Mountain Views News          Saturday, June 29, 2013

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 Mountain Views News Saturday, June 29, 2013 


STUART Tolchin..........On LIFE

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THE RICH VS. THE VIRTUOUS

IT WAS A MURPHY’S LAW KIND OF WEEK

 Looking over my 
articles written over 
the past five and a half 
years, I realize that I 
have been chronicling 
a long-standing 
war. It is the battle 
between those I call 
the virtuous and those I call the rich. I 
picture the virtuous as those who think 
like me. These folk claim they are not 
interested in individual material wealth; 
instead they care for the future of all 
mankind. Their (our) motto might well be 
that if an economic system does not work 
satisfactorily for everybody then it doesn’t 
work decently for anybody. 

 The opposite point of view was 
asserted yesterday on the Daily Show, 
now without John Stewart. An American 
rich person asserted that the American 
economic system, because of its limited 
governmental regulation, was the greatest 
economic system ever developed by man. 
He explained that in the United States 
great profits could be made, no matter the 
present economic conditions, provided 
that an investor was properly educated 
and prepared. In the United States we are 
fortunate that there is no autocratic tyrant 
siphoning off wealth for his own benefit. 
Additionally Americans are forever 
fortunate that Socialist do-gooders like 
Elizabeth Warren are now powerless to 
divert accumulated wealth from those who 
manifest the hard-work and creativity to 
gain their precious bounty. The Elizabeth 
Warrens of the world worry only about 
the undeserving poor, the lazy untalented, 
mediocre humans that I guess are typical of 
99% of the population. The true name of 
the game in America is SELFISHNESS. As 
Michael Douglas told us in his Academy 
Award Winning Performance, “Greed is 
Good” 

 I wonder how many of my vast number 
of readers are familiar with the name 
Elizabeth Warren. She was the force behind 
the creation of the Consumer Protection 
Agency and was such a force that the 
Republicans prevented our President from 
appointing her as Director. Someone else 
was appointed and she fooled everyone by 
running for and capturing the Senate Seat 
from Massachusetts. She is my hoped-
for candidate for President of the United 
States in 2016. .

 To me Elizabeth Warren is the antidote 
to our present debased and cynical society 
in which money is the standard of all other 
things and the best things will fall to the 
share of the worst men. One of my heroes, 
Thomas Paine, the author of the pamphlet 
Common Sense, highly influential in the 
creation of the American Revolution, 
wrote in 1776 that this Revolution is the 
“Birthday of a new world”. He wrote that 
it “is in our power to begin the world over 
again,” to establish a government to the 
perfectibility of man. I believe Thomas 
Jefferson and the contributors to the 
Declaration of Independence incorporated 
this idea in their guarantees of life, liberty, 
and the pursuit of happiness to ALL 
inhabitants of the soon to be created 
independent nation.

 Today it is fashionable to denigrate the 
intentions of our Founding Fathers. How 
could they dare to write of universal rights, 
liberties, and the pursuit of happiness when 
the nation they were creating allowed only 
voting rights to a small population of land-
owning adults and prohibited other males, 
all females, and all slaves (yes slavery was 
a legalized part of the foundation of the 
United States) from participating as voters. 
In whose interests were the founding 
father’s acting—the rich or the virtuous?

 The debate still rages as is evidenced 
by today’s Supreme Court Ruling which 
strikes down key parts of the Voting Rights 
Act. It is this very Act that attempted to 
remedy the unfairness allowed to exist 
from the very founding of our Nation. I 
believe Justice Roberts’ decision (I haven’t 
seen it) alludes to the fact that there is 
no evidence that voter discrimination 
continues to exist in the specifically named 
mainly Southern States. C’mon now! It is 
beyond any doubt that these United States 
have increasingly become controlled by 
interests not dedicated to the Common 
Welfare but rather dedicated to the further 
accumulation of their own wealth. The 
only real weapon against these controlling 
individuals, the Super-super rich, is the 
voting power constitutionally guaranteed 
to the rest of us. We must try and protect 
our rights.

 In conclusion, what Elizabeth Warren 
represents to me is not just the protection 
of certain enumerated rights but rather 
she is the projection of the envisioning 
of a utopian future that dwells on the 
perfection of the self rather than the 
protection of economic interests of the 
corporate managers. I write this article 
somewhat motivated by the advice that I 
have received from helpful people who 
were concerned about the knee injury that 
I described in my last article. There is no 
doubt in my mind that people, strangers, 
want to be helpful to one another. We care 
about each other and our governmental 
system should be based upon this 
universal caring and assist us in living lives 
of contribution rather than accumulation.

 I suggest that many of us in our pursuit 
of happiness would be better off forfeiting 
possessions in exchange for feelings of 
brotherhood congruent with our true 
natures uncorrupted by the corporate 
pitchmen hired by the rich.

 I am not what 
you would call 
a superstitious 
person. [Knock 
on wood.] I am a 
realist in a modified 
definition of that word and I usually take 
things as they come.

 My past week, however, was an 
open commentary on “Murphy’s Law.” 
Offhand I am not quite sure who come 
up with this concept, but they must have 
had a week somewhat like my week this 
past week.

 If I had it within me, I would establish 
“Snyder’s Law” which simply stated 
means, what can go right will go right. 
Then all would be right with the world. 
Well, except for those who are left-
handed.

 It all started Monday morning when 
I had an early morning meeting. I meant 
to set my alarm clock for 6 AM but 
for some reason I set it for 6 PM and 
overslept. Have you ever noticed when 
you are 15 minutes late in the morning 
the day ends up being 90 minutes late? 
Do not ask me how that happens. Ask 
Murphy.

 In the mail, I got a notice from the 
bank that I was overdrawn and they 
were charging me an insufficient fund 
fee. Well, I was furious. After all, I know 
how to add and subtract and I know how 
to take care of my bank account. I was 
about ready to call them and give them 
a piece of my mind when I noticed, how 
it happened I will never know, I forgot 
to include two checks I had written last 
week. I hate when that happens. My 
whole checkbook is now screwed up. 
I think it might be easier for me just to 
close my account and start all over again.

 It was Tuesday but I had to go across 
town and endure all that traffic. It is not 
my favorite place to drive, I will tell you 
right now. Just as I turned onto a street, 
my engine sputtered a little bit. Then, 
much to my chagrin, the engine stopped 
completely. I hate when that happens.

 I turned the key several times and 
then, I do not know why I did it, but I 
glanced at the gas gauge and the arrow 
was pointing way beyond the E. My gas 
tank was about as empty as my bank 
account. It is bad to run out of gas, but 
the worst thing for me about running out 
of gas is calling the Gracious Mistress of 
the Parsonage and asking her for help. I 
would walk 100 miles not to tell her I am 
out of gas.

 She always comes and bails me out. 
However, for the next six months I am 
reminded and reminded and reminded 
to put gas in my tank.

 Thursday also had its issues. My wife 
wanted me to go to the store and pick up 
something and for some reason, I cannot 
remember it now, I used her car. Maybe 
it was because I did not want to run out 
of gas!

 I got to the store, paid for my purchase, 
came out and tried finding my truck. I 
walked up and down and my truck was 
nowhere in sight. The only thing I could 
think of at the time was that somebody 
had stolen my truck.

 I thought about calling the police, 
and then I thought better and decided I 
would call my wife first. You know what 
it is like when your wife hears something 
secondhand. And so I called her.

 “I can’t find my truck,” I said trying to 
keep my voice as calm as possible not to 
get her upset, “I think somebody stole it. 
Should I call the police?”

 Silence on the phone. Then I heard her 
say in a very calm voice, “Whoever stole 
your truck parked it in our driveway.”

 I then remembered I was driving her 
car.

 I tried to chuckle within but I knew 
that this incident would hang in our 
house for months to come and I have 
Mr. Murphy to thank for that.

 It was such a horrific week and I was 
so deep in trouble with my Better Half, I 
decided to take her out Friday night for a 
nice meal on the town. I took her to her 
favorite restaurant and we ordered our 
supper, then set back and kind of sighed 
the week away. Maybe all that could go 
wrong has gone wrong and the week was 
about to turn around.

 We chatted; I tried to skew the 
conversation away from running out of 
gas and misplacing my truck. Then the 
waitress came with our meal. I was ready 
to settle down, enjoy a scrumptious meal 
and end the week on a happy note.

 The waitress set my wife’s plate in front 
of her and she smiled. Then the waitress 
set my plate in front of me and I freaked 
out. For some reason the waitress got my 
order mixed up with somebody else’s 
order and right in the middle of my plate 
was a pile of broccoli.

 The only hope I have is that it cannot 
get any worse than this. I think David, 
the psalmist, understood this when he 
wrote, “... weeping may endure for a 
night, but joy cometh in the morning” 
(Psalm 30:5 KJV).

 As bad as it gets, as a Christian I have 
some great things to look forward to in 
Jesus Christ.

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LEGAL NOTICES


ALOHA TO MY 

RETIREMENT FEARS

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

File No. 2013-133039

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 
7 ELEMENTOS BEAUTY SALON, 4416 MAINE 
AVE., BALDWIN PARK, CA 91706. Full name of 
registrant(s) is (are) MARIA RESTO, 4416 MAINE 
ST., BALDWIN PARK, CA 91706. This Business is 
conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL. Signed: MARIA 
RESTO. This statement was filed with the County 
Clerk of Los Angeles County on 06/26/2013. The 
registrant(s) has (have) commenced to transact 
business under the fictitious business name or names 
listed above on N/A. NOTICE- This Fictitious Name 
Statement expires five years from the date it was filed 
in the office of the County Clerk. A new Fictitious 
Business Name Statement must be filed prior to that 
date. The filing of this statement does not of itself 
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Name in violation of the rights of another under 
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

File No. 2013-132063

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 
ALL EYES ON US L.A. CAR CLUB, 6516 SAN 
JUAN ST., PARAMOUNT, CA 90723. Full name 
of registrant(s) is (are) ROBERT VALBER, 6516 
SAN JUAN ST., PARAMOUNT, CA 90723. This 
Business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL. 
Signed: ROBERT VALBER. This statement was filed 
with the County Clerk of Los Angeles County on 
06/25/2013. The registrant(s) has (have) commenced 
to transact business under the fictitious business 
name or names listed above on N/A. NOTICE- This 
Fictitious Name Statement expires five years from 
the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. 
A new Fictitious Business Name Statement must be 
filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement 
does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a 
Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights 
of another under Federal, State, or common law (See 
section 14411 et seq. Business and Professions Code)
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

File No. 2013-135560

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 
ATRIUM BUSINESS COURT, 6528 GREENLEAF 
AVE. STE 101, WHITTIER, CA 90601. Full name 
of registrant(s) is (are) JM&M MANAGEMENT 
GROUP, LLC, 6528 GREENLEAF AVE. STE 101, 
WHITTIER, CA 90601. This Business is conducted 
by: A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. Signed: 
FAYEZ HENEIN. This statement was filed with the 
County Clerk of Los Angeles County on 06/28/2013. 
The registrant(s) has (have) commenced to transact 
business under the fictitious business name or 
names listed above on 07/01/2004. NOTICE- This 
Fictitious Name Statement expires five years from 
the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. 
A new Fictitious Business Name Statement must be 
filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement 
does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a 
Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights 
of another under Federal, State, or common law (See 
section 14411 et seq. Business and Professions Code)
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

File No. 2013-131635

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 
BEST NAIL SALON, 1000 W. 1st ST. #120, SAN 
PEDRO, CA 90731. Full name of registrant(s) is 
(are) LEE NGUYEN, 4211 W. 1st ST. #55, SANTA 
ANA, CA 92703. This Business is conducted by: 
AN INDIVIDUAL. Signed: LEE NGUYEN. This 
statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los 
Angeles County on 06/24/2013. The registrant(s) 
has (have) commenced to transact business under 
the fictitious business name or names listed above 
on N/A. NOTICE- This Fictitious Name Statement 
expires five years from the date it was filed in the 
office of the County Clerk. A new Fictitious Business 
Name Statement must be filed prior to that date. The 
filing of this statement does not of itself authorize 
the use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name 
in violation of the rights of another under Federal, 
State, or common law (See section 14411 et seq. 
Business and Professions Code)Publish: Mountain 
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

File No. 2013-131516

The following person(s) is (are) doing business 
as: BLAZE 4 DAYZ, 1507 S. LONG BEACH 
BLVD., COMPTON, CA 90221. Full name of 
registrant(s) is (are) ANTHONY G. RANSFER, 715 
W. GREENLEAF BLVD., COMPTON, CA 90220, 
JUQUATA D. NEAL, 1007 S. HILLFORD AVE., 
COMPTON, CA 90220. This Business is conducted 
by: A GENERAL PARTNERSHIP. Signed: 
JUQUATA D. NEAL. This statement was filed 
with the County Clerk of Los Angeles County on 
06/24/2013. The registrant(s) has (have) commenced 
to transact business under the fictitious business 
name or names listed above on N/A. NOTICE- This 
Fictitious Name Statement expires five years from 
the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. 
A new Fictitious Business Name Statement must be 
filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement 
does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a 
Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights 
of another under Federal, State, or common law (See 
section 14411 et seq. Business and Professions Code)
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

File No. 2013-134447

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 
BODY PHILOSOPHY, 538 REDONDO AVE., 
LONG BEACH, CA 90803. Full name of registrant(s) 
is (are) DEBBIE OBARSKI, 538 REDONDO 
AVE., LONG BEACH, CA 90803. This Business is 
conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL. Signed: DEBBIE 
OBARSKI. This statement was filed with the County 
Clerk of Los Angeles County on 06/27/2013. The 
registrant(s) has (have) commenced to transact 
business under the fictitious business name or names 
listed above on N/A. NOTICE- This Fictitious Name 
Statement expires five years from the date it was filed 
in the office of the County Clerk. A new Fictitious 
Business Name Statement must be filed prior to that 
date. The filing of this statement does not of itself 
authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business 
Name in violation of the rights of another under 
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et seq. Business and Professions Code)Publish: 
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

File No. 2013-129880

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 
BOTANICA OMI RELEKUN, 1514 N. LONG 
BEACH BLVD. STE E, COMPTON, CA 90221. 
Full name of registrant(s) is (are) JUAN ANTONIO 
AGUILAR SANDOVAL, 1315 KAY ST. #A, 
COMPTON, CA 90221. This Business is conducted 
by: AN INDIVIDUAL. Signed: JUAN ANTONIO 
AGUILAR SANDOVAL. This statement was filed 
with the County Clerk of Los Angeles County on 
06/21/2013. The registrant(s) has (have) commenced 
to transact business under the fictitious business 
name or names listed above on N/A. NOTICE- This 
Fictitious Name Statement expires five years from 
the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. 
A new Fictitious Business Name Statement must be 
filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement 
does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a 
Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights 
of another under Federal, State, or common law (See 
section 14411 et seq. Business and Professions Code)
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

File No. 2013-134236

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 
BRIDGING RECORDS, 508 E. HELLMAN AVE. 
#A, MONTEREY PARK, CA 91755. Full name of 
registrant(s) is (are) KENJI BABA, 508 HELLMAN 
AVE. #A, MONTEREY PARK, CA 91755. This 
Business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL. 
Signed: KENJI BABA. This statement was filed 
with the County Clerk of Los Angeles County on 
06/27/2013. The registrant(s) has (have) commenced 
to transact business under the fictitious business 
name or names listed above on N/A. NOTICE- This 
Fictitious Name Statement expires five years from 
the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. 
A new Fictitious Business Name Statement must be 
filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement 
does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a 
Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights 
of another under Federal, State, or common law (See 
section 14411 et seq. Business and Professions Code)
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Dates Pub: June 29, July 06, 13, 20, 2013

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

File No. 2013-135357

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 
BULLDOG VAPORY, 18300 GRIDLEY RD. UNIT 
202, ARTESIA, CA 90701. Full name of registrant(s) 
is (are) MICHAEL A. REYES JR., 18300 GRIDLEY 
RD. UNIT 202, ARTESIA, CA 90701. This Business 
is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL. Signed: 
MICHAEL A. REYES JR. This statement was filed 
with the County Clerk of Los Angeles County on 
06/28/2013. The registrant(s) has (have) commenced 
to transact business under the fictitious business 
name or names listed above on N/A. NOTICE- This 
Fictitious Name Statement expires five years from 
the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. 
A new Fictitious Business Name Statement must be 
filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement 
does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a 
Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights 
of another under Federal, State, or common law (See 
section 14411 et seq. Business and Professions Code)
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

File No. 2013-127451

The following person(s) is (are) doing business 
as: CALVIN’S BAR B Q, 653 BIG FALLS 
DR., DIAMOND BAR, CA 91765. Full name of 
registrant(s) is (are) SUZY ZHANG, 653 BIG 
FALLS DR., DIAMOND BAR, CA 91765. This 
Business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL. 
Signed: SUZY ZHANG. This statement was filed 
with the County Clerk of Los Angeles County on 
06/19/2013. The registrant(s) has (have) commenced 
to transact business under the fictitious business 
name or names listed above on N/A. NOTICE- This 
Fictitious Name Statement expires five years from 
the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. 
A new Fictitious Business Name Statement must be 
filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement 
does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a 
Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights 
of another under Federal, State, or common law (See 
section 14411 et seq. Business and Professions Code)
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

File No. 2013-134372

The following person(s) is (are) doing business 
as: CELAYA BAKERY, 2704 S. VERMONT, 
L.A., CA 90007. Full name of registrant(s) is 
(are) MAJADERO INDUSTRIES, INC., 2704 S. 
VERMONT AVE., L.A., CA 90007. This Business 
is conducted by: A CORPORATION. Signed: JOSE 
MORENO III. This statement was filed with the 
County Clerk of Los Angeles County on 06/27/2013. 
The registrant(s) has (have) commenced to transact 
business under the fictitious business name or names 
listed above on N/A. NOTICE- This Fictitious Name 
Statement expires five years from the date it was filed 
in the office of the County Clerk. A new Fictitious 
Business Name Statement must be filed prior to that 
date. The filing of this statement does not of itself 
authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business 
Name in violation of the rights of another under 
Federal, State, or common law (See section 14411 
et seq. Business and Professions Code)Publish: 
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Dates Pub: June 29, July 06, 13, 20, 2013

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

File No. 2013-130036

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 
CJ MANUFACTURING AND TRADING, INC., 
1443 S. LORENA ST., L.A., CA 90023. Full name 
of registrant(s) is (are) CJ INDUSTRIES, INC., 1443 
S. LORENA ST., L.A., CA 90023. This Business 
is conducted by: A CORPORATION. Signed: 
MARINA URIAS. This statement was filed with the 
County Clerk of Los Angeles County on 06/21/2013. 
The registrant(s) has (have) commenced to transact 
business under the fictitious business name or names 
listed above on N/A. NOTICE- This Fictitious Name 
Statement expires five years from the date it was filed 
in the office of the County Clerk. A new Fictitious 
Business Name Statement must be filed prior to that 
date. The filing of this statement does not of itself 
authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious Business 
Name in violation of the rights of another under 
Federal, State, or common law (See section 14411 
et seq. Business and Professions Code)Publish: 
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Dates Pub: June 29, July 06, 13, 20, 2013

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

File No. 2013-130890

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 
CLASSIC G CUSTOMS, 1121 ROSECRANS AVE., 
COMPTON, CA 90221. Full name of registrant(s) 
is (are) FREDRICK J. STAVES, 2069 SAN 
BERNARDINO AVE. #2120, COLTON, CA 92324. 
This Business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL. 
Signed: FREDRICK J. STAVES. This statement was 
filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles County on 
06/24/2013. The registrant(s) has (have) commenced 
to transact business under the fictitious business 
name or names listed above on N/A. NOTICE- This 
Fictitious Name Statement expires five years from 
the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. 
A new Fictitious Business Name Statement must be 
filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement 
does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a 
Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights 
of another under Federal, State, or common law (See 
section 14411 et seq. Business and Professions Code)
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Dates Pub: June 29, July 06, 13, 20, 2013

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

File No. 2013-134797

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 
COAST CLEANING RENTALS, 8107 BELL AVE., 
L.A., CA 90001. Full name of registrant(s) is (are) 
EDDIE CAIRE, 8107 BELL AVE., L.A., CA 90001. 
This Business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL. 
Signed: EDDIE CAIRE. This statement was filed 
with the County Clerk of Los Angeles County on 
06/27/2013. The registrant(s) has (have) commenced 
to transact business under the fictitious business 
name or names listed above on N/A. NOTICE- This 
Fictitious Name Statement expires five years from 
the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. 
A new Fictitious Business Name Statement must be 
filed prior to that date. The filing of this statement 
does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a 
Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights 
of another under Federal, State, or common law (See 
section 14411 et seq. Business and Professions Code)
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Dates Pub: June 29, July 06, 13, 20, 2013

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

File No. 2013-132368

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 
CONPRO ACCOUNTING, 13667 ALLEGAN ST., 
WHITTIER, CA 90605. Full name of registrant(s) 
is (are) LEATRICE J. WILSON-CRAMER, CRAIG 
CRAMER, 13667 ALLEGAN ST., WHITTIER, CA 
90605. This Business is conducted by: A MARRIED 
COUPLE. Signed: LEATRICE J. WILSON 
CRAMER. This statement was filed with the County 
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Publish: Mountain Views News 

Dates Pub: June 29, July 06, 13, 20, 2013

 This year 
is going 
to be my 
last year 
teaching. 
Yes, you heard me right; I’m 
retiring. My wife is already 
retired, receiving early 
retirement disability benefits. 
This means we can ride off 
into the sunset together, like 
Roy and Dale. Yet the thought 
retiring still scares the holy 
bejeezus out of me. 

 Like so many other middle-
class Americans, we have not 
put nearly enough aside for our 
golden years. It’s not that we 
didn’t want to but with three 
kids, four pets, two cars, and 
a mortgage two teachers can 
barely make ends meet from 
paycheck to paycheck, much 
less squirrel away the kind of 
dough it takes to live high on 
the hog in retirement.

 What little cash we did stash 
away in my 403(b) retirement 
accounts was thoroughly 
trashed in the 2008 stock 
market crash. They lost more 
than one-third of their pre-cash 
value in a weekend. It was like 
watching our money disappear 
into a black hole. It was gone... 
just gone...

 Teachers are like cops and 
firemen with most their life 
saving tied up in the equity of 
their homes and their pensions. 
That’s why so many of them sell 
their houses and move away to 
places like Oregon, Nevada, 
and New Mexico where their 
retirement dollars go a lot 
further than here in Southern 
California.

 For awhile we considered 
Astoria, Oregon at the mouth 
of the Columbia River. Housing 
is more than reasonable for an 
attractive home overlooking 
some of the most beautiful 
pine covered coastline north 
of New Zealand. Of course all 
that green means it rains a lot 
and it does -- an average of 
67 inches a year! But for pure 
rugged beauty it’s hard to beat 
Oregon’s North Coast.

 After much thought, however, 
we have decided to retire to the 
Big Island of Hawaii where it 
also rains a lot, but where the 
rain is much warmer. Although 
the price of certain necessities, 
like gasoline and electricity 
are higher in Hawaii, prices 
at discount stores like Costco 
and Target are about the same 
as they are here. We feel any 
extra costs are more than offset 
by the benefits Hawaii offers 
with its year-round tropical 
weather, affordable housing, 
lower taxes, and slower-paced 
Aloha life-style. 

 Still, the fear of retiring 
remains even without car 
payments and a mortgage. 
Future declining income due 
to inflation is a scary prospect 
for anyone retiring but it 
is nothing new. We figure 
our incomes as teachers, as 
measured by buying power, 
have been declining for years; 
indeed, by our calculations we 
make less now than when we 
started teaching! The trick in 
retirement will be keeping our 
overhead in line with inflation. 
It will be a difficult task but not 
an impossible one.

 Health care is another 
worry. To what extent will our 
lifetime employee coverage fill 
in the gaps left in our Medicare 
coverage? How much will we 
still have to pay? Hawaii should 
be praised in this respect since 
it is one of the most progressive 
states in the Union when it 
comes to the supplemental 
health and dental care for 
its senior citizens (Did I say 
“senior citizens”?).

 One thing we definitely 
don’t have to worry about are 
family and friends coming to 
visit. When my wife and I were 
discussing whether Astoria 
or Hawaii was best for us, my 
wife voiced her concern about 
being isolated from family 
and friends, especially from 
our new granddaughter. So I 
conducted a little survey. 

 Hawaii won hands down. 
All those surveyed agreed it’s 
much easier to fly to Kona or 
Hilo than fly to Portland, and 
then drive another two hours 
to Astoria. Everyone also 
agreed Hawaii is much more 
vacation-friendly than Astoria. 
Apparently sunning on the 
beach, snorkeling, surfing, 
hiking, or golfing in year-
round tropical Hawaii is much 
more appealing than what’s 
available along the chilly North 
Coast of Oregon. 

 When I asked my daughter 
about whether she’d rather 
visit us in Astoria or Hawaii 
she snapped, “Are you kidding 
Dad... That’s a no-brainer... 
Hawaii of course!” When I 
asked my oldest son he got 
right to the point, “When are 
WE leaving?” 

Mountain Views News

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