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May 15, 2014Vol. 1 No. 3 Highlighting our Community and Businesses for Imperial Beach

INSIDE THIS EDITION

Local CalendarCity Agenda

Church DirectoryMilitary Organizations

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FROM SICKBED TO YOGAENTHUSIAST -

HOW ONE WOMAN CURED HERSELFWITH YOGA

A visitor to the IB Yoga Studio on Seacoast Drivewould have no clue that the lively young woman atthe door named Ashley Nortonwho acts as every-

Rick Gonzales and Angela Frank opened SEASIDECANDY on Palm Avenue near the beach last July. Rickhas a backround in construction and Angela as beenwell known in the community for her real estate andproperty management services . They had contem-plated buying the barrel store on Palm and making itinto a snack shop but, when the 3 unit commercialbuilding on Palm became available , they couldnt passup the opportunity. They have decorated the interiorof the candy store in a 19th century style and havesome rare old time candies you may not have seensince childhood. On one wall they have a theatre stylebig screen that plays continuous Willie Wonkas Choco-late Factory and other candy themed movies while youshop and sample.They have a huge selection of freshsalt water taffy as well as bulk M&Ms in any color youwant;36 flavors of jelly bellies and for diabetics, theymake their own sucrose free fudge! They plan to addother non-sucrose treats in the near future.Later this summer theyhave plans to open themiddle unit as an icecream parlor and snackshop in hot rod dcor. Ifthere is some obscurecandy you rememberfrom your childhood,chances are good you willfind it among their large se-lection at Seaside Candyand tell them you read aboutthem in I B Local News.

Summer hours are11:00-8:00 Monday thruSaturday and Sundays12:00 to 7:00 pm.

Pay them a visit soon andtreat your sweet tooth.

WILDLIFE REFUGEStory and Photo by Pete Salisbury

Ren Lohoefener, the Regional Director of the U.S. Fish and Wild-life Services Pacific Southwest Region, which includes 48 Na-tional Wildlife Refuges, comprising more than 2.8 million acres,470,000 in California, 2.3 million in Nevada and more than 23,800acres in the Klamath Basin of Oregon spent the night at ImperialBeachs Pier South Resort before his appearance with city andcounty officials to announce the release of a government reportRestoration Returns: The Contribution of Partners for Fish andWildlife Program and Coastal Program Projects to Local U.S.Economies.

Mayor Janney with Andy Yuen the Project Leader for the SanDiego National Wildlife Refuge Complex watching, presented

Director Lohoefener with anImperial Beach Classic Southern California logo pin

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See Story Pg. 7

Owners Angela Frank and Rick GonzalesCOFFEEstill only

25 CENTS6 am -12:00 NoonYe Olde Plank Inn14 Palm Avenue

xSeacoast Drive

thing from greeter to office manager (her officialtitle)had experienced years of extreme illness in thenot too distant past. She credits her health, includinggoing off medication, to her discovery of yoga. But ittook a while to get there.Ashley Norton was a high school cheerleader in Ari-zona in 2002 when illness struck under seemingly in-nocuous circumstances. I was feeling great, every-

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By Ed Kravitz

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IB LOCAL CALENDAR

May 16Farmers MarketEVERY FRIDAY from noon to 7:30 p.m. ImperialBeach CERTIFIED FARMERS MARKET spon-sored by IB BEAUTIFUL INC. Contact KimberlyParis (619) 397-1917 imperialbeach-

farmersmarket.orgMay 18Public MeetingPublic Workshop to engage community membersto become involved with I B Local News.HighSchool Students who need community servicehours can help us deliver papers on Saturdays.Journalism Students or Interested Citizens that

Letters to theEditor

want to write or have input; this is your opportu-nity to network with other people in the commu-nity that want a truly representative local news-paper. Join us at Pier Plaza this Sunday at 1:00 pmand join this community effort.May 21City Council Meeting

May 22Chamber Networking BreakfastChamber Networking Breakfast is held on thefourth Thursday each month at 7:15 am at theDempsey Holder Center, 905 Ocean Lane. Mem-bers $10 / Non-Members $15May 23Farmers MarketEVERY FRIDAY from noon to 7:30 p.m. ImperialBeach CERTIFIED FARMERS MARKET spon-sored by IB BEAUTIFUL INC. Contact KimberlyParis (619) 397-1917 imperialbeach-

farmersmarket.orgMay 27B.I.D. MeetingBusiness Improvement District MeetingImperial Beach City Hall Community Room, 825 Imperial BeachBlvd @ 4 pmMay 30Farmers MarketEVERY FRIDAY from noon to 7:30 p.m. ImperialBeach CERTIFIED FARMERS MARKET spon-sored by IB BEAUTIFUL INC. Contact KimberlyParis (619) 397-1917 imperialbeach-farmersmarket.org

As a new business owner in Imperial Beach, I couldnt be happierwith the warm welcome I have received from the community. I amhumbled and extremely grateful to this community, and want to give aspecial thank you to the IB Local News for the new business articlethey had written about me.It not only generated more calls and walk in traffic which results inmembership sales, but also created a good buzz in the gym about thenew paper in town.Thank you IB and the IB Local News.

Sincerely,Nick Gaspar

Military

Organizations

AMERICAN LEGION POST 8201268 Palm Ave., Imperial Beach, CA 91932 (619) 423-7662We are one of the largest Service organizations in the Unites States. We firstformed after WWI in 1919 to assist those service men and women cominghome from the front and we continue to assist them today. As an organiza-tion we are here for Veterans and their families. The Post consists of thosemembers who have served honorably in the Armed forces and are servingtoday on active duty. It is serving during conflicts that make this organiza-tion so worthy to belong to. The Auxiliary are those women and girls thatare Wifes, daughters, mothers, grandmothers and step daughters eligible tobe members. The Sons of the American Legion or SALs are those sons,grandsons and stepsons who have had a parent who is in the AmericanLegion. Come on down to the Post home if you fall into any one of thesecategories. We have Karaoke every Fri, Sat and Sun afternoon. We will letyou know how to become a member.

FLEET RESERVE ASSOCIATION (FRA)IMPERIAL BEACH BRANCH 289659 Silver Strand Blvd., Imperial Beach, CA 91932 (619) 429-3485Fleet Reserve Branch 289 is a non-profit organization comprised of activeduty, veterans and retirees of the US Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard.Besides gathering for camaraderie, the Branch supports, among other things,the Warrior Foundation, Wounded Warriors, Boys Club of Imperial Beach,Imperial Beach Little League Baseball and softball, and bestows scholarshipdonations to patriotic young men and women. Regularly, Branch membersvisit warriors at Balboa Naval Hospital providing toiletry articles and cook-ies. The branch also makes its presence during National Holidays supportingfunctions in Imperial Beach. We would welcome your visit any time.

VFW POST 5477 SILVER STRAND123 Palm Ave., Imperial Beach, CA 91932 (619) 424-6666Proudly supports US veterans of all past and present wars. We are commit-ted to supporting the needs of our veterans, currently deployed troops, theirfamilies and our community.

Our Hours of Operation are:Monday-Thursday 11:00-2200Friday 11:00-0200Saturday-Sunday 8:00-0200

The VFW is open to the public for breakfast on weekends from 9 am-11 amand on the last Saturday of the month for Steak Night starting at 5:30 p.m.Post 5477 welcomes all members and active duty.For membership information, please contact: 619-424-6666.

CHURCH OF CHRIST640 Tenth Street

Imperial Beach, CA 91932Phone: (619) 423-9450

Sunday meeting times: 9:30 am Bible class, 10:30 am and 6 pm worship assemblyWednesday Bible study: 7 pm

IMPERIAL BEACH UNITED METHODIST CHURCH455 Palm Avenue

Imperial Beach, CA 91932 (619) 424.5181

Sunday Worship 8:30 & 10:30 amSunday School for children & adults 9:30 am

OCEAN VIEW CHURCHPastor Jim Baize2460 Palm Ave

San Diego, CA 92154(619) 424-7870

www.ovcsd.com

Service Times:Sunday: 9 am, 10 am and 12:30 pm (espaol)

Wednesday: 6:30 pm

UPPER ROOM PENTECOSTAL CHURCHSenior Pastor Rev. Jim Ghiloni

631 Twelfth StreetImperial Beach(619) 395-1981

Sunday:Sunday School (all ages) 9:45 am

Worship Service - 10:40 am

Wednesday:Prayer & Bible Study - 7:30 pm

Children Church and Youth Classes

ST. JAMES LUTHERAN CHURCH & SCHOOL866 Imperial Beach Blvd. (Corner of 9th St. & IB Blvd)

Imperial Beach, CA 91932(619) 424-6166

Regular Service times: Sunday Mornings 8 am and 11 amFree Sunday School and adult Bible Studies 9:30 am

Want Your Club, Organization or Event listedin our Calendar Section?

Contact us at iblnews@hotmail.com

Dear Mr. Binder and Mr. Eckenroth:On May 12, 2014 I first came into possession of your certified letterdated May 8th. Your letter makes demand that I B Local News Ceaseand Desist unauthorized use of your clients copyrighted material andalso makes demand that we pay damages of $750.00 for the allegedintentional unauthorized use of copyrighted material. Your letter im-plies that if we dont pay $750., we will face a lawsuit for a potential$150,000.00 in damages.

The first point I want to make is that Mr. John Carr is the Agent ofService for I B Local News Corp but, he has no ownership or propri-etary interest other than Agent of Service.

Your letter alleges that we intentionally infringed on your clients copy-righted work. We are prepared to demonstrate that the use of this adcopy was not an intentional infringement of copyright material andthat the Eagle Times was not the source of that ad copy. The ad copywas furnished by the advertiser/client to our sales agent as the adcopy he wanted to have printed in I B Local News. We can prove thatour mutual client sent the art/graphic as an e-mail attachment to oursales manager.

While as many as 5 different people proof read the copy of our sec-ond newspaper, nobody caught the mention of the Eagle Times in thead copy until the actual print copy was produced. By that time it wastoo late to remove. Our former Editor Michael Burgess walked awayfrom the project 24 hours before press time and and took all the con-tent of Issue #2 of I B Local News with him. We hired Stacey Long asour layout editor and attempted to reconstruct issue Number 2 in a

rush. Prior to seeing the actual print copy this last Satur-day, most of us had only seen a PDF copy on a computerscreen. The mention of the Eagle Times in the Ad Copy isbarely legible in the full sized print copy but, so small in thePDF format as to go un-noticed by all the proof readers.Most of us were looking for mistakes in our text and not inad copy furnished by the advertisers themselves. You mustrealize that we are new at this and this was only our secondedition. There is a learning curve and as much as we tried tocover all the details, some minor mistakes can still take place.Im sure that the Eagle Times has made mistakes in printpreviously and that you will understand.

We assure you we will certainly be careful not to use any adcopy in the future that mentions the Eagle and Times. Therewas no intentional infringement of copyright laws. We weremerely complying with our mutual customers requests perour sales contract with him. We are sorry if this oversight onour part has caused you any inconvenience. There certainlywas no financial harm to the Eagle and Times resulting fromthe free mention of the Eagle Times in I B Local News.

In the future if you have any complaints or issues with thecontent of our newspaper, please feel free to call me or e-mail me directly. Best Regards, Ed Kravitz

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(Yoga Story Contd from Front Pg)

Both the city and county of San Di-ego, as well the Governor, have de-clared a "State of Emergency" as aresult of the major fires in southernCalifornia. Through mutual aid agree-ments, firefighters from the ImperialBeach Fire Department are participat-ing in regional firefighting duties dur-ing this period and the city will be re-imbursed for these services. Undoubt-edly you are monitoring the situationon local news channels for the latestinformation.

We join all residents of our city whooffer support, particularly those whomay friends, relatives who have beeninjured or damaged by these fires, par-ticularly those in evacuated andstricken areas. We are proud of ourlocal firefighters who train regularly

WILDFIRESSTATE OF EMERGENCY

FOR SAN DIEGOfor these circumstances and hope theyreturn safely to our borders. Onceagain, we are reminded of nature'sfury and urge all residents and busi-nesses to review your own fire pro-tection plan; check your property forfire safety issues and prevention. Forfurther information, please review:www.sdcountyrecovery.com

For those who are interested and ableto consider volunteering in some ca-pacity to assist in the wide-spread ef-forts are urged to contact "2-1-1 SanDiego" Public Hotline InformationServices, providing instructions forevacuations and sheltering across theregion. For more information, inter-ested citizens may find out more about2-1-1 Volunteers, online at: http://211sandiego.force.com/

thing was cool, but then I got a sunburn ata pool, she said. Unlike usual sunburn, thebutterfly-shaped rash on her face didnt goaway. She eventually was diagnosed withlupus, a chronic disease that causes theimmune system to attack its own tissuesand organs. Norton had both kindsdis-coid (focusing on her skin) and systemic (inher whole body).Put on strong medicines like the corticos-teroid prednisone, Nortons lupus was un-der control for a couple yearsuntil herbody started freaking out. The summerafter my 21st birthday I started feeling sick.All summer long I was feeling funky,Norton said. It culminating in a day of un-controllable vomiting, being rushed to theemergency room and learning that she nowhad lupus nephritis attacking her kidney; abiopsy revealed it to be at an advanced stage.In 2009, at the tender age of 21, Nortonhad to undergo chemotherapy for two years.During that time she received a CD on self-healing meditation techniques, and while shedidnt follow the instructions exactly, shedid meditate while imagining the holes inher kidneys getting smaller. But the mainresult of her meditation was that she hadwhat she called an epiphany and realizedshe didnt want to live in Arizona anymore.I realized, why was I in Arizona? I waskind of miserable, she said. Its hot andgross and I always wanted to be in SanDiego. She quit Arizona State Universityand headed west.

Though raised in Arizona, Norton was born inSan Diego and travelled here every summer tospend three months with her grandparents, com-ing regularly to IB. Her epiphany brought her backto Imperial Beach to live full time.The chemo, though successful against the ne-phritis, had left a number of side effects, includ-ing 70 pounds of weight gain, which shockedher because shed been a tiny little cheerleader.She started doing yoga with her aunt, JaimyWilkinson, who before founding IB Yoga withVictor Tapia was teaching yoga in Chula Vista.The yoga made Norton feel so much better that,against her doctors orders, she slowly taperedoff her medications.When Wilkinson and Tapia, both avid surfers,started IB Yoga in 2012, Norton immersed her-self in fixing up the fledgling studio in an emptybuilding on Seacoast Drive that had once been abiker bar. The place was basic, a building withconcrete floors and beige walls, but theyveworked over the last couple years to make it aninviting placebright, colorful, with a really radcommunity.For Norton, no other form of exercise comparesto yoga. I tried running, I tried sports, going tothe gym, and none of these things seemed towork, Norton said. Theres something aboutthese postures, the way theyre designed to getin every part of your body. Youre moving in waysthat you dont in other kinds of exercise. Its soamazing. It makes you sleep better, it reducesyour stress and anxiety. Its such an amazing gift.Im super glad it came into my life.As it turned out, Norton is still a cheerleaderbut for yoga.

All of the 8 beach towers will be getting a facelift to brighten them back to theiroriginal colorful array matching the Surfhenge surfboard arches. They will also becleaning and polishing the white fiberglass and stainless steel. The towers will be

transported in pairs and painted in the empty lot near 7th and Palm.

West Coast Cafe Catering Nothing too small or too large

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Naturally Eliminate Fleas with Beneficial Nematodes!

If you are a pet owner in IB you are aware of the flea problem we have eachsummer. A little over a month ago a customer came in the shop inquiring aboutbeneficial nematodes. He said they get rid of fleas and wanted me to carrythem at IB Pet. I finally got around to researching these funny named littlethings and learned that they are microscopic round worms that feed on fleas,grubs, gnats and over 200 other icky pests that develop in the soil. Chancesare these nematodes already exist in your yard unless youve treated it withtoxic insect killers which is just not healthy for anyone. If you have childrenor pets and are dealing with a flea or pest problem nematodes are a fantasticnatural and organic option for pest control. You can purchase Scanmask Ben-eficial Nematodes at IB Pet during the spring and summer months or fromyour local home and garden store year round. Apply nemotodes to your lawnand garden with a sprayer. The nematodes are completely safe for humansand pets and will begin to attack flea larva and other pests immediately follow-ing application. Ok, so youve got the nematodes eating the fleas in your yard,but what are you going to do about the fleas in the house? We recommend thatyou vacuum your home daily to removed fleas and debris from your home.We also suggest using Diatomaceous Earth (DE) to kill fleas in your home offleas. Diatomaceous earth (another funny name) is the fossilized remains ofsilica shelled algae, known as diatoms. When DE comes n contact with fleasand other insects it kills them by dehydrating them. It is completely safe to usein your home and around people and pets. DE can even be fed to your pet asa de-wormer.. Lastly if your dog or cat is suffering from fleas you can elimi-nate them by using natural flea shampoos and sprays that contain ingredientssuch as cedar oil, peppermint oil and clove oil. Stop in IB Pet or check ourwebsite to find out about natural flea prevention and treatment. Wed be happyto help you!

When I was first asked to become involvedwith this project I was reluctant. After 8years of blogging about local Imperial Beachpolitics I had put myself in debt which isstill not paid off. Even with significant in-vestment I knew it was still going to costme more money and time.

I finally agreed to become involved with thefounding group of I B Local News but, as afacilitator; not the Editor or Manager.Shortly before press time on our SecondEdition , Editor Michael Burgess walkedaway from the project taking with him mostof the contents of issue number 2. It ap-peared that our local newspaper wasdoomed. I wasnt planning on editing any-thing but I had to grab the wheel before theproject went into the ditch. A lot of peoplehave worked very hard on this project andit needed to be saved.

Enter Stacey Long. Many people in the com-munity know Stacey Long as she has beena fixture of Imperial Beach for a long time.Stacey has worked for the Chamber ofCommerce , has been a waitress and bar-tender and still does some catering. She hasraised a family in Imperial Beach and afterWalter Trook passed away, she took overthe I B Sun Newspaper. She Published theSun until 8 years ago when family and per-sonal obligations made it impossible for herto continue.

Stacey stepped up to the plate with her ed-iting experience and computer software andagreed to help us put the pieces of the puzzleback together for Issue #2. Everyone in-volved was searching old emails to MichaelBurgess to find photos, ads and stories thathad been lost. A couple of folks sent us cop-ies of manuscripts they had sent previously

to Mr. Burgess. Stacey set up a special e-mailaccount and we all sent our pieces of the puzzleto her. Against all odds, we reconstructed Issue# 2 with her help and hard work. In my mindshe saved the Local New Project from catas-trophe and put us back in the game.

We were working on Issue #3 when we foundout that the Coronado Newspaper was threat-ening to sue us. As of this writing we are notsure if the reasons their attorney states are thereal reasons or whether they think they canmaintain their news monopoly by making it tooexpensive for us to survive and stay in the game.It might also be an attempt to censor or silenceanother point of view? They may still sue usbut, we made it this far and with the continuedand growing support of the community we hopeto survive and continue to provide a commu-nity service to Imperial Beach.

We want to thank our readers and sponsors for be-lieving in us and the need for a real local newspaper.

For now we are turning the active editing posi-tion over to Stacey Long as she has saved thisproject and shown her expertise in producing alocal community newspaper. Since coming onboard, she has used many of her contacts andnetworking to help create several new sectionsfor the newspaper. She is familiar with the com-munity and most of the business people here.As of today, Stacey Long is Acting Editor ofthe I.B. Local News and I will be stepping downas Temporary Interim Editor. Thank you Staceyand thank you to the people of Imperial Beachwho believe in us and the importance of thisproject. We are encouraged by continued andincreasing support from various groups and hopethat we can find someone to take over writing aYouth Sports Column soon. We welcome yourideas, letters and stories and wish Stacey Longwell in her new endeavors.

Some Notes ............From Ed Kravitz

SENIOR CENTER

The Senior Center is open to individuals age 50 and over, and weextend a warm welcome to individuals with disabilities. The center

offers a variety of life-enriching classes, activities, hobbies, and a funsocial environment. The center also serves as a great resource

center for seniors. We offer a free legal service, free tax assistanceduring tax time, and a blood pressure clinic once a month.

Located at:

1075 8th StreetImperial Beach, CA 91932

(619) 424-7077

Hours:Monday & Wednesdays 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Tuesday & Thursdays 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Fridays 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

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IB Local News is published by IB Local News Corpof 757 Emory St., P.O. Box 174

Imperial Beach, CA 91932Temporary Interim Editor Ed Kravitz

Sales Manager Mike HamelTechnical and Web Support/Graphics Daugherty Group

Final Layout Editor Stacey R. LongPrinting Advance Web Offset Printing

Please call our newsdesk at (619) 354-0860,if you feel there is a story we should cover.

E-mails are welcome at editor@iblocalnews.com.If you have an item for the calendar, please put

CALENDAR in the subject line.Likewise, mark a letter for the Editor LETTERS.

Send Ad copy to sales@iblocalnews.com.

The Boys & Girls Club of Imperial Beach is a youth development agency whoseprimary mission is to improve the quality of life of young people as participatingmembers of our community. It provides youths with relevant, everyday care anddiversified individual and group services with special interest in meeting the needsof low-income members. These services are designed to enhance the social, edu-cational, health, vocational, leadership and character development of our mem-bership. The Boys & Girls Club of Imperial Beach is dedicated to providing a safeand harmonious environment for youth of all backgrounds and to help them de-velop qualities needed to become responsible citizens and leaders.Hours of Operation

Monday-Friday 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Transportation Program: The Boys and Girls Club offers a Transportation Pro-gram to and from school daily from 6:30 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. Athletic Leagues: Various Athletic Leagues are played Tuesday, Wednesday,and Friday from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Bingo Fundraiser: Monday and Thursday 5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Boys and Girls Club of Imperial Beach847 Encina Avenue, Imperial Beach, CA 91932

(619) 424-2266

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The Habitat for Humanity projectat 10th and Donax progresses.

This last week the first framing wasplaced on recently poured foundation

slabs by volunteers.One happy volunteer found out she

qualified to buy one of the units whenthey are completed.

We will follow the progress ofthis project in future additions.

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Thank you Imperial Beach for your warm welcome and support

JUSTANOTHER DAY IN THE LIFE OFA CODE COMPLIANCE OFFICERWhen doing inspections in Imperial Beach, you never know what you might find.While out looking for a Rooster or a Boa Constrictor, the inspector instead met thisold goat that was not only friendly but actually happy to see our inspector, whichisnt usually the case. The inspector posted a notice of violation, but the goat ate it.That got the inspectors goat, but we are highly trained, so we stayed around justmilking the job for a while. We are now looking for a home for the goat and it wassuggested the fire department needed a mascot, so he will be heading over there tohelp the Chief. I asked the inspector if this happened often and she said, Naaaaawww. Just another day in the life of a code compliance officer.

Imperial Beach Public Library810 I.B. Blvd

424-6981Hours:

Monday 9:30- 8:00Tuesday 9:30-6:00

Wednesday 9:30-8:00Homework Club 4:00- 6:00

Thursday 9:30-6:00Homework Club 4:00-6:00

Friday 9:30-6:00Saturday 9:30-5:00Sunday CLOSED

The Public Library is a Certified Cooling Location.If temperatures are too hot and you dont have Air

Conditioning, you can go to the Library and cool off.Read Books !

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Group Classes include:Zumba, Yoga & Pilates.

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Join us for breakfast and lunch,coffee drinks, exotic teas and delicious pastries.

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A campaign to bring back the 4th of July Fireworks to ImperialBeach is making progress and community members are being askedto pitch in and help. On Wednesday night, City Council is expectedto formally agree to help sponsor the fireworks by making a match-ing donation to cover the costs of porta-potties and law enforce-ment for the event, if the group organizing it can raise $25,000 forthe actual fireworks. Candy Unger told this reporter that as of thiswriting they have already raised over $10,000 but need more help.Pyro-Spectacular has given the group a bid of $25,000 to do thefireworks show and the group plans a street campaign to raise thebalance. Volunteers will be out on the street with boots and donationsmay also be made through the Chamber of Commerce. A special bankaccount and Pay Pal account have been set up for the event.

Imperial Beach resident Tim ONeal , who addressed City Council atits last meeting on this subject reminded them that his grandfatherhad started this event many years ago and they had a thermometeron the Traffic Island which showed how much they had raised.They plan to resurrect the thermometer for their current fund drive.

If you want to contribute your time or money to help sponsor theevent you can contact Candy Unger or

the Chamber of Commerce. candy@iheartib.com

July 18th is Imperial Beachs birthday !

Sandcastle Ball is also seeking sponsorships which will give con-tributing businesss or individuals promotional considerations inevent literature and grab bags . For more information contact AaronRuiz at 619-424-2266 aruiz@bgscounty.org or Candy Unger at619-616-4230

I spent the night in your new hotel Director Lohoefener told Impe-rial Beach Mayor Jim Janney. It was almost too ritzy for me. I justmight get into trouble when I return to my office he joked thenconcluded with Great place. Great food.

Mayor Janney with Andy Yuen the Project Leader for the San DiegoNational Wildlife Refuge Complex watching presented DirectorLohoefener with an Imperial Beach Classic Southern California logopin saying Its just a little gift but were really proud of our city.

Mayor Janney also surprised Andy Yuen by having Mike McCoy,president of the Southwest Wetlands Interpretive Association in Im-perial Beach announce to those in attendance that Yuen had been se-lected as the recipient of the Paul Kroegel Refuge Manager of the YearAward by the National Wildlife Refuge Association. The prestigiousnational award recognized Yuen for his accomplishments in protect-ing and managing the Seal Beach, Tijuana Slough, San Diego Bay andSan Diego national wildlife refuges in southern California.

The restoration economy is a subset of green jobs that includessuch industries as heavy equipment providers and operators, plantnurseries, landscape architects, and construction companies, amongother firms.

The Services Partners for Fish and Wildlife program works one-on-one with willing landowners to improve wildlife habitat. Landownersagree to maintain the improvement projects for at least 10 years, butotherwise retain full control of their land

The South San Diego Bay Salt Ponds restoration project, where thereport was released , encompasses partnerships with 11 federal, stateand local agencies, along with nonprofit organizations. The CoastalProgram worked with these partners to restore 300 acres of shore-bird habitat. According to the official press release the spending $7.7million created 130 jobs and brought 13.4 million in direct benefit tothe local economy.

(Wildlife Refuge - Contd from Front Pg.)

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Must Mention Ad to Receive Discount.

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