March 19, 2026

March 19, 2026

Volume 56 - No. 12

EXCLUSIVE NEW FACTS

CHARLES LINDBERGH’S HISTORIC FLIGHT

By Friedrich Gomez PREFACE: This is a most exclusive report to THE PAPER with new facts which may surprise – even shock – the reader into disbelief!

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He first entered into this world nearly 125 years ago today, as Charles Augustus Lindbergh (1902-1974)

from a Swedish father and an English-Irish mother.

Although he was born in Detroit, Michigan, he spent most of his childhood growing up on a farm in Little Falls, Minnesota.

Before he would die, he would reshape avionics, science, engineering, space flight, medicine, history, and the human imagination. He would become a most unlikely (civilian) war hero and even a Pulitzer

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Prize-winning author.

At the height of his fame, he would be recognised as the most famous human on the planet.

And he would appear as TIME Magazine’s first-ever “Man of the Year” on the issue dated 2 January 1928.

A MOST UNUSUAL & GIFTED CHILD: “LIGHT YEARS” APART FROM OTHER CHILDREN HIS AGE.

From a very early age, the world in which Charles Lindbergh occupied was strangely different from other children.

He was what modern child analysts and pediatric experts today would call “Highly Precocious”.

During his early formative years, Lindbergh exhibited a very unusual and precocious interest in the complex nature of things, and was deeply fascinated at how sophisti-

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Lindbergh from page 1 cated mechanics and engineering worked – and why.

HE SEEMED “NOT OF THIS WORLD”.

As a mere child, he was often observed tinkering with his parent’s Saxon Six automobile. And then later, with his Excelsior-built motorbike which he first rode on his parent’s farm at Little Falls, Minnesota.

From that humble farm, Lindbergh entered college as a mechanical engineering student.

In his very own words, he would record, “Science, freedom, beauty, adventure; what more could you ask of life? Later, aviation would combine all these elements that I deeply loved.”

LINDBERGH HELPED REVOLUTIONISE THE WORLD OF MEDICINE! Regarding his dying sister-in-law, Elisabeth Morrow (his wife’s sister), Lindbergh could not accept the fact that it was impossible to fix her damaged heart. Medical ex-

perts he spoke with said that nothing could be done for her during her final valiant battle, to which she finally succumbed in 1930 to fatal “mitral stenosis” which is a narrowing of the heart’s mitral valve, obstructing blood flow.

Although he was far from being a doctor, let alone a heart specialist, something deep inside that once-precocious Minnesota farm boy, told him he could, somehow, outdo the world’s greatest medical minds!

LINDBERGH CO-INVENTS MEDICAL MIRACLE THAT CONTINUES TO SAVE COUNTLESS LIVES TODAY! Inspired by his sister-in-law’s courageous battle with heart disease, Lindbergh quickly became interested in cardiology and turned to his own bag of “mechanical wizardry” and then reached out and teamed with the Nobel Prize-winning French surgeon, Alexis Carrel.

In his sister-in-law’s memory, Lindbergh would continue her valiant fight.

As reported recently in The Washington Post: “What happened over 90 years ago, at the

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Medical Research in New York was the scene of one of the first technological breakthroughs that Americans – and the world – now take for granted.”

In 1931 (less than a year after she died), Lindbergh had successfully developed a “perfusion pump” made of Pyrex glass that was capable of keeping animal organs alive and functioning outside the body for at least a month without infection.

It was Lindbergh who invented the device.

It was the Nobel Laureate, Dr. Alexis Carrel, who co-invented the required liquid solution that preserved the tissue.

LINDBERGH HELPED PAVE THE WAY FOR HISTORY’S FIRST ARTIFICIAL HEART! Lindbergh’s innovative mechanical pump was hailed as a medical breakthrough, and helped pave the way for the development of the first true artificial organs!

Both Lindbergh and Dr. Carrel later collaborated on a 1938 book called “The Culture of Organs.”

To this very day, it remains almost a complete unknown fact that when a listener said, “My most embarrassing moment was when my artificial leg fell off at the altar on my wedding day.”

Lindbergh’s medical breakthrough: “Helped other scientists around the world to eventually create the first artificial heart!”

CHARLES LINDBERGH FLIES INTO THE HISTORY BOOKS! In 1927, at the age of 25, he went from total obscurity as a U.S. Air Mail pilot to instantaneous world fame by making the world’s first nonstop (solo) flight across the Atlantic ocean.

And yes, the world was fully aware that there had been a scant few previous (shorter) transatlantic flights, but Charles Lindbergh would be the first to attempt it between two major cities (New York to Paris), at a much longer distance – 2,000 miles (longer) than any other crossing!

Plus, he would attempt it alone, without a co-pilot (a feat others dared not even contemplate, much less attempt).

This is his story, along with additional, incredibly new insights rarely seen or published in 100 years time.

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“That depends, Sir,” said Disraeli, “whether I embrace your policies or your mistress.”

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3. “He had delusions of adequacy.”

- Walter Kerr

I went on a diet, swore off drinking and heavy eating, and in fourteen days, I had lost exactly two weeks.

4. “I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure.”

- Clarence Darrow

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5. “He has never been known to use a word that might send a reader to the dictionary.”

- William Faulkner (about Ernest Hemingway).

There’s nothing like a little tomato soup. Even if it’s cold. Over ice.

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1. “I am enclosing two tickets to the first night of my new play; Bring a friend, if you have one.”

George Bernard Shaw to Winston Churchill.

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“Cannot possibly attend first night, I will attend the second...If there is one.”

- Winston Churchill, in response.

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2. A member of Parliament to Disraeli: “Sir, you will either die on the gallows, or of some unspeakable disease.”

6.”Thank you for sending me a copy of your book; I’ll waste no time reading it.”

- Moses Hadas 7. “I didn’t attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it.”

- Mark Twain 8. “He has no enemies, but is intensely disliked by his friends..”

- Oscar Wilde 9. “I feel so miserable without you; it’s almost like having you here.”

- Stephen Bishop 10.”He is a self-made man and worships his creator.”

- John Bright Chuckles continued on page 12

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Much of what you are about to read, comprises new answers to olde questions that have long laid hidden about that historic day in world history.

CLIMB ONBOARD OUR “TIME MACHINE” & JOURNEY BACK TO RE-LIVE THAT HISTORIC EVENT!

dertake. The young 25-year-olde Lindbergh was fully aware of that unsettling fact.

He was daring, but he was never barking mad.

He wanted his plane to be as light as possible, and everything that was not utterly essential (according to his bank of reasoning) was to be left out.

What he did would cause many to question his sanity.

It’s time! Quickly, climb onboard our Time Machine or you’ll be left behind! Buckle up! You are about to leave this world of March 2026 and journey to another time, another era, another world!

To reduce weight in his airplane:

Let us now set our “Time Dials” and “Destination.”

3. No night-flying lights.

DESTINATION: Roosevelt/Curtiss Air Field, Long Island, NY. DATE: Thursday 12 May 1927.

Charles Lindbergh’s aircraft had just touched ground at Roosevelt Airfield at Garden City in Long Island, New York after flying from San Diego to St. Louis.

His innovative, single engine monoplane, built to his specifications by the Ryan Airlines Corporation in San Diego was now loaded with 450 U.S. gallons of fuel and rolled into a hangar adjacent to Curtiss runway.

1. There would be no radio to dispatch for help or guidance.

2. No gas gauge.

4. No navigation equipment, whatsoever.

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Just being without any one of the above items made many think he had gone completely bonkers!

Mar 20 NO CLASSES – MCC CLOSED FOR SPRING BREAK

This most unusual flying machine did not even have a front windshield to protect him from the elements!

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LINDBERGH’S “SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS” SECRETLY CARRIED 35 NAMES & A SECRET GOOD LUCK SYMBOL.

Incredibly – try to imagine this -Lindbergh sat in a cramped cockpit measuring only 36 inches by 32 inches by 51 inches!

Lindbergh’s historic “Spirit of St. Louis” secretly carried the names of the 35 San Diegans who worked overtime to finish his dream plane within the 60-day contractual agreement. The names were secretly painted inside the ‘spinner nose cone’ section of the Spirit of St. Louis. That, along with a special Native American good luck symbol, of which Lindbergh had insisted upon.

The cockpit area was so small that he could not stretch out his legs.

Six men had already died attempting the long and dangerous transatlantic flight he was about to un-

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6. Not even a life-saving parachute!

5. No co-pilot.

The plane would not touch ground again until it reached Paris, France.

The Spirit of St. Louis was, basically, a fuel tank with wings.

The young engineering dynamo, Charles Lindbergh, rarely had scientific notions that were aligned with conventional thinking during his day.

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The inside of his cockpit resembled cheap furniture. Even his lightweight cockpit seat was made of wicker and had a hole in the middle to serve as a toilet (with a bowl beneath).

THE ‘SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS’ WAS THOUGHT TO BE THE PRODUCT OF A ‘MADMAN.’

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He wanted it so, to purposely be so uncomfortable as to keep him awake!

Even the cockpit seat he would sit on was at an uncomfortable angle leaning forward and to the side, again to keep him uncomfortable, awake, and less prone to falling asleep!

The last thing Lindbergh wanted was to fall asleep during the long, lonely flight, which would result in a deadly crash at sea!

WHY WAS HIS PLANE BUILT SO HE COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING IN FRONT OF HIM WHILE FLYING?

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Mar 27 2:30 Morocco Hero Who Helped the Spanish Conquistadores Kitty Morse, LIFE Member.

Estebanico, the Black Moor from Azamour, Morocco, who along with four Spanish Conquistadores, trekked from La Florida to the Sea of Cortez in 1539.

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and lift-off for the very heavy tanks and overall weight of the airplane.

At Lindbergh’s request, the large main fuel tank and the forward fuel tank were placed directly in front of the pilot, with the oil tank acting as a firewall to protect him from being crushed to death in the event of a crash.

Initially, this whole design concept was thought to be the product of a madman, a virtual death trap, but in retrospect, modern aviation experts marvel today at the fuel efficiency and the overall design of the Spirit of St. Louis as such: “One of the most advanced and aerodynamically streamlined designs of its era.”

This unusual design meant that he would have absolutely no forward visibility for him to see straight ahead during his flight! He would have to rely totally on side windows to see where he was going.

This would not bother him since he was accustomed to flying and only using side windows. He did this in the rear cockpit seats of U.S. Mail planes with mail bags in the front.

Besides, to guarantee forward vision, he added a periscope!

In British jargon, he appeared to be loopy!

(Note: There were five fuel tanks: forward tank, main tank, and three wing tanks, all needed to complete the 4,107 statute miles from New York to Paris – or else crash in the Atlantic!)

Two extra feet were added to the wingspan to increase added thrust

WHY WASN’T LINDBERGH ABLE TO SLEEP FOR OVER 30 HOURS PRIOR TO HIS TRANSATLANTIC FLIGHT? According to Lindbergh’s own personal diaries (portions of which he kept secret for more than three decades), there were two primary reasons he could not sleep. While most biographers record fear and nervousness as the reason, this only serves half the answer.

Lindbergh had rented a room at the nearby Garden City Hotel where he hoped to get a good night’s rest before the next day’s take-off.

Unfortunately, all the news crews and newspaper reporters from around the world had also rented rooms there, also.

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It’s Thursday evening, 19 May 1927 and a very tired Charles Lindbergh plops his 6’ 3 ½ inch frame on his bed at the Garden City Hotel, just east and minutes from where his plane now sits.

He cryptically scribbles in pencil: “9 minutes and less than 3 miles away” in his journal, then stuffs it in his duffle bag. The scribbled note is in reference to exact time and distance between himself and his cherished aircraft. The coordinates are habitual for his pilot’s mind.

He’s a jangle of mixed nerves: fear, excitement, fatigue and anxiety all rolled in one. He glances around his rented room where he’s been for over a week and hopes to settle down.

He needs the sleep. He needs the rest.

He now hears the bustle of news crews about the vicinity.

Privately, his tries to reconcile his

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“peaky blinders’ into a powerful force.

Dave was severely injured in a motorcycle accident about a year ago and is no longer able to operate his popular computer store at 112 Kalmia Ave.

Happy Birthday to us, Happy Birthday to us . . .

WHAT TRANSPIRED IN ‘REAL TIME.’

According to Lindbergh’s own pri-

Long time Escondido resident and retired Air Force man, Dave Geary, is calling it quits and shutting down Dave’s Computers in Escondido.

Dave was a long time member of Hidden Valley Kiwanis, joining in 2000.

Man About Town

vate journal and personal diaries (which he carried with him everywhere) he was at the wrong place at the wrong time.

As of today, great sales on computers and computer parts. Open 8am to 5pm, monday thru friday; cash or credit cards. All makes and models.

Stop by and bid Dave farewell and find a bargain at the same time! *** I have just finished “binge watching” one of the best film series ever, “Peaky Blinders.”

It is a riveting, fast paced tale of post World War I Birmingham, England, where young gangsters grew to prominence, thanks to the leadership of a young man, Tommy Shelby, a decorated war hero . . . who returned to England and employed his leadership abilities and military training to guide the

The series has drawn raves from the British press as well as European. Not as much here in America as it was only released to Netflix in 2022 but has drawn raves from many viewers here as well. I’m reluctant to recommend this tv series to all of our retired Marine readers as the language is quite often on the rough side and I know that might offend the delicate ears of our Marine pals.

Peaky Blinders is loosely based on a real urban youth gang active in the city from the 1880s to the 1920s The TV series’ cinematography, music and fast-paced action is very attractive, especially matched to outstanding charismatic performances. Cillian Murphy, who plays Tommy Shelby is a brilliant and very charismatic actor with the bluest eyes imaginable. America has yet to discover him and the Peaky Blinders series . . . had it been an American production you’d see multiple Oscar nominations. One of the best series I’ve ever watched.

It’s on Netflix. Watch it. Language issues but given the culture and locale, it’s strong, but appropriate.

The main story and the several

love-hate relationship with the newsreel cameramen and assorted reporters and journalists. He records them in his journal as: “Short on accuracy and decorum.”

He slender frame grins in the mirror and realises the irony: Initially he sought press coverage – now he hates being hounded by them! He hears himself slightly chuckle as he shakes his head.

Now lying in bed, he wants to relax and succumb to sleep. But his mind remains active.

He regrets his shyness in not speaking up to the press corps: He absolutely hates the nickname they bestowed upon him in print: “Lucky Lindy.”

But he says nothing to reporters. Now sitting upright on the edge of his bed, he twirls his pencil in his hand as he looks at earlier newspaper clippings he often carries. The clippings remind him that the press gave him the sobriquet “Lucky Lindy” during his daredevil beginnings, when he was barnstorming and performed dangerous “wing-walking”and parachute stunts . . . he earned the nickname because, in reality, he had to bail out of planes four different times due to engine failure!

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back stories all contribute to keeping you on the edge of your seat . . . so fascinating it’s like a great book you simply can’t put down.

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Lindbergh from page 4 He prefers “Slim,” the affectionate moniker he enjoyed while flying for the U.S. Mail.

He takes no offence to the nickname “Lone Eagle.” Matter of fact, he fancies it.

He now reclines back into bed, now worrying about lack of sleep!

This can be a life-or-death scenario! He scribbles in his journal then tries to relax. His eyes concentrate like a steady beam, up at the ceiling now. The noisy gathering of reporters in the room directly above him is starting to increase in volume.

He begins to really worry about not getting any sleep at all, as he makes an entry into his diary which says: “My eyes feel like dry stones.”

He worries even more as the noise above becomes unbearably loud as the reporters above him begin shouting and laughing wildly during a poker game!

HE NEEDS A SECRET BACKUP PLAN TO STAY AWAKE IN CASE HE CAN’T SLEEP BEFORE MORNING! He’s desperate now which only keeps him further awake! He quickly finds some twine and a heavy nut from his tool box. The nut is the heavy metal kind that screws onto a bolt.

He sits up, turns his frame to the side of the bed, and sits with both feet planted on thefloor.

Lindbergh quickly ties a foot of twine to one finger. At the end of the twine hangs the nut.

Then he slowly stands to his full 6’ 3 1/2” height and glances upward again.

His plan: While in flight, hold the nut with his fingers, palm down. If he dozes off, he will automatically open his hand and drop the nut, which will pull hard on his finger – jostling him back awake!

He surveys his surroundings, noticing the five sandwiches he had prepared for the long flight.

Along with a canteen of water and some Army rations.

He experiments, slowly opening his fingers and letting the nut pull down hard on his face-down palm.

It works perfectly!

this time it’s “All systems go!”

UNABLE TO SLEEP IN HIS HOTEL ROOM HE DEPARTS EARLY FOR ROOSEVELT AIRFIELD.

At 7:30 a.m., the crowd begins to cheer him!

Still unable to sleep at the hotel, at precisely 1:48 a.m., during the early dark hours of Friday morning, 20 May 1927, Charles Lindbergh heads back to Roosevelt Airfield, where he has a rendezvous with destiny.

It’s too late to sleep now. He avoids eating any of his sandwiches – in the hope that hunger will now also help keep him awake.

He has the Spirit of St. Louis towed from its hangar at Curtiss Field to the larger adjacent runway at Roosevelt Airfield.

Hours later, a crowd of about 500 had already gathered in the early morning light to see him off, lining the long runway. Lindbergh notes in his diary: “It all felt more like a funeral procession than the beginning of a flight to Paris.”

LIFT-OFF AND ABYSS.

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Inclement weather had already cancelled him for over a week, but

At 7:51 a.m. Lindbergh climbs into the cockpit. Due to the heavy weight of the extra fuel tanks, which by themselves weigh over half the total weight of the airplane, he’s a bit worried as the plane begins to taxi.

Down the muddy runway, the Spirit of St. Louis bounced twice before becoming airborne, barely clearing the telephone wires at the end of the runway by less than 20 feet!

Photographers jump in waiting planes and follow him for as far as they can before he sails far off the mainland. “Movietone” would record the moment on flickering black-and-white newsreels for theatre screens across our nation and around the world as a planet of people are riveted in suspense.

They wait for updates.

He is young, handsome, and attempting the first transatlantic solo flight -- and he would become the most famous human being on the planet.

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Travel Troubleshooter

by Christopher Elliott

Frontier Airlines melted my stroller.

Why won’t it pay for a replacement?

Under U.S. Department of Transportation rules and standard airline contracts of carriage, airlines are generally responsible for damage to checked baggage -- including strollers -- unless they can prove the passenger failed to meet reasonable packing requirements.

Some airlines don’t even accept liability for strollers, meaning you’re at the company’s mercy.

When Cheryce White flies from Phoenix to Seattle, she gatechecks her stroller. But when she retrieves it, the plastic frame is melted and the fabric undercarriage warped -- so damaged it’s unsafe to use. She files a claim, but Frontier rejects it as “normal wear and tear.” After weeks of emails and follow-ups, she still hasn’t received a proper response.

Can she get reimbursed?

Q: Frontier Airlines destroyed my child’s stroller during a flight from Phoenix to Seattle. When we picked it up, the plastic frame was melted -- it was completely unsafe to use.

I filed a claim with Frontier, but they rejected it, calling the damage “normal wear and tear.” I appealed and filed a second claim as requested, but after weeks of emails and follow-ups, I haven’t received a proper response.

The stroller cost $179, and I just want the airline to cover the replacement. Can you please help?

-- Cheryce White, Sequim, Wash.

A: Wait, did you say Frontier melt-

Frontier says it is not liable for a stroller unless packaged in a hardsided case.

Illustration by Dustin Elliott ed your stroller? How do you melt a gate-checked stroller? I mean, the cargo hold can’t be that hot, can it? Frontier Airlines should have kept your stroller safe and delivered it to you in good condition at the end of your flight. When it failed, it should have promptly investigated your claim and made a fair offer to repair or replace the stroller, especially since the damage was obviously not just normal wear and tear.

(It’s usually better to get a small, foldable stroller and take it on the plane as a carry-on than to surrender it to your airline at the gate.)

Still, this policy doesn’t excuse returning a melted and warped stroller without adequate compensation. The airline should have handled your claim quickly and transparently, rather than denying it without explanation and ignoring your follow-ups.

Filing a detailed claim immediately after discovering damage is essential, which you did. You also escalated appropriately by follow-

ing up and appealing the denial.

It’s important to keep all your correspondence and documentation, creating a clear paper trail. If the airline stalls, consider escalating to executives. I publish contact info for airline executives, including Frontier Airlines, to help consumers do just that.

If all else fails, you could file a claim in small-claims court, especially since the value here is under $200.

Fortunately, that wasn’t necessary. I contacted Frontier on your behalf. After reviewing your case, the airline agreed to reopen the claim and offered to pay for a new stroller. Your case shows that being organized, polite, and firm can make a difference -- even when your stroller has a meltdown on the plane.

Christopher Elliott is the founder of Elliott Advocacy, a nonprofit organization that helps consumers solve their problems. Email him at chris@elliott.org or get help by contacting him on his site. © 2026 Christopher Elliott.

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5th District Supervisor • Jim Desmond Nine out of ten families in San Diego County cannot afford to buy a home. to qualify. Meanwhile, the median household income in our county is roughly $113,000 — less than half of what’s required.

Let that sink in. The American Dream — work hard, save up, buy a home, raise your family — used to be the promise of this country.

But right here in San Diego County, that dream is slipping through the fingers of the people who built this community and keep it running every single day.

The Numbers Don’t Lie According to the California Association of Realtors, only 13% of San Diego County households can afford to purchase a median-priced home. The median home price has hit $1 million — and a family needs to earn at least $243,600 a year just

Over the past five years, home prices have surged more than 30% while incomes have grown less than 10%. The average San Diego household now spends 51% of monthly income on mortgage payments alone — making us the third least affordable metro area in the entire nation. San Diego’s median home price is now 8.7 times the median household income, nearly double the national average.

The gap between what families earn and what a home costs isn’t just growing — it’s crushing the next generation.

Who Gets Hurt Think about the people who make San Diego work: the teachers in our schools, the nurses in our hospitals, the sheriff’s deputies and firefighters who keep us safe.

Young couples who grew up here, who love this community, who want to raise their families where

Vista Mayor • John Franklin County Turns Emergency Reserves to “Slush Fund” $8.5 billion budget into a $138.5 million deficit. At the same time, they’ve expanded government by hiring 2,508 new employees over the last five years—a 13% increase in staffing.

It’s happening again.

Just months after dipping into emergency reserves to hand out $40 million in bonuses, the San Diego County Board of Supervisors Majority has now approved another $56 million in spending funded by the emergency reserves.

According to a recent report in the San Diego Union-Tribune, the Board approved the spending even as the County continues to struggle with a growing budget deficit.

One Supervisor said the reserves were being used as a “slush fund” with a subcommittee made up of two supervisors meeting behind closed doors— without publicly published agendas or minutes— to steer how the money is spent.

The Board of Supervisors has already overspent the County’s

And now the pandemic relief money that masked this overspending is gone.

Instead of tightening the belt like every family and small business must do, the Board Majority’s response has been predictable: raise taxes.

they were raised — they’re being priced out of the very place they call home.

When our kids can’t afford to build a future here, we lose more than future homeowners. We lose stability. We lose our workforce. We lose the fabric of our community.

And that is simply unacceptable.

My Plan Restoring Homeownership for San Diegans That’s why I’m bringing forward an item to the Board of Supervisors called Restoring Homeownership for San Diegans. This proposal directs the County to study and develop a pilot program that is locally funded and locally controlled to help first-time homebuyers get into a home. Specifically, we’re looking at: • Down payment assistance to help families clear the biggest hurdle to homeownership • Interest rate buy down options to make monthly payments manageable • Public-private partnerships with to restore fiscal discipline.

Since then, Vista has passed 12 consecutive balanced budgets without raising taxes, and we built a strong reserve fund to protect our community during tough economic times.

When government grows too fast, politicians never want to scale it back. Instead, they ask taxpayers to bail them out.

When I first ran for office in Vista, the city had suffered seven straight years of deficits. I made a promise

Why This Matters Owning a home isn’t just about property. It’s about dignity. It’s about stability. It’s about giving families a foundation to build wealth, put down roots, and have a place they truly call their own.

If we want our children and grandchildren to stay in San Diego County — if we want teachers teaching here, firefighters protecting here, and small business owners investing here — then we need to act. The American Dream shouldn’t require leaving the community you love or the family you cherish.

I’m committed to doing everything I can to restore that dream right here in San Diego County.

San Diego County District 5 Supervisor Jim Desmond, 1600 Pacific Highway, #335, San Diego, CA 92101, United States http:// www.supervisorjimdesmond.com/ The formula isn’t complicated: don’t spend more than you have, and save for emergencies. *** Vista Mayor John Franklin, www.johnfranklin.org

San Marcos Mayor Rebecca Jones Sun, Smiles and Summer Camps in San Marcos provide meaningful benefits for the community, giving young residents safe places to learn, grow and stay active while supporting working families.

Supervisor Terra Lawson-Remer has already floated plans for $1 billion in new taxes, including a transfer tax on home sales, a payroll tax, and higher sales taxes.

Ronald Reagan once said the closest thing to immortality is a temporary government program. He was right.

financial institutions to expand access • Taxpayer safeguards built into every element of the program

Explore the city’s extensive summer offerings at sanmarcosca.gov/recreation And mark your calendars for Tuesday, April 7, 11 a.m. when registration begins.

Rebecca Jones

How to Register

Families in San Marcos can start planning their summer adventures with the city’s summer camp preview guide, which is filled with opportunities for kids to stay active, make friends and learn new skills during the school break.

Beyond the fun, the camps also

• Online at sanmarcosca.gov/ register • In person at the San Marcos Community Center, 3 Civic Center Drive Starting at 11 a.m.

Tuesday, April 7th Monday – Thursday 8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Friday 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

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Poll Workers Needed for June 2 Gubernatorial Primary Election • Be a U.S. citizen and registered to vote in California or lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States.

• Have reliable transportation to and from your assigned vote center each day.

• Complete two days of in-person training (paid a $95 daily stipend).

• Available to work four or 11 days, including extended hours on Election Day.

By Gig Conaughton, County of San Diego Communications Office The Registrar of Voters is now hiring poll workers for the June 2nd Gubernatorial Primary Election.

Poll workers play an essential role in elections and can receive a daily stipend while serving their community.

There is a specific need for bilingual poll workers who can help support voters in 15 languages required by federal, state and county law.

Federal law requires the Registrar’s office to provide bilingual speakers and voting materials for voters who speak: Spanish Filipino Vietnamese Chinese State and county rules also require bilingual speakers at select vote centers in: Arabic Hindi

Responsibilities Include

Hmong Indonesian Japanese Khmer Korean Laotian Persian Somali Thai San Diego County elections operate under the Voter’s Choice Act, a state law that replaces traditional polling places with vote centers that are open for an extended period leading up to Election Day.

Golden Bough Celtic Trio on 45th Anniversary Tour

Poll workers are now needed to staff vote centers for four or 11 days during the two weeks before Election Day. Poll Workers Can Earn • A stipend of $145 per day from May 23 to June 1.

• $240 on Election Day, June 2, due to expanded hours.

• Bilingual poll workers can receive an extra $5 per day and $10 extra on election day.

Requirements to be a Poll Worker

• Opening and closing the vote center.

• Assisting voters and providing excellent customer service.

• Answering questions.

• Submitting stipend paperwork.

The Registrar is looking for team players with strong leadership and customer service skills, as well as flexibility, patience, and integrity.

Poll workers must represent the Registrar of Voters in a professional and nonpartisan manner.

Applications are available at sdvote.com. For more information, call 858-565-5800 or email pollworker@sdcounty.ca.gov.

Cowboy Jack and the North County Cowboys April 7th • 8-9pm

Golden Bough, world famous and acclaimed Celtic Trio is coming to Escondido on their 45th anniversary tour, Sunday March 22nd at 2:00 pm.

They will be performing audience favorites, capturing the joy of live folk tunes and beautiful ballads along with Americana and Celtic music too.

They sing in three-part harmony with Celtic harp, guitar, octave-mandolin, accordion, violin, penny whistle and bodhran.

Seniors, veterans and military tickets are $20.00. Children 3-12 and students through college are FREE. Adults $30.00.

Doors open at 1:30 pm at the First Congregational Church, 1800 North Broadway across from Escondido High School. Only cash or check please. *** Visit https://hiddenvalleyccaescondido.info/

North County Bluegrass and Folk Club at Round Table Pizza, 1161 E. Washington Ave. in Escondido, CA 92027. No cover charge.

Vintage country band covering Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, and more… featuring Cowboy Jack singing with acoustic guitar and harmonica, Tony Butler on vocals and lead guitar, and Dan Sankey on Fiddle.

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Have travelers become their own worst enemy?

by Christopher Elliott The coconut smoothie test is hardly a scientific way of determining if you’re a savvy traveler. But it’s highly effective.

On a recent trip to Malaysia, I used it to measure the aptitude of other tourists, and I have to say, I was disappointed. Visitors get a stern warning about drinking tap water when they visit a place like Kuching.

But street food is hard to resist. I saw the Western tourists ordering coconut smoothies from the small stalls along Padungan in Chinatown. And then, not even 24 hours later, I witnessed the same people in the lobby of my hotel, clutching their stomachs in pain. Their vacation was over.

And I had to wonder: Are travelers becoming their own worst enemy?

A Shift in Traveler Behavior It’s a fair question, according to experts -- and a timely one. Travelers like to blame their airline, car rental company or hotel for their terrible trip, but there seems to be a growing consensus that many of the troubles are self-inflicted.

“There’s definitely been a shift,” says John Gobbels, the chief operating officer of Medjet, a company that provides air medical transport and security response services.

He should know. When things go wrong, he gets the call to evacuate someone who fell off an unsafe zipline, drank a contaminated smoothie from a street vendor -- and landed in a hospital somewhere.

You’ve probably seen the headlines of nude tourists roaming Bali’s sacred temples, of motorcyclists driving across a pedestrian bridge in Florence and of people carving their initials into the walls of the Colosseum in Rome.

Gobbels says part of the problem is generational. Younger travelers take more risks and have a permissive attitude about everything from recreational drugs to graffiti.

Another part of it is the overall decline of good manners.

How are travelers becoming their own worst enemy?

How do you tell when someone is their own worst enemy? I mean, besides avoiding street smoothies in Southeast Asia?

They’re entitled. Travelers often demand all the comforts of home -- 24/7 service, air conditioning,

Illustration by Dustin Elliott Starbucks in the lobby. “It can be cringeworthy when people assume everyone speaks English,” says Thomas Plante, a psychology professor at Santa Clara University. “People act as if they are still in their own country rather than in someone else’s culture.” This doesn’t just make them unlikeable.

It can also turn tourists into targets, especially during times of geopolitical turmoil (like now).

They’re rude. Tourists say and do things they’d never imagine doing at home. You know, like carving their initials into a thousand-yearold temple at Angkor Wat. Or telling people that this place is a little bit like where they’re from, only not as nice. “Being rude or pushy never helps,” says Christopher Falvey, the co-founder of a New Orleans tour operator. “On our walking tours, we’ve never seen anyone have a more enjoyable experience by being rude -- but we’ve seen people try.” Good one.

Actually, being rude can single you out for bad treatment, and it often does.

They skip the fine print. You know the saying, “The large print giveth, the fine print taketh away”?

It applies to travel. Especially travel. But for some reason, people think the travel industry is exempt.

“Ignoring the details results in stress at the last minute and financial loss,” says Arvind Rongala, a frequent traveler and the CEO of a corporate training company. He recently witnessed a family lose what they had paid for an entire hotel stay because they thought

their rooms were refundable. They weren’t.

They lack empathy. They don’t care about other travelers or the people they meet at their destination. It’s all “me-me-me.” And that can ensure they have a bad experience because people will go out of their way to make sure they suffer.

Roni Weiss, the executive director of a travel nonprofit, calls this the empathy gap. “It’s where someone who is looking to relax ends up overlooking that service workers are human beings, as well. Not to mention a sense of entitlement that one’s own culture is superior and treating others disrespectfully, even in their own homes -- sometimes literally.”

The solution?

Be realistic and Polite Experts say travel has changed a lot since the pandemic, according to Minkyung Kim, who teaches marketing at Carnegie Mellon University’s Tepper School of Business.

Airlines are struggling to keep up with costs, and customers are becoming more demanding.

“People feel like they’re paying more but not getting better service in return,” she says.

Robyn Sekula, a frequent traveler and consultant from New Albany, Ind., says the best thing you can do as a traveler is to remind yourself that you are a guest, wherever you are visiting. Be polite, kind, and grateful -- not pushy and demanding.

“If you find yourself getting impatient in a different culture, take a deep breath and remind yourself that travel is a privilege,” she adds.

That’s good advice. Travelers make plenty of mistakes, but perhaps the worst is thinking that they’re owed something -- like fast service, amenities like home, or even the ability to communicate with someone in English.

It’s great when those are available, of course. And make no mistake, if you’re not getting what you paid for, you should politely speak up.

But there’s no faster way of ruining a trip than assuming everything will be exactly like it is back home -and throwing a tantrum if it isn’t.

“Travelers often make their own trips worse without realizing it,” says Jackie Steele, a hospitality professional who works for Magic Guides, a site dedicated to Disney vacations.

So as we head into the travel season, don’t be like those other travelers. Don’t become your own worst enemy.

Christopher Elliott is an author, consumer advocate, and journalist. He 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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will keep him awake.

Lindbergh from page 5 For the next 15 hours, the world hears nothing.

At 2 a.m. he is now struggling hard to stay awake! He’s not sure he’ll make it.

ONLY 4 HOURS IN THE AIR, HE STRUGGLES FOR HIS LIFE

BY TRYING TO STAY AWAKE!

His unsteady fingers are now physically holding his eyelids open.

Within only four hours into his flight, his sleep-deprived body begins to feel fatigued and tired as he struggles for his life by trying to stay awake or die! His eyes feel heavy and droopy. He jettisons his plans to use the string and nut strategy.

Growing more tired as the minutes pass, and with the steady drone of his aircraft, he becomes alarmed at his growing sleepiness.

At 12 o’clock noon, Lindbergh decides to fly very low, dangerously low!

Lindbergh’s Spirit of St. Louis is now less than 10-feet above the ocean, as he hopes the sea spray

LINDBERGH NOW DISCOVERS THAT HE IS NOT ALONE IN THE PLANE! He fights off sleep, and then . . . he slowly begins to discover that he is not alone in the airplane!

He is slowly beginning to hallucinate that ghosts are passing through his cockpit!

His predicament is now becoming more dangerous. He later writes of mirage-like “fog islands” forming in the sea below, and of seeing as he says: “Vaguely outlined forms, transparent, moving, riding weightless with me in the plane.”

Lindbergh even claims the apparitions spoke to him in familiar voic-

Charlie’s Angels

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Chandra Lyne Reed

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to high school at El Camino High School in Oceanside. A single I marvel at those fanparent, she has 4 chiltastic ladies who act as dren, one of whom is servers . . . at Charlie’s serving in the US Air Restaurant in EscondiForce - a veteran of four do. I have known them years, it is likely he will and they have known make the Air Force a came for at least 27 years.

Suzie Meleka reer and his mom is very proud of him. Chandra is also a I call them, “Charlie’s Angels.” grandmother . . . with two grandYou can tell a well run business daughters. when you have staff stay with you Tina Gillespie. Been with Charthrough the years. Very little turnlie’s for 22 years! over. Staff is treated well . . . and they provide management with top Tina lives in Escondido, grew up flight service with a smile. in both Escondido and San Marcos For example . . . . Traci Talbot. and attended high school in both cities. She is a single parent with Been with Charlie’s for 33 years! two daughters and four grandchildren.

Traci grew up in Valley Center, lives in Escondido, a graduate of Suzie Meleka (nee’ Mitich). SuzOrange Glen High School. A single parent, she has three children, ie, Charlie Mitich’s daughter, grew three grand children - the longest up in Escondido, is married to Bill Meleka. Together, they manage serving waitress at Charlie’s.

Charlie’s Restaurant as Charlie Mitich is now semi-retired.

Chandra Lyne Reed . . . Been with Charlie’s for 25 years!

Suzie graduated from Escondido Chandra lives in Temecula, went High School in 1985. by lyle e davis

es and offered words of wisdom and ideas on navigation for his long journey. The hallucinations eventually fade away, and only a few hours later, greatly exhausted he lands in Paris to a crowd of more than 150,000 jubilant spectators!

Little did the world know . . . that he barely made the flight . . . by the skin of his teeth! He hadn’t slept for approximately 55-plus hours.

He would eventually have the longest, deepest sleep of his life, at the French Ambassador’s personal residence in Paris, France.

Kenny, who protested that a civilian should not be involved with U. S. strategic military units.

However, Lindbergh’s indispensable genius quickly became apparent when he informed the general that he could train his combat pilots on various, revolutionary stratagem. One example would be to extend the Lockheed P-38 Lightning’s combat radius from 570 miles to approximately 700 miles – greatly increasing jet and bomber bombing range to targets!

LINDBERGH SECRETLY FLEW 50 COMBAT MISSIONS AS A CIVILIAN!

General Kenny caved, but the stipulation was one of military protocol: that it was best to keep Lindbergh’s civilian status lowkey; and that Lindbergh refrain from ever firing his warplane’s weaponry (except in self-defence), especially since Lindbergh would fly over 50 secret combat bombing and strafing missions alongside the 475th Fighter Group (strictly as a civilian consultant/observer.

In time, he would serve as official technical advisor and consultant to our U.S. airmen. And surprising for many, Charles Lindbergh would fly over 50 secret combat missions during WWII – as a civilian!

With General Douglas MacArthur’s blessing, Gen. Kenny put Lindbergh to work and within six weeks the P38s were flying 50% farther and aiming for a 100% increase in range!

Because Lindbergh was, technically, classified as a civilian, his presence was protested by some segments of chain-in-command, such as with Army Gen. George C.

CIVILIAN PILOT LINDBERGH SHOOTS DOWN JAPANESE

Upon awakening, his fully-alert mind would clearly comprehend that he had become the toast of the world, and he had already entered onto the hallowed Pantheon of The Immortals.

Lindbergh continued on page 12

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The Pastor Says . . .

A World of Competition We live in a world of competition. The recent Olympics are a classic example. Not only months, but it takes years of practice to be better than the opponent. It gets so critical and demanding that entire countries beef up their participants with drugs to do better; major professional teams, such as football and baseball, are consumed with the need to win. People are mesmerized by soccer, golf, and even the Emmys and the Academy Awards. The boxing industry captures millions of dollars for the best heavyweight. Nationally, we are in the same game. President Kennedy was obsessed with the need for the U.S. to send the first man to the moon to beat the Russians. Today, the United States’ goal is to outpace China in outer space. President Trump has repeatedly said that our country is the most powerful, richest, and has the Pastor Huls best military in history. There is much competitive spirit in what he says. Of course, we Americans can’t help but feel proud of our world status. In deeper thought, however, we do lag in happiness, medicine, and drug control. There is always room for improvement, and hopefully our president can compete with the best in our shortcomings. Facebook continually reminds us of those in certain groups who are financially better off. It creates a mania for more than others.

We are not alone in this competitive game. I have both a hummingbird feeder and a birdseed feeder. Some of my past time has been watching the birds vie for their meals. There always seems to be a dominant hummingbird controlling the feeding process. It isn’t because they haven’t had enough. Often, the bird is gorged with liquid. It becomes a matter of dominance and of exercising the competitive spirit. The seed bird feeder has the same game. There seems to be a need to compete, not because of a need, but rather for control. Unlike human beings, at least as far as we know, there is a demonstration of superiority among birds. There might be some kind of bird hierarchy that we can’t see. However, this is a characteristic of earthly existence, and it might be the driving force for control. We human beings do it in many ways. On the one hand, we have a president who has the means and control to show off his image, not because he needs it for survival, but only because it is important to him. The question is whether birds and animals need the same thing and have it in their respective domains?

The question is whether this is the most noble for all forms of life, and especially for humanity. Does this fall into the realm of pride? If so, we are warned that pride goes before a fall. ‘What does it profit

Pastor Huls continued on page 14

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.

No appointment is needed for this service. Hours are Tuesday-Sunday from 10am to 6pm.

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Pet of the Week

Mo

Tank Goliath

Mo is a 5-1/2-year-old, 11-pound, male, Domestic Shorthair cat with a Buff Tabby coat.

He was adopted, then spent four years in his home. His owner died, recently. Mo was returned so he could find a new, forever family.

Mo is an active cat who may need several daily play sessions. He’s vocal. If he has something on his mind, he will tell you about it.

The $100 adoption fee for Mo includes medical exam, neuter, up to date vaccinations, and registered microchip.

For more information visit Rancho Coastal Humane Society in Encinitas, call 760-753-6413, or log on to www.SDpets.org. Open from 11 AM to 4 PM every day but Tuesday.

Meet Tank Goliath, a gentle giant with a heart as big as his name! This seasoned sweetheart is irresistible and a joy to be around. Tank has reached the age of preferring a drama-free lifestyle, so he’s looking for a home where he can be the only dog and soak up all your attention. Tank would thrive in a peaceful environment where he can share unconditional love and pawsitive vibes!

Come meet him today! Tank Goliath (245487) 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://www.sdhumane.org/adopt/available-pets/ animal-single.html?petId=245487

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What’s next for us? Part 2 of 4

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We started this 4 part series last week focusing on the DIs (digital immigrants). DIs are we folks over 45 who became adults before the 2001 marriage of AI (artificial Intelligence) and high speed Internet that created the IW (intelligent web). Today we are a shrinking group making up roughly half the adult population of planet Earth.

We are destined to fade into extinction toward the end of this, the 21st, century. Today’s topic is the upcoming generation of DN (digital natives). DNs are everyone under the age of 31. DNs grew up under the ubiquitous influence of the AI stoked IW (intelligent web) which significantly influenced their social and academic lives. They are our children and grandchildren.

While both the DIs and the DNs use the resources of the IW extensively, there is a significant difference in the way each group relates to and uses the IW. DIs regard the IW as a resource. A place to gather information needed to make decisions using their internal cognitive resources. By contrast the DNs have integrated the assets of AI as a component of their internal cognitive resources. They accept AI conclusions as internally verified and needing no further confirmation. Over the past quarter century the DN’s extensive exposure to AI has brought a small but measurable drop their IQ test score results.

This drop has been attributed to the DNs unquestioning acceptance of AI solutions as substitute for the solutions obtained through the use of the internal reasoning process.

The loss of IQ points is the simply a result of the “use it or lose it” principal.

AI critics like to cite the drop in IQs scores among DNs as an indication that reliance on AI is robbing humans of reasoning power. But the “drop” is likely only a temporary phenomenon. It is important to remember that Internet AI, this year, is only a quarter century old! We likely are suffering a negative transitional phenomena caused by the immaturity of AI as an intellectual tool. Like electricity, trains, planes, automobiles and nuclear power, AI technology continues to mature and it will soon exert a more strongly positive influence on us. Assum-

ing that AI is like most of the other “new” technologies, its adoption should facilitate our movement to higher knowledge levels.

In the four billion year history of planet Earth, there has never been a time comparable to the present.

We (mankind) stand at the threshold of complete control over our planet’s environment and condition. We have the knowledge and means to control the factors that sustain or end life (including our own) on this planet. For millennia we have slowly changed our planet to suit our needs and finally we have the technology, power and numbers to shape our world in any way we choose.

So what shall we do with this new found power? Will we now shape a future that allows each of us the freedom to blossom to our full potential? It appears that we have positive control over nearly every aspect of our natural world - with this single exception. That exception is ourselves. It seems that most of us are afflicted with a compulsion to convince the rest of mankind to believe exactly whatever we believe. We are so passionate about this that we organize ourselves into cultures, countries and political parties to promote our version of “truth”. Will or can we ever overcome this problem?

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John Van Zante’s Critter Corner

How Young is Too Old to be an Animal Shelter Volunteer? attended our Kids Community Service Program. At KCS they work hands-on with the animals while they earn community service hours.

We had just opened registration for Spring and Summer Animal Camps at Rancho Coastal Humane Society when I caught up with Lizzie Hart, our Humane Educator, and asked, “How’s Camp registration going?

And have you heard anything lately from Danielle?”

We were forced to cancel Animal Camp during our two-year construction project. As one of the workers said, “Kids and Bulldozers don’t mix.”

After two years, some of the Campers were no longer eligible to attend, but they still wanted to use what they had learned. Many

ticipants must have reliable transportation to RCHS for veterinary appointments.

They will meet with the foster care coordinator. And, if something does happen in the middle of the night, you have a direct line to the foster coordinator. (It’s okay to call her. She agreed to take the job.)

That worked for some of them, but others wanted more opportunities. In the Spring of 2018 Rancho Coastal Humane Society created the Teen Foster Program.

Teenagers 15 and older can work hands-on with animals while they earn service hours for their school or other organization. To be clear, this program is designed for teens, but it requires parental participation and supervision.

This is for teens and families who are willing and able to provide foster care for pets in their homes.

The average length of stay in foster care is four to six weeks. Fosters commit to a four-week minimum unless a shorter stay is arranged ahead of time.

One excited teen said, “I really want to do this, and Mom and Dad will help. But I don’t know what to do. What if we get home then something happens in the middle of the night? What if I need help?”

We’re not just going to hand you a litter of puppies or kittens and say, “See ya in a month.” Training and parental approval are required. Par-

Back to Danielle. She attended Animal Camps from age 6 until she was 14, then became a Teen Foster.

What’s she doing now?

Lizzie said, “I haven’t heard from her lately, but I’m not surprised.

Going to college to become a veterinarian takes most of her time.”

Check into foster care opportunities. Contact a shelter or rescue near you.

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Chuckles from page 2 11. “I’ve just learned about his illness. Let’s hope it’s nothing trivial.”

- Irvin S. Cobb 12. “He is not only dull himself; he is the cause of dullness in others.”

- Samuel Johnson 13. “He is simply a shiver looking for a spine to run up.”

- Paul Keating 14. “In order to avoid being called a flirt, she always yielded easily.”

- Charles, Count Talleyrand 15. “He loves nature in spite of what it did to him.”

- Forrest Tucker 16. “Why do you sit there looking like an envelope without any address on it?”

- Mark Twain 17. “His mother should have thrown him away and kept the stork.”

- Mae West 18. “Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go.”

- Oscar Wilde 19. “He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts... For support rather than illumination.”

- Andrew Lang (1844-1912) 20. “He has Van Gogh’s ear for music.”

- Billy Wilder

Lindbergh from page 9 21. “I’ve had a perfectly wonderful evening. But this wasn’t it.”

- Groucho Marx.

22.”He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire.”

- Winston Churchill *** I was at a grocery store and bought a banana, an apple and two eggs.

The cashier said, “you must be single.”

“Wow,” I said, “how did you know that?”

Cashier: “Because you’re ugly.” *** Iran canceled plans to attack California after learning Governor Newsom has already destroyed it. *** I asked my wife is she woud still love me if I was fat and ugly.

“Yes, I do,” was not the answer I was looking for. *** Democrats condemn Hegseth for using money to feed soldiers when it could have been used to fund Somali Daycare Centers. ***

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WARPLANE IN DOGFIGHT! On one occasion, the U.S. military superiors almost had apoplexy when they read the report that a Japanese Zero headed straight at Lindberg’s plane, before a U.S. squadron fighter pilot broke formation and shot the enemy plane down!

Lindbergh would endeavour to return the favour, at great risk to his own life!

On 28 July 1944, Lindbergh was flying a Lockheed P-38 Lightning fighter, accompanying a U.S. bomber on an escort mission when he heard over the radio that two (experienced) Japanese pilots in Mitsubishi Ki-51 Sonia light bomber/reconnaissance planes had out-flown their American attackers who, incidentally, had nearly expended all their ammunition – thus leaving the American airmen now greatly vulnerable!

Lindbergh instinctively and immediately breaks formation as he gives full throttle to assist his fellow P-38s, which are now in a deadly dogfight over a Japanese airstrip on the coast of Amahi.

Lindbergh immediately knows that he must stay clear of the Japanese airfield’s heavy anti-aircraft fire power below him if he wants to escape instant death.

One second later the Ki-51 was heading out to sea, trailing smoke.

Then suddenly, in a menacing tactical maneuver, the seaward-bound Japanese Ki-51 suddenly and unexpectedly, slowly begins to circle back to put up a fight!

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The Japanese warplane was now heading straight towards Lindbergh’s P-38 Lightning!

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To complete this unfolding nightmare, the pilot onboard the Japanese warplane is no ordinary fighter pilot: this aerial dogfight will be unleashed by one of Japan’s premier fighter instructors -- none other than the venerable Captain Saubro Shimada, Japan’s Commanding Officer of the 73rd Independent Chutai!

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Captain Shimada was behind the throttles of the same sort of Mitsubishi Ki-51 -- the type of aircraft which had sent many U.S. ships to the bottom of the ocean, along with all U.S. men onboard.

“The state of Texas was never invaded while I was on duty at Fort Sam. You could look it up!”

Years prior to his historic transatlantic flight, Charles Lindbergh ‘barnstormed’ around rural America performing inexplicable and dangerous stunts. He was a master

of barrel rolls, spins, deep dives, performing various loops, and even flying dangerously under low bridges with barely any clearance!

These past mid-air stunts would now come, unexpectedly, into play – and safe his life!

Lindbergh remembers the Japanese war plane circling back in his own word: “There is no time to consider or feel afraid. I am now climbing steeply.

I bank to the left. No! No! That will take me directly in front of the powerful Japanese antiaircraft guns below, on the enemy airstrip! He wants me there in ‘target view’ above the airstrip – and he almost succeeded in placing me there! He’s clever and experienced!

I quickly reverse to the right! It has all taken just seconds!”

Commander Shimada seems confused with Lindbergh’s unorthodox aerial maneuvering. He has no clue that Lindbergh is now regressing to his erstwhile barnstorming techniques that even puzzled seasoned pilots on the ground.

The Lone Eagle recalls: “I pull back with all my strength I have to suddenly slow down and he suddenly zooms upward with extraordinary sharpness! In my own awkward movement, I suddenly have him again in my target view and I see my tracers and my 20s splatter on his plane! My eyes sweep the sky for aircraft.

There are now only U.S. P38s and the plane I just shot down. He is starting downward, in a wing-over, out of control.”

Although the U.S. Marine and Army Air Force pilots all praised Lindbergh’s courage and skill as a civilian, when the story broke stateside in the Passaic HeraldNews, on 22 October 1944, the U. S. military grounded him – permanently!

THE CIRCLE OF LIFE. Lindbergh’s personal life sometimes seems conflicting, even confusing to many observers. At times he seems naïve and his controversial socio-political views often switched and changed as with a weather vane.

At times he welcomed forgiveness for wayward ways, and human weakness – but was often not

Lindbergh continued on page 13

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Lindbergh from page 12 accorded any morsel of mercy, let alone forgiveness by some segments of the press. In 1974, Lindbergh passed away at his last place of residence, on the Hawaiian island of Maui. He is buried under the shade of a Java plum tree. His gravesite is located in the yard behind Palapala Congregational Church.

In reference to his chosen Biblical Psalm, it seems to the end, that little Minnesota farm boy knew best how to navigate. And where best to fly . . . if he were to be truly cheered, welcomed, and fully forgiven . . . in his final flight.

His simple granite slab has the epitaph: “If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea.”

The words are from Psalm 139:9 in the Bible. The full quote is: “If I ascend to the Heavens, You are there. If I make my bed in Sheol (Home of the Wicked Dead), You are there. If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle by the farthest sea, even there Your Hand will guide me. Your Hand will hold me fast.”

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Walk for Animals – North County Returns March 21!

Oodles from page 3 orize the notes. (In a barbershop a cappella chorus, you also memorize lyrics).

The Music Men Chorus (Palomar Pacific Chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society) is a men’s acappella choir that performs 4-part, close-harmony songs arranged in the “Barbershop” Style, known for its ringing chords. We sing a variety of song genres (romantic ballads, movie and show tunes, Great American Songbook selections, patriotic songs, inspirational numbers, and Christmas holiday favorites), performing at both public and private venues in North County.

Our members believe that singing in our chorus keeps them healthier, both physically and mentally. We have 3 members in their 90’s who regularly attend rehearsal.

On Saturday, March 21st, Kit Carson Park will transform into a sea of wagging tails and smiling faces for San Diego Humane Society’s 27th annual Walk for Animals – North County. This beloved tradition brings together thousands of pet lovers to raise critical funds for San Diego Humane Society’s lifesaving programs, including animal rescue, wildlife rehabilitation and essential community support.

“The Walk for Animals is more than just a stroll through the park, it is a powerful demonstration of our community’s commitment to animals in need,” said Dr. Gary Weitzman, president and CEO, San Diego Humane Society. “Every dollar raised helps us provide a second chance for homeless pets and injured wildlife across San Diego County.”

At a Glance What A scenic two-mile walk, pancake breakfast and “Vendor Village” featuring local pet businesses.

Highlights Live music, dog-friendly activities, blessing of the animals, warm-up and stretch.

When Saturday, March 21st. Registration & breakfast 7 a.m.; Walk begins at 9 a.m.

Where Kit Carson Park, 3333 Bear Valley Parkway, Escondido

If you are a male, high school age or older, who loves to sing and is interested in joining a chorus, we invite you to attend one of our Tuesday evening rehearsals, learn more about us, and see how singing can enhance your life. Previous musical experience is helpful but not a requirement. We meet at 7 pm at San Marcos Lutheran Church, 3419 Grand Avenue, in the Luther Hall. For more information, contact Bill at (760) 5856315 or visit our website, www. musicmenchorus.org.

Chess at Park Avenue Community Center Home of Escondido Senior Center 210 Park Avenue, Escondido 760-839-4688 Adults of all skill levels are welcome. Drop in anytime Wednesday OR Friday noon-3pm to play or watch in the shuffleboard building.

Follow the signs or ask at the front desk for directions. Friendly games with large boards and pieces provided. No fees or reservations.

Pastor Huls from page 10 us, said Jesus, if we gain the whole world and lose our soul?’ There is always the question: if one is the biggest and best, does that make it right? I watch the birds at times, even fight for first place, and wonder whether they feel any sense of pride or superiority. They are competitive, as it seems all life is.

In contrast, again with the bird, subject to one another, serve one another, and don’t put yourself above another, but be humble and serve as Christ serves you. Perhaps impossible, but it is an alternative.

The greatest competition is between God and Satan.

Who will win? We must ask ourselves for that answer.

Pastor Huls

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Be a Hero for Animals Participants can join in person or fundraise from home to walk in their own neighborhoods. Register today, start a team or donate at sdwalkforanimals.org. *** About San Diego Humane Society San Diego Humane Society’s scope of social responsibility goes beyond adopting animals. We offer programs that strengthen the human-animal bond, prevent cruelty and neglect, provide medical care, educate the community and serve as a safety net for all pet families.

Serving San Diego County since 1880, San Diego Humane Society has campuses in El Cajon, Escondido, Oceanside, Ramona and San Diego. For more information, please visit sdhumane.org.

Ever since I can remember I’ve had the burning desire to discover new places, new adventures. Because of this, I set out to discover a new country . . . and I was successful. I even ventured inland a great many miles where I discovered a place I called Minnesota. “This,” I thought, “would be a great place for Scandinavians.” So I headed back to Norway to recruit settlers. While I was gone, some clown named Columbus claimed he discovered America. Life ain’t fair. Except life also gave us The Paper. I read it whenever and wherever I go exploring and only buy from those who advertise in The Paper. It’s a Viking thing.

Your friend, Eric the Red

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LEGALS

FICTITIOUS Business NAME STATEMENT 2026-9003127 The name of the businesss: Futurescape Consultants, located at 1055 Armorlite Dr., Apt 323, San Marcos, CA 92069. Registrant, Shreya Ketul Chokshi, 1055 Armorlite Dr., Apt 323, San Marcos, CA 92069. This businesss is operated by an Individual.

First day of business 1/26/2026 /s/ Shreya Ketul Chokshi with Jordan Z. Marks, SD County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego on 2/10/2026 3/5, 3/12, 3/19, 3/26/2026 FICTITIOUS Business NAME STATEMENT 2026-9003950 The name of the businesss: The UPS Store, located at 2963 Alpine Blvd, Ste 104, Alpine, CA 91901. Registrant, PQ Del Sur LLC, 2963 Alpine Blvd., #104, Alpine, CA 91901. This businesss is operated by a Limited Liability Company.

First day of business N/A /s/ Bhavikkumar Patel, Managing Member with Jordan Z. Marks, SD County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego on 2/20/2026 3/5, 3/12, 3/19, 3/26/2026 FICTITIOUS Business NAME STATEMENT 2026-9002713 The name of the businesss: Alaia’s Garden, located at 2426 Cherimoya Dr., Vista, CA 92084.

Registrant, Azucena Avalos, 2426 Cherimoya Dr., Vista, CA 92084. This businesss is operated by an Individual.

First day of business N/A /s/ Azucena Avalos with Jordan Z. Marks, SD County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego on 2/5/2026 3/5, 3/12, 3/19, 3/26/2026 FICTITIOUS Business NAME STATEMENT 2026-9002507 The name of the businesss: Cobian Landscaping Co, located at 770 Sycamore Ave., Suite 122-481, Vista, CA 92083. Registrant, Jose Luis Cobian, 770 Sycamore Ave., Suite 122-481, Vista, CA 92083. This businesss is operated by an Individual.

First day of business 1/1/2021 /s/ Jose Luis Cobian with Jordan Z. Marks, SD County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego on 2/3/2026 3/5, 3/12, 3/19, 3/26/2026 FICTITIOUS Business NAME STATEMENT 2026-9003330 The name of the businesss: Elegancia Events, located at 180 Palmyra Dr., Vista, CA 92084.

Registrant, Elizabeth Padilla, 180 Palmyra Dr., Vista, CA 92084. This businesss is operated by an Individual.

First day of business N/A /s/ Elizabeth Padilla with Jordan Z. Marks, SD County Clerk/ Recorder of San Diego on 2/13/2026 3/5, 3/12, 3/19, 3/26/2026 FICTITIOUS Business NAME STATEMENT 2026-9003401 The name of the businesss: UBuildIt San Diego, located at 209 North Ditmar St., Oceanside, CA 92054. Registrant, MMDAG Consulting LLC, 979 Woodland Pkwy, Ste 101 #2026, San Marcos, CA 92069. This businesss is operated by a Limited Liability Company.

First day of business 5/16/2022 /s/ Milan M. Djokich, Member with Jordan Z. Marks, SD County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego on 2/17/2026 3/5, 3/12, 3/19, 3/26/2026 FICTITIOUS Business NAME STATEMENT 2026-9003681 The name of the businesss: Lyra Beauty Spa, located at 7140 Lantana Dr., Carlsbad, CA 92011.

Registrant, Lyrna Gaspar Chase, 7140 Lantana Ter., Carlsbad, CA

92011. This businesss is operated by an Individual.

First day of business N/A /s/ Lyrna G. Chase with Jordan Z. Marks, SD County Clerk/ Recorder of San Diego on 2/18/2026 3/5, 3/12, 3/19, 3/26/2026 FICTITIOUS Business NAME STATEMENT 2026-9003733 The name of the businesss: Finding Joy Therapy, located at 326 Encinitas Blvd., Encinitas 92024.

Registrant, Finding Joy Licensed Clinical Social Worker Corporation, 145 Rosebay Dr., Encinitas, CA 92024. This businesss is operated by a Corporation.

First day of business N/A /s/ Kylie Przymus, President with Jordan Z. Marks, SD County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego on 2/19/2026 3/5, 3/12, 3/19, 3/26/2026 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF Truman Elliott Gray Case No. 26PE000490C SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO 1100 Union Street San Diego, CA. 92101 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate or both, of Truman Gray, Truman Elliott Gray, Truman E. Gray, Buzz Gray deceased. A Petition for Probate has been filed by Thomas Gray in the Superior Court of California, County of San Diego, 1100 Union Street, San Diego, CA. 92101 Central Courthouse. The Petition for probate requests that Thomas Gray be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The petition requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.

The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: 4/1/2026 Time: 1:30 pm Dept: 502 Address of court: Same as noted above.

If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. you may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person

interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for Petitioner: J. Mark McNeill, Esq. Law Offices of J. Mark McNeill 10801 Thornmint Road, Ste 270 San Diego, CA 92127 858-613-2970 3/5, 3/12, 3/19, 3/26/2026

STATEMENT 2026-9003406 The name of the businesss: Cali Crooner Entertainment, located at 4083 Hidden Hollow Dr., Wildomar, CA 92595. Registrant, Drum Brigade LLC, 33361 Hidden Hollow Dr., Wildomar, CA 92595. This businesss is operated by a Limited Liability Company.

First day of business N/A /s/ Korey Tyan Horn, CEO with Jordan Z. Marks, SD County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego on 2/17/2026 3/12, 3/19, 3/26, 4/2/2026

FICTITIOUS Business NAME STATEMENT 2026-9004097 The name of the businesss: MJJB Environmental Construction, located at 2810 Via Orange Way Ste E, Spring Valley, CA 91978.

Registrant, MJJB Environmental Inc., 2810 Via Orange Way Ste E, Spring Valley, CA 91978.

This businesss is operated by a Corporation.

First day of business 6/15/2022 /s/ Joshua Katz, Treasurer with Jordan Z. Marks, SD County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego on 2/23/2026 3/5, 3/12, 3/19, 3/26/2026

FICTITIOUS Business NAME STATEMENT 2026-9004255 The name of the businesss: Daniel’s Produce, located at 135 N. Pacific St., Ste B, San Marcos, CA 92069. Registrant, JB Freshsource Distribution Inc., PO Box 2797, Vista, CA 92085. This businesss is operated by a Corporation.

First day of business 2/12/2026 /s/ Jordan Ciervo, President with Jordan Z. Marks, SD County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego on 2/24/2026 3/12, 3/19, 3/26, 4/2/2026

FICTITIOUS Business NAME STATEMENT 2026-9003749 The name of the businesss: Evans Woodworking Incorporated, Evans Woodworking Inc., located at 2420 Grand Ave., D1, Vista, CA 92081. Registrant, Evans Woodworking Incorporated.

2420 Grand Ave., Ste D1, Vista, CA 92081. This businesss is operated by a Corporation.

First day of business 3/10/2005 /s/ Nathan Holland, President with Jordan Z. Marks, SD County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego on 2/19/2026 3/5, 3/12, 3/19, 3/26/2026 FICTITIOUS Business NAME STATEMENT 2026-9000969 The name of the businesss: Pasha Cab, located at 9820 Mira Lee Way, San Diego, CA 92126.

Registrant, Hamid Sadraei, 9820 Mira Lee Way, San Diego, CA 92126. This businesss is operated by an Individual.

First day of business N/A /s/ Hamid Sadraei with Jordan Z. Marks, SD County Clerk/ Recorder of San Diego on 1/15/2026 2/19, 2/26, 3/5, 3/12/2026 FICTITIOUS Business NAME STATEMENT 2026-9001208 The name of the businesss: V & M Auto Registration, located at 3815 Mission Ave., Suite 103, Oceanside, CA 92058. Registrant, Myrna Guadalupe Aramburo De Gutierrez, 3815 Mission Ave., Suite 103, Oceanside, CA 92058. This businesss is operated by an Individual.

First day of business 8/6/2024 /s/ Myrna Guadalupe Aramburo De Gutierrez with Jordan Z. Marks, SD County Clerk/ Recorder of San Diego on 1/20/2026 2/19, 2/26, 3/5, 3/12/2026 FICTITIOUS Business NAME STATEMENT 2026-9004298 The name of the businesss: Chick-Fil-A San Marcos, ChickFil-A Escondido, located at 587 Grand Ave., San Marcos, CA 92078. Registrant, The Brave LLC, 587 Grand Ave., San Marcos, CA 92078. This businesss is operated by a Limited Liability Company.

First day of business 2/12/2026 /s/ Jordan Ciervo, President with Jordan Z. Marks, SD County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego on 2/24/2026 3/12, 3/19, 3/26, 4/2/2026 FICTITIOUS Business NAME

FICTITIOUS Business NAME STATEMENT 2026-9004555 The name of the businesss: Light of Light Lutheran Church, located at 2010 W. San Marcos Blvd., Unit 67, San Marcos, CA 92078.

Registrant, William Carl Mack, 2010 W. San Marcos Blvd., Unit 67, San Marcos, CA 92078. This businesss is operated by an Individual.

First day of business 2/1/2026 /s/ William Carl Mack, Pastor with Jordan Z. Marks, SD County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego on 2/26/2026 3/12, 3/19, 3/26, 4/2/2026 FICTITIOUS Business NAME STATEMENT 2026-9004478 The name of the businesss: Daniel’s Produce, located at 135 N. Pacific St., Ste B, San Marcos, CA 92069. Registrant, JB Freshsource Distribution Inc., PO Box 2797, Vista, CA 92085. This businesss is operated by a Corporation.

First day of business 2/12/2026 /s/ Jordan Ciervo, President with Jordan Z. Marks, SD County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego on 2/24/2026 3/12, 3/19, 3/26, 4/2/2026 FICTITIOUS Business NAME STATEMENT 2026-9004476 The name of the businesss: Villa’s Auto Repair, located at 474 West Mission Rd., 353, San Marcos, CA 92069. Registrant, Pablo Villagomez, 474 West Mission Rd., 353, San Marcos, CA 92069. This businesss is operated by an Individual.

First day of business 2/25/2026 /s/ Pablo Villagomez with Jordan Z. Marks, SD County Clerk/ Recorder of San Diego on 2/25/2026 3/12, 3/19, 3/26, 4/2/2026 FICTITIOUS Business NAME STATEMENT 2026-9004940 The name of the businesss: J-KA Custom Tile, located at 573 Carrie Cir, San Marcos, CA 92069.

Registrant, Juanka Gonzalez, 573 Carrie Cir, San Marcos, CA 92069. This businesss is operated by an Individual.

First day of business 1/15/2019 /s/ Juanka Gonzalez with Jordan Z. Marks, SD County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego on 3/4/2026 3/12, 3/19, 3/26, 4/2/2026 FICTITIOUS Business NAME STATEMENT 2026-9003515 The name of the businesss: MEM Autosales LLC, located at 524 W. Calle Primera, Suite 1005-H, San Ysidro, CA 92173. Registrant, MEM Auto Sales LLC,

524 W. Calle Primera, Suite 1005-H, San Ysidro, CA 92173.

This businesss is operated by a Limited Liability Company.

First day of business N/A /s/ Sergio Martinez Flores, President with Jordan Z. Marks, SD County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego on 2/17/2026 3/12, 3/19, 3/26, 4/2/2026 FICTITIOUS Business NAME STATEMENT 2026-9005090 The name of the businesss: Pet Lovers Real Estate, Pet Lovers Realtor, located at 410 Vista Village Dr., Vista, CA 92083.

Registrant, Pet Lovers Real Estate Corp, 29627 Pamoosa Lane, Valley Center, CA 92082. This businesss is operated by a Corporation.

First day of business N/A /s/ Omar Jesus Gonzalez with Jordan Z. Marks, SD County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego on 3/5/2026 3/12, 3/19, 3/26, 4/2/2026 FICTITIOUS Business NAME STATEMENT 2026-9004184 The name of the businesss: Elite Emvironmental Consulting Of I.E., located at 202 Avenida Chapala, Lake San Marcos, CA 92069. Registrant, Environmental Consulting, 202 Avenida Chapala, San Marcos, CA 92069.

This businesss is operated by a Limited Liability Company.

First day of business 11/24/2025 /s/ Robert William Davignon, CEO with Jordan Z. Marks, SD County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego on 2/23/2026 3/12, 3/19, 3/26, 4/2/2026 FICTITIOUS Business NAME STATEMENT 2025-9017574 The name of the businesss: Julie Skin Reset, located at 390 Oak Ave., Carlsbad, CA 92008. Registrant, Julie Bacue Cortinas, 390 Oak Ave., Carlsbad, CA 92008.

This businesss is operated by an Individual.

First day of business N/A /s/ Julie Bacue Cortinas with Jordan Z. Marks, SD County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego on 9/11/2025 9/18, 9/25, 10/2, 10/9/2025 FICTITIOUS Business NAME STATEMENT 2026-9005184 The name of the businesss: Pizzabar, Pizzabar San Marcos, located at 342 S. Twin Oaks Valley Rd., #143, San Marcos, CA 92078. Registrant, AKBC Restaurants Inc., 342 S. Twin Oaks Valley Rd., #143, San Marcos, CA 92078. This businesss is operated by a Corporation.

First day of business 2/25/2026 /s/ Brannon William Ciora, President with Jordan Z. Marks, SD County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego on 3/5/2026 3/12, 3/19, 3/26, 4/2/2026 FICTITIOUS Business NAME STATEMENT 2026-9005384 The name of the businesss: Banksford Pet Co, located at 3793 Via Cabrillo, Oceanside, CA 92058. Registrant, Warewoof House LLC, 3793 Via Cabrillo, Oceanside, CA 92058.

This businesss is operated by a Limited Liability Company.

First day of business 3/10/2026 /s/ Tanya Ware, CEO with Jordan Z. Marks, SD County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego on 3/10/2026 3/19, 3/26, 4/2, 4/9/2026 FICTITIOUS Business NAME STATEMENT 2026-9004449 The name of the businesss: Lesli Esthetics, located at 830 E. Vista Way, Suite 102, Vista, CA 92084.

Registrant, Lesli Maira Ojeda, 830 E. Vista Way, Suite 102, Vista, CA 92084. This businesss is operated by an Individual.

First day of business 2/20/2026

/s/ Lesli M. Ojeda with Jordan Z. Marks, SD County Clerk/ Recorder of San Diego on 2/25/2026 3/19, 3/26, 4/24/9/2026 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME 26CU000245N TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner Alina Brechka Javier Gutierrez filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: Elliot Thiago Gutierrez to Proposed name Elliot Thiago Gutierrez Brechka.

THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objections that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: May 1, 2026, 8:30 am, in Dept. N-25 No hearing will occur on above date. Please see attachment The address of the court is: 325 S. Melrose Dr., Vista, CA 92081.

A copy of the Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: San Marcos News Reporter, dba, The Paper, 845 W. San Marcos Blvd, San Marcos, Ca. 92078. Dated March 12, 2026 /s/ Brad A. Weinreb, Judge of the Superior Court 3/19, 3/26, 4/2, 4/9/2026 FICTITIOUS Business NAME STATEMENT 2026-9005608 The name of the businesss: Kenney Relic Sign Company, located at 2560 Jason Ct., Oceanside, CA 92056. Registrant, Kenney Signs, 2560 Jason Ct., Oceanside, CA 92056. This businesss is operated by a Corporation.

First day of business 12/1/2024 /s/ Nichole Hamelback, Secretary with Jordan Z. Marks, SD County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego on 3/11/2026 3/19, 3/26, 4/24/9/2026 FICTITIOUS Business NAME STATEMENT 2026-9005713 The name of the businesss: Amuri Cucina Italiuana, Amuri Osteria Italiana, located at 677 S. Twin Oaks Valley Rd., Apt 355, San Marcos, CA 92078. Registrant, Amuri LLC, 677 s. Twin Oaks Valley Rd., Apt 355, San Marcos, CA 92078. This businesss is operated by a Limited Liability Company.

First day of business N/A /s/ Antonio Zammataro, Managing Member with Jordan Z. Marks, SD County Clerk/ Recorder of San Diego on 3/12/2026 3/19, 3/26, 4/24/9/2026

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