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Volume 48 - No. 42

By Friedrich Gomez

Recently released archive diaries, manuscripts, and other personal writings long locked away in a vault have given astonishing new insights into America’s premier humorist and master storyteller. Even when this story was being filed, snippets of the great author’s personal life were finding their way into public awareness.

Well over 100 years since his death in 1910, Mark Twain continues to occupy centre stage in American literature, still full of surprises and The The Paper Paper -- 760.747.7119 760.747.7119

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continuing to manifest added brilliance to his already-remarkable legacy.

He was born Samuel Langhorne Clemens in 1835 but is better known by his nom de plume “Mark Twain,” a term paddlewheelers on the old Mississippi River steamboats used to signify two fathoms (or 12-feet) of water.

His wit and wisdom would become legendary.

Mark Twain had a live-in nurse whom he did not take a shine to, regardless of her good intentions.

He even avoided voicing her name, and merely referred to her as “No.

5.” In his most charitable moment, Twain describes her in his memoirs, as such: “She was as healthy as iron, she had the appetite of a crocodile, the stomach of a cellar, and the digestion of a quartz-mill. She ate everything in sight, and washed it down with freshnets of coffee, tea, brandy, whiskey, turpentine, kerosene – anything that was fluid.” (“A Family Sketch,” a 64-page handwritten memoir, unpublished for over 100 years, and kept in a vault at the University of California, Berkeley.)

Such treasure troves of personal letters and anecdotes, long hidden

away (such as the above humorous narrative) are still slowly finding their way into the light of day.

Remarkably, much of the man’s personal life remained greatly shrouded in mystery.

Until now.

Why is this so? Well, that was the way Mark Twain, himself, wanted it. The author made this demand: that his true, unedited autobiography was not to be published until 100 years after his death. It’s now 108 years since his demise and, yet, much of that goldmine is still slow-

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ly moving at glacier speed in finding its way into the public domain.

Scholars, on the other hand, have unique access to such documents that are still kept in a vault at the University of California, Berkley.

Literary pundits are given greater access to these still-hidden documents, all of which affords them a better view of this extraordinary man whom historians have tagged, “The Quintessential American Novelist.”

These recently released documents, memoirs, etc., attest to the remarkable fact that Twain’s wit and wisdom remains timeless and evergreen despite the onslaught of well over a century since his death. As academicians note: “Most humor doesn’t travel well across time.

Why does Mark Twain still make us laugh, while the humorists who were his contemporaries have been long forgotten?” This was the same man who tickled us with universal truth: “A lie can run around the world 6 times while the truth is till trying to put on its pants.” His quotes could evoke both laughter and serious reflection on the human condition at the same time: “Don’t go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first.”

INDELIBLE INFLUENCE TODAY. Besides his patented humor, Mark Twain had a rare

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access to universal truth which he often disguised in simple dialogue from uneducated folk, such as found in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, the quintessential novel which moved the great Ernest Hemingway to say: “All modern American Literature comes from that one book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn. All American writing comes from that.

There has been nothing before.

There has been nothing as good since.”

Hemingway went so far as to say that Huck Finn should not only be read once, but it should be read every year just to remind us of it being the matrix of the nearly perfect novel.

Over 108 years since his death and there’s still no way around it – you’re required to read Mark Twain to understand the entire perspective of American literature, it’s alpha and omega.

James M. Cox, a leading Twain scholar says of the recently released 3-volume autobiography from the Berkeley University vault: “Mark Twain remains as central as ever not only in American literature but in American life.” Since his death on April 21, 1910, Twain’s writings have, reportedly, inspired more commentary and discussion than any other American author, living or dead. His works have been translated into an unbelievable 72 different languages around the world. As a wordsmith, and

favorite author, he has no equal in America.

President Theodore Roosevelt used Twain’s humor in his speeches.

And President Harry S. Truman kept a framed picture of him on his desk, along with Twain’s quotation: “Always do right. It will please some people and astonish the rest.”

And President Barack Obama hailed him as “Our greatest American satirist and proud son of Missouri.”

From the pantheon of America’s greatest literary minds, there is a river’s-current of nonstop assessments.

Immortal playwright, Eugene O’Neil, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, called him “The true father of all American literature.”

As did fellow Nobel Laureate, William Faulkner who said, “Mark Twain is all of our grandfather.”

TWAIN’S DECEPTIVE WRITING STYLE. Though his writings seemed simplistic, and transparent in composition, therein lies the deceptive genius, clothed in irony, analogy, and allegorical truth, inspiring literary historian, William Dean Howells, to simply sum him up as “The Lincoln of Literature.”

STILL MISUNDERSTOOD. Yet despite all the limelight of fame, accolades and academic discussions, Twain still remains one of the most misunderstood literary figures, giving new life to the saying: “A riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside

an enigma.”

THE MARK TWAIN THE WORLD NEVER SAW. He lived a life most un-ordinary. And The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn were, yes, glimpses of Mark Twain’s youth growing up along the mighty Mississippi, but these narratives were caricatures at best, and not the true genesis nor the formula that begat Mark Twain, himself.

Nonetheless, much of what constitutes Mark Twain has always been there, scattered about in bits and pieces that have long-been published, fifty, eighty, a hundred years and more. These various snippets of his life just needed to be sewn together to better form a mosaic of the man’s primary inner core.

WHAT FORMED HIS RELIGIOUS VIEWS. There is a longstanding ‘catch phrase’ which states that, “The Child is the Father of the Adult,” which means a child’s upbringing often determines the outcome of the adult-to-be in later years. This certainly seems to have played a major role in forming Mark Twain’s inner-most character regarding life in general, and politics, and religion in particular.

Twain’s acrimonious view of organized religion and Biblical accounts, for example, can be traced to his earliest years when he was forced to attend Sunday Services. These

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When French people cuss, do they say "Pardon my English?"

•••• You are only as old as you remember you are.

I'm 30. I think.

•••• When I was born I was so mad at my parents I didn’t talk to them for two years!

•••• “Gimme all your money!

“But I’m a politician!”

“Okay, give me all my money!

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Oceanside Fire Department To Hold Open House On October 20th - The Oceanside Fire Department will hold its annual Fire Prevention Open House on Saturday, October 20th between 9-2. The event will be held at our Fire Station #7, which is located at 3350 Mission Avenue.

Please come out and meet our Firefighters, Paramedics, Lifeguards, our CERT volunteers and our Fire Explorers. This is a free family event which will provide the opportunity for everyone to try a fire hose, practice CPR, learn how to extinguish fires, and learn how to prepare for disasters. You will be able to visit with our many resource specialists from Oceanside Police Department, San Diego Office of Emergency Services, Camp Pendleton Hazmat vehicle, American Red Cross, a meteorologist who can tell you about the weather. You will also be able to see our tools and equipment and vehicles of our many Safety Organizations in San Diego County. Please

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formative years as a mere child, left an indelible imprint that lasted his entire lifetime. These were the beginnings of his darkest lifetime moments that decimated and traumatized a young Samuel Clemens.

Church sermons and hymns in his upbringing days were long, tortuous, and mournful, aimed at lost souls and eternal suffering and damnation in hellfire. To Samuel Clemens, a mere child in bloom, God seemed to be nothing more than a menacing brute, what he referred to as an overbearing “Big Policeman up in the sky,” just waiting to pounce on him with curse after curse in retaliation for his sinning and ways gone wrong. In her excellent account of these horrific days for Samuel Clemens, gifted author and unexcelled biographer, Nora Stirling, writes with great emotion of young Clemens’ nightly visitations, which scarred him forevermore: “Sam, knowing he was doomed, tossed and screamed in nightmares each Sunday night, but each Monday morning he was back at his sinning ways; and so he went, piling up a reserve of guilt and fear that was to last the rest of his life.” (“Who Wrote the Classics,” Vol. 1, by Nora Stirling.)

It is punishing to just imagine a human child, literally, waking up screaming at the top of his lungs, in nightmares, each and every Sunday night. And yet, it was so.

What’s Coming Up with Honor Flight San Diego? - Honor Flight San Diego is supporting the 29th Annual Military Women’s Luncheon, to be held on Saturday, October 20th, at 11am. Do you know a female active duty or veteran who would like to have lunch with her sisters?

Then join in at the Annual Military Women’s Luncheon at Anchors Catering outside Naval Base San Diego. There will be 150 military women from every branch of service and every generation from WWII to today’s active duty getting together for lunch. This year there is a moderated multi-generational panel to talk about everything from A-Z and our very own Randy Tidmore, USMC, will be a panelist.

Come hear some of her Rosie the Riveter and Marine Corps stories and advice on life. Check-in begins at 11am and the program at 12noon. Cost is $30 and tickets must purchased in advance. For more information, or to RSVP, go to Military Women’s Luncheon. Follow Honor Flight on social media – please “like” us on our official Facebook page @HonorFlightSanDiego. The cover photo is the WWII Memorial. Then tell your friends about us. Honor Flight San Diego is located at 9423 Keck Court, San Diego, 92129-3534.

October Fresh at Goat Hill Park Oceanside – Feeding the Soul Foundation will host an October Fresh concert event on Saturday, October 20th, from 2pm to sunset at Goat Hill Park. Feeding the Soul Foundation, a non-profit organization that highlights the talent of local musicians to promote local foundations and businesses, is hosting the October Fresh Harvest Fest celebration at Goat Hill Park, 2323 Goat Hill Park, Oceanside, 92054. San Diegians are invited to enjoy food/drinks from local vendors and music by Shane Hall, Billy Galewood, Untitled & Hllndr. The concert will benefit O’side Kitchen Collaborative, a non-profit program dedicated to supporting

In full adulthood, Samuel Clemens – who now morphed into worldfamous celebrity, Mark Twain -often dipped his pen in vitriolic ink: “If Christ were here there is one thing he would not be – a Christian.” And, “Surely the ass who invented the first religion ought to be the first ass damned.”

Since his boyhood days, Mark Twain was certain that God, in retrospect, punished him with tragedy after tragedy for his wayward ways of smoking, cursing, and hating school.

THE SECRET LIFELONG GRIEF OF A MURDER HE BELIEVED HE COMMITTED. One particular moment in Twain’s boyhood forged a dagger in his brain and led him to believe – all his life – that he had, inadvertently, murdered another human being.

According to Mark Twain’s own memoirs, this is what transpired. At the tender age of fourteen, Twain was in the company of his boyhood chum, Tom Blankenship (whom Mark Twain transformed into Huck Finn in his Huckleberry Finn novel; Mark Twain, himself, became Tom Sawyer). One particular night the two young teens took note of a vagabond drunk who was placed in the town’s one-room jailhouse and decided to pay him an unauthorized visit. Peering at each other through the jail bars, the derelict finally asked the two youths for a light for his old smoking pipe. It was against town rules to even converse with the incarcerated; it was triple-wrong

zero waste food efforts in Oceanside.

This new program supports zero waste by sourcing surplus and "ugly" fruits and vegetables directly from local growers and provides full service conscience catering, creatively delicious preserved products and community zero waste culinary education with this food. There's something for everyone at this event including a dog costume contest, carved pumpkin contest, mini mercado farmers market & Fall carnival games. There will also be a variety of Fall inspired food and beverages including vegan and vegetarian cuisine. General Admission $15/online at www.octoberfresh.eventbrite.com, or $20/at the door.

Kids 14 and under are free. Feeding the Soul Foundation is a non-profit organization that organizes and promotes events.

Proceeds of each show benefit different local, national or global charity. Since formation in March 2010 they have donated more than $200,000 to organizations that feed the hungry, empower young women through music, promote environmental responsibility, and free slaves around the world. Visit the website for more information, www.feedingthesoulfoundation.org.

Save $$$ at S.D. Botanic Garden’s Fall Plant Sale – On Saturday and Sunday, October 20 & 21, from 10am to 4pm, the San Diego Botanic Garden will hold its Fall Plant Sale; the best time of year to begin planting a fall garden in Southern California. For 36 years, this has been the largest plant and garden-related items sale in San Diego. It features a wide variety of unique, exotic and unusual plants you won’t find anywhere else, including beautiful water-wise plants to enhance your garden and save on your water bill. It also includes California natives, herbs, succulents, annuals, perennials, fruit trees, bromeliads, sub-tropicals, house plants, and much more. On Monday, October 22nd, from 9am-12pm, all remaining plant stock goes on sale for one-half price.

Thousands of plants have been donated by over 100 generous local growers wholesalers, retail nurseries and individuals.

Many plants available at the sale are propagated at the SD Botanic Garden by horti-

culturalists, docents and dedicated volunteers. This sale is one of the Garden’s biggest fundraisers and is organized by more than 150 volunteers. The Botanic Attic, filled with new and gently-used garden-related items, a used book sale, and the popular Bakery Shoppe, selling homemade baked goods, jams and jellies, will also available at the Fall Plant Sale. Cost: Saturday, Free with paid admission or membership. Sunday, Free with $5 admission or membership from 9am-5pm**.

Monday, Free with $5 admission or membership from 9am-12noon only**. **Discounted admission only available on October 21 & 22 for Fall Plant Sale attendees. The Garden is located at 230 Quail Gardens Dr., Encinitas, 92024. Phone 760.436.3036, or visit SDBGarden.org.

Free Pre-Retirement Workshop for Working Teachers and Administrators The California Retired Teachers’ Association (Cal-RTA) is presenting a free pre-retirement event for working teachers and administrators on Monday, October 22, from 4-6pm, at the North County Regional Education Center, 255 Pico Avenue, San Marcos, 92069. Whether your retirement is in the distant future or just around the corner, this event is designed to provide the information you need from the experts as you prepare for this important transition. A computer lab will be available from 6-7pm for attendees to practice their CalSTRS calculations. RSVP to Kathy O’Leary at calrtaevent@gmail.com. For CalRTA information, please visit: www.calrta.org or www.facebook.com/CalRTA. Grand Opening Celebration to Benefit Food Bank and Breast Cancer Awareness – The Grand Opening Celebration of the Big Frog Custom Tshirts & More, at 151 S. Las Posas Road, #173, San Marcos, on Tuesday, October 23, from 4-8pm, will benefit the North County Food Bank and Breast Cancer Awareness.

You are asked to bring at least one jar of peanut butter and/or $10 donation for

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to hand him any matches. Not one for rules, Mark handed the drunk some matches. Short time later, the boys, now at the opposite end of town, noticed a bright orange ball illuminating the evening sky.

Running back to the jailhouse, it was too late. Engulfed in an unforgiving inferno, the frantic screams from a man tearing at his bars was suddenly silenced. The dead man was only the first of many tragedies that Mark Twain would blame himself for. He felt certain, the Big Judge in the sky (the Biblical God), was reaching out to punish him for all his wrongdoings, all his transgressions, all his careless behavior.

Mark Twain would later write, “. . . the swindle of life and the treachery of a God that can create disease and misery and endless crime – create things that men would be condemned for creating – that men would be ashamed to create.”

Truths often couched in humor have long been a Mark Twain trademark.

However, when wrestling with such raw experiences such as death, suffering, and pain, Twain often took off the gloves and wrote his thoughts down hard, bare-knuckled, uncensored, and filtered with disguised humor.

drink wine, it gives me the gout; if I go to church, it gives me dysentery.”

“Nothing agrees with me. If I drink coffee, it gives me dyspepsia; if I

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The celebrated author never relished the company of Christians, nor subscribed in their belief-system and, in fact, boasted that his early church-tending days seemed happily over.

CONFLICTING RELIGIOUS VIEWS AND AMENDMENTS. Despite his acrimonious view on organized religion, Mark Twain found it most ironic that his supreme idol was a Catholic saint, by the name of Joan of Arc (The Maid of Orleans). “It took six thousand years to produce her; her like will not be seen in the Earth again in fifty thousand.” (“Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc,” by Mark Twain, 1896.) She was the summit of Twain’s admiration, “She is easily and by far the most extraordinary person the human race has ever produced.” (“Saint Joan of Arc,” by Mark Twain, 1919.)

Equally ironic is that the celebrated American was traveling through the Holy Land as a correspondent when he chanced upon a portrait of a young, staunch Christian girl, petite and slender, and with piercing dark eyes and, suddenly, his mind was reversed. Reversed regarding comporting with Christians, and also in regards to the fairer sex. As a journalist and lecturer, he had often boasted that he was a confirmed bachelor. “I’ve never had the wish or the time to bother with women.”

Now, something strange and indefinable crystallized within Mark Twain, now in his thirties, and he heard himself say, “I could worship

Local News

The Paper • Page 4 • October 18, 2018 Fatal Traffic Collision - Carlsbad

On October 14, 2018 at 4:35 p.m., Officers from the Carlsbad Police Department responded to the 4600 block of Carlsbad Boulevard regarding a report of a motorcyclist seriously injured after colliding with a Toyota Tundra. Upon arrival, Officers found a motorcycle with severe damage lying in the roadway on Carlsbad Blvd and a Toyota Tundra also with extensive damage. The motorcyclist had suffered serious injuries due to the collision and was pronounced deceased while being transported by the Fire Department to a local area hospital.

The motorcyclist pronounced deceased was identified as a 19 year-old male from San Marcos. The driver of the Tundra was identified as a 38 year-old male from Grand Terrace.

The investigation into the cause of the collision is ongoing. Investigators are requesting anyone that witnessed the collision to call Carlsbad Police Department Accident Investigator, Corporal Travis Anderson at 760-9312208.

County Board of Supervisors Allows Extension up to 800 Feet at McClellan-Palomar Airport

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors have certified the final environmental documents which essentially gives the green light to extend the runway at McClellanPalomar Airport’s Master Plan. They also approved the McClellan-Palomar

Man About Town Endoresements and Predictions:

Endorsement: Supervisor, 5th District: Jim Desmond

Jim Desmond has done a wonderful job as Mayor of San Marcos. He deserves election to Supervisor.

Predictions: Mayor, Escondido, Sam Abed.

We’ve been critical of Mayor Sam on several occasions but, overall, we agree he’s done an effective job for Escondido as Mayor. He does tend to serve special interests but the people of Escondido seem fairly content with him.

His opponent, Paul “Mac” Macnamara, a retired Marine Corps Colonel, is way behind on fund raising efforts with Abed running about

Airport Master Plan Update, selected the D-III alternative design, which allows for a runway extension up to 800 feet, adopted findings for mitigation of significant environmental impacts, adopted a statement of location and custodian of record among other actions all of which are related to the runway extension.

Theyalso directed County staff to return with an ordinance amending the appointment process for members of the Palomar Airport Advisory Committee to allow the Carlsbad City Council to submit a recommended appointee for consideration by the District 5 Supervisor.

The Board further directed County staff to work with the City of Carlsbad to strengthen the airport’s Voluntary Noise Abatement Program and to actively monitor complaints and enforce noise violations. City of Carlsbad staff prepared a memo summarizing the action taken by the County Board of Supervisors.

Prior to that in June and July 2018, the

4 times as much. By all accounts Mac is a well liked and respeccted candidate but does not appear to have the necessary votes. He is a Democrat and favors SB54 (Sanctuary City issue).

He has a distinguished record of accomplishment in both military and civilian areas; While I predict Sam Abed will win the race for Mayor I, personally, would be more likely to vote for Mac, even though he and I disagree on a couple of issues.

Endorsement: Escondido City Council, District 1: Ed Gallo.

Ed Gallo may have to run hard and fast; his opponent, Consuelo Martinez, almost beat him in the last election. She came within 60 votes of beating him.

District 2 has a large Latino populaton. They may well turn out and vote for Consuelo.

Still, we’re backing Gallo. We think he’s done a good job over the years and is reliable and dependable.

Endorsement: Escondido City Council, District 2: John Masson

John Masson is a quiet, steady type.

He’s done a good job for the city over the years. He understands land use planning and how government works.

His opponent, Valenza Valenzuela is new to the political arena and, in our

County of San Diego recirculated portions of the environmental document for the Airport Master Plan based on input received during the initial release of the document for public review. The City of Carlsbad submitted comment letters on both the original and recirculated portions of the Airport Master Plan environmental document. The County of San Diego provided responses to the city’s comments.

Additionally, the Carlsbad City Council received a presentation at their Sept. 11, 2018 meeting from the law firm of Kaplan, Kirsch and Rockwell and directed staff to work with the County of San Diego to identify specific actions that will be taken to improve the working relationship between the county and the city, and to address community concerns regarding McClellan-Palomar Airport.

For Advertising Information or to subscribe, Call (760) 747-7119 judment does not have the training or background to benefit the city.

We give the nod to Masson.

Endorsement: Mayor of San Marcos: Rebecca Jones

As a council member Rebecca Jones has worked with the council and staff over the years, has learned the job well and is ready to move into the Mayor’s chair. She is, in fact, endorsed by the present Mayor, Jim Desmond.

One of her opponents, Chris Orlando, has also served a number of years on the council. We note, however, with some displeasure, that Mr. Orlando does not return phone calls to the media.

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Endorsement(s): San Marcos City Council Districts 1, 2: Craig Garcia and Mike Sannella, respectively:

We have followed Mike Sannella’s government service closely, and are impressed. He deserves a council seat. Mr. Garcia is relatively new to the election world but has a good record as a businessman and is well liked.

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a girl like that.” And he did, for the remainder of his life. Mark Twain had found his other half of existence, in the form of his wife-to-be, Olivia Susan Langdon (“Livy”).

She was the best thing that ever happened to him, and their love was unparalleled by any standard. Forty years after they married, Mark Twain said, “From the first day I saw her, she has never been out of my mind.”

But Mark Twain was ever leery of that Big Judge up in the sky (the Old Testament God), ready to pounce on him for his every transgression, past to present. When Twain had lost his father earlier in his life, who died at the young age of 49, he blamed himself, because he felt God was punishing him through his father’s death. Same when he lost his brother, Benjamin, struck down as a mere child of ten.

His life seemed a cursed one. A cursed one in spades! He had lost his sister, Margaret, who died at age nine, leaving Mark, a confused toddler only four years old. Then, curse upon curse, he lost his other brother, Henry, when death claimed him at the young age of 20. Mark was 23 when his brother, Henry, died, and he felt as though the moon and the stars had fallen upon him.

The trauma, torment, and confused pain, all pressed upon his young psyche, and shredded it. Surely, he thought, God’s long judgmental hand eagerly swatted him. Yet,

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Twain seemed to differentiate his qualms between the Old and New Testament as reflected in his own handwriting: “God, so atrocious in the Old Testament, so attractive in the New – the Jekyl and Hyde of sacred romance”.

To his way of thinking, it is little wonder he turned with reckless abandon, to rough-housing, cursing, smoking, and a taste for liquor early on and which persisted through later years. But surely, Livy -- now his newlywed wife -- could save him from his irreverent ways. Part him from his taste for liquor, cigars, and profanity. Smoking and liquor can be modified, she reasoned, but the profanity had to go. Once, when Mark Twain was getting dressed he blew his fuse when he found a missing shirt button. He launched into irreverent language, cursing that would have caused the Seventh Fleet to blush! Unknown to him at the time, Livy had heard his every curse word from behind a door. Lifting her petite and tiny voice as best she could, she aimed at shaming her husband by repeating his every word back to him.

“Livy,” Twain said, very shocked, “did it really sound like that?”

When his wife answered, “Of course it did, only worse. And I wanted you to hear just how it sounded.”

Mark Twain stood straight, to his full height, pulled down on his shirt, cleared his voice, and said, “Livy, it would pain me to think that when I swear it sounds like that. You got the words right, Livy, but you don’t know the tune.”

23 ADULT TRUTHS

1.~Sometimes I'll look down at my watch 3 consecutive times and still not know what time it is.

2.~Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you realize you're wrong. ... ...

3.~I totally take back all those times I didn't want to nap when I was younger.

4.~There is great need for a sarcasm font.

5.~How the hell are you supposed to fold a fitted sheet?

6.~Was learning cursive really necessary?

7.~Map Quest really needs to start their directions on # 5.

I'm pretty sure I know how to get out of my neighborhood.

8.~Obituaries would be a lot more interesting if they told you how the person died.

9.~I can't remember the last time I wasn't at least kind-of tired.

10.~Bad decisions make good stories.

11.~You never know when it will strike, but

(“A Family Sketch,” Ibid)

PERSONAL TRAGEDY HARDENED HIS HEART. Again, disaster was close behind. Livy gave birth to a little boy (Landon Clemens, 1870) and they all soon moved to Hartford, Connecticut.

Out riding with the baby on a frigid day, Mark accidentally let the blanket slip from the baby’s legs, unnoticed, and the infant caught cold.

Diphtheria set in, and he died soon after. Mark forever blamed himself for bringing such a curse upon his only son. He never forgave himself.

Nor the God overhead who oversaw everything.

At times, Mark Twain felt at rope’s end. But the drama unfolding in his private life was not through with him yet. Over time, his daughters were the beacon in his life: Susy, Clara, and Jean. But wife, Livy, she was the valve, the pump, the ventilator which kept his heart going, and for a while, life seemed good.

His family was his everything.

But slowly, little by little, he saw his precious family begin to vanish.

One by one, he saw them go. Susy, the eldest daughter, died first. She had become ill when Mark and wife, Livy, were abroad, on a worldwide lecture tour. Daughter Clara went with them to Europe; Jean was too young and stayed home, with Susy. Mark was in London when a cable reach his hand announcing the death of his daughter Susy. She had died of spinal meningitis. And he was not there comes a moment at work when you know that you just aren't going to do anything productive for the rest of the day.

12.~Can we all just agree to ignore whatever comes after Blue Ray? I don't want to have to restart my collection...again.

13.~I'm always slightly terrified when I exit out of Word and it asks me if I want to save any changes to my ten-page technical report that I swear I did not make any changes to.

14.~I keep some people's phone numbers in my phone just so I know not to answer when they call.

15.~I think the freezer deserves a light as well.

16.~I disagree with Kay Jewelers. I would bet on any given Friday or Saturday night more kisses begin with Miller Light than Kay. 17.~I wish Google Maps had an "Avoid Ghetto" routing option.

18.~I have a hard time deciphering the fine line between boredom and hunger.

19.~How many times is it appropriate to say "What?" before you just nod and smile because you still didn't hear or understand a word they said?

20.~I love the sense of camaraderie when an entire line of cars team up

there for her. Mark blamed himself again, for his wayward life and the curse he brought down upon his precious family, or so he thought.

He was devastated beyond words, and it is amazing he did not take his own life. In his own words, he scarcely believed he was able to survive this ordeal, “It is one of the mysteries of nature,” he cried, “that a man, all unprepared, can receive a thunderstroke like that and live.”

For a long period, there was no laughter in the house, neither were there any birthdays, or any observance of Christmas. All such celebrations were halted. It ate at him, because he knew his precious daughter, Susy, had made such fun and laughter and celebration over these days, and he could no longer bear it without her presence. Twain was so diminished by his daughter’s death that he never returned to live at the Hartford House, which is now a museum.

On June 5, 1904, the cruelest blow imaginable fell squarely upon Mark Twain’s already crippled existence.

His beloved wife, Livy, long ill, had quietly passed away. She was the cornerstone of Mark Twain’s earthly existence. He felt no strength left. He wrote with soul in hand, after the death of his wife, a letter to his wife’s brother, “I am a man without a country. Wherever Livy was, that was my country.”

His daughter, Clara, had collapsed

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to prevent a jerk from cutting in at the front. Stay strong,!

21.~Shirts get dirty. Underwear gets dirty. Pants? Pants never get dirty, and you can wear them forever.

22.~Even under ideal conditions people have trouble locating their car keys in a pocket, finding their cell phone, and Pinning the Tail on the Donkey - but I'd bet everyone can find and push the snooze button from 3 feet away, in about 1.7 seconds, eyes closed, first time, every time.

23.~The first testicular guard, the "Cup," was used in Hockey in 1874 and the first helmet was used in 1974. That means it only took 100 years for men to realize that their brain is also important!

Does anyone else talk to their dog?

I do.

When we go for a walk I talk to her just as though she were human. I talk to her about what a beautiful day it is and point out the lovely flowers. Or, I talk to her about what great dogs we have for neighbors and isn't it fun when she plays with them? Sometimes she looks at me quizzically and cocks her head to one side or t'other, as if pondering the thought.

I can't help but note the look of

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after her mother died. She had to be committed to a rest home for a period of time. And even though Clara continued to live long after, and eventually married, she was never, ever the same person she once was.

Mother-Daughter bond was so great, that Clara had never fully recovered from her mother’s death.

Daughter, Jean, body ravaged by seizures brought on by epilepsy, also had to be committed to a rest home. In 1909, Jean, his 19-year-old daughter, suffered her final seizure and drowned in her bathtub.

It seemed like Mark Twain’s agony and tragedy paralleled Job’s in the Old Testament Bible. How cruel, Twain thought. Mark Twain, wrote concise words that crystallized his inner-most thoughts, “The problem I’ve had with Christianity is that God’s defenders try to make him seem somehow the victim of man’s sin. If he really is all-knowing, then he knew, even before the beginning of time, that his human creations would disappoint him and thus ‘earn damnation.’ So why did he go ahead and make us anyway, if not for the sadistic pleasure of torturing us in hell by the billions?”

Soon after, Mark Twain’s best friend, American financier, Henry Rogers, who had once salvaged Mark Twain’s life from bankruptcy, died. Twain had once written a concise volley that summed up his heart and spirit, “If god does exist, he is a malign thug.”

All this had fallen upon him, America’s premier novelist and essayist. And all through these deadly and unforgiving trials and tribulations, Mark Twain turned to what he did best – writing. He wrote books that brought us joy and fulfillment and wonder, and he authored anecdotes that tickled our every funny bone. It is the absolute zenith of irony, that this poor, tormented man, from the debris of his own existence, somehow created a beautiful, literary kingdom seldom seen on Earth.

Mark Twain’s resiliency is supreme and unmatched. “Will I ever be cheerful again, happy again? Yes. And soon,” he wrote in his diary.

“For I know my temperament. And I know that the temperament is master of the man, and he is its fettered and helpless slave and must in all things do as it commands. A man’s temperament is born in him, and no circumstances can ever change it.”

On his 70th birthday he never lost his touch. He stood and faced the huge gathering of friends, dignitaries, and loved ones before him and said, “I have achieved my seventy years in the usual way: by sticking strictly to a scheme of life which would kill anybody else.”

The crowd laughed through tears and understanding of what he said, and the road he had had travelled.

“It sounds like an exaggeration, but that is really the common rule for attaining to old age . . . . I will offer

here, as a sound maxim, this: That we can’t reach old age by another man’s road.”

His books and all he authored, were his underpinnings. The man who stood before them on his 70th birthday, was the Mark Twain the world seldom saw, or even knew. When he was asked if he feared death, he replied with a smile and a chuckle, “I was dead for millions of years before I was born and it never inconvenienced me a bit.”

Though he never felt self-pity, that is not to say he never felt lonely at times, as all humans do. And though he was resilient and strong in emotional constitution, he never recanted his views of how wicked life could become and summed this up by stating, “There has been only one Christian. They caught him and crucified him – early.”

RELATIVELY UNKNOWN RACIAL VIEWS. His nature was unpredictable at times, and he was a firebrand who danced to a different fiddler. He once took his black butler, George Griffin, with him on a visit to his publisher’s office. The scandal and outrage it produced in 1893, of a white man and a black man, seen together – as equals -under such circumstances, was pyrotechnical. It produced such a vocal outburst, that Griffin was embarrassed. Mark Twain was resolute and defiant. He later wrote of the embarrassment it created: “But not for me, for the companionship was proper; in some ways he was my equal, in some others my superior.” (“A Family Sketch,” Ibid) Twain’s early life shaped him. He was a product of Missouri, a slave state, and his father and uncle owned slaves and his young, impressionable eyes had him witness a slave owner brutally murder a slave for, as Twain wrote: “Merely doing something awkward.” In this scenario, the owner threw a rock at the slave with such force it killed him, outright.

Unknown to many, Twain’s views on life were lightyears ahead of his day. A recently discovered archive Twain letter, dated December 24, 1885, was addressed to Mr. Francis Wayland, Dean of the Law School.

Twain’s subsequent handwritten post-Civil War letters openly voiced his opposition to slavery and his revulsion of slave owners in general. Over 75 years after Twain’s death, Edwin McDowell of The New York Times released a letter from his archives revealing that, unknown to most, he provided financial assistance to one oIn a handwritten letter by Twain almost 120 years ago today he wrote: “I do not believe I would very cheerfully help a white student who would ask a benevolence of a stranger. But I do not feel so about the other color. We have ground the manhood out of them, & the shame is our, not theirs; & we should pay for it.”

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Healthcare Access Matters

Access to affordable healthcare, keeping your own doctor, covering preexisting conditions, expanding mental health/substance use disorder treatments and children's healthcare are important parts of my healthcare advocacy in Sacramento.

As a member of Assembly Health Committee, the Select Committee on Health Care Delivery & Universal Coverage, the Select Committee on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, I’m also "Vice Chair" of the Select Committee on Infectious Diseases in High Risk Communities, and serve on the Stanford 5 Year Initiative on Neuroscience, a working group fostering communications between policymakers and researchers regarding mental health and opioid addiction.

Legislation I've authored includes a bill to improve health care outcomes for all Californians and expand access to lifesaving treatments through the health benefits review program, making evidence based decisions which bring results upfront, save money and improve quality of life. Also, legislation that expedites the patient appeals process for newly developed epilepsy drugs, anti-rejection, antipsychotics and HIV/AIDS so more patients can access them, and working with the CA

Man About Town Cont. from Page 4

Endorsement: Oceanside City Council, District 1 Chuck Lowery, District 2, Terry Johnson.

Endorsement: Oceanside City Treasurer, Rafe Trickey, Jr.

Endorsement: Carlsbad Mayor Matt Hall; City Council, District 1, David McGee, District 3, Priya Bhat-Patel Endorsement: Vista Mayor: Judy Ritter. City Council: District 1, John Aguilera, District 4, John Franklin.

Prediction: Duncan Hunter, Jr., will be elected; shortly thereafter he will be pressured by the GOP to resign due to his legal problems. The GOP will then appoint his successor from a list of more electable candidates.

This is a strategic move by the GOP; they realize that Hunter is a wounded duck and will likely be convicted and wind up in prison.

To avoid giving up the seat to a Democrat they will put heavy pressure on their troops to (a) elect Hunter, and (b) for Hunter to resign.

Hunter’s opponent, Ammar Campa Najjar, a Democrat, has some heavy baggage to overcome as well. His father is/was a well documented terrorist from the Middle East.

That is political poison.

Medical Board to include preventative training on HIV/AIDS protocols and counseling for primary care physicians.

This session, I introduced legislation encouraging genetic counseling to inform women diagnosed with breast/ovarian cancer about BRCA gene mutations to help target treatment. Three bills were aimed at the opioid crises; one to expand access to Medically Assisted Treatments of opioid abuse by incentivizing more providers to become certified, another to create a public awareness campaign on substance use addiction, along with a bill to provide mental health and addiction treatment for women charged with misdemeanor violations to end the cycle of recidivism.

The California Life Sciences Association and the Chronic Care Coalition both recognized me as Legislator of the Year last session. As your Assembly representative, I will continue my efforts to encourage accessible health care for Californians.

Minority Floor Leader Marie Waldron, REscondido, 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.

We are NOT endorsing Hunter but are predicting he will win.

Endorsements; Governor: John Cox. Lt. Governor, Ed Hernandez.

Secretary of State: Alex Padilla.

Controller: Betty Yee

Treasurer: Greg Conlon

Attorney General: Steven Bailey

Insurance Commissioner: Steve Poizner State Board of Equalization: Joel Anderson US Senator: Kevin DeLeon Congress, 49th District: Harkey

Diane

Congress, 51st District: Juan Hidalgo State Senate: 38th District: Brian Jones Assembly, 51st District: Marie Waldron.

State Superintendent, Public Instruction: Tony Thurmond

Next week we will give our endorsementes and/or predictions on the various propositions and local issues that are on the ballot.

Agree or disagree, but vote!

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He was one of the first black students at Yale Law School. The letter, authenticated by Yale scholars, reveal that the great author wrote to Francis Wayland, the law school dean, dated December 24, 1885.

Mark Twain financed the student’s education until his graduation in 1887.

Sterling Stuckey, a black professor of history at Northwestern University and who teaches Twain in his course on the arts and history commented: “It couldn’t be a clearer, more categorical indictment of racism in American Life, and I’m not at all surprised to find that it came from Twain.”

The black student Twain financed, identified as Warner T. McGuinn in Twain’s personal diary, became a brilliant lawyer after graduating in 1887 and would become a director of the local branch of the N.A.A.C.P. “He was one of the greatest lawyers who ever lived,” said Thurgood Marshall, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. “If he had been white, he’d have been a judge,” Justice Marshall sadly commented.

When McGuinn died on July 10, 1937, the obituary in The New York Times referred to his lifelong friendship with Mark Twain stating: “Their friendship endured until the death of the author.”

BOOKS BANNED. For a spell, Mark Twain’s books were banned as racist and for profusely using the dreaded “n” word. For Twain, he was writing in the vernacular of his day, showing the ignorance and hatred of society’s underbelly. In his Adventures of Huckleberry Finn novel, Twain used allegory and symbolism to point out the evil of slavery. The character, Huckleberry Finn, is shown as a runaway boy with his friend, Jim, a runaway slave, as they sailed together down the mighty Mississippi river.

Symbolically, both had escaped abuse (the boy at the hands of his family, and Jim from his slave owners.) As they travel, ironically, the slave becomes a caring, loyal friend and eventually a father figure to a confused Huckleberry Finn, finally opening the young boy’s eyes to the human tragedy that is slavery. Huck sympathizes so profoundly with Jim the slave, that he frees him. (At the time of the book’s publication in 1884, Southern society was greatly repulsed at the idea of Huckleberry Finn helping a runaway slave, who was thought to be human property and, therefore, freeing a slave was viewed as the worst crime you could commit short of murder.)

Twain often repeated “Man is the only Slave. And he is the only animal who enslaves.” (From Mark Twain’s “The Lowest Animal.”)

Not understanding or seeing the allegorical truth symbolized in his characters, Twain would be banned in various schools under the condemnation of “racism.”

Many black academics, however, defended him for what Twain was truly saying, disguised in the uneducated language of the day. Black University professor Sterling Stucky of Northwestern University commented: “My sense of the criticism is that it comes mainly from the non-academic sector of the black community, not from black intellectuals. In my judgement, ‘Huck Finn’ is one of the most devastating attacks on racism ever written.”

Ironically, like the Biblical text he alienated himself from, Twain’s own words were often richly adorned with parables, allegory and veiled truth ensconced in symbolism. Huck Finn championed racial equality through characterization, yet his masterpiece work was misunderstood, condemned, and banned for all the wrong reasons.

POIGNANT MEETING WITH HELEN KELLER. A most touching moment occurred in 1895 when Mark Twain met with 14-year-old Helen Keller. Pressing her fingers gently on Twain’s lips, he proceeded to tell her an amusing story. All along the narrative, the young teenage Keller, both deaf and blind, broke out in laughter at all the right places, as Twain punctuated his story with humor. Her tiny fingers ‘read’ his lips, and her dark world suddenly lit up with laughter, and sunshine, and all the things that make children happy.

Deeply touched at her childlike innocence, and in spite of her being cursed in eternal darkness, Twain saw something he had long overlooked. For what little in life this small fragile child had, she was supremely confident. She was supremely optimistic. She was supremely happy!

He later wrote: “She is a fellow to Caesar, Alexander, Napoleon, Homer, Shakespeare, and the rest of the immortals.” (“History, Letters, Literature,” by Mark Twain.)

Though she could not talk, and even though she was totally blind, the 14year-old Helen Keller had taught Mark Twain much, in his twilight years. All reminiscent of what Twain once learned: “Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.”

BORN AND DIED WITH HALLEY’S COMET’S ARRIVAL. In 1909 he was fond of repeating, “I came in with Halley’s Comet in 1835. It is coming again next year (1910), and I expect to go out with it. It will be the greatest disappointment in my life if I don’t go out with Halley’s Comet. The Almighty has said, no doubt: ‘Now here are these two unaccountable freaks; they came in together, they must go out together.’”

In 1910, Halley’s Comet actually made its closest approach to Earth.

Almost as if it were pausing along the way to pick up a passenger. As reported by the New York Times: “On April 21, 1910, Mark Twain died of a heart attack, just as the

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Historically Speaking

by Tom Morrow

‘Gray Ghost’ is What They Called Him

One of Robert E. Lee’s most dependable commanders during the Civil War was John Singleton Mosby. Unless you’re a serious student of history, the name may not be well-known to you – that is unless you were a 1950s TV fan.

The TV show’s music gave a good indication of who he w a s .

Yo u n g people across America w e r e singing t h e opening theme music: “Gray Ghost is What They Call Me, John Mosby is my name.” The show’s 39 episodes ran from 1957 to 1958, starring Tod Andrews.

The real Mosby was, indeed, at times a “ghost” to Union forces. He was born Dec. 6, 1833. Mosby was a Confederate army cavalry battalion commander. His command, the 43rd Battalion, Virginia Cavalry, known as “Mosby's Rangers” or “Mosby's Raiders,” was a partisan ranger unit noted for its lightning-quick raids and its ability to elude Union Army pursuers and disappear, blending in with local farmers and townsmen.

In the beginning, Mosby spoke out against secession but joined the Confederate army as a private at the outbreak of the war. He participated in the First Battle of Bull Run (Manassas) in July 1861.

In January 1863, J.E.B. Stuart authorized Mosby to form and take command of the 43rd Battalion Virginia Cavalry.

This was later expanded into Mosby's Command, a regimental-sized unit of partisan rangers operating in Northern Virginia.

The 43rd Battalion operated officially as a unit of the Army of Northern Virginia, subject to the commands of Robert E. Lee and Stuart, but its men lived outside of the norms of regular army cavalrymen.

Mosby’s men had no camp duties and lived scattered among the civilian population. Mosby required proof from any volunteer that he had not deserted from the regular service, and only about 10 percent of his men had served previously in the Confederate Army.

In March 1863, Mosby conducted a daring raid far inside Union lines near

the Fairfax County courthouse. He and his men captured three Union officers, including Brig. Gen. Edwin H. Stoughton. Mosby wrote in his memoirs that he found Stoughton in bed and roused him with a "spank on his bare backside." Upon being so rudely awakened the general indignantly asked what this meant. Mosby quickly asked if he had ever heard of "Mosby."

The general replied, "Yes, have you caught him?"

"I am Mosby," he said. "Stuart's cavalry has possession of the Court House; be quick and dress." Mosby and his 29 men had captured a Union general, two captains, 30 enlisted men, and 58 horses without firing a shot. Mosby was formally promoted to the rank of captain two days later, on March 15, 1863, and major on March 26, 1863.

The partisan rangers proved controversial among Confederate army regulars, who thought the rangers encouraged desertion as well as morale problems in the countryside as potential soldiers would favor sleeping in their own (or friendly) beds and capturing booty to the hardships and privations of traditional military campaigns. Mosby was thus enrolled in the Provisional Army of the Confederate States and soon promoted to lieutenant colonel on January 1864, and to colonel later that year. Mosby thus carefully screened potential recruits, and required each to bring his own horse.

On Nov. 11, 1864, Mosby wrote to Gen. Philip Sheridan, the commander of Union forces in the Shenandoah Valley, requesting that both sides resume treating prisoners with humanity. He pointed out that he and his men had captured and returned far more of Sheridan's men than they had lost. The Union side complied. With both camps treating captives as "prisoners of war" for the duration, there were no more executions.

Ironically, after the war, Mosby became a Republican and worked as an attorney and supported his former enemy's commander, U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant. He also served as the American consul to Hong Kong and in the U.S. Department of Justice.

Many years after the war, Mosby befriended the Patton family in California and spent time at their ranch with their young son, George, recreating Civil War. Years later during World War II, General George S. Patton would use tactics he learned from his childhood idol.

Throughout his life, Mosby remained loyal to those he believed fair-minded, such as J.E.B. Stuart and President Grant, but refused to cater to Southern sympathies. He died of complications after throat surgery in a Washington, D.C. hospital on May 30, 1916, noting the day he was dying was Memorial Day. He is buried at the Warrenton Cemetery in Warrenton, Virginia.

"War Loses Its Romance" is an inscription of a quotation by Mosby at Veterans Memorial at the Lackawanna County Courthouse in Scranton, Pennsylvania.

The area of northern central Virginia in which Mosby operated with impunity was known during the war and ever since as Mosby's Confederacy. The legend of “Gray Ghost” lives on.

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comet made its next pass within sight of Earth; one day after it appeared at its brightest.” The very next day, a stunned world discovered the dead body of Samuel Clemens/Mark Twain. His oncekinetic body, at age 74, was now motionless.

His hand forever stilled. His tongue now silenced.

The tending physicians determined that Mark Twain had heart failure, due to angina pectoris. The comet that seemed to carry his spirit away would continue its elliptical orbit around the Sun. By Thursday, May 19, 1910, Halley’s Comet would actually brush the Earth with its 24million-mile-long tail. For 6 full hours the Earth lingered in the wake of the great comet’s dazzling tail.

Lingering, as if saying a final farewell from its unique passenger which it, ostensibly, seemed to be carrying away.

We had Mark Twain for 74 years here on earth, and that time now seems far too brief. His life was like a comet, itself, shooting across the horizon, brilliant and dazzling along its path.

Today, he remains among the most misunderstood, and misquoted authors in world history. He was a chameleon, who seemed able to change color, or shape, or so it seemed. He was many different things to many different people who all thought they knew him well.

Mark Twain was a master story-

teller, and words were his medium.

But, in the final chapter of his life, his fondest and most eloquent words were plain and simple, as if they came from a small boy running barefoot along the mighty Mississippi. He never recovered from the death of his wife, Livy.

As usual, he blamed himself and felt that the Almighty had punished him through her death. Six years had passed and he still felt alone without her by his side. Yes, he could laugh again, but not in the same way as before. He harbored an undying love for his wife, long after she departed and left him alone and feeling forlorn and abandoned. He often repeated: “Oh, how I wish I were with Livy.”

Coincidence or not, Halley’s Comet came on his birth year. And came back for him on his last year on Earth. Just as he said it would.

Seems he got his two wishes. He wanted to be with his beloved wife, Livy, and his personal comet, like a chariot, took him home.

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This has been another classic story by the great story teller himself, Friedrick Gomez.

Mark Twain is our favorite writer of all time and I have followed him for years with great pleasure.

Friedrich, bless his heart, did

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research and came up with things that even I, a Twain scholar, didn’t know. Nice work.

Chuckles Cont. from Page 5

complete admiration she gives me with those big brown eyes of hers that always seem to say, "Why, that's brilliant! I would never have thought of that!"

I've decided that wherever dogs go when they die, that's where I'd like to go.

I found this parrot sitting on my front porch this morning.

He keeps saying, "Good morning, you old fart."

Is he yours?

Social Butterfly Cont. from Page 3

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Join Country Friends at Upcoming Events – The Country Friends invite you to upcoming events. On October 25th, Gallery Gathering with Matthew Focht, on Thursday, October 25th from 5-7pm, at the Matthew Focht Gallery, Cielo Village, 18055 Calle Ambiente, Suite 401, Rancho Santa Fe, 92067. RSVP required; space is limited; RSVP closes on October 18th. On November 10th, The Country Friends presents their 2nd Annual Legacy Brick Unveiling to honor those who have contributed time, talent, and funds to its LegacyCampaign. Join them on Saturday, November 10th from 11am-2pm at The Country Friends Shop, 6030 El Tordo, Rancho Santa Fe, 92067; RSVP required.

Registration open now for The Country Friends 23rd Annual Holiday Tea. Gather your friends and join them for the Tea on Wednesday, December 5th, from 10am2pm, at the Fairbanks Ranch Country Club, 15150 San Dieguito Road, Rancho Santa Fe, 92067. RSVP required. The Country Friends is a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation.

Mailing address is P.O. Box 142, Rancho Santa Fe, 92067.

Community Event/Craft Fair in Vista, October 27th - Want to get a jump start on your Christmas shopping? Come shop for unique gifts from artisans, hobbyists, and local arts & craft vendors. Handmade gifts such as soap, up-cycled glass lamps and angels, ornaments and wreaths, hard candies and chocolates, jewelry, and much much more. Photos with Santa from 11am to 1pm. Also Community outreach will be available through Kids n Pets 4 Vets, San Diego Blood Bank, Boys and Girls Club of Vista and a consultant for Home Energy as well as others. Please join us on October 27th from 9am to 3pm, Faith Lutheran Church, 700 E. Bobier in Vista. LOTS OF

The blonde looked at Homer and said, "Do you think he'll jump?"

Homer said, "You know, I bet he'll jump."

The blonde replied, "Well, I bet he won't."

Homer placed 20 dollars on the bar and said, "You're on!"

Just as the blonde placed her money on the bar, the guy did a swan dive off of the building, falling to his death.

The blonde was very upset and handed her 20 dollars to Homer, saying, "Fair's fair. Here's your money."

The author, Friedrich Gomez, has been known to write a story or two; this, for example, is his 112th for The Paper.

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The 10: 00 news was now on. The news crew was covering a story of a man preparing to jump off a ledge of a tall building.

Homer replied, "I can't take your money; I saw this earlier on the 5 o'clock news and knew he would jump."

The blonde replied, "I did too, but I didn't think he'd do it again."

Homer, a handsome dude, walked into a sports bar around 9: 58 P.M. He sat down next to a blonde at the bar and stared up at the TV.

FUN! Questions, contact Nicola at ChristmasinJulyatFaith@gmail.com. Free admission. Invite your friends, family, coworkers, etc. to help make this a huge success for our Youth Program.

Carlsbad Village Association Hosts Halloween in the Village - The Carlsbad Village Association is pleased to be hosting an afternoon of free, family fun for goblins, ghouls, superheroes, and princesses of all ages at Halloween in the Village! The event is on Saturday, October 27, from 3:00pm to 6:00pm, in downtown Carlsbad, and takes place in the parking lot behind the iconic fountain at the corner of Grand Avenue and State Street, Carlsbad, 92008.

Halloween in the Village will feature a variety of entertaining activities, including exciting games by the Boys and Girls Club of Carlsbad Village, arts and crafts, a doggie costume contest, safe trick-or-treating throughout the Village at participating businesses, pumpkin bowling, face painting and more. The first 500 participants will also get a free trick-or-treat bag for their goodies. Parking can be found on surface streets and at convenient public lots located on Roosevelt Street, as well as on State Street just south of Carlsbad Village Drive. To learn more about this event, visit h t t p s : / / w w w. c a r l s b a d village.com/events/halloween-in-the-village.

National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day is October 27th – The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has scheduled another Drug Take-Back Day which will take place on Saturday, October 27th. This is a great opportunity for those who have accumulated unwanted, unused prescription drugs, to safely dispose of those medications. Prescription opioid painkiller abuse is on the rise and has become a national epidemic. With this new crisis, safe prescription drug disposal is more important then ever. Fortunately,

Social Butterfly Cont. on Page 10

Sorry I waited until she decided to make a three-ring circus out of the Senate Judiciary Committee hearings to bring this up, but both my counselor and my attorney felt this was the right time. I tried to speak with Senator Feinstein personally but every time I called, the guy who answered her cellphone spoke Chinese and I guess he couldn't understand me.

My attorney will be demanding a full Senate and FBI investigation of Senator Feinstein before my new tell-all memoir is published in October.

Sometimes I run into old friends, other times just walls.

Lovemaking Tips For Seniors

Homer took the money

1. Wear your glasses to make sure your partner is actually in the bed.

I can't IMAGINE how this slipped my mind for 38 years, but I JUST REMEMBERED that Diane Feinstein groped me at a political fundraiser in a San Francisco hotel in 1980.

3. Set the mood with lighting. (Turn them ALL OFF!)

HOLD EVERYTHING!

Homer

I can't remember which hotel, or exactly when it was. For that matter I don't remember why I would have been attending a political fundraiser for Diane Feinstein or how I got there. But I'm SURE it was her, although I'll admit I was pretty drunk at the time and most of the evening is pretty sketchy in my memory.

2. Set timer for 3 minutes, in case you doze off in the middle.

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Try to keep them to 250 words or less.

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Chuckles Cont. from Page 9 4. Make sure you put 911 on your speed dial before you begin.

5. Write partner's name on your hand in case you can't remember.

6. Use extra Poly Grip so your teeth don't end up under the bed.

'OLD' IS WHEN...

You are cautioned to slow down by the doctor instead of by the police.

'OLD' IS WHEN 'Getting a little action' means you don't need to take a laxative today.

'OLD' IS WHEN....

'Getting lucky' means you find your car in the parking lot.

7. Have Tylenol ready in case you actually complete the act.

'OLD' IS WHEN...

An 'all nighter' means not getting up to use the bathroom.

9. If it works, call everyone you know with the good news!

Some people just need a hug.

Around the neck. With a rope.

8. Make all the noise you want.... the neighbors are deaf, too.

10. Don't even think about trying it twice. ............................

'OLD' IS WHEN...

Your sweetie says, 'Let's go upstairs and make love,' and you answer, 'Pick one; I can't do both!'

'OLD' IS WHEN...

Your friends compliment you on your new alligator shoes and you're barefoot.

'OLD' IS WHEN...

Going bra-less pulls all the wrinkles out of your face.

'OLD' IS WHEN.....

You don't care where your spouse goes, just as long as you don't have to go along.

'OLD' IS WHEN....

Your spouse offers you super sex, and you reply, "I'll have the soup."

There are two kinds of people in the world.

And I don't like them.

Not to get technical . . . but, according to chemistry, alcohol is a solution.

I look at people sometimes and say . . . "Really? That's the sperm that won?"

I planted some bird seed. A bird came up. Now I don't know what to feed it.

I had amnesia once or twice.

When I was in boy scouts, I slipped on the ice and hurt my ankle. A little old lady had to help me across the street.

Social Butterfly Cont. from Page 9

safe disposal methods are becoming more readily available too. In addition to collection receptacles at most sheriff’s stations, mail-back packages, and take-back events, CVS Health has installed 62 new safe medication disposal units at its stores across Southern California. To find a CVS safe medication disposal unit, visit cvs.com/content/safer-communities-locate.

The National Take-Back Event will be on Saturday, October 27th, from 10am-2pm.

For details and locations, (locations soon to be posted by DEA), visit the DEA’s website at http://deadiversion.usdoj.gov/drug_disposal/takeback/.

October at Brandon Gallery – New in the Gallery; Sculpture by Enrique Avilez. Call for Artists, 12th Annual Small Works of Art Exhibition, November 2-30, 2018. Judge: Carol Mansfield. Brandon Gallery,105 N. Main Avenue, Fallbrook, 92028; 760.723.1330, Open Tuesday-Saturday 10am-4pm. info@fallbrookbrandontgallery.org. Website at www.fallbrookbrandongallery.org. The Fall Open Judged Show, with judge, Robin Erickson, is on exhibition now thru October 27th. Best of Show and Bev Thordarsen Award winner: “Umbrella Girl” by Louis Nidorf. There were seven other award winners and eight Judge’s Choice Merit Awards.

Big Lots to Celebrate New Oceanside Store with Donation to Promises2Kids Big Lots announced today it is celebrating the grand opening of its newest store in Oceanside, California, and as part of the celebration, Big Lots will kick off a donation program benefiting Promises 2 Kids.

Big Lots will donate five dollars to the local charitable organization each time a BIG Rewards loyalty member redeems their rewards at the Oceanside store over a six-week period - October 5th-November 17th. We are also very proud to serve alongside the Oceanside community with our support of Promises 2 Kids.” At

26,939 square feet, the new store, located at 1702 Oceanside Blvd., Oceanside, 92054, will be a showcase for the continued roll out of a new store layout and design across all Big Lots stores. To learn more about Big Lots or set up an interview with a company representative, contact Shannan Bunting at (312) 493-0479.

Grandmothers Club Meeting – will be at 12noon on Thursday, November 1st, for a Thanksgiving potluck, to be held at the Carefree Ranch Mobile Home Park, 211 N. Citrus, Escondido 92027. Please bring your eating utensils plus a dish to share.

They will also be playing a game.

R.B. Woman’s Club Meeting Announced - Enjoy the iconic music of the “Sweethearts of Swing” at the Rancho Bernardo Woman’s Club luncheon meeting on Thursday, November 1st. The unique style and harmonies of this female singing group will delight. The luncheon will be held at the Rancho Bernardo Inn, 17550 Bernardo Oaks Drive, RB. Join us as we salute our veterans. Social begins at 11:30am and lunch is served at 12noon.

Cost for lunch is $28.00 at check-in.

Checks are payable to RB Woman’s Club or cash please. Sorry, no credit cards.

Guests with dietary restrictions may preorder a vegetarian meal. For reservations, call Fern at 760-741-6620. Deadline for reservations is Monday, October 29, at 5pm.

Home Firearm Safety/Basic Handgun Class Announced - A monthly 3-hour familiarization and safety class is offered for anyone anticipating the purchase of, or who already owns, a handgun. The class is offered Sunday, November 4, from 10:00am to 1:00pm at the Escondido Fish and Game Association shooting range east of Lake Wohlford. Participants learn the basics of handguns, home firearm safety and responsibility of firearm ownership.

Handguns and ammunition are provided

‘Social Butterfly’ Cont. on Page 11

The Pastor Says . . .

Scripture says “Show proper respect to everyone, love the family of believers, fear God, and honor the king”. (1Peter 2:17)

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

She’s an 8 month old, 5-1/2 pound, female, Domestic Short Hair cat with a Blue coat.

She loves laps and she loves her cat toys. Even while she’s sitting on a lap, Cider wants to play. She’s an active girl. That’s not going to change. Cider was transferred to Rancho Coastal Humane Society from another shelter through the FOCAS program.

The $125 adoption fee for Cider includes medical exams, vaccinations, spay, and registered microchip.

For more information call 760-7536413, visit Rancho Coastal Humane Society at 389 Requeza Street in Encinitas, or log on to SDpets.org.

Blimpy is a 5-year-old Domestic Short Hair mix looking for a loving home to call his own. He is a big teddy bear and an expert snuggler. He prefers to be the only cat in the home, but he doesn’t mind hanging out with some dog friends. Blimpy is an affectionate kitty who would make a fantastic companion for practically any home. Meet this purr ball at the Escondido Campus today! His adoption fee includes his neuter, permanent microchip identification, current vaccinations, 30 days worry free insurance from Trupanion Insurance and a certificate for a free veterinary exam! Blimpy is available for adoption at San Diego Humane Society’s Escondido Campus at 3450 E Valley Parkway. To learn more about making him part of your family, please call (619) 2997012.

Pastor Sam Brumit Mission 316, San Marcos

Respect

Comedian Rodney Dangerfield used to say “I get no respect” Once he quipped ““I get no respect from my dog. The other day my dog went over to the door and started to bark. I went over and opened it. The dog didn’t want to go out... he wanted me to leave.”

Almost anyone living in this time of our country’s history would probably admit that these are stressful times; divided times; times when “due respect” is often absent.

Many of us were raised with the “Golden Rule” where we were taught to treat others the way we wished to be treated.. The axiom implies mutual “respect”. We all would do well to heed Aretha Franklin’s exhortation…

“R E S P E C T…find out what it means to me”.

Here’s a few ideas that might help restore some of the respect we so need: • Remember that we are all made in the image of God. You will never meet anyone who does not matter to God. • Remember to “disagree agreeably”. Don’t demonize people. You can dislike their behavior and still value them as a person. Romans 12:18 says “If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone”.

• Remember to build people up – Words and phrases are flying like crazy these days but we should watch our words. Ephesians 4:29 say “Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs…”.

• Practice common courtesy.

Like common sense, common courtesy is not all that common today; it should be.

There is much discussion today on how the country can be turned around. I suspect it is not likely to start with politicians as much as it might live out that golden rule and practice respect. __________________ Everyone is welcome to visit Mission 316 Church in San Marcos. The service is held at 10 AM on Sundays at 3 Civic Center Drive (The Community Center) – directly across from the San Marcos Public Library.

The Paper • Page 11 • October 18, 2018

San Marcos • Mayor Jim Desmond

Smoke and carbon monoxi de alarms save lives

If there is a fire in your home, smoke alarms alert people to trouble when they are the most vulnerable—at night, when they are asleep or unaware of their surroundings. Like smoke alarms, carbon monoxide detectors alert unsuspecting residents of a colorless and odorless poisonous gas that emits when appliances such as furnaces, ranges, water heaters and room heaters malfunction.

Simple, life-saving tips include installing smoke alarms in every bedroom, testing smoke alarms each month and replacing alarms every ten year. If the smoke

alarm starts “chirping,” the battery is running low and should be replaced.

Smoke alarms should never be disabled by unhooking it or removing the battery.

If a carbon monoxide alarm rings, immediately move outside to fresh air and call your emergency services, fire department or 9-1-1. After calling 9-1-1, make sure all persons are accounted for and don’t go back inside until an emergency first responder has given you permission.

For more fire prevention tips, visit www.san-marcos.net/beprepared. For more information, please call (760) 7442700 or visit www.edcodisposal.com.

Escondido • Mayor Sam Abed

Mayor Sam Abed does not wish to write a weekly column to communicate with his Escondido Constituents via The Paper and its “A Letter from the Mayor” series

Social Butterfly Cont. from Page 10 for the class but participants are encouraged to bring their own handgun if they already own one. Cost is $60. To register for the class, call Jack at 760.746.2868.

The Escondido Fish and Game Association range is located at 16525 Guejito Road and Lake Wohlford Road.

World Renowned Pianist to Perform at Fall Flair in Carlsbad - Internationally acclaimed pianist Violeta Petrova will bring her renowned talent to Carlsbad on Saturday evening, November 3, when she performs a variety of works at Fall Flair: A Musical Journey of Discovery, a fundraising event presented by the Rotary Club of Carlsbad. The event begins at 6pm at the Carlsbad City Library’s Schulman Auditorium with cocktail hour and a silent auction. The concert will begin at 7pm, followed by a post-concert reception with a bar and finger foods. Ms. Petrova will sign autographs and engage in meet-andgreet following her performance. Silent auction winners will be announced between 8 and 8:15pm. The Schulman Auditorium is located at the Carlsbad City Library, off Dove Lane. For the evening, Ms. Petrova will perform five works spanning the past 200 years, including Beethoven, Chopin, Prokofieff, Shchedrin, and Vladigerov. In addition to Ms. Petrova’s performance, the evening will feature an Opportunity Drawing and silent auction for gift packages and other choice items. Proceeds from the evening will go to support senior citizens in Carlsbad, reading/literacy and mentoring programs for Carlsbad youth, and support for the Marines on Camp Pendleton. Tickets are $35 for general seating, and $45 for preferred seating. Those prices increase to $40 and $50 after October 28. Attendees can purchase tickets through Event Brite (https://bit.ly/2pMzxcM).

Ms. Petrova was a piano professor at Sibelius Academy and Helsinki Conservatory in Finland; a visiting professor at Chungye University for the Arts in South Korea and Duluth University in Minnesota. Since 2014, living in North San Diego County, she is an active member of the Rotary Club of Carlsbad, and a recipient of Rotary International’s distinguished Paul Harris Award.

In 2018, this club received the Best Club in District Award (mid-size category). For more info, call Ava Payne at 760.500.5679.

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Originators of “Celtgrass” Perform at CCAE - “Celtgrass” artists, We Banjo 3, consists of two sets of siblings from Galway, Ireland, bring a new sound to the California Center for the Arts, Escondido on Thursday, October 18, starting at 7:30pm. This group is responsible for the creation and origination of a genre they dub “Celtgrass,” an entertaining and eclectic mixture of traditional Irish and old time music, with Bluegrass and Americana stylings. The band will be showcasing their album String Theory, which debuted at #1 on the Billboard Charts, and gives a contemporary twist to their well-loved historic style. “It’s as if Punch Brothers, Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas and The Chieftains all got together for a battle of the bands but decided to pool their resources instead.

The future of world music is here” - Lee Zimmerman, Elmore Magazine. Tickets are on sale online at www.artcenter.org, at the Center ticket office at 340 N. Escondido Blvd., Escondido, 92025, or by calling 800.988.4253. Ticket office is open Tue–Sat 12–6pm, and Sun 12–5pm.

Get more information about the show here: http://artcenter.org/event/we-banjo3/.

Cultural Traditions of Mexico Coming to CCAE - Mexican folkloric ballet ensemble, Ballet Folklórico de México de Amalia Hernández dances their way to the California Center for the Arts, Escondido on Thursday, October 18, starting at 7:30pm. Founded in 1952 by dancer and choreographer Amalia Hernández, Ballet Folklórico brings together the music, dance and costume of Mexican folklore from pre-Colombian civilizations through the modern era. The company has developed choreography for 40 ballets, composed of 76 folk dancers who have performed extensively across Mexico and abroad. In addition to the show, the Center is offering a special dining experience.

Tickets are on sale online at www.artcenter.org, at the Center ticket office at 340 N. Escondido Blvd., Escondido, 92025, or by calling 800.988.4253. The ticket office is open Tue–Sat 12–6pm, and Sun 12–5pm. lorico-de-mexico-de-amalia-hernandez/.

Vista • Mayor Judy Ritter

Disposing of Hazardous Waste in our Homes

Did you know Vista can residents of dispose household hazardous waste from their homes for free?

Unused or old household cleaners such as drain and oven cleaners, wood and metal polish cleaners, disinfectants, old paint, lawn and garden products, automotive products, and other household hazardous waste can be dropped off for free at the City's Household Hazardous Waste Facility. Old computers, phones, batteries, fluorescent light bulbs, pool and photo chemicals, as well as old or unused medications and home-generated sharps can also be dropped off. No appointment is

necessary; however, you must be a city of Vista resident (living within city limits).

You will need to show proof of residency at the facility. If you have used oil to recycle, you can also bring it to any of the 13 CalRecycle locations in Vista during their operating hours. Check online at cityofvista.com for the list.

Household Hazardous Waste Facility Hours: Saturdays only - 9 am – 3 pm (closed holiday weekends) Location: 1145 E. Taylor Street (across from the Public Works Department) P: Public Works Department 760.639.6176

Oceanside • Mayor Peter Weiss It has been 20 years since Oceanside helped lead the efforts to designate California's Highway 101 a historic route.

Highway 101!

This notable anniversary coincides with a renaissance in Oceanside that has witnessed its three-mile stretch of 101 blossom into a treasure trove for visitors and locals alike.

A hip historic hotel, dining venues in classic buildings and attractions that celebrate the past are all part of Oceanside's "new"

vintage 101 vibe. Historic Highway 101 is a 935-mile highway that runs the length of California and was once the main street of many California cities and towns along the coast. Although no longer a formal Highway Route, in 1998, the City of Oceanside was instrumental in securing a historic designation for the roadway, so that it would be recognized for its outstanding natural, historic, cultural and scenic qualities as well as its significant contribution to the development of California in the 20th century.

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Paul & Nome Van Middlesworth, The Computer Factory

www. thecomputerfactory.net "San Diego's Best Computer Store 2017-18" Union Tribune readers poll

It’s looking good

When Nome and I announced that we would be leaving the computer business at the end of the year we had no idea how that would work.

We had decided not to turn it over to a business broker because that seemed like a cold, impersonal way to go out. We left the door open for someone to step in and continue running our business and expressed our willingness to stick around for a while and help them get settled if they needed us. We arranged with another computer business to service any warranty obligations in the event that The Computer Factory did close. We were ready to shut down and walk

away if that was our only option.

For several years Nome and I have been discussing our exit strategy from this business. We had long recognized the fact that we were not doing our business justice in that we were not enthusiastically working to grow our business as we had in earlier years. My dad was a small business owner and he always said “If you’re not growing, you’re dying.” In the early years it seemed fun and challenging to keep up with the rapidly changing technology in the growing PC business, in recent years, not so much. Computer and smart phone hardware technology has stalled.

Ten year old PCs or five year old smart phones do the same apps as new ones. Nearly all of the computer/communications technological innovation in recent years has been in applications and bandwidth speed, not the actual devices and certainly not in PCs. PC hardware is not that exciting any more. We accepted the possibility that we might need to dispose of twenty three years of accumulated clutter and turn in the keys on New Year’s Eve.

and customer base may compliment the business models of those concentrating in other aspects of the computer and communications industry. The bottom line is that we have elevated hope that “The Computer Factory” (under new Management) may be around to service our loyal business and home PC users for a few more years.

With that possibility in mind, we are continuing with business as usual. We have always been the best and least cost place for computer repairs and upgrades. We still build new PC workstations and we do home and business onsite. Now days, 90% of our computer sales are “refurbs.” For most savvy home and small business users, buying a new PC is simply a waste of money. There is

Well, to quote the 1951 Bing Crosby Yule season classic, “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas.” In the weeks following our announcement we have been approached by several businesses that see synergies in combining our business with theirs.

Our location, size, low cost lease

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME 37-2018-00048611-CU-PT-NC TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner Ramona Shaw filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: Ramona Shaw to Proposed name Ramona Marie Cordova.

THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objections that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: November 20, 2018, 8:30 a.m., Department 26 The address of the court is: Superior Court of California, County of San Diego, North County Division, 325 S. Melrose Drive, 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. Dated: 9/26/18 /s/ Robert P. Dahlquist, Judge of the Superior Court 10/04, 10/11, 10/18 & 10/25/2018

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absolutely no advantage in buying a new PC when you can buy a “refurb” that is more powerful and of better quality for half the price or less. We are aggressively building our “Refurb” desktop and laptop inventory to be able to accommodate the complete range of home and business needs.

So how do we feel about our business now and what will we do when it’s over? Following the musical theme we established above we would say that our mood music for leaving the business would be “Don’t Cry for Me Argentina” by Julia Covington or Madonna. For what comes afterwards, we like the 1966 Seeker’s hit “We’ll Build a World of Our Own.” See you next week.

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Reface or New. Lic. #445779 Call Now! 760.594.0838 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF MARYANN STANCO AKA MARIANNE STANKO Case No. 37-2018-00046945 PR-LA-CTL To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate or both, of Maryann Stanco, a.k.a., Marianne Stanco.

A Petition for Probate has been filed by Brianna M. Stanco in the Superior Court of California, County of San Diego, 1100 Union St., San Diego, Ca., 9210, Central Probate Division. The Petition for Probate requests that Brianna M. Stanco be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal repreesentative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representattive will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed actions.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: November 20/2018 Time: 11:00 AM . Dept: 504 Address of court: Same as noted above.

If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in Section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statues and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor.

You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a peson interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for petitioner: Antoinette Middleton, Esq. 1761 Hotel Circle South Suite 115 San Diego, CA. 92108 (619) 235-9501 10/11, 10/18 & 10/25/2018

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #2018-9025354 The name of the business: Over the Targets, Electric Foodies, located at 613 S.Rancho Santa Fe, #141, San Marcos Ca 92078 This business is registered by: Andrew Richard Hays 1929 La Plaza Dr. San Marcos, CA. 92078 Daniel Vincent Bellino 1161 Via Teresa San Marcos, Ca. 92069 This business is conducted by a General Partnreship.

First day of business was n/a. /s/Andrew Richard Hays Filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego County on 10/05/2018 10/11, 10/18, 10/25 & 11/01/2018

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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME 37-2018-00049739-CU-PT-CTL TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner Martha Mattke filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: Martha Mattke to Proposed name Martha Castellanos THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objections that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: December 6, 2018, 10:30 a.m., Department 903.

The address of the court is: Superior Court of California, County of San Diego, 1100 Union St. San Diego, Ca. 92101. 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.

Dated: 10/2/2018. /s/ Peter Deddeh, Judge of the Superior Court 10/04, 10/11, 10/18 and 10/25/2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #2018-9025807 The name of the business: Quetzal SoCal, located at 580 Los Vallecitos Blvd., #106, San Marcos, CA. 92069.

This business is registered by: Edgar Geobany Alva Rodriguez 580 Los Vallecitos Blvd. #106 San Marcos, Ca. 92069 This business is conducted by an individual.

First day of business was n/aEdgar Geobany Alva RodriguezBetty Bee HanlonDeever Filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego County on 10/11/18.

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HOME GENERAL MAINTENANCE REMODELS Bath/Kitchen Designs, Tile Installation, Electrical, Paint, Fences, Concrete. Lic#33509 760.484.1302 760.529.1239 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #2018-9023749 The name of the business: Phoenix Scientific, Automatus, located at 100 E. San Marcos Blvd, #400, San Marcos CA. 92069.

This business is registered by: Ridge Diversified Holdings, LLLC 100 E. San Marcos Blvd, #400 San Marcos, CA. 92069 This business is conducted by a Limited LIability Company.

First day of business was 11/18/13 /s/ James R. Ridge, CEO Filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego County on 9/18/2018 9/27, 10/04, 10/11 & 10/18/2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #2018-9023639 The name of the business: Daily Fresh Concepts, located at 149 S. Las Posas Rd., San Marcos, CA. 92078.

This business is registered by: Kim Truong Thai 302 S. El Camino Real, Apt B Oceanside, CA. 92058 This business is conducted by an individual.

First day of business was 5/07/18 /s/ Kim Truong Thai Filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego County on 9/17/2018 9/27, 10/04, 10/11 & 10/18/2018

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #2018-9023645 The name of the business: Mindbodyology, located at 440 S. Melrose Dr., #202, Vista, Ca. 92081.

This business is registered by: Shaliss Padilla 440 S. Melrose Drive, Suite 202 Vista, Ca. 92081 This business is conducted by an individual.

First day of business was n/a. /s/Shaliss Padilla Filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego County on 9/17/2018 9/27, 10/04, 10/11 & 10/18/2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #2018-9025417 The name of the business: Mindful Rejuvenation, located at 717 Pier View Way, Oceanside, Ca. 92054.

This business is registered by: Mindful Rejuvenation, Inc. 717 Pier View Way Oceanside, CA. 92054 This business is conducted by a corporation.

First day of business was 5/24/18 /s/ Jacqueline Ortega, CEO Filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego County on 10/08/2018 10/11, 10/18, 10/25 & 11/01/2018

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

37-2018-00048235-CU-PT-NC

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner Nancy

Ward Woodroof filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: Nancy Ward Woodroof to Proposed name Nancy Pearl Woodroof.

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 objec-

tions that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and

must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING:

Date: November 20, 2018, 8:30 a.m., Department 26.

The address of the court is: Superior Court of California,

County of San Diego, North County Division, 325 S. Melrose Drive, 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.

Dated: 9/25/2018

/s/ Robert P. Dahlquist, Judge of the Superior Court 10/04, 10/11, 10/18 & 10/25/2018

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #2018-9023634 The name of the business: Mama Loves Daycare, located at 2336 Fallingleaf Rd., Oceanside, CA. 92056.

This business is registered by: Ayak Mithyang 2336 Fallingleaf Rd. Oceanside, CA. 92056 This business is conducted by an individual.

First day of business was n/a. /s/ Ayak Mithyang Filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego County on 9/17/2018 9/27, 10/04, 10/11 & 10/18/2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #2018-9024891 The name of the business: Pier View Landscape, Inc., located at 3784 Mission Ave., Suite 154, Oceanside, CA. 92058.

This business is registered by: Pier View Landscape, Inc. 3784 Mission Ave., Suite 154 Oceanside, CA. 92058 This business is conducted by a corporation.

First day of business was 10/02/18 /s/ Joel Gutierrez Aramburo, Presidentz Filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego County on 10/02/2018 10/11, 10/18, 10/25 & 11/04/2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #2018-9024229 The name of the business: Busy Chick Fitness, located at 803 W. San Marcos, blvd., San Marcos, Ca. 92078.

This business is registered by: Corrinne Marie Sargent 803 W. San Marcos Blvd.

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Lic#518729, Class B, C15, C61/52 Call: 818.269.0754 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #2018-9024045 The name of the business: Plaster Mirage, located at 461 Silver Shadow Drive, San Marcos, CA. 92078.

This business is registered by: McKay General Contracting, Inc. 461 Silver Shadow Drive San Marcos, CA. 92078 This business is conducted by a corporation.

First day of business was n/a. /s/ Geoff McKay, President Filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego County on 9/21/2018 9/27, 10/04, 10/11 & 10/18/2018

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #2018-9024272 The name of the business: Miss Jen’s Home Daycare and Preschool, located at 1722 Serrano St., Oceanside, CA. 92054.

This business is registered by: Jennifer M. Kloosterman 1722 Serrano St. Oceanside, CA. 92054 This business is conducted by an individual.

First day of business was 9/19/17. /s/ Jennifer M. Kloosterman Filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego County on 9/24/2018 9/27, 10/04, 10/11, & 10/18/2018

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #2018-9024053 The name of the business: San Diego Landscapes, located at 5927 Balfour Court, Suite 212, Carlsbad, CA. 92008.

This business is registered by: San Diego Pavers LLC 5927 Balfour court, suite 212 Carlsbad, CA. 92008 This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company.

First day of business was 8/03/18. /s/ Alejandra Garcia, Member Filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego County on 9/21/2018 9/27, 10/04, 10/11 & 10/18/2018

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #2018-9024052 The name of the business: Western Outdoor, Western Outdoor Design & Build, located 1210 E. Barham Drive, San Marcos, CA. 92078.

This business is registered by: Western Pavers, Inc. 1210 E. Barham Drive San Marcos, CA. 92078 This business is conducted by a corporation.

First day of business was 10/15/13. /s/ Alejandra Garcia, Corporate Secretary Filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego County on 9/21/2018 9/27, 10/04, 10/11 & 10/18/2018

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #2018-9025460 The name of the business: Duke’s Hawaiian Coffee, located at 7337 Alicante Rd., Unit B, Carlsbad, CA. 92009.

This business is registered by: Betty Bee Hanlon-Deever and Mason Lloyd Deever 7337 Alicante Rd. Unit B Carlsbad, CA. 92009 This business is conducted a Married Couple.

First day of business was n/a. /s/ Betty Bee Hanlon-Deever Filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego County on 10/09/18.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #2018-9023773

The name of the business: Strategic Advantage Solutions Internatonal, located at 1422 Schoolhouse Way, San Marcos, Ca. 92078 This business is registered by: JBailly, LLC 1422 Schoolhouse Way San Marcos, CA. 92078 This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company.

First day of business was 9/18/2018. /s/ John S. Bailly President Filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego County on 9/18/2018 9/27, 10/04, 10/11 & 10/18/2018

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #2018-9024738 The name of the business: Superior Home Repair Services, located at 874 Home Ave., #10, Carlsbad, CA. 92008.

This business is registered by: Trevor Eugene Spieth 874 Home Ave #10 Carlsbad, CA. 92008 This business is conducted by an individual.

First day of business was n/a.. /s/ Trevor Eugene Spieth Filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego County on 10/01/2018 10/11, 10/18, 10/25 & 11/01/2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #2018-9024789 The name of the business: Pathway Veterinary Services, Inc., located at 14341 Sandhill Rd., Poway, CA. 92064.

This business is registered by: Pathway Veterinary Services, Inc. 14341 Sandhill Rd. Poway, CA. 92064 This business is conducted by a corporation.

First day of business was 3/15/18 /s/ Malgorzata Wojtasiak Wypart, Secretary Filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego County on 10/01/2018 10/11, 10/18, 10/25 & 11/04/2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #2018-9024869 The name of the business: Retired . . . Let’s Do Lunch, located at 4570 Cordoba Way, Oceanside, CA. 92056.

This business is registered by: Karin Lee Barnes 4570 Cordoba Way Oceanside, CA. 92056 This business is conducted by an individual.

First day of business was 1/15/04 /s/ Karin Lee Barnes Filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego County on 10/02/2018 10/11, 10/18, 10/25 & 11/04/2018

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #2018-9023847 The name of the business: Libertad located at 125 Carey Road, Oceanside, CA. 92054.

This business is registered by: Raymundo Basave 125 Carey Road Oceanside, CA. 92054 This business is conducted by an individual.

First day of business was n/a. /s/ Raymundo Basave Filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego County on 9/19/2018 9/27, 10/04, 10/11 & 10/18/2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #2018-9023949 The name of the business: Crest Funding, located at 625 Ezee St., Encinitas, CA. 92024.

This business is registered by: Crest Funding Group, Inc. 625 Ezee St. Encinitas, CA. 92024 This business is conducted by a corporation.

First day of business was 1/06/2006. /s/ Daniel Palmer, CEO Filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego County on 9/20/2018 9/27, 10/04, 10/11 & 10/18/2018

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #2018-9023950 The name of the business: European Wax Center, located at 130 S. Solana HIlls Dr., Solana Beach, CA. 92075.

This business is registered by: Saxony Spa, a California Corporation 625 Ezee St. Encinitas, CA. 92024 This business is conducted by a corporation.

First day of business was 6/08/2013. /s/ Daniel Palmer, CFO Filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego County on 9/20/2018 9/27, 10/04, 10/11 & 10/18/2018

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#2018-9023703 The name of the business: Mother Earth Market, located at 1906 Oceanside Blvd., Suite W, Oceanside, CA. 92054.

This business is registered by: Benny Enterprises, Inc. 1100 N. Johnson Ave., Suite #110 El Cajon, Ca. 92020 This business is conducted by a corporation.

First day of business was 9/01/18. /s/ Erika Mendoza, President Filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego County on 9/18/2018 9/27, 10/04, 10/11 & 10/18/2018

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #2018-9023546 The name of the business: Optimal Fertility, located at 14163 Half Moon Bay, Del Mar, CA. 92014 This business is registered by: Cady Vortmann 14163 Half Moon Bay Del Mar, CA. 92014 This business is conducted by an individual.

First day of business was 1/1/2016. /s/ Cady Vortmann Filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego County on 9/14/2018 9/27, 10/04, 10/11 & 10/18/2018

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #2018-9023798 The name of the business: Life Christian Church, located at 1132 N. Melrose Drive, Vista, CA. 92083.

This business is registered by: His Church International Ministries, Inc. 1132 N. Melrose Drive Vista, Ca. 92083 This business is conducted by a corporation.

First day of business was 1/01/2004. /s/ Zane E. Johnson, V/P Filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego County on 9/19/2018 10/04, 10/11, 10/18 & 10/25/2018

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #2018-9024803 The name of the business: Leo’s Creations, located at 15516 Bristol Ridge Terrace, San Diego, CA. 92127.

This business is registered by: Keaton Elliott Sullaway 15516 Bristol Ridge Terrace San Diego, CA. 92127 is business is conducted by a individual.

First day of business was 10/01/2018 /s/ Keaton Elliott Sullaway Filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego County on 10/01/2018 10/04, 10/11, 10/18 & 10/25/2018

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#2018-9023547 The name of the business: Zeste, located at 14163 Half Moon Bay, Del Mar, CA. 92014 This business is registered by: Cady Suzanne Vortmann 14163 Half Moon Bay Dell Mar, Ca. 92014 This business is conducted by an individual.

First day of business was n/a. /s/ Cady Vortman Filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego County on 9/14/2018 9/27 & 10/04, 10/11 & 10/18/2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

#2018-9024258 The name of the business: Perfume Korner, 3030 Westfield Plaza, Bonita, National City, CA. 91950.

This business is registered by: Judith Valdez Vokkaliga 797 Via Barquero San Marcos, CA. 92069 This business is conducted by an individual.

First day of business was n/a. /s/ Judith Valdez Vokkaliga Filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego County on 9/24/2018 9/27, 10/04, 10/11 & 10/18/2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

#2018-9023587 The name of the business: California Auto Detail, located at 263 W. Indian Rock Rd., Vista, CA. 92083.

This business is registered by: Gerardo Cardenas Lopez 263 W. Indian Rock Rd. Vista, Ca. 92083 This business is conducted by an individual.

First day of business was n/a. /s/ Gerardo Cardenes Lopez Filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego County on 9/17/2018 9/27, 10/04, 10/11 & 10/18/2018

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

#2018-9023753 The name of the business: Mission Star Realty, Inc., located at 5178 Alamosa Park Dr., Oceanside, CA. 92057.

This business is registered by: Mission Star Realty, Inc. 5178 Alamosa Park Dr Oceanside, CA. 92057 This business is conducted by a corporation.

First day of business was 9/13/13. /s/ Norma Sanabria, CEO Filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego County on 9/18/2018 9/27, 10/04, 10/11 & 10/18/2018

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #2018-9024849 The name of the business: Pokeland, located at 8270 Mira Mesa Blvd., Suite B, San Diego, CA. 92126.

This business is registered by: Selmar Insurance Services, Inc. 1495 Beechtree Rd. San Marcos, CA. 92078 This business is conducted by a corporation.

First day of business was n/a. /s/ Geljko Milasinovic, President Filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego County on 10/02/2018 10/04, 10/11 , 10/11 & 10/18/2018

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

#2018-9021879 The name of the business: Artimes Hair Studio, Studio Artimes, located at 720 S. Rancho Santa Fe Rd., #15, San Marcos, CA. 92078.

This business is registered by: Ali Babai 1515 S. Melsrose Dr. #103 Vista, CA. 92081 This business is conducted by an individual.

First day of business was 8/28/18. /s/ Ali Babai Filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego County on 8/28/2018 9/27, 10/04, 10/11 & 10/18/2018

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #2018-9023940 The name of the business: Avenue Apartments, located at 810 Los Vallecitos Blvd., Ste 201, San Marcos, CA 92069.

This business is registered by: Woodspear Casa Loma, LLC 810 Los Vallecitos Blvd., Ste 201 San Marcos, CA. 92069 This business is conducted by a Limited Liability Company.

First day of business was n/a. /s/ John A. Woodward, Manager Filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego County on 9/20/2018 9/27, 10/04, 10/11 & 10/18/2018

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #2018-9024757 The name of the business: Haven 39 Solutions, located at 1285 Via Caliente, San Marcos, Ca 92069 This business is registered by: Ronald Gene Reed 1285 Via Caliente San Marcos, Ca. 92069 This business is conducted by an individual.

First day of business was 10/1/2018. /s/ Ronald Gene Reed Filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego County on 10/01/2018 10/04, 10/11, 10/18 & 10/25/2018

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #2018-9024662 The name of the business: KUDOS Productions, Inc. located at 3774 Portland Court, Carlsbad, CA. 92010.

This business is registered by: KUDOS Productions, Inc. 3774 Portland Court Carlsbad, CA 92010 This business is conducted by corporation.

First day of business was 9/28/18. /s/ Dimiter D. Marinov, President Filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego County on 9/28/2018 10/04, 10/11, 10/18 & 10/25/2018

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #2018-9024589 The name of the business: Escondido Quarterly, Oceanside Quarterly, Carlsbad Quarterly, located at 31229 Taylor Lane, Temecula, CA. 92592 This business is registered by: Victor Jerome Ramler 31229 Taylor Lane Temecula, CA. 92592 This business is conducted by an individual.

First day of business was 8/01/18. /s/ Victor Jerome Ramler Filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego County on 9/27/2018 10/04, 10/11, 10/18 & 10/25/2018

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #2018-9024203 The name of the business: Comprehensive Advisor, located at 2011 Palomar Airport Rd #302, Carlsbad, CA. 92011.

This business is registered by: Brett Eric Gottlieb 1645 Archer Road San Marcos, Ca. 92078 This business is conducted by an individual.

First day of business was 7/1/13. /s/ Brett Eric Gottlieb Filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego County on 9/24/2018 10/11, 10/18, 10/25 & 11/04/2018

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #2018-9024474 The name of the business: Z Transportation, located at 1927 Spyglass Circle, Vista, Ca. 92081 This business is registered by: Paul Walter Zobel 1927 Spyglass Circle Vista, CA. 92081 is business is conducted by an individual.

First day of business was 1/17/18. /s/ Paul Walter Zobel Filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego County on 9/26/2018 10/04, 10/11, 10/18 & 10/25/2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #2018-9022833 The name of the business: Calvin Caples Media, located at 7068 Sitio Frontera, Carlsbad, CA. 92009.

This business is registered by: Christopher Glenn Marriott 7068 Sitio Frontera Carlsbad, CA. 92009 This business is conducted by an individual.

First day of business was 8/01/18. /s/ Christopher Glenn Marriott Filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego County on 9/07/2018 10/04, 10/11, 10/18 & 10/25/2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #2018-9025137 The name of the business: Brinctech, located at 6456 Goldenbush Dr., Carlsbad, CA. 92011.

This business is registered by: Brian Keith and Ilana Rosenblatt 6456 Goldenbush Dr. Carlsbad, CA. 92011 This business is conducted by a General Partnership.

First day of business was 1/01/18. /s/ Ilana Rosenblatt Filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego County on 10/03/2018 10/11, 10/18, 10/25 & 11/04/2018

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #2018-9024942 The name of the business: Ekwall Restoraton & Building Services, located at 3302 Avenida De Loyola, Oceanside, CA. 92056.

This business is registered by: Ekwall Services Inc. 3302 Avenida De Loyola Oceanside, CA. 92056 This business is conducted by a corporation.

First day of business was n/a. /s/Shane Ekwall, President Filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego County on 10/02/2018 10/11, 10/18, 10/25 & 11/04/2018

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME 37-2018-00049255-CU-PT-NC TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner Dawn Renee Garrity for minor Lucy Louise Stout filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: Lucy Louise Stout to Proposed name Lucy Louise Stout Garrity.

THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objections that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: November 20, 2018, 8:30 a.m., Department 26.

The address of the court is: Superior Court of California, County of San Diego, North County Division, 325 S. Melrose Drive, 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.

Dated: 9/28/2018 /s/ Sim Von Kalinowski, Judge of the Superior Court 10/04, 10/11, 10/18 & 10/25/2018

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #2018-9024330 The name of the business: Stronghold Strutures, Inc., located at 603 Seagaze Dr 764, Oceanside, CA. 92054.

This business is registered by: Stronghold Structures, Inc. 603 Seagaze Dr. 764 Oceanside, CA. 92054 This business is conducted by a corporation.

First day of business was 9/25/18. /s/ Patrick Gleeson, President Filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego County on 9/25/2018 10/11, 10/18, 10/25 & 11/04/2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #2018-9024718 The name of the business: Cheel Design, located at 11480 Cabela Pl. San Diego, CA. 92127.

This business is registered by: Custom Doors Plus, LLC 11480 Cabela Pl. San Diego, Ca. 92127 This business is conducted by a LImited Liability Company.

First day of business was n/a.. /s/ Paola Getsemani Noel, Member Filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego County on 10/01/2018 10/11, 10/18, 10/25 & 11/04/2018

INTRODUCED ORDINANCE NO. 2018-1467

Ordinance No. 2018-1467 of the City Council of the City of San Marcos, California, amending the San Marcos Municipal Code Chapters 6.04, 6.08, 6.12, 6.16, 6.20, 6.28 and 6.32 and repealing and replacing Chapter 6.24 relating to animal control. Ordinance 2018-1467 was introduced on October 9, 2018, and will be presented to the City Council for adoption on October 25, 2018. A certified copy is posted in the office of the City Clerk at 1 Civic Center Drive, San Marcos, CA. Phillip Scollick, City Clerk, City of San Marcos.

PD: 10/18/2018

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The Planning Division Manager of the City of San Marcos has considered the proposed project and does intend to APPROVE the Director’s Permit DP18-0016 on October 29, 2018.

Project No.: DP18-0016 Applicant: Learning Matters Educational Group Request: Director’s Permit for the continued operation of a 7,240 square-foot homeschool tutoring and administrative center within an existing commercial center.

Environmental Determination: In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the City of San Marcos did find the project Categorically Exempt (18-035) pursuant to Section 15301 Class 1 of the California Code of Regulations (CCR), in that this is an existing facility with no expansion.

Location of the Property: 100 N. Rancho Santa Fe Road, Suites 110, 113, and 114, more particularly described as: Portion of Lot A of Map No. 13846 in the City of San Marcos, County of San Diego, State of California.

Assessor’s Parcel Number: 219-117-49-00 Further information about this notice can be obtained from Art Piñon, Associate Planner, by calling 760-744-1050 extension 3234, or via email apinon@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 November 8, 2018. 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 sneveu@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: 10/18/18.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #2018-9025449 The name of the business: Yalda Beauty & Nail Bar, located at 1001 W. San Marcos Blvd, Suite 145, San Marcos, Ca. 92078.

This business is registered by: Mustafa Wafa and Yalda Bahar 1149 W. 11th Ave. Escondido, CA. 92025 This business is conducted by a Married Couple.

First day of business was 10/09/18. /s/ Mustafa Wafa Filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., C o u n t y Clerk/Recorder of San Diego County on 10/09/2018, 10/18, 10/25, 11/01 & 11/08/2018

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #2018-9025574 The name of the business: Alan’s Auto Repairs, located at 1928 Lincoln St., Oceanside, CA., 92054.

This business is registered by: Alan Abraham 1928 Lincoln St. Oceanside, CA. 92054 This business is conducted an individual.

First day of business was 10/05/18. /s/ Alan Abraham Filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego County on 10/10/2018, 10/18, 10/25, 11/01 & 11/08/2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #2018-9024457 The name of the business: Aim2zway, located at 1927 Spyglass Circle, Vista, Ca. 92081.

This business is registered by: Amy J. Zobel 1927 Spyglass Circle Vista, CA. 92081 This business is conducted an individual.

First day of business was 2/23/18. /s/ Amy J. Zobel Filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego County on 9/26/2018, 10/18, 10/25, 11/01 & 11/08/2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #2018-9025443 The name of the business: Ivy Lane Events, located at 3566 Lookout Ct., #490, Oceanside, CA., 92056 This business is registered by: Stephanie Marie Alexander 3566 Lookout Ct., #490 Oceanside, CA. 92056 This business is conducted an individual.

First day of business was 10/08/18. /s/ Stephanie Marie Alexander Filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego County on 10/08/18.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #2018-9025281 The name of the business: Magnum Plumbing, Inc., located at 3413 Caseras Dr., Oceanside, CA. 92056 This business is registered by: Magnum Plumbing, Inc. 3413 Caseras Dr. Oceanside, CA. 92056 This business is conducted a corporation.

First day of business was n/a. /s/ Aven Farrest Martin, President Filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego County on 10/05/18.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #2018-9025589 The name of the business: Gain Wellness Center, located at 15644 Pomerado Rd., Poway, CA. 92064.

This business is registered by: Mandeep Walia-Bhatia 9519 Lavender Star Dr. San Diego, Ca. 92127 This business is conducted an individual.

First day of business was 10/01/2018. /s/ Mandeep Walia-Bhatia Filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego 10/18, 10/25, 11/01 & 11/08/2018

STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME #2018-9025588 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME: Gain Wellness Center, located at 9519 Lavender Star DR., San Diego, Ca. 92127. The Fictitious Business Name referred to above was filed in San Diego County on 7/27/18 and assigned File no. 2018-9019370, is abandoned by the following regisrants: Walia-Bhatia Chiropractic, Inc. 9519 Lavender Star Dr. San Diego, Ca 92127 I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1000). crime). /s/ Mandeep Walia-Bhatia, DC, President This statement was filed with Erneds J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego on 10/10/2018.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #2018-9025562 The name of the business: REMAX Country Realty, loated at 14267 Calle De Vista, Valley Center, CA. 92082.

This business is registered by: Oscar Cifuentes 1426 Calle De Vista Valley Center, CA. 92082 This business is conducted by an individual.

First day of business was n/a. /s/ Oscar Cifuentes Filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego County on 10/10/2018, 10/18, 10/25, 11/01 & 11/08/2018

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