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Father Christian Mondor, "The Surfing Pardre"
April 27, 1925 - April 25, 2018
Pastor Sumo sato, "Marine Safety Chaplin"
June 4, 1962 - March 11, 2018
hy are Americans so
united? They would not re-
semble one another even if Photo of the Week by Michael Latham
you painted them all one color! They
speak all the languages of the world
and form an astonishing mixture of
civilizations and religious beliefs.
On 9/ll, the American tragedy
turned three hundred million people
into a hand put on the heart. Nobody
rushed to accuse the White House, the
Army, or the Secret Service that they
are only a bunch of losers. Nobody
rushed to empty their bank accounts.
Nobody rushed out onto the streets
nearby to gape about.
Instead the Americans volunteered
to donate blood and to give a helping
hand.
After the first moments of panic,
they raised their flag over the smok-
ing ruins, putting on T-shirts, caps and
ties in the colors of the national flag.
They placed flags on buildings and
cars as if in every place and on every
car a government official or the pres-
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Program is seeking contestants for the tion on Nov 10th. For more information
upcoming competition to be held on Sat- about the Princess Program, go to
urday, November 10th at the Saigon Perform- tinyurl/fvprincess.com.
ing Arts Center in Fountain Valley. The aim of Presale tickets for the competition on No-
the program is to provide educational Scholar- vember 10th are available for $25 each (Stu-
ships for the young women of our community. dent/Child $20) at the Fountain Valley
Young women ages 17 -24 can participate in Chamber of Commerce office located at
the competition and compete for a variety of 10055 Slater Ave, Suite 250, FV and at Alex
awards totaling over $10,000. We will be ac-
cepting ladies who live, work or go to school
in Fountain Valley, Huntington Beach and
Costa Mesa; and students from UC Irvine.
Our Title Sponsor, Hyundai Motor America,
provides the $5,000 Cash Scholarship for the
contestant who is crowned Miss Fountain Val-
ley, and will be on stage to crown the queen.
In addition to the Miss Fountain Valley win-
ner’s award, the 1st, 2nd & 3rd Runners Up
will earn cash scholarships. Cash awards for
Talent, Platform and Community Service will
also be awarded. Los Caballeros
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Community Groups including the Foun- upcoming fundraising event
tain Valley Woman’s Club who will be on Saturday, October 6th
awarding the NEW Community Service from 8 to 10am at Apple-
Award at the competition. bee’s Restaurant in FV for
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petition or finding out more about the pro- jack Breakfast. You can
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Look for something positive in every day,
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even if some days you have to
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On the road in Surf City
The Local News
"Eat Like Walt-The Wonderful World park for 10-cents (until after he passed
of Disney Food" by Marcy Carriker away).
Smothers is without a doubt a first class The author tells the story of how Walt
keepsake which will find itself on the hand-fed mice in his youth, while draw-
coffee tables of Disney lovers world- ing cartoons in Kansas City, Missouri.
wide. You'll go back to it all the time, en- Mice would look in his wastebasket for
joying different tastes, different stories, scraps of food. There was one critter in
different themes, different illustrations particular that he became attached too.
and different wows. It would eventually be named Mickey
It's not just a fascinating, comprehen- and become the most famous mouse in
sive full-color book about food and history!
recipes from Walt's early life to present Because of its size and content, this
day Disneyland, it's a treasure trove of mouth-watering, eye-pleasing, recipe-
photos—many unpublished—showing revealing book really puts you and your
Mr. Disney and illustrating his dreams, palate inside the park, making you hun-
his philosophy, his restaurants, his joys, gry and creating the desire to really visit
his family, his guests and his magic. Disneyland.
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Although Walt was a simple eater Readers will identify with Walt as a
with simple tastes, "he knew that food photo shows him stooping over to pick
could be more than nourishment, it up trash and placing it in a can; sitting
could be entertaining, too," wrote the au- with his little grandson, Chris, and at-
thor. He really envisioned a California tracting a crowd, driving the Carnation
Food Revolution, where the food would Ice Cream Truck down Main Street.
be as fabulous as the fun at Disneyland. You'll delight with actual recipes, in-
When it opened in 1955, there were cluding Monte Cristo, Chili and Beans,
20 eateries at "The Kingdom of Good Clam Chowder, Chris' Cold Pie and so
Eating." Nearly 4 million meals were many more.
served that first year. His love of wieners I'm sure there's a little bit of Walt in
led to hotdog stands being placed everyone lucky enough to have ever vis-
throughout the park. More than 935,460 ited Disneyland. Even if you've never
hot dogs were sold that year! gone there, you will feel like you have
One of the all-time favorites was (and with the author's passionate work, which
still is) the Monte Cristo sandwich in the is as exciting as the fireworks over The
Blue Bayou Restaurant, where you Magic Kingdom. To find out more, go
watch happy adventurers embarking on to EatLikeWalt.com.
the Pirates of the Caribbean ride. (My friend is Master Pastry Chef Paul
In 1957, the incredible Pancake Gauweiler, who performed his award-
Footraces began a seven year run—lit- winning "magic" at the Disneyland
erally. Women, outfitted in long skirts Hotel for five years and created the
and aprons, competed for $100 cash, amazing pastries for Club 33 for more
dashing down Main Street from Town than 20 years. He has operated The Cake
Square to the Plaza Circle. They carried Box in Huntington Beach for over 45
9-inch skillets with one pancake and had years.)
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reflect the opinion of The Local News.
12 Best Cities
for Older Americans
12. Wausau, WI
Share of population 65+: 15.9%
Fitness centers per 100,000 people 65+: 69.5
Physicians per 100,000 people 65+: 90.7 (top 25%)
Average retirement income: $18,537 (bottom 10%)
11. Jefferson City, MO
Share of population 65+: 14.7%
Fitness centers per 100,000 people 65+: 64.2
Physicians per 100,000 people 65+: 59.1
Average retirement income: $22,660
10. Lima, OH
Share of population 65+: 16.0%
Fitness centers per 100,000 people 65+: 66.1
Physicians per 100,000 people 65+: 73.3
Average retirement income: $21,182
9. Grand Island, NE
Share of population 65+: 15.3%
Fitness centers per 100,000 people 65+: 76.4
Physicians per 100,000 people 65+: 65.4
Average retirement income: $19,041 (bottom 25%)
8. Madison, WI
Share of population 65+: 12.5% (bottom 25%)
Fitness centers per 100,000 people 65+: 154.1 (top 10%)
Physicians per 100,000 people 65+: 112.6 (top 10%)
Average retirement income: $28,360 (top 25%)
7. La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN
Share of population 65+: 15.3%
Fitness centers per 100,000 people 65+: 119.1 (top 10%)
Physicians per 100,000 people 65+: 132.9 (top 10%)
Average retirement income: $20,613 (bottom 25%)
6. Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA
Share of population 65+: 15.7%
Fitness centers per 100,000 people 65+: 74.9
Physicians per 100,000 people 65+: 81.8
Average retirement income: $18,915 (bottom 25%)
5. Sioux City, IA-NE-SD
Share of population 65+: 14.6%
Fitness centers per 100,000 people 65+: 65.2
Physicians per 100,000 people 65+: 53.0 (bottom 25%)
Average retirement income: $18,361 (bottom 10%)
4. Ann Arbor, MI
Share of population 65+: 11.8% (bottom 25%)
Fitness centers per 100,000 people 65+: 118.9 (top 10%)
Physicians per 100,000 people 65+: 174.7 (top 10%)
Average retirement income: $28,981 (top 25%)
3. Sioux Falls, SD
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People and Their Issues - Our Business... arah Jeong, the newest editorial board mem- when a cop gets killed by a rock or molotov cock-
ber of The New York Times, is also respon- tail or a stray shard of glass from a precious pre-
sible for extensive anti-cop and anti-men cious window.”
tweets. “Cops are assholes,” she said in 2015.
THE LOCAL NEWS is published on the 1st and 15th.
THE LOCAL NEWS serves the residents/business men The New York Times stood by Jeong
on Thursday after the internet surfaced
and women of Huntington Beach, Fountain Valley and her old racist tweets, however her full
Twitter history reveals her ire was not
only directed toward white people. (RE-
Westminster, California with entertaining, informative
LATED: NYTimes’ Newest Hire Sent
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and objective looks at ourselves, neighbors and the
world as issues are debated, people interact socially and The NYT claimed that Jeong was “im-
itating” the behavior of people who ha-
politically and events take place locally. We also believe rassed her online, but this does not
explain why she was tweeting “fuck the
police” and encouraging people to “kill
that we should have fun and thank volunteers!
Award Winning Staff all men.”
A search for “cops” and “police” on
Jeong’s Twitter reveals an extensive history of anti- “If we’re talking big sweeping bans on shit that
Rex Gerlach &
cop sentiment and a lack of sympathy for police kills people, why don’t we ever ever ever ever talk
Jim Horton (Emeritus)
Internet Services: who are injured on the job. about banning the police?” a tweet from 2016 as-
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Contributors:
Zero Hedge - Perhaps the most stunning part of the story is that he
Chris Epting, Cathy Green, Moe Kanoudi,
Jordan Kobritz, City of HB PIO e can only imagine the twenty-four hour remained in her office for nearly two decades, report-
media blitz that would be unleashed if this edly having contact with China’s Ministry of State Se-
All inquiries for Advertising and Editorial call (714) had happened with the Trump campaign, or curity for an unknown number of years during that
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limited to in kind cost of actual newspaper space occupied dent Trump past or present. Though it’s unclear when his contact with the Chinese
by the error. Letters-to-the-Editor policies include: But when the story first broke in the middle of this state began, follow-up reports by local San Francisco
address letters to Editor at address below. Include your week of a mole working on behalf of the Russian Chi-
nese government on a powerful Democrat Senate Intel-
sources claim he may have been an unwitting asset.
The San Francisco Chronicle in a follow-up investi-
name, daytime phone number, occupation or company ligence Committee member’s staff, it passed in the gation reports:
affiliation, group or organization membership, should mainstream media with a yawn, and though slowly According to our source, the intrigue started years
those issues be appropriate. THE LOCAL NEWS gaining visibility still hasn’t been covered by some of earlier when the staffer took a trip to Asia to visit rela-
reserves the right to print all or part, editing for brevity tives and was befriended by someone who con-
or language. Reproduction in whole or part is strictly tinued to stay in touch with him on subsequent
visits.
prohibited without written permission. Subscriptions are That someone was connected with the Peo-
$35 per year, $19 for 6 months and $12 for 3 months. ple’s Republic of China’s Ministry of State Se-
Substantial copies of The Local News are direct-mailed to curity.
residents and businesses in our circulation area. Subscrip- “He didn’t even know what was happening —
tion sales are a major part of our business approach. that he was being recruited,” says our source.
“He just thought it was some friend.”
Home delivery is augmented by direct mail to specific Neither the FBI nor Chinese embassy has is-
local residents, business and officials. We encourage your sued official comment in response to the bomb-
support and participation. Seal Beach, Rossmoor, shell story; however, various reports cite
Los Alamitos, Surfside & Sunset Beach have Market investigators close to the matter who say the
the large cable networks or newspapers. mole was able to obtain little or nothing of substance.
Coverage with bulk distribution in Belmont Shores,
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Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) was “mortified” It’s believed that the advantage of Chinese intelli-
Naples & Cypress. Address correspondence to upon learning that a Chinese spy had worked in her of- gence placing a driver with the Chair of the Senate In-
fice for nearly 20 years. telligence Committee is that he may have picked up on
According to new details initially unveiled in a tidbits of sensitive conversations at moments the senator
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Politico report on Russian and Chinese spies in Silicon thought she could comfortably speak to colleagues and
Valley, a staffer who was fired five years ago had man- staff.
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being alerted by the FBI. He worked as her personal Harp pointed out politicians with access to classified
driver and clerk for her Bay Area office, as CBS San information are generally trained on what not to say and
Francisco relates: when not to say it. But he also noted when you have a
Dave Garofalo
On Wednesday, the San Francisco Chronicle uncov- driver behind the wheel day in and day out for 20 years,
Publisher / Owner
ered additional details in a column written by reporters there are more opportunities to slip up.
Phil Matier and Andy Ross. The column revealed that “Think about Diane Feinstein and what she had ac-
the Chinese spy was Feinstein’s driver who also served cess to,” Harp explained. “One, she had access to the
as a gofer in her Bay Area office and was a liaison to Chinese community here in San Francisco; great
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He even attended Chinese consulate functions for the wrong, Dianne Feinstein still has very close ties to the
the 1st & 15th of each month. We go to press on the
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Feinstein — who was Chair of the Senate Intelligence And of Silicon Valley being a hotbed of Chinese es-
with 5 weeks. We distribute a 12 month production
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schedule each January showing exact dates for news
and ads, print dates and distribution dates. Please see
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MARYALENE LAPONSIE riders can have limitations, such as covering only up to $10,000 per item, for
f you have a home or car, you need insurance. Yet, chances are good that example. If you can’t get enough coverage through your homeowners plan, you
you’re spending a lot of money on such coverage each month. And in all that may want to take out a separate policy specifically for your valuables.
fine print, there are likely exceptions and exclusions to that coverage that Standard homeowners policies don’t specifically reference terrorism but, as
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might surprise you. your home insurance covers damage to property and personal possessions due
Do you really know what your polices cover? Here’s a little quiz to test your to explosion, fire and smoke, acts of terrorism are generally covered.
knowledge: Personal and commercial insurance policies have long-standing exclusions for
war as well as nuclear, biological, chemical and radiological attacks, according
WHAT IF YOUR $50,000 STAMP COLLECTION GOES UP to the institute. This is because damage from acts of war and the aforementioned
IN FLAMES WITH YOUR HOUSE? types of attacks “are fundamentally uninsurable,” the institute says.
The collection is unlikely to be covered unless your homeowners insurance Other common exclusions on standard homeowners policies include damage
policy has a rider specifically for it. Even then, your insurance company may from earthquakes, flooding and mold. To learn more, check out “Floods, Wild-
not pay the whole amount. fires and Earthquakes: Are You Covered?”
Insurance company Travelers notes that standard homeowners policies may
restrict payouts for valuable items, which can include: WHAT IF YOUR KID’S COMPUTER IS STOLEN AT COLLEGE?
Antiques Your homeowners insurance policy should cover your child’s belong-
Jewelry ings if he or she is a full-time students living in a dorm.
Furs Part-time students or those living in off-campus housing may need to
Firearms get their own coverage, however. Check with your insurance company
Silverware for the particulars of your policy, including policy limits, as we detail in
“How to Insure Your College Student.”
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the contents of your AND RUINS THE ENGINE?
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centage of the home’s you have comprehensive coverage. Many comprehensive policies cover
value. vandalism such as graffiti, key damage and, yes, even sugar in the gas
You should be able tank.
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nately, even these
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Income and Lower Kids, the Cost of Sports on
Programs Combined With Less and Less Civility.
So We Get What We Have... Sports
Last month, parents of two 12-and-under themselves: Do I look like that jerk?”
girls’ softball teams participating in a USA A number of states have tried to address the escalating problem by increasing
By Jordan Kobritz Softball tournament in Kingsport, Ten- penalties for assault or passing laws making the abuse of officials a separate
nessee got into a shouting match when the crime. Those are mostly ex post facto actions while Barlow’s approach at-
parents of players on one team thought the umpire was favoring the opponent. tempts to prevent the offensive behavior from occurring.
Words led to pushing and shoving, which degenerated into an all-out brawl. Why the apparent uptick in such behavior in
Officials immediately barred the two teams youth sports? One cause may be the overall lack
from further participation in the 70-team tour- of civility in society. Another could be the in-
nament. creasing cost of youth sports, where participation
If you think the Donnybrook in Kingsport was on elite teams, including equipment, training and
an isolated incident, think again. Verbal, and oc- travel, can cost from $2,000 to $20,000 per year
casionally physical, abuse of referees nationwide per child. Such an investment can lead to height-
is rampant in youth sports. According to the Na- ened expectations by parents of their child’s ath-
tional Association of Sports Officials, the lack of letic ability, especially if a college scholarship is
respect of officials is the main reason that more the goal.
than 70 percent of new referees in all sports quit Given what transpires at the nation’s athletic
the job within three years. The turnover has led events, it’s understandable some members of
to drastic referee shortages resulting in an epi- the younger generation have no respect for au-
demic of cancelled youth games. thority. Parents who act badly set a poor example for their children, while kids
Like most of his brethren, Brain Barlow, a soccer official in Tulsa, Okla- who do nothing wrong – like the softball players on the teams banned from
homa, has repeatedly been the subject of disparaging comments from parents. competing in Kingsport, TN – suffer for the behavior of adults.
Barlow decided to fight back by creating a Facebook page, Offside, on which
he posts videos of unruly parents and spectators at sports events. Barlow has
Jordan Kobritz is a former attorney, CPA, and Minor League Baseball
received hundreds of videos from people who witnessed rude, disparaging
and aggressive behavior by fans, most of whom are parents of players, only a team owner and current investor in MiLB teams. He is a Professor in
fraction of which are posted on his site. and Chair of the Sport Management Department at SUNY Cortland
Barlow’s motive is clear: Shame the adults in question in the hopes they and maintains the blog: http://sportsbeyondthelines.com The opinions
change their ways. “I do it to hold people accountable — to identify and call contained in this column are the author’s. Jordan can be reached at
out the small percentage of parents who nonetheless create a toxic environ- jordan.kobritz@cortland.edu.
ment at youth sports,” he told The New York Times. “It’s a very visual deter- The information contained in this column does not necessarily
rent, and not just to the person caught on video but to others who ask reflect the opinion of The Local News.
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California DMV worker (or should we merely say people to fall asleep midday. The big-
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nearly four years. Every day. For four years. It supervisors, in that she was not disci-
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behavior by public servants as well.) spite of complaints from her cowork-
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ductive in the hours she was awake as well. Plus The employee continues to work for the state, and May, baffling investors
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Robert M. Losey. He was killed in Norway on SOURCE: Historyfanatic Hollywood must be the only place on earth where
April 21, 1940. He was killed when a German Many planes disappeared during the war. you can be fired by a man wearing a Hawaiian shirt
aircraft bombed the Dombås railway station. U.S. Army Air Forces lost 14,903 pilots and and a baseball cap.
crew.
2. FIRST GERMAN KILLED
SOURCE: Historyfanatic 7. IMPOSSIBLE TASK
Lieutenant von Schmeling was the first Ger- SOURCE: Historyfanatic
man soldier killed. He was killed in Shanghai Air losses were very common during 1942-
in 1937. 43. It was statistically impossible for bomber
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Japan deployed suicide submarines called SOURCE: Historyfanatic
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almost couldn’t believe what always seems so far away. Except live in a sort of protected paradise ple reminder that now is the time
I was looking at. My daughter at night. That’s when it hits you. here in Huntington Beach. to help. Now is the time to ask
said to me, “Did you see the That’s when you realize that fam- There’s no realistic way that fires what people need whether it be
fires?” The fires? Those were 30, ilies just like yours, barely 30 clothing, or food or water.
40 miles away. How Now is the time to reach out
could we see those here to strangers and remind
at the end of Edinger Av- them that we are all closer
enue near the Sunset than we think. The fire sea-
Aquatic Marina? She in- son in Southern California
sisted you could so we is brutal as we all know, but
both walked out and there there’s just something
they were. It was about 9 about it right now that
o’clock at night and off in seems worse than usual.
the distance towards the Maybe it’s the heat waves
Saddleback Mountains that have been rolling in
you could not only see the and out all summer long,
fire line, but the raging that oppressive feeling that
flames that were busy de- seeps into your soul when
stroying thousands of the temperatures lives
acres in the southern part around 100° and a strange
of the county and beyond. tropical humidity sets in.
I think we forget some- minutes away by will ever consume the city. Yet we So lets all think about what we
times just how close all of this car, are bracing for the worst. have a front row seat to watch the can do to help those displaced by
hits to home. That’s when it becomes obvious devastation in real-time. That’s the incendiary rush it seems to be
Yes, the skies become thick there are many local firefighters what got me thinking. Sitting here exploding all
with mustardy haze and snowy here from Huntington Beach are at 10 o’clock in the morning as around us. Go
ash. Yes, the sunsets become on that mountain as you watch it the earlier clear blue skies give look outside your
strangely prismatic, spewing pe- at night, fighting for their own way to that sickly brown and gray window. It’s
culiar shades of pink and purple lives and for everyone who lives haze that reminds you how close closer than you
and crimson. But the actual fires in the nearby communities. We you are to the Inferno, it’s a sim- think.
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n their infinite wisdom, the United States’ Founders When you have a country that encompasses almost 4
created the Electoral College to ensure the STATES million square miles of territory, it would be ludicrous to
Find Out More @ perqsbar.com
were fairly represented. Why should one or two even suggest that the vote of those who inhabit a mere 319
Oldest Rock & Blues House densely populated areas speak for the whole of the nation? square miles should dictate the outcome of a national elec-
In Orange County The following list of statistics has been making the tion.
rounds on the Internet. It should finally put an end to the Large, densely populated Democrat cities (NYC,
HAPPY HOUR
argument against the Electoral College . Chicago, LA, etc.) DO NOT and SHOULD NOT speak
MONDAY - FRIDAY
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• Clinton won the
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08/17..................Back to the 80’s
08/18..................Top Shelf Shake votes.
• In the 5 counties
08/19 ...............Skunkdub @ 8pm that encompass
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08/20 ....... Joe Blanchard @ 8pm
tan, Richmond &
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08/27..........Michael Dean @ 8pm Therefore these 5 counties alone, more than accounted aforementioned 319 square miles are where the majority
for Clinton winning the popular vote of the entire country. of our nation’s problems foment.
08/28................Gearheart @ 8pm These 5 counties comprise 319 square miles. The Pass this on to those who still insist Hilary should have
24 United States is comprised of 3,797,000 square miles. won. This is why there is an Electoral College
On the Vine
MONROE, N.C. (AP) — A teenager who held up a North Carolina WONDO CLASS. SHE SAID SHE INTENDED ON PATRONIZING
lemonade stand for $17 was still at large Monday, and authorities said they THE BOY'S BUSINESS WHEN SHE RETURNED, ONLY TO FIND
hoped to track him through surveillance HIM GONE AND A HALF-DOZEN PATROL
footage and possible DNA and fingerprint CARS ON HER STREET.
tests. "IT'S HEART-WRENCHING. THAT LITTLE
Neighbors were asked to check their BOY WILL NEVER BE THE SAME," SMITH
home security cameras for possible SAID.
clues, said Union County Sheriff's Of- SMITH SAID SHE SUSPECTS THE ROBBER
fice spokesman Tony Underwood. He MAY BE FROM HER NEIGHBORHOOD BE-
said a camouflage hat and BB pistol found along CAUSE THERE ARE NO STORES OR MUCH
with a metal cash box was found in some nearby OF ANYTHING ELSE NEARBY.
woods and could be checked for fingerprints and LOCAL RESIDENT JAMES CASTELLANO
DNA. The 9-year-old lemonade vendor said a SAID HE BOUGHT A DRINK FROM THE BOY
teenager wearing a similar hat and a black shirt SATURDAY MORNING AND SNAGGED ONE
pointed a black handgun at him and took his OF THE YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR'S BUSI-
cash box Saturday afternoon in Monroe, about NESS CARDS. THE BOY'S CARD DESCRIBES
30 miles southeast of Charlotte. HIM AS AN "ORGANIC LEMONADE STAND
"We think we are making positive traction" in OPERATOR, DESIGNER, DOG WALKER, REP-
the investigation, Underwood said. TILE CAREGIVER, LAWN MOWER, PROFES-
NEIGHBOR KELLY SMITH SAID SHE NO- SIONAL RING BEARER."
TICED THE BOY'S STAND WITH ITS YEL- THE 9-YEAR-OLD SET UP HIS LEMONADE
LOW SIGN OFFERING "ORGANIC STAND AGAIN AT THE NEIGHBORHOOD POOL
LEMONADE" AT A TRAFFIC ROUNDABOUT ON SUNDAY AND DID A BRISK BUSINESS,
AT THE ENTRANCE TO HER PLANNED COM- SMITH SAID 25
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Jesse was a chicken plucker. That's right. He all in his head. He was a small child, skinny making people laugh, and laugh so hard they
stood on a line in a chicken factory and spent and meek. That sure didn't help the situation often had tears in their eyes.
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his days pulling the feathers off dead chickens any. Yes, little Jesse had found himself.
so the rest of us wouldn't have to.
When he started to school, he was the object You know, folks, the history books are full
It wasn't much of a job. But at the time, Jesse of every bully on the playground. He was a of people who overcame a handicap to go on
didn't think he was much of a person. His fa- hypochondriac of the first order. For Jesse, to- and make a success of themselves, but Jesse is
ther was a brute of a man. His dad was actually morrow was not always something he looked one of the few I know of who didn't overcome
thought to be mentally ill and treated Jesse forward to. it. Instead he used his paranoia to make a mil-
rough all of his life. lion dollars, and become one of the best-loved
But, he had dreams. He wanted to be a ven- characters of all time in doing it!
Jesse's older brother wasn't much better. He triloquist. He found books on ventriloquism.
was always picking on Jesse and beating him He practiced with sock puppets and saved his Yes, that little paranoid hypochondriac, who
up. Yes, Jesse grew up in a very rough home hard earned dollars until he could get a real transferred his nervousness into a successful
in West Virginia. Life was anything but easy. ventriloquist dummy. career, still holds the record for the most
And he thought life didn't hold much hope for Emmy's given in a single category.
him. That's why he was standing in this When he got old enough, he joined the mil-
chicken line, doing a job that darn few people itary. Even though many of his hypochondriac The wonderful, gifted, talented, and nervous
wanted. symptoms persisted, the military did recognize comedian who brought us Barney Fife was
his talents and put Jesse Don Knotts.
In addition to all him in the entertain-
the rough treatment ment corp. that was NOW YOU KNOW "THE REST OF THE
at home, it seems when his world STORY"
that Jesse was al- changed and he There is a street named for him and his statue
ways sick. Some- gained confidence. in Morgantown, West Virginia, his place of
times it was real birth.
physical illness, but He found that he Jesse Donald "Don"Knotts(July 21, 1924 –
way too often it was had a talent for February 24, 2006)
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up space, so they're motivated. dealerships are closed on Sundays. And as a rano CrossCabriolet, never really found an As we've noted, there are many opportuni-
Each manufacturer handles the "sell-down" result, Monday is a pretty busy day of the audience and the Pontiac Aztek had a face ties throughout the year to get a great deal on
differently, so some car dealerships will have week. If that's the case for you, go on a Tues- only Walter White could love. a new car. It all comes down to your comfort
a better selection of outgoing year vehicles late day or Wednesday. with waiting, having less of a selection, and
in the year, while the pickings may be slim at Best Times to Buy a Car being willing to pass on the latest model. Ul-
others. Be sure to check Edmunds' Incentives Best Times to Buy a Car Three-Day Weekends timately, the best time to get a new car is when
& Rebates for customer cash rebates, low in- End of the model year It's hard to miss the inflatable eagles, goril- you need one and only after you have com-
terest incentives and lease specials. All the new model-year cars used to debut las and wacky waving tube men that dot car pleted your research.
in the fall, making the end of summer a good lots, to say nothing of ads that promise "rock- Figure your price on the car using Edmunds
Best Month to Buy a Car time to shop for leftovers. These days, how- bottom" prices. Does a "Star-Spangled Sale- tools, and factor in any incentives and rebates.
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best time of the year to buy, there are also a son. For example, we see cars from the be prepared for a busier-than-normal show- on the car, which can save you time and the
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you need a car in January, there's no need wait March of the current calendar year. Neverthe- and test-drive before the holiday and close the add-ons. Then make your deal. In the long
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GREATEST GENERATION
Born in the 1930s and early 40s, we exist as a The lack of television in our early years meant, Our parents were sud-
very special age cohort. We are the Silent Gener- for most of us, that we had little real understand- denly free from the
?
ation. ing of what the world was like. confines of
We are the smallest number of children born On Saturday afternoons, the movies, gave us
since the early 1900s. We are the "last ones." newsreels of the war sandwiched in between
westerns and cartoons.
We are the last generation, climbing out of the
depression, who can remember the winds of war Telephones were one to a house,
and the impact of a world at war which rattled the often shared (party Lines)and
structure of our daily lives for years. hung on the wall.
We saved tin foil and poured fat into tin cans. the
depres-
We saw cars up on blocks because tires Which of the following sion and the
weren't available. names are you familiar with? war, and they
1. Monica Lewinski threw themselves
We can remember milk being delivered to our 2. Bill Clinton into exploring oppor-
house early in the morning and placed in the tunities they had never
3. Barack Obama
milk box on the porch. imagined.
4. Adolph Hitler
We are the last to see the gold stars in the 5. Jorge Bergoglio We weren't neglected, but we
front windows of our grieving neighbors whose 6. Winnie Mandela weren't today's all-consuming family focus.
sons died in the War. 7. Vladimir Putin
8. Linda Lovelace They were glad we played by ourselves until
We saw the 'boys' home from the war, build 9. Saddam Hussein the street lights came on.
their little houses. 10. Tiger Woods
They were busy discovering the post war
We are the last generation who spent child- world.
You had trouble with #5, right? So you
hood without television; instead, we imagined know all the criminals, murderers, thieves,
what we heard on the radio. We entered a world of overflowing plenty and
sluts, whores, and cheaters, but you don't opportunity; a world where we were welcomed.
As we all like to brag, with no TV, we spent know the Pope?
our childhood "playing outside" . LOVELY, JUST LOVELY We enjoyed a luxury; we felt secure in our fu-
ture.
We did play outside, and we did play on our
own. tors, they only added and were hand cranked; Depression poverty was deep rooted.
typewriters were driven by pounding fingers,
There was no little league. throwing the carriage, and changing the ribbon. Polio was still a crippler.
There was no city playground for kids. The internet and GOOGLE were words that did The Korean War was a dark presage in the early
not exist. 50s and by mid-decade school children were
ducking under desks for Air-Raid training.
Newspapers and magazines were written for
adults and the news was broadcast on our table Russia built the Iron Curtain and China became
radio in the evening by Gabriel Heatter. Red China ..
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We are the last group who had to find out for Eisenhower sent the first 'advisers' to Vietnam.
'"3+25#/-00+ ourselves.
Castro set up camp in Cuba and Khrushchev
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ANNUAL BEACH PARKING PASS! CA 92648 within 30 days of automobile purchase to redeem the voucher for a beach parking pass.
Beach parking pass valued at $150. Offer expires 8/31/18.
2014 Honda
CR-V LX 2WD
$15,411† 1plus tax and fees
at this offer
• Less than 80,000 miles • 182-point certification Stk #995274, VIN 705880, Auto, 4 Cyl 2.4L,
• 12-Month /12,000-Mile Limited Warranty^ 56,878 Miles
• 7-Year/100,000-Mile Powertrain Warranty^ 2015 Honda
• SiriusXM® free three-month trial period CR-V LX 2WD
$18, 256† 1plus tax and fees
at this offer
2015 Honda
CIVIC LX SEDAN Stk #995279 VIN 713187, Autol, 4 Cyl 2.4L,
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32,087 Miles
$13,452† 1 at this offer plus tax and fees
2015 Honda
Stk #995301, VIN 545910, Auto, 4 Cyl 1.8L, ACCORD EX-L SEDAN
46,917 Miles
2015 Honda
$18,923† 1plus tax and fees
at this offer
CIVIC LX SEDAN Stk #995164, VIN 032679, Auto, 6 Cyl 3.5L,
$14, 793† 1plus tax and fees
at this offer
32,663 Miles
2015 Honda
Stk #995240, VIN 545790, Auto, 4 Cyl 1.8L, CR-V EX-L 2WD
$20, 492 † 1plus
20,498 Miles tax and fees
2015 Honda at this offer
CIVIC LX SEDAN Stk #995220, VIN 524010, Auto, 4 Cyl 2.4L,
$14,997 † 1plus tax and fees
at this offer
43,846 Miles
^See dealer for copy of warranty.
Stk #995297, VIN 547553, Auto, 4 Cyl 1.8L, †All advertised prices exclude government fees and taxes, any finance charges, any dealer document processing charge, any
24,840 Miles electronic filing charge, and any emission testing charge. All vehicles subject to prior sale. See dealer for details. Offers expire 9/4/18.
Maintenance Service
Discount up to
$
75 Off! **
• $10 off service between $80-$149.99
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STOCK# S18236 / VIN HF11078 STOCK# S18156 / VIN Z046763 STOCK# S18004 / VIN Z002050
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All advertised prices exclude government fees and taxes, any finance charges, any dealer document preparation charge, and
any emission testing charge. Financing in lieu of factory rebates for all advertised vehicles.
*Must finance through Mitsubishi Motors Credit of America to qualify.
All dealer added accessories at retail price. Offer good through close of business Thursday 08/30/18.
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