The Paper 05-11-17

May 11, 2017

Volume 47 - No. 19

By Friedrich Gomez

Very early on in life I came to the steadfast conclusion that all moms are, in fact, secret agents. While we are away in kindergarten, or perhaps at Grandma’s and Grandpa’s house, moms slip away, like C.I.A. undercover agents, and attend secret classes at “Mom School.” Haven’t you ever noticed that all moms talk alike and think alike? They even have their own secret codes to communicate with one another. In Mom School they all learn the same vocabulary and phrases which they often use against us in our growing-up years.

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“I don’t care who started it!”

“Wait till your father gets home!”

“Because I said so, that’s why!”

“If everyone jumped off a bridge would you do it too?!”

“Your face is going to freeze like that!”

“Get in the car!”

“Get out of the car!”

“Eat your dinner!”

“Put your shoes on!”

“Go to sleep!”

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In Mom 101 class they sometimes all stand up and recite aloud these fundamental phrases together:

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If you think you have a snowball’s chance of fooling mom, you better think twice. You have absolutely no chance against their arsenal of skills.

How else can you explain their extraordinary powers of intuition, ESP, and Xray vision? All moms have super powers that we don’t even know about.

How else can you explain their ability to hear a sneeze through closed doors, in the middle of the night, 3-bedrooms away, while dad is snoring up a storm?

In Mom School, moms even learn how to secretly use psychology on us. For example, they all know that the quickest way for a mother to get her children’s attention is to sit down and look comfortable.

It works every time!

Just when mom is relaxing and sitting down and pretending to look comfortable – viola! – all of a sudden we kids have to stop our shenanigans outside to go and bother her. And moms know that. They often set these psychological traps for us so that they can get our undivided attention.

Moms are super-duper smart. If you think “Bill Nye, the Science Guy” on TV is smart, think again. Mom’s quick-thinking scientific brain averted a disaster at our house. She told me to quit playing with the light switch (turning it off-and-on) because I could easily start a fire!

Moms are so smart, in fact, that they know when something is about to happen, waaay before it happens. That’s because all moms have a special radar and ESP device implanted in their heads. For example, moms know that when their kids are too quiet in their rooms – they’re up to something no

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You see, mom’s ESP and radar devices come with a special operating manual which only moms can read and understand. For instance, one passage from the manual says: “Silence is golden . . unless you have kids, then it’s just suspicious.”

To prevent children from trying to overrun the house, moms also learn survival skills by secretly attending military hand-to-hand combat classes.

Sometimes with the Navy Seals, the Army Rangers, or at the Marine Corps’ elite “How to Fight Dirty” field-andobstacle courses.

Consequently, out-of-control water squirt-guns and pillow fights can easily be put-down with minimal effort from mom.

Spanking is a last resort that is learned in these combat training classes; moms first learn how to use certain command-phrases and special warnings to defuse any situation first, before resorting to spankings. All moms, everywhere, learn these same basic warning phrases:

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“I’m gonna give you until the count of three!”

“If you don’t clean your room, all this stuff is going into the trash!”

“Do that one more time and I’m turning this car around!”

And, of course, the ever-popular classic: “Listen, I brought you into this world and I can take you out!”

I don’t know about you, but I’m plumb-fascinated with moms. I once overheard my mom’s secret conversation over the phone with another mom and I got an earful. I heard my mom say: “My kids wanted to know what it’s like to be a mom, so, I woke them up at 2 a.m. to tell them my sock came off.”

Moms can also be super-sneaky. To infiltrate our world they sneakily learn our lingo and even become like ‘music rappers’ to learn ‘street smarts’ and ‘come-back-phrases’ to put us in our proper places, like: “My nickname is ‘Mom,’ but if you don’t get your tiny butt into bed my full name is “MomHas-Had-Enough-of-This! For Real!”

They also say, “What part of you don’t you understand?”

One day, when mom yelled at us, I told her that in school I learned from my teacher that it isn’t nice to shout at people. But my mom was calmly waiting with her combat-training skills when she unloaded on me: “YOU TELL YOUR TEACHER I’M NOT YELLING WHEN I RAISE MY VOICE!! I CALL IT ‘MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKING’ FOR THE SELECTIVE LISTENER!” At the time, I wasn’t sure what all those big words meant that mom used that day. So I never told my teacher anything. I think it was best that I didn’t. After all, my teacher was a mom, herself, and moms tend to stick together. They totally understand each other.

Did you know that moms actually rule the world? We just don’t know it. The world begins and ends with them. For instance, as an American, I’ve often wondered why North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, hates us so much.

I think he might have ‘mom issues.’

You see, as an absolute, all-powerful dictator in his own country, Kim Jongun doesn’t take orders from anyone . . . except his mother; and I don’t think

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that sits well with him, and that’s why he’s always in a nasty mood. I don’t think his mom is happy at his bad behavior and I think that makes him throw temper tantrums towards us here in the United States.

And all this is not making his mom happy. I’ll bet that if you snuck into the house of Kim Jong-un’s mother, you might see a plague on her wall that would read: “If mama ain’t happy – ain’t nobody happy!”

It also might have something to do with North Koreans being very tiny people compared to us Americans; I mean ‘tiny’ south of the equator (if you catch my drift). Aside from that, they are a lot shorter in height than we are. In school we learned that the average North Korean height is only 5’ 5” while we Americans average out at 5’ 10.”

My friend’s dad said that maybe Korean leader, Kim Jong-un’s obsession with large missiles is, somehow, a compensation for some of his own (personal) shortcomings.

I’m not sure about all that but whatever the cause I wish his mom would talk to him more. I have a feeling that she is a very nice person. A lot nicer than he is.

It’s hard to believe but Mother’s Day almost never happened here in America. Shocking but true. In 1908, Congress first turned the idea down flat. They thought that if they made Mother’s Day an official holiday that they would have to make “Mothers-inLaw Day” a holiday also. And that left a bad taste in their mouths. But six years later, President Woodrow Wilson did the right thing in 1914 by signing

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A report from South Dakota: No sign of deer OR antelope, although there is a story in this morning's Rapid City Journal concerning a mountain lion that broke into the basement of a home near Spearfish and whacked some domestic cats. It has been placed on the Department of Game, Fish & Parks' "remove list." Also, the skies are not cloudy, although it is too soon to say whether they are not cloudy all day.

Scientific Fact: ••••• If you took all the veins out of your body and laid them end to end you would die.

••••• To: Mr. Tim Cunning From: lyle e davis Re: Spaghetti I would like to call to your attention that: a. I just ate a complete bowl of spaghetti (leftovers of evelyn's from

Mother’s Day into law, and to be held on the second Sunday in May, as a national holiday to honor our mothers.

Amen, for that.

Today, Mother’s Day is celebrated around the world in over 46 different countries. It is getting more and more popular every year in China, for example, just like in our own country.

A recent study found out what many of us already knew – that more phone calls are made over Mother’s Day than most any other special day of celebration!

Hot damn, I like that! To me, that law is beyond cool.

Trust me on this, we can never do enough for dear ol’ mom. After all, moms don’t just bring us into this world, they do a helluva lot more once we get here. For instance, I once saw an inscription that read: “Happy Mother’s Day to someone who carried me for 9 months physically, and 29 years financially.”

That says it all.

My mom bore the rich Irish name of “Molly,” but to me, my younger sister and two older brothers, we all just knew her simply as “Mom.” Mom passed away just 12 days after Mother’s Day several years ago, but to me it still feels like yesterday. She had a bad heart, but to me that heart was pure as gold and perfect in every way.

By my calculations, if she would have lived a thousand years she still would have passed away too soon.

As a little boy I would never leave her side. My world seemed to revolve around her. To me, she was the wisest and most powerful person in the uni-

Tuesday evening at Fillippi's. b. I did not spill one strand of spaghetti or one drop of meat sauce on my clothing or chest or anywhere else. c. Always organized and prepared, I had removed my shirt just in case of spillage. i. That was not necessary per para (b) above. Didn't spill a thing. d. It is not nice to make fun of elderly people when they eat.

Particularly spaghetti. They (elderly people) have fought many battles, many wars, just so you could have the freedom to eat Italian food and spill it all over yourself . . . or to laugh at others, less fortunate than you, who occasionally, whilst trying to carry on an earnest conversation, occasionally spill a slight amount of pasta and/or meat sauce on their shirt, their bib, or their table. e. I hope you are very proud of me for finishing the spaghetti in such an exemplary manner. f. I hope you feel really, really lousy for having laughed at elderly people.

Just think, someday you, too, will be elderly. Then I will laugh at you.

I hope you have a very nice day and don't spill anything on your shirt.

Most sincerely, Himself

••••• My friend told me that he had sex with his girlfriend and her twin. I asked him how he could tell them apart. He said that her brother has a mustache.

verse. So much so that even my fear of the dark, as well as of the dreaded boogie man who lived under my bed, all seemed to evaporate as long as I held her hand or clasped tightly to her dress.

I became so close to my mom that my friends nicknamed me “Apron Strings,” because I always stayed close around her like, well . . . like apron strings.

To this day, I’ll see something that reminds me of my mama. It may not necessarily be sad; it may even make me smile slightly, or perhaps even chuckle out loud. At a recent Cruisin’ Grand event here in Escondido, I strolled inside a gift shop and saw some famous sayings from mothers which we all had heard when we were small. There was one on motherly logic, “If you fall off that swing and break your neck, you can’t go to the store with me!” Or this gem of momlogic, “When that lawn mower cuts off your toes, don’t come running to me!”

In zillions of ways, moms are simply amazing. Have you ever noticed how mothers will do anything for us? And how much we truly feel loved and accepted by them? Even as a tiny boy of only 5 years of age, I knew how much moms will even sacrifice for us.

We weren’t poor, but we were also far from being rich. My mom was magic.

When we would have pie together and there was only one piece left, she’d smile sweetly at me, hug me gently, and then say, “Go on, Honey – that’s your piece. I already ate mine.”

I never saw but one piece of pie, but I believed my mom that there must have been another slice that she ate when I just wasn’t looking. At night when I curled up safely with my mama with sleepy eyes, I would sometimes hear her stomach growling. But at the time, I never knew what hunger pains were.

The Sensitive Man

A woman meets a man in a bar.

They talk; they connect; they end up leaving together. They get back to his place,

And as he shows her around his apartment she notices that one wall of his bedroom is completely filled with soft, sweet, cuddly teddy bears.

There are three shelves in the bedroom, with hundreds and hundreds of cute, cuddly teddy bears carefully placed in rows, covering the entire wall!

It was obvious that he had taken quite some time to lovingly arrange them and she was immediately touched by the amount of thought he had put into organizing the display.

There were small bears all along the bottom shelf, medium-sized bears covering the length of the middle shelf, and huge, enormous bears running all the way along the top shelf.

She found it strange for an obviously masculine guy to have such a large collection of Teddy Bears.

She is quite impressed by his sensitive side but doesn't mention this to him.

They share a bottle of wine and continue talking and, after awhile, she finds herself thinking, 'Oh my God! Maybe, this guy could be the one! Maybe he could be the future father of

Thanks to my magician-mom, who could eat a slice of pie without me seeing her, my stomach never felt empty to make that same sound that her stomach sometimes made at night.

My mom lived on a shoestring budget and sometimes she didn’t pay the utility bills with the money my dad would give her. Instead, she would sometimes use it so she and I could go to the zoo or maybe we’d take a Greyhound bus to visit her parents (Grandma Josephine and Grandpa Ralph). To this day, not even my siblings knew of this, except now, if they are reading this article.

But it’s the God’s truth.

Diverting my dad’s utility bill-money for fun adventures with mom was ultra cool. It was a ‘mother-child’ secret, which dad would sometimes later raise a fuss over. My dad was a great provider, but a parsimonious one. He knew how to pinch a penny.

I never knew how little money mom had of her own, until after she died.

She once secretly sold her wedding ring for $25 and somehow kept it a secret from dad all those years. She used that ‘ring money’ along with some of her own, so that she and I could take the Greyhound bus to visit kinfolk up north.

Again, that’s Gospel.

My two older brothers loved playing outside and never spent as much time as I did with mom. Didn’t matter; mom always loved us all the same, regardless. My sister, Debbie, came much later and like me, she was also in

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She turns to him and kisses him lightly on the lips He responds warmly.

They continue to kiss, the passion builds, and he romantically lifts her in his arms and carries her into his bedroom where they rip off each others clothes and make hot, steamy love.

She is so overwhelmed that she responds with more passion, more creativity, more heat than she has ever known.

After an intense, explosive night of raw passion with this sensitive guy, they are lying there together in the afterglow. The woman rolls over, gently strokes his chest and asks coyly, 'Well, how was it?'

The guy gently smiles at her, strokes her cheek, looks deeply into her eyes, and says: 'Help yourself to any prize from the middle shelf.'

••••• If everyone jumped off the docks I would too. I'm a sucker for pier pressure.

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As the chaplain aghast, Gave up protest at last, But wrote it all down in his jolonel.

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celebration of Mother’s Day, come dine with Boys & Girls Clubs of Oceanside and enjoy a great breakfast with loved ones, on Saturday, May 13th, with open seating from 8:30-11:30am. The Breakfast will be in the gymnasium, at the Clubhouse, 401 Country Club Lane, Oceanside, 92054. Tickets, per plate, are $5/youth, $7/adults, and $20/family of four. For more information, visit BGCOceanside.org.

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Match Deadline Extended – The San Diego Humane Society has announced that the matching gift opportunity has been extended to May 15th. Now the Humane Society has to keep going - for animals like Penelope, a homeless terrier mix with a heart of gold, who was hit by a car; Cricket and Humpty, abandoned kittens relying on the lifesaving 24-hour care of the Kitten Nursery; and Frosty, a one week old puppy found starving in a dumpster. Your help is urgently needed to ensure these and many other deserving cats and dogs receive emergency food, shelter, and medical care – plus get adopted into loving families. For the sake of suffering cats and dogs, please be generous today. Contact the San Diego Humane Society, 619.299.7012 or sdhumane.org. The address is 5500 Gaines Street, San Diego, 92110.

Mother’s Day Pancake Breakfast by Boys & Girls Clubs of Oceanside – In

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awe of mom’s wisdom and boundless affection which she showered on us all.

A neighbor of ours also reared three young boys and a daughter, but her kids were even worse than us Katzenjammer Kids -- they were like bottled lightning compared to us; all full of mischief, plus some. I once overheard their mom say in a tired voice: “You know when your life has changed when going to the grocery store, alone, is a vacation!”

The Katzenjammer Kids was a popular American comic strip which I loved. It ran in the newspapers from 1897 to 2006 and it was my Grandpa Marshall’s favorite!

The word “Katzenjammer” is a German word meaning “caterwaul” (literally: the wailing of a cat). The two kids that always got a spanking in that cartoon strip were Hans (translation: John or Jack) and Fritz (translation: Fred). As I mentioned, it was my Grandpa Marshall’s favorite comic strip and he sometimes referred to us boys as “The Katzenjammer Kids.” And like the Katzenjammer Kids comic strip, we often got a royal spanking!

Speaking of spankings, have you ever noticed that all moms spank the same way? That’s because they all learn the same technique in “Moms Military Spanking School” where everything is done in marching-rhythm or cadencestyle. When moms are spanking you they never break their rhythm and voice commands. They would alternate their words with the actual smacking sound of the spanking itself. They all sound like this when spanking: “This is (spank) going to (spank) hurt me (spank) more than (spank) it hurts

DAR Meeting is Saturday, May 13th – The Santa Margarita Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), will meet on Saturday, May 13, at the El Camino Country Club in Oceanside. DAR member and Executive Director, CA Consortium for Independent Study, Dr. Lesley Clifton, will present a program titled “Charter Schools, Fact vs Myth.” A business meeting will follow. DAR is open to any female 18 years of age or older who is lineally descended from a patriot who assisted in some way in America’s fight for independence in the Revolutionary War. Visit santamargarita.californiadar.org.

Kristin Gaspar, Guest Speaker at TERC Meeting – On Monday, May 15th, at The Escondido Republican Club’s (TERC) lunchtime meeting, San Diego County Board of Supervisor member, Kristin Gaspar, will be the guest speaker. She currently serves as Vice Chair of the Board. The meeting will be held at Cocina del Charro Restaurant, 890 West Valley Parkway, Escondido, 92025.

Check-in begins at 11:30am; buffet luncheon at 11:45, with the meeting promptly at noon and concluding at 1pm. Reservations are necessary. Cost is $14/person. To RSVP, call 760.480.8300. For more information about TERC, visit www.escondidorepublicanclub.com.

Military Spouse Program/Career Symposium – On Tuesday and Wednesday, May 16th and 17th, there will be a 2-day career event for military spouses, to be held at the Pacific Views Event Center on Camp Pendleton, 202850 San Jacinto Road, Oceanside, 92058. Tuesday, May 16th starts off with a Career Symposium from 9am2:30pm to include employment-related pan-

you!”

Mom never ceased to amaze me. She just seemed to know everything! She was the smartest person I ever knew.

Even to this day, her wisdom has helped guide me through the darkness, and the pain, and the fear which comes with being left alone, without her, to hold my little hand, or pick me up and squeeze me and make me laugh out loud with her, as she once did. It’s hard for me to understand that I will never, again, be allowed to hug and tell my mom how much I love her – ever again.

She was truly my best friend, as well as being my mama.

But it wasn’t all sunshine and sugar, no siree Bob! I still remember how she deserted me when I had to start kindergarten when I turned 5 years old! It’s the untarnished truth! My mom, who was my best friend, world’s smartest teacher, protector against all boogiemen and monsters that lived under my bed – she deserted me, at kindergarten school!

God bears witness to what I’m about to say.

My own mom, my own flesh and blood, had me momentarily distracted (magicians call it “misdirection”) while she somehow slipped away, completely unnoticed, while I sat on a carpet with the other kids as our kindergarten teacher proceeded to entertain us! When I discovered she had deserted me, well, I was angrier than a piranha that just had root canal!

Seriously.

Later, I also – somehow – managed to slip away, unnoticed, and walked about 1 ½ miles towards home. All the

els, networking opportunities, and giveaways.

There will be a Networking Reception from 5:30-6:30pm, and 6:30-8:30pm, a special performance hosted by Arts in the Armed Forces (AITAF). Then on Wednesday, May 17th, there will be a Hiring Fair from 10am1pm, where you can connect with militaryfriendly employers, discovering flexible jobs from a wide array of industries and skill levels. Email Samantha at Swilliams@uschamber.com with questions. Employers and Military Spouse Job Seekers register at HiringOurHeroes.org.

Escondido Grand Avenue Festival – will be on Sunday, May 21st from 9am-5pm, along Grand Avenue and side streets in downtown Escondido. The streets will be filled with unique vendors and international foods; and featuring local talent on two stages, the Maple Street Plaza and Chase Bank lawn at Orange Ave. There will be live acoustic music and kids crafts at Escondido Arts Partnership’s Art Alley, corner of Juniper. Downtown businesses will be open as well. For up-to-date information, visit escondidochamber.org/Grand-AvenueFestival.

SAVE THE DATE for Annual Challenge Golf Tournament – The 19th Annual Escondido Chamber Challenge Golf Tournament that benefits the Escondido Police Athletic League will be held on Friday, September 15th, at The Vineyard at Escondido Golf Club. For more information, check with the Chamber at 760.745.2125; escondidochamber.org; or stop by the office at 720 N. Broadway.

Brandon Gallery May News – From May 2 – 31, A collection of photography by Robert Kaler, entitled “Cuba Thru My Lens.” A silent auction of “Havana Gold”, a 20”x30” metal print, during the show will benefit Brandon Gallery.

A Gallery fundraiser “Art by the Inch” will begin on June 1st when Gallery Artists begin painting on the 30-foot-long canvas. Sales at $1/square inch begin June 16th. Reception and Brandon’s 40th Anniversary celebration will be on June 24th, from 5-8pm. June Workshop “Landscapes in Acrylic”, a 1-day

way from the elementary school to our modest house on 7568 Westmoreland Street! Mom always made me remember our own street address just in case I ever got lost and had to tell the police where I lived.

Anyway, as I walked the remaining few yards to the house, I remember seeing my mom doing the wash when she suddenly looked up at me and gasped out loud! Scared me silly because I knew I had done wrong.

Before she could say anything I said, “Mama, there’s no school today!” Of course I didn’t make any sense cause she just took me there! And besides, I was only 5 years old at the time and that’s how 5-year-olds think! It was the best I could do under the circumstances. Anyway, mom marched me all the way back to school and made my kindergarten teacher, Mrs. Ratlitch, pay better attention!

At such times when my mom would become exasperated with me she would repeat that same old mantra that all mothers must’ve learned when they graduated from Mom School: “One day you’ll have kids of your own and I hope to God they turn out just like you!”

At the time I never could figure out what that meant. I still can’t.

My dad was a busy working man.

Dad’s name was Ernest, but he had the coolest middle name: Rangel. To me, Rangel was very western-sounding and God knows I loved western movies! My great paternal grandparents must’ve liked western films, too, because they named my grandpa, “Marshall.” Thank God my grandma was named Mary, and not Annie Oakley!

Grandpa Marshall must’ve loved west-

painting workshop will be Sunday, May 21st, from 10am-4:30pm; cost is $90/person, at the Gallery, 105 N. Main Avenue, Fallbrook.

In this workshop, with artist Joe Oakes, you will learn to paint skies, mountains, trees, and rocks, in acrylic. Oil and pastel welcome. All skill levels. To register, or questions, contact the artist directly at joeaoakes1@gmail.com or 760.861.4796. Brandon Gallery is located at 105 N. Main Ave., Fallbrook, 92028; phone 760.723.1330; email info@fallbrookbrandongallery.org. Hours are 10am-4pm, Tuesday thru Saturday.

May Events/Classes at SD Botanic Garden – Now until Monday, July 11th, daily 9am-5pm, in the Ecke Building, the 10th annual Lung Hsiang Exhibit and Sale of Chinese Brush Painting. Free with paid admission or membership.

Visit http://www.sdbgarden.org/events.htm.

Now until Labor Day, September 4, daily, 9am-5pm, the Blue Star Museum program is in effect which allows free admission for all active-duty, National Guard and Reserve members of the U.S. military and up to 5 immediate family members.

Visit http://www.sdbgarden.org/military-specials.htm. Saturday, May 13th, 10am-4pm, Chocolate Festival, free with paid admission or membership. Enjoy delectable chocolate tastings, demonstrations, a chocolate fountain and more. Tasting tickets will be sold on site.

Info: http://www.sdbgarden.org/chocolate.htm.

Wednesdays, May 17 & 24, 9:30am-12noon, Beginning & Intermediate Mosaics (ages 16+). Create art for your garden; members/$75; non-members/$90 plus a $60 materials fee paid directly to the instructor.

Saturday, May 20, 9am-1pm, Build your own Hydroponic Spring Garden to take home; (ages 16+). Fee includes materials; members/$80; non-members/$96. Sunday May 21, 1-4pm, Installing drip irrigation at home and on the urban farm (ages 18+); learn how to set up a drip irrigation system.

Members/$40; non-members/$48. h t t p : / / s d b g a r d e n . o r g / c l a s s e s. h t m .

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erns a lot because he once owned his own saloon, uh, I mean bar, up in San Bernardino, which quickly became a popular watering hole back then. Each time I visited him there he would take me behind the bar, pop open the cash register, and give me a silver dollar!

Yep, Grandpa must’ve loved westerns, after all, he Christened my dad with the middle name “Rangel.”

According to experts, the surname “Rangel” originated in Germany over 900 years ago, back in the year 1100.

But that takes all the romance out of it, so I just prefer to think of it as a western movie-name. It’s more fun that way for me.

My favorite movies to this day are still westerns like, “Pale Rider,” starring Clint Eastwood, “Silverado” and “Dances With Wolves,” both with Kevin Costner. I also love Robert Duvall and Tommy Lee Jones in the “Lonesome Dove” TV mini-series and own the DVDs.

Unlike any of my older brothers, I would spend hours talking to my maternal grandma (who was born in Julian) about our Native American roots. It was Elvis Presley’s biography that inspired me to chronicle this part of our life. Presley’s three-time great grandmother was named “Morning Dove” (1800-1835) and was a fullblooded Cherokee. Scores of our most famous country-western singers, and cowboys like Roy Rogers, proudly claim part Native American ancestry, including my fave actor, Tommy Lee Jones (from “Lonesome Dove”).

My sister, Debbie, and I would spend hours at the San Diego Museum of

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Local News

The Paper • Page 4 • May 11, 2017 Victim in Escondido Homicide Identified

On Sunday, April 30, 2017, the Escondido Police Department arrested Salvador Sanchez, a 19-year-old Escondido resident, for murder. The victim in this case has been positively identified as Maithem Alfuraiji, a 20year-old Escondido resident. The cause of death is still under investigation.

This is still an active investigation, and anyone with information is asked to call Detective John O’Donnell at (760) 8394756, or leave an anonymous tip at 760743-TIPS (8477).

Escondido City Council Appoints City Manager and City Attorney

During their closed session meeting yesterday, the Escondido City Council unanimously voted to appoint Jeffrey Epp as the Escondido City Manager and Michael McGuinness as the City Attorney.

Mr. Epp and Mr. McGuiness were serving as the Interim City Manager and Interim City Attorney respectively.

In making the announcement Mayor Sam Abed noted, "Jeff and Mike did an excellent job for the city in their interim positions. Their long time tenure with the city and their strong relationships with the community will be a great benefit to Escondido. They are the best qualified to help the City Council to take Escondido to the next level of economic prosperity" Jeffrey Epp joined the City of Escondido in August of 1985. He held the titles of Deputy Attorney, Senior Attorney and Assistant City Attorney before being appointed as City Attorney in 1996. Prior to working for the City of Escondido, Jeff worked as a prosecutor

in the City Attorney’s Office in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Mr. Epp obtained his undergraduate degree in political science and Juris Doctorate from the University of Wyoming.

Mike McGuinness started his professional career in 1987 with the San Diego City Attorney’s Office where he served in the roles as a prosecutor and then civil litigator of all types of cases. Mr. McGuinness joined the Escondido City Attorney’s Office in April 2008 as an Assistant City Attorney responsible for all litigation. Prior to joining the City, Mike was Of Counsel with the San Diego office of McKenna, Long & Aldridge, LLP, now part of the Dentons law firm.

One Fatal, Two Injured in Oceanside Accident

One person died and two others were injured early Sunday when a pickup truck went over the side of the freeway off-ramp at Interstate 5 and state Highway 78, crushing the roof down to the door line.

Jaws-of-Life Equipment was need by emergency crews as well as airbags to reach the victims after the full-size truck came to rest near Buena Vista Lagoon, according to the Oceanside Fire Department.

The truck’s doors were jammed from the crushed roof. All victims were extricated within 33 minutes of emergency crews arriving, fire officials said.

Paramedics determined one of the occupants had died. Two others were transported to the hospital for treatment. The extent of their injuries wasn’t released.

Agents Seize Audi and Drugs

Last Thursday, around noon, agents

encountered an Audi A4 driver, a 21year-old man, and a passenger at a gas station on Deer Springs Road near Interstate 15 north of Escondido.

A drug-sniffing dog reacted to the sedan, leading to a search of the car.

Agents discovered 23 bundles of cocaine stashed in a makeshift compartment built into the exhaust system, officials said.

The cocaine weighed 58 pounds and has an estimated street value of $876,900, officials said.

The driver and his passenger, a 26-yearold man, were arrested.

The drugs and the two occupants were turned over to the Drug Enforcement Administration. The Audi was seized by the U.S. Border Patrol.

Pedestrian Killed in Oceanside

A man who was crossing an Oceanside street mid-block was hit by two vehicles and killed Friday night, police said.

The pedestrian, 39, was not in a crosswalk as he walked south across Mission Avenue just west of Interstate 5 about 9:40 p.m., police Lt. Dan Sullivan said.

A westbound Ford pickup hit him, and the driver stopped. But a second vehicle hit the victim while he was lying on the ground, and that driver did not stop, witnesses told police. The pedestrian was dead by the time officers and medics reached him.

The pickup driver was not suspected of being under the influence of alcohol or drugs, and speed did not appear to be a factor, Sullivan said.

Every week The Paper publishes photo and background information on pets that need to be adopted or fostered. Each week, John Van Zante, Public Relations Director of the Rancho Coastal Humane Society sends along interesting tidbits about this week’s offereing.

Witness: Here's Scooby for this week.

He's an example of a big dog that doesn't know he's a big dog. 106 pounds of Great Dane that loves sitting on laps.

Yesterday one of our volunteers was sitting in his kennel with Scooby. She's a tiny lady who just ran the Boston Marathon. I stopped to say hello to her. While we were talking, Scooby decided that he should sit on her lap.

He wasn't sneaky or trying to move in slowly. Nope. Just walked over to her, positioned himself, then plopped down.

I’ve mentioned before that one of the

I just have a hunch Scooby would make an fun-loving and affectionate dog. Someone, please, take Scooby home.

Let him sit on your lap. (See more details on Page 10).

••••• I’ve written before about some of the “perks” we newspaper folk get. We get to meet many interesting people, some of whom are famous, some of whom are characters, some of whom are wealthy, some of whom are extremely wealthy, some of whom are poor as church mice. All are quie interesting.

Another “perk” is we get to find out the eally interesting places to eat; places that the average bear doesn’t know about; not exactly a secret but

Hidden Valley Kiwanis would like to thank the people of Escondido and throughout the north county for their participation in our Annual Trout Derby.

1086 Anglers turned out for great fishing. Two Grand Prizes were awarded; Saturday to Jed Dickerson (a 8.23 lb beauty caught along the shoreline), and Sunday to Luke Vanleys (a 12.82 lunker) with Jed Dickerson coming in second with a 10.59 lb beauty. But the youth group would not go unnoticed as Anna Egcovoya pulled in a 8 lb beauty on Saturday and Logan Belhum fought hard for his 7.63 lb lunker on Sunday.

A total of 12 additional prizes were awarded for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners in both the Adult and Youth

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than patient wife through Nick’s career in law enforcment - always worrying about Nick’s safety, spending time raising the kids while Nick was out catching bad guys and working odd shifts when the occasion demanded.

Take this menu for example: Chicken a la Orange with roasted potatoes and Buttered Green Beans, Chesapeake Style Crab Cakes with Remoulade Sauce and Lemon Risotto and Peas & Pear Onions . . . and Peanut Butter Pie. Oh, and plenty of fresh coffee. And excellent, attentive servers.

Congratulations to both of them.

They’ve earned the benefits of retirement and are making the most of it.

Total cost per person? $12 hardest parts about this job of ours is seeing these beautiful animals week after week and wishing we had a large acreage so we could adopt and/or foster a lot of these lovable animals.

A Report from Dixon Lake

not something just anybody and everyody knows about. Sometimes, we keep this information as a fairly closely guarded secret so the place doesn’t get mobbed with customers and we can no longer get a seat.

Such a place we recently found.

Man About Town

Letters to the Editor

If you really, really, really need to know where this place is and promise, really promise, to keep the secret, send me an email c/o thepaper@cox.net and I’ll email you back the location and details.

But not a word to anybody, hear?

••••• That handsome couple in the photo at right is Nick and Sharon Ponce. They are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary.

Nick is a r e t i r e d Sergeant with the Escondido P o l i c e Departmant and Sharon was his more

Today, they are enjoying their retirement years; they’ve taken up the hobby of geo-caching and most weekends (sometimes during the week remember, they’re retired) they can be found chasing down geo-caches.

Where is Gary? There is a phenomenon within the nail salon industry. You find a manicurist you love - s/he is superb at giving manicures and, in my case, pedicures . . . and then the nail salon sells and new people come in and the manicurist you preferred either moves on voluntarily or is terminated by the new owner(s).

I had such a manicurist. Young guy named Gary. He was from Vietnam and his English wasn’t the greatest but he was so good with pedicures, nice and gentle, so efficient, that I looked forward to seeing him at TK Nails and Spa, Escondido.

(Incidentally, those ornery rascals known as women take great delight in keeping the secret from men that pedicures are really relaxing. I had to get them because I’m a diabetic and diabetics have to take good care of their feet and toes . . . but I learned it’s also a great experiencel). So, where did Gary go?

I’d like to find him again for my next pedicure.

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ciplinarian, but a handsome one. When he was in his 20s everyone told me he was a dead-ringer for the old-time movie actor, Robert Stack, and looking back on it, he was! And I have the family photo album to prove it.

Man at Balboa Park; studying the Kumeyaay exhibits there. Again, it was my mom who prodded me to do this. “Grandma won’t always be around,” mom often told me, “So ask your questions now.”

I recently rented some old Robert Stack movies from the local public library just to take another look at ‘dad’ in his greener years. Stack used to star in the popular ABC-television series, “The Untouchables” (1953-1963), during which Stack played famous true-life law enforcement agent, Eliot Ness, who enforced Prohibition in Chicago, back in the day. Dad . . . er, I mean, Robert Stack, also was the popular host on television’s “Unsolved Mysteries” (1987-2002).

I think moms are visionaries and can see things in the future. Again, they probably all learned this in Mom School.

Whenever I would spend sleepovers at my friends’ house, I found their moms talked and acted just like my mom. For instance, whenever we wanted his mom to take us somewhere like the beach or shopping mall, my friend’s mom would sometimes tell us, “Look, I’m not running a taxi cab service here!” On her kitchen wall, next to the clock, she had a funny sign: “Good moms let you lick the beaters after making chocolate frosting for the cake.

Great moms turn the beaters off first!”

It was mom who wore the pants in the family. My aunt Mercedes (mom’s sister) used to joke to me, “Your daddy may wear the pants in the family, but your mama tells him (when) to put them on!”

Somehow, that joke got funnier as time passed and I got older to fully understand it. Talk about a delayed reaction to humor! That’s how a mother’s wisdom often works -- it doesn’t always make sense back then but with the hindsight of the years – wow! – my mama was wiser than Solomon, himself!

For some reason, I found that funnier than my friend.

Moms are used to being on roller coaster rides because their lives are a series of unexpected turns and a whole bunch of “ups-and-downs.” One minute they’re happy, the next minute they’re not. For example, as a little boy Michael Jr. told his mom he wanted to be a doctor someday. His mom was so proud she choked-up with tears. Then Michael Jr. said: “Or maybe a dinosaur.” (Michael Jr. grew up to be a professional comedian and can be seen today in the “Thou Shalt Laugh” DVD at the Escondido Public Library at Kalmia Street. You should rent it.)

By the way, I always thought my Aunt Mercedes was named after a car because my uncle would jokingly call her “motor mouth.” She didn’t mind cause she had a lot of other names for him too.

One thing I learned early-on from mom is that no matter how old you are, you’re still mom’s little child, at least in her eyes.

To put it in a nutshell, mom’s wisdom

Getting back to dad, he was a strict dis-

and discipline prepared me for life.

You see, life doesn’t come with a manual -- it comes with a mom.

Dad passed years before my mom did.

Dad could have lived a lot longer, but cancer struck him down. Mom just pressed on, but I think part of her heart went with him.

All of us have or had moms. And all of us truly understand how much they all mean to us. They spank us or scold us when we are bad, but they also spoil us and wipe away any sad tears we might have earned out in the trenches of warfare – like in the dreaded school yards, where bullies can run rampant, destroying egos and self-esteem, left, right, and center! Not to mention taking our lunch money from us.

I miss my mom, a lot. And every once in a while a coworker or neighborfriend will tell me an amusing encounter with their mom that makes me smile and reflect on my own mama.

The other day my friend, Hans Mueller, told me a funny mom story that he had read about: A son received a text message on his cell phone from his mom: “Your great-aunt just passed away. LOL.” Confused, the son quickly texted her back, “Mom, why is that funny?!” Equally confused, his mom texted her reply, “It’s NOT funny! Why did you ask me that?” That’s when the son texted, “Mom, LOL means: Laughing Out Loud.”

A few minutes later, his mom texted, “I thought it meant Lots of Love! I have to call everyone back!”

It’s truly amazing how our worlds revolve around our moms. Just think of it. Mom and motherhood are words that instantly pop up visions of happiness, holidays, family picnics, bright sunshine, and feelings of love and

unconditional acceptance.

And all moms are the real super heroes in life. Yes, Batman, Spiderman, and other superheroes may live vividly on the movie screen, but, our moms – well, they’re the real stuff, the real deal, the real curfew police, too!

Sometimes when you think you don’t have a friend in the whole wide world, or that you just hate yourself and slam your bedroom door in an expression of ultimate frustration, your mom knows just when to talk, and just how to say the right words that have more power, more medicine, more healing than any super hero you’ve ever grown to admire.

My very close friend, Heather, said she laughed out loud the other day when she read of a mother who texted her daughter, “Honey, can you come over and take a selfie of me.” Heather swears that really happened to her, personally!

Because memories are forever, there’s no getting away from motherly humor and love. The other night on “The Tonight Show,” host Jimmy Fallon said, “I once got a text from my mom where the words ‘You’re amazing’ autocorrected to ‘You’re adopted.’”

Jimmy Fallon said he was thunderstruck!

At various moments I can both laugh out loud, or suddenly become quiet and hang my head in knowing that I truly miss my mom and will never again hug her, and look into her angel-like eyes and see myself reflected in them and realizing that no one could ever possi-

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bly love more than a mother loving her small child.

Memories can be bittersweet.

Science doesn’t show it, but moms permeate the universe like stardust. Ships are referred to in the feminine pronoun such as ‘she’ or ‘her.’ When I was away from mom on the high seas, serving my country, all military personnel referred to all our warships in such a manner: “She’s going out for sea-trials next week,” or “Her top speed is 40 knots in battle alert.”

Even our war birds (military planes to you civilians), are collectively referenced as ‘she’ or ‘her.’ And our own Native Americans refer to this spinning blue planet which nurtures, feeds and raises us, as simply, “Our Mother Earth.”

I was the first in my family to discover my mom’s lifeless body. Like daggers to my brain, the scenario is forever etched. There is nothing in earthly existence that I can do to bring her back or, to somehow, ease the pain. No matter how many years have passed, the trauma of dealing with this eternal separation never, ever eases up. There are some things which time cannot heal, no matter how often we hear that refrain. A mother’s love runs too deep, too powerful, too rich and overwhelming to be fixed by the band-aid of passing-time. Contrary to that belief, I miss my mom more and more with each passing day.

Yes, I was the first to find mom’s lifeless body. It’s was around nine in the evening and my neighbors could hear my piercing screams of anguish, like a lone coyote pup who bays at the lifeless moon! My neighbor across the street ran into my house and clutched me to her bosom as I sobbed endlessly, my body shook in spasms, and my universe seemed to be spinning away from me. My neighbor shouted my name over and over again until she finally got my attention. She locked eyes with me like a laser beam, her forehead gently touching my forehead, and my lips fell to a trembling silence. To my grave, I will forever cherish what she relayed to me. With a motherly voice, my neighbor said these words to me: “Listen to me!! Just the other day . . . your Mama was telling me just how proud she was of you! And . . . just how much she loved you . . . and how happy you made her!”

Like a blur, in slow-motion, I could see the paramedics surrounding my mom’s fallen body and how they tried so valiantly to revive her. My neighbor, Ann, bless her soul, led me limply into our back rumpus room and twirled her fingers through my hair, and gently kissed my tear-soaked cheeks. She, too, was a mother and she instinctively felt my pain of eternal separation.

notion of “Love at first sight” was just an illusion; a fanciful notion found only in unrealistic soap operas and syrupy love songs.

Yet, when my mom clutched me tightly she would often say to me: “When you were born, and the nurse first placed you into my arms, believe me, it was love at first sight.”

I believe mom, over the universityeducated psychiatrists.

As a small child I would always tell her, “Mommy, you are the smartest person in the universe.” And she would answer me, “Honey, you’re gonna grow up someday, and things will change and you won’t always think of me this way. You’ll have your own life, and you won’t need me anymore.”

I remember staring long and silent at what my mom had just told me. I answered her as best I could, “Mama, I will always need you in my life.”

Then I hugged her.

What troubles me is that mom always taught me the wisest things in life, and yet, I found a serious flaw in her reasoning. Sometimes, when I’m walking all by myself on a sunny day on Grand Avenue here in Escondido or in San Diego, on Armstrong Street where I finished my 4th and 5th grades in elementary school, I’ll revisit our modest house which still stands. I’ll walk the familiar streets, remembering things from the past and, sometimes, I’ll smile slightly and look upward to the endless sky and whisper: “Mom, you were wrong. I still miss you. And I still need you in my life.”

Recently, at Cruisin’ Grand, here in Escondido, I ventured into a corner store and in the rear of the store I saw a plaque sitting on the floor. It had various quotes of mothers to their children. I found one sentence that seemed to leap out at me. It said something I needed to hear. It read: “May you always know how deeply you are loved, how your life shines brightly.

And how your heart is never alone.

May our spirits be connected always.”

It was as if my mom was in that store that day. As if she were speaking to me, again.

Mom, if you’re reading this, somehow, somewhere, please know how much I still love you. And how much I still miss you. And Mom, I only hope I’ve made you proud of me.

Happy Mother’s Day to you, Mom.

And to all the other moms out there reading this, may you have the best Mother’s Day ever!

I send you all my love, along with bushels of hugs.

Perhaps an hour had passed before family and friends made their way to the house. My younger sister, Debbie, and older brother, Mario, both arrived with their respective families.

The doctors said my mom’s heart stopped beating, because it was flawed.

I still find that hard to believe. How could such a perfect heart made out of solid gold, ever be flawed? To me, mom had the purest heart fashioned out of 24-carat gold bullion. She had the heart of a saint.

Mom always taught me things that sometimes made me question the world around me. For example, a psychiatrist on television once said that the

Awareness of Genetic Testing Saves Lives

Getting a diagnosis of cancer can be scary and uncertain.

As a member of the Assembly Health Committee, I am seeking ways to improve access to new and innovative treatments, cures and therapies to prevent diseases and save lives.

This session I introduced Assembly Bill 1386, establishing a women’s health pilot program to raise awareness of genetic testing for the BRCA 1 and BRCA 2 genes, in newly diagnosed patients, many of whom are not given the information. Breast and ovarian cancer are among the leading causes of cancer deaths for women in the United States. If a genetic test is appropriate, the results can clarify the type of treatment needed so that the patient has a better chance of a successful outcome.

BRCA genes, which pass from parent to child, help a cell’s genetic material to function properly.

However, mutations in BRCA genes can occur, which severely

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AB 1386 will promote genetic testing through public awareness aimed at newly diagnosed women in underserved communities, including those on Medi-Cal or who have limited access to health insurance. Through early detection, taxpayer costs will be significantly reduced and most importantly, lives will be saved.

group, both Saturday and Sunday.

The Kiwanis Kiddy pond was a great success on Saturday as approximately 200 fish were caught by children under 8, however the Kiwanis Kiddy Pond on Sunday had been fished out Over 106 enjoyed a Pancake Breakfast served both Saturday and Sunday Morning, and approximately 370 grabbed a hot lunch over the weekend. Kona Ice was on site to quench their thirst at the end of the day. In all Hidden Valley Kiwanis expects to net approximately $20,000 that will be distributed back into our community. A special thanks to all the anglers, the Sr. Anglers of Escondido, and the City of Escondido Park Rangers for making this a great event for all. For more information please visit our website at http://www.hiddenvalleykiwanis.org or contact Jim MacIsaac at HVKiwanis@cox.net, Chairman, 2017 Hidden Valley Kiwanis Trout Derby at Dixon Lake, Escondido /s/Jim MacIsaac

A big congratulation to David Gudi for an instant $25 cash award for the only tagged fish caught in the event.

Frederick Gomez - his 72nd story for The Paper!

increases a woman’s risk of developing breast and ovarian cancer.

Women at high risk for having a BRCA mutation or who are newly diagnosed, often don’t get genetic testing or the chance to speak with a genetic counselor to help them weigh the necessity of a test. Women in underserved communities are even less likely to get genetic counseling and testing.

According to a recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, 80.9 percent of high-risk patients wanted testing, but only 39.6 percent received counseling and only 50.9 percent of these have actually had a genetic test.

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Social Butterfly Cont. from Page 3

Saturday, May 27, 9am-3pm, Palm, Cycad, Bamboo and Tropical Plant Sale; one-of-akind event features rare and exotic species.

Free with paid admission or membership.

Visit http://www.sdbgarden.org/plantsalestropical.htm. The San Diego Botanic Garden is located at 230 Quail Gardens Drive, Encinitas, 92024. www.SDBGarden.org.

Library Offers Easy Access to New Books and Movies – The Escondido Public Library introduces New Book Alerts featured on the Library’s website that announces the latest titles added to the collection. New Book Alerts also allows patrons to sign up for email notifications of new titles by the most in-demand authors or recently released items in favorite genres.

When a new book, DVD, or audiobook is added to the Library’s collection, participating patrons can receive email alerts. Patrons may also choose to browse new titles on the New Book Alerts web page at https://library.escondido.org/new and place holds on brand new titles. Anyone can access Escondido Public Library’s New Book Alerts service through the Library website at https://library.escondido.org/new. Funding for this service was generously provided by Friends of the Library. For more information, contact Senior Librarian Viktor Sjöberg at 760.839.4814 or vsjoberg@escondido.org.

The Library is located at 239 So. Kalmia Street, Escondido, 92025.

“Just in Time” for Foster Youth Has New Home – “Just in Time” (JIT) for Foster Youth has moved to its new youthfriendly headquarters just in time to mark the beginning of May’s National Foster Care Month. JIT programs (https://jitfosteryouth.org/) and offices are now located at 4560 Alvarado Canyon Road, #2G, off Mission Gorge Road, San Diego, offering easy access, more space for transition age foster youth, and easy across to the Grantville Trolley Station across the street.

JIT’s mission is to help foster youth achieve self-sufficiency and well-being after they leave the foster care system. The goal is to provide a community of caring adults, offering consistent, long-term help so the young adults can thrive and enjoy productive, satisfying lives. The move consolidated multiple former workspaces in Old Town, bringing Youth Services, Volunteer Engagement, Investor Stewardship, and Administration under a single roof. The building offers more space for larger workshops and additional room to house donations for My First Home. The connection to JIT often starts with meeting an emergency need, such as rental assistance or a bus pass or help with setting up a first apartment. Other gaps to fill might include assistance with money management, educational support, job skills, networking, transportation, and employment. Help through providing some basic furniture or academic tool can begin the process of making a significant difference in a young person’s life.

Sheriff ’s Senior Volunteers Needed for Vista - Are you retired? Bored? Looking for something to do? Something worthwhile and useful? Perhaps something fun and interesting…give us a call at 760-940-4434 and ask for the Sheriff ’s Senior Volunteer Recruiter.

We are looking for men and women who meet the basic requirements; at least 50 years old, an American Citizen, and can pass a background check for our volunteer patrol service within the city of Vista. Candidates need to be available for an interview, then a background check, then do a short twoweek academy. A marked vehicle is provided for a two-person patrol within the boundaries of the city of Vista. You will be authorized to place citations on vehicles that are parked illegally in handicapped parking and/or fire lanes, look for vandalism, graffiti, and other misconducts. Every day is different and exciting and above all, a direct support of our local law enforcement and the community of Vista.

A Thousand Thanks! – The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) is the world’s largest voluntary health agency dedicated to

finding cures for blood cancers and funding blood cancer research, education and patient services. And there are literally tens of thousands of volunteers hard at work every day making all the campaigns, programs and support services work. Thank you! From teachers running our Student Series Program to supporters cheering on a Team In Training marathon runner to local chapter volunteers setting up a booth at a Light The Night Walk, these generous and committed people give their time and energy to help make a difference in the lives of blood cancer patients. April was “volunteer month” and we’d like to extend a special thanks to the countless people who supported our mission. In honor of their spirit of giving, please consider volunteering at a local LLS chapter – once a month, once a week or whenever you can. Join us as a volunteer, and join the cause that’s having the most impact on finding new ways to fight cancer. Thank you! For information, call 914.949.5213 or visit www.LLS.org.

I can send you a picture that goes with this, if you want to use it. (4/25)

Humane Society 2018 Photo Fundraiser is Open – Here’s your opportunity to make your pet(s) star in the 25th Anniversary edition calendar. In addition to your chance at making your pet a full-page model-of-themonth in the calendar, you and your friends can also vote online for your favorites and win great prizes. With a $25 entry fee donation and 5 votes or more, you can submit your pet’s picture for guaranteed inclusion in the 2018 calendar’s collage pages. Plus, you get a free calendar for every photo entered.

Your pet will also be in the running to be one of 11 lucky pets chosen by a selection committee to be featured as a full-page Pet of the Month in the calendar. All proceeds received from this fundraiser and calendar sales will help to provide vital services to animals and people by sheltering and adopting animals, providing positive reinforcement classes, investigating animal cruelty and neglect, presenting education programs for youth and adults, and so much more.

Here’s how to enter: Submit your pet’s photo online or download the entry form and mail it in. There is a $25 donation entry fee per photo, and you can enter as many times as you like. Photos will be accepted through August 31st. All photo fundraiser entrants, including those submitted by mail, will be featured online so everyone can join in the voting fun. Invite your family and friends to vote for your pet. Votes are $1/each and all it take is 5 votes to be guaranteed a spot in the calendar or collage pages. All photo entries will also be considered as full-page month spreads in the 2018 wall calendar, and blind-judged by a selection committee. Submit photos to sdhumane.org. For additional information or to mail in entry forms, call the San Diego Campus at 619.299.7012, 5500 Gaines Street, San Diego, 92110. The other two campuses are Escondido, 3450 E. Valley Parkway, Escondido 92027, 760.888.2275, and Oceanside, 2905 San Luis Rey Road, Oceanside 92058, 760.757.4357.

Contemporary Women’s Group Honored New Members - Contemporary Women of North County (CWONC), a local women’s volunteer and social club, added eight new members for the General Federation of Women’s Clubs (GFWC).

CWONC is a non-profit volunteer organization that supports community service efforts in San Diego North County focusing on issues involving women, children and the military. Visit www.cwonc.org.

Photo; back row, l-r: Kathleen King (Membership Co-Chairman), Suzanne Bedrick, Lisa Smith, Nancy Liu, Judy Jackson, Sandye Vaughn, Natalie Kuhlman, front row, l-r: Carol Satcher, Katie DeWillie

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Historically Speaking

by Tom Morrow

Who Were The Best and Worst Presidents

Many of us have lived to witness a number of U.S. Presidents and the question often asked is: who was the best you remember?

I was six-years old April 12, 1945, the day Franklin Roosevelt (1933-54) died, so I can’t comment too much on his tenure other than what history tells us – and recent years have brought more critical comment. I well-remember Harry S. Truman’s (1945-54) nearly two terms. At the time he wasn’t all that popular with my parents and grandparents. Looking back as times pass, one has to ask: where’s Harry and his common-downhome sense and logic when we need him?

Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953-60) was one of our most popular presidents even though he had his detractors.

Democrats chided him for taking naps and playing too much golf. There were complaints he didn’t do any work, but those naysayers forgot Ike was an Army General used to delegating and not doing things himself. Those in the know agree his White House ran fairly smooth with only minor hitches. He left us our fabulous Interstate system – an idea he got studying Hitler’s autobahn at the end of the war.

In college political studies, historical rankings of presidents are garnered from surveys conducted to judge theirsuccess. These surveys are of academic historians and political scientists or popular opinion. The rankings focus on the presidential achievements, leadership qualities, failures, and faults, but I find personal observations often can be a better barometer.

Abraham Lincoln, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and George Washington are usually the three highest rated presidents among historians. The remaining places in the top 10 are often rounded out by Theodore Roosevelt, Thomas Jefferson, Harry S. Truman, Woodrow Wilson, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Andrew Jackson, and John F. Kennedy.

More recent presidents such as Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton are often rated among the greatest in world opinion polls, but do not always rank as highly among our (U.S.) presidential scholars and historians.

Kennedy (1961-63) followed Ike. It was my first election (1960). I didn’t vote for JFK, but I wept when he was gunned down – as I saw it, it was an assault on America. Today’s Democrats would recognize him as more conservative than liberal.

The bottom 10 often include James Buchanan, Warren G. Harding, Andrew Johnson, Franklin Pierce, Millard Fillmore, William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, Ulysses S. Grant, Zachary Taylor, and George W. Bush. Buchanan always is listed in last place and often is blamed for allowing the Civil War to take place.

David H. Donald, noted biographer of Abraham Lincoln, relates that when he met John F. Kennedy in 1961, Kennedy voiced his deep dissatisfaction and resentment with historians who had rated some of his predecessors.

Kennedy said that "No one has a right to grade a President -- even poor James Buchanan -- who has not sat in his chair, examined the mail and information that came across his desk, and learned why he made his decisions."

A 2010 Siena poll of 238 presidential scholars found former President George W. Bush was ranked 39th out of 43, with poor ratings in handling of the economy, communication, ability to compromise, foreign policy accomplishments, and intelligence.

Meanwhile, the then-current president, Barack Obama, was ranked 15th out of 43, with high ratings for imagination, communication ability and intelligence and a low rating for background (family, education and experience). Time will tell if either assessment holds up.

In 2012, Newsweek magazine asked a panel of historians to rank the 10 best presidents since 1900. The results showed that historians had ranked Franklin D. Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt, Lyndon Johnson, Woodrow Wilson, Harry Truman, John F. Kennedy, Dwight Eisenhower, Bill Clinton, Ronald Reagan, and Barack Obama as the best since that year.

A 2015 poll administered by the American Political Science Association among political scientists specializing in the American presidency had Abraham Lincoln in the top spot, with George Washington, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt, Thomas Jefferson, Harry S. Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Bill Clinton, Andrew Jackson, and Woodrow Wilson making the top 10.

Abraham Lincoln

Incumbent President Donald Trump is not yet included in any survey, as none have been conducted since his January 20, 2017 inauguration. However, at the end of his term(s), it will be interesting to see how he fares with historians.

One thing is for certain for future scholars of history, Trump’s tenure will not be a boring read.

Tom Morrow's books are available at Amazon.com in soft-cover or via Kindle E-mail.

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damn library and look it up ourselves, in the card catalog!!

A bather whose clothing was strewed By winds that left him quite nude, Saw a girl come along, And unless we are wrong You expected this line to be lewd.

3) Child Protective Services didn't care if our parents beat us. As a matter of fact, the parents of all my friends also had permission to kick our ass! Nowhere was safe!

Said a pupil of Einstein: "It's rotten To find I'd completely forgotten That by living so fast All my future's my past, And I'm buried before I'm begotten." ~ C.F. Best ~

The Black Bra (as told by a woman)

I had lunch with 2 of my unmarried friends.

One is engaged, one is a mistress, and I have been married for 20+ years.

We were chatting about our relationships and decided to amaze our men by greeting them at the door wearing a black bra, stiletto heels and a mask over our eyes. We agreed to meet in a few days to exchange notes.

Here's how it all went.

My engaged friend: the other night when my boyfriend came over he found me with a black leather bodice, tall stilettos and a mask. He saw me and said, 'You are the woman of my dreams...I love you.' Then we made passionate love all night long.

The mistress: Me too! The other night I met my lover at his office and I was wearing a raincoat, under it only the black bra, heels and mask over my eyes. When I opened the raincoat he didn't say a word, but he started to tremble and we had wild sex all night.

Then I had to share my story: When my husband came home I was wearing the black bra, black stockings, stilettos and a mask over my eyes.

When he came in the door and saw me he said, "What's for dinner, Zorro?"

For the over 50 crowd

When I was a kid, adults used to bore me to tears with their tedious diatribes about how hard things were.

When they were growing up; what with walking twenty-five miles to school every morning.... Uphill...

Barefoot... BOTH ways...yadda, yadda, yadda And I remember promising myself that when I grew up, there was no way in hell I was going to lay a bunch of crap like that on my kids about how hard I had it and how easy they've got it!

But now that I'm over the ripe old age of fifty, I can't help but look around and notice the youth of today. You've got it so easy! I mean, compared to my childhood, you live in a damn Utopia! And I hate to say it, but you kids today, you don't know how good you've got it!

1) I mean, when I was a kid we didn't have the Internet. If we wanted to know something, we had to go to the

2) There was no email!! We had to actually write somebody a letter with a pen! Then you had to walk all the way across the street and put it in the mailbox, and it would take like a week to get there! Stamps were 10 cents!

4) There were no MP3's or Napsters or iTunes! If you wanted to steal music, you had to hitchhike to the record store and shoplift it yourself!

5) Or you had to wait around all day to tape it off the radio, and the DJ would usually talk over the beginning and @#*% it all up! There were no CD players! We had tape decks in our car or those great 8 track players.

We'd play our favorite tape and "eject" it when finished, and then the tape would come undone rendering it useless. Cause, hey, that's how we rolled, Baby! Dig? 6) We didn't have fancy crap like Call Waiting! If you were on the phone and somebody else called, they got a busy signal, that's it!

7) There weren't any freakin' cell phones either. If you left the house, you just didn't make a damn call or receive one. You actually had to be out of touch with your "friends." OH MY GOSH! Think of the horror... not being in touch with someone 24/7! And then there's TEXTING. Yeah, right. Please! You kids have no idea how annoying you are.

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8) And we didn't have fancy Caller ID either! When the phone rang, you had no idea who it was! It could be your school, your parents, your boss, your bookie, your drug dealer, the collection agent... you just didn't know!!! You had to pick it up and take your chances, mister!

9) We didn't have any fancy PlayStation or Xbox video games with high-resolution 3-D graphics!

We had the Atari 2600! With games like 'Space Invaders' and 'Asteroids'.

Your screen guy was a little square!

You actually had to use your imagination!!! And there were no multiple levels or screens, it was just one screen.. Forever! And you could never win. The game just kept getting harder and harder and faster and faster until you died! Just like LIFE!

10) You had to use a little book called a TV Guide to find out what was on!

You were screwed when it came to channel surfing! You had to get off your ass and walk over to the TV to change the channel!!!

NO REMOTES!!! Oh, no, what's the world coming to?!?!

11) There was no Cartoon Network either! You could only get cartoons on Saturday Morning. Do you hear what I'm saying? We had to wait ALL WEEK for cartoons, you spoiled lit-

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Your Money

Laura Strickler Reverse Mortgage Expert

Understanding the Costs of Reverse Mortgage Loans

Older Americans are facing a financial crisis in retirement. Simply put, their income from savings, Social Security and pensions is not keeping up with the cost of living longer.

For most older Americans, their wealth is in their home equity. In fact, this population has accumulated more than $6 trillion in home equity (https://www.nrmlaonline.org/about/pr ess-releases/senior-home-equityreached-6-1-trillion-q3-2016), funds that are increasingly being leveraged to finance retirement through reverse mortgage loans or other home equity solutions.

Fortunately, over time the costs to obtain a Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) loan (reverse mortgage loans that are insured by the Federal Housing Administration

(FHA)) have come down substantially.

The closest comparable loan to a HECM reverse mortgage (pronounced “heck-um”) is a traditional FHA loan since both of these are governmentbacked loans and borrowers pay insurance to the government on that loan.

The MIP, or the insurance that the borrower pays for having a HUD-backed loan, is lower for a HECM reverse mortgage with less than 60% of its maximum claim drawn than the MIP charged on a forward FHA loan. AAG started to see this trend after the HUD mortgagee letter 2013-27 came out in September 2013. This changed the amount that is charged for MIP, and thus, most borrowers who closed loans after this time saw a significant reduction in costs to their loan.

Most reverse mortgage loans are HECM loans and are insured by the FHA. It’s easier to understand the costs of a HECM loan by breaking down the fees:

1.

Mortgage Insurance Premium (MIP): The initial MIP will be .5 percent or 2.5 percent, depending on your disbursements. Over the life of the loan, you will be charged an annual MIP that equals 1.25% of the outstanding mortgage balance. The MIP on a traditional FHA loan is 1.75 percent.

2.

Origination Fee: This fee is highly regulated by HUD/FHA. A lender can charge the greater of $2,500 or 2% of the first $200,000 of your home's value plus 1% of the amount over $200,000. HECM origination fees are capped at $6,000.

3.

Interest: Varies lender to lender

4.

Servicing: This pays for the ongoing servicing of the loan that the lender provides.

5.

Third-party fees: This can include appraisal, title, homeowners insurance, inspections, repairs, etc.

A reverse mortgage loan is highly regulated, just like most financial products. To qualify: • The borrower must be 62 years or older; • The home must be the borrower’s primary residence; • The borrower must have enough equity in the home to qualify; and • The borrower must undergo a financial assessment to ensure they are able to continue paying for property taxes, homeowners insurance and home maintenance.

With a HECM reverse mortgage loan, homeowners are not required to make monthly mortgage payments. Just like a conventional mortgage loan, they may face foreclosure if they do not comply with the loan terms, including paying property taxes, homeowner's insurance, and home maintenance costs.

This is why it is important to discuss your options with a financial advisor and/or estate attorney, if you are considering a reverse mortgage loan. You can learn more about reverse mortgage loans at www.nrmlaonline.org.

Laura Strickler (NMLS ID 315848, CA BRE 01200868) is a Reverse Mortgage Professional with American Advisors Group. For questions pertaining to this article, please contact Laura at 760518-9839 or by email at lstrickler@aag.com.

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A Weekly Memo from the Councilmembers of Your Community published in the belief that it is important for elected leaders to communicate with their constituents and that constituents have a means of hearing from their elected leaders.

New City Manager & City Attorney

Olga Diaz

Council Member, Represents District 3

Chuckles Cont. from Page 8 tle rats!

12) And we didn't have microwaves.

If we wanted to heat something up, we had to use the stove! Imagine that!

13) And our parents told us to stay outside and play... all day long. Oh, no, no electronics to soothe and comfort. And if you came back inside... you were doing chores!

And car seats - oh, please! Mom threw you in the back seat and you hung on. If you were lucky, you got the "safety arm" across the chest at the last moment if she had to stop suddenly, and if your head hit the dashboard, well that was your fault for calling "shot gun" in the first place!

See! That's exactly what I'm talking about! You kids today have got it too easy. You're spoiled rotten! You guys wouldn't have lasted five minutes

Scooby is pet of the week at your Rancho Coastal Humane Society.

He’s a 6 year old, 106 pound, Great Dane.

In Scooby’s case, he’s a really great, Great Dane. He’s a big dog. With a big dog comes big love. Scooby is not too shy to lean against you or sit on your lap. He was transferred to Rancho Coastal Humane Society from another shelter through the FOCAS program.

The $145 adoption fee for Scooby includes medical exam, vaccinations, neuter, and microchip. For more information call 760-7536413, visit Rancho Coastal Humane Society at 389 Requeza Street in Encinitas, or log on to SDpets.org.

Escondido is a full service city with a Council-Manager form of government.

Although many people believe that the Mayor or City Council runs the City, we actually only get to hire two people – the City Manager and the City Attorney.

Together, these two employees direct all of the rest of the city employees.

The City Attorney’s office defends our

back in the 1970's or any time before!

Regards, The Over 50 Crowd

My Favorite Animal

Our teacher asked what my favorite animal was, and I said, "Fried chicken."

She said I wasn't funny, but she couldn't have been right, because everyone else laughed.

My parents told me to always tell the truth. I did. Fried chicken is my favorite animal.

I told my dad what happened, and he said my teacher was probably a member of PETA. He said they love animals very much.

Cinnamon, a 1-year-old Labrador Retriever mix, is looking for a new family to love. She is a sweet and playful girl who just loves her humans. She used to live with a 10-year-old and has met many strangers, all of whom she adores! She always wags her tail when meeting new people and she loves to give kisses. She is house-trained as long as she has access to outside. Stuffed dog toys are her favorite and she enjoys snuggling with them and kissing them.

She also LOVES to play and can be quite goofy. Cinnamon is available for adoption at the San Diego Humane Society’s Escondido Campus at 3450 E Valley Parkway. To learn more about making her part of your family, please call (760) 888-2275.

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City against lawsuits and advises the City Council and all departments on issues related to land use, personnel, contracts etc. The other departments in our City often consult with experts in our Attorney’s office to minimize liability and make sure our City is complying will all applicable laws.

Please welcome our new City Attorney, Mike McGuinness. He has been working as an attorney for thirty years, nine of those for Escondido.

I do, too. Especially chicken, pork and beef. Anyway, my teacher sent me to the principal's office.

I told him what happened, and he laughed, too. Then he told me not to do it again.

The next day in class my teacher asked me what my favorite live animal was.

I told her it was chicken. She asked me why, so I told her it was because you could make them into fried chicken.

She sent me back to the principal's office. He laughed, and told me not to do it again.

The City Manager is like the CEO of the City and he handles the daily operations of all departments. He oversees the preparation of our budget and ensures that our departments run smoothly to provide the best public services. Please congratulate our new City Manager, Jeffrey Epp, as he transitions to his new role.

There is little glamour and much responsibility in both of these roles.

Escondido is lucky to have experienced people to do these jobs. teacher doesn't like it when I am.

Today, my teacher asked us to tell her what famous person we admire most.

I told her, "Colonel Sanders."

Guess where I am now...

••••• Several days ago, as I left a meeting at a hotel; I desperately gave myself a personal TSA pat down. I was looking for my keys. They were not in my pockets. A quick search in the meeting room revealed nothing. Suddenly I realized I must have left them in the car. Frantically, I headed for the parking lot.

My husband has scolded me many times for leaving the keys in the igni-

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The Pastor Says . . .

I don't understand. My parents taught me to be honest, but my

Pastor Hal Seed, New Song Community Church, Oceanside

How to Make People Happy

We recently held a series called “Getting More Joy out of Life.” It was a blast! We discovered ways to generate personal joy, and ways to help others feel happier too.

Here are five suggestions that will help you help others be happy:

1.

To add joy to others, first add joy to yourself. – Make a list of 15-20 things that fill your emotional tank. Post it on your bulletin board and do more of these over the next 6 months.

Happiness is contagious.

Become a carrier!

2.

To add joy to others, INjoy them. – Don’t just hang

out. Review your day’s calendar every morning and determine to enjoy every meeting and event you’re involved in that day.

3.

To add joy to others, help them with their list. – Once you’ve produced a “tank-filling list,” help a friend make a list for themselves. Then start doing those things with them.

4.

To add joy to others, catch them doing something right. – Few things make you feel better than a compliment. (We studied the Apostle Paul’s writings for this one. Practically every one of his letters in the New Testament contains praise for things the recipients were doing right.)

5.

To add joy to others, point them to something bigger than themselves. – We were made by a big God and therefore have a need to do things bigger than ourselves. Pointing people to their God-given mission of honoring Him and serving others lifts people to higher levels.

What makes you happy? And which of these five would you like to practice with those you love? For more suggestions, visit http://newsongchurch.com/ser mons/service-type/oceanside/.

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• Page 11 • May 11, 2017

A Weekly Message from the Mayor of Your Community published in the belief that it is important for elected leaders to communicate with their constituents and that constituents have a means of hearing from their elected leaders.

San Marcos • Mayor Jim Desmond

Graduation season descends on San Marcos

Friday, May 19 9:30 am College of Engineering and Computer Science 2 pm College of Natural Science and Mathematics 6:30 pm College of Social Sciences and Interdisciplinary Studies Below are the dates and times for Saturday, May 20 commencement ceremonies at Cal State 8 am College of Health and San Marcos and Palomar College. Traffic Human Services will likely be heavier around these 1:30 pm College of Arts and Letters campuses during that time.

6:30 pm College of Business Administration and College of Education • Palomar College Friday, May 26 at 5 pm For more commencement information, • California State University San visit www2.palomar.edu for Palomar College or http://www.csus.edu/commencement for Marcos Springtime in North County’s education hub can only mean one thing: graduation season is coming!

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Social Butterfly Cont. from Page 7

DAR Members Met Embracing Spring with Hats - Santa Margarita Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), met at the El Camino Country Club, with some members sporting Spring hats.

Pat Goldman presented a program about Protocol, as it pertains to the DAR. Alida

Woodward presented her with a certificate of appreciation and a butterfly tray with jelly beans. The DAR is open to any female 18 years of age or older who is lineally descended from a patriot who supplied aid in some way in the fight for independence in the Revolutionary War. visit www.santamargarita.californiadar.org. Pictured standing (l-r) are Wanda Prosser, Marilyn Barding, Julie Nicholas, Sandy Stanton, Mary Catherine Kirby, Kellie Stafford, Karen Campbell, and Regent, Alida Woodward. Seated are Tese Gorszwick, Janet LaGrasta, Ruth Moore, speaker Pat Goldman, Sibelia Chaiyahat.

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tion. My theory is the ignition is the best place not to lose them. His theory is that the car will be stolen.

As I burst through the door, I came to a terrifying conclusion; his theory was right. The parking lot was empty.

I immediately called the police. I gave them my location, confessed that I had left my keys in the car, and that it had been stolen.

Then I made the most difficult call of all, "Honey," I stammered. (I always call him "honey" in times like these.)

"I left my keys in the car and it's been stolen." There was a period of silence.

I thought the call had been dropped, but then I heard his voice. "Are you kidding me," he barked, "I dropped you off!"

Now it was my time to be silent.

Embarrassed, I said, "Well, come and get me."

He retorted, "I will, as soon as I can convince this cop I didn't steal your car."

Yep, it's the golden years ...

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Vista • Mayor Judy Ritter Take a walk with me! I’ve been holding several “Walks with the Mayor” this spring to provide residents the opportunity to enjoy Vista’s beautiful weather and to chat with me about city happenings and projects. My next walk is scheduled on Saturday, May 13 at 8:45 am before the Vista Day with a Deputy event at Townsite Park. On Thursday, May 18, my evening walk takes place at the Civic Center at 5:45 pm. We’ll meet on the Civic Center steps and stroll through the downtown area. Bring your family, friends and pets!

Walk & Talk Vista

Speaking of walking, cconstruction on the SANDAG Inland Rail Trail project is moving along. Work on the next section, connecting the path between San Marcos and Vista, is currently under construction and is expected to be completed over the next year. Construction on the four remaining miles of the Vista segment, from Mar Vista to North Melrose Drive, begins next year and is scheduled to be completed and open to the public in 2019. The 21mile paved bike and foot path connects the cities of Oceanside, Vista, San Marcos, and Escondido, and is a wonderful asset to North County outdoor enthusiasts!

Oceanside • Mayor Jim Wood

2nd Annual Oceanside Heroes Reception n community and we are greatly O , appreciative of the day-to-day y a d s e n d We the 14th, June lifesaving and life-changing work O c e a n s i d e they do. In addition to honoring of Chamber these heroes, the reception ceremony 2nd the Commerce will present Annual Oceanside Heroes Reception provides a dual benefit and purpose Ceremony at the Oceanside Museum by paying tribute to them while of Art, located at 704 Pierview Way. raising funds to finance scholarships The event takes place from 6 pm to 8 for local students of note. I invite the pm. The Chamber of Commerce has public, business community, my copledged to recognize, honor and pay workers, friends and family to tribute to our dedicated and participate in this special ceremony. deserving firefighters, police officers, You can also be a sponsor for this teachers and lifeguards every year. event and experience high profile, These men and women are our finest and truly deserve to be rewarded for visible and memorable branding their outstanding contributions to opportunities. For more information visit the well-being and advancement of please and for www.oceansidechamber.com or call our city. They silently care protect the North County San Diego 760-722-1534.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #2017-012261 The name of the business: Chic’s Custom Canvas, located at 1400 Harbor Drive North, Oceanside, Ca. 92054.

This business is registered by: Charles William Brammer 1703 Tamarack Avenue Carlsbade, Ca. 92008 The business is conducted by an individual.

First day of business was n/a. /s/ Charles William Brammer This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego County on 5/05/17.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #2017-012195 The name of the business: MugsNPurrs, located at 1933 Coltrane Pl, Escondido, Ca. 92027.

This business is registered by: Joanne Eichler 1933 Coltrane Pl. Escondido, Ca. 92027 The business is conducted by an individual.

First day of business was 12/07/2004 /s/ Joanne Eichler This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego County on 5/04/17.

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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME 37-2017-00014609-CU-PT-NC TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner Erica Mari Aguirre Sebastian filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: Erica Mari Aguirre Sebastian to Proposed name Erica Mari Aguirre Phillips.

THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objections that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 6/6/17, 8:30a.m., Department 26. The address of the court is: 325 S. Melrose, Vista, CA. 92081. A copy of the Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: San Marcos News Reporter, dba, The Paper, 845 W. San Marcos Blvd, San Marcos, Ca. 92078. Dated 4/24/2017. /s/Robert P. Dahlquist, Judge of the Superior Court 4/27, 5/04, 5/11 and 5/18/2017

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The Paper • Page 12 • May 11, 2017 maintained and upgraded their own “hardware..” Today’s cars and PCs are beyond the ability of most “amateurs” to repair, maintain and upgrade.

Automobiles and PCs also shared a “designer” phase. In the fifties and sixties cars sprouted fins, port holes and tons of shiny chrome fixtures. Cars became “juke boxes” on wheels. Through the nineties desk top PCs appeared in designer colors with flashing lights and alien scowls.

Today technologies have matured to the point where PC and automobile styling has yielded to practicality and they all look monotonously alike.

Paul & Nome Van Middlesworth, The Computer Factory

www.computerfactorysanmarcos.com "San Diego's Best Computer Store 2016" Union Tribune readers poll

Cars and Computers

Internal combustion engine powered vehicles were invented in the early 1800s but until Henry Ford began mass producing automobiles in the 1920s, motor vehicles were toys for the wealthy and transport vehicles for military and business. When motor vehicles became affordable to the public, they changed our lives. Computers were invented in the 1930s and were also initially a tool used by business and the military. The IBM PC in 1981 brought PCs to the people in the same way that Henry Ford’s assembly line brought cars to the masses.

In the early years, non-business PCs users were mainly hobbyists who, like the “shade tree mechanics” of the automobile days, replaced components and

Delia Sharon Hubbard

05/30/1945 ~ 03/27/2017

The “interstate highway system” and the “Internet” both caused a revolution in their respective technologies. The “interstates” built in the 50s and 60s changed how products were shipped, how we traveled and where we shopped.

Shopping centers, supermarkets, massmerchandisers, restaurants and suburban communities clustered around the Interstates. New towns and businesses sprung up and old towns and businesses died. The growth of the Internet since 2000 is having a similar affect.

Increasingly we shop “online” for groceries, take-out food, medicine, tools and pretty much anything that can be delivered. Brick and mortar retail stores are closing and shopping centers storefront vacancies are on the rise.

Technology creates winners like Amazon and losers like Sears. The changes are accelerating, so where is it leading? It’s great fun to speculate. Retail shopping centers could be converted into much needed housing. Think how many luxury and low cost apartments would fit in a Costco or Wal-Mart store.

Movie theaters will need to find another purpose as our home entertainment systems with 3D and virtual reality devices will provide a far more realistic experience. Our costly, outdated and ineffi2017. A resident of San Marcos, CA., she was born on May 30, 1945, in Seattle, Washington.

Being raised in Lemon Grove, CA., she was one of three children: older sister, Sheila and younger brother, John.

She went to Catholic schools and attended Mt. Miguel High School where she was a cheerleader for the football team. She was also on the honor roll, and was recruited by the phone company as a operator where she worked her way up the ladder to management for 27 years. After retiring from the phone company, she went to work for the Pennysaver for several years.

She loved the outdoors, animals, entertaining and her family, and was an avid bowler. She loved the time she spent with the circle of friends and Joseph. P.S. Love always.

She raised three sons Marc, Jon, and Martin. She is survived by her sons, grandson, and many extended loved ones and friends. She will be greatly missed by all that knew her, and forever loved in our hearts.

There will be a celebration of Delia's life at The Oaks, 1915 N. Twin Oaks Valley Rd., San Marcos, CA on Saturday, May 27th at 3:00 P.M.

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Boyce, Pamela Sue, 63 Escondido Passed away on April 17, 2017 American Cremation, Escondido Cushing, William Wearen, 81 San Diego

cient education systems have been insulated from progress and change by the well connected and wealthy education bureaucracy. Only a minute fraction of the time and money spent on a college education is spent on actual learning.

Smaller more intimate Internet based learning institutions are already starting to replace the pedagogue palaces we call universities. Learning process professionals could replace teachers and professors in monitoring the behavior and progress of students throughout the education industry. Students could learn more in a single semester than they do in four years on campus earning a bachelor’s degree, and at a fraction of the cost. Internet connected K12 learning centers could be small and neighborhood centered operating holistically as they did in the “good ole days” before gigantism took over the education industry.

You won’t even need a computer or a car. Your Internet access will integrate all your smart phone, smart home, secu-

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rity, entertainment, education, medical monitoring and communication features. All our erstwhile computer functions (word processing, photo editing, spread sheets, tax prep, and data storage) will be “cloud” based. Each family member will have their own access device, (smart phone, tablet, chrome book). Homework, taxes and other activities where a large screen, keyboard and mouse make work more convenient would be accomplished by plugging their access device into the big screen Internet interface in the “family room”.

The “family room” is the converted garage because you won’t need a car.

You can voice-text for a self driving auto any time you need to go somewhere, but where are you going to go?

Everything comes to you. Your home robot will even style your hair and trim your nails. “Junior’s Barber Shop” will be history. How does the Computer Factory fit into this “brave new world?”

That’s easy, someone has to show you how to use all this crap, and that’s us.

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This business is registered by: Jordan Friske 228 N. Las Flores Rd. #12 San Marcos, CA. 92069 The business is conducted by an individual.

First day of business was 4/04/17. /s/ Jordan Friske This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego County on 4/04/17.

4/20, 4/27, 5/04 & 5/11/2017.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #2017-008836 The name of the business: Angie Massage, located at 1248 E. Mission Rd., San Marcos, Ca. 92069..

This business is registered by: Cheng Lu 4080 Hancock St. San Diego, Ca. 92110 The business is conducted by an individual.

First day of business was 3/30/2017. /s/ Cheng Lu This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego County on 3/30/17.

4/27, 5/04, 5/11 and 5/18/2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #2017-010309 The name of the business: Gascon Trucking, located at 2445 Skylark Dr., Oceanside, CA. 92054.

This business is registered by: Christopher Gascon 2445 Skylark Dr. Oceanside, Ca. 92054 The business is conducted by an individual.

First day of business was n/a. /s/ Christopher Gascon This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego County on 4/14/17.

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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME 37-2017-00013645-CU-PT-NC Amended TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner Aubrey S.R. Uys & Cherese Schoombee on behalf of minor child, Artemis Tristan Schoombee Uys filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: Artemis Tristan Schoombee Uys to Proposed name Archer Schoombee Uys. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objections that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 5/30/17, 8:30a.m., Department 26. The address of the court is: 325 S. Melrose, Vista, CA. 92081. A copy of the Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: San Marcos News Reporter, dba, The Paper, 845 W. San Marcos Blvd, San Marcos, Ca. 92078. Dated 4/24/2017. /s/Robert P. Dahlquist, Judge of the Superior Court 4/27, 5/04, 5/11 and 5/18/2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #2017-009122 The name of the business: Greenline Properties, located at 269 Azalea Way, Oceanside, CA. 92057.

This business is registered by: Chistopher Barham and Chris McCarty 269 Azalea Way Oceanside, Ca. 92057.

The business is conducted by a Married Couple.

First day of business was 3/1/2017. /s/ Chris McCarty This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego County on 4/04/17.

4/27, 5/04, 5/11 & 5/18/2017.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #2017-010098 The name of the business: ARRK Automotive USA, Inc., located at 1949 Palomar Oaks Way, Ste 150, Carlsbad, Ca. 92011.

This business is registered by: ARRK Automotive USA, Inc. 1949 Palomar Oaks Way, Ste 150 Carlsbad, CA. 92011 The business is conducted by a corporation.

First day of business was 4/05/2017. /s/ Yoko Evans, CFO This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego County on 4;’13/17.

4/20, 4/27, 5/04, & 5/11/2017.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #2017-010483 The name of the business: All Trenches Filled, located at 2847Cazadero Dr., Carlsbad, Ca. 92009.

This business is registered by: John Osthimer 2847 Cazadero Drive Carlsbad, Ca. 92009 The business is conducted by an individual.

First day of business was n/a. /s/ John Osthimer This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego County on 4/17/17.

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#2017-011358 The name of the business: La Bodeguita De Panca, La Bodeguita, located at 1944 E South Coast Hiway, Oceanside, Ca. 92054.

This business is registered by: RMR Rood Srvice Inc. 1902 S. Coast Hwy Oceanside, CA. 92054 The business is conducted by a corporation.

First day of business was n/a. /s/ Iole Revilla, CEO This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego County on 4/26 0/2017.

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#2017-009942 The name of the business: Diamond Dental, Diamond Dental of Oceanside, located at 1830 Oceanside Blvd., Ste D, Oceanside, CA. 92054 This business is registered by: Sonia Mikhail DDS Dental Corporation 1830 Oceanside Blvd., Ste D Oceanside, Ca. 92054 The business is conducted by a corporation.

First day of business was n/a. /s/ Sonia Mikhail, President This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego County on 4/12/2017.

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#2017-008713 The name of the business: Taqueria Al Gusto, located at 5841 University Ave., San Diego, Ca. 92115.

This business is registered by: Urbano Flores 1339 N. Ash St. Escondido, CA. 92027 The business is conducted by an individual.

First day of business was 3/29/17. /s/ Urbano Flores This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego County on 3/29/2017.

4/20, 4/27, 5/04 and 5/11/2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #2017-010975 The name of the business: Autumn Leaf Design, located at 2740 S Santa Fe #103, San Marcos, Ca. 92069.

This business is registered by: Holly Wilson 1795 Vista Del Lago Fallbrook, Ca. 92028 The business is conducted by an individual.

First day of business was n/a. /s/ Holly Wilson This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego County on 4/21/17.

5/04, 5/11, 5/18 & 5/252017

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The name of the business: Sign Designs, located at 706

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This business is registered by:

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San Marcos, Ca. 92078

The business is conducted by an individual.

First day of business was n/a.

/s/Leslie A. Hermoso

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#2017-010105 The name of the business: Flambe’ Catering Co., located at 1305 Simpson Way, Unit A, Escondido, CA. 92029.

This business is registered by: Chase M. Bang-Knudsen 3676 Cypress Rd. Oceanside, Ca. 92058 The business is conducted by an individual.

First day of business was n/a. /s/ Chase M. Bang-Knudsen This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego County on 4/13/2017.

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#2017-010454 The name of the business: Design Build Plan It, located at 3740 Oceanic Way, #305, Oceanside, CA. 92056.

This business is registered by: James Moore 1469 Calle Redonda Ave. Escondido, CA. 92026 Paul Moore 947 Brenna Place Escondido, CA. 92025 The business is conducted by a General Partnership.

First day of business was n/a. /s/ James Moore This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego County on 4/17/2017.

4/20, 4/27, 5/04 and 5/11/2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #2017-010350 The name of the business: Shaffer Supply and Logistics, SSLGov.com, located at 244 Flores Ln., Vista, Ca. 92083.

This business is registered by: Steven Shaffer 244 Flores Lane Vista, Ca. 92083 The business is conducted by an individual.

First day of business was n/a. /s/ Steven Shaffer This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego County on 4/14/2017.

4/20, 4/27, 5/04 and 5/11/2017.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #2017-011031 The name of the business: Cazarez Power Sweeping, located at 235 West Aviation, SPC 33, Fallbrook, CA. 92028.

This business is registered by: Emilio Cazarez Angulo 235 West Aviation, Spc 33 Fallbrook, CA. 92028 The business is conducted by a corporation.

First day of business was 5/01/2014. /s/ Emilio Cazarez Angulo This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego County on 4/21/17.

4/27, 5/04, 5/11 & 5/18/2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #2017-009678 The name of the business: Skilled Hands Mobile Trechnology Repair, located at 971 Borden Rd., Spc 15, San Marcos, Ca. 92069.

This business is registered by: Joshua Talltree 971 Borden Rd. Spc 15 San Marcos, Ca. 92069 The business is conducted by an individual.

First day of business was n/a. /s/ Joshua Talltree This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego County on 4/10/17.

5/04, 5/11, 5/18 & 5/252017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #2017-009924 The name of the business: SoCal Vehicle Products, located at 738 W. Washington Ave, Ste B, Escondido, Ca. 92025.

This business is registered by: Kandida Evans 4039 Alto St. Oceanside, CA. 92056 The business is conducted by an individual.

First day of business was 4/1/2017. /s/ Kandida Evans This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego County on 4/12/2017.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #2017-008046 The name of the business: Carlsbad Beach & Sandals, locatd at 2744 Carlsbad Blvd., Unite 110, Carlsbad, Ca. 92008.

This business is registered by: Best Cafe LLC \901A Hacienda Dr. Vita, Ca. 92081 The business is conducted by Limited Liability Company.

First day of business was 1/04/2017. /s/ Musaeed Aljaaidi, CEO This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego County on 3/22/2017.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #2017-007984 The name of the business: A V Construction and Remodel, located at 503 N. Fig Apt 2, Escondido, Ca. 92025.

This business is registered by: Antonio Vargas 503 N. Fig Apt 2 Escondido, Ca. 92025 The business is conducted by an individual.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #2017-011319 The name of the business: M&D Cleaning Service, located at 2450 Crestview Estates Place, Escondido, CA. 92027.

This business is registered by: Mason D. Pike 2450 Crestview Estates Place Escondido, Ca. 92027 The business is conducted by an individual.

First day of business was n/a. /s/ Mason D. Pike This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego County on 4/25/17.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #2017-010596 The name of the business: Inspired Images Studios, located at 1800 Thibodo Rd., Ste 230, Vista, CA. 92081.

This business is registered by: Inspired Images Company 1800 Thibodo Rd. Ste 230 Vista, Ca. 92081 The business is conducted by a corporation.

First day of business was n/a. /s/ James C. Ellis, President This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego County on 4/18/17.

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This business is registered by: Mindy Paz-Pham 818 Mahogany Steet San Marcos, Ca. 92078 The business is conducted by an individual.

First day of business was n/a. /s/ Mindy Paz-Pham This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego County on 5/08/17.

5/11, 5/18, 5/25 and 6/01/2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #2017-012041 The name of the business: Vindicatedby1, located at 422 Penelolpe Dr., San Marcos, Ca. 92069., Escondido, Ca. 92025.

This business is registered by: Vindicatedby1.Inc. 1884 Matin Circle Unit 151 San Marcos, Ca. 92069 The business is conducted by a corporation.

First day of business was n/a. /s/ Maryanne Trinidad, President This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego County on 5/03/17.

5/11, 5/18, 5/25 and 6/01/2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #2017-009541 The name of the business: Cope Audio Video, located at 241 E. Vermont Ave., Escondido, Ca. 92025.

This business is registered by: Joshua Cope 241 E. Vermont Ave. Escondido, Ca. 92025 The business is conducted by an individual.

First day of business was n/a. /s/ Joshua Cope This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego County on 4/07/17. /2017 5/04, 5/11, 5/18 and 5/25

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First day of business was 9/15/2012. /s/ Geovani Rosales This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego County on 4/27/17.

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#2017-010001 The name of the business: Paddy Break Pet Services, located at 5074 Cascade Way Unit 102, Oceanside, Ca. 92057.

This business is registered by: Theresa Aviles 5074 Cascade Way Unit 102 Oceanside, Ca. 92057 The business is conducted by an individual.

First day of business was n/a. /s/ Theresa Aviles This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego County on 4/12/2017.

4/20, 4/27, 5/04 and 5/11/2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

#2017-010089 The name of the business: Aqua Commercial Irrigation, ACI, located at 810 Los Vallecitos Blvd., Ste 204, San Marcos, Ca. 92069.

This business is registered by: Aqua Consulting Irrigation, Inc. 810 Los Vallecitos Blvd., Ste 204 San Marcos, CA. 92069 The business is conducted by a corporation.

First day of business was 1/1/1999. /s/ David Broznick, President This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego County on 4/13/2017.

4/20, 4/27, 5/04 and 5/11/2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #2017-011299 The name of the business: The Original Fauxstone, Texture Concepts, located at 645 Las Flores Drive, San Marcos, Ca. 92078.

This business is registered by: Daniel Campbell 645 Las Flores Drive San Marcos, CA. 92078 The business is conducted by an individual.

First day of business was n/a. /s/ Daniel Campbell This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego County on 5/08/17.

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STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME #2017-010929 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME: Avanti Salon, located at 322 W. El Norte Pky, Suite C, Escondido, Ca. 92026.

THE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME REFERRED TO ABOVE WAS FILED IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY ON 10/21/2013 and assigned File no. 2013-036019, IS ABANDONED BY THE FOLLOWING REGISTRANT(S): Martha Lynn and Lee Allan Powell 1516 Casa Real Lane San Marcos, Ca. 92069 I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1000). crime). /s/ Martha L. Powell This business was conducted by a Married Couple.

This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego County on 4/20/2017.

4/27, 5/04, 5/11 & 5/18/2017

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#2017-010927

The name of the business: Avanti Salon, located at 322 W. El

Norte Pkwy, Ste C, Escondido, Ca. 92026.

This business is registered by:

Avanti Salon, Inc.

322 W. El Norte Pkwy Ste C

Escondido, CA. 92026

The business is conducted by a corporation.

First day of business was 3/28/2017.

/s/ Martha L. Powell, President

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Notice of Preparation of a Draft Environmental Impact Report for the Pipeline Safety and Reliability Project – New Natural Gas Line 3602 and De-rating Line 1600 in San Diego County, California

A Notice of Preparation (NOP) has been prepared to notify potential responsible and trustee agencies, interested parties, and members of the public that the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), as the Lead Agency, will prepare an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act to evaluate the potential environmental impacts of the Pipeline Safety and Reliability Project – New Natural Gas Line 3602 and De-rating Line 1600 (PSRP, or the proposed project).

On September 30, 2015, San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E) and Southern California Gas Company (the applicants) requested a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (Application No. A.15-09-013) from the CPUC to construct, operate, and maintain an approximately 47-mile natural gas transmission pipeline (Line 3602) that would carry natural gas from SDG&E’s existing metering station in Rainbow, California, to a tie-in with SDG&E’s existing system within U.S. Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miramar in San Diego, California. The proposed project also includes de-rating, or lowering the pressure of, SDG&E's existing Line 1600 to convert its function from transmission to distribution.The proposed project is located in San Diego County, California, and crosses: the cities of Escondido, San Diego, and Poway; unincorporated communities in San Diego County; and federal land (MCAS Miramar).

The NOP contains more information regarding the proposed project facilities and the CPUC’s environmental review process.The NOP is available for review at http://sandiegopipeline-psrp.com.

The NOP is being circulated for a public review and comment period beginning May 9, 2017, and ending on June 12, 2017. The CPUC is soliciting input from potential responsible and trustee agencies under CEQA, interested parties, and members of the public on the potential effects of the proposed project, the scope of the EIR, and the issues and alternatives to evaluate in the EIR. Comments must be received, or postmarked if hard copy, by June 12, 2017. Please submit written comments using one of the following methods:

By Website: http://sandiegopipeline-psrp.com

By Email: SDgaspipeline@ene.com

By Mail: Robert Peterson California Public Utilities Commission RE: Pipeline Safety and Reliability Project c/o Ecology and Environment, Inc. 505 Sansome St., Suite 300 San Francisco, CA 94111

The CPUC will hold public scoping meetings on May 23, 24, and 25, 2017, providing another opportunity to receive comments and to share information on the proposed project and the environmental review process. The public scoping meetings will be held from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., each day, at the following locations: Tuesday, May 23, 2017 Pala Mesa Resort, Ballroom 2001 Old Highway 395 Fallbrook, CA 92028

Wednesday, May 24, 2017 Park Avenue Community Center, Auditorium 210 E. Park Ave. Escondido, CA 92025

Thursday, May 25, 2017 Alliant International University, San Diego Campus, Green Hall 10455 Pomerado Road San Diego, CA 92131

Additional information is available on the CPUC’s PSRP website: http://sandiegopipeline-psrp.com.

NOTICE OF INTENDED DECISION (Administrative)

The Planning Division Manager of the City of San Marcos has considered the proposed projects and does intend to APPROVE the Director’s Permits on May 22, 2017: Project No.: P16-0046 (DP16-024) Applicant: North County Shooting Center, Inc. Request: A Director’s Permit Renewal to allow for the continued operation of a retail firearm facility/warehouse within an existing building.

Environmental Determination: Categorically Exempt (EX 16053) pursuant to Section 15301 Class 1 of the California Code of Regulations (CCR), in that this is an existing facility with no expansion.

Location of the Property: 120 N. Pacific Street Suite #C1 San Marcos, CA 92069, more particularly described as: Unit C-1 & Undivided interest, Per Doc. 98-746760 of Lot 3, Block 103 of Parcel Map No. 806, in the City of San Marcos, County of San Diego, State of California, as Filed in the Office of the County Recorder of San Diego County.

Assessor’s Parcel Number: 219-116-03-12.

Further information about this notice can be obtained from Art Pinon, Assistant Planner, by calling (760)-744-1050 extension 3234, or via email apinon@san-marcos.net.

Project No.: P17-0002 (DP17-001) Applicant: San Diego Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Academy Request: A Director’s Permit Renewal to allow for the continued operation of a martial arts studio (personal service-

instructional use).

E n v i r o n m e n t a l Determination: Categorically Exempt (EX 17-003) pursuant to Section 15301 Class 1 of the California Code of Regulations (CCR), in that this is an existing facility with no expansion.

Location of the Property: 340 Rancheros Drive, Suites 186, 192, and 292, more particularly described as: Parcel Map No. 17671, in the City of San Marcos, County of San Diego, State of California, filed in the Office of the County Recorder of San Diego,. Assessor’s Parcel Number: 220-311-07-00

Project No.: P17-0012 (DP17-005) Applicant: Jill Lux (House of Hints) Request: A Director’s Permit for the operation of a live escape room (personal services- instructional) within an existing industrial suite.

E n v i r o n m e n t a l Determination: Categorically Exempt (EX 17-010) pursuant to Section 15301 Class 1 of the California Code of Regulations (CCR), in that this is an existing facility with no expansion.

Location of the Property: 1355 Grand Avenue, Suite 107 San Marcos, CA 92069, more particularly described as: Lot 2 Block 114 of Parcel Map No. 806, rancho Los Vallecitos de San Marcos in the City of San Marcos, County of San Diego, State of California, as Filed in the Office of the County Recorder of San Diego County.

Assessor’s Parcel Number: 219-140-030-00 Project No.: P17-0023 (DP17-013/CUP05-

676(10R)) Applicant: Patricia Boles Request: A Director’s Permit to allow the continued operation of an existing secondhand clothing store and classroom training facility within an existing commercial center in the San Marcos Creek District.

Environmental Determination: Categorically Exempt (EX 17013) pursuant to Section 15301 Class 1 of the California Code of Regulations (CCR), in that this is an existing facility with no expansion.

Location of the Property: 839, 847, & 851 W. San Marcos Boulevard, more particularly described as: Portion of Lot 4, Block 1, of Map No. 806, Rancho Los Vallecitos de San Marcos, in the City of San Marcos, County of San Diego, State of California. Assessor’s Parcel Number: 221-061-6000.

Further information about this notice can be obtained from Sean del Solar, Assistant Planner, by calling (760)-7441050 extension 3223, or via email sdelsolar@san-marcos.net.

NOTICE: Any interested person may appeal the decision of the Planning Division Manager to the Planning Commission provided the appeal fee is paid ($20 for residents; $1,155 for non-residents) and a written appeal is submitted to the Planning Division Secretary within ten (10) calendar days of the date of the decision (due no later than 5:30 PM on June 1, 2017. The written appeal should specify the reasons for the appeal and the grounds upon which the appeal is based. The City’s Planning Commission will then consider the filed appeal/s at a later public hearing.

The Planning Division can be contacted at (760)-744-1050, extension 3233 or lkiss@sanmarcos.net. The City of San Marcos is committed to making its programs, services and activities accessible to individuals with disabilities. If you require accommodation to participate in any City program, service or activity, please contact the City Clerk’s office at 1 Civic Center Drive, San Marcos CA 92069, or call (760)-744-1050, ext. 3145.

Phil Scollick, City Clerk, City of San Marcos.

PD: 5/11/17.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #2017-008843 The name of the business: Galuppo and Blake, a California Professional Law Corporation, located at 2792 Gateway Road, Suite 102, Carlsbad, CA. 92009.

This business is registered by: Galuppo and Associates, a California Professional Law Corporation 2792 Gateway Road, Suite 102 Carlsbad, CA. 92009 The business is conducted by a corporation.

First day of business was 6/14/2000. /s/ Louis A. Galuppo, President This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego County on 3/30/2017.

4/20, 4/27, 5/04 & 5/11/2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #2017-010334 The name of the business: Localstack.com, located at 9741 Keeneland Row, La Jolla, Ca. 92037.

This business is registered by: Seahorse Digital Group, LLC 9741 Keeneland Row La Jolla, Ca. 92037 The business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company.

First day of business was 1/05/2016. /s/ Thomas Saftig, CFO This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego County on 4/14/2017.

4/20, 4/27, 5/04 and 5/11/2017.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #2017-008168 The name of the business: Musically Yours DJ’s, My DJ’s LLC, located at 1036 Commerce St., San Marcos, Ca. 92078.

This business is registered by: My DJ’s LLC 1036 Commerce St. San Marcos, Ca. 92078.

The business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company.

First day of business was 12/10/11.

/s/ Earl Henry Sr. This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego County on3/23/17.

4/20, 4/27, 5/04,& 5/11/2017.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

#2017-009833 The name of the business: In and Out Property Investors, Fit Life Marketing, located at 4225-H Oceanside Blvd. 252, Oceanside, CA. 92056.

This business is registered by: Kolby and Dallas Unlimited, LLC 300 Delaware Ave. Suite 210A Wilmington, DE. 19081 The business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company.

First day of business was 1/8/17. /s/ Delbert Reed, Chief Executive Officer This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego County on 4/11/2017.

4/20, 4/27, 5/04 and 5/11 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

#2017-009793 The name of the business: H & K, located at 4055 Oceanside Blvd.

Suite A, Oceanside, CA. 92056.

This business is registered by: Tina Madden 4055 Oceanside Blvd. Ste A Oceanside, Ca. 92056 The business is conducted by an individual.

First day of business was n/a. /s/ Tina Madden This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego County on 4/11/2017.

4/20, 4/27, 5/04 and 5/11/2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #2017-010306 The name of the business: Persy Farms, located at 2740 Roosevelt Street, Carlsbad, Ca. 92008.

This business is registered by: SD Strains, Inc. 2740 Roosevelt Street Carlsbad, Ca. 92008 The business is conducted by a corporation.

First day of business was n/a. /s/ Michael P. Duff, Vice President This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego County on 4/14/17.

5/04, 5/11, 5/18 & 5/25/2017

PUBLIC NOTICE OF POPUBPUBLIC NOTICE OF HEARING Ordinance No. 2017-1443

The City Council of the City of San Marcos, California will consider an ordinance to repeal and replace San Marcos Municipal Code (SMMC) Chapter 5.44 in its entirety, and amend SMMC section 5.04.010 and Title 20 (Zoning Ordinance) to regulate massage businesses in a manner consistent with the provisions of California Assembly Bill 1147. The purpose of the proposed ordinance is to reduce City involvement in local licensing of massage therapists, while continuing to encourage the ethical practice of massage and the operation of massage businesses in the City through compliance with State law.

Ordinance No. 2017-1443 will be introduced to the City Council at the public meeting held on May 23, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers. No later than 5:00 p.m. on Friday, May 19, 2017; the documents relating to the public hearing, including the proposed Ordinance, will be available on the City’s website at www.san-marcos.net, and at the City Clerk’s Department located at City Hall, 1 Civic Center Drive, San Marcos, California 92069. On request, these documents will be made available in a format accessible to persons with disabilities.

The Council Chambers is also accessible to persons with disabilities. If you require special accommodation, please contact the City Clerk Department at (760) 744-1050, extension 3100 at least one (1) day prior to the public hearing date.

Translation services are available for persons with limited English proficiency upon request by contacting the City Clerk Department at least seven (7) days before the public hearing date.

Phillip Scollick, City Clerk, City of San Marcos PD: 05/11/2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #2017-008808 The name of the business: Woodbird Handyman, located at 857 San Pablo Drive, San Marcos, CA. 92078 This business is registered by: Adam Barton 857 San Pablo Drive San Marcos, CA. 92078 The business is conducted by an individual.

First day of business was 3/1/2017. /s/ Adam Barton This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego County on 3/30/2017.

4/20, 4/27, 5/04 and 5/11/2017.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #2017-010248 The name of the business: RWI Water Systems, located at 2011 W. Vista Way, Vista, CA. 92083.

This business is registered by: Rusty Wallis Inc. 2011 W. Vista Way Vista, Ca. 92083 The business is conducted by a corporation.

First day of business was 8/01/1995. /s/ Russell A. Wallis, Jr. CEO This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego County on 4/14/17.

5/11, 5/18, 5/25 & 6/01/2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #2017-010758 The name of the business: Light Bulb Coffee, located at 8138 La Mesa Blvd., La Mesa, Ca. 91942.

This business is registered by: Best Cafe LLC 901 Hacienda Dr. Ste A Vista, Ca. 92081 The business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company.

First day of business was n/a. /s/ Musaeed Al Jaaidi, CEO This statement was filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego County on 4/19/17.

4/27, 5/04, 5/11 & 5/18/2017.

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HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY

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