a foot high."
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1/2/12 New Years Resolution -
To stop eating junk food, and to get exercise every day, and
to curb my incessant lying.... Garfield
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