VBJ February 19

February 2019
THE VALLEY BUSINESS JOURNAL
www.TheValleyBusinessJournal.com
Azusa Pacific University Hosts February 27th
Preview Night & Financial Aid Workshop
Pneumonia
Healthy
Living
by
Tina Dennis M. Petersen, Gottlieb, D.O. D.C.
Pneumonia is an infection of the
lungs. Even though some people are at
higher risk than others, anyone can get
pneumonia. The cause of pneumonia
isn’t always pneumococcal bacteria,
but they are the most common cause.
The signs and symptoms of pneumonia
vary from mild to severe, depending
on factors such as the type of
germ causing the infection, and your
age and overall health. Mild signs and
symptoms often are similar to those of
a cold or flu, but they last longer.
Signs and symptoms of pneumonia
may include:
• Fever, sweating and shaking chills
• Cough, which may produce phlegm
• Chest pain when you breathe or
cough
• Shortness of breath
Education and career goals are
among the top New Year’s resolutions.
A new year brings new opportunity,
and there is no better time to take those
first steps towards a better future by
returning to school to finish your degree
or to pursue a graduate degree. Azusa
Pacific University (APU) invites you to
attend Preview Night and a Financial
Aid Workshop on Wednesday, February
27, where you can learn more about your
educational and career opportunities.
This free event will be held at the
APU Murrieta Regional Campus from
5:45 pm – 8:00 pm at 40508 Murrieta
Hot Springs Road, Murrieta (to the right
of Sam’s Club). Preview Night will also
include a complimentary dinner and
campus tours. The application fee will
be waived for all attendees who apply
for a program!
In addition, a Financial Aid Workshop
will be offered at 5:00 pm to prospective
students looking to learn how to
maximize financial aid and scholarship
opportunities. The goal of this workshop
is to help the student understand the
steps necessary to be financially ready
to attend APU.
Designed for adult students, APU
Preview Night gives you an opportunity
to meet faculty and staff, learn about
academic programs, the admission
process, financial assistance, and career
opportunities within the following
graduate and degree completions programs
offered at the Murrieta Regional
Campus:
• Teacher Education: Master’s Degrees
& Credentials
• School Counseling & Psychology:
Master’s Degrees & LPCC Respecialization
Certificate
• usiness: Bachelor & Master’s
Degrees
• Psychology: Bachelor Degree
• Criminal Justice: Bachelor Degree
• Digital Media & Communication:
Bachelor Degree
Azusa Pacific University is a military-friendly
college committed to honoring
those who serve our country by
making a quality education for military
members, veterans, and their families
an affordable reality. A representative
from APU’s Military & Veteran Services
will be on hand to talk about how the
students may use their military benefits.
APU proudly participates in the Yellow
Ribbon Program.
APU is a leading Christian university
and is recognized annually
among the nation’s best colleges by
U.S. News & World Report and The
Princeton Review. The APU Murrieta
Regional Campus is proud to be a part
of Southwest Riverside County for over
30 years.
The February 27th “APU Preview
Night” is for adults and their guests (age
18+). If you have questions or would
like to RSVP, please call (951) 304-3400
or email: murrieta@apu.edu. To learn
more about APU and these programs
visit apu.edu/murrieta.
• Fatigue
• Nausea, vomiting or diarrhea
Early treatment for pneumonia is
most effective. See a doctor right away
if you think you might have pneumonia.
Exactly which drug is used to treat pneumonia
depends on the type of germ and
on your doctor’s treatment strategy. In
most cases, treatment must be continued
until most symptoms are gone.
• Antibiotics can cure bacterial pneumonia
and make recovery from mycoplasma
pneumonia much quicker.
• Antiviral drugs can be used to treat
certain types of viral pneumonia,
but there is not yet any treatment
that works against all causes.
• Supportive treatment often helps.
This can include medicines that
ease chest pain and relieve violent
coughing. Sometimes oxygen is
needed. In all cases, a proper diet
speeds recovery.
For more information on pneumonia,
call Dr. Dennis Petersen at (951) 506-
3112.
19
Visit Temecula Valley Announces New 2019
Leadership
Visit Temecula Valley (VTV), the
Southern California region’s official
destination sales and tourism marketing
organization – and the catalyst
for $724 million, direct, local visitor
spending annually – has announced the
election of new, 2019 executive officers
and directors. The sixteen-member
VTV board is composed of distinguished,
tourism and travel industry,
business leaders.
The executive officers are from
Pechanga Resort Casino, Grapeline
Wine Tours, Embassy Suites Hotel,
Temecula Creek Inn, Promenade Mall
Temecula, and Wilson Creek Winery.
The directors are with A Grape Escape
Balloon Adventure, Temecula Valley
Winery Management, Springhill Suites
by Marriott, South Coast Winery
Resort & Spa, Melody’s Ad Works,
Net Results Hospitality Development
Group, Inc., Robert Renzoni Vineyards
& Winery, Inland Management Group,
Galway Downs, and Quality Inn Temecula
Valley Wine Country. Newer officers
and directors inject fresh insights
while continuing and re-elected board
members ensure strong expertise and
sufficient continuity.
“It’s truly an honor to have been
elected as Visit Temecula Valley’s
Chairman of the Board,” said Scott
Wilson, Director of Sales at Pechanga
Resort Casino. With more than
27 years in the hospitality industry,
Scott’s curriculum vitae (CV) includes
numerous sales leadership roles with
Visit Monterey (Monterey County,
California, Convention and Visitors
Bureau), and Visit Las Vegas (Las
Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority),
and at both Starwood and
Hyatt luxury hotels.
“I have enjoyed serving on the
Visit Temecula Valley board of directors
the past two years and being part
of the substantial tourism growth in
Temecula Valley,” Scott continued.
“Our city has so much to offer. It will
be great to work with a diverse and talented
team of professionals to tell our
story of Temecula Valley – Southern
California Wine Country.”
The 2019 VTV executive officers
also include: First Vice Chairman,
John Kelliher (Grapeline Wine Tours,
Founder and Owner, and Visit California
board member); First Vice Chairman
– Tourism Improvement District
Advisory Board, Victor Morgenroth
(Embassy Suites Hotel, General Manager);
and Second Vice Chairman,
Tom DeMott (Temecula Creek Inn,
General Manager). Rounding out the
executive board are Secretary, Kym
Espinoza (Promenade Temecula,
Marketing Director); and Treasurer,
Bill Wilson (Wilson Creek Winery,
CEO and Owner). Kym was recently
re-elected to the VTV board for a new
three-year term.
Also re-elected as VTV Board Directors
are Cherise Manning (A Grape
Escape Balloon Adventure, Owner and
Vice President, and VTV Immediate
Past Chairman of the Board); and
Spencer Szcygiel (Temecula Valley
Winery Management, Director of
Restaurant Operations). The additional
2019 VTV Directors include Pamela
Bradley (Springhill Suites by Marriott,
Sales Manager); Melody Brunsting
(Melody’s Ad Works, Owner); Denis
Ferguson (Net Results Hospitality &
Development Group, Inc., Managing
Partner); Robert Renzoni (Robert
Renzoni Vineyards & Winery, Owner);
Jan Smith (Inland Management Group,
Owner); Ken Smith (Galway Downs,
Owner); and Ken Westmyer (Quality
Inn, General Manager).
ABOUT VISIT TEMECULA
VALLEY AND THE LOCAL TOUR-
ISM ECONOMY
Visit Temecula Valley, a non-profit
501c (6) organization in its fifteenth
year of operation in 2019, increases
awareness of Temecula Valley, stimulates
economic growth and tourism,
and measures visitor spending. The
Temecula Valley Tourism Business
Improvement District, Pechanga Development
Corporation, the City of
Temecula, and the Temecula Valley
Wine Country Tourism Marketing District
provide funding for strategic VTV
marketing efforts. Under founding
President and CEO, Kimberly Adams,
a professional Visit Temecula Valley
staff of twelve carries out VTV leadership-approved
programs and policies.
A dynamic Southern California
destination recognized for its natural
gifts of climate and geography, Temecula
Valley is comprised of three primary
visitor attractions: Temecula Valley
Southern California Winery Country,
Pechanga Resort Casino, and Historic
Downtown Old Town Temecula.
A consistent revenue generator,
tourism has thrived as a healthy component
of Temecula Valley economic
development. Most direct, visitor
spending is generated from local,
hotel, motel, B&B, and short-term
vacation rental guests: $448 million of
the total $724 million in 2017 visitor
spending. With consistent industry
growth for eight consecutive years,
the tourism economy generated a
milestone $235 million in earnings in
2017, and generated a record 7,330
tourism-related self-employed, salaried,
fulltime, and part-time positions.
For more information, visit the official
visitor information website at Visit-
TemeculaValley.com. Open Monday
through Saturday, the Temecula Valley
Visitors Center is located in Old Town
Temecula (Third Street and Mercedes).
For visitor assistance, please call
(888) 363-2852 or (951) 491-6085.