California’s Game Wardens Killed or Wounded/Assaulted In The Line of Duty The Thin Green Line Names in Red were killed; Names in Black were Wounded/Assaulted I apologize for the limited info for some entries as we are still working on the research.…
401-457
Retirement Planning Using a Roth IRA, a 401, 457, or ??? When I was working, I thought that putting a little away in the 401 or 457 was a great plan, but looking back today, I don’t believe it is the best…
Ninty Percent
Retirement – 30 years @ 3%=90% not really Although you may not realize it, when you put in for your retirement, you have some decisions to make that will effect your retirement check if you have a spouse and family to…
Convert To A Roth IRA
After you retire, you can leave your money in your current 401 or 457 plan. You don’t have to start withdrawals until the year that you reach age 70 1/2. You can, if you wish, roll your plans into…
Directors for The Department of Fish and Game
Charlton (Chuck) Bonham, 2011-present John McCamman, 2009–2011 Donald Koch, 2008–2009 John McCamman, 2007–2008 (interim) Loris “Ryan” Broddrick, 2004–2007 Sonke Mastrup, 2003 (interim) Robert C. Hight, 1999–2003 Jacqueline E. Schafer, 1996–1999 Boyd H. Gibbons, 1991–1995 Pete Bontadelli, 1987–1991 Jack C. Parnell, 1984–1987 Don Carper, 1983–1984 E.C. Fullerton, 1975–1983…
John Ortmann joins the ranks of Game Warden Authors
I began this writing in 2013 but began the “story” in 1963 and never thought it would get to a publisher. Some pressure from my wife helped. “Is It Routine” is available on Amazon.com as well as Kindle but would…
Fish and Game Commission Biennial Reports
Probably one of the most valuable set of documents for tracking the history of the Department of Fish and Game, now the Department of Fish and Wildlife, is the California Fish and Game Commission Biennial Reports. I used these documents…
SB-1446 Changes the law pertaining to large capacity magazines
Anytime most of us see a new gun law, we automatically panic, thinking that our rights are being taken away. I understand that reaction. In fact, just this evening I saw a note on facebook listing several bills that have…
Black Coffee
By Jim Wictum Being assigned to the San Francisco Office gave me a good excuse to leave my family at Mavis’ parents, far away from Nature Boy. There was the usual backlog of warrants to be served, so I…
Buck
By Jim Wictum The big black Labrador wandered around the yard looking, searching. Whenever a green patrol car pulled up to the house he would meet it eagerly, mouth open, tail flailing. Then his tail would slow to a…