Dog Missing Since March Reunited with Owner

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Thanks to a Good Samaritan and a microchip, a thankful family was reunited with their best friend “Bandit.” The happy reunion between the Garcia family and their beloved beagle took place this week at the County Animal Shelter in Carlsbad.

 

Bandit had vanished from the Garcia’s home in the Paradise Hills area in March of this year. In September, a Good Samaritan contacted the Department of Animal Services after finding Bandit running loose in North County’s Santa Ysabel area. How the dog ended up so far from his Paradise Hills home is a mystery.

 

As is the normal procedure, Animal Services staff scanned the dog for a microchip and one was detected. Staff then contacted the microchip company to obtain the owner’s information. Gil Garcia, the dog owner, was immediately notified and arrangements were made for the family to pick up the dog at the County Animal Shelter in Carlsbad.  Bandit and the Garcia family are happy to be together again after a 6 months separation.     

 

Bandit’s reunion with his family is a perfect example as to why the Department of Animal Services strongly encourages all pet owners to have their animals’ microchipped. 

 

Safety Members: Run for a seat on the Board of Retirement

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SDCERA would like to announce the upcoming election in November for the seventh seat and alternate Safety seat on the Board of Retirement.  These seats are elected by the active Safety members. 

The elected members represent two Safety groups:  the Probation department and Active Law Enforcement (Sheriff and District Attorney Investigator).  The candidate receiving the most votes will win the seventh seat.  The candidate receiving the most votes from the Safety group not represented by the winning candidate will be elected to the alternate Safety seat.

The Board of Retirement makes decisions in a variety of areas, such as how the pension fund is invested and setting SDCERA’s strategic direction.  

If you are an active Safety member and wish to run in the upcoming election, pick up your candidate petition beginning October 1, 2010, at the SDCERA office located at 2275 Rio Bonito Way, Suite 200, in Mission Valley. Please see the election schedule below for important deadlines.   

The elected candidate will serve a three-year term beginning on January 1, 2011.

SDCERA 2010 Board of Retirement
Election Calendar
Safety 7th Seat

Friday, October 1

Candidate petitions available

Tuesday, October 26 (by noon)

Petition filing deadline

Tuesday, November 23

Election day

Monday, November 29

Election winner certified

January 1, 2011

Board member begins term

 

Please visit the SDCERA website at http://www.sdcera.org if you would like to learn more about the Board of Retirement and SDCERA.

Foster Siblings Reunite at Camp Connect

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Camp Connect San Diego is an opportunity for more than 75 foster youth to spend four days at a campground in Julian, bonding with their siblings who are unable to be placed in the same foster home. The youth have an opportunity to strengthen their family bonds through activities such as rock wall climbing, swimming, hiking, scrap-booking, horseback riding, a talent contest and dance.