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DRUMLINE Sally Yasukochi and the drummers of Shokenji Taiko play drum tunes, traditional and new, during the Obon Festival at the Vista Buddhist Temple on July 25. Photo by Gideon Marcus

Vista celebrates Japanese holiday

By Gideon Marcus

VISTA — Hundreds gathered on the grounds of the Vista Buddhist Temple on July 25 and July 26 to eat and socialize, to hear the beat of loud drums and especially to dance at the annual Obon festival.

Obon is a summer Buddhist festival celebrated for centuries in Japan to honor the deceased spirits of one’s ancestors. It is typically a joyful time for festival games and family reunions.

“Traditionally it’s a time to

remember the ancestors and remember that they’re still with us even if they are not still physically with us, but also just to get together,” Obon attendee Miki Taylor said.

“After a few years, (our ancestors) are kind of forgotten,” said Norm Himaka, a third-generation San Diegan. “This way, it kind of brings everybody in to celebrate their life.”

Temple President Terri Omori noted that the event is not simply for the recognition of the departed but also serves as a guide for the living.

“It also allows us to be mindful that our actions and our efforts in our lifetime will also affect future generations,” she said.

The Vista Obon is much smaller than its counterparts in Japan or even around California, but the crowd is more ethnically diverse. What is consistent, regardless of the setting, is the strong spiritual component to the festival. A prayer is spoken before the Bon Odori, the graceful ceremonial TURN TO JAPANESE ON 9

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Moonlight Amphitheater gets modern

By Gideon Marcus

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VISTA — Comprehensive homeless aid organization Solutions for Change honored Kiwanian Bill Gerken on July 16 for his years of work with the shelter. The new Corner of Hope, a children’s classroom at the shelter’s California Avenue facility, was dedicated to Gerken, who passed away April 1.

Gerken’s wife Loretta was on hand to accept a plaque on his behalf.

Solutions for Change is somewhat unique among homeless shelters, providing job training, health classes and helping secure housing for its 200 tenants.

“When you think of homeless centers, you don’t think of places this big as comprehensive,” Executive Director Chris Megison said. “Solving homelessness requires a comprehensive plan versus just throwing soup bowls and shelter beds at it.”

Megison credits Gerken with much of the shelter’s success. A pious Lutheran and devoted football fan, Gerken became Solutions’ biggest local booster after discovering the group in 2003.

“He saw the kids and said,‘This is

CON MEN Dave Self and Darren Schram of the San Marcos business Sky High Comics set up a booth at the San Diego ComicCon held July 23 through July 27, selling comics, toys and trading cards. Photo by Jason Land

Editor’s note This July 31 edition is the final printing of The Vista News.The current economic climate has forced us to cease publication immediately.We were pleasantly surprised with the positive reaction we received from this paper, but unfortunately there weren’t enough advertising sales to support it. We will continue to give coverage to those areas in our flagship publication The Coast News. Thank you to our loyal readers and advertisers.

VISTA — Ten months and hundreds of thousands of dollars ago, the Moonlight Amphitheater shut its doors for a complete makeover. Now that its doors have reopened, other than a huge new lighting canopy, there is not much external evidence of its transformation ... at first glance.

Behind the scenes, however, is an entirely different story. What was once basically a simple concert shell around an outdoor stage is now a fullfledged theater with air conditioning, bathrooms, dressing rooms and rehearsal rooms.

That new canopy has made it possible to rehearse outside, too, even in the heat of the summer. Practicing, not to mention show setup and take down, is a much more pleasant experience now that the stage is not exposed to relentless sunlight and frigid night breezes.

That same canopy allows productions to be lit at a flattering 45-degree angle instead of flat on. Lighting is also physically easier to set up. The new stage has electric motors making light hanging a push-button affair. It used to take a week to install the TURN TO AMPHITHEATER ON 15

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ODD Fiesta celebrates and marks heritage FILES

by CHUCK SHEPHERD

By Gideon Marcus

LEAD STORY Apparently believing that religious competition in the Middle East is not exciting enough already, the television station Kanal T in Istanbul, Turkey, is preparing a reality game show for September release in which 10 certified atheists try to resist conversion by a priest, a rabbi, a Muslim imam and a Buddhist monk.

The exact rules have not been disclosed, but the “winning” convert will receive an expense-paid trip to the holy land of the most persuasive religion (the Vatican, Jerusalem, Mecca or Tibet). According to a July Reuters report, Turkey’s Islamic Religious Affairs Directorate, not surprisingly, had vowed never to co-operate.

Bright Ideas — By early July, Jonathan Baltesz and his wife and kids were desperate to find their 10-year-old black Labrador mix, Simon, who had run away. They had one more plan, however.The family members urinated into containers and sprinkled the contents at various locales around their town (Bristol, England), laid out so that Simon could follow a trail home. (Results were unavailable at press time.)

— The British charter airline Thomas Cook announced at the gate in the resort island of Mallorca in June that, regardless of seat assignments on a departing flight, passengers should sit toward the rear of the aircraft in order to balance the load (since it was already frontheavy with cargo and therefore harder on the pilot). Not surprisingly, 71 apprehensive passengers refused to board.

(Also, some incoming passengers on that same aircraft, which experienced a similar balance problem, had dramatically dropped to their knees in the terminal, kissing the ground, calling the flight their worst ever.)

The Continuing Crisis The New Age movement might be growing too inclusive, according to a July report in the St. Paul Pioneer Press (published in a city where the concept of “New Age” is already highly nuanced). “(P)agans feel jilted,” wrote the reporter.

“Chiropractors want out (of consideration),” “channelers wonder if they belong,” and “organic farmers don’t want to be near pet psychics.” Said one St. Paul merchant, “I have customers who completely believe in fairies and will laugh at you if you believe in Bigfoot.” But, said one New Age magazine editor, the movement should “encompass anything on a spiritual path — Bigfoot, Jesus, Buddha. Even worshipping a frog is sort of OK.” — Some parents of students at the Al-Islah Muslim girls’ school in Blackburn, England, discovered that a TURN TO ODD FILES ON 19

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VISTA — This year’s annual fiesta at Rancho Guajome Adobe in Vista on July 18 offered a wide sampling of the cultures which shaped its century and a half of existence.

In and outside the sprawling 28-room residence, docents and performers displayed the music and crafts unique to the region’s history.

A mariachi plucked a harp in the front courtyard while Native American storytellers regaled children and adults with ancient lore behind the home.

Vista’s Tierra Caliente Ballet Folklorico performed a foot-stomping show in the mild afternoon.

A slew of children’s activities and several food venues rounded out the entertainment.

The big new attraction was the Escaramuza las Golondrinas, a dozen equestriennes riding sidesaddle in complex formations through the backyard arena in vintage costumes which would not have been out of place when the adobe was founded in the mid-19th century.

A relatively recent innovation in Mexican rodeos, the escaramuza gives female riders a chance to show off their skills against the best male riders.

“It’s hard, you know, to ride regular but side saddle’s even worse!” charro Luis De la Torre said. “That’s a lot of balancing."

This year’s event may be over, but the Rancho Guajome Adobe, located at 2210 N. Santa Fe Avenue in Vista, is open year-round.Call (760) 7244082 for more information.

By Randy Kalp

HORSING AROUND Above, the lovely “charras” of Escaramuza Las Golondrinas showed off their sidesaddle talent at the escaramuza show during the Rancho Guajome Adobe Fiesta on July 18. Below, Luis de la Torre, a “charro” from San Ysidro, prepares to show his riding skills. Right, the century and a half old Rancho Guajome Adobe looks as new as the day it was built.

Photos by Gideon Marcus

Firefighters to collect donations in boot drive SAN MARCOS — The San Marcos Professional Firefighters Association Local 4184 will be holding a Fill-the-Boot fundraiser from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 14, at the intersection of Rancho Santa Fe Road and San Marcos Boulevard. The fundraiser will benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association, MDA. Off-duty firefighters will be collecting donations for Jerry’s Kids to help find a cure for more than 40 neuromuscular diseases.

Firefighters across the nation have participated in the Fill-the-Boot campaign event for the last 55 years.

This is a well-established event that is widely recognized in communities across the country. The Fill-theBoot campaign sponsored by firefighters has been the cornerstone to provide funding for research against neuromuscular diseases, provide equipment for families and help patients with supplies to make everyday life easier.

Call Michael Vasile at (760) 744-1050, ext. 3476 or visit www.local4184.org for more details.

Mother gets probation for putting son in danger

ROCKETMAN Austin Murrell, a Boy Scout with troop 709, prepares his liquid-fueled booster for launch during the Santa Margarita district’s Day Camp at the Antique Gas and Steam Engine Museum in Vista on July 23. Photo by Gideon Marcus

OCEANSIDE — A Superior Court judge sentenced a mother on July 23 to probation and ordered her to remain in a residential substance abuse treatment program. Rachel Leann Silva and her young son were shot after she initiated a confrontation with an off-duty police officer.

Silva, 29, pleaded guilty last November to one felony count of child endangerment and a misdemeanor charge of driving under the influence in connection with the March 15, 2008, incident at the Lowe’s store parking lot in the 100 block of Old Grove Road in Oceanside with San Diego Police Officer Franklin White and his wife, Jacquellyn.

Despite two prior DUI convictions in 2007 and a 2003 road rage incident, Judge David Danielsen stayed a four-year prison sentence pending successful completion of five years probation.

Citing Silva’s enrollment in a residential treatment program 14 months ago, the judge granted her probation saying she has made a “substantial effort” to change her life.

In conjunction with her sobriety, defense attorney Michael Pancer said Silva is also working toward being part of her two young sons’ lives again.

“She has devoted herself to getting sober because she knows that she got a second chance in life and she is not going to waste it,” Pancer told the court.

Supervising Deputy Attorney General Jim Dutton told the judge Silva should go to prison or at least serve one year in jail because of her actions that night.

Silva, of Oceanside, was approximately 600 yards from her home when she started trailing the Whites because she perceived they had cut her off, police said.

She then proceeded to accelerate rapidly, screech her tires and cause a minor accident with the Whites as she pursued them through the parking lot, which led Franklin White to unload five shots from his revolver into Silva’s vehicle, authorities said.

Silva, who had been driving on a suspended license, had amphetamines in her system and a blood alcohol level of .15 two hours after the incident, police said.

Her son, Johnny, who was 8 at the time, was shot once in his leg near his knee, while Silva was shot twice in her arm.

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OPINION&EDITORIAL

VISTA / SAN MARCOS NEWS JULY 31, 2009

A rabbi and a mayor walk into a bar ...

Well, there you have it. It’s safe to say our elected officials and public figures are largely unworthy of our trust. The big story out of New Jersey neatly sums up the past few months of political scandal. It’s the same ol’ sad Jersey song, but there’s much to be said about corrupt holy men and crooked political figures who refuse to leave office. When authorities arrested 44 people in Jersey, including three mayors and five rabbis, a part of me wanted to weep.

Are there any good, decent men or women left in politics? Is anybody else tired of this “tell them what they want to hear” mentality? It’s a miracle people vote anymore.

The politically aligned amongst us celebrate when the opposing team loses a figure to scandal. What they fail to understand is that this is not a left wing versus right wing, liberal versus conservative competition.

It’s American culture on the brink of self-destruction, and it’s more deeply rooted than which side of the fence you’re on.

I often find myself contemplating the root of our cultural sickness. Religion has made every earnest effort to destroy all evil, but many Americans seem to maintain an infatuation with sin. And who can blame us when politicians and rabbis are brought down on corruption charges?

Perhaps American culture has reached its critical breaking point. If the behavior of our elected officials is any indication of our core values and beliefs, it’s safe to say we have a lot of healing to endure.

So, who are we to look to for inspiration and guidance?

Personally, I don’t expect much out of celebrities. There was a time when hopeful parents believed in the potential of a celebrity role model. Very rarely is this the case anymore.

Instead, we are left with politicians, who often run on morally superior and ethically clean platforms. They talk the good talk, convincing us they’ll rid the country of corruption and

ERIC MURTAUGH Outside Perspective bribery.

Take Assemblyman L. Harvey Smith of Jersey City, N.J., as a fine example. Smith told the New York Times he was running on an anticorruption platform and doesn’t “take cash” from anybody. Turns out he does, if the $15,000 in bribes he was booked on is any indication.

If corruption and scandal were confined to New Jersey, we’d be just fine. Unfortunately, they’re everywhere: John Edwards, Mark Sanford, Eliot Spitzer, Mark Foley, Larry Craig, Bill Clinton, Rod Blagojevich, Ted Stevens, Rick Renzi, Tom Delay — all part of a growing number of politicians who pursue affairs and/or attempt to work above the law. Here we have people who are to be held to a higher standard running morally amok.

How can a crook and a liar look his or her constituents in the eye and either deny their allegations in the face of mounting evidence, or outright refuse to step down gracefully? They’re really extending a giant middle finger to the public.

I have to ask, what else is going on? As long as a politician is in office, their business is our business. Yet, we only discover they lead dual lives when they make the wrong move.

We need our politicians and holy men now more than ever.

Which leads me to my last, and perhaps most important question: Are local politicians acting in our best interest? There have been a number of land-use debates and contested contract discussions in North County lately. It would behoove us to remain attentive and vigilant.

Eric Murtaugh has lost faith. E-mail him at emurtaugh@coastnewsgroup.com.

Lotsa buzz about fairgrounds sale Keep or sell?

Although the idea of peddling the fairgrounds is off the table for now, it continues to create a lotta chatter. Selling it would not be a long-term solution for the state’s cash crunch. It can set up a rainy day lock box that would soon be raided

by Sacramento electeds who are pros at spending tax $$$$. Some folks say private enterprise would be a good idea. A 75,000-seat Charger stadium in Del Mar and the wetlands? Meanwhile, the Surfside City sez it remains interested in buying the 400-acre facility. First it needs to pay off the remaining mortgage on the Shores School site and also come up with a plan for a new city hall.

Maybe at the fairgrounds? It’s worth recalling that the city of 4,500 folks bought the Powerhouse and library property without a lotta lucre in its kip. Up the road a piece directors of the Orange County Fairground in Costa Mesa have advised the Governator they support a sale. Meanwhile, 22nd District Agricultural Association directors have issued a request for proposals on the 20-year lease of the racetrack that expires this year. It will be subject to review every five years.

BILL ARBALLO Eye on the Coast al Union, or SEIU, which represents most county employees, is reported to be heading an effort to bring about a public vote on term limits for the County Board of Supervisors.

The current quintet has been in office since 1996. Needed to trigger an election are 77,837 valid signatures that would have to be accomplished in 180 days.That could put it on the June 2010 ballot.

Need a job?

Valley View Casino is accepting applications for a slew of jobs that range from cage cashier to pantry cook, poker host and PBX operator.

According to its ad, benefits include full medical, dental, paid time off, free meals with each shift, and other incentives. Apply online at valleyviewcasino.com.

to investors that the risk is rising and is on the “watchlist.” Sad pot of frijoles for a once proud Golden State.

Ranger on duty

Two rangers now are patrolling along the San Dieguito Lagoon to encourage visitors to enjoy but not abuse the area. Since the lagoon was opened to ocean tides, the fish population is reported to have increased faster than rabbits.A wide variety of bird species also have been sighted and it has become a popular nesting area. Susan Carter has complete skinny and can be reached by calling (858) 674-2270 or e-mailing susan@sdrp.org.

Seeking a hunk of land

Encinitas Community Garden is searching for a couple acres that residents can use to grow veggies and flowers Spokesperson S. Shapiro sez easy-to-get-to land would be the cat’s meow. Contact number is (760) 846-3499.

New shopping center

C’bad will increase its sales tax base when a new shopping center State’s bond rating drops comes online. It will be located at Moody’s Investors Services has the northeast corner of La Costa cut the state’s bond ratings a coppla Avenue and Rancho Santa Fe Road Term limits Service Employees Internation- notches — down to B. It’s a warning TURN TO EYE ON THE COAST ON 19

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The invisible discrimination

By Tracy Emblem

Deep on the base in Camp Pendleton, in an isolated area, seaman August Provost was brutally murdered while on duty.

August was a black gay sailor who was found dead in a guard shack at 3:30 in the morning. Stories abound. One story says Provost’s aunt reported that the authorities told her that the seaman was “gagged, bound by the hands and feet, shot in the head three times, and then his body burned.”

His family claims that Provost complained about being

harassed because of his sexual orientation during the months prior to his death.

The Naval Service Criminal Investigative Service, or NCIS, has jurisdiction over the murder probe. A spokesman for the Navy claims there is no evidence that Provost’s murder was a hate crime. Because the military does not recognize sexual orientation and the federal government does not define assault on gays as a “hate crime” — for federal investigative purposes, there can be no TURN TO DISCRIMINATION ON 19

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ROCK ON The opening reception of an exhibit of Rachel Znerold’s paintings will be held from 6 to 9 p.m.

July 31, Buffalo Brothers Guitars, 4901 El Camino Real, Carlsbad. Znerold’s paintings feature portraits of famous musicians including BB King, Jimi Hendrix,The Beatles and Michael Jackson.

Visit www.rachelzart.com or call the store at (760) 434-4567 for details.

AUG. 1 BEST BEACHES Oceanside Public Library will host a free book talk and slide show with Gia Lucy, author of “The Beaches of San Diego” at 10:30 a.m.Aug. 1, library Community Rooms, 330 N. Coast Highway 101, Oceanside.

Kristi Hawthorne of the Oceanside Historical Society will add interest to the presentation by including historical aerial photos of North County beaches.

For details, call (760) 4355600 or visit www.oceanside publiclibrary.org.

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The Oceanside Women’s Resource Center will host “Walk Away from Domestic Violence,” a 3.5K walk, from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Aug. 2, 1963 Apple Street, Oceanside. The walk will raise funds to benefit WRC’s children’s programs. Call (760) 941-1153 or e-mail joann. bowers@juno.com for details.

YOUR THOUGHTS? The Oceanside Museum of Art will host a free memorial tile painting family art project from 1 to 4 p.m. Aug. 2, OMA, 704 Pier View Way, Oceanside.

After viewing the exhibition “Fabric of Survival,” children will be given a tile to paint their thoughts and feelings about the Holocaust and the exhibition. Call OMA at (760) 435-3720 to learn more.

AUG. 3

INS AND OUTS AARP San Dieguito Chapter 239 will present Michael M. Arms, president of the Helen Woodward Animal Center, in a lecture on the functions of HWAC at 1 p.m. Aug. 3, Encinitas Senior Center, 1140 Oak Crest Park Drive, Encinitas. Arms will discuss the animal center’s adoption programs and educational programs to teach ‘the business of saving lives’ to shelters worldwide. Call Bob at (858) 7555011 for more details.

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SECOND CHANCE The eighth annual Celebrity Golf Tournament to benefit

By Gideon Marcus

VISTA — A walk down Rancho Buena Vista Adobe’s brick drive was a trip back in time for the patrons who came out for the fifth annual Bluegrass and Ice Cream Social fundraiser July 26.

They enjoyed cool sundaes and root beer floats in the courtyard of the 163-yearold hacienda while listening to the musical strains of Virtual Strangers. The four strumming band members were no strangers to the homestead, however. They performed last year and were brought back by popular demand.

The adobe started out as a sprawling rancho in the 1840s, and the home has been steadily enlarged since then.

In 1989, the city purchased the property and began the long task of restoring portions of the house to become historical exhibits representing various times from the 1870s to the 1930s. Proceeds from the event are applied toward the never-ending task of home

BUENA VISTA BLUEGRASS Virtual Strangers members Kit Birkett, Yvonne Tatar, Mike Tatar Sr. and Jon Cherry perform bluegrass for the patrons of the Rancho Buena Vista Adobe at the fifth annual Bluegrass and Ice Cream Social on July 26. Photo by Gideon Marcus

improvement and mainte- keep it up,” explained Nancy Vista Adobe, which organized Adobe is located at 640 Alta nance.

Healey, president of the the event.

Vista Drive. Call (760) 639“The city owns it, but we Friends of Rancho Buena The Rancho Buena Vista 6164 for more information.

Business association to host first annual car show VISTA — Rev up your engines and fire up your appetites! The Vista Village Business Association will present the first annual Smokin Q Classic BBQ from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.Aug. 1.The Kansas City BBQ Society sanctions this event. There will be 25 to 30 teams competing for the top prize. Former

San Diego Padre Randy Jones will be a celebrity judge.

After the judging, guests can enjoy samples of the competitors’ entries.

The 20th annual Rod Run and Car Show will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.Aug. 2, and will showcase more than 300 classic hot rods.

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awarded are for Best of Show, Best Upholstery, Best Paint, Best Graphics, Mayor’s Choice, Longest Distance, Club Participation, Best Woodie and Best Custom Motorcycle. There are seven new categories this year.

There will also be food, merchandise, a beer garden, and slot car racing.

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through the implementation of the four-point program of the National Main Street Center. For more information, or to register a hot rod for exhibit, visit www.vistarodrun.com or call the VVBA at (760) 414-9391.

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VISTA / SAN MARCOS NEWS

crime REPORT A weekly log of neighborhood crime.

Compiled by Randy Kalp

A report for the week of July 21, 2009 to July 28, 2009

CASHING IN An Encinitas residence on North Vulcan Avenue was reportedly burglarized sometime between 11 p.m. July 21 and 1:10 a.m. July 22 of $3,400 in jewelry and $1,700 in rare coins.

SILVERADO STOLEN A Chevrolet Silverado valued at $18,000 was reportedly stolen from Santa Fe Drive in Encinitas sometime between 10 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. July 22.

CAR BURGLARIZED A vehicle parked on Ocean View Avenue in Encinitas was reportedly burglarized sometime between 8:30 p.m. July 21 and 11 a.m. July 22.

THAT BYTES! A Solana Beach residence on Via de la Valle was reportedly burglarized around 4 a.m. July 23 of a computer valued at $1,700.

DARK FORECAST A dark grey Mercedes convertible was reportedly stolen from Paseo Acampo in Carlsbad sometime during the evening of July 27.

INFINITELY BAD Someone reportedly stole an Infiniti G356 valued at $40,000 from Linda Vista Drive in San Marcos around 2:20 p.m. July 25.

ECLECTIC ASSORTMENT An Oceanside residence on South

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Cleveland Street was reportedly burglarized of an Apple MacBook, two switchblades and brass knuckles sometime after 1 a.m. July 26.

TOP DOWN Someone reportedly burglarized a Chrysler Le Baron convertible parked on Sumner Way in Oceanside by slashing the cloth top sometime between 11:40 p.m. and 8:30 a.m. July 26.

NO WEED, NO PHONE A 20year-old man was reportedly injured when he was robbed of $100 worth of marijuana and cell phone around 2 p.m. July 24 on Calle Antonio in Vista.

FOOTLONG OR SIX INCH? The Subway on East Vista Way in Vista was reportedly burglarized sometime between 10 p.m.

July 24 and 6:15 a.m. July 25 of a cash register containing $113.

ROCK ON A purple geo rock valued at $400 was reportedly stolen from a residence on Cameo Drive in Oceanside around 2 p.m. July 21.

NOT LOVIN’ IT An armed robbery reportedly occurred at the McDonalds on Cannon Road in Oceanside around 8:35 p.m. July 25.

CRIME LOG Compiled by Randy Kalp The following information was gathered from law enforcement’s most available records for the week of July 21, 2009 to July 28, 2009

ENCINITAS Petty Theft 0, Burglary 2, Vandalism 0, Assault 0, Grand Theft 1 Robbery 0 SOLANA BEACH Petty Theft 0, Burglary 3, Vandalism 0, Assault 0, Grand Theft 0, Robbery 0 CARLSBAD Petty Theft 5, Burglary 5, Vandalism 3, Assault 0, Grand Theft 3, Robbery 0 SAN MARCOS Petty Theft 4, Burglary 2, Vandalism 4, Assault 0, Grand Theft 7, Robbery 0 OCEANSIDE Petty Theft 6, Burglary 7, Vandalism 7, Assault 3, Grand Theft 3, Robbery 3 VISTA Petty Theft 0, Burglary 11, Vandalism 0, Assault 3, Grand Theft 10, Robbery 2

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Military Healing Crusade aims to pray the sick to health kids get help with school supplies

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COAST CITIES — Seven Southern California Assistance League chapters have begun their fifth year of providing new clothing and shoes to enlisted military personnel children on Camp Pendleton Marine Base through National Operation School Bell Program.

If a soldier’s family is taken care of at home, that is one thing less soldiers have to worry about when they are deployed. Often their military salary barely covers mortgage payments and the mothers must use food stamps to feed their children. So, what about school clothes for the children? Where do the funds come from?

Operation School Bell began nearly 50 years ago as a one-woman effort to provide clothing to disadvantaged children; it is now the signature national philanthropic program for Assistance League.

Chapters for Children started five years ago to build a foundation of learning for military children in need by providing the clothes to attend school on a regular basis. Chapters for Children will be held on Aug. 8 and Aug. 9 at Camp Pendleton Marine Base in Oceanside.

The goal is to provide an Operation School Bell event for 400 students of enlisted personnel from Camp Pendleton.

Chapters involved include Rancho San Dieguito, North Coast, Inland North County, Saddleback Valley, Temecula Laguna Beach and Capistrano Valley. The event takes place at the Base Community Center where items supplied to each child include two tops, two pants/jeans, six underwear, three pair of socks, shoe vouchers, jackets/ pullovers, hygiene kits plus school and art supplies.

They also provide gift cards for difficult to fit children.

The chapter members also provide a “thank you for your service to our country note.”

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OCEANSIDE — A woman with loss of hearing in one ear walks onto the Pier Amphitheater stage during the Healing Crusade, held July 24 and July 25. The pastor cries out inspirational words. The woman quivers and says her hearing is restored. Many call it a miracle. Pastor Tim Moynihan of The Potter’s House Christian Fellowship calls it faith.

“Healing is one component of the gospel,” Moynihan, of Potter’s House Christian Fellowship, said.

“God doesn’t mind being put on display. God doesn’t mind a crowd.”

Walking on stage for an altar calling and asking to be healed is a strong display of 22 YEARS OF HEALING Pastor Tim Moynihan of The Potter’s House Christian Fellowship at the annual faith, according to Moynihan. Healing Crusade held July 24 and July 25. The crusade has been held at the Pier Amphitheater for 22 conHe said he does not want secutive years. Photo by Promise Yee

there to be any confusion that faith is what the crusade is all about. “We don’t even take an offering for this,” he said.“We don’t take advantage of sick people and take their money.”

Many miracles reportedly happen during the crusade, but not everyone who asks is healed. “Healing is an art not a science,” Moynihan said.

“There are so many dynamics in faith.”

In addition to offering healing prayers, the crusade also gives young believers a platform to preach and perform Christian music. More than 20 bands from local churches performed during the two-day crusade.

The annual Healing Crusade by The Potter’s House has been held at the Pier Amphitheater for 22 consecutive years.

Rafting down the river is a good thing to do before you go JEAN GILLETTE Small Talk Editor’s note: Jean Gillette is taking a short vacation. This column was written last summer, but is one of her favorites.

Do I look pruney? It may have eased by now, but last week I spent two days rolling down the Lower Kern river, and wet was definitely the fashion statement.

My dad, my 91-year-old dad with the body of an 80year-old and the mind of a 25year-old, decided he wanted to river raft before he dies.

And so we did.

We gathered up a great group of friends and headed out. The gang of high schooland college-age youngsters had the time of their lives, shooting the rapids, splashing each other, falling off the boat (on purpose) to float the rapids. My dad was right there with them … in fact, he shared their raft. We moms had our own raft and our own good time, working muscles that are generally not called upon, but paddling our hearts out, and, I am proud to say, coming out unscathed.

Our guide was clearly the coxswain on a Viking slave galley in his last life. He made it quite clear that he really had no faith that his bunch of middle-aged women and teenaged girls were going to make it down the river without serious mishaps. Our raft quickly

stopped being a vacation and became a training exercise.

We had fun anyway. I don’t think he did, though.

The guides love to tell you both the proper name of each set of rapids and then the colloquial name. Example — Sweet Maiden’s Walkaway, or Eat Rocks and Bleed.

Another was fondly called Hari-Kari. It needed no nickname but, generally the “inhouse” nicknames were always something like Raft Muncher or Broken Paddle.

Highlights of the trip included a host of Class 4 rapids and getting just the tiniest bit stuck on one rock.

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Then there was the very large and very drowned cow in the middle of the river, horns sticking up. We had to paddle hard and fast to avoid

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We saw turtles, blue herons, dragonflies, garter snakes and even witnessed the saving of a fledgling woodpecker. It was floundering in the mud as we pulled up for lunch. Apparently its first leap from the nest didn’t work out so well. The guides plucked it out and popped it up on a tree branch to dry out and calm down. It was peck-

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100 years of fun at the Santa Monica Pier E’LOUISE ONDASH Hit the Road What do the films “The Sting,” “Funny Girl” and “Forrest Gump” have in common?

Each includes scenes featuring the Santa Monica Pier, that venerable West Coast landmark that celebrates its centennial Sept. 9. On that day 100 years ago, thousands of people swarmed onto the newly constructed 1,600-foot concrete structure to enjoy band concerts, swimming races and other festivities.

Since that opening day, the famed pier has gone through many incarnations until it evolved into today’s icon, “a single remnant of history on a coast that was once peppered with piers,” according to Ben Franz-Knight, executive director of the Santa Monica Pier Restoration Corporation.The organization was established in 1983 by the city of Santa Monica to oversee policy, events and marketing of the pier.

“The pier has a spirit of its own,” Franz-Knight said.

“That sounds strange to those who have made only one visit, but for those of us who have been there many times, it’s like a close personal friend.”

PIER PARTY Recent photo of the Santa Monica Pier, which is set to celebrate its centennial Sept. 9 with a large public event. Courtesy photo

Long Beach octogenarian Cal Porter would probably call the pier his friend, along with the grand La Monica Ballroom, which opened in 1924 and was most widely known for the Depression-era dance marathons.

Porter writes about the ballroom in his blog “Cal Porter’s Then and Now.” He remembers the La Monica as “gigantic and ornate with … ten Byzantine turrets soaring into the sky like something out of Arabian Nights. It claimed to be the largest ballroom in the world with room

for 10,000 people and accommodating 2,500 dancing couples. I … poked my head in occasionally to take a look and hear the music during the ‘30s and ‘40s, but I was there mainly because … one corner of the huge building was used as the first Santa Monica Lifeguard Headquarters. The other corner … was where we jumped off the pier for a cooling swim.”

The ballroom stood for almost four decades and attracted celebrities and hosted television shows. Desi Arnaz and his orchestra enter-

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The Sept. 9 centennial celebration includes live music, a 100-foot birthday cake, fireworks and undoubtedly a few celebrity sightings.

Joan Baez and Robert Redford have been name honorary co-chairs, but no word on whether they will be present.

You can visit the pier any day and enjoy strolling its planks, shopping, dining, riding the Ferris wheel or the historic 1922 carousel, or visiting the interactive aquarium.

“The pier is a wonderful public gathering place and it’s open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year,” Franz-Knight said. “It has tons of history… and lot of private and public dollars have been invested for improvements and maintenance — $60 million since the ‘80s (when it was destroyed by storms). It’s been a substantial investment, but there has been a substantial reward.”

P.S. You also can see the Santa Monica Pier in these movies: “Beverly Hills Cop III,” “They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?” and “The Majestic.”

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tained there several times.

Those who love the historic pier actually have been celebrating its 100th birthday for several months with events such as circus acts, workshops for kids and dances every Thursday night through Sept. 3. La Monica Ballroom Redux was held July 23, featuring a Big Band playing Benny Goodman and Glenn Miller music and other performers.

“The Santa Monica Pier has created long-lasting mem- E’Louise Ondash is a freelance writer livories for many generations ing in North County. Tell her about your and will continue to do so,” travels at eondash@coastnewsgroup.com.

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ESCONDIDO — The San Diego District Attorney’s Office will not seek another death penalty trial for convicted murderer Jose Maurice Castaneda, a prosecutor said July 24.

At a hearing July 23 in a Vista courtroom, Deputy District Attorney Lucy Weismantel said she informed Judge Joan Weber that her office did not want to retry Castaneda, 24, for execution relating to his June conviction for the 2005 murder and torture of his girlfriend’s 2-year-old son, Cesar Razo.

Weismantel cited the jury outcome of the initial death penalty phase, in which the panel was deadlocked 9-3 in favor of life in prison without parole, as reason for going forward with the sentencing. Additionally, she said case circumstances and the heavy expenses involved in a retrial also factored into the prosecutions decision to not retry for the death penalty.

While the initial death penalty phase, which followed a seven-week trial, only took a couple of days to present, the retrial could take a month or longer because all of the evidence and testimony would have to be reintroduced to the new jury panel.

Doctors pronounced Cesar Razo dead shortly after Castaneda and the boy’s mother, Maria Razo, brought the unconscious child to the Palomar Medical Center around 4:40 p.m.June 25, 2005. Cesar Razo had approximately 354 external marks on his body. He died from two blows to his body, one to his abdomen and the other to the back of his head.

Because Castaneda was convicted of murder in the first degree with the special circumstance of torture, he will be spending the rest of his life behind bars without the possibility of parole when he’s sentenced Aug. 1, Weismantel said.

Castaneda, of Guatemala, was also convicted of a single felony count each of assaulting a child under the age of 8 that resulted in death, torture, child abuse with the allegation of great bodily injury — all charges related to Cesar Razo. Additionally, the jury convicted him of misdemeanor child abuse relating to Cesar Razo’s sister, who was 5 at the time of his death.

Maria Razo, 27, pleaded guilty in 2007 to voluntary manslaughter and two counts of child abuse. Maria Razo’s sentencing, at which time she’ll receive 16 years and eight months in prison, is scheduled for Aug. 21.

Additionally, under her plea agreement, after her prison term Maria Razo will be deported back to Mexico and will have three strikes on her criminal record.

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There is also religious meaning to the rousing Taiko drumming. Sally Yasukochi, a leader in the temple’s Shokenji Taiko group, said the sounds of the drum are a metaphor for the teaching of the Buddha.

“For us, the drum is like the Buddha, the sticks are like the teachings and we are like the members,”

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COMIC-CON EDITION! KATHLEEN DOUANGSANITH ESCONDIDO

GEOFF RUSSELL RANCHO BERNARDO I came today as a steampunk because there’s a steampunk rally today. I didn’t get in because of long lines, but I got to be in the group picture. I think it’s a really cool culture — the best way to describe it is Victorian sci-fi.

STEEVIN LOVE VISTA I am Nick Fury (Marvel Comics) and I am my own favorite comic book character.

Who are you dressed as and why

I’m dressed as Hermione Granger from “Harry Potter.”

I chose her look because I love Harry Potter and it’s one of my favorite books ever and I just happened to have this stuff, so I thought it’d be cool.

I’m dressed up as Raven from the Teen Titans. I really like the character because she’s relatively dark and fun to dress up as.

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I’m dressed up as the Blonde Phatnom because I like her style. I’m not a huge comic book nerd so I didn’t know that many of them. The Blonde Phantom is a masked crime fighter from the 1940s. She’s a blonde who wears red dresses and I just like her.

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I’m Ms. Marvel, I’m from Marvel comics and I’m in the Avengers.

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Gold District Recognition for water board SAN MARCOS — The Vallecitos Water District board of directors was recently honored with a Gold District Recognition award by the Special District Leadership Foundation, or SDLF. To earn this distinction, the board participated in a series of seminars and workshops specifically designed to address the unique challenges special districts might face today.

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City sponsors family activities SAN MARCOS — The city of San Marcos’ Family Enrichment Program, or FEP, will offer three activities for families in August.

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Man to stand trial for Carlsbad playground molestation charges

By Randy Kalp

CARLSBAD — A 24year-old man accused of sexually molesting a teen on the grounds of a Carlsbad elementary school will have to stand trial on charges that could net him a decade behind bars, a Superior Court judge ruled July 23.

Leo Burns Welnick pleaded not guilty to one felony count each of forcible oral copulation, kidnapping and oral copulation by a person over 21 on someone under 16 stemming from a June 25 encounter with a 15year-old Carlsbad girl at Magnolia Elementary School.

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defense attorney Brad Patton, Judge K. Michael Kirkman reduced Welnick’s bail by $75,000 to $125,000 citing he felt the reduction reflected the evidence presented at the preliminary hearing.

Patton told the judge his client is a Carlsbad local with strong family ties to the area. Further, he said Welnick, who has no prior criminal record, suffers from bipolar disorder.

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The menu will include a spicy sausage appetizer, braised leg of lamb and lemon oregano potatoes prepared by Tony Petroulias, a native of Greece. Paralia, a troupe from Sts. Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Church in Cardiff-by-the-Sea, will perform traditional dances and teach some steps to guests, who will then have an opportunity to perform what they have learned.

The evening will also feature an opportunity drawing and a hand-bells performance

OPA! Greek native Tony Petroulias, left, teaches a traditional dance to Pioneers Club students Heather McEldowney, Eric Abney, Robin Scales, Kristin Rompf and Philip Schmid. Project Turnaround will hold A Night in Greece fundraiser Aug. 22 to benefit The Pioneers Club, a group of young adults with developmental challenges. The event will feature authentic Greek entertainment and food prepared by Petroulias.

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Oceanside’s diverse art scene alive in ‘Artists Alley’

By Promise Yee

OCEANSIDE — Near the corner of Mission Avenue and Coast Highway 101, just past a cow sculpture constructed of discarded shoes, the diverse artwork of 16 local artists filled Artists Alley on July 26.

Styles ranging from impressionistic to theo-realistic lined the alley where artists are invited to display their work each month.

“This is not about making money,” Joey Chavez, event sponsor and director of JC Gallery & Studio, said. “It’s about bringing together artists and the community.”

Jeff Palmer of Oceanside painted in bold red brush strokes as he worked on the theo-realistic painting “The Life is the Blood.”

“There’s a change going on right now,” Palmer said.

“With development and things happening in downtown, there’s a new revival.

ARTIST AT WORK Above, Brandon McDonald of Indio looks on as Jeff Palmer of Oceanside works on a theo-realistic painting. Right, Artists Alley holds an open air art show the last Sunday of each month. Photo

by Promise Yee

And Oceanside had the foresight to incorporating art in everything.”

Palmer’s theo-realistic paintings are based on art and science and just down the row pointillism-inspired paintings

by Chance Algoado of

Escondido depict themes of stress and conflict.

One painting by Algoado shows the Twin Towers burning, in another a polar bear is stranded on a small iceberg.“I TURN TO ART SCENE ON 15

Wine and olive oil tasting at Villa Di Calabro I had a few minutes before meeting Steve and Valerie Andrews and Mike and Mindy Calabro, the new owners of Villa Di Calabro in Old Town Temecula. I hadn’t been to this part of Temecula in a few years, so I was in disbelief at the makeover of Front Street into a delightful series of colorful shops including restaurants, wine and gift shops, night clubs, and now a wine and olive oil bar with an old-world fountain patio for backyard barbecues with a rustic Italian flavor.

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Mike Calabro was a winemaker at Wilson Creek and realized his long-held dream of making olive oil when he collaborated with Andrews in buying a storefront in Old Town at Main and Front Street.

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Wine Spectator Grand Awards The highest awards for the best-of-the-best restaurants in the world were revealed in Wine Spectator, the most influential wine publication in the world. Two San Diego favorites took home the Grand Award and stand with only 69 others in the world to receive the honor. Congratulations to Addison at the Grand Del Mar and Wine Director Jesse Rodriguez, and WineSellar and

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— Monterey County Wineries are presenting the 17th annual Winemakers Celebration from noon to 3:30 p.m. Aug. 8 at Custom House Plaza downtown Monterey.

More than 50 wineries are offering their best, with local restaurant participation and a wine auction.The cost is $45 in advance, and $50 at the door.

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— Meritage Wine Market in Encinitas is presenting events every Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. On Aug. 7 it’s the “ Top 6 New Value Wines” and on the Aug. 14 look for a “Tour de France.” Call (760) 479-2500 for details.

— San Antonio Winery in downtown Los Angeles, has a “Wine and Brew Fest” from 2 to 5 p.m. Aug. 9. Live performances, cooking, wine and beer tasting in four event stations.

The cost is $50 each. Details at (800) 626-7722.

— Holiday Wine Cellar in Escondido brings in Ryan Hill from Napa Valley’s Hill Family Estate from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

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Family Solar Fun Day at Jack’s Pond

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VISTA — The fourth annual Relay For Life fundraiser will be held at Lincoln Magnet Middle School at 151 Escondido Ave. inVista.This year’s Relay will begin at 9 a.m. Aug. 9, and will support cancer research, help provide free transportation to hospitals, help prevent youth smoking, publish lifesaving literature, and develop a new generation of weapons to fight cancer.

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Former student paints mural

VISTA — The PTA of Olive Elementary School, located at 836 Olive Ave. in Vista, recently voted and approved a mural to be painted at the school site.

Vince Vargas, a former Olive Elementary student and a current student at Cal State San Marcos, was awarded the contract. Vargas started painting July 21.The process will take approximately three weeks to complete.The mural is a Yosemite National Park scene, which will include a falcon, the school’s mascot. Vargas is donating his time to paint the mural “as a way to give back to the community that has done so much for him.”

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THOSE DANCING FEET The cast of “42nd Street” shows off the size of the newly renovated Moonlight stage during dress rehearsals in early July. Photo courtesy of Moonlight Stage Productions

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From left, Gary Duffield of the Kiwanis Club of Sunrise Vista congratulated scholarship winner Luis Lopez from Tri-City Christian High School, his parents, Rosemary and Gilbert Lopez, and Cyndee Horn, teacher at Tri-City Christian High School. Lopez plans to attend West Coast Baptist College. Courtesy photo

Vista clinic puts on health fair VISTA — Vista Community Clinic will host a community health fair to celebrate National Health Center Week. The fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 10 at 1000 Vale Terrace in Vista.

The fair will include informa-

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get my ideas by opening up the newspapers,” Algoado said.

Algoado’s work has also been displayed at the Poway Center of Performing Arts.

Hamid Maleki of Oceanside worked on line drawings at another art stand.

“If people like these, I do an oil painting,” Maleki said.

Maleki is well-trained in technique and can recreate his sketches as oil or watercolor paintings in any requested size. “It’s not difficult to see it or draw it,” Maleki said. “Its vision that counts.”

Maleki’s skill and art training allows him to easily move between producing work in different mediums.“If you’re not schizophrenic you’re dull,” Maleki said.

Artists Alley displays local artwork the last Sunday of every month.

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Children are invited to enjoy free face painting and other activities. For more information, visit www.vistacommunityclinic.org or call (760) 6315000, ext. 1418.

NEW CREW The Vista Garden Club recently installed new board of directors.

Pictured in the front from left are Lynn Paine, president; Marilyn Seay, second vice president; Lois Lumley, recording secretary; Nancy Jones, treasurer; and Dick York, parliamentarian. Back row, from left are Trudy Snell, first vice president; Barbara Weiler, immediate past president; Sue DeRosa, corresponding secretary; and Dan Cannou, workshop chairman.

lights for a show; now it takes just two days. The lighting staff uses that extra time to better focus their equipment.

“We have a lot of new shiny toys,” Master Electrician Ashley Jenks said.

“A lot of things are much easier now. I feel like my entire crew is having more fun … getting to really do their electrician job.”

Set installation has also been made much easier. Set pieces used to be tracked on and off sideways, often in rolling wagons. Now, electrical lifts whisk components in all directions, cutting labor time dramatically. A set piece which once took three hours to hang now takes just 20 minutes, according to Assistant Technical Director Keith Gemmell.This gives actors far more time on the actual stage

to practice.

“Our primary focus is making sure these shows are set up and ready to go as soon as the actors come in from the rehearsal halls,” Gemmell said.

These enhancements are good for the audience, too.

Before this year, the Moonlight staff was forced to make compromises to squeeze Broadway-sized sets onto a smaller, more difficult stage. Whole settings were left in storage and productions had fewer scene changes, sometimes even using a simple black curtain instead of the unusable backgrounds.

No longer. The new stage allows this season’s opener, “42nd Street,” to use the sets made for the original 1980 Broadway production. In past Moonlight productions of the play, they were only able to hang two illuminated mar-

quees for the climactic Broadway scene. This time, they were able to use all eight.

“We can now layer in the signs the way it was designed,” Managing Director Daniel Kays said.

“You’re going to see the show the way it was designed.”

The sum of all of these improvements is a radically different Moonlight, one which has already wowed audiences and entertainers alike.

“For those performers that have grown up with us, even those who have most recently joined us ... it’s emotional, “ Kays said. “Tears of just joy, tears of shock. It’s overwhelming knowing what we did.”

More information on this summer’s lineup on the new Moonlight stage can be found at www.moonlightstage.com.

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Domed glass window with 4” face signed “wittnauer” “usa”. Dual scales read in inches/milli bars. 6”x3” brass case mounted in 15”x2” solid walnut boat wheel. Adjustable for altitude. 3 pounds. $108 others available (760) 942-2025

Appliances COFFEE MAKER Programmable, Gevali, $12. (760) 721-2779.

COUNTERTOP ROTISSERIE) Good condition, extra pieces. Black with glass front. Fast, easy and delicious meals! Only $50 (760) 633-1078 (760) 633-1078

INDEX F.Y.I..................................... ..100 HEALTH & WELL BEING ....150 ITEMS FOR SALE................200 BUSINESS SERV.............. ...300 FINANCIAL SERV.................310 HOME SERVICES................325 MISC. SERVICES............. ...350 PERSONAL SERV................375

HELP WANTED....................400 JOBS WANTED....................450 BUSINESS OPPS............ ....475 ROOMMATES................... ...500 RENTALS...................... .......600 REAL ESTATE......................700 LEGAL/PUBLIC NOTICE.... 800 AUTOMOTIVE..................... 900

RATES CLASSIFIED DISPLAY RATES: Open Rate: $40 pci per zone Agency: $34 pci per zone Zone 1: Coast News Zone 2: RSF Zone 3: VSM BUY ONE ZONE, GET THE OTHER FOR 50% OFF

pci = per col. inch, 1 inch min, consecutive insertions only.

Per Zone 1-2 wks 3 wks Display PCI

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6 wks 12 wks 26 wks 52 wks $32

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CLASSIFIED LINE ADS: $3.00/word, 15 word min.

Contract rates available for 4+ insertions.

Private party items under $150 & Automotive Ads FREE. ALL OTHER ADS* MUST BE PREPAYED NO REFUND FOR EARLY CANCELLATION *Any ads other than private party individuals selling personal items and automtive ads.

LINE ADS RUN IN ALL FOUR PUBS - 150,000 READERS Line ads run in all 4 publications. Display classifieds run Zone 1: Coast News, 28,000 Zone 2: RSF 9,500 Zone 3: VSM 12,600

DEADLINES

Copy and Cancellations MONDAY 4PM Ask for Classified Dept.

Computers/Electronics LEXMARK PRINTER print, scan, copy from pc # x1240 color, black cart. email:sunufabutch@yahoo.com or call $29 (760) 439-2996 PALERMO VA6.1 HOME THEATRE still in box digital cinema with 4 speakers (dvd video/ cd audio/ dts & digital movie system) selling for only $150 - located in oceanside -genuine buyers, please call anytime to view (760) 521-4319 SCANNER VISIONEER 48 BIT Color flat bed 89001200X4800 DPI, excellent condition, $20. (760) 630-7724

Furniture GENTLEMEN’S ARMOIRE Beautiful Retro 50’s dark wood, $150.

(760) 643-1945.

KNOTTY PINE TRUNK Used as a coffee table, like new, 4 ft. long by 20” wide, by 30” deep, $150. (760) 558-8826 SWEDA RETREAT JEROMES MATTRESS box/ headboard, like new king $500 (760) 942-7054 TABLES 2 maple step tables - louvered sides, $99 each. (760) 729-6044.

Miscellaneous R FOALE S

White Yamaha Baby Grand

PIANO

3,900

$

Excellent Condition

Tony Barrymore

760-212-6454

Items For Sale 200

Items For Sale 200

Items For Sale 200

ART Womens & Sunflowers by Simon Silva, framed, 31”W by 31”L, $35.

(760) 599-9141

HEEL SUPPORTS Boxed & new, 3/4 “in length, size for men (6-7), size for women (7-8), $10. (760) 944-6460

ROOSTER, HEN Life size, ceramic, super colorful, $65. (760) 643-1945.

AUTO COOL FAN, NIB As seen on tv solar powered ventilation system, $15 (760) 599-7219

HOOVER STEAM VAC All terrain carpet & hard floor cleaner, never used, $150. (760) 729-6044

AUTO HARP new 36 strings & 15 dampers, $150. (760) 599-9141.

HOT box of fifty hot wheels in original packaging. random models. $40 (760) 726-8491

BANJO Needs some repair, $30. (760) 729-6044.

BARBIE CARDS 217 Large size Barbie cards in album with vinyl slip pages. Take all, $45. (760) 845-3024.

BED SKIRT Brand new, Queen size, navy blue, tailored boxed pleated, $18. (760) 944-6460.

BICYCLE 24” Men’s Huffy 5-speed bicycle, good condition, white & black with fenders, $80., (760) 9427430 BICYCLE PAR TS Wheels, tires, seats, gears, brakes, bags, more. (760) 942-5692 BOYS CLOTHES SIZE 10-12 129 Pieces. Lots of designer and skate brand clothes. From $1 to $4 per piece. (760) 634-1420 BRONZE WARE with Rosewood handles from Thailand, 14 pieces, $30.

(760) 944-6460 BURMESE JADE PENDANT Heavily carved on both sides; multi-colored; 2-1/2”L x 1-1/2”W $40 (760)599-7219 CANON CAMCORDER $195 NEW ES65 8mm video camcorder NEW (760)599-7219 CEILING LAMP Ideal living room den hanging ceiling lamp with chain 18” octagon, nice, $25. (619) 4209912.

DIR T DEVIL CAR VACUUM $7.

(760) 599-9141

MATTRESS COMFORT TOP 4” mattress comfort top, full size with washable cover, (760) 433-2321 MATTRESS COVER 4” Mattress comfort top, full size with washable cover, $40. (760) 433-2321.

MATTRESS COVER Swedish magnet therapeutic mattress cover, good condition, $100. (858) 759-2554.

MATTRESS Queen size mattress, including box springs, good condition, $75. (858) 353-5245 MISC. ITEMS GE cordless phone, $7., GE answering machine, $9., toaster oven, $9., Royal manual typewriter, $10. (760) 599-9141.

MISC. ITEMS Laurel Burch purse, new with flower design, 16” W by 13” T, $20. Balinese puppet, 20” tall, $20.

Balinese wood mask, $10. Mirror, wood framed, 14” W by 51” L, $10.

Oval mirror, hand painted, white wood frame, 14” W by 17” T, $8.00.

(760) 599-9141.

MOVING SALE Handsome Bakers Racks, 2 very large, 2 medium $200 each OBO 858-367-8264 MUSIC CD’S Hip Hop music cd’s, 17 songs on each, $5.00 each. (760) 6257592.

DISHES 4 Garden Floral Plates, new, $15. (760) 599-9141

NIKEVISION SPORT SUNGLASSES New, cost $140, sell for $65. (760) 9425692

DOONEY & BOURKE HANDBAG Like new!

Large 14 x 12 x 5 Beautiful light brown signature pattern. Tan leather strap with silver hardware. Excellent condition - $65 or best offer. (760) 720-0244

PANASONIC 18” Panasonic tv, black ($30) Technics casett player($20) Sonny fm/am receiver ($20) (760) 721-8250

DUVET COVER King size, custom made, pale rose with extra bolted material, $100, mint condition, like new. (760) 944-6460.

PINECONES, FREE (760)599-7219

ELECTRIC GUITAR & AMP, $85.

(760) 753-5837.

ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANICA 26 books, excellent condition, $100.

(760) 721-2779 EXTERIOR DOORMATS with calvanized wire - SHEDLESS, 1/2 moon shape new, unused, $20 ea. (760) 9446460

PATIO SWING 6 ft. long, no canopy cover, $30. (760) 721-2779.

PLANT Euphorbia Ruben, rare shrub or tree, 50 gallon, 6 ft., $85. (760) 6431945.

PLASTIC POTS Various sizes, good condition, all for $12 OBO. (760) 9446460 QUEEN SIZE BED $100, (760) 5229935

SHINANO ULTEGRA 9 feet rear Derailler, $65. (760) 942-5692.

SNUFF BOTTLE COLLECTION $6 to $75: cameo, jade, clay, wood, cameo with inside painted, ceramic, carnelian. (760)599-7219 TABLESAW Skill saw, electric chainsaw & hedge trimmer, $100. (858) 342-1460.

THE TINGLER Copper conduit of healing energy. Massages acupressure points to relax your whole being. $10. Can be mailed. (760)599-7219 TIN-BOX COLLECTION All sizes & shapes, $100, (760) 433-2321 TIRE Size P205-75R #15, $25, nearly new. (760) 721-2779.

TOASTER OVEN & BROILER Magic Chef Deluxe - 6 slice toaster oven & broiler, like new, $25. Also, George Foreman Grilleration G-5, never used, $79. (760) 729-6044 WOMAN’S SHOES (Amalfi) pumps in black & navy, size 8 1/2, 2” heels, excellent condition, $12 ea. (760) 9446460.

Sporting Goods SNOWBOARDS Two boards 125.00 each (760)685-8222 TENNIS RACKET Head metallix 10 powerful, excellent condition, $60.

(760) 632-2487

Help Wanted 400 — HELP WANTED —

GREAT JOB IN ADVERTISING! The largest publishing company in Coastal North County San Diego is looking for a highly motivated advertising salesperson for one of our territories. Fun working environment, great benefits, fantastic opportunity for the right person.

E-mail resume to: jkydd@coastnewsgroup.com or call 760-436-9737 x108 THE COAST NEWS GROUP The Coast News • Rancho Santa Fe News • Vista/San Marcos News Encinitas First

FIREWOOD firewood split & seasoned, multiple kinds of wood delivered, stacking available. (760) 9427430 FIREWOOD FOR SALE For Home or Camping. Three differant types of Wood. U-Pick -Up or We”ll Deliver.

No order to small (760) 727-7404 FRANKLIN MINT ceramic Indian girl with wolf, $20. Sunflower poster, framed, 12” W x 16” L, $18. (760) 5999141.

GARAGE DOOR SPRING New, 18 1/2” strength, $10. (760) 599-9141. 15 gallon aluminum tub, new, $10. (760) 599-9141 GARDENING ITEMS Hose reels, one wall hung & one mobile, Rainbird controller, terracotta pots & saucers, rescalloped stone borders, garden butterflies, all for $50. (760) 944-6460

760-436-9737 or fax ad copy 760-943-0850

$25 SWORD Chinese sword, reproduction, 26” long metal blade.

760.599.7219

GIRLS TEENAGE CLOTHING lots of clothing & accessories for teenage girl, size small, T-shirts for $1.00.

Almost brand new, everything under $100. (760) 759-2554

828 N. Hwy 101, Leucadia

ANTIQUE LINENS Beautiful handmade Swiss antique table linens, new - make offer 858-367-8264

HEADBOARD Queen, hand decorated, marine motiff cut-outs, light natural wood. (760) 643-1945.

To view or place ads online go to: coastnewsgroup.com

LUGGAGE Black leather with fabric on wheels, 6 pieces (as well as one hanging folding garment bag), great for cruises. $150 OBO. (760) 944-6460

ROTOTILLER Troy Built 6.5 horse power with reverse, runs great, rarely used, $150. (951) 347-0171.

SAVE $1.00 PER WORD! Place your own print ad at coastnewsgroup.com If your item is under $150 dollars, you can place it FREE!

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CADNET CLASSIFIED ADS

Rentals 600

Real Estate 700

Automotive 900

Room for Rent

Mobilehomes

Cars

BEACH CONDO $975 Large master bedroom with walkin closet private bath. Beach access (760) 436-1560

SAN MARCOS WANT A CALIFORNIA ROOM? YOU’LL LOVE LIVING HERE! Seniors 55/35. RARE 3BR, 2BA PLUS family room. MUST SEE! Nice & sunny, lots of windows. Large kitchen, some mountain view. Double wide. Beautiful & desirable park w/resort amenities. Quiet friendly neighbors. RENT CONTROL. Only $72,000. Call Sue Fox, realtor. 760917-4220 or 760-753-1086.

Web:www.suefoxhomes.com

ELECTRIC CAR 02 Chrysler GEM bought in 2003 N. E.V. Less than 3K mi.

No $4.00 gas. $6500 (760)722-5625 EXCELLENT CONDITION Oldsmobile cutless supreme sl/ v6 turquoize 1995, 2door automatic fully powered, upholstery and body tiptop condition, new tyres, am/ fm radio and cassette player (only 99k miles) selling for only $3500 obo. Genuine interested buyers please call 1760 521 4319 anytime to view

Automotive 900

Trucks/SUVs

Business Opportunity

WANTED WANTED WANTED 89-99 ford ranger or nissan truck failed smog ok, running or not running, please call me (858) 831-1750

HONEST INCOME from home processing our mortgage assistance postcards. No advertising. Postage and materials provided. References available. No gimmicks.

877-774-9295.

1988 CHEVY S10 LONG BED PICKUP, regular cab, 5-speed, 6 cylinder, 2010 tags with 1995 camper shell. (760) 2242020

$2500 WEEKLY processing mail. Great opportunity! Postage, supplies furnished.

Free information. Call Speedline Publications. 1-800-395-5972

Apartments (Unfurn) GILROY 1100 SF, 2 BDRM APT. Att’d. to main residence; no pets or smoke.

Secure/private.

Immaculate. $1,200/mo + util. $600 sec dep. 408691-2043.

Real Estate 700 Condos/Townhouses

Cars

SAN MARCOS WHY RENT WHEN YOU CAN OWN? 1 bedroom end unit with a yard, feels like a detached home! Resort living at LAKE SAN MARCOS, just steps to the lake and pool. **NO AGE RESTRICTIONS! TOTALLY REMODELED, quality!

Granite countertops-kitchen and bath. AFFORDABLE, MUST SEE! Price: $265,000. to $289,000. Sue Fox, realtor, (760)917-4220 www.suefoxhomes.com (760)753-1086

1985 NISSAN 300 zx 2dr 5 spd, t-tops, new clutch, brakes, engine rebuilt. this classic will sell fast. $2995.00.

Call Ted (760) 805-9247

Mobilehomes SAN MARCOS JUST LISTED! MOUNTAIN VIEW in resort-style Age 55/35 senior park. Walk-in closets, CALIFORNIA room. Eat-in kitchen, patio. RENT CONTROL. MUST SEE. Active park, walk to stores. Only $72,900. Financing available. BRING OFFER. Call Sue Fox, realtor-cell 760-917-4220 or (760)7531086

1996 BUICK REGAL Custom 3800 Series 11, Looks good, runs good, $1,500. (760) 522-9935.

2006 CHEVROLET IMPALA LT 3.9 litre V-6, leather moon roof, rear spoiler, fully loaded, looks, drives & smells like new, $8,200. (760) 5476602 2007 HONDA ACCORD LX SEDAN 2.4L (33 MPG), Automatic, Medium Blue w/ Gray Cloth. AM/ FM/ CD, 6 Airbags, All Power, Warranty. 26K Miles. Only $14,500. (760)822-9418 99 FORD F-250 XLT DIESEL Well maintained, excellent condition, shell & lumber rack, $6,800 - OBO. Mark (619) 857-2884

Motorcycles QUAD 2005 honda atv, xlt cond, orig owner, only 15 hr use, well maint, tuned & ready, $3500 obo, 760-613-9031

Vans 98 ASTRO CARGO VAN low miles, carpeting, sweep-work bench, $3,900 OBO, (858) 228-7753

ASSEMBLE MAGNETS & CRAFTS FROM HOME! Year-round Work!

Excellent Pay! No Experience! Top US Company! Glue Gun, Painting, Jewelry & More! TOLL FREE 1-866-844-5091, code 5 **Not available MD**

AIRLINES ARE HIRING – Train for high paying Aviation Maintenance Career. FAA approved program. Financial aid if qualified – Housing available. CALL Aviation Institute of Maintenance. (888) 349-5387

Computers GET A NEW COMPUTER Brand Name laptops & Desktops. BAD or No Credit – No Problem. Smallest weekly payments avail.

It’s Yours NOW 1-800-932-3721

Employment EARN UP TO $30 PER HOUR. Experience not Required. Undercover shoppers needed to judge retail and dining establishments. Call 800-742-6941 EARN $1000 WEEKLY Assembling Toys From Home. NO selling & NO recruiting needed! www.safwa1.com

Financial $$$ GET LAWSUIT CASH NOW- Oasis Legal Finance #1. See us on TV Fastest Cash Advances on injury cases-within 24/hrs. Owe nothing if you lose your case APPLY FREE CALL NOW 1-866-353-9959 GET FAST CASH! Pre-approval by phone.

Bad Credit OK. No faxing. Cash in 24hrs.

Apply now! 1-800-895-1021

Items for Sale

HIGH COST OF CABLE GOT YOU DOWN? GET DISH w/ FREE FREE FREE installation! Over 50 Free HD Channels!

Lowest Prices Call FREE for full details! 1800-606-9050

Land for Sale BIG BEAUTIFUL ARIZONA LOTS Near Tucson. $0 down $0 interest Starting $129/month. 18 lots ONLY! Pre-Recorded Message (800)631-8164 mention ad code 5063 or visit www.sunsiteslandrush.com

Lawn & Garden FREE BIRD SEED & FEEDERS! Participate in a scientific study on wild bird feeding. Interested? Limited slots.

Respond by August 12. Call 1-866-945-3247 www.nbfs.ORG

Miscellaneous REACH OVER 30 MILLION HOMES with one buy. Advertise in NANI for only $2,795 per week! For information, visit www.naninetwork.com.

For Sale

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Need $500-$500,000++ within 24/hrs after approval? Compare our lower rates.

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Help Wanted $$$ 21 PEOPLE WANTED $$$ Earn $1,200 - $4,400 Weekly Working From Home Assembling Information Packets. No Experience Necessary! Start Immediately!

FREE Information. Call 24hrs. 1-888-2982090 EARN UP TO $500 WEEKLY assembling our angel pins in the comfort of your home.

No experience required. Call 813-699-4038 or 813-425-4361 or visit www.angelpin.net **BODYGUARDS WANTED** FREE Training for members. No Experience OK. Excellent $$$. Full & Part Time. Expenses Paid When you Travel. 1-615-228-1701 www.psubodyguards.com $ $ $ W O R K FROM HOME$$$ Earn Up To $3,800 Weekly Working from Home assembling Information Packets. No Experience Necessary! Start Immediately! FREE Information. CALL 24hrs. 1-888-202-1012

BRAND NEW LAPTOPS & Desktops. Bad Credit, No Credit – No Problem. Small Weekly Payments – Order & get FREE Nintendo WII system! 1-800-804-5010 DIRECTV FREE 5 Months! Includes ALL 265+ Digital Channels+ Movies with NFL Sunday Ticket! Ask How Today! FREE DVR/HD Receiver! Packages from $29.99 DirectStarTV 1-800-973-9044

DROWNING IN DEBT? 1-866-415-5400 We can Help! Stressed out from aggressive collection calls? We Can Help You Today! Free Consultation! Call Today Toll Free! 1-866415-5400

DIRECTV Satellite Television. Packages from $29.99/mo. FREE EQUIPMENT, FREE 4 Room Installation, FREE HD or DVR Receiver Upgrade. Call for Details 888-408-4254. DIRECTV Authorized Dealer

FREE DIRECTV 5 Months! Includes ALL 265+ Digital Channels + Movies with NFL Sunday Ticket! Ask How Today! FREE DVR/HD Receiver! Packages from $29.99 DirectStarTV 1-800-620-0058

NEW ADT CUSTOMERS – FREE Home Security System! ADT 24/7 Monitoring starting at just $35.99/mo. $99 Install Fee. Call Now! (866) 444-9163 ADT Auth Co

MEMORY FOAM THERAPEUTIC NASA VISCO MATTRESSES WHOLESALE! T$299 F-$349 Q-$399 K-$499 ADJUSTABLES - $79. FREE DELIVERY 25 YEAR WARRANTY 90 NIGHT TRIAL 1-800ATSLEEP 1-800-287-5337 WWW.MATTRESSDR.COM

OLD GUITARS WANTED! Fender, Gibson, Gretsch, Martin, D’Angelico, Stromberg, Rickenbacker, and Mosrite. Gibson Mandolins/Banjos. 1930’s thru 1970’s TOP CASH PAID! These brands only please. 1800-401-0440 **ALL SATELLITE SYSTEMS ARE NOT THE SAME. HDTV programming under $10 per month and FREE HD and DVR systems for new callers. CALL NOW 1-800799-4935 AIRLINE MECHANIC - Train for high paying Aviation Career. FAA approved program. Financial aid if qualified – Job placement assistance. CALL Aviation Institute of Maintenance. (888) 349-5387 EARN COLLEGE DEGREE ONLINE *Medical, *Business, *Paralegal, *Accounting, Criminal Justice. Job placement assistance. Computer available.

Financial Aid if qualified. Call 800-5093308 www.CenturaOnline.com $ CASH FOR GOLD $ We buy Gold, Silver, & Plat. Get Cash NOW! Highest Payouts – Satisfaction Guaranteed. 1-877-543-5047

Autos Wanted

CREDIT REPAIR. We legally remove bad credit to help raise credit scores.

Members BBB. 1-888-687-1300.

HIGH COST OF CABLE GOT YOU DOWN? GET DISH w/FREE FREE installation! Over 50 Free HD Channels!

Lowest Prices! Call 877-469-2560.

DONATE YOUR CAR. FREE TOWING. "Cars for Kids". Any condition. Tax deductible Outreach Center. 1-800-5979411

ALL CASH VENDING! Do you earn $800/day? Local Vending routes. 25 machines + candy. $9,995. 1-800-807-6485.

(Void/SD,CT,MD)

Computers A NEW COMPUTER NOW! Brand name.

Bad or NO credit - No problem. Smallest weekly payments avail. Call NOW 1-800838-7127

Electronics

DONATE A CAR TODAY To Help Children And Their Families Suffering From Cancer.

Free Towing. Tax Deductible. Children’s Cancer Fund Of America, Inc. www.ccfoa.org 1-800-469-8593

Home Security

Financial

HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA FROM HOME, 6-8 Weeks. ACCREDITED. Low payments. FREE Brochure. 1-800-2648330 or www.diplomafromhome.com

Miscellaneous

Autos Wanted

MYSTERY SHOPPERS! Earn up to $150 daily. Get paid to shop pt/ft. Call now 800690-1272.

ISUZU, AMIGO Hatch Back Hard Top with side windows for an Isuzu Amigo, $199.00 OBO (760)744-0699

Help Wanted

AAAA** DONATION Donate Your Car, Boat or Real Estate, IRS Tax Deductible, Free Pick-Up/Tow Any Model/Condition Help Under Privileged Children. Outreach Center. 1-800-928-7566

Miscellaneous For Sale HIGH COST OF CABLE GOT YOU DOWN? GET DISH w/FREE FREE installation! Over 50 Free HD Channels!

Lowest Prices! Call 800-240-8112.

Education

Auto Donation

$$$ START NOW $$$ Earn Extra Income Assembling CD Cases from home! No Experience Necessary. Call our Live Operators for more information! 1-800-4057619 Ext 2181 www.easyworkgreatpay.com

Automotive

Accessories

NANI CLASSIFIED ADS

DONATE A CAR – HELP CHILDREN FIGHTING DIABETES. Fast, Free Towing.

Call 7 days/week. Non-Runner OK. Tax Deductible. Call Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation 1-800-578-0408

Employment

WANTED JAPANESE MOTORCYCLES KAWASAKI,1970-1980, Z1-900, KZ900, KZ1000, H2-750, H1-500, S1-250, S2-250, S2-350, S3-400. CASH PAID. 1-800-7721142. 1-310-721-0726.

ATTEND COLLEGE ONLINE from Home. *Medical, *Business, *Paralegal, *Accounting, *Criminal Justice. Job placement assistance. Computer available.

Financial Aid if qualified. Call 800-5100784 www.CenturaOnline.com SEARS CENTRAL COOLING SystemsGreat Financing Options available on ENERGY STAR® qualified systems such as CARRIER ® & KENMORE ® ** see details www.sears homepro.com/nan 1-877669-8973 Offer Expires 09/22/09

Real Estate NC MOUNTAINS – 2.5 ACRE HOMESITE. Spectacular view. High altitude. Easily accessible. Paved road. Secluded. Bryson City. $39,950. Owner financing. Call Owner 1-800-810-1590. www.wildcatknob.com FORECLOSURE LAND ? Acre in Florida, “0” Down - $97/month, Guaranteed Financing. Cash Price Starting at $5,000. 1877-983-6600 www.FloridaLotsUSA.com COLORADO RANCH: BANK FORECLOSURE! 40 Acres, $29,900 Warranty Deed.

Enjoy 300 days of sunshine. Rocky Mtn views, utilities. Excellent financing. Call Today!

1-866-696-5263 x5286 www.ColoradoLandBargains.com

Schools/Instruction HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA! Fast Affordable & Accredited. FREE Brochure.

Call NOW! 1-800-532-6546 x 412. www.continentalacademy.com

Timeshare WHOLESALE TIMESHARES 60%-80% OFF RETAIL!! Qualified Buyers Only!

Call for Free InfoPack. 1-800-639-5319 www.holidaygroup.com/flier SELL/RENT YOUR TIMESHARE NOW!!!

Maintenance fees too high? Need Cash?

Sell your unused timeshare today. No Commissions or Broker Fees. Free Consultation www.sellatimeshare.com 1877-494-8246

Want to Buy WANTED DIABETES TEST STRIPS Any Kind/Any brand Unexpired. Pay up to $16.00 per box. Shipping Paid. Call 1-713395-1106 or 1-832-620-4497 ext. 1. www.cash4diabetestestrips.com

* REDUCE YOUR CABLE BILL! * - Get a 4-room, all-digital satellite system installed for FREE and programming starting under $20. Free Digital Video Recorders to new callers. So call now, 1800-795-3579.

Employment $400+PT - $800+FT WEEK/ Accurate data entry people needed. Type on computer from home. Flexible schedule, training provided. 1-800-406-1712

EARN $1000 WEEKLY assembling toys from home. NO selling & NO recruiting needed! www.safwa1.com

LAWSUIT SETTLEMENT LOANS, Auto Accidents & Work Comp. LOW FEES on all cases. 866-709-1100, www.glofin.com BURIED IN CREDIT CARD DEBT? Get out of Debt in months, not years.

America's Only Truly Attorney Driven Program. Free. No obligation consultation. 877-469-2519 WE HAVE BEEN SETTLING BUSINESS DEBT at a deep discount for nearly 50 years. Settle equipment leases, vendor invoices, bank loans, credit card debts and Real Estate Leases, even SBA loans. Call now for a free no obligation confidential consultation. 877-458-6406

For Sale PROMOTIONAL PRODUCTS at deep discounts www.westcoastcustom logos.com over 100,000 items at bulk pricing with custom embroidery. Can ship anywhere in the US. www.westcoastcustomlogos.com

Help Wanted $12.00 GUARANTEED for every envelope stuffed with our sales materials.

FREE 24hr information. 1-877-220-4470.

AWESOME CAREER OPPORTUNITY. $20/hr/ $57K/yr, Postal jobs, Pd Training, Vac. Benefits. Call M-F, 8-5CST. 888-3616551, Ext.1034 WORK AT HOME. Government Jobs, data entry, clerical benefits. $12-$48 hr.

FT/PT. Call 1-888-293-7370.

ORCE PROTECTION SECURITY FO Details $73K - $220K!! Kidnapping Prevention $250 - $1000 daily!!! Call 1615-891-1163,Ext.601 www.rlcenterprises.net

Medical ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION can be treated safely and effectively without drugs or surgery. Covered by Medicare/Ins. 1-800815-1577 Ext.1000 www.lifecarediabeticsupplies.com

Miscellaneous $NEED CASH FAST$. $500, $1000, $1500 direct to your account. No Credit History Required. Get CASH now. For Details. www.TOPPLUSCASH.com

AIRLINES ARE HIRING: Train for high paying Aviation Maintenance Career.

FAA approved program. Financial aid if qualified - Housing available. Call Aviation Institute of Maintenance. 888349-5387.

BRAND NEW Laptops & Desktops. Bad credit, No credit - No problem. Small weekly payments - Order & get FREE Nintendo WII system! 1-800-932-4501 ATTEND COLLEGE ONLINE from home. Medical, Business, Paralegal, Accounting, Criminal Justice. Job placement assistance. Computer available.

Financial aid if qualified. Call 800-4943586 www.CenturaOnline.com

Real Estate BUY FORECLOSURES Use our money!

Split Big Profits! You Find,We Fund! Free Kit: 1-800-854-1952, Ext.80.

Time Shares SELL/RENT YOUR TIMESHARE NOW!!

Maintenance fees too high? Need Cash?

Sell your unused timeshare today. No commissions or broker fees. Free consultation. www.sellatimeshare.com, 1-888310-0115 Reader Advisory: the National Trade Association we belong to has purchased the following classifieds.

Determining the value of their service or product is advised by this publication. In order to avoid misunderstandings, some advertisers do not offer employment but rather supply the readers with manuals, directories and other materials designed to help their clients establish mail order selling and other businesses at home. Under NO circumstance should you send any money in advance or give the client your checking, license ID, or credit card numbers.

Also beware of ads that claim to guarantee loans regardless of credit and note that if a credit repair company does business only over the phone it s illegal to request any money before delivering its service. All funds are based in US dollars. 800 numbers may or may not reach Canada.

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SOUP TO NUTS by Rick Stromoski

Friday, July 31, 2009

FRANK & ERNEST by Bob Thaves

THE BORN LOSER by Art & Chip Sansom

BIG NATE by Lincoln Peirce

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — Usually, you’re good about ignoring bad behavior as long as it doesn’t affect you. However, today that behavior won’t be easily tolerated, so avoid people who are unduly boorish.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Although challenging developments usually awaken your analytical qualities, this might not be the case at this time. Avoid immersing yourself in mind-bending problems.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — Avoid arguing with others merely for the sake of being clever or vitriolic. Instead of making poignant points, you are likely to make lots of enemies.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) — When dealing with others, take care that you don’t appear too moneyconscious and look stingy. That doesn’t mean you should let the lion’s share of expenses fall on you, either.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — There’s a possibility that you’ll have reason to think you need to protect your interests, but take care that you don’t fail to recognize the needs of others in the process.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — A major problem could erupt for neglecting to take care of a long-

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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — Unless you maintain a proper degree of independence, there is a strong possibility you could easily yield to peer pressure and do something totally against your better judgment.

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JULY 31, 2009

ed three years. He was instrumental in starting the Bring Up Grades, or BUGS, after-school homework program at the shelter. Gerken also donated his time at the shelter, but his primary strength was getting others to give.

“He was just a really great voice and a good example of what a Kiwanian is supposed to do,” Peterson said.

“He might be a very frugal individual, but if there were people in need, you could always rely on Bill to help,” old friend Don Miller

from Oceanside remembered.

Bill Gerken’s Corner of Hope will be the daytime play and learning place for up to a dozen children every day. Its walls and those of the neighboring nursery are covered with pleasant landscape murals donated by Escondido artist Julia Anthony.

The Corner of Hope and the rest of the Solutions for Change Family Center are located at 722 W. California Ave. in Vista. More information can be obtained at solutionsforchange.org.

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staff secretary, Shifa Patel, 28, had a Facebook page, featuring innocuous photos of herself but dressed in other than her full-body robe and headscarf, which are her everyday school attire. The photos also reveal that she has closecropped hair. One assumption led to another, and soon Patel was accused of being a man who dresses as a woman in order to mingle with females.

Patel went to the trouble of getting a doctor’s certificate of her gender, but the parents

refused to accept it, and in June, Patel (and the school’s headmistress) resigned in despair.

— World’s Toughest Job: Farah Ahmed Omar was appointed recently as chief of Somalia’s navy, which ordinarily would be on the front lines against the throng of pirates operating off the country’s coast. Omar’s job is difficult, though, because the Somalian navy has not a single boat nor a single sailor, and Omar himself has not been to sea in 23 years. However, he told a reporter he was optimistic that the piracy could be stopped.

oral sex, when they noticed Welnick approaching with his unleashed dog. After Welnick made a comment to the girls about taking sex education, the victim said she and her friend proceeded to the “kindergarten playground” to continue their conversation in private.

As the girls walked to the playground, the victim said she found some duct tape and a mirror on the ground, and after she sat the mirror down a short time later the girls

noticed Welnick was following them after he made a comment to them.

Welnick approached the girls again as they talked on a cement pipe near the playground, the victim said. This time he asked them their ages, which they told him and then the victim asked his age.

Noticing the victim was making a bracelet out of the duct tape, she said Welnick asked for one.

As she made the bracelet, the victim’s friend left for a second time to take a phone call, the teen testified. Prior to the girl leaving, both teens rec-

ognized Welnick, who was wearing a sweatshirt and board shorts, had an erection, the victim said.

Now that Welnick and the victim were alone, she testified Welnick started rubbing up against her leg and then grabbed her legs and wrapped them around his waist and carried her to a more secluded section of the school grounds.

He then dropped the girl to the ground and as she got on her knees to get up he grabbed her head and forced her to perform oral sex on him.

Patton asked the teenager why she didn’t run away as

Welnick dropped his shorts and took off his sweatshirt to which she replied that she was afraid and unsure what he would do to her if she ran or screamed.

“I was too scared to make any kind of motion,” the victim said.

The victim’s friend testified when she returned from her phone call, she saw Welnick exiting the school grounds and then met up with the victim who was “shaking and crying.” She said there were visible signs that oral copulation had occurred.

Further, the friend said the

victim showed her the spot where she vomited afterward.

However, there was a discrepancy in the teens’ testimony about how long the victim was alone with Welnick.

The friend testified she only left once to take a phone call, not twice like the victim said, during which time she hung out in a partially enclosed tunnel talking on her phone and listening to an iPod for approximately 30 minutes.

She also said she texted the victim while she was away only to get a nonchalant reply.

A trial date was set for Sept. 28.

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a firearm in a gross negligent manner with two allegations of great bodily injury, a felony, and a misdemeanor count of exhibiting his firearm.

He has returned to active duty with the San Diego Police Department.

At the sentencing, Jacquellyn White told the judge of the emotional and physical toll Silva’s actions have taken on her.

“I have lost my job as a police dispatcher,” Jacquellyn White said. “I have been financially ruined because of the defendant’s choices.”

Jacquellyn White, who resigned from her job as a dispatcher for the Carlsbad Police Department, said she has also endured nightmares, cold sweats and suffers from depression because of the traumatic incident.

A civil lawsuit stemming from the incident, which involves Luis Silva, Johnny’s father, is pending.

unacceptable,’” Outreach Coordinator Antonea Peterson said. “He went out and told anybody and everybody, ‘We’ve got to take care of this. We’ve got to do something.’”

Gerken got the word out, becoming the shelter’s unofficial ambassador to Vista’s three Kiwanis clubs.

Gerken, a Kiwanian himself, secured a good deal of donations. Gerken even helped start a chapter of Kiwanis at the shelter itself which last-

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evidence of a “gay” hate crime.

Another Navy official says Provost never reported any harassment problems.

The circumstances surrounding and leading up to Provost’s death may never be thoroughly investigated because the “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” policy keeps military members and other defense department personnel working at military installations from reporting harassment based on sexual orientation for fear of losing their jobs. The policy prevents others who may have information about Provost’s previous sexual harassment from coming forward and reporting events.

“Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” is a cruel policy that impacts civilians in the military as well as military members. No matter what the investigative outcome, one fact is certain — August Provost had nowhere to turn to officially complain about any sexual harassment before his death because he would have been discharged if he did. He suffered silently. The government’s policy actually cultivates sexual discrimination against gays and lesbians because they cannot complain to halt harassment. It’s time to ask our elected representatives in Congress why we continue such a failed policy.

Tracy Emblem is an attorney and a democratic candidate who is running for U.S. Congress, in California’s 50th District in 2010.

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Susan Sage; Vice President of Membership Ed Coleman, Treasurer Dorothy Olsen, Secretary Danielle Fuhrman, Sergeant at Arms Andrea Schwarb and Vice President of Public Relations Sara Wacker.

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California Equine Retirement Foundation will be held Aug. 4, Del Mar Country Club, 6001 Clubhouse Drive, Rancho Santa Fe. Future Hall of Fame Jockey Alex Solis will be the honorary Hhost and announcer Trevor Denman will serve as master of ceremonies during dinner and the silent/live auction activities. Visit www.cerfhorses. org/pdf/Golf_Brochure.pdf to learn more.

AUG. 5 STILL RUNNING The Palomar Model A Ford Club will meet at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 5, Palomar Estates East Clubhouse, 650 S. Rancho Santa Fe Road, San Marcos. All Model A owners or aficionados are welcome. E-mail Linda Thamer at thamer1@sbcglobal.net or call (760) 729-5449 to learn more.

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and will include 284,000 square feet for a market and other commercial stores plus professional offices and some residences.

COAST CITIES — Poseidon Resources announced the addition of three new team members; Vice President of Project Development Stan Williams, Vice President of Technical Services Jonathan P. Loveland and Director of Construction Services Chris J.

ets.org or call Danny p.m. Aug. 8 at a new location.

Salzhandler at (760) 944-6027 to The topic of the meeting is voter registration, with featured ART DEMO The San Dieguito learn more. speaker Greg Bolian. For details Art Guild will host an art and directions, call (760) 752demonstration from 1:30 to 3:30 e-mail p.m. Aug. 6, Quail Botanical CHARITABLE YACHTS The 1035, SOLSM12@aol.com, or visit Gardens, Ecke Building, 230 Oceanside Yacht Club will host Quail Gardens Drive, Encinitas. the seventh annual Charity www.lsm.sddem.org.

The demonstration will feature Regatta to benefit The local artist Ron Lemen, and will Elizabeth Hospice Aug. 7 focus on sketching in oil and through Aug. 9, Oceanside Yacht TAX MAN The California using the medium as a sketching Club, 1950 Harbor Drive North, Society of Tax Consultants, tool to make quick indications Oceanside. The regatta and all North County Chapter will meet under short spans of time. Call activities are open to the public Aug. 11, Twin Oaks Country (760) 942-3636 or visit with free admission. The three- Club, 1425 N. Twin Oaks Valley OffTrackGallery.com for details. day event commences with din- Road, San Marcos. The group POETRY SLAM Full Moon ner at 5 p.m. Aug. 7 for $20 per will discuss continuing educaPoets will present the La person. To make a contribution, tion credits, and the meeting Paloma 2009 Summer Poetry for general event information, includes dinner. For reservaSlam at 7 p.m. Aug. 6, La Paloma package deals, or race registra- tions, a meeting time, and more Theatre, 471 S. Coast Highway tion forms, visit www.oceansid- details, call Alexx at (760) 672101, Encinitas. All entrants will eyc.com or contact OYC at (760) 8299. put their name in the popcorn 722-5751. bucket and the first 18 pulled will be the line-up for the night.

I NEED SOMEBODY The There are three elimination rounds, and cash prizes for the GO LEFT The Lake San Marcos city of San Marcos will present a winners. Visit www.fullmoonpo- Democratic Club will meet at 1 free concert with HELP!, a

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Dial (760) 943-2250.

No longer interim

Larry Anderson who came to Tri-City Medical Center in January at the height of its political turmoil has been named chief executive officer. He had been on Spaghetti dinner interim status. Prior to jumping into the fire, Anderson on tap Encinitas Senior Center was president of Integrated has scheduled a spaghetti din- Healthcare Holdings Inc. in ner fundraiser in the senior Orange County banquet hall Aug.17 starting with a pre-dinner reception at Rotary honors Eddie Eddie Stringer, who has 4:45 p.m. It will include complimentary appetizers. been a dedicated volunteer in Dinner servers will include the area since the World War city staffers Mayor Maggie II era, has been named Houlihan and her council col- Encinitas Rotary Club’s memleagues. Tab is a mere 8 bux. ber of the year. Early on he Usually a sellout. More info? was instrumental in the for-

mation of the Solana del Rancho American Legion post; helped to build a baseball field on the site now occupied by the Solana Beach Presbyterian Church, and was active on several San Dieguito Jaycees projects.

One-liners Kudos to Julian Duval of Quail Botanical Gardens for the highly successful two-day Insect & Garden Festival that featured little critters that are rather common and some are edible and delicious ... Solarpowered trash recepticles just introduced in Pasadena with great fanfare have been in place in the Flower Capital for a coppla years and are reported to be responsible for

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significant savings ...

Leucadia’s ArtWalk is slated from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 30 in downtown Leucadia ...

Friday twi-night concerts at the racetrack are smoke-free ... C’bad’s desalination project has garnered nationwide attention through Wall Street Journal ... A salute to El Camino high school math teacher Sean Nank, who has been nominated for the Presidential Excellence In Mathematics & Science Teaching award, a prestigious national recognition ... Dark prior administration clouds are hovering over Encinitas Chamber ... El Cajon, Santee and Lemon Grove are in the process of an alliance to share functions of fire suppressant

Beatles Tribute Band, at 6 p.m.

Aug. 15, Hollandia Park, 12 Mission Hills Court, San Marcos.

Beach chairs or blankets are recommended for free lawn seating.

Food and non-alcoholic beverages will be available for purchase. For details, call (760) 744-9000 or visit www.san-marcos.net.

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ON A TRIP “Faraway Places” will be the theme of the San Marcos-Vista Christian Women’s Club luncheon at 11:30 a.m.Aug. 17, Lake San Marcos Country Club, 1750 San Pablo Drive, San Marcos. Speaker Vivian Lee Baniak, a world traveler from Helendale, is a published freelance writer and former American Embassy employee who will offer an interactive program with everyone participating. For reservations, call Donna at (760) 432-0772 to learn more.

operations thereby saving a good bit of green ... State legislators who have difficulty in effectively managing their current responsibilities have decided against trying to run the affairs of the university and college system for the present time ... Hawaii is planning the possibility of being the ground station for tourist travel into outer space within a decade ... Just opened Claire’s on Cedros Cafe across from the Solbeach train station is drawing raves for its homemade pastries.

Hasta la Vista Bill Arballo is an opinionated, retired journalist in the Flower Capital of the Universe. E-mail barballo@coastnewsgroup.com.

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