November 2, 2023

November 2, 2023

Volume 53 - No. 44

Service Dogs are Essential Workers 24/7

By Friedrich Gomez Right now, as we head towards 2024, there are approximately 500,000 service dogs in the United States helping everyday Americans with disabilities live fuller, more purposeful, and joyful lives.

These specially-trained canines are truly “essential workers” for the well-being of people everywhere across America.

And their nonstop 24/7 life-saving canine work is a most daunting challenge. Because there are so many

people today in need of them.

difficulty seeing.

MILLIONS OF AMERICANS LIVE WITH DISABILITIES.

3. 6.8% have an independent living disability, meaning they struggle to do errands by themselves.

According to the latest CDC figures of 2023, over 63 million adults in the U. S. live with disabilities. To better transform those numbers into sobering statistics, read and ponder the following: 1. That’s 26% of the U. S. adult population, or approximately one in four people with disabilities.

2 4.6% of them are blind or have

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4. One in four American women have some sort of disability.

5. Many disabilities are unseen, such as depression, bipolar, post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), which is especially prevalent among our U. S. military veterans.

Service dog duties cover the gamut from the physical disability, to the

emotional, psychological, medical (such as detecting cancer), and much, much more.

Every 30 seconds, somewhere in these United States, a service dog is accomplishing the seeminglyimpossible!

Right now, somewhere within the 50 U. S. states, there is a person with diabetes who is distracted by their daily work and has completely forgotten to test his or her own blood sugar level.

Unknown to them, during the height

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vice dog saved her from the clutches of diabetic complications.

of their busy job schedule, their body’s sugar level is now trending dangerously low.

The female canine, Ginger, has been highly-trained to use her uncanny sense of smell to detect such a low-sugar level, an attribute which still puzzles animal behaviourists today.

For one woman, her service dog companion sits at her feet. Then, the dog lifts its head. Then the canine moves closer by her side. The dog now begins to become agitated. And as mere seconds pass, the dog begins to whimper (what canine experts call “crying:).

Ginger, is the dog’s name, and she is now standing fully erect on all fours, and like a centurion guardian, the canine yelps out loud as if in sudden pain!

The dog is in distress, and nudges her handler’s leg once, twice, then repeatedly -- and also begins whimpering (as if crying) louder and louder.

This is no ordinary animal.

The startled woman worker breaks her concentration on her focused work schedule. She looks down lovingly at her four-footed guardian angel. And fully recognises what her dog’s “alert signal”is all about.

She lovingly pats her service dog companion on the head and she takes her four tablets of glucose to combat hypoglycemia.

This wasn’t the first time her ser-

Give Us This Day Our Daily Chuckle This week, a compendium of wit, wisdom and neat stuff you can tell at parties. Enjoy!

The 60th High School Reunion He was a widower and she a widow.

They had known each other for a number of years, having been high school classmates and having attended class reunions in the past, without fail.

This 60th anniversary of their class, the widower and the widow made a foursome with two other singles.

They had a wonderful evening, their spirits high, with the widower throwing admiring glances across the table . . . and the widow smiling coyly back at him.

Incredibly, the dog’s sense of smell, located in its olfactory centre in the neural tissue of its fore-brain, allows it to have a sense of smell that is as much as 100,000 times more acute than any human being.

More than that, the highly-trained dog can be inches away from a barbecue where aromatic fish and meat fill the surrounding air and yet still be able to discern if its master’s sugar level has dropped below their target level, or between 55-69 mg/dl.

SERVICE DOGS ARE PROTECTED BY U. S. LAWS. As mentioned above, the United States has approximately 500,000 service dogs helping and assisting people under the “Americans with Disabilities” (ADA).

They assist people with visual impairments navigate safely through unfamiliar places.

For senior citizens who are often neglected and alone, they provide invaluable emotional companionship.

They can even protect a handler by ‘sensing’ an impending seizure – before it happens. And not just here in America, but their life-saving saga girds the entire globe in various foreign countries.

This is their story.

DATELINE: NORTH SAN DIEGO COUNTY. Of the 123 Americans who die each and every day from suicide, about 17 are U. S. military veterans (active and retired).

San Diego military veteran, William “Lee” Canet, served valiantly as a life-saving medical corpsman in the U. S. Navy.

By law, these precious, life-saving service dogs must be given access to almost everywhere that their human handlers go.

However, as a medical corpsman, Canet saw the traumatic events of war up-close-and-personal, and it took its toll on him: emotionally, psychologically, and mentally, all of which left him a broken man when he completed his military service.

As such, these dogs make it possible for people with various disabilities to live independently and overcome the challenges of dayto-day life.

When he returned home after experiencing the carnage and horrors strewn on the battle fields, he was cursed with deep mental depression, anxiety, and various symp-

Finally during one dance, he picked up courage to ask her, “Will you marry me?”

felt his heart skip a beat.

After about 6 seconds of careful consideration, she answered, “Yes.... yes I will!”

Needless to say, the evening ended on a happy note for the widower.

However, the next morning he was troubled. Did she say Yes or did she say No? He couldn’t remember. Try as he would, he just could not recall. He went over-and-over the conversation of the previous evening, but his mind was blank.

He remembered asking the question, but for the life of him could not recall her response.

With fear and trepidation, he picked up the phone and called her.

First, he explained that he couldn’t remember as well as he used to.

Then he reviewed the past evening.

As he gained a little more courage, he then inquired of her, “When I asked if you would marry me, did you say .Yes or did you say No?”

Then she continued. “And I’m so glad you called, because I couldn’t remember who asked me.”

•••• I recently hosted a dinner party for many of our old friends, some of who we hadn’t seen for years.

Everyone was encouraged to bring their children and grandchildren along as well.

All throughout dinner, Emma, my wife’s best friend’s four-year-old granddaughter kept staring at me.

This beautiful little girl could hardly eat her food for staring at me.

I checked my shirt for spots, felt my face for food and patted my hair in place, but nothing stopped her from staring at me.

Finally I asked her, “Emma, why are you staring at me so?”

“Why you silly man, she replied, I said Yes. Yes I will! And I meant it with all my heart!”

Everyone at the table had noticed her behavior also, and the table went quiet, waiting for her response.

The widower was delighted. He

Little Emma said, “I just wanna

toms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).

No amount of medication, therapy sessions, or other efforts of medical intervention seemed to have any positive effects.

His live was left in tatters, broken, and seemingly unable to be remedied. His final refuge in the form of “hope” now left him, leaving him alone in a dark unmerciful world where inner demons continued to plague him relentlessly, nonstop.

His saviour came in the form of a golden retriever-mix, by the name of Billy.

The intervention of a service dog was the perfect fit for his ailments.

Amazingly, these service dogs can calm someone with post-traumatic stress disorder, even waking them from upsetting dreams. They can even sense a PTSD attack in advance, before it even occurs, often fetching prescribed medication for their handlers and, thus, derailing or alleviating the PTSD episode.

During such ‘events,’ these dogs provide their owners with physical comfort, the sense of touch, as PTSD victims often brace themselves by hugging their dogs until the moment passes.

Moreover, service dogs can find lost items for their handler, since memory loss can be a most chalService Dogs continued on page 3 see how you drink like a fish.”

•••• The following was overheard at a recent “high society” party.

“My ancestry goes back all the way to Alexander the Great,” said Christine.

She then turned to Miriam and asked, “How far back does your family go?”

“I don’t know,” replied Miriam, “All of our records were lost in the flood.”

•••• Hello darkness my old friend, it’s time to buy new bulbs again.

•••• A prominent surgeon, who was a member of operating teams at both St. Francis Hospital and Christ Hospital in the Chicago area, would operate in the morning, then field calls about his patients in the evening.

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Service Dogs from page 2 lenging and frustrating experience for afflicted military combat veterans.

For San Diegan, William Lee Canet, his service dog, Billy, was the perfect medical prescription.

While the U. S. Navy medical “field doctor” Canet, assisted and saved countless wounded U. S. Marines, sadly, there was no one to return the favour when he retired with mental flashbacks, deep depression, emotional trauma, and PTSD – that is, no one -- until Billy, the golden retriever, came into his shattered life.

After the specially-trained trauma dog was paired with William Canet, the beautiful golden retriever lit up his life.

Canet’s life suddenly rebounded.

And he was led – of all things -- by a dog, out of his tomb of pain and darkness.

Canet’s civilian life was remedied by a strange medical prescription which came in the form of four legs and a long shaggy tail.

Through pure animal instincts, the dog had genuine empathy because he could actually ‘sense’ and ‘feel’ his master’s inner pain and torment. The bond of love was ineffable.

The 28-year-old U. S. military veteran was now out-and-about, experiencing the world, and even attending college . . . along with his loyal canine companion, Billy, always by his side.

Today, William “Lee” Canet is now 36-years-old, and he clearly remembers what his service dog did for him, as he expressed in his own words: “You go from a place of darkness and despair to getting out of the house, having another purpose – and living again.”

(Canet’s service dog, Billy, was trained and donated by Next Step Service Dogs of Escondido.

Today, the nonprofit organization (Next Step Service Dogs) is working and helping wounded veterans at Camp Pendleton, near Oceanside, California.)

SERVICE DOG PROVES MEDICAL EXPERTS WRONG BY HELPING 11-YEAR-OLD LITTLE GIRL TO WALK. The top medical experts told the parents of 11-year-old Bella Burton that the little girl would be confined to a wheelchair for the rest of her life.

The medical prognosis devastated Bella’s parents, Edward and Rachel Burton of Woburn, Massachusetts.

Little Bella, who only weighed a scant 40 pounds, was born with a rare and progressive muscle-wasting condition known as Morquio syndrome.

The Morquio syndrome is a rare, inherited birth disorder. It is so rare as to only affect one in 250,000 births; with the symptoms beginning to appear between the ages of one and three The cruelty of Morquio syndrome is that there is no cure.

Symptoms include short height, abnormal bone development, and a large head with a short body torso.

The lack of enzymes can damage a child’s physical capabilities, and cause enlarged organs, a heart murmur, and breathing problems.

Because there is no cure, treatments may include enzyme replacement therapy, gene therapy, and bone marrow transplants.

Miraculously, the feeble little girl whose legs had been wasting away, learned to walk with the mysterious emotional, mental, and psychological support of a 4-yearold Great Dane service dog, named George.

The massive Great Dane gave her the strength (and the will) to somehow walk without using her crutches, by allowing little Bella to lean on his massive 130 pound frame.

Instinctively, the dog sensed that she was unable to walk without crutches, so he slowly assisted her: first, the service dog encouraged her by gently nudging her to just stand erect (without her crutches), with the fragile little girl just leaning upright against his powerful body.

The 11-year-olde just stood there, only leaning against the canine, George, but not moving.

It was the very first time she tried standing, away from her wheelchair and crutches. After all, the world’s top medical authorities said she could never, ever walk.

Then, patiently, as time passed, the service dog cautiously and slowly moved slightly forward with her leaning and holding onto him – only inch by inch.

Then George, instinctively, would occasionally stop, so she could just rest, but still standing.

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Be Well Valley Center Health & Wellness Faire November 3 • 11am - 4 pm 29105 Valley Center Rd Valley Center The Valley Center Chamber of Commerce, together with North Inland Community Prevention Program, Mental Health Systems, would like to announce we are hosting a Health & Wellness Faire titled “Be Well Valley Center” to our local community. We are partnering with local Health & Wellness professionals to bring this open house event to Valley Center.

Professionals will be on site to discuss fitness, mental health, nutrition, and holistic care. Additionally, our public services and safety professionals will be on hand to our community members, so come by and say “Hello”!

We are excited to include local Physical Therapy and Chiropractic care to discuss the benefits their services can provide to overall health well-being! For those needing a pick-me-up, Cactus Cat’s Coffee will be serving up tasty beverages as well.

We are happy to announce there will be Naloxone training available as well. This will be a 20-minute mini-seminar. One more tool to help combat the Fentanyl crisis.

Call 760-749-8472 to reserve your spot. *** Escondido Woman’s Club Meeting November 6 • 10:30am 751 N. Rose, Escondido The Escondido Woman’s Club monthly meeting will be on Monday, November 6, 2023, at their Clubhouse, 751 No. Rose, (corner Mission Ave.) Escondido. The meeting starts at 10:30am. The program starts at 11:15am. The program at this meeting will be about “Mental Health Awareness during the Holiday Season”, and the speaker will be a representative from the Center for Community Solutions. Lunch is at 12noon.

Reservations are required for lunch.

Cost is $15.00. Please respond by Saturday, November 4th. Call the Clubhouse at 760.743.9178, and leave your name and phone num-

ber and someone will call you back. We look forward to seeing you at the meeting.

If you are interested in meeting some great ladies, being involved in doing community outreach, hearing great programs, and joining a women’s club that has been in existence for 113 years, please make a reservation and attend our meeting. You will be happy you did, and we will be delighted to have you. *** Parkinson’s’ Support Group Meeting November 6 • 10am 17252 Bernardo Center Drive Rancho Bernardo November 6th - Parkinson’s Support Group Meeting for all North County Inland Communities Parkinson’s Support Group. Free monthly meetings for people with Parkinson’s and their care partners are held on the first Monday of every month from 10am until Noon at San Rafael Church, 17252 Bernardo Center Drive, Rancho Bernardo, in the Parish Hall. Our featured speaker for Monday, November 6th is Nancy Floodberg who will present “Aware and Care Preparation for Hospital Visits”. Separate breakout sessions for People with Parkinson’s and care partners will follow the presentation to discuss successes and challenges.

Come learn, share, meet, and enjoy the free refreshments with other involved Parkinson’s persons. Please call (760) 749-8234 or (760) 5181963 if you have any questions. *** Operation HOPE- North County Celebrates 20 Years with Gala On Friday, November 3, Operation HOPE-North County will be hosting its 20 Years of HOPE Red Carpet Gala at the Crossings in Carlsbad from 4-8pm. The Gala will be a celebration of 20 years of service to our community as well as an opportunity to honor 2 individuals and 1 local company who have partnered with OHNC and/or have exemplified a deep commitment to serving our unsheltered residents.

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Local News

County Updates Raw Milk Salmonella Case Count and Product Recall County of San Diego health officials are reporting three additional cases of Salmonella illness linked to unpasteurized or “raw” milk from a producer in Fresno, CA. This brings the total number of local cases to 12, including three people who were hospitalized. The cases began in late September and the most recent person became ill on Oct. 17.

The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) posted a recall of Raw Farm milk and heavy cream Oct. 24, and a PDF that contains the specific product identification numbers with “best by” dates between Oct. 11 and Nov. 6.

Additional raw milk products were not recalled.

by CDPH and other local health departments.

Raw or “natural” milk has not gone through the pasteurization process that heats the milk to a high temperature for a short period of time to kill harmful germs that can contaminate raw milk. These germs can include Salmonella, Listeria, E. coli and other bacteria, viruses and parasites. Pasteurization is the only effective method for eliminating most harmful germs in raw milk or milk products and it does not significantly change dairy’s nutritional value.

The County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency urges anyone who may have recently purchased Raw Farm LLC raw milk to not consume it and discard the product.

This recall is separate from the Salmonella Thompson illnesses linked to Gills Onions Diced Onion products. California has reported 17 cases associated with this Salmonella Thompson outbreak and San Diego has two cases linked to this incident. Both cases were ill in August and no additional cases have been identified in San Diego since then.

The illnesses have been caused

by Salmonella bacteria, which is commonly found in human and animal intestines. The 12 San Diego County residents who became ill have reported consuming Raw Farm LLC raw milk the week before they became ill. Cases in other parts of the state are being tracked

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends against the consumption of raw milk and related products. People most at risk for severe illness are adults 65 years and older, children younger than 5 years of age, and individuals with weakened immune systems.

People infected with Salmonella generally develop bloody or watery diarrhea, stomach cramps, fever, nausea, vomiting and headache approximately six hours to six days after consuming contaminated foods.

The illness typically lasts four to seven days. In some cases, people may develop severe illness that leads to hospitalization.

More information on raw milk safety is available at https://www. cdc.gov/foodsafety/rawmilk/fastfacts.html

Fatal Traffic Collison On October 28, 2023, at 6:28 p.m., the City of Carlsbad Police Department responded to the 4500 block of Carlsbad Blvd due to a traffic collision involving a vehicle and a motorcyclist.

Upon arrival, officers found that a Kawasaki motorcycle had collided with the back of a Chevy SUV. The motorcycle rider, a 25-year-old male from Kentucky, was ejected and injured in the roadway. The injured male was treated by fire Local News continued on page 14

Alan just had surgery recently for a mass on his right cheek/jaw and the lab reports it was a cancer and they were able to get the entire mass but he does have to go through radiation. The prognosis, fortunately, is good. He looks great and we had many a laugh during lunch.

Had lunch last week with my dear pal, Alan Skuba. Alan owned Escondido’s KOWN Radio when I managed it for him from 1970 to 1977. We’ve been close friends ever since.

We talked over old times and got caught up on friends and business acquaintances from years gone by, several of whom have passed, several of whom have had or are having health problems. Alan and I are both approaching our 85th birthday so we are seeing more and more of our friends having health issues - and we both have had our share. It happens. It’s all part of life.

Alan and I both agreed that we have both had wonderful, adven-

Alan lost his wife, Nancy, almost three years ago. The Skubas are like a second family to me and I’m particularly close to Steven, who now lives in Utah. I coached Steven in Little League and he worked for me when I owned Lyle’s at Dixon Lake.

Alan and Nancy took care of Scott and Kenny for a week when Mary and I went river rafting down the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon, about 30+ years ago. We loved the trip and the kids loved staying with the Skubas.

He still plays golf regularly, still lives in Palm Desert, and comes in to San Diego County often enough that I’m sure we’ll have lunch again.

Absolutely love this man and his family! Great, great memories.

Hi Lyle, Hope you are well. Dad always loves your paper. He had some thoughts he was hoping to get into your editorial page . I personally wish everyone pushing this had to see the kids that have wrecked lives and trying to put them back together after being altered by surgery and hormones.

Dad will be 100 on the 7th of November. It’s a bit humbling to think how much he has experienced.

Best to you and your wonderful group.

Leslie The Wall Street Journal exposed Letters continued on page 14 is BJ’s Restaurant in the Westfield Shopping Center in Escondido. A spacious, neat place with lots of adjacent parking, plenty of tables, booths and seats and an attentive wait staff.

ture filled lives and if either one of us check out tomorrow we don’t want our families to grieve as “it’s been a great ride!”

Man About Town

Letters to the Editor

Alan Skuba & yours truly.

Alan shared a photo album with me of all the years at KOWN Radio. One of the more enjoyable lunches I’ve had in years!

Alan had a waiter take our photo, a copy of which appears in this column (I’m the really handsome one on the right, with the plaid shirt).

Can’t wait till our next lunch. This time, I’ll buy. Alan picked up the tab today (discovered another great restaurant in Escondido, BJ’s in the Westfield Mall. I’ll be back!

Took Mary there for lunch the very next day.

Part of the fun of being an editor/ publisher is that we visit a lot of eateries, the most recent one of which I visited (with Alan Skuba)

I had the fresh Mozarella and tomato salad and a bowl of chicken tortilla soup (with Alan Skuba) and the same order the next day with absolutely delicious clam chowder (with Mary). I ordered the “unlimited” special for $13 (all the soup and/or salad you can eat).

Other menu items include a wide range of appetizers . . . (Mary had the tri-tip sliders), Slow roasted wings, steaks and many other slowroasted favorites, lots of sandwiches, burgers, pastas, specialty entrees, a wide variety of salads and plenty of pizzas.

It’s a great place for entertaining, plenty of craft beers, wines and spirits.

An absolutely delightful place to dine!

•••• Another benefit of being a publishMan About Town continued on page 14

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to Bella’s mother, Rachel Burton: “Bella can now even walk around without George!”

was giving her the will and the strength to eventually walk beside him – helping little Bella to embrace a normal life. The dog, by uncanny instincts, knew this was not a ‘normal’ life, and that she was ‘hurt.’

Today, Bella can now walk up and down her stairs at home without a lot of help, whereas three years ago such an achievement was thought to be medically and humanly impossible for her!

In time, Bella, whose legs had been wasting away before meeting George, the tiny 40-pound girl was now able to support her entire weight after only six months with her service dog.

The medical experts who formally agreed that she would be confined to a wheelchair for a lifetime, were now stunned into silence, as both little Bella and her new best friend, George, appeared on a Channel 5 documentary titled “Dogs With Extraordinary Jobs!” on the Smithsonian channel.

On the televised documentary, Bella exclaimed: “My leg muscles got really weak and it was hard to walk, but once I got George it kind of forced me to walk!”

She uttered the words along with a broad smile as big as all outdoors.

George, the huge 130 pound muscular Great Dane dog, and little 40pound Bella Burton, both shared their amazing journey together when it was aired on various newscasts such as ABC News, as well as foreign newspapers around the globe, including London’s The Daily Mail, which is the largest daily circulated newspaper in the United Kingdom.

Three years before she got her service dog George, Bella had to rely on crutches or a wheelchair.

Today, with the help of George, she has learned to walk, run, and even swim!

She not only swims, but she can dive and do flips in the water, with George always close and keeping a careful watch over her!

Medical authorities had never seen anything like it in their medical journals, as one expert was quoted as simply saying: “When Bella Burton met George, it was a match made in Heaven!”

When you’re finished reading this cover story, readers can view a most extraordinary video of both George and little Bella together, just log onto Google and type the following as seen below.

Google: George the Great Dane Service Dog. I promise you, it will be worth it.

STORY UDATE: Today, according

Says Bella: “George trained me to walk! I wasn’t going to give up, and he (George) knew that, so he helped me make sure I wasn’t going to give up.”

But even though Bella can walk, swim, and dive by herself, she knows that George, her 130-pound Great Dane from the Service Dog Project will always be her best friend and she will never, ever part with him.

Often, just the two of them, Bella and George, simply cuddle on the couch together.

Bella’s parents say that the two have been inseparable from the start, and they aim to keep it that way.

As for George, his miraculous work with Bella has earned him worldwide recognition. The story has exploded on the worldwide internet.

And by the way, George has also won the American Kennel Club’s “Award for Canine Excellence!”

The entire Burton family attended the American Kennel Club event in Orlando, Florida, where the big, lovable dog personally received his special award in front of thousands of spectators, alongside of Bella and her parents, Edward and Rachel Burton.

COMPANION DOG STOPS HIS OWNER FROM COMMITTING SUICIDE. What does deep depression ‘smell’ like to a companion canine? Or, how are such dogs able to ‘sense’ suicidal thoughts?

Oodles from page 3 Our Jean Cole Commitment to Service Award Recipient is Jordan Verdin is the founder of Humanity Showers, a non-profit that provides mutual aid and mobile showers to folks experiencing homelessness.

Our Volunteer of the Year Award Recipient is longtime volunteer Vickie Lancaster. Our Philanthropist of the Year Award Recipient is Vista-based company BioFilm Inc who has been a continuous supporter of our shelter services.

All ticket sales, sponsorships, silent auction, and live auction proceeds will directly benefit continuing support of Operation HOPE-North County through the 2023/2024 year. Sponsorship opportunities are still available.

Tickets can be purchased at: operationhopeshelter.org For more information about the Gala and sponsor opportunities please contact Adri Furtado, Director of Resource Development afurtado@operationhopeshelter.org *** Chipping Day November 4 • 8am 3pm VC Water District Property Across from Community Hall on Lilac Road • Valley Center The Valley Center Fire Safe Council will be sponsoring a Chipping Day Saturday November 4 starting at 8:00 with chipping services provided by Davey Tree Service.

Chips will be available for delivery to local sites by Davey Tree on Saturday during the event. Please contact me to make advance arrangements if you would like chips.

Construction lumber, weeds and palm fronds will not be accepted for chipping.

As impossible as these capabilities seem to be for ordinary human beings to even imagine, to four-pawed heroes, this seemingly-impossible ability is an ongoing baffling phenomenon for research scientists.

The chipping site will be on the Water District Property across from the Community Hall and Fire Station 1 on Lilac Road. The gates will open at 8 am and close at 3 pm on Saturday November 4.

Byron Taylor is a young man with most of his exciting, youthful life full of dreams and ambitions, all of which he eagerly looked forward to fulfilling, along with his companion dog and also his girlfriend.

The Valley Center Fire Safe Council will be providing support services. Any one who would like to volunteer some time during the day to help direct traffic will be welcome.

Then, one unexpected day, Byron’s life took a most savage and unmerciful turn for the worse.

***

Bryon began to suffer intense bouts Service Dogs continued on page 12

Friends of Daley Ranch Annual Picnic November 4 Ranch House Patio 9:30 a.m. Guided hike for new in-

terpretive signs led by Rick Mercurio; meet at La Honda Gate 10 a.m. Shuttle service starts by La Honda gate for the Ranch House 10:30 a.m. Ranch House and restored barn open for public visit 11:30 a.m. Lunch served 12 noon - Welcome by Jerry Harmon, FODR president - City of Escondido Mayor, Council members, and City Manager - Project reports by FODR Board 1 p.m. Shuttle service starts for the La Honda gate Please RSVP by October 28. Please email us at info@daleyranch.org providing names of all attendees and the number of your guests requesting shuttle service.

Questions? Email FODR at http:// info@daleyranch.org or phone Rick Mercurio at 760-214-7587 *** California Retired Teachers Week November 5-11, 2023 Teachers never stop caring...

Retired Teachers Donate more than $39 million Worth of Volunteer Time!

The week of November 5-11, 2023 is California’s 25th annual Retired Teachers Week. The California Retired Teachers Association urges everyone to find a way to give back to their community. Even with pandemic restrictions still widely in place, last year CalRTA members logged more than one million hours of service in their communities.

That’s worth more than $39 million in services. Anywhere you go in North County Inland you are likely to find retired teacher volunteers. They tutor in the local schools, distribute food to those in need, drive seniors to appointments and work at hospitals. Since 1998, the California Retired Teachers Association has sponsored Retired Teachers Week as a way to not only spotlight our members’ extensive volunteerism but to encourage others to do the same. We cared about our students and our communities while we worked as educators, and that caring doesn’t stop at retirement! Join our call to give back. You’ll find the effort is well worth your time.

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5th District Supervisor

Jim Desmond

The good, the bad, and the ugly The Legislature adjourned September 14th, and the Governor had until October 14th to sign or veto all legislation. Of the 2,668 bills introduced, 1,046 made it to his desk. He signed 890 and vetoed 156. Many of the bills he signed will have significant impacts, though they received little public attention.

Among these is a bill aimed at reducing the epidemic of catalytic converter thefts. AB 641 will allow prosecution of thieves found in possession of multiple stolen converters. Another bill, SB 55, requires automobile dealerships to offer customers the option of having the vehicle’s VIN etched onto their new vehicle’s catalytic converter.

In an attempt to help California’s Small Business entrepreneurs, AB 258 requires the Office of Small Business Advocate to post funding opportunities for small business on a new online portal. And to assist active duty military personnel transitioning to civilian careers, AB 883 will require California’s licensing boards to expedite/assist licensing for active duty military applying for professional licenses.

AB 1283 authorizes public and private schools to administer albuterol inhalers to students suffering respiratory distress. AB 1651 requires

EpiPen auto-injectors to be stored by school agencies in accessible locations for emergency use. And my bill, AB 1233, requires outreach to tribal governments about the availability of opioid overdose reversal medication. These bills will save lives.

On the downside, in a costly imposition on local school districts, AB 579 requires all new school busses to be zero-emission by 2035, without providing a funding source to pay for the new busses. And in a major imposition on large business enterprises, SB 253 requires businesses that operate in California and generate over $1 billion in revenue -- even those located in other states, to report global greenhouse gas emissions, including emissions from their supply chains. Violators can be fined up to $500,000 per year.

These are just a few of the bills signed into law this year. More information on all legislation is available at: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/ Assemblymember Marie Waldron, R- Valley Center, represents the 75th Assembly District in the California Legislature, which includes the cities of Poway, Santee, portions of the City of San Diego, and most of rural eastern and northern San Diego County.

A Word from San Marcos Mayor Rebecca Jones Honor Our Heroes at the City’s Veterans Day Ceremony gracefully stands. The ceremony will begin at 11 a.m. and a reception will follow at noon. The city will honor our veterans by beautifying the park with red, white and blue flowers and American flags.

I encourage you to continue your appreciation for our veterans by doing one or more of the below:

The City of San Marcos would like to salute all who’ve risked their life to serve our country and protect our freedom. We appreciate the bravery from all branches of the military.

To commemorate our veterans, join the city for the Veterans Day Ceremony on Saturday, Nov. 11 at Helen Bougher Park, 1243 Borden Road, where the All Veterans Memorial

• Express your gratitude for veterans with a phone call, text or handwritten letter • Share the importance of Veterans Day with loved ones • Donate to a veteran-focused charity/organization • Support local veteran-owned businesses • Wear a red poppy to demonstrate your support Thank you, veterans, for all that you’ve done and continue to do.

Visit www.san-marcos.net for more information.

National Security Threat Last Friday, U.S. Customs and Border Protection sent a bulletin alerting officers that Hamas, Hezbollah, & Islamic Jihad foreign fighters may be encountered at the U.S. southern border. The bulletin provides officers with instructions on critical indicators, including single, military-aged males with undetermined travel plans. This information comes during the same week San Diego Border agents apprehended a former Afghan Army general.

To date this year, Border Patrol agents apprehended 169 terror watchlist individuals. Not only is this a record, but it exceeds the combined totals of the past six years.

In September, there were 269,735 migrant encounters at the southern border, making it the highest single month ever recorded. For the fiscal year 2023, Border Patrols have reported 2.47 million encounters, marking the highest annual total ever recorded in a single year.

In addition to these encounters, there have been over 1.6 million “known gotaways” at the south-

ern border in the last five years.

Known gotaways are people seen or detected by Border Patrol agents but not apprehended.

The Federal Government is currently allowing more asylum seekers into the U.S. than Border Patrol agents can manage. Overwhelmed Border Patrol Agents are forced to drop migrants into our communities without resources or travel support. San Diego County experienced a significant influx, with over 22,000 migrants dropped in our community by Border Agents within the past 6 weeks. The yearend projection for migrant arrivals is expected to exceed 50,000 with no end in sight.

Given mounting national security concerns, the current unsustainable border policies are threatening our community’s and nation’s safety. We must immediately shut down the border, secure it, and restore order.

San Diego County District 5 Supervisor Jim Desmond, 1600 Pacific Highway, #335, San Diego, CA 92101, United States http:// www.supervisorjimdesmond.com/

Problem Solved

by Christopher Elliott

Help me with these fraudulent charges on my card. Citi won’t.

After reporting several fraudulent charges on her Costco Citi Card, Jeanne Vaul gets a new card. But Citi won’t reverse the fake charges. What’s going on?

Q: I need your help with several fraudulent charges on my Costco Citi Card. I reported the charges as soon as I saw them. Citi locked the card and sent me a new one. But when I tried to activate the new card, I received a message that someone had already used the new card.

I reported the problem to Citi.

It locked the new card and sent me another one. The second card didn’t work either. The third card worked -- except that the charges for $613 were still on the bill.

My husband handled the dispute by phone, so there is no paper trail.

We received a denial and immediately appealed. We have not heard back from Citi yet. We’d like to receive credit for the fraudulent charges. Can you help us?

~ Jeanne Vaul, Williamsburg, Va. A: The fraudulent charges were obviously not yours. Whoever stole your card went on a spending spree, ordering pay-per-view and takeout meals. A halfway-skilled investigator could have figured out that these weren’t your charges with a simple phone call -- or by looking at your previous spending patterns.

It’s far more likely that there was some kind of electronic hiccup when you asked for a replacement card. And I think I know what happened. I’ll tell you in a minute.

You did the right thing by disputing your credit card bill immediately. I outline the correct steps for a chargeback in my guide to credit card disputes. I also have executive contacts at Citibank that you could have used.

Problem Solved continued on page 12

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Historically Speaking It’s All a Matter of Time

By Tom Morrow About the only occasion most of us take notice of “time” is when we have to keep an appointment, find out when our favorite TV program is aired, or cuss out the confounding “daylight savings” time, which is about to change again, (Nov. 5).

The definition of a time zone is a longitudinal (up and down) geographic location that observes a uniform area for legal, commercial and social purposes. There are 24 time zones circling the globe. Time zones are 15 degrees (60 miles equal one degree) apart longitudinally and often follow the boundaries between states and countries and their subdivisions instead of strictly following longitude degrees, because it is convenient for areas in frequent communication to keep the same time … like railroads, airlines, and communications networks.

Trying not to get too technical,

the position of the Sun in the sky, known as solar time, varies by location due to the spherical shape of the Earth. This variation corresponds to four minutes of time for every degree of longitude, so for example when it is solar noon in London, it is about 10 minutes before solar noon in Bristol, England some 2.5 degrees (90 miles) to the west of London.

The British Royal Observatory in Greenwich was founded in 1675, establishing “Greenwich Mean Time” (GMT), which is the solar time at that geographic location. Astronomers of that era developed GMT as an aid to mariners to determine longitude at sea. Today, U.S. military units refer to GMT as “Zulu Time.”

So, no matter the location on the globe, there always is a time constant for everyone on earth.

In the 19th century, as transportation and telecommunications improved, it became increasingly inconvenient for each location to observe its own solar time. In November 1840, the Great Western Railway started using GMT kept by portable chronometers. This practice was soon followed by other railway companies in Great Britain and became known as “Railway Time.”

Around August 1852, time signals

What Is A Reverse Mortgage?

(HECM) is an FHA loan program.

The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) insures the loan and Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issues the guidelines for the loan. The first FHA insured reverse mortgage loan was for a woman in Kansas in 1989.

By Laura Strickler When I began my career in reverse mortgages, the loan program didn’t have national spokespeople and there were no national commercials but there were many more misconceptions than there are today. Many people had never heard of the loan.

The program was designed to keep homeowners in their homes by unlocking the equity in the home. The loan, formally known as the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage

were first transmitted by telegraph from the Royal Observatory. By 1855, Great Britain’s public clocks were using GMT, but that didn’t become England’s legal time until 1880.

Timekeeping on North American railroads in the 19th century was complex. Each railroad used its own standard of time, usually based on the local time of its headquarters or more important its terminus. The railroad’s train schedules were published using its own time. Some junctions served by several railroads had a clock for each railroad, each of which showed a different time.

In 1863, Charles F. Dowd proposed a system of hourly standard time zones for North American railroads. He took this action with-

Spouse (NBS) is NOT a borrower on the loan. Remember that borrowers must be 62 years of age or older. Once the borrowing spouse dies or is incapacitated, the NonBorrowing Spouse is allowed to remain in the home until another maturity event occurs. Non-Borrowing Spouses are not allowed access to the loan funds once the qualifying borrower dies or is incapacitated.

out consulting the railroads. Rail officials weren’t consulted on the matter until 1869.

In 1870, Dowd proposed four ideal time zones for the United States having north-south borders with the first centered on Washington, D.C. But, by 1872 the first time zone was centered on meridian 75 degrees west of Greenwich.

Dowd’s system was never accepted by North American railroads.

Instead, U.S. and Canadian railroads implemented a version proposed by the Traveler’s Official Railway Guide. The borders of its time zones ran through major cities’ railroad stations.

Historically Speaking continued on page 12 Pay for dental/health issues or inhome health care Purchase a new home or dream home closer to family Purchase long term care insurance Purchase mortgage insurance to pay off the reverse mortgage Create a line of credit to allow for real estate investment

The HECM came to be know as Reverse Mortgages because they don’t require monthly mortgage payments and the mortgage balance doesn’t go down, rather it increases over time. So, they work in reverse to regular mortgages.

Reverse Mortgages can provide for elimination of a current mortgage, create a line of credit, create an income stream, provide cash or a combination of all.

Since its inception, the program has continued to evolve, providing more protections to borrowers and their families.

My clients have used the reverse mortgage to:

To qualify for a HECM reverse mortgage:

Pay off an existing mortgage

The borrower must be at least 62, live in the home, maintain it and pay the property charges (property taxes, HOA dues, homeowners insurance). A younger spouse would be considered a non-borrowing spouse.

The most important protection is the Non-Recourse feature. This ensures that neither the borrower nor their heirs will owe more than the home is worth at the time of sale.

More recently, in 2014, protections were provided for Non-Borrowing Spouses. A Non-Borrowing

Create a line of credit for future use/emergency use Provide themselves with a monthly advance to increase their income Assist an adult child with a home purchase Travel around the world

Pre-inheritance gifts to heirs Provide funds for home buy-out in a Silver Divorce

You do have to have equity in the Mortgage continued on page 14

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Your 2023 holiday travel guide: Book early -- unless you feel lucky The holiday travel season is just around the corner, and this year, there’s one piece of advice everyone seems to agree on: Book early.

more have seen price drops of nearly 30% since last Thanksgiving.

So that raises the question of whether you should follow the conventional wisdom (book now) or wait a little longer for fares to drop further (highly unconventional). If you have a flexible schedule, you might play the odds and wait. But don’t wait too long.

How early? Well, if you’re reading this now, you might want to open a new tab and start looking for flights or hotels -- that’s how early.

“Book your trip as soon as possible,” advises Carol Mueller, vice president at Berkshire Hathaway Travel Protection. “Because the longer you wait, the more expensive the trip will be.”

And that’s if you’re lucky. Flights, rental cars and rooms are selling out fast. In fact, if may be difficult to book for Thanksgiving, which is rapidly approaching. Christmas and New Year’s are getting harder by the day, too.

Elliott’s totally irreverent holiday travel advice.

Illustration by Dustin Elliott Car rental rates average $42 a day during Thanksgiving, a 17 percent decline from last year. The daily rate at Christmas is $10 higher, about the same as last year, Hopper predicts.

That has some people rethinking their holiday travel plans, according to Joe Cronin, president of International Citizens Insurance.

Gas prices are steady. The Department of Energy predicts fuel prices will remain virtually unchanged, despite the turmoil in the Middle East.

Nationwide, fuel prices should stay around $3.62 per gallon.

“Many family and friends who typically travel long distances for the holidays are canceling their travel plans and opting instead to stay local or visit with others who are within driving distance,” he says.

Hotel rates are ticking higher, though.

Prices for Thanksgiving stays are averaging $206 per night (up 9 percent from last year). For Christmas, the average room rate is $233 a night (up 7 percent), according to Hopper.

That doesn’t have to happen to you.

You can still take that dream trip during the holidays -- or see your relatives who live across the country -- with a little smart planning. Prices are surprisingly affordable, with the exception of hotels. But as always, there’s also some last-minute drama, and I have some completely irreverent travel advice that could land you a bargain.

Most prices may be lower, but that’s only half of the equation, says John Lovell, president of Travel Leaders Group. Airfares and rental cars may be a little more affordable -- at least compared with the last holiday season -- but that assumes there’s availability. And travel advisors are seeing record demand going into the 2023 holiday travel season.

When are the travel holidays?

The holiday travel period in the United States is a stretch of time between the last week in November and the first week in January. It includes Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s.

Generally, it’s one of the worst times of the year to travel, partly because of bad weather, and partly because of high demand. Almost everyone wants to go somewhere during the holidays. And that has never been more true than in 2023. Here’s my personal advice for holiday travel.

What’s the outlook for holiday travel prices?

Overall, domestic travel prices are down compared to the last holiday period.

Thanksgiving airfares have fallen 14 percent from this time last year (to $268 per ticket), and Christmas airfares are down 12 percent (to $400 per ticket), according to Hopper.

“Things are tight,” says Lovell.

Is holiday travel safe in 2023?

One of the most common questions I’ve been getting from readers: Is it safe to go? It depends.

“Selecting your travel destinations needs a careful review,” explains Mahmood Khan, a hospitality and tourism professor at Virginia Tech.

Recent conflicts in the Middle East and ongoing problems in Eastern Europe have made holiday travelers more tentative. Staying in the United States or visiting safer developed countries during the holidays may be the best bet, says experts.

OK, where are the crowds?

Most Americans drive to their holiday destinations, and getting accurate predictions on driving intentions is difficult. But Priceline pulled some of its airfare booking data and found holiday air travelers were all headed to the same places, more or less.

Here’s Priceline’s list of the most

popular Thanksgiving destinations in the U.S., along with the average roundtrip airfare to those places.

New York Atlanta Dallas Los Angeles Chicago

($453) ($396) ($511) ($419) ($478)

The list of destinations shifts around for Christmas and New Year’s, but New York is always at the top, and Atlanta is in second place on two lists.

How about internationally? “Our review of this year’s top Thanksgiving destinations revealed that Mexico is a top choice for Americans traveling internationally -- specifically Cancun, San Jose Del Cabo and Puerto Vallarta,” says Daniel Durazo, director of external communications at Allianz Travel Insurance.

Travel on these days if you want to avoid holiday travel pain.

If you can’t avoid the destination, try to travel on the least crowded day during that particular holiday period.

Expedia’s analysis of holiday booking data suggests that during the busy Thanksgiving holiday travel period, a flight departing on Monday, November 20, is 12% cheaper than the Wednesday before Thanksgiving. Departing on Friday instead of Sunday will save you money, too.

Same thing goes for Christmas.

Leave on Tuesday, December 19, or on Christmas Eve, and you’ll save 25% versus flying on Friday, December 22. Those are slow days because most people prefer to fly later. Other uncrowded days: Christmas eve or the holiday itself. Flights on Thanksgiving, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day are historically less busy.

I told you this holiday travel season had some drama, so here it is: This week, Kayak released its latest airfare information. It suggested airfares were falling fast. Prices for domestic travel over Thanksgiving weekend are down 13% from last year, and even more surprising, they’re down 7% in the last month. Cities like Richmond, Va., San Jose and Balti-

You don’t read this column for its conventional wisdom. So here’s a little more unconventional advice for your holiday trip.

Get out of town ~ way out of town That’s the advice of Tracy Kennedy, a travel advisor who specializes in Australia and New Zealand. “We’ve noticed an uptick in travelers from the United States looking to escape their cold winters for the sunny coasts of Australia, particularly Sydney,” she says. “My personal favorite is Tasmania. I’m hoping to make it down to Hobart for the Sydney Hobart Yacht Race on Boxing Day one of these days.”

Stay flexible (and wait) If you don’t care where you travel for the holidays, here’s some totally contrarian advice: Wait. “Many airlines also have sales during certain times of the year,” explains Kyle Kroeger, CEO of the online travel planning site ViaTravelers. “So if you’re planning a trip for Christmas, keep an eye out for those dates.”

Kroeger likes using Google Flights to compare prices and flight times, as well as other websites like Skyscanner and Expedia. But this advice only works if you’re flexible and can go anywhere.

Avoid the holiday altogether.

One of my favorite pieces of totally irreverent holiday travel advice is to avoid the holiday altogether. My best Thanksgiving trip ever was to Vienna, Austria, where there is no Thanksgiving holiday. George Panayides, a digital nomad, is headed to Thailand and Cambodia, where Christmas is not a religious holiday.

(If you really want to avoid Christmas, try one of the American-friendly Muslim countries, like Qatar. I spent Christmas there two years ago and it was a day like any other.)

Christopher Elliott founded Elliott Advocacy, a nonprofit organization that helps solve consumer problems. He publishes Elliott Confidential, a travel newsletter, and the Elliott Report, a news site about customer service. If you need help with a consumer problem, you can email him at chris@elliott.org.

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The Pastor Says . . .

I am grateful to Lyle, our owner, and editor of the paper, for the privilege and opportunity to share some ideas and expressions which enter my mind from week to week. It is not just searching for something to say, but to share either out of an experience, such as a tragedy, like my house fire, or a world event, such as the war in Israel.

It might not be a problem for each of us, but it brings into focus an issue of human behavior.

Many have commented about the unbelievable behavior of humans with rape, dis membering bodies, hostage-taking, discriminatory killings, and an insatiable desire to kill the Jews.

Pastor Huls

Some expressions I have heard include,” How can people do such things?” “Why is there this hatred?” “Where does such evil come from?” “What is happening in our world?” “Why can’t people live in peace?” “Where is God in all of this?”

The word I hear most often is evil. So much of the behavior is attributable to evil. It is as if many had never heard the term or associated it with what we see in these violent acts of human behavior. And yet, this behavior is not new.

In the Bible, one of the first recorded acts of cruelty is when one brother kills another – Cain versus Abel. Many stories of violence, warfare, and territorial possession exist, especially in the Hebrew Bible. Humanity has been engaged in killing, often relentlessly, itself for centuries. None of these events justify any present inhumane behavior. I list them, and the list is not to suggest this is all there is. If we wanted to make up a list of evil deeds, it would include justice against every rare social and economic class, sexual offense, and any encounter with a fellow human being.

So, what do we say about the present conflict in Gaza, the Middle East, Russia, and Ukraine? The definition of evil is causing harm to another human being. Again, we could define evil as the lack of love. Is this too simple? Isn’t this what we all, Jews, Muslims, all of us, need to love one another as we want to be loved?

Anything less is evil.

Pastor Huls

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Love Strategies That Work!

Try to capture that openness you experienced when you were younger.

Also, keep in mind the older you get, the fewer chances you have of finding someone. Very sad, but true – especially here in Southern California, as most singles are wrapped up in age and looks!

By Karalee Austin When I first named this article, I was thinking - - should love be a STRATEGY? The more I thought about it, the more I decided “ABSOLUTELY.” You need a strategy to find love - - especially when you’re older. When you’re younger, there are many more opportunities that just naturally come about, and you haven’t built up “walls or “baggage” and you’re much more open to meeting.

When you’re older, you need to be pro-active in meeting other singles and put yourself out there.

I used to think the problem was prominent only in Los Angeles because of singles being so close to the movie industry, however I’ve noticed it’s in San Diego as well. It seems singles in Southern California are more interested in a person’s age and looks than in “quality.” It’s not like that in most other states and even not in Northern California. I know several singles living in Southern California who date outside the state because, in their words, the quality is much higher than in “sunny San Diego and movie-industry based Los Angeles.”

The number one Love Strategy below: Be Open to Meeting New Acquaintances! According to the latest U.S. Census, there are approximately 96 million single adults in America. Single person households now outnumber so-called “traditional” households of a married couple.

Today for every married couple in the United States, there are 1.5 singles.

And yet, how many times have you heard someone say, “I can’t find anyone I like,” or “there’s no one out there.” Perhaps you’ve even said it yourself. If so, have you ever stopped to think it might be limitations you’re imposing on yourself that keeps you alone. It could be you got hurt and you’re afraid of “risking your heart” again or you have a fear you might not be good enough or your body is not good enough.

Perhaps you cannot find anyone whose looks you like, or they’re too old or too young or too short or do not have the job you’d like your significant other to have.

There are more than likely a multitude of partners out there for each and every one of us; however, you must be open to the idea that the person of your dreams may look and be nothing like the one you imagined. Let life surprise you and be open to what the universe brings your way. Have faith and continue dating no matter how discouraged or frustrated you become.

Some of you might be saying, “I have faith and I date, but it’s done nothing for me.” Let me ask, how many of you wrote down a list of non-negotiables? Supposedly this is your “perfect” soul mate, right?

And of course, no one fits. Repeatedly searching for a significant

other by comparing them to your checklist could mean you’ll end up alone. Give yourself a chance to attract the unexpected.

If you have a checklist for your perfect mate that includes age, education, profession, income, and physical attributes, then you might want to consider expanding your standards or you could very well stay “alone.”

I’m not saying you should lower your standards, you should have standards, however make sure that your checklist does not include a person who is too perfect or you could possibly end up turning 80 still searching for the perfect person.

If you must have a checklist, in my opinion, this is what it should include: Do I feel good when I’m with them? Do I enjoy their touch? Do they make me happy?

Do I miss them when I don’t see them for a few days? Am I attracted to them? Do they make me laugh? Are they nice to me?

Is there chemistry?

And you must have chemistry. Being in the matchmaking business, I can match people up like crazy but only they know if there is any chemistry after they meet and only will it work if there is chemistry.

Pet Parade

Pet of the Week

Bruno

Appleton

Bruno is pet of the week at your Rancho Coastal Humane Society. He’s a 2-year-old, 63-pound, male, Bassett Hound - Belgian Malinois mix.

He was transferred to Rancho Coastal Humane Society through FOCAS (Friends of County Animal Shelters).

Bruno is an active dog. He has the cuteness of a Bassett Hound and the energy of a Malinois. He needs to be active and so do you.

The $145 adoption fee for Bruno includes medical exam, neuter, up to date vaccinations, registered microchip, and a one-year license if his new home is in the jurisdiction of San Diego Humane Society.

To learn about adoption or to sponsor a pet visit Rancho Coastal Humane Society at 389 Requeza Street in Encinitas, call 760-753-6413, or log on to www.SDpets.org.

Meet Appleton, the dapper rooster with a touch of country charm who is ready to rule the roost in your heart and backyard! This striking and charismatic feathered friend would be a wonderful addition to any farmstead.

If you’re searching for a friend to help you greet the sunrise with and bring rural allure to your home, Appleton is the ultimate choice for a cluckin’ good time! Appleton is available for adoption at San Diego Humane Society’s Escondido Campus at 3500 Burnet Dr. If you have questions about the adoption process, you can visit sdhumane. org/adopt or call 619-299-7012.

Online profile: https://sdhumane.shelterbuddy.com/animal/search. asp?task=view&animalid=875158

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The “PC age” is over, done, kaput!

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The first to declare the dawn of the “Post-PC Era” was MIT scientist David D Clark in 1999. In the ensuing decade many others including industry leaders Steve Jobs and Bill Gates publicly echoed this sentiment.

How could they claim that “we are in the post PC-era” when there are more PCs in use today than at any time in history? The answer is really rather simple. The devices that we still call PCs (personal computers) are no longer “PCs”, today they are “ITs” (Internet terminals) and they join a host of other devices that also serve as Internet terminals like smart phones, tablets, smart TVs, game consoles, smart watches, E-book readers, digital cameras, cars, home appliances, and more.

To PC industry insiders, the “die

was cast” when the Internet went “broadband” in 2001. Since the mid 1970s PCs had always been stand-alone or LAN based computing devices. Each year engineers increased their speed and storage capabilities as designers created an ever increasing library of stand-alone and LAN applications. In the early years of 21 st century it became evident that the Internet was a better and more reliable place to compute and store data than any stand-alone PC. As the broadband Internet matured, fast Internet servers began to replace local speed and storage capability. PCs kept getting faster but only because cost reduction efforts reduced the amount of materials required and, as a result, the size of circuits. The ever increasing component speeds had little effect on PC functionality because Internet transmission speeds had become the limiting factor.

Internet server’s speed, storage and applications libraries continued to replace the need for local storage and processing power. By 2010 most PCs were capable of handling optimal Internet speeds. The need for ever increasing local processor speed, RAM and data storage for most PC users had ended. A computer manufactured in 2010 had enough speed storage and memory to perform at the same speed on the Internet as a brand new PC manufactured in 2023. The fact that twelve year old PCs performs at the same speed as new PC is the primary reason that, in spite of the fact that annual PC sales have declined significantly in the past doz-

en years, today there are more PCs in use than ever before. PCs today can stay technically competent for a dozen years.

For those of us who still rely on our PCs as the most leisurely and comfortable way to stay connected, here is our advice. If you own a Desktop PC that was born with Windows 7 or 8 and it has already been upgraded to Windows10, hang on to it. You might consider upgrading its HDD to an SSD for speed and reliability. If you have a Windows 7/8 notebook that has not been updated to Win 10, you will need to buy a Win10 OS in order to upgrade. (Microsoft stopped the free upgrade program last month) Bring your old PC in for a free evaluation and we’ll tell you if it’s worth upgrading or has trade

in value. If you’re thinking about adding or replacing PCs at home or business, don’t buy “retail” PCs from a “big box” retailer or on the WWW. Retail versions of Dell & HP) PCs are manufactured in China with cheap components so as to price compete among low information retail shoppers. The HP and Dell “enterprise” PCs sold to corporations schools and governments are entirely different. Their specifications are developed by professional ITs and incorporate expensive high quality/reliability components and multi-year warranties We have a large inventory of “enterprise” Windows 11 refurbs.

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John Van Zante’s Critter Corner

Living With A Very Old Dog hug probably would have brought us both to tears.

By coincidence, just a few days earlier one of my old college buddies shared a post about Living With An Old Dog. Ben was in Rancho Coastal Humane Society’s parking lot, donating an almost-new dog bed, an almost-full bag of dog food, a box of toys, and a bag of treats. He had just lost his 14-year-old Bulldog a few days earlier.

He said he will eventually get another dog. But, for now, looking at his dog’s things in his house made him sad.

I told Ben that I lost my 14-year-old dog a few weeks ago, and I understood. Then we did a fist bump. A

• Living with a very old dog means feeling your heart speeding up every time you see them a little more still than usual and approaching with the fear that they have stopped breathing.

• You’re aware that some of the things you’ll do together may be the last.

• It means thinking ′′ this is their last summer “, ′′ this is their last July “, ′′ This could be the last morning”.

• They bark at any noise at any time, not because they know what they are barking at. It’s more that they need to let us know.

• You have to lift them up into the truck, the bed, the couch, the stairs.

• You put off commitments because it’s important to be close to them.

• We trip over them because they are so sound asleep, they don’t hear us coming.

• They waited too long to go out and now they’re about to have an accident. If they don’t make it out in time, that’s okay.

• You realize you could have gone for more walks, taken more car rides, and given them more hugs and pets and kisses.

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into his garage.

Service Dogs from page 5 of depression after his girlfriend broke off the relationship.

At first, he became philosophical: “Life goes on, the good and the bad,” he would tell himself.

But he was human, and the separation preyed on his weakness and as time went on, things became worse and his clinical depression slowly got the better of him.

Outwardly, he appeared normal, even to himself. But inside, his mind was elsewhere: he was calmly and methodically planning his own suicide.

Unlike unrequited love between Byron and his ex-girlfriend, there sitting with him was his companion dog, a 6-year-olde Welsh Bull Mastiff by the name of Geo, who loved Byron Taylor with unconditional love and loyalty, along with the dog having instinctual empathy.

Geo, sensed something deep within the privacy of his master’s mind.

Somehow, some way, the dog sensed a mysterious “inner danger” to his beloved master. The dog seemed to sense a strange, silent, voiceless death stalking his precious Daddy (which is how pack animals often perceive their owners, e.g. “daddy” or “mommy”).

Byron chuckled and patted the powerful dog, but when they locked eyes . . . the dog tilted his head slightly and whimpered. Byron broke-off the stare and had chills. (There’s no way in hell, he thought to himself, that anyone – let alone a dog – could fathom his mindset.)

With a forced smile, he silently rose from his sofa and calmly went

And fashioned a noose at the end of a rope with which he planned to hang himself.

Leaving the noose downstairs, he then slowly walked upstairs to his bedroom and closed the door behind him, leaving his loyal dog Geo outside his door.

He had tried to reconcile himself over the weeks, but to no avail.

Clinical depression had fully setin, and the inner pain was now too intense, and the fiery scars now ran too deeply through his psyche.

All he wished for . . . was for the pain to stop. Alone in his bedroom, he sat at his desk. And gathered his thoughts.

And then young Byron Taylor proceeded to write a final suicide note to his family. Expressing his sorrow and regret for what they would soon find with his lifeless body.

When the handwritten suicide note was finished, Byron slowly opened his bedroom door to proceed downstairs and to hang himself by the neck until dead.

When he opened his bedroom door . . . he was shocked from the crown of his head to the soles of his feet, thunderstruck and speechless.

His knees suddenly weakened and he braced himself on the door in total disbelief.

There in front of him, stood his loving dog, Geo. The huge, powerful Welsh Bull Mastiff which he loved for six years, since he was a mere puppy – now stood firmly on

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Historically Speaking from page 7 Canadian-born Sanford Fleming proposed a worldwide system of time zones. His proposal divided the world into 24 time zones. All clocks within each zone would be set to the same time as the others but differing by one hour from those in the neighboring zones. He advocated his system at several international conferences, including the International Meridian Conference, where it received some consideration. Today, his system has not been directly adopted, but some maps divide the world into 24 time zones.

By 1900, almost all inhabited places on Earth had adopted a standard time zone, but only some of them used an hourly offset from GMT. Many applied the time at a local astronomical observatory to an entire country, without any reference to GMT. It took many decades before all time zones were based on some standard offset from GMT, also known as “Coordinated Universal Time. (UTC). By 1929, the majority of countries had adopted hourly time zones, except Iran, India and parts of Australia which have time zones with a 30-minute offset to UTC. Today, all nations currently use UTC time zone system, but not all of them apply the concept as originally conceived. Several countries and subdivisions use half-hour or quarter-hour deviations from standard time. China and India use a single time zone even though the extent of their territory far exceeds the ideal 15 degrees of longitude for one hour; while others such as Spain and Argentina, use standard hour-based offsets, but not necessarily those that would be determined by their geographical location. The consequences, in some areas, can affect the lives of local citizens, and in extreme cases contribute to larger political issues,

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such as in the western reaches of China. In Russia, which has 11 time zones, two zones were removed in 2010, but were reinstated in 2014.

When I was a boy, my grandfather could look up at the sun and tell within 30 minutes, what time it was. He’d check himself by looking at his pocket watch as the trains came through town. In those days, the weather and time were the main topics of conversation on a day-byday basis. Those two subjects continue to dominate our lives.

Problem Solved from page 6 So what went wrong? In your denial letter, Citi says, “We previously reached out to you regarding your disputes, but since we didn’t receive the information we needed, we had to continue our investigation with the information we had available. Unfortunately, this information wasn’t sufficient to resolve the dispute in your favor and your dispute has been closed.”

But you did not receive any inquiry from Citi. You say you spoke with the bank several times by phone, but no one mentioned a problem with your dispute.

Citi should have made a better effort to reach out to you and get the information it needed to complete your chargeback. If I had to guess, I would say it handed your dispute to an AI, which may have neglected to send you an email or letter asking for the additional information.

It may have also been behind those non-working replacement cards.

Why do I think it’s an AI? If you’ve spent any amount of time talking to an AI, you know that it easily forgets facts that you give it.

My advice: During a credit card dispute, keep all of your correspondence in writing. Don’t do anything over the phone, since there will be no written record of the conversation.

I contacted Citi on your behalf.

You finally received an email from the bank and provided it with the information it needed to process your refund. You received a full refund for the fraudulent purchases.

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Somehow, the dog’s instincts knew that his owner was planning on harming himself with the rope, and the loyal animal would have no part of it. By raw instincts alone, the dog knew that his Daddy was planning his own death.

And the despised culprit was the rope and noose, which now dangled in mere shreds from the Bull Mastiff’s ferocious jaws; Geo’s huge canine teeth visibly locked, like a vice, as he maintained his unrelenting grip.

Byron Taylor recalled the moment in his own words: “At first, I thought he wanted to play. I said ‘give it here,’ and he started growling at me. I could see the noose was mangled to pieces as it dangled from Geo’s mouth. He chewed it up!

“And he never growls. He’s a docile, gentle dog. But each time I tried to take the noose from him, he would start to growl!”

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The two had always been extremely close, but never did Byron ever imagine just how close his companion dog really was.

In that moment, Byron knew that his dog had the ability to ‘sense’ what was wrong, and that Geo knew that it was his mission to stop his owner from causing harm to himself.

In Byron’s own words: “In a way, I know that Geo knew what I was going to do. They have a sixth sense about this kind of thing.”

Byron was weak with astonishment, and then he was overcome with exhilaration and joy, as he dropped to his knees and sobbed uncontrollably while hugging his dog, Geo. Only then, did the powerful dog loosen its deadly grip and let the noose and rope fall from its locked jaws. Tail wagging, the dog whimpered and licked Byron’s face, wagging his tail with unbounded happiness – seemingly relieved to have his Daddy, safe and sound of mind, back with him.

Byron knew that there was another great love in his life; a most powerful and unconditional love that was always there for him.

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It was just packaged on four legs, with a wagging tail, and a wet nose . . . and with pleading eyes that seemed to beg: “Please Daddy, never abandon and leave me alone. For my world revolves around you.”

ple about to experience a cardiac (heart) episodes, strokes, or seizures before they happen.

Byron Taylor overcame his bout of depression. His life is again fresh and evergreen.

For all they do, they only ask to be loved and accepted. Nothing more.

Says Bryon: “I wouldn’t be here today if it weren’t for my dog, Geo. He saved my life.”

French president, Charles de Gaulle, once said: “The better I get to know men, the more I find myself loving dogs.”

(If you or someone you love is struggling, please visit the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline webpage, or simply dial three numbers: 988 and listen to the prompts.)

SUMMATION: THE BENEFITS OF SERVICE DOGS. There is no adequate value that can be placed on the benefits of service dogs: How can one measure the value of a service dog that saves and improves the life of any human being?

The tasks that service dogs perform are “essential actions,” such as guiding people with visual impairments, retrieving items for people with mobility impairments and memory problems, signaling certain physical contact for those who are deaf, or even alerting peo-

Service dogs can master more than 50 ways to alert or signal their handlers.

But, perhaps famous wit and newspaperman, Will Rogers, got closer to the truth when he uttered: “If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went.”

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Man About Town from page 4

Letters from page 4 the transgender policies of the Escondido Union School District.

Two courageous teachers have exposed this illicit program that operated without parental knowledge or approval.

unit developments (PUDs), modular homes, condominiums and manufactured homes that meet FHA requirements and 2-4 unit properties (borrower must live in one of the units).

US District Judge, Roger Baritz declared that policy unconstitutional. A spokesman for the Escondido School District declined to comment.

Each borrower must receive counseling from a HUD approved reverse mortgage counseling agency.

In California, there is a 7 day cooling off period prior to an application being processed.

This Transgender school crisis is an example of the necessity for parental envolvement in the education of their children and to prevent child abuse.

L. Neal Hook *** Dear Editor, The Computer Factory article repeats the myth that Microsoft saved Apple with a $150 million investment in 1997.

In reality, Microsoft’s investment was part of a settlement of a lawsuit against Microsoft.

Microsoft had stolen Apple’s intellectual property. Microsoft stole computer code from Apple’s QuickTime multimedia technology.

Apple was not doing too well because of its management in the 1990s. However, Apple Computers were state of the art.

In the 90s, many small businesses such as my family’s San Marcosbased advertising and marketing business depended on the advanced technology of Apple Computers.

1990s Windows-based computers produced amateurish results outside of basic word processing and spreadsheets.

John Evans, Vista Mortgage from page 7 home. You can utilize the reverse mortgage to purchase a home, however, you must occupy the home within 60 days. The reverse for purchase is a great option for those looking to “right-size”, purchase in a retirement community or move closer to loved ones.

The home must be your primary residence, not a second home or investment property. You are required to certify that you occupy the property annually via a signed occupancy certificate.

The HECM can be used for single family homes, townhomes, planned

Once the cooling off period is completed, your loan goes into processing and the appraisal is ordered and escrow is opened. The appraisal provides the base value for your loan amount.

The reverse mortgage provides an avenue for homeowners to enjoy their retirement more, get some relief from financial stress, and make memories, not mortgage payments.

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Local News from page 4 personnel at the scene and transported to a local trauma center. The motorcyclist was later pronounced deceased.

Per witnesses, the motorcycle rider was traveling southbound on Carlsbad Blvd. at a high rate of speed and collided with the back of the SUV. The driver of the SUV, a 28-yearold male from Oceanside, remained at the scene and was cooperating with investigators.

The identity of the deceased motorcyclist is being withheld at this time, pending the notification of his next of kin.

John Van Zante er is that you get to meet and know some outstanding people.

Just one such person is a handsome lad by name of John Van Zante.

John, like me, is an old radio broadcasting soul. He chose to leave broadcasting and pursue a life of rescuing animals. Lots and lots of dogs and cats and even some exotic animals owe their happy lives to John. He rescued them and found them loving homes.

John has been the PR director for Rancho Coastal Humane Society for about the last hundred years.

He appears every week on San Diego television stations where he proudly displays animals ready for adoption. He has had a weekly column in The Paper for many, many years. His “Critter Corner” is a must read for those who love animals.

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I remember a sense of regret when the department transferred Jim into another department. He had developed such a strong following as head of the Gang Task Force that I thought it was a shame to move him elsewhere . . . but it was all part of the department’s policy of rotating officers, particularly leaders, into a variety of jobs so they were more well-rounded in experience and training. That policy served Maher well as he eventually was named Chief of Police.

I understand Jim had been ill for the past several years.

I bid him farewell and salute him a job well done.

This guy walks the walk, knows everyone in the media, tv, radio, newspapers magazines . . . he gets the word out and he does it well.

We are not only proud to have him as a weekly columnist in The Paper but we are also proud to call him our good friend.

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San Diego Humane Society is supporting families and their pets who need a little extra help.

Through the Community Pet Pantry, anyone can visit our campuses to pick up a bag of dog or cat food, and other supplies, as available.

The cause of the collision is still under investigation, and it is not believed drugs or alcohol were a factor.

The Carlsbad Police Department is seeking additional witnesses to the collision and requests they contact Accident Investigator Corporal Matt Bowen with any information.

and confidence. Kids would confide in Jim and he was often able to head off problems before they developed. The kids loved Jim and I admired the work he did. I was operating “Los Caballeros de Aventura,” (The Gentlemen of Adventure) a program that diverted mostly Latino kids away from gangs and into weekly adventure trips to the ocean, desert, mountains, and even let them fly as passengers in private aircraft. It was a tremendous success and that’s where I first met Jim Maher.

Jim Maher So sad to hear of the passing of Jim Maher, former Chief of Police for the city of Escondido.

We first met Jim when he was a Sergeant assigned to Escondido’s Gang Task Force. He developed wonderful contacts within the Latino community and he and his wife would take the kids bowling, played basketball with them, developed a strong sense of trust

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2023-9020018 The name of the business: Fringe Benefit Experts, located at 3970 Garfield St., Carlsbad, CA 92008.

Registrant Information: Kuzmack Insurance Services Inc., 3970 Garfield St., Carlsbad, CA 92008.

This business is operated by a Corporation. First day of business: 1/1/2010. /s/ Stephen J. Kuzmack, President with Jordan Z. Marks, SD County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego on 9/28/2023 10/5, 10/12, 10/19, 10/26/2023 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2023-9019525 The name of the business: Evolved Barbershop, located at 4645 Frazee Rd., Suite D, Oceanside, CA 92057.

Registrant Information: Jazmin Garcia, 1040 Stephanie Ct., 319, San Marcos, CA 92078. This business is operated by an Individual. First day of business: 9/1/2023. /s/ Jazmin Garcia with Jordan Z. Marks, SD County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego on 9/22/2023 10/5, 10/12, 10/19, 10/26/2023 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2023-9019322 The name of the business: Ultran Solutions, located at 3344 Atlas St., San Diego, CA 92111. Registrant Information: Bao Tran, 3344 Atlas St., San Diego, CA 92111.

This business is operated by an Individual. First day of business: 9/20/2023. /s/ Bao Tran with Jordan Z. Marks, SD County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego on 9/20/2023 10/5, 10/12, 10/19, 10/26/2023 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2023-9019173 The name of the business: ABA Adaptive Services, located at 2038 Corte Del Nogal, #140, Carlsbad, CA 92011. Registrant Information: ABA Adaptive Services, LLC, 2038 Corte Del Nogal, #140, Carlsbad, CA 92011. This business is operated by a Limited Liability Company.

First day of business: 2/15/2018 /s/ Amanda Romero, Office Manager with Jordan Z. Marks, SD County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego on 9/19/2023 10/12, 10/19, 10/26, 11/2/2023 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2023-9019141 The name of the business: Jan Associates, located at 685 Saddleback Way, San Marcos, CA 92078. Registrant Information:

Muhammad Yasin, 685 Saddleback Way, San Marcos, CA 92078.

This business is operated by an Individual. First day of business: 9/1/2023 /s/ Muhammad Yasin with Jordan Z. Marks, SD County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego on 9/18/2023 10/12, 10/19, 10/26, 11/2/2023 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2023-9020316 The name of the business: Iliac Golf, located at 3553 Liggett Drive, San Diego, CA 92106. Registrant Information: Golf Gear LLC, 3553 Liggett Drive, San Diego, CA 92106. This business is operated by a Limited Liability Company. First day of business: 12/17/2021 /s/ Quentin Hill, President with Jordan Z. Marks, SD County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego on 10/3/2023 10/12, 10/19, 10/26, 11/2/2023 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2023-9019141 The name of the business: Jan Associates, located at 685 Saddleback Way, San Marcos, CA 92078. Registrant Information: Muhammad Yasin, 685 Saddleback Way, San Marcos, CA 92078.

This business is operated by an Individual. First day of business: 9/1/2023 /s/ Muhammad Yasin with Jordan Z. Marks, SD County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego on 9/18/2023 10/12, 10/19, 10/26, 11/2/2023 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2023-9020654 The name of the business: Face Defined Esthetic, located at 4151 Oceanside Blvd., Oceanside, CA 92056. Registrant Information: Thao Nguyen Phuong, 5265 Rosewood Dr., Oceanside, CA 92056. This business is operated by an Individual. First day of business: 10/6/2023 /s/ Thao Phuong Nguyen with Jordan Z. Marks, SD County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego on 10/6/2023 10/19, 10/26, 11/2, 11/9/2023 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2023-9021368 The name of the business: Dapper Dog, Duppeg Dog and Cat, located at 2897 Cordrey Drive, Escondido, CA 92029. Registrant Information: Dapper Dog LLC, 2897 Cordrey Dr., Escondido, CA 92029. This business is operated by a Limited Liability Company. First day of

business: N/A /s/ Patrick Motenaar, Manager with Jordan Z. Marks, SD County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego on 10/18/2023 10/26, 11/2, 11/9, 11/16/2023 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2023-9021337 The name of the business: True Impact Signs, located at 330 Rancheros Dr., Ste 130, San Marcos, CA 92069. Registrant Information: True Impact Sign Solutions Inc., 300 Rancheros Dr., Ste 130, San Marcos, CA 92069. This business is operated by a Corporation. First day of business: 10/18/2023 /s/ Benjamin Mceachen, President with Jordan Z. Marks, SD County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego on 10/18/2023 10/26, 11/2, 11/9, 11/16/2023

of San Diego on 9/29/2023 10/26, 11/2, 11/9, 11/16/2023 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2023-9021036 The name of the business: To Have and to Hold Coaching, located at 1441 Main St. 175, Ramona, CA 92065. Registrant Information: Lauren Jeanne Roethle, 1220 D Street, Ramona, CA 92065. This business is operated by an Individual.

First day of business: N/A /s/ Lauren Jeanne Roethle with Jordan Z. Marks, SD County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego on 10/13/2023 10/26, 11/2, 11/9, 11/16/2023

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2023-9019765 The name of the business: Jag Genesis, located at 732 Point Cabrillo, Oceanside, CA 92058.

Registrant Information: Jakob Adan Matanane, 732 Point Cabrillo, Oceanside, CA 92058. This business is operated by an Individual. First day of business: N/A /s/ Jakob Adan Matanane with Jordan Z. Marks, SD County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego on 9/26/2023 10/26, 11/2, 11/9, 11/16/2023

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2023-9021046 The name of the business: Diaz Service Spa Movers Inc., Dia Service, Diaz Services, Diaz Service Professional Spa Movers, Diaz Bros, Diaz Delivery, Diaz Movers, located at 1918 N. Twin Oaks Valley Rd #A, San Marcos, CA 92069. Registrant Information: Diaz Service Spa Movers Inc, 1918 N. Twin Oaks Valley Rd #A, San Marcos, CA 92069. This business is operated by a Corporation. First day of business: 10/20/2021 /s/ Martha Diaz, Secretary with Jordan Z. Marks, SD County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego on 10/13/2023 10/26, 11/2, 11/9, 11/16/2023 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2023-9021554 The name of the business: Compadre Manufactured Homes, located at 380 S. Melrose Dr., Ste 366, Vista, CA 92081. Registrant Information: Compadre Brokers, 380 S. Melrose Dr., Ste 366, Vista, CA 92081.

This business is operated by a Corporation. First day of business: 10/18/2023 /s/ John Rory Manning, President with Jordan Z. Marks, SD County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego on 10/20/2023 11/2, 11/9, 11/16, 11/23/2023

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2023-9020134 The name of the business: Jojobokwe Candles LLC, located at 3796 San Ramon Dr., Unit 52, Oceanside, CA 92057. Registrant Information: Jojobokwe Candles LLC, located at 3796 San Ramon Dr., Unit 52, Oceanside, CA 92057. This business is operated by a Limted Liability Company. First day of business: N/A /s/ Joana Davis, CEO with Jordan Z. Marks, SD County Clerk/Recorder

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2023-9018556 The name of the business: Inspire Agency Group, located at 2630 Half Dome Place, Carlsbad, CA 92010.

Registrant Information: Nicole Kuklewicz, 2630 Half Dome Place, Carlsbad, CA 92010. This business is operated by an Individual. First day of business: 9/21/2018 /s/ Nicole Kuklewicz with Jordan Z. Marks, SD County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego on 9/8/2023 11/2, 11/9, 11/16, 11/23/2023

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2023-9021308 The name of the business: Auto Shine Revival, located at 1904 Stewart Street, Oceanside, CA 92054.

Registrant Information: Efstathios Stavropoulos, 1904 Stewart Street, Oceanside, CA 92054. This business is operated by an Individual. First day of business: 9/1/2023 /s/ Efstathios Stavropoulos with Jordan Z. Marks, SD County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego on 10/18/2023 10/26, 11/2, 11/9, 11/16/2023

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2023-9020831 The name of the business: Forest Souls Tattoo, Forest Souls LLC, located at 3772 Mission Ave., Suite 128, Oceanside, CA 92058.

Registrant Information: Forest Souls LLC, 3772 Mission Ave., Suite 120 Oceanside, CA 92058. This business is operated by a Limited Liability Company. First day of business: 10/6/2023 /s/ Brenna Debartolo, CEOwith Jordan Z. Marks, SD County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego on 10/6/2023 11/2, 11/9, 11/16, 11/23/2023 STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME: 2023-9020559 Create Christian Church, located at 4070 Bonita Rd., Bonita, CA 91902 The Fictitious Business Name referred to above was filed in San Diego County on 2/7/202 and assigned file no. 20209003438.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IS BEING ABANDONED BY: Manna Wold Ministries, Inc., 292 E. Barham Dr., Suite 202, San Marcos, CA 92078.

This business is conducted by a general partnership. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1000). /s/Daniel E. Jones, President This statement was filed with the San Diego Recorder/County clerk on 10/5/2023.

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INTRODUCED ORDINANCE NO. 2023 - 1536 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS APPROVING A REZONE OF 0.33 ACRES FROM COMMERCIAL (C) TO MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL (R-3-6).

Ordinance 2023-1536 was introduced on October 24, 2023, and will be presented to the City Council for adoption on November 14, 2023. A certified copy is posted in the office of the City Clerk at 1 Civic Center Drive, San Marcos, CA. Phillip Scollick, City Clerk, City of San Marcos.

PD: 11/02/2023 ORDINANCE NO. 2023 - 1537 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS APPROVING SPECIFIC PLAN FOR MIXED USE COM-

MERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT. To adopt the Marcos Specific Plan (SP22-0003) to establish development guidelines and serve as the primary land use, policy, and regulatory document for the project use. Ordinance 20231537 was introduced on October 24, 2023, and will be presented to the City Council for adoption on November 14, 2023. A certified copy is posted in the office of the City Clerk at 1 Civic Center Drive, San Marcos, CA. Phillip Scollick, City Clerk, City of San Marcos.

PD: 11/02/2023 ORDINANCE NO. 2023 - 1538 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS APPROVING A REZONE OF 12.06 ACRES FROM COMMERCIAL (C) TO SPECIFIC PLAN AREA (SPA). Ordinance 2023-1538 was introduced on October 24, 2023, and will be presented to the City Council for adoption on November 14, 2023. A certified copy is posted in the office of the City Clerk at 1 Civic Center Drive, San Marcos, CA. Phillip Scollick, City Clerk, City of San Marcos.

PD: 11/02/2023

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allows them to stay in the comfort of their home instead of considering a costlier assisted living arrangement.

In addition to making housing matches, ElderHelp provides housing consultations and referrals to those needing affordable housing. The organization’s new Housing Support Fund, created from an SDG&E grant, helps to prevent senior homelessness and support stable housing, assists with moving expenses, and reduces other barriers seniors face when relocating. money helps, so I don’t have to eat rice and beans all the time. I’m now able to buy nutritious food. I was at the point where I was thinking about having to sell my home and now, I don’t have to.”

ElderHelp’s HomeShare is more than a roommate matching service. The program improves mental health, brings a sense of safety, offers mutual support, and provides both roommates with considerable cost savings. HomeShare participants share that one of the best benefits is peace of mind, knowing there is more than one person in the home.

80% of program participants say they feel safer, and 90% report

feeling less lonely and isolated because of HomeShare.

ElderHelp’s HomeShare is offered either through a Rental Exchange – home providers supplement their incomes by renting out a spare bedroom – or a Service Exchange, or a combination of both. Service Exchange is an option for home providers to receive assistance in exchange for a room, including housekeeping, cooking, transportation, grocery shopping, errands, yard work, or other support. For older adults or disabled homeowners, the program provides additional income or assistance with household chores that may otherwise be unaffordable. It

About ElderHelp For 50 years, ElderHelp has been providing San Diego seniors with affordable, personalized services and information to help them remain independent and live with dignity in their own homes. The shared housing program, HomeShare, has been in operation for 30 years. During HomeShare’s tenure, ElderHelp has made over 1,000 HomeShare matches for over 1,800 people. The nonprofit organization impacts the lives of more than 7,000 seniors and their families each year by providing vital services such as transportation, advocacy, home safety management, and support for family caregivers.

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