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SILVER STAR
Deputy Sheriffs’ Association of San Diego County
AUGUST 2014
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DSA
IN PICTURES
SUN AND SEA FESTIVAL On July 19, deputies
patrolled the Sun and Sea Festival in Imperial Beach,
keeping the peace at the annual sand castle competition.
Besides providing law enforcement, deputies had a great
time chatting with festival attendees and taking photos
with children. Photo courtesy of the San Diego Sheriff’s
Department Public Affairs Unit.
NEW DIRECTOR SWORN IN At the July 10, 2014,
meeting, President Matt Clay swore in new director David
Leonhardi. As the runner up in the last election, Leonhardi
replaces Hank Turner who stepped down on July 1. Just a
few months remain on the term, and Leonhardi plans to
step right in and get started. Read more on page 11.
HOW TO REACH THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
You may use the numbers below to speak with
a board member about an issue you may have.
President Matt Clay
(949) 246-1385
[email protected]
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Vice President Steve Purvis
(760) 484-0115
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Secretary/Treasurer
Tim Petrachek
(760) 315-6465
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Director Dave DiCarlo
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Director David Leonhardi
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Director Dustin Lopez
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Director Ed Macken
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Chula Vista Court - Don West
CID/Fraud - John Cannon
CID/Sexual Assualt - Luis Chavez
COPPS-WET - Mark Bryan
El Cajon Court - Cydney King, Michele Chism
George Bailey - Brian Baker,
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Las Colinas - Scott Johnson
Lemon Grove - Daniel Gutierrez
Poway Station - Michael Arroyo, Shane Stiles
San Diego Court - Steve Bowen
San Marcos - Scott Carter, Allan Paez,
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Santee Station - Rob Bueno
SDCJ - Miguel Martinez
Southbay Detentions - John Grinceri
Transportation - Jon Currie, Robert Pierson
PRESIDENT’S REPORT MATT CLAY
We had a change on our board of directors
last month, with Hank Turner tendering his
resignation. Hank has been
terribly busy with many
commitments, and after
much deliberation decided
that it was best for him
to concentrate on other
things both personally and
professionally.
I'd like to express my
heartfelt gratitude to Hank
for his time on the board,
not only as a director, but
as a former president as
well. Hank contributed a
great deal to this association, and I know
he will continue to give as much of himself
as time allows.
Hank's position was filled by the candidate
with the next highest votes from the last
election, David Leonhardi. David has been
a station representative for several months
and was eager to jump right in with an open
mind and a passion to serve our members.
Welcome David.
The DSA has certainly remained busy
through the summer, making the circuit
of hosting barbecues at various facilities
around the county for deputies and
professional staff alike. Just since April,
we have visited the Vista facilities, Poway,
George Bailey and East Mesa, and San
Marcos. We are coming to a location
near you. It has been a pleasure serving
up burgers and dogs to the troops while
availing ourselves to questions, concerns,
and good 'ol conversation.
The DSA has been an integral part of the
formation of the new Sheriff ’s Health
Academy. The response has been quite
positive with an impressive number of
commitment cards submitted. As this is
the pilot program, there are 100 spaces
available. The selection process conducted
by the department will ensure that we
have coverage across all bureaus and
demographic representation from across
t he c ou nt y. G e t t i ng
healthier is important for
everyone, but especially
for members of public
s a fet y. You r pa r t ner
depends on you to be
there for them as well as
the public we serve. I wish
all of our participants the
very best success.
As I write this article,
we have been planning
a fundraiser to assist
our colleagues at the
Escondido Police Officers Association with
their support of the family of Officer Laura
Perez. This loss has of course hit Escondido
Police Department very hard. The young
Laura Perez, by all accounts, had a very
promising career and was very much liked
by her peers. Our hearts remain with our
friends at Escondido PD, as they cope with
this sudden and tragic loss.
As you know Laura left behind a 4 yearold daughter who now has no parents. The
DSA stepped up and assisted by planning
a sheriff ’s fundraiser with a matching
association contribution to help support
this precious young girl. I have been in awe
of the overwhelming outpouring of support
from our members not only willing to dig
down and give to this great cause, but the
members who so passionately wanted to
get even more involved with their time and
energy.
I would like to especially extend a thank
you to Matt Blumenthal, Rich Williams,
and all the great folks up at the San Marcos
Station for all they did. You are all Silver
Stars!
I will leave with a thought borrowed from
Hank Turner. "There are over 3 million
people in San Diego County, but only 2,500
can call themselves a deputy sheriff. "
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Minutes
Rapid Response DNA Update
Message from Sheriff Bill Gore
W
hen it comes to technology, the San Diego Sheriff's Department
has a reputation. Deputy Sheriffs, along with the scientists and
technicians who support them, will venture to the cutting edge when it
advances our mission.
Case in point. A few years back we dramatically expanded DNA
operations at the Sheriff's Crime Lab. Our Rapid Response DNA Team
was the first of its kind in California: a team solely dedicated to testing
evidence in street crimes—principally burglaries, robberies, and auto
thefts.
This cutting edge application of technology is helping us solve crimes
and accomplish our mission. I want to update you on the effort—where
we've been and where we're going.
In 2004, California voters passed Proposition 69: the DNA Fingerprint,
Unsolved Crime and Innocence Protection Act. This law created for
California an all-felons DNA database. When the law passed, there
were just over 200,000 offender profiles in California's DNA database,
CODIS, the state's Combined DNA Index System. Today, California's
CODIS has the DNA profiles of more than 2 million offenders. In San
Diego County, most known DNA profiles are collected by detentions
deputies at the time an arrestee is booked into jail.
From the moment of Prop 69's passage, we saw a growing DNA
database as a field to be harvested.
At that time, there was some research showing that using DNA
evidence to identify, arrest and prosecute property crimes could have
a direct impact on crime. Still, not many took the message to heart.
One problem of course was resources. DNA criminalists were (and
are today) busy working on murders and rapes—cases that necessarily
receive top priority. How could they possibly stop what they were doing
to develop DNA to work on an auto theft?
The first two vehicles were recovered. When patrol officers investigated,
they processed the recovered trucks for DNA and processed the truck
in Lakeside where the attempted theft took place. Our lab developed
DNA profiles and submitted them to the automated DNA database for
comparison. CODIS hits showed David Bruton's DNA on a gearshift
swab from the first stolen truck, from inside a glove left in the second
truck, and from a screwdriver left in the third truck.
Bruton was arrested and prosecuted. He is now serving 11 years and 8
months in prison.
Through forensic DNA technology we are solving crimes as never
before. I believe it is one reason we are able to drive crime down. When
we arrest a burglar or a vehicle thief, quite often we are arresting a
career criminal, someone who is committing multiple crimes.
So, just how successful are we in this effort?
Our patrol deputies have become extremely skilled at identifying
possible DNA evidence. They collect blood left at a broken window of a
residential burglary. They find cigarette butts or latex gloves carelessly
discarded at a crime scene and soda bottles and beer cans the suspect
drank from. This evidence is submitted to our crime lab for testing. The
aim is to develop a DNA profile and get it uploaded into CODIS – and
to do it all quickly without compromising quality science.
Every year, since 2008, the San Diego Sheriff's Regional Crime Lab has
averaged uploading nearly 500 crime scene DNA profiles into CODIS.
And every year, since 2008, we have had a success rate better than 50%.
That means when we enter a DNA profile into CODIS from evidence in
an unsolved case, our odds are better than even that we will identify the
criminal.
Significantly, of all our CODIS hits, more than half are on burglary
cases and nearly one third are for auto theft cases. Every cop knows
what research shows: the arrest of these criminals directly affects the
level of crime in our communities.
The plan was straightforward. While one team of dedicated DNA
criminalists continued to focus on violent crimes, the focus of the new
team would be exclusively street crimes: burglaries, robberies, and auto
thefts—crimes often committed by repeat offenders and crimes that
have a direct impact on the quality of life in our neighborhoods.
Here is the take away.
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As part of our Information Led Policing strategy, we aim to identify
known offenders in our community. Crime Analysts, using crime
mapping and predictive policing technologies, are doing outstanding
work. Meanwhile, criminalists at our Crime Lab are identifying
through DNA those who repeatedly victimize neighborhoods. These
technologies – and the amazing professionals who use them – are part
of a comprehensive effort to put technology to work to drive down
crime in San Diego County. It's working.
Do well and stay safe.
5)
ROLL CALL OF DIRECTORS:
Present: Clay, Schaller, Leonhardi, Macken, Petrachek, Moore, Lopez, Purvis
Absent: DiCarlo/vacation - unexcused
1)
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
a) FINANCE: Petrachek
i) Discussion regarding paying reimbursement that is past the
90 day reimbursement requirement per the standing rules.
MOTION/Schaller, SECOND/Moore to approve payment of Macken’s
reimbursement request due to being past 90 days. Motion unanimously
carries.
Upon motion by Petrachek , Second by Schaller and passed by unanimous
vote, the July 10, 2014 meeting of the Board of Directors entered into closed
session at 4:25 pm for confidential communications to include Adah Mathias.
b)
DISCUSSION:
a) Legal, closed session minutes from June 26, 2014
c)
MOTION/Petrachek, SECOND/Schaller to come out of closed session
at 5:04 pm. Motion unanimously carries
Lopez left the meeting at 4:36 pm
Purvis left the meeting at 5:07 pm
Clay left the meeting at 5:30
d)
MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE
CHULA VISTA COURT
Don West
EL CAJON COURT
Cyd King, Michele Chism
HOMICIDEGlenn Giannatonio
IN-SERVICE TRAINING
Daniel Gutierrez
LAS COLINAS
Scott Johnson
POWAY STATION
Mike Arroyo
RANCHO SAN DEIGO STATION
Luis Chavez
RETIREDDon Crist
SAN DIEGO CENTRAIL JAIL
Michael Arroyo
SAN MARCOS STATION
Steve Morace, Scott Carter
SANTEE STATION
Rob Bueno, Fred Duey
SOUTH BAY DETENTIONS
John Grinceri
2)
LEGAL REPORT: Steiner
a) Review of court decisions.
3)
CONSENT CALENDAR:
a) Minutes from June 26, 2014
b) Retirement
i) Jose Sanchez – 22 years membership - $5,100
c) Membership
i) 2328 Class 1 Members, 148 Affiliate Members, 58 Class
III Reserve Members, 1102 Retired Members for a total
membership of 3,636
ii) Affiliate
(1) Michael Volberg
MOTION/Macken, SECOND/Schaller to approve the consent calendar.
Motion unanimously carries.
4)
PRESIDENT’S REPORT: Clay
a) Discussion regarding increasing the awards given at the Academy
graduations.
MOTION/Moore, SECOND/Macken to increase the amount of the
academy awards to $200 each. Motion unanimously carries.
b)
c)
Hank Turner resigned from the DSA board effective July 1, 2014
and David Leonhardi as the 4th highest vote getter will replace him
until the end of Turner’s term in December.
Clay has contacted Wayne Quint with State’s Attorney Harris
office regarding the sheriff being required to sign all 10 day waiver
letters. Quint is researching issue and will contact Clay with more
information.
PE AC E OFFI C E R S RE SE ARC H A SS O C I ATI ON OF
CALIFORNIA (PORAC)-Petrachek
i) PORAC quarterly meeting will be held in August in San Diego.
POLITICAL ACTION: Petrachek/Schaller
i) PAC interviews were held on Wednesday for Rob McNelis
– Santee City Council, Chris Orlando – San Marcos City
Council, Tracy Prior – appointment to judgeship, Ronn
Hall - Santee City Council, John Franklin - Vista City Council
MOTION/Schaller, SECOND/Moore to endorse Rob McNelis, Chris
Orlando and Tracy Prior. Motion unanimously carries.
The Executive Meeting of the Board of Directors was recessed at 5:30 pm
and Secretary/Treasurer called the General Membership Meeting to order
at 5:37 pm.
As impressive as that is, our success rate continues to increase. In 2013
we obtained 392 offender hits from CODIS; we received DNA hits on
an amazing 77 percent of the cases entered. That reflects quality work
being done at the lab and in the field.
In 2007, at the request of our department, the County Board of
Supervisors approved and funded our DNA Rapid Response Team. The
action nearly doubled funding for our DNA criminalist staff and, as I
mentioned, was a first of its kind.
Consider how investigators and criminalists put an end to the criminal
career of David Bruton. Bruton was a career thief. Mostly he stole cars
and trucks. In early January of last year he stole two Peterbilt dump
trucks in a three-day period from construction sites in El Cajon. Several
weeks later he attempted to steal a Peterbilt 18-wheeler from a roadside
in Lakeside.
President Matt Clay called the Meeting of the Board of Directors to order
on July 10, 2014 at 4:24 pm.
e)
f)
NEGOTIATIONS: Turner
i) New contract became effective on June 27th. Signing bonus
will be included on July 18th paycheck.
ii) RMT trust has contracted with Shana Saichek as the trust
attorney. Working on including the Assistant Sheriff and
above ranks to the trust agreement.
MEMBER EVENTS: Turner
i) Day at the Races will be on August 2nd
ii) SeaWorld Picnic is on August 9th. Tickets are on sale at the
DSA office or online on the DSA website.
iii) Lonny Brewer Tournament is September 22 at Sycuan
DONATIONS: Moore
i) Discussion regarding fundraiser for Border Patrol agent who
has stage 4 cancer.
MOTION/Moore, SECOND/Leonhardi to approve $500 for USBP/
Crossfit fundraiser for Border Patrol Agent Carlos Fernandez. Motion
unanimously carries.
g)
h)
LEGAL DEFENSE: Petrachek
i) Upcoming training will be held at the DSA office on July 22nd
from 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm and August 2nd at the SDPOA office.
Anyone interesting in attending the training please contact
Pinckard’s office at 858-467-1199 or Tim Petrachek.
SICKNESS AND DISTRESS: Lopez
i) Reminder that if there is a deputy in need please contact the
DSA office. The DSA can’t assist if we aren’t provided the
information.
6)
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
a) Server upgrade is needed to provide adequate storage
MOTION/Macken, SECOND/Schaller to approve up to $17,500 for
upgrading server from undesignated funds. Motion unanimously carries.
7)
NEW BUSINESS
a) Sheriff Museum fundraiser – Tabled to July 24, 2014
8)
GOOD OF THE ASSOCIATION
a) Raffle prize won by Scott Johnson.
ADJOURNED 6:30 pm
President Matt Clay called the Meeting of the Board of Directors to order
on July 24, 2014 at 12:20 pm.
ROLL CALL OF DIRECTORS:
Present: Clay, Lopez, DiCarlo, Macken, Petrachek, Moore, Purvis, Leonhardi
arrived at 1:52 pm
Absent: Schaller/vacation - unexcused
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Minutes
Upon motion by Petrachek, Second by Moore and passed by unanimous vote,
the July 24, 2014 meeting of the Board of Directors entered into closed session
at 1:15 pm for confidential communications to include Fern Steiner and Adah
Mathias.
– Imperial Beach Mayor, Jerry Jones – Lemon Grove City Council, Mike
Nichols – Solana Beach City Council, Dave Cowles – Vista City Council,
Judy Ritter –Vista Mayor, Kristal Jabara – San Marcos City Council, John
Aguilera – Vista City Council, Kristin Gaspar – Encinitas Mayor
1)
DISCUSSION:
a) Closed session minutes from July 10, 2014, legal
AMENDED MOTION/Petrachek, SECOND/Macken to remove Gaspar
from previous motion. Motion withdrawn.
MOTION/Petrachek, SECOND/Moore to come out of closed session at
1:39 pm. Motion unanimously carries
MOTION/Petrachek, SECOND/Purvis to endorse Jim Janney – Imperial
Beach Mayor, Jerry Jones – Lemon Grove City Council, Mike Nichols –
Solana Beach City Council, Dave Cowles – Vista City Council, Judy Ritter
–Vista Mayor, Kristal Jabara – San Marcos City Council, John Aguilera
– Vista City Council. Motion unanimously carries.
2)
CONSENT CALENDAR:
a) Minutes from July 10, 2014
b) Retirement
i) Ron Megrditchian – 24 (18 as Class 1) years membership $3,600
ii) Charlie Peterson – 24 years membership - $5,700
c) Ratification of Director polling
i) To approve $225 for the LE Academy Award (Honor graduate
- $150/D-Tac - $75)
(1) AYES: Schaller, DiCarlo, Leonhardi, Moore, Purvis,
Macken
(2) NO RESPONSE: Lopez, Petrachek
MOTION/Petrachek, SECOND/Moore to endorse Kristin Gaspar for
Encinitas Mayor. Lopez abstained. Motion carries.
MOTION/Lopez, SECOND/Leonhardi to approve $5,000 to Leo Hamel
for PAC expenditure. Motion unanimously carries.
d)
NEGOTIATIONS:
i) Discussion regarding invoice for PEPRA lawsuit.
MOTION/Petrachek, SECOND/Moore to approve payment of the
Silver, Hadden, Silver, Wexler & Levine in the amount of $18,743.05.
Motion unanimously carries.
MOTION/Purvis SECOND/Moore to approve the consent calendar.
Motion unanimously carries.
3)
PRESIDENT’S REPORT: Clay
a) Discussion regarding issues with pay increases and benefits.
e)
4)
SECRETARY/TREASURER REPORT: Petrachek
a) Discussion regarding fund balance for negotiations cash fund.
MOTION/Moore, SECOND/Petrachek to approve $300 for a tee
sponsorship. Motion unanimously carries.
MOTION/Petrachek, SECOND/Purvis to transfer $25,000 from
negotiation investment fund to negotiation cash fund. Motion
unanimously carries.
f)
5)
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
a) FINANCE: Petrachek
i) Discussion regarding check received from selling of REIT. The
money will be added to the investment account.
b) PORAC-Petrachek
i) PORAC quarterly meeting will be on August 1st at the Omni
Hotel San Diego. All directors are encouraged to attend.
c) POLITICAL ACTION: Petrachek/Schaller
i) Discussion regarding PAC interviews and endorsements
MOTINO/Petrachek, SECOND/DiCarlo to endorse Dan Sequra for
judicial appointment and send letter of support to Governor. Motion
unanimously carries.
MOTION/Petrachek, SECOND/Macken to endorse the following
candidates for re-election – Jim Janney – Imperial Beach Mayor, Jim Janney
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6)
DONATIONS: Moore
i) Daryl F. Gates Memorial Golf Tournament (LAPPL) - $300
SICKNESS AND DISTRESS: Lopez
i) Earnell Sease had a brain aneurysm and is in the ICU at Inland
Valley Hospital.
GOOD OF THE ASSOCIATION
a) Discussion regarding department sports team sponsorship. Members
can submit a donation request for team events as a team and receive
up to $1,000 per team.
b) Sheriff Museum – Macken
i) Discussion regarding HDSA annual fundraiser ad being a title
sponsor for the gala. Direction to have Marilee Howe attend
the next meeting.
c) Historical cars - Macken
i) Macken drove the Dodge Polara in the PRIDE parade. The
lights and siren are not working and he would like to have
them repaired. Moore and Petrachek will fix the lights and
siren issues.
ii) Volunteer list to assist with cars to drive in events.
ADJOURNED 3:57 pm.
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FALL RETIREE LUNCHEON
Sept. 13, 2014
at the El Cajon Elk’s Lodge
Join the Retired Members of the
DSA at their fall luncheon
and meeting on Sat., Sept.
13. Social hour begins at 10:30
a.m., followed by lunch and an
informal meeting. Enjoy drinks
and lunch with old friends, while
meeting some new ones. All DSA members are
invited, retired or active. Admission is $15 for
DSA Members and guests (payable at the door) and
includes lunch. Bring door prizes for the exciting raffle,
which raises money for the retired members group.
RSVP now online at www.dsasd.org/fall, by sending an
e-mail to [email protected], or calling (858) 4869009 x 100.
Lemon Grove Station Reunion
Did you work at the Lemon Grove Station during the 20th Century, the
1960s, 70s, 80s, or 90s? Rusty Burkett and familiar faces are looking for
you! Attend the Lemon Grove Station reunion on Monday, September
22, 2014, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Chula Vista Elk’s Lodge. There
will be dinner, a picture slideshow, and a DJ for background music.
The cost is just $25 per person, whether you eat or not. A buffet style
dinner with chicken and beef along with all the fixings will be served.
Checks can be made payable to Rusty, non-refundable, as a head count
needs to be given to the caterer in advance. Payment is needed by
Monday, September 15. Contact Rusty by cell phone or email for
his mailing address: (619) 916-6008 or [email protected].
Bill Kilpatrick's wife has graciously taken on the task of putting
a picture slide show together for our reunion. We need people
to share photos from our times at Lemon Grove. Cutoff date for
photos is September 1. If possible, please provide the names of
the people in the image. Dig through your pictures, scan them, and
send them to [email protected]. Please put “LGS Reunion” on the
subject line so your pictures don’t get accidentally deleted as spam. Bill
also has the pictures from our last reunion, which was back in 2007.
Come to the LGS reunion, bring your spouse, and catch up with all
the people who worked at The Grove. There has been a great deal of
interest in this reunion with over 80 responses. Don’t miss this event!
Rusty is estimating 90 to 100 people, maybe more!
DISCOUNT TICKETS FOR DSA MEMBERS
ATTRACTION REGULAR PRICE
MEMBER PRICE
Disneyland Resort
$92
$90
(Child) $86
$84
1-Day Park Hopper
$137
$127
(Child)
$131
$121
2-Day Park Hopper
$210
$191
(Child)
$197
$179
*Please visit the DSA website or call the DSA Store for complete
price list and availability. Annual Passes available. Visit www.Disneyland.
com for blackout dates.
LegoLand
(Child) 3 Park Hopper
(Child) $83
$73
$107
$97
$69
$64
$74
$69
SeaWorld (Child) SeaWorld Fun Card
$84
$78
$84
$65
$65
$74
Aquatica Waterpark
(Child)
$40
$34
$31
$25
Universal Studios
VARIES
(Visit the member’s only section online for tickets)
MOVIE TICKETS
MEMBER PRICE
AMC
Edwards, Regal
Krikorian, Reading
$8
$7
$ 7.50
These tickets are available in the DSA store, by calling the DSA Store or sending an e-mail
to [email protected]. A $5 fee is added to all mail orders. A service fee is added to
all non-member purchases. DSA not responsible for tickets lost in mail. Tickets cannot
be purchased for these prices at the admissions gate at any of the parks. Tickets are
Non-Refundable. Ticket prices are subject to change without notice. Please call
ahead to see if tickets are available. DSA Store (858) 486-7153.
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DSA | DEPARTMENT | COUNTY | INDUSTRY
Lonny Brewer Memorial Golf Tournament
Save the date! The 27th Annual Lonny Brewer Memorial Golf
Tournament will take place at Sycuan Golf Resort’s Willow Glen Golf
Course on Monday, Sept. 22. The $100 per person fee includes cart
rental, green fee, and barbecue dinner at the award banquet immediately
following the tournament. All members of your
foursome must be currently working for or
retired from law enforcement.
Reservation forms are available at the DSA office and
online at www.dsasd.org/golf.
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the Ramona Station to each
winery, wine tasting at each,
and accompanying appetizers.
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Ramona Station at 7. Please visit
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Brian Hartshorn
Moises Rosado
Michael Farrell
Bryce Thompson
Albert Estacio
Nathaniel O’Niell
Michael Hom
Silas Gott
Jessica Vanoort
Joseph Tivanian
Gary Rivers
Brandon Austin
Davis Benner
Charles Cable
Matthew Carlson
John Carreno
Erin Carter
Alannah Castro
Thomas Charles
Christopher Cross
Timothy De Marco
Maria Diaz
Adrian Dominguez
Michael-Aaron Dominguez
Ashley Escalera
Ronald Escobar
Jason Ferguson
Rosysela Flores
Juan Guevara
Jeremy Hepler
Carlos Hernandez
Edgar Huerta
Rafael Jimenez Ruiz
Janelle Joseif
Justin Labrador
Eric Lang
Amber Leidecker
Lavon Lynch
Sammie Mc Coy
Stephen Mc Fadden
Jose Mejia
Jesse Mendoza
Byron Myers
Jessica Nguyen
Lucas Parrott
Mark Passi
Richard Pele
Edgar Reyes
Alejandra Romero
Carlos Sanchez
Alena Sellari
Nicholas Sisto
Christopher Smith
David Sprague
Bruce Taitano
Troy Thomas
Ross Villarino
Jason Wade
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Office & Store Closures
September 1
The DSA office and store are
closed on most holidays, but
the after hours answering
service will direct your call if
you have an emergency. Please
plan accordingly, especially
when purchasing discount
tickets for use over holiday
weekends.
First Responder Day
at the Races
August 3
Join the DSA for a family
friendly event at the Del Mar
Racetrack on August 3. Your
discounted ticket includes
admission to the track, access
to a VIP area with a private
betting window and bar, a buffet
lunch and non-alcoholic drinks.
Tickets available now at the DSA
and select sheriff ’s stations.
www.dsasd.org/delmar
D S A DAT E S
Proceeds from this popular tournament benefit
the DSF Line of Duty Scholarship fund, which
awards a scholarship in the name of each fallen
deputy from the San Diego County Sheriff’s
Department. This event sells out each year, so get
your team together now!
Welcome new DSA members
SeaWorld Picnic
August 9
For just $33 per person, you
get entrance into SeaWorld
and a picnic lunch with
entertainment for the kids.
Tickets are available at the DSA
and online at www.dsasd.org/
SeaWorld.
Retiree Luncheon
September 13
Save the date for the fall retiree
luncheon at the El Cajon Elk’s
Lodge. More information will
be mailed to retired member
homes and available online
when it is available.
www.dsasd.org/fall
Lonny Brewer Memorial
Golf Tournament
September 22
Get a foursome together for
some fun on the links to raise
money for the DSF Line of
Duty scholarship fund.
www.dsasd.org/golf
DSA Wine Tasting
October 4
Join the DSA for a spectacular
wine tasting event this fall.
More information will be
released soon.
www.dsasd.org/wine
DSA (858) 486-9009
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San Diego County Deputy Sheriff ’s Foundation presents the 27th Annual
Lonny Brewer Memorial
Golf Tournament
Benefitting the Foundation’s Line of Duty Scholarship Fund
Monday September 22, 2014
11:30 a.m. Check-in � 1 p.m. Shotgun Start � 4 Person Scramble
Willow Glen Golf Course
3007 Dehesa Road, El Cajon, CA 92019
$100 per player – includes green fees, cart, and barbecue buffet dinner
Putting, Closest to the Pin, and Longest Drive Contests
Awards to Top 3 Teams
NEW
DIRECTOR
DAVID
LEONHARDI
Enjoy a night at the Sycuan Golf Resort for just $99 plus tax.
24-Hour Complimentary shuttle to casino. Book before September 1 to secure discounted rate.
(619) 219-6028 - Mention “Lonny Brewer Golf Tournament”
Entry Forms available at www.dsasd.org/golf and at the DSA office in Poway
For More Information Contact Steve Purvis (760) 484-0115
Deadline for Entry: September 10
All players must currently be working for or have retired from law enforcement
to win. Play will be limited to first 144 paid golfers. Get your entries in early, as we
always sell out before the deadline.
It’s been a difficult task to sit down and write
about myself, but I’ve procrastinated as long
as I can. Most of my literary masterpieces are
about high school students in possession of
marijuana or daytime loitering during school
hours, but I guess I’ll give this a try.
My name is David Leonhardi and I am the
newest addition to the DSA Board of Directors.
I’ve been on the department for six years and
have worked in a few different assignments.
I started at South Bay Court in Chula Vista
before moving to the Lemon Grove Patrol
Station where I worked as a patrol deputy,
training officer, and special purpose deputy. I
am currently assigned as the School Resource
Deputy at Monte Vista High School out of the
Rancho San Diego Station. I have also been on
our department’s Crisis Negotiations Team for
the past three years.
I’m extremely grateful and excited for the
opportunity to join the DSA board. I plan to
immerse myself in the entire operation, so I
can learn everything as quickly as possible
in order to provide a better service to the
members. Coming in not just near the end
of term, but mid-year, means I have plenty of
catching up to do. I promise to stay openminded and contribute to the advancement of
the DSA. There are always ideas and ways for
improving the DSA and the benefits we receive
as members. I believe my job is to listen to
these ideas and help accomplish some of them.
Since I am replacing Director Turner who
stepped down, I am only guaranteed a seat on
the board until January, because that would
have been the end of his term. My intention
is not to come into the board as only a short
term replacement. I will be running in the next
election and hope you allow me to continue
serving the membership. I am committed
to the DSA, the board of directors, and the
membership for the foreseeable future. I am
still in the early stages of my career and hope to
assist in leading the association for many years.
Lastly, my goal as a director is to become a
resource for any deputy in need. Although I
am just beginning to learn how several things
within the DSA and our department work, I
am willing to put in the extra time to research
and help resolve any issues our members may
have. I am officially another resource for any
DSA members in need (at least for another five
months), so please contact me with any issues
or ideas. You may reach me on my cell or at
the DSA email, [email protected]. I look
forward to working with the board and for the
members.
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What Do
You Know
As you mull this thought over, you shift even more in your seat to move
around your gear. Now your left lower back is hurting again. Maybe
having less gear on your hips is not such a bad idea after all, especially if
that old lower back injury comes back.
by Bryan Fass
As a society, we are taught to ignore pain and this is exactly what we
have to stop doing. Pain, especially aching, nagging pain is a warning
or a symptom of bigger things to come. Just like the check engine light,
it’s a warning that must be heeded. Those little spasms, aches and pains
are what often become the bigger injury and herein lies what you know
wrong about back pain.
You’re six calls in, and the call volume has not let up,
Your back is not strong
About Back Pain?
it’s going to be a long shift. Your vest feels particularly
tight and restrictive today. Your belt is cutting into
your hip. There has been talk about transitioning over
to tactical vests but you are on the fence. While it
would be nice to have less gear on your waist, as you
shift a little in your seat, giving an assailant anything
else to grab does not seem like a good idea.
Your back is not strong; the notion of a strong back is a myth. The spine
has some pretty specific jobs including protecting the spinal cord and
as an attachment point for muscles and this is where we need to have a
better understanding.
Think of your spine as a stack of oval blocks. In between each block is
a jelly doughnut. On top of the block stack is a bowling ball, which is
too far forward (forward head posture). The stack of blocks also sits on
this “funky” base called your pelvis. This pelvis can move in all kinds of
crazy directions and often leans too far forward as well.
If we think of the spine this way then there is no possibility that
something like this can have any “strength.” Your back strength comes
from a combination of hip strength, abdominal co-contraction to help
stiffen the spine, and from a strong “extensor chain.”
As first responders we have both. High job strain from lifting, moving,
fighting, and running. Check. Are a majority of responders overweight
and or sedentary with correspondingly high BMIs? Check.
Law Enforcement is a physical job and to safely perform the job you
have to have the strength and mobility to do the job. A high BMI is also
associated with specific postures that alter how you move.
Upper cross and lower cross patterns are significantly worse with a high
BMI. The anterior pelvic rotation, foot position changes, forward head,
and rounded shoulders all change how your biomechanics and will set
you up for everything we discussed already.
Every time I teach a class, someone has to boast that they have no pain
or have not had an injury. While this is great; the goal is to stay injury
free, do not ignore good mechanics and good tissue conditioning just
because you do not have pain yet. Remember almost all responders are
well down the path of injury. Repetitive injury occurs for years, but
the tissue often compensates for a long time before the injury occurs.
Keep your tissue loose, stretch every day, and use your foam roller. Use
awesome ergonomics every time, every lift counts. Exercise every day,
even if it’s just ten minutes of walking three or four times a day—move!
Final Tip: Never sit on your wallet or anything high enough to shift
your hips. Sitting on your wallet is causing your back pain by shifting
your hips.
This article was reprinted from Officer.com.
The extensor chain includes the upper, middle and lower trapezius,
cervical-thoracic-lumbar paraspinals, glutes, and hamstrings.
Simply put to have a “strong” back you must have very strong
glutes (think dead lifts-squats-step ups), strong anterior and lateral
abdominals to stiffen the torso when under load, and strong well
balanced spinal extensors.
Posture matters
Where does your back hurt most of the time? Usually it’s in the paraspinal muscles from T8-L2 (where your middle back and lower back
meet). Grab a tennis ball or stick your fist back there, just to the side of
your spine, and feel how sore and nasty those muscles are.
Every time you lift/move/drive/sit/run with your head down, back
round or knees locked the strain goes to this area. Over time the tissue
fatigues, repetitive motion disorder, and eventually injury will occur.
As this tissue is getting broken down from poor technique and poor
posture those injurious loads are also being transferred into the jelly
doughnuts.
If you take ten people randomly off the street and do an MRI of their
back roughly four will have disk bulges with no symptoms and two to
three more will have microfractures in their disks. Every lift counts,
any lift or exercise can hurt you because the damage has already been
done; we are just not symptomatic yet!
BMI affects movement & can cause injury
A 1999 study published in the American Journal of Public Health
concluded that “high job strain was the most important factor affecting
back injury. Body mass index and a work movement index (twisting,
extended reaching, and stooping) were also significant factors in
injury.”
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Retiree Medical Trust
by Dave Schaller
It seems like just yesterday we started working toward the creation of
a member retiree healthcare benefit in the form of a Retiree Medical
Trust or RMT. I'm sure you are all aware that we started making
contributions to the RMT fund in April. Many have mentioned to me
they have not even noticed a change in the biweekly pay.
At our most recent RMT meeting, we took the final step toward getting
the funds out to the investment market. With the formal adoption of an
Investment Policy Statement, we are now prepared to transfer funds out
to Wells Fargo for investment.
Our RMT administrators shared some numbers from the meeting
I thought the members might find interesting. Every pay period, a
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deposit in the amount of about $86,000 is made to the trust from the
county. Of that total amount, $59,000 comes from DSA members with
the remainder coming from Probation, Probation Supervisors, and the
District Attorney Investigators. This means in a year's time we will have
deposited over $2.2 million. Assuming no plan change, in five years
we will have deposited $11 million. For a new employee with 30 years
ahead of them, there will have been over $67 million in deposits.
We anticipate that a large part of the members’ final benefit will be
derived from the pooled investment interest earnings. Like your
pension, your RMT funds are professionally invested in the stock
market. For comparisons sake: over 60 percent of total pension fund
earnings in the last 32 years are a result of fund investments .
Where do we go next? As we have said from the beginning, we want to
continue building the benefit plan. Part of this is accomplished by the
previously mentioned investment account of the existing contributions.
Another way to increase earnings is to increase member contributions.
There have been a multitude of rumors about this, but rest assured, no
contribution increase can take place until approved by a formal vote by
a majority of the DSA membership.
Although there is no immediate plan to ask the members for an
increased contribution, we anticipate bringing it to the members
following benefit increases during the next year. That way the members
can increase their benefit without having any noticeable change in their
take home pay.
A third way to increase the benefit is to ask the county for a
contribution as part of a total compensation package in future labor
contracts. The feeling of the DSA board is that once the county sees
the RMT up and running, and they recognize the tax savings provided
to the employer and employee, that they will embrace it as a means to
help further build retirement healthcare security for their workforce.
Another reason the county should be attracted to contributing to the
RMT is because as a means of compensation, it is non-pensionable and
their commitment is only for the stated dollar amount for the term of
the individual labor contract.
In summary, the creation of the RMT benefit was a huge first step. We
are now on our way to building a vehicle to provide for our inevitable
retirement healthcare expenses, but we are not done yet. By the very
nature of being a defined contribution employee benefit, the RMT will
always be somewhat dynamic in its funding and benefit structure.
Despite this, one thing remains constant, we will only get out of it what
we put it in to it (actually the national experience tells us most members
will collect much more than they contribute due to the pooling of
investment earnings).
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I know the RMT benefit can be confusing at first; it was for me too. I
also hear the false or intentionally negative rumors about the benefit or
our plan. I encourage you to visit the DSA website and review the RMT
section as a starting point for getting up to speed on how this benefit
affects you.
In closing, I commend our members for recognizing the need for this
important benefit and their willingness to contribute today for a future
benefit to be appreciated many years down the road. I am convinced
that in time, the creation of this RMT will be looked upon as one of the
greatest benefits provided for the members of the DSA.
Quetico Full Circle
by Clyde Kodadek
Q
uetico is the Ojibwe name for a benevolent spirt who resides in a
place of great beauty. Located in Ontario, Canada, the Quetico
is over a million acres of pristine, wild wilderness where the
only mode of transportation allowed is a canoe.
My connection with this benevolent spirit
started 46 years ago when Bruce “Doc”
Bohnsack and I took our first self-outfitted
canoe trip in Quetico Provincial Park.
Through the years our trips included friends and
family members. For our children it was a character
builder. We had canoe country rules. Number one
on the list was “no whining.” No matter how long the
portage, how heavy the pack, or how many strokes of
the paddle necessary to cross the lake there would be no
complaining. There was never a violation. The children
realized that everyone was tasked physically and everyone experienced
the associated pain. They also learned that sweat was the payment for
discovering perfect places in the Quetico.
Every trip was a unique adventure, as we paddled and portaged with
Mother Nature calling the shots. She gave us heavy doses of wind, rain,
thunder and lightning. She annoyed us with mosquitoes, deer f lies,
gnats, biting midges, and ticks. When her mood was
mellow we enjoyed days of glass lakes, blue sky, and
sunshine. She shared wildlife; through the years we
have seen bears, moose, deer, otters, pine martins,
beaver, squirrels, eagles, loons, ducks and turtles.
No wolf sightings, but we have heard the howling
harmony. We had the pleasure of catching the
Quetico Grand Slam: Northern Pike, Walleye,
Smallmouth Bass, and Lake Trout. What
wasn’t kept for a meal was returned to the
lake. Mother Nature has blessed the Quetico
with lake water so pure there is no need to treat
it prior to drinking. She also provides a world
1996:
Jumping in void of noise and light pollution. She ensures
that solitude, north woods beauty, and lack of
the Lake
people are the standard.
I have many memories of prior trips with the children. My favorites
include the 1990 trip where Ben Bohnsack landed a monster Northern
Pike on his own, after Doc refused to take the rod when Ben saw what was
on the line. On the 1996 trip, we accidentally put an adult pack on Andy
Bohnsack and sent him down a long portage. He never complained. We
later learned he had lost feeling in his arms by portage end and said to his
brother, “This sucks!” There was the 1998 trip where Lisa Kodadek leaped
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Returning to Quentico each summer for 46 years
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DSA MeMber Wine Tour
SATurDAy, ocTober 4
2 p.M. – 7 p.M.
$15 per perSon
off a towering rock structure,
into the lake, because, “If the
boys can do it, so can I.” Then
there was the 1998 trip when
Doc landed a trophy lake trout,
and Jake Bohnsack did a two
handed grab on the fish as the
barbless hook lure disengaged
and rocketed into the sky. He
managed to hang onto the
fish. After photos the fish was
released into the lake.
O u r c h i l d r e n n ow h a v e
demanding careers, busy lives,
and families of their own. For
the 2014 trip, it was just Doc and
me. We had come full circle. It
would be just like our first trip
in 1968, except we agreed on
Andy & Doc 1998
a “no route” plan. We would
make travel decisions daily,
emphasizing a “no hurry, no worry” itinerary. On June 20, our shuttle
driver Tom, from Quetico North Outfitters, dropped us off at the portage
to Stanton Bay. We told him we would return for pick up on June 30. For
the next 11 days we experienced the worst and the best of the Quetico.
Vineyard Grant James
Turtle Rock Ridge Winery
Ramona Ranch Winery
La Finquita
Pick Up and Check In Location: Ramona Sheriff ’s Station
You may also choose to drive yourself. A map will be provided upon check in at Ramona Station
and you must remain in the same tasting group and on the same time schedule.
Seven out of eleven days it rained. On three occasions, we were hammered
with pounding rain and high wind. We had to count seconds between
the lightening flash and the sound of thunder to determine just how
dangerous our situation was. The insects were bad, but not unbearable. We
never reached the point where mosquitoes restricted breathing and forced
us to put on head nets. A tick dug into my shoulder but an experienced
doctor pulled it out cleanly. The wind hit us hard the last day. We paddled
into a powerful head wind during our last hours on the water.
On the best side of the trip, we camped at scenic and awe-inspiring
locations. The fishing was outstanding. Doc caught his personal best on
walleye (29.5”) and I caught my best on lake trout (29”). We had some
awesome wildlife encounters. A Common Loon came along side the canoe
as I landed a smallmouth bass. We were not sure what the loon wanted.
Whether it was the bass, the lure, or a canoe ride—the loon startled us
big time. After the initial hook set, on two occasions, northern pike came
out of the lake and shot across the surface of the water like an arrow. We
had never seen a northern engage in this “flight” behavior. One evening
we watched a painted turtle laying eggs in the sand just ten feet from our
tent. We had time to relax, reflect, and recharge.
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Like all good vacations, it went fast. Before we knew it we were back at the
meet spot and Linda, the owner of Quetico North Outfitters, picked us up.
After a friendly greeting and offer of a cold drink (my favorite Canadian
beverage Labatt Blue) we shared our story.
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Deputy Niki Blanchard retired after 20
years. In usual Zone fashion, a party
celebrated her retirement.
Cajon Zone
El Cajon Courts by Cydney King and the gang
Where is this year going?! I don’t know either, but it is definitely speeding there at a high rate of
speed. Here in The Zone, we are well aware of the “oven” affect as we walk around the building
for a perimeter check or signing off a ticket.
We had another celebration for a new member of the “Retired Gang.” Deputy Niki Blanchard
decided 20 was sufficient to call it a day. She and her family will be heading out of state in the
near future. There is something to be said about being close to family. Niki had a lot of success
with her daughters and the Santee Girls ASA Softball league; I’m sure there will some more
lineups and coaching to be had wherever she ends up. Of course hardly anybody (and I mean
anybody, unless it is out of our control) gets out of here without a celebration, some food, kind
words, and a token of their favorite thing. Niki’s love of softball made it a no-brainer; going to
a sporting goods store made it real easy for us. We really do wish you happiness in your next
chapter. Stacey Jones is becoming quite the party planner; well done!
An amazing penny was seized during a court ordered bank levy to pay off some sort of a debt.
It would have been set up for auction, but I recently heard that the owner paid off the debt, so it
will be returned to the owner. I have no idea what it is worth, but it is neat and old. Our job is
quite interesting at times to say the least. I know someone who would be interested in this item;
JJ Schmidt, what do you think of this? (JJ is a retired captain from the SDMO. He was also a coin
collector.)
Guess it is going to be pretty short and sweet this month. Congratulations to the newest
members of the sheriff’s department, the graduates of the 99th Academy. A special congrats goes
out to one of our own sons: Jimmy Walker. I’m sure you will make your parents proud.
Heard a great line on the weekly TV show Under the Dome last month: “A hero leaves a good
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Chaplain’s Corner
by Chaplain Herb Smith
County Line
Transmissions
by Robbie Bethea
“Don’t you know that those who run in a race all run, but only one
receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may win. And everyone
who competes in the games exercises self-control in all things. They do it
to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable. Therefore I run in
such a way as not without aim; I box in such a way as not just beating the
air, and I buffet my body to make it my slave…” (I Corinthians 9:24-27).
then pay the minimum on the bill, but the interest that becomes added to
the balance yields you rather insignificant progress toward retiring the
debt. Shooting skills are transient and highly perishable, and unless they
are practiced, reinforced and built upon daily, they diminish into a false
sense of confidence that fails to deliver the ability when needed. We all
know this, but it’s a basic life principle that goes even deeper.
In June, I traveled to Nevada with one of my sons to the Front Sight
Firearms Training Institute, where I, and as many as I can muster to
come with me, go twice a year to practice weapons handling. It’s a lot
of work, showing you you’re not even half as good as you think, and yet
a lot of fun, progressing you beyond what you even thought possible.
It’s humbling, but then you advance into a quiet confidence of not just
managing your weapon in a competent, secure, and capable way, but with
an alertness, observant awareness, and controlled, systematic thinking
process, it carries into virtually every area of your life.
Time, effort, resolve, discipline and dedicated determination are always
the essential ingredients for any accomplished skill, and to embrace
that regimen we need to be convinced that the skill is worth such a
commitment. If we choose to step up to that firing line and dedicate our
time and energy to proficiency, it is because we have become convinced
that it is important enough to cultivate an understanding, passion, and
level of effective expertise in the exercise of that skill set. When we do, we
constrain ourselves then to engage in the preparation process regularly, so
that we then progress and become both knowledgeable and experienced
in the effective deployment of that means, and everything attached to it.
You learn to not take yourself so seriously and to handle exigent life
contingencies far more so, learning more about how fast and out of
nowhere lethal circumstances can present themselves and what your
immediate response must be to survive. It teaches you what to think
about, contemplate, and the most rational actions to take, which doesn’t
always, or even usually, necessitate a grave option.
I love making the trip each time, and I love taking along as many as I
can, who are never disappointed (ask me about this and I will absolutely
make it worth your while). Training there with boots on the ground and
weapon in hand is always a highlight and profitable in so very many
ways. But the experience is also muted and stunted, compromised in what
it was capable of being when, during my time away, I did not practice
and drill on the skills I previously acquired. Thinking and visualizing
through it is one thing, and profitable to a degree, but it is the actual
doing, the drill itself, the follow-through of application, which creates the
muscle memory and establishes the mental neural pathway that creates
the reflexive proficiency.
It’s a bit like paying on your credit card. You can make the purchase, and
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Toward the end of the fourth day, we had fired nearly 1.200 rounds, and
I was on the final leg of my skills test. Suddenly, I started having Type
1 malfunctions with my weapon, which is a failure of the slide to feed
another round into the firing chamber after extracting a cartridge shell.
Because of fouling, the slide fails to go far enough to the rear of the
gun’s frame to pick up another round from the magazine, and the result
is a return onto an empty chamber. When you go to fire again, all you
get is a click instead of a bang, and by the time you rack in another
round by hand, the target opportunity is past, and you’re minus a hole
where there should be one. With a failure to feed, your gun suddenly
becomes a very attractive and conversational paper weight, but is of no
value for putting a round down range. A number of other slightly more
complicated malfunctions will cause this as well, but the result is the
same— firing on an empty chamber.
God has given us lots of ammunition in the Truth of His Word for
taking out the darkness that can invade our hearts and world. And He’s
entrusted us with a dynamic delivery system in mind and body. With
it a man can accomplish much good, or great evil. If what we feed our
mind and spirit is of the caliber we’re designed to operate with, and our
expertise has developed to present and deliver that Truth where and
how it needs to be, we can center punch a round of lovingkindness,
justice, and righteousness when the target exhibits itself. But if we’re
operating a dirty gun, and/or have failed to feed that gun with the kind
of training, thought, dedication, passion, resolve and Truth needed to
react accurately, we’ll only hear a very loud and empty “click.” Know your
world, understand your place, be equipped and ready, and experience
instead a utility beyond what you ever thought possible.
“All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, reproof,
correction and training in righteousness; that the man of God may be
adequate, equipped for every good work” (I Tim. 3:16-17).
MT. SHASTA RACE
Gene Moyer ran in the annual Fourth of July Mt. Shasta 5 mile race
as he has done for about 26 years. He finished behind a younger
competitor, an 80 year old who just recently moved up into Gene’s age
bracket. There’s always next year, Gene.
JUST LUNCH
Recently, Greg Reynolds enjoyed lunch with Kim Quaco, Alan Truitt,
and Jim Cooke. Greg reported they all are doing well. Kim lives in
Florida and brags about his no state income tax and low housing costs.
Jim has moved to Alpine and considers himself a mountain man now,
and Alan still resides in Ramona.
TEXAS MEETUP
For the second consecutive
year, a group of deputies from
Texas have met in Austin. Mike
Miller resides in Houston,
Joe Arispe in Abilene, Bob
Apostolos in San Antonio, and
Efrain Garcia in Killeen.
RETIRED CAMPOUT
Ray and Lynn Miller organized
the spring camp out at the
Pinezanita Campground in Julian. It was another huge success with
over 20 rigs participating, some for the whole week and others for a
couple of days.
Mike Miller, Joe Arispe, Efrain Garcia,
Myron Klippert, Bob Apostolos
(clockwise from above left)
Ray Miller is a master
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Malinda and Kedrick Sadler welcomed their daughter
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