Starbucks' response is that they cultivate new gourmet coffee drinkers who also will try the local coffeehouses. Olivera Petrovski said the three Starbucks in Temecula did not hurt her coffeehouses in Temecula and neighboring Murrieta. She believes the chain will actually help her Hemet locations. We like the competition. New pageant roles Maxine Izzi of San Jacinto does such a good job portraying writer Helen Hunt Jackson while strolling in the mercado before the Ramona Pageant that many visitors believe the actress really is the author of the book that was the basis for the play.
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Parker and Izzi dress in period costumes and wear Garnet Holme and Helen Hunt Jackson name tags. They introduce themselves to visitors in the mercado and answer questions as though they were the writers they portray. Both are perfect for the roles. Besides several San Jacinto Valley plays, Izzi has appeared in the pageant 22 times. Parker was general manager of the Ramona Pageant Association between 1987 and 1994.