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Evelyn Madison
The Social Butterfly
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thesocialbutterfly@cox.net Escondido Senior Travel Meeting
Scheduled - Escondido Senior Travel is located at 210 E. Park Avenue, in the Community Senior Center. Their next travel meeting will be on Monday, July 12. For additional information or to reserve space for one or more of these events, call 760.745.5414. Senior Travel only accepts cash or check for payment. No credit cards. Payment due for Day trips must be 4-6 weeks in advance. Payment due for overnight trips must be 6-8 weeks in advance.
We are still working on a Pauma Trip; as soon as the Pauma shuttle buses start up again, we will get a date to go. In the meantime, these events have been scheduled:
Thursday, September 16, Big Bear Trip; $95. We will travel to the San July 2, and every first Friday, First Friday Art Walk, Artist Alley Celebrate the thriving arts and culture scene in the heart of Downtown Oceanside. From 5-9pm next Friday enjoy arts, jewelry, pottery, crafts, live music and more from local artists. This free, familyfriendly event is produced by the nonprofit group Oceanside Friends of the Arts for the support of artsrelated activities in Oceanside.
July 2, Oceanside Museum of Art Explore the exhibitions for free starting at 5pm and stay for the free concert with the original electric blues music of the Shane Hall Trio. The music starts and cash bar opens at 6:30pm. VIP tables of four are also available for $50. Pre-register and be entered to win two free tickets to an upcoming Six String Society show at the Belly Up.
July 3, Oceanside Fireworks Show, El Corazon at Rancho Del Oro Drive - Celebrate Oceanside's 133rd anniversary next Saturday at 9pm. Spectators are encouraged to arrive anytime after 6pm; park in the business park nearby, bring a beach chair and walk to the viewing area on Rancho Del Oro Drive. This free-to-attend event will have live music as well as food available beginning at 6pm.
Save the Date: July 24-31, Plein Air Festivals, Oceanside Museum of Art - Come paint for a week this summer among gorgfeous coastlines, charming cityscapes, peaceful lagoons, rolling hills, and the his-
wore a cowboy hat for the next thirty years of my life.
I told you I was a geek.
Jacob, I know you feel alone right now. I want you to know that’s okay. In fact, it’s part of the script. Every cowboy feels alone during the climax of any good Western. But the cowboy is never alone. He is a man on a horse, facing the rest of the world.
The odds are not in his favor, but the whole universe is on his side whether he knows it or not.
The hero doesn’t know that the audience watching the silver screen is cheering for him.
I am cheering for you, Jacob. I can’t tell you how to stop being angry with your father. That feeling might never go away entirely, but I hope it does. The truth is, I don’t know anything, and even if I did, I wouldn’t know how to tell it because I am still a kid trapped in an adult’s body. What I can tell you is this:
I love you. With all my heart.
Pilgrim. toric Mission San Luis Rey during the Plein Air Festival. Artists of all experiences levels are invited to register and enjoy a number of organized painting events and art sales opportunities as well as a chance to submit for awards and museum exhibition.
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boys need classic Western movies in their lives.
Look, just because there are no great silver-screen cowboys in today’s age doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy the old vaqueros. The Duke is still alive and well in digital color. Hopalong couldn’t look any better. And don’t forget “Maverick,” “Gunsmoke,” and “Bonanza.”
If you were to ask me which old Western movie to start with, I would have an answer for you.
“Stagecoach.” John Wayne’s first big movie. The Pilgrim himself, saving the day.
Then I’d tell you to watch “True Grit,” and “Red River.” From there you could work your way up to “The Searchers,” and “The Magnificent Seven.”
When you were ready for more, you could watch “The Wild Bunch,” and “The Man who Shot Liberty Valance.” Finally, I’d tell you to watch 1953’s “Shane.”
Keep the tissues handy. Bernardino Mountains to have a 2hour narrated cruise around the lake, lunch will be on your own, and you have time for shopping or exploring Big Bear.
Tuesday-Thursday, November 9-11, Laughlin Trip; Single, $224; Double, $178. We will travel to Laughlin on Tuesday to stay at the Riverside for 2 nights. Off to travel to the small historical town of Oatman on Wednesday, and depart for home on Thursday. Trip includes two $10 vouchers and one $15 voucher at any Riverside property food. Check-in time is 8:30am.
Wednesday, December 8, Christmas with Elvis; $115. We will travel to Alhambra for lunch and listen to Blue Christmas, Silent Night and many more famous Elvis songs by an impersonator.
What's Up Downtown Oceanside
in July- For additional information on any of these events, please contact MainStreet Oceanside, website www.mainstreetoceanside.com or phone 760.754.4512.
July 1; Art Walls O'Side Reception, O'Side Bakery, 3815 Mission Ave. Enjoy art inspiring positive emotion and feelings of relaxation by local Oceanside artist Kenneth L. Montgomery. His subjects include animals, floral, seascapes, landscapes, and more. Mingle with fellow art enthusiasts from 6-7:30pm next Thursday while enjoying tasty treats, beverages, opportunity drawings and music by DJ Edub.
I will warn you. You’ll probably find these antique movies boring at first, and that’s okay. You are from a modern era of fast-paced movies. Old Westerns don’t move fast, and you won’t see half-naked pop stars, either. They are slow, deliberate, soft, far-fetched, corny, and sometimes downright ridiculous.
But oh, Jacob, they have heroes.
Right now, you need a hero. I know this because I grew up hard like you. My father died when I was younger than you are. He left a terrible wake when he left.
I was mad about it. I cussed the sky. I said a lot of ugly things to a lot of nice people. But back then, I couldn’t help it. I was without a compass, I was lost, I was afraid of everything.
One night, a local TV station broadcasted a John Wayne marathon. I will never forget it because it was the Fourth of July. All my friends were having picnics with their happy little families while I was at home, babysitting my kid sister.
The telecast started with “The Comancheros,” and it ended with “McLintock!” I stayed up until three in the morning watching Marion Robert Morrison save the world.
Kids in the Garden Class at Alta
Vista Botanical Gardens - Alta Vista Botanical Gardens (AVBG) is open for business, and the Kids in the Garden class will be held on Saturday, July 10th, at either 10am or 11am. Making Music will be the topic. Farmer Jones will lead the session with her auto-harp to preview sound and rhythm, melody, and pitch. Guest musicians will share and play their recorders for us. We'll make musical instruments - mostly percussion. We'll have a parade, and then you can take an independent hike/tour through the Gardens.
Class fee is $5 per person, payable to Farmer Jones at class. Class is free with $60 annual family membership in AVBG. Hope you can join us for our class - come outside with your whole family to enjoy and experience nature, hear the birds, hike around the 13-acre Gardens, marvel at the Ricardo Breceda sculptures - LIFE IS GOOD at the Gardens! Pre-registration required at farmerjonesavbg@gmail.com or 760.822.6824. We're offering 2 ses-
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Katia's Friend
By Sam Lowe
Katia and I met only once but even after all these years, I have not been able to erase her from my mind, no matter how hard I try. However, I freely admit that I never try very hard because I want her to remain there, a delightful memory of a time gone by.
She is with me today, just as she was when we had our only encounter at an orphanage in Agua Prieta, Sonora, directly across the Mexican border south of Douglas, Arizona. She was just one of several youngsters living in cluttered rooms on dirt floors. They came from broken homes and from families who lived in cardboard boxes held together with chicken wire. Many of them weren't true orphans, not in the literal sense. Some were aban-
Tension at Palomar Medical Center over Contract Change
Following a Palomar Health Disterict Board vote approving a contract change recommended by Palomar Medical Center President and CEO, Diane Hansen, obections arose from within the medical community within the hospital district.
Under state law hospital districts are unable to hire their own physicians and medical staff. Personnel within these and other categories are typically hired by medical groups formed for just that purpose.
Tensions have increased over Palomar’s recent decision to award key emergency, hospitalist and intensivist contracts to Los Angeles companies, diverting from longstanding arrangements with Vituity Healthcare & Medical Staffing Services, a medical group spanning 17 states with 450 offices that has managed Palomar’s emergency departments for more than 40 years.
Speaking with The Paper, President and CEO Diane Hansen expressed confidence that EMA and Benchmark Hospitalists and Intensivists is the best fit for the Palomar Health District. “In our judgment they will improve patient satisfaction, efficiency and more affordable health care as well as bring a savings of $3 to $4 million. Both medical committees and Chiefs of Staff were given an opportunity of stating their positions before the board; they had a full week to review the proposals and weigh in with their input.
Man About Town
Bill Medley still loves performing and audiences love seeing and hearing him. Pala Casino continues its tradition of bringing outstanding entertainment to the stage on the 4th of July when The Righteous Brothers appear at 6pm at Pala's Starlight Theater. Evelyn Madison and I took in their show in February of 2020, also at Pala, and absolutely loved it!
Medley has had a brilliantly successful career but he's also endured a number of tragedies; his first wife, Karen, was murdered. Her murderer was later identified but he had already been shot and killed by police in an unrelated crime; later, his partner, Bobby Hatfield, was found dead in a hotel room in Kalamazoo, Michigan where they were scheduled to perform that night. It was later learned that Hatfield had died, in part, due to cocaine intoxication; Medley was unaware that Hatfield was into
Diane Hansen, CEO and President, Palomar Health
In a written statement, Palomar said that its new contractors, Emergent Medical Associates (EMA) and Benchmark Hospitalists & Intensivists have committed to keeping staffing levels “as they are now for at least 90 days” as they do “a full analysis of patient care.”
As to what lead to the change in contracts, Hansen said: “We had some challenges in the ER and ICU unit . . . some operational challenges that we had to address. We knew we were paying well over market; We went out with an RFP (Request for Proposals), anyone who wanted to respond for the 3 contracts could. We had 10 submissions, 6 responder - all came back with the same financial offer but we found the AME group offered additional analytical tools . . . metrics which would help drive improvement in quality, efficiency, throughput . . . all of which have been one of our priorities. They will monitor the time the patient enters the hospital to the time they are discharged and ensure that efficiencey is improved. One major item we want them to address is how to, if not eliminate. at least cut back on 6 to 8 hour waits in the ER waiting room, probably one of the most frequentcomplaints we receive at the hospital. We feel certainn EMA will help expedit the time from patient entry into the hospital, to the time of discharge home. EMA will focus on efficiency of doctors seeing patients getting appropriate diagnostic tests . . figuring out what the patient needs and move them through the system faster - EMA will track the metrics of patient care and come up with more efficient policies.”
cocaine. "He always showed up on time, always Mr. Dependable, never appeared to be high." Then, just this year his second wife, Paula, died. He says he's okay emotionally but he says getting back to the performing stage always helps him regain the joy of youth and energy. On stage he still belts out a song with the best of them.
He and Bucky now appear regularly at South Pointe, a casino in Las Vegas. "It's a great show room, great facility, great people . . and we have the flexibility we need to accept other concert dates throughout the country. That keeps us busy. And happy."
The COVID19 virus hit Medley in two ways. First, he came down with the virus, but has recovered. "I still have difficulty with taste and smells," he said. "But we have otherwise fully recovered. The greater pain from the virus was that we weren't able to perform. That just kills entertainers. We have to be able to entertain an audience for us to be really on top of the world. Locked up at home is doubly difficult for us." Being a songwriter, Medley was able to spend much of his time writing songs but sometimes found it tough to finish the songs. "I've got a number of them just waiting for the finished lyrics and/or melodies," he says. "Now that we are back performing I reckon the creative juices will begin flowing again."
Dr. Sabiha Pasha, Palomar Escondido’s chief of staff, said Wednesday afternoon that as of 4:30 p.m., no Palomar doctors had signed on with EMA or Benchmark.
“I fully support the decision made by the administration to contract with Emergent Medical Associates and Benchmark to assume emergency medical care and other services at Palomar Medical Centers in Escondido and Poway,” Linda Greer, Chair of the Palomar Health District Board of Directors, said.
A registered nurse, Greer said that
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We hope to see you at the Pala Casino on the 4th of July at 6pm showtime. If you haven't been part of a concert by The Righteous Brothers you're in for a treat; if you know their work and have seen them before . . you know just how great they really are.
Enjoy! Showtime. 6pm, July 4th, Starlight Theater, Tickets are $40.
And, while at Pala Casino you may want to participate in the Champtionship Soccer Slot Tournament. . . where can play for a chance to win a trip for 4 to Las Vegas for the soccer championship on August 1st!
Pala Casino Spa Resort is hosting the 2021 Championship Soccer Slot Tournament for a chance to win a trip to the Copa Oro ™ Finals in Las Vegas. The grand prize package includes four Club level tickets to the event on August 1st at Alliant Stadium in Las Vegas. The package is valued at $7,500. The tournament is played by the men's national teams of the member associations of CONCACAF.
Guests can participate in a 1-minute slot tournament round once every calendar day with no casino play required. A tournament leaderboard will be posted on the casino floor, as well as on the Pala website, providing constant updates. The grand prize package will be won by the guest with the highest recorded single score at the end of the tournament.
Slot tournament games are located adjacent to the Marquise Bar area. Guests must be Privileges Club members to participate. For more information, please contact the Privileges Center. •••• Quite often, when I get hungry, I head over to see Vi, my favorite server at The Bamboo House in Escondido, at 320 N. Midway.
When Vi sees us enter she automatically orders up two glasses of Chardonnay. She pretty much knows what we like.
One of several reasons we keep coming back to the Bamboo House is that they pour a proper glass of wine. Full. To the brim.
I can never figure out why more restaurants don’t follow the same practice. Give the customer a full glass of wine . . . not half full.
The Bamboo House wants its diners to be pleased . . . thus a full glass of wine . . and thus tasty and generous servings of their great menu of both Mandarin and Cantonese Chinese food.
Letters to the Editor
Just had to comment on your column about animal cruelty in last weeks paper. I could not agree more. I have a decal on my car window from animal protection league that says ABUSE AN ANIMAL GO TO JAIL, it should say 'be shot' though like you suggest.
Ernie Cowan from the UT, Computer Factory, all your great writers, what would we do with out you.
PS nice story about gold and silver, but don't forget Escondido Coin and Loan. I'm glad to see their small ad in The Paper. I've been there a few times, bought a White brand metal detector and some
