Pala Today News – 11/20/24
Written by John Fox on November 20, 2024
The following items are part of the award-winning “Pala Today” newscast heard this day at noon on PALA REZ RADIO™ 91.3 FM in Pala.
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PALA TODAY WILL BE ON HIATUS UNTIL DECEMBER 16
LOCAL AND REGIONAL NEWS
Tribal elections were held yesterday on the Pala reservation at Old Tribal Hall. All three incumbents running for office won reelection – Chairman Robert Smith, Treasurer Theresa Nieto, and Councilmember Shelia Smith-Lopez – the latter two running unopposed. (PBMI 2024 election official results)
A three-vehicle accident around 6a this morning on Meadows Parkway in Temecula closed the road near De Portola road for a time during the morning commute. It began when one of the vehicles struck a tree in the median. One person was hospitalized with minor injuries. https://patch.com/california/temecula/temecula-crash-closes-section-roadway-near-meadows-parkway
A convicted felon accused of fatally beating his 83-year old grandmother four years ago was found guilty after a short jury deliberation Monday. 45-year old Andrew Daniel Joseph faces to 20 years to life for the second-degree murder and elder abuse of Ethel Mae Hayes when he’s sentenced January 24. Joseph and Hayes had argued before the incident on September 18, 2020 at her home on Ridgemoor Drive near Menifee Road. https://www.pressenterprise.com/2024/11/19/felon-found-guilty-of-beating-grandmother-83-to-death-in-menifee/
There’s construction on Old Highway 395 in Fallbrook with SDG&E crews installing new power poles. One-lane traffic delays could slow travel to and from Fallbrook via Reche Road. Avoid Old 395 if you can. https://www.villagenews.com/story/2024/11/14/news/traffic-alert-sdgande-power-pole-installation-snarls-traffic/77488.html
The Temecula Valley Rose Society dedicated a new pollinator garden space inside the Rose Haven Heritage Garden in Temecula this month. The intent of the area planted with native species is to attract insects and others beneficial to gardens, farms and vineyards all over the area. Opened in 1991 and containing over 2k roses, the garden is free and open to the public from dawn to dusk at 30592 Jedediah Smith Road. https://www.pressenterprise.com/2024/11/19/new-pollinator-garden-opens-in-temecula/
A much milder form of the major winter storm that is currently pounding northern California and Oregon is expected to arrive here late Saturday, lasting into Monday morning. 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.
SPORTS
In the NFL – Eli Manning, Antonio Gates and Jared Allen are among the 25 modern-era candidates for the 2025 Pro Football Hall of Fame class. The list was released today out of 50 candidates originally under consideration. A selection committee will reduce the list to 15 finalists before Super Bowl. Players eventually need to be approved by 80% of voters to get in. About three to five make it each year. Votes will also be cast for three seniors’ candidates, one contributor and one coach. Between one and three from that group get elected to the Hall each year. https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/42504112/eli-manning-25-semifinalists-pro-football-hall-fame
In college football – Week 13 is underway. The first Top 25 game will be #24 UNLV at San Jose State tomorrow. In College Football Playoff selection committee meetings yesterday, Boise State moved ahead of BYU into a first-round bye position. BYU dropped eight positions from #6 to #14 after its upset loss to Kansas. The top five teams remained unchanged with Oregon at #1 followed by Ohio State, Texas, Penn State and Indiana. https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/42493104/boise-state-moves-ahead-byu-cfp-bye-territory
In the NBA – The Lakers beat the visiting Jazz last night 124-118. LA guard Dalton Knecht led with 37 points including nine 3-pointers. Other winners were Boston, Brooklyn, Denver, Dallas, and San Antonio. The Clippers host Orlando tonight.
In college hoops – Six Top 25 teams all won against unranked opponents last night. Santa Clara routed UC Riverside 96-54. UCLA hosts Idaho State tonight.
In the NHL – The Ducks edged the Blackhawks in Chicago 3-2. Tampa Bay over the Penguins in Pittsburgh 3-2 in overtime. Calgary beat the Islanders in a shootout. Other winners were Edmonton, Minnesota, Winnipeg and the New York Rangers. Five games tonight including the Kings hosting Buffalo.
In Major League Baseball – Milwaukee’s Pat Murphy and Cleveland’s Stephen Vogt were named Managers of the Year yesterday. Both led their teams to the playoffs in their first full seasons managing. Murphy, a former college coach took over the Brewers from Craig Counsell who left to manage the Cubs. The Brewers finished ten games ahead of the second-place Cubs in the NL Central division. 40-year old Vogt played for Milwaukee when Murphy was bench coach there. He led the Guardians to a 92 and 60 record – good for first place in the AL Central. https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/42492742/cleveland-guardians-stephen-vogt-named-al-manager-year
In Soccer – coming up this weekend, LAFC hosts Seattle on Saturday and the Galaxy host Minnesota United on Sunday. https://www.espn.com/soccer/schedule/_/league/usa.1
In Lacrosse – The San Diego Seals’ season opener is coming up December 1 at Pechanga Arena. https://www.sealslax.com/schedule/
In golf – This weekend, it’s the RSM Classic in Georgia. Ludvig Aberg is the defending champion.
In local high school sports:
Bonsall – no schedule published
Great Oak – girls’ varsity basketball at a tournament at Villa Park at 3p
Fallbrook – no schedule published
Valley Center – no scheduled games today
BUSINE$$
As of midday trading on Wall Street, stocks were down. The Dow fell a small fraction. The S&P 500 was down four tenths of a percent. The Nasdaq declined two thirds of a percent. Gold gained $23.50 on the Comex, trading at $2,654.70 an ounce. The benchmark West Texas Intermediate Crude oil futures were down 27 cents to $69.12 a barrel.
Stock in Target took a big hit in premarket trading today as the giant retailer’s latest sales and profit report fell short of expectations and its earnings forecast for the current quarter was lowered. Third quarter sales were up 1.1%. But net income dropped 12%. The news hit particularly hard since the time period included multiple big retail events including back to school, Halloween and special deal days and weeks. Shares were down almost 20%, trading in the $127 range. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/target-stock-down-earnings-miss-what-went-wrong/
Between what it calls economic headwinds, increased competition, and weaker than expected sales of electric vehicles, Ford will cut 4k jobs in Europe and the UK by 2026. It has 28k employees there. In its statement announcing the cuts, Ford referred to “a misalignment between CO2 regulations and consumer demand for electrified vehicles.” Ford sales in Europe fell more than 15% in the first nine months of this year compared with the same period in 2023. Sales of all EVs there are down following the German government discontinuing purchase incentives for them. https://apnews.com/article/ford-europe-layoffs-ev-e4d1ba2796b069dca26a6b79bef4c67c
As part of its announcement earlier this week to close hundreds of stores due to poor overall sales, all of Advanced Auto Parts stores in California including 14 in San Diego County will close over the next six months. https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2024/11/19/advance-auto-parts-closing-all-california-stores-including-14-in-san-diego-county/
LIFESTYLE / GREEN LIVING
Dodge, Chrysler and Jeep parent company, Stellantis announced it is delaying the launch of the all-electric Ram pickup truck from right about now until the first half of 2025. The model will be followed by one called the Ramcharger, equipped with both an electric generator and a gas engine. The specifics of why and exactly when were not disclosed in yesterday’s announcement. Company CEO Carlos Tavares said work needs to be completed on the Dodge Charger Daytona and Jeep Wagoneer S EVs before attention can be given to the new Ram trucks. https://www.cnbc.com/2024/11/19/stellantis-ram-electric-pickup-trucks-ev.html
McDonald’s has advised its restaurants to stop using their espresso machines for up to three weeks after it was discovered by manufacturer Melitta that a faulty component could be a safety risk to workers. Many of the 21 coffees listed on the McCafe menu won’t be available at certain McDonald’s restaurants using the CT8 espresso machines until the problem is resolved. https://www.nrn.com/quick-service/some-mcdonald-s-espresso-machines-are-out-commission
Seventy-six percent of Americans are planning to travel this holiday season – more at Christmas than at Thanksgiving. According to investment company IPX1031, the average budget for holiday travel is just over $2k. Half of those travelers are worried about airport delays and flight cancellations. Yet 85% of travelers do not purchase travel insurance. Over the past year, the average consumer cost for delays and cancellations was $161. That’s only slightly more than the average 7% – or $140 cost of insurance on $2k worth of travel. One third of Americans refuse to fly certain airlines due to past bad experiences with that carrier. The airports experiencing the most cancellations include Dallas/Fort Worth, Newark, LaGuardia in New York, George Bush Intercontinental in Houston, and Portland International. The airports travelers report trying to avoid the most include Hartsfield-Jackson in Atlanta, O’Hare in Chicago, and JFK International in New York. https://www.ipx1031.com/holiday-travel-airport-statistics-report/
Some good news from the American Farm Bureau today. This year’s Thanksgiving dinner will cost you less at the supermarket than last year. The cost of a 16-pound turkey is down about 6% to an average of about $27 and there are some discount promotional deals to be had. Grocery Outlet leads the pack with turkeys up to 14 pounds at $3.99 each. The total cost of a holiday meal for ten will average just over $58. That’s down 5% from 2023 and 9% from 2022, the year that saw the highest increase in the history of the Farm Bureau report. The only items in this year’s holiday meal that saw a price increase were the processed foods, like dinner rolls and cubed stuffing due to higher labor costs. https://time.com/7177710/thanksgiving-turkey-meal-costs/
On this day in music history – November 20,
- 1955, Bo Diddley appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show. It had been requested that he perform his version of “Sixteen Tons”. But when he took to the live stage, instead he launched into his own hit song, “Bo Diddley” resulting in his being banned from future appearances on the show.
- In 1961, Bob Dylan began recording his debut album over two days at Columbia studios in New York City.
- In 1965, the Supremes hit #1 with their sixth chart-topping single, the Holland-Dozier-Holland written and produced song, “I Hear a Symphony”.
- Exactly one year later, the Supremes were again at #1, this time with “You Keep Me Hanging On”.
- In 1967, the LA-based psychedelic rock band Strawberry Alarm Clock were at #1 on the singles chart with “Incense and Peppermints”. The band disliked the song so much, they had a friend of the band, Greg Munford who was attending the recording session as a visitor sing the lead.
- In 1968, the Monkees movie, “Head” opened in six U.S. cities. Reviews were harsh and the movie bombed.
- In 1971, Isaac Hayes began the first of two weeks at #1 with “Theme from Shaft”. He won the Grammy for Best Original Film Score the following spring.
- In 1973, musical parody star Allan Sherman died of emphysema at the age of 48. Sherman was the Weird Al of his generation and had a #2 hit in 1963 with “Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh”.
- In 1974, Keith Moon, drummer for The Who collapsed on stage after consuming a drink spiked with horse tranquilizer. 19-year old Scott Halpin from the audience replaced Moon for the final three numbers of the concert after Pete Townsend asked for a volunteer from the audience.
- In 1975, Paul Simon hosted Saturday Night Live where he performed with the week’s musical guest, George Harrison. Former bandmates Paul McCartney and John Lennon were together in New York watching the live show and briefly considered going to the studio to surprise George, but decided against it.
- In 1984, Michael Jackson got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
- In 1995, The Beatles released “Anthology 1” with 60 tracks including the recently released single of a demo recorded by the late John Lennon 18 years earlier – “Free As a Bird”.
- In 2003, Michael Jackson flew to Santa Barbara to surrender to police on child molestation charges. He was freed on $3m bail.
- In 2015, Justin Bieber topped the British singles chart with “Sorry”. Eight tracks from his latest album were on the British chart at the time, breaking a record set in 1957 by Elvis Presley.
Born on this day …
- In 1941, Dr. John, the New Orleans-based singer who had a Top 10 hit in 1973 with “Right Place, Wrong Time”.
- In 1946, Duane Allman from the Allman Brothers
- In 1947, Joe Walsh from The James Gang and The Eagles
- In 1965, Mike D from the Beastie Boys
- In 1986, Jared Followill from Kings of Leon
Other celebrity anniversaries today …
- Actress Estelle Parsons from “Bonnie & Clyde” and TV’s “Roseanne” is 97
- Comedian, singer and variety show host Dick Smothers is 86
- Actor Richard Masur from movies “Risky Business” and “My Girl” is 76
- Comedian Joel McHale is 53
- Among those who’ve passed George Barris, creator of famous TV cars including the Munster Koach and the first Batmobile was born in 1925
- Actress, singer and comedienne Kay Ballard was born in 1925
- Actor and game show host Richard Dawson was born in 1932
- Actor, writer and comedian Bob Einstein was born in 1942
http://www.davesfunstuff.com/a-mb/2080-date1120.htm
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Pala seniors’ lunch menu for tomorrow (11/21) – It’s the Thanksgiving Luncheon for Pala seniors only.
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WEATHER
Pala Weather – sunny with a high of 78 this afternoon … patchy morning low clouds and fog clearing to sunny and 80 tomorrow … 78 Friday … mostly sunny and 71 with a 20% chance of light rain Saturday afternoon … rain overnight, then mostly cloudy and 56 with continuing rain likely early in the day, Sunday … mostly cloudy with a slight chance of additional showers Monday and Tuesday … the storm total could be up to ¾ of an inch … 65 Monday … 63 Tuesday … overnight lows, about 44 tonight through Friday night … 48 Saturday night … 44 Sunday night … 42 Monday night
FIRE PERMITS
Call the Pala Fire Department at (760) 742-1632 before starting any open fires to get the day’s Cal Fire and APCD recommendations. Fire Department permits are required for any burning on Pala tribal land.
PALA
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