COMMUNITY ARTS & CULTURE POLITICAL OPINION THE WEEKLY BEAT HOME & GARDEN Shrek visits Making the Ramona the Most Bowl Answers America’s of Local to Sue spirit Produce Savage’s is under Music July 4 San Jacinto of Chicago Hometown Parade questions siege fills HHT A4 Memories A7 B1 B2 C1 to capacity D1 Thursday, July 12, 2018 VOL XVII EDITION 28 www.thevalleychronicle.com 75 cents (including tax) New owners of Yorkshire Village host grand re-opening Joel Halpern and Avi Hegman step in the shoes of previous owners and founders, Kathleen and Colin Taylor ■ ROBIN UNDERWOOD REPorter Joel Halpern and Avi Hegman, the newfound owners of York- Photo courtesy of Soboba Band Luiseño Indians shire Village, took on the vision Windows are being installed at the of founders and long-time Hemet resort, which will enable interior residents, Kathleen and Colin work to get underway. Taylor with a grand re-opening on June 25. Both new owners continue to build a place of dig- Soboba Casino nity, care, and happiness for all residents. Resort reaches Previous owner Kathleen Taylor, a nurse originally from England, new milestone had become so increasingly frus- trated with the current memory in construction care and treatment for the elderly that she demanded her husband Walls and halls have Photo by Robin Underwood 4SEE YORKSHIRE ON A-2 The Yorkshire Village reopens with new owners carrying on its legacy of quality assisted living care. been constructed and fixtures are arriving, Riverside County kicks off animal-friendly camp interior is well underway ■ MIKE HILES Two St. Bernards bring smiles and education to ‘Critter Kiddz’ CONTRIBUTED The Soboba Casino Resort is un- ■ RIVERSIDE COUNTY in the St. Bernard Pass between derway to create a replacement fa- DEPARTMENT ANIMAL Italy and Switzerland. cility with plenty of upgrades and SERVICES The campers learned about the architectural improvements. breed’s history of heroic rescues Scaffolding is starting to come Two St. Bernard dogs visited the finding snow-buried travelers down as each section of the hotel’s Riverside County Department of that had become victims in major exterior gets a final coat of paint and Animal Services Critter Kiddz storms or avalanches. The dogs the interior work is well under way. Camp on July 9. Campers also are known for digging through “We are putting up drywall, paint- participated in other animal-relat- snow and providing warmth to ing and putting down flooring in ed activities the rest of the week. people while a second dog would some areas,” said Tom Groenendal, The two week-long summer alert rescuers. Senior Superintendent for C.W. camp is part of an education This week’s activities continued Driver, the general contractors for program at Riverside County’s with a visit from Guide Dogs of the project. “Most of the overhead Western Riverside County/City the Desert on Wednesday and a MEP (mechanical, electrical and Animal Shelter in Jurupa Valley. team of border collies showing plumbing) has been done which The camp is coordinated by the Photo by Jackie Schart, County of Riverside Animal Services off their herding skills on Thurs- allows us to start on the acoustical Animal Solutions Konnection Critter Kiddz Camp participants learned about the St. Bernard’s heroics at the day. An upcoming showcase by ceiling installation.” (ASK) Foundation, a nonprofit Western Riverside County/City Animal Shelter in Jurupa Valley on Monday. explosive detection dogs will be In many back-of-the-house ar- organization working toward happening on Friday, July 13. eas – which will contain support assisting homeless pets and pro- Kiddz Camp. They use arts-and- working animals, hence the spe- Next week’s theme is Fast & systems for all aspects of the resort grams within the county’s shelters. crafts programs and education cial visit by St. Bernard buddies, Furious, Slinky & Slow. This will – the T-bar is in place and ready for Mary Henry and Kaylene Mi- components that give children Luther and Emma, both no more include a visit from a tortoise acoustical ceiling tiles to be added. kulski, two long-time educators, knowledge about various animals. than two years old. St. Bernards are the instructors for Critter This week’s theme is all about are famous for their rescue efforts 4SEE ANIMALS ON A-2 4SEE SOBOBA CASINO ON A-2 LDS church dishes up 4th of July breakfast ■ COREY EVAN REPORTER Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints hosted an Independence Day breakfast for the public on July 4. Their Fruitvale and Diamond Valley Ward members were up at dawn, setting up tables and chairs preparing breakfast for a crowd of around 200 people. By 8 a. m, everything was ready for the crowd that showed up to the annu- Photo by Corey Evan/The Valley Chronicle al event at their church building on Fruitvale Ward Bishop Colbey Phipps addressed the crowd before breakfast Kirby St. in Hemet. was served. The wards’ leadership, as well as donations by members, produced and neighbors to come together in The breakfast is open to the public over 50 lbs. of pancake mix, over Christ: “We put it together for the every year. Fruitvale Ward Bishop 400 sausages and eggs, as well as members, to give them a place to Colbey Phipps addressed the break- fruits, milk and orange juice to wash meet together and associate with fast crowd about the significance it all down. each other and get to know one an- of American Independence in the According to Barnes, the main other… It’s a missionary moment, Church: “If you take a few moments goal of the annual pancake break- people bring their friends who are fast is for members to invite friends non-members.” 4SEE BREAKFAST ON A-2 tickets available now details and information inside A2 NEWS July 12 - 18, 2018 www.thevalleychronicle.com ANIMAL clude a fennec fox, honey shelter’s cats, including the FROM PAGE A1 bear, armadillo and an ant- felines that have been des- eater. Finally on Thursday, ignated as “working cats.” and a rabbit on Monday a miniature horse and don- For more information July 16, Reptile Day on key, both therapy animals, about the camp visit: www. Tuesday, and a special pre- will visit the campers. The rcdas.org/index.php/com- sentation by Wild Wonders camp will wrap up with ponent/k2/item/328-crit- on Wednesday that will in- a presentation about the ter-kiddz-camp-2018 Photos by Robin Underwood A resident of Yorkshire Village enjoys her beverage while admiring the beautiful community surrounding her. YORKSHIRE FROM PAGE A1 build a facility allowing her to provide top notch level of care for those afflicted. This eventually led to the establishment of a 100 Photos courtesy of Soboba Band Luiseño Indians bed facility divided into The view from one of the Soboba resort guest rooms overlooks the golf course as well as the pool and spa four main buildings, each that are being constructed. dedicated to various levels SOBOBA CASINO of memory loss. There are The facility is taken care of and groomed by dedicated staff members. 88 residents in total. FROM PAGE A1 The six acre campus offers An ice cream parlor, a anxious at a certain time of activities and environments general store, nature walk, the day - often when the sun Millwork (cases and cabinets) that engage the minds and and a future petting zoo and goes down. Staff members are starting to arrive and soon attitudes of all. From the chapel are spread through- will even go along with a more equipment will be de- food in the pantry and the out. “I wouldn’t want to live calming scenario the resi- livered. Coolers for food and plates the residents eat off of, anywhere else. For what dent creates, such as walking beverage storage are in place to the artwork on the walls money could get you into, around to help them find and food service equipment is there is colorful memory I would still choose here,” their car to go home, before coming in. The kitchen areas care almost everywhere according to resident Deb- guiding them to their bed have epoxy flooring installed around the community. orah Marshall. once they’ve calmed down. and stainless steel has been The facility gears activities Each staff member is The Yorkshire Village added to the walls. specific to each individu- trained for memory care. welcomes participation Groenendal explained that al’s cognitivity and inde- They are also expected to from the community when the work is being done in Journeyman taper Marco Duarte sands an interior wall at Soboba’s replace- pendence, such as potting participate in caring for sun- it comes to providing care phases and in areas. Multi- ment casino in preparation for primer and paint. He is a member of Local plants, cooking, painting, downing, a symptom some for their residents. Inqui- ple floors and areas are being Union 1506 SD and lives in Hemet. and other desired activi- residents experience causing ries can be made at info@ worked on at the same time. ties at will. them to feel confused and yorkshirevillage.com. With an average of 450 to 500 eral construction modulars workers on the job, each is tak- parked on the site. ing on a particular specialty. “The models were created “Everybody is doing their to work out any issues that part and working together,” he need to be corrected or ad- said. “We have a good team justed prior to the interiors of subcontractors.” being completed for the 200 About 500 gallons of paint rooms,” said Arif Siddique, is being used daily as the inte- president and managing rior walls receive a prime and member of SICON LLC.