The Paper 06-09-22

June 9, 2022

Volume 52 - No. 22

By Jim Winnerman

As an avid fan of riverboat cruising, I was surprised to learn American Queen Voyages offered a cruise from Nashville, Kentucky to Cincinnati, Ohio sailing on the Cumberland, Tennessee, and Ohio rivers. Who knew you could sail north from Nashville on a commercial passenger vessel, and then on to Cincinnati?

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signed up for the eight-day voyage aboard the American Countess leaving Nashville on April 25 with port calls in five river towns along the way, and one day just cruising.

For me one of the joys of riverboat cruising is simply sitting on the top deck in the bow of a paddlewheel steamer. Relaxing in a white wooden rocking chair as the gigantic red wooden paddles in the stern churn the water and propel the boat, listening to the water splash against the bow, and watching the scenery unfold as the river flows from bend

to bend is about as relaxing as it gets.

About the only thought that enters my mind is what awaits around the next bend. On this trip at one turn in the river, it was a huge eagle’s nest nestled in a tree along the bank with the white head of an adult eagle clearly visible. Church steeples piercing through a canopy of trees and barely visible beyond the bank hinted of the tiny towns being passed. The Google Map app on my phone revealed they were riverside villages with names like Cape

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Sandy, Mauckport and Magnet in Indiana, and Battletown in Kentucky.

Geology along the shore changed frequently, and quickly. At times the American Countess passed close to shore and towering gray cliffs that rose steeply just beyond the bank. Soon stone facades would give way to flat flood plains, and the cliffs had moved to the opposite shore.

The fact that the river is millions of years older than America kept enter-

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ing my mind. Unlike the land, the rivers we were following remain largely unchanged and untamed.

Along 95% of the riverbank there is no sign of mankind, and it is remarkable to suddenly realize this is America as it appeared long before man arrived on the continent.

When the boat did float by a town nestled on the riverbank, the sight of the American Countess and her red paddlewheel almost inevitably attracted waving people to the shoreline.

Although I was only one person on board a boat carrying 200 passengers, it is fun to feel where you are is the center of attention. Even workers who spend their careers aboard a tow boat pushing 15 barges felt the passing of a paddlewheel steamer remained enough of an oddity to hold up their cell phones for a photo.

One person who helped make the trip particularly informative was “Riverlorian” Ted Mueller. In the chart room filled with thick mile-by mile navigation maps of the rivers, he hosted several informative lectures on the history of the rivers. Ted also explained the “rules of the river” under which boats operate and how the various locks and dams we passed through function.

Additionally, he led tours of the pilot house containing the steering wheel, compass, and navigating equipment.

One of Ted’s talks was about the

Give Us This Day Our Daily Chuckle This week, a compendium of wit, wisdom and neat stuff you can tell at parties. Enjoy!

A women was shopping at her local supermarket, where she selected a quart of milk, a carton of eggs, juice, and a package of bacon. As she was unloading her items on the conveyor belt to check out, a drunk standing behind her watched as she placed her items in front of the cashier.

The drunk said, "you must be single"

The woman, a bit startled but intrigued, looked at her four items on the belt and seeing nothing particularly unusual about her selection said, "Well, ya know, that's right. But how on earth did you know that?"

The drunk said, "cause you're uglier 'n hell."

•••• One year, I decided to buy my mother-in-law a cemetery plot as a Christmas gift...

The next year, I didn't buy her a gift.

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boat we were on which was the newest in the American Queen Voyages fleet. We learned she had been a casino with 800 slot machines. When first put into service floating on a tiny man-made lake in Council Bluffs Iowa in 1995, she had been christened the "Kanesville Queen.”

When Iowa law changed allowing casinos on land, the boat was sold and came close to being scrapped before being purchased by American Queen Voyages. After it had been cut in half to add 60 feet and 123 guest rooms and function space, it was christened anew and put into service as a real river boat in 2021.

On a trip away from home it is always fun to meet someone from St. Louis, and on this voyage Diane Ashburner of Kirkwood was not a fellow guest but the Shore Excursions Manager.

“I was doing contract work with the riverboats docking in St. Louis and learned this job was available,” she says. “I have been on the American Countess since her inaugural year on the water in 2021.”

“I feel like I am living a dream. Who wouldn’t want to ‘roll on the river,’” she said. “I especially like the early morning sunrises on the water when there is a mist, and the sunsets are not to be missed.”

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When she asked me why, I replied, "Well, you still haven't used the gift I bought you last year!"

And that's how the fight started.....

•••• My wife and I were watching Who Wants To Be A Millionaire while we were in bed.

I turned to her and said, 'Do you want to have Sex?'

'No,' she answered. I then said, 'Is that your final answer?'

She didn't even look at me this time, simply saying, 'Yes..'

So I said, "Then I'd like to phone a friend."

And that's when the fight started...

I took my wife to a restaurant.

The waiter, for some reason, took my order first.

"I'll have the rump steak, rare, please."

He said, "Aren't you worried about the mad cow?"

"Nah, she can order for herself."

And that's when the fight started...

My wife and I were sitting at a table at her high school reunion, and she kept staring at a drunken man swigging his drink as he sat alone at a nearby table.

I asked her, "Do you know him?"

Punnery Having A Pun Time, Wish You Could Hear

By Cecil Scaglione

Some folks may think the T-shirt proclaiming “I Put The Fun In Funeral” is not humorous, but I do.

I also think puns are punny – er, funny. Good punsters are given more respect in most nations – yes, folks there are puns in other languages – than the level of appreciation witnessed here.

you tap them on the shoulder to get by and shout, “Make Hemingway, the pun also rises.” It may not be too polite, but I think it’s punny -er, funny.

Such are the tools that fashioned much of the Old Testament and Shakespeare’s works.

The biggest compliment you can expect after delivering one of these verbal gems is a groan. The longer and louder the better.

Surely you remember the one about Noah telling the chickens to keep it down because they were so fowlmouthed. Or how Samson was such a funny man – he brought down the whole house. What about this bit of word play from a Shakespeare play, TV or not TV, give it a rest. And if you quote a few lines from Othello, folks will think you’re quite a fellow.

I mean, most folks just get irate if

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A reason cited for this anti-pun phenomenon in the Land of the Free is our high level of competitiveness. A pun isn’t funny if you don’t think of it first.

"Yes", she sighed, "He's my old boyfriend.... I understand he took to drinking right after we split up those many years ago, and I hear he hasn't been sober since."

"My God!" I said, "Who would think a person could go on celebrating that long?"

And then the fight started...

When our lawn mower broke and wouldn't run, my wife kept hinting to me that I should get it fixed. But, somehow I always had something else to take care of first, the shed, the boat, making beer.. Always something more important to me.

Finally she thought of a clever way to make her point.

When I arrived home one day, I found her seated in the tall grass, busily snipping away with a tiny pair of sewing scissors. I watched silently for a short time and then went into the house.. I was gone only a minute, and when I came out again I handed her a toothbrush. I said, "When you finish cutting the grass, you might as well sweep the driveway."

And that’s when the fight swtarted .

The doctors say I will walk again, but I will always have a limp.

My wife sat down next to me as I was flipping channels.

She asked, "What's on TV?" I said, "Dust."

And then the fight started...

So why should we snub them now?

Perhaps it’s because punning requires familiarity with many top-

Saturday morning I got up early, quietly dressed, made my lunch, and slipped quietly into the garage. I hooked up the boat up to the van, and roceeded to back out into a torrential downpour. The wind was blowing 50 mph, so I pulled back into the garage, turned on the radio, and discovered that the weather would be bad all day. I went back into the house, quietly undressed, and slipped back into bed.. I cuddled up to my wife's back, now with a different anticipation, and whispered, "The weather out there is terrible."

My loving wife of 5 years replied, "And, can you believe my stupid husband is out fishing in that?"

And that's how the fight started...

My wife was hinting about what she wanted for our upcoming anniversary.

She said, "I want something shiny that goes from 0 to 150 in about 3 seconds."

I bought her a bathroom scale.

And then the fight started......

My wife was standing nude, looking in the bedroom mirror.

She was not happy with what she saw and said to me, "I feel horrible; I look old, fat and ugly. I really need you to pay me a compliment.'

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Social Butterfly

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Nicolas at Oceanside High School.

A certificate, medal and check was presented to each cadet.

Evelyn Madison The Social Butterfly Email Evelyn at:

thesocialbutterfly@cox.net Daughters of the American Revolution Honors Cadets - The Santa Margarita Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, (DAR), was privileged to honor three JROTC cadets this past month. Cadets are chosen by their commanding officers based upon demonstrated loyalty and patriotism and an earned record of military and scholastic achievement during their participation in the JROTC program.

Honorary Chapter Regent, Wanda Prosser presented at Army Navy Academy to C/2Lt Christopher Bonacic. JROTC Chair, Sarah Fagen, presented at El Camino High School to C/Cpt Kimberly Castaneda. Regent, Laura Horn, presented to C/LCpl Mariam J.

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As the Shore Excursions Manager, Diane was in charge of the hop-on, hop- off bus excursions included in the fare, and offered at each port.

The first port was the tiny riverside town of Dover, Tennessee (pop 1417,) the site of an important Civil War battle. Fought on a hill overlooking where the Countess docked, we toured the batteries of Fort Donelson built by the Confederate Army to protect Nashville 50 miles further up the river.

For 90 minutes on February 15, 1862, Confederate cannons fired 400 rounds from the fort onto a flotilla of approaching Union ironclad gunboats, successfully repelling the attack. The ironclads were newly designed by James Eads and referred to as the “brown water navy.” (After the war, Eads later designed Eads Bridge in St. Louis.)

Among the boats forced to retreat was the ironclad St. Louis, which was struck 59 times by 132-pound cannon balls.

When the general in charge of 17,000 Confederate forces assumed victory was theirs, he ordered his ground troops to return to Fort Donelson.

In response, a young Union

The DAR is a volunteer service organization dedicated to promoting patriotism, preserving American history and securing America’s future through better education. It is open to any female eighteen years of age or older who is lineally descended from an ancestor who participated in some way in America’s fight for independence in the American Revolutionary War. Visit Http://www.santamargarita.californiadar.org

June 14 Conservative Order of Good Guys meeting re Publicsq.com Our speaker this month, is Christine Warner, Vice President of Public Square. She will address the goals and successes of Public Square, a very new website formed 2021.

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year with the goal of providing a platform for freedom loving people with contact and communication of a conservative nature without the substantial censorship practiced by Twitter, etc. Public Square now provides a forum for thousands of communities and groups around the country including the likes of Dr. Ben Carson and Hillsdale College.

This meeting will be a very interesting forum of the progress being made to provide real information to those interested in conservative thought. Please join us for luncheon on June 14.

Registration can be done with this invitation, at our website at COGGrb.org, by phone to Blair Lawson at 858-217-6996 or email blawson@san.rr.com.

Please register by Saturday, June 11.

The Bernardo Heights CC needs our count of attendees and luncheon selections by then!

June 14 COGG meeting re Publicsq.com When Tuesday, June 14, 2022 from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM PDT Where Bernardo Heights Country Club 16066 Bernardo Heights Parkway San Diego, CA 92128 Driving Directions Christine Warner

Mr. Michael Seifert launched Public Square (publicsq.com) last

Brigadier General U. S. Grant took the initiative to lead 15,000 Union troops on a surprise and successful assault of the Confederate lines. The unexpected maneuver almost immediately forced the surrender of all Confederate soldiers and earned Grant instant hero status in the Union.

Grant’s terms were “unconditional surrender,” resulting in his nickname of “unconditional surrender Grant,” a play on his initials of “U. S.”

The sudden turnaround in the battle was the first major Union victory of the war, setting the stage for the eventual capture of the Mississippi River Valley and the fall of Nashville into Union control within days.

Also inside the park is the Fort Donelson National Cemetery where 1000 graves of the men who died in the battle are buried, and the 1850sera Dover Hotel where the surrender was agreed to on February 16 by Confederate Brigadier General S. B. Buckner.

A day later at our stop in Paducah, the National Quilt Museum was a treasure of quilted art with 200 of the 800 quilts in the museum’s collection on display. We happened to arrive the first day of the National Quilt Show, which brings over 30,000 quilters to town each year from all over the world, thus doubling the size of the population for a week. In conjunction with the show

Altar Society Rummage Sale June 25th and 26th -- Downtown Oceanside St. Mary Star of the Sea Altar Society is having their Annual the numerous art galleries in town were sponsoring their own miniquilt shows, as well as other original art from the large resident art community.

The museum also had some themed quilt displays from contests they had sponsored. One of the shows was “A new take on an old favorite” which displayed quilts creatively incorporating the life of William Shakespeare.

Our tour through Paducah’s Lower Town neighborhood was interesting.

Once a decaying section of the city the homes had deeded to artists from across the United States who had agreed to move to town, refurbish the home, and sell their art in Paducah.

The main attraction in our next port of Henderson, Kentucky was the museum at John James Audubon State Park displaying the largest collection of art and artifacts of the naturalist and artist ornithologist. He had lived in town in the early 1800s for almost a decade, and his grandson had bequeathed 2,000 items to the museum of Audubon’s personal memorabilia.

The museum curator told us Audubon’s journals in which he documented the characteristics of each bird he painstakingly painted, also gave details about how the bird tasted when cooked. “It is not some-

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Giant Rummage Sale on June 25th at the Star of the Sea Center (Corner of Pier View Way and Freeman St., Oceanside). Come and shop for Bargains and Treasures. Sale hours are Saturday, 7 am to 8 pm; and Sunday, 7 am to 3 pm. There will be something for everyone. (We welcome donations of clean, gently used items only on Friday, June 24th from 4 to 8 pm at the Star of the Sea Center--nothing heavy). Thank you for your support!

Escondido Chamber of Commerce Events: The Greater Escondido Chamber of Commerce Hosts Town Hall w/ Senator Brian Jones, Saturday 6/25, 11:00am 1:00pm.

720 N. Broadway, Escondido.

Escondido Art Association Features in June: June 10th July 3rd - "The Great Outdoors" In the Municipal Gallery, showcasing artists who have given their perspective of all things "outside of doors"

The Innerspace Gallery features PhotoArts Group's "People and Places". In the Expressions Galleries, "DopeRxDynasty" and EAP Studio Artist Showcase.

Studio artists include Bettina Heinz, Sunshine Riehl, Martita Foss Robert Barry, Ted Washington and Paula Thomas.

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ics and things. Whether you get it or not can be an indicator of how smart you are. In other words, a pun by someone else can make you look stupid so your groan is an attempt to out-game him or her.

It’s been maligned as the lowest form of humor, but it has been used as a word weapon by some of the most illustrious giants in literary history – Aristotle, Cicero, Virgil and Rabelais are just a few.

Jonathan Swift, author of the widely-renowned satirical work “Gulliver’s Travels,” acknowledges the worth of punning “because to excel therein requires a most extensive knowledge of all things.”

While Shakespeare sits comfortably atop the list of all-time punsters, Mark Twain also was a practitioner. One of his that comes to mind readily is about some money being twice tainted: “T’aint yours and t’aint mine.”

Vaudeville, radio and television comics, such as Groucho Marx, Henny Youngman and Fred Allen, made a good living leaning on puns. It was one of them who said his wife went window shopping and came home with four windows.

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Local News

The Paper • Page 4 • June 9, 2022 One person dead after skydiving plane crashes in Oceanside

One person has died after a plane crash in Oceanside Friday afternoon, police said. Two people were aboard a GoJump Oceanside aircraft at the time of the crash.

A woman on the plane who was transferred by ambulance to Tri City Medical was pronounced dead, according to Oceanside police, who also reported that the other passenger was a man.

The single-engine Cessna 208B Caravan went down about 1:45 p.m. just east of Bob Maxwell Memorial Field as the pilot was trying to land at the airfield near state Route 76, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

Graham Jones Kellet witnessed the crash. "It was a bunch of dust flowing in the air from the impact of the plane," said Kellet.

Kellet continued, "I told my friend who was standing with me, 'hey this planes about to crash,' sure enough hit the dirt."

Firefighters had to free the occupants of the damaged GoJump Oceanside Inc. aircraft by using hydraulic-powered cutters to open a door. Paramedics took the injured man and woman to a hospital, where the latter was pronounced dead, Oceanside Fire Department Battalion Chief Justin Klopfenstein said.

The male patient's condition remained unavailable in the late afternoon.

Man About Town

SOUP CITY USA . . .it’s right here in lil ‘ol Escondido. You might know Soup City USA better by its alternate name . . .Charlie’s Restaurant, 210 N. Ivy.

Whenever I get a hankerin’ for soup (and that’s fairly often) I head for Charlie’s. The soups are always in top form . . tasty, hot, and promptly served, always with a friendly smile.

The lineup?

Mondays and Tuesdays - Cream of Tomato (my favorite) or Vegetable.

Wednesday - Cream of Brocolli or Vegetable.

Thursday - Split Pea or Navy Bean Friday and Saturday - Clam Chowder or Navy Bean Sunday - Split Pea or Vegetable (They have Chili as well but it is a feature soup, available daily.)

The cause of the crash was not immediately clear. The FAA will investigate the accident along with the National Transportation Safety Board.

City of Escondido and YMCA at Loggerheads

A lawsuit may be on the near horizon between the plaintiff, the city of Escondido, and the defendant, the YMCA of San Diego County.

At issue is an agreement between the city and the YMCA where the city provided $1.5 million to build and operate an aquatic, youth sports and teen activity center and gym facility in Escondido, the Palomar Branch, at 1050 North Broadway. That facility was shut down two years ago.

The city is upset that the YMCA closed the facility without securing a new operator, as the agreement provides.

The city feels the YMCA has abaondoned its responsibility of serving the public and the city may have to take the steps necessary to protect its interests. Which means a lawsuit.

For its part, the YMCA is seeking to avoid a lawsuit and is hopeful ongoing meetings will wind up with some type of compromise agreement.

The YMCA had sought to sell the property to the American Heritage Foundaetion, that effort failed and is, in fact, resulted in litigation between those two parties.

Levin, Rodriguez top two candidates in latest 49th District poll

A recent poll of the 49th Congressional District race shows Democratic incum-

I’ve also been known to eat breakfast, lunch or dinner at Charlie’s. I am such a frequent diner that they even named a breakfast meal after me . . The Lyle Special, a 1/2 order of French Toast, two eggs, bacon or sausage, just $9.45 . . . or Charlie’s Special . . . two eggs, two pancakes, two sausages and two slices of bacon, just $9.15.

Quite often I’ll have the Cold Plate for lunch . . or their 1/2 sandwich and cup of soup . . . tasty, filling, and just the right amount of food.

On Friday nights I love their clam chowder followed by a delicious Prime Rib Dinner.

Doesn’t matter when I dine, I seldom dine without having a cup of soup from Soup City USA! •••• Another sad farewell.

Regular readers of The Paper will have enjoyed “The Appraiser’s Corner,” a feature authored by Jeff Figler, nationally recognized appraiser.

His column, a regular feature of The Paper, is no more.

Sadly, Jeff recently passed away after a lengthy battle with a severe illness.

Our condolences to the Figler family and to Becky Johnson, his long time assistant. Jeff did a wonderful job of telling us about baseball memorabilit, political memorabilia,

bent Rep. Mike Levin (D-San Juan Capistrano) holding a large and expected lead over a divided field of primary challengers and Councilman Christopher Rodriguez leading the way among Republican candidates.

In the survey released this week, conducted by co/efficient, a political research and analytics firm, and paid for by Rodriguez’s campaign, Levin polls at 42%, well ahead of runner-up Rodriguez who polled at 13%, as well as Brian Maryott and Orange County Supervisor Lisa Bartlett, who each polled at 9% respectively.

The poll, which was taken on May 12, had a 3.65% margin of error, and sampled 720 likely primary voters in District 49.

“This poll confirms what we already knew about this race, which is that this will be a relatively close race. Right now Levin has the lead and Republican support is split across all these candidates and there’s no frontrunner — that is, none of the Republicans are really standing out,” said Thad Kousser, a political science professor at the UC San Diego.

Thomas’s overall assessment of the survey was that it demonstrates the Republican challengers appear to have name identification challenges in terms of differentiating themselves from the rest of the primary candidates.

“Clearly all of the Republican candi-

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all kinds of items that he kept track of and appraised. It was a good read. He did a good job and will be missed by his reader and, certainly, by staffers of The Paper.

•••• Kudos to The Mayor:

Escondido’s Mayor Paul “Mac” McNamara, is not only always on the go but he’s got his finger on the pulse of what’s happening in his city.

As he frequently reminds us, the city of Escondido is facing a major financial shortfall and may well have to face a ballot calling for the people to increase the sales tax by anywhere from 1/4 cent to 1/2 cent to a full cent. The Paper has taken not of Mayor Mac’s points, we’ve reviewed the staff reports and options and we’re impressed with the staff work . . . and we are inclined to support a sales tax increase in order to keep our public safety and other city departments up and running efficiently. Our question is more whether to support a 1/4 cent, 1/2 cent or full cent sales tax increase. We continue to monitor the situation and will have our recommendation in due course.

Another area where Mayor Mac has shown a great perception and awareness of a major problem facing his city as well as North County and San Diego County in general, is that of the horrible increase of fentanyl, the deadly drug that is far more powerful than heroin and which is making big inroads in

Letters to the Editor More Kudos to Friedrich on his 200th Cover Story

In honor of Mr. Friedrich Gomez, prouodly, White Eagle -

Mr. Gomez and all of The Paper’s readers looked forward to your 200th article and how you would be justly honored. Thank you to the Editor for allowing you to do it yourself.

There can’t be one of your fans who didn’t shed tears over your ordeal.

You have shown us what courage is.

For me, I face major surgery within two weeks at the new Palomar Hospial. You have given me the courage I need through your life’s story. Please keep wriring. /s/ Janet R. Johnson, Escondido

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being distributed locally. Quietly, and behind the scenes, Mayor Mac has put together a coalition of sorts to address the problem. Recently, The Paper met with Chief of Police Ed Varso, Escondido Chamber of Commerce Executive Director “JR” Rowten, Don Romo, Chamber Board Member and our good friend and competitor, David Ross, editor for the Times Advocate. We all agreed on the seriousness of the problem and we are all working together to both report on, and address policies to deal with fentanyl and the threat it represents to Escondido and North San Diego County. This would not have happened had Mayor Mac not taken note of the problem and pulled together people who can get things done . . .and begin to address the problem.

A tip of the ol’ Sombrero from The Paper to Mayor Mac and the coalition that came together, thanks to him.

We eagerly look forward to working with Police Chief Ed Varso, Chamber Executive Director, JR Rowten, Board Member Don Romo and T/A Editor, David Ross.

Further, once we complete our research and report back to you, our readers, we need you to get up off the couch and get active in helping us to cut the distribution and use of fenantyl. It is probably one of the more dangerous drugs we have to deal with today and it is becoming available to our youngsters!

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thing you think about, but he was often camping in the wilderness,” she said.

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produced inside a glass enclosed lathe. The bats enter the machine as 3-inch diameter by 37-inch long ash or maple billets and emerge as a bat shaped from one of 2,000 different patterns. Interestingly, the machine was signed by Ozzie Smith and many other well-known ballplayers who had come to watch their bats being made.

There were four other stops on the tour, with the last being the vat where bats are hand-dipped in varnish.

The final port was the picturesque town of Madison, Indiana.

Incorporated in 1809 the village has the largest contiguous National Historic The museum at John James Audubon State Park Landmark District in the U.S. Tour stops Two facts were learned at the muse- included the Schroeder Saddletree um’s daily live bird show employing Factory Museum. For 94 continuous injured fowl unable to survive in the years until 1974, the tiny firm used wild. First was that an eagle can the same equipment to make carved apply 1,000 pounds of pressure with wooden frames for leather riding its talons (a human can apply saddles. When the factory closed it between 60 and 120 pounds.) was left as though the workers Second was that owls typically have would return the next day creating a three talons pointing forward and piece of industrial history frozen in one pointing backward. But they can time. rotate one of their forward talons backward to assist with catching and The 1844 era Lanier Mansion State Historic Site in town is considered lifting prey. one of the best examples of Greek More animal trivia was learned Revival architecture in the nation. about Henderson’s Ellis Park, which Paint in the home was original, and is not only used for horse racing, but one of the guides told us during a throughout the year also features recent 2.1 million restoration the races of camels, ostrich, dachshunds walls had been cleaned using QTips! and, (of course,) toddlers.

In Louisville the tour highlight was the legendary Louisville Slugger Museum and Factory, easily located by the 120-foot-tall bat outside leaning against the entrance to the building. In the free museum a notable display was the bat which Babe Ruth used to hit his first 21 homers on the way to the record breaking 60th four-bagger.

Madison was the last port of call, and back on the boat, it was time for last evening of excellent food and live entertainment before docking in Cincinnati early the next morning.

Inspired by America's heartland and America’s southern heritage, our menus had showcased the varied cultural and culinary influences of our nation. Every day each of the three meals featured a selection from five entrees (you could select more than one.) Every evening at the bottom of the menu in small type a notation mentioned lobster tail was always available. (One night I had two.)

Sometimes the menu offered surprising choices.

One morning I enjoyed “The King of French ToastElvis style.” That translated into peanut butter and chocolate stuffed French Louisville Slugger Museum and Factory toast topped with fried bananas. On another occaThe tour of the factory floor includes sion our table companion ordered a film about the company-owned the vegetarian “carrot hot dog” on a forest in Pennsylvania where all the bun for lunch. “It was different, but trees needed to manufacture their good,” she reported. bats are grown. The presentation makes the point more trees are plant- In keeping with the tradition of leged yearly than are used in bat pro- endary showboats from the 1800s, the husband and wife team of Clark duction. and Melissa Roberts,(who had spent The tour begins where the bats are the last 15 years performing in

Branson,) along with Doronte Evans, had entertained us three nights with Broadway caliber musical programs. On two occasions an entertainer boarded in a port along the way for solo performances.

Each evening after dinner the boat’s four-piece show band played late into the night in the boat’s lounge, “accompanied” by an open bar.

(Drinks were included in the fare.)

On two occasions impromptu entertainment included songs by one of the waitstaff, and a tap dance routine

by Clark.

built for the Mississippi and features a Scandinavian design. Additional ships are scheduled to be added in the next few years. https://www.vikingrivercruises.com /cruisedestinations/mississippi/index.html From $3599 for an 8-day trip departing New Orleans and returning to New Orleans.

Photo Credit: All photos used in this story were taken by Barbara Winnerman.

In retrospect, the cruise was a journey back to a simpler time when paddlewheel riverboats were plying our rivers, stopping in small towns where people were friendly, and happy to welcome you. Main streets were thriving and were only a block up the riverbank from where our boat was latched to shore.

After an enjoyable week on the water adjusting to a slower pace of life, transferring to the airport in our final port of Cincinnati and the commotion of air travel for the return flight to St. Louis was an unpleasant jolt back into reality.

If you go:

Three cruise lines sail American rivers and coasts. Sample prices below start with the least expensive itinerary and cabin. Consult websites for a comprehensive list of all cruises and prices. Prices vary by days on board, season, cabin and vessel. Special offers are often available.

American Queen Voyages

This firm sails four boats on the Mississippi, Cumberland, Ohio and Tennessee Rivers in mid-America, and the Columbia and Snake Rivers in Oregon and Washington State.

Two additional passenger ships sail on the Great Lakes, New England and the Eastern Seaboard as well as international routes to Mexico and the Yucatán Peninsula. New to the fleet is the Ocean Victory offering 12 and 13-day journeys through the less-traveled regions of Alaska’s Inside Passage.

From $1399 for a seven-day sixnight cruise departing Portland, Oregon returning to Portland. https://www.americanqueensteamboatcompany.com/ American Cruise Lines The line operates thirteen cruise ships along the Eastern Seaboard and Western Seaboard as well as the Mississippi, Ohio and Columbia and Snake Rivers. https://www.americancruiselines.co m/ From $2455 for a five-day, fournight cruise from Baton Rouge to New Orleans

Viking Cruise Lines Known for cruising European Rivers, in June, 2022 this firm introduced the newly commissioned Viking Mississippi on the Mississippi River. Sailing itineraries from Minneapolis to New Orleans, the ship was specifically

About the Author: Jim Winnerman has been a journalist for 22 years writing about travel, art and architecture.

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dates have relatively low name ID, and to start, they’ll have to change that moving forward with their campaign communication quickly if any one of them wants to break out of the pack,” Thomas said.

“I think that this poll shows that voters aren’t really familiar with the Republican candidates, with really none of these three frontrunners [Rodriguez, Bartlett, and Maryott] pulling ahead, You have a county supervisor (Bartlett) who is from Orange County, which is a smaller part of the district. You have a city councilman (Rodriguez) who is also coming from a tiny corner of the district in Oceanside. And then you have Maryott, who hasn’t even held (higher) political office yet, so yeah, clearly there’s some name ID issues at play here.”

Rodriguez has been plagued by many of his competitors claiming that he is a slumlord and slow about paying bills and often difficult to deal with.

Rodriguez acknowledges that the primary was shaping up to be a tight affair. “(Maryott) has all the endorsements from the state party and everything, but I still have the lead,” Rodriguez said. “What it shows is that people in this district are sick and tired of an establishment that does nothing for them and that they want somebody that’s different — an outsider.

“What this poll really means is that this race is tight — it’s anybody’s race.

It could be me, Bartlett, or Maryott, and there’s a lot of voters who haven’t voted yet. In fact, only 8% of the voters in this district have voted so far, and so there’s a large number of undecided people. In the end, what this conveys is that this is a tight race. Am I in the lead? Slightly. Overall, though, we have some great candidates on the ballot and I’m confident that the voters will do their research and pick the best candidate to face Levin.”

The survey also asked voters about what policy issues mattered the most to them. By far the majority of those polled indicated that inflation was their top consideration going into the primary (41%). Government overreach and immigration tied for second at 12%, while 9% of voters chose taxation as their top priority. Other issues reflected in the poll included values, health care costs, public safety, job creation, and education.

“The big one right now is Roe vs.

Wade and you also have people’s minds focused on gun control with these recent shootings and what Congress is or isn’t doing about it, and every Democrat in the country is certainly focusing on it,” Kousser said.

“Nationally, there is now some hope that this may not be a terrible year for Democrats after all. A lot ultimately hinges on whether Democrats can come up with a winning message on reproductive rights and gun control.”

“This poll gives us a good rough guide of where the race is at and it’s fine for top-line stuff,” Thomas said. “But 2 to 3 weeks ago, given what’s happened this month on gun control, abortion, etc, is really a world away. So this doesn’t necessarily tell us where we’re at at this moment in time.”

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Join us for 2nd Saturday Art Walk June 11th, 4-6pm for artists' meet and greet. Awards presentation at 5:30PM. Escondido Municipal Art Gallery, 262 East Grand Avenue.

Republican Club of North County welcomes Oceanside City Council District 1 Candidates Kori Jensen and Darin Selnick!

On Wednesday, June 15th, the Republican Club of North County (RCNC) welcomes two candidates, Kori Jensen and Darin Selnick, running for Oceanside City Council District 1 in November! As both Republican candidates are running for the same district, don’t miss this opportunity to learn about their visions for Oceanside and why they want to represent you!

Kori Jensen now serves as the District 1 councilmember, appointed in January 2021 when the previous councilmember, Esther Sanchez, was elected Mayor.

Darin Selnick is a retired USAF Captain and has lived in Oceanside for over ten years with his wife Anne. Darin has devoted himself to a lifetime of service, through the military, to our veterans, and to the community. From 2017-2018, Darin was the Veteran Affairs Advisor, Domestic Policy Council, at the Trump White House.

The Republican Club of North County (RCNC) believes in Republican values: individual responsibility, personal freedoms, limited government, a market economy, low taxes, and a strong national defense. RCNC meets the third Wednesday of each month at El Camino Country Club, 3202 Vista Way, Oceanside CA 92056.

Doors open at 11:30 a.m. on June 15th and the meeting starts promptly at 12:00 noon. Cash or check ONLY at the door (credit cards not accepted). For more information and lunch choices, call or text Barbara at (760) 212-9995.

MainStreet Oceanside, Visit Oceanside and City of Oceanside Economic Developmenvolunteerdriven Downtown Ambassador Program. Ambassadors will staff the information booth at the west end of the underpass on Pier View Way and North Myers Street to welcome visitors and locals to Downtown Oceanside and to provide them with any information they might need to make their time in the Downtown area of our beautiful city the best it can be. Starting today, May 31, the program will operate Tuesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. through Sept. 3.

We are looking for highly enthusiastic individuals ages 16 and older to serve as Downtown Ambassadors. Ambassadors will guide visitors to restaurants, muse-

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Capitol Annex Project Update

California’s main Capitol building in Sacramento was completed in 1874.

It is a historic treasure, but after World War II it became obvious it wasn’t large enough to handle the needs of our growing state. An annex attached to the Capitol was completed in 1952, and at approximately 325,000 square feet, the space problem was solved for decades.

But, problems have developed over the years. The annex was designed to last just 50 years for a part-time Legislature. With six floors, the annex doesn’t line up with the historic Capitol, which has four. If you’re in the old building and need to go to a “higher” level in the annex, you have to go downstairs. Safety issues are a major concern since the building contains hazardous materials like asbestos and lacks adequate fire protection. There are wiring issues, and deteriorating galvanized sewer and drainage lines. The building is overcrowded by modern standards and fails to meet Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessibility standards. Built long before the computer age, many of the halls are lined with empty wooden phone booths.

the new building will house offices of the Governor, the Legislature, with added space for committee hearings and caucus meetings.

Last year, executive and legislative offices were relocated to nearby office buildings and the annex is now vacant. Preliminary cost estimates for the replacement project are $506,858,000, with $6,409,000 for a new parking structure, and $29,964,000 for a new visitor center.

Some non-structural construction work has begun, but there is no projected date for completion. Once completed with enhanced visitor access, modernized technology and upgraded safety compliance, the “people’s house” will finally move into the 21st century.

Assemblymember Marie Waldron, RValley Center, represents the 75th Assembly District in the California Legislature, which includes the communities of Bonsall, Escondido, Fallbrook, Hidden Meadows, Pala, Palomar Mountain, Pauma Valley, Rainbow, San Marcos, Temecula, Valley Center and Vista.

Upgrades to the historic Capitol were made in the 1970s and 80s, but did not include the annex. In 2018, the Legislature authorized construction of a new building. Like the annex,

5th District Supervisor

Jim Desmond

San Diego County Budget

Over the coming weeks, the County of San Diego will receive community input, deliberate and adjust, and adopt the 2022-23 budget.

I always believe this is one of the most important times of the year, as it's vital we spend taxpayer dollars effectively, while also maintaining a healthy finance state through operating reserves. I look at it this waythis is not the government's money, it's your money, and we must use it effectively to improve the lives of San Diegans.

This year's proposed budget is $7.15 billion, which is a budget bigger than the entire country of Costa Rica. With over 3.4 million people over 4,261 square miles, it takes a lot of money to make the County run.

I've put together just a few anecdotes below from our proposed budget, but if you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to my office.

It's imperative that San Diegans feel safe and that our law enforcement officers have the tools they need.

The proposed budget looks to increase the Sheriff's Department budget by $47 million and adds 24 new positions. Protecting our communities is my top priority, and we need to recruit and retain the best and brightest law enforcement offi-

cers, firefighters, and other peace officers.

After advocating for money for our roads for a long time, I'm pleased to see that the proposed budget has an allocation of $60 million to maintain unincorporated County road surfaces. This is the most money allocated to road maintenance and improvement in the last decade.

We are also adding $41 million in District 5 parks and library projects. $30.9 million to operate 156 parks, 56,000 acres of parks, and 384 miles of trails and $28 million to operate 33 branch libraries, 4 electric bookmobiles, and 5 automated book kiosks.

These are just a few of the items I’m focused on when it comes to the budget. I’ll keep you updated on the progress.

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Q: Our Vrbo host canceled our reservation less than 24 hours before our arrival, resulting in lost airfare for my wife and daughter. I need your help getting a refund for our resulting hotel bill.

I reserved a rental in El Paso, Texas, and paid for it in full.

At 9:30 p.m. the night before my family's flights to El Paso, I got a message from the host saying, "the house is not available. It's already been booked." Then another message that she canceled our reservation and initiated a refund.

I sent her panicked messages saying there must be some mistake – that we booked and paid in full more than six months earlier. I said we had flights and were arriving the next day. She didn't respond.

No help, no apology, no nothing. I found her cell phone and called three times: each went straight to voicemail.

Vrbo said there were no other rentals available. So instead, they booked us a single night in a double room at a hotel. We would be left on our own to find a place for the other two nights. I can't alert other Vrbo renters to the host's unscrupulous behavior, and I would like a refund for all of the nights we had to stay in a hotel.

Can you help me? -- Jim LoScalzo, Washington, D.C. A: The host was wrong to cancel just before your arrival, but that's not the worst of it. When you looked into your account, it turns out the host had given you a onestar review, even though you never stayed in the rental. (This could affect your ability to rent from Vrbo again.) Vrbo should have found a replacement rental for you and covered any additional cost.

Instead, the company refunded your rental and paid for one night in a hotel.

Vrbo has a "book with confidence" guarantee that protects you from a last-minute cancellation. It promises guests rebooking assistance or emergency lodging if their reservation is "wrongfully canceled" at the last minute by the host.

It wasn't immediately clear why Vrbo only paid for one night in the new hotel. You called and emailed the company half a dozen times, but it wouldn't tell you.

I contacted Vrbo about your case.

Its records show that Vrbo covered emergency lodging for the first night. "For the rest of his stay, Mr. LoScalzo was asked to book a hotel through one of our sites and submit receipts for reimbursement only if the cost of his hotel stay exceeded the cost of his original booking," a representative said. "Because the total cost of his hotel reservation did not exceed the cost of his original booking, he is not eligible for reimbursement."

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Still, as a goodwill gesture, Vrbo agreed to refund you for the $299 you paid for your hotel.

The host voluntarily removed the listing from Vrbo.

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by Tom Morrow

"Regarding the negative reviews, property and guest reviews are only permitted for stays that have been completed," the representative added.

Vrbo removed the one-star guest review.

Christopher Elliott's latest book is “How To Be The World’s Smartest Traveler” (National Geographic).

Get help by contacting him at http://www.elliott.org/help © 2022 Christopher Elliott.

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Q: I placed my order from TJ Maxx last year, and I paid via PayPal credit. I returned a few purchases, including two clothing items and a Gucci bag. They refunded me for the clothing items, but not the bag.

After numerous attempts to get a refund for the bag, and several emails with the TJ Maxx customer service department, I turned to PayPal. But PayPal declined my case because the item was "as described." I never said the item wasn't as described, I simply asked for their help to retrieve a refund for an item I returned. Can you help? -- Olga Levy, Honolulu A: TJ Maxx should have refunded you for the purchase immediately.

So why didn't it?

A review of the correspondence between you and TJ Maxx shows one of the problems. "We apologize for the delay in processing your return," it said. "When items such as this are returned, we have to authenticate them. This does cause a delay in processing the refund."

TJ Maxx is suggesting that you might have sent a different Gucci bag back. But you assured me that you did, indeed, send the same Gucci bag back to TJ Maxx as you received. So what went wrong?

It looks as if when TJ Maxx didn't refund the order, you filed a dispute with PayPal. That dispute was ongoing when you contacted me.

So when I reached out to TJ Maxx, it said it couldn't refund you until you dropped your dispute.

Contesting your PayPal dispute is a lot like filing a credit card chargeback (though not exactly the same thing). If you had won, and TJ Maxx had also returned your money, then you would have gotten two refunds.

I list their names, numbers and email addresses on my nonprofit consumer advocacy site, .

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The Well-Lived Mature Life

One of my favorite interviews was with the noted movie star Victor Mature, who for the last 30 years of his retired life lived in Rancho Santa Fe here in North San Diego County.

Available in the streaming TV service, on “Classic Reels, no less than 2,000 old movies are offered where an unbelievable number of Mature’s films are available. He starred in more than 65 feature films of all genres. Mature, He was born Jan. 29, 1913, in Louisville and was one of Hollywood’s most successful actors who starred in a variety of musical, suspense, westerns, film noir, and comedy films. He was one of filimdom’s most versatile performers

Actor Victor Mature, left, Journalist and columnist for The Paper, Tom Morrow, right

Those under 50 probably aren’t acquainted with Mature’s work, but to old movie buffs he was a top star of more than 70 films. Some of his bestknown roles include: “My Darling Clementine” (1946), “Kiss of Death” (1947), “Samson and Delilah” (1949), and “The Robe” (1953). He also appeared in many musicals opposite such luminaries as Rita Hayworth and Betty Grable.

Mature studied acting at the Pasadena Community Playhouse and for three years he lived in a tent in the backyard of a fellow student. In 1939 he was spotted by an agent for Hal Roach Studios making 10 films before World War II. In July 1942, Mature enlisted in the U.S. Coast Guard and was assigned to the Greenland Patrol. After 14 months Mature was promoted to chief petty officer. He was discharged in November 1945 after the War.

The first film he did after the War was John Ford’s “My Darling Clementine,” in 1946 playing Doc Holliday opposite Henry Fonda's Wyatt Earp. The film was produced by 20th Century Fox, whose head of production, Darryl F. Zanuck, was delighted Ford cast Mature, telling the director: “Personally, I think the guy has been one of the most under-rated performers in Hollywood.”

During an interview in 1978, Mature told me “Clementine” was his favorite movie. “It was a great script and I got to work with a great cast,” he told me.

It wasn’t the only time Mature was cast with great actors. During the ‘30s, 40s, and 50s, he worked with a number of

Hollywood’s finest dramatic actors: Richard Widmark, Heddy Lamar, Richard Burton, Jean Simmons, andmany others.

The 1947 film noir, “Kiss of Death,” was developed specifically for Mature. The movie wasn’t “boffo box office” but it earned Mature some of his best critical reviews.

Mature was famously self-deprecating. Once, after being rejected for membership in a L.A. country club because he was an actor, Mature cracked, "Hell, I'm no actor … I've got 64 films to prove it!" He was quoted in 1968 commenting on his acting career.

“I never was an actor. Ask anybody, particularly the critics."

And, he had a great sense of humor telling Hollywood stories. During the filming of “Demetrius & the Gladiators” Mature put to use his quick wit between takes when he and a fellow actor walked across the street to a bar for a drink while still costumed in battle dress as Roman Centurions. The two actors went unnoticed. After a few minutes of being ignored, Mature got up and in a loud voice: “Well, it’s obvious this joint doesn’t cater to service personnel.”

When Mature died of leukemia in 1999, there was a side of him few people knew about. It had to do with Marine Sergeant John Basilone.

After Basilone was awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism on Guadalcanal, he was brought back home to sell war bonds with Mature and a number of other celebrities. The two became close friends.

Mature worried about his buddy, fearing the Marine had a death wish. At nearly every war bond show Basilone would go on stage and angrily address the audience, yelling he shouldn't be wasting his time trying to entertain them, rather, he should be "over in the Pacific killing (the enemy!")

The Marine Corps did it's best to keep Basilone out of harm's way. When Basilone wasn't selling bonds, the Corps had him working at Camp Pendleton’s Special Services as a beach lifeguard. Basilone complained enough about sitting around and wanting to go back into combat, he finally was issued orders to return to the Pacific. But before that happened Chief Petty Officer Mature nearly got into trouble for his loud protests to the Marines concerning Basilone being sent back into combat. Basilone’s commander officer nearly court-martialed the Coast Guardsman for all his loud protests.

In February 1945, Basilone landed with the Marines on Iwo Jima where he charged and captured a Japanese bunker single-handedly. Soon after Sergeant Basilone was killed by a mortar round for which he received the Silver Star.

Hollywood’s most versatile actor may not have earned an Oscar for his acting talent, but Chief Petty Officer Victor Mature should always be remembered for the role he played trying to save a true American hero.

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ums, retail shops, public parking and public transportation as well as provide general event information.

Ambassadors will also provide information about current and future developments in Downtown Oceanside and will be tasked with collecting pertinent data from our visitors.

Ambassadors will be trained in all aspects of the program and will be provided with the tools necessary to relay the best information to our visitors. High school students may be able to fulfill their community service requirement by participating in the program. We are requesting that interested community members fill out a volunteer application.

For more information, please visit mainstreetoceanside.com/ambassador-program, or contact Mary Jo Canaletti at 760-754-4512 or maryjo@mainstreetoceanside.com.

Music by the Sea Concert Series: JUNE 17, 2022 | 7:30pm JOHNNY RICE & CHRIS RICE, PIANO AND CELLO. The Rice Brothers, Johnny and Chris, are both accomplished artists as pianists and as cellists. They feature a unique blend of classical music, ragtime, boogie-woogie and other genres, woven together with personal stories, history of the great composers and humor which bring the music to life. Their performances have

been well received by audiences of all ages across the United States and Europe.

The concert will be held at the Encinitas Library - Tickets are $20.

Artists and programs subject to change. No refunds or exchanges.

All sales are final.

These concerts are a part of the Civic Arts Program of the City of Encinitas Cultural Arts Division.

For assistance, please contact City staff, email, (760) 633-2746.

Buy Your Passport Now to Persian Calligraphy Performance Art: Please do not miss out on this unique, stunning, spirited, and beautiful cultural event taking place at the Encinitas Community Center on June 18th at 7 pm.

Mohtaki Mirak's performances at the Getty Museum in Los Angeles have been phenomenal and now we have a rare opportunity to watch him as he creates his art work on canvas and human skin in synch with music performances by talented Iranian musicians Amir Aghayi & Sina Gharavi accompanied by gifted Iranian dancer Kosar Abassi.

We are delighted with the opportunity to offer this unique cultural event in person which is in partnership with the City of Encinitas and

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Among Groucho’s renowned oneliners are “Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana,” “While in Africa, one morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got into my pajamas, I’ll never know,” “Why, I’d horse whip you if I had a horse,” “If you want to see a comic strip, you should see me in the shower” and “Women should be obscene and not heard.”

Puns and malaprops thrive in the same neighborhood, such as the comic pointing out that a colleague’s memory lapse was probably caused by too much Milk of Amnesia. And there’s the press agent who claimed all they had when they began making the epic Biblical movie, “Ben Hur” was “faith, hope and chariots.”

One easy one I remember from youngster days goes like this, “Can February March? No, but April May.” That hauled into mind the old schoolyard throwaway, “My picture wound up in jail, but it was framed.” And the chuckles about the cross-eyed teacher who couldn’t control her pupils.

Included among the list of don’ts in my life is to never talk about infinity because the conversation could go on forever. I also got to thinking a few years ago that it must be confusing to be a young ant because even their uncles are ants.

As we were growing up, my sister applied for a job at the post office but they wouldn’t letter because they said only mails worked there.

She got a job at a calendar factory but that didn’t last long because they fired her after she took a day off.

My brother wanted to buy a boat so I told him to look under the For Sail section in the classified ads.

There was the time I ran into my friend and, when I visited him in the hospital, he asked me why I didn’t miss him. He said he was sleeping like a log so I told him he’d have to start looking for a fireplace.

He also had a wife who had a photographic memory. The problem was, she never developed it.

It was after a trip to Australia (honest!) that I got some mileage out of telling people I had trouble remembering how to throw a boomerang but it usually came back to me.

I’ve always thought that becoming a vegetarian would be a big misteak. And there are health nuts trying to ground me because I drink coffee.

As I get older, I avoid funerals because they all start at or about 9 a.m. and I’m not a mourning person.

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I contacted TJ Maxx on your behalf.

It checked your return and verified that it was the correct Gucci bag. It also agreed to refund your purchase but said you had to drop your PayPal dispute first. Once you did, you received a refund of $1,162.

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Christopher Elliott is the chief advocacy officer for Elliott Advocacy.

Email him at chris@elliott.org or get help with any consumer problem by contacting him at http://www.elliott.org/help Matching donors will have their logo appear in the direct mail letter, © 2022 Christopher Elliott. on the Foundation’s website, in email marketing and through several social media posts.

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San Marcos Chamber of Commerce Events for June: San Marcos Farmers Market 251 N City Dr, San Marcos, CA

EVERY TUESDAY 3:00 - 7:00 PM Features fresh local produce, bread and baked goods, cheese, eggs, yogurt, bone broth and scratch made soups, tamales, fresh flowers, Kombucha, prepackaged foods, delicious hot foods, artisans, crafters, and live music.

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Foundation for Senior Wellbeing seeks sponsors and Donors: We are so grateful that you have shown past support for The Foundation for Senior Wellbeing and we hope you will consider contributing again in honor of the 6th anniversary of the Information Resource Center.

Like many of you, The Foundation is continuing to adapt to the "new normal" with this pandemic. During the past two years, we have continued to serve clients by phone and email through the Information Resource Center. We've also expanded new programs such as Coffee Connection and Friendship Tree that work to connect isolated seniors with aging experts or our

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This handsome guy is Henny! He's quite the love bug who enjoys cuddling with his favorite humans. As much as he enjoys lounging around on the couch, Henny also loves to stay active. He needs lots of exercise and ongoing positive reinforcement training. He would do best in a quiet home with a small household size and a family who loves adventure as much as he does! Henny is available for adoption at San Diego Humane Society’s Escondido Campus at 3500 Burnet Drive. To learn more about making him part of your family, please visit sdhumane.org/adopt or call 619-2997012.

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The Rancho Bernardo Republican Women Federated invites all Republican women to our next luncheon/meeting on Friday June 17th, 11:00 am - 1:45 pm at the Bernardo Heights Country Club, 16066 Bernardo Heights Pkwy, San Diego 92128.

Cost is $30.00 for a two course lunch. Our Guest speaker will be State Senator Brian Jones. Senator Jones will discuss legislative measures he has authored and supported.

He also just completed a project with the Warrior foundation Freedom Station to provide disabled parking for the residents and their families. The Senator recently launched a "Are you kidding me" (AYKM) video series on providing thought-provoking ideas and questioning government actions and decisions that sometimes just don't make sense. Register and RSVP by Friday June 10th to rbrwf.org.

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The $100 adoption fee for Nagini includes medical exam, neuter, up to date vaccinations, and registered microchip. For information about adoption or to become a Virtual Foster visit Rancho Coastal Humane Society at 389 Requeza Street in Encinitas, call 760-7536413, or log on to www.SDpets.org.

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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 Rebecca Jones

San Marcos SMILE Award presented to Arcela Nuñez-Alvarez

Arcela Nuñez-Alvarez was recently presented with the San Marcos Inspiration, Leadership and Excellence (SMILE) Award by the San Marcos City Council. She was nominated by council member Randy Walton for her leadership and contributions to the San Marcos community.

Nuñez-Alvarez is the co-founder and co-director of Universidad Popular (UP), an organization dedicated to serving the most vulnerable and disadvantaged communities of immigrants, farmworkers and limited English proficient communities in North County. During her career, she has conducted several groundbreaking studies in the areas of civic engagement of the Latinx population.

The San Marcos City Council’s Civic SMILE Award was launched in March 2021 to recognize community members who rise to the top and display the San Marcos ‘Spirit of Service’ in their daily lives. Five individuals are selected to receive this distinguished award annually.

Congratulations, Arcela Nuñez-Alvarez! We value your leadership in meaningful community initiatives. Thank you for your service to the San Marcos community.

Vista • Mayor Judy Ritter

Keeping Kids Safe

Pools, lakes, and beaches mean summer fun and cool relief from hot weather. However, water can also be dangerous for kids if proper precautions are not taken. The Vista Fire Department recommends adult supervision always be present when children are around the water. The good news is there are many ways to keep your kids safe in or around water. Enrolling kids in swim lessons and learning CPR are proactive steps to keeping a child safe. Other safety tips include keeping a first aid kit poolside and removing objects such as toys that could entice a child into the pool area. Removing lawn chairs/furniture, so that a child cannot use it to climb into a fenced pool area is another safety tip. If you would like more information on keeping your child safe around water, please contact Vista Fire at 760.643.2801. Water play can be a great source of fun and exercise and you'll enjoy the water experience more by knowing and practicing these safety precautions.

Punnery Cont. from Page 10

I was all set to take pictures of the fog bank the other day but I mist my chances. And waking up this morning to write this opus was an eyeopening experience Now you readers are going to leave, but be like a good clock and come on back for seconds.

Escondido • Mayor Paul “Mac” McNamara Greetings Escondido,

I had the opportunity to help with a tour of city hall by High School students in a “government” class. As part of the tour, we talked a lot about how local government worked and many of them had just turned 18 or were about to turn 18 before the election. I have to admit, I haven’t been that exposed to that age since my own children were younger. I was impressed by their concern for the community, interest in its future, and overall understanding of the challenges we face today. I walked away feeling confident in our future even though I wondered about their style of clothing. But that wonder went away quickly when I looked at some old pictures of my friends in High School.

Since we are in the graduation season, I would like to offer my congratulations to all the graduates of 2022 and their families. We all know that you worked hard to achieve this goal and that sometimes it wasn’t easy. Your persistence has now paid off and that trait will serve you well in life. I hope you feel proud because you should. We have high hopes for your success.

Stay informed, Be Kind, Remember your neighbor, and Stay safe!

Semper Fi, Mac

Paul P. McNamara Mayor of Escondido pmcnamara@escondido.org

Chuckles Cont. from Page 2

I replied, "Your eyesight's damn near perfect."

And then the fight started........

I recently paid a visit to the Camarillo State Mental Hospital here in California.A number of the patients were standing in the courtyard serenading us with "Ave Maria." They were singing it absolutely beautifully!

Oddly, each of them was hold a red apple in one hand and tapping it rhythmically with a pencil.

After the performance I approached the conductor.

"I've heard many a great performance in my day but this is the most beautiful music I've ever heard!"

"Yes," said the conductor, "I'm very proud of them."

"You should take them on tour," I said.

"What are they called?"

"Oh," he said, "we call them the Moron Tapanapple Choir."

I shot my desk one time. You can smirk, but that desk hasn't given me any trouble since!

Cecil Scaglione is a long-time newspaper professional; a writer, editor, columnist, travel writer and executive.

He is currently retired, living in Arizona and a frequent contributor to The Paper

"Each of us is a mixture of some good and some not so good qualities. In considering one's fellow man it's important to remember the good things, and to realize his faults only prove he's a human being.

We should refrain from making judgments---just because a fella' happens to be a dirty, rotten son-of-a-bitch" John Wayne's favorite expression engragved on a plaque that he kept on board his first yacht, the "Nor'wester".

The government recently calculated the cost of raising a child from birth

to 18 and came up with $160,140 for a middle income family. Talk about sticker shock! That doesn't even touch college tuition.

But $160,140 isn't so bad if you break it down. It translates into $8,896.66 a year, $741.38 a month, or $171.08 a week. That's a mere $24.24 a day! Just over a dollar an hour.

Still, you might think the best financial advice says don't have children if you want to be "rich." It is just the opposite.

What do your get for your $160,140?

Naming rights. First, middle, and last!

Glimpses of God every day. Giggles under the covers every night.

More love than your heart can hold.

Butterfly kisses and Velcro hugs.

Endless wonder over rocks, ants, clouds, and warm cookies.

A hand to hold, usually covered with jam. A partner for blowing bubbles, flying kites, building sandcastles, and skipping down the sidewalk in the pouring rain.

Someone to laugh yourself silly with no matter what the boss said or how your stocks performed that day.

For $160,140, you never have to grow up.

You get to finger-paint, carve pumpkins, play hide-and-seek, catch lightning bugs, and never stop believing in Santa Claus.

You have an excuse to keep: reading the Adventures of Piglet and Pooh, watching Saturday morning car-

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nect with smart phones, tablets and PCs to communicate, bank, shop, learn, game, gamble, stock trade or be entertained etc. Encyclopedias, dictionaries and reference books gather dust as the Internet is today the main reference source for information.

Almost no human activity has been left untouched by the ever growing reach of the Internet. Nothing in human history even comes close to the Worldwide impact the Internet has had on mankind in the past thirty years.

Certainly there are positive and negative aspects to the worldwide obsession with the Internet, but it is certain that “connectedness” good or bad, is here to stay.

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Why do “seniors” lose three billion dollars annually to Internet scams?

Part I of II

When we opened The Computer Factory in 1995, few of our customers were “seniors” (over 60), and neither were we. As the Internet grew to become an ever more important part of our daily lives, that began to change. In the 1990’s, parents who learned to use PCs at work, began to purchase PCs for family and home use. Fast forward to today and those “parents” have become “seniors.” In 1990 fewer than 5% of Americans were using the Internet. By 2000, 50% of Americans were connected. Today over 90% of Americans are Internet connected including nearly 80% of “seniors.” Americans of all ages con-

There has always been a tendency to ascribe any negative behavior observed in an elderly person as simply an unpleasant but inevitable consequence of aging. A slip, a fall, auto accident forgetfulness or ill temper may indeed be a result of age related diminished capacity but not necessarily. These things all happen to younger people too, but unfortunate events or behaviors involving seniors are automatically assumed to be related to the ageing process. The condescending behavior of younger generations toward seniors is well meant and sometimes appreciated, but all too often can make seniors feel uncomfortable and undervalued.

of these assets until around 40 and then we begin the long slow decline in brain and muscle power. Through rigorous mental and physical exercise we can maintain and even increase our strength and mental acuity well into our golden years, but that takes a lot of work and discipline, more than most of us are willing to commit. But there is a wonderful offset to the gradual deterioration of our mental and physical capabilities, we humans never stop learning. Experience and education can more than compensate for the loss of a few million neurons each year. A summary of scientific studies in the March 17th “Business Insider” provided the following statistics. We peak in

earning power in our late 40s, mathematic ability around 50, our ability to understand others emotions in our early 50s, our vocabulary tops out in our 70s and 82 year olds have the highest feeling of psychological well being.

With a lifetime of learning and experience it seems odd that Internet scammers would make “seniors” their number one targets and victims. In Part II of this column next week we discuss the reasons why “seniors” are targets, the tactics scammers use to steal their money, the idiosyncracies that make them susceptible to scams and what countermeasures can be used to insulate “seniors” against Internet fraud.

Until the last century, the average LEB (Life Expectancy at Birth) everywhere on Earth was between 35 and 40 years.

Some of us have always been able “beat the odds” and survive to a ripe old age, well beyond our productive and reproductive years, but evolution has optimized our bodies to accommodate our reproductive lifespan. Our minds are sharpest at 18 and our muscle strength at 25. We hold on to most

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Continued from Page 11 toons, going to Disney movies, and wishing on stars.

You get to be immortal.

You get another branch added to your family tree, and if you're lucky, a long list of limbs in your obituary called grandchildren.

You get an education in psychology, nursing, criminal justice, communications, and human sexuality that no college can match.

In the eyes of a child, you rank right up there with God.

You have all the power to heal a booboo, scare away the monsters under the bed, patch a broken heart, police a slumber party, ground them forever, and love them without limits, so one day they will, like you, love without counting the cost.

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Later that evening, as her daughter was preparing for a date, the mother told her about the situation and handed her a box of condoms.

The girl burst out laughing and reached over to hug her mother, saying, 'Oh Mom! You don't have to worry about that! I'm dating Susan!'

Brenda and Steve took their six-yearold son to the doctor.

With some hesitation, they explained that although their little angel appeared to be in good health, they were concerned about his rather small penis.

After examining the child, the doctor confidently declared, 'Just feed him pancakes. That should solve the prob lem.' The next morning when the boy arrived at breakfast, there was a large stack of warm pancakes in the middle of the table.

'Just take two,' Brenda replied. 'The rest are for your father.'

A Doctor was addressing a large audience in Tampa . 'The material we put into our stomachs is enough to have killed most of us sitting here, years ago.. Red meat is awful. Soft drinks corrode your stomach lining. Chinese food is loaded with MSG. High fat diets can be disastrous, and none of us realizes the long-term harm caused by the germs in our drinking water. However, there is one thing that is the most dangerous of all and we all have eaten, or will eat it.

Can anyone here tell me what food it is that causes the most grief and suffering for years after eating it?'

For $160,140, there is no greater bang for your buck.

You get a front row seat to history to witness the first step, first word, first bra, first date, and first time behind the wheel.

The doctor told her that teenagers today were very willful and any attempt to stop the girl would probably result in rebellion. He then told her to arrange for her daughter to be put on birth control and until then, talk to her and give her a box of condoms.

'Gee, Mom,' he exclaimed. 'For me?'

You get to frame rainbows, hearts, and flowers under refrigerator magnets and collect spray painted noodle wreaths for Christmas, hand prints set in clay for Mother's Day, and cards with backward letters for Father's Day.

You get to be a hero just for retrieving a Frisbee off the garage roof, taking the training wheels off the bike, removing a splinter, filling a wading pool, coaxing a wad of gum out of bangs, and coaching a baseball team that never wins but always gets treated to ice cream regardless.

June 9, 2022

GRANDKIDS, EVERY LAST ONE OF THEM, NO MATTER WHAT YOU THINK YOU ARE OR MIGHT BE GIVING UP! One Sunday morning, a mother went in to wake her son and tell him it was time to get ready for church, to which he replied, "I'm not going."

"Why not?" she asked.

I'll give you two good reasons," he said. "(1), they don't like me, and (2), I don't like them."

His mother replied, "I'll give YOU two good reasons why YOU SHOULD go to church. (1) You're 59 years old, and (2) you're the pastor!"

The mother of a 17-year-old girl was concerned that her daughter was having sex...

Worried the girl might become pregnant and adversely impact the family's status, she consulted the family doctor.

After several seconds of quiet, a 75year-old man in the front row raised his hand, and softly said, 'Wedding Cake.'

Bob, a 70-year-old, extremely wealthy widower, shows up at the Country Club with a breathtakingly beautiful and very sexy 25-year-old blondehaired woman who knocks everyone's socks off with her youthful sex appeal and charm and who hangs over Bob's arm and listens intently to his every word.

His buddies at the club are all aghast.

At the very first chance, they corner him and ask, 'Bob, how'd you get the trophy girlfriend?' Bob replies, 'Girlfriend? She's my wife!' They are knocked over, but continue to ask.

'So, how'd you persuade her to marry you?'

'I lied about my age', Bob replies.

'What, did you tell her you were only 50?'

Bob smiles

Groups of Americans were traveling by tour bus through Holland .. As they stopped at a cheese farm, a

young guide led them through the process of cheese making, explaining that goat's milk was used. She showed the group a lovely hillside where many goats were grazing.

'These' she explained, 'Are the older goats put out to pasture when they no longer produce.'

She then asked, 'What do you do in America with your old goats?'

A spry old gentleman answered, 'They send us on bus tours.”

A farmer had some puppies he needed to sell. He painted a sign advertising the 4 pups and set about nailing it to a post on the edge of his yard. As he was driving the last nail into the post, he felt a tug on his overalls. He looked down into the eyes of a little boy.

"Mister," he said, "I want to buy one of your puppies."

"Well," said the farmer, as he rubbed the sweat off the back of his neck, "These puppies come from fine parents and cost a good deal of money."

The boy dropped his head for a moment. Then reaching deep into his pocket, he pulled out a handful of change and held it up to the farmer.

"I've got thirty-nine cents. Is that enough to take a look?"

"Sure," said the farmer. And with that he let out a whistle. "Here, Dolly!" he called.

Out from the doghouse and down the ramp ran Dolly followed by four little balls of fur.

The little boy pressed his face against the chain link fence. His eyes danced with delight. As the dogs made their way to the fence, the little boy noticed something else stirring inside the doghouse.

Slowly another little ball appeared, this one noticeably smaller. Down the ramp it slid. Then in a somewhat awkward manner, the little pup began hobbling toward the others, doing its best to catch up...

"I want that one," the little boy said, pointing to the runt. The farmer knelt down at the boy's side and said, "Son, you don't want that puppy. He will never be able to run and play with you like these other dogs would."

With that the little boy stepped back from the fence, reached down, and began rolling up one leg of his trousers.

In doing so he revealed a steel brace running down both sides of his leg attaching itself to a specially made shoe.

Looking back up at the farmer, he said, "You see sir, I don't run too well myself, and he will need someone who understands."

With tears in his eyes, the farmer reached down and picked up the little pup.

Holding it carefully he handed it to the little boy. "How much?" asked the little boy..

"No charge," answered the farmer, "There's no charge for love."

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San Diego, on 5/23/2022,

6/2, 6/9, 6/16 & 6/23/2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT

2022-9011874

The name of the business: Mary

Jane’s BBQ, Sauces and Meat

Rubs, located at 929 Iron Horse Drive, San Marcos, CA. 92078 Registrant Information: Patrick J. Walter

929 Iron Horse Drive

San Marcos, CA. 92078

This business is operated by an individual.

First day of business 5/23/2022 /s/ Patrick J. Walter

Filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County

Clerk/Recorder of

San Diego, on 5/23/2022,

6/2, 6/9, 6/16 & 6/23/2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9011842 The name of the business: Fairview Pool and Spa Maintenance, located at 3395 Fairview Drive, Vista, CA. 92084 Registrant Information: Left Coast Windows Corp.

3395 Fairview Drive Vista, CA. 92084 This business is operated by a corporation.

First day of business n/a/. /s/ Nicholas Visciglio, President Filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego, on 5/23/2022,

6/2, 6/9, 6/16 & 6/23/2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9010222 The name of the business: Touch of Texture, located at 3400 Piazza De Oro Way, Unit 2, Oceanside, Ca. 92056.

Registrant Information: Angela Wilson 3400 Piazza De Oro Way, Unit 2 Oceanside, CA. 92056 This business is operated by an individual.

First day of business 5/01/2022 /s/ Angela Wilson Filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego, on 5/02/2022,

6/2, 6/9, 6/16 & 6/23/2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

Mission

the

Maia Martinelli

1114 S. Ditmar, Apt B

NAME

of

Cutest Thing Ever, located at

Registrant Information:

Richard Slaton

Jr., County

The

STATEMENT

2022-9010461

Maricela Calixto

8022 Entrada De Luz

NAME

NAME

Registrant Information:

Richard Thomas Denny

Jr., County

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS

STATEMENT

2022-9011542

The name of the business: M3 & Co., located at 504 Driftwood Ct., Vista, CA. 92083

Registrant Information: Solomon Faraimo

Bill

Solamona

504 Driftwood Ct. Vista, Ca. 92083

This business is operated by an individual.

First day of business n/a /s/ Solomon Faraimo

Filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County

Clerk/Recorder of

San Diego, on 5/18/2022,

6/2, 6/9, 6/16 & 6/23/2022

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9011775 The name of the business: Cool Camping Suppplies; Cool Camping Products; Camping Lifestyle Products, located at 1196 Caminito Amarillo, San Marcos, CA. 92069 Registrant Information: Thanda Canizales 1196 Caminito Amarillo San Marcos, C. 92069 This business is operated by an individual.

First day of business 5/20/22. /s/ Thanda Canizales Filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego, on 5/20/2022,

6/2, 6/9, 6/16 & 6/23/2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9012226 The name of the business: Dickey’s BBQ, located at 344 S. Twin Oaks Valley Rd., Ste 151, San Marcos, CA. 92078.

Registrant Information: Routine Jasa Inc. 344 S. Twin Oaks Valley Rd., Ste 151 San Marcos, CA. 92078 This business is operated by a corporation.

First day of business 5/25/2022 /s/ Ying Chen, President Filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego, on 5/26/2022,

6/2, 6/9, 6/16 & 6/23/2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9011434 The name of the business: Ghosts of Freedom, located at 1350 N. Escondido Blvd., #34, Escondido, CA. 92026.

Registrant Information: Louie Caldera Jr. 943 E. Pennsylvania Ave. Escondido, CA. 92025 This business is operated by an individual.

First day of business 5/17/2022 /s/ Louie Caldera Jr. Filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego, on 5/17/2022,

6/2, 6/9, 6/16 & 6/23/2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9010691 The name of the business: Flames of Fire Ministry and Apparel, located at 1906 Oceanside Blvd., #R, Oceanside, CA. 92054 Registrant Information: Flames of Fire Glory Tabernacle, Inc. 800 E. Bobier Dr., Apte E1 Vista, CA. 92084 This business is operated by a corporation.

First day of business 4/1/22. /s/ Angela Benjamin, President Filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego, on 5/06/2022,

6/2, 6/9, 6/16 & 6/23/2022

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME 37-2022-00020221-CU-PT-NC TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner Gian Anthony Estrada filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: Gian Anthony Estrada rto Proposed name of Gian Anthonoy Soleil. 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: July 12, 2022, 8:30 am, Dept. 25 The address of the court is: North County Division, 325 S. Melrose Dr., 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 May 27, 2022. /s/ James E. Simmons Jr., Judge of the Superior Court 6/09, 6/16, 6/23 & 6/30/2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT

2022-9009322

The name of the business: Saba Catering, located at 326 N. Home St., Oceanside, CA. 92054.

Registrant Information: Keola Liu

2565 Joann Dr.

Oceanside, CA. 92056

This business is operated by a General Partnership.

First day of business n/a /s/ Keola Liu

Filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County

Clerk/Recorder of

San Diego, on 4/21/2022,

5/12, 5/19, 5/26 & 6/02/2022

NOTICE OF INTENDED DECISION (Administrative)

The Planning Director of the City of San Marcos has considered the proposed project and does intend to APPROVE the Director’s Permit DP22-0002 on June 20, 2022.

Project No.: DP22-0002 Applicant: Mountain Shadows Support Group Request: Director’s Permit requesting renewal of CUP12889 of the Mountain Shadows Support Group to allow the continued operation of an adult daycare and inclusive child development day care facility for the disabled.

Environmental Determination: The Planning Division Director did review and consider a Categorical Exemption (EX22036) pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Section 15301, Class 1 (Existing Facility with No Expansion).

Location of Property: 970 Los Vallecitos Boulevard, Suites 130 & 140, more particularly described as: Portion of Lot 5, Block 86, Rancho Los Vallecitos de San Marcos, Map 806 Filed in the Office of the County Recorder of San Diego County, State of California, on December 21, 1870.

Assessor’s Parcel Number(s): 219-172-53-00.

Further information about this notice can be obtained from Sarah Cluff, Assistant Planner, by calling 760-744-1050 extension 3227, or scluff@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 30, 2022. 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 gjackson@san-marcos.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, extension 3145.

Phil Scollick, City Clerk, City of San Marcos.

PD: 06/09/22.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9012300 The name of the business: America’s Finest Drone Services, LLC, located at 979 Woodland Pkwy, Suite #101, #107. San Marcos, CA. 92069.

Registrant Information: America’s Finest Drone Services, LLC 979 Woodland Pkwy, Suie #101, #107 San Marcos, Ca. 9069 This business is operated by a Limited Liability Company.

First day of business n/a /s/ Marc Anthony Stephens, CEO Filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego, on 5/27/2022,

6/9, 6/16, 6/23 & 6/30/2022

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME 37-2022-00016727-CU-PT-NC TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner Alexander Thomas Devine filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name(s) Alexander Thomas Devine and Sarah Elizabeth Balcom, respectively. to Proposed name(s) respectively to Alexander Devine Urlogson and Sarah Elizabeth Urlogson, respectively. 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: July 19, 2022, 8:30 am, Dept. 25 The address of the court is: North County Division, 325 S. Melrose Dr., 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 May 4, 2022. /s/ James E. Simmons Jr., Judge of the Superior Court 6/09, 6/16, 6/23 & 6/30/2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9011696 The name of the business: The Perfect Pair Wedding, located at 842 Windridge Circle, San Marcos, Ca. 92028.

Registrant Information: Clemence Catherine Jeanne Moreau 842 Windridge Circle San Marcos, CA. 9078 This business is operated by an individual.

First day of business n/a /s/ Clemence Catherine Jeanne Moreau Filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego, on 5/19/2022,

6/9, 6/16, 6/23 & 6/30/2022

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