Inland Empire Weekly April 17 2014

Spring festival, Easter egg hunt comes earlyfor area Boys and Girls Club youngsters

By Yazmin Alvarez

For local artist ThomasFontanes having a place toshowcase his works with

the community is one of the most

important aspects of the trade.On Saturday, the Redlands resi-dent along with dozens of otherartists from throughout SouthernCalifornia, had the opportunity todo so during the ninth annual Red

Dirt Art Festival.“It’s an opportunity to get toknow your art community,” saidFontanes, as several people

Inland EmpireBy Yazmin Alvarez

More than 250 eager egg-hunting children hit theground running for the

Boys and Girls Clubs of RedlandsSpring Fling Easter Egg hunt atthe Burrage Mansion recently. The event was a first-time collab-oration between the Boys andGirls Clubs of Redlands andStarbucks as part of Starbucks’April Month of Service. “It provides an opportunity forpartners to give back to the com-munities we serve,” said ToriiGray, district manager atStarbucks. The outreach effort broughtdozens of volunteers from areStarbucks stores and the commu-nity to help stuff more than 5,000plastic Easter eggs. While the hunt for eggs through-out the mansion grounds was a testto see who could collect nearly adozen color-coded and theme cat-egorized eggs during the scav-enger hunt-type event, the searchfor club members like youngTravis Silvers from MentoneElementary and his friend, was ateam effort.

Buddied up, the children fol-lowed a list and searched through

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Boys and Girls Clubs of Redlands’ Spring Festival.


Artist Thomas Fontanes of Redlands was among the dozens who displayed their works duringthe 9th annual Red Dirt Art Festival at Smiley Park April 12.

Works displayed at Smiley Park for annualRed Dirt Art Festival

More than 1,000 physi-cally challenged andable-bodied athletes

will compete for a total prizepayout of $6,000 at the upcom-ing Loma Linda UniversityHealth 12th annualPossAbilities Triathlon.The triathlon is set for 7 a.m.,Sunday, April 27, at theDrayson Center, 25040 StewartSt., Loma Linda, Calif. The popular event includes a5K Run/Walk/Roll, a KidsTriathlon (1/4 mile run, ¼ milebike, and 25 yard swim), and anAdult Triathlon (3.1 mile run,11 mile bike, 150 yard swim),where physically challengedathletes compete alongsideable-bodied athletes.This year’s event also featurespopular entertainers Judy andDavid, the award-winning starsof TV and stage also known as“Canada’s Sing AlongSuperstars,” who will provideentertainment at 10 a.m., fol-lowing the kids’ race. The duowill perform “JiggiJump,” anenergetic combination of music,movement, and narrative adven-ture that will inspire young chil-dren to be physically active.The PossAbilities Triathlon ispresented by the San ManuelBand of Mission Indians, whowill be presenting a sponsor’scheck for $200,000 at the event.To register, go towww.active.com and search forPossAbilities Triathlon. The annual PossAbilitiesTriathlon raises funds forPossAbilities, a community out-reach program developed byLoma Linda University MedicalCenter East Campus and sup-ported by founding partner, theSan Manuel Band of MissionIndians, and event sponsorsInland Empire Health Plan(IEHP) and Molina Healthcare.

12th annualPossAbilitiesTriathlon setfor April 27

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grassy areas and orange groves atthe mansion for the eggs.“I found one!” Travis said excit-

edly. “We have to find more to-gether.”Along with the egg hunt, festivi-

ties during the event included meet-ing the Easter Bunny, games andseveral other activities.In year’s past, The Club has

hosted the spring festival for clubmembers, but this year, with Star-bucks’ partnership, a larger eventwas made possible, said P.T.McEwen, chief executive officer ofthe Boys and Girls Clubs of Red-lands.

As part of the giveaways providedby the organization and other com-munity retailers, each participantwas given an Easter egg stuffedwith a special surprise and person-alized with their name. Starbucksvolunteers distributed minireusable totes to children to use asbaskets for the egg hunt. “It’s exciting to be able to offer

the kids an event this size,”McEwen said.

Yazmin Alvarez is a reporterwith Inland Empire CommunityNewspapers and can be reachedat [email protected].

stopped by to browse his mixedmedia collages. “Events like these are what the

Redlands art community needs, notjust for artist exposure, but for com-munity partnerships.”And creating community partner-

ships is just what the event hasdone.Growing from a small backyard

art showcase featuring six artists in2005, to years at Ed Hales park andnow recently moving to SmileyPark to accommodate for moreroom, the support from the com-

munity continues to build up thefestival, said event coordinatorVickie Bruce. This year’s event brought about

40 artists to fill Smiley Park withvarious medium and was madepossible by a partnership betweenwith the Blessing Center.Artists who displayed their works

at Saturday’s event donated $30 insupport of My Father’s House, alocal nonprofit that serves as ahome for unwed teen mothers,Bruce added. A total of $1,000 willbenefit the organization. While the Red Dirt Art Festival

only comes around once a year,Fontanes’ art, along with other local

artists works can be viewed at theRedlands Art Zone every Thursdayevening Market Night along Or-ange Avenue in downtown Red-lands. For more information about the

annual art event, visit www.red-dirtartfestival.com

Yazmin Alvarez is a reporterwith Inland Empire CommunityNewspapers and can be reachedat [email protected].

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Artists from throughout Southern California displayed their artwork April 12 at the 9th annual Red DirtArt Festival at Smiley Park in Redlands.

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Club members were a given a personalized egg with a specialsurprise stuffed inside.


Boys and Girls Clubs of Redlands’ Spring Festival at the Burrage Mansion.


Mentone clubhouse member Travis Silvers hunts for eggs.

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Words to think about: Easter

By G. W. Abersold Ph.D

Easter is next Sunday. It iswithout a doubt the piv-otal affirmation of the

Christian faith. It affirms thetruth of the resurrection of Jesus.The Apostle Paul puts it suc-

cinctly. “If Christ be not risen,then is our faith in vain.”

This truth transformed thesmall Christian sect into the dom-inant religion of the Roman Em-pire. It outstripped Mithraism,Judaism and the popular EmperorWorship.The hope of eternal life for be-

lievers was belief in the resurrec-tion of Jesus. He was declared tobe the Son of God.At that time pessimism about

life was the key belief of the Ro-mans. On the catacombs-under-ground tombs-were often foundthe letters NFFSNC. This trans-lated into the proverb and mostprominent philosophy of thetimes, “I was not, I was, I am not,I do not care.”

The Christian message of hopecompletely destroyed the best ofStoic philosophy.

The Apostle Paul also gave in-spiration to his fellow Christiansby writing these words, “O deathwhere is your sting; O, gravewhere is your victory.”Eugene O’Neal catches the

same thought in his religiousdrama, “Lazarus Laughed.”Caligula, the Roman Emperor tobe, is parading in Athens. In hisarrogance he demands that every-one bow when he comes ridingby.In the audience is Lazarus, the

man raised from the dead byJesus. He refuses to bow andCaligula is furious. He demandswho that independent man is andsays Lazarus will die.

Lazarus laughs and says, “O,Caligula, don’t you know death isdead.” In other words, he’s beenthere and has no fear of death.A friend recently sent me an ar-

ticle that has great Easter signifi-cance. It is based on a verse ofScripture found in the Gospel ofJohn, chapter 20 verse 7. Thewriter takes an entire verse to tellabout the napkin that was placedover the face of Jesus. IT ISFOLDED, after his resurrection.To paraphrase my friend’s ac-

count, we go back to Hebrew tra-dition of that day. The foldednapkin is about the master andservant. If the master was fin-ished eating, he would toss thenapkin on the table.BUT, if the master got up and

folded the napkin, he was not fin-ished. The folded napkin meant,“I’m not finished. I’m comingback.” The napkin in the emptytomb was folded. It is a vivid tes-timony to this essential affirma-tion in the Christian faith.John Edward Masefield was

born on June 1, 1878 and died onMay 12, 1967. In 1930 he wasappointed Poet Laureate of Eng-land. The breadth of his writingis amazing. He particularly wrote

narrative poems. One of his better known is “The

Trial of Jesus.” A particular scenedeals with Procula (the wife ofPilate) and Longiness (a Romancenturion.)Procula is sympathetic to Jesus

and wants her husband to freeHim. After His death she hearsthat He is alive. She sends Longi-ness to see if it is true.On his return she questions him

about the details. When told thatstories abound that Jesus is alive,she presses Longiness whether hebelieves it.At his affirmation, she asks him,

“Then, where is He?” Longinessanswers, “He’s been set free,where neither Jew nor Romancan confine him.”Orozco, along with Tomayo,

Rivera and Siqcrous are consid-ered the greatest of all Mexicanmuralists.

My favorite is Orozco. One ofhis greatest murals is at Dart-mouth College in New Hamp-shire.

It is of the Christ, our risenLord. It is expressive as was hisstyle. Jesus is not thin, emaciatedand forlorn. He is huge, muscularwith eyes ablaze. His stance iswide as if He had just won a greatbattle.In His right hand is a handle

with an ax blade at the end. ToHis left is a stump. Lying in backof it is a huge cross.

It’s as if Orozco is saying thesymbol of our faith is not a deadChrist on a cross. He was victo-rious over it. THE TRUTH OFEASTER.

The footprints of a livingJesus continue with a remarkablestatement by Teilhard Chardin,the great Catholic philosopherand theologian. “It is utterly ab-surd to believe that the humanspirit is so poorly devised that itwould contradict its highest aspi-ration.”Amen. Selah. So be it.

Hop on over toCucamonga-Guasti

Regional Park for anEaster Eggstravaganza

Although the Easter Bunnyis busy during this timeof the year, he has found

time for a visit to Cucamonga-Guasti Regional Park.On Saturday, April 19, 2014, Cu-

camonga-Guasti Regional Parkwill hold its annual Spring Festivaland Egg Hunt. With a wide vari-ety of activities, the whole familycan get in on the fun. Kids of allages will enjoy egg hunts, bouncehouses, face painting, gamebooths, arts & crafts, and even anegg decorating contest. Cuca-

monga-Guasti Regional Park isyour one stop for Easter enjoy-ment.Registration is from 9 a.m. to

10:30 a.m. and the event runs from10 a.m. to 3 p.m. with egg huntsstarting at 11 a.m. Admission isonly $10 per vehicle. For more in-formation visitwww.sbcounty.gov/parks or con-tact (909) 481-4205. Cucamonga-Guasti Regional Park is located at800 North Archibald Ave, Ontario,CA 91764.

Spring “Egg-stravaganza”for children with cancer

Childhood Cancer Founda-tion sponsored a SpringEgg Hunt on Saturday,

April 12, 2014 at the YucaipaCommunity Park for children whohave cancer and their families.The event took place from11:00am to 1:00pm, and the egghunt began at 12:30pm.Over 200 participants joined in

the Spring bash. A special guest,the Easter Bunny, was at the parkwith over 6,000 stuffed plasticeggs and Easter baskets for all thechildren. The Easter Bunny leadthe children in a variety of groupgames and dances that includedthe “Hokey Pokey.” CardenasMarkets Catering sponsored thefood for the event. Donors also in-cluded the Art Institute of Califor-nia – Inland Empire, the MedinaFamily, Pet Partners, DJ TobyBates, George & Sharon Apkner,Arlene Barton & Auxiliary Unit#777, Ramrod Senior Center, Na-tional Charity League, Lisa Bates& Friends, Elena Klopfer, AirForce Security Forces, Valerie Vil-legas, and the Brierty Family.Families reunited with other fam-

ilies that have gone through simi-lar circumstances while the kidsenjoyed a day of Spring fun. Everysmile makes all our hard workworth it. You can’t help but smileyourself when you see the patientsand their siblings having a blast.All of our events are made pos-

sible through the countless supportof our volunteers. Volunteer infor-mation and general informationabout Childhood Cancer Founda-tion of Southern California can befound online at the CCFSC web-site, www.ccfsocal.org. CCFSC isalso available via phone (909)558-3419 or email, [email protected]. Receiving non-profit status in

September of 1981, ChildhoodCancer Foundation of SouthernCalifornia, Inc. (CCFSC) is nowmore than 700 families strong

committed to serving childrenwith cancer and their familiesthroughout Southern Californiaemotionally, financially, educa-tionally and with emergency assis-tance. CCFSC works directly withthe families to identify their needfor support. Communication withanother family experiencing thisdevastating disease is very benefi-cial and CCFSC family events andactivities provide this support.

Childhood Cancer Foundation ofSouthern California, 11155 Mt.View Ave. Suite 105, Loma Linda,CA 92354. (909) 558-3419

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Alyssa and Aubrey Gainespose with the Easter Bunny.Aubrey, 10, (on right) was diag-nosed with cancer at age 9.

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Obamacare.

California’s health insurance ex-change.The answer to affording healthcare. For years, because my employ-ers didn’t offer medical insurance,I got by with no health coverage,relying on yearly exams at freeclinics. I managed. But after a few constant colds,flu’s and even a three-month boutwith pneumonia--twice in oneyear--and let’s not forget bronchi-tis, health insurance was becom-ing a need. The answer, or at least I thought--Obamacare. I got excited. I was finally goingto have medical insurance.I had big plans.I was going to get my own mi-graine medication, a physical andfinally get my rickety kneeschecked out. Looks like I placed those eggspeople talk about all in one basketand counted those little chickensbefore they hatched. “Obamacare,” The AffordableCare Act, in short, was supposedto be affordable.But as someone who had to signup, or at least made a valiant ef-fort to do so, it was everythingbut.With not going into specifics onnumbers and income, becausewell, I’m a journalist and we all

know that us tired writers workfor pennies and free food, theamount that was expected for meto pay for this “affordable care”was stupid insane. Selecting the lowest of plans fora single household, with the low-est number of doctor visits (be-tween 1 and 2 visits per year) andthe lowest number of prescriptionfills (between 1 and 2 prescrip-tions a year), I’d be forking out atthe very least, $200 for themonthly premium. Yep, $200 a month for very littlecare. But it gets better.My “affordable” $200 monthlypremium came with an “afford-able” $5,000 deductible, which ofcourse once I paid off, would befollowed by an “affordable” $60office visit copayment. Oh, andlet’s not forget about the generous$20 assistance I was being of-fered. These numbers alone nearly sentme to the emergency room afterpractically having a panic attack.“Sign up for ObamaCare,” theysaid.“It’s affordable,” they said. “They” forgot to mention thatI’d be having to pay a $5,000 de-ductible before coverage. I’d have to choose my reasonsfor seeing a doctor wisely and ev-idently, take out a loan to do so. So, what was the ultimate deci-sion?Well, thanks to Obamacare, I fi-nally learned how to be a goodsport and just take a penalty forbeing part of the low-to-mediumlow working class or so kindlyput, the “working poor.”Rent, food, gas, bills all paidthrough the same income sourceI’d have to rely on to pay the$5,000 deductible, $200 monthlypremium and $60 office visits--bad move or not, for me, thepenalty was the best decision. I’ll deal with it next tax season. But the real comfort from all thiscomes from knowing that thereare so many other people outthere in the same situation.I’m not alone. We’re not alone.So, what now after April 15? More Vitamin C, more handwashing and less tripping andfalling. Stay safe my fellow low tomedium low-income workingclass, stay safe and germ free.

Yazmin Alvarez is a reporter forInland Empire CommunityNewspapers, you can reach herat [email protected] or bycalling 909-381-9898 ext. 207.

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There is a business called COWEST COMMODITIES that islocated at 1389 W. Mill St SanBernardino CA 92410. This facil-ity processes animal by products.I don't know what it is they areputting in the air, but it smells hor-rible. Like decaying flesh, car-cass, animal skin or a rottenbaseball glove. If the smell alonewasn't bad enough, there areclouds of fallout coming from thisfacility. This fallout contains whatlooks like fibers or ash. This fall-

out occurs at varied times and du-ration. I have complained to theAQMD twice and it would appearthey are not eager to pursue thiscompany for whatever reason. Isuspect there is some serioushealth concerns here.

I am a Colton resident and this issomething that has been botheringresidents in the vicinity of the out-door Swap Meet for a long time.It also affects the nearby shoppingcenter and bothers us at the

Metrolink EMF on Bordwell Ave.I have a theory as to why it hasn'tbeen a big subject in the news yet.That is because of the Hispanicpopulation in the area, these peo-ple for the most part do not like tocomplain about anything or makewaves. The time has come wheresomething must be done.

Mike Brunelle,Colton

Horrible odor coming from local business

A handful of reform bills arebeing introduced this year in an at-tempt to weed out corrupt Califor-nia officials and restore thepublic’s trust in local government.

The bills proposed range from al-lowing suspension without pay forstate lawmakers accused of cor-ruption (SCA17), to making it ille-gal to pay for ethics violation fineswith campaign money (AB1666and AB1692). These and bills likeAB2692, which force corrupt offi-cials to return ill-gotten gains tothe state, are laws that are so des-perately needed that it’s shocking

that they aren’t already in place.

There are many possibilities as towhy these issues are only nowbeing confronted, one of thembeing that the corruption of thestate runs much deeper than isreadily apparent, making it possi-ble for these corrupt state officialsto hide their disreputable actionsand dodge reform for as long asthey have.

News of the proposed reformbills is consequently bittersweet.It’s unnerving to hear that this hasbeen going unchecked for so long

and has allowed for scandals thatshould have been easily avoidable,but positive change is happening,albeit slowly.

If these bills do not pass, itshould only reinforce and doubleour concern of the state govern-ment’s integrity. The proposed ac-tions only inconvenience thedishonest, so it can be assumedthat only the dishonest would op-pose these reforms.

Amy Covalt,Chino Hills

Honest politicians won’t oppose reforms

I am at the opinion that mostAmericans do not understand justwho the government is. We con-tinually hear that the government

is paying for this and for that andthe government is going to do thisand do that.

Well, my fellow Americans, WEare the government. The govern-ment is supposed to be a govern-ment by the people and for thepeople. We elect people to repre-sent us and our tax money pays fortheir salaries and what they dowhile in office. And in my opinion,IF they were spending their OWNmoney, they would be spending ita lot differently.

We also continue to hear that thisis a DO NOTHING Congress. Iwould guess that we all know thatCongress consists of the Senateand the House of Representatives.At the present time, the Senate iscontrolled by the Democrats andHarry Reid. The House of Repre-sentatives is controlled by the Re-publicans, and whenever they senda bill to the Senate, Harry Reid re-

fuses to bring it to the floor for avote. So, you could say, there is astalemate, which leads to nothingbeing done.

If you like Obamacare or not, itpassed both the Senate and theHouse of Representatives, whenthe Democrats had complete con-trol of both, which was before the2012 election. There are good andbad parts of the Obamacare, andthe Republicans have some goodideas on how to correct the badparts, but Harry Reid will notallow the Republican bills to cometo the floor to even be consideredfor a vote.

This coming November 2014election is a very important elec-tion. It will either break the stale-mate, or lead America down arabbit hole.

Mary Ann Rohde,Rialto

November election could end stalemate

I was very shocked by our mayorMonday during the SanBernardino City Council meeting.

I couldn’t believe what I saw andheard. Many of us thought, as Idid, that maybe we would have adecent new mayor, although as ofMonday night, I realized we havejust another version of bad, non-caring, inconsiderate mayors.

Mayor Davis left me with manyquestions.

Never have I ever heard of publiccomments having only so muchtime allowed. Yet Monday night,

Mayor Davis suddenly shut offpeople from talking saying the al-lotted time was up for the publiccomments. I get the three-minutetime limit but to suddenly say pub-lic comments are done when therewere many more people thatwanted to speak, was unacceptablebehavior to say the least.

Yes, there were a lot of speakerson the city shelter Monday, andrightfully so, although there wereothers there to speak on other top-ics.

The mayor’s job is to sit thereand listen to the people of this city.

After all, we pay his wages and heworks for the public not the otherway around!

Questions come to mind: Does henot care about animals? Does henot care about what the people ofthis city have to say? Does he notunderstand that we pay his salary?Or does he not understand thatbeing a mayor can be taken awayby the voters? It is called recall!

Does our mayor have a heart?That remains to be seen.

Kathy J. Coats,San Bernardino

Mayor’s job is to listen to all who wish to speak

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With so much in thenews about thedrought, it can be

easy to be misled by headlinesfrom other areas of California.Although all of California is ex-periencing a drought, how pre-pared each area was before thedrought has a lot to do with howwater consumers will be askedto respond to the drought.You may have heard of manda-tory water conservation, fines,and even communities facing thepossibility of having no wateravailable. At West Valley WaterDistrict, we understand that theInland Empire is an arid area,subject to periodic droughts. Wehave been promoting water con-servation through education andoutreach programs for many

years, and are currently involvedin the regional Basin TechnicalAdvisory Water ConservationCommittee. But surviving adrought cannot happen by con-servation alone. We encourageour customers to use waterwisely, especially now, but wealso had to do our share of plan-ning for these times.That’s why we have made surethat our water comes from mul-tiple sources. Having wateravailable from more than onesource is a critical element inwater reliability and providesmore options during a drought.At West Valley Water District,we have wells that pump waterout of five different groundwaterbasins. We can also purchasewater from the State Water Proj-

ect through Lake Silverwood.And, thanks to our forbearers,we have owned the rights toLytle Creek water since the1880’s. Of course, all of these have acost. When we pump water outof the ground, we have to payfor the electricity used to operatethe pumping equipment. Themore water we have to pump,the more we have to pay forelectricity. Buying water fromthe State Water Project is themost expensive water source;and with the drought affectingall of California, the State maynot have water available for usto buy. The snowmelt fromLytle Creek is some of the purestwater in this area, but just likeall of our water, we do have to

treat it. The more water wetreat, the higher our costs.So when our customers reducetheir demand on the water sup-ply, the less water we have topump, buy and treat. AlthoughWest Valley Water District hasnot implemented mandatoryconservation or fines, we hopeall of our customers will con-tinue to use water wisely. Notonly does it save money, butusing water wisely all year,every year, saves our most pre-cious natural resource: water. Take a look at our website anddiscover on the front page howeasy it is to reduce your waterusage by 20%. For tips andtools on using water wisely andinformation on the District’s re-bate program for high-efficiency

products, please visit our web-site at www.wvwd.org or contactour office at (909) 875-1804, ex-tension 700.West Valley Water District is anindependent special district,which operates under the author-ity of Division 12 of the Califor-nia Water Code. The District isgoverned by a five-memberBoard of Directors, elected at-large from within the District’sservice area. The Mission of theWest Valley Water District is toprovide a reliable, safe drinkingwater supply to meet our cus-tomers’ present and future needsat a reasonable cost and to pro-mote water-use efficiency andconservation.

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Nicholson Park community to enjoy fresh produce from new fruit park

By Cynthia Mendoza

Imagine an enchanted littlecorner of the universe whereyou, your family and neigh-

bors can stop by an organic or-chard as you take an afternoonwalk and pick as many plums, ap-ples, citrus, cherries, figs and avo-cados as you’d like to enjoy athome.For the community surroundingNicholson Park in San Bernardino(near the Rialto border) this lovelyscene will soon be a reality thanksto the work of the Incredible Edi-ble Community Garden, a non-profit organization whose missionit is “To enrich our community byproviding plots in a central gather-ing place for members to plantvegetables, herbs and edible flow-ers, and enjoy the fruits of ourlabor,” amongst other core valuesand goals.On Saturday, April 12 about 50people came together for the BigDig, to start digging and preparinga designated part of NicholsonPark for the trees that will beplanted on Saturday, April 26.About 30 trees, of the producelisted above, will be planted atwhat will be called the NicholsonCommunity Fruit Park.While it may take a few years forthe trees to yield a full harvest, itis expected that even this year theywill be bearing fruit.The project, made possible by agrant by the USDA, however wasnot the effort of any one person ororganization, but rather a commu-nity-wide endeavor.“We held several meetings andthe community decided where inthe park to plant to plant the trees,the design of the park and the kindof fruit they wanted,” said MaryPetit, founder of the Incredible Ed-ible Community Garden.Between now and April 26 a ded-icated drip irrigation system willbe installed.Once planted and bearing fruit,anyone in the community is free topick fruit to enjoy at home; ab-solutely no charge or other re-

quirements.The orchard will also includemulching for aesthetic appeal, aka:to make it look pretty.The Incredible Edible Commu-nity Garden will take care of thepark for the first three years (madepossible by the grant). They willpick weeds, prune, organically fer-tilize and irrigate at no cost to thecity.In the meantime, the fruit parkwill also provide opportunities foryouth ages 13 through 16 to learnvaluable, hands on skills in caringfor trees through classes on basictree care. They will also earn a

small stipend.And on a wider scale, the Nichol-son Community Fruit Park is justone component of a bigger picturein the Inland Empire economy.As founder of the organization,Petit, who moved to Southern Cal-ifornia from New Jersey in 2008,saw the need for community or-ganic gardens of various sorts andbecame very are of the tremendouseconomic challenges facing SanBernardino County.“This county has very diverse ge-ographic areas,” she said. “And itis one of the most underservedwith grants.”

Through the work of the Incredi-ble Edible Community Garden,more communities in SanBernardino County may soon beable to enjoy many of the samebenefits as the lucky residents ofthe Nicholson Park community.

For more information on the In-credible Edible Community Gar-den, visit their website athttp://www.iecgarden.org or theirFacebook page athttps://www.facebook.com/theIECG.

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On Satur-day, April 12volunteershelped pre-pare a sec-tion ofN i cho l sonPark in SanBernardinofor the plant-ing of an or-ganic fruito r c h a r d ,which willtake placeon Saturday,April 26. Thefruit will befree for any-one in thecommunityto pick andenjoy.

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Lighthouse for the Blind provides light at the end of the tunnel

By Anthony Victoria

The 12th Annual Cruisefor Sight Car Show tookplace on Saturday April

12 at Sylvan Park in Redlands,where over a hundred cars rangingfrom antiques to hot rods, low rid-ers to customs took part. Motorcy-cles and bicycles were alsoincluded in the show. Highlandresident Dave Kraker’s 1959 Ply-mouth Fury won “Best of Show”this year. Every year, the Inland EmpireLighthouse for the Blind schoolwith the help of the Over the HillGang (Berdoo chapter), organizesthe show to help fund the pro-grams for the San Bernardino-based organization. The show,along with their renowned thriftstore (located at 439 W. Base Line

Ave), provide most of the income. Lighthouse for the Blind was

first established in the Inland Em-pire in 1951 when property waspurchased on W. 8th St in SanBernardino. Through the yearswith the help of the board of direc-tors and previous landowners, theschool was able to expand. Firstthrough the purchase of two acresof land near its 8th St location andfinally through the development oftheir new school at 359 East Park-center Circle South. The thriftstore has been opened since 1986and is fully owned and operated byLighthouse.Classes and programs that are of-fered at the school include Braille,current events dialogue, arts andcrafts, computer training, sewing,home etiquette, choir, ceramics,Bible study, mobility and orienta-tion. People as far as the SanGabriel Valley attend classes at

Lighthouse and the organization’sshuttle service provides riders forpeople as far east as Calimesa, asfar west as Fontana, as far north toFontana, and as far south as LomaLinda. Assistant Director SandraWood said that most of the stu-dents at the center are optimisticand are grateful to receive theservices at the school.“I’ve been doing this since1979,” she said. “So this is all sec-ond nature to me. All the blindpeople that I meet and help are re-ally grateful. They realize it’s notthe end of the world that they losttheir sight. There is light at the endof the tunnel and they can dothings that they used to before.That’s what we try to show themhere.”Jasmine Kotsay, 25, of Bloom-ington has been coming to theschool since the age of 18. Beingborn visually impaired has donenothing to hinder her aspirations inbecoming a school teacher andteacher for the blind. Kotsay is inher final year at Cal State SanBernardino and is currently en-gaged to Scott Harris, who is also

a student at Lighthouse and a pro-fessional DJ. “My experience has been won-derful. I have thoroughly enjoyedmy time here,” said Kotsay. “Myshort term goals are to become anelementary school teacher andthen become a teacher for theblind. I’d like to have children. Iguess it’s every girls dream to findthe right person and live happilyever after and I know I’m going toget that so it’s super exciting.”“Don’t give up on anything be-

cause you could do anything youput your mind too,” she said. “Igrew up in an environment wherethe word can’t is not a word. It’snot that I can’t do something. Youcould you anything you put yourmind too. If that means becominga mechanic or a medical transcrip-tionist you can. For those who losetheir sight, it could become de-pressing but you shouldn’t give upon life and everything else aroundyou just because you can’t see be-cause there’s no point in that.”

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Students at the Lighthouse of the Blind school in San Bernardinomaking greeting cards during their arts and crafts session.

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A regular player at Knights of Columbus bingo in San Bernardino,Connie walked away with $1199 for a pull tab win. Congratula-tion Connie & we love your smile.

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2nd Annual Edward JamesOlmos Latino Book and FamilyFestival on May 3 at CSUSB

Cal State San Bernardinoand the John M. Pfau Li-brary’s Latino Literacy

Now project, will host the 2nd an-nual Edward James Olmos LatinoBook and Family Festival on Sat-urday, May 3, from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. The festival, which includesworkshops, storytelling, meetingbook authors and other activities,will be held at the Santos ManuelStudent Union’s Events Centerand Lobby. If you have a love for books andhave an interest in reading, wouldlike to hear Latino authors speakabout their books, and attend ses-sions on how to write and publisha book, you will not want to missthis event. Thousands of bookswill be given away as prizes to at-tendees.The public is invited to this freefull day of food and entertainment,which includes free parking inLots D and E. Performances will

start at 11 a.m., with MulticulturalMusic Tree, by Jose Ledesma.Maribel Puentes, Danza AztecaTlazolteoti and Ballet FolcloricoTierra de Mi Padre. These are justa few of the amazing perform-ances that will be staged at the sec-ond annual event. Bring the family and join otherbook lovers for reading, music andfood. El Original Huichos Tacosand Carl’s Hawaiian Shaved Iceand food concessions will be onhand with budget-friendly food.The event will bring more than50 award-winning authors to thecampus to promote literacy andeducation. These authors will read,make presentations and signbooks. During the festivities, bothyoung and seasoned musicians anddancers will provide cultural en-tertainment.About 500 students from the SanBernardino City Unified SchoolDistrict will be recognized for

their reading achievements, andthe winners of the Latino Essayand Art Contest announced.The Latino Book and FamilyFestival Committee consists ofrepresentatives from across theCSUSB campus and the commu-nity, including: Michael Arteaga,Kamerin Bateman, Cesar Ca-ballero, Gloria Chavez, Iwona Contreras, Jessie Felix, ErikaFlores, Danny Morales, LoraineO’Campo, Anthony Robles, YariTabares, Martin Valdez and FelixZuniga.For more information about thisevent, visitwww.facebook.com/IELBFF orcontact Cesar Caballero, chair ofthe event committee at (909) 537-5102. For vendor booth informa-tion, contact Iwona Contreras at909-537-3447 [email protected].

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Colton: First and third Tuesday,6 p.m.; 650 N. La Cadena Dr.Highland: Second and fourth

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The Democratic Luncheon Club ofSan Bernardino meet at noon on Fri-days at Democratic Headquarters,136 Carousel Mall (near the centralglass elevator) in San Bernardino.For additional information visitwebsite www.sbdems.comSpeaker Schedule:3/28 George Aguilar, Tribute toCesar Chavez4/5 ANNUAL BANQUETSAVE THE DATE: Annual Ban-quet and Installation of Officers4/5/2014. Elk's Lodge, SB, DoorsOpen at 11:30.Table of 8: $250Blue Sponsor (Includes two tablesand sponsor recognition): $500Event Sponsor (Above plus recog-nition on Club Web site, socialmedia and program)Individual: $35,Couple: $65Other Important Dates:CDP Convention, Los Angeles 3/7-9SD-23 Special Election 3/25Visit us at www.sbdems.com orour new Facebook page atwww.facebook/SBDems.

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Saturdays from 10am-12pmCome Sing with The Inland Em-pire Prime Time Choraliers as theybegin a new season on Tuesday,

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An n u a lCruise forSight

Saturday, April 12 - at SylvanPark. 7am-3pm. Host Club:“Over the Hill Gang, Berdoo”.All”All proceeds to benefit In-land Empire Lighthouse for theBlind. $20 pre-registration...endsApril 7. $25 after April 7. Food,beverage & vendor booths, liveDJ. Trophies to Top 20 Sponsor’sChoice & Best of Show. Draw-ings & raffles. Call (909) 884-3121 for information.

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Monday, April 14 - from 11a.m.to 10 p.m.at the Mexico Cafe,892 E. Highland, Ave, SanBernardino. Members of the po-lice department will serve thepublic during lunch and dinner.All tips and donations will bene-fit the K-9 unit.

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Saturday, April 19 - 3pm - atthe San Bernardino Public Li-brary. The one man show willfeature actor and writer LarryVaderveen. The free performancewill be in the Bing Wong Audito-rium, 555 W. Sixth St., SanBernardino. Call 909-381-8238for additional information.

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Putting onthe Ritz

Saturday, April 26 - Presentedby Rialto School District featur-ing Rialto's talented students. Slatedfor Carter High School, 2630 NorthLinden Ave. from 6 to 8:30 p.m andsupports the arts programs for thedistrict. For ticket information call:909.820.7700 ext. 2123 or ext. 2127.

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Friday, May 2 - the SNVC Foun-dation presents the 4th Annual GolfTournament benefiting the SBVCAthletics Department and other stu-dent programs. For sponsorship in-formation and golfer registrationcall: 909.384.4471.

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Latino Book& FamilyFestival

Saturday, May 3 - from 10 a.m. to5 p.m. at the Santos Manuel StudentUnion on the university campus.With many community partners thefestival features education, meet theauthors workshops, story telling, en-tertainment and food. Parking isfree. More details available onwww.facebook.com/IELBFF

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Tree dedication holds significantspiritual value, Ch.I.C.C.C.A.A.Holds memorial for Bear Rivera

AssemblymemberCheryl R. Brown Announces

Grand Opening ofCampaign Headquarters

Assemblymember CherylR. Brown (D-SanBernardino) invites the

public to attend the grand openingof her campaign headquarters onSaturday, April 19 from 1 – 3:00p.m.The campaign office is located at123 South Riverside Avenue in Ri-

alto.Assemblymember Brown is cur-rently running for re-election torepresent the 47th Assembly Dis-trict, which includes Colton,Fontana, Grand Terrace, Rialto,parts of San Bernardino, and theunincorporated communities ofBloomington and Muscoy.Her top priorities include jobs,economic development, smallbusiness growth, education, andpublic safety. AssemblymemberBrown is the officially endorsedcandidate of the California Demo-cratic Party. Following a brief address by As-semblymember Brown, attendeeswill have an opportunity to sign upas a volunteer to phone bank andwalk on behalf of the re-electioncampaign. Light refreshments willbe provided. For more information, contactAshley Jones (909) 645-3853.

By Anthony Victoria

Since its inception in 2012,the Chicano IndigenousCommunity for Culturally

Conscious Advocacy and Action(Ch.I.C.C.C.A.A.) in Colton hasimpacted members of the InlandEmpire community through itsgrassroots philosophy of organiz-ing.Whether it’s utilizing naturaltechniques for gardening, holdingwomen’s and men’s circles forspiritual healing, gathering cloth-ing for the less fortunate, or feed-ing the homeless, the center offersplenty of opportunities to individ-uals looking to participate in com-munity service.It paved the way for communitymembers like Larry “Bear” Riverato establish a deeply rooted con-nection with the center. Known forhis drum songs and fervent per-sonality, the Pechanga Band ofMission Indians tribe member wasmemorialized through a tree cere-mony that took place on SaturdayApril 12.“He played a big role in upstart-ing our men and women’s circlesat Ch.I.C.C.C.A.A.” said co-founder Mary Valdemar, who isalso a staff member at SanBernardino Valley College. “Healways knew what to do and al-ways brought a strong presencewhen he was around.”Rivera, who passed away in late-December of last year, organizeddrumming sessions with patientsat Patton State Hospital, at-riskyouth and young men of all back-grounds in attempts to bring reha-bilitation through spirituality.Many of the organizers atCh.I.C.C.C.A.A including Valde-mar were shocked to hear abouthis unforeseen death. “The lasttime we saw him he brought bysome Christmas presents,” saidValdemar. “Next thing you knowwe find out he passed. It washeartbreaking.”The tree dedication that tookplace displayed the significance ofthe oak tree in indigenous ideol-ogy. Originally seen as an ordinaryattempt to move the tree to a bettersuited place out of fears that it maycause damage once it became fully

developed, it was transformed intoa sacred indigenous ceremony.Valdemar believed it was the besttime to hold such an event as a me-morial to Rivera.“Someone from Pechanga cameout to look at the tree and said ithad to be removed carefully,”Valdemar explained. “We tried todo it before, but we decided to bevery cautious. They said if theroots get complicated and bigger,there’s a chance it will die. So wedecided to wait for the perfecttime.”The ceremony included lifting

up the tree from its original spotand relocating it to the communitygarden. Women in attendancewere encouraged to put corn, sage,tobacco, flowers, and other naturalitems into the soil before the treewas planted and afterwards, themen in attendance decorated thetop of the tree. Children made dec-orations out of natural shells andplaced it on branches. The cere-mony was orchestrated by Dr. En-rique Murillo Jr, a professor ofEducational Psychology & Coun-seling at Cal State San Bernardino.“The event is probably the most

successful we have had here atCh.I.C.C.C.A.A,” said Valdemar.“Difference between us and otherplaces is that we practice the in-digenous ideas and methods. Bestexample is that oak tree. Anyoneelse would have probably movedthe tree without thinking. We aretrying to be as authentic and re-spectful as possible without usingpractices inappropriately.”Jose “Aguatl” Ledezma, a localmusician who organizes musicworkshops with the non-profit or-ganization, Multicultural MusicTree, performed during the event.In his perspective, an event such asa tree dedication holds similarsymbolic and cultural meaningsimilar to American national holi-days such as Memorial Day.“You have different ceremoniesdepending on the people or the sit-uation, but they all have a pro-found connection with one’sroots,” he said. “In the U.S. wehave memorial day where wecommemorate veterans. This issimilar. This tribute was deeplyrooted in remembering the life ofBear Rivera. He was a spiritualleader to many.”

PHOTO COURTESY/DR. ENRIQUE MURILLO, JR.

Children gather around the Oak tree during the Tree Dedicationand Bear Rivera remembrance event at Ch.I.C.C.C.A.A. on Sat-urday April 12.

San Bernardino NAACPHosts Free ForeclosureSolutions and HomePurchase Workshop

The San BernardinoBranch of the

NAACP will host “ANew Beginning Housing Work-shop” for San Bernardino resi-dents. The goal of the educationalworkshop is to help reduce thenumber of pending foreclosuresby giving attendees access to thelatest government and non-gov-ernment financing programs.

Homeowners that owe more thantheir property is worth will re-ceive on the spot help with theirexisting loans. Homeowners whoqualify could see a reduction intheir monthly payment. Prospec-tive home buyers will get accessto new programs offering downpayment assistance. “Some peo-ple think that the number of fore-closures played a big part in theSan Bernardino bankruptcy,” said

Housing Committee Chair

Morsell Johnson. He continued,“The negative impact of foreclo-sures impacted the black andLatino communities the most.”

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Rialto Unified opens enrollment for free First 5 Preschool Program By Yazmin Alvarez

In an effort to push for earlychildhood development, Ri-alto Unified School District

through a partnership with First 5San Bernardino, is offering a freepreschool program for Rialto andneighboring community residents. The program, First 5 Preschool, isa six-hour school-readiness instruc-tional program intended to prepare4-year-old children with the neces-sary skills to begin kindergarten.Registration and enrollment for theprogram is now being accepted andis on a first-come first-served basis. According to Rialto school dis-trict’s director of child develop-ment, Dr. Patricia Krizek, investingnow in early childhood educationwould ensure students are schooland workforce-ready, reducing theachievement gap and boostinggraduation rates.“If a child isn’t in a program start-ing at an early age, they are at a dis-advantage,” she said. “Preschool isnow the new kindergarten. Kinder-garten is going to be more challeng-

ing if they don’t have the pre-liter-acy and math skills necessary. It’sgoing to be so difficult for them tocatch up.” Included in First 5’s program is afull six-hour school day along withbreakfast, lunch and a snack. Since offering the full-day pro-gram--now in its second year at thedistrict--additional classrooms havebeen added to provide for the grow-ing number of students enrolling.At Kordyak Elementary, threeclassrooms are available for theprogram and have immediate open-ings, said Krizek.Rocking Horse Preschool, whichis at the Child Development Office,also has immediate openings avail-able, she added. To qualify for the free First 5 Pre-school Program, children musthave turned 4-years-old by Oct. 2,2013. While there are no incomequalification for parents orguardians interested in enrollingtheir child in the program, Krizeksaid, they must be working or en-rolled in school.While there are a total of only fiveclassrooms available district-wide

for the free First 5 Preschool, RialtoUnified’s 19 school sites has 23classrooms open for the state’s half-day preschool. Qualifications for the state pre-school program differ slightly fromthe First 5 program--children mustbe 4-years-old before Oct. 2, 2013or 3-years of age by the date. Par-

ents or guardians must also meet in-come qualifications in order fortheir child to be considered for thestate program. To learn more about the preschoolprograms offered at Rialto UnifiedSchool District or for enrollmentinformation, visit the Child Devel-opment Office at 815 S. Willow

Avenue in Rialto or call 909-421-4201.

Yazmin Alvarez is a reporter forInland Empire Community News-papers and can be reached [email protected]

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Enrollment for a free First 5 Preschool Program offered at several Rialto Unified School District sitesis available and on a first-come first-served basis. The program is open to all San Bernardino Countyresidents. RUSD school boundaries do not apply. Two Russian masterpieces

and a favorite guestsoloist will bring the

2013-14 season of the SanBernardino Symphony to a rous-ing finale May 3 at the historicCalifornia Theatre.The evening will begin withPyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Sym-phony No. 5 in E minor. Noted asthe first Russian composer tomake a lasting impression inter-nationally, Tchaikovsky’s worldstyle encompasses his exposureto European, Western and Russ-ian music. Symphony No. 5,written in four movements, wasfirst conducted in 1888 at theMariinsky Theatre in St. Peters-burg. This recognizable compositionhas been described to portray thenarrative paradigm of tragic to tri-umphant gaining it much popular-ity during World War II and goingon to become one ofTchaikovsky’s most popularworks. Also on the program isSergei Rachmaninoff’s PianoConcerto No. 3 to be performedby piano virtuoso NormanKrieger. Highly regarded as anartist of depth, sensitivity and vir-tuosic flair, Krieger has appearedwith major orchestras throughoutthe world, is a Professor of key-board studies at the ThorntonSchool of Music at USC, serveson many international and na-tional piano competitions, and isthe founding Artistic Director ofThe Prince Albert Music Festivalin Hawaii. Written in three move-ments, Piano Concerto No. 3 wascompleted in 1909. It is highlyrespected, but also feared bymany pianists as it has the repu-tation of being one of the mostchallenging ever written.The concert begins at 7:30 p.m.with a pre-concert lecture avail-able to all ticketholders at 6:30.As with all San Bernardino Sym-phony concerts, “MasterWorks”will be performed at the historicCalifornia Theatre, 562 W. 4th

Street, San Bernardino. Season tickets for the SanBernardino Symphony’s 2014-15season are now also available.The up-coming season includes adiverse blend of popular and clas-sical compositions brought to-gether to delight audiences ofmany musical tastes and begin-ning with a season opener that,according to Maestro Frank Fetta,“.will inspire both our beloved re-turning audiences as well as newattendees to come and be amazedat the quality of symphonic musicavailable right here in the InlandEmpire.”The season will also include theSymphony’s first holiday concertin many years, a concert dedi-cated to American musical greatsScott Joplin, Duke Ellington, andGeorge Gershwin, and will in-clude an array of musical selec-tions specifically requested byaudience members. Featured per-formers will include violinistRoberto Cani, pianist YanaReznik, and French Horn playerJoseph Ognibene, in addition totwo Symphony leads, concert-master Todor Pelev and first chaircellist Ana Maria Maldonadoteaming up for a masterfulBrahms Concerto.Added Symphony Board Presi-dent and former San BernardinoMayor, Dr. Judith Valles, “Wewanted to create concerts appro-priate for families and friends tocome and share a truly enchantingevening. …this is our heartfelt re-sponse to those many requests.”For more information, or to pur-chase tickets for the May 3 or2014-15 concerts, call (909) 381-5388 or visit the Symphony officeat 198 N. Arrowhead Ave., SanBernardino. General admissiontickets are also available on lineat www.sanbernardinosym-phony.org, and with limited avail-ability at the theater box officethe evening of each event.

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Shrek: The Musical to hit the stage at Colton HighSchool’s Whitmer Auditorium

By Jazmine Collins

Students from throughoutColton have been workingtirelessly to perfect what’s

surely to be a spectacular perform-ance of “Shrek: The Musical.” Theprogram includes a blended per-formance of Terrace View Ele-mentary School students, middleschool and high school studentsthroughout Colton, fused with pro-fessional stage performers fromthroughout the Inland Empire. Over 100 students will join Shrek

whom will be played by veteranleading man and Terrace Viewteacher, Tom Fletcher. PrincessFiona will be played from a younggirl to a tower-locked princess bythree actresses: Jacqueline Gam-boa, Megan Ramirez, and Saman-tha Stephenson; Shrek’sright-hand Donkey will be playedby Steven Spellacy.Expect a spectacular ride with

Pinocchio, Lord Farquaad, TheThree Little Pigs and enough fairytale characters that will leave youfeeling nostalgic. The musical willalso include a live orchestra per-formance and familiar tunes fromthe movie. The Terrace View Spring Musi-

cal is in its eighth year and was ini-tially founded by Terrace Viewteacher, Ms. Geri Marquez, whomhas served as a teacher for 23years. She continues to produceand coordinate the elaborate pro-ductions. Actors begin rehearsalsin January, which take placeweekly and as the show date getscloser, rehearsals are held daily.Costumes are hand-sewn andbackdrops are artfully created by a

team of teachers, parents and vol-unteers. “It was something I wanted to do

for quite a few years before I actu-ally was able to get enough moneyput together to do it,” says Mar-quez. “I brought one of the com-munity performances to the schoolas a fundraiser and we were ableto start the next year with our firstmusical.” Marquez states that eachshow has been able to pay for thefollowing year’s production. Previous productions include Al-

addin, Willy Wonka, Beauty andthe Beast, plus many more. “It def-

initely is a labor of love,” saysMarquez. “It takes a lot of coordi-nation.”Marquez credits her core group

of volunteers that have assisted inthese productions, saying that al-though it’s a lot of work, it’s allworth it if it brings the communitytogether and sheds light on livetheater. This year three performances

will be held at Colton HighSchool’s Whitmer Auditoriumon April 17th, 18th, and 19th at7:00 p.m. A special matinee per-formance will be held at 2:00

p.m. on Saturday, April 18th.Tickets are $10 and can be pur-

chased by calling (909) 586-5792.

Photo/Jazmine Collins

Shrek: The Musical will be performing live from April 17-19 atColton High School.


Over 100 students from grades K-12 will join professional theater performers to bring Shrek: The Musical to Colton High School for the eighth-annual Terrace ViewSpring Musical.


The musical performance will include well-known characters singing popular tunes from the hitanimation.


CSUSB wins series finaleagainst Cal Poly Pomona

By Richard Dawson

Pitching came around rightwhen Cal State SanBernardino’s baseball

needed it during a 2-1 win overvisiting Cal Poly Pomona in thesecond game of a doubleheaderon April 12. CSUSB (11-27) starting pitcherTyler Wells allowed just an un-earned run on two hits and awalk over four innings but failedto factor in the decision. Jake Meloche earned his firstwin after tossing two scorelessinnings in relief for the Coyoteswhile Brian Jipp tossed a perfectninth to earn his third save. Cal Poly Pomona (26-10)starter Cody Ponce was just asefficient, limiting the CSUSB of-fense to five hits and a walk oversix innings.Kevin Meriwether singled tolead off the home half of the firstand was moved over to secondon a sacrifice bunt by NolanAlmodovar. William Ouelettefollowed up with another singleto put runners at first and thirdwith one out. Catcher Nick Oddogot CSUSB on the board whenhe grounded into a fielder’schoice that scored Meriwether tomake it 1-0. Two Coyote errors in the top ofthe fourth led the Broncos scor-ing a run to tie it 1-1.Nolan Almodovar put CSUSBahead for good with one out inthe fifth with an RBI single upthe middle to score Aaron Beck-ley, who led off the inning witha double to right. With the win, the Coyotes sal-vaged a series split with theBroncos. CSUSB took the series opener3-0 on Thursday behind a com-plete-game shutout by KerryKelley, but suffered losses onFriday and the opener Saturdayby scores of 6-3 and 6-5. The Coyotes stay home andhost Chico State University forfour-game set starting April 17.

PHOTO/RICHARD DAWSON

Pitcher Tyler Wells allowed anunearned run over four inningsfor Cal State San Bernardinoduring a 2-1 CCAA win overvisiting Cal Poly Pomona onApril 12.


Center fielder Nolan Almod-ovar hit the go-ahead RBI sin-gle in the 5th for the Coyotes.

Fontana wins at Grand TerraceBy Richard Dawson

It was a different game but thesame result as Fontana wentto Grand Terrace and won 6-

4 during Sunkist League action onFriday, April 11. Greg Landry was solid over fiveinnings for the Steelers, allowingfour runs, three earned, on five hitsand two walks while gettingtimely strikeouts to pick up thewin. Landry did flirt with trouble, butstranded the bases loaded in thethird and left two more on in thefourth thanks to timely strikeoutsthat retired the side. “Greg’s key to success is his off-speed pitches,” said Fontana coachChris Sindelar. “When he is tired,he leaves them up a little bit, buthe was able to battle and madesome key pitches to help us avoidthe big inning.”Pedro Saucedo was lights outover three innings of relief as theGrand Terrace (7-6-1, 2-1-1 SL)offense mustered just one hitagainst him. “We call him the Magic Man, be-cause he is magic when he gets onthe mound,” said Sindelar. “He(Saucedo) throws so many differ-ent pitches that go so many differ-ent ways that hitters never knowwhat’s coming, and he’s got us outof big jams all season. The Titans played catch up thewhole game as starter AlbertValdez struggled to find his com-mand early to the point where hedidn’t even escape the first inning.Valdez was down 3-0 and walkedthe bases loaded before beingpulled for Jake Ayala with twoouts. Luis Lopez welcomed Ayala tothe game with a three-run triple toright that made it 6-0 Fontana. Grand Terrace did answer withtwo in the bottom of the first. CruzDuke led off the inning with adouble and would come around toscore. Joe Ayala doubled a fewbatters later to score Josh McPher-son. Last time these two teamssquared off, Fontana (3-1, 8-5) de-feated Grand Terrace 5-2 in theGrand Terrace Invitational titlegame.


Greg Landry escaped jams in the third and fourth innings asFontana held on for a 6-4 Sunkist League win over Grand Ter-race on April 11.


Joe Ayala doubled home a runin the bottom of the first for theTitans.


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Assistance League holds 53rd annual Headdress Ball toserve children in need

By Jazmine Collins

The San Bernardino Assis-tance League turned quitea few heads with its 53rd-

annual Signature Headdress Ball atNational Orange Show on April 12,2014. The theme of the event was“City of Nations, InternationalLove.”The ball was held to raise money

for dental services and clothing forunderserved youth in SanBernardino. “Our mission is to en-sure that the children of the com-munity do not go without basicdental care and clothing. The ef-forts of the Assistance League em-brace this challenge, by providingaffordable dental services andclothing to meet the needs of thechildren of San Bernardino,” statedAssistance League president,Denise Brewster, Ed. D.The “City of Nations” theme was

created to celebrate the rich, diversecultural blend within the city andthe “children of many colors andmany origins” the organizationserves. The event showcased ex-travagant headdresses representingten regions, including Asia,Canada, United Kingdom, Israel,Africa, Europe, Latin America,

Australia, Middle East and theUnited States. Models came out infull costume and performed a cho-reographed piece to pop hits like“Gangnam Style” and Rihanna’s“Diamonds.All proceeds from the matinee

and the evening performances wentto benefit and fund the Dr. Earl R.Crane Children’s Dental HealthCenter and Operation School Bell,a program designed to clothe chil-dren in need.The League first began to provide

clothing for children in need withOperation School Bell in 1983. Theprogram continues to provide eachchild with a full outfit at an averagecost of $65 and clothes approxi-mately 200 children per year. The Dr. Earl R. Crane Children’s

Dental Health Center was estab-lished in 1949. The facility pro-vides full dental services tounderserved children in SanBernardino and provides screeningand education to elementaryschools throughout the city. The Assistance League of San

Bernardino is a chapter of the Na-tional Assistance League, whichholds over 24 thousand members,116 chapters and 750 philanthropicprograms. The national organiza-tion has provided over 2.6 millionvolunteer hours throughout theU.S., reaching approximately 1.4million children and families inneed. The San Bernardino chapter was

founded in 1940 and chartered in1947.


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Long time IE baseball player/coach Stan Sanchezto be inducted into Colton HOF

By Harvey M. Kahn

The Colton Sports Hall ofFame will be inducting its6th class and Stan Sanchez

has an excused absence. Sanchez, aColton-native is in the midst of his21st season as head baseball coachat Colorado State University-Pueblo. The school will be con-ducting the city's largest annualyouth event on April 25th, the samedate as the Colton HOF ceremony.Another reason Sanchez won't beable to attend is the same reasonhe's being inducted into the ColtonHOF. His Thunder Wolves will beplaying later that night in "Pack thePark Day," a game held annually atPueblo's historic Damon RunyonField. With his recent 700th victoryat CSU-Pueblo, he became theRocky Mountain Athletic Confer-

ence all-time winning coach.Growing up in Colton until hewas a pre-teen, the Sanchez familymoved just across the city line intoSan Bernardino. Before Sanchezleft Colton he got to soak in knowl-edge from some of San BernardinoCounty greats. Sanchez was re-cently voted into the hall's at SanGorgonio High and the GreaterArea Pueblo Sports Hall of Fame.Sanchez was old enough inColton to watch as the batboy andball boy while analyzing the tech-nique of Hubbs, Carreon, Housley,Aldama, Doty, Chavez, Carrasco,Centurion and other's. Sanchez car-ried those lessons to San GorgonioHigh, where he was a 6-time all-CIF selection in three sports andlater baseball played at SanBernardino Valley College and CalState, Fullerton. Beginning as a 23-

year-old coach, Sanchez wonleague titles at San BernardinoHigh and three at Aquinas. Sanchezwon four conference titles and fivedivisional crowns while coach atSBVC. He would of had another atSBVC in 1989 but the team had toforfeit nine games."I played Colton youth footballfor coach Euliss Hubbs. During theoff season Ken Hubbs would cometo town and help coach us," saidSanchez. "I was fortunate enoughto see the Colton Little League all-star teams board the train forWilliamsport. I remember seeingthe great CHS catcher CamiloCarreon. Max Lofy was my LittleLeague coach and was like a fatherto me. I was devastated when I hadto move from Colton. I am verydisappointed that I cannot make itto the hall of fame ceremony.Colton is where I learned about awork ethic and being competitive." He named many from Colton whohe coached at SBVC. Carlos Con-treras, Ruben Montano, AlexSanchez, Housley. He gave creditto former teammate Bobby Uribes,one of the best youth baseball play-ers ever from San Bernardino.Sanchez coached current Angels'bench coach Dino Ebel.In 1987, Sanchez was hired byRich Dauer, his former LittleLeague teammate from Colton toassist him as coach of the newlyformed San Bernardino Spirit probaseball team. Sanchez is includedin the 1988 Spirit baseball card setwith Ken Griffey, Jr., who he tu-tored as the team batting coach. TheSpirit later developed into the In-land Empire 66ers.Like he has done at CSU-Pueblo,he also helped to do with the Spirit."We built that team from scratch."He did the same in Pueblo, who did

not have a baseball program in1994 when he got there. "Stanachieved a tremendous amount ofsuccess from almost the minute hegot here," said CSU-Pueblo SportsInformation director Chris Day."He has consistently fielded teamswith good ball players and has wonmore games than any coach in anysport in the Rocky Mountain Ath-letic Conference."Day said that Sanchez won the1994 conference championship hisfirst year at Pueblo. His Division IIschool defeated a number of rankedD-I colleges that year including #1nationally ranked Wichita State.Day added that Sanchez led theThunder Wolves to eight league

championships, eight times to theregional's and once to the DivisionII College World Series. "Stan is aplayer's coach. He can give toughlove but knows when to back off,"said Day. "The player's respecthim."Sanchez will be inducted into theColton Sports Hall of Fame withlong time youth coach and officialRuben Acevedo, the Colton Senori-tas women's softball team, and TomMorrow, the Colton HS basketballcoach when Ken Hubbs was a star.Sanchez said that Ken Hubbs washis idol and he still carries the les-sons learned from him. "Stan toldme that Ken Hubbs was the greatestathlete that he ever saw," said Day.

PHOTO/DANNY CARRASCO

1956 Colton Elks Little League Seals. Batboy Stan Sanchezfront Left, next to his brother Alex, Robert Young, DanKasperski, Terry Lambert, Danny Carrasco. Middle. ChickWarden, Mike Rothwell, Bobby Castorena, Mike Mullins, un-known. Top. Manager, Mike Rothwell, Xavier Hernandez,Brent Loomis, Ray Martinez, coach, John Warden.

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Stan Sanchez pictured center as coach of the 1987 SanBernardino Spirit with another Colton Hall of Fame member RichDauer on right. On left is Spirit assistant Ralph Dick.

Join the parade against child abuse: Parade around the 66ersStadium prior to the Tuesday, April 22 Game

April is Child Abuse Aware-ness Prevention month,and 28 partners will be

participating in a resource fair onTuesday, April 22 beginning at 5:30p.m. at the San Manuel Stadium lo-cated at 280 S. E Street, SanBernardino providing educationalmaterials, information on specificprograms, and crafts and games. At6:15 p.m. everyone is invited to jointhe Parade against Child Abusearound the inside of the baseballfield. The first 500 children will begiven bubbles, neon bracelets andMy Future is Bright buttons for theparade. Game time begins at 7:05p.m. as the Inland Empire 66erstake on the Lancaster Jet Hawks.Winners of the Children are ourFuture contest will lead the paradewith mascot, Bernie. This is the2nd year that children in our com-munities have participated in thiscontest. The two grand prize win-ners will throw out the first balls ofthe game, as well as lead the parade,and enjoy hot dogs, sodas and pop-corn. There will be 18 runner-upwinners who will receive gift bagsfilled with fun prizes. This yearthere were more than 450 entries.All entries will be displayed at theart gallery during the game.“This contest gives the kids an op-portunity to think about who theywant to be, instilling goals that willdrive them to work hard in school

and realize their dreams,” statesChildren’s Fund president & CEO,Erin Phillip.Children’s Fund has alimited number of free admissiontickets so that the entire family canenjoy the game and learn moreabout the programs available in ourcommunities. To secure your tick-ets please contact us at909.379.0000 or stop by Children’sFund office, 348 W. Hospitality

Lane, Suite 110, San Bernardinofrom 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.through Friday, April 18, 2014. Inaddition, it is $2 Tuesday at thegame, which means it will only cost$2 to park, and $2 each for a hotdog,popcorn and soft drink. This is agreat way to spend quality time withyour family at a very reasonableprice.For more information on Chil-

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Walk/Run to promote Child Abuse Awareness MonthBy MJ Duncan

CASA (Court AppointedSpecial Advocates) andYouth Action Project col-

laborated once again this year tohost the 7th Annual Care 4 KidsRun and Community ResourceFair this past Saturday at GuastiRegional Park in Ontario from 9a.m. – 1 p.m. in recognition ofApril as Child Abuse Preventionand Awareness Month.“This 7th Annual Care 4 KidsRun was a great success. We hadover 200 runners, 34 communityvendors and were thrilled to havebands play from the teen MusicalWorkshop from San Bernardino,”wrote Kara Hunter, CASA execu-tive director, in an email. “Theevent is to bring awareness toApril as Child Abuse and Preven-tion month but also give commu-nity members a chance to learnabout all of the wonderful programin our county that support youngpeople as well as a chance for fam-ilies to spend quality time together.We were grateful to In-N-OutBurger for supplying lunch for the

participants as well! This eventalso gave us an opportunity to re-member and honor a C.A.S.A. vol-unteer, Sandra Zitek, who passedaway unexpectedly on March28th. We miss her tremendouslyand were glad to be able to keepher memory with her throughoutthe day.”CASA of San BernardinoCounty, a nonprofit organizationestablished locally in 1984, aimsto improve the lives of foster chil-dren and juvenile offenders withstable and consistent advocacy andmentoring provided throughtrained volunteers.In San Bernardino County thereare approximately 4,000 childrenwho live in foster care. They wereabused and/or neglected and re-moved from their homes and fam-ilies. As dependents of the court,these children pass through a courtsystem which leaves them lost,confused and alone.CASA volunteers advocate forthe best interests of their assignedfoster youth directly to the court.They communicate frequentlywith youth and often become thesole source of consistency in thatchild’s life. Additionally, volun-teers advocate for their education,

ensuring that they are in the appro-priate grade level and appropriateschool setting.According to CASA CommunityOutreach Manager Maggie Harris,there are between 120 – 140 youthwho are in need of CASA volun-teers.Joseph Williams, CEO of YouthAction Project, said he was com-pelled to partner with CASA in theRun four years ago when he real-ized that there were “too manyyoung people who were not read-ing and doing math as well as theyshould be,” which he considers aform of child abuse and neglect.“It’s important that we get mentorsand volunteers to help the youth inour community.”Youth Action Project works toempower San Bernardino's youthby developing the skills and habitsneeded for economic and socialsuccess. It partners with CASAbecause they believe that neglect-ing education is detrimental for theindividual’s mental, physical andemotional health, as well as theirfuture.The goal of the annual Walk/Runevent is to raise awareness aboutthe plight of young people in thecounty, issues related to foster

care, literacy, education, and com-munity engagement. There will beresources available including thoseaimed at stemming violenceagainst youth. The community isencouraged to participate in thefamily-friendly event and connect-ing with others to promote the

safety and health of young people.For more information about be-coming a volunteer call CASA at(909) 881-6760 for more informa-tion, or visit www.casaofsb.org.

Mentoring program serving students who need it most

By Cynthia Mendoza

Over the last few monthsthe San Bernardino CityUnified School District

Family Resource Center has beenhard at work developing mentor-ing programs to better serve thestudents and families in the dis-trict.From an overall general perspec-tive mentorship is the act of eitherindividuals or groups of peoplecoming together whereby onehelps guide, direct and support thegrowth and learning of another

through conversation, shared ac-tivities and other forms of engage-ment.But what exactly that looks likein each situation varies as much asthe people involved and the men-torship program at the Family Re-source Center offers three differentcomponents that serve students invery unique and specific ways tomeet their needs.The Charlie Seymour Golf Acad-emy program, which was foundedin 2011 but didn’t fully take offuntil very recently, pairs elemen-tary school boys with men on thegolf course. The boys learn notonly how to play the sport, but alsolearn practical lessons about life

from the game, such as keepingscore, honesty, self-control andeven a little math, as they figureout yardages.There are currently about 20 boystotal from Rio Vista and Henry El-ementary in the program.At Indian Springs the mentoringprogram, which has been in placefor about two months, is muchmore sensitive as it serves teenparents, both boys and girls. Thesestudents are part of the Cal SAFE(California School Aged FamiliesEducation) is a state funded sup-port program for expectant teenparents.According to Mar Serna, FamilyInvolvement Officer for the dis-trict, who oversees the programs,one of the greatest needs of expec-tant fathers is jobs. So at the lastmentoring session male mentorshelped the young men through aresume writing class to help pre-pare them for job hunting.The teen father mentorship com-

ponent came about from Sernahimself, who had recently pro-vided a keynote address to stu-dents on some of the important lifeissues they were facing but he sawa need to do more.“I can tell them everything dur-ing a keynote address but whatabout follow up?” He said. “Andwhat about the moms?”Thus the teen parenting mentor-ship was “born”, no pun intended.The young women are also men-tored by older females who helpguide and educate them in the very“mommy” specific responsibilitiesand challenges that lie ahead.Finally, there’s the one-on-onementorship between the boys andmen that involves conversationand shared activities as to establishtrust and rapport.There are about five students inthe one-on-one mentoring pro-gram, all of whom were recom-mended by their principals andwho were considered “hard to

reach” boys.Between all three components,the mentorship program, whichhas been in place for two years,serves about 45 kids and willlikely continue to grow and serveeven greater needs in the future.“For most programs it was aboutthe right time, the right place andthe right people coming together tomake it happen,” Serna said aboutthe mentor volunteers and the tim-ing that worked out perfectly tomake it possible to provide such avaluable service to students.”Mentoring students is about cre-ating relationships that will impactthem in a positive way. Mentor-ship saves lives by steering chil-dren in the right direction.” Forupdates on the Family ResourceCenter connect with them on Face-book athttps://www.facebook.com/sbcus-dfrc

COURTESY PHOTO

Throwback Thursday: This photo from 2011 perfectly captureswhat the Charlie Seymour Golf Academy mentorship program isall about; pairing young boys with men who not only help teachthem golf, but also valuable life skills through the game.

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The most recent session of the teen father mentorship program through the San Bernardino CityUnified School District’s Family Resource Center, was all about helping expectant father meet oneof their greatest needs: finding a job. Mentors helped guide the young men in the crucial skill ofgood resume writing.

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By Yazmin Alvarez

Runners, joggers andstrollers, time to lace up!Registration for A Run

Through Redlands is open. The event, put on annually by theKiwanis Club of Redlands Noon,returns for its 31st year to the cityApril 27 and includes new racetimes, faster courses, a 2k ColorSplash run and precursor FoodTruck festival April 26 to kick offthe annual run.The food truck event is being heldin conjunction with the annual raceand will feature area trucks includ-ing Suite 106 Cupcakery andCousins Main Lobster. The event isscheduled from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.,the day before the race at the Red-lands Mall. Live entertainment bythe Yardogs begins at 4 p.m. New start times for this year’sraces are 7 a.m. for the 10K, 7:20a.m. for the 1/2 marathon and 7:45a.m. for the 5K.The 5k, 10k and half marathoncourses begin in Downtown Red-lands and wind through city streetsand historic homes. The 5k course is almost entirelyflat, organizers said, with the 10kcourse offering fewer climbs andruns through historic Smiley Park.The half marathon course, whichwill be must faster than years pastbecause of the less elevation gain,

will include running throughProspect Park, the Redlands Coun-try Club area, Redlands Commu-nity Hospital and Smiley Heightswith a way back to downtown Red-lands finishing off at the RedlandsBowl.Wheelchairs, baby strollers andwalkers are welcome in all theevents.Student participants are encour-aged to register for the run and mayqualify for a $5 refund per partici-pant under the age of 18. Registra-tion must be completed and turnedin no later than April 21. A mini-mum group size of 15 runners isneeded to qualify for the refund, ac-cording to the race website.Proceeds from A Run ThroughRedlands and the food truck eventwill benefit school programs at theelementary and middle school lev-els and will fund scholarships forlocal high school students throughthe Kiwanis Foundation, said or-ganizers. Early registration is available forthe races through April 21 atwww.redlands-events.com.Registration will also be held onrace day, April 27, at the RedlandsMall underground parking area,100 Redlands Mall. For more information, includingregistration costs, visit www.red-lands-events.com.

OURTESY PHOTO/KIWANIS CLUB OF REDLANDS

IThousands are expected for the 31st annual Run Through Red-lands April 27. Registration for the 5k, 10k and half marathonevent is open.

COURTESY PHOTO/KIWANIS CLUB OF REDLANDS

More than 700 lbs. of colored cornstarch will be doused onto runners particating in the Color Splashevent.

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Inland Empire Weekly April 17 2014