Life News from La Mesa, California • 9

Wednesday, Ftftrwry 171 B-5 Business Briefs Life News Firefighter's duties include structure and wildland fire fighting, fire prevention and station and equipment maintenance. Applicants must have passed their 18th birthday by March 20, 1978. For more information, phone 442-0874. visiotrs to the area of 1.0 per cent, convention attendance of 11.2 per cent, hotel-motel occupancy of 4.5 percent, and visitor industry employment of 5.3 per cent. "This is the ninth consecutive year that the visitor industry has provided more job opportunities for the community," Watkins said.

ted Way tops last year JS-inal total of $9,220,189 was raised by the United Way A i Combined Campaign during 1977, according to Kim cher, campaign chairman. total represents a 13.1 per cent gain over the ious year's total. It was the first time any yearly paign for voluntary contributions had exceeded the $9 -on level. A was also the largest percentage increase in campaign L'iilts since 1963, when the campaign produced XJ.000, with a 13.6 per cent increase over the previous BY QfniiSf SHiLLDAN Tax credit for workers Many lower-income workers are entitled to tax credits of up to $400 but do not know it, according to Representative Lionel Van Deerlin, D-Chula Vista. Van Deerlin was asked by the Internal Revenue Service to help -spread the word about the so-called Earned Income Credit for persons with 1977 incomes of less than S8.000.

The Business Bulletin is presented as a service of the Retail Advertising department to introduce you to the merchants in your community. Idfarb retains membership Gary El GoldTarb of Santee has completed coring education requirements to retain active mem-jhip to the American Academy of Family Physicians, 'rational association of family doctors. Workers may be entitled to a check from the IRS even if they paid no federal taxes last year, but they have to file a 1977 federal income tax return to claim it. Besides earning less than $8,000 from all sources, qualifying workers also must have maintained a home all last year for themselves and at least one dependent child. Qualified persons with earnings of $4,000 or less receive a credit of 10 per cent of their earned income, up to a maximum of $400.

Those with total income of between $4,000 and $8,000 also are entitled to the credit based on earned income, but the amount of the credit decreases $1 for every $10 of income over $4,000. requirements ask for members to complete a 1 imum of 150 hours or accredited continuing medical every three years. Academy, the countrys second largest national lical association, is the only national medical group requires members to keep up with medical progress ugh continuing education. npp: 'employment rate down Two former law-enforcement officers recently opened The Security Shop in the College Grove Shopping Center, Lower Mall. The Security Shop is like a variety carrying a wide range of security and safety related products.

This gives consumers die opportunity to compare vario'- types of personal self-defense items as vw" alarm systems for home, auto and bu' -s. These systems range from "hard wire" to "ultra-sonic" to "radar" and "thermal sensor" to "sound discriminator" devices, just to mention a few. The Security Shop also carries safety related items such as emergency lights, pool alarms, safety ladders, auto safety kits, and fire smoke alarms. Home Federal names Beckwith goes t'1 tylifornia's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in Cfciary was 6.8 per cent, down from 6.9 per cent in 1977, according to the U. S.

Bureau of Labor "tdiilcj sties (BLS). unuQcyear ago, in January 1977, the rate was 8.7 per cent. '-'-vgures provided by the U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics that Californias rate of employment growth in 1977 jtoutpaced the rest of the nation.

2uJlverage in California in R.J.Casale firm reports winners The R.J. Casale Company, San Diego's largest real estate brokerage firm specializing in apartment investments, has listed its 1977 annual awards. Bruce Gellens of Del Cerro was honored as the sales leader for both sales volume and number of sales. George Cranfill of Lakeside was given an annual sales leader award for the number of listings taken. Each recipient was presented with an engraved silver bowl and a plaque.

Grants awarded to El Cajon clubs and Girls Club of El Cajon have been awarded more than $6,000 in grants from the California accordin8 to the chairman of the foundation board of governors, Sidney F. Brody. More than 13 San Diego County charities were recipients of grants totaling more than $37,400 Organizations receiving awards were: EpiscoDal Community Center, Friends of HandfraDoed Council of sSTdES Imperial, San Diego Center for Children $2 024- S3 rfs2 nSnSi" Health agencies receive $500,000 The national health agencies of San Diegos Combined Health Agencies Drive (CHAD) will receive approximately $500,000 from the United Way CHAD Combined Campaign, according to Kenneth F. Gibsen, chairman of the board of diictors. Gibsen said the health agencies' share of the campaign receipts is larger than projected because the campaign is exceeding its goal.

We attribute that extra money to the great generosity and compassion of the citizens of San Diego County, Gibsen said. So far, campaign receipts have totaled $9,220,189, exceeding the announced goal of $9,217,000. Solar energy fair to present exhibits Solarcon San Diego, the national solar energy exposition, will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. -Thursday, io a.m.

to 3 p.m. Friday. Solarcon San Diego, the national solar energy exposition, will present exhibits from 3p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday and from 10 a.m.

to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 24 to 26, at the Town and Country Hotel. The fair will include more than 150 national manufacturers and service-oriented companies involved in solar power application. Honeywell, Dow Corning, Sekisu Chemical Company and Olin Brass are among the companies that will present exhibits.

The cost is $5 for adults and $2.40 for children under 14. Mahlon H. Beckwith of Lakeside was recently promoted as assistant secretary for Home Federal Savings and Loan Association of San Diego. Beckwith is a loan officer for the association. Beckwith has worked as an assistant vice president for American Savings and Loan Association in Los Angeles, and then was employed by Central Federal Savingand Loan Association in San Diego.

He joined Home Federal in 1977 as a loan officer. employment 1977 was up by 300 jobs over 1976. This was a growth of 5. 6 per cent, eyoy'pared to the rest of the nation's increase of 3.3 per Shopping center planned in Santee Tole painting is one of the fastest growing art crafts today. Originally tole painting was done on tin, but the technique is now applied to wood, plastic and glass.

At Jewel's Creative Crafts, 8742 Cuyamaca St, Santee, tole classes are offered each Sat. from 10:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Students are provided with all the necessary supplies, and are given step-by-step instructions. CAbe channel 4 adds programs Fl Christian Communications Network Cable Channel 4 Km, broadcast six hours of Christian programming from SpI tCA Satcom II satellite.

station re-broadcasts the programming rhough a Mrnsdving station at Mission Cables facilities in El Cajon, me of the programs the station will broadcast include ny Swaggart, 700 Club and the Happy Goodmans, nanagsdi assistance to help low income Y-t i Hahn Devcorp has announced the start of construction on Mission Gorge Square, a $6 million open-court community shopping center in Santee. Devcorp of El Segundo, California, is developer and owner of the 112, 000-quare -foot center at Mission Gorge Road and Cuyamaca Street. A Sav-on drug store, a supermarket, a Dormans auto, center and 25 boutiques will be included in the 10.5-acre complex when it opens in summer 1978. Several financial institutions and fast-food facilities, including Straw Hat Pizza, will also be built. Collins Development Company of San Diego, is the general contractor for Mission Gorge Square and Coldwell Banker Commercial Brokerage Company of San Diego, is the exclusive leasing agent.

income persons in El Cajon, Lemon Grove, La la, and Spring Valley can receive assistance with their ri "ral and state income tax short forms at the 'Ml anu siaic iaA buui i lutuio ai uic a-opolitan Area Advisory Committee Projects El "thC0mbUIIIMkia nicn nuvwuij vuimiiHwv i iujcvi ca Filby resigns as director Ltd iiTt1 Service Center at 453 West Douglas in El Cajon, iary of i ifie service is provided free from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ndtybuiMiays with priority given to senior citizens. The tax stance will be offered until April 15, which is the ine for filing all forms. Herjnc, more information, phone 479-2232.

ntral Federal to offer discount itral Federal Savings and Loan Association in the La Shopping Center will offer La Mesa residents a 20 int discount on a tour of Univeral Studios, lodging dining through Feb. 26. Fun Day" coupons are available at the office in La Mesa Shopping Center. For more information, Pat Bean at 236-8762. Vocu gem fraUca Wanda Anderson, pictured above, teaches the Pricilla Houser method of tole painting, which stresses that technique, which is easily learned, and in which talent is not the key to decorative painting.

Reservations are limited to six persons per seminar, so that everyone can benefit from individualized instruction and complete a project. The $10 fee covers all material and instructions for the one-day seminars. For further information, call 448-4750. ona Drive added to regional park Charles D. "Chuck Filby promotion and marketing director for Grossmont Center in La Mesa, has announced his resignation from that position effective last Monday.

He had been at Grossmont Center since its opening, in 1961 with an interim period of a year and a half with the Del E. Webb Corporation Shopping Center Department headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. Filby is being retained as a consultant for promotion and marketing by Grossmont Center Co. during 1978. He has been a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers since 1959 and was in the first class of that organization's Accredited Shopping Center Promotion Directors program.

Perrier to ead A ngels Una ware Dick Perrier has been appointed to the Angels Unaware Center at 1374 Blast Lexington, El Cajon. Angels Unaware serves the adult retarded population in the East County area as a day-training program. Prior to his appointment, Perrier held two positions simultaneously; administrative director of We Care Foundation of San Diego, and Human systems, ananlyst for the Community Congress of San Diego. Perrier will replace Mrs. Billie Merrill, who has retired after nine years as the director.

ie San Diego City Council has accepted Kiowa Drive, 0,6000312 00 fiajor southern entrance to the planned Lake Murray- An L'nliil inn MmimImim DamSahmI DamI iaIa Mountain into the ISJes-Fortuna Regional Park, city system. je council also approved the sale of a .066 acre lent to Kiowa Condominiums in La Mesa for $6,500, ileting the extension of Kiowa Drive to the jflopment. The easement is south of Lake Murray and of the La Mesa City boundary. Ai 1IH tIES jices moved from La Mesa KCBQ and Broadcast Workshop! provide a PROFESSIONAL training program to prapara you tor a career in broadcasting. And youra taught these skills where it makes the most sense to get the training within an operating radio station: KCBQ! In-studio work, voice consultations, and 26 thrae-hour workshops taught by people who are ALREADY broadcasting career people, form the foundation for the program.

When you graduate, we11 also hslp place you into positions within this stimulating, exciting, and rewarding field. Instruction is designed to prep ere you for a career in any type of radio format Love library receives donation The Friends of the Malcolm Love Library at San Diego State University have received a $1,000 from the Ralston Purina Trust Fund, Saint Louis, Mo. The money will be used to acquire a rare and desirable book for the special collection section of the library. The corporate gift was recommended for approval to the Ralston Purina Co. by Foodmaker, a San Diego subsidiary of the St.

Louis company. 80 firefighters needed by state The California Department of Forestry (CDF) will take applications for 80 seasonal firefighter positions from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, Feb. 22 to 24, at the headquarters office, 2249 Jamacha Road, El Cajon.

kTTHY Registrations for tha-naxt samestsr of Broadcast Workshop evening sessions, beginning March 20, are being accepted now. For more information, call Jeff Sattler at KCBQ, 286-1170. Southland Corporation, operators of 144 7-Eleven Ps in San Diego, has announced the move of its north-" zone offices to 4819 Ronson Court in Kearny Mesa, offices were previously located in the division Iquarters building in La Mesa. 'ith more than 6,500 stores, Southland Corp. is the est operator of convenience stores in the world.

Its 9th Pacific division headquarters will continue to be ffted at 7839 University in La Mesa. Cl Italth agency selects Taylor Ifpervisor Lee Taylor (5th District, San Diego) has named as the new Chairperson of the Governing of the Health Systems Agency of San Diego and Serial Counties (HSA). a member of the Governing Board, replaces Sicilwoman Lorraine Boyce, who has served as rperson of the Board for the past year. rje HSAs Governing Board is comprised of two fibers of the Board of Supervisors of San Diego two members of the Board of Supervisors of ial County, and a representative of the League of brnia Cities. Lola's Cocker Hut which opened last November at 1836 Skyline Dr.

in Lemon Grove is the place to pamper your pet. Owner Lola Roto of England grooms all breeds of dogs, but specializes in cocker spaniels. She has trained under and observed some of the best show cocker handlers in Los Angeles and San Diego. Lola's Cocker Hut will be expanding soon into the adjacent building for an additional 200 sq. ft.

of space. This area will be used to stock pet care products such as Zodiac, Lambert Kay, Wupi and Kennel Ration. 19 nninDPCi Be sure to clean filters on the dryer after every use. Besides making your clothes less attractive, a lint-clogged machine has to work harder. uiuunuq FROM $25! (N lor compMs urvie (ph tiling fM) WORKSHOPS I rsfe chosen president elect I ft costs you nofhmaj io dot Divorce Information Corner toN-frM Cal' Mon-Fn 6 am-9 pm Sal-Sun 9 am-3 pm Master eftarge and Visa (accepted Sahatfatspanoi LqUARANTEEO! IS YOUR PROBLEM SKYROCKETING BULK POSTAL RATES? Run the dishwasher once a day or less.

You'll use about 13 gallons instead of the 10 gallons it takes each time you do the dishes by hand. orman A. Neste of the engineering firm of Lawrence, Smith and Associates of La Mesa, has been selected ident-elect of the California Council of Civil ineerj and Land Surveyors. Cojncil consists of more than 400 firms throughout state with members ranging in size from sole wbrietorships to multi-million dollar corporations. Bulk mailing for business advertising material can cost almost 8 per piece for postage and addressing.

turism tops $800 million iar-end tourism revenue totaled $845-million in San ego County for an 8.1 per cent increase over 1976, acting to Dal Watkins, Executive Director of the San 2ng Rearrange your rooms to let one properly shaded light do the work of three or four. If you're redecorating, use light colors. Dark colors absorb light. ITjo Convention and Visitors Bureau. cited across-the-board gains in the total nlimber of SOLUTION: 00 youraolK? with Use the Life News For only 3 per piece you can reach the same market.

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