Real Cabbage Patch KidBY KARIN WASINGERSpecial to the Signal Tribune

Los Cerritos Elementary School thirdgraders harvested their Bonnie Plantscabbages on Wednesday, June 11 at 9a.m. for a chance at a $1,000 scholar-ship. This is the third year in a row thatLos Cerritos third graders participatedin the program.

Early in the year, (plant seller) Bon-nie Plants gives a young cabbage plantto each third-grade student. Then, stu-dents decide whether they’d like to plantand care for their cabbage plant at homeor school. For several months it is theresponsibility of students for care fortheir cabbage.

Two to three months later, the schoolharvests the cabbages and weighs them.The students who grow the heaviest cab-bage in each of the four third-gradeclasses have their names submitted tothe Bonnie Plants Scholarship Program.

After all cabbages are harvested andweighed, Los Cerr i tos donates themajority of the cabbages to the localFood Finders. In all, this year more than75 pounds of produce were donated.

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Workshops bring SHcloser to its 10-yearmaster plan for parks

Your Weekly Community Newspaper June 19, 2008VOL. 30, NO. 2

BY NICK DIAMANTIDESStaff Writer

On June 11, during a commu-nity workshop, the City of Sig-nal Hill inched closer todeveloping a 10-year masterplan for its parks. The hour-and-a-half-long workshop was heldat the Signal Hill CommunityCenter in the evening hours anddrew about 24 residents.

The gathering was the secondand final workshop conductedfor the city’s recreation needsassessment, which has beengoing on for several months.Kathy Sorensen, director ofcommunity services, explainedthat the city has been asking res-idents to respond to writtenquestionnaires and telephonesurveys related to the futureneeds of Signal Hill Parks. Resi-dents were also invited to partic-ipate in two park planningworkshops on May 14 and June11.

“The last time we did a com-

munity recreation needs surveywas in 2000,” Sorensen said.“Our population has changedsince then.” She explained thatseveral new residential develop-ments have been completedsince 2000 and more are on theway. She added that the city hadabout 9,000 residents in 2000and now more than 11,000 peo-ple live in Signal Hill.

About 14 people attended thefirst workshop, which focusedon citywide park facilities andrecreational programs. “Onereason for the second workshopwas to go over what we foundout through the telephone sur-veys,” Sorensen said.

The meeting began with abrief introduction given byMark Sillings, project managerfor MIG, the Pasadena-basedconsulting firm that is conduct-ing the needs assessment undercontract with the city. “We’restill gathering information, andit’s a process of finding out what

BY NICK DIAMANTIDESStaff Writer

Seniors and other peoplewith fixed, moderate or lowincomes often have troublepaying for much needed pre-scription drugs. To help themwith that, 6th District LongBeach Councilman DeeAndrews recently hosted twomeetings to discuss ways forresidents to obtain low-costmedications.

“Being a senior citizenmyself, I know that it isimportant to reach out to mygeneration especially when itcomes to saving money,”Andrews said. “A lot of peo-

ple in my generation are onfixed incomes, and everypenny counts.”

The first meeting tookplace last Thursday at NewHope Home, a senior apart-ment complex on New YorkStreet. About 25 peopleattended. Sabrina Ross, repre-senting Partnership for Pre-scription Assistance (PPA),told the audience that theorganization provided goodoptions to those who have ahard time paying for medica-tions.

Ross explained that PPA isthe largest private sectoreffort dedicated to helpingpatients in need find ways to

access prescription medicinesfor little or no cost throughpatient assistance programs.“The partnership bringstogether America’s pharma-ceutical companies and morethan 1,300 national, state andlocal organizations, includingthe American Academy ofFamily Physicians, AmericanCancer Society, AmericanCollege of Emergency Physi-cians, Easter Seals, NationalAssociation of Chain DrugStores, United Way and theUrban League,” she said.

PPA provides a Web siteand toll-free phone number tohelp people find programsthat help pay for medicine.

“We are not a dispensary butwe have a database of 475

programs that cover roughly

Courtesy of Leslie ElzingaKC Hunt, Los Cerritos Elementaryschool student, holds a cabbage histhird grade class harvested for theBonnie Plants Scholarship Program.

Councilman hosts meeting publicizing low-cost prescription program

Nick Diamantides/Signal Tribune(From left) Sabrina Ross, Dee Andrews, and New Hoperesident Herman Harp at last Thursday's meeting todiscuss ways to reduce prescription drug costs.

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Recognizing the outstand-ing volunteer efforts of Cali-fornia Associat ion ofHighway Patrolmen (CAHP)to support their crucial Wid-ows and Orphans Fund,Bixby Knolls neighborhoodAllstate Insurance Companyexclusive agent and commu-nity leader Brenda Soto-Bryan wil l formally bepresenting the South LosAngeles office of the CHPwith a donation for the fundduring her agency’s Client

Appreciation Day, Saturday,June 21, a t Los Cerr i tosPark in Long Beach.

Annual ly organizing aBaker-to-Vegas law enforce-ment relay race to help raisedonat ions and importantpubl ic awareness for theWidows and Orphans Fund,the CAHP will be acceptinga $500 contribution Satur-day from Soto-Bryan in sup-port of the fund and thecontinued participation ofthe CAHP in the relay race

held each spring.Taking place this year on

the f i rs t day of summer,Soto-Bryan’s Client Appre-ciation Day recognizes bothnew and long-t ime cus-tomers of the respectedLong Beach insurance agentwith family activities and acatered barbeque by localfavorite Johnny Rebs’.

The picnic runs 11:30a.m.–2 p.m., with the formaldonat ion presentat ion ofactive CHP uniformed offi-cers at 1 p.m. Los CerritosPark is a t 3750 Del MarAvenue in Long Beach.

To donate to the fund, goto www.thecahp.org.

AroundTown iiVIEW FROM THE 13TH FLOOR

A Community Happy Hour will take place today from 5:30

p.m. to 7 p.m. at WG & Associates Real Estate, 3530

Atlantic Avenue, Suite 100. Everyone is welcome and there

is no charge to attend. Pat West, Long Beach city manager,

will be the special guest speaker. He’ll be presenting “The

View from the 13th Floor.” For more info, call the BIA

office at (562) 595-0081.

BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR

The Wrigley Association will have its monthly Neighbor-

hood Advisory Group meeting tonight at 6:00 at 2023 Pacific

Avenue. Items on the agenda are a discussion of public

safety, as well as a brief planning and goal setting discussion.

Those who have problems or ideas for the neighborhood

should come and speak about them so that speakers and

actions for the coming months can be planned. For more

info, visit www.neighborhoodlink.com/longbch/wana.

IT’S IN THE AIR

The South Coast Air Quality Management District has a

team of engineers and inspectors specially designated to

help small businesses understand and comply with air qual-

ity rules and regulations. Come take advantage of this free

service and learn how your business can contribute to

improving the air quality in Long Beach tonight at 7 p.m.,

2760 Studebaker Road.

NINE YEARS OF BEACH CLEAN UP

The 30-Minute Beach Cleanup in Long Beach is celebrating

its 9th Anniversary of the monthly cleanup on Saturday,

June 21. The cleanup will take place from 10-10:30 and

door prizes and refreshments will be given immediately

afterwards on the beach at the end of Granada Avenue in

Belmont Shore. The event will end around 10:50. Bags,

gloves, refreshments, volunteer credit forms, door prizes

and free parking are provided. For more info, go to

www.BeachCleanup.org. Volunteers may contact Rudd at

Justin@JustinRudd.com or (562) 439-3316.

A KIMONO FASHION SHOW

Tea Art from a collection of S. Baba and J. Cummins Keck

will be showcased through the Howard Collection of Asian

Art at Assistance League of Long Beach Philanthropic Cen-

ter, 6220 E. Spring Street, during an open house, Saturday,

June 21 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Models wearing various types

of kimonos will participate in a show. An extensive exhibi-

tion will be on view Monday through Friday from June 23

through July 20.

SCRIPTURE SURFING

Pre-school and elementary-aged children are invited to

attend “Beach Party! Surfin’ Through The Scriptures” Vaca-

tion Bible School at Cal Heights United Methodist Church.

The fun begins on Monday, June 23 and continues through

Friday, June 27 from 8:45 a.m.-noon. The church is located

at 3759 Orange Avenue. For more info, go to www.cal-

heightsumc.org or call (562) 595-1996

GOT PERFORMANCE ANXIETY?

Toastmasters meets every Monday at 6:30 p.m. in the

upstairs conference room at Schaier Nissan, 1800 E. Spring

Street. Each meeting gives every member the opportunity to

practice tasks such as conducting meetings, giving

impromptu speeches and presenting prepared speeches.

Every prepared speaker is assigned an evaluator who points

out speech strengths and offers suggestions for improve-

ment. For more info, visit www.toastmasters.org.

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When people or organiza-tions work together to accom-plish shared goals, amazingthings can happen. With thatrealization in mind, two associ-ations and one nonprofit grouphave joined forces to create asynergy for positive change in aswath of Long Beach wheremany businesses are strugglingto survive.

The three organizations–California Heights Neighbor-hood Association (CHNA),Bixby Knolls BusinessImprovement Association(BKBIA) and the AtlanticAvenue Corridor Project– gath-ered last week to discussimproving the quality of lifeand the business climate in anarea that includes CaliforniaHeights, Bixby Knolls and aportion of North Long Beach.They came together during themonthly CHNA meeting at theLong Beach Petroleum Clublast Thursday evening. About30 people attended the event.

Blair Cohn, who has beenBKBIA executive director forabout six months, told the audi-ence that the first thing he didafter assuming the office waswalk through the entire BKBIAarea to see what it containedand to determine what possibili-ties for positive change existed.“I told people, ‘We have a lot ofgood things here Let’s bring itto the surface’,” he said.

Early on, Cohn determinedthat BKBIA had to showcasethe businesses of its membersand connect them to the resi-dents in the surrounding neigh-borhoods. To do so, he startedBixby Knolls Strollers and theBixby Knolls Literary Society,both of which connect residentsto businesses and nonprofits inthe area. To increase that con-nectivity, Cohn persuaded busi-ness owners to invite arearesidents to their mixers.

Cohn noted that he has alsobeen seeking input from localresidents. He asked, “If I don’tconnect with Virginia CountryClub, Rancho Los Cerritos,Bixby Knolls and Cal Heights

people, how are they going tosupport our businesses?” Cohnadded that he has spent the pastseveral months working withcity officials, business ownersand residents to bring positivechanges to Bixby Knolls. “Mysolutions are partnerships andbetter communications,” headded.

CHNA president John Roycepraised Cohn for his efforts andaccomplishments. “We need tosupport the businesses, and thebusinesses need to support us,”he added. “But there’s morebesides businesses that make uswhole.” He explained that peo-ple getting to know their neigh-bors and taking part incommunity events are twoimportant aspects of improvingthe quality of life.

Stressing that the AtlanticAvenue Corridor Project is awonderful venue for accom-plishing those two things,Royce introduced Corridor Pro-ject Manager Carina CristianoLeoni to the audience members,most of whom already knew heras the general manager ofNino’s Ristorante. “We needconnectivity,” Cristiano Leonisaid. “As you know, AtlanticAvenue is one of the two streets

that bisect our city.” Sheexplained that the corridor has awide range of businesses, resi-dents and socio-economicgroups that often see no reasonto connect with each other..“Our mission is to transformmultiple neighborhoods intoone community,” she said. “Bydoing that, we are going to cre-ate the connectivity andempower the stakeholders, thepeople, to have ownership ofwhat they want and to haveownership of their successes.”

The Atlantic Avenue Corri-dor Project is being undertakenby Leadership Long Beach, anonprofit organization. Fundingfor the project comes from theJohn S. and James L. KnightFoundation through the LongBeach Community Foundation.

Cristiano Leoni explainedthat the Corridor Project, nick-named the Connected Corridor,is not a matter of outsideexperts coming to tell localswhat is good for them, but resi-dents making decisions andworking to improve their area.She added that the projectbegan at the northernmost sec-tion of Atlantic Avenue and isslowly moving toward down-town.

The project began in Novem-ber 2007 with a meeting ofcommunity leaders and resi-dents, which led to a secondmeeting that included city coun-cil representatives, school offi-cials and Long Beach Transitofficials. That helped the Con-nected Corridor identify theassets and needs of the area.Cristiano Leoni said the needsinclude business development,workforce development, mediaand technology utilization, edu-cation connections, and arts andculture enhancements.

Cristiano Leoni explained thatthe Connected Corridor spendsmuch time working with all thecommunity associations in thecorridor area. “We understandthat neighborhood groups are thebackbone of the city,” she said.“They make the difference.”

She told the audience thatLong Beach has many under-used resources. “We need towork together and share thoseresources,” she said, explainingthat part of the Connected Corri-dor’s work involves connecting

various groups with each otherto bring them to the next level.“We’re not here to reinvent orrecreate something,” shestressed. “We’re here to seewhat you’re already doing great,tap into that, enhance resourcesand make new connections.”

Cristiano Leoni noted thatthe project has already hadsuccesses including the startupof a mentoring program formiddle-school students andthe beginning of a project thatwill enable A.C.E Academystudents to build an entirehouse from the bottom up.

“It’s important that we con-tinue to work together to bringlife back to our corridor,” Roycesaid in closing. “We need torevitalize our businesses andmake the area more environ-mentally friendly so we can con-tinue to live here and have thethings we need for our families.”

For more information onthe Atlantic Avenue Corri-dor Project , phone (562)343-1218 or visit www.connectedcorridor.org.

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My parents were marriedfor 53 years until my motherpassed. Sadly, I can’t everrecall hearing the words “Ilove you” shared betweenthem. Religion was the onlything standing in the way ofdivorce.

I’ve been to weddings heldin churches, hot-air balloons,Las Vegas chapels, at parksand beaches, and on cruiseships.

I’ve thrown bachelor par-ties, I’ve been the best man,and I usually dance with boththe bride and groom during thedollar dance. I’ve even caughtthe garter a few times.

I last attended the marriageof my 22-year-old nephew(just back from Iraq) and his20-year-old fiancé. I hope hedoesn’t read this column,because I believe the main rea-son they wed was to increasehis military benefits.

Marriage has become anincredible source of entertain-ment and profit. My view ofmarriage has become tainted.

On our next ballot, thereshould be a special WeddingProposition. We can call it“Proposition Annulment”.Prop Annul could state thatgifts given to a couple at thereception following their wed-ding or within six months ofthe wedding must be returnedto the giver of the gift if forany reason the marriage is ter-minated. The couple must alsoreimburse their parents for anywedding costs upon said termi-nation. If the couple waits aminimum of one year to holdtheir reception, they are enti-tled to keep all gifts, monetaryor otherwise.

Before I continue, I would

like to express that my beliefin marriage is not completelyspoiled. I do know success-fully married couples, thoughnot without the ordinarybumps in the road to long-termhappiness. I applaud thosecouples that value each other’sfriendship and continue torespect and love one another.

Love - the most powerfulword.

If I were to be married,these might be my vows:

I, Kelly, offer to you myarms to hold you as you sleepand to provide comfort, myears to listen to your everyword, my compassion andunderstanding even when youthink you least need it, andlove from deep within myheart.

I will put a smile on yourface. I will end each day with“I Love You”, and begin eachday with a kiss.

I will confide and sharewith you my honest thoughts,ideas, and concerns.

I will look into your eyes. Iwill not look away. I will beyour best friend.

I want to be with you. Willyou accept my offer to beyours?

I would proudly speak thesevows to the person I love; itdoesn’t have to be in a wed-ding ceremony.

The day-to-day newsincludes rising fuel prices, theupcoming presidential elec-tion, home foreclosures, globalwarming, worldwide naturaldisasters, terrorism, the war inIraq, and on and on and on.Can the issue of same-sexmarriage be put on the back-burner for a while, or does ithelp take our minds off the

more terrible things in life? Iunderstand many same-sexcouples have been waiting along time for this, and if it istheir desire and need to bemarried, then I hope it worksfor them.

So far, this is what I under-stand about same-sex marriagein the State of California. TheCalifornia Supreme Court hasoverturned the ban on gaymarriage, which allows same-sex couples to marry in Cali-fornia. Couples from all overthe US are rushing in toexchange their vows- whichare only valid in California atleast until November, when itis very likely that the SupremeCourt decision could bedenied.

I wish I was more clear onthe lawful aspects of same-sexmarriage, but, unfortunately,Tim Russert is no longer hereto shed light on the legalities.

It’s like a feeding frenzy.The gates have been opened,and everyone is rushing to getthrough. Do same-sex couplesreally want the same legalproblems as male/female mar-riage? Will the divorce rateamong same-sex marriages belike traditional marriage? Dowe really want to see a newcable reality show called GayBridezilla?

Wouldn’t it be nice ifLOVE was the only require-ment to recognize the unionbetween two consentingadults.

I am currently madly andhappily in love with someone.It doesn’t matter to me whorecognizes my love, as long asmy partner does.

And it shouldn’t matter thatI am gay.

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Tuesday was the first full business day that same-gender couplescould legally wed in the state of California. The Supreme Court rul-ing overturning a ban on same-sex marriages actually took effectMonday at 5:01 p.m.

I was expecting to find bumper-to-bumper congestive gridlock inthe parking lot of the Norwalk Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk’soffice that morning, but instead was greeted with a smooth opera-tion. The courtyard area was set up with tents filled with people inblack robes ready to conduct as many marriages (same gender andotherwise) as time would allow. Brides and grooms in various man-ner of dress congregated as they waited to receive their marriagelicenses. Some planned to be married on the premises; others likeLong Beach couple Rick McGilton and David McGlamery sched-uled a more formal wedding that evening at the Center in LongBeach. The lines for licenses and wedding ceremonies were quitelong but were choreographed in a nearly dance-like fashion. Couplesreceived long-stemmed red roses from the Unitarian UniversalistChurch of Long Beach along with a small bag of birdseed (to betossed rather than the traditional rice). Together 23 years, MarilynOmernick and Carol Grosvenor of Los Angeles carrying a peach-colored rose bouquet proclaimed, “It’s all about equality in mar-riage.”

Against same-gender marriages, Karen Wilson (a self-pro-claimed former lesbian) from Bellflower was on the grounds hold-ing a sign declaring “Marriage is to be held in HONOR.” It isWilson’s opinion that these California marriages are going to causethe “breakdown of the American Family” and is “one more step inthe wrong direction.” It is clear that this topic is one of the most con-troversial of our times.

Over the last few days I’ve been trying to understand all of thelegalities, or at least some of them, when it comes to this wholegay/lesbian marriage issue. What confuses and concerns me is that Idon’t understand what happens to the folks who marry between nowand November if the voters decide the ban should be restored. Arethey still married? Is it legal in any other state? It is now my under-standing that no one really knows what will happen, and as mymother would say - only time will tell.

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Strolling past the exhibits atAquarium of the Pacific is likevisiting marine ecosystemsthroughout the far reaches of thePacific Ocean, while being intro-duced to a variety of sciences. Forthe next several months, theAquarium will be celebrating theten-year anniversary of its open-ing on the Long Beach shoreline.Special events, seminars and ban-quets are scheduled, and all ofthem are aimed at highlightingthe vital importance of preservingthe ocean’s ecosystems.

Last Thursday, the Aquariumhosted a press preview to publi-cize the facility, its programs andthe special events planned for thenext 12 months. The two-hourpreview began with a press con-ference, which included com-ments by various local officials.“I can’t tell you how excited theCity of Long Beach is to help ourAquarium celebrate its 10thanniversary. It is one of the icons

of our community,” said LongBeach City Manager Pat West. “Ittruly is a crown jewel for LongBeach.”

Jerry Schubel, the Aquarium’spresident and CEO, spoke next.“It is hard to believe that just a lit-tle over a decade ago, SouthernCalifornia’s largest aquarium wasborn,” he said. “Today the Aquar-ium is filled with life, excitementand ideas. It is filled with the hopethat each of us can make a differ-ence in protecting the environ-ment no matter what our age.”

Schubel explained that thefacility has contributed to theeffort to save endangered speciesand has worked hard at reducingits own impacts on the environ-ment.

“From 1998 to 2008, theAquarium has reinvented itselfand the concept of an aquarium,”Schubel added. He explained thatthe next generation of aquariumsmust go beyond exhibiting ani-mals, field research, and conser-vation of species to also focusingon people and their changing rela-

tionships with the Earth and theworld ocean.

“One way we are tacklingpressing environmental issues isby joining forces with interna-tional, regional and local part-ners,” Schubel said. “We mostrecently joined forces with theWorld Wildlife Fund, the largestinternational conservation organi-zation in the world, to help con-serve Mexico’s Gulf ofCalifornia, one of the mostimportant marine areas on theplanet.”

Schubel explained that pres-sures from unsustainable tourism,real estate development and com-mercial fishing are severely dam-aging the Gulf’s ecosystems andthreatening the way of life for thepeople of that region. As part ofits effort to educate the public, theAquarium recently opened anexhibition focusing on ecologicalproblems in the Gulf.

Schubel added that the Aquar-ium is also dedicated to increas-ing the public’s awareness ofcurrent pressing ocean issuesthroughout the world. “Our new‘Ocean on the Edge’ exhibitionfocuses on the top 10 ocean envi-ronmental issues,” he said. “Byintroducing these important issuesduring our year-long anniversary,the Aquarium hopes to shed lighton challenges facing the ocean, itsinhabitants and ultimately all ofus who rely on our ocean planetfor essential ecosystems serv-ices.”

Schubel explained that theAquarium is conducting an“Ocean on the Edge” guestspeaker series through May 2009,which will culminate in a majornational conference.

After Schubel’s comments,Steve Goodling, president andCEO of the Long Beach Visi-

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Ross noted that televisionpersonality Montel Williamsis the national PPAspokesman. “As many of youknow, Montel has MS,” Ross

said. “He was going throughtreatment about two and ahalf years ago, found out howexpensive it was and decidedhe wanted to help publicizewhat we do.”

Ross encouraged anyonehaving a hard time paying forprescription drugs to begin bycalling the PPA toll-free num-ber. “You’re going to giveone of our operators the listof the medications you arecurrently taking, then youanswer 10 very simple ques-

tions,” she said. “Then thetelephone operator will matchyou with programs that youqualify for.”

Once the operator deter-mines the appropriate pro-grams, PPA mails applicationforms for those programs tothe person who phoned. “Youhave to have those applica-tions signed by your doctor,”Ross stressed, noting thatwithout the doctor’s signa-ture, the applications will notbe processed. “If you do nothave a primary care physi-cian, we have a list of clinicsthat we work with so that youcan get a doctor’s signature,”she added.

About a week after mailingback the completed andsigned application forms,applicants will receive either

a letter welcoming them to aprogram, a discount card, theactual medication, or a letterfrom PPA asking for moreinformation. “We are refer-ring a lot of our patients tothe Wal-Mart, Walgreens orTarget $4 plans,” Ross said.“Through those you can get a30-day supply of genericmedications for about $4 anda 90-day supply for around$10. Those are really gooddeals and there are no qualifi-cations.” (Some PPA pro-grams do havequalifications.)

Ross noted that most dis-counts available through PPAprograms are for long-termprescriptions, but the organi-zation can also help somepatients get discounts onshort-term prescriptions.

“That can be done with animmediate-need discountoffered by the pharmaceuticalcompany,” she said. “Call usand maybe we can help youget in touch with the rightcompany.” She added thatPPA also has contacts withorganizations that help withco-pays and living expensesfor people suffering fromserious illnesses or injuries.

After the meeting,Andrews stressed the impor-tance of educating the publicabout ways to get low-cost orfree prescriptions. “Too manypeople are having to choosebetween buying food or buy-ing the medications that theyneed,” he said. “We are tryingto get the word out that itdoesn’t have to be that way.There is something they cando that will save them a lot ofmoney on their prescrip-tions.”

Andrews conducted a sec-ond meeting on the sametopic at St. Mary’s Hospitalon Saturday.

To contact PPA, phone888- 4PPA-NOW (888-477-2669) or visit www.pparx.org.

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Business owners , resi-dents, friends and family areencouraged to join the newwalking club, the BixbyKnolls Strollers, every Sat-urday morning at 7:30 a.m.It’s been a great way forstrollers to get fit, check outthe businesses, explore theneighborhoods and meetneighbors, and the groupkeeps growing in size.

Strollers have been tour-ing the area with walks upand down the boulevards, toForest Lawn Cemetery,through Rancho Los Cerri-tos, to the Cliff May homes,through California Heights,and over to the DominguezGap. The routes are approxi-mately 3.5 miles and changeeach week.

Mark your calendars forSaturday, June 21, 6:30 p.m.for the “Summer Solstice

Stroll” hosted by the Friendsof Rancho Los Cerr i tos .This event is free and opento everyone. All strollers

wil l meet a t Rancho LosCerr i tos , 4600 VirginiaRoad, a t 6:15 p.m. anddepart at 6:30 p.m. for an

evening stroll through theneighborhood. After thewalk, the Rancho will beproviding delicious summer

treats in the garden l ikewatermelon, ice cream, softdrinks and other snacks tocelebrate the kick-off tosummer in “ the Knolls .”The Rancho will be open forself-guided tours of the gar-dens and facilities.

Friendly dogs are welcometoo, and LaunderPet will pro-vide bags to dog owners.

Bixby Strollers meets atIt’s a Grind Coffeehouse,4245 Atlant ic Avenue,which is the starting and fin-ishing point for the walk,which lasts about an hour.Since the walk starts at 7:30a.m., participants are askedto arrive a little early to signup as a stroller member.

Those interested in join-ing should emailinfo@bixbyknollsinfo.comor go to www.bixbyknollsinfo.com.

Bixby Knolls invites all to take a stroll around the neighborhood

Residents, business owners and families walk weekly through various parts ofthe Bixby Knolls neighborhood. Courtesy of the BKBIA

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Signal Hill is completing asurvey of park and recreationneeds of our community. WENEED YOUR INPUT!! Over300 random phone calls weremade to residents during themonth of May, and the Cityreceived valuable informa-tion. There is still time forseniors, families, and youth toprovide input via the CityWeb site (www.cityofsignalhill.org). Let us hear from youso we know what your priori-ties are for programs andfacilities in Signal Hill.

The survey asks questionslike: What makes Signal Hilla desirable place to live; andwhat changes or improve-ments would residents like tosee in Signal Hill? The City isalso asking for your input onthe preferred use of the NorthSlope area behind Costco andHome Depot. If you wouldlike to respond on these topicsplease fill out the survey. TheCity Council is specificallyinterested in your ideas forSignal Hill Park, once thenew police station is com-pleted.

The last resident surveywas completed in 1999-2000.This assessment resulted inthe construction of new parksand the Panorama Promenade.Public involvement throughsuch assessments and discus-sions brings new voices to thecommunity decision-makingprocess. The results are morefully informed public deci-sions, policies, and a bettercommunity-wide understand-ing of, and confidence in,local government and thedirection the city is taking. Afull report on the findings ofthe assessment will be pre-sented to the Parks and Recre-ation Commission in Octoberwith further discussions withthe City Council in Novem-ber.

One of our most popularprograms is the Summer Con-

certs in Signal Hill Park. It’s agreat opportunity for adultsand families to gather andenjoy a warm summerevening of music. TheFriends of Signal Hill Cul-tural Arts does a fantastic jobof fundraising and selectingthe bands each year, and thisyear is going to be anotheroutstanding series. Concertsare held on Wednesdays withthe first note being struck at6:30 p.m. on July 9 and theseries continues throughAugust 13. Bands will paytribute to the Eagles, Led Zep-pelin, Bob Seger and the Sil-ver Bullet Band, plus bangout tunes from the disco era,classic rock songs, and theever popular surfin’ music.For specific band dates pleasecheck the City Web site, theCityviews newsletter, oradvertisements in the SignalTribune.

For more informationabout the needs assessment,the concert series or summerprograms provided by ourCommunity Services Programplease call (562) 989-7330.

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Assessmentcontinued from page 1

the community is interested in,”he said. “We are finding outwhat are the community needsand working on the pathways toachieve those needs.”

Sillings stressed that, accord-ing to the questionnaires andtelephone surveys, most SignalHill residents are very satisfiedwith the city’s existing park sys-tem. “We want to determinewhat are the enhancements thatwe can make,” he said. “A lot ofour attention is focused here onSignal Hill Park because, withthe police department relocating,that’s creating an opportunity tomake some improvementshere.” He explained that sugges-tions received so far includeexpanding the library, building amuseum, more open space andmore parking.

“Some people are more inter-ested in the north slope (of thehill) and maintaining that as anatural area,” Sillings added.“Of course there is a financialquestion as to whether that isfeasible or not.”

Pamela Wooldridge, presi-dent of Research Network Ltd.(the Washington-based com-pany that conducted the tele-phone surveys for MIG) alsospoke to the audience. Sheexplained that 300 Signal Hillhouseholds responded to thesurveys and her company used ascientifically proven method toensure that a representative sam-ple of the city’s population wasreached.

“There is a lot of informationcontained in the telephone sur-vey,” Wooldridge said. Duringher approximately 20-minutePowerpoint presentation, shepointed out that one of the mostimportant things discoveredthrough the survey was thatmany residents want to have a

central meeting place wherethey can socialize and currentlythat place seems to be SignalHill Park. Many of those sameresidents also want improvedamenities in the park,Wooldridge said.

After Wooldridge’s presenta-tion, Sillings told the audience,“Now that you have heard whatwe have been hearing so far, weare going to shift gears and getsome more information fromyou.” He pointed to maps on thetables and asked the participantsto form into three smallergroups to come up with sugges-tions for how the city shouldalter Signal Hill Park in the nextdecade.

The groups came up with along list of suggestions thatincluded moving City Hall to anew civic center, adding a multi-generational center at the com-munity center, adding moregreen space, adding a water fea-ture, and building a dog park.

More than 100 questionnaireshave been answered so far, andresidents have until July 11 tofill them out. Questionnaires areavailable online at www.city-ofsignalhill.org or as hard copiesat City Hall and the library.

“We want to hear fromeverybody who has an opinionon what the city should do withits parks and recreation pro-grams,” Sillings said. In a fewweeks, MIG staff will combinedata gathered from the writtenand online questionnaires, thetelephone surveys and the twoworkshops in order to prepare aneeds-assessment report, whichwill take several months to com-plete. That report will be pre-sented first to the Signal HillParks Commission and then tothe city council in October orNovember.

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money on lodging, restaurantsand many other businesses.

Aquarium curator SandyTrautwein took the podium. Shetalked about some of the speciesof animals that live there includ-ing sharks, seals, jellies, seadragons, exotic birds, reptiles

and many other species of fish.She also mentioned some of theevents of the 12-month anniver-sary celebration including guestlecture, upcoming festivals andspecial events as well- includingprize giveaways such as ticketsfor two on Jet Blue Airways, orfree admission to the QueenMary, the Museum of LatinAmerican Art and Harborcruises.

Afterwards, Aquarium guidestook small groups of reporters ontours of every exhibit in the facil-ity. The event was capped offwith brief comments from 2ndDistrict Long Beach City Coun-cilwoman Suja Lowenthal. “Itgives me great pleasure to con-gratulate the Aquarium of thePacific on its 10th anniversary ofserving children and familiesfrom our local, regional, nationaland even international communi-ties,” she said.

To find out more about theAquarium or upcoming specialevents, visit www.aquariu-mofpa cific.org.

Long Beach Transit willimplement its summer serv-ice change, effective June 22,2008, resulting in minorimpacts to the operatingschedules of certain fixed-route services.

Certain timepoints in theweekend time schedules for

Passports A and D have beenchanged by a few minutes, butweekday service will continueto operate without adjustment.Midday service frequency forroutes 51 and 52 has beenincreased to 12 minutes duringweekdays, with slight timeschedule adjustments, but

weekend service remains thesame. Routes 45 and 46 haveminor frequency changes dur-ing peak school hours, andweekend running times havealso been slightly altered.

Operating hours for theAquaLink and AquaBuswater taxis are expanded for

the summer season to accom-modate a seven-days-per-week operating schedule,including some late eveningservice. Customers can take aride on the AquaLink and sipa cool beverage while theycoast from the downtown har-bor to Alamitos Bay Landing.

Or they can easily travelbetween Long Beach’s water-front attractions using theAquaBus–a 40-foot boat thatstops at these waterfrontattractions: The Queen Mary,the Coast Hotel, CatalinaLanding, the Aquarium of thePacific, and Pine Avenue Cir-cle. The price for Long BeachTransit’s unique water taxiservices is $1 for theAquaBus and $3 for theAquaLink, each way.

Personal trip planning andreal-time bus tracking areavailable online atwww.lbtransit.com, or cus-tomers can call Long BeachTransit advisors at (562) 591-2301, Monday through Fridayfrom 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sat-urdays from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

For more information, visitwww.lbtransit.com.

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Long Beach Transit makes slight changes for summer

Courtesy of Long Beach TransitThe AquaLink (left) and the AquaBus (right) watertaxis have expanded their hours this summer.

Aquariumcontinued from page 5

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The entries have been tal-lied and the winner has beendetermined for the UnitedArtists movie contest...orshould we say winners?

Most contests arestraightforward– the correctanswers are culled from theboatload of entries and awinner is chosen from thatgroup. That was indeed theintent for the Signal Tribunestaff when it came to howthe contest would be con-ducted. With a set of 20 clas-sic titles on DVD as theprize- precision and fairnesswere key.

The contest question was:What UA (United Artists)title starring Dick Van Dykebecame a Broadway musi-cal? The answer supplied tothe Signal Tribune by thecompany handling the con-test was ... “Bye ByeBirdie.” Being privilegedwith the answer, the pub-lisher gave the followinginformation to those enter-ing: ... “Hint: the answer tothe question is NOT one ofthe [20] movies listed.” Itturns out the REAL answer

was one of the set of 20.Pointed out to the Signal

Tribune by a sleuth of areader- the word “became”in the question was the oper-ative clue.

It appears that althoughDick Van Dyke did appear inboth the Broadway plays andfilms Bye Bye Birdie andChitty Chitty Bang Bang, thelatter BECAME a UA moviebefore the play hit the stage,whereas the former was onBroadway first and then wasturned into a movie. Thematter became quite compli-cated and the Signal Tribunestaff pointed out the error tothe powers that be and wasgiven an identical prize toaward.

Therefore, with dividingthe “correct” answers of ByeBye Birdie and Chitty ChittyBang Bang into two piles,the TWO winners drawnare:

MARY LEE IANTORNO- Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

DON BERNADINI - ByeBye Birdie

Congratulations to thewinner(s). Please contact theSignal Tribune at (562) 427-8678 to make arrangementsfor collecting your prizes.

BY VICKI PARIS GOODMANArts and Entertainment Editor

Just as the women remainingstateside sweep the dirt off theirfront porches each day, so arethey expected to “sweep up” theravages of war. This is, in part, thereproachful message of TheSweepers, John C. Picardi’sWorld War II-era play enjoyingits West Coast premiere at Inter-national City Theatre.

The Sweepers focuses onMary, Dotty and Bella, three Ital-ian-American women in a seedyItalian section of Boston. Theirbrick and concrete neighborhoodmay lack greenery, but the envi-rons are the home of the genera-tions-old traditions that allow thewomen’s close friendship andcommonality to sustain themwhile beloved husbands and sonsare defending our nation’s free-doms overseas.

Picardi’s take is at once funnyand deadly serious. This is thescript’s greatest strength. That fineline between humor and fear,comedy and heartache, estab-lishes its presence early on and

wavers only at the very end,where a dramatic change in theplay’s tone doesn’t serve it well.

Picardi does an admirable jobof distinguishing his main charac-ters. If anything, the three are sospecifically different as to seem abit contrived. Eliciting the requisitechuckles, the learning-starved andpolitically ill-informed Dotty(Donna Ponterotto) regularly uttersmis-statements of well knownwords and phrases. Well educatedMary (Valerie Perri) just as regu-larly, though cheerfully, correctsher. The oft-imbibing Bella (SusanGiosa), arguably the most com-pelling and emotionally complexof the women, keeps a secret thateventually changes everything.

Bella’s son Sonny (JamieHobert), who is 4F allegedly dueto a heart murmur, has finishedlaw school and intends to marrythe upper class Karen (DanielleVernengo). The tug-o’-warbetween tradition and modernity,which threatens to tear Sonny intwo, is deftly managed by play-wright and actors alike.

The Sweepers’ first act

builds believably to a state oftension that has our interest inthe palm of its hand. Unfortu-nately, the second act releasesits well-earned fisthold, offer-ing up confusing circum-stances, ambiguous emotionsand an ending that needs to betrimmed down.

Caryn desai (sic) directs aremarkably expressive and enter-taining cast who are not to blamefor the play’s shortcomings.

In the end, each of the threewomen has kept a tragicsecret, although Mary’s seemsinexplicable and even gratu-itous. Still, The Sweepersraises important questionsabout the value of traditions,and their relevance to futuregenerations, that are worthpondering. And Sonny’s ulti-mate stand, resolving hisdilemma, is inspiring.

The Sweepers continues atInternational City Theatre in theLong Beach Performing ArtsCenter, located at 300 E. OceanBlvd., through July 6. Perfor-mances are Thursdays, Fridaysand Saturdays at 8 p.m.; Sundaysat 2 p.m.. Tickets are $32 and $37on Thursdays; $37 and $42 onFridays, Saturdays and Sundays.Call (562) 436-4610 for informa-tion and reservations or visitwww.ictlongbeach.org.

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The Bixby Knolls Busi-ness Improvement Associa-tion has announced its newevent, Summer Shutters 24-Hour Digital Photo Contest.The goal of Summer Shut-ters i s to capture a l l thebeauty, nuances and charmof Bixby Knolls, CaliforniaHeights, Virginia CountryClub and Los Cerr i tosneighborhoods.

This includes the busi-nesses, the people, the envi-ronment, the streets, andthe subtleties of this specialarea of Long Beach all dur-ing a 24-hour period.

This contest is inspiredby and modeled a f te r“Jus t in Rudd’s ‘SayCheese! Long Beach’”photo contest.

What does a typical daylook like in “the Knolls?”For 1,440 minutes, begin-ning at noon on the summersolstice, Saturday, June 21,2008, and ending at noon onSunday, June 22, 2008, lifein Bixby Knolls wil l beimmortalized through digitalphotography.

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tographer recept ion andawards presentation.

There a re a to ta l o f$1,000 in cash prizes andproduct prizes for a numberof categories including BestImage of Bixby Knol l s ,Best Business Photo, BestNeighborhood Photo, andBest Hidden Gem Photo.

All photographs must betaken within the followingboundaries: south of 45thSt ree t , wes t of OrangeAvenue , nor th of 33rdStreet, and east of the LosAngeles River.

Neighborhoods wi l linclude: California Heights,Bixby Knol l s , Vi rg in iaCountry Club and Los Cer-ritos. Scherer Park is alsoincluded in the contest.

Photos might include, butare not l imi ted to , bus i -

ness/commerce, home life,work, sports, nature/land-scape, wildlife, indoor life,outdoor living, pets, archi-tec ture , humor, drama,action, friends, family, orhistorical places in the area.

This event is being hostedby the Bixby Knolls Busi-ness Improvement Associa-t ion and sponsored byWachovia Securi t ies andTuttle Cameras.

Winning photos will besubmitted to the Conven-tion and Visitor’s Bureau tohelp promote Long Beach’sneighborhoods. Photos willalso be posted on the BIAWeb site, featured as a FirstFridays exhibit, and a photobook and/or calendar maybe created with the imagesafter the contest.

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the contest is simple. Par-ticipants will drop off a CDwith their five best snap-shots to the BKBIA officeat 4313 Atlantic Avenue, oremai l to pho to@bixbyknollsinfo.com, by 8 p.m.on Sunday, June 22, andthe entries received will be

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Years ago, MaureenLawrence made the movefrom booking the entertain-ment for parties to actuallybeing the entertainment. Shenow offers her service as aprofessional vocalist as wellas a deejay for special events.

Did you ever have anyformal training in singing?

I have been a professionalsinger for 30 years. I beganmy formal training when Iwas a music major atC.S.U.N. I’ve studied withvarious private teachers.

At what age did you startsinging?

Well, shoot!...Do we countmy Bat Mitzvah?

What was your firstgig/job in television ormovies and how did you getit?

The first TV gig I had wason a show with AnthonyQuinn called A Man and theCity. He played a mayor andI was a music student at a“gifted music school.” I was14 years old and got the jobthrough my sister ’s violinteacher.

Have you done a lot ofmusical theater?

Yes! And I’m currently inMurder at the Moulin Rougeinteractive murder mysterydinner theatre at EntertainingEvents (3922 AtlanticAvenue) in Bixby Knolls.

Are there certain types ofroles that you tend to get

cast in most, or certain typesof characters you preferplaying?

Well, at this point, I tend toget the “aging leading lady”roles, but I really love doinganything with my singing andcomedy.

Was it The Julie AndrewsHour that you appeared on?What did you do on thatshow?

No...it was a VERY short-lived sitcom called Julie. Itactually only lasted threeshows. But what a joy to workwith my idol Julie Andrews!She is every bit the graciouslady she appears in her actingroles.

How did you get involvedin deejaying for specialevents?

I had a job with an enter-tainment company, bookingdeejays and singing telegramsfor parties. The owner said,“With a personality likeyours, you should be on themic doing the parties, insteadof selling them.” So I did!

When deejaying, do youuse CDs or vinyl?

I began years ago withvinyl, but now use CDs andiPod. I’m a great “familyparty” type of deejay, in that Ireally relate to each and everyindividual client to give themjust the party they desire. I’mnot the “bar/beat-mixing”type of DJ because I muchmore prefer to be spontaneouswith whatever the crowd iswanting at the moment.

How is Music by Mau-reen different from other

event DJs?The best compliment I

receive at the end of my par-ties is: “Are you related to thebride/groom/birthday recipi-ent/etc? Because you trulyfeel like a member of the fam-ily.” That’s how personally Itake each and every job. Infact, I don’t look at it as a job.

I see myself as an assistant tothe celebration.

Tell me about the currentmystery dinner show you’redoing.

I am a Parisian “showgirl”at the “world famous MoulinRouge.” There are five won-derfully talented showgirls, inaddition to our two tremen-

dously gifted and funny maleleads– our emcee and our“hero/investigator.” The audi-ences have been having somuch fun with us, and us withthem!

Anything else you want toadd?

In my many years as asinger/deejay, I have per-formed at various venues(musical theatres, parties,wedding ceremonies andreceptions, cabaret clubs inWest Hollywood such as TheGardenia; and since I singsongs from all different erasand ethnic backgrounds, I amcurrently performing at manydifferent senior-housing loca-tions, and private groups suchas “City of Hope” chapters,Sisterhood luncheons andchurch functions. And I amespecially excited about therecent decision by the Califor-nia Supreme Court in regardsto legalizing same-sex mar-riages in California. I am veryhopeful and look forward tobeing a part of these jubilantcelebrations as well.

To find out more about thesinging and deejaying thatMaureen offers, call (562)492-9494 or go towww.musicbymaureen.com.

On Saturday, June 21,from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. everyLong Beach fire station willgive away up to two smokedetectors for each residencein the city of Long Beach.

Statistics show that prop-er ly instal led and main-tained smoke alarms in thehome are considered one ofthe best and least expensivemeans of providing an earlywarning of a potent ia l lydeadly fire. Smoke alarms

save lives, prevent injuries,and minimize property dam-age by enabling residents todetect fires early in theirdevelopment. In fact, therisk of dying from fires inhomes without smokealarms is approximatelytwice as high as in homesthat have working smokealarms.

The procedure for distri-bution will be for the com-munity member to

completely f i l l out thesmoke detector release formprovided at the fire station.Department members willthen provide the smokedetector(s) with a brief ori-entat ion on their properusage. This orientation willinclude, at a minimum, theproper mounting locations(hal lways and s leepingareas), an emphasis on theimportance of checking thebatteries regularly to ensuretheir proper working condi-tion, and referring the com-munity member to read themanufacturer’s instructionsfor use.

This simple yet effectivetool has been proven to savelives. The Long Beach FireDepartment and the Com-munity Development Neigh-borhood Services Divisionare sponsoring this event inan effort to provide for bet-ter safety within our cityand encourage communitymembers to take advantageof this great opportunity.

To locate a fire station inyour area, and for additionalinformation on fire safety, goto www.Longbeach.gov/fireor www.nfpa.org.

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TST 2745AN ORDINANCE PRESCRIBING INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER

SURCHARGE RATES FOR COUNTY SANITATIONDISTRICT NO. 29 OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT NO. 29 OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1.0 - WASTEWATER SURCHARGE RATES

(a) Pursuant to Section 410 of the Wastewater Ordinance of County Sanitation District No. 29 of Los Angeles County the following, to be effective on the dates given, shall constitute the unit rate charges for flow, chemical oxygen demand (COD), suspended solids (SS) and peak wastewater discharge:PARAMETER July 1, 2008 July 1, 2009 July 1, 2010Flow ("a") $619.00/MG $677.00/MG $746.00/MGCOD ("b") $109.40/103 lbs $119.70/103 lbs$131.90/103 lbsSS ("c") $309.20/103 lbs $338.30/103 lbs$372.70/103 lbsPeak ("d") $82.10/gpm $89.80/gpm $98.90/gpmShort Form Rate $2,624.00/MG $2,871.00/MG $3,163.00/MG(b) To further the use of Districts' reclaimed water a credit, as determined by the Chief Engineer, will be applied to an industry's wastewater surcharge obligation for the chemical oxygen demand present in reclaimed water utilized by an industrial discharger and which originated at a District water reclamation plant.

SECTION 2.0 - EFFECTIVE DATEThis Ordinance shall become effective on July 1, 2008.

ATTEST:/S/KIMBERLY S. COMPTON /S/MICHAEL J. NOLLClerk, Board of Directors Chairperson, Board of DirectorsCounty Sanitation District No. County Sanitation District No. 29of Los Angeles County of Los Angeles County

PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Directors of County Sanita-tion District No. 29 of Los Angeles County on June 11, 2008 by the fol-lowing vote:AYES: Directors Hansen, Ward, Wilson, and NollNOES: NoneABSENT: Director ForesterABSTAIN: None

Secretary of the Board of DirectorsCounty Sanitation District No. 29of Los Angeles CountyPublished in The Signal Tribune newspaper: June 19, 2008

TST2731 / 20080927911FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

The following persons are doing business as: J. B.ENTERPRISES, 2308 Jeans Court, Signal Hill, CA90755. Registrant: 1. JOHN J. BOZOFF, 2308 JeansCourt, Signal Hill, CA 90755, 2. JOHN A. BOZOFF,12354 E. Edgefield St., Cerritos, CA 90803. This busi-ness is conducted by: a Joint Venture. I declare that allinformation in this statement is true and correct.Signed: John J. Bozoff. The registrant has begun totransact business under the fictitious business name ornames listed herein. Date started business was July 25,1985. This statement was filed with the county clerk ofLos Angeles County on May 27, 2008. NOTICE: Thisfictitious business name statement expires five yearsfrom the date it was filed in the office of the countyclerk. A new fictitious business name statement mustbe filed prior to that date. The filing of this statementdoes not of itself authorize the use in this state of a ficti-tious business name in violation of the rights of anotherunder federal, state, or common law (see section 14411et seq., Business and Professions Code). Pub. The Sig-nal Tribune: May 29, & June 5, 12, 19, 2008.

TST2733 / 20080975377FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

The following person is doing business as: JUNK-TIQUES, 1860 Obispo Ave., Unit G, Signal Hill, CA90755. Registrant: JACOB’S MUSICAL CHIMES, INC.,5308-B E. 2nd St., Long Beach, CA 90803. This busi-ness is conducted by: a Corporation. I declare that allinformation in this statement is true and correct.Signed: Fern Solomon, President. The registrant hasbegun to transact business under the fictitious businessname or names listed herein. Date started business wasMay 1, 2008. This statement was filed with the countyclerk of Los Angeles County on June 3, 2008. NOTICE:This fictitious business name statement expires fiveyears from the date it was filed in the office of thecounty clerk. A new fictitious business name statementmust be filed prior to that date. The filing of this state-ment does not of itself authorize the use in this state ofa fictitious business name in violation of the rights ofanother under federal, state, or common law (see sec-

tion 14411 et seq., Business and Professions Code).Pub. The Signal Tribune: June 5, 12, 19, 26, 2008.

TST2729 / 20080927909FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

The following person is doing business as: SILLE AUTOSALES, 1015 E. Burnett St., Signal Hill, CA 90755. Reg-istrant: SILLE PROPERTIES, LLC, 6107 Obispo Ave.,Long Beach, CA 90805. This business is conducted by:a Limited Liability Company. I declare that all informa-tion in this statement is true and correct. Signed: JoelJ. Ellis, Principal. The registrant has not begun to trans-act business under the fictitious business name ornames listed herein. This statement was filed with thecounty clerk of Los Angeles County on May 27, 2008.NOTICE: This fictitious business name statementexpires five years from the date it was filed in the officeof the county clerk. A new fictitious business namestatement must be filed prior to that date. The filing ofthis statement does not of itself authorize the use in thisstate of a fictitious business name in violation of therights of another under federal, state, or common law(see section 14411 et seq., Business and ProfessionsCode). Pub. The Signal Tribune: May 29, & June 5, 12,19, 2008.

TST 2741NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE Trustee Sale No.:20080161900761 Title Order No.: 6519010FHA/VA/PMI No.: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER ADEED OF TRUST, DATED 06/16/05. UNLESS YOUTAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, ITMAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED ANEXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEED-ING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT ALAWYER. NDEx West, LLC, as duly appointed Trusteeunder and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on07/01/05, as Instrument No. 05 1562089 of officialrecords in the office of the County Recorder of LOSANGELES County, State of California. EXECUTED BY:AMY CHAMREUN, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTIONTO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER'SCHECK/CASH EQUIVALENT or other form of paymentauthorized by 2924h(b), (payable at time of sale in lawful

money of the United States) DATE OF SALE: July 2,2008 TIME OF SALE: 11:30 AM PLACE OF SALE: Atthe front entrance to the Pomona Superior CourtsBuilding, 350 W. Mission Blvd. Pomona, CA. STREETADDRESS and other common designation, if any, of thereal property described above is purported to be: 2959EAST 19TH STREET, SIGNAL HILL, CA 90755. APN#7217-009-030 The undersigned Trustee disclaims anyliability for any incorrectness of the street address andother common designation, if any, shown herein. Saidsale will be made, but without covenant or warranty,expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, orencumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum ofthe note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interestthereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, underthe terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges andexpenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created bysaid Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid bal-ance of the obligation secured by the property to besold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses andadvances at the time of the initial publication of theNotice of Sale is $706,360.88. The beneficiary undersaid Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered tothe undersigned a written Declaration of Default andDemand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default andElection to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice ofDefault and Election to Sell to be recorded in the countywhere the real property is located. FOR TRUSTEESALE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: NATIONWIDEPOSTING & PUBLICATION, INC. 3350 COUNTRYCLUB DRIVE, SUITE 202, CAMERON PARK, CA 95682(530) 672-3033, www.nationwideposting.com NDExWest L.L.C. MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTORATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMA-TION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.NDEx West, L.L.C. as Authorized Agent, BY: Ric JuarezDated: 06/03/08 NPP0127918 06/12/08, 06/19/08,06/26/08

TST2737 / Case No. NS019978ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OFLOS ANGELES, 415 West Ocean Blvd., Long Beach,CA 90802, SOUTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT.PETITION OF Cameo C. McClung, For Change ofName.TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:1. Petitioner CAMEO C. McCLUNG, filed a petition withthis court for a decree changing names as follows: Pre-sent Name: CAMEO C. McCLUNG to Proposed Name:CAMEO C. CANZANO.2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested inthis matter shall appear before this court at the hearingindicated below to show cause, if any, shy the petitionfor change of name should not be granted. NOTICE OF HEARINGDate: July 24, 2008; Time: 1:30 P.M.; Dept. G, Room 51.The address of the court is the same as above. A copyof this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least

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TST 2746AN ORDINANCE PRESCRIBING THE CONNECTION FEE RATE

AND MEAN LOADINGS PER UNIT OF USAGE FORCOUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT NO. 29 OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT NO. 29 OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:SECTION 1.0 - USER CATEGORIES AND MEAN LOADINGSPursuant to Section 3.04(2) of the Master Connection Fee Ordinance of County Sanitation District No. 29 of Los Angeles County, the followingshall constitute the user categories and mean loadings per unit of usage for flow, chemical oxygen demand (COD), and suspended solids:DESCRIPTION UNIT OF MEASURE FLOW COD SUSPENDED SOLIDS

(Gallons per Day) (Pounds per Day) (Pounds per Day)RESIDENTIALSingle Family Home Dwelling Unit 260 1.22 0.59Condominiums Dwelling Unit 195 0.92 0.44Multi-Unit Residential Dwelling Unit 156 0.73 0.35Mobile Home Parks No. of Spaces 156 0.73 0.35COMMERCIALHotel/Motel/Rooming House Room 125 0.54 0.28Store 1000 ft2 100 0.43 0.23Supermarket 1000 ft2 150 2.00 1.00Shopping Center 1000 ft2 325 3.00 1.17Regional Mall 1000 ft2 150 2.10 0.77Office Building 1000 ft2 200 0.86 0.45Medical, Dental, Veterinary Clinic or Building 1000 ft2 300 1.29 0.68Restaurant 1000 ft2 1,000 16.68 5.00Indoor Theatre 1000 ft2 125 0.54 0.28Car WashTunnel - No Recycling 1000 ft2 3,700 15.86 8.33Tunnel - Recycling 1000 ft2 2,700 11.74 6.16Wand 1000 ft2 700 3.00 1.58Bank, Credit Union 1000 ft2 100 0.43 0.23Service Shop, Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Shop 1000 ft2 100 0.43 0.23Animal Kennels 1000 ft2 100 0.43 0.23Gas Station 1000 ft2 100 0.43 0.23Auto Sales 1000 ft2 100 0.43 0.23Wholesale Outlet 1000 ft2 100 0.43 0.23Nursery/Greenhouse 1000 ft2 25 0.11 0.06Light Manufacturing 1000 ft2 25 0.23 0.09Lumber Yard 1000 ft2 25 0.23 0.09Warehousing 1000 ft2 25 0.23 0.09Open Storage 1000 ft2 25 0.23 0.09Drive-in Theatre 1000 ft2 20 0.09 0.05COMMERCIALNight Club 1000 ft2 350 1.50 0.79Bowling/Skating 1000 ft2 150 1.76 0.55Club & Lodge Halls 1000 ft2 125 0.54 0.27Auditorium, Amusement 1000 ft2 350 1.50 0.79Golf Course and Park (Structures and Improvements)1000 ft2 100 0.43 0.23Campground, Marina, and Recreational Vehicle Park Sites, Slips, or Spaces 55 0.34 0.14Convalescent Home Bed 125 0.54 0.28Laundromat 1000 ft2 3,825 16.40 8.61Mortuary, Funeral Home 1000 ft2 100 1.33 0.67Health Spa, GymnasiumWith Showers 1000 ft2 600 2.58 1.35Without Showers 1000 ft2 300 1.29 0.68Convention Center, Fairground, Racetrack, Sports Stadium/Arena Average Daily Attendance 10 0.04 0.02INSTITUTIONALCollege/University Student 20 0.09 0.05Private School 1000 ft2 200 0.86 0.45Library, Museum 1000 ft2 100 0.43 0.23Post Office (Local) 1000 ft2 100 0.43 0.23Post Office (Regional) 1000 ft2 25 0.23 0.09Church 1000 ft2 50 0.21 0.11SECTION 2.0 -CONNECTION FEE RATEPursuant to Section 3.03 of the Master Connection Fee Ordinance of County Sanitation District No. 29 of Los Angeles County, the following, tobe effective on the dates given, shall constitute the Connection Fee Rate per capacity unit:

July 1, 2008 July 1, 2009 July 1, 2010$2,770 $3,410 $4,150

SECTION 3.0 - COST ALLOCATION FACTORSPursuant to Section 3.04(1) of the Master Connection Fee Ordinance of County Sanitation District No. 29 of Los Angeles County, the proportionsof the total capital costs required to construct an incremental expansion of the sewerage system of the next anticipated configuration for con-veyance, treatment, and disposal of wastewater which are attributable to flow, COD, and suspended solids, designated as X, Y, and Z, respec-tively, to be effective on the dates given, shall be:

X = 0.7069 Y = 0.1111 Z = 0.1820SECTION 4.0 - VALIDITYIf any part, section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, or phrase of this Ordinance is held invalid or unconstitutional for any reason by anycourt, that decision does not affect the validity or constitutionality of the remainder of this Ordinance. The Board of Directors declares that itwould have adopted each provision of this Ordinance irrespective of the validity of any other provision.

SECTION 5.0 - EFFECTIVE DATEThis Ordinance shall become effective 60 days after its adoption.ATTEST:/S/KIMBERLY S. COMPTON /S/MICHAEL J. NOLLClerk, Board of Directors Chairperson, Board of DirectorsCounty Sanitation District No. 29 County Sanitation District No. 29of Los Angeles County of Los Angeles CountyPASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Directors of County Sanitation District No. 29 of Los Angeles County on June 11, 2008by the following vote:AYES: Directors Hansen, Ward, Wilson, and NollNOES: NoneABSENT: Director ForesterABSTAIN: None

/S/KIMBERLY S. COMPTONSecretary of the Board of DirectorsCounty Sanitation District No. 29of Los Angeles CountyPublished in The Signal Tribune newspaper: June 19, 2008

LEGAL NOTICES14 SIGNAL TRIBUNE JUNE 19, 2008

TST 2743PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Signal Hill will conduct the following public hearingsregarding the site acquisition and construction of a proposed Signal Hill Police Station located at 2745Walnut Avenue:

The Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, July 15, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. in theCity Council Chamber located at City Hall, 2175 Cherry Avenue, Signal Hill, California to considerrecommendations on the two zoning ordinance amendments described below.

The City Council will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, July 22, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. in the City Coun-cil Chamber located at City Hall, 2175 Cherry Avenue, Signal Hill, California to consider adoption ofthe two zoning ordinance amendments described below.

The Redevelopment Agency will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, July 22, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. in theCity Council Chamber located at 2175 Cherry Avenue, Signal Hill, California to consider a negativedeclaration relative to a resolution of necessity for the acquisition of the site for the proposed policestation.

ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT 08-08

A REQUEST TO ADD CHAPTER 20.14, PI, PUBLIC INSTITUTIONAL ZONING DISTRICT TOTHE MUNICIPAL CODE TO REGULATE THE USE AND DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC INSTI-TUTIONS INCLUDING THE PROPOSED SIGNAL HILL POLICE STATION, PUBLIC SCHOOLSITES, INSTITUTIONS, UTILITY FACILITIES AND PUBLIC BUILDINGS

ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT 08-09

A REQUEST TO AMEND THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP BY CHANGING THE DESIGNATIONOF AN APPROXIMATE 2.67-ACRE SITE LOCATED AT 2745 WALNUT AVENUE FROM “GI,GENERAL INDUSTRIAL” TO “PI, PUBLIC INSTITUTIONAL” FOR THE PROPOSED SIGNALHILL POLICE STATION (SEE ATTACHED MAP)

GENERAL PLAN MAP AMENDMENT 08-01

A REQUEST TO AMEND THE OFFICIAL GENERAL PLAN GENERALIZED LAND USE MAPBY CHANGING THE DESIGNATION OF AN APPROXIMATE 2.67-ACRE SITE LOCATED AT2745 WALNUT AVENUE FROM “4.2, GENERAL INDUSTRIAL” TO “PI, PUBLIC INSTITU-TIONAL” FOR THE PROPOSED SIGNAL HILL POLICE STATION (SEE ATTACHED MAP)

NEGATIVE DECLARATION NO. 06/13/08(1)

A RESOLUTION RECOMMENDING ADOPTION OF A NEGATIVE DECLARATION RELATIVETO A RESOLUTION OF NECESSITY FOR THE PROPOSED SIGNAL HILL POLICE STATIONFINDING NO SIGNIFICANT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PRO-POSED ACQUSITION OF REAL PROPERTY AT 2745 WALNUT AVENUE; ZONING ORDI-NANCE AMENDMENTS 08-08 AND 08-09 AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROPOSEDPOLICE STATION

Applicant: City of Signal Hill/City of Signal Hill Redevelopment Agency

AN INITIAL STUDY has been prepared for the subject project and indicates there are no potentialsignificant adverse environmental impacts associated with the project. The site is not listed on any listas enumerated under Section 65962.5 of the California Government Code.

A NEGATIVE DECLARATION is proposed for the project The Initial Study and materials relevant tothe proposed negative declaration and the project may be inspected between the hours of 7:30 a.m. to5:30 p.m., Monday through Thursdays, and 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Fridays, in the Community Devel-opment Department at City Hall.

ALL INTERESTED PERSONS are hereby invited to attend these public hearings to present writteninformation, express their opinions, or otherwise present evidence on the above matter. If you wish tolegally challenge any action taken by the City on the above matter, you may be limited to raising onlythose issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing as described in this notice or in writtencorrespondence delivered to the City prior to or at the public hearings. Written comments may besubmitted to the Community Development Department prior to or at the public hearings. You mayalso email us with your comments and/or concerns at comdev@cityofsignalhill.org

FURTHER INFORMATION on these items may be obtained at the City of Signal Hill CommunityDevelopment Department located at 2175 Cherry Avenue, Signal Hill, California or by calling Plan-ning Manager Scott Charney at (562) 989-7340.______________________________Scott CharneyPlanning ManagerPublished in The Signal Tribune newspaper: June 12 & 19, 2008Posted in accordance with S.H.M.C. Section 1.08.010: June 12 & 19, 2008Mailed to affected property owners: June 13, 2008

City of Signal Hillonce each week for four successive weeks prior to thedate set for hearing on the petition in the followingnewspaper of general circulation, printed in this county,THE SIGNAL TRIBUNE, 2669 Myrtle Ave., Ste.111, Sig-nal Hill, CA 90755: June 5, 12, 19, 26, 2008.___//ss//___John A. Clark, Clerk of the Superior CourtBy K. Tom, DeputyDated June 4, 2008

TST2730 / 20080927910FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

The following person is doing business as: SIGNALHILL CYCLE, 1640 E. Burnett St., Signal Hill, CA 90755.Registrant: KENNETH L. GAMMAGE, 1011 E. 45th Way,Long Beach, CA 90807. This business is conducted by:an Individual. I declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct. Signed: Kenneth L. Gam-mage. The registrant has begun to transact businessunder the fictitious business name or names listedherein. Date started business was January 4, 2007. Thisstatement was filed with the county clerk of Los Ange-les County on May 27, 2008. NOTICE: This fictitiousbusiness name statement expires five years from thedate it was filed in the office of the county clerk. A newfictitious business name statement must be filed priorto that date. The filing of this statement does not ofitself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious busi-ness name in violation of the rights of another underfederal, state, or common law (see section 14411 etseq., Business and Professions Code). Pub. The SignalTribune: May 29, & June 5, 12, 19, 2008.

TST 2739NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE Trustee's Sale No. 05-FMG-55081 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEEDOF TRUST DATED 11/10/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKEACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BESOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLA-NATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGAGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER.On July 3, 2008, at 10:30 AM, AT WEST SIDE TO THELOS ANGELES COUNTY COURTHOUSE DIRECTLYFACING NORWALK BLVD., 12720 NORWALK BOULE-VARD, in the City of NORWALK, County of LOS ANGE-LES, State of CALIFORNIA, REGIONAL SERVICECORPORATION, a California corporation, as dulyappointed Trustee under that certain Deed of Trust exe-cuted by ROSE WILLIAMS, as Trustors, recorded on11/20/2006, as Instrument No. 20062567247, of OfficialRecords in the office of the Recorder of LOS ANGELESCounty, State of CALIFORNIA, under the power of saletherein contained, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TOTHE HIGHEST BIDDER, for cash, or cashier's check(payable at the time of sale in lawful money of theUnited States) without warranty express or implied as totitle, use, possession or encumbrances, all right, titleand interest conveyed to and now held by it as suchTrustee, in and to the following described property situ-ated in the aforesaid County and State, to-wit: TAXPARCEL NO. 7217-026-008 From information which theTrustee deems reliable, but for which Trustee makes norepresentation or warranty, the street address or othercommon designation of the above described propertyis purported to be 2488 MAXSON COURT, SIGNALHILL, CA 90755. Said property is being sold for the pur-pose of paying the obligations secured by said Deed ofTrust, including fees and expenses of sale. The totalamount of the unpaid principal balance, interestthereon, together with reasonably estimated costs,expenses and advances at the time of the initial publi-cation of the Notice of Trustee's Sale is $696,652.98.Dated: 6/6/2008 REGIONAL SERVICE CORPORATION,Trustee By KIMBERLEY HICKMAN, AUTHORIZEDAGENT Agent for Trustee: AGENCY SALES AND POST-ING 15661 RED HILL AVENUE, SUITE 200 TUSTIN, CA92780 Telephone Number (800) 542-2550 Sale Informa-tion: (714) 259-7850 or http://www.rtrustee.com ASAP#2779887 06/12/2008, 06/19/2008, 06/26/2008

TST 2740Title No. 3415589 T.S. No. 2007-1602 NOTICE OFTRUSTEE'S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT OF A LIEN,DATED 12/30/1899. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TOPROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT APUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OFTHE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINSTYOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. NOTICEIS HEREBY GIVEN that: On 7/10/2008, at 11:30AM,Association Lien Services, as duly appointed Trusteeunder and pursuant to a certain Lien, recorded on6/28/2007, as Instrument Number 20071551499, ofthe Official Records of Los Angeles County Califor-nia. WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHESTBIDDER FOR LAWFUL MONEY OF THE UNITEDSTATES, OR A CASHIERS CHECK at: At the frontentrance to the Pomona Superior Courts Building,350 West Mission Blvd., Pomona, CA The streetaddress and other common designations, if any, ofthe real property described above is purported to be:2601 E. 19th St. #30, Signal Hill, CA 90755 Asses-sor's Parcel No. 7216-021-045 The owner of the realproperty is purported to be: Rosalind N. ScottTrustee of the Rosalind N. Scott, Living rust dtaedApril 22 and 1988 The undersigned trustee disclaimsany liabil ity for any incorrectness of the streetaddress and other common designations, if any,shown herein. Said sale will be made, but withoutcovenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regard-ing title, possession or encumbrances, to pay theremaining principal sum of a note, homeowner'sassessment or other obligation secured by this Lien,with interest and other sum as provided therein: plusadvances, if any, under the terms thereof and intereston such advances, plus fees, charges, expenses ofthe Trustee and Trust created by said Lien. The totalamount of the unpaid balance of the obligationsecured by the property to be sold and reasonableestimated costs, expenses and advances at the timeof the initial publication of the Notice Of Sale is$16,105.50. Payment must be in cash, a cashier'scheck drawn on a State or National Bank, a checkdrawn by a State Bank or Federal Credit Union, or acheck drawn by a State or Federal Savings & LoanAssociation, Savings Association, or Savings Bankspecified in section 5102 of the Financial Code andauthorized to do business in this state. The benefici-ary of said Lien hereto executed and delivered to theundersigned, a written declaration of Default AndDemand For Sale, and a written Notice Of DefaultAnd Election To Sell. The undersigned caused said

notice of default and election to sell to be recorded inthe County where the real property is located. Date:5/30/2008 Association Lien Services, as Trustee P.O.Box 64750, Los Angeles, CA 90064 (310) 207-2027Sales Line (417) 573-1965 By: Jan Christy, TrusteeOfficer P423106 6/12, 6/19, 06/26/2008.

TST2738 / 20080903078FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

The following person is doing business as: PERFUMEOILS & ACCESSORIES BY HERR, 1927 Stanley Ave.Apt. 6, Signal Hill, CA 90755. Registrant: CYNTHIAMARIE STATEN, 1927 Stanley Ave. Apt. 6, Signal Hill,CA 90755. This business is conducted by: an Individual.I declare that all information in this statement is true andcorrect. Signed: Cynthia M. Staten. The registrant hasbegun to transact business under the fictitious businessname or names listed herein. Date started business wasMay 21, 2008. This statement was filed with the countyclerk of Los Angeles County on June 10, 2008.NOTICE: This fictitious business name statementexpires five years from the date it was filed in the officeof the county clerk. A new fictitious business namestatement must be filed prior to that date. The filing ofthis statement does not of itself authorize the use in thisstate of a fictitious business name in violation of therights of another under federal, state, or common law(see section 14411 et seq., Business and ProfessionsCode). Pub. The Signal Tribune: June 12, 19, 26, & July3, 2008.

TST 2744Trustee Sale No.: 20080161902412 Title Order No.:20853700 FHA/VA/PMI No.: NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’SSALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OFTRUST, DATED 4/6/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTIONTO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD ATA PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OFTHE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU,YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. NDex West, LLC,as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deedof Trust Recorded on 04/18/2006 as Instrument No. 060843833 of official records in the office of the CountyRecorder of Los Angeles County, State of California.Executed By: Vanessa Esparza, will sell at public auc-tion to highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check/cashequivalent or other form of payment authorized by2924h(b), (payable at time of sale in lawful money of theUnited States). Date of Sale: 7/9/2008 Time of Sale:11:30 AM Place of Sale: At the front entrance to thePomona Superior Courts Building, 350 West MissionBlvd., Pomona, CA Street Address and other commondesignation, if any, of the real property described aboveis purported to be: 1903 Temple Ave 125 Signal Hill,CA90755 APN#: 7216-021-068 The undersigned Trusteedisclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the streetaddress and other common designation, if any, shownherein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant orwarranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, posses-sion, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principalsum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, withinterest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances,under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, chargesand expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts createdby said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaidbalance of the obligation secured by the property to besold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses andadvances at the time of the initial publication of theNotice of Sale is $256,360.34. The beneficiary undersaid Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered tothe undersigned a written Declaration of Default andDemand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default andElection to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice ofDefault and Election to sell to be recorded in the Countywhere the real property is located. For Trustee SaleInformation Please Call: Priority Posting & Publication17501 Irvine Blvd., Suite One Tustin, CA 92780 714-573-1965 www.priorityposting.com NDex West, LLC asAuthorized Agent Dated: 6/13/2008 NDex West, LLCmay be acting as a debt collector attempting to collecta debt. Any information obtained will be used for thatpurpose. P419876 6/19, 6/26, 07/03/2008

TST2747 / 20080996174FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

The following persons are doing business as: THE W IG SHOP- (WEAR IT GLAMOUROUSLY), 2366 W.Lomita Blvd., Lomita, CA 90717. Registrant: 1. MALANA DURAN, 19127 Pioneer Blvd. #71, Artesia, CA90701, 2. MA SYNNETTE PASTOR, 3. RAMON C.PASTOR, 26025 Narbonne Ave. #1, Lomita, CA 90717.This business is conducted by: a General Partnership.I declare that all information in this statement is trueand correct. Signed: Ma Lana Duran. The registrantshave begun to transact business under the fictitiousbusiness name or names listed herein. Date startedbusiness was January, 2008. This statement was filedwith the county clerk of Los Angeles County on June5, 2008. NOTICE: This fictitious business name state-ment expires five years from the date it was filed in theoffice of the county clerk. A new fictitious businessname statement must be filed prior to that date. Thefiling of this statement does not of itself authorize theuse in this state of a fictitious business name in viola-tion of the rights of another under federal, state, orcommon law (see section 14411 et seq., Business andProfessions Code). Pub. The Signal Tribune: June 19,26, & July 3, 10, 2008.

TST2748 / 20081073232FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

The following person is doing business as: AMERICANMEGAPRODUCTS, 17116 Michaels Ave., Cerritos, CA90009. Registrant: PREM KUMAR NAIR, 17116Michaels Ave., Cerritos, CA 90009. This business isconducted by: an Individual. I declare that all informa-tion in this statement is true and correct. Signed: PremKumar Nair. The registrant has not begun to transactbusiness under the fictitious business name or nameslisted herein. This statement was filed with the countyclerk of Los Angeles County on June 17, 2008.NOTICE: This fictitious business name statementexpires five years from the date it was filed in the officeof the county clerk. A new fictitious business namestatement must be filed prior to that date. The filing ofthis statement does not of itself authorize the use in thisstate of a fictitious business name in violation of therights of another under federal, state, or common law(see section 14411 et seq., Business and ProfessionsCode). Pub. The Signal Tribune: June 19, 26, & July 3,10, 2008.

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