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Students Protest DACA Decision

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South Kern Sol More than 100 students from Golden Valley, South, and Bakersfield High School walked out today in protest of the Trump’s administration recent decision to end DACA. Marisol Sanchez, 17, of Golden Valley High School organized the walkout, which started at her high school and then continued to South High School where they were joined by dozens of students, the group then marched down to Bakersfield High School and were joined by a few dozen more. The marched ended at the Liberty Bell in downtown Bakersfield.

“Families are going to be destroyed if DACA ends,” said Sanchez who has family members and friends who have benefitted from the DACA program.

Just yesterday, the Trump administration released a list of major changes to the current immigration system in exchange for protecting “Dreamers.” The building of a wall is among the list of demands, more money for border patrol, mandatory use of the E-Verify system for employers, reduce the number of resident visas issued, put limits on asylum claims, and make it more difficult for U.S. citizens to sponsor family members.

Today, Golden Valley and South High School students put their rivalries aside and united forces for their fellow dreamers.

“Usually we bump heads a lot, for us to go to South and ask rebels to come out and join us—shows that we are just people coming together for a great cause,” said another organizer from Golden Valley High School.

There are about 15,000 DACA recipients in Kern County alone and about 76,000 DACA recipients live in the Central Valley. California is home to about a quarter of the nearly 800,000 DACA recipients in the country.

Congress has until March 5, 2018 to decide what it will to with the DACA program When asked what messaged she had for dreamers, Sanchez said, “Don’t let anyone bring you down. We are here to support you guys and you are not alone.”

Parents Deserve a Choice

By Dr. Elizabeth V. Primas Program Manager, NNPA/ESSA Public Awareness Campaign I was recently approached by a father of a student from Ann Arundel County, Maryland that was disappointed that his son was unable to attend his neighborhood magnet school; his son met all the requirements to become classified as a magnet student. Upon inquiry, administrators informed the father that the feeder school system did not permit his child to attend the desired school, even though the campus was less than two miles away from their family home. This was especially upsetting to the father, because he purchased the home 10 years ago with that specific school in mind. The school prescribed by the feeder school system is 12 miles away from his home.

Great Schools, the leading national nonprofit organization devoted to assisting parents in unlocking educational opportunities for their children, gives the prescribed feeder school a two out of five stars rating, compared to the four stars given to the school initially selected by the father. Realizing that the school’s ratings may lead to a misguided conclusion, he and his wife toured the school to get a first-hand look. They were equally disappointed with the school climate and physical condition of the building.

His son is a recipient of the President’s Award for Educational Excellence. The administrators were adamant that the prescribed school would meet his son’s educational needs; despite their insistence, the father was never convinced.

After failing to make progress with school administrators in Ann Arundel County, he made the hard decision to enroll his child in a local non-magnet school, which has only one Advanced Placement

(AP) course and limited opportunities in advanced courses.

My question to Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is this: Why is it that, despite your push for “school choice,” parents are still being directed to lower performing schools with poor school climate, inadequately prepared teachers, and failing test scores?

This is contradictory to the intention of the Every Student Succeeds Act. It is the opposite of the policies you and the Trump Administration say you support. The options offered to this parent were inadequate and did not allow him the opportunity to ensure his child will receive a quality education. Furthermore, the feeder school system, in this instance, was completely ineffective.

Instead of fixing education, it appears this administration has allowed states and local school districts to re-segregate, provide lower quality education to children of color and sentence our children to academic underachievement. This is not how ESSA was designed to operate.

Thankfully, this parent did not accept less for his child. Other parents may not have the ability to stand for their children. ESSA was supposed to provide a high-quality education to all children. Let’s make sure no child is faced with choosing between potential social isolation for a higher quality education or convenience at the expense of academic achievement.

Get involved with education in your community and learn more about the Every Student Succeeds Act at www.nnpa.org/essa.

Dr. Elizabeth Primas says that appears that the Trump Administration has allowed states and local school districts to re-segregate and to provide lower quality education to children of color.

Megabank Bill Will Protect Consumers

By Freddie Allen Editor-In-Chief, NNPA Newswire In an effort to rein in financial institutions that have track records for harming consumers, Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) recently unveiled The Megabank Accountability and Consequences Act (H.R. 3937). The new bill would require, “prudential banking regulators, such as the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Federal Reserve Board, to fully utilize their authorities to shut down megabanks that repeatedly harm consumers.”

The original co-sponsors of the Megabank Accountability and Consequences Act are: Representatives Michael Capuano (D-Mass.), Al Green (D-Texas), Keith Ellison (D-Minn.), Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio), John Sarbanes (D-Md.), Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), and Jamie Raskin (D-Md).

During a press conference to announce the bill, Waters called a report that detailed Wells Fargo’s egregious consumer abuses, “truly eye-opening.” The report not only described how Wells Fargo defrauded millions of consumers by opening fake credit card and deposit accounts in their names, it also revealed illegal student loan servicing practices; unlawful mortgage lending practices, such as overcharging veterans for refinance loans; and how bank representatives sold customers auto insurance policies they didn’t need.

In prepared remarks, Waters said that Wells Fargo “made a routine practice of ripping off and preying on their customers, in a seemingly never-ending avalanche of scandals in which service members, minorities, homeowners, small business owners and many other consumers have been targeted and abused by the bank.” The report also noted that fines imposed on the bank did little to deter the abusive practices.

Waters said that her bill would, “also enable the Consumer Bureau, states and local government authorities to petition the prudential regulators to hold a hearing on whether a megabank engaged in such consumer abuse.”

Waters continued: “The prudential regulators themselves

Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) speaks from the podium about The Megabank Accountability and Consequences Act. Waters is flanked by (from left-right) Reps. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.); Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio), Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.); Al Green (D-Texas), and John Sarbanes (D-Md.). (Freddie Allen/AMG/NNPA)

will now be accountable to Congress and the American public, and have to regularly determine that the megabanks are doing what they are supposed to do—serving their customers and not ripping them off.” The bill defines a megabank as “global systemically important bank or GSIB.” Waters said that federal regulators will have 90 days to review the “megabanks” they supervise that operate in the United States. If the financial institutions have engaged in a pattern of law violations, Waters said that the federal regulators can, within 120 days of enactment, begin to “wind down the bank” and stop the offending executives from working at other banks.

“This process is subject to judicial review, and the federal prudential regulators must testify before Congress to discuss their findings,” said Waters.

The bill also requires that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issue regulations that more closely define the practices that violate federal consumer protection laws that should receive stricter penalties.

“It is time we truly hold megabanks that demonstrate a pattern of harming consumers accountable,” said Waters. “These institutions must no longer be allowed to abuse hardworking Americans.”

Wednesday October 11, 2017

California's Gun Related Homicide Rate is Up SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) _ New state figures show the rate of people killed with guns in California went up last year, reversing years of decline that began in 2008. There were 1,368 gun-related homicides in 2016, up by about 200 from 2014, when such killings fell to a historic low, the California Department of Justice said. That's a 15 percent increase in the gun-related homicide rate, which adjusts for population changes.

The state figures show guns were used in 72 percent of California homicides last year, while the number of homicides using other weapons fell slightly from 2015 to 2016.

The spike in gun-related homicides reflects a national trend, and it comes as gun sales go up statewide and nationwide, the Sacramento Bee reported. “Certainly since the Sandy Hook (school shooting in 2012), there has been a large number of gun sales, and I think that the fear that there may be some gun control that might restrict gun buying has hugely made a difference in gun sales,'' said Jennie Singer, an associate professor in the division of criminal justice at California State University, Sacramento.

“The more guns that are simply available, physically on the streets and in the community, the more gun violence there will be,'' she said.

Criminologists caution about reading too much into a few years of homicide increases, especially after decades of declines. Some law enforcement officials say Proposition 47, which passed in 2014 and reduced many nonviolent property and drug crimes from felonies to misdemeanors, contributed to the rise.

Black Driver Shot

by White Officer Family Sues CLEVELAND (AP) _ The family of an unarmed black driver fatally shot by a white policeman in suburban Cleveland has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit. It alleges in a lawsuit filed Monday the city of Euclid (YOO’-klihd) is responsible for policies and practices that led to Luke Stewart’s March death, which inflamed the city’s racial tensions. Euclid police, the police union and Officer Matthew Rhodes haven’t responded to messages seeking comment.

Rhodes says he responded to a report of a suspicious car, jumping inside as the just-awakened Stewart tried to drive away. Rhodes says he struggled with Stewart to control the moving car and then shot Stewart because he feared Stewart would crash it. Autopsy results showed cocaine and other drugs in Stewart’s system. A grand jury declined to indict Rhodes. The lawsuit seeks unspecified damages.A grand jury declined to indict Rhodes.The lawsuit seeks unspecified damages.

KKK Leader Awaits Hearing on Charlottesville Gun Charge CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) _ A Baltimore Ku Klux Klan leader who authorities say fired a gun during a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville is in custody in Virginia awaiting a court appearance this week.

Richard Wilson Preston is charged with discharging a firearm within 1,000 feet of a school on Aug. 12, the day of the rally that descended into violent chaos.

The American Civil Liberties Union said it provided law enforcement officials with a video of the shooting before Preston’s arrest. It shows a man yelling and firing a handgun one time while standing on a crowded sidewalk. No one was struck.

The 52-year-old Preston told The Baltimore Sun he is being misrepresented as a violent racist. Preston says went to Charlottesville as a member of a militia intending to protect rally participants.

Brown Vetoes Adding New Restrictions on Drivers Under 21

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) _ Gov. Jerry Brown has vetoed a bill that would have added new restrictions on California drivers under age 21. The bill passed by the Legislature this week would require those drivers to have a provisional license starting in 2020, compared to age 18 in current law.

Provisional driver’s licenses restrict these drivers from driving between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. for the first year of being licensed, and prohibits them from driving with anyone under age 20 in the car. Exceptions are made for school and work.

In his veto letter on Saturday, Brown said adults should not be subject to the same driving restrictions currently applied to minors and that the law would create a burden on this group of drivers.

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California Bullet Train Staff Recommend a German Firm SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) _ The agency overseeing California’s bullet train project recommended Friday that a U.S. subsidiary of a German rail company design and operate a train segment from the Central Valley to Silicon Valley in its early stages.

The California High-Speed Rail Authority’s board of directors will vote Oct. 19 on whether to approve a $30 million contract with DB Engineering & Consulting USA. It’s the U.S. arm of rail giant Deutsche Bahn AG, which is owned by the German government.

Chinese, Italian and Spanish companies also competed to lend California expertise in building the United States’ first high-speed train. California’s quest to connect Los Angeles to San Francisco in under three hours, a priority for Gov. Jerry Brown, has been plagued by repeated cost increases, delays and staff turnover. The agency has been searching for a new chief executive for months. The $64 billion project is now slated for completion by 2029. Construction is underway on a 32-mile segment between Madera and Fresno counties.

The agency hopes bringing on a company with experience in the high-speed train industry will ensure the design phase and early operations of the train go smoothly. Deutsche Bahn operates

more than 620,000 miles (1 million kilometers) of train tracks and transports 6.5 million rail passengers per day, according to its website. DB Engineering & Consulting has worked on rail projects across the globe, including in Europe, China and Australia, according to its website.

If approved, DB Engineering will help design stations, thinking about needs such as parking and food. It will set up a ridership model and evaluate the best means of collecting revenue, from hiring ticket-collectors to allowing for mobile ticketing. It will also help the authority market and brand the rail project, according to the contract.

The contract cost is $30 million over six years. Some rail board members questioned at a June meeting whether that price was realistic for the scope of the project. After the initial design phase, DB Engineering would help with track and train testing, and run the train in its early stages from the Central Valley to Silicon Valley. The state would then competitively bid again for a long-term operator, according to the contract.

Deutsche Bahn did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Wednesday October 11, 2017

SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING MATHMATICS

Lottery Winner to Use Part of $52 Million to Transform Street Members of the Congressional Black Caucus hosted a panel discussion on expanding opportunities in STEM careers for young minorities, during the 2017 CBC ALC in Washington, D.C. This photo was taken during a 2015 panel discussion on the federal government sequester at Howard University. (Freddie Allen/AMG/ NNPA)

By Stacy M. Brown lion dollar defense contracts and private-sector technology clients.

NNPA Newswire Contributor “I started with pre-algebra,” Bowe shared, then speaking diA recent panel discussion hosted by members of the Con- rectly to the students she said, “We want you to understand that gressional Black Caucus, showcased the importance of an edu- in entering STEM, you’re entering into an unlimited field.” cation in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).

The panel discussion was held during the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s (CBCF) Annual Legislative Conference in Washington, D.C. Moderated by former NASA engineer Aisha Bowe, the co-founder of STEMBoard, the panel included STEAM ambassador and Patcasso Art LLC founder Patrick Hunter; Quality Education for Minorities CEO Dr. Ivory Toldson; Johns Hopkins chair and Surgeon in Chief Dr. Robert Higgins; and INROADS, Inc. President and CEO Forest T. Harper.

Congressman G.K. Butterfield (D-N.C.) kicked off the conversation, which was focused on increasing opportunities in STEM careers for underrepresented youth.

“The STEM field is important to our country, it’s critical to jobs in the 21st century—jobs that make the big bucks,” ButterAdjudicated a Newspaper of General Circulation August field told the excited students from Paul Laurence Dunbar High 11, 1980, Kern County Superior Court Decree, Case No. School and Carver Technology Early College High School, who 16964, Government Code 6023. participated in the session. “To succeed, we need to draw from the best in our community.”

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In a Sept. 29, photo, Miguel Pilgrim talks about one of the properties he has under contract in the 1400 block of Sistrunk Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale and his plans retail space and a performing arts center that he plans to transform into a blues club. Pilgrim won a $52 million lottery in Miami-Dade seven years ago. He says he feels a moral obligation to invest in the black community, which has a rich history of activism and passion. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP) BRITTANY WALLMAN Sun Sentinel FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) _ A childhood in the black community of Memphis. A cruise line career that delivered him to a life in South Florida. And a lottery ticket he bought at a gas station. They are the factors in Miguel Pilgram’s life that bring him now to Sistrunk Boulevard, a corridor the county calls the “historical heartbeat of Fort Lauderdale’s oldest black community.’’

Pilgram, who won a $52 million jackpot using quick-pick numbers in 2010, is investing some of his winnings in Sistrunk in a way not seen in years. Pilgram said he wants to breathe new vibrancy into the boulevard, building on its rich history as a place that nurtured civil rights leaders and pioneers and attracted people to its lively nightlife and music.

“I was raised in a similar environment,’’ Pilgram said. “There is a need, and in my mind, an obligation, to invest there.’’

The 48-year-old Coral Springs resident and father of two is rolling out plans for a New York Subs and Wings restaurant with a Memphis Blues club upstairs, on one side of Sistrunk.

On the other, his company, The Pilgram Group, plans a retail complex with a bank, Jamba Juice and other shops on the ground floor. On the second floor, a performing arts center will offer below-market rates for instructors of dance, arts, and music.

“Do you know how impactful that is for a child from any of these areas, who is like me, to come out and see people actually painting in the window, or performing on a saxophone?’’ Pilgram said. “That creates a fire under most children. Now they say, wow, anything out there that’s creative, I can be. Whatever artist I want to be, I can be.’’

Back in Memphis, Pilgram said he had role models who shaped him.

His father was hard-working. His mother was a devout Seventh-day Adventist who had him in church several days a week.

When he got older, he joined the Navy. Then he embarked on a career in the cruise line industry, climbing to a top position, and learning to work with large budgets like the one now under his own name.

In his world travels, he said he visited cultures where people marveled at his “beautiful’’ brown skin. He said he wants children in Fort Lauderdale’s historic black community to experience that feeling of value as an African American.

But he also saw what can happen when private investment is lacking, he said, and government comes in to rebuild. In Memphis, he said, his grandmother’s apartment was azed, and the residents displaced. He feared it could happen here, and said that’s one thing that drew him to Sistrunk Boulevard.

‘It could be you’ Every week, Pilgram spent $20 on lottery tickets. But he wasn’t good about checking them.

Then one night he ran to the Shell gas station in North Bay Village where he bought his tickets. He left chicken cacciatore and his girlfriend at home, and was in a hurry. He just needed a bottle of wine.

David, the gas station employee, was insistent. Someone had bought the winning Florida Lotto ticket at that gas station, he told Pilgram, and “it could be you.’’

Pilgram got the tickets from his car, and one of them hit: 15-16-20-32-45-50.

David started “jumping up and down,’’ Pilgram said. “$52,000?’’ Pilgram thought he heard through David’s Spanish accent. No, not thousand. 52 million.

Sistrunk Boulevard hasn’t had a nightclub with live music like Pilgram plans in at least 25 years, City Commissioner Robert McKinzie said. Back then, the property Pilgram bought, at the southeast corner of Northwest 15th Avenue and Sistrunk, was the buzzing Night Owl lounge.

The boulevard was once vibrant. Now, vacant lots and empty buildings sit on many of the blocks. The city, a major landowner on Sistrunk, has worked for years to encourage private investment. McKinzie said the pieces are finally falling into place, and he’s “excited’’ about Pilgram’s role in it.

“Now that we are reviving it,’’ McKinzie said of Sistrunk Boulevard, “his plan and concept fit right in.’’

Next to Pilgram’s planned performing arts center, on the north side of Sistrunk between Northwest 14th Way and 14th Terrace, the city recently agreed to spend $10 million building a new YMCA where the old Mizell Center is. Development has finally come to public land at Sistrunk and Northwest 7th Avenue, a grocery store and shopping plaza that took decades to come to fruition. A developer is now proposing micro-residential units and retail directly across the street, McKinzie said.

Longtime members of the community around Sistrunk have heard for years that an economic revival was right around the corner. Standing in his crossing guard gear at Pilgram’s building, Charles Zeigler, 67, said he believes it.

“It’s coming,’’ he said after Pilgram told him his plans. “It’s a process.’’

The restaurant and blues club _ a renovation of the original 1940s building _ will be open in about a year, if all goes according to Pilgram’s plan. He purchased the property in May. His vision next to the Mizell Center, where he’s still working to purchase multiple pieces of property that span the block, could come to fruition in Spring of 2019.

Winning was ‘confirmation’ The Sistrunk investment isn’t his only endeavor. Pilgram is working on a clothing line of men’s shirts, has other real estate dealings, bought a condo at Fort Lauderdale beach to renovate and make his home, and is renovating a two-story building at 107 SW 6th St., next to his office, just down the street from the Broward County Courthouse. It will open in the coming months as a New York Subs and Wings restaurant and jazz lounge Outside his office, the license plate of his black BMW reflects what’s on his mind: “AMB1SHN.’’ He said he feels an urgency that many people don’t. When he was in his late 20s, Pilgram intervened when a man outside the blues club he managed in Memphis was being beaten and robbed. Pilgram chased the man, who pulled out a gun and shot him. When he reflected on his survival, Pilgram said he felt a conviction that he was going to have a “positive global impact.’’

Though he’s often called lucky, Pilgram said he doesn’t believe in luck. He didn’t know what the numbers on the winning ticket were, saying he never really looked. Rather, he felt that winning was “confirmation’’ from his Creator, he said, after treating people “with such integrity and honor my whole life.’’

Lottery winning history is a mixed bag. Many winners have seen their lives pulled apart, their winnings sapped. Not so for Pilgram. “It’s been 1,000 percent positive,’’ he said. “Whatever you are before you come into success, you’re going to be more of that when you get there. . The only thing you require more of is discipline, and the Navy gave me all of that I would ever need.’’

Wednesday October 11, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2017-B6099 Doing business as: SIDELINE AUTO BODYWORKS at 3912 So Chester Ave #B Bakersfield, Ca. 93307 Mailing Address: 2076 White Ln 87 Bakersfield, Ca. 93304 County: Kern Full name of registrant: Julio Cesar Rodriguez, 1212 S Union #36 Bakersfield, Ca. 93307 Full name of registrant: Jenny Patricia Beltran Guerra, 1212 S Union #36 Bakersfield, Ca. 93307 This business is conducted by: Married Couple SIGNED Jenny Beltran 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: Sept 7, 2017 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: J Chaides, 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 Sept 7, 2022 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Sept 20, 27, Oct 4, 11, 2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2017-B5743 Doing business as: WANA TRUCKING at 105 Wetherley Dr, Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: Gonzalo Gonzalez Jr, 105 Wetherley Dr, Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 This business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED Gonzalo Gonzalez Jr 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: Sept 22, 2017 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: J Bojorquez, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another to a trademark or trade name under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., business and professions code).

I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A) Registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime This statement expires on Sept 22, 2022 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Sept 20, 27, Oct 4, 11, 2017 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER BCV-17-102009 Superior Court of the State of California, for the county of Kern, 1415 Truxtun Ave., Bakersfield, CA 93301 METROPOLITAN PETITION OF: ARASELI V GUERRA, JAVIER C GUERRA TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner ARASELI V GUERRA, JAVIER C GUERRA for a decree changing names as follows: Present name LILIANA ROSE CEJA Filed a petition with this court Proposed name LILIANA ROSE GUERRA 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: Nov 13, 2017 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 Evidence of death of non-petitioning parent required at hearing Date: Sept 11, 2017 JUDEL Court Commissioner ARASSLI V GUERRA, JAVIER C GUERRA 414 Dover St Apt A Delano, Ca. 93215 Phone: (661) 474-2319 E-Mail araseliv21@gmail.com BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Sept 20, 27, Oct 4, 11, 2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2017-B6392 Doing business as: BAKERSFIELD ICE at 1131 23rd St, Bakersfield, Ca. 93301 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: CALYPSO WEST, INC. CA 18724 Clarisse St, Bakersfield, Ca. 93314 This business is conducted by: Corporation SIGNED Andy Mohammed, Secretary 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: Sept 20, 2017 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: J Garcia, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another to a trademark or trade name under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., business and professions code).

I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A) Registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime This statement expires on Sept 20, 2022 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Sept 27, Oct 4, 11, 18, 2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2017-B6332 Doing business as: SMILELAND DENTAL at 3990 Ming Ave, Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 Mailing Address: 3232 Rio Mirada Dr #D3 Bakersfield, Ca. 93308 County: Kern Full name of registrant: SAEKYU OH DMD DENTAL CORP CA 3990 Ming Ave, Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 This business is conducted by: Corporation SIGNED Saekyu Oh, President The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: Sept 15, 2017 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: M Gutierrez-Hernandez, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another to a trademark or trade name under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., business and professions code).

I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A) Registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime This statement expires on Sept 15, 2022 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Sept 27, Oct 4, 11, 18, 2017 STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FILE NO: 2017-B4536 Business Name you wish to abandon: OLD TOWN CORNER Street address of business: 830 Baker St, Bakersfield, Ca. 93305 County: Kern Mailing address of business: Same Registrant(s) whose wish to abandon the business name: Monica Gallagher, 5101 Belle Terrace #28 Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 SIGNED Monica Gallagher, Owner This statement of abandonment filed on: Sept 15, 2017 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: J Chaides Deputy BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Sept 27, Oct 4, 11, 18, 2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2017-B6501 Doing business as: 32* BELOW at 22309 Corral Ct Tehachapi, Ca. 93561 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: Yvette Christine, 22309 Corral Ct, Tehachapi, Ca. 93561 This business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: Yvette Christine The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Sept 12, 2017 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern county on: Sept 26, 2017 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: M Gutierrez-Hernandez, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another to a trademark or trade name under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., business and professions code).

I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A) Registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime This statement expires on Sept 26, 2022 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Oct 4, 11, 18, 25, 2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2017-B6268 Doing business as: WEST COAST BLINDS AND SHUTTERS at 9509 Big Bear Lake Ct, Bakersfield, Ca. 93312 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: Anthony Gene Panelli, 9509 Big Bear Lake Ct, Bakersfield, Ca. 93312 Full name of registrant: Natalie Langdon Panelli, 9509 Big Bear Lake Ct, Bakersfield, Ca. 93312 This business is conducted by Married Couple SIGNED: Anthony Panelli 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: Sept 13, 2017 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: J Garcia,

Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another to a trademark or trade name under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., business and professions code).

I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A) Registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime This statement expires on Sept 13, 2022 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Oct 4, 11, 18, 25, 2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2017-B6525 Doing business as: DV MANAGEMENT at 3701 Garnsey Lalne Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 Mailing Address: 3701 Garnsey Lane Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 County: Kern Full name of registrant: Albert B Dennis, 3701 Garnsey Lane Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 Full name of registrant: William B Dennis, 3701 Garnsey Lane Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 Full name of registrant: Connie L Dennis, 3701 Garnsey Lane Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 This business is conducted by General Partnership SIGNED: Connie L Dennis 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: Sept 27, 2017 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By:D Chavez, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another to a trademark or trade name under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., business and professions code).

I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A) Registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime This statement expires on Sept 27, 2022 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Oct 4, 11, 18, 25, 2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2017-B6444 Doing business as: CANYON HILLS PRESCHOOL AND DAYCARE at 7001 Auburn St, Bakersfield, Ca. 93306 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: CANYON HILLS ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHURCH OF THE CITY OF BAKERSFIELD, STATE OF C CA. 7001 Auburn St, Bakersfield, Ca. 93306 This business is conducted by Corporation SIGNED: Brenda Butler, Business Administrator The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Nov 14, 1995 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern county on: Sept 22, 2017 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: M Gutierrez-Hernandez, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another to a trademark or trade name under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., business and professions code).

I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A) Registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime This statement expires on Sept 22, 2022 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Oct 4, 11, 18, 25, 2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2017-B6040 Doing business as: LA QUESADILLA RAPIDA RESTAURANT at 1301 Union Ave Bakersfield, Ca. 93305 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: George Zachery Garcia, 2813 Crescent Ridge Bakersfield, Ca. 93313 This business is conducted by Individual SIGNED: George Zachery Garcia 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: Sept 5, 2017 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: M Gutierrez-Hernandez, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another to a trademark or trade name under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., business and professions code).

I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A) Registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime This statement expires on Sept 5, 2022 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Oct 4, 11, 18, 25, 2017

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Legal Notices NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF RICHARD A WHITE aka RICHARD AGUSTUS WHITE CASE NUMBER: BPB-17-002886 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of RICHARD A WHITE aka RICHARD AGUSTUS WHITE A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by POLLY MANSON in the Superior Court of California, County of KERN THE PETITION FOR PROBATE REQUESTS THAT: POLLY MANSON be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decendent.

THE PETITION requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate.

The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.

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 26, 2017 Time: 9:00 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 petitione: ROGER N. LAMPKIN LAW FFICES OF ROGER N. LAMPKIN SB#113786 1234 L St, Bakersfield, Ca. 93301 (661) 633-1234 Attorney for: PETITIONER POLLY MANSON BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Oct 4, 11, 18, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2017-B6075 Doing business as:R SPOT BARBERSHOP at 3033 Wilson Rd. Bakersfield, Ca. 93304 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: Allex Elam, 2332 Gentry St. Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 This business is conducted by Individual SIGNED: Allex Elam 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: Sept 7, 2017 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: M Gutierrez-Hernandez, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another to a trademark or trade name under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., business and professions code).

I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A) Registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime This statement expires on Sept 7, 2022 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Oct 4, 11, 18, 25, 2017 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER BCV-17-102009 Superior Court of the State of California, for the county of Kern, 1415 Truxtun Ave., Bakersfield, CA 93301 METROPOLITAN PETITION OF: ARASELI V GUERRA, JAVIER C GUERRA TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner ARASELI V GUERRA, JAVIER C GUERRA for a decree changing names as follows: Present name LILIANA ROSE CEJA Filed a petition with this court Proposed name LILIANA ROSE GUERRA 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: Nov 13, 2017 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 Evidence of death of non-petitioning parent required at hearing Date: Sept 11, 2017 JUDEL Court Commissioner ARASELI V GUERRA, JAVIER C GUERRA 414 Dover St Apt A Delano, Ca. 93215 Phone: (661) 474-2319 E-Mail araseliv21@gmail.com BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Sept 20, 27, Oct 4, 11, 2017

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 Oct 3, 2022 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Oct 11, 18, 25, Nov 1, 2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2017-B6197 Doing business as: INTERO REAL ESTATE SERVICES at 405 2nd St, McFarland, Ca. 93250 Mailing Address: 9201 Camino Media #100 Bakersfield, Ca. 93311 County: Kern Full name of registrant: LEVON DOUGLAS BARRISON INC. CA 5912 Hidden Valley Rd, Bakersfield, Ca. 93306 This business is conducted by: Corporation SIGNED Levon Barrison President The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern county on: Sept 11, 2017 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: M Gutierrez-Hernandez, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another to a trademark or trade name under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., business and professions code).

I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A) Registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime This statement expires on Sept 11, 2022 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Oct 11, 18, 25, Nov 1, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2017-B6668 Doing business as: PISTIS TRANSPORTATION AND DISTRIBUTION LLC at 12412 Adirondack Ave, Bakersfield, Ca. 93312 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: PISTIS TRANSPORTATION AND DISTRIBUTION LLC CA 12412 Adirondack Ave, Bakersfield, Ca. 93312 This business is conducted by: Limited Liability Company SIGNED: Casey Steverson 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: Oct 4, 2017 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: J Garcia, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another to a trademark or trade name under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., business and professions code).

I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A) Registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime This statement expires on Oct 4, 2022 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Oct 11, 18, 25, Nov 1, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2017-B6601 Doing business as: FIBER-SEAL FABRIC CARE SYSTEM at 11612 Silver Crown Ave, Bakersfield, Ca. 93312 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: Frances Irene Wilson, 11612 Silver Crown Ave, Bakersfield, Ca. 93312 This business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED Frances Irene Wilson The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Apr 1, 1994 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern county on: Oct 2, 2017 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: J Garcia, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another to a trademark or trade name under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., business and professions code).

I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A) Registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime This statement expires on Oct 2, 2022 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Oct 11, 18, 25, Nov 1, 2017

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2017-B6633 Doing business as: GOD DOG at 12302 Clementa Ave, Bakersfield, Ca. 93312 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: Joseph Eugene Essert, 12302 Clementa Ave, Bakersfield, Ca. 93312 This business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: Joseph Eugene Essert 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: Oct 3, 2017 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: J Garcia, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another to a trademark or trade name under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., business and

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2017-B6531 2017-B6532 Doing business as: ADOPTION AGENCY CLOTHING / ADOPTION AGENCY DESIGN at 2005 Eye St #6 Bakersfield, Ca. 93301 Mailing Address: 8604 Summer Creek Rd, Bakersfield, Ca. 93311 County: Kern Full name of registrant: Devon Victor

Madera, 8604 Summer Creek Rd, Bakersfield, Ca. 93311 This business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED Devon Victor Madera 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: Sept 27, 2017 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: M Gutierrez-Hernandez, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another to a trademark or trade name under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., business and professions code).

I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A) Registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime This statement expires on Sept 27, 2022 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Oct 4, 11, 18, 25, 2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 1234-B0567 Doing business as: YOUR FICTITIOUS AD HERE at 1219 20th St, Bakersfield, Ca. 93307 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: Johnny Appleseed, 1219 20th st, Bakersfield, Ca. 93301 This business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: Jim Johnson 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: Jan 22, 2016 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 Jan 22, 2021 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Oct 4, 11, 18, 25, 2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 1234-B0567 Doing business as: YOUR FICTITIOUS AD HERE at 1219 20th St, Bakersfield, Ca. 93307 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: Johnny Appleseed, 1219 20th st, Bakersfield, Ca. 93301 This business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: Jim Johnson 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: Jan 22, 2016 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 Jan 22, 2021 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Oct 4, 11, 18, 25, 2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 1234-B0567 Doing business as: YOUR FICTITIOUS AD HERE at 1219 20th St, Bakersfield, Ca. 93307 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: Johnny Appleseed, 1219 20th st, Bakersfield, Ca. 93301 This business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: Jim Johnson 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: Jan 22, 2016 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 Jan 22, 2021 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Oct 4, 11, 18, 25, 2017 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 1234-B0567 Doing business as: YOUR FICTITIOUS AD HERE at 1219 20th St, Bakersfield, Ca. 93307 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: Johnny Appleseed, 1219 20th st, Bakersfield, Ca. 93301 This business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: Jim Johnson 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: Jan 22, 2016 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 Jan 22, 2021 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Oct 4, 11, 18, 25, 2017

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Wednesday October 11, 2017

News

2017 Discover The Unexpected Journalism Winners

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Contributor The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) and Chevrolet recently recognized the achievements of eight students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in Atlanta and Washington, D.C. that participated in the 2017 Discover The Unexpected Journalism Fellowship program.

The class of 2017 DTU journalism fellows included: Alexa Imani Spencer and Noni Marshall from Howard University; Kelsey Jones and Taylor Burris from Spelman College; Jordan Fisher and Tiana Hunt from Clark Atlanta University; and

Ayron Lewallen and Darrell Williams from Morehouse College.

The eight fellows were recently rewarded for their intrepid, diligent work in the Chevrolet-backed program that provides students from HBCUs scholarships and summer internships at NNPA member, Black-owned newspapers.

The aspiring journalists and media professionals worked with The Washington Informer, The Atlanta Voice, The Carolinian and The Louisiana Weekly to create print, digital and social media content for the publications.

“This is a joyous occasion,” said hip-hop pioneer MC Lyte, the national spokesperson for the DTU journalism program and the master of ceremonies for the award reception held at the Renaissance Hotel in Washington, D.C.

Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., the president and CEO of the NNPA, a trade group that represents over 200 Black-owned media companies, said that it’s vital that the Black community, especially Black publishers, educate young people about the the importance of the Black Press.

“We have a responsibility of raising a new generation of freedom fighters and we have, over the past year, discovered the unexpected,” said Chavis, noting that the 190 year-old Black Press has enjoyed a partnership with General Motors, the automakers behind the Chevrolet brand, that has lasted more than 40 years.

Chevrolet’s Diversity Marketing Manager Michelle Alexander said that the company has vowed to continue the DTU journalism program.

NNPA Chairman Dorothy Leavell told the recipients how

Fake News Targeting African Americans

WASHINGTON, D.C., Oct. 4, 2017/NNPANewswirePR/ The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) Chairman Dorothy R. Leavell and NNPA President and CEO Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis released the following statement about a recent revelation that people with ties to the Russia used fake social media accounts and misleading online ads designed to influence voters during the 2016 presidential election. The 77-year-old association represents African American-owned newspapers and digital products in the United States and reaches the majority of Black households in the U.S. “As publishers of hundreds of African American-owned newspapers, we are concerned about recent revelations that ‘shadowy forces’ allegedly tied to the Russian government targeted African American voters and consumers through the dissemination of fake news, fake social media accounts and deceptive digital advertising,” Leavell said. “This is one of the reasons why, now more than ever, our readers depend on our publications as their primary source of news and information.”

Leavell continued: “The Black Press was created 190 years ago ‘to plead our own cause’ and to counter misinformation and pro-slavery propaganda that kept our people in subjugation and bondage. Our publications have maintained their place as the most trusted source of information to African Americans.”

Leavell added that the NNPA remains united against tactics that work to divide our nation rather than remedy the injustices that plague so many of us.

“The NNPA commends Congress for its investigation into the role social media had in disseminating fake news, propaganda and misinformation during the election,” said Chavis. “However, as the standard bearers of the Black Press,

The NNPA calls on Congress to to take a more aggressive stance against “Fake” online news and misleading advertisements.

NNPA Chairman Dorothy Leavell says that the NNPA is concerned about recent revelations that ‘shadowy forces’ tied to the Russian government targeted African American voters through fake news and digital advertising.

Chavis added: “In the wake of the latest onslaught that we believe hearings are not enough. We are calling for full transparency in digital advertising and marketing campaigns has fueled anti-Black racism and other forms of bigotry, which targeting African-American audiences, so our people will not have stoked racial tensions across the country, we intend to be used politically or otherwise to further agendas not in our use our influence to protect our interests. We seek a meeting with congressional leaders and the White House to discuss this own best interests.” matter.”

proud she was of their efforts and stressed the importance of the Black Press and noted how vital young journalists are to its mission. “We need to create a space for them to tell their stories,” Leavell said. But, the day belonged to the up and coming journalists.

Jordan Fisher and Kelsey Jones received the Social Media Maven Award for their outstanding work on various digital platforms. “Being part of the DTU fellowship program taught me a great deal about social media and journalism,” Fisher said. “Breaking news, catastrophes…will be shown all over the world and with this power, we have a responsibility to uplift our communities.”

One of Fisher’s most memorable stories for The Atlanta Voice was an interview with a sea lion trainer, after a video of a 700-pound sea lion pulling a little girl into the water off a pier in Vancouver, British Columbia went viral. “I learned authenticity can go hand-in-hand with passion,” said Kelsey Jones, who received a lot of attention for her Atlanta Voice pieces on West End development near downtown Atlanta.

Noni Marshall and Alexa Imani Spencer both received the State of the Union Award at the reception for their work covering politics and other issues for The Washington Informer.

“The people I’ve connected with not only made me a better woman, but a better journalist,” said Marshall, who teamed with Alexa to write several exciting stories including a feature on how “News One Now” host Roland Martin had issued a call to action to address the critical financial state of HBCUs. “I was surprised when I was accepted into the program,” Spencer said. “The truth is, I didn’t have much confidence in my journalism, but that changed on ‘Day 1,’” she said, noting that Denise Rolark Barnes, the publisher of the Informer, assigned her a story about a young man who had been accepted to 14 of the 16 colleges he’d applied for.

Washington Informer Editor D. Kevin McNeir pushed Alexa, late into the night, to turn the story in, she said, adding that, “the article was published the next morning on the front page.”

The Live on Air Award went to Tiana Hunt and Darrell Williams. Hunt penned a story in August in The Louisiana Weekly about Williams’ dreams of being a creative director, while one of his signature features was about the 2018 Chevrolet Equinox, which he said should be in every neighborhood across the country. “I’ve discovered so much of the unexpected with great mentors and great people,” Williams said.

Meanwhile, Hunt said the DTU journalism program helped her to see how much hard work and dedication pays off.

“I can honestly say, I ‘discovered the unexpected,’” Hunt said.

Ayron Lewallen and Taylor Burris received the Entertainment Reporting Award for their work interviewing celebrities and other high-profile individuals. “This program taught me that being a journalist is more than interviewing celebrities,” said Burris, who wrote a fascinating story for The Carolinian about Nita Key Enrichment, the first Black music enrichment company in North Carolina. “I’ve become stronger than ever and it means that I have to be prepared to advocate for my community.”

Lewallen, who blogged for The Carolinian about how his Detroit immersion trip changed his mindset, said he had always been big on ideas, but being a DTU fellow was about more than just big ideas.

“I had to dig deep,” said Lewallen. “I will continue my path toward becoming a broadcast journalist and I will never forget what everyone in this program has taught me.”

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Mark Greene is director for Veterans Programs University Advancement at USC- Greene was a Navy Seal and had several deployments to Afghanistan before return to USC to work on his Masters. The Dayton, Ohio and former “Air Force brat” native received the “Hero of the Game” medal from Hall of Famer and USC Athletic Director Lynn Swann. (Photo

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By Earl Heath Contributing Sports Writer The USC Trojans put together one of its best solid performances with a 38-10 PAC-12 win against the Oregon State Beavers.

Sophomore QB Sam Darnold completed 23 of 36 for 316 yards and three scores as the Trojans 5-1 (3-1-PAC-12) bounced back after a 30-27 loss to Washington State last week.

Ronald Jones II had 79 yards on 12 carries as USC amassed 512 yards of offense. Other bright spots for the USC included Tyler Vaughn catching a 37 yard pass from Darnold to open the scoring. Also freshman tight end Josh Falo hauled in thirty yard pass both were the first career touchdowns for each.

Vaughn finished the day with 5 receptions for 68 yards.

Marvin Tell III had 10 tackles 3 solo to led the defense. Chris Hawkins and Christian Rector had seven each.

OSU quarterback Darrell Garretson completed 16 of 29 for 197 yards .Next up the Trojans takes on UTAH at the Coliseum Saturday 5:00 PM kick-off on PAC-12 Network- USC tops the PAC 12 South ahead of the Utes. NOTES: Trojan backup QB Matt Fink had a 51 yard run for a TD in his first game action this season. Also long snapper Jake Olson who has been blind since age 12 made his second appearance of the season.

Long snapper Jake Olson (61) who was blind since age 12 made his second game appearance of the season.

The crowd went silent just before Olson snapped the ball for a PAT. (Photo by Earl Heath)

Chargers Fight for LA

NBA AllStar Game Changes

By Cam Buford Whatsgoodinsports.com It is widely known that the most athletic guys on the planet are basketball players. Couple the most athletic guys in sports with an exciting game and you end up with, what arguably is the most exciting sport. The NBA All-Star weekend traditionally has long been the most exciting All-Star game amongst the four major sports. Whether it’s been apathy, fear of injury or lack of competitiveness amongst players, the All-Star game has lost its luster in recent years.

The Rookie vs. Sophomore game which is played on Friday night has become more exciting than the Sunday night game largely because those young NBA players are playing for name recognition. The events on Saturday night continues to be the most anticipated of the weekend’s events, as it boasts a collaboration of NBA and WNBA talents, an agility course to test the ball handling abilities of the players, the 3-Point Shooting competition, and the ever-popular Slam Dunk Contest.

Even though there remains a great deal of excitement surrounding the NBA’s All-Star weekend, the All-Star game itself has become little more than a glorified scrimmage. Hence the NBA has recently adopted changes that may bring a much needed change to the Sunday All-Star game.

The NBA has chosen to spice up the 2018 NBA All-Star game by altering their typical format. The fans and coaches will still be selecting the players who will participate in the game as they have in the past, though the two top leading vote getters will become team captains and they will choose their teammates from the pool of players who were voted to play in the All-Star game. Each team will have a total of 12 players regardless of their conference affiliation of the teams they represent.

This year’s All-Star game will be held in Los Angeles, CA in February. The All-Star teams will have a dramatically different look. LeBron James and Chris Paul could conceivably be on the same team although they play in different conferences, and Kyrie Irving and Stephen Curry could possibly play on the same team.

These teams will depend invariably on who has the top leading votes.

With the winning All-Star team scoring over 190 points in the past couple All Star games, credit should be given to the players, NBA Players Association and Commissioner for coming to consensus about these changes. According to Jeff Zillgitt of USA Today Sports, Chris Paul states, “I’m thrilled with what the players and the league have done to improve the All-Star Game, which has been a priority for all of us.” He continues on to say, “We’re looking forward to putting on an entertaining show in L.A.” Do you like these All-Star changes that the NBA has adopted? Or do you think additional changes should be implemented to improve the All-Star game? Either way, I want to hear from you! Please share your thoughts with “What’s Good In Sports” in the comment section below or send an email to: info@whatsgoodinsports.com. Your comments and feedback are welcomed and greatly appreciated!

By Cam Buford Whatsgoodinsports.com As the Los Angeles Chargers embark on their first season to return back to L.A. since 1960, they now have plenty of competition to compete with for that entertainment dollar in the city. Although not much compares to the entertainment value the NFL brings to Los Angeles, there is so much more to look forward to in the sports arena. The ever-increasing movie industry and the various shows that are available, the music industry and the countless concert options, the beaches, the sunny weather. Along with the influx of other Los Angeles sports teams, the long-awaited return of the Los Angeles Rams now call Los Angeles home again.

Los Angeles has a long history of great sports teams to call it home. Namely the L.A. Lakers and L.A. Dodgers who had relocated from Minneapolis and Brooklyn respectively, both made their debut’s shortly after the Chargers left from Los Angeles for San Diego in 1960. Even the Los Angeles Clippers left San Diego for the entertainment rich Los Angeles market, meanwhile the Anaheim Ducks and the Los Angeles Kings have also joined the Los Angeles sporting world and eventually brought championship teams, thus adding more entertainment value to the sports fans in Los Angeles.

The Chargers will face some unique challenges as they “Fight for Los Angeles!” First and foremost, since the Rams returned to L.A. in 2016, the Chargers have some catching up to do in attempting to recapture NFL fans in this vast sports market.

They both are set to share a revolutionary new stadium, just east of LAX, which is on schedule to open in 2019. In the meantime, the Rams are playing at the historic L.A. Coliseum, which is able to host significantly more fans than the Stub Hub Center, which the Chargers will call home in the interim.

Growing the Charger fan base is critical to their development in the NFL market, regardless of the size of the stadium.

Although they anticipate many ardent fans will make the 100mile commute from San Diego, it is imperative that they take certain steps to grow their fan base in the Los Angeles market.

Being active and visible in the community is a sure way to develop their local L.A. fan base.

On the Chargers quest to ingratiate themselves in the communities while developing a solid fan base, they will be participating in many important local events this October in an effort to gain support and grow their fan base as well as making their presence known in the local community. Fans and potential fans alike should show their support and see what the Chargers will bring to the community. Below is list of local events: October Community Relations Events 13-Oct Play60 Stephen White Middle School 22102 Figueroa St, Carson, CA 90745 10AM-1:30 13-Oct High School Football Rivalry Series Carson 7PM 13-Oct High School Football Rivalry Series – St. John Bosco El Camino College 16007 Crenshaw Blvd., Torrance, CA 90506 7PM 14-Oct Play60 OCC OCC 2701 Fairview Road Costa Mesa, California 92626 10AM-2PM

21-Oct Strides for Diability 8AM-12PM 25-Oct Play60 Curtiss Middle School 1254 E Helmick St, Carson, CA 90746 10:45AM – 2:00PM 27-Oct Play60 Killybrooke Elementary School 3155 Killybrooke Ln, Costa Mesa, CA 92626 10AM-1:30AM 27-Oct High School Football Rivalry Series Garfield 7PM 28-Oct Dia de los Muertos – Olvera Street Olvera Street 845 N Alameda St, Los Angeles, CA 90012 10AM-6PM

20-Oct High School Rivalry Series – Costa Mesa 7PM

29-Oct San Pedro Dia de los Muertos Festival San Pedro 398 West 6th Street, San Pedro, CA 90731 3PM-9PM By participating in these events, fans will have an opportunity to meet and greet the Chargers players which should inevitably increase their fan base for years to come. However, winning games is essential and will certainly assist them in growing their fan base in the Los Angeles market as no other market than Los Angeles wants to support and enjoy a winning team.

slavery or Kwanzaa (December’s week-long African heritage festivities) or anything like that we celebrate ourselves,” he said, even belittling such holidays as “stupid.”

He’s come to believe such reluctance reflects deeper concern over non-black attitudes.

“It makes other people uncomfortable to deal with the fact of wanting to celebrate things that aren’t considered part of the whole fabric of Americana,” Barris said. “As much as I love the Fourth of July, shouldn’t the real or another equally important Independence Day be the day that all Americans were actually supposed to be free?”

The “black-ish” episode is especially ambitious, starting with the animated segment in which The Roots and Blacc, who also guest stars as himself in the show, perform the song “I’m Just a Slave.”

(The words are new but the music isn’t: It’s drawn from jazz

veteran Dave Frishberg’s “I’m Just a Bill” song that he wrote for a 1976 “Schoolhouse Rock!” segment about how laws are enacted, and he gets a co-credit with other writers including Blacc.)

There are also two original musical numbers produced by guest star Fonzworth Bentley ("Think Like a Man Too”). They feature dancers, singers and the full cast of the comedy headed by actors Anthony Anderson and Tracee Ellis Ross.

One of them, “We Built This,” honors slaves’ uncompensated labor that contributed to the U.S. economy _ which, according to one scene involving an exchange between Anderson’s Dre and Blacc, totaled $300 billion unadjusted for inflation.

It’s counted in the trillions in today’s dollars, Barris said.

His goals for the episode, which per usual uses clever humor and punchlines to leaven serious themes, aren’t quite so stratospheric.

The intention is to “go out there and say something and try to be honest with it,” he said. “That’s all we want to do, is start a conversation.”

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TV’s ‘Black-ish’ makes an issue of ‘Juneteenth’ LOS ANGELES (AP) - If Juneteenth fails to ring a bell, the season debut episode of ABC’s “black-ish” should fix that.

With animation, musical numbers and help from The Roots and Aloe Blacc, the sitcom delves into the holiday that marks June 19, 1865, the date on which a Union Army general ordered laggard Texas to put a stop to slavery in the months following the Civil War’s end.

In the daring manner in which “black-ish” has tackled the casual use of the N-word, police shootings and other thorny issues, Tuesday’s episode (9 p.m. EDT) uses the holiday as a pivot point to debate what America honors of its past and what it sidelines.

Series creator and executive producer Kenya Barris admits he initially brushed off a fellow “black-ish” writer’s suggestion that the show address Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day and first celebrated in 1866.

Then one of Barris’ six children _ who are a regular source of inspiration _ schooled him on a historical figure that gets no lack of attention, the 15th-century Italian explorer Christopher Columbus. “‘Dad, you know Columbus never set foot in North America?”’ Barris recalled the preteen saying. “I said, ‘I think you’re mistaken, son.’ Then I decided to look it up and found he was absolutely right.”

Barris’ research turned up more, including accusations from Columbus’ contemporaries that he brutalized and enslaved people on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola and mistreated others he encountered on his expeditions to the new world.

“It made me start thinking, ‘Why can we celebrate this guy, but when someone says Juneteenth it’s a laughable thing?”’ Barris said.

“So often, myself and my friends don’t like to talk about

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Top Five Tips For Buying Safe Toys This Holiday Season

By Joan Lawrence (NAPSI)—This holiday season, you can pick out toys that are both fun and safe with these simple tips:

1. Follow the age guidance and other safety information on toy packaging. The age grading isn’t about how smart a child is—

Playing with your kids can be one of the best ways to be sure they’re using their new toys safely—and it’s fun.

it’s based on the developmental abilities of children at a given age and the specific features of the toy.

2. Choose a toy that matches your child’s age and interests. The perfect toys are the ones that are right for your children.

If a toy is too advanced, they’ll become frustrated, and if it’s too simple, they’ll get bored. Providing kids with age-appropriate playthings will help them stay safe and reap the full benefits of playtime.

3. Avoid toys with small parts for kids under 3. Items around the home that have small parts are fine for older kids but can pose a choking hazard for children under 3 (or kids who still mouth objects). Toys with small parts have a warning label on the packaging, so keep a careful eye out as you shop.

4. Shop at a retailer you know and trust. Store staff at established businesses will be knowledgeable about age-appropriate toys. At garage sales, secondhand stores or temporary “pop-up” retailers, sellers may not know about the latest safety information and certified products—and may not be around should an issue arise later on.

5. Visit PlaySafe.org for more safety advice. Once the gifts are unwrapped, visit www.PlaySafe.org for tons of advice on toys and play. It’s a

Veterans Stand Down at Stramler Park Thurs.

8-3 The Kern County Veterans Stand Down Organizing Committee, led by California Veterans Assistance Foundation and involving the participation of various Veterans Service Organizations and Kern County Nonprofits, invites our local media partners to advance or cover this event that has become a very fitting annual tradition in a county that truly loves its veterans.

The Veterans Stand Down is structured as a one-day, onestop-shop community service day benefiting all veterans, but especially focusing on veterans who are homeless or at risk for homelessness.

All day long on Thursday, Oct. 12, from 8 a.m. till 3 p.m. at Stramler Park, located at 3805 Chester Avenue in Bakersfield, more than 500 veterans and their families will receive such services as food for themselves and their pets, haircuts, basic medical exams and flu shots, vision exams, linkage to veterans benefits, and veterans court, which helps veterans remove certain legal barriers from their record that could keep them from obtaining housing, gainful employment and credit.

“It isn’t very often that you can provide services to so many veterans and their dependents—even their pets—in a single day, but the Kern County Veterans Stand Down does it every year,” said organizing committee co-chair Heather Kimmel, Assistant Executive Director for the Housing Authority of the County of Kern.

Scores of social service agencies will be delivering services at more than 80 booths at this year’s Stand Down.

“I would like to thank the members of the Stand Down committee for their help, as well as their employers for allowing them to volunteer their time to help make this amazing community event a success,” said organizing committee chair Deb Johnson, President & CEO of California Veterans Assistance Foundation.

“This is our 19th year for the Stand Down and it never ceases to amaze me how many people give of their time to volunteer for the benefit of the veterans in our community.”

Johnson also acknowledged the generous monetary and in-kind support this year’s Stand Down has received from various sources, including: • A $7,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Labor/Veterans Employment and Training Service • $5,000 from California 23rd District Representative and House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy • $2,000 from the VFW Foundation • $1,000 from Valley Republic Bank • $500 from VFW Post 7216 in East Bakersfield • $300 from Titan Oilfield Services; and • A 66% discount on 750 hot meals from Smitty’s Smokin’ Brisket & BBQ. The opening ceremony, scheduled for 8 a.m., will include the Presentation of Colors and the singing of the National Anthem.

Some of the dignitaries expected to attend or send their representatives include: • Congressman David Valadao, CA 21st District • Congressman Kevin McCarthy, CA 23rd District • Senator Andy Vidak, CA 14th Senate District • Assemblyman Vince Fong, CA 34th Assembly District • Assemblyman Tom Lackey, CA 36th Assembly District • Supervisor Mike Maggard, Kern County 3rd Supervisorial District • The Office of Bakersfield Mayor Karen Goh

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comprehensive, free resource that includes detailed tips on small parts, advice for new parents, how to keep kids safe during active play, information on battery and magnet safety, the importance of parental supervision during play and much more.

It’s important to know that all toys sold in the U.S., no matter where they’re made, are subject to strict federal safety laws and standards. So just be sure to pick out toys that match a child’s age and interests and then get on the floor and play with your kids.

Showing little ones how to properly use a toy can be the best way to make sure they understand how to safely enjoy it.

• Ms. Lawrence, a.k.a. the “Toy Safety Mom,” is a lifelong child safety advocate with more than 20 years of experience in the toy industry and senior vice president of standards and regulatory affairs at The Toy Association.

COMMUNITY MEETINGS COUNTY OF KERN PLANNING AND NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT Kern County Planning and Natural Resources Department (PLNR) invites all residents, non-profit agencies, and special districts of unincorporated Kern County and the cities of California City, Ridgecrest, Shafter, Tehachapi, and Wasco to participate in one or more community meetings to be held in the first week of the month of November, 2017. Meeting participants will have the opportunity to discuss housing and community development needs that may affect their communities. In preparation for the County’s upcoming FY 2018-19 Annual Action Plan, information concerning the following U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development programs, which principally benefit low and moderate income persons, will also be provided: • Community Development Block Grant Program - provides grant and loan funds to improve living environments and expand economic opportuni ties (estimated at slightly less than $4.33 million for FY 2018- 19).

• HOME Investment Partnerships Program - provides loan and grant funds to improve the availabilty, accessibility, and affordability of decent housing (estimated at slightly less than $1.2 million for FY 201819).

• Emergency Solutions Grant Program - provides grants for services and emergency shelters for the homeless, including homelessness prevention and rapid re-housing. Matching funds are required. (approximately $414,000 for FY 2018-19).

Eligible Projects: Examples of projects which may be eligible for these federal funds include: handicap accessibility improvements; owner-occupied housing rehabilitation; affordable rental housing construction/rehabilitation; parks and recreation facilities; drainage improvements; curbs and gutters; water and sewer improvements; streets; emergency shelters; and business development and job creation activities. Application and eligibility information is available at http://pcd.kerndsa.com/community-development and will be available at the community meetings.

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Recipe of the Week PUMPKIN BREAD Nothing smells more like the beginning of fall than a home filled with the warm aroma of pumpkin bread!This is one of those recipes that is moist and spicy. The bread actually taste better the day after.

Great desart at gift giving time.

So are you ready? Then let’s get baking!

Ingredients: 1 (15 ounce) can of 100% pumpkin puree 2 large eggs 1 stick of butter at room temperature 2 cups sugar 2 cups all- purpose flour 1 tblsp. baking soda 2/3 cup water 1/2 tsp. salt 1 tsp. ground cinnamon 1 tsp. ground cloves 1 tsp. nutmeg 1/2 tsp. ground ginger Directions: 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour two 7×3 inch loaf pans.

2. In al large bowl, mix together pumpkin puree, eggs, oil, water and sugar until well blended. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and ginger. Stir the dry

ingredients into the pumpkin mixture until just blended.

Pour into prepared pans.

Bake for about 60 minutes in the preheated oven.

Loaves are done when toothpick inserted in comes out clean.

I also made a quick cream cheese glaze to go over top of bread and then I added walnuts for more flavor and garnish.

For more recipes, tips, questions & etc. you can email me at yolandanorwood@gmail.com or @yolanda_prichett on IGAs always it has been my cooking pleasure to share some of my favorite dishes with you. Until we cook again may the kitchen be with you!#thecreativekitchen

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