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News Observer Bakersfield

Volume 44 Number 18

Celebrating Our 40th Anniversary 1977- 2017

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“Put a Little Love in your Heart” for the Bakersfield Senior Center

By Darlene L. Williams Contributing Writer Bakersfield, Calif. - On the last day of the Subaru Share the Love campaign, Mrs. Lilli Parker, Executive Director of The Bakersfield Senior Center joined in with millions across America to campaign for donations to a charity of choice. The BSC located at 530 4th Street, is a member of the national Meals on Wheels community-based program and is committed to fighting hunger and isolation among seniors. The ceremony as well as the last day of the campaign was held on January 2, 2018.

“Today’s event is a continuation of the 2017 Subaru Share the Love campaign which started on Nov. 16, 2017 and ends today, she told a group of approximately fifty seniors.

According to the Subaru website www.subaru.com./sharethe-love.html, “since 2008 the company has donated more than $94 million to charity, with customers choosing between four

Mrs. Holiwell and Mrs. May Ola Beverly (Carrington Prichett/Bakersfield News Observer photo)

Wednesday, January 3, 2018

Bakersfield Bank Robber Uses Bomb Threat

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) _ San Joaquin Valley authorities are on the lookout for a man who used a bomb threat to rob a Bakersfield bank.

The Bakersfield Californian reports the man entered a Citibank branch on Wednesday and approached a teller with a note that demanded money and told her he would detonate an explosive device if she didn't comply.

Police say the teller handed over money and the robber fled. An explosive device was not seen.

Members of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. presenting Lilli Parker with a gift basket of toiletries for the seniors. From Left to Right- May Ola Beverly, Alexis Frink, Helen Collins, Lilli Parker Executive Director of BSC, Karla Young, and Lisa Bragg (Carrington Prichett/Bakersfield News Observer photo)

national charities ASPCA, Meal on Wheels, Make a Wish, and The National Tree Foundation. The company’s prospective goal it to raise the total donated to charity to over $115 million by the end of the event.”

“The Meals on Wheels program is 1 of 4 national charities Subaru donated to, and because we are members of that charity, the BSC received close to $8,000.00 last year, contended Parker.

“The senior center does not deliver meals; however, 5 days a week it provides either a hot or cold nutritious meal to a congregate environment, she said. Also, we encourage the seniors to show up daily with an empty bag, a senior is chosen at random and sent home with a bag full of goodies including meats, canned goods, and other items.”

Parker told those in attendance about a recent break-in into the center. The incident was erroneously reported by a local news channel. It was reported that the center incurred a one-hundred dollar loss. On the contrary, the center had just purchased 1,400 lbs of food; the perpetrator stole 1,000 lbs of that food, she said.

The loss was great, but the smile on Parker’s face was unending throughout the entire ceremony.

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Dallas County’s First Black Sheriff Sworn into Office

DALLAS (AP) - Dallas County has sworn in its first black sheriff to lead the nation’s seventh-largest jail system after former sheriff Lupe Valdez resigned to run for governor.

Marian Brown took the oath during a midnight ceremony Monday. The Dallas Morning News reports that Brown has been with the department for three years and was Valdez’s recommended choice for a successor.

The 52-year-old Brown will serve as interim sheriff until voters elect a new sheriff in November.

Brown has said her priorities will be learning more about jail issues and focusing on rebuilding trust between the community and the department.

Valdez stepped down in December after 12 years as Texas’ first openly gay, Hispanic sheriff. She’s now running for the Democratic nomination to try to unseat Republican Gov. Greg Abbott.

Man Suspected of Attacking Firefighter Mrs. Hayward with toiletries donated by Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Bakersfield Alumnae Chapter (Carrington Prichett/Bakersfield News Observer photo)

Erica Garner Remembered for her

Relentless Campaign for Justice

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Contributor Erica Garner, who became an activist for all who were wronged by the American justice system, died on Saturday, December 30.

She was 27.

A Twitter account associated with Erica Garner spoke of her compassion for humanity. CNN reported that her family is controlling the account.

“When you report this you remember she was human: mother, daughter, sister, aunt,” Garner’s account tweeted.

“Her heart was bigger than the world. It really, really was.

She cared when most people wouldn’t have. She was good.

She only pursued right, no matter what. No one gave her justice.”

Garner famously and fiercely sought justice for her father, Eric Garner, who died from a police chokehold in Staten Island, New York on July 17, 2014.

She led marches and demonstrations in New York City and other places, and even appeared on national television imploring the Department of Justice to review the circumstances that led up to her father’s death.

Erica Garner’s mother, Esaw Snipes, said, “She was a fighter, she was a warrior and she lost the battle. She never recovered from when her father died,” according to CNN. Snipes said that Garner suffered from the effects of an enlarged heart after giving birth to her son three months ago, CNN reported.

“I warned her everyday, you have to slow down, you have to relax and slow down,” Snipes said.

According to Erica Garner’s Twitter account, the activist went into cardiac arrest and suffered major brain damage from a lack of oxygen.

In a statement about Erica Garner’s work as an advocate for criminal justice reform, Rev. Al Sharpton called her a warrior.

Sharpton famously joined the Garner family in their push for justice against the New York City Police Department.

“Many will say that Erica died of a heart attack, but that’s only partially true because her heart was already broken when she couldn’t get justice for her father,” Sharpton said. “Her heart was attacked by a system that would choke her dad and not hold accountable those that did it.”

On a summer day in July 2014, officers approached Eric Garner whom they said was selling loose cigarettes near a store in Staten Island.

A video released showed Officer Daniel Pantaleo grabbing Garner from behind and applying a chokehold while other officers helped tackle Garner, whom family members said had asthma.

On the video, in a plea that has resonated around the world, Garner is heard saying, “I can’t breathe. I can’t breathe,” repeatedly.

He died shortly after the incident. A grand jury failed

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CITRUS HEIGHTS, Calif. (AP) _ California authorities say a man allegedly tried to stab a firefighter who was trying to save him from a house fire near Sacramento.

The Sacramento Bee reports police previously responded Sunday to the home in Citrus Heights for a welfare check, but the man inside refused to talk to officers.

Police Sgt. Wesley Herman says after the blaze broke out, firefighters encountered the man in a hallway. Herman says the man tried to attack a firefighter with a knife.

The suspect was subdued and hospitalized for burns and smoke inhalation. He could face charges including assault with a deadly weapon.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

California Targets ‘Dead’ Drivers Disabled Parking SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) _ California officials plan to crack down on thousands of “dead’’ drivers who still hold disabled parking placards.

The Sacramento Bee reports that a new law will require the Department of Motor Vehicles to increase its oversight of the disabled placard program. That includes searching the federal Social Security Administration’s “death file’’ and canceling placards issued to deceased drivers.

The blue placards let drivers park for free at parking meters or in parking spots designated with blue signs near building entrances.

A state audit last year found more than 26,000 Californians over age 100 had disabled placards. But there are only about 8,000 people older than 100 in California and most of them no longer drive.

State officials say many of those cards now are used by family members or friends.

Activist Erica Garner died on December 30, 2017 after suffering cardiac arrest and brain damage from a lack of oxygen.

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to indict Pantaleo and, in 2015, the city settled a civil claim

by Garner’s family against New York for nearly $6 million.

Before and despite the settlement, Erica Garner pushed for justice and, with a national platform, her voice became as big as any in the fight for freedom, justice and equality.

“I had the honor of getting to know Erica and I was inspired by the commitment she made working towards a more just world for her children and future generations,” Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders tweeted. “She was a fighter for justice and will not be forgotten.”

Erica Garner supported Sanders’ 2016 campaign for president, even appearing in an ad for his campaign.

“Though Erica didn’t ask to be an activist, she responded to the personal tragedy of seeing her father die while being arrested in New York City by becoming a leading proponent for criminal justice reform and for an end to police brutality,” Sanders said.

The police “killed her unarmed, nonviolent father with an illegal chokehold and got off with nary a word,” activist Brittany Packnett wrote in a Twitter post. “Erica had to fight for justice. Then for her own life…she didn’t de-

serve this, her father didn’t deserve this. Her family doesn’t deserve this. All this for being Black in America. I can’t.”

In a March 2015 interview on NBC News, Erica Garner spoke passionately about the Black Lives Matter movement and other protests that sought justice.

She recalled the August 2014 shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., and how it wasn’t until months later, when the video of her father’s death was released, that the Eric Garner incident received national attention.

Garner described seeing her father die via a cellphone video “a thousand-million times,” and when a grand jury failed to indict police officers, she said it was time to take her fight for justice to the streets.

“To me, it was just saying, ‘you know what? I’m just going to march,” she told NBC News.

Even when there weren’t television news cameras, Garner said she was determined to keep marching, to keep fighting.

“That’s the most annoying question I get. People ask, ‘when will you stop marching? What do you want from marching?’ He was my father,” Erica Garner said during the interview. “I will always march.”

Police Say Baby is Found Safe After KC Carjacking

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) _ Police say a toddler who was inside a vehicle when it was carjacked in Kansas City has been found safe in a nearby suburb.

The Kansas City Star reports that the carjacking occurred around 11 a.m. Sunday when a man forced himself into the sport utility vehicle and then forced the driver and some children out, except for the 18-monthold boy.

Surveillance video from a nearby business shows the man and another person get in and speed away. The woman gave chase on foot and then in a taxi as the SUV headed south.

Belton police reported finding the SUV and the child about an hour later. An unidentified suspect was taken into custody.

The names of the woman and child haven’t been released.

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No Black Armed Confederates COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) _ Two South Carolina lawmakers want to build a monument at the Statehouse to honor black Confederate veterans, but pension records show the state never recognized armed African-American soldiers during the Civil War. The State newspaper reviewed pension records from 1923 that show three blacks claimed armed service in South Carolina units under the Confederacy. Two pensions were confirmed as cooks or servants, and none for armed service.

That didn’t surprise historian Walter Edgar at all.

“In all my years of research, I can say I have seen no documentation of black South Carolina soldiers fighting for the Confederacy. In fact, when secession came, the state turned down free (blacks) who wanted to volunteer because they didn’t want armed persons of color,’’ said Edgar, who spent 32 years as director of the University of South Carolina’s Institute for Southern Studies and is author of “South Carolina: A History.’’

Any African-American who served in a Confederate unit in South Carolina was either a slave or an unpaid laborer working against his will, Edgar said.

A bill sponsored by Republican Rep. Bill Chumley of Woodruff and Rep. Mike Burns of Taylors would create a commission to establish a monument to honor black Confederate veterans.

Chumley said his bill could honor any African-American who served in the Confederacy, whether they picked up a gun or not.

“We are all learning a lot. The purpose of the bill is education,’’ said Chumley, who filed a companion proposal to research the contributions of black people to the Confederacy in South Carolina and include teach about their service in public schools.

For much of the Civil War, South Carolina prevented blacks for carrying weapons because their feared it might lead to a slave revolt. The Confederacy allowed African-American soldiers in the final months of the war as their cause appeared doomed. African-American units did show up in states such as Virginia and Texas.

Democrats said at the time Chumley and Burns released their proposal that it’s only chance to get their support is if the monument honors blacks who fought for the Union.

A separate proposal from Sen. Darrell Jackson, a black Democrat, and Sen. Greg Gregory, a white Republican, would memorialize Robert Smalls with the first monument on Statehouse grounds to honor an individual African-American. In 1862, Smalls hijacked a Confederate supply ship he worked on, steered his family to freedom and delivered the ammunition-laden vessel to the Union. He went on to become a state legislator and five-term congressman.

Legal Recreational Pot in CA What You Need to Know

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) _ California on Monday becomes the nation's largest state to offer legal recreational marijuana sales. Here's a snapshot of how the market will work and how the state will regulate a pot economy estimated to be worth $7 billion: THE BASICS California voted to legalize in 2016. The goal is to tighten regulation of the state's long-running medical pot sales while encouraging operators in the vast black market to enter the legal system.

In general, California will treat cannabis like alcohol, allowing people 21 and older to possess up to an ounce of pot and grow six marijuana plants at home. The state in December began licensing businesses for the new economy, including retailers who will sell it and distributors who will move it from fields to storefronts.

WHERE CAN I BUY LEGAL POT? The availability of legal weed will come down to this: location. What's emerged so far is a patchwork of local rules under which some cities will have legal cannabis on Jan. 1, but others will not.

Los Angeles has delayed accepting applications for legal sales until Jan. 3, and it will be weeks before any shops open. Kern County is among the places that have banned all commercial cannabis activity. Other cities have postponed taking action, waiting to see how the new market rolls out. Santa Cruz, San Diego, Shasta Lake, San Jose and West Hollywood have authorized businesses for recreational sales.

LOOK BEFORE YOU LIGHT UP Legal weed comes with a lot of restrictions, including where it can be smoked. First, there is no smoking in public, and state law has specific rules forbidding anyone from lighting up within 1,000 feet (300 meters) of a school or a daycare center when kids are around, or from smoking while driving. Another general rule: Don't smoke anywhere where tobacco is prohibited. Local governments are free to set rules for smoking at sales shops, what some call cannabis cafes or lounges, but that will vary city to city.

THE TAXMAN COMETH The state will impose a 15 percent excise tax on retail purchases of all cannabis and cannabis products, including medicinal cannabis. Cultivators will pay taxes on buds and leaves they sell, which is expected to be passed on to consumers at retail counters, too. Local governments can slap on additional taxes.

In Los Angeles, for example, new taxes and fees could push up the retail cost for a small bag of marijuana by as much as 70 percent. Operators fear that hefty new taxes will drive consumers into the black market. The state expects to bring in $684 million in pot taxes next year, with that number increasing to $1 billion in several years. Los Angeles has predicted that it could pull in $50 million next year.

WHY LEGAL, WHY NOW? Californians have gradually taken a more permissive attitude toward pot. Back in 1913, the state banned “loco-weed,'' according to a history by a major pro-legalization group, the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws. In the 1970s, felony possession of less

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than an ounce was downgraded to a misdemeanor, then state voters approved marijuana for medicinal purposes in 1996.

The reason the state is moving into legal cannabis is voters wanted it, overwhelmingly. Proposition 64, which legalized the sale and cultivation of recreational pot for adults, passed in November 2016 with 57 percent of the vote. There are other states with legal weed, including Washington and Colorado, but California will be the biggest by far. It is home to 1 in 8 Americans.

LEGAL AND ILLEGAL AT THE SAME TIME? Pot will be legal in California in January, but it remains illegal at the federal level.

While Washington has kept its distance from medicinal pot in states where it is legal, Congress has yet to renew a little-noticed rule that shields state medical marijuana programs from federal intervention. And Attorney General Jeff Sessions, an outspoken opponent of cannabis, has hinted at a possible crackdown. The state's black market is vast: An estimated 15,000 illegal cultivation sites exist in Humboldt County alone, a prized growing area in Northern California's so-called Emerald Triangle.

GOODBYE MEDICAL CANNABIS? Not really. Medicinal sales are expected to shrink, but not go away. In Los Angeles, medicinal buyers will pay a lower city tax rate, which could be an inducement to stay in that market. Others are likely to stick with medicinal products they know, such as for sleep problems or pain.

One age group caught in a gap between medical and recreational marijuana are those 18 to 20 years old. You have to be at least 21 to buy recreational pot, but medicinal is legal for anyone 18 and older. Some in that age range are likely to continue seeking medicinal purchases.

Wednesday January 3, 2018

Making it Harder for Minorities to Own Media Companies Armstrong Williams NNPA Newswire Columnist As the United States becomes increasingly diverse, the necessity for that diversity to be reflected in business becomes all the more important.

As one of only three African American owned TV station licensees in the country, I recently wrote the FCC voicing strong support for the advancement of minority ownership and diversity. I saw the pending Tribune-Sinclair merger as presenting a historic opportunity for the FCC and Justice Department to advance minority ownership within the context of the divestiture requirements the government would require for regulatory approval.

The government generally, and the FCC specifically, has acknowledged the need to enhance minority ownership for 40 years. Congress also has recognized the poor state of minority ownership. The 1996 Telecommunications Act contains language aimed at increasing female and minority ownership of broadcast licenses (and other important communications mediums), and requires the FCC to limit and remove “market entry barriers for entrepreneurs and other small businesses” and to do so by “favoring diversity of media voices.”

As the U.S. becomes increasingly diverse, the necessity for that diversity to be reflected in business becomes all the more important. Congress and the public both have an obligation to help the Department of justice understand the importance of minority ownership in broadcast television in a diversifying landscape. Diversity of thought, culture, and ideas should be equally represented. Giving more minorities access and opportunity to ownership will foster the right environment to do just that.

So, imagine my deep concern when I heard the Justice Department was wavering in its decision to allow station divestitures to my African American owned companies, where the transaction included joint sales agreements (JSA), shared service agreements (SSA), and loan guarantee agreements. Such arrangements were routine for the FCC until it hastily implemented television Joint Sales Agreement attribution rules in 2014, under the previous administration’s chairman, Tom Wheeler. Those rules, however, were reversed and eliminated on November 20, 2017. The Department of Justice should respect that decision. For example, broadcast ownership has permitted Howard Stirk

“Put a Little Love in your Heart” Continued from page A1

paign theme song, “Put a little love in your heart.” There seemed to be plenty of love emanating from the exuberant Parker as she sang in unison with the lively group while some swayed and others bobbed their heads to the cheerful After interviewing many of the seniors in attendance, they were not at the center for the Share the Love campaign only, but rather; they attend the center on a daily basis.

Retired Casa Loma Elementary teacher, May Ola Beverly, stated,” It’s (BSC) just a place to come and socialize and interact with seniors. I just enjoy the company.”

Verma Holiwell, recently widowed, stated,” I started coming to the center since my husband passed away. I enjoy everybody’s company.”

“I come on Tuesdays and Thursdays for chair exercise,” said retired Casa Loma teacher, Mrs. House.

Dorothy Monarrez, pointing at a group of ladies, “This is why I come, we love it here,” she said.

“I’ve been coming so long, that I grew old here,” said Truella Brown.

Finally, as much of the group began Seniors receiving toiletries (Carrington Prichett/Bakersfield News Observto dissipate, and the ceremony came to a er photo) close, The Bakersfield News Observer sat down with Park“Every day that I drive in, I ask God what he wants er, who spoke about being grateful to the many organi- me to do and to let me make whatever connections I need zations that had so generously donated to the Bakersfield to make,” Parker said.

Senior Center.

It seems her prayers are being answered.

Armstrong Williams says that as the U.S. becomes increasingly diverse, the necessity for that diversity to be reflected in business becomes all the more important.

Holdings to create an incubator for African American journalism students by providing tuition scholarships, while providing field experience outside of the classroom. If we were not broadcast owners, I am sure none of that would have been possible.

It also gives us the opportunity to cover the stories that others are not covering, for whatever reason. We tell the stories of everyday people that are often overlooked. As part of our public interest obligation, we vow to continue doing this with our live town halls across our regional affiliates where we discuss family, community and other critical cultural issues. Our town halls provide a unique platform for the long form discussion of key issues that are important to many American communities—both Black and White. We have covered in depth the water crisis in Flint, the Charleston church terrorist attack, the Las Vegas terrorist attack, the Manchester terrorist attack live from Europe, the moral challenges facing America, and many other topical issues. We need more of these forums and not less. This is critically important to African American communities, especially as media voices they identify with are diminishing daily.

Armstrong Williams is the manager/sole owner of Howard Stirk Holdings I & II Broadcast Television Stations and Executive Editor of American CurrentSee online Magazine. Watch our “Right Side Forum” every Saturday Live Newschannel 8 TV 28 in DC, 10:30 am - 11:00 am and repeats 6:30 pm EST. Follow Armstrong Williams on Twitter @arightside.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2017-B8098 2017-B8099 – 2017-B8100 Doing business as: H&H SOUL FOOD / 2 SISTAZ ICE CREAM / DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH at 8204 Domenica St, Bakersfield, Ca. 93307 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 42411 Bakersfield, Ca. 93384 County: Kern Full name of registrant: Elena Janel Harper, 8204 Donemica St, Bakersfield, Ca. 93307 This business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: Elena Janel Harper The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern county on: Dec 6, 2017 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: C Valdez, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another to a trademark or trade name under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., business and professions code).

I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A) Registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime This statement expires on Dec 6, 2022 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Dec 13, 20, 27, 2017 Jan 3, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2017-B8075 Doing business as: 1218 MEDIA at 2005 Eye St, Bakersfield, Ca. 93301 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: Roman James Uribe, 12624 Balentano St, Bakersfield, Ca. 93312 This business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: Roman James Uribe The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern county on: Dec 5, 2017 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: M Gutierrez-Hernandez, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another to a trademark or trade name under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., business and professions code).

I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A) Registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime This statement expires on Dec 5, 2022 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Dec 13, 20, 27, 2017 Jan 3, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2017-B8048 Doing business as: Z A V E TRANSPORTATION at 9303 Butterfly Rose Ave, Bakersfield, Ca. 93311 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: Alvaro Luis Rocha, 9303 Butterfly Rose Ave, Bakersfeld, Ca. 93311 Full name of registrant: Maria Vanessa Padilla, 9303 Butterfly Rose Ave, Bakersfield, Ca. 93311 This business is conducted by: Married Couple SIGNED: Alvaro Rocha The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Dec 4, 2017 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern county on: Dec 4, 2017 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: M Gutierrez-Hernandez, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious

PUBLIC NOTICE business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another to a trademark or trade name under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., business and professions code).

I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A) Registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime This statement expires on Dec 4, 2022 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Dec 13, 20, 27, 2017 Jan 3, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2017-B7962 Doing business as: R&S SERVICES at 10301 Walnut Creek Ct, Bakersfield, Ca. 93311 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: Guillermo Ruelas, 10301 Walnut Creek Ct, Bakersfield, Ca. 93311 Full name of registrant: Jasmin Abdulla Ruelas, 10301 Walnut Creek Ct, Bakersfield, Ca. 93311 This business is conducted by: Married Couple SIGNED: Guillermo Ruelas The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern county on: Dec 1, 2017 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: M Gutierrez-Hernandez, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another to a trademark or trade name under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., business and professions code).

I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A) Registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime This statement expires on Dec 1, 2022 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Dec 13, 20, 27, 2017 Jan 3, 2018 STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FILE NO: 2016-B1548 Business Name you wish to abandon: PACIFIC TIRE WHEEL CHESTER Street address of business: 1501 California Ave, Bakersfield, Ca. 93304 County: Kern Mailing address of business: Same Registrant(s) whose wish to abandon the business name: JOSE VICTOR FRAYRE, 3720 Loudon St, Bakersfield, Ca. 93313 I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information, which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)

Business was conducted by: Individual SIGNED: Jose Victor Frayre This statement of abandonment filed on: Dec 1, 2017 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: M Gutierrez-Hernandez Deputy BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Dec 13, 20, 27, 2017 Jan 3, 2018 STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FILE NO: 2017-B7788 Business Name you wish to abandon: RESURRECTED ORDER OF BUFFALO SOLDIERS Street address of business: 9017 Winlock St, Bakersfield, Ca. 93312 County: Kern Mailing address of business: P.O. Box 81152 Bakersfield, Ca. 93380 Registrant(s) whose wish to abandon the business name: Anthony Wilbert Lee, 9017 Winlock St, Bakersfield, Ca. 93312 I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information, which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)

Business was conducted by: Individual SIGNED: Anthony Wilbert Lee, Owner This statement of abandonment filed on: Nov 21, 2017 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: J Bojorquez Deputy BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (K) PUB: Dec 6, 13, 20, 27, 2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2017-B8217 2017-B8218 Doing business as: BAKERSFIELD AMMO AND GUN SALES / GET R GUN at 4208 Rosedale Hwy #205 Bakersfield, Ca. 93308 Mailing Address: 906 S Broadway, Santa Maria, Ca. 93454 County: Kern Full name of registrant: BOVI INC CA 906 S Broadway, Santa Maria, Ca. 93454 This business is conducted by: Corporation SIGNED: Kevin Bozarth, The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern county on: Dec 13, 2017 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: C Valdez, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another to a trademark or trade name under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., business and professions code).

I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A) Registrant who declares as true

PUBLIC NOTICE information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime This statement expires on Dec 13, 2022 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Dec 20, 27, 2017 Jan 3, 10, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2017-B8240 Doing business as: SUBWAY 38840 at 1400 Brundage Lne Bakersfield, Ca. 93305 Mailing Address: 4601 Chalet St, Bakersfield, Ca. 93313 County: Kern Full name of registrant: AMIKUL INC CA 4601 Chalet St, Bakersfield, Ca. 93313 This business is conducted by: Corporation SIGNED: Santokh Singh Gill, President The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern county on: Dec 14, 2017 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: C Valdez, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another to a trademark or trade name under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., business and professions code).

I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A) Registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime This statement expires on Dec 14, 2022 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Dec 20, 27, 2017 Jan 3, 10, 2018 STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FILE NO: 2017-B6760 Business Name you wish to abandon: SUBWAY 38840 Street address of business: 1400 Brundage Ln, #102 Bakersfield, Ca. 93305 County: Kern Mailing address of business: 4601 Chalet St, Bakersfield, Ca. 93313 Registrant(s) whose wish to abandon the business name: AMIKUL INC, 4601 Chalet St, Bakersfield, Ca. 93313 I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information, which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)

Business was conducted by: Corporation SIGNED: Santokh Singh Gull, President This statement of abandonment filed on: Dec 14, 2017 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: C Valdez Deputy BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Dec 20, 27, 2017 Jan 3, 10, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2017-B8221 Doing business as: LAKE ISABLLA ELECTRIC at 407 Highland Dr, Bakersfield, Ca. 93308 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: Thomas Howard Silas, 407 Highland Dr, Bakersfield, Ca. 93308 This business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: Thomas Howard Silas The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Aug 22, 2002 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern county on: Dec 13, 2017 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: D Chavez, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another to a trademark or trade name under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., business and professions code).

I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A) Registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime This statement expires on Dec 13, 2022 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Dec 20, 27, 2017 Jan 3, 10, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2017-B8194 Doing business as: TLC WOODWORKS at 10935 Why 155 Glennville, Ca. 93226 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 456 Glennville, Ca. 93226 County: Kern Full name of registrant: Travis William Clendenen, 10935 Hwy 155 Glennville, Ca. 93226 Full name of registrant: Leah Christine McClenny, 10935 Hwy 155 Glennville, Ca. 93226 This business is conducted by: General Partnership SIGNED: Travis Clendenen The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern county on: Dec 12, 2017 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: M Gutierrez-Hernandez, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another to a trademark or trade name under federal,

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state, or common law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., business and professions code).

I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A) Registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime This statement expires on Dec 12, 2022 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Dec 20, 27, 2017 Jan 3, 10, 2018

act business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern county on: Dec 12, 2017 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: J Bojorquez, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another to a trademark or trade name under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., business and professions code).

I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A) Registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime This statement expires on Dec 12, 2022 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Dec 20, 27, 2017 Jan 3, 10, 2018

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2017-B8202 Doing business as: GOODBYETICKET.COM 100 at 3424 Stine Rd, Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: GOODBYETICKET.COM LLC CA. 3424 Stine Rd, Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 This business is conducted by: Limited Liability Company SIGNED: Randy Oneal, Member The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Aug 1, 2002 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern county on: Dec 12, 2017 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: C Valdez, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another to a trademark or trade name under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., business and professions code).

I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A) Registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime This statement expires on Dec 12, 2022 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Dec 20, 27, 2017 Jan 3, 10, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2017-B8200 Doing business as: SLICPROCESS at 6809 Day Dream Ct, Bakersfield, Ca, 93312 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: Darren Denair Dixon, 3000 16th St, Bakersfield, Ca. 93301 This business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: Darren Denair Dixon The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern county on: Dec 12, 2017 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: J Bojorquez, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another to a trademark or trade name under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., business and professions code).

I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A) Registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime This statement expires on Dec 12, 2022 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Dec 20, 27, 2017 Jan 3, 10, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2017-B8054 Doing business as: TQW DESINGS at 9303 E Wilson Rd, Bakersfield, Ca. 93307 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: Taylor Quinn Willmott, 9303 E Wilson Rd, Bakersfield, Ca. 93307 This business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: Taylor Quinn Willmott The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Dec 1, 2017 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern county on: Dec 5, 2017 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: M Gutierrez-Hernandez, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another to a trademark or trade name under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., business and professions code).

I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A) Registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime This statement expires on Dec 5, 2022 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Dec 20, 27, 2017 Jan 3, 10, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2017-B8195 2017-B8196 Doing business as: BAKERSFIELD COFFEE COMPANY / BAKO COFFEE CO. at 3141 N Inyo Bakersfield, Ca/ 93305 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: Dale Keith Painter, 3141 N Inyo Bakersfield, Ca. 93305 Full name of registrant: Tristan James Painter, 3141 N Inyo Bakersfield, Ca. 93305 This business is conducted by: Co-Partners SIGNED: Dale Painter The registrant commenced to trans-

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2017-B8172 2017-B8173 Doing business as: EDMOND MCGINLEY MUSIC / BARBARA STINSON at 10914 Camino La Paz Bakersfield, Ca. 93306-8 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: Barbara Louise Stinson, 10914 Camino La Paz, Bakersfield, Ca. 93306-8307 This business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: Barbara Louise Stinson The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Nov 21, 2017 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern county on: Dec 11, 2017 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: D Chavez, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another to a trademark or trade name under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., business and professions code).

I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A) Registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime This statement expires on Dec 11, 2022 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Dec 20, 27, 2017 Jan 3, 10, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2017-B8288 Doing business as: RODEWAY INN & SUITES at 3400 Chester Ln, Bakersfield, Ca. Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: JAYDIV INC CA 3400 Chester Ln Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 This business is conducted by: Corporation SIGNED: Jaya D Patel President The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Dec 15, 2017 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern county on: Dec 15, 2017 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: D Chavez, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another to a trademark or trade name under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., business and professions code).

I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A) Registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime This statement expires on Dec 15, 2022 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (K) PUB: Dec 27, 2017 Jan 3, 10, 17, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2017-B8299 Doing business as: MARTIN REALTY at 16218 Mil Potrero Hwy #204 Pine Mtn Club Ca 93222 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 5385 Pine Mtn Club Ca 93222 County: Kern Full name of registrant: Lardes Alvarez, 16218 Mil Potrero Hwy #204 Pine Mtn Club Ca 93222 This business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: Lurdes Alvarez The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern county on: Dec 18, 2017 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: J Garcia, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another to a trademark or trade name under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., business and professions code).

I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A) Registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime This statement expires on Dec 18, 2022 BAKERSFIELD

PUBLIC NOTICE NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Dec 27, 2017 Jan 3, 10, 17, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2017-B8084 Doing business as: EZ RECYCLUING LLC at 1638 Glenwood St, Delano, Ca. 93215 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: EZ RECYCLING LLC CA 1638 Glenwood St Delano, Ca 93215 This business is conducted by: Limited Liability Company SIGNED: Jimmy Villegos Managing Member The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern county on: Dec 06, 2017 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: M Gutierrez-Hernandez, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another to a trademark or trade name under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., business and professions code).

I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A) Registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime This statement expires on Dec 06, 2022 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Dec 27, 2017 Jan 3, 10, 17, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2017-B8319 Doing business as: TOP CALL BARBER SHOP at 1009 T St Bakersfield, Ca. 93304 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant Rudy McDaniel, 1009 T St Bakersfield, Ca. 93304 This business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED Rudy McDaniel The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern county on: Dec 18, 2017 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: D Chavez, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another to a trademark or trade name under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., business and professions code).

I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A) Registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime This statement expires on Dec 18, 2022 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Dec 27, 2017 Jan 3, 10, 17, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2017-B8344 Doing business as: JSE AUTOMOTIVE at 7116 Elias Ave Bakersfield, Ca. 93308 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant Joshua Sctt Edmiaston, 7116 Elias Ave Bakersfield, Ca. 93308 This business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED Joshua Scott Edmiaston The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern county on: Dec 19, 2017 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: C Valdez, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another to a trademark or trade name under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., business and professions code).

I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A) Registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime This statement expires on Dec 19, 2022 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Dec 27, 2017 Jan 3, 10, 17, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2017-B8328 Doing business as: FROSTY KING at 1201 High St Delano, Ca. 93215 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant KERN FROSTY, LLC CA 1201 High St Delano, Ca. 93215 This business is conducted by: Limited Liability Company SIGNED Cannot Read Signiture The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern county on: Dec 18, 2017 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: C Valdez, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself

PUBLIC NOTICE authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another to a trademark or trade name under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., business and professions code).

I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A) Registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime This statement expires on Dec 18, 2022 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Dec 27, 2017 Jan 3, 10, 17, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2017-B8039 Doing business as: ALLIED STEAM EQUIPMENT at 1430 34th St Bakersfield, Ca. 93301 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant Ryan Edward Tribble, 444 E Warren Ave Bakersfield, Ca. 93308 This business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED Ryan Edward Tribble The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern county on: Dec 04, 2017 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: J Garcia, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another to a trademark or trade name under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., business and professions code).

I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A) Registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime This statement expires on Dec 04, 2022 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Dec 27, 2017 Jan 3, 10, 17, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2017-B7849 Doing business as: JORDAN EAGLE TRANSPORTATION FOR DISABLED PEOPLE at 2600 Brookside Drive Bakersfield, Ca. 93311 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant Ashraf Altimeh, 2600 Brookside Drive Bakersfield, Ca. 93311 This business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED Ashraf Altimeh The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: December 29, 2015 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern county on: Nov 27, 2017 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: J Garcia, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another to a trademark or trade name under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., business and professions code).

I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A) Registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime This statement expires on Dec 18, 2022 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Dec 27, 2017 Jan 3, 10, 17, 2018 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER BCV-17-102844 Superior Court of the State of California, for the county of Kern, 1415 Truxtun Ave., Bakersfield, CA 93301 METROPOLITAN DISTRICT PETITION OF: JIM FRANKLIN ROBINSON FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: JIM FRANKLIN ROBINSON for a decree changing names as follows: Present name JIM FRANKLIN ROBINSON Filed a petition with this court Proposed name JIM FRANK EDWARDS THE COURT ORDERS: that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted if no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: Feb 14, 2018 Time: 8:30 a.m.

Dept: 12 The address of the court is: Same as noted above.

A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER Date: Dec 12, 2017 JUDEL COURT COMMISSIONER JIM FRANKLIN ROBINSON, 526 Fryant St, Bakersfield, Ca. 93307 Phone: (661) 201-7141 In Pro Per BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER(wtp) PUB: Jan 3, 10, 17, 24, 2018

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SECTION 00100 NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

SECTION 00110 NOTICE TO SUBCONTRACTORS, MATERIAL SUPPLIERS AND WORKERS

ARTICLE 1-INVITATION TO BID 1.01

Notice Inviting Bids: The Boys and Girls Clubs of Kern County (hereinafter “Owner’’) will receive sealed Bids at the Boys and Girls Club - E.L. Jack Armstrong Youth Center, 801 Niles Street Bakersfield, California 93305 until February 2nd, 2018 at 10AM for the following public work: Boys and Girls Club Kitchen

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Project Description: The project consists of, in general, interior improvements including plumbing, hvac, electrical work and finishes.

All other items or details required by the plans, Standard Specifications, and these specifications are to be performed, constructed or furnished and installed. Work shall be completed within ninety (90) Calendar Days from the date when Contract Time commences to run.

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Procurement of Bidding Documents: Interested Bidders shall check out Plans, Specifications and Bid Proposal forms to be used for bidding this project by contacting Maggie Cushine at the Boys and Girls Club - E.L. Jack Armstrong Youth Center, 801 Niles Street Bakersfield, California 93305, or phone them at 661-325-3730. It is the sole responsibility of the Bidder to contact Maggie Cushine at the Boys and Girls Club - E.L. Jack Armstrong Youth Center, 661-325-3730 to verify that all addenda has been received. Addenda will only be available from the Boys and Girls Club. Bid Proposals that do not contain a signed cover sheet for all addenda may, in the sole discretion of the Boys and Girls Club be reject- ed as nonresponsive.

1.04 Instructions: Bidders shall refer to Document 00 2000 Instructions to Bid

ders for required documents and items to be submitted in a sealed enve

lope. Sealed proposals will be received before 10:00 A.M. on February 2nd,

2018, at the following location:

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Delivered in person, by courier service or by mail to the Boys and

Girls Club - E.L. Jack Armstrong Youth Center, 801 Niles Street

Bakersfield, California 93305.

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Mailed bids should be addressed to Maggie Cushine at 801 Niles Street, P.O. Bin 5J Bakersfield, California 93385.

It is the sole responsibility of the Bidder to arrive at the Boys and Girls Club - E.L. Jack Armstrong Youth Center, 801 Niles Street Bakersfield, California 93305 at least ten (10) minutes prior to the bid receipt deadline to receive a test time stamp. The time stamp clock in the main lobby of the Boys and Girls Club shall be the official time. Any bid received at or after 9:50 A.M. will be returned unopened. Soon after 10:00 A.M. the Notice to Contractors

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bids will be publicly opened and read on said date at the Boys and Girls Club - E.L. Jack Armstrong Youth Center, 801 Niles Street Bakersfield, California 93305 for construction of public work known as: Boys and Girls Club Kitchen 1.05

Pre-Bid and Site Visit: Owner will conduct a Pre-Bid Conference and Site Visit at 10:00 A.M. on January 19th, 2018 at the Boys and Girls Club - E.L. Jack Armstrong Youth Center, 801 Niles Street Bakersfield, California 93305.

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Bid Preparation Cost: Bidders are solely responsible for the cost of prepar ing their Bids.

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Reservation of Rights: Owner specifically reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to reject any or all Bids, to re-bid, or to waive inconsequential defects in bidding not involving time, price or quality of the work.

ARTICLE 2 - LEGAL REQUIREMENTS 2.01

Required Contractor’s License(s): A California “B” contractor’s license is required to bid this contract. Joint ventures must secure a joint venture license prior to award of this Contract.

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Substitution of Securities: Owner will permit the successful bidder to substitute securities for any retention monies withheld to ensure performance of the contract, as incorporated herein in full by this reference, in accordance with Section 22300 of the California Public Contract Code.

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Prevailing Wage Laws: Pursuant to Part 7 of Division 2 of the California Labor Code (Section 1720 et seq.) the Contractor shall pay not less than the prevailing rate of wages to workers on this project as determined by the Director of the California Department of Industrial Relations. The Director’s schedule of prevailing rates is on file and open for inspection at the Boys and Girls Club - E.L. Jack Armstrong Youth Center, 801 Niles Street Bakersfield, California 93305, and is incorporated herein by this reference.

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This project may be subject to monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR), including the obligation to submit certified payroll records directly to the DIR Compliance Monitoring Unit (CMU) at least monthly using the CMU’s eCPR system. Contractor will be notifie by County staff prior to the start of the project if the project is subject to this requirement. Detailed information may be obtained on the State of California’s Department of Industrial Relations website, www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/cmu/CMU. For projects with Federal Funding, such as this one, each Contractor must be licensed at the time the Contract is awarded. The contractor license classification required for this project is “B”.

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Federal Prevailing Wage Requirements: This Community Development Project is subject to the Davis-Bacon Act, the Copeland “Anti-Kick Back” Act, the Equal Employment Opportunity Requirements and the Contract Works Hours and Safety Standards Act. Minimum wage rates as predetermined by the Secretary of Labor are set forth in the Special Provisions. If there is a difference between the minimum wage rates predetermined by the Secretary of Labor and the Director of the California Department of Industrial Relations for similar classifications of labor, the Contractor and his subcontractors shall pay not less than the higher wage rate.

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Small Business Requirements: The The Boys and Girls Clubs of Kern County hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, small businesses will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, or national origin in consideration for an award.

The bidder to whom the contract is awarded will be required to comply with the Small Business Affirmative Action Plan requirements as set forth in the special provisions.

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Section 3 requirements: The work to be done on this project is subject to the provisions of Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 (12 USC 1701 u) which requires that employment and other economic opportunities generated by certain HUD financial assistance shall, to the greatest extent feasible, and consistent with existing Federal, State and local laws and regulations, be directed to low-and very low-income persons, particularly those who are recipients of government assistance for housing, and to business concerns which provide economic opportunities to low-and very low-income persons.

These requirements are explained in detail in 24 CFR 135. The pre-bid conference will include a workshop on Section 3 compliance.

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Wednesday January 3, 2018

The Boys and Girls Clubs of Kern County is actively soliciting bids from prospective subcontractors or materials suppliers whose businesses qualify as Section 3 Business Concerns, as well as individuals who qualify as Section 3 Residents in connection with the Boys and Girls Club Kitchen project to be located in the County of Kern and funded by the HUD. Qualified individuals and firms may contact Maggie Cushine at the Boys and Girls Club - E.L. Jack Armstrong Youth Center, 801 Niles Street Bakersfield, California 93305, or phone them at 661-325-3730, until February 2nd, 2018 at 9:50 A.M.

A Section 3 Business Concern is a business: _ (1) that is 51 % or more owned by Section 3 Residents; or (2) whose permanent, full-time employees include persons, at least 30 percent of whom are currently Section 3 Residents, or within three years of the date of first employment with the business concern were Section 3 Residents; or (3) that provides evidence of a commitment to subcontract in excess of 25 percent of the dollar award of all subcontracts to be awarded to business concerns that meet the qualifications set forth in paragraphs (1) or (2) in this definition of Section 3 Business Concern.

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A Section 3 Resident is: (1) a resident of public housing located in Kern County, or (2) an individual who resides in the County of Kern and who is a low or very-low income person.

Hiring is anticipated for the following trades: Cold formed light-gage metal framing, insulation, sheet metal work, roof accessories, sealants and caulking, prefinished steel door frames, wood doors, finish hardware, gypsum wallboard, acoustic ceilings, resilient floor covering, painting, sanitary wall panels, signs, mechanical, plumbing, and electrical Subcontracts may be let for the following categories of work on this project: Cold formed light-gage metal framing, insulation, sheet metal work, roof accessories, sealants and caulking, prefinished steel door frames, wood doors, finish hardware, gypsum wallboard, acoustic ceilings, resilient floor covering, painting, sanitary wall panels, signs, mechanical, plumbing, and electrical END OF DOCUMENT Notice to Subcontractors, Material Suppliers and Workers

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Johnson Posts A Career High As CSUB Comes Short To UCI

#20 Jazzmine Johnson pushes the ball on her way to a new career high 25 points. (Mark Nessia/Mark Nessia Photography photo)

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – CSU Bakersfield’s women’s basketball team played their annual New Year’s Eve game at home and fell to UC Irvine 72-59. The Roadrunners struggled through the second quarter and then gained a strong momentum in the second half but were not able to catch up to the Anteaters at the final buzzer.

“Second quarter was ugly, we were way out of character” said Greg McCall head coach of CSUB women’s basketball team. “Going into halftime we talked about what we can do better. As you could tell, the results in the third and fourth quarter we came out and played our style of basketball.” `Runners and Anteaters played a fairly even first quarter as both teams took turns taking shots with UC Irvine taking the lead at 18-15. In the second quarter UCI built a momentum that could not be stopped by Bakersfield until the final two minutes of the game and CSUB will get their first point by redshirt junior Jazmine Johnson. Anteaters took a major lead into half time, 43-18. Johnson led the `Runners at the half with 12 points and 2 rebounds.

A good pep talk during halftime was what the `Runners needed. CSUB started out at the line and then went on 4-0 run before both sides went on a quiet two minutes. Sophomores Daije Harris and Dalis Jones 3-pointers

helped the `Runners gain 21 points in the third quarter and make 60% of their field goals.

60-39 would start the final 10 minutes as Bakersfield slowly started closing in on Irvine. Back at the line for the `Runners to get their first two points and continued firing shots as they went on a 5-0 run. CSUB cut the deficit to nine points, the closest since the first quarter with 1:53 left in the game. Unfortunately, the Anteaters had gained a high advantage during the second quarter that the `Runners were not able to catch UCI. Despite today’s loss Johnson had a career high of 25 points while freshman Vanessa Austin finished the game with 13 points and 4 rebounds. As a team, Bakersfield made 34.5% of its shots making 28 in the paint and 11 points coming from the bench.

McCall went on to comment about the rest of the game, “It’s one of those things where you were running out of time when you finally get into the groove and things started going your way. I was disappointed in the loss but happy in the way they played in the second half. They showed the fan and us, that there is no quitting this team.”

The `Runners will return to the Icardo Center Saturday, Jan 6. and will begin conference play. CSUB will face off against Utah Valley with tipoff scheduled for 1 p.m.

Executive Vice President-Gerald Freeny Linda West-Nikens (Earl Health photo)

The Rose Bowl Hall Of Fame

By Earl Heath Contributing Sports Writer The inductees of this year’s Hall are truly legendary to the Rose Bowl.

Cade McNown (UCLA), Mack Brown (Texas), Charles Woodson Michigan) and Dr. Charles West (Washington and Jefferson).

Charles “Pruner” West was QB and defensive back and the first Black quarterback to play a Rose Bowl game.

He played for Washington and Jefferson College located in Washington, Pennsylvania. The school had an enrollment of about 800 students. The Presidents finished the 1921 season with a 10-0 record. After their invitation to the Rose Bowl they took a four day train ride to Pasadena, with 17 players. Only 11 played in the game meaning all eleven went both ways.

They were heavy underdogs and battled Cal to a 0-0 tie the first in a Rose Bowl game.

Dr. West went on to Howard University medical

school and the year he began his practice the stock Market crashed (1929).

“He did a lot of free medicine for the community because a lot of people had no money,” said daughter Linda West-Nickens.

Cade McNown Led the Bruins to 1997 and 1998 PAC 10 titles. In the 1999 Rose bowl McNown threw for 340 yards and two touchdowns as the bruin set a record for most total yards in a Rose Bowl 538.

Charles Woodson finished tone of the best years ever for a player. He won the Jim Throrpe awards (best defensive back ), Bronko Ngurski Award (best defensive player) and was named Heisman Trophy winner and Walter Camp Player of the Year.

Mack Brown led Texas to Rose Bowl wins in 2006 and 2006. He was named Coach of the Year. He led his teams to a bowl game 21 of 22 years.

CSUB G/F Justin Davis scrambles for a loose ball. (Rich Schmitt Photography Photo)

Runners Fall to Razorbacks FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The CSU Bakersfield men’s basketball team finished up non-conference play on the road at Southeastern Conference’s Arkansas and only trailed the Razorbacks by four at the half, but a big run in the second half propelled Arkansas to a 95-68 victory.

The Razorbacks got out to an early 10-3 lead and it forced the `Runners to take an early timeout just four minutes into the game. But CSUB continued to battle and at one point tied the game at 38 and only trailed Arkansas 42-38 at the break.

The `Runners were led by Rickey Holden’s nine first half points and Jarkel Joiner and Justin Davis had seven each. Arkansas dominated the scoring in the paint, 24-8 and the Razorbacks outrebounded CSUB 25-14, but despite that, the `Runners hung around and only trailed by four. The `Runners drained six three pointers to the Razorbacks three in the first 20 minutes. Brent Wrapp continues to add to his assist total and the RoadRunner senior had six

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of the `Runners nine assists in the first half.

Arkansas would open the second half 4-5 from three point range and the Razorbacks would go on a 14-2 run and would take a 56-40 lead. Arkansas would extend their lead throughout the second half with a balanced scoring attack. The Razorbacks had five players score in double digits in the game, including Jaylen Barford’s game high 19.

The `Runners would shoot 34% from the field and after making six first half three pointers, CSUB would only make one in the second half. Joiner would lead CSUB in scoring with 12, while Holden and Davis would both finish with 11.

Arkansas improves to 10-2 on the season, while the `Runners fall to 7-8.

The `Runners will now turn their focus to Western Athletic Conference play and will open up on the road at Utah Valley on Saturday, Jan. 6.

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Jenifer Lewis Shares Secrets to Hollywood Success in New Memoir

By Lauren Poteat NNPA Newswire Contributing Writer Jenifer Lewis, affectionately nicknamed “Auntie” in Black Hollywood, recently made a special appearance at the Duke Ellington School of Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. where she shared the trials, tribulations and triumphs of her journey to superstardom, while sending a strong message to millennials to stand up and find a purpose.

“There’s no foolproof way to live this thing called ‘life.’

I can’t save the world, I can’t save you and ain’t nobody coming to rescue you,” said Lewis. “Do the work, look in the mirror and know this ain’t no rehearsal. This is life.”

Lewis continued: “Live, pursue happiness—sometimes it’s easier said than done—but we have to strive for that. You’ve laid down in front of these police barricades, now get up, stay up and keep it moving, but don’t miss the beat of feeling...don’t just go willy nilly into the world.”

Detailing traumatic and heroic moments from her past throughout her special performance, Lewis talked about being molested as a teenager, her first encounter with illegal substances and growing to understand and cope with a bipolar disorder diagnosis.

“Feel your feelings. If you’re disappointed you feel, if you’re hurt you feel,” said Lewis. “Don’t you stay in a dark room and be quiet and if somebody inappropriately touches you or abuses you, you tell somebody.”

Hollywood legend Jenifer Lewis shares memories from her rollercoaster career, during a special appearance at the Duke Ellington School of Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. (Freddie Allen/AMG/NNPA)

Compelled by the actress’s gripping, yet comedic words, audience members gushed over the opportunity to engage with the Hollywood legend and to share their own personal stories.

“Ms. Jenifer, I just wanted to say my daughter, she would of been 27, she was bipolar,” one district resident said. “We discovered it when she was 13. When she was about 16 or 17 she heard you talking about being bipolar and it made her feel a little bit more comfortable with her treatment. She didn’t get all the way better, she passed away, but I’ve always wanted to meet you just to tell you, ‘Thank you,’ for giving my daughter that little extra of amount of time on Earth to feel better.”

The always amusing co-star of the hit ABC sitcom “black-ish,” recently published a deeply personal memoir titled “The Mother of Black Hollywood.”

Filled with comedy, sex, glamour, sorrow, pain, and good advice, Lewis’ latest over the top production—the story of her life—is a terrific read for anyone who has ever felt like they were ignored, but longed to have a voice.

Lewis said that she recently completed work on a new Disney animated TV series based on the movie “Big Hero 6” and plans to reprise her role as Jackie Washington in the mockumentary “Jackie’s Back! 2,” that will pick up where the original 1999 Lifetime channel movie left off.

Crown Heights, Get Out, Girls Trip Among the

Best Films of 2017

Heights” is a godsend.

Director/writer Matt Ruskin’s understated style makes the film seem real. Lakeith Stanfield shines in the lead as a wrongfully convicted suspect.

Nnamdi Asomugha plays the friend who never gives up on him. Pure inspiration.

D a r k e s t Hour (****) Sure, Gary Oldman chews up the scenery as the stalwart Winston Churchill in this World War II film about Germany’s impending invasion of Britain. He deserves an Oscar for his interpretation and so does his makeup man who turns the slim actor

By Dwight Brown into the stout world NNPA Newswire Film Critic As we look back on the highest caliber films of 2017, leader. Brilliant directhe array is diverse, the talent is strong and the entertain- tion by Joe Wright.

Smart script by Anment value is solid.

These are the films that will make you laugh, cry, thony McCarten. Superb cinematography think, hug someone or wish you had super powers.

The following films opened in 2017, are still at a the- by Bruno Delbonnel.

Get Out (***) It’s ater near you or will be on a streaming service shortly. Enquite surprising and fresh that in his first outing as a filmjoy. maker, Comedy Central star Jordan Peele gets so much Best Films Battle of the Sexes (***1/2) In the 1970s, Grand Slam right about the art of making a drama/horror movie. Aptly tennis champion Billie Jean King (Emma Stone) and over- he captures that insular foreign feeling black people have the-hill tennis pro Bobby Riggs (Steve Carell) duke it out when they are in a room full of awkward-acting whites. in the pivotal tennis match of the century. Their battle is Then he cranks the horror up a notch to a high crazy/weird stil socially relevant today. Stone brings King’s raw cour- decibel. Daniel Kaluuya is the face of the common man. age to life and the dawning of her new sexual identity is Milton “Lil Rel” Howery is his hysterical wingman. Best profound. Carell gives Riggs the right dose of bluster. Well First Film of the year, hands down.

Girls Trip (****) This hilarious and relentlessly bawdy directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valarie Faris (Little Miss take on a girls’ weekend reunion in New Orleans is a cross Sunshine).

Coco (****) This American-made animated film shows between Bridesmaids and The Hangover, only more outsuch great respect for Mexican culture. It takes you to un- rageous. Praise to screenwriters Kenya Barris (TV’s Blackimaginable places where humans and spooky creatures ish) and Tracy Oliver and director Malcolm Lee. Rain collide all synched around the holiday Day of the Dead accolades on Tiffany Haddish for her impressive comedy (Día de los Muertos). Rich palette of colors. Lively musical chops and equal doses of love to Regina Hall, Jada Pinkett score. Firmly and affectionately voiced by Anthony Gonza- Smith and Queen Latifah for giving us a great laugh. Best lez, Benjamin Bratt, Gael García Bernal and Renée Victor. Comedy of the Year.

In the Fade (****) A mother (Diane Kruger) loses her Co-directed by Lee Unkrich and Adrian Molina. A joy to child and husband in a bombing in Germany and she seeks watch.

Crown Heights (***1/2) Everyday heroes are on view justice and revenge. The sociopolitical aspects of the racin this simple yet courageous story about two friends whose ist attack against her Kurdish-born husband are so topical bond is stronger than a crooked Brooklyn District Attor- it’s as if the movie was ripped from a newspaper headline. ney. In the wake of misguided films like “Detroit,” “Crown Director Fatih Akin also wrote the screen adaptation of a

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novel by Hark Bohm. Riveting from beginning to end.

Lady Bird (****) A precocious high-school student, Christine (Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn), goes by the name Lady Bird and is in a constant verbal battle with her pessimistic mother (Laurie Metcalf, TV’s Roseanne). Teen angst colors her relationships with her first boyfriend (Lucas Hedges, Manchester by the Sea) and second lover (Timothée Chalamet, Call Me by Your Name) Hilarious. Heartwarming. Written and directed by actress Greta Gerwig (Jackie) and based on her life.

Stars Wars: The Last Jedi (****) Wow. This is the event movie of the year. So much action. So much haunting drama and raw emotion. And it doesn’t just build to one climax. It crescendos up to climax, after climax, after climax...

The mix of the old generation, with Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher) and Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill), with the new warriors, like Rey (Daisy Ridley) and Finn (John Boyega), is seamless. The surprising plotlines by writer/director Rian Johnson and the astonishing art direction, production design, costumes and cinematography make this saga a fun experience with lots of eye candy.

Wonder Woman (****) Best comic book hero turned action film movie of the year. Director Patty Jenkins, with Gal Gadot as her muse elevates the legendary Amazon warrior way above the current tepid Batman (Ben Affleck) and Superman (Henry Cavill) to an upper stratosphere. Perfect blend of beauty and strength. Great special effects. Tight script by Allan Heinberg. Robin Wright and Chris Pine co-star.

Best Directors Joe Wright — Darkest Hour Dee Rees — Mudbound Christopher Nolan — Dunkirk Rian Johnson — Star Wars: The Last Jedi Patty Jenkins — Wonder Woman Best First Films Get Out, Patti Cake$, Thank You for Your Service, Novitiate, Menashe Best Foreign Language Films In the Fade, The Insult, First They Killed My Father, Felicité, The Square Best Documentaries I Called Him Morgan, Last Men in Aleppo, Whose Streets, Step, Quest Best Actors

Gary Oldman—Darkest Hour Denzel Washington—Roman J. Israel, Esq. Daniel Kaluuya—Get Out Jake Gyllenhaal—Stronger Josh O’Connor—God’s Own Country Best Actresses Annette Bening—Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool Sally Hawkins—Maudie/The Shape of the Water Diane Kruger—In the Fade Charlize Theron—Atomic Blonde Emma Stone—Battle of the Sexes Best Supporting Actors Jason Mitchell—Mudbound Ethan Hawke—Maudie Ian Hart—God’s Own Country Michael Shannon—The Shape of Water Idris Elba—Molly’s Game Best Supporting Actresses Tiffany Haddish—Girls Trip Michelle Pfeiffer—Mother!

Laurie Metcalf—Lady Bird Mary J. Blige—Mudbound Tatiana Maslany—Stronger Best Screenplays The Shape of Water—Guillermo del Toro, Vanessa Taylor Girls Trip—Kenya Barris, Tracy Oliver Get Out—Jordan Peele God’s Own Country—Frances Lee The Big Sick—Emily V. Gordon, Kumail Nanjiani Best Cinematography Mudbound—Rachel Morrison Dunkirk—Hoyte Van Hoytema The Shape of Water—Dan Lausten First They Killed My Father—Anthony Dod Mantle Darkest Hour—Bruno Delbonnel Best Animation/CGI Coco, Loving Vincent, Despicable Me 3 Other Great Films Atomic Blonde, Baby Driver, The Big Sick, Dunkirk, Call Me by Your Name, Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool, God’s Own Country, “I, Tonya,” The Lost City of Z, Lowriders, Maudie, Mudbound, The Post, The Shape of Water, Stronger, War for Planet of the Apes, Wind River Worst Movies Chips, Detroit, Downsizing, Mother, The Mummy, Suburbicon, Tyler Perry’s Boo 2! A Madea Halloween

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Recipe of the Week Oxtail Soup

Okay some of y’all city folks might not know about oxtail soup, but for those who do “Can I hear you holla…”Oxtails are one of the most flavorful cuts of beef. The longer they are braised the more they fall off the bone which only means that your soup is going to be nothing less than succulent!

Ingredients 2 -3 tablespoon cooking oil 1- 2 pounds oxtail (medium size) 1 chopped onion 1 cup carrots 1/2 cup stewed tomatoes 1 tsp. thyme 2 tbsp. minced garlic Dash of smoked paprika 1 tbsp tomato paste 1 beef bouillon powder or cube Dash of Worcestershire sauce 1 can of butter or cannellini beans, rinsed and drained 1 can of lima beans Instructions 1.) Season oxtail with flour, salt and pepper. Set aside 2.) In large pot, heat oil over medium heat, add oxtails sautee stirring, frequently after the oxtail mixture has browned, remove and set aside.

To the pot, add the onions, carrots, and garlic, thyme, worcestershire, tomato paste, beef bouillon and smoked paprika, stir for a minute or so.

3.) Then add 2 cans of beef broth and 2-3 cups of water, bring to a boil and let it simmer until tender 2-3 hours, occasionally stirring the saucepan.

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5.) Add salt or more seasonings if needed.

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Local Black Contractor Passes at the Age of 87

By Darlene L. Williams Contributing Writer Bakersfield, Calif.- At a time when black-owned businesses were not booming, neither the opportunity for their success promising; yet, despite the many racial disparities plaguing African Americans, Willie J. Frink emerged on the scene in Bakersfield, leaving his mark on its pages of history as well as on countless construction sites, sidewalks and curbsides throughout the city.

Frink, along with his wife Loretta and growing family moved from Hopkinsville, Kentucky to Bakersfield in 1963 where he launched his business Willie J Frink & Sons, one of Bakersfield’s first black-owned and operated construction businesses.

“If a Bakersfield construction was built in the late 60s through the late 80s, the Willie J. Frink brand was probably stamped on it” daughter Arleana-Frink Waller said.

In 1950, Frink was drafted into the United States Army. After boot camp he soon became head cook where he not only cooked for the 82nd Airborne Division, but also advanced to become a paratrooper within the same division.

According to Waller, “He loved to share the story of how the captain would instruct them to ‘bail out’ indicating it was time to jump out of the airplane.”

After moving to Bakersfield in 1963, Frink launched Willie J Frink & Sons, one of Bakersfield’s first blackowned and operated construction businesses.

According to a detailed chronological business history via telephone interview with Waller, Frink’s construction firm was responsible for a large portion of Southwest Bakersfield’s subdivision projects, pouring multiple concrete foundations and or sidewalks for: The Bakersfield Police Department, multiple government buildings, Banks of America (Downtown, California Avenue and Baker Street branches) and Wells Fargo Bank.

He was a front-runner for much of the construction in Arvin, Barstow, California City, Delano, Lake Isabella, Lamont, Mojave, Ridgecrest, Shafter, Taft and Tehachapi.

Frink was the first, if not the only, minority construction firm approved to conduct business with such oil companies as: Tenneco West, Shell Petroleum, Getty and Chevron. He was believed to be the only minority and construction firm to own a million-dollar producing Curb & Gutter machine capable of pouring more than five-hundred yards of curbs and gutters per day.

He is credited for laying thousands of residential and multi-family homes and commercial properties in Kern County and San Joaquin Valley.

During his 30-year business career, Frink employed as many as one-hundred ten employees and would give men with criminal records and or no experience an opportunity to earn an honest living to care for their families, Waller contended.

“My dad was Mr. Best in The West,” daughter Diane Frink PhD said. He would say, ‘You can’t be a stallion in a Shetland pony stable,’ she said.

Frink was 87-years old at the time of his death on December 18, 2017.

Frink was predeceased by his wife Loretta. He is sur-

Willie J. Frink (Frink family courtesy photo)

vived by 10 daughters: Patricia, Hermedia, Diane, Lorrin Freeman (William), Melody Tolbert (Elwaine), Sherry Hunter (Phillip), Arleana Waller (Doc), Trudy, Ora, and Loretta Salinas(Raul). 3 sons: Labryan, Holly, and Garlin.

Frink, brother: Joe Frink of Bakersfield, Ca. and sister: Susie Cato, Maryland. He had 42 grandchildren, 64 great grandchildren, and one great-great grand child.

Funeral service will be held at St. Peter Restoration Community Christian Ministries 510 Brundage Lane, January 6, 2018 at 11:00 a.m.