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VOL 115 No. 26IMPERIAL COUNTY, CA

Thursday, June 27, 2019

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CalexicoHoping ToEmerge FromLong RedBudget Tunnel

BY JAYSON BARNISKE

Imperial put on its best on thewarm morning of June 22 forwhat was certainly a first for the

115-year-old city - honoring anative who is now heavyweightboxing champion of world.

The man of the hour, AndyRuiz Jr., seemed as thrilled as themany who lined the streets for a

parade and then gathered at theImperial High School athleticfield for a rally. He won the titleon June 1 in a stunning upset ofdefending champ AnthonyJoshua at New York's MadisonSquare Garden despite being a14-1 underdog.

In Imperial County, which isabout 90 percent Hispanic, itinstantly became a source ofimmense pride-Ruiz is the firstboxer of Mexican descent to winthe title.

"This is great news. We dohave a lot of heroes around here

and we need more," said ZeArroyo of Imperial. "I'm so excit-ed. We finally have a champ andthe champ is here. Hopefully, wewill have more in the future. Lastnight, there was a boxing event atFantasy Springs (casino in Indio)and two local boxers, one fromBlythe the other from San Felipe(Baja California, Mexico), bothwon professional adult titles."

With fans gathering as earlyas 7 a.m., a restlessness arose asthe parade's 8 a.m. start time

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WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT BOXING champion Andy Ruiz Jr.views the crowd on June 22 during a parade held in his honor inImperial. CORISSA IBARRA PHOTOS

NEWLY CROWNED HEAVYWEIGHT boxing champion of theworld Andy Ruiz Jr. greets the crowd gathered at a rally for himon June 22 at the Imperial High School athletic field. Honors forthe Imperial native also included a parade.CORISSA IBARRA PHOTO

BY RICHARDMONTENEGRO BROWN

Despite a lingering budgetdeficit and lower-than-expectedrevenues from ambulance servic-es and commercial cannabisoperations, Calexico officialsmaintain optimism the city budg-et will be in the black by this timenext year.

The city council on June 24approved its 2019-20 budget by a4-0 vote during a special meet-ing. The new fiscal year beginsJuly 1.

Council Member RosieArreola Fernandez was absent.

Just a few years ago,Calexico was on the verge ofbankruptcy, bleeding red with adeficit in the millions. Now, thecity expects to reach the July2020 start of the 2020-21 fiscalyear in positive territory, with asmall budget surplus and cashreserves of almost $1 million.

That's a big deal consideringwhere Calexico was just fouryears ago, when in fiscal 2015-16

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Health Fair For Men FeaturedAt Pioneers Hospital

BY WILLIAM ROLLER

In terms of life expectancywomen on average outpace menby four years so with June desig-nated as Men's Health Month,Pioneers Memorial HealthcareDistrict aimed to close that gapwith its inaugural men's healthfair on June 20.

Hospital medical director andlong-time local physician GeorgeFareed specified U.S. womenaverage 82 years of life and menjust 78.5.

"Women are generally health-ier than men and are more proneto visit a doctor on a regularbasis," Fareed said, citing reasonsbehind the difference.

Men should find out what

"their numbers" are and monitorthem, Fareed urged. Thisincludes statistics on theirprostate specific antigen, bloodpressure and glucose levels.

"Eat a balanced diet, start anexercise program and quit smok-ing," Fareed summarized.

Continued on page 5

PHYSICIAN GEORGE FAREED makes a presentation on June 20 during Pioneers MemorialHealthcare District’s Men’s Health Day.WILLIAM ROLLER PHOTO

New Calexico Street,Mural Welcomes

Motorists CrossingThe Border

BY JAYSON BARNISKE

Calexico held an official rib-bon cutting ceremony to cele-brate the completion of the CesarChavez Boulevard improvementson the morning of June 25.

Besides the street improve-ments, at the corner of SecondStreet and Cesar Chavez a largemural of the Colorado Desertlandscape now greets everyoneentering the border through the

Calexico West Port of Entry.Artist Eduardo Kintero

recently completed the mural andanother mural at the San DiegoState University, Imperial ValleyCampus, in Calexico. The artist isoriginally from Mexicali and cur-rently resides in Holtville.

Kintero is a lifelong studentof art and has studied at UABCand Universidad de Guadalajara.

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A GROUP OF dignitaries on June 25 cuts the ribbon recognizingthe opening of the renovated Cesar Chavez Boulevard.CORISSA IBARRA PHOTO.

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The Calexico City Clerk has prepared the following summary of Ordinance Number 1201, An Ordinanceof the City Council of the City of Calexico, California Amending Chapter 10.24 of the CalexicoMunicipal Code Pertaining to the Parking Ordinance.

I. Subsection A of Section 10.24.020 of the Calexico Municipal Code is amended with additionalunderlined text as follow:

10.24.020 - Stopping or parking-Imperial Avenue.A. It is unlawful for the operator of a vehicle to stop or park such vehicle, except when necessary to avoidconflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a police officer, in any place describedin this subsection:

On the east and west side of Imperial Avenue (State Highway), from the International Border to the southcurb of Birch Street in the city of Calexico, county of Imperial unless allowed under section 10.24.110.

II. Subsection A(7) and A(8) is added to Section 10.24.090 with additional underlined text as follows:

10.24.090 - No-parking zones. A. The operator of a vehicle shall not park such vehicle at any time in any of the following

places:

7. Northbound Cesar Chavez Boulevard from Second Street to State Route 98 and SouthboundCesar Chavez Boulevard from Lincoln Street to Second Street.

8. Westbound and Eastbound Second Street from Imperial Avenue to Gran Plaza Way.

III. Subsection B of Section 10.24.110 is amended with additional underlined text and deletedstricken text as follows:

10.24.110 - Parking-Two-hour limit-Streets designated.The operator of a vehicle shall not park such vehicle for longer than two hours between the hours ofeight a.m. and six p.m. on any day except Sundays and holidays upon any of the following streets:

B. River Road from Second Street to Fifth Street.Northbound Imperial Avenue to Eighth Street,Southbound Imperial Avenue to Sherman Street to Third Street and all intersections associatedwith these Streets;

A copy of the Ordinance is available for review in the City Clerk's Office at City Hall located at 608Heber Avenue, Calexico, California. This ordinance was introduced and a first reading was conducted atthe regularly scheduled City Council meeting of June 19, 2019. It is scheduled for adoption at the regu-lar meeting of July 3, 2019.

/s/ Gabriela T. Garcia, City Clerk

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Stand Up: Calexico Moving To Be CountedBY RICHARD

MONTENEGRO BROWN

Following a May 30 story inthis newspaper that unlike otherlocal municipalities Calexico wasnot yet making preparations forthe 2020 Census, the matter wasfinally discussed at the city coun-cil's June 19 meeting but actiondelayed due to council memberabsences.

The council tabled theappointment of two of its mem-bers to a special city subcommit-tee. It would work with theImperial County 2020 Census

Complete Count Committee as itprepares the strategic plan toensure more participation fromlocal residents.

The county launched its effortwith a May 23 kick-off event. ElCentro, Brawley and Holtvillehave also announced census cam-paigns. A thorough count is con-sidered vital because it is linkedto future federal funding and leg-islative districting.

Members David Romero andRosie Fernandez were absentfrom the June 19 council meet-ing.

But Mayor Pro Tem BillHodge expressed his eagerness to

volunteer for the subcommittee."I definitely want to be nomi-

nated. I've already gone to themeeting (of the county commit-tee) and I want to pursue it,"Hodge said.

After the item was tabled foran upcoming council meeting,City Manager David Dale toldthe three council members pres-ent that serving on the subcom-mittee will take some work.

"It may even involve knock-ing on doors or manning a (com-puter) kiosk, something like that;attending meetings and so forth,"he said. "But it is good things thatcome with it."

In a report prepared for themeeting Dale stated, "Ensuringan accurate count in the Census2020 is essential. An undercountin the Census 2020 could have asignificant impact on theImperial County and city ofCalexico. For each individual notcounted in the Census 2020, up to$1,958 per year of federal fundscould be lost for the followingdecade."

When the appointments aremade Calexico will become thelast of the major Imperial Countycities (Brawley and El Centro) tomove forward with its own cen-sus efforts.

During an interview in MayDale expressed the difficulty thecity had in attending the countycensus meetings because ofskeleton-crew staffing. Hodge,however, at the time said he wascommitted to making sureCalexico was involved.

Freedom Fest 2019 Promises To Thrill CrowdsBY JAYSON BARNISKE

The Freedom Fest fireworksshow at Imperial Valley Collegeis a 29-year tradition that sinceits inauguration in 1991 hasgrown to become ImperialCounty's largest single-dayevent with just under 60,000people attending.

This year's edition will againbe held on the evening of July 4.Concessions open at 6 p.m. andfireworks begin at 9:30 p.m. Themusic simulcast can be heard onKXO-FM.

KXO-FM 107.5 produced

and underwrote the fireworksshow synchronized to music and335 volunteers donated time tomake the event possible.

Fireworks of America ishandling the pyrotechnics.

"We have about 24 vendorscoming to the event, includingfood, information booths, toysand many other souvenirs," saidKXO's Becky Alaniz.

Strong community participa-tion and a genuine appreciationfor freedom are what Alanizattributes the success andlongevity of Freedom Fest to.

"We have Freedom Festmeetings weekly for three

months prior to the event. This ismy fifth year doing it," she said."It's amazing to see people com-ing out from different agencieslike the Imperial CountySheriff's Office or ImperialCounty Fire who volunteer tohelp. These agents help yearafter year and even after theirretirement they continue to helpout for this event."

For kids in the backseatwatching their parents struggleto find parking often preludesthe main event. Alaniz sharedsome tips to find the best placeto watch the show.

"Earliest is the best to park

in the campus. We already knowpeople will park all over and inthe canal banks. We stronglysuggest to follow whatever thesignage may be. Do not parkwhere signage does not permit.Stay away from the canals closeto the campus for safety purpos-es," she added.

Do's:•Bring Lawn chairs•Bring coolers with plenty offluids to drink•Have a radio tuned into FM107.5 because fireworks aresynchronized to the music

Don'ts•Bring Personal Fireworks,

drones or alcohol•Do not bring Animals (unlessthey are service dogs)

Additionally, the HumaneSociety of Imperial Countyurges residents to keep their petsindoors on July 4, or at leastwell secured as they are fright-ened by fireworks and may runoff if loose.

came and went. After severalannouncements it would begin in15 minutes, the procession start-ing at city hall finally began at 10a.m. beneath two cranes sus-pending a large American flag.

No immediate explanationwas provided for the delay.

Following a lead-off colorguard and the Los Vigilanteswelcomers from the El CentroChamber of Commerce weremany local youth boxing organi-zations, a testament to the rootsof a champion.

Amid the snapping camerasof local and national media,Ruiz's entrance to the parade fol-lowed a motorcade chauffeuredby his entourage comprised ofsports cars, trucks and boats.

Ruiz sat with his wife on the

top of the backseat of his newRolls Royce convertible in theparking lot of the Imperial policestation. He was surrounded by aphalanx of six Imperial officerson foot and four federal Customsand Border Protection agents onbikes.

A fan ran up to Ruiz handinghim a giant brown paper bagfilled with cookies. Ruiz's eyesgrew as he turned to his wife say-ing, "They're still warm."

Unfortunately for Ruiz, hiscar began moving at that momentand the cookies would have towait. As his coach crept down theparade route the champ gave awave or a nod to spectators.

During the parade, Ruiz'strainer, Manny Robles, spokeabout how it felt to come back to

Imperial after winning the title."It's a great feeling. We never

expected this. I don't have wordsto describe what I'm feeling rightnow. All the love and supporthe's getting from his people. It'svery special," he said.

Following the parade, thechamp's father, Andy Ruiz Sr.,held the newest of his son's fourtitle belts and beamed, "I feel sohappy and so proud that we didit. When he was young, I toldhim that he was gonna be achampion of the world anddreams come true."

Explaining what he sees assetting his son apart from thecompetition, Ruiz Sr. added, "Ihelped him through his hardtimes. I taught him that if hewanted to accomplish his dreamshe would have to work hard andbe dedicated. He started at agesix. I've been pushing him theentire time. He started at PAL inImperial and then started trainingin a Mexicali a gym called theInde."

Ruiz Sr. departed with a mes-sage for young boxers in theImperial Valley: "Keep trainingand follow your dreams. Wewant more champs here from the

Valley. Listen to your parents andyou are gonna do something."

As the parade ended the gath-ering streamed onto the Imperialathletic field where a celebrationincluded state and local officialspresenting Ruiz with awards andofficially proclaiming it AndyRuiz Jr. Day.

Following the public festivi-ties Maranatha Steakhouse in

Imperial hosted a private VIPparty sponsored by several localbusinesses.

A man of few words Ruiz Jr.,when asked how it felt to comehome as the heavyweight cham-pion, responded, "Great. It feelsamazing."


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A YOUTH BOXER shows off her right stuff at the June 22parade in Imperial for world heavyweight boxing champion AndyRuiz Jr. CORISSA IBARRA PHOTO

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Transgender: Understanding the Gender Umbrella(Originally aired on August 2015)

41% of people who identify as transgender report attempting suicide. Dr.Ebony M. Williams joins us to discuss the traditional gender model comparedto the gender umbrella. Learn how the gender model appears to no longer beapplicable, due to the different ways that people in our society see themselvesor identify themselves within a complex gender umbrella.

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Transgénero: La Comprensión del Modelo de la Sombrilla de Genero(Originalmente transmitido en agosto 2015)

El 41% de las personas que se identifican como transgénero informan dehaber intentado cometer el suicidio. Armando Rodríguez se une a nosotros

para discutir el modelo tradicional de genero en comparación con el modelo oconcepción social de genero. Aprenda como el modelo de genero ya no puede

ser eficiente, debido a las diferentes formas en que la gente en nuestrasociedad se ven o se identifican dentro del complejo modelo o concepción

social de genero.

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de Mexicali

THE JUNE 22 PARADE honoring newly crowned heavyweightboxing champion of the world Andy Ruiz Jr. marches up ImperialAvenue.CORISSA IBARRA PHOTO

Ruiz.......................from page one

Going With The Flow: Calexico Addressing Traffic Flow, ParkingBY RICHARD

MONTENEGRO BROWN

Big changes to traffic flow onSecond Street in downtownCalexico and parking alongImperial Avenue, Cesar ChavezBoulevard and areas of SecondStreet are looming.

Relying on the recommenda-tion of Police Chief GonzaloGerardo, the city council on June19 approved a move to restoretwo-way traffic to Second St. indowntown between Paulin andHeber avenues. It is currently oneway west to east in that section.

It also approved the first read-ing of an amendment to the city'sparking ordinance that woulddrastically limit parking in sever-al key areas.

In both cases the vote was 3-0 with council members David

Romero and Rosie Fernandezabsent.

The change back to two-waytraffic on Second St. is moreimmediate as it does not involveany ordinances.

That is not the case for theparking ordinance update. A sec-ond reading with a public hear-ing is required and, if approved, a30-day wait before implementa-tion will follow.

Although the parking andtraffic issues are unrelated, theyare both borne of traffic headingto and from Mexicali shiftingaway from Imperial Avenue andonto Cesar Chavez Boulevardthrough the newly reconfiguredWest Port of Entry. Cesar Chavezreopened to traffic June 21.

"Since the traffic has sloweddown coming into the UnitedStates through Mexico because ofthe new Port of Entry, I believe it

would help downtown to go backto a two-way instead of a one-way," Gerardo said to the councilduring the meeting. "It wouldalso help police and fire. Whenwe respond it would be a lotfaster to be able to go in throughthe east toward the west insteadof going all the way around likewe're doing right now. The firechief and I both agree on this."

In the early 1990s, as trafficcongestion increased on ImperialAvenue due to southbound trafficheading into Mexico via the olddowntown Port of Entry, a pastcouncil made the decision to endeast-west traffic flow on SecondStreet between Paulin and Heberin favor of east-only traffic,according to information provid-ed by Gerardo.

Council Member MorrisReisen, long a downtown mer-chant and advocate of small busi-

nesses there, welcomed thechange.

"It's going to help us a lot. It'sa good idea," he said.

In the case of the parkingordinance update, Gerardo toldthe council the reason for the pro-posed changes stem a few mat-ters, the biggest being the reopen-ing of Cesar Chavez and the needto change parking on ImperialAve. from being unlimited to atwo-hour maximum.

The council gave preliminaryapproval to eliminating all park-ing on northbound Cesar Chavezfrom Highway 98 to WestSecond, and on southboundCesar Chavez from LincolnStreet to West Second.

Additional proposed parkingchanges include no parking onWest Second from Imperial Ave.west to Gran Plaza Way along thenorth and south curb edges.

The move to limit parking onImperial Ave. came in part from apetition signed by 57 ImperialAve. merchants who wanted tosee parking given a two-hourmaximum on the street fromFourth Street to Highway 98.With that would come two-hourlimits on adjacent streets atThird, Fourth, Fifth and Sixthstreets and West Sherman Streetbetween addresses marked 1 to99.

"We have too many vehiclesbeing left there for two or threedays at a time creating a traffichazard when we do have ourstreet sweeper go down thestreet," Gerardo told the council."Businesses also signed the peti-tion because these vehicles thatpark there for a couple of dayscost them customers."

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Three Weeks Past Deadline, County Cyberattack Report Due July 2BY RICHARD

MONTENEGRO BROWN

About three weeks past its self-imposed deadline for a report onthe cyberattack that crippled thecounty's computer networks andwebsite in April, some form of thedocument will be made publicduring the July 2 county boardmeeting, a county official said.At a May 14 meeting of the board,Chairman Ryan Kelley andCounty Executive Officer TonyRouhotas Jr. indicated a so-calledpublic "after-action report" on thecyberattack against county com-puters would become available inabout three to four weeks.Kelley assured during an inter-view June 26 that the report wouldbe available July 2 for the public,media and other public agenciesthat might be going through thesame issues.As of the morning of June 26, thecounty's cybersecurity team hadyet to receive a final report fromKivu, the national cybersecuritycompany the county contracted inthe days following the April 13ransomware attack, Kelley said.

The original plan was to combinea homegrown incident report fromthe county with the Kivu report toproduce a comprehensive log ofwhat occurred on April 13 and inthe weeks following.The report, Kelley said, will detail"what happened, what we did,what we learned and what correc-tive actions we're going to take."Kelley described the after-actionreport as a living document withtimelines on corrective actionsthat are measurable and meant tobe revisited.Some of those corrective actionscould take the form of hardwareand software being used goingforward to protect the county'ssystems, training for employees,backup systems and protocolsdeveloped in the event of anotherattack, just to name a few things,Kelley said. For example, Kelley added, thereport will include information onbackup systems developed, bothpaperless and nondigital, to ensure"we serve the public" even in themidst of an attack. "We'll go backto more traditional ways toprocess things" like payments andpublic access to county informa-

tion, he said.Kelley added he is confidentRouhotas and county InformationTechnology and Systems ManagerHenry Felix can get access to thefinal Kivu report by July 2, but forcertain, the county's portion willbe available.The local content will be providedby the county Office ofEmergency Services, he said."We treated this as an incident likea disaster. We tracked everythingwe were doing, keeping a time-line, how we followed requests"from departments, and moneyspent to rebuild the system, Kelleysaid.The county's website, telephonesystem, email servers and accessto its network of information wasknocked out when a countyemployee opened a "phishing"scam email that unleashed theRyuk variant of malware onto thecounty's network, officials havesaid. With other employees open-ing the same attachment, it cas-caded through the network.Information technology staff, withthe help of outside agencies andother professionals, worked torestore and rebuild the network

over the course of two weeks,Kelley has said in a prior inter-view.As the cyberattack unfolded, aransom message appeared oninfected computers demanding$1.2 million worth of bitcoin --- akind of cyber currency --- to bepaid by the county to regainaccess to its systems and informa-tion.Fortunately, the county had all ofits information backed up, andofficials maintained that no per-sonal information was everaccessed or lost in the attack.The five-member board of super-visors in a unanimous vote onApril 15 decided against payingthe ransom, instead opting torebuild the county's networksfrom the ground up, as well asmake significant securityupgrades to its computer systems.At a subsequent board meeting,the supervisors also voted to giveRouhotas and a county purchasingagent a blank check to makerepairs.The county has spent at least $1.4million on those repairs, much ofit covered by insurance, accordingto the county's last report in early

May. At the time, Kelley said thecounty expected to exceed thatamount. No updated financial figures wereavailable by this newspaper'sdeadline.Kelley warned June 26 that eventhough the report will be listed onagenda for next week's meeting,which will be released June 27,the county will be pushing to getthe report ready up until the lastminute on July 2, he said.The county is currently redesign-ing its overall website domain,www.co.imperial.ca.us, as well asthe individual department pages. This past week, county PublicInformation Officer Linsey Dalesent out a press release warningthat the county Tax Collector'sOffice web pages and online serv-ices would be down June 25 forupgrades. She said on June 26 thatthe work is not related to thecyberattack."We were talking about moderniz-ing, making changes" before theattack, Dale said. "It was put onthe backburner."

Cesar Chavez Blvd..................................from page oneHe also spent time helping

and learning from famousMexicali-based artist CarlosCoronado.

Kintero spoke about his visionand the meaning behind themural.

"The title of the mural is 'TheOld Garden.' You can find thosewords in many songs," he said."What that means in this picture isthe garden of two cities, Mexicaliand Calexico. This is a tribute toCentinela, Mount Signal. It'sabout how these two valleys growup thanks to the agriculture."

The mural is painted on a wallat the intersection. A bright greenagricultural field rests in thefoothills of Mount Signal and thesky is decorated with soft whiteclouds. The end of the mural isblended with a design borrowedfrom an Olmec bracelet that canbe found at other locationsthroughout Calexico.

Above the mural bright redletters made of metal spell out"Calexico."

Kintero elaborated, "The sec-ond part of the mural is the Olmecbracelet. It is very well known inMexico. Armando Rascon had the

idea in the '90s to paint this sym-bol on the American side of bor-der fence."

He added, "The Olmecs werethe mother of all the Americanculture and this is why the projectwas so important to Rascon. Ittook them three years, but theypainted two miles of (border)wall with the design. So, the cityhas taken the logo and put it indifference places as a symbol ofthe city."

The wall section with themural was removed and replacedin 2018 but a section is now ondisplay in the city's RockwoodPlaza.

Kintero integrated the Olmecbracelet symbol with his renditionof the Imperial County borderskyline to create "The OldGarden" mural.

Kintero made sure to thank hisassistants during the project,Pablo Castaneda of Mexicali andhis brother, Alphonso Kintero ofCalexico.

The city of Calexico paid forthe mural through the Arts inPublic Places Fund.

Calexico City Manager DavidDale spoke about the importance

of the mural and the improve-ments to Cesar Chavez stating,"The ribbon cutting ceremonywas to unveil the mural and tomark point of completion to theimprovements on Second Streetand Cesar Chavez Boulevard."

Dale spoke about how muchthe road has improved with recentrenovations. It opened to trafficJune 21 and connects the city tothe port of entry. It replaces theformer port access street, ImperialAvenue.

"This was only a two-laneroad here before (pointing atCesar Chavez). Like a countryroad. Now it is a full-fledged two-lane road going both ways access-ing Mexico. The renovations havehad a beneficial effect to traffic inthe city," he said.

Dale described some of thesubtle nuances of the renovationsthat will affect everyone drivingnear the border in Calexico, say-ing, "This (Cesar Chavez) will bethe only entrance into Mexico.There will be no left turns fromSecond Street into Mexico. Wehave to keep Second Street openfor public safety. To keep the turnlane open on Second Street would

be very expensive because wewould have to man it (with trafficcontrollers)."

Miguel Solano, a publicworks supervisor for Calexico,said he supervised the work crewthat built the infrastructure for themural.

"The letters we used forCalexico above the mural werefabricated in El Centro. We had toreinforce the letters so they couldwithstand the wind. It was about atwo-week project," he said.

When asked about the impactof the improvements, Solanopointed to skid marks where trucktraffic has hit the median taking aright turn from Cesar Chavez toSecond.

"The right turn is gonna beconfusing. You can see semi-trucktire marks on the concrete sur-rounding the median. The cityalready had to replace to one lightpole after it was hit by a truck," hesaid.

THE NEW CALEXICO sign and mural loom over the June 25ribbon cutting for the renovated Cesar Chavez Boulevard.CORISSA IBARRA PHOTO

Fareed shared the presenta-tion with physician RamaiahIndudhara adding, "He's one ofthe best urologists I've had thehonor of working with. He's anadvocate for preventive care. It'sremarkable with the research he'scompleted within robotic sur-gery."

Indudhara reviewed some ofthe common health challengesmen face once they get past theirmid-forties: enlarged prostategland/prostate cancer, kidneystones, male hormone replace-ment and sexual disfunction.

In view that medical scienceis still learning more about theprostate gland, it is now knownaging itself can make the prostategrow larger with time. It is nor-mally the size of a walnut and sitsbelow the urinary bladder. Themost frequent tool used is thePSA blood test, though Indudharacautioned the PSA can sometimesreport false positive results.

Another more accurate meas-ure is called the 4KScore test, ablood test with more indices thatcan inform about high risk foraggressive prostate cancer.

"Sometimes the best course isobservation through active sur-veillance over time," he said."The concept emerged as a viableoption for men who decide not toundergo immediate radical treat-ment and is based on the rational-ization that low-risk prostate can-cer is unlikely to harm a patient ordecrease their life expectancy."

Indudhara also touched uponkidney stones. Again, a slowapproach is often the best.Increasing fluid intake, especiallywith lemon-based drinks, canhelp dilute the stones and theywill pass out of the system.

Modifying the diet, using less

salt, meat, protein bars and ener-gy drinks can avoid the formationof stones. But when they are toolarge and cause considerable painone of the best remedies is extra-corporeal shock wave lithotripsy.It uses high-energy sound wavesto shatter kidney stones that arevisualized using ultrasound imag-ing.

While hormone replacementcan now be achieved with injec-tions or orally with sublingualtablets, substances diffused intothe blood through tissues underthe tongue, for a general audienceit is not recommended.

As for sexual disfunction, itcan often be a harbinger for othermedical problems such as dia-betes, hypertension, heart disease,obesity, high cholesterol or tobac-co use.

"See a doctor at least once ayear to undergo exams that revealproblems, that's the first step,"said Indudhara. "Blood tests canoften lead to other interventions."

This is the 23rd year in whichJune was denoted as Men's HealthMonth, and Men's Health Weekwas June 12-18, a special aware-ness period created by Congressthat encourages the wearing ofblue to show support.

Carly Zamora, a PMH regis-tered nurse and clinic administra-tor, recalled she brought Men'sHealth Month to the attention ofFrank Salazar, the hospital publicaffairs director who helped organ-ize the event.

"Frank recognized the signifi-cance and ran with it," saidZamora. "We wanted to focusmore attention of men in ImperialCounty to monitor their ownwell-being so they can achievetheir health goals through thefacilities the hospital and its out-

patient clinics can offer. We planto expand our care facilities andwant everybody to know thedepth of services we offer."

Among those in attendancewere Arthur and Violet Green ofEl Centro, the former of whomrecently had kidney cancer sur-gery performed by Indudhara,who employed the latest tech-niques of robotic surgery.

Arthur noted the surgery wentvery well and that he needed tostay in the hospital only threedays for post-operative recovery.Now he is on a regimen of moni-toring his health.

"I have a little soreness (hepointed to his lower rib cage), butI'm scheduled for a check-up atmy sixth month," he said. "Dr.Indudhara removed the entiregrowth with robotic surgery.Keeping in check with him makesme feel good to know I'm OK."


FRANK SALAZAR (LEFT), Pioneers Memorial HealthcareDistrict director of public affairs, and physician George Fareed,director of Pioneers Health Center, on June 20 urge men to mon-itor their health more closely during the hospital’s inauguralMen's Health Fair in Brawley. WILLIAM ROLLER PHOTO

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County Is $18M In The Hole After New Look At BudgetBY RICHARD

MONTENEGRO BROWN

Imperial County SupervisorJesus Eduardo Escobar has beenwarning the public for monthsthat the county's financial situa-tion is a precarious one, withbudget deficits on the horizon andthe need for immediate correctiveaction looming.

Yet even Escobar, who haspositioned himself as the finan-cial watchdog among the five-member county board, seemed tobe in awe June 25 at just how badthe county's finances are when theboard and the public got their firstlook at the proposed 2019-2020budge. It arrived with an $18.1million deficit to its main operat-ing account, the general fund.

The 2019-20 fiscal year startsJuly 1.

"I don't know where to start… I have issues with the wordstatus quo. When you have thestatus quo year over year, this iswhat you get," the District 1,Calexico-area supervisor saidbefore the presentation of thebudget was even finished. "We'regoing to go under if we don't getit fixed.

"This is such a frustratingreport," Escobar added. "We allneed to be held accountable, fromdepartment heads, to supervi-

sors." Deputy County Executive

Officer Mayra Widmann, who ischarge of finance and budgeting,presented a sobering picture ofthe county's struggles during herrelatively quick presentation tothe board during its weekly meet-ing.

No supervisor was left unaf-fected by the news, it's just somewere more vocal than others.

"I suggest the CEO and staffget together with departmentheads and reduce expenses (fur-ther) and produce revenues,"District 2 Supervisor MichaelKelley said.

Michael Kelley added it'stime to tell department heads,"You're going to have to cut ornext year you're going to have tocut staff."

"Mr. Escobar has brought alot of highlight to the concern …the budget should be level, notwith the expectation of an $18million deficit," board ChairmanRyan Kelley said. "No one ishappy with the way it lookstoday."

District 5 Supervisor RayCastillo was a bit more hopefulthrough all the doom and gloom.

"I'm of the mind the glass ishalf full, not half empty. We'vegot a year to work on it (findingsolutions to the deficit). For now,I think we need to move for-

ward," he said.With a proposed total budget

of $485.1 million in projectedrevenues and $497.7 million inprojected expenditures, the 2019-20 budget was already upsidedown before the real focus of thecounty's concern was discussed,the general fund.

The proposed 2019-20 gener-al fund budget shows $218.2 mil-lion in projected expendituresversus only $200.1 million in pro-jected revenue, leaving the coun-ty in an $18.1 million hole evenwith $10 million in projected car-ryover funding from the 2018-2019 budget. There is a proposedplan to balance the general fundbudget using one-time moneytransfers from a variety ofaccounts.

The deficit for the overallcounty budget is smaller than thegeneral-fund deficit because itinvolves revenues dedicated tocertain departments that cannotbe used to help close the generalfund gap.

The general fund pays forsalaries, benefits and operationalcosts throughout the county andfunds major departments likepublic safety and fire protection,social services, parks and recre-ation, the district attorney's office,the registrar of voters office, anddozens of other departments.They rely on general fund rev-

enue generated from property andsales taxes, fees from permittingand special levies and variousother sources that make up its bal-ance.

Despite all the bad news, thecounty did approve the proposed2019-20 budget as a placeholderof sorts, voting 4-1. Escobar wasthe lone holdout.

"We're not aggressive enough.We need to be a lot more aggres-sive," he said immediately fol-lowing the board meeting.

The board also voted 5-0 toset a public budget hearing forSept. 10, which won't leave thecounty board much time before ithas to consider a final budget atits Oct. 1 meeting, just two daysshy of the state budget deadline ofOct. 3, Clerk of the Board BlancaAcosta said after the June 25meeting.

Ryan Kelley added during abrief interview June 26 that hewill ask his fellow supervisorsabout setting a couple of specialmeetings to address specific areasof the budget before the Sept. 10hearing.

Problems with the generalfund were not unexpected. Thecounty board on May 21 institut-ed a three-year general funddeficit mitigation plan. It includ-ed a hiring freeze to general-funddepartments, not filling a numberof job vacancies, five percent in

cuts to professional services, 10percent in cuts to special depart-ment expenses, and 20 percent incuts to out-of-county travel.

The plan was constructed towean the county off using its one-time funds like the countyreserves and the rate stabilizationfund to cover continuous generalfund deficits, and attempt to growits rainy-day funds for anticipatedeconomic slowdowns.

When passed May 21, it wasprojected the plan would save atleast $6 million in the first yearalone by leaving unfilled posi-tions open. Yet it was revealedJune 25 that the 32 vacanciesidentified since the plan wasapproved only saved the county$1.7 million, a fact not lost onEscobar, who never thought theplan was aggressive enough in thefirst place to deal with the gener-al fund problems on the horizon.

"We were estimated to have asavings of $6 million and nowwe're at $1.7 million?" Escobarasked rhetorically.

He added the county hasinstituted cuts of five percent toprofessional services "when itcould be 50 percent for somedepartments" and 10 percent incuts to special departmentexpenses "when it could be 100percent for some departments.”

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the city had to borrow $3.5 mil-lion from its own wastewaterenterprise funds and layoff closeto 100 city workers just to stayafloat and keep the doors open.

"I'm just glad we're not in thered. … We made a real honesteffort to work with what we hadand work within our means,"Calexico Mayor Lewis Pachecosaid during a brief interview June25. "I think it's a great projectionfor us."

City Manager David Dalesaid the 2019-20 budget is partic-ularly significant to him.

"My number one prioritywith the city since I took over ascity manager was to get the cityback in the black," Dale said dur-ing an interview with this news-paper June 25.

Prior to the vote June 24,each of the council memberspresent thanked city staff anddepartment heads for workingtogether to keep costs down in aneffort to repay city debts andeliminate the negative generalfund budget balance that hadbeen the thorn in the city's side.

"What was presented tonightare truthful and accurate figures.I would challenge someone toprove otherwise," Mayor ProTem Bill Hodge said minutesafter the meeting ended. "I'mhappy with the budget."

The budget, presented by cityFinance Director Karla Lobatosand prepared by her, Dale andAssistant City Manager MiguelFigueroa, still has austerity meas-ures in place. They include a hir-ing freeze and a further staffreduction for the coming fiscalyear from 163 to 156.5.

No one will be laid off toachieve that number, Daleexplained, but positions leftvacant by retirement and othermeans will not be filled.

The approved budget startsthe new fiscal year with a nega-tive general fund balance of$753,000, which is the finalamount of the wastewater enter-prise loan that was projected tobe paid back by June 30, 2020.

Paying back that amount,along with conservative revenueprojections and a cap on expens-es is what is expected to leave thecity with a projected general fundsurplus of $190,723 and cashreserves of $943,738 by the endof the coming 2019-20 fiscalyear.

For 2019-20, the general fundis projected at $16,226,826 inrevenue versus $15,771,793 inexpenditures, a difference of$455,033. Factoring in the begin-ning working capital of $488,705and the deduction for the$753,015 wastewater paymentresults in the surplus.

What the council and citystaff were most concerned with

was the general fund, which iscomprised of salaries, benefitsand operating costs for depart-ments such as police and fire pro-tection, parks, recreation, library,community development, andpublic works.

By comparison, the end of theyear projection for the current fis-cal year, which ends June 30, hasthe general fund at $15.61 mil-lion in expenditures versus$15.73 million in revenues.

The final 2018-19 budgetnumbers will be presented to thecouncil on Sept. 30, when thefinance department will have thetrue revenues totaled for the year,Pacheco said. At that same meet-ing, Pacheco said there will alsobe a first-quarter report for the2019-20 budget.

There is still much hope forthe coming year that revenues tothe general fund will outpacewhat has been projected. Dalesaid if that is the case the hiringfreeze would be lifted and thecity's staffing would increase,especially in police and fire pro-tection.

It should be noted thatalthough a hiring freeze is inplace, there are six police officervacancies that will be filled, asthey are factored into the pro-posed 2019-20 budget, Lobatossaid. Dale added the positionshave been funded since last yearbut are still in the process ofbeing filled.

In the preparation for thebudget, Lobatos said during themeeting revenue projectionswere intentionally conservative,to the point of being the "worst-case scenario."

Commercial cannabis rev-enues are a prime example of theneed to go conservative. Lastyear's budget projections prom-ised the stars, but reality kept rev-enues stuck on earth. Dale saidon June 25 that while initialcannabis revenue projections for2018-19 were $650,000, the real-ity is shaping up to be around$40,000 for the year ending June30.

The proposed 2019-20 budg-et comes with a cannabis revenueprojection of $250,000. With per-mitting continuing and more andmore cannabis businesses com-ing online, the reality could bemuch different.

Council Member MorrisReisen, who is on the city's spe-cial cannabis committee, saidafter the meeting revenue projec-tions are coming in at between$750,000 and more than $1 mil-lion for the coming fiscal year.

Another example of the citynot yet reaching revenue expecta-tions is on fees for the ambulanceservice operated the CalexicoFire Department, which has beenan ongoing issue for about a year.

In June 2018, the councilvoted to more than triple the feesfor an ambulance call, the firstincrease in more than 25 years. Abasic call went from $360 to$1,220 and an advanced life-sup-port call went from $449 to$1,410.

As a result, revenue projec-tions from ambulance fees for theproposed 2018-19 budget wereset at $1.06 million. In reality,that amount is shaping up to bearound $692,000 for the yearending June 30, about $370,000less than projected. For the pro-posed 2019-20 budget, ambu-lance fee revenues are projected

conservatively at $750,000.Fire Chief Diego Favila

explained during a brief inter-view on June 7 the city is still try-ing to negotiate with Medi-Caland Medicare to pay the new feestructure, which he said is likelygoing to require a state lawchange.

The rate the state reimbursesis bound by law, he said, some-thing he did not know or was nottold by the consultants who didan ambulance-rate study for thecity, Willdan Financial Services.Favila said Willdan only factoredin private insurance rates duringits rate study.

Favila said the new rates arebeing paid by private insurerswith no problem, but he said 75-85 percent of the patients trans-ported by the fire department areon Medi-Cal or Medicare.

Still, he said on June 7, hewas confident the city would seesome resolution in the next year,which would dramaticallyincrease revenues. He saidground ambulance services are inthe process of lobbying lawmak-ers to change the rate of reim-bursement, much like how hesaid air ambulance providers hadto do to raise rates throughAssembly Bill 651.

Despite Opposition, Calexico School Board Votes To Close High School Campus BY MARIO CONDE

Calexico High School stu-dents will no longer be able toleave campus during the schoolday starting in the 2019-20 aca-demic year, following a dividedJune 20 vote by the UnifiedSchool District Board ofTrustees.

The 3-2 tally saw trusteesCiro Calderon, Michael Castilloand Enrique Calderon voting infavor and Richard Romero andLorenzo Calderon against. Thehigh school had been the onlydistrict school without a "closedcampus."

The split reflected the con-troversy over the matter. In apresentation to the board, high

school Principal GabrielleWilliams advocated the moveciting safety and truancy reduc-tion.

Meanwhile, an online peti-tion reportedly created by stu-dents garnered more than 2,000signatures in opposition. It wasalleged the move was punitivein response to reports on a stu-dent fight in May that circulatedon social media.

Additionally, one local mer-chant worried about the impacton his business.

"By no means are you givena consequence for anything.Everything we do is for the bestinterest for our students,"Williams said at the meeting.

She added truancy rates goup after lunch as many students

ditch the last two periods of theday. The closed campus willallow school officials to betterensure students are in school allday.

Under the move, once stu-dents arrive at school they mustremain on campus until the endof the school. The exception is awritten parental request to leavefor a specific reason that isauthorized by school officials.

Students who leave campuswithout authorization will facedisciplinary action for truancy.Students will have lunch in twogroups.

The closed campus will alsoapply to the ninth grade campusadjacent to the main highschool.

Expressing concern over the

impact on his business, YumYum Chinese Restaurant ownerLouis Wong asked the board totable the matter and devotemore time to analysis.

"Businesses are dying inCalexico and they need to besupported. Closing the campuswill affect the local economy soI asked you to table this and getmore information," Wong said.

Yum Yum and other foodvendors sell food outside thehigh school daily.

Trustee Lorenzo Calderonasked Williams if the schoolhad sought input from parentsand other stakeholders.

"I feel that we need to havethat discussion before we voteon closing this campus,"Calderon said.

But Williams said if theboard decided to table the voteshe would not be able to pro-ceed with closed campus sincethe schedules for the nextschool year must be printedsoon.

Stating he wanted to hearmore input, Calderon made amotion to table the matter andRomero seconded it. Themotion failed.

This recommendation wasmet with opposition by somestudents who argued that theyare

Trustee Ciro Calderonmotioned to pass the measureand it was seconded by EnriqueAlvarado. Board PresidentCastillo joined them in votingin favor.


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ObituaryWilliam David Acuña Jr.

1965 - 2019

Visitations will be held onFriday, June 21, 2019 at OurLady of Guadalupe Church forWilliam David Acuña Jr. inCalexico from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m.Followed by a Rosary at 9:30a.m. and Mass at 10 a.m.Following mass, burial will be atMountain View Cemetery inCalexico.

William David Acuña (Willie)of Calexico passed away onMonday, June 2019. Willie wasborn on April 18, 1965 in ElCentro, CA. Willie attendedschools in Calexico and was fromthe class of 1984. He played littleleague baseball and football inhigh school. Willie always likedto help the youth and coached lit-tle league baseball for a few yearand also liked to fish. Willieworked for many years as forkliftdriver for produce companies. helived in Chula Vista for manyyears until recently when hemoved back to his home town ofCalexico.

He is survived by his parentsWilliam Acuña Sr. (Rosa) andConnie Valenzuela; sisters,Cynthia (Raul) Martinez, andDora Acuña; brother, ManuelAcuña and numerous nephewsand nieces.

Adela Rebecca (Becky) Juarez 1971 - 2019

Services for Adela Rebecca(Becky) Juarez will be atCalexico Hems BrothersMortuary on Sunday, June 30,2019, from 6 to 9 p.m. and funer-al service will be on July 1, 2019at 10 a.m. at Hems Brothers

Mortuary in Calexico. Burial willimmediately follow at Mt. ViewCemetery in Calexico.Adela Rebecca (Becky) Juarez,

48 years old of Calexico passedaway on June 7, 2019, in LaJolla, CA. She was born in ElCentro on May 8, 1971. She wasproceeded in death by her latehusband, Pedro Torres; her par-ents, Luis C. Juarez and SocorroJuarez.

Becky is survived by her twochildren, Luis Juarez and CynthiaTorres, six sisters, five brothers,and 3 grandchildren, all wholoved her dearly.

Antonio Felix “Tony” Abatti 1936 - 2019

Funeral Services were held onWednesday, June 26, 2019 forTony Abatti at Saint Mary’sCatholic Parish in El Centro,California.Tony Abatti, 82, of El Centropassed away Wednesday, June12, 2019 in San Diego,California. He was born on June25, 1936 to Giovanni BattistaAbatti and Antonia Scalvini,Italian immigrants. Tony grewup in the Imperial Valley andstarted farming at a very youngage with his family and older sib-lings and once he became anadult he and his brother BenAbatti started their own farmingcompanies, "Abatti Farms" and"Abatti Produce".

In the mid-1980's Tony decidedto branch out and begin his ownfarming business "Tony AbattiFarms". Over the years as hisfarming business grew, his lovefor their community also grew.Tony became a huge supporterand contributor to many organi-

zations and charities in theImperial Valley ranging fromlocal youth agriculture and sport-ing programs. Tony loved cook-ing his famous deep pit BBQ formany of the imperial Valley fundraising events. Tony was also asupporter of the Mexicali and SanFelipe Fire Departments.

After more than 70 years offarming, In 2006 Tony decided itwas time to retire and spend timewith his family. Tony will bedeeply missed but the footprintshe left will forever be remem-bered. Tony married his firstwife, Shiela Goss on November14, 1959 and together they hadTwo Sons and Three Daughters,Tony married his current wifeNinfa Cardenas on September 1,1973 and together they had threesons.

Tony was preceded in death byhis parents, Giovanni andAntonia Abatti, Mother-in-lawRosa Chavez; brother Joe Abatti;brothers-in-law Albert Studer,Guillermo and Mario Fernandez;nephew Johnny Abatti and son-in-law Steve Wills. Tony is sur-vived by his wife, Ninfa Abatti;his children Richard Abatti,Christina Wills, Cheryl Fowler(Carl), Jeffery Abatti (Patricia),Tonette Johnson (Russell)Giovanni Abatti (Judy), AnthonyAbatti and David Abatti; hisgrandchildren Shanna Fitzurka(Mark), Sharon Moore, AndrewJohnson, Jennifer Holdridge(Chris), Stacey Amparano(Fabian), Kimberly Bisi (Daniel),Lance Johnson, Stevie Wills,Caitlin Johnson, Cody Fowler,Kelly Abatti, Amanda Wills,Jeffery "Jay" Abatti, KayleighAbatti, Jonathan "Jon" Abatti,Matthew James Abatti, Valentina

Abatti, Giovanna Abatti, KoriAbatti, Malachi Abatti and hisgreat grandchildren MakenzieMiguel, Porter Fitzurka, DelilahYanez, Mia Wills, MilesAmparano and Alessia Bisi. Tonyis also survived by his brothersAlex Abatti, Ben Abatti (Loretta);sisters Margaret Studer, AgnesPoloni (Louie) and numerousnephews and nieces.

In lieu of flowers, the familyasks that donations be made inmemory of Tony Abatti to yourfavorite organization or charity.

James Dickerson 1940 - 2019

Private services will be held forfamily only, no date at this time

James Dickerson, 79, of Yuma,AZ passed away due to a fall onJune 10, 2019. James was bornon March 8, 1940 in Calexico,CA. He worked at IID beforemoving to San Diego where heretired from San Diego Gas andElectric after 32 years. He waspreceded in death by his son,Craig Dickerson. He is survivedby wife, Beth of Yuma; his sonChris and wife Katherine; grand-sons Ethan and Seth of SanDiego; his brothers RayDickerson of Idaho and GaryDickerson of NV; brother-in-lawand sister-in-law Harold andSandy Plunkett of CO; Bob andCarol Plunkett of Imperial; Tonyand Pat Pavao of El Centro; andmany nieces and nephews.Private services will be held forfamily only, no date at this time.

Clara Delgado 1925 - 2019

Visitation will be held on

Thursday, June 27,2019 from 8a.m. with Rosary at 9 a.m. forClara Delgado, with Mass at 10a.m. at Sacred Heart Church 402So. Imperial Ave. Brawley, CAand will be officiated by Fr. EdHorning. Burial will immediatelyfollow at Riverview Cemetery inBrawley, CA.

Clara Delgado, 93, Wife, Momand Grandma passed away withpeace, grace and dignity at homewith family. Clara was born to alarge family of 14 and was thelast of her family members tomeet our Lord. She married herbeloved Jose, and they were mar-ried for 70 years. Clara raised herfamily with traditional values oflove and faith. She prayed theRosary daily for family, friendsand those in need. To the end, shewas Faithful to our Lord JesusChrist. Clara made the wordFamily have true meaning andwas the definition of Mother. Shepracticed love, patience, andkindness while instilling inde-pendence in her children. Shewas the rock of the family, neverjudgmental and always acceptingof people as they were. Clara willbe forever remembered, as shewas special too many people forprecious reasons. Her memorieswill be kept in our hearts forever.

She was preceded in death byher husband, Jose Delgado; son,Jesus Delgado and daughter, ElvaReyes. Clara is survived by hersons, Richard (Sally), Joe(Virginia) and Harvey Delgado;daughters, Lupe (Robert)Hamilton and Amanda (Charles)Mobley; 17 grandchildren, 19great-grandchildren and 6 great-greatgrandchildren.

Border Patrol Agent StruckWith Large Rock in Calexico

CALEXICO, Calif. - A U.S.Border Patrol agent assigned tothe Calexico Border Patrol sta-tion was assaulted whilepatrolling near the border wall,Saturday morning.

The incident occurred ataround 11:55 a.m., near theintersection of 1st. Street andDool Avenue. The agentresponded to the area in hispatrol vehicle in order to effectthe arrest of a man who illegal-ly entered the United Statesthrough a breach in an olddilapidated section of wall.

At that time, a second indi-vidual threw a soft-ball sizedconcrete rock through thebreach in the wall, which wentthrough the driver side windowand struck the agent's face.Shortly thereafter, the rockthrower absconded.

The rock thrown at theagent caused a serious lacera-tion above the eye whichrequired medical attention.

The agent was transported to alocal hospital for medical treat-ment and further evaluation.

"Our Border Patrol agentswork in extremely dangeroussituations and under heavyduress," said Chief PatrolAgent Gloria I. Chavez."However, our agents continueto perform at an exceptionalhigh level carrying out theirduties with integrity and com-passion."

The man who entered ille-gally was arrested and trans-ported to the Calexico stationfor questioning.

Border Patrol Arrests ManAttempting to Smuggle Meth

and Heroin

SALTON CITY, Calif. - ElCentro Sector Border Patrolagents working at the Highway86 immigration checkpointarrested a man suspected ofsmuggling methamphetamineand heroin Wednesday morn-ing.

The incident occurred at

approximately 7:40 a.m., whena 21-year-old man drove awhite 2006 Nissan Xterra to thecheckpoint. A Border Patrolcanine detection team alertedto the vehicle. Agents sent thevehicle to secondary inspectionfor further investigation.

While in secondary inspec-tion, Border Patrol agents dis-covered 14 packages hiddeninside all four tires of the vehi-cle. Agents determined that thesubstances in the packageswere consistent with the char-acteristics of methampheta-mine and heroin.

The total weight of the 10-methamphetamine packagesdiscovered was 78 pounds withan estimated value of$179,400.

The total weight of the fourheroin packages was 10.5pounds with an estimated valueof $241,500.

The man, a United Statescitizen, the vehicle, and thenarcotics were turned over tothe Drug EnforcementAdministration (DEA).

Escobar said the process to cutexpenses needs to be more collab-orative and team-oriented, addingdepartments are still working in"silos" looking out for them-selves.

"We have one year to fix a siz-able issue," he said.

Widmann took the countythrough its plan to balance thisyear's $18.1 million deficit thatincludes one-time funds like $2.5million in rate stabilization fundsand $2.94 million in general fundreserves. The plan also calls foreligible transfers of cash fromnon-general fund departments likepublic health ($841,000) andbehavioral health ($553,000) tothe Social Services Department.

She said only $1.2 million ingeneral fund reserves remain.

"If we don't do something, wewould be in a deficit" next year,Widmann said.

After Widmann's presentation,Ryan Kelley called up variousdepartment heads to hear whatthey were doing to address thedeficit.

He asked about outside ven-dors the county uses and contractsthe county is bound by: "This iswhere the bulk of our cost inexpenses is controllable … theoverall application of supplies and

services. If there is a vendor intown, are they doing all they canfor us?"

Imperial County Treasurer-Tax Collector Karen Vogel camebefore the board several timesduring the budget discussion andsaid she was happy to see thesupervisors looking at the budgetprocess differently.

"Just cutting five percent or 10percent off our budgets is not get-ting us anywhere," Vogel said.

A special budget finance com-mittee met the afternoon of June25 to further discuss with depart-ment heads where to cut expensesand how to raise revenues, RyanKelley said June 26. He was not inattendance at the meeting so didnot speak to specific discussionsthat took place.

Among the general funddepartments, some of the biggestcosts come from social services,which counts some $17.53 millionagainst the general fund budget.The Sheriff's Office isn't farbehind, with nearly $17 millioncounting against the general fund.The Sheriff's CorrectionsDepartment costs another $13.98million and the ProbationDepartment counts against thebottom line by $6.3 million.

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BEN HULSE SUMMER SCHOOL Kindergarten students inteacher Ms. Truly Ecret’s class practice their coloring skillslast week. The summer session is just 15 days long this year.LISA MIDDLETON PHOTOS

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THE NEW VO Medical Center, operated by physician Tien Vo at 222 E. Cole Blvd. in Calexico, holds its ribbon cutting on June 20. The clinic will open July 8.JAYSON BARNISKE PHOTO

Vo Medical Center To Open July 8 In Calexico

Assemblymember EduardoGarcia Celebrates $2.9 MillionState Grant to Expand Oberon

Fuels’ Facility in BrawleySTAFF REPORT

Friday morning,Assemblymember EduardoGarcia (D-Coachella) and theCalifornia Energy Commissionwill present Oberon Fuels with acheck celebrating a $2.9 millionstate grant to upgrade itsBrawley pilot plant facility andto produce the first renewabledimethyl ether (rDME), a clean-burning, ultra-low-carbon trans-portation fuel, in the country.This project is anticipated to cre-ate 12 full-time and up to 30indirect jobs, chiefly in theImperial Valley region.

“This project will simultane-ously address two pressing prob-lems impacting Imperial Valleyby reducing climate changeimpacts and creating badly-need-ed jobs,” said AssemblymemberEduardo Garcia. “I am thrilledthat Oberon Fuels will bedemonstrating this new technol-ogy in the 56th District, and Ilook forward to their long-termsuccess and towards making theregion a centerpiece for cleanfuels.”

“With this grant,” saidRebecca Boudreaux, Ph.D., pres-ident of Oberon Fuels, “we planto demonstrate rDME can reducegreenhouse gases and criteriapollutants, replace diesel fuel,maintain performance in existingengines and provide air qualityand economic benefits to ruralcommunities such as those locat-ed within Imperial Valley. Wethank the California EnergyCommission for its support andlook forward to a successfulproject.”

WHAT

Check Presentation: $2.9Million California EnergyCommission Grant to expand theOberon Fuels Facility in Brawley

WHOAssemblymember Eduardo

Garcia; Commissioner PattyMonahan, California EnergyCommission; Elliot Hicks, Co-founder and Chief OperatingOfficer, Oberon Fuels; ChairmanRyan E. Kelley, Imperial CountyBoard of Supervisors; SeanWilcock, Vice President ofBusiness Development; AdrianPlascencia, Plant Manager,Oberon Fuels

WHENFriday, June 28, 2019 at

10:00 a.m. WHERE

County AdministrationCenter, Imperial County BoardChambers, 940 West MainStreet, Suite 211, El Centro, CA.92243

BACKGROUNDThe California Energy

Commission has awarded a$2,876,139 grant to OberonFuels to upgrade its Brawleypilot facility for the first-everproduction of renewabledimethyl ether (rDME) inUnited States. This projectunlocks the near- and medium-term decarbonization benefitsof rDME, an economical fueland key step in the develop-ment of a California-based,renewable hydrogen (rH2)pathway to zero-emissionmobility. It is anticipat-ed to create 12 full-timeand up to 30 indirectjobs, mostly in ImperialValley region ofCalifornia.


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NOTICE TO DEFENDANT:(AVISO AL DEMANDADO):Laura Acosta, an individual, andDoes 1-100 inclusiveYOU ARE BEING SUED BYPLAINTIFF: (LO ESTA DEMANDANDO ELDEMANDANTE):Persolve, LLC, a limited liabilitycompanyNOTICE! You have been sued.The court may decide against youwithout your being heard unlessyou respond within 30 days.Read the information below.

You have 30 CALENDARDAYS after this summons andlegal papers are served on you tofile a written response at thiscourt and have a copy served onthe plaintiff. A letter or phone callwill not protect you. Your writtenresponse must be in proper legalform if you want the court to hearyour case. There may be a courtform that you can use for yourresponse. You can find thesecourt forms and more informa-tion at the California CourtsOnline Self-Help Center(www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp),your county law library, or thecourthouse nearest you. If youcannot pay the filing fee, ask thecourt clerk for a fee waiver form.If you do not file your responseon time, you may lose the case bydefault, and your wages, money,and property may be taken with-out further warning from thecourt.

There are other legal require-ments. You may want to call anattorney right away. If you do notknow an attorney, you may wantto call an attorney referral serv-

ice. If you cannot afford an attor-ney, you may be eligible for freelegal service from a nonprofitlegal services program. You canlocate these nonprofit groups atthe California Legal ServicesWeb site (www.lawhelpcalifor-nia.org), the California CourtsOnline Self-Help Center(www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp),or by contacting your local courtor county bar association.NOTE: The court has a statutorylien for waived fees and costs onany settlement or arbitrationaward of $10,000 or more in acivil case. The court's lien mustbe paid before the court will dis-miss the case.¡AVISO! Lo han demandado. Si

no responde dentro de 30 días, lacorte puede decidir en su contrasin escuchar su versión. Lea lainformación a continuación.

Tiene 30 DIAS DE CALEN-DARIO después de que leentreguen esta citación y papeleslegales para presentar unarespuesta por escrito en estacorte y hacer que se entregue unacopia al demandante. Una cartao una llamada telefónica no loprotegen. Su respuesta porescrito tiene que estar en formatolegal correcto si desea que proce-sen su caso en la corte. Es posi-ble que haya un formulario queusted pueda usar para surespuesta. Puede encontrar estosformularios de la corte y másinformación en el Centro deAyuda de las Cortes deCalifornia (www.sucorte.ca.gov),en la biblioteca de leyes de sucondado o en la corte que lequede más cerca. Si no puedepagar la cuota de presentación,pida al secretario de la corte que

le dé un formulario de exenciónde pago de cuotas. Si no presentasu respuesta a tiempo, puedeperder el caso por incumplimien-to y la corte le podrá quitar susueldo, dinero y bienes sin másadvertencia.

Hay otros requisitos legales.Es recomendable que llame a unabogado inmediatamente. Si noconoce a un abogado, puede lla-mar a un servicio de remisión aabogados. Si no puede pagar aun abogado es posible quecumpla con los requisitos paraobtener servicios legales gratu-itos de un programa de servicioslegales sin fines de lucro. Puedeencontrar estos grupos sin finesde lucro en el sitio web deCalifornia Legal Services,(www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), enel Centro de Ayuda de las Cortesde California,(www.sucorte.ca.gov) o ponién-dose en contacto con la corte o elcolegio de abogados locales.AVISO: Por ley, la corte tienederecho a reclamar las cuotas ylos costos y los costos exentospor imponer un gravamen sobrecualquier recuperación de$10,000 o más de valor recibidamediante un acuerdo o una con-cesión de arbitraje en un caso dederecho civil. Tiene que pagar elgravamen de la corte antes deque la corte pueda desechar elcaso.CASE NUMBER: (Numero delCaso): ECL001237“Order to Show Cause hearing isset for 7/10/19 at 8:30 a.m. indepartment 9.”The name and address of thecourt is: (El nombre y dirección de lacorte es):

Main Courthouse939 W. Main St.El Centro, CA 92243The name, address, and tele-phone number of plaintiff's attor-ney, or plaintiff without an attor-ney, is: (El nombre, la dirección y elnúmero de teléfono del abogadodel demandante, o del deman-dante que no tiene abogado, es):MICHAEL H. RAICHELSON/SBN 174607Persolve Legal Group, LLP, 818-534-3100

9301 Corbin Ave. Ste 1600Northriddge, CA 91324Date: Aug. 02, 2018Maria Rhinehart, Interim Clerk,by (Secretario) D. Garrido,Deputy (Adjunto)Endorsed: Aug. 2, 2018Superior CourtCounty of ImperialMaria Rhinehart, Interim ClerkBy: Divanne Garrido, DeputyLegal 6212 Publish: June 13, 20, 27, July 4,2019.

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NOTICE TO DEFENDANT:(AVISO AL DEMANDADO):City of Brawley, Full GospelChurch, Thomas R. Charlton &Barbara Charlton and Does 1through 50, inclusive,YOU ARE BEING SUED BYPLAINTIFF: (LO ESTA DEMANDANDO ELDEMANDANTE):Christ Community Church ofImperial Valley Inc.NOTICE! You have been sued.The court may decide against youwithout your being heard unlessyou respond within 30 days.Read the information below.

You have 30 CALENDARDAYS after this summons andlegal papers are served on you tofile a written response at thiscourt and have a copy served onthe plaintiff. A letter or phone callwill not protect you. Your writtenresponse must be in proper legalform if you want the court to hearyour case. There may be a courtform that you can use for yourresponse. You can find thesecourt forms and more informa-tion at the California CourtsOnline Self-Help Center(www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp),your county law library, or the

courthouse nearest you. If youcannot pay the filing fee, ask thecourt clerk for a fee waiver form.If you do not file your responseon time, you may lose the case bydefault, and your wages, money,and property may be taken with-out further warning from thecourt.

There are other legal require-ments. You may want to call anattorney right away. If you do notknow an attorney, you may wantto call an attorney referral serv-ice. If you cannot afford an attor-ney, you may be eligible for freelegal service from a nonprofitlegal services program. You canlocate these nonprofit groups atthe California Legal ServicesWeb site (www.lawhelpcalifor-nia.org), the California CourtsOnline Self-Help Center(www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp),or by contacting your local courtor county bar association.NOTE: The court has a statutorylien for waived fees and costs onany settlement or arbitrationaward of $10,000 or more in acivil case. The court's lien mustbe paid before the court will dis-miss the case.¡AVISO! Lo han demandado. Si

no responde dentro de 30 días, lacorte puede decidir en su contra

sin escuchar su versión. Lea lainformación a continuación.

Tiene 30 DIAS DE CALEN-DARIO después de que leentreguen esta citación y papeleslegales para presentar unarespuesta por escrito en estacorte y hacer que se entregue unacopia al demandante. Una cartao una llamada telefónica no loprotegen. Su respuesta porescrito tiene que estar en formatolegal correcto si desea que proce-sen su caso en la corte. Es posi-ble que haya un formulario queusted pueda usar para surespuesta. Puede encontrar estosformularios de la corte y másinformación en el Centro deAyuda de las Cortes deCalifornia (www.sucorte.ca.gov),en la biblioteca de leyes de sucondado o en la corte que lequede más cerca. Si no puedepagar la cuota de presentación,pida al secretario de la corte quele dé un formulario de exenciónde pago de cuotas. Si no presentasu respuesta a tiempo, puedeperder el caso por incumplimien-to y la corte le podrá quitar susueldo, dinero y bienes sin másadvertencia.

Hay otros requisitos legales.Es recomendable que llame a unabogado inmediatamente. Si no

conoce a un abogado, puede lla-mar a un servicio de remisión aabogados. Si no puede pagar aun abogado es posible quecumpla con los requisitos paraobtener servicios legales gratu-itos de un programa de servicioslegales sin fines de lucro. Puedeencontrar estos grupos sin finesde lucro en el sitio web deCalifornia Legal Services,(www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), enel Centro de Ayuda de las Cortesde California,(www.sucorte.ca.gov) o ponién-dose en contacto con la corte o elcolegio de abogados locales.AVISO: Por ley, la corte tienederecho a reclamar las cuotas ylos costos y los costos exentospor imponer un gravamen sobrecualquier recuperación de$10,000 o más de valor recibidamediante un acuerdo o una con-cesión de arbitraje en un caso dederecho civil. Tiene que pagar elgravamen de la corte antes deque la corte pueda desechar elcaso.CASE NUMBER: (Numero delCaso): ECU000525The name and address of thecourt is: (El nombre y dirección de lacorte es): Superior Court of California,

County of Imperial939 W. Main StreetEl Centro, CA 92243The name, address, and tele-phone number of plaintiff's attor-ney, or plaintiff without an attor-ney, is: (El nombre, la dirección y elnúmero de teléfono del abogadodel demandante, o del deman-dante que no tiene abogado, es):Thomas W. Storey 78332 Law Office of Thomas W. Storey654 W. Main StreetEl Centro, CA 92243(760) 352-1311Date: Interim Clerk, by (Secretario)Deputy (Adjunto)NOTICE TO THE PERSONSERVED: You are served 1. as an individual defendant 2. as the person sued under thefictitious name of: City ofBrawley and Full Gospel ChurchEndorsed: August 9, 2018Superior CourtCounty of ImperialMaria Rhinehart, ClerkBy: Isaac Rodriguez, DeputyLegal 6215 Publish: June 20, 27, July 4, 11,2019

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DS7300-19001209 A.P.N.: 058-301-010-000 NOTICE OFTRUSTEE'S SALE YOU AREIN DEFAULT UNDER A DEEDOF TRUST DATED 10/13/2005.UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTIONTO PROTECT YOUR PROPER-TY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT APUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEEDAN EXPLANATION OF THENATURE OF THE PROCEED-ING AGAINST YOU, YOUSHOULD CONTACT ALAWYER. Affinia DefaultServices, LLC, as the dulyappointed Trustee, under and pur-suant to the power of sale con-tained in that certain Deed ofTrust Recorded 10/25/2005 asDocument No.: 2005-042719, ofOfficial Records in the office ofthe Recorder of Imperial County,California, executed by: VICTO-RIA ACOSTA, A WIDOW, asTrustor, WILL SELL AT PUB-LIC AUCTION TO THE HIGH-EST BIDDER FOR CASH(payable in full at time of sale bycash, a cashier's check drawn bya state or national bank, a checkdrawn by a state or federal creditunion, or a check drawn by a stateor federal savings and loan asso-ciation, savings association, orsavings bank specified in section5102 of the Financial Code andauthorized to do business in thisstate). All right, title and inter-est conveyed to and now held byit under said Deed of Trust in theproperty situated in said Countyand state, and as more fully

described in the above referencedDeed of Trust. Sale Date & Time:07/18/2019 at 02:00 PM SaleLocation: At the North entranceto the County Courthouse, 939Main Street, El Centro, CA92243 The street address andother common designation, ifany, of the real propertydescribed above is purported tobe: 112 SHERIDAN STREET,CALEXICO, CA 92231 Theundersigned Trustee disclaimsany liability for any incorrectnessof the street address and othercommon designation, if any,shown herein. Said sale will bemade in an "AS IS" condition,but without covenant or warranty,expressed or implied, regardingtitle, possession, or encum-brances, to pay the remainingprincipal sum of the note(s)secured by said Deed of Trust,with interest thereon, as pro-vided in said note(s), advances,if any, under the terms of theDeed of Trust, estimated fees,charges and expenses of theTrustee and of the trusts creat-ed by said Deed of Trust, to-wit: $147,304.06 (Estimated).Accrued interest and additionaladvances, if any, will increasethis figure prior to sale. It ispossible that at the time of salethe opening bid may be less thanthe total indebtedness due.NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BID-DERS: If you are consideringbidding on this property lien, youshould understand that there are

risks involved in bidding at atrustee auction. You will be bid-ding on a lien, not on the proper-ty itself. Placing the highest bidat a trustee auction does not auto-matically entitle you to free andclear ownership of the property.You should also be aware that thelien being auctioned off may be ajunior lien. If you are the highestbidder at the auction, you are ormay be responsible for paying offall liens senior to the lien beingauctioned off, before you canreceive clear title to the property.You are encouraged to investi-gate the existence, priority, andsize of outstanding liens that mayexist on this property by contact-ing the county recorder's office ora title insurance company, eitherof which may charge you a feefor this information. If you con-sult either of these resources, youshould be aware that the samelender may hold more than onemortgage or deed of trust on theproperty. NOTICE TO PROP-ERTY OWNER: The sale dateshown on this notice of sale maybe postponed one or more timesby the mortgagee, beneficiary,trustee, or a court, pursuant toSection 2924g of the CaliforniaCivil Code. The law requires thatinformation about trustee salepostponements be made availableto you and to the public, as acourtesy to those not present atthe sale. If you wish to learnwhether your sale date has beenpostponed, and, if applicable, the

rescheduled time and date for thesale of this property, you maycall, (800) 758-8052 for informa-tion regarding the trustee's sale orvisit this Internet Web site,www.homesearch.com, for infor-mation regarding the sale of thisproperty, using the file numberassigned to this case, T.S.# 9948-5156. Information about post-ponements that are very short induration or that occur close intime to the scheduled sale maynot immediately be reflected inthe telephone information or onthe internet Web site. The bestway to verify postponementinformation is to attend thescheduled sale. If the Trustee isunable to convey title for any rea-son, the successful bidder's soleand exclusive remedy shall be thereturn of monies paid to theTrustee and the successful biddershall have no further recourse.Affinia Default Services, LLC301 E. Ocean Blvd. Suite 1720Long Beach, CA 90802 833-290-7452 For Trustee SaleInformation Log On To:www.homesearch.com or Call:(800) 758-8052. Affinia DefaultServices, LLC, Omar Solorzano,Foreclosure Associate This com-munication is an attempt to col-lect a debt and any informationobtained will be used for that pur-pose. However, if you havereceived a discharge of the debtreferenced herein in a bankruptcyproceeding, this is not an attemptto impose personal liability upon

you for payment of that debt. Inthe event you have received abankruptcy discharge, any actionto enforce the debt will be takenagainst the property only.NPP0354914 To: CALEXICOCHRONICLE 06/27/2019,07/04/2019, 07/11/2019Legal 5230

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTFILE NO.: 19-394The following persons are con-ducting business as:Basso-Williams II Blade ofCalifornia, PC197 W. Legion Rd.Brawley, CA 92227County of Imperial

Mailing Address:5118 E. Windstone TrailCave Creek, AZ 85331Full Name of Registrant:Basso-Williams II Blade ofCalifornia, PC5118 E. Windstone TrailCave Creek, AZ 85331This business conducted by: ACorporation

Registrant has not yet commencedto transact business under theFictitious Business Name(s) listedabove.I, Declare that all of the informa-tion in this statement is true andcorrect.Signature: Michael Basso-Williams, DirectorThe filing of this statement does

not of itself authorize the use inthis State or a Fictitious BusinessName in Violation of the Rights ofanother under Federal, State orCommon Law.Filed with the Imperial CountyClerk-Recorder on: June 10, 2019.NOTICE: This statement expireson: June 09, 2024. A new state-ment must be filed prior to the

expiration date.Chuck Storey/County Clerk-RecorderVictoria Camarillo, DeputyLegal 6216 Publish: June 27, July 4, 11, 18,2019

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTFILE NO.: 19-390The following person is conduct-ing business as:Taco Loco1329 E. Main StreetBrawley, CA 92227County of ImperialMailing Address:

P.O. Box 505Calipatria, CA 92233Full Name of Registrant:George Prieto650 S. International Blvd. Apt.#311Calipatria, CA 92233This business conducted by: AnIndividualRegistrant commenced to transact

business under the FictitiousBusiness Name(s) listed above on:June 6, 2019.I, George Prieto Declare that allof the information in this state-ment is true and correct.Signature: George Prieto, OwnerThe filing of this statement doesnot of itself authorize the use inthis State or a Fictitious Business

Name in Violation of the Rights ofanother under Federal, State orCommon Law.Filed with the Imperial CountyClerk-Recorder on: June 6, 2019.NOTICE: This statement expireson: June 5, 2024. A new statementmust be filed prior to the expira-tion date.Chuck Storey/County Clerk-

RecorderRebecca Leyva, DeputyLegal 6218 Publish: June 27, July 4, 11, 18,2019

LIEN SALEThe following Vessel and/orTrailer will be sold at Lien Saleon July 11, 2019, at 201 W.Second St., Calexico, CA 92231at 9:00 AM, ,,,CA None, 99,Yamaha, 10’ 0’, VSL, 9093PL,CA, YAMA1649E999Calexico ChronicleLegal 5232Publish: June 27, 2019

LIEN SALEThe following Vessel and/orTrailer will be sold at Lien Saleon July 11, 2019, at 201 W.Second St., Calexico, CA 92231at 9:00 AM, ,,,CA None, 99,Yamaha, 10’ 0’, VSL, 9094PL,CA, YAMA2303D999Calexico ChronicleLegal 5233Publish: June 27, 2019

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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSEFOR CHANGE OF NAMECASE NUMBER:ECU000931TO ALL INTERESTED PER-SONS: Petitioner JessicaSaravia filed a petition with thiscourt for a decree changingnames as follows: Present name:Melissa Nicole VasquezProposed name:Melissa Nicole Saravia

THE COURT ORDERS thatall persons interested in thismatter appear before this courtat the hearing indicated below toshow cause, if any, why the peti-tion for change of name shouldnot be granted. Any personobjecting to the name changesdescribed above must file a writ-ten objection that includes thereasons for the objection at leasttwo court days before the matteris scheduled to be heard and

must appear at the hearing toshow cause why the petitionshould not be granted. If nowritten objection is timely filed,the court may grant the petitionwithout a hearing.NOTICE OF HEARINGDate: August 12, 2019Time: 8:30 a.m.Dept.: 9The address of the court is:Superior Court of California,County of Imperial

939 W. Main StreetEl Centro, CA 92243A copy of this Order to ShowCause shall be published at leastonce each week for four succes-sive weeks prior to the date setfor hearing on the petition in thefollowing newspaper of generalcirculation, printed in this coun-ty (specify newspaper):Imperial Valley WeeklyDate: June 17, 2019L. Brooks Anderholt

Judge of the Superior CourtFiled: June 17, 2019Superior Court County of Imperial Clerk of the CourtBy M. Garcia, DeputyLegal 5231 Publish: June 27, July 4, 11, 18,2019

NOTICE OF PETITION TOADMINISTER ESTATE OF:Geraldine Ida SanchezCASE NUMBER: EPR000516To all heirs, beneficiaries, credi-tors, contingent creditors, andpersons who may otherwise beinterested in the will or estate, orboth, of: Geraldine IdaSanchez, aka Geraldine I.Sanchez, aka GeraldineSanchez.A Petition for Probate has beenfiled by: Albert J. Sanchez, akaAlbert John Sanchez, aka JohnSanchez in the Superior Court ofCalifornia, County of: IMPERI-ALThe Petition for Probate requeststhat Albert J. Sanchez, akaAlbert John Sanchez, akaAlbert Sanchez be appointed aspersonal representative to admin-ister the estate of the decedent.

The petition requests the dece-dent’s will and codicils, if any, beadmitted to probate. The will andany codicils are available forexamination in the file kept bythe court.The petition requests authority toadminister the estate under theIndependent Administration ofEstates Act. (This authority willallow the personal representativeto take many actions withoutobtaining court approval. Beforetaking certain very importantactions, however, the personalrepresentative will be required togive notice to interested personsunless they have waived notice orconsented to the proposedaction.) The independent admin-istration authority will be grantedunless an interested person filesan objection to the petition andshows good cause why the court

should not grant the authority.A hearing on the petition willbe held in this court as follows:Date: July 12, 2019Time: 8:30 a.m.Dept. 9Address of court:Superior Court of California, County of Imperial939 West Main Street El Centro, CA 92243If you object to the granting ofthe petition, you should appear atthe hearing and state your objec-tions or file written objectionswith the court before the hearing.Your appearance may be in per-son or by your attorney.If you are a creditor or a con-tingent creditor of the dece-dent, you must file your claimwith the court and mail a copy tothe personal representativeappointed by the court within the

later of either (1) four monthsfrom the date of first issuance ofletters to a general personal rep-resentative, as defined in section58(b) of the California ProbateCode, or (2) 60 days from thedate of mailing or personal deliv-ery to you of a notice under sec-tion 9052 of the CaliforniaProbate Code.Other California statutes andlegal authority may affect yourrights as a creditor. You maywant to consult with an attor-ney knowledgeable inCalifornia law.You may examine the file keptby the court. If you are a personinterested in the estate, you mayfile with the court a Request forSpecial Notice (form DE-154) ofthe filing of an inventory andappraisal of estate assets or ofany petition or account as provid-

ed in Probate Code section 1250.A Request for Special Noticeform is available from the courtclerk.Attorney for petitioner:Patrick M. PacePINNEY, CALDWELL & PACE444 S. 8th Street, Suite AEl Centro, CA 92243(760) 352-7800Endorsed: June 24, 2019Superior CourtCounty of Imperial Maria Rhinehart, ClerkBy Fernanda Aguilar, DeputyLegal 6217 Publish: June 27, July 4, 11, 2019

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALETrustee's Sale No. 4282-38 TitleOrder No. 05938451 APN 007-943-005-000 TRA No. 082-003NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMA-RY OF THE INFORMATION INTHIS DOCUMENTATTACHED. [PURSUANT TOCIVIL CODE SECTION2923.3(a), THE SUMMARY OFINFORMATION REFERREDTO ABOVE IS NOTATTACHED TO THERECORDED COPY OF THISDOCUMENT BUT ONLY TOTHE COPIES PROVIDED TOTHE TRUSTOR, IF APPLICA-BLE.] YOU ARE IN DEFAULTUNDER A DEED OF TRUSTDATED 12/29/2016. UNLESSYOU TAKE ACTION TO PRO-TECT YOUR PROPERTY, ITMAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLICSALE. IF YOU NEED ANEXPLANATION OF THENATURE OF THE PROCEED-INGS AGAINST YOU, YOUSHOULD CONTACT ALAWYER. On 07/18/2019 at02:00PM, CHICAGO TITLECOMPANY, a California corpo-ration as the duly appointedTrustee under and pursuant toDeed of Trust recorded on 12-30-16 as Doc.# 2016028269 of offi-cial records in the Office of theRecorder of Imperial County,California, executed by: XavierC. Riviera, a single man, asTrustor, in favor of VictorRombaut, a single man, asBeneficiary, WILL SELL ATPUBLIC AUCTION TO THEHIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH(payable at time of sale in lawfulmoney of the United States, by

cash, a cashier's check drawn bya state or national bank, a checkdrawn by a state or federal creditunion, or a check drawn by astate or federal savings and loanassociation, savings association,or savings bank specified in sec-tion 5102 of the Financial Codeand authorized to do business inthis state). At: the North entranceto the County Courthouse, 939Main Street, El Centro, CA92243 all right, title and interestconveyed to and now held by itunder said Deed of Trust in theproperty situated in said County,California describing the landtherein: All that certain real prop-erty situated in the County ofImperial, State of California,described as follows: LOT 5,BLOCK 3 IN TRACT 754, INAN UNINCORPORATEDAREA OF THE COUNTY OFIMPERIAL, STATE OF CALI-FORNIA, ACCORDING TOMAP ON FILE IN BOOK 11,PAGE 9 OF FINAL MAPS INTHE OFFICE OF THE COUN-TY RECORDER OF IMPERIALCOUNTY. EXCEPTINGTHEREFROM ALL OIL, GASCASINGHEAD GAS, ASPHAL-TUM AND OTHER HYDRO-CARBONS AND ALL CHEMI-CAL GAS NOW OR HERE-AFTER FOUND, SITUATEDOR LOCATED IN ALL ORANY PART OR PORTION OFTHE LAND HEREINDESCRIBED LYING MORETHAN 500 FEET BELOW THESURFACE THEREOF,TOGETHER WITH THERIGHT TO SLANT DRILL FORAND REMOVE ALL OR ANY

OF SAID OIL, GAS, CASING-HEAD GAS, ASPHALTUMAND OTHER HYDROCAR-BON, AND CHEMICAL GASLYING BELOW A DEPTH OFMORE THAN 500 FEETBELOW THE SURFACE OFSAID LAND BUT WITHOUTANY RIGHT WHATSOEVERTO ENTER UPON THE SUR-FACE OF SAID LAND ORUPON ANY LAND OR UPONANY PART OF SAID LANDSWITHIN 500 FEET VERTICALDISTANCE BELOW THE SUR-FACE THEREOF, ASRESERVED IN THE DEED BYTHE PURE OIL COMPANY BYDEED, RECORDED AUGUST9, 1957 AS INSTRUMENT NO.1 IN BOOK 973, PAGE 417 OFOFFICIAL RECORDS. ALSOEXCEPTING ALL UNDER-GROUND WATER IN, UNDEROR FLOWING THROUGHSAID LAND AND WATERRIGHTS APPURTENANTTHERETO, RESERVED BYSALTON RIVIERA, INC. BYDEED RECORDED FEBRU-ARY 19, 1960 AS INSTRU-MENT NO. 47 IN BOOK 1043,PAGE 155 OF OFFICIALRECORDS. Beneficiary Phone:(858) 333-2797 Beneficiary:Tariq Verhofstadt, 711 S. TwinOaks Valley Road, # 499, SanMarcos, CA 92078 The propertyheretofore described is being sold"as is". The street address andother common designation, ifany, of the real propertydescribed above is purported tobe: 2319 Lark Court, Thermal,CA 92274. The undersignedTrustee disclaims any liability forany incorrectness of the streetaddress and other common desig-nation, if any, shown herein.NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BID-DERS: If you are consideringbidding on this property lien, you

should understand that there arerisks involved in bidding at atrustee auction. You will be bid-ding on a lien, not on the proper-ty itself. Placing the highest bidat a trustee auction does not auto-matically entitle you to free andclear ownership of the property.You should also be aware that thelien being auctioned off may be ajunior lien. If you are the highestbidder at the auction, you are ormay be responsible for paying offall liens senior to the lien beingauctioned off, before you canreceive clear title to the property.You are encouraged to investi-gate the existence, priority, andsize of outstanding liens that mayexist on this property by contact-ing the county recorder's office ora title insurance company, eitherof which may charge you a feefor this information. If you con-sult either of these resources, youshould be aware that the samelender may hold more than onemortgage or deed of trust on theproperty. NOTICE TO PROPER-TY OWNER: The sale dateshown on this notice of sale maybe postponed one or more timesby the mortgagee, beneficiary,trustee, or a court, pursuant toSection 2924g. The law requiresthat information about trusteesale postponements be madeavailable to you and to the public,as a courtesy to those not presentat the sale. If you wish to learnwhether your sale date has beenpostponed, and, if applicable, therescheduled time and date for thesale of this property, you may call(714) 730-2727 or visit thisInternet Web site www.ser-vicelinkasap.com, using the filenumber assigned to this case4282-38. Information about post-ponements that are very short induration or that occur close intime to the scheduled sale may

not immediately be reflected inthe telephone information or onthe Internet Web site. The bestway to verify postponementinformation is to attend thescheduled sale. Said sale will bemade, but without covenant orwarranty, expressed or implied,regarding title, possession, orencumbrances, to pay theremaining principal sum of thenote(s) secured by said Deed ofTrust, with interest thereon, asprovided in said note(s),advances, if any, under the termsof the Deed of Trust, estimatedfees, charges and expenses of theTrustee and of the trusts createdby said Deed of Trust, to-wit:$83,011.30 (Estimated) Accruedinterest and additional advances,if any, will increase this figureprior to sale. The Beneficiarymay elect to bid less than theirfull credit bid. The beneficiaryunder said Deed of Trust hereto-fore executed and delivered tothe undersigned a writtenDeclaration of Default andDemand for Sale, and a writtenNotice of Default and Election toSell. The undersigned causedsaid Notice of Default andElection to Sell to be recorded inthe county where the real proper-ty is located and more than threemonths have elapsed since suchrecordation. SALE LINEPHONE NUMBER: (714) 730-2727 / Web site address:w w w. s e r v i c e l i n k a s a p . c o mDATE: 6/17/19 CHICAGOTITLE COMPANY FORECLO-SURE DEPARTMENT 560 E.HOSPITALITY LANE SANBERNARDINO, CA 92408(909) 884-0448 Gwen Cleveland,Asst. Vice President A-469701006/27/2019, 07/04/2019,07/11/2019Legal 6219


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FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTFILE NO.: 19-361The following persons are con-ducting business as:CA Logistics Services285 Rood Rd., Suite 101Calexico, CA 92231County of Imperial

Full Name of Registrants:CSA Logistics Inc.285 Rood Rd., Suite 101Calexico, CA 92231This business conducted by: ACorporationRegistrant has not yet commencedto transact business under theFictitious Business Name(s) listed

above.I, Declare that all of the informa-tion in this statement is true andcorrect.Signature: Manuel AlejandroCano, PresidentThe filing of this statement doesnot of itself authorize the use inthis State or a Fictitious Business

Name in Violation of the Rights ofanother under Federal, State orCommon Law.Filed with the Imperial CountyClerk-Recorder on: May 28, 2019.NOTICE: This statement expireson: May 27, 2024. A new state-ment must be filed prior to theexpiration date.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTFILE NO.: 19-389The following person is conduct-ing business as:Preece Ranches2105 W. Diehl RdEl Centro, CA 92243County of Imperial

Full Name of Registrant:Todd Gerold Preece Jr.2105 W. Diehl RdEl Centro, CA 92243This business conducted by: AnIndividualRegistrant commenced to transactbusiness under the FictitiousBusiness Name(s) listed above on:

April 1, 2019.I, Todd Preece Jr. Declare that allof the information in this state-ment is true and correct.Signature: Todd Preece Jr.The filing of this statement doesnot of itself authorize the use inthis State or a Fictitious BusinessName in Violation of the Rights of

another under Federal, State orCommon Law.Filed with the Imperial CountyClerk-Recorder on: June 6, 2019.NOTICE: This statement expireson: June 5, 2024. A new statementmust be filed prior to the expira-tion date.Chuck Storey/County Clerk-

RecorderVictoria Camarillo, DeputyLegal 6211 Publish: June 13, 20, 27, July 4,2019

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTFile No. 201910000400The following person(s) is doingbusiness as: Dollar General Store #14455,550 N Imperial Ave., El Centro,

CA 92243, County of Imperial;Mailing Address: 100 MissionRidge, Goodlettsville, TN 37072. Dolgen California, LLC, 100Mission Ridge, Goodlettsville,TN 37072; Articles ofIncorporation 201033610164

This business is conducted by aLimited Liability Company. The registrant commenced totransact business under the ficti-tious business name or nameslisted above on 10/04/2013/s/ Steven R. Deckard, CEO

This statement was filed with theCounty Clerk of Imperial Countyon 06/12/2019. CHUCK STOREY, County ClerkBy: Victoria Camarillo, Deputy6/20, 6/27, 7/4, 7/11/19CNS-3265081#

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTFile No. 201910000399The following person(s) is doingbusiness as: Dollar General Store #17010,162 E Delta St., Calipatria, CA

92233, County of Imperial;Mailing Address: 100 MissionRidge, Goodlettsville, TN 37072. Dolgen California, LLC, 100Mission Ridge, Goodlettsville,TN 37072; Articles ofIncorporation 201033610164

This business is conducted by aLimited Liability Company. The registrant commenced totransact business under the ficti-tious business name or nameslisted above on 12/10/2016/s/ Steven R. Deckard, CEO

This statement was filed with theCounty Clerk of Imperial Countyon 06/12/2019. CHUCK STOREY, County ClerkBy: Victoria Camarillo, Deputy6/20, 6/27, 7/4, 7/11/19CNS-3265082#

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTFILE NO.: 19-405The following persons are con-ducting business as:Storage Depot622 E. 5th St.Holtville, CA 92250County of Imperial

Full Name of Registrant:Tom A Brady & Sons622 E 5th St.Holtville, CA 92250This business conducted by: ACorporationRegistrant has not yet commencedto transact business under theFictitious Business Name(s) listed

above.I, Declare that all of the informa-tion in this statement is true andcorrect.Signature: Shayne Brady,PresidentThe filing of this statement doesnot of itself authorize the use inthis State or a Fictitious Business

Name in Violation of the Rights ofanother under Federal, State orCommon Law.Filed with the Imperial CountyClerk-Recorder on: June 13, 2019.NOTICE: This statement expireson: June 12, 2024. A new state-ment must be filed prior to theexpiration date.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTFILE NO.: 19-404The following persons are con-ducting business as:Desert Sun Towing622 E. 5th St.Holtville, CA 92250County of Imperial

Full Name of Registrant:Tom A Brady & Sons622 E 5th St.Holtville, CA 92250This business conducted by: ACorporationRegistrant has not yet commencedto transact business under theFictitious Business Name(s) listed

above.I, Declare that all of the informa-tion in this statement is true andcorrect.Signature: Shayne Brady,PresidentThe filing of this statement doesnot of itself authorize the use inthis State or a Fictitious Business

Name in Violation of the Rights ofanother under Federal, State orCommon Law.Filed with the Imperial CountyClerk-Recorder on: June 13, 2019.NOTICE: This statement expireson: June 12, 2024. A new state-ment must be filed prior to theexpiration date.

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ECL001288NOTICE TO DEFENDANT(AVISO AL DEMANDADO):BLANCA LUZ NIEBLA AKABLANCA LUZ SABORIYOU ARE BEING SUED BYPLAINTIFF (LO ESTÁDEMANDANDO EL DEMAN-DANTE): Wells Fargo Bank,N.A.NOTICE! You have been sued.The court may decide against youwithout your being heard unlessyou respond within 30 days.Read the information below.You have 30 CALENDARDAYS after this summons andlegal papers are served on you tofile a written response at thiscourt and have a copy served onthe plaintiff. A letter or phone callwill not protect you. Your writtenresponse must be in proper legalform if you want the court to hearyour case. There may be a court

form that you can use for yourresponse. You can find thesecourt forms and more informa-tion at the California CourtsOnline Self-Help Center(www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp),your county law library, or thecourthouse nearest you. If youcannot pay the filing fee, ask thecourt clerk for a fee waiver form.If you do not file your responseon time, you may lose the case bydefault, and your wages, money,and property may be taken with-out further warning from thecourt.There are other legal require-ments. You may want to call anattorney right away. If you do notknow an attorney, you may wantto call an attorney referral serv-ice. If you cannot afford an attor-ney, you may be eligible for freelegal services from a nonprofitlegal services program. You canlocate these nonprofit groups atthe California Legal ServicesWeb site (www.lawhelpcalifor-nia.org), the California Courts

Online Self-Help Center(www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp),or by contacting your local courtor county bar association. NOTE:The court has a statutory lien forwaived fees and costs on any set-tlement or arbitration award of$10,000 or more in a civil case.The court's lien must be paidbefore the court will dismiss thecase.¡AVISO! Lo han demandado. Sino responde dentro de 30 días, lacorte puede decidir en su contrasin escuchar su versión. Lea lainformación a continuación.Tiene 30 DÍAS DE CALEN-DARIO después de que leentreguen esta citación y papeleslegales para presentar unarespuesta por escrito en esta cortey hacer que se entregue una copiaal demandante. Una carta o unallamada telefónica no lo prote-gen. Su respuesta por escritotiene que estar en formato legalcorrecto si desea que procesen sucaso en la corte. Es posible quehaya un formulario que ustedpueda usar para su respuesta.Puede encontrar estos formula-rios de la corte y más informa-ción en el Centro de Ayuda de lasCortes de California(www.sucorte.ca.gov), en la bib-lioteca de leyes de su condado o

en la corte que le quede máscerca. Si no puede pagar la cuotade presentación, pida al secre-tario de la corte que le dé un for-mulario de exención de pago decuotas. Si no presenta su respues-ta a tiempo, puede perder el casopor incumplimiento y la corte lepodrá quitar su sueldo, dinero ybienes sin más advertencia.Hay otros requisitos legales. Esrecomendable que llame a unabogado inmediatamente. Si noconoce a un abogado, puede lla-mar a un servicio de remisión aabogados. Si no puede pagar a unabogado, es posible que cumplacon los requisitos para obtenerservicios legales gratuitos de unprograma de servicios legales sinfines de lucro. Puede encontrarestos grupos sin fines de lucro enel sitio web de California LegalServices, (www.lawhelpcalifor-nia.org), en el Centro de Ayudade las Cortes de California,(www.sucorte.ca.gov) o ponién-dose en contacto con la corte o elcolegio de abogados locales.AVISO: Por ley, la corte tienederecho a reclamar las cuotas ylos costos exentos por imponerun gravamen sobre cualquierrecuperación de $10,000 ó másde valor recibida mediante unacuerdo o una concesión de arbi-

traje en un caso de derecho civil.Tiene que pagar el gravamen dela corte antes de que la cortepueda desechar el caso.The name and address of thecourt is (El nombre y direcciónde la corte es): SUPERIORCOURT OF CALIFORNIACOUNTY OF IMPERIAL, 939W. Main Street, El Centro, CA92243The name, address, and tele-phone number of plaintiff's attor-ney, or plaintiff without an attor-ney, is (El nombre, la dirección yel número de teléfono del aboga-do del demandante, o del deman-dante que no tiene abogado, es):REESE LAW GROUP, GolnazHeidari, Esq., (Bar #317574),3168 Lionshead Avenue,Carlsbad, CA 92010; 760/842-5850 (File No. 554819)DATE (Fecha): AUG 13 2018Maria Rhinehart, Clerk(Secretario), by F. ZUNIGA,Deputy (Adjunto)(SEAL)NOTICE TO THE PERSONSERVED: You are served 1. asan individual defendant.6/6, 6/13, 6/20, 6/27/19CNS-3260064#IMPERIAL VALLEY WEEKLYLegal 5210


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T.S. No. 18-54193 APN:058-501-005-000NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALEYOU ARE IN DEFAULTUNDER A DEED OF TRUSTDATED 7/27/2006. UNLESSYOU TAKE ACTION TO PRO-TECT YOUR PROPERTY, ITMAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLICSALE. IF YOU NEED ANEXPLANATION OF THENATURE OF THE PROCEED-ING AGAINST YOU, YOUSHOULD CONTACT ALAWYER.A public auction sale to the high-est bidder for cash, cashier's checkdrawn on a state or national bank,check drawn by a state or federalcredit union, or a check drawn bya state or federal savings and loanassociation, or savings associa-tion, or savings bank specified inSection 5102 of the FinancialCode and authorized to do busi-ness in this state will be held bythe duly appointed trustee asshown below, of all right, title,and interest conveyed to and nowheld by the trustee in the here-inafter described property underand pursuant to a Deed of Trustdescribed below. The sale will bemade, but without covenant orwarranty, expressed or implied,regarding title, possession, orencumbrances, to pay the remain-ing principal sum of the note(s)

secured by the Deed of Trust, withinterest and late charges thereon,as provided in the note(s),advances, under the terms of theDeed of Trust, interest thereon,fees, charges and expenses of theTrustee for the total amount (atthe time of the initial publicationof the Notice of Sale) reasonablyestimated to be set forth below.The amount may be greater on theday of sale.Trustor: JOSE D CANO, ANUNMARRIED MANDuly Appointed Trustee: Zieve,Brodnax& Steele, LLPDeed ofTrust recorded7/31/2006, asInstrument No. 2006-036329, ofOfficial Records in the office ofthe Recorder of Imperial County,California, Date of Sale:7/12/2019 at 2:00PMPlace of Sale: Main Entrance,Imperial County Courthouse, 939W. Main Street, El Centro, CA92243Estimated amount of unpaid bal-ance and other charges:$333,783.91Note: Because the Beneficiaryreserves the right to bid less thanthe total debt owed, it is possiblethat at the time of the sale theopening bid may be less than thetotal debt owed.Street Address or other commondesignation of real property:

842 E 5TH ST A-BCALEXICO, California 92231AKA842 E 5TH ST BCALEXICO, California 92231Described as follows:As more fully described on saidDeed of Trust.A.P.N #.: 058-501-005-000The undersigned Trustee dis-claims any liability for any incor-rectness of the street address orother common designation, if any,shown above. If no street addressor other common designation isshown, directions to the locationof the property may be obtainedby sending a written request to thebeneficiary within 10 days of thedate of first publication of thisNotice of Sale.NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BID-DERS: If you are considering bid-ding on this property lien, youshould understand that there arerisks involved in bidding at atrustee auction. You will be bid-ding on a lien, not on the propertyitself. Placing the highest bid at atrustee auction does not automati-cally entitle you to free and clearownership of the property. Youshould also be aware that the lienbeing auctioned off may be a jun-ior lien. If you are the highest bid-der at the auction, you are or maybe responsible for paying off allliens senior to the lien being auc-

tioned off, before you can receiveclear title to the property. You areencouraged to investigate theexistence, priority, and size of out-standing liens that may exist onthis property by contacting thecounty recorder's office or a titleinsurance company, either ofwhich may charge you a fee forthis information. If you consulteither of these resources, youshould be aware that the samelender may hold more than onemortgage or deed of trust on theproperty. NOTICE TO PROPERTYOWNER: The sale date shown onthis notice of sale may be post-poned one or more times by themortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, ora court, pursuant to Section 2924gof the California Civil Code. Thelaw requires that informationabout trustee sale postponementsbe made available to you and tothe public, as a courtesy to thosenot present at the sale. If you wishto learn whether your sale date hasbeen postponed, and, if applica-ble, the rescheduled time and datefor the sale of this property, youmay call (800) 280-2832 or visitthis Internet Web site www.auc-tion.com, using the file numberassigned to this case 18-54193.Information about postponementsthat are very short in duration orthat occur close in time to the

scheduled sale may not immedi-ately be reflected in the telephoneinformation or on the InternetWeb site. The best way to verifypostponement information is toattend the scheduled sale.Dated: 6/3/2019Zieve, Brodnax & Steele, LLP,as Trustee 30 Corporate Park, Suite 450Irvine, CA92606For Non-Automated SaleInformation, call: (714) 848-7920For Sale Information: (800)280-2832www.auction.com_________________________Michael Busby, Trustee SaleOfficerThis office is enforcing a securityinterest of your creditor. To theextent that your obligation hasbeen discharged by a bankruptcycourt or is subject to an automaticstay of bankruptcy, this notice isfor informational purposes onlyand does not constitute a demandfor payment or any attempt to col-lect such obligation EPP 29113 Pub Dates 06/13, 06/20,06/27/2019Legal 6213

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENTFILE NO.: 19-395The following persons are con-ducting business as:Barnes Orthopedic NationalEnterprises of California, PC197 W. Legion Rd.Brawley, CA 92227County of ImperialMailing Address:3619 ZuniGlendale, AZ 85307Full Name of Registrant:Barnes Orthopedic NationalEnterprises of California, PC3619 Zuni Glendale, AZ 85307This business conducted by: ACorporationRegistrant has not yet commencedto transact business under theFictitious Business Name(s) listedabove.I, Declare that all of the informa-

tion in this statement is true andcorrect.Signature: James W. Barnes,DirectorThe filing of this statement doesnot of itself authorize the use inthis State or a Fictitious BusinessName in Violation of the Rights ofanother under Federal, State orCommon Law.Filed with the Imperial CountyClerk-Recorder on: June 10,2019.NOTICE: This statement expireson: June 9, 2024. A new statementmust be filed prior to the expira-tion date.Chuck Storey/County Clerk-RecorderVictoria Camarillo, DeputyLegal 6214 Publish: June 20, 27, July 4, 11,2019


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