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Pala Today News – 9/12/24

Written by John Fox on September 12, 2024

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LOCAL AND REGIONAL NEWS

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The Southern California wildfires have now burned well over 100k acres. Firefighting resources are stretched thin. The largest, the Bridge Fire has burned 51k acres with no containment and is moving mostly north into the high desert near Piñon Hills and Phelan. All or part of Highways 2, 39, and 138 are closed with extensive evacuations. The fire increased more than 13k acres overnight. Top priority for firefighters is protection of structures in Wrightwood, Piñon Hills and Mount Baldy. It’s too soon to say how many have been lost. https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents/2024/9/8/bridge-fire/

The Line Fire is at 37k acres with 18% containment. The arson-caused fire is burning towards Big Bear. A suspect from Norco is in custody. Part or all of Highways 18, 38, and 330 are closed. Evacuation shelters are in Victorville and Fontana. Cooler weather helped limit its spread overnight. Four structures have been confirmed damaged or destroyed and there have been three fire-related injuries. One of the structures lost in the Line Fire was the 98-year old Keller Peak fire lookout station. https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents/2024/9/5/line-fire/ https://www.pressenterprise.com/2024/09/11/98-year-old-keller-peak-fire-lookout-falls-as-line-fire-burns-in-san-bernardino-national-forest/

The newest – the Airport Fire, which started Monday in Orange County is now at 23k acres with 5% containment. There have been extensive evacuation orders and warnings from Trabuco Canyon to the east in Orange County and Lake Elsinore and Temescal Valley west of the 15 freeway in Riverside County where the evacuation centers are Temescal Canyon High School in Lake Elsinore and Santiago High School in Corona. Ortega Highway is closed from east of Quarry to Grand Avenue in Lake Elsinore. Cooler weather is helping firefighting efforts. Homes have been lost on the western edge of Lake Elsinore adjacent to Ortega Highway. Firefighting efforts are being concentrated there. Six structures are confirmed damaged or destroyed. There have been 10 civilian and fire personnel injuries. All schools in the Lake Elsinore district are closed again today. https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents/2024/9/9/airport-fire/

Extensive smoke from these fires will cause poor air quality throughout Southern California today. Some events may be cancelled due to air quality and outdoor exertion is discouraged.

A fatal accident on Highway 76 between Pala Rey Youth Camp and the power station at Pala del Norte caused a full closure of 76 for over two hours last evening beginning around 7:45p. https://www.villagenews.com/story/2024/09/05/news/pala-traffic-collision-leaves-unknown-injuries/76969.html

There were a cluster of earthquakes just north of Malibu last evening. The largest was 4.7 at 7:28p. It was felt from Lompoc and Bakersfield to the Mexican border and as far inland as Indio. https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/ci40731847/executive

We might have a little rain in Pala tomorrow morning. Daytime high temperatures have cooled to the low 80s. It’ll be downright cool Monday then level off in the mid-70s next week. The full forecast is coming up. (below)

Mass at Pala Mission Church is broadcast live on Rez Radio 91.3 and streamed live on the Rez Radio App every Sunday at 8a. It may not be possible to broadcast mass some weeks between now and November due to staffing issues. Regular broadcasts will resume in November.

SPORTS

In Major League Baseball – The Padres lost at Seattle 5-2 last night. The Dodgers beat the visiting Cubs 10-8. In that game, Shohei Ohtani hit his 47^th home run and stole his 48^th base of the season. Arizona thumped Texas 14-4 in Phoenix. That puts the Diamondbacks a half-game ahead of the Padres in the NL-West. Both are still the most likely NL Wild Cards. But the Mets and Braves in the NL East aren’t far behind. The Angels lost at Minnesota 6-4. With a record of 60 and 86 they’ve now joined the White Sox as the only two teams in American League that have been eliminated from playoff contention. Most of those teams have today off. Texas is at Seattle. San Francisco hosts Milwaukee. Fox will televise either the Red Sox/Yankees or Rays/Guardians game today at 4:15p.

In the Minors – Game 2 of the best of three divisional series is tonight at 6:45p hosting Visalia in Lake Elsinore with Game 3 Friday, if needed. https://www.milb.com/lake-elsinore/schedule/2024-09

In Soccer –LAFC plays the Galaxy at Carson this Saturday. https://www.espn.com/soccer/schedule/_/date/20240914/league/usa.1

In the NFL – Week 2 begins tonight with Buffalo at Miami on Prime Video.

In college football – Arizona State is at Texas State tonight on ESPN.

San Diego State and three other schools are joining the Pac-12 conference. SDSU, Boise State, Colorado State, and Fresno State – all from the Mountain West conference will join the Pac-12 in the 2026-27 academic year. The only two other schools from the now-defunct league, Oregon State and Washington State have already joined the Pac-12. https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/41226997/sources-boise-state-four-schools-set-join-pac-12

In the NBA – League Commissioner Adam Silver says that there was no discussion of league expansion at the board of governors meeting this week, but that it will be addressed at some point this season. Its been an ongoing topic for several years with Seattle and Las Vegas being floated as potential homes for new teams. Las Vegas has never had a team, though they now have teams in the other three major sports. Seattle’s NBA Supersonics became the Oklahoma City Thunder in 2008. https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/41210033/nba-expansion-table-just-not-yet-silver-says

In golf – The Procore Championship teed off in Napa this morning. Tee times continue through 2p. Saheeth Theegala is the defending champion. https://www.espn.com/golf/leaderboard

In local high school sports:

Bonsall – cross country at Point Loma at 3p; girls’ volleyball hosting Preuss UCSD at 5p

Great Oak – field hockey hosting Sage Creek at 3:30p; freshman and JV football at Norte Vista at 4p

Fallbrook – girls’ golf at Rancho Buena Vista at 3:30p; girls’ tennis against Mission Hills, JV hosting at 3:30p, varsity away at 4p; boys’ water polo hosting Escondido at 4p

Valley Center – girls’ tennis against Vista at 3:30p, JV hosting , varsity away; girls’ golf at Mission Hills at 4p; girls’ volleyball hosting Horizon Prep at 4:30p; girls’ flag football hosting Rancho Bernardo at 4:30p; boys’ freshman football hosting San Pasqual at 6p

BUSINE$$

As of midday trading on Wall Street, all three major US indexes showed modest gains. The Dow was up a tenth of a percent. The S&P 500 was up three tenths. The Nasdaq was up a half percent. Gold shot up $34.30 an ounce on the Comex to $2,576.70. West Texas Intermediate Crude oil futures were up $1.84 to $69.15 a barrel.

The Federal Reserve won’t be pulling the trigger on interest rate cuts until next week, yet mortgage rates are already starting to fall. That’s thanks to cooling consumer inflation and a fairly stable jobs market, both of which are indicators which will lead to cuts by the Fed. The average rate for a 30-year fixed rate mortgage over the past seven days is 6.2%, down from 6.35% last week. They’ve been dropping ever since it became almost a certainty that Fed would lower the prime lending rate this month – the first such cut since 2020. The Fed does not directly set mortgage rates. But it does influence them through movement in bond yields. The 10-year US Treasury note moves in anticipation of actions by the Fed and has been falling for several weeks. https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/12/economy/mortgage-rates-september-12/index.html

Stock in Kroger, the parent company of Ralphs supermarkets shot up 6% after profits beat expectations even though quarterly sales fell slightly short of estimates. Kroger’s CEO warned that even more affluent customers are now being careful with their spending. https://www.marketwatch.com/story/krogers-stock-rises-after-profit-beat-offsets-sales-miss-35c802ab?mod=mw_latestnews

General Mills is sending its North American yogurt division back home to France for $2.1b. The cereal maker has been looking to sell off its division which makes Yoplait, Liberte and other brands since Spring. Though Yoplait is a money maker with net sales of $1.5b this year, it faces strong competition from Dannon and Chiobani, and General Mills wants to concentrate on its core business. Yoplait was started by a group of French dairy farmers in 1964 and wound up with General Mills through a franchise agreement that gave them exclusive rights to market the brand in the US beginning in 1977. General Mills acquired a majority stake from a private equity firm and the French dairy cooperative, Sodiaal in 2011. It sold the European Yoplait operations back to Sodiaal in 2021. Now they and another French dairy group are getting the US division as well. https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/12/business/general-mills-yogurt-lactalis/index.html

The strike by hotel workers against the Hilton Bayfront hotel in San Diego is now in its 12^th day. https://www.10news.com/news/local-news/negotiations-resume-as-hilton-san-diego-bayfront-hotel-workers-strike-for-12th-day

LIFESTYLE / GREEN LIVING

Among new products unveiled by Apple on Tuesday were its latest AirPods Pro model which can double as a medical device. The wireless headphones will have an available software upgrade to allow them to act as a clinical-grade over-the-counter hearing aid. That feature of the new AirPods was authorized today by the US Food and Drug Administration. With prescription hearing aids costing thousands, the $249 AirPods Pro 2 will be significantly less expensive and more accessible for those with hearing loss. To access the hearing aid function, AirPod Pro 2 users will have to take a hearing test, which lets Apple know which frequencies to boost. The FDA made over-the-counter hearing aids available to the public two years ago, but cautions they are not for those with profound hearing loss or those under 18, both of whom still need to consult a health care professional. For those with mild to moderate hearing loss, the Apple device could help remove the financial barrier and stigma of hearing aids. 30m US adults have some degree of hearing loss. But according to the FDA, only one fifth of those seek assistance for it, even though use of hearing aids can reduce the rate of cognitive decline and lower the risk of depression. https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/10/tech/apple-airpods-pro-hearing-aids/index.html

It’s obvious McDonald’s $5 value meal is striking a chord with consumers. The fast food giant is extending the promotion to December. Introduced in June, the one-month-only promotion was extended an extra month in July. Now it’s being extended again. McDonald’s had often touted its ability to raise menu prices without affecting sales. That came to an end earlier this year with consumers not defecting to competing chains, but holding tighter to their money and just staying home to eat. Since reporting weaker-than-expected sales earlier this year, Mickey D’s has followed the path of low-price promotions. Starbucks, Wendy’s and Burger King all responded to McDonald’s value meal success with similar promotions. https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/12/business/mcdonalds-5-dollar-value-meal-december/index.html

On this day in music history – September 12,

In 1954, the first teen idol, Frank Sinatra was topping charts with “Three Coins in the Fountain”. It won an Oscar for Best Original Song for that year.
In 1963, The Beatles – still several months from becoming known in the U.S. were at the top of the British charts for the second time with “She Loves You”. It became the biggest seller of the year in Britain and the best-selling of all the group’s singles there.
In 1964, fighting back against the British music invasion, The Supremes, The Shangi-La’s, Marvin Gaye, Dusty Springfield, The Ronettes, Millie Small, The Temptations, The Miracles and Little Anthony and the Imperials all appeared together at The Fox Theater in Brooklyn.
In 1966, NBC aired the first episode of the new sitcom, “The Monkees”. The show ran for two seasons and a total of 58 episodes.
In 1967, filming continued for The Beatles’ “Magical Mystery Tour” movie. The project, with even less scripting than today’s “reality shows” called for filling a bus with interesting people, heading for various places with pre-arranged situations and just filming whatever happened. Not a lot did.
In 1970, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles were at #1 with “The Tears of a Clown”, written by Stevie Wonder, who was discovered by Miracles member, Ronnie White.
On the same day, Credence Clearwater Revival had the #1 album with “Cosmo’s Factory”. It remained #1 for nine weeks.
In 1987, Michael Jackson kicked of his world tour supporting the album, “Bad” playing the first of three nights at a stadium in Tokyo. 123 shows later, more than 4m people had seen the show across 15 countries.
In 1989, Aerosmith released their 10^th studio album, “Pump”, including the hit singles “Love In An Elevator”, “The Other Side”, and “Jamie’s Got a Gun”.
In 1990, Stevie Nicks and Christine McVie announced they were leaving Fleetwood Mac at the end of the current concert tour.
In 1997, founder of the Polar Music record label and ABBA’s manager, Stig Anderson died of a heart attack. He’d co-written many of the group’s biggest hits including “Waterloo”, “Mamma Mia”, “S.O.S.”, “Fernando”, and “Dancing Queen”.
In 2003, Johnny Cash died of respiratory failure at age 71.
In 2007, the surviving members of Led Zeppelin announced they would reform with the late John Bonham’s son, Jason on drums in a memorial concert for Atlantic Records founder, Ahmet Ertegun at O2 Arena in London on November 26.
In 2008, Kanye West was arrested for vandalism after a scuffle with a photographer at LA International Airport in which a $10k camera was broken.

Born on this day …

In 1931, country singer George Jones, nicknamed “Possum”. His signature song was “He Stopped Loving Her Today”.
In 1940, Tony Bellamy from Redbone, the first Native American group to have a #1 hit in the U.S. and internationally
In 1943, Maria Muldaur, who had a Top Ten hit in 1974 with “Midnight at the Oasis”
In 1944, Colin Young from the British band, The Foundations, who had hits in the late 1960s with “Build Me Up Buttercup” and “Baby, Now That I’ve Found You”.
On the same day, soul singer & producer Barry White who had #1 hits with “You’re the First, the Last, My Everything” and “Can’t Get Enough of Your Love Baby”.
In 1952, drummer for Rush, Neil Peart
In 1956, Barry Andrews, keyboardist for XTC
In 1981, Oscar winning actress and singer, Jennifer Hudson
In 1994, RM – real name, Kim Nam-joon from the South Korean boy band, BTS

https://www.thisdayinmusic.com/search/?keyword=&date=12&month=9

Other celebrity anniversaries today …

Actress Linda Gray was born in 1940
Activist Leonard Peltier was born in 1944
Actor Joe Pantoliano was born in 1951
Actor Peter Scolari was born in 1955
Actress Rachel Ward was born in 1957
Basketball center Yao Ming was born in 1980
Among those who’ve passed, star of the 1936 Berlin Olympics, American Jesse Owen was born in 1913
Welsh actor Desmond Llewelyn, best known as Q in over a dozen James Bond movies was born in 1914
Paul Walker from the Fast & Furious movie franchise was born in 1973

https://www.thefamouspeople.com/september-12th.php

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WEATHER

Pala Weather – sunny with a high of 81 this afternoon … same tomorrow after a 10% chance of light rain in the morning … patchy morning low clouds and fog Saturday, clearing to sunny and 82 in the afternoon … 79 Sunday … a slight chance of rain Monday morning, clearing to mostly sunny and 70 in the afternoon … sunny and 74 Tuesday and Wednesday … overnight lows, about 50 tonight through Sunday night … 46 Monday and Tuesday night

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