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Bakersfield Soul Food Festival will also give soul food novices and chefs an opportunity to share their culinary talents by entering the Soul Food Cooking contest; so if you think that you have what it takes, enter and put your soul food skills on display. Live Entertainment featuring local artists -Kids Zone – A place all their own -Games -Marketplace (Vendor Fare): Goods, Services, Info and Referral, Health and Wellness -Included but not limited to: Meats, Baked goods and specialty sides all accepted.

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Clark Atlanta University Hosts Mandela Washington Fellowship for Sixth Year

This year’s fellows represent the following countries: Benin, Cameroon, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Mali, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Togo and Zimbabwe.

Clark Atlanta University (CAU) welcomed 25 rising leaders from 19 African countries as part of their institute partnership with the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders. The fellows, who arrived on Wednesday, June 19, will spend six weeks on campus and at several Atlanta-area businesses and establishments to learn critical skills in project management, model innovation, balanced scorecard, human systems engineering, leadership and entrepreneurship. The program is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) and administered by the International Research & Exchange Board (IREX).

This year’s fellows represent the following countries: Benin, Cameroon, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Mali, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Togo and Zimbabwe.

Here are some highlights included in the CAU Leadership in Business program: • Fellows will connect with local industry partners, including The Coca-Cola Company, UPS, IBM, HartsfieldJackson International Airport through experiential learning site visits, collaborative projects and networking events.

Fellows will connect with local industry partners, including The Coca-Cola Co., UPS, IBM, HartsfieldJackson International Airport through experiential learning site visits, collaborative projects and networking events.

• Fellows will give back to the community through service opportunities at non-profit community organizations, such as Atlanta Community Food Bank, Trees Atlanta, Habitat for Humanity and MedShare International, among others.

• Fellows will interact with the Atlanta business community at networking events, receptions and campusbased events, including the President’s Welcome Reception.

• Faculty and community members are invited to host YALI Fellows individually or as a group in their homes for an American family dinner experience.

The Mandela Washington Fellowship, the flagship program of the Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI), empowers young African leaders through academic coursework, leadership training, mentoring, networking, professional opportunities, and local community engagement. Since 2014, the U.S. Department of State has supported nearly 3,700 young leaders from 49 countries across Africa to develop their leadership skills and foster connections and collaborations with U.S. professionals.

The cohort of Fellows hosted by CAU will be part of a group of 700 Mandela Washington Fellows hosted at 28 educational institutions across the United States. This year, Clark Atlanta University is the only Historically Black College and University (HBCU) in the nation to host a Leadership in Business institute. At the conclusion of their Leadership Institutes, these exceptional young leaders will convene in Washington, D.C., for the sixth annual Mandela Washington Fellowship Summit, where they will take part in networking and panel discussions with each other and with U.S. leaders from the public, private, and non-profit sectors. Following the Summit, 70 competitively-selected Fellows will participate in four weeks of professional development at U.S. non-governmental organizations, private companies, and government agencies.

Mental Health Stigma Still Affecting Blacks

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Correspondent Historically, seeking psychotherapy has been difficult for African Americans, said Dr. Viola Drancoli, a licensed clinical psychologist who wrote a master thesis about the barriers to seeking mental health services in ethnic minority communities.

“It is not only a concept with European origin, but also a concept that does not fit the community-oriented, collective approach to healing and support that has been so helpful to this population,” Drancoli said.

“Instead of finding healing in coming together, the client is separated, often sitting in a one-on-one session with a professional. The idea of being focused on, analyzed, can be perceived as threatening,” she said.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health says poverty level affects mental health status and African Americans living below the poverty level, as compared to those over twice the poverty level, are three times more likely to report psychological distress.

Further, African Americans are 10 percent more likely to report having serious psychological distress than Non-Hispanic whites, and the death rate from suicide for African American men was more than four times greater than for African American women, in 2014.

A report from the U.S. Surgeon General found that from 1980 to 1995, the suicide rate among African Americans ages 10 to 14 increased 233 percent, compared to 120 percent for non-Hispanic whites.

Yet, experts said even as the conversation around

mental health has grown significantly with celebrities and others in the spotlight sharing their stories, most African Americans still refrain from seeking help.

“Unfortunately, among African Americans it remains taboo to talk about, and one reason is the fear of being labeled as crazy,” said Arron Muller, a licensed social worker.

“The intense fear of being judged has been a huge deterrent,” Muller said.

“In the African American community there is also an association that mental illness means weakness and the inability to handle your problems on your own or that anxiety or depressive symptoms should be addressed with praying and fasting,” he said.

Prayer and a relationship with God have their place in the full picture of health and wellness and a connection to God and leaning on a higher power does promote tremendous benefits for the brain and brain health, said Dr. Catherine Jackson, a licensed clinical psychologist and board certified neuro-therapist in Chicago.

Jackson founded Dr. J’s Holistic Health and Wellness at DrCCJ.com.

“While having the strength to work on your own problems is a good characteristic to have, not recognizing when to seek help can be detrimental to overall health,” Jackson said.

“Turning to our pastors was needed in the past, but as concerns have grown, more resources are available,” she said, noting also that many African Americans eventually visit hospital emergency rooms with complaints that are in

Mental Illness Among Minorities July is National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month. Why should the mental health of minorities, in particular, be highlighted? Robert Myers, Ph.D., a psychologist with Brand New Day, a Medicare Advantage prescription health plan available in 12 California counties, says that minorities often bear a disproportionately high level of disability resulting from mental illness. He cites statistics from the American Psychiatric Association.

Although rates of depression are lower in blacks (24.6%) and Hispanics (19.6%) than in whites (34.7%), depres. Those who identify as being two or more races (24.9%) are most likely to report mental illness than any other racial/ethnic group. Minority youth with behavioral problems are more likely than whites to end up in the juvenile justice system rather than receiving the mental health treatment they need (as high as 75% of youth in the system suffer a mental health issue) The U.S. Department of Justice reports 64% of local jail inmates, 56% of state prisoners and 45% of federal prisoners suffer from mental illness, the majority of whom are minorities.

800,000 Gallons of Oil & Water Spilled in Kern Canyon

By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California authorities are preparing to start cleaning up an oil spill that dumped nearly 800,000 gallons of oil and water into a Kern County canyon.

Chevron spokeswoman Veronica Flores-Paniagua said Friday that the seep, which has been flowing off and on since May, has again stopped. She and California officials say the spill is not near any waterway and has not significantly affected wildlife.

However, environmental groups say the spill is another sign of weakened regulations under an embattled California agency. Gov. Gavin Newsom this week fired the head of the state’s oil and gas division.

Chevron reported that 794,000 gallons of oil and water have leaked out of the ground where it uses steam injection to extract oil in the Cymric Oil Field about 35 miles west of Bakersfield.

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fact mental health issues.

“Some hospitals give referrals to mental health practitioners, but without proper education and information shared, follow through is unlikely,” Jackson said.

Educator and life coach Elaine Taylor-Klaus said Continued on page A2

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) – The National Trust for Historic Preservation has awarded two South Carolina locations and one organization grants in an initiative to preserve African American historical sites.

The Post and Courier reports the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, the Hutchinson House on Edisto Island and the South Carolina African American Heritage Foundation were selected as recipients of a combined $285,000.

Representatives from Emanuel AME and the Hutchinson House say they’ll use the money for bigdollar restoration projects. The Foundation says it’ll develop a five year sustainability plan with the grant.

Founded in 1816, Emmanuel AME is the oldest African Methodist Episcopal church in the South.

It was the site of a 2015 mass shooting of nine black worshippers. The Hutchison house was a post-Civil War gathering space for the black community.

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Trump Racist Attack in Social Media Screed

Trump’s direct messages or racism and xenophobia to his base have increased as the 2020 presidential campaign gets fully underway. The Iowa Caucuses are 203 days away as of July 14.

As is his general habit, Trump lies in his communications and brands places where people of color reside as dangerous. President Trump has a long history of racism as does his late father, Fred Trump. Fred Trump was arrested at a Ku Klux Klan rally in Queens, New York on May 30, 1927 when he was 21.

By Lauren Victory Burke NNPA Newswire Contributor President Donald Trump went on a racist screed on Twitter and attacked Democratic congresswomen of color and their ancestry. The 45th President, who succeeded the first African American President of the United States, Barack Obama, has often attacked Black female elected officials, such as Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA), Black athletes, immigrants, and other women of color.

As is his general habit, Trump lies in his communications and brands places where people of color reside as dangerous. President Trump has a long history of racism as does his late father, Fred Trump. Fred Trump was arrested at a Ku Klux Klan rally in Queens, New York on May 30, 1927 when he was 21.

Their company, Trump Properties, was sued by the Justice Department for housing discrimination against Blacks in 1973. On May 1, 1989, Donald Trump took out ads in several of New York’s major newspapers demanding that the Central Park Five be given the death penalty. Even though the five have been exonerated, Trump has never admitted he was wrong or apologized.

A hint of Trump’s racist views now on international display in The White House, was seen in 1989 as Trump linked the Central Park Five case to an overall decline in

society.

“At what point did we cross the line from the fine and noble pursuit of genuine civil liberties to the reckless and dangerously permissive atmosphere which allows criminals of every age to beat and rape a helpless woman and laugh at her family’s anguish? And why do they laugh? The laugh because they know that soon, very soon, they will be returned to the street to rape and maim and kill once again,” Trump said in a 1989 interview.

On July 14, 2019, Trump wrote, “So interesting to see “Progressive” Democrat Congresswomen, who originally came from countries whose governments are a complete and total catastrophe, the worst, most corrupt and inept anywhere in the world (if they even have a functioning government at all), now loudly……” read one communication on Twitter the morning of July 14.

Consistent with his racist attacks and communications both verbal and on social media, President Trump attacked three Congresswomen of color who have gained national prominence as they oppose Trump’s policies: Reps.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Ayanna Pressley (D-MA).

Trump implied in a series of consecutive messages on

Twitter on July 14 that the Congresswomen weren’t born in the United States and added, “they go back and help fix the totally broken and crime infested places from which they came.”

Rep. Illan was born in Somalia and her family arrived in New York on 1992 and secured asylum in the U.S. in 1995. Rep. Ocasio-Cortez was born in the Bronx, New York and Rep. Pressley was born in Chicago, Ill. Another Congresswoman Trump has attacked before, Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), was born in Detroit, Michigan.

Though Trump did not name who specifically he was referring to, the context of his communication on Twitter was clear to political observers. Earlier in July,

Trump referenced the three women. All three, as well as many other members, have been outspoken about Trump’s immigration policies.

The conditions of detention facilities at the Mexican border came into stark light after Vice President Pence visited a center on June 12. Video from the visit showed a large group of Mexican men grouped in a fenced in enclosure with no cots, food and few signs of running water or other basic needs.

Trump’s direct messages or racism and xenophobia to his base have increased as the 2020 presidential campaign gets fully underway. The Iowa Caucuses are 203 days away as of July 14.

Activist and Museum Founder Found in Trunk

By Nicole Chavez Special from CNN/AP Authorities say a beloved activist and founder of an African-American museum in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, who was discovered in the trunk of a car last week has been suffocated.

The body of Sadie Roberts-Joseph was recovered about 3:45 p.m. Friday after an anonymous caller reported finding her, Baton Rouge police spokesman Sgt. Don Coppola said. The preliminary cause of death was “traumatic asphyxia, including suffocation,” the East Baton Rouge Parish Coroner’s Office determined following a Monday autopsy.

The 75-year-old did not die by strangulation, coroner Beau Clark told CNN, saying without elaboration that

her nose and mouth were blocked. Asked if he found any wounds on her body, Clark said he is not releasing any such details at this time. A toxicology report will be available in three weeks, he said.

Roberts-Joseph’s family had seen her earlier that day, Coppola said.

The vehicle in which she was discovered was about 3 miles from her home, Coppola said. He would not say to whom the car belonged.

Police were still seeking leads in the case over the weekend.

Roberts-Joseph was a renowned advocate in the Baton Rouge area. She founded the Odell S. Williams Now and

Then African American Museum in 2001. For years she hosted the city’s Juneteenth festivities, which celebrate the last slaves in the Confederate states learning of their independence more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed.

It’s unclear if Roberts-Joseph had received any threats before her death, Coppola said, adding that it’s too early to determine whether her death is a hate crime.

“Ms. Sadie was a tireless advocate of peace in the community,” the police department said in a statement.

“Ms. Sadie is a treasure to our community, she will be Continued on page A8

Arrest of Hospital Patient on Walk Was Racist The attorney for a black Freeport, Illinois hospital patient who was accused by a white security officer of stealing hospital equipment contends racism was a factor in the accusation.

Shaquille Dukes’ (center) along side Attorney Ben Crump (left) and Reverend Jesse Jackson (right) at Shaquille’s press conference. (Courtesy photo)

CHICAGO (AP) — THE attorney for a black Freeport, Illinois hospital patient who was on a walk while attached to an IV when accused by a white security officer of stealing hospital equipment contends racism was a factor in the accusation.

Attorney Ben Crump says Shaquille Dukes’ crime was simply “he was in a hospital while black.”

The 24-year-old Dukes, who was hospitalized with pneumonia, was accused by the security officer on June 9 of trying to steal the Freeport Health Network IV stand.

He and two men with him were arrested on disorderly conduct charges after arguing with the guard.

Crump said Thursday his law firm is continuing its investigation into the incident and wants the charges dropped.

Freeport Health Network asserts admitted inpatients aren’t allowed to leave the hospital. Dukes insists he received permission to go for the walk.

An independent third party review of the incident found no evidence of police misconduct or racial bias in the incident.

Mental Health Stigma Still Affecting Blacks Continued from page A1

there’s something else that happens in the African American community that should warrant consideration when discussing the stigma of mental illness.

“In all aspects of life, the African American community has had to appear better than the average person just to be seen as good enough,” Taylor-Klaus said.

“African American families have long been conscious of a need to dress their kids a little nicer in public, to expect their kids to behave more respectfully in public, and to follow directions immediately,” Taylor-Klaus said.

“The implications for the adults when kids don’t behave has been a risk-factor — when an ‘uppity’ child acts out, an African American adult can get in serious, lifethreatening trouble. It’s not reasonable — but it’s a reality of African American life in the United States,” she said.

There are more than 200 classified forms of mental illness and some of the more common disorders are depression, bipolar disorder, dementia, schizophrenia and anxiety disorders, according to Mental Health America, the nation’s leading community-based nonprofit dedicated to addressing the needs of those living with mental illness.

Symptoms may include changes in mood, personality, personal habits and/or social withdrawal.

Mental health problems may be related to excessive stress due to a particular situation or series of events.

As with cancer, diabetes and heart disease, mental illnesses are often physical as well as emotional and psychological. According to Mental Health America, mental illnesses may be caused by a reaction to environmental stresses, genetic factors, biochemical imbalances, or a combination of: • Confused thinking • Prolonged depression (sadness or irritability) • Feelings of extreme highs and lows • Excessive fears, worries and anxieties • Social withdrawal • Dramatic changes in eating or sleeping habits • Strong feelings of anger • Strange thoughts (delusions) • Seeing or hearing things that aren’t there (hallucinations) • Growing inability to cope with daily problems and activities • Suicidal thoughts • Numerous unexplained physical ailments • Substance use In Older Children and Pre-Adolescents: • Substance use • Inability to cope with problems and daily activities • Changes in sleeping and/or eating habits • Excessive complaints of physical ailments

• Changes in ability to manage responsibilities - at home and/or at school • Defiance of authority, truancy, theft, and/or vandalism • Intense fear • Prolonged negative mood, often accompanied by poor appetite or thoughts of death • Frequent outbursts of anger In Younger Children: • Changes in school performance • Poor grades despite strong efforts • Changes in sleeping and/or eating habits • Excessive worry or anxiety (i.e. refusing to go to bed or school) • Hyperactivity • Persistent nightmares • Persistent disobedience or aggression • Frequent temper tantrums For detailed information about mental illness and where assistance is provided visit, www.nami.org; www. mentalhealthamerica.net; or www.minorityhealth.hhs.gov.

Part 2 in this series will tackle the growing number of suicides among young African Americans, an alarming trend that experts say is the result of poverty, racism, and post-traumatic stress syndrome both from military service and domestic and social problems.

African-American history museum founder Sadie Roberts-Joseph found dead in the trunk of a car in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (Courtesy photo/CBS News)

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Former World Champ Boxer Pernell “Sweetpea” Whitaker Struck, Killed by Vehicle in Virginia Beach

Pernell “Sweetpea” Whitaker at the end of his fight against Felix Trinidad at Madison Square Garden in New York. Sweet Pea lost by unanimous decision. Picture was taken Saturday February 20th, 1999. (Lawrence Jackson/The Virginian-Pilot)

Special from The Virginian-Pilot Pernell “Sweetpea” Whitaker, a former professional boxer, died Sunday night after being hit by a vehicle in Virginia Beach, according to police.

Whitaker was struck while on foot near the intersection of Northampton Boulevard and Baker Road, police said in a news release.

The call came in at 10:04 p.m. He died at the scene and the driver of the vehicle remained there with police.

Whitaker, 55, was a four-time world champion who grew up in Norfolk. He won an Olympic gold medal in 1984. Ring Magazine named him its 1989 boxer of the year.

Whitaker retired in 2001 and spent six years working as a trainer. By 2006, he was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame.

Reached Monday morning by phone, his youngest son, Devon Whitaker, was shocked after hearing his dad died last night.

“I guess he was wearing dark clothes, the road was dark and the driver didn’t see him,” said the 23-year-old.

He said his dad was a “cool guy.”

“That’s all I can say about him,” he said. “I can’t really say how I’m feeling because I’m feeling shocked. I’m still trying to process everything that’s going on. But he was a cool guy.”

Whitaker was a former World Boxing Council world champion.

“Sweetpea” was one of the most brilliant boxers in the past decades and he was always a great friend of the WBC,” Mauricio Sulaimán of the WBC wrote on the organization’s Facebook page. “We are deeply saddened with this news.”

The boxer was a staple at Wareing’s Gym in Virginia Beach.

“He was a legacy here,” said Jake Wareing. “I grew up watching him all the time.”

Wareing said that Whitaker would stop in the gym “from time to time” and give motivational talks to youngsters participating in some of the gym’s programs.

Wareing’s uncle, Bob Wareing, was Whitaker’s strength trainer. He died in 2001.

Peter Joyner of Norfolk met Whitaker when the fighter was about 12 years old and became his confidante and right-hand man throughout his career.

“This is the worst day of my life so far,” Joyner said Monday. “He was like one of my sons. That’s what he called me: the godfather.”

Joyner said he last saw Whitaker a couple weeks ago and that he was doing well, working with local fighters several days a week at Powerhouse Gym in Virginia Beach.

As for his boxing legacy, Joyner said it speaks for itself.

“He’s done it all. He’s a legend, plain and simple as that. There’s not anything in boxing he didn’t accomplish.”

Tommy Brooks, who trained Whitaker for part of his career, said he was easy to work with.

“I didn’t have to do anything,” Brooks said. “Just give him water and wipe his face off.”

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Whitaker used to be Terri Adams’ personal trainer at Powerhouse, the gym owned by his nephew. She said she’d see him four times per week, for two hours per night and he helped her lose 20 pounds.

For two months, he worked her “hard, hard, hard” she said.

“When you felt like giving up, he wouldn’t let you,” she said.

Working out with someone so famous was very exciting, but he was just “an ordinary guy, easygoing and motivational and rough at the same time,” she said. The last time she saw him was in March. He had been training up and coming boxers.

“He was working on himself and that doesn’t happen overnight,” she said. “He helped everyone else who wanted to be helped.”

Norfolk native Wizdom Powell said she remembers how shortly before one of his first title fights, Whitaker visited his alma mater, Booker T. Washington High School.

Powell sang in the all-girls ensemble during the assembly, circling the seated fighter on the stage and belting out “Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man of Mine.”

Whitaker was so moved by the song and performance, he invited the ensemble to sing the national anthem at his fight in front of a packed Norfolk Scope crowd.

Powell, who doesn’t remember who Whitaker fought that year, was a big boxing fan growing up, watching all the big fighters on TV. Singing for her hometown hero at his hometown fight was an honor, she said.

“We knew we had to get it right,” said Powell, now a psychiatry professor at the University of Connecticut.

Powell said she and Whitaker both grew up in tough Norfolk neighborhoods at the height of the crack epidemic, where kids struggled to make it out.

“He managed to get out,” Powell said. “There was so much hope around him.”

Police said Sunday night’s crash remains under investigation.

Residents in the area describe Northampton Boulevard as a highly trafficked, fast-moving road.

“It’s a major highway basically,” said Joey Hallman, who lives off Northampton about a quarter mile from the scene of the accident.

Adding to the traffic: there are several businesses nearby, including a 24-hour diner, fast food chains and truck stop.

The road, eight lanes in some places, is the main thoroughfare for tractor trailers to get to the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel.

At Baker Road, there are no crosswalks going across Northampton. There are crosswalks running along Northampton, so pedestrians can cross Baker.

Last year, there were three pedestrian-involved accidents at Northampton Boulevard and Baker Road, according to a query of the commonwealth’s Department of Transportation crash map. There were none listed for 2019.

The Farewell

When you walk out of the theater you may feel like you just left a family meal or a close friend’s house. That familial reaction is the result of Wang’s welcoming storytelling and an ensemble cast that makes you feel at home as you experience a sweet and sour drama, which tends to be more sweet.

Pernell “Sweetpea” Whitaker and trainer Tommy Brooks, pictured March 28th, 1987. (Courtesy photo)

The cast of The Farewell. (Courtesy photo)

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By Dwight Brown NNPA Newswire Film Critic That thing called life. Everyone goes through it, somehow putting a greater focus on the beginning and not the end. Who’s more adorable? Babies or elders? Yea, right.

The Farwell dares to venture to the last chapter of our existence as it examines how an Asian family handles the finish-line process. It does so with a warm-hearted and uplifting spirit that is quite affecting.

Writer/director Lulu Wang dug into her own experiences to develop the script’s premise, storyline and characters, basing her 98-minute anecdote on an incident that happened to her.

Wang’s alter-ego is Billi (Awkwafina, Crazy Rich Asians), a Chinese-born, U.S.-raised twentysomething who is stunned to learn that her grandma, Nai Nai (Zhao Shuzhen), has been diagnosed with a terminal disease and given a short time to live.

Billi is even more shocked when her dad Haiyan (Tzi Ma, The Quiet American, Rush Hour) and mom Jian (Diana Lin) advise her that the family will not tell the matriarch her diagnosis. Instead, they will gather around her in Changchun, China, their hometown, under the pretense of celebrating a wedding.

For Billi, who is brash, the impulse to reach out to Nai Nai and console her is almost uncontrollable. It’s so strong, her parents don’t want her to travel to China, in fear that she’ll spill the beans. They leave for their motherland, without her. Billi, poor as a church mouse, finds a way (credit cards) to follow them there. In China, her parents and extended family are on pins and needles wondering if their cover will be blown.

Bravely Lulu Wang takes on a dreary subject, but adds an inventive touch of magic, humor and artistry to her narrative. Her Nai Nai character is a magnet of strength.

Scenes with her practicing Tai chi and teaching it to Billi are priceless.

The tension between Billi and her parents over a tradition of holding back bad news seems authentic. In America, patients hear about the grim reaper all the time.

In China, or at least in this family, the focus is on preserving a quality of life for as long as possible. And if that means sheltering the patient from a death sentence with a group charade, so be it.

Many films start or end with a screenshot that says, ‘Based on a true story.” The Farewell begins with the notation, “Based on an actual lie.” So, from the git-go, audiences know that this will not be an ordinary family drama. And it isn’t.

Wang is very deft at creating a vibrant family vibe, with rivalries, past history, love and conflict all rolled into one. Her efforts are complemented by an ensemble cast that knows their roles and plays them out accordingly. Tzi Ma as dad is the stodgy patriarch. Diana Lin and Ma make the perfect couple, who have one foot planted firmly in the Western world, and the other in their homeland and its culture.

Awkwafina as Billi, is their polar opposite. She’s as American as apple pie and an Apple Computer. She struggles to stay modern, yet respect her culture, traditions and family, too. Her dilemma will resonate with her generation or the offspring of immigrants. Emotional scenes between the three lead actors run quite deep, giving Awkwafina a chance to show her solid dramatic acting chops.

Wang is an artist. It’s evident in the way she frames scenes like family photo portraits, and also in the excellent choices she makes with her tech crew: The music, from the original score (Alex Weston) to the eclectic playlist (musical supervisors Susan Jacobs and Dylan Neely), is as impeccable as it is quirky. The clothes looked lived in (Athena Wang, costume designer). The footage’s colors and tones look great and the cast is well-lit and photographed (Anna Franquesca Solano, D.P.). Sets, from banquet halls to homes and apartments (Yong Ok Lee, production designer) look genuine, and you often question whether you’re watching a movie or real life.

If there is one imperfection, it’s the editing choices.

Some scenes, especially the dinners, run on too long, way after the dramatic point has been made (Matt Friedman and Michael Taylor, editor).

When you walk out of the theater you may feel like you just left a family meal or a close friend’s house.

That familial reaction is the result of Wang’s welcoming storytelling and an ensemble cast that makes you feel at home as you experience a sweet and sour drama, which tends to be more sweet.

Legal Notices

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PUBLIC NOTICE ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER BCV-19-101421 Superior Court of the State of California, for the county of KERN 1415 Truxtun Ave, Bakersfield, Ca. 93301 METRO DISTRICT PETITION OF: MELINDA LOPEZ FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: MELINDA LOPEZ for a decree changing names as follows: Present name ELIJAH ISRAEL MARTINEZ Filed a petition with this court Proposed name ELIJAH ISRAEL LOPEZ 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: Aug 5, 2019 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 OTHER: Evidence of death of nonpetitioning parent required at time of hearing.

Date: June 30, 2019 LINDA S ETIENNE Commissioner of the Superior Court MELINDA LOPEZ, 708 Plaza St. Bakersfield, Ca. 93306 Phone: (626) 493-1245 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (asd) PUB: June 26, July 3, 10, 17, 2019 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2019-B3944 2019-B3945 Doing business as: KISHEE / PROJECT DEVELOPMENT SOLUTIONS at 3604 Ming Ave, Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 Mailing Address: 10203 Lanesborough Ave, Bakersfield, Ca. 93311 County: Kern Full name of registrant: ICONIC FOODS LLC CA, 3604 Ming Ave, Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 The business is conducted by: Limited Liability Company SIGNED: BABATUNDE Deri, Member The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Nov 22, 2014 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: June 14, 2019 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 June 14, 2024 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: June 26, July 3, 10, 17, 2019 �������������������������������

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2019-B4077 Doing business as: VIRAGO HAIR LOUNGE at 5701 Young St #9, Bakersfield, Ca. 93311 Mailing Address: 7508 Stockdale Hwy #C Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 County: Kern Full name of registrant: ALEXIA ADEOLA RAHMAN, 7508 Stockdale Hwy #C Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: ALEXIA ADEOLA RAHMAN 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: June 18, 2019 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: E Lostaunau, 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 June 18, 2024 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: June 26, July 3, 10, 17, 2019 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2019-B4082 Doing business as: D’KEY FACTOR at 9522 Liberty Island Dr, Bakersfield, Ca. 93311 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: FOREST DONALD FACTORY, 9522 Liberty Island Dr, Bakersfield, Ca. 93311 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: FOREST DONALD FACTORY 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: June 19, 2019 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: A Zubeldia, Deputy This fictitious Business Name

PUBLIC NOTICE 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 June 19, 2024 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: June 26, July 3, 10, 17, 2019 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2019-B4084 Doing business as: J J B LOGISTICS at 2244 Palomar Ct, Delano, Ca. 93215 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: JUAN MANUEL PONCE, 2244 Palomar Ct, Delano, Ca. 93215 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: JUAN MANUEL PONCE The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Apr 19, 2003 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: June 19, 2019 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: E Lostaunau, 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 June 19, 2024 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: June 26, July 3, 10, 17, 2019 ������������������������������� STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FILE NO: 2019-B2782 Business Name you wish to abandon: J J B LOGISTICS Street address of business: 2244 Palomar Ct, Delano, Ca. 93215 County: Kern Mailing address of business: Same Registrant(s) whose wish to abandon the business name: JUAN MANUEL VAGA PONCE, 2244 Palomar Ct, Delano, Ca. 93215 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: JUAN MANUEL VEGA PONCE, Owner This statement of abandonment filed on: June 19, 2019 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: E Lostaunau Deputy BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: June 26, July 3, 10, 17, 2019 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2019-B3584 Doing business as: G&A FASHION BOUTIQUE at 3428 Stine Rd, Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 Mailing Address: 4927 Vista Del Mar Ave, Bakersfield, Ca. 93311 County: Kern Full name of registrant: PARMINDER PAL SINGH, 4927 Vista Del Mar Ave, Bakersfield, Ca. 93311 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: PARMINDER PAL SINGH The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Jan 1, 2019 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: May 28, 2019 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: E Lostaunau, 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 May 28, 2024 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: June 26, July 3, 10, 17, 2019 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2019-B3963 Doing business as: SAFIA SALEAN FASHION BOUTIQUE at 10905 Michele Ave, Bakersfield, Ca. 93312 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 22124 Bakersfield, Ca. 93390 County: Kern Full name of registrant: SALINA SAFIA WHITE, 10905 Michele Ave, Bakersfield, Ca. 93312 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: SALINA SAFIA WHITE 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: June 14, 2019 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: E Lostaunau, 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).

PUBLIC NOTICE 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 June 14, 2024 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: June 26, July 3, 10, 17, 2019 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2019-B3973 Doing business as: SUPERIOR CLEANING SERVICES at 226 E Brundage Ln, Bakersfield, Ca. 93307 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: JUANA ARACELI RODRIGUEZ, 226 E Brundage Ln, Bakersfield, Ca. 93307 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: JUANA ARACELI RODRIGUEZ The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Nov 16, 2015 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: June 17, 2019 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: N Franco, 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 June 17, 2024 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: June 26, July 3, 10, 17, 2019 ������������������������������� STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FILE NO: 2017-B0542 Business Name you wish to abandon: SUPERIOR CLEANNING SERVICES Street address of business: 1200 38th St, Bakersfield, Ca. 93301 County: Kern Mailing address of business: Same Registrant(s) whose wish to abandon the business name: JUANA ARACELI RODRIGUEZ, 1200 38th St, Bakersfield, Ca. 93301 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: JUANA ARACELI RODRIGUEZ, Owner This statement of abandonment filed on: June 17, 2019 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: N Franco Deputy BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: June 26, July 3, 10, 17, 2019 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2019-B3966 Doing business as: C & S OFFICE SERVICES at 1013 Main St, Delano, Ca. 93215 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1186 Delano, Ca. 93216 County: Kern Full name of registrant: CYNTHIA ROSE ALONZO, 14780 Ave 48 Earlimart, Ca. 93219 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: CYNTHIA ROSE ALONZO The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: June 1, 2019 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: June 14, 2019 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 June 14, 2024 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: June 26, July 3, 10, 17, 2019 ������������������������������� STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FILE NO: 2017-B4537 Business Name you wish to abandon: C&S SERVICES Street address of business: 1013 Main St #A Delano, Ca. 93215 County: Kern Mailing address of business: Same Registrant(s) whose wish to abandon the business name: SANDRA BOSQUEZ ALONZO, 14780 Ave 48 Earlimart, Ca. 93219 CYNTHIA ROSE ALONZO, 14780 Ave 48 Earlimart, Ca. 93219 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: General Partnership SIGNED: CYNTHIA ROSE ALONZO, Owner This statement of abandonment filed on: June 14, 2019 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: J Garcia Deputy BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: June 26, July 3, 10, 17, 2019 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2019-B3926 2019-B3927 2019-B3928 Doing business as: LOCATOR PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY / LOCATOR PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO. / LOCATOR PROPERTY MANAGEMENT at 2019 F St, Bakersfield, Ca. 93301 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: LOCATOR REAL ESTATE CO. CA , 2019 F St, Bakersfield, Ca. 93301 The business is conducted by: Corporation

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SIGNED: JOHN J. GARONE, President The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Dec 13, 1972 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: June 13, 2019 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: N Franco, 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 June 13, 2024 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: June 26, July 3, 10, 17, 2019 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2019-B3910 Doing business as: HIGH CALIBER MEDIA AND MARKETING at 7608 Eastdumfries Ct, Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: SHARON LEE PETERSEN, 7608 Eastdumfires Ct, Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: SHARON LEE PETERSEN The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Mar 13, 2013 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: June 12, 2019 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: A Zubeldia, 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 June 12, 2024 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: June 26, July 3, 10, 17, 2019 ������������������������������� STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FILE NO: 2017-B3881 Business Name you wish to abandon: DELUXE TOBACCO SHOP Street address of business: 2600 Oswell St #J Bakersfield, Ca. 93306 County: Kern Mailing address of business: Same Registrant(s) whose wish to abandon the business name: MENA SHALABY HALIM, 6803 Tradewinds Dr, 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: MENA SHALABY HALIM, Owner This statement of abandonment filed on: June 10, 2019 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: A Zubeldia Deputy BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: June 26, July 3, 10, 17, 2019 ������������������������������� STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FILE NO: 2018-B3963 Business Name you wish to abandon: ROSELAY BEAUTY SALON Street address of business: 3400 Panama Ln #B Bakersfield, Ca. 93313 County: Kern Mailing address of business: Same Registrant(s) whose wish to abandon the business name: NAVDEEP K JHAMMAT, 5717 Woodard Ridge Dr 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: NAVDEEP K JHAMMAT This statement of abandonment filed on: June 1o, 2019 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: A Zubeldia Deputy BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: June 26, July 3, 10, 17, 2019 ������������������������������� SUMMONS FAMILY LAW CITACION DERECHO FAMILIAR CASE # BFL-19-002359 NOTICE TO RESPONSENT: AVISO AL DEMANDADO DEBRA D. LAVIDAS You have been sued. Read the information below and on the next page. Lo han demandado. Lea la informacion a continuacion y en la pagina siguiente.

PETITIONER’S NAME IS: (NOMBRE DEL DEMANDANTE) MICHAEL LAVIDAS You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this Summons and Petition are served on you to file a Response (form FL-120) at the court and have a copy served on the petitioner. A letter or phone call will not protect you.

If you do not file your Response on time, the court may make orders affecting your marriage or domestic partnership, your property and custody of your children. You may be ordered to pay support and attorney fees and costs.

For legal advice, contact a lawyer immediately. Get help finding a lawyer at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courts. ca.gov/selfhelp), at the California Legal Services website (www. lawhelpca.org), or by contacting your local county bar association.

Tiene 30 dias de calendario despues de haber recibido la entrega legal de esta Citacion y Peticion para

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presentar una Respuesta (formulario FL-120) ante la corte y efectuar laentrega legal de na copia al demandante. Una carta o llamada telefonica o una audiencia de la corte no basta para protegerio.

Si no presenta su Respuesta a tiempo, la corte puede dar ordenes que afecten su martrimonio o pareja de hecho, sus bienes y la custodia de sus hijos. La corte tambien le puede ordenar que pague manutencion, y honorarios y costos legales.

Para asesoramiento legal, pongase en contacto de inmediato con un abogado. Puede obtener informacion para encontraer un abogado en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www.sucorte.ca.gov), en el sitio web de los Servicios Legales de California (www.lawhelpca.org) o poniendose en contacto con el colegio de abogados de su condado.

NOTICE-RESTRAINING ORDERS ARE ON PAGE 2: The restraining orders are effective against both spouses or domestic partners until the petition is dismissed, a judgment is entered, or the court makes further orders. These orders are enforceable anywhere in California by any law enforcement officer who had received or seen a copy of them.

AVISO-LAS ORDENES DE RESTRICCION SE ENCUENTRAN EN LA PAGINA 2: Las ordenes de restriccion estan en vigencia en cuanto a ambos conyuges o miembros de la pareja de hecho hasta que se despida la peticion, se emita un fallo a la corte de otras ordenes. Cualquier agencia del orden publico que haya recibido o visto una copia de estas ordenes puede hacerlas acatar en cualquier lugar de California FEE WAIVER: If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the clerk for a fee waiver form. The court may order you to pay back all or part of the fees and costs that the court waived for you or the other party.

EXENCION DE CUOTAS: Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentacion, pida al secretario un formulario de exencion de cuotas. La corte puede ordenar que usted pague, ya sea en parte o por completo, las cuotas y costos de la corte previamente exentos a peticion de usted o de la otra parte.

The name and address of the Court is: (El nombre y direccion de la corte son) SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA 1215 Tuxtun Ave., Bakersfield, CA 93301 The name, address, and telephone number of petitioner’s attorney, or petitioner without an attorney, is (El nombre, direccion y numero de telefono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante si no tiene abogado, son): MICHAEL LAVIDAS, 2521 Manor St, Bakersfield, Ca. 93308 Telephone: (661) 800-6968 Date (Fecha): May 7, 2019 (SEAL) TAMARAH HARBERPICKENS Clerk, By: (Actuario), J Hernandez, Deputy BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) Pub: June 26, July 3, 10, 17, 2019 ������������������������������� SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): Douglas C. Larch, an individual; and All Persons Unknown, (Additional Parties Attachment form is Attached) The real property that is the subject of this action is located in Kern County and is commonly known as 211 Sierra Vista Street, Ridgecrest, California 93555, bears Parcel ID Number: 067-181-15-00 and is more particularly described as Lot 103 and the south one half of Lot 104 of Tract 1636, in the City of Ridgecrest, County of Kern, State of California, as per map recorded April 24, 1952 in Book 8, Page 8 of Maps, in the Office of the County Recorder of said County.

YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: (LO ESTA DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): The Bank of New York Mellon f/k/a The Bank of New York (Additional Parties Attachment form is Attached) CASE NUMBER (Numero del caso) BCV-19-100133 NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below.

You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this Summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you.

Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online SelfHelp Center (www.courtinfor.ca.gov/ selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form.

If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court.

There are other legal requirements.

You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online SelfHelp Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/ selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association.

NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case.

AVISO! Lo han demandado. Si no responde dentro de 30 dias, la corte puede decidir en su contra sin escuchar su version. Lea la informacion a continuacion.

Tiene 30 DIAS DE CALENDARIOS despues de que le entreguen esta citacion y papeles legales para presentar una respuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copia al demandante. Una carta o una llamada telefonica no lo protegen. Su respuesta por escrito tiene que estar en formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte. Es posible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para su respuesta. Puede encontrar estos formularios de la corte y mas informacion en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www. sucorte.ca.gov/), en la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede mas cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentacion, pida al secretario de la corte que le de un formulario de exencion de pago de

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PUBLIC NOTICE cuotas. Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumplimiento y la corte le podra quitar su dueldo, dinero y bienes sin mas advertencia.

Hay otros requisitos legales. Es recomendable que llame a un abogado inmediatamente. Si no conoce a un abogado, puede llamar a un servicio de remision a abogados. Si no puede pagar a un abogado, es posible que cumpla con los requisitos para obtener servicios legales gratuitos de un programa de servicios legales sin fines de lucro.

Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro en el sitio web de California Legal Services, (www. lawhelpcalifornia.org), en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California, (www.sucorte.ca.gov/) o poniendose en contacto con la corte o el colegio de obogados locales.

AVISO: Por ley, la corte tiene derecho a reclamar las cuotas y los costos exentos por imponer un gravamen sobre cualquier recuperacion de $10,000 o mas de valor recibida mediante un acuerdo o una concesion de arbitraje en un caso de derecho civil. Tiene que pagar el gravamen de la corte antes de que la corte pueda desechar el caso.

The name and address of the court is (El nombre y direccion de la corte es): KERN COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT METRO DIVISION 1415 Truxtun Ave, Bakersfield, CA 93301 The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is (El nombre, la direccion y el numero de telefono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es) VICTORIA J. TSOONG, CHUCK & TSOONG, LLP, 700 N. Brand Blvd., #440, Glendale, CA 91203, (626) 689-4000 Date: (Fecha) Jan 17, 2019 TAMARAH HARBER-PICKENS Clerk, By: (Secretario) JULIE IRVIN, Deputy (Adjunto) NOTICE TO THE PERSON SERVED: you are served as an individual defendant.

BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: June 26, July 3, 10, 17, 2019 ������������������������������� SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): Douglas C. Larch, an individual; and All Persons Unknown, (Additional Parties Attachment form is Attached) The real property that is the subject of this action is located in Kern County and is commonly known as 211 Sierra Vista Street, Ridgecrest, California 93555, bears Parcel ID Number: 067-181-15-00 and is more particularly described as Lot 103 and the south one half of Lot 104 of Tract 1636, in the City of Ridgecrest, County of Kern, State of California, as per map recorded April 24, 1952 in Book 8, Page 8 of Maps, in the Office of the County Recorder of said County.

YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: (LO ESTA DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): The Bank of New York Mellon f/k/a The Bank of New York (Additional Parties Attachment form is Attached) CASE NUMBER (Numero del caso) BCV-19-100133 NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below.

You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this Summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you.

Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online SelfHelp Center (www.courtinfor.ca.gov/ selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form.

If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court.

There are other legal requirements.

You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online SelfHelp Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/ selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association.

NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case.

AVISO! Lo han demandado. Si no responde dentro de 30 dias, la corte puede decidir en su contra sin escuchar su version. Lea la informacion a continuacion.

Tiene 30 DIAS DE CALENDARIOS despues de que le entreguen esta citacion y papeles legales para presentar una respuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copia al demandante. Una carta o una llamada telefonica no lo protegen. Su respuesta por escrito tiene que estar en formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte. Es posible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para su respuesta. Puede encontrar estos formularios de la corte y mas informacion en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www. sucorte.ca.gov/), en la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede mas cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentacion, pida al secretario de la corte que le de un formulario de exencion de pago de cuotas. Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumplimiento y la corte le podra quitar su dueldo, dinero y bienes sin mas advertencia.

Hay otros requisitos legales. Es recomendable que llame a un abogado inmediatamente. Si no conoce a un abogado, puede llamar a un servicio de remision a abogados. Si no puede pagar a un abogado, es posible que cumpla con los requisitos para obtener servicios legales gratuitos de un programa de servicios legales sin fines de lucro.

Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro en el sitio web de California Legal Services, (www. lawhelpcalifornia.org), en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California, (www.sucorte.ca.gov/) o poniendose en contacto con la corte o el colegio de obogados locales.

AVISO: Por ley, la corte tiene derecho a reclamar las cuotas y los costos exentos por imponer un gravamen sobre cualquier recuperacion de $10,000 o mas de valor recibida

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The name and address of the court is (El nombre y direccion de la corte es): KERN COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT METRO DIVISION 1415 Truxtun Ave, Bakersfield, CA 93301 The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is (El nombre, la direccion y el numero de telefono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es) VICTORIA J. TSOONG, CHUCK & TSOONG, LLP, 700 N. Brand Blvd., #440, Glendale, CA 91203, (626) 689-4000 Date: (Fecha) Jan 17, 2019 TAMARAH HARBER-PICKENS Clerk, By: (Secretario) JULIE IRVIN, Deputy (Adjunto) NOTICE TO THE PERSON SERVED: you are served as an individual defendant.

BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: June 26, July 3, 10, 17, 2019 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2019-B4215 Doing business as: OFFICE SUPPORT SERVICES at 15501 Via Bassano Dr., Bakersfield, Ca. 93306 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: KARISSA O RICKS, 15501 Via Bassano Dr., Bakersfield, Ca. 93306 The business is conducted by: Indvidual SIGNED: KARISSA O RICKS The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Jun 22, 2019 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: Jun 25, 2019 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: N Franco, 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 Jun 25, 2024 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: July 3, 10, 17, 24, 2019 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2019-B4238 Doing business as: JJ AUTO AND FARM at 9012 Andrieu Ct., Bakersfield, Ca. 93311 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: JAVIER HIGUERA, 9012 Andrieu Ct., Bakersfield, Ca. 93311 The business is conducted by: Indvidual SIGNED:JAVIER HIGUERA 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: Jun 26, 2019 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: A Zubeldia, 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 Jun 26, 2024 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: July 3, 10, 17, 24, 2019 ������������������������������� STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FILE NO: 2017-B0436 Business Name you wish to abandon:BLUE SKY MANAGEMENT AND CONSULTING Street address of business: 4312 Axminster St., Bakersfield, Ca. 93307 County: Kern Mailing address of business: 7850 White Lane Suite #270, Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 Registrant(s) whose wish to abandon the business name: ERIC VON ROSS JR, 4312 Axminster St., Bakersfield, Ca. 93307 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: ERIC VON ROSS JR, Owner This statement of abandonment filed on: June 25, 2019 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: J Garcia Deputy BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: July 3, 10, 17, 24, 2019 ������������������������������� STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FILE NO: 2017-B3870 Business Name you wish to abandon:BLUE SKY MANAGEMENT AND CONSULTING Street address of business: 4312 Axminster St., Bakersfield, Ca. 93307 County: Kern Mailing address of business: 7850 White Lane Suite #270, Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 Registrant(s) whose wish to abandon the business name: ERIC VON ROSS JR, 4312 Axminster St., Bakersfield, Ca. 93307 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.)

PUBLIC NOTICE Business was conducted by: Individual SIGNED: ERIC VON ROSS JR, Owner This statement of abandonment filed on: June 25, 2019 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: J Garcia Deputy BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: July 3, 10, 17, 24, 2019 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2019-B4202 Doing business as: EXCLUSIVE at 29641 Stallion Springs Dr., Tehachapi, Ca. 93561 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: JOSE MANUEL DUENEZ, 29641 Stallion Springs Dr., Tehachapi, Ca. 93561 The business is conducted by: Indvidual SIGNED: JOSE MANUEL DUENEZ 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: Jun 25, 2019 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: N Franco, 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 Jun 25, 2024 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: July 3, 10, 17, 24, 2019 ������������������������������� STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FILE NO: 2019-B0464 Business Name you wish to abandon: EXCLUSIVE MOBILE PET PARLOR LLC Street address of business: 29641 Stallion Springs Dr., Tehachapi, Ca. 93561 County: Kern Mailing address of business: Same Registrant(s) whose wish to abandon the business name: EXCLUSIVE MOBILE PET PARLOR LLC., 29641 Stallion Springs Dr., Tehachapi, Ca. 93561 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: Limited Liability Company SIGNED: JOSE DUENEZ, Owner This statement of abandonment filed on: June 25, 2019 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: N Franco Deputy BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: July 3, 10, 17, 24, 2019 ������������������������������� STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FILE NO: 2018-B8885 Business Name you wish to abandon: EXCLUSIVE MOBILE PET PARLOR Street address of business: 29641 Stallion Springs Dr., Tehachapi, Ca. 93561 County: Kern Mailing address of business: Same Registrant(s) whose wish to abandon the business name: JOSE MANUEL DUENEZ, 29641 Stallion Springs Dr., Tehachapi, Ca. 93561 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: Limited Liability Company SIGNED: JOSE MANUEL DUENEZ, Owner This statement of abandonment filed on: June 25, 2019 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: N Franco Deputy BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: July 3, 10, 17, 24, 2019 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2019-B4140 Doing business as: NEW STYLE EYEBROW THREADING at 5535 Calloway Dr. Suite #200, Bakersfield, Ca. 93312 Mailing Address: 9203 Kristina Lynn Ct., Bakersfield, Ca. 93312 County: Kern Full name of registrant: SUKHMINDER KAUR, 9047 Citrus Ave., Fontana, Ca. 92335 The business is conducted by: Indvidual SIGNED: SUKHMINDER KAUR 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: Jun 20, 2019 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: A Zubeldia, 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 Jun 20, 2024 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: July 3, 10, 17, 24, 2019 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2019-B4184 Doing business as: E&E ASPHALT at 3331 Di Giorgio Rd., Bakersfield, Ca. 93307 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: EFRAIN JR FLORES, 3331 Di Giorgio Rd., Bakersfield, Ca. 93307 The business is conducted by: Indvidual SIGNED: EFRAIN JR FLORES The registrant commenced to

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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: Jun 24, 2019 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: A Zubeldia, 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 Jun 24, 2024 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: July 3, 10, 17, 24, 2019 �������������������������������

to be false is guilty of a crime.)

Business was conducted by: Individual SIGNED: ABRAHAM MAYORGA, Owner This statement of abandonment filed on: June 20, 2019 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: N Franco Deputy BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: June 26, July 3, 10, 17, 2019 �������������������������������

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 Jun 19, 2024 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: July 3, 10, 17, 24, 2019 �������������������������������

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2019-B4176 Doing business as: FROMTO DELIVERY SERVICE at 8001 Latham Ct Apt 1, Bakersfield, Ca. 93306 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: AUGUSTO JAIME OLIVEROS, 8001 Latham Ct Apt 1, Bakersfield, Ca. 93306 ASTRID SILVIA NIETO, 8001 Latham Ct Apt 1, Bakersfield, Ca. 93306 The business is conducted by: Indvidual SIGNED: ASTRID SILVIA NIET The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 01/02/2019 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: Jun 24, 2019 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 Jun 24, 2024 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: July 3, 10, 17, 24, 2019 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2019-B3948 Doing business as: DEWCES LLC at 10400 Sunset Canyon Dr., Bakersfield, Ca. 93311 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: DEWCES, 10400 Sunset Canyon Dr., Bakersfield, Ca. 93311 The business is conducted by: Limited Liability Company SIGNED: ABRAHAM MAYORGA 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: Jun 14, 2019 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: E Lostaunau, 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 Jun 14, 2024 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: July 3, 10, 17, 24, 2019 ������������������������������� STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FILE NO: 2018-B2929 Business Name you wish to abandon: WEST SIDE SCREEN PRINTING AND EMBROIDERY Street address of business: 10400 Sunset Canyon Dr., Bakersfield, Ca. 93311 County: Kern Mailing address of business: Same Registrant(s) whose wish to abandon the business name: ABRAHAM MAYORGA, 10400 Sunset Canyon Dr., Bakersfield, Ca. 93311 I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information, which he or she knows

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2019-B4120 Doing business as: RDH SOLUTIONS at 1822 North Chester Ave, Bakersfield, Ca. 93308 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: RYAN DAMGAARD HANSEN, 11916 New Hampshire Ave., Bakersfield, Ca. 93312 The business is conducted by: Indvidual SIGNED: RYAN DAMGAARD HANSEN 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: Jun 20, 2019 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: A Zubeldia, 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 Jun 20, 2024 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: July 3, 10, 17, 24, 2019 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2019-B4104 2019-B4105 Doing business as: GLASK PRO / PROEXITO at 10001 Primrose Ave., Lamont, Ca. 93241 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: SONIA LIZETTE RODRIGUEZ RODRIGUEZ, 10001 Primrose Ave., Lamont, Ca. 93241 The business is conducted by: Indvidual SIGNED: SONIA LIZETTE RODRIGUEZ RODRIGUEZ 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: Jun 19, 2019 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 Jun 19, 2024 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: July 3, 10, 17, 24, 2019 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2019-B4110 Doing business as: JAMBA JUICE at 9000 Ming Avenue, Bakersfield, Ca. 93311 Mailing Address: 446 Printz Rd, Arroyo Grande, CA. 93420 County: Kern Full name of registrant: SLO LIFE COMPANY, LLC, 446 Printz Rd, Arroyo Grande, CA. 93420 The business is conducted by: Limited Liability Company SIGNED: JEFFREY OLDS, CEO The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 01/02/2019 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: Jun 19, 2019 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: A Zubeldia, 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).

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2019-B4114 Doing business as: JAMBA JUICE at 5180 Stockdale Hwy., Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 Mailing Address: 446 Printz Rd, Arroyo Grande, CA. 93420 County: Kern Full name of registrant: SLO LIFE COMPANY, LLC, 446 Printz Rd, Arroyo Grande, CA. 93420 The business is conducted by: Limited Liability Company SIGNED: JEFFREY OLDS, CEO The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 01/02/2019 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: Jun 19, 2019 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: A Zubeldia, 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 Jun 19, 2024 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: July 3, 10, 17, 24, 2019 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2019-B4023 Doing business as: JAMBA JUICE at 2701 Ming Avenue, Bakersfield, Ca. 93304 Mailing Address: 446 Printz Rd, Arroyo Grande, CA. 93420 County: Kern Full name of registrant: SLO LIFE COMPANY, LLC, 446 Printz Rd, Arroyo Grande, CA. 93420 The business is conducted by: Limited Liability Company SIGNED: JEFFREY OLDS, CEO The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 01/02/2019 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: Jun 19, 2019 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: A Zubeldia, 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 Jun 19, 2024 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: July 3, 10, 17, 24, 2019 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2019-B4113 Doing business as: JAMBA JUICE at 9360 Rosedale Hwy., Bakersfield, Ca. 93312 Mailing Address: 446 Printz Rd, Arroyo Grande, CA. 93420 County: Kern Full name of registrant: SLO LIFE COMPANY, LLC, 446 Printz Rd, Arroyo Grande, CA. 93420 The business is conducted by: Limited Liability Company SIGNED: JEFFREY OLDS, CEO The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 01/02/2019 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: Jun 19, 2019 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: A Zubeldia, 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).

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to be false, is guilty of a crime This statement expires on Jun 19, 2024 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: July 3, 10, 17, 24, 2019 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2019-B4207 2019-B4208 2019-B4209 Doing business as: MINORITY CONSTRUCTION NEWS BULLETIN / KERN MINORITY CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION / A.PHILLIP RANDOLPH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION at 1330 East Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield, Ca. 93305 Mailing Address: 1535 Buckeye Court, Pinole, CA 94564 County: Kern Full name of registrant: SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT, 1535 Buckeye Court, Pinole, CA 94564 The business is conducted by: Corporation SIGNED: ADRIENNE HERD, CEO 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: Jun 25, 2019 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: N Franco, 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 Jun 25, 2024 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: July 3, 10, 17, 24, 2019 ������������������������������� ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER BCV-19-101449 Superior Court of the State of California, for the county of Kern, 1415 Truxtun Ave., Bakersfield, CA 93301 METROPOLITAN DIVISION PETITION OF: JACLYN ANNE GREEN FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: JACLYN ANNE GREEN for a decree changing names as follows: Present name JACLYN ANNE GREEN Filed a petition with this court Proposed name JACLYN JOHNSTON GREEN 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: August 12, 2019 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: June 7, 2019 LINDA S ETIENNE COMMISSIONER Of The Superior Court JACLYN ANNE GREEN, 1109 Camino Del Oeste, Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 Phone: (415) 680-7246 Email: JACLYN.JOHNSTON@ GMAIL.COM BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: July 3, 10, 17, 24, 2019 ������������������������������� SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): Estate of Frank Bridgford Does 1-10 inclusive YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: (LO ESTA DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): Sandra Smith CASE NUMBER (Numero del caso) BCV-19-101178 NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below.

You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this Summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you.

Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these

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court forms and more information at the California Courts Online SelfHelp Center (www.courtinfor.ca.gov/ selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form.

If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court.

There are other legal requirements.

You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online SelfHelp Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/ selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association.

NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case.

AVISO! Lo han demandado. Si no responde dentro de 30 dias, la corte puede decidir en su contra sin escuchar su version. Lea la informacion a continuacion.

Tiene 30 DIAS DE CALENDARIOS despues de que le entreguen esta citacion y papeles legales para presentar una respuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copia al demandante. Una carta o una llamada telefonica no lo protegen. Su respuesta por escrito tiene que estar en formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte. Es posible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para su respuesta. Puede encontrar estos formularios de la corte y mas informacion en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www. sucorte.ca.gov/), en la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede mas cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentacion, pida al secretario de la corte que le de un formulario de exencion de pago de cuotas. Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumplimiento y la corte le podra quitar su dueldo, dinero y bienes sin mas advertencia.

Hay otros requisitos legales. Es recomendable que llame a un abogado inmediatamente. Si no conoce a un abogado, puede llamar a un servicio de remision a abogados. Si no puede pagar a un abogado, es posible que cumpla con los requisitos para obtener servicios legales gratuitos de un programa de servicios legales sin fines de lucro.

Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro en el sitio web de California Legal Services, (www. lawhelpcalifornia.org), en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California, (www.sucorte.ca.gov/) o poniendose en contacto con la corte o el colegio de obogados locales.

AVISO: Por ley, la corte tiene derecho a reclamar las cuotas y los costos exentos por imponer un gravamen sobre cualquier recuperacion de $10,000 o mas de valor recibida mediante un acuerdo o una concesion de arbitraje en un caso de derecho civil. Tiene que pagar el gravamen de la corte antes de que la corte pueda desechar el caso.

The name and address of the court is (El nombre y direccion de la corte es): KERN METRO DIVISION 1415 Truxtun Ave, Bakersfield, CA 93301 The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is (El nombre, la direccion y el numero de telefono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es) WILLIAM EDWARDS 237587 168 H Street Bakersfield, California 93304 (661) 324-0111 Date: (Fecha) Apr 30, 2019 TAMARAH HARBER-PICKENS Clerk, By: (Secretario) Rebecca Polson, Deputy (Adjunto) NOTICE TO THE PERSON SERVED: BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: July 3, 10, 17, 24, 2019 �������������������������������

Business was conducted by: Individual SIGNED: JOSEPH WAYNE WALLACE, Owner This statement of abandonment filed on: June 20, 2019 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: N Franco Deputy BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: July 3, 10, 17, 24, 2019 �������������������������������

MARIA GUADALUPE ROCHA-ROMERO, 2105 Edison Hwy #108, Bakersfield Ca. 93305 Telephone: Date (Fecha): Mar 25, 2019 (SEAL) Clerk, By: (Actuario), M. ESPINOZA, Deputy BAKERSFELD NEWS OBSERVER (ts) Pub: July 3, 10, 17, 24, 2019 �������������������������������

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 June 28, 2024 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: July 10, 17, 24, 31, 2019 �������������������������������

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2019-B4133 2019-B4134 2019-B4135 Doing business as: JIM’S TOWING SERVICE/ JIM’S TOWING / JTS TRUCK REPAIR at 300 Terrace Way, Bakersfield, Ca. 93304 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: JIM’S TOWING SERVICE, INC., 300 Terrace Way, Bakersfield, Ca. 93304 The business is conducted by: Corporation SIGNED: TYLER HARDEN, VICE PRESIDENT The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 02/19/2014 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: Jun 20, 2019 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: N Franco, 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 Jun 20, 2024 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: July 3, 10, 17, 24, 2019 ������������������������������� STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FILE NO: 2018-B5670 Business Name you wish to abandon: JIM’S TOWING Street address of business: 4615 E. Brundage Lane, Bakersfield, Ca. 93307 County: Kern Mailing address of business: P.O. Box 906, Bakersfield, CA 93302 Registrant(s) whose wish to abandon the business name: JOSEPH WAYNE WALLACE, 5002 Silver Clover Ave., 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.)

STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FILE NO: 2018-B5669 Business Name you wish to abandon: JIM’S TOWING SERVICE Street address of business: 4615 E. Brundage Lane, Bakersfield, Ca. 93307 County: Kern Mailing address of business: P.O. Box 906, Bakersfield, CA 93302 Registrant(s) whose wish to abandon the business name: JOSEPH WAYNE WALLACE, 5002 Silver Clover Ave., 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: JOSEPH WAYNE WALLACE, Owner This statement of abandonment filed on: June 20, 2019 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: N Franco Deputy BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: July 3, 10, 17, 24, 2019 ������������������������������� STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FILE NO: 2018-B5671 Business Name you wish to abandon: JTS TRUCK REPAIR Street address of business: 4615 E. Brundage Lane, Bakersfield, Ca. 93307 County: Kern Mailing address of business: P.O. Box 906, Bakersfield, CA 93302 Registrant(s) whose wish to abandon the business name: JOSEPH WAYNE WALLACE, 5002 Silver Clover Ave., 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: JOSEPH WAYNE WALLACE, Owner This statement of abandonment filed on: June 20, 2019 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: N Franco Deputy BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: July 3, 10, 17, 24, 2019 ������������������������������� SUMMONS FAMILY LAW CITACION DERECHO FAMILIAR CASE # BFL-19-001859 NOTICE TO RESPONSENT: AVISO AL DEMANDADO LUIS ELIAS PLANCARTE You have been sued. Read the information below and on the next page. Lo han demandado. Lea la informacion a continuacion y en la pagina siguiente.

PETITIONER’S NAME IS: NOMBRE DEL DEMANDANTE: MARIA GUADALUPE ROCHA-ROMERO You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this Summons and Petition are served on you to file a Response (form FL-120) at the court and have a copy served on the petitioner. A letter or phone call will not protect you.

If you do not file your Response on time, the court may make orders affecting your marriage or domestic partnership, your property and custody of your children. You may be ordered to pay support and attorney fees and costs.

For legal advice, contact a lawyer immediately. Get help finding a lawyer at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courts. ca.gov/selfhelp), at the California Legal Services website (www. lawhelpca.org), or by contacting your local county bar association.

Tiene 30 dias de calendario despues de haber recibido la entrega legal de esta Citacion y Peticion para presentar una Respuesta (formulario FL-120) ante la corte y efectuar laentrega legal de na copia al demandante. Una carta o llamada telefonica o una audiencia de la corte no basta para protegerio.

Si no presenta su Respuesta a tiempo, la corte puede dar ordenes que afecten su martrimonio o pareja de hecho, sus bienes y la custodia de sus hijos. La corte tambien le puede ordenar que pague manutencion, y honorarios y costos legales.

Para asesoramiento legal, pongase en contacto de inmediato con un abogado. Puede obtener informacion para encontraer un abogado en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www.sucorte.ca.gov), en el sitio web de los Servicios Legales de California (www.lawhelpca.org) o poniendose en contacto con el colegio de abogados de su condado.

NOTICE-RESTRAINING ORDERS ARE ON PAGE 2: The restraining orders are effective against both spouses or domestic partners until the petition is dismissed, a judgment is entered, or the court makes further orders. These orders are enforceable anywhere in California by any law enforcement officer who had received or seen a copy of them.

AVISO-LAS ORDENES DE RESTRICCION SE ENCUENTRAN EN LA PAGINA 2: Las ordenes de restriccion estan en vigencia en cuanto a ambos conyuges o miembros de la pareja de hecho hasta que se despida la peticion, se emita un fallo a la corte de otras ordenes. Cualquier agencia del orden publico que haya recibido o visto una copia de estas ordenes puede hacerlas acatar en cualquier lugar de California FEE WAIVER: If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the clerk for a fee waiver form. The court may order you to pay back all or part of the fees and costs that the court waived for you or the other party.

EXENCION DE CUOTAS: Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentacion, pida al secretario un formulario de exencion de cuotas. La corte puede ordenar que usted pague, ya sea en parte o por completo, las cuotas y costos de la corte previamente exentos a peticion de usted o de la otra parte.

The name and address of the Court is: (El nombre y direccion de la corte son) SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA 1215 Truxtun Ave., Bakersfield, CA 93301 The name, address, and telephone number of petitioner’s attorney, or petitioner without an attorney, is (El nombre, direccion y numero de telefono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante si no tiene abogado, son):

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2019-B4360 Doing business as: ACCESS SPECIALTY PHARMACY at 5555 Business Park So #230 Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 Mailing Address: 10918 Cypress Falls Ave, Bakersfield, Ca. 93312 County: Kern Full name of registrant: SG PHARMA INC CA, 10916 Cypress Falls Ave, Bakersfield, Ca. 93312 The business is conducted by: Corporation SIGNED: EBRAM L TAWDROUS, CEO 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: July 1, 2019 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 July 1, 2024 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: July 10, 17, 24, 31, 2019 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2019-B4356 Doing business as: WILKINS SOLAR CLEANING at 293 Tanner Michael Dr, Bakersfield, Ca. 93308 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: MAC DYLAN WILKINS, 293 Tanner Michael Dr, Bakersfield, Ca. 93308 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: MAC DYLAN WILKINS 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: July 1, 2019 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: E Lostaunau, 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 July 1, 2024 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: July 10, 17, 24, 31, 2019 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2019-B4150 Doing business as: BAKO STREETWEAR at 10326 Bluffshadow Dr, Bakersfield, ca.

93306 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: MICHAEL BANALES, 10326 Bluffshadow Dr, Bakersfield, Ca. 93306 Full name of registrant: LINDA LOU BANALES, 10326 Bluffshadow Dr, Bakersfield, Ca. 93306 The business is conducted by: Married Couple SIGNED: LINDA BANALES 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: June 21, 2019 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: A Zubeldia, 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 June 21, 2024 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: July 10, 17, 24, 31, 2019 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2019-B4323 Doing business as: EVELYNIUM at 1300 Valhalla Dr, #5, Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: EVELYN AIMEE TORRES, 1300 Valhalla Dr #5 Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: EVELYN AIMEE TORRES 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: June 28, 2019 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

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2019-B4342 Doing business as: BEACH BABES SPRAY TAN at 5800 Cardiff Ave, Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: VALERIE LYNN TOVAR, 5800 Cardiff Ave, Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: VALERIE LYNN TOVAR The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Jan 5, 2019 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: June 28, 2019 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 June 28, 2024 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: July 10, 17, 24, 31, 2019 ������������������������������� STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FILE NO: 2019-B2312 Business Name you wish to abandon: BEACH BABES SPRAY TAN Street address of business: 5800 Cardiff Ave Bakersfield, ca. 93309 County: Kern Mailing address of business: Same Registrant(s) whose wish to abandon the business name: VALERIE LYNN TOVAR, 5800 Cardiff Ave, Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 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: VALERIE LYNN TOVAR, Owner This statement of abandonment filed on: June 28, 2019 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: J Garcia Deputy BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: July 10, 17, 24, 31, 2019 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2019-B4347 Doing business as: ERA TRANSPORT at 3107 Sierra Meadows Dr, Bakersfield, Ca. 93313 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: RAMON CISNEROS ESPINOZA, 3107 Sierra Meadows Dr, Bakersfield, Ca. 93313 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: RAMON CISNEROS ESPINOZA 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: June 28, 2019 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: E Lostaunau, 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 June 28, 2024 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: July 10, 17, 24, 31, 2019 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2019-B3938 2019-B3939 Doing business as: BLEU LAVENDER / LARK & LILLY at 3401 Chester Ave #J Bakersfield, Ca. 93301 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 420062 Bakersfield, Ca. 93384 County: Kern Full name of registrant: KATRINA OSCENA WYATT, 1000 E Planz Rd, Bakersfield, Ca. 93307 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: KATRINA OSCENA WYATT The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: May 10, 2012 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: June 14, 2019 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

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PUBLIC NOTICE information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime This statement expires on June 14, 2024 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: July 10, 17, 24, 31, 2019 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2019-B4336 Doing business as: SUNDRY LANE PRODUCTIONS at 15702 Tallus Ranch Dr, Bakersfield, Ca. 93314-6706 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: SARAH KATHLEEN FLIPPIN, 15702 Tallus Ranch Dr, Bakersfield, Ca. 93314-6706 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: SARAH KATHLEEN FLIPPIN 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: June 28, 2019 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: A Zubeldia, 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 June 28, 2024 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: July 10, 17, 24, 31, 2019 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2019-B4235 Doing business as: WORLD WIND AND SOLAR at 228 West Tehachapi Blvd, Tehachapi, Ca. 93561 Mailing Address: 1690 Scenic Avenue, Costa Mesa, CA. 92626 County: Kern Full name of registrant: WORLDWIND SERVICES, LLC, 1690 Scenic Avenue, Costa Mesa, CA. 92626 The business is conducted by: Limited Liability Company SIGNED: SAMUEL MARKELL MCLANAHAN, CEO The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 06/25/2007 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: Jun 25, 2019 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: N Franco, 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 Jun 25, 2024 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: July 10, 17, 24, 31, 2019 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2019-B4358 Doing business as: P&J CO. at 4801 Chinta Drive, Bakersfield, Ca. 99313 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: PREET VERMA, 4801 Chinta Drive, Bakersfield, Ca. 99313 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: PREET VERMA 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: July 1, 2019 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: J Garcia, Deputy

PUBLIC NOTICE 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 July 1, 2024 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: July 10, 17, 24, 31, 2019 ������������������������������� ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER BCV-19-101560 Superior Court of the State of California, for the county of KERN 1415 Truxtun Ave, Bakersfield, Ca. 93301 METRO DISTRICT PETITION OF: JENNIFER LEE DANIELS FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: Jennifer Lee Daniels for a decree changing names as follows: Present name ZOEY ROSE FLEMMER Filed a petition with this court Proposed name ZOEY ROSE DANIELS 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: Sept 5, 2019 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 OTHER: Evidence of death of nonpetitioning parent required at time of hearing.

Date: June 27, 2019 LINDA S ETIENNE Commissioner of the Superior Court JENNIFER LEE DANIELS 2630 Chester Lane Bakersfield, CA. 93304 (661 205-9993 email: JENNYDNLS@HOTMAIL.COM BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: July 10, 17, 24, 31, 2019 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2019-B4235 Doing business as: WORLD WIND AND SOLAR at 228 West Tehachapi Blvd, Tehachapi, Ca. 93561 Mailing Address: 1690 Scenic Avenue, Costa Mesa, CA. 92626 County: Kern Full name of registrant: WORLDWIND SERVICES, LLC, 1690 Scenic Avenue, Costa Mesa, CA. 92626 The business is conducted by: Limited Liability Company SIGNED: SAMUEL MARKELL MCLANAHAN, CEO The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 06/25/2007 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: Jun 25, 2019 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: N Franco, 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 Jun 25, 2024 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E)

PUBLIC NOTICE PUB: July 10, 17, 24, 31, 2019 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2019-B4449 Doing business as: SHARETTE, Inc. at 4405 Kentfield Drive, Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: SHARETTE INC., 4405 Kentfield Drive, Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 The business is conducted by: Corporation SIGNED: LARRY SHARETTE, PRESIDENT The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 05/01/2007 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: July 5, 2019 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 July 5, 2024 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: July 10, 17, 24, 31, 2019 ������������������������������� STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FILE NO: 2015-B1151 Business Name you wish to abandon:SHARETTE Street address of business: 4405 Kentfield Drive, Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 County: Kern Mailing address of business: Same Registrant(s) whose wish to abandon the business name: LARRY SHARETTE, 4405 Kentfield Drive, Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 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: LARRY SHARETTE, Owner This statement of abandonment filed on: June 25, 2019 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: N Franco Deputy BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: July 10, 17, 24, 31, 2019 ������������������������������� Public Notice: This is to notify the following persons that his/ her personal household and/or miscellaneous goods will be sold at public auction or private sale.

Stor It Self Storgae 4200 Patton Way Bakersfield, Ca 93308. The sale will take place online at www. storagetreasures.com; the bidding will end July 24, 2019 at 6:00 pm.

A042 Shawn Cherian-Misc. J021 Justin Tatum-Misc.

BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: July 10, 17, 2019 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2019-B4463 2019-B4464 Doing business as: JF & SONS TRANSPORTATION / JF & SONS at 6307 Veronese Crt, Bakersfield, Ca. 93306 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: JEROME LEONDREA FREEMAN, 6307 Veronese Crt, Bakersfield, Ca. 93306 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: JEROME LEONDREA FREEMAN The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: May 20, 2019 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: July 8, 2019 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: A Zubeldia, 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).

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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 July 8, 2024 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: July 17, 24, 31, Aug 7, 2019 �������������������������������

poration SIGNED: ELENA HERNANDEZ, President The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: July 1, 2019 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: July 9, 2019 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 July 9, 2024 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: July 17, 24, 31, Aug 7, 2019

2019-B4503 2019-B4504 Doing business as: EVERYDAY SPIRITUALITY/BETTY MENDEZ/ BETTYMENDEZ.LOVE at 808 Mazatlan Dr., Bakersfield, Ca. 93314-3758 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: RAMONA ELIZABETH MENDEZ, 808 Mazatlan Dr., Bakersfield, Ca. 93314-3758 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: RAMONA ELIZABETH MENDEZ The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 10/09/2009 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: July 9, 2019 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: N Franco, 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 July 9, 2024 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: July 17, 24, 31, Aug 7, 2019 �������������������������������

This statement expires on July 8, 2024 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: July 17, 24, 31, Aug 7, 2019

of CHARLES REESE, aka CHARLES FRANK REESE A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by LATONIA GREENE in the Superior Court of California, County of KERN 1215 Truxtun Ave Bakersfield, Ca. 93301 THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that LATONIA GREENE be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval.

Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: Oct 31, 2019 Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept: P located at 1215 Truxtun Ave., Bakersfield, Ca. 93301 IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the deceased, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within four months from the date of first issuance of letters as provided in Probate Code section 9100.

The time for filing claims will not expire before four months from the hearing date noticed above.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. IF you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (for DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate code section 1250. A request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for petitioner: KARAEN A. LAPINSKI, 111 N. Market St, 300 San Jose, CA 95113-1116 Telephone: (408) 500-5001 Fax: (888) 500-1057 Attorney for: TONI GREENE, aka LATONIA GREENE

STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FILE NO: 2019-B0842 Business Name you wish to abandon: JF&SONS TRANSPORTATION Street address of business: 6307 Veronese Crt, Bakersfield, Ca. 93306 County: Kern Mailing address of business: Same Registrant(s) whose wish to abandon the business name: JEROME LEONDRE FREEMAN, 6307 Veroneses Crt Bakersfield, Ca. 93306 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: JEROME FREEMAN, Owner This statement of abandonment filed on: July 8, 2019 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: A Zubeldia Deputy BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: July 17, 24, 31, Aug 7, 2019 ������������������������������� STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FILE NO: 2019-B0832 Business Name you wish to abandon: ROSALIE L MEDLEN Street address of business: 11412 Jimrik ave, Bakersfield, Ca. 93312 County: Kern Mailing address of business: Same Registrant(s) whose wish to abandon the business name: ROSALIE LYDIA MEDLEN, 11412 Jimrik Ave, 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: ROSALIE LYDIA MEDLEN, Businessowner This statement of abandonment filed on: July 8, 2019 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: J Bojorquez Deputy BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: July 17, 24, 31, Aug 7, 2019 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2019-B4492 Doing business as: SWEETS BY MONIQUE at 5610 Winter Wheat Ave, Bakersfield, Ca. 93313 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: MONIQUE NICOLE TAYLOR, 5610 winter Wheat Ave, Bakersfield, Ca. 93313 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: MONIQUE NICOLE TAYLOR 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: July 9, 2019 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: N Franco, 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 July 9, 2024 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: July 17, 24, 31, Aug 7, 2019 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2019-B4489 Doing business as: LA NUEVA at 100 W Columbus St, Bakersfield, Ca. 93301 Mailing Address: 14717 Henderson Ave, Bakersfield, Ca. 93314 County: Kern Full name of registrant: MANATIAL DE VIDA ETERNA INC. CA, 14717 Henderson Ave, Bakersfield, Ca. 93314 The business is conducted by: Cor-

������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2019-B4479 Doing business as: JASCO at 7600 Huachuca Ct., Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 Mailing Address: PO Box 6595, Bakersfield, CA. 93386 County: Kern Full name of registrant: JAMES ALAN SMITH, 7600 Huachuca Ct., Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: JAMES ALAN SMITH 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: July 8, 2019 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: N Franco, 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 July 8, 2024 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: July 17, 24, 31, Aug 7, 2019 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2019-B4373 Doing business as: MARTHAS CLEANING SERVICES at 1709 Pyxis Street, Bakersfield, Ca. 93306 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: ARRON ANTHONY RAMOS, 1709 Pyxis Street, Bakersfield, Ca. 93306 Full name of registrant: MARTHA PATRICIA GONZALEZ, 1709 Pyxis Street, Bakersfield, Ca. 93306 The business is conducted by: Married Couple SIGNED: MARTHA PATRICIA GONZALEZ The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 03/17/2019 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: July 1, 2019 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: N Franco, 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 July 1, 2024 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: July 17, 24, 31, Aug 7, 2019 �������������������������������

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2019-B4472 Doing business as: ROCKHOLT ROASTING COMPANY at 6001 Mohawk Ave, Bakersfield, Ca. 93308 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: KELAN SCOTT ROCKHOLT, 6001 Mohawk Ave, Bakersfield, Ca. 93308 Full name of registrant: MARIA ELENA ROCKHOLT, 6001 Mohawk Ave, Bakersfield, Ca. 93308 The business is conducted by: Married Couple SIGNED: MARIA ELENA ROCKHOLT 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: July 8, 2019 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

������������������������������� ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER BCV-19-101514 Superior Court of the State of California, for the county of Kern, 1415 Truxtun Ave., Bakersfield, CA 93301 METROPOLITAN DIVISION PETITION OF: JOHN ANTHONY LAWSON FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: JOHN ANTHONY LAWSON for a decree changing names as follows: Present name JOHN ANTHONY LAWSON Filed a petition with this court Proposed name JOHN LUCIFER HUTCHINS 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: September 4, 2019 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: June 25, 2019 LINDA S ETIENNE COMMISSIONER Of The Superior Court JOHN ANTHONY LAWSON, 1100 Union Ave, Bakersfield, Ca. 93307 Phone: (661) 912-8025 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: July 3, 10, 17, 24, 2019 �������������������������������

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF CHARLES REESE, aka CHARLES FRANK REESE CASE NUMBER: BPB-19-002167 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both,

BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: June 19, 26, July 3, 2019

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Parham, who turned 101 in February, spent more than three decades as publisher of the Cincinnati Herald, which was established in 1955 and counts as the longest running African American newspaper in the city.

Marjorie Parham, a Living Legend of the Black Press

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Correspondent The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) honored Majorie B. Parham with the organization’s Legacy Award during its annual convention in Cincinnati on Friday, June 29.

The NNPA is a trade association that represents African American-owned newspapers and media companies in the United States.

Parham, who turned 101 in February, spent more than three decades as publisher of the Cincinnati Herald, which was established in 1955 and counts as the longest running African American newspaper in the city.

“She was a real radical,” said Dorothy Leavell, the publisher of the Chicago and Gary Crusader newspapers.

“Marjorie Parham was something else and she was straight forward with her words and you didn’t have to guess what she meant … she made it very clear. She is a wonderful human being and she was a great asset to the Black Press of America,” Leavell said.

Parham was unable to attend the ceremony but was represented by the husband of her granddaughter Rhonda Spillers, and Parham was feted with proclamations and commendations from Ohio State Sen. Cecil Thomas, State Reps. Sedrick Denson and Catherine Ingram; Cincinnati City Councilman Wendell Young; and Hamilton County Commissioner Stephanie Dumas.

Former Ohio State Sen. Eric Kearney served as master of ceremonies and co-chair of the convention.

Kearney’s wife, Cincinnati Herald Publisher Jan Michele Lemon Kearney, served as the host for the annual convention which this year celebrates 192 years of the Black Press of America.

The convention’s partner and sponsors included

Macy’s; AARP; Procter & Gamble; Ford; General Motors; Chevrolet; RAI American Services Company; the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; American Petroleum Institute (API); Volkswagen; MillerCoors; Fifth Third Bank; Ascension; AmeriHealth Carita; Wells Fargo; and Pfizer Rare Disease.

Born in 1918 in Clement County, Ohio, Parham graduated from Batavia High School and attended Wilberforce University, a Historically Black College, according to her bio.

Later, she took classes at the University of Cincinnati before working as a clerk for the U.S. Veterans Administration.

In 1954, Parham married Gerald Porter and one year later he founded the Cincinnati Herald.

Within six years, Parham would retire from the Veterans Administration and take over as publisher of the Dayton Tribune, which her son ran until he was drafted in the military, her bio said.

In 1963, Parham also became publisher of the Cincinnati Herald, where she became a legend and often noted for her work at the newspaper and in the community through her involvement in numerous civic organizations.

In 1982, Parham became the second African American to serve as a trustee for the University of Cincinnati, and she also chaired the board of the National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center in Wilberforce, Ohio.

Active in the Urban League, the American Red Cross and various scouting groups, Parham also was known for her work as a member of NNPA where she served on the organization’s board as treasurer.

“I know [NNPA leadership] will continue their high standards of excellence,” Denson said.

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Petition to Rename Space Once Honoring Robert E. Lee Could Honor Leah Chase

“Her daily joy was not simply cooking but preparing meals to bring people together. One of her most prized contributions was advocating for the Civil Rights Movement through feeding those on the front lines of the struggle for human dignity,” Chase’s family said in a statement announcing her death. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons / Blake Nelson Boyd)

By Lauren Victoria Burke NNPA Newswire Contributor A petition has been launched to rename Lee Circle in New Orleans after famed restaurant owner Leah Chase.

Chase passed away on June 1 in Madisonville, Louisiana at age 96. Her restaurant, “Dooky Chase’s Restaurant,” which she owned with her husband, the late Edgar “Dooky” Chase II, who died in 2016, was a gathering place for Civil Rights leaders.

“A statue of Leah Chase would bring all New Orleanians together in honor of one of our greatest culture bearers,” the petition reads.

Chase was the recipient of numerous cooking awards. Chase was inducted into the James Beard Foundation’s Who’s Who of Food & Beverage in America in 2010. In 2000, Chase was honored with a lifetime achievement award from the Southern Foodways Alliance.

National Food and Beverage Foundation President Brent Rosen launched the petition. The petition says the cost of installation of a statue of Leah Chase would be paid for by the Southern Food and Beverage Museum.

Over two years ago, the statue of Robert E. Lee was removed from Lee Circle. Now with the new petition, a group of New Orleans residents are focused on replacing the name of the vacant landmark.

Dooky Chase’s Restaurant became an important stop as Dr. Martin Luther King and the Freedom Riders stopped in New Orleans. As King and the Freedom Riders were beginning to organize the Montgomery bus boycott they held meetings in Dooky Chase’s meeting rooms. There were no black-owned banks in many African-American communities in the South but people would go to Dooky Chase and have their checks cashed by the owners. On Friday nights people would cash checks and order a po-boy.

Lauren Victoria Burke is an independent journalist and writer for NNPA as well as a political analyst and strategist as Principal of Win Digital Media LLC. She may be contacted at LBurke007@gmail.com and on twitter at @LVBurke

Senior Advocate Legacy of Love and Service

“My doctor said they made a mistake on my birth certificate because I can’t possibly be 87 years old,” said Ruth Tate as she celebrated her birthday. “But I say, we are going to keep living and enjoying our life. We’re not going to let age stop us.” (Photo: Tyrone P. Easley)

By Dr. Sybil C. Mitchell Special to The New Tri-State Defender It’s hard to surprise a woman like Ruth Tate, especially at the Ruth Tate Senior Center in South Memphis.

For 35 years, she directed the activities, special events, bus excursions, and even a trip to Europe for senior participants. Tate is now director emeritus. Even at the age of 87, not too much goes on without her input. But on May 1, the staff of the Ruth Tate Center did something about that.

“Ms. Tate started the senior center. She was honored some years back, and the center was named after her,” said Alton Edwards, president of the Ruth Tate Council at the center. “We thought it would be a great idea to surprise Ms. Tate on her birthday with a party!”

Edwards and the other seniors pulled off the nearHerculean feat of keeping the party under wraps during the careful planning and execution of one of the year’s most highly-anticipated events.

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“Over the years, Ms. Tate has helped so many families,” said Crystal Conley, the acting director for the center. “It is so important for seniors to stay actively engaged in socializing with their peers and being a part of a social network. The center is an important outlet, an extension of the family.

“Keeping seniors active and happy contributes to longevity and enhances the quality of life,” Conley continued. “So many seniors and their families over the years owe so much to the work of Ms. Tate.”

Even after 35 years as director of the center, Tate still spends most of her days there at the senior complex. She remembers the surprise party as one of her brightest and most memorable days.

“They really got me that time because I was truly surprised,” she said. “It was such a wonderful day, and I just felt very special and honored for them to remember my birthday like that.

“So many people were there who came by to wish me a happy birthday,” she added. “My son from Houston was even there, and that really surprised me. It made me feel good to know that so many people appreciate what I tried to do for seniors.”

The beginning of Ruth Tate Senior Center was an humble one, but the call to lead the project seemed tailormade for Tate.

“It all started with a study that was done at Memphis State, well, you know, it was Memphis State at the time.

We know it’s the University of Memphis now,” said Ms. Tate. “And they said that we needed a senior center in South Memphis because of the large number of seniors who lived in the area.

“It was part of Senior Services, and we started out in the basement of Christ Missionary Baptist Church when Eddie Currie was pastor. Senior Services was giving us

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$200 a month for rent, but we were told they needed more money. That’s when we asked Dr. Reuben Green over at Central Baptist Church if we could start meeting there.

And he said, ‘Come on, Ms. Tate.’ We stayed there until our building was finished. When it was time to move, Dr. Green said, ‘Don’t leave, Ms. Tate.’”

Her love for planning activities and facilitating special events is legendary. The center’s annual Pre-Mother’s Day Luncheon is the big fundraiser, hosting more than 500 participants.

“I asked the Lord to give me something for Mother’s Day that wasn’t sad,” she said. “My own mother died at the age of 32, leaving two small children behind. So, I understand people grieving their mother on Mother’s Day, even when they are seniors. But our luncheon is fun and uplifting. People take their vacation during that time so they can come take their mother to this event. It continues to be the big highlight of our year.”

This director emeritus still has the magic touch. She planned a Father’s Day luncheon at the center, Tuesday, June 11 at 11:30 a.m. Along with the luncheon, was a men’s health conference.

“United Healthcare is sponsoring the health component,” said Conley. “Although the emphasis will be on men, the women are not excluded. We are looking to have a wonderful time celebrating fathers at the luncheon.”

As for Ms. Tate, she plans to stick around indefinitely.

“My doctor said they made a mistake on my birth certificate because I can’t possibly be 87 years old,” she said.

“But I say, we are going to keep living and enjoying our life.

We’re not going to let age stop us.

“Many of our seniors live alone,” she continued. “It’s no good staying home thinking about all your aches and pains. We spend time at the center. That’s really the secret to staying young.”

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Activist and Museum Founder Found in Trunk Continued from page A2

missed by BRPD and her loss will be felt in the community she served.

She also founded Community Against Drugs and Violence, a non-profit organization focused on creating a safer environment for children in north Baton Rouge.

Local politicians, advocates and community members

on Saturday mourned Roberts-Joseph’s death.

State Representative C. Denise Marcelle said in a Facebook post that the activist “never bothered anyone” and was looking to expand her museum.

The NAACP Baton Rouge Branch remembered Roberts-Joseph in a Facebook post.

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“We lost a Cultural Legend Yesterday! #RIP Sadie Roberts Joseph,” the group wrote. “From reviving Juneteenth, to the Culture preserved at Her Museum, she was a trendsetter and icon in this City.”

The community organization, Together Baton Rouge, said Roberts-Joseph embodied everything that is right about her city.

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