Inland Empire Weekly August 14 2014

Youth treated to back-to-school shopping spree

By Yazmin Alvarez

More than a dozen turtleand tortoise owners puttheir shelled pets on

display Saturday at the Redlands

Senior Center for the InlandEmpire chapter of the CaliforniaTurtle and Tortoise Club.Many had the reptiles up for

adoption while others were thereto educate the public on the vari-

ous types of turtles in the area.Four-year-old Alyssa Diaz was

among the crowds who spent theday checking out the animals.

Inland Empire

By Yazmin Alvarez

For dozens of area youth,the kindness of communitydonations, the Kiwanis

Club of Redlands Noon andKohl’s, meant an opportunity for a$100 shopping spree. But for the family of five-year-

old Isahais Garcia, it was a chance

to give a family member a confi-dent, fresh start to school.“I’m going to have a lot of

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Isahais Garcia, 5, spent most of his morning early Saturday shopping for new school clothes. Hewas among the group of more than 80 youngsters treated to a shopping spree by Kiwanis Noon.


Alyssa Diaz, 4, of San Bernardino, takes a look at a leopard turtle in hopes of getting a new pet.

Turtle show draws pet lovers to Redlands

Afundraiser to supportthe Redlands PoliceD e p a r t m e n t ’ s

Narcotics K-9 Unit will be heldduring the month of August atThe Taco Shack, 510 E. StateSt. From Aug. 11 through Aug.

30, Taco Shack customers candonate to the K-9 program andwill be recognized with yourname on the walls of the restau-rant. In addition to the TacoShack, major sponsors includeToyota of Redlands and FurryFace.As a culmination of the

fundraiser, a larger-scale eventwill be held Aug. 30 at therestaurant.The event starts at noon and

includes music, raffles andprizes. During the event, ChiefGarcia will participate in apolice canine demonstration asa patrol dog sinks his teeth intohis duties.The event will raise money for

the department’s narcotics K-9program, including support forthe current canine, Chewy, a 3-year-old German shepherd.Donations to the Canine pro-

gram can be made to the Cityof Redlands, attention PoliceCanine Fund, tax ID number95-6000766. For information,909-647-7872

Fundraiser tobenefit

Redlands PDNarcotics K-9

Unit

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She hoped to take home one ofthe little reptiles.“They’re cute,” she said. “I have adog and five fish.”Her father, Tony Diaz, said shewas an animal lover from the start. “Now, maybe we’ll add a turtle tothe group,” he said. “It’s beenteaching her responsibility.” Turtle owner Rob Henry wasamong the many who set up a dis-play at the center. He showcased a

slow munching turtle he helpedhatch and it’s been part of his fam-ily for more than 25 years now.“He doesn’t have a name,” Henrysaid. “But he sure likes to eat.”Displays throughout the center of-fered up information on how tocare for turtles, how large they cangrow to be as well as what to do ifone is found. The chapter’s club president,Monica Dirac, fosters several tur-tles and said the event helps raiseawareness of the reptiles as well as

for the club.The annual show is the club’slargest fundraiser, she added.To learn more about the club, visitwww.tortoise.org. The Inland Em-pire Chapter meets at 7:30 p.m. thefirst Friday of the month at the SanBernardino County Museum, 2024Orange Tree Lane in Redlands.

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clothes for school now,” Isahiassaid. The youngster was among morethan 80 children from neighboringcities from the Boys and GirlsClubs of Greater Redlands-River-side who were gifted a $100 back-to-school shopping spree Aug. 9through a partnership between Ki-wanis Noon and Kohl’s. The children, both elementaryand high school-aged, were part-nered up with a volunteer from theservice group or the departmentstore to help with shopping. For both the children and the vol-unteers, the shopping spree was anexperience.With his eyes barely peeking overthe handle of a shopping cart, Isa-hais spent nearly two hours insidethe store early Saturday trying todecide on the perfect school outfits.He shuffled through racks,scanned the shelves and walls andlooked carefully for his size. “My favorite color is blue and Iwant new socks… oh and skinnyjeans, those are favorite, too,” Isa-

hais said. To help the children get the bestdeal, the department store offeredtax-free shopping and an additional30 percent off all items was also in-cluded -- an opportunity for themto take home around $200 to $300worth of new items, said Frank Za-baleta, local Kiwanis president.The annual spree is made possi-ble thanks to community donationsand fundraising efforts hosted bythe Kiwanis Club, including eventssuch as Run Through Redlands.In addition to the spree, each childreceived a backpack donated by theBoys and Girls Club and stuffedwith school supplies. “Every year it seems to get betterand better,” he said of the spree.“But what doesn’t change is thatsmile the kids get from the oppor-tunity. The way their faces light upwith joy is unforgettable.”

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

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P.T. McEwen, CEO of the Boys and Girls Club high-fives a childafter successful shopping.


Isahais Garcia, 5, picks out a character shirt for part of his back-to-school shopping spree Saturday.


Isahais Garcia, 5, strolls around with a cart full of new schools for schools.


Chapters members had various types of turtles on display.

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Words to Think About: Living life to the fullest

By G. W. Abersold Ph.D.

Over the past 34 years Ihave written hundreds ofarticles for various news-

papers. The subjects have beeneclectic. However, I’ve focusedmore often on seniors, our country,travel, aging, people places andthings.Like Horatio Alger, many of mypeople articles have been “rags toriches” in emphasis. Or, overcom-ing handicaps like Helen Keller.Consider Renee Bondi. She was-

n’t always a quadriplegic, as she isnow. Recently I heard her sing andheard and saw her interviewed.Her singing is smooth andmelodic. She also has a wide rangefrom low alto to high soprano.She and her husband Mike havebeen married 25 plus years andhave a son, Daniel, who is 18.They live in San Juan Capistrano.1988 marked a drastic change inher life. A devout Roman Catholic,she was recognized as one of thebest Gospel singers in the USA, ona par with Sandi Patty.In May of 1988, she fell out ofbed and severed her spinal cord.The pain was severe and in theICU the doctor informed her thatshe was a quadriplegic and wouldnever walk again or ever singagain. She was to be married inJuly to her fiancé.Against all odds and all physi-cians prognosis, Renee’s voice wasmiraculously restored. She haswritten a book of her life: “TheLast Dance Bur Not the LastSong.”In addition to being a very tal-ented singer and musician, Reneeis an emotional public speaker. Shehas the gift to inspire and motivate

the audience. Always she tries tolead the listeners to a higher spiri-tual Christian commitment.It is also her personal goal. Her

relationship with God has been thesource of her optimistic spirit anddeep faith. Recently she was con-fined to her bed for severalmonths, lying on her stomach.She spent a part of each day

memorizing Scripture and meditat-ing on it. Her favorite chapter isPhilippians, 4th chapter. It containssuch verses as: ”I can do all thingsthrough Christ which strengthensme.” And: “My God shall supplyall your needs according to Hisriches in glory by Christ Jesus.”She would follow Scripture withthe memorization of verses ofsong.Jason Wolfe is my second impor-

tant person. Now 45 years old, hesays he wondered as a kid if hewould ever see adulthood. He did-n’t think he’d be alive. Fathergone, mother disabled, on welfare,too many children and she senthim to an orphanage, the MiltonHershey School.It’s the best financed school forimpoverished kids in the countrywith over 7 billion dollars in as-

sets. Currently the school serves1,925 students-boys and girls. TheSchool owns controlling interest inthe Hershey Company and all ofits interests.On April 29, 2014 Jason wasnamed the 2014 Alumnus of theYear. “The standard is amazing.Recipients of the award havedemonstrated a human and exem-plary service to others. Jasonmeets all the requirements.”He is an usher at Orchard HillChurch and participates in a Biblestudy group. He has been on threemission trips to Haiti. Last year heand his 9 year old son took a vanacross the country filled with giftsfor needy children at Christmastime.Today he is the owner of GiftCards. Com that he founded in1999. Last year it earned approxi-mately 150 million dollars.He credits his success to the val-ues he learned at the orphanage:hard work, concern for others andbeing a Christian.Bob Bell. He was born and raisedin Pensacola, Florida. In HighSchool he was a football star,coached by Joe Scarborough, ofthe Morning Joe program on

MSNBC.During his freshman year of col-lege, tragedy hit. In a roughhous-ing bout with a friend, Bob’s neckwas broken and he became crip-pled. Bob has spent the lasttwenty-four years as a quadriple-gic.However, anyone who has seenor heard him speak knows that hisspirit was not damaged. As onefriend says, “His journey sincethen, both literally and metaphori-cally has been truly awe-inspiring.His recent book has a uniquetitle. “Un Moving Four Ward.” De-cipher its meaning for yourself.Basically it is for anyone “who hasfaced, is facing or will face a diffi-cult time in their life.”Obviously, it is for everyone. Ithas humor in it, inspiration, in-formative and is painfully honest.There is a basic challenge in it.

That we should live the one lifewe’ve been given to its absolutefullest. The book is full of storiesand tips for keeping a positive per-spective despite life’s problems.Amen. Selah. So be it.

San Bernardino Community College Districtawarded $375K Workforce Development contract

The San Bernardino Com-munity College District(SBCCD) has received a

one-year, $374,885.00 dollar con-tract from the State of CaliforniaEmployment Training Program(ETP) to assist large and small busi-nesses in San Bernardino andRiverside counties develop high-performance workplaces. The proj-ect will run from August 4, 2014through September 3, 2015 and isexpected to serve more than 550workers employed by 17 manufac-turing and logistics companies.The contract has been awarded tothe SBCCD’s Professional Devel-opment Center (PDC), an arm ofthe Economic Development andCorporate Training (EDCT) Divi-sion.The project will assist workers byimproving job-specific skills tomeet productivity goals, train em-ployees in current technology to be-come more energy efficient anddevelop mechanical craft and weld-ing skills for workers in high prior-

ity industries such as manufactur-ing. The employers who will partic-ipate in this project: 3M, ArdentMills, ASC Profiles, BurlingtonCoat Factory, California Steel In-dustries, Converse, Dollar Tree,Doral Industries, Leggett & Platt,Mattel Inc., Network Global Logis-tics (NGL), NFI Industries, McLaneCompany, OHL, Payless ShoeSource, Penn Emblem, and SportsAuthority, had to be pre-qualifiedand will select their participatingemployees.“A major mission of the SBCCD,carried out in large part through theEDCT Division, is to stimulate theeconomic prosperity of the InlandEmpire through workforce develop-ment, and this program exemplifiesthe Division’s goal, said SBCCDChancellor Bruce Baron. “This pro-gram is specifically designed tohelp combat out-of-state and out-of-country competition and to keepjobs here in the Inland Empire.” Dr. Matthew Isaac, the EDCTChief Executive Officer, noted that

this contract award was the fourthagreement approved by the state’sEmployment Training Panel, an in-dication of the collaborative successof prior efforts of the state agencyand the community college district.He said, “Our programs havedemonstrated that with proper train-ing, employer goals can be met,worker skill levels can be substan-tially improved, and the local eco-nomic climate well-served, awin-win for everyone involved.” ETP is a state agency supported bybusiness and labor. The program,funded by the Employment Train-ing Tax paid by California employ-ers, helps businesses remaincompetitive. Since its inception in1983, the ETP program has pro-vided approximately $1.25 billionto train more than 800,000 workersfor more than 78,000 Californiacompanies. Employers match train-ing funds awarded by ETP, makingthese projects true public-privatepartnerships

Hispanic Lifestyle Tags LaSalle Medical Associates

Hispanic Lifestyle recentlynamed LaSalle MedicalAssociates, Inc. as a lead-

ing Latino Owned Business that hassurvived and thrived during the eco-nomic downturn. “Hispanic Lifestyle is pleased torecognize LaSalle Medical Associ-ates as a business that not only sur-vived the economic downturn butthrived,” said Richard Sandoval,president of Hispanic Lifestyle.“We are seeing the results of sevenyears of hard work coming tofruition,’’ says LaSalle founder andPresident Dr. Albert Arteaga, on hishonor from Hispanic Lifestyle. “Tome, as a Hispanic, this is like theGood Housekeeping seal of ap-proval. On an emotional level, it’slike winning the battle of Cinco deMayo, Bunker Hill and the WorldCup at the last minute.”Since 2007, LaSalle has expandedits Independent Practice Association

(IPA) of independently contracteddoctors, hospitals and clinics, deliv-ering high quality patient care tomore than 170,000 residents ofFresno, Kings, Los Angeles,Madera, Riverside, San Bernardino,San Joaquin, Stanislaus and TulareCounties. LaSalle’s IPA members in the In-land Empire include: LaSalle Med-ical Associates, ArrowheadOrthopedics, Arther MedicalGroup, Rancho Medical Group,Rancho Paseo Medical Group,Alessandro Medical Group, Ban-ning Medical Group, and SanBernardino Urological Associates.Hospital affiliations include: Ran-cho Springs Medical Center, Ar-rowhead Regional Medical Center,Community Hospital of SanBernardino, St. Bernadine MedicalCenter, Mountains CommunityHospital, Redlands CommunityHospital, Loma Linda UniversityMedical Center, Corona Regional

Medical Center, Riverside CountyMedical Center, and ParkviewCommunity Hospital. LaSalle Medical Associates, Inc.,owns four clinics employing morethan 120 dedicated healthcare pro-fessionals, treating about 40,000children, adults, and seniors in SanBernardino County. LaSalle’s patients are primarilyserved by Medi-Cal and the insur-ance companies participating inCovered California, which is a pro-gram offering a state subsidy tomiddle class families for the healthcare coverage required by the Af-fordable Care Act. LaSalle also ac-cepts private insurance policiesoffered by IEHP, Molina, BlueCross, Blue Shield, Care 1st, andHealth Net and Medicare by EasyChoice Health Plan, Molina andCare1st Health Plans.Find a LaSalle clinic in Fontana at17577 Arrow Blvd., in Hesperiaat16455 Main St. and in San

Bernardino at 1505 West 17th St. or565 N. Mt. Vernon Ave. Dr. Albert Arteaga and wife Mariawill be recognized for their achieve-ments as part of Hispanic Lifestyle’s BusinessExpo and Conference luncheon onWednesday, August 6, 2014 at theOntario Airport Hotel in Ontario,California at 11:30 am. The confer-ence runs from 8:30 a.m. to 2:00p.m. The all day conference and expofeatures presentations byLatino/Latinas Executives of Influ-ence, a panel discussion on businessmatchmaking. The conference will

be captured for distribution forSouthern California PBS televisionstations and the Hispanic Networkwebsite.“The awardees were compiledfrom audience nominations andbusiness profiles that have been fea-tured on Hispanic Lifestyle,” saidRichard Sandoval, producer of His-panic Lifestyle.For more information call (951)940-9099, email [email protected] or go online athttp://www.hispaniclifestyle.com

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Let’s face it. As youth, inone way or another, weall conform to society’s

cultural trends. For instance,most of our area’s youth are at-tracted to the Hip Hop culturethat consists of wearing snapbackhats, the latest pair of Jordan bas-ketball shoes, or slipping on thelatest urban outfitters t-shirt.We have issues with at-risk kidswho cop the gangster lifestyleand imitate or mimic their olderpeer’s actions. It’s a problemthat’s been plaguing underprivi-leged youth in urban communi-ties as far back as the GreatDepression. Last week, the Redlands EastValley cheerleading squad facedcondemnation from multiplepeople. Redlands Unified SchoolDistrict Superintendent LoriRhodes said that the photo of the13 girls dressed in plaid shirts,white tank tops, white tube socksand cut-off pants, wearing ban-danas in their hair and baseballcaps, while two of the girlsstuffed their shirts to appearpregnant, flashed gang signs, andpointing a fake gun at someoneas “offensive” and that type ofdepiction will not be tolerated.”While the teenaged girls, likelyto have idols such as Rihanna,Trey Songz, or the latest artist tocome up in the music industry,did not mean any harm by theact, it is a tradition that needs to

come to an end.The Redlands Daily Facts re-ported on August 8 that the tra-dition of “Gangsta Day” maydate back as far as 2010. The no-tion behind the day is to team-build and bond.

Mocking street gang culture bydressing up as a gang member isnot only making a cruel jokeabout the devastating realities ofgang life, but veers on the borderof being downright racist. Most of all, it’s making a mock-ery of the current issues the Cityof Redlands has faced in relationto violence on youth.Randy Ortis, 25, of SanBernardino was sentenced to 99years to life two weeks ago forhaving that gangster “bravado”of acting tough and firing aweapon blindingly, injuring twoand killing 21-year-old KruzeLevusi Kuaea in 2011. Thatsame year, Anthony Legaspi, 20,and his two associates JohnSalazar and Jose Lara, all ofthem residents of Redlands mur-dered Andrew Jackson, 16, andQuinn McCaleb, 17, as theywalked by the Cinnamon CreekApartments in Redlands on Jan.5.

Spit on their graves why don’tyou?

That may be a bit harsh on mypart. But as a resident of SanBernardino, violence is a termwe see everyday in headlines andwe heard uttered by neighborsand friends. It hits close to homeand to be honest, it’s a bit frus-trating to hear our youth be socomplacent.A reasonable solution would beto invest that time to team buildby having “Gangsta Day” onfinding other ways to team build.An example would be to organ-ize a park clean up to encouragecommunity service, or visit acommunity center to help at-riskyouth escape the horrors of vio-lence.Teens will be teens. They willmake their mistakes. Please besmart when it comes to your ac-tivities. You never know who iswatching.

Anthony Victoria is a commu-nity writer for Inland EmpireCommunity Newspapers andcan be reached [email protected] or (909)381-9898 Ext. 208

Anthony Victoria

A.B. 1014 (Gun violence re-straining orders) is a shallow reac-tion to the deaths of six people(three of them shot) in Isla Vista inMay. It provides for a restrainingorder to be issued without priornotice to the named person andwithout the benefit of a court hear-ing where the named person ispresent to defend himself beforethe order is issued and theirfirearms are seized.

If this were a serious attempt toprevent violence, then the ordershould also remove the otherweapons involved in this tragedy— a knife, a hammer, machetesand other household implements— to prevent personal injury tohimself, herself or another person.

Instead, this is another attempt toskirt the basic constitutional pro-

tections provided by law. Meas-ures necessary to disarm a seri-ously impaired individual arealready state law, provided suitableprofessionals bother to do theirduty. If passed, this bill will be an-other poorly composed law subjectto challenge based on violation ofbasic constitutional rights.

H.A. VanderLeest,San Bernardino

We have the Republican Partysuing the president of the UnitedStates for doing too much. Sameguys suing the president for doingtoo much are going on vacation

because they couldn’t do anything.What’s wrong with this picture?

But you can’t blame these guysfor not doing anything; the peoplewho put them there aren’t doinganything either. Unless you’re acomplete fool, can’t you see wherewe’re going to be in 10 to 20years? Doomed by the fools weput in office, and doomed becausewe let them be fools.

We (everyone who is not a politi-cian) should sue every governmententity, because none of them aredoing anything, and what they dois regulated to the point of runningthe good guys out of business orout of town. The only ones weshould leave alone are the five Re-

publicans who voted against thelawsuit. Those guys got to have aspark of some kind of sense.

We have one chance. Startingwith the November election, be-ware of whom you vote for. Inves-tigate your candidate, make adecision, and recruit your friendsto vote. If you have grandchildrenin the young adult age, those arethe ones who are going to be hitthe worst in the next 10 to 20years. Push them to get involved.When the top leaders are suingeach other, we’re doomed andneed all the help we can get.

Victor P. Lopez,San Bernardino

Gun restraint bill a threat to rights

We were fortunate to have at-tended the Rome (1960), Munich(1972), Los Angeles (1984) andAtlanta (1998) Olympic Games,and none were any better than theL.A. ’84 Games. We worked themas volunteers, and because theL.A. Games were so successful,we are still involved in their resid-ual benefits, by way of the LA84Foundation.

Now, 30 years later, millions ofyoung Southern California and In-land Empire boys and girls havehad the opportunity to experiencesport, thanks to the L.A. ‘84Games.

Can we do it again? Yes, becauseour venues are already in place,and we have proven that volun-teerism can and will work to min-imize costs. However, security

needs must be fully re-evaluatedafter watching the 2016 and 2020Games, as the mentality of theMiddle East, along with our laxborders, may make hosting themmore complicated than they other-wise need be.

Don Ruh, former Mt. SACcoach and Relays director,

Yucaipa

Bring Olympic Games back to Los Angeles

Doomed by decisions of top leaders

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“Gang lifeis not cool,

so stopmocking it”

I read with interest the recentnewspaper articles regarding theCity of Colton. My question is,why does Council Member FrankGonzales continue to claim“There’s no major problems ....We have a balanced budget, we’removing forward, the city’s not suf-fering, we’re doing our job, we’recovering all the bases. There’s noproblem... Everything’s great.”

Other than Gonzales, everyoneknows that there are serious prob-lems in Colton; our City Managerwho was investigating the PublicWorks Department has beenplaced on admin leave, the PublicWorks Director who is under notone, but two, investigations intohis department was made actingCity Manager, our City Clerk left,we have no Finance Director, the

Finance Manager has given noticeand is leaving, we have a differentacting City Manager every twoweeks, and our Police Chief, whorecently quit as Acting City Man-ager, called other Departmentheads and City Council membersout by stating, “There are direc-tors, managers and council mem-bers that do not belong in ourorganization. I am not used to thechildish, selfish, lie-to-my-facedrama and games that I’ve wit-nessed... and it never stops!”

Recently the Council passed$1.7 million dollar deficit budgetyet Gonzales says, "We have a bal-anced budget." On top of all that,Councilman Gonzales himself ispart of an investigation into illegalspeed humps which mysteriouslyturned up on his street after he was

elected without any authorization.

All this and more going on inColton, yet CM Gonzales says,"There’s no problem... Every-thing’s great." Wow, Gonzales iseither clueless and totally out oftouch with reality or he is attempt-ing to deceive us citizens by think-ing he can sell his nonsense to us.Since Mr. Gonzales is running forMayor, it is apparent he wantseveryone to think things are greatwhen they're not. I for one am notbuying the load of manure CMGonzales is trying to sell to thepublic.

Randy RouserColton, Ca.

Clueless in Colton

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County Schools’ Homeless Education ProgramDelivers Backpacks

Filling a need throughoutcounty, Homeless Educa-tion Services through the

San Bernardino County Superin-tendent of Schools is equippingchildren with backpacks, schoolsupplies and snacks all through themonth of August as students pre-pare to go back to school.The Homeless Education pro-

gram will end up delivering about3,000 backpacks and supplies dur-ing the month to 32 school districtsin the county. Having been con-ducting the giveaways for the past8 years, the needs in the commu-nities across the county stillgreatly outweighs the supply ofsupport, said Brenda Dowdy, spe-cialist for County Schools' Home-

less Education.“There are about 34,000 home-

less children in the county. This isjust a drop in the bucket in fillingthe needs out there,” she said.Dowdy said she works withschool districts to identify studentswho receive the backpacks. Whilethere are many more who coulduse the support, there just aren’t

enough supplies to meet the needsacross the county.On Aug. 1, Dowdy deliveredabout 60 backpacks with supplies,including shoes donated by ShoesThat Fit, to children at the Salva-tion Army and Veronica’s House,a shelter, both in San Bernardino.The children receiving the back-packs, which had school supplies,snacks, socks and shoes in them,were appreciative and excitedabout the donations.Dowdy said community andbusiness partners have stepped upin support of the program over thepast 8 years. Beside Shoes ThatFit, JT Sportsman Club in JoshuaTree, the Highland CongregationalChurch and the Kiwanis Club of

Highland all have been big con-tributors to the annual program.Later this month, CountySchools’ Homeless Education pro-gram will go to Baker, Joshua Treeand Adelanto to do backpack give-aways. It also will provide back-packs to 32 school districtsthroughout the month as studentsprepare to start the 2014-15 aca-demic year.“We are very appreciative of thesupport that business and commu-nity groups have made to our pro-gram,” Dowdy said. “We lookforward to more people getting in-volved, so we can provide evenmore support to the students andfamilies who need it.”

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Crafton Hills College Announces FreeOff-Campus Parking for Fall Semester

Crafton Hills College isadding free parking thisfall that will not require a

CHC parking permit. Located onthe corner of Sand Canyon andChapman Heights Rd., the lot willadd over 400 parking spots to thecampus inventory.This parking lot has been addedto address the extensive construc-tion on campus that has resulted inclosing two of the campus’ centralparking lots. Those lots will re-main closed through Summer2015.Students using the off campusparking lot may ride the Omni-

Trans bus for free with their ValidStudent ID. The bus will stop atthe lot every 30 minutes and dropoff at the campus flagpoles.Busses will return students to abus stop across the street from theparking lot. Complete informationis available atcraftonhills.edu/parking.Crafton Hills College is a two-year community college which of-fers 35 associate degrees and 21career certificate programs. Fallsemester begins August 19, 2014.Crafton Hills College is locatedat 11711 Sand Canyon Road inYucaipa.

Grand Terrace Lions to hold5K Run/Walk for Freedom

By Lion James McNaboe

The Grand Terrace LionsClub will be holding a firstannual 5K Run/Walk for

Freedom in Grand Terrace on Sep-tember 14, 2014. The 5K FunRun/Walk will begin and end onPico Street in front of Pico Park. The Grand Terrace Lions areholding this event to help raisefunds toward the construction ofthe Veterans Wall of Freedom me-morial to be built in Grand Ter-race. The goal is to see manypeople come out and participate inthe race for fun, friendship and fit-ness. As always, the Grand Ter-race Lions club is planning andfunding this event to enrich theGrand Terrace community and togive our community another rea-son to get up and get active. About LionsWhenever a Lions club gets to-gether, problems get smaller, andcommunities get better. That's be-cause Lions help where help isneeded – in our own communitiesand around the world – with un-matched integrity and energy, “WeServe.”Our 46,000 clubs and 1.35 mil-lion members make us the world'slargest service club organization.We're also one of the most effec-tive. Our members do whatever isneeded to help their local commu-

nities. Everywhere we work, wemake friends. With children whoneed eyeglasses, with seniors whodon’t have enough to eat and withpeople we may never meet.About Grand Terrace LionsThe Grand Terrace Lions havebeen an active service club in theCity of Grand Terrace since 1973,before the city was incorporated.If you live in Grand Terrace, oryour children attend school inGrand Terrace, chances are aLions Project has touched you life.From our service project in the op-eration of the community center,to planting of trees in the city, pro-viding scholarships to childrengoing to college or grants to fundyouth activities; Grand TerraceLions have always been there tohelp. This year is no different ascurrent Lion President DeborahSeuylemezian has dedicated herterm this year to veterans-relatedprojects.About the Veterans Wall of Free-domThe Veterans Wall of Freedom isbeing built to honor all those whoanswered the call to preserve, pro-tect and defend Freedom by serv-ing in the armed forces of theUnited States of America. Themission is to design and build amonument in Pico Park to showeternal gratitude to the men andwomen who answered the call to

defend liberty and protect Free-dom by serving in the military ofthe United States of America. Thismonument proudly spells out theword FREEDOM in large blockletters. Each letter stands six-feettall and three-feet wide. On eachof the letters, veterans or theirfamilies will be able to reserve aspace for a plaque honoring theveteran’s service. It is estimatedapproximately 1,700 spaces, each3” x 6”, will be available. Formore information about the Veter-ans Wall of Freedom, visit thewebsite VeteransWallOfFree-dom.org or contact Don Larkin at951-756-4711 or Jim McNaboe. ContactTo learn more about this eventand Lions please visit our websiteat GrandTerraceLions.com or con-tact Jim McNaboe. If you or yourbusiness would like to be a spon-sor, of this event, please contactLion President Deborah Seuyle-mezian at 909-783-0143. Also, ityou would like to volunteer to helpwith the 5K, please contact LionsClub Membership ChairpersonLion Wayne Whipple at 951-543-3693 or [email protected] Register online - LionsFree-domRun.RaceWire.com. The costis $35 through August 31st and$40 after that, so register early.

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ning Monday, May 5, through June2 at the Redlands Community Cen-ter. The class runs Mondays from6:45 to 8 p.m. (There will be noclass on Monday, May 26, due tothe Memorial Day holiday.) Regis-tration fee is $8 per person for fourweeks of lessons. Partners are notrequired. No dance experience isnecessary. Walk-in registration isavailable at the Redlands Commu-nity Center or register online atwww.cityofredlands.org/classes.For additional information, pleasecall instructor Joe Sidor at (909)792-6076. All classes are held at theRedlands Community Centermulti-purpose room.

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Mondays-San Bernardino Farm-ers Fair and Market Night held atPerris Hill Park, 1001 East High-land Ave from 6:00 p.m. to 9:30p.m. For more information call(909) 844-7731.

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Through August- Town & Coun-try Toastmasters Club will be start-ing a 6 week CommunicationWorkshop through August, at: Trin-ity Lutheran Church, 2900 N. "E"St., San Bernardino. The meetingwill be every Monday at 6:00 pm.The workshop will help individu-als improve on their communica-tion skills. Workbook will beprovided to participates. Cost$15.00. Information: (909) 886-2334.

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Veteran’s JobFair

Friday, August 8- The VA LomaLinda Healthcare System will hosta “Veterans Job Fair” event at itsflagship facility, the Jerry L. PettisMemorial Veterans Medical Center,from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Reservationsare not necessary, but interestedVeterans may call Enrique Martinezat (909) 825-7084 ext. 4337 to learnmore about the program. Veteransare asked to bring their cover letterand résumé. Some employers maybe able to hire on the spot.

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Water restrictions take effect in Redlands

By Yazmin Alvarez

Watering the lawn on thewrong day in Redlandscomes at a cost now.

The city has implemented newwater restrictions that limit thenumber of days residents maywater their lawns.The restrictions--Stage 2 waterconservation measures--limitpotable water customers with evennumbered addresses to irrigatingonly on even numbered calendardays. Customers with odd num-bered addresses are limited to irri-gating only on odd numberedcalendar days.The new rules come after theState Water Resources ControlBoard enacted restrictions onwater use effective July 28 in ef-fort to ration water amid what stateofficials are calling, “the worstdrought in decades.”The restrictions in Redlands are

in effect for 270 days and the city’swater customers will be notified ofthe restrictions through notices inutility bills. Signage throughoutthe city has also been set up to re-mind residents. To ensure compliance, the cityhas implemented a three-stage vi-olation process, the first two stagesinvolve warnings; if after twowarnings customers do not reducetheir waste, a surcharge of 25 per-cent of the customer’s water usage

may be imposed on the customer’swater bill, according to a city newsrelease. If the restrictions do not meet theneeds of reducing the city’s pro-duction below 2013 productionlevels, as required by the new stateregulations, the city will adoptmore stringent conservation meth-ods until the necessary conserva-tion is obtained, the news releasesaid.To assist customers in finding

ways to reduce water usage andlearn more about water education,the city is offering several waterconservation programs includingfree water audits to residents. Aspart of the audit process, one of thecity’s conservation specialists willmake a home visit to to review theresident’s water use. Upon reviewof water usage, officials will rec-ommend tips on how the home-owner can be more water-wise anddiscuss any needs or questions on

reducing water consumption in ir-rigation, leak and detection.To comply with the new wateringdays, residents can set their watertimers to their specific wateringdays. For residents with older timersthat are not digital and do not sup-port the odd/even schedule, thecity offers incentives for replace-ment to a weather based smart ir-rigation timer, which will have thenecessary setting option, accord-ing to a post on the city’s Face-book page. Pre-inspections andpost-inspections are required, thepost said. For further assistanceplease call the city's Water Conser-vation Coordinator, CeciliaGriego, at 909-798-7516.Also offered are water efficientrebates for the purchase and instal-lation of high efficiency toilets,synthetic turf, high efficiencywashing machines, weather basedsmart irrigation timers, and highefficiency nozzles.Pre-inspections and post-inspec-tions will be required to be eligi-ble for the rebates. Information and application forthe city’s water conservation re-bates and programs can be foundon the city’s website, cityofred-lands.org, or by calling 909-798-7527, ext. 2.Complaints or reports of watermisuse should be directed to thecity’s Municipal Utilities and En-gineering Department at 909-798-7516.

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terview and hire highly-qualifiedand experienced workers to fillfull-time and part-time positions.In past years, this event has beenvery successful with 800 job seek-ers, ages 18 to 65, and companiesspecializing in a range of indus-tries offering an estimated 700 va-cancies. Business sectors attendingincluded warehousing, manufac-turing, technology, healthcare, ed-

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SBCCD District 2 candidate Joseph Williams visitsDemocratic Luncheon Club of San Bernardino

By Anthony Victoria

The Democratic LuncheonClub of San Bernardinowelcomed Joseph

Williams as a special guest on Fri-day August 8 as part of theirspeaker series held at their head-quarters at 136 Carousel Mall.Appointed by the San BernardinoCommunity College DistrictBoard of Trustees in March of2013 to complete James Ramos’term after he was elected to theSan Bernardino County Board ofSupervisors, Williams is seekingto be elected as the District 2 rep-resentative (which covers the Cityof Rialto and the unincorporatedarea of Muscoy).Williams spoke on his work ex-perience, which focuses on work-force investment and economicopportunity. He founded the YouthAction Project (YAP) in 1998 togive young adults the opportunityto gain work experience. YAP hashired and trained over 200 collegestudents in the Inland Empire andhas provided mentoring and tutor-ing to over 2,000 of the area’s highschool students.In addition, Williams was ap-pointed to the California Work-force Investment Board byGovernor Jerry Brown and has ex-perience working with various SanBernardino County departmentssuch as, Employment Services,Case Management, and Depart-ment of Behavioral Health. He hasalso worked with the San

Bernardino County Sheriff as anentry coordinator helping formerincarcerated residents prepare forwork and educate them on goal

setting.The 38-year-old, father of twoand current Rialto resident’s firstinvolvement with the SBCCD was

as a student of San BernardinoValley College in 2006. Upsetabout having to pay a studenthealth fee as a night student, de-spite the services being unavail-able in the evening hours,Williams said he presented theissue to the Associated StudentGovernment and from there his in-volvement grew. He would be-come Treasurer and eventuallyStudent Trustee for the SBCCD. Williams said his time as studenttrustee showed him the valuableexperience needed to implementhis future plans into action. “I started to work under folks likeJames Ramos, Carlton Lockwood,and many others who were at thedistrict,” said Williams. “Jamesshowed me how to get an itemagendized. It taught me how tostart getting things done and howto speak up.”

“Joseph has a really strong back-ground when it comes to issueswith employment, opportunities,job training, labor marketing, andengagement,” said Tony Campos,a Trustee for the DemocraticLuncheon Club and one ofWilliams’ mentors. “I’m sure histraining has been essential to hislocal work with the communitycollege board.”Williams explained that throughhis work with the California Work-force Investment Board, he has theopportunity to advise GovernorBrown on workforce policies. Theboard sets policies for the wholestate and 49 workforce investment

boards. According to Williams thestate plan for the Workforce In-vestment system mentions the Cal-ifornia Community Collegesystem 55 times. He said he hadthe opportunity to work on theplan.“Being on the local board repre-sents a unique opportunity for ourarea,” Williams explained. “We’llhave the opportunity to pilot a lotof workforce projects, seeing thatwe have direct access to the stateboard.”For Williams, there is a correla-tion between the workforce andthe Community College.“Some of the things I’ve beenable to bring to the board is to startfocusing on classes and how theyalign with the local economy,” hesaid. “It’s very important to try torebuild some of our technical edu-cation programs.”The SBCCD District 2 candidatealso plans to expand the MiddleCollege High School program tostudents in the Rialto UnifiedSchool District.The Democratic Luncheon Clubof San Bernardino will have guestspeakers throughout August andearly September. On August 15,they will host California AssemblyDistrict 40 candidate KathleenHenry, SBCCD Trustee candidateRafael Trujillo on August 22, andCalifornia Senate District 20 can-didate Connie Leyva on Septem-ber 5. For more information,contact Diane Raley, PublicityPerson (909) 792 9544.

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Joseph Williams, candidate for San Bernardino Community Col-lege District 2, speaks to the Democratic Luncheon Club of SanBernardino.

Young cancer patients treated to an afternoon of funwith UCLA football players, sponsored by Stater Bros

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Loma Linda University Children’sHospital on Thursday, July 31.Four freshman players played

video games, puzzles and chattedup with kids on thehematology/oncology unit at thehospital.“The kids were eager and excitedto have the Bruins visit,” said

Dorothy Brooks from LLUCH’schild life services. “Spending justa couple of hours with the playerswas a treat that will be treasuredfor a long time by our patients. Itwas so good to hear the laughter in

the playroom during this visit.”Players who came out were Jor-dan Lasley, wide receiver; AaronSharp, quarterback; DwightWilliams, linebacker; and KennyYoung, linebacker. They were inpreparation to begin open trainingcamp, which started on Monday,Aug. 4 at California State Univer-sity, San Bernardino. This is thethird year CSUSB has hosted Bru-ins football for training, with sup-port from Stater Bros. Markets.“Stater Bros. truly believes ingiving back to the communities

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UCLA Football preps for season at CSUSB

By Richard Dawson

It was has become an annualtradition since Jim Mora tookover as Head Coach, UCLA’s

football program returned to CalState San Bernardino for its falltraining camp.On Saturday, the Bruins finishedup the first week of training campwith their first two-a-day. The sec-ond week will continue the two-a-day schedule with the start timesof 8:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. with allpractices being open to the public.The Bruins entered camp withquestions at linebacker after de-partures by ninth overall NFL draftpick Anthony Barr and sixthrounder Jordan Zumwalt. Lookingto fill those spots are juniorsKenny Orjioke and Aaron Wallacealong with sophomore DeonHollins. They do have much-

hyped sophomore Myles Jack whofinished last season with 75 tack-les, two sacks and two intercep-tions. It will be interesting to seehow the pass rush develops head-ing into the season. On offense, they will be led byjunior quarterback and HeismanTrophy favorite Brett Hundley. Heturned down the NFL Draft de-spite being a likely first round pickand looks to continue the momen-tum the program has built duringhis first two years as the starter.With improved decision-makingthis could be the year he takeshome the hardware and leadsUCLA to the PAC-12 title. UCLA football will hold a fanappreciation day at CSUSB as itwraps up training camp on Satur-day, August 16. Fans in attendancewill receive a free 2014 UCLAFootball poster along with freefood provided by local Stater Bros.Markets. The Bruins open up the 2014football season on Saturday, Au-gust 30 at Virginia. The teamshome opener takes place on Satur-day, September 6 against Mem-phis.

PHOTO/RICHARD DAWSON UCLA quarterback Brett Hund-ley, a favorite to win the Heis-man Trophy heading into hisjunior season, throws passesduring training camp at CalState San Bernardino onThursday, August 7.

PHOTO/RICHARD DAWSON Freshman receivers Alex Van Dyke (#83) and Alex Staff (#27)running routes and catching passes.

PHOTO/RICHARD DAWSON Linebackers work on tacklingtechniques with the paddedsleds.

Nevada heads to WorldSeries after rout ofNorthern California

By Richard Dawson

Las Vegas’s MountainRidge Little League setthe tone early scoring nine

runs in the first inning of an 11-2rout over Pacifica American LL ofNorthern California in the WestRegion Championship game at AlHoughton Stadium in SanBernardino on Saturday, August 9.Mountain Ridge advances toWilliamsport, Pa., as the first teamfrom Nevada to reach to World Se-ries and plays Rapid City, Iowa,the Midwest Region champion, onThursday which is televised byESPN.The Las Vegas team sent 12 bat-ters to the plate during the 30-minute long first inning. Afterwalking during his first trip to theplate, Austin Kryszczuk hit athree-run home run, his West Re-gion leading fifth in six games,during his second at-bat of the in-ning. Zachary Hare and JoshZuehlsdorff also added run scoringsingles as part of the nine-run on-slaught. Pacifica American scored twounearned runs in the bottom of thefirst with a double from ElijahRicks and a sac-fly by JusticeTurner. After that Mountain Ridge starterBrennan Holligan was sharpenough to hinder the offense, hedid not issue a walk and struck outfour batters to pick up the win.Hare and Zuehlsdorff combined topitch 1 1/3 innings in relief toclose out the game.Alex Barker hit an RBI single inthe second and Bradley Stoneadded a solo blast in the sixth toround out the Nevada scoring.Stone totaled three hits and threeruns in the game. Pacifica America stranded thebases loaded in both the fourth andfifth innings and in total left eightrunners on base. Mountain Ridge finished theWest Region tournament with aperfect 6-0 record and trailed onlyone time in the process.

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Nevada's Austin Kryszczukrounds the bases after hitting athree-run home run in an 11-2rout of Northern California inthe West Region champi-onship game.

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Starting pitcher Brennan Holli-gan did not walk a batter andstruck out four to earn the winfor Nevada.


San Bernardino is home of "Little League Elbow"research as well as Western Regionals

By Harvey M. Kahn

Former professional baseballplayers Don Smith andDave Coggin feel that with

proper oversight Little Leaguepitchers should be able to continuethrowing strikes deep into an injuryfree baseball career. Both were tooyoung to recall the 1965 nationallypublished research on "LittleLeague Elbow" by San Bernardinoorthopedic surgeon, the late Joel E.Adams.But in 2014, Coggin writes thatthere is nothing wrong with 12-year-olds throwing a limited num-ber of curveballs. Smithrecommends that Little Leaguer'spitch no more than six innings perweek with three days rest. In hiscomprehensive study, Adamsstrongly urged those under 13 notbe allowed to throw curveballs andpitch no more than two innings pergame. Little League Baseball cur-rently allows 85 pitches per gamewith four days rest required beforepitching again.

As #1 Major League Baseballdraft picks, Coggin and Smith knowabout the mechanics of pitching.Coggin pitched for the PhiladelphiaPhillies. Smith, a Redlands Highgraduate, advanced to the Triple-Alevel in the Dodgers chain afterplaying at Arizona State. Smith isthe pitching coach at Hitter's Choicebaseball facility in Loma Linda.Coggin reported to Philadelphia'sminor league system in 1995 rightout of Upland High He currentlyowns and operates Performance Fit-ness for Athletes in Upland.Coggin writes that knowledge ofmodern training techniques and agood education make it safe for Lit-tle League pitcher's to throw thecurveball, but not 11 times out of 15pitches like he once witnessed.Smith, 54, still pitches in simulatedgames without pain. In 1978, beforelimits or pitch counts, Smith re-called pitching eight or nine inning,extra inning complete games forRedlands High. "I was a finessepitcher. Now days, pitcher's aremore powerful. They throw a power

fastball and a power curve. There'smore pressure and stress on theirarms," says Smith. "One hundredyears ago, guys like Walter Johnsondidn't throw with that much veloc-ity."Smith had decent numbers whilepitching for the Dodgers' affiliate inAlbuquerque, possibly deserving alook in 1985 by the big club. But inthat era the Dodgers pitching staffwas full of Cy Young winners andall-stars. There was Herscheiser,Jerry Reuss, Dave Stewart, BobWelch, Fernando, and AlejandroPena. Referring to Dr. Adams first studyof its kind, which was conducted inSan Bernardino, where he x-rayedboth elbows of 162 boys ages 9-14.Of those, 80 were pitchers, 47 wereposition players only, and 35 did notplay. Results showed that 95% ofthe pitchers were showing seriousgrowth plate problems in the elbow. In 1965, Adams reported that teenswere suffering an increasing num-ber of permanent elbow and shoul-der injuries. Adams stated that youcan't keep pitching with arm painbefore you suffer serious injury."Contemporary Little League ruleswere drawn up before there was ad-equate information on the effect oftoo much pitching," said Adams.Former San Bernardino Valley Col-lege and USC player DannyDavidsmeier had Adams performsurgery on his damaged elbow afterhis freshman year at Yucaipa HighSchool.

At the time Davidsmeier was acatcher/pitcher. "I think I hurt myarm due to overuse. I was also snap-ping the curveball." Davidsmeier'sarm eventually healed well enoughso that he was drafted by the Mil-waukee Brewers in the third roundas a shortstop in 1973. Davidsmeieradvanced to Triple-A Denver wherehe batted .280. Due to his old arminjury, Davidsmeier had a hard timehitting the inside fastball.

Former National League CyYoung winner Mike Marshall calledAdams' research the only crediblestudy into the subject. Marshallagreed that young pitchers can con-tinue without pain, all the whilecausing permanent damage to thearm. As a 14-year MLB veteran,Marshall never threw a curveball. Inan email to the Inland Empire Com-munity News, Marshall explainedthat as a rookie pitcher with the De-troit Tigers in 1967, the pitchingcoaches were teaching techniquesthat were actually causing armproblems.Marshall is now known as Dr.Mike Marshall, having earned thetitle after completing his doctoratein kinesiology from Michigan State.Marshall told the IECN that therewere less arm injuries in early base-ball because the pitchers used a"very smooth, simple motion with-out sudden stresses." He called thetechnique, "the horizontal figure-8pitching arm action." Marshall isuniversally considered the first toapply kinesiolgy and Newton's lawto professional pitching. His rebel-lion against the baseball establish-ment has been well covered.Marshall explained that Detroit'smethod created a "reverse bounce"action of the pitching forearm, caus-

ing a sudden shock that over-whelmed the pitching shoulder andpitching elbow. "From then on, thebaseball pitching motion became aseries of jerky actions." For the past50 years, Marshall has advocatedthe pitching method's akin to WalterJohnson's that could limit pitchingarm injuries. He feels no one shouldpitch in a competitive game untilthey are 13. He has gone on recordto say that neither he, nor LittleLeague Baseball, Inc, nor any otherorganization knows for certain whatcan cause a permanently deformedpitching arm.Another leading expert, Dr. JamesAndrews, told the New York Timesthat he basically agrees with Mar-shall's sentiments. Andrews saysoveruse of the pitching arm is aleading cause of injury. Andrewsadvises youth to not play yearround, avoid radar guns, and stayaway from showcases where youmight overthrow in order to impressscouts. Andrews says he performs"Tommy John " surgery on those asyoung as 12. He feels that curve-balls are ok to throw if taught prop-erly, "but very few know how toteach it properly." His rule ofthumb: "Don't throw a curve untilyou can grow a beard."

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Mo'Ne Davis throws sharp-breaking curves to lead team to LittleLeague World Series in Williamsport.

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Current Little League sensation Mo'Ne Davis is said to haveproper pitching delivery and knee buckling curve as she leadsteam to Pennsylvania State championship and into Little League. World Series

Loma Linda University Health PossAbilities tohost wheelchair and walker collection drive

Loma Linda UniversityHealth PossAbilities is host-ing a wheelchair and walker

collection drive for Joni and FriendsWheels for the WorldDrop off any new or used non-electric wheelchairs, canes or walk-ers between 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. onFriday, Sept. 19, west of the Poss-Abilities office at, 25455 BartonRd., Suite 109A, Loma Linda, Calif.92354. Electric wheelchairs cannotbe accepted due to the cost of trans-portation. A tax donation receipt willbe provided by Joni and FriendsWheels for the World.Loma Linda University HealthPossAbilities is a non-profit out-reach program of Loma Linda Uni-versity Medical Center EastCampus. The program seeks to pro-vide for the physical, social andemotional needs of the people whoare physically challenged.Joni and Friends Wheels for theWorld, as part of its Christian min-istry, provides free wheelchairs tochildren and adults affected by dis-ability worldwide. The wheelchairsare collected nationwide and re-stored by inmates at correctional fa-cilities across the country tolike-new condition.For more information, call 909-792-2308.

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In this file photo, volunteers prepare to transport the wheelchairsand walkers collected from the wheelchair and walker collectiondrive last year.


Harvest Glen residents in Rialto building Hapi community

By Yasmin Alvarez

Residents of the HarvestGlen housing communityin Rialto are on the path

to "Hapi" living thanks to an areanon-profit.The Hapi Foundation has set up

shop at the residential site in thehopes of launching a pilot wellnessprogram for its residents, said theorganization.The program's goal is to bring

sustainable health, nutrition andfitness programs directly to resi-dent's doorsteps, explains JaneLori, Hapi's executive director.“We’re taking programs to where

people live so there’s no excuse forlack of accessibility,” said JaneLorin, Hapi’s executive director.“We’re building communitythrough health.”Hapi has been working with Har-

vest Glen residents since 2013 incollaboration with several local or-ganizations to help rebuild thecommunity through health and ed-ucation. On-site program activities tai-

lored for both adults and childreninclude boot camps, Zombaclasses, a resident Walking Club,and cooking classes.After school programs, which

offer homework help, reading,character building, among otherthings, have been gaining popular-ity amongst residents and continueto steadily rise, Lorin said.An increase in participation from

Harvest Glen residents has al-lowed Hapi to expand its program-ming. More Zomba and fitnessclasses were added to programscheduling along with movienights and community meetingsmixed in.In a recognition of the program’s

one-year anniversary a communitycelebration at Harvest Glen washeld last month for its residents.The festivities brought out

dozens of neighbors and offeredthe opportunity to participate infitness sessions. The day also fea-tured cooking demonstrations by anutritionist and chef teaching resi-dents how to prepare healthymeals and smoothies. Because of the program's suc-

cess, Hapi is now on the lookoutfor extra hands to come on board.The foundation is currently on thelookout for a new art teacher or artschool willing to collaborate andadd onto the program's success.To learn more about The Hapi

Foundation and its programs in Ri-alto, visit them atfacebook.com/hapifoundation.

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On-site fitness classes including Zomba, are offered to residents at Rialto’s Harvest Glen apart-ments. The classes are part of a pilot program offered through The Hapi Foundation in an effort tocreate healthy communities.


A one-year anniversary for The Hapi Foundation’s wellness pilotprogram at Harvest Glen was held last month. Festivities in-cluded healthy foods and cooking demonstrations.


Walgreens was on hand to offer free health screenings and well-ness advice to residents.

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Inland Empire Weekly August 14 2014