Inland Empire Weekly December 25 2014

Redlands youth Shop with aCop for Christmas

By Yazmin Alvarez

The Art Institute ofCalifornia - Inland Empireopened its doors to a select

group of younger students recentlyhelping them dabble in a little bit

of holiday fun—Ai arts and craftsstyle, of course.The San Bernardino campushosted a group of children fromthe Childhood Cancer Foundationof Southern California Dec. 10,throwing the youngsters a

Christmas party to remember thatincluded visiting with Santa, cook-ies and tons of holiday fun.Taking on the role of some Aistudents on campus, the children

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By Yazmin Alvarez

Christmas came early formore than a 100 childrenMonday morning as they

strolled through the aisles ofTarget in Redlands with policeofficers as part of the annual holi-day program, Shop with a Cop. Redlands Police partnered with

Target, the Redlands UnifiedSchool District and communityvolunteers to make the effort pos-

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Redlands Police Department’s Sgt. John Moore helps a young girl with her Christmas shopping aspart of Shop with a Cop Dec. 22 at Target in Redlands.

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A group of children from the Childhood Cancer Foundation of Southern California were treated toa holiday party hosted by the Art Institute campus in San Bernardino.

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The Humane Society ofSan Bernardino Valleywants you to ring in the

New Year by making a resolu-tion to neuter your male dog orcat during their “Happy NeuterYear” campaign.The HSSBV will provide 50“Happy Neuter Year” neutersurgeries for $20 for male dogsand cats during the month ofJanuary.Spaying and neutering is one ofthe most effective ways toreduce the homeless pet popula-tion and is safe for puppies andkittens as young as eight to 10weeks old, according to theAmerican Veterinary MedicalAssociation.“Neutering male pets is a sim-ple surgery that reduces unwant-ed behaviors, like roaming,fighting, and urine marking terri-tories,” says Jill Henderson,Development & CommunityOutreach Coordinator for theHSSBV. “It also guarantees yourdog or cat never fathers a litter ofpuppies or kittens.”This special $20 rate is evenless than the organization’s nor-mal low-cost price and is avail-able to all residents of the InlandEmpire. Pet parents who wish totake advantage of this offer mustmention the “Happy NeuterYear” campaign when theyschedule their appointment. Thiscampaign is based on availabili-ty.Please visit www.hssbv.org orcall 909-386-1400 for moreinformation or to schedule anappointment.

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HSSBV “Happy NeuterYear” campaignoffers low cost sterilizations

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played pastry chefs—wearing AiChef hats—and decorated cookieswhipped up by students from theculinary department. The opportunity even sparked a

bit of baker into some of the chil-dren, inspiring the pursuit of bak-ing and pastry as future careers.To help children remember their

special holiday party and visit with

Santa, Ai media arts studentsprinted and provided digital copiesof photos from the event for fami-lies to share.

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

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sible for 104 children, all youthselected from Redlands UnifiedSchool District students.Police officers and community

volunteers were paired up with theyoungsters, helping them shop fortoys, clothes and other basic neces-sities that they would otherwise gowithout because of financial hard-ships, said organizers. Each child was given a $125 gift

card to pick out things they wantedfor Christmas, with many of thechildren also choosing somethingfor their parents and siblings too.This year’s effort was made pos-

sible with the help of eight donors,including Target, which all con-tributed $1,000 each to the shop-ping spree. Target also providedgift bags for each child, pictureswith Santa along with coffee anddoughnuts for the volunteers, ac-cording to a news release.Redlands Police and community

members raised more than $15,600

to provide the holiday shoppingspree to underprivileged children,the news release said.Among the volunteers helping

children shop included 31st DistrictCongressman-elect Pete Aguilar,County Supervisor James Ramos,Redlands Chief of Police MarkGarcia and his wife Carolyn, Red-lands school board member NeilWaner, members of the RedlandsPolice Department, Citizen Volun-teer Patrol and Citizen VolunteerPark Rangers units, SanBernardino County Sheriff’s De-partment and County ProbationDepartment and Redlands HumanRelations Commissioners GailHoward and Carole Coley.

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

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Redlands police Officer Kelly Bishop and Chris Mead participate in Shop With Dec. 22 at Target.


Redlands police Cpl. Kelvin Bryant helps a group of boys with Christmas shopping as they partici-pate in Shop With Dec. 22 at Target.


A group of children from the Childhood Cancer Foundation of Southern California were treated to aholiday party hosted by the Art Institute campus in San Bernardino. Children were able to decorateholiday cookies baked by culinary students from the campus.


Children from the Childhood Cancer Foundation of Southern California were treated to a holidayparty hosted by the Art Institute campus in San Bernardino. Media arts students from the campus tookphotos of the children with Santa and provided them with digital copies as a keepsake.


The Art Institute campus at San Bernardino hosted a holiday partyfor children from the Childhood Cancer Foundation of SouthernCalifornia. Many children who attended were inspired to becomebakers and pastry chefs after decorating cookies and other holidaytreats.

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Guest Commentary by Supervisor Josie Gonzales-Air Quality improved but still a challenge-

By Josie Gonzales

In response to the Dec. 18 ElChicano article titled, “Smogpollution continues to plague

Southern California, particularlyInland Empire region,” I wouldlike to assure your readers that airquality has dramatically improvedwithin our region and throughoutSouthern California in recentdecades. These significant ad-vances can be attributed to the

work of the South Coast Air Qual-ity Management District(SCAQMD) and its state and fed-eral agency partners. Not too long ago—before any airquality regulation was in place—open burning was permitted atdumps and wrecking yards, emis-sion-reducing catalytic converterswere nonexistent, and our beauti-ful mountains would disappear be-hind a curtain of thick smog onmost summer days. Fast-forwardto today, we enjoy a clear view ofthose mountains almost every day,

year-round. We at SCAQMD understand theserious impacts of air pollution andknow it is a significant healthproblem for those that live inSouthern California. I want to doeverything we can to limit air pol-lution while allowing businesses togrow and create jobs for our resi-dents.Despite increases in populationand the number of motor vehicleson roadways, fine particulate pol-lution (known as PM2.5) has de-clined by about 50 percent duringthe past 15 years in the Inland Em-pire. Levels of ground-level ozone,also known as summertime smog,have been reduced by about 35percent during the same time pe-riod. These reductions are directly at-tributable to regulations adoptedby SCAQMD – some of the tough-est in the nation – along with stateand federal air quality laws. In ad-dition, our team of about 100 fieldinspectors helps ensure compli-ance to those rules. However, the Inland Empire stillsuffers from some of the highestozone and PM2.5 levels in the na-tion. Our climate and geographyputs us at a great disadvantage.Prevailing winds typically pushsmog from the west toward SanBernardino and Riverside countieswhere our mountains keep it con-tained. Because the Southland faces agreater challenge than any otherarea in the nation in cleaning upsmog, the federal government hasallowed our region to rely on ad-vanced technologies that are notyet in widespread use to show howwe plan to achieve healthful airquality. This is not a “polluter

loophole” but rather recognition ofthe immense challenge we face inreaching our clean air goals.Since my January 2009 appoint-ment to the SCAQMD governingboard, I have been proactive inadopting new clean-air policiesand incentive programs.For example, San Bernardinowas one of two communities cho-sen (the other is Boyle Heights) forSCAQMD’s Clean CommunitiesProgram, an innovative effort tofurther reduce toxic air pollutionand health risk to our residents.This has included using EPAgrants to fund job training in theuse of new, low-polluting solventcleaning systems and spray equip-ment, and deep discounts for resi-dents on cordless electric lawnmowers and clean fireplace units. Although we have made tremen-dous progress in reducing pollu-tion in our region, we still have alot of work to do. Emissions of akey pollutant, nitrogen oxides, willhave to be further reduced byabout two-thirds to meet currentstandards for ground-level ozone.This will require widespread com-mercial and personal use of low-emission technologies, from thecars we drive to the trucks thatbring goods to local warehouses. SCAQMD has a comprehensive,scientific Air Quality ManagementPlan to further reduce air pollutionto achieve federally mandatedclean air standards.

Even greater reductions will beneeded to achieve a new, tougherstandard proposed just this monthby the U.S. Environmental Protec-tion Agency. SCAQMD is nowdeveloping an update to its cleanair plan and we invite everyone tojoin us at our upcoming confer-ence, “Environmental Justice forAll: A Conversation with the Com-munity,” on Friday, Feb. 27, 2015,from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at The Centerat Cathedral Plaza, 555 W. TempleSt., Los Angeles. The conferenceis free but pre-registration is re-quired at www.aqmd.gov/ejcon-versation. As my track record will show, Icontinue to advocate for and pro-mote the use of clean air technol-ogy countywide. I encourage youto read my office’s story on thenew LNG truck fleet operating inthe county, and my thoughts ongreen energy projects published inmy newsletter, Josie’s Press. Youcan access it from my website,www.sbcounty.gov/Gonzales. Josie Gonzales represents theFifth District on the SanBernardino County Board of Su-pervisors. She also represents thecounty as a Governing BoardMember of the South Coast AirQuality Management District.For more information onSCAQMD and its programs, go towww.aqmd.gov or call 1-800-CUT-SMOG. Spanish-speakingoperators are available.

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Temporary Expanded Branch Hours duringFeldheym Library’s Closure for Re-Carpeting

Feldheym Central Library isscheduled to be closed tothe public for approxi-

mately two weeks starting Mon-day, January 5th because ofre-carpeting.The three branch libraries of theSan Bernardino Public Libraryplan to offer expanded public serv-ice hours beyond their usual 20weekly hours during that period.Library expanded branch servicedays and service hours startingMonday, January 5 during theFeldheym closure are as follows:Inghram (1505 W. Highland):

Tuesday – Thursday 10 a.m. – 6p.m., Friday 2 – 6 p.m., Saturday10 a.m. – 4 p.m. and closed Mon-day and Sunday.Rowe (108 E. Marshall): Mon-day and Tuesday 11 a.m.– 8 p.m.,Wednesday and Thursday 10 a.m.–6 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.and closed Friday and Sunday.Villaseñor (525 N. Mt. Vernon):Monday – Thursday 10 a.m. – 6p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.and closed Friday and Sunday.Materials that are checked outmay be returned to the book dropat Feldheym when it is closed, orany of the branch libraries.Feldheym, which will celebrateits 30th anniversary in 2015, stillhas its original carpeting. Most ofthe funding for this project comesfrom an insurance settlement fol-lowing a 2013 flood and Commu-nity Development Block Grant(CDBG) funding. Almost all of the

carpet in the 64,000-square-footfacility is to be replaced.“This project will be a major up-grade for Feldheym,” Erjavek said.“We’d like to thank the Mayor andCommon Council, City ManagerAllen Parker, Public Works Direc-tor Tony Frossard, Brandon Mimsof the City Manager’s office, RickMoreno of City Facilities, theSBPL Board of Trustees andeveryone else who has supportedand contributed to this much-needed project.”All city libraries will be closed onSaturday, January 17th and Mon-day, January 19th because of the

Martin Luther King Holiday.While regular hours at all li-braries are scheduled to resumeTuesday, January 20, patrons areencouraged to check the library’sweb site at www.sbpl.org or call381-8201 for updates.The January 8th Library Board ofTrustees meeting at 3 p.m. willmove to Villasenor since Feld-heym will be closed to the public.Further information including awide range of electronic servicesand the ability to renew materialsonline are also available at the li-brary’s web site.

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With the Christmas hol-iday now in the pastand plans stirring on

how to ring in the new year, manyalso should be preparing to imple-ment policies to comply with anumber of new California lawsexpected to go into effect in 2015,especially employers.The new laws cover a range of

points in employment, includingwage and hour issues, paid sickleave and discrimination. While a list of new laws are also

coming to residents, employersshould take time and review theircurrent policies to ensure compli-ance for the new year, accordingto The California Chamber ofCommerce.Below is a brief overview from a

Dec. 2 publication of The Na-tional Law Review and The Cali-fornia Chamber of Commerce ofa few of most notable new lawsaffecting businesses in California.For a complete list of the policiestaking effect visit, natlawre-view.com or calchamber.com• Mandatory Paid Sick Leave

– AB 1522 – The “Healthy Work-places, Healthy Families Act of2014” requires California em-ployers to provide paid sick leavebenefits to their employees, in-cluding all full-time, part-time,temporary, migrant and seasonalemployees. Employers must pro-vide paid sick leave to these em-ployees if they work 30 or moredays within a year from the com-mencement of employment.Under the new law, employees areentitled to accrue paid sick days ata rate of no less than one hour forevery 30 hours worked. Employ-ers may limit the employee's an-nual use of paid sick leave

benefits to 24 hours or 3 days peryear, and cap the accrual of paidsick leave to 48 hours or 6 daysper year.• Expanded Coverage for

Emergency Duty Leave – AB2536 – California protects em-ployees from discipline or dis-charge for taking time off forperforming emergency servicesas volunteer firefighters, reservepeace officers or emergency res-cue personnel. However, the statepreviously limited the definitionof "emergency rescue personnel"to those providing emergencyservices in government agencies,sheriff's departments, police de-partments or private fire depart-ments. The new law now expandsthe definition of "emergency res-cue personnel" to include thoseproviding emergency services aspart of a disaster medical re-sponse entity sponsored or re-quested by the state. • New Statute of Limitations

for Liquidated Damages forFailure to Pay Minimum Wage– AB 2074 – Previous law re-quired that a lawsuit to recoverliquidated damages for minimumwage violations under CaliforniaLabor Code § 1194.2 be filedwithin one year of the alleged vi-olation. The new law amendsSection 1194.2 to extend thestatute of limitations period tothree years.• Nondiscrimination: Driver’s

Licenses for UndocumentedPersonsAB 1660 makes it a violation of

FEHA for an employer to dis-criminate against an individualbecause he/she holds or presentsa driver’s license issued to un-documented persons who cansubmit satisfactory proof of iden-tity and California residency.Such discriminatory actions willconstitute national origin dis-crimination under FEHA.These driver’s licenses are often

referred to as “AB 60 driver’s li-censes,” after the name of the billpassed last year.AB 60 driver’s licenses are

scheduled to start being issued onJanuary 1, 2015.AB 1660 clarifies that actions

taken by an employer that are re-quired to comply with federal I-9verification requirements underthe Immigration and NationalityAct (INA) do not violate Califor-nia law.

~California Chamber of Com-merce list of new employmentlaws scheduled to take effect in2015 can be found atwww.calchamber.com.

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Lyrics of a once popular songsaid that we should accentuate thepositive and eliminate the nega-tive. Many of our youth are en-gaged in great humanitarianendeavors, however, their goodworks are too often overshadowedin the news media by negative,sensationalized acts of barbarism. The elementary school scholars

at Henry Elementary School inSan Bernardino are engaged in aGlobal Studies program. Recently,4th and 5th graders researchedGlobal indigenous tribes aroundthe world. They studied tribessuch as The Awa in Brasil, TheMatses in Brasil, The Wichi in Ar-gentina, The Bushmen inBotswana, The Ogiek in Kenya,The Aboriginal people of Aus-tralia, The Batak in the Philip-pines, The Dongria Kondh ofIndia, and the Siberian Tribes ofRussia, among others.

Each scholar presented a majorpower point film documentary oftheir research, complete with cred-its at the end of the film. Theyoung scholars filmed, narrated,and operated all of their equip-ment. I was absolutely amazed!During the research, scholarsfound that many native peoplewere in danger of having theirlands destroyed. The scholarsfound a website on internationaltribal survival, and planned a “Teafor Tribes” to raise funds for tribesthat are endangered due to defor-estation and loss of resources. Do-nations were forwarded to helpthese less fortunate tribes aroundthe globe. Our youth were giving instead of

taking, providing food instead ofdrugs, making friends and collab-orating instead of fighting. Theyoung scholars were smiling andexcited rather than sullen and bul-lying. Their skills and researched

knowledge was absolutely “off thecharts”! They deserve Kudos forthe great humanitarian activities inwhich they are engaged.

Congratulations to the youngHenry Elementary School scholarsfor their sensitivity, to their su-perlative principal, Dr. MarcusFunchess, and to the great Henrystaff, for truly Accentuating thePositive. They truly live up totheir artistic expression, “We aresmart, We are Intelligent, We arefull of greatness!”

Come on Adults, the childrenare leading the way. Let’s get onboard, reach out and touch, andmake this world a better place!We can!

Mildred Dalton Henry, Ph.D.San Bernardino

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4,000 Attend Winter Wonderland,THANK YOU!

Good afternoon City Employeesand Community Members,

On behalf of the San BernardinoParks, Recreation & CommunityServices Department, we want totake the time to thank you, for yourtime and support, for our first Win-ter Wonderland that was held onSaturday, December 13th. Atremendous undertaking, we had atleast 400 volunteers, vendors &staff and an estimated 4,000 par-ticipants. And it truly was a Won-

derful event.

We are already working to makenext year’s event bigger, more or-ganized and, of course, more Won-derful :_) Our hope is that you willcollaborate with us again and thatyou and your family have a MerryChristmas and Happy New Year.

(To view more pictures andvideos, please check out our Face-book page at:www.facebook.com/sbparksan-

drecreation; you are also welcometo send pictures to Aviana, and shecan share them).

Thanks,

Mickey Valdivia, Director &Aviana Cerezo, Community

Recreation ManagerParks, Recreation &Community Services

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New San Bernardino school police chief gets itA police officer witnessing an

adolescent assaulting another ado-lescent will make an arrest. SanBernardino City Unified SchoolDistrict police officers seek whythe adolescent got into the fight.Did his father hit him that morn-ing? Did his mother abuse him be-fore school? What is going on withthe student and how can the offi-cers model good behavior andmentor for life success?

Chief Joseph Paulino gets it: Heknows adolescent mistakes can de-stroy a life, mistakes we can cor-rect with mentoring and modelinggood behaviors. Chief Paulino andSan Bernardino City UnifiedSchool District board memberAbigail Medina are working onschool policing as a discipline sep-arate from beat policing. Paulinoand Michael Gallo, president ofthe San Bernardino school board,want to develop a program for

troubled youths — those mostlikely to bully others, where staffmentor and model good behavior.

The students, families and citi-zens of San Bernardino County arewell served with Chief Paulino asthe new school police chief.

Daved van Stralen,Loma Linda

Terrorists win when the U.S. caves to threatsSure, we all fear terrorist threats

stemming from Sept. 11, so whatare Americans to do? Hide andgive up our freedom?

So we get these threats from ourenemies and we pull the movie.Maybe this was a good move, butwhat’s next? Baseball games, theSuper Bowl, Disneyland, flying onvacations, buying groceries, drink-ing water, and so on?

Once these low-life terrorists seewe back down and that Americansare giving up their freedoms, they

will keep doing this and expandingon it. On top of that, we now havePresident Obama giving back ter-rorists to Cuba and kissing theirhind ends.

This country was built for stand-ing up for what is right and wenever backed down from doing theright thing. Now we have to givein to every whimpering threat andadapt to their lifestyle?

Steve Portias,San Bernardino

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LLU's Dr. Stephen G. Dunbar gets pioneering sea turtle mating,

--Sea turtle conservationists face perils in Costa Rica

By Harvey M. Kahn

Loma Linda University as-sociate professor Dr.Stephen G. Dunbar and

colleagues are wrapping up aproductive 2014 with the Decem-ber publishing's of two articleson the endangered sea turtle. Onestory appearing in the Journal ofEndangered Species Researchexplains Dunbar's use of a newcomputerized photo identifica-tion system to more accuratelytrack turtle migration habits.Dunbar's second co-publishedarticle appears in the Journal ofEndangered Species Research. Itdetails the Olive Ridley speciesof sea turtle and its ability to layeggs fertilized by more than onefather. Dunbar's collaborative re-

search was based off theCaribbean coast of Honduras inthe Gulf of Fonseca.Dunbar feels the research of theendangered sea turtle is crucial tothe preservation of the entire ma-rine ecosystem and the overallbalance of nature. Sea turtlesweighing more than 4,800pounds thrived as far back as 80million years. Of the seven cur-rent species of sea turtle alivetoday, all but the Olive Ridley isdeclining, said Dunbar. Speaking from his office atLoma Linda University, Dunbarsaid, "Sea turtles play a key roleas engineers of the ecosystem.They feed on destructive algae,sponges and sea beds that if leftto grow, can destroy coral reefs.Without the sea turtles, Dunbarsays the entire commercial fish-

ing industry could some day beeliminated. "Sea turtles stop dis-ease," said Dunbar.Starting from birth, sea turtlesface many obstacles, explainedDunbar. Only one out of one-thousand makes it to maturity.Turtle eggs have been tradition-ally eaten by humans. Hatchlingsare eaten by all animals. Oncegrowing past initial threats, ma-ture sea turtles must avoid a hostof human threats. Adult turtlesare harvested for their meat. Oth-ers are accidentally caught incommercial fishing nets and die.Furthermore, they are losingtheir nesting grounds do to beachfront encroachments."We want to teach that sea tur-

tles are worth more alive thandead," said Dunbar. In his longlist of published articles, Dunbardescribes the importance of turtleresearch in making future landmanagement decisions, primarilyto improve conservation projectsset aside for turtle nesting habi-tats.He feels the new digitalizedtracking device is going to in-crease public involvement in theplight of the sea turtle. Dunbarcalled the new computer identifi-cation system, "citizen science."It allows the general public tojoin a global database wherebythey can upload photographs ofturtles, thus help researchersmore accurately identify them as

they migrate as far as 1,500 milesfrom their Honduran nestingsites. "Tourists and divers willnow be able to help researchersdocument citings at more migra-tion locations."Likewise, the new computer

system will use face ID recogni-tion to more rapidly and accu-rately chart turtles opposed to theformer time consuming methodof manually viewing thousandsof photos. Duncan said the digi-tal system will provide more in-formation than the costly satellitetracking units currently used.Duncan hinted that sea turtleshave a yet to be confirmed intel-ligence. He said turtles appear tocongregate in marine protectedareas where they seem unfazedby humans, while those in theopen waters seem to swim awayfrom people.Along with teaching marine bi-ology courses and researching inpartnership with Loma LindaUniversity, Duncan owns theColton-based proTECTOR firmthat works with the governmentof Honduras in education and re-search projects. His support baseincludes grants from U.S. Fishand Wildlife and ESRI. Hisseven-year-old firm includes afundraising turtle adoption pro-gram.

Although Duncan said he'snever had problems in Honduras,reports from Costa Rica claim

those promoting the preservationof sea turtles have been threat-ened and in at least one case mur-dered. A family visiting the SanBernardino area from Costa Ricasaid biologist Jairo Mora San-doval was bound, shot in thehead and dumped on the beach.The visitors from Costa Rica,who wished to remain anony-mous, explained that coca traf-fickers are involved in thelucrative turtle egg poachingtrade and that Sandoval was intheir way.Dr. James Spotila fromPhiladelphia's Drexel Universitytold NewScientist.com thatCosta Rican fisherman have in-advertently netted about 720,000sea turtles from 1999 to 2012which has led to the decline ofthe Olive Ridley nesting popula-tion. That does not take into con-sideration the thousands of turtleeggs that drug gangs buy for adollar each. About 80 clutches ofeggs are found in a nest. Mostvisiting scientists agree thatoverall, Costa Rica is a safe placeto study.The Costa Rican visitors saidturtle eggs are sought by beerdrinkers who use the eggs as ap-petizers. "The recent immigra-tion of Costa Rica by Asians hasalso increased the value turtleeggs," said the visiting family."They eat them as an aphro-disiac."

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Dr. Stephen G. Dunbar with Olive Ridley species of sea turtle offCarribbean coast of Honduras.

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Colton: First and third Tuesday,6 p.m.; 650 N. La Cadena Dr.Highland: Second and fourthTuesday, 6 p.m.; 27215 BaseLine. No meetings in August.Loma Linda: Second and fourthTuesday, 7 p.m. (check city Website as dates are subject tochange); 25541 Barton Rd.Redlands: First and third Tues-day, 3 p.m.; 35 Cajon St.Rialto: Second and fourth Tues-day, 6 p.m.; 150 S. Palm Ave.San Bernardino: First and thirdMonday, 3 p.m.; 300 N. “D” St.

Afternoon DelightDance Socials

All seniors, couples and singles,welcome at free dance socials.Opportunity to make new friendsand remember music of ouryouth.

Joslyn Senior Center: First andsecond Tuesday 2 p.m., 21 GrantSt., Redlands (909) 798-7550.

Redlands Community Center:Every third Friday 2 p.m., 111 Lu-gonia Ave., Redlands (909) 798-7572.

Highland Senior Center: Everyfourth Tuesday 2 p.m., 3102 E.Highland Ave., Highland (909)862-8104.

CommunicationClasses

Mondays at 6 p.m.: Town &Country Toastmasters Club offersclasses in the Sequoia Room atArrowhead Regional MedicalCenter, 400 N. Pepper Ave.,

Colton. For more information,please call (909) 887-3472.

Democratic Lunch-eon Club of SanBernardino

The Democratic Luncheon Clubof San Bernardino meet at noonon Fridays at Democratic Head-quarters, 136 Carousel Mall (nearthe central glass elevator) in SanBernardino. For additional infor-mation visit website www.sb-dems.comSpeaker Schedule:Friday 1/9/2015 ~ KennethMunoz, Director, Yucaipa Val-ley Water Dist.: Water Crisisand Drought1/16 Clifton Harris, RetiredDeputy Sheriff, From Fergusonto Victorville: Black America'sstruggle for civil rights1/23 Hon. Marsha Slough, Pre-siding Judge, SB SuperiorCourt: SB Justice Center andCourt UpdateProspective Members and Visi-tors are Welcome.NOTICE: 2015 Dues of $15 arenow due and payable. Pleasebring to the meeting or mail acheck to PO Box 451, SB 92402.Thank you! ~ FPPC #1222022~ FIC #C0040845Visit us at www.sbdems.com orour new Facebook page atwww.facebook/SBDems.

Ballet FolkloricoCultural Classes

Mondays 5:30-6:30 5-11yrs,Mondays 6:30-8:30 11-adult. Nocharge. 951-233-7027. Knights ofColumbus, 740 Pennsylvania St.,Colton, Ca.

The Inland Em-pire Prime TimeChoraliers

Saturdays from 10am-12pmCome Sing with The Inland EmpirePrime Time Choraliers as they

begin a new season on Tuesday,January 7, 9:00 AM. Rehearsalsare held each Tuesday Morning. atSt. Paul’s Methodist Church, 785No. Arrowhead Ave., SanBernardino, CA 92401 (corner ofArrowhead and 8th).

ARMC weeklyF a r m e r ’ sMarket

Wednesdays from 9 a.m. – 1p.m. in front of the hospital. Stopby on your lunch break for certi-fied fresh produce and artisanbreads. ARMC partners with theSouthland Farmers Market Associ-ation on the weekly market to helppromote health and wellness to thecommunity.

Youth BaseballCamp

Chaffey College is hosting a sixweek baseball camp starting Jan-uary 4. Chaffey assistant coachChris Walters will direct the pro-gram in conjunction with U.S.Baseball Academy. Classes areavailable for players in grades 1-12 and are limited to six playersper coach. Sessions are offered inadvanced hitting, pitching, catch-ing, fielding and baserunning.Space is limited. Registration isnow under way. For more informa-tion, visit www.USBaseballAcad-emy.com, or call toll-free866-622-4487.

County of SanBernard inoB eh a v i o r a l

Health CommissionMeetingThursday, January 5 from 12noon to 2pm at County of SanBernardino Health Services Audi-torium, 850 E. Foothill Blvd., Ri-alto, CA 92376. The public is

invited and input is welcome.

21st AnnualNoche Cul-tural

Saturday, January 24-Chicanostudent programs presents theirannual Noche Cultural: anevening of variety entertainment.Doors open at 6pm and sho startsat 6:30 at the University of Cali-fornia, Riverside, University The-atre. Parking is $5/Lot 6. Ticketsare $12 general and $10 student.For more information contactChicano Student Programs at(951) 827-3821.

E-Waste RecycleDay

Saturday, January 31 from8am-12pm. Join the HumaneSociety of San Bernardino Valleyand Go Green Electronics Recy-cling Services at the Humane So-ciety of San Bernardino Valleyparking lot for this one day elec-tronic recycling fundraisingevent. Electronic items will beaccepted, whether in workingcondition or not. Items acceptedwill include: VCRs, DVD play-ers, speakers, gaming systems,projectors, cameras, LCD moni-tors & TVs, telephones, cellphones, keyboards, computermonitors and towers, printers, faxmachines, calculators, spareparts, laptops, and typewriters.The Humane Society’s VeterinaryClinic will be open hosting itsregular low-cost vaccination Sat-urday Shot Clinic from 8:00 AM– 12:00 PM. The Humane Soci-ety of San Bernardino Valley islocated at 374 W. Orange ShowRoad in San Bernardino. Pro-ceeds generated from the recy-cled items will benefit theHumane Society. Contact JillHenderson, at 909-386-1400,ext. 224.

CommunityCollege Day

Friday, February 27 from8:30am to 2:30 pm.-at Universityof California, RiversideCommu-nity College Day is structured toprovide students with pertinent in-formation regarding the transferprocess, support services, aca-demic programs and student life.Workshops will includeChicano/Latino and Native Amer-ican cultural awareness and em-powerment. In addition,workshops and resources will beprovided for undocumented stu-dents. For information call (951)827-3821.

ARMC toHost Free9th Annual

5K Walk/Run &Fitness ExpoSaturday, March 28-Join Ar-rowhead Regional Medical Center(ARMC) at the free 9th Annual 5KWalk/Run & Fitness Expo. .Check-in begins at 7 a.m., and theWalk/Run begins at 8:30 a.m. Anawards presentation will immedi-ately follow the Walk/Run. TheWalk/Run is an outreach effort de-signed to raise interest in regularexercise and healthy eating to helpcombat rising obesity and diabetesrates. The goal is to encourage in-dividuals of all ages to improve thequality of their lives. The freeExpo will offer basic healthscreenings, stay-healthy informa-tion, fun fitness activities and chal-lenges for the entire family.ARMC is located at 400 NorthPepper Ave., in Colton. Please, foreveryone’s safety, no pets, skates,skateboards or bicycles. For moreinformation go to: www.arrow-headmedcenter.org.

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Words to Think About: The cruising lifestyle

By G. W. Abersold Ph.D.

Ihave been on 129 cruises;many of them as a destinationlecturer. My favorite cruise is

to Alaska. Second is cruisingthrough the Panama Canal.I have never been on a bad cruise.Each one has been an adventure.Every destination was interesting:Mexico, Hawaii, Caribbean, Cen-tral America, South America,

Greek Isles, Baltic countries, Eastcoast & West Coast of the U.S.The longest trip was for 28 days.The shortest was from San Pedroto Ensenada and back-a week-end,Friday afternoon until Mondaymorning. This article is about myrecent cruise to Ensenada.When I have been questioned bysomeone who is afraid of cruising,I suggest they go on the shortweek-end cruise. It has the samethings as a longer cruise: rooms,entertainment, activities and food-only less time.Cabins with balconies, cabinswith views, inside cabins andsuites. All cruises now have cabinsfor those that are handicapped. Therooms are larger and have a muchlarger bathroom with safety bars.The doors are wide enough forwheel chairs and walkers.Every ship also has a casino.They are closed only when theship is docked. Food is available24 hours –even delivery to the cab-ins.Activities while at sea usually in-

clude bingo, specialty lectures,painting auctions, ice carving, veg-etable carving, kitchen and engineroom tours, water sports, dancinglessons and group meetings likeA.A. and singles.Every ship has several swimmingpools and a library. Of course,shopping is always available whenat sea.A popular eating time that manyships are now endorsing is called“anytime dining.” It is an innova-tion to the traditional style of sameseating and time. I prefer it.As with all cruises, excursions(tours) are available and encour-aged. Deep fishing, city tours andthe well-known blowholes are afew of the excursions on the Ense-nada cruise.Specialty restaurants are a recentaddition on cruises. With a mini-mum cover charge, a few of thespecialty finds are: Italian, Asian,Steak and Sushi.Shopping is not limited to offship buying. Opportunities forspending go from clothes, books,

jewelry to massages, pedicures,manicures, pharmacy items andplenty of sales.I’m often asked, “What if I getsick?” Every ship has a doctor andnurse on 24 hour call. Last Maywhile on an Alaskan cruise I devel-oped a severe nose bleed. Stellacalled the nurse, she immediatelysent a wheel chair for me, andcalled the doctor. She stopped thebleeding, explained what hap-pened and back to our room Iwent, by way of the wheel chair.The bill came to $170.00 whichwas included on our statement. Iwas reimbursed by my HMOwithin three weeks. I cannot sayenough good things about the effi-ciency and care of the doctor, thenurse and the lab technician.Embarkation and dis-embarka-tion and safety checks are tradi-tionally a pain. But not so thesedays. Efficiency and speed are thenorm.Basic ship (Golden Princess) is inorder. It is operated by PrincessCruises and its registry is in

Hamilton, Bermuda. It has a grossregistered tonnage of 108,865 tonsand a net tonnage of 72,270 tons.The Golden Princess is 950 feetin length and 118 feet in breadth.The builders were Italian and itwas delivered on April 27, 2006.The maximum number of passen-gers is 3100. Crew members total1060.The bridge command and controlteam are mostly Italians. The shipis manned 24 hours a day by twoofficers working four hours on andeight hours off.A few years ago I met a lady whotraveled every day on a cruise.Often moving only to board a dif-ferent ship. Her reasoning? Whereelse could she get 3 meals andsnacks a day; her room cleanedevery day; entertainment, doctor’scare as needed; and if she died,buried at sea. But best of all shesaid, “It is cheaper than a nursinghome or an apartment.”Our next cruise is in February;and the one after in April.Amen. Selah. So be it.

Loma Linda University Health – San Bernardino breaks ground

By Mj Duncan

The city of San Bernardinorecently received a jump-start to its struggling econ-

omy thanks to the majorgroundbreaking of a new healthcare and educational initiative indowntown: Loma Linda Univer-sity Health – San Bernardino. Theceremony, which was attended bylocal and regional officials, tookplace at 250 S. “G” St where thecenter will be constructed acrossthe street from San Manuel Sta-dium. “This represents a great opportu-nity to revitalize our downtownarea,” San Bernardino Mayor R.Carey Davis said. “It will alsobegin to change the image of SanBernardino as a result of the build-ing that is going on. It will showthat economic activity is returning.We see the collaboration and part-nership as one that is very impor-tant to the rebirth of ourdowntown.”According to Richard Hart, MD,DrPH, president of Loma Linda

University Health, the project willhelp support the San Bernardinoeconomy and promote health inthe community.“Studies of the infrastructure ofSan Bernardino have found thatthere are two large unmet needs inthis community,” Hart said. “Thefirst is a lack of skilled workers.The second is a lack of qualityhealth care. Our new project willshore up both of those sectors ofthe economy by providing careereducation and health care for arearesidents as well as creating em-ployment opportunities.”The project includes three dis-tinct, but related components. Thefirst is an educational center to benamed San Manuel Gateway Col-lege, funded in part by a generousgift of $10 million by the SanManuel Band of Mission Indians.It will provide a variety of six- to12-month certificate training pro-grams to prepare graduates for ca-reer options in the healthcare field.The second component is a med-ical clinic to be operated by SocialAction Community Health System(SACHS), currently located on E.

Third St. in San Bernardino.SACHS, started by LLUH stu-dents in the 60’s and has since be-come the largest provider of healthservices in San Bernardino, willrelocate to the expanded facility.“SACHS is the second-largestteaching health center in the na-tion,” said Nancy Young, MHES,president and CEO of SACHS.“Research shows that physicianstrained in a community health cen-ter are three times as likely to stayworking in community healththroughout their careers.”

The third component of the ini-tiative involves a vegetarianrestaurant that will showcase thelongevity benefits of a vegan-based diet.According to Hart, the architec-tural elements of the new buildingis designed as a LEED-certifiedstructure (Leadership in Energyand Environmental Design), andwill beautify the downtown areawith trees and gardens.The new center is a comprehen-sive partnership between local or-ganizations that include the city of

San Bernardino, San BernardinoCounty, San Bernardino Commu-nity College District, SanBernardino City Unified SchoolDistrict, select non-profit organi-

zations and SACHS, all of whichare partnering with the SanManuel Band of Mission Indiansand Loma Linda UniversityHealth.

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Health Officials break ground for the Loma Linda University – San Bernardino project. Pictured(L to R) are: Ted N.C. Wilson, PhD, president, General Conferenceof Seventh-day Adventists; Nancy Young, MHES, president and CEO, SAC Health System; Patrick J. Morris, JD, former mayor, City of San Bernardino; Dale Marsden,EdD, superintendent, San Bernardino City Unified School District; Tommy Ramos, education committee member, San Manuel Band of Mission Indians; Ken Ramirez,tribal secretary, San Manuel Band of Mission Indians; Richard H. Hart, MD, DrPH, president, Loma Linda University Health; Pete Aguilar, congressman-elect, California31st District; R. Carey Davis, MBA, mayor, City of San Bernardino; Lowell Cooper, MDiv, MPH, vice president, General Conferenceof Seventh-day Adventists andchair, Board of Trustees, Loma Linda University Adventist Health Sciences Center

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Shop with a Cop at Walmart in San Bernardino brings smiles to many

By Ricardo Tomboc

On Wednesday December10, about 15 youngstersenjoyed the afternoon

shopping with several SanBernardino Police Officers at theWalmart shopping center on Hall-mark Parkway in San Bernardino.Detectives and Police Officerswho have had prior contact withthe kids or families, as victims,witnesses or other related circum-stances, selected these kids. Dueto the confidentiality concerns,none of the names or faces of thechildren will be shown in this arti-cle. Funding for this event was pro-

vided by a Walmart FoundationGrant. Walmart also helped byproviding some assistance fromstore associates to help setup ameeting area in the Garden De-partment. The children, with the assistance

from the officers, were able tospend up to $100.00 dollars each.The kids selected a verity of itemsincluding toys, bicycles and cloth-ing. A few of the older kids de-cided to purchase all clothingitems as their selections. Community Services Officer

(CSO) Cheri Williams organizedthe event and was able to coordi-nate the officers and families to-gether. Most of the officersvolunteered their time to shop withthe kids. The ages of the kidsranged from about 2 to 17 yearsold. It was an inspiring sight watching

the uniformed officers pushingWalmart shopping carts with thechild they were paired with. Kidsseem to be responsive to the offi-cers and seemed to appreciate thetime they spent together.Officer Walton was paired with a

younger teenager who went di-rectly to the electronic games! Of-ficer Echeverria was paired with athree-year-old girl. Havingyounger children of his own hewas able to successfully handle hisassignment. Officer Granado was paired with

a two-year-old child and hermother. Officer Olvera was pairedwith a preteen girl and her motheras well. Officer Olvera took an ac-tive role in helping select colorsand types of clothing for his as-

signed child. Sergeant Shauna Gates was

paired with two young girls about7 to 8 years old, which turned outto be a hand full! However, withSergeant Gates' supervisory skillsand strategic negotiation abilities,they were done shopping in notime.

Waiting for the officers at theGarden Department cash registerswas CSO Cherie Williams. Al-though she issued each officer a$100 gift card to spend on eachchild she was there to pay for anyoverages. After the shopping wasdone the kids, parents and officerswere treated to pizza!

PHOTO/RICARDO TOMBOC

Officer Walton is looking over the variety of video games with ayoung man.


Officer Echeverria was paired with a three year old girl. Havingyounger children of his own, Officer Echeverria was able to suc-cessfully handle his assignment.


Officer Olvera took an active role in helping select colors and types of clothing for his assignedchild.


Sergeant Shauna Gates was paired with two young girls about7 to 8 years old; which turned out to be a hand full! However,with Sergeant Gates' supervisory skills and strategic negotiationabilities, they were done shopping in no time.


Waiting for the officers at the Garden Department cash registerswas CSO Cherie Williams. Although she issued each officer a$100 gift card to spend on each child she was there to pay forany overages. After the shopping was done, the kids, parentsand officers were treated to pizza!


By Anthony Victoria

You can consider the IBMusic Center in Coltonto be in its infancy: it

opened just four months ago inAugust. Its owners, the Ibarra fam-ily, opened the store to meet the in-coming demand of instrumentsthat came as a result of the re-in-troduction of music programs inthe Colton Joint and Rialto Uni-fied School Districts.“My father and I worked atColton Music,” said Victor Ibarra,who oversees the day-to-day oper-ations of the store. “Unfortunately,it closed down in 2010. It’s been afew years since then so we decidedto open a store to provide kids anopportunity to learn how to playinstruments.”The center already has a widefollowing, mostly due to their em-phasis in providing children andadolescents an outlet for musical

resources and education, but alsobecause they have a large follow-ing among the Mexican commu-nity’s bands.IB Music’s starting point camewhen they were allowed to set upvendor booths at Rialto UnifiedSchool District school sites to pro-vide students and their parent’seasier access to instruments andmusic books. Ibarra said he believes doingthings such as sponsoring organi-zations or individuals, and offeringtheir use of equipment and volun-teers for community events mayhelp generate interest to the musicstore.Ibarra, 25, has been aroundmusic for most of his life. At age16 he began working alongside hisfather, Fernando, at Colton Musicand was mentored into knowingthe ins and outs of managing amusic store.“Music has been important to

me,” he said. “I’ve been around itmy whole life and that’s becausemy dad taught me basically every-thing I know from music to sales.”The Riverside Community Col-lege business student said musicwas the catalyst that pushed his en-tire family forward. “We weren’t struggling or any-thing” he said. “We always hadfood on the table because my fa-ther worked a day job at a restau-rant and also played music in theevening. He would later move onand work for Colton Music andwas able to take advantage of theopportunity. It may not sound likea big career, but the opportunitywas there for him.”Today Fernando has a pivotalrole in his family’s business. Hemanages the center’s ordering lo-gistics, which deals with ensuringorders match up with what’s in de-mand and if the product is in re-quest due to season.“His knowledge is what’s drivingthe store,” Victor said. “I’m tryingto take in as much knowledge as Ican.”IB Music’s short-term goal is tocreate an approach to contact resi-dents about music classes that areoffered at the store. “Sometimes students have a lotof questions they can’t ask becausethey have limited time,” he said.“They would be able to come hereand ask similar questions free ofcharge. It’s important we encour-age these kids to continue music.There’s nothing wrong to quit aftertrying, but most things can befixed by asking questions.”Giving most of the credit to hisolder brother Mauro (the store’sowner and financial consultant),his father Fernando, and to hiscousin Adrian (the store’s account-ant), Victor remains humble andexpressed that music changed hislife for the better.“Music has paid for my school,”he said. “I’ve been able to performat the Latin Grammy’s and workinside music studios. That’s allgreat, but there’s always a fineline. I’m always grateful to comeback here to Colton and providemusical opportunities to otheryouth.”

Support Small Business: Family owned business aims to providemusic and education to Inland Empire youth

PHOTO/ANTHONY VICTORIA

Victor and Fernando Ibarra: Son and Father, as well as busi-ness owners of IB Music Center in Colton.

IB Music’s recentcontribution to community

“Operation Santa, the Highland po-lice department, Paul Rasso, and any-one else involved made this Christmashappen for us. We were about to closethe rental for his saxophone to coverother expenses like rent. I didn't thinkthat was around anymore; that peoplethat don't even know you wouldworry about you. It brought tears tomy eyes and I am grateful because Ibelieve that music and education willprovide a better future for my son.Thanks to all the people that helpedmy son on this project.”- Marisol Suarez, on her son’s saxophone gift. ColtonParks and Recreation Commissioner and IB Music Centerworked together to bring joy to 9-year-old Alexander andhis family this holiday season.

By Anthony Victoria

Two young social entrepre-neurs—Rusty Palmer, 29,and Cesar Gomez, 26, of

San Bernardino—are aiming tochange the way residents view thesignificance of small business.Despite living in a city that hasstruggled to invest in its localbusinesses and attract more estab-lishments, Palmer believes achange will commence with thealtering of the local consumermindset.“People need to fall in love withthe value of small business,” hesaid. “And there is no reason thatbusinesses should feel whatthey’re doing is not big enough.”Palmer and his “Support Local”project intends on providing aplatform for local competition, aswell as for the development ofnew commercial culture, small-business education, and partner-ships.

“You can’t have an educationalevent at McDonalds or Star-bucks,” Palmer said. “If we createa localized culture that createssmall business education and aculture that will encourage smallbusiness owners to help promoteone another, I believe our area canhave a thriving business econ-omy.”One of Palmer’s first steps is tofind local individuals and busi-nesses that are seeking to be a partof what he refers to as, “a smallteam that’s looking for somethingmore valuable.” The current CalState San Bernardino (CSUSB)graduate student has influencedCSUSB’s Coyote Radio, theirradio personality Lacey Kendall,Epiphany Marketing’s RasheedLouis and Tammy Martin-Ryles ofthe Southern California BlackChamber of Commerce to helphim achieve his goal. Palmer claims he’s the “behindthe scenes” person, conducting so-cial media marketing and advertis-

ing. However Gomez suggestedPalmer is much more than that. “[Palmer] is placing resourcestogether to create synergy for thebetterment of the community,”Gomez said. “I think this projectwill benefit everyone. Since wedon’t have exceptionally strongmedia outlets, I believe it’s impor-tant that we come together to cre-ate a unified plan.”One of Palmer’s first steps wasto help suggest business candi-dates and topics for my SupportSmall Business articles. In part-nership, we both believe it is vitalto elaborate on why small busi-nesses are needed in our commu-nity and provide opportunities forbusiness owners to highlight theirrespective establishments. “Long term I want to allow forprojects like this to inspire othersto make changes they value,” saidPalmer. “This is a voluntary proj-ect with only change and impactin mind as a goal.”

The men behind the campaign: Rusty Palmer and Cesar Gomez


It’s all about the children during the holidays

By Eloise Gomez Reyes

Throughout the Inland Em-pire, families are celebrat-ing the meaning of the

Season. Many are showing thespirit of Christmas by giving gifts.Others are re-enacting the journeyof Joseph and Mary as they lookfor shelter through Las Posadas, aLatin American tradition. Othersare celebrating the lighting of theMenorah for Hanukkah; others arecelebrating the meaning of Kwan-zaa. Wherever you look, there isevidence that something differentis happening in our cities.In Colton, a group of Misioneros

con Valor, have shared LasPosadas. Children dress as shep-herds and angels – while three are

kings and one is Mary and anotheris Joseph. The community hasjoined every evening for nine dayswith the children learning fromtheir parents about this long-estab-lished tradition. Jessie Gomez hasorganized the groups for over 30years. She has involved her fam-ily, her community and her church.“I look forward to sharing the truemeaning of Christmas while bring-ing some of our culture to our fam-ilies. So many families join us justas my own family has done for somany years,” said Jessie Gomez.Costumes have been made by themothers over the years and giftshave been given to the many chil-dren involved. Every evening upto 100 people gather to begin theprocession stopping at pre-desig-

nated homes to ask for shelter.The last home welcomes them andthere is a grand celebration withfood and gifts for the children aswell as sharing of the story ofChrist’s birth.Many local churches gave food

baskets and gifts. At ImmaculateConception Church, Eloy Sanchez,Director of the Dinner Hour Min-istry, organized his annual toygiveaway, serving over 800 chil-dren. The local Marines came tohelp give the gifts while MayorRichard DeLa Rosa and Assem-blymember Cheryl Brown stoppedby to share in the festivities. Everyyear, Eloy prepares for the childrenseeking donations and contribu-tions from the business commu-nity. The number of childrengrows every year, but somehow heis always able to give each one agift. “It’s important that the chil-dren know that they are not forgot-ten,” according to Eloy.In Fontana, Francisco and Car-

men Jara of the Pancho VillaRestaurants held their annualPosada and toy giveaway. In addi-tion to Santa Claus, the MariachiInternacional performed to over1,000 people who attended. Giftsfor boys and gifts for girlsabounded as the line circles theparking lot. The children got ponyrides, train rides and entertainmentfrom a clown. Francisco remem-bers his early years without giftswhile living in Tijuana. He wasespecially touched by a womanwho arrived with no children andno ticket. She needed three giftsfor her grandchildren living in Ti-juana. Her eyes welled up as shereceived the gifts. Francisco said,“We have been blessed and wewant to be sure the children have aday full of entertainment with aspecial gift at the end of the day.”The evidence that this is a season

for giving is clear. The communi-ties step up to help their neighborsand, in the end, everyone benefitsfrom giving and from receiving.

PHOTO/ELOISE GOMEZ REYES


Isabela & Gabriela Gomez-Bennett light the Menorah.


Nacimiento with the Children.


The Jara Family welcomes the children.


Children from Las Posadas with Eloy Sanches, Jessie Gomez, Assemblywoman Cheryl Brown,Eloise Gomez Reyes and Mayor Richard Dela Rosa.jpg


Eloy Sanchez, Rev. Bonifacio Velasquez, AssemblymemberCheryl Brown, Pete Carrasco and Eloise Gomez Reyes.jpg


Helpers at Immaculate Conception Church


REV football wins first state title

By Richard Dawson

Malik Lovette scoredthree touchdowns but itwas unlikely hero Jae-

lan Phillips’ two big plays that pro-pelled Redlands East Valley’sfootball team to a thrilling 34-33win over Concord Clayton Valleyto claim the CIF-state Division IIchampionship at StubHub Centeron Saturday, December 20. It is the first state title for anysport in school history.Phillips, a sophomore linebacker,blocked the game-tying extra pointfollowing a 17-yard touchdownrun by Clayton Valley quarterbackNate Kesisel, preserving the 34-33lead for REV with 7:39 left in the

game. Things look like they turned forthe worst when the Eagles recov-ered a Wildcats fumble on the en-suing kickoff. The Eagles drove tothe REV 8, when star-studded sen-ior running back Miles Harrisonbotched a handoff and Phillips wasthere to recover the fumble andsave the game. REV had struggled to stop Harri-son, who totaled a beastly 323yards on 50 carries with threetouchdowns for Clayton Valley. The Wildcats took over andneeded two first downs to seal thewin. It seemed only appropriatethat quarterback Armando Herrerawould find Lovette for a 27-yardgain to pick up the second to clinchit.

Herrera toughed out anothercomplete performance despite aninjured shoulder he battledthroughout the playoffs, complet-ing 22 of 38 passes for 290 yards.Lovette hauled in 9 of those passesfor 154 yards and a score whileadding 35 yards on the ground andtwo scores. REV trailed most of the gameuntil Taimon Faimalo scored at the6:44 mark in the third to give theWildcats a 28-21 lead. Herrera found Kris Vaughn for a19-yard scoring strike with justover a minute left in the third tomake it 34-27.

PHOTO/RICHARD DAWSON

Malik Lovette scored threetouchdowns to lead RedlandsEast Valley's football team to a34-33 win over Concord Clay-ton Valley Charter for the CIF-State Division II Championshipat StubHub Center on Satur-day, December 20.


Kris Vaughn caught a third quarter touchdown that gave REV thelead.

Wildcats fall in IEClassic semifinals

By Richard Dawson

Abig second quarter runby Rancho Cucamongaproved costly to the

Redlands East Valley boy’s bas-ketball team and to a 76-69 semi-finals loss during the InlandEmpire Classic at Rancho Cuca-monga high school on Friday,December 19. Senior guard Chris Harper ledthe Wildcats on offense with 23points followed by fellow seniorAlex Ziska with 14. Both playersmade four three-pointers.It was a close game throughmost of the first half but RanchoCucamonga (8-1) closed out thefirst half with a 16-2 run, includ-ing a 3-point buzzer-beater byTamer Jabsheh, to head into thebreak ahead 46-30. Jabsheh and Julien Ducree eachscored 16 points to pace theCougars. REV only trailed 30-28 beforethe run, but a 3-pointer by KyleLounsbury was followed byDucree, Jabsheh and Elijah Whit-field making five of six freethrows to increase the deficit to38-28. The Cougars run continuedwhen Jabsheh made one of hisfive threes on the night. MattBradley stole the ball on theWildcats next possession anddrove the length of the court fora layup to make it 43-28. After a basket my Ziska, Jab-sheh took the inbound pass rightback down and heaved a buzzer-beater for the 46-30 lead. Kim Aiken and Austin Bryantboth reached double figures with10 points while Aiken also added11 rebounds.REV (8-1) is not finished withtournament action, meeting SanBernardino Pacific to open up theSan Bernardino Kiwanis Tourna-ment on December 26 in a finaltune up before Citrus Belt Leagueaction starts on January 6 at homeagainst Rialto Eisenhower.


Senior guard Chris Harper ledRedlands East Valley with 23points during a 76-69 semifi-nals loss to Rancho Cuca-monga at the Inland EmpireClassic at Rancho CucamongaHigh School on December 19.


Sophomore Kim Aiken looks tomake a pass during a Wildcatspossession.


Paulino new San Bernardino school district police chief

By MJ Duncan

Joseph Paulino was recentlysworn in as San BernardinoCity Unified School District

Police Department’s new chief at

the Board of Education buildingon Tuesday, Dec. 9. Superintend-ent Dr. Dale Marsden did the hon-ors of swearing Paulino into officeat the afternoon ceremony at-tended by law enforcement leadersfrom across Southern California.Paulino first joined the District asa patrolman in 1997 and workedhis way through the ranks to holdthe position as interim chief sinceJuly 2010.“Chief Paulino has a strong vi-sion for making hope happen forour students and our community,”Marsden said. “With Chief Paulinoin this key leadership position, ourDistrict, our schools, and our stu-dents will be safer.”As police chief, Paulino overseesa department of 26 sworn policeofficers, 55 campus security offi-cers, and more than 10 supportstaff. The department is responsi-ble for ensuring the safety of theDistrict’s 53,000 students, as wellas protecting District property.Paulino’s strong ties in the com-munity, his problem-solving skillsand passion for making a positivedifference in students’ lives con-tributed to his appointment, Mars-den said.

Paulino’s goals include ensuringthe police department continues tofoster and maintain a positive con-nection with students and the com-munity, and to utilize technologythat will ensure the safety of stu-dents and district employees.“Young people are the future ofthis community,” Paulino said. “Itis our duty to ensure that they stayon the right course to a successfuland productive future.”Under Joe’s leadership, the Dis-trict formed a Safe Schools TaskForce in 2012 to improve schoolsafety. In addition to parent andstudent members, the task force in-cludes representatives from theSan Bernardino Police Depart-ment, campus police from CalState San Bernardino and otherlocal colleges, representativesfrom the faith community, andservice clubs.Paulino’s credentials includebeing a graduate of the prestigiousFBI National Training Academy,completing the California Com-mission on Peace Officer Stan-dards and Training (POST) Role ofthe Chief Course and ExecutiveDevelopment Course, and beingawarded the POST Basic, Interme-

diate, Advanced, Management,and Executive Certificates.Paulino also served in the Army

for 10 years, the last three as a ser-geant in the 10th Mountain Divi-sion, 1-87 Infantry.

PHOTO COURTESY SAN BERNARDINOCITY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

Colton resident and veteranpolice officer Joseph Paulinowas recently sworn in as thenew chief of the SanBernardino City Unified SchoolDistrict on Tuesday, Dec. 9.

PHOTO COURTESY SAN BERNARDINO CITY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

Joseph Paulino, a veteran police officer recognized for creatinga safe environment for students to learn, grow, and succeed, wassworn in as the new chief of the San Bernardino City UnifiedSchool District Police Department on Tuesday, Dec. 9 amid aroomful of law enforcement leaders from across Southern Cali-fornia and district personnel. Pictured from left are JosephPaulino, wife Elsie Paulino and SBCUSD Superintendent DaleMarsden doing the honors of swearing Paulino into office.

Salvation Army Giving Tree brings Christmas to many childrenBy Ricardo Tomboc

The Salvation Army GivingTree was opened in earlyDecember at the Inland

Center Mall. The Giving Tree ismostly operated by volunteersfrom both the Salvation Army andvarious service clubs in the com-munity as well as a small army ofindividual volunteers. Children's names are collected asearly as October when parentscome into the Salvation ArmyCorps to register for the variousservices that are being offered.The first name of the child isplaced on an angel along with var-ious other bits of information thatwill be needed to shop for thechild. These angels are distributedat the Giving Tree where donorscan select a child that would bestsuit them and their family. Once an angel is adopted a toy ispurchased for that angel and is re-turned back to the Giving Tree lo-

cation. The donor is not obligatedto give the child what the child re-quested, however, may donors do. On a surprise visit to the GivingTree at the Inland Center Mall,four students from the Cajon HighSchool Key Club (Jose Gutierrez15, Stacy Angezy 14, RosarioHenriquez 15, and EdenBecker14) were assisting with theadoption of the angels and with re-ceiving toys. The Key Club issponsored by the Kiwanis Club ofGreater San Bernardino. RocketRios, the current president of theKiwanis Club was there to super-vise the students. Stacy Angezy (14), one of themembers of the Key Club, donatedone of her vintage Cabbage PatchKid along with another collectableDisney doll. Stacy is a doll collec-tor and wanted to share some ofher collection at the Giving Tree.Brenda Carlos from SanBernardino, came to the SalvationArmy Giving tree with five of herchildren. For the past six years

Brenda and entire family havemade it a Christmas tradition foreveryone to adopt an angel andpurchase a gift. Many donors will blindly pickthe angels, and other will select byage, gender, or type of gift theangel requested. By the end of theprogram many of the angels areadopted. However, every yearthere are many angels who don'tget adopted. Some have registeredlate, some may have been lost inthe shuffle and others couldn't findanyone to adopt them. The Salva-tion Army Corps has certaindonors who request that their do-nations be used to purchase toys.These toys that are a special re-quest purchased by donors areused to give toys to those angelsthat were not adopted and to sup-plement the angels who mighthave received a smaller toy whencompared to a sibling who mayhave received a bigger toy.


Brenda Carlos from San Bernardino came to the Salvation ArmyGiving tree with five of her children. For the past six years,Brenda and her entire family have made it a Christmas traditionfor everyone to adopt an angel and purchase a gift.


Students from the Cajon High School Key Club (from left to right, Jose Gutierrez 15, Stacy Angezy14, Rosario Henriquez 15, and Eden Becker14) were assisting with the adoption of the angels andwith receiving toys. The Key Club is sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of San Bernardino. RocketRios, the current president of the Kiwanis Club was there to supervise the students. Standing nextto Rocket is Luz Henriquez, who is a parent of one of the students.


Memorial walk celebrates, honors children living and departed

By MJ Duncan

At the end of each yearhundreds of familiescome together in Loma

Linda to celebrate the lives of chil-dren – those still with us and thosewho have departed. On Wednes-day, Dec. 31 at 3.30 p.m. The Un-forgettables Foundation, whichprovides families with burial assis-tance for children who have passedaway, will present its annualLights for Little Lives MemorialWalk for the 15th year. TUFfounder Chaplain Tim Evans ex-pressed his gratitude to the com-munity for their endless supportthat has enabled him and his foun-dation to help so many families inneed.“Ninety-plus percent of charitiesdon’t last ten years, and for thecommunity to embrace and sup-port us makes (for) a tremendoussense of gratitude,” Evans saidduring a telephone interview. “Istarted as a devoted volunteer, notknowing where this would go, butwe filled a need and hoped itwould expand. It’s spiritually grat-ifying and humbling now, after 15years, that it’s not unusual for meto speak at a community gatheringwhere people recognize me.”The Light for Little Lives Memo-rial Walk brings together families,friends and the community to re-member the many children who

have died too soon, added Evans.“The event is another way the or-ganization is able to further touchthe lives of family members andloved ones in a caring way,” hesaid. “It’s especially satisfying topresent the walk this year as wehave now reached milestones like5,000 families helped, 15 years ofoperation and over $1,000,000given in direct service to localfamilies.”The specialized event is free andopen to the public. According toEvans by the sheer nature of theevent it’s a celebration of the livesof children and to honor the livesof children who have passed.Families return year after year,showing the significance the eventhas on many. Attendance has in-creased from under 100 to 400-500.“The event’s therapeutic to fami-lies, you get to talk to them and itmakes you feel grateful to dosomething for these people whohave gone through such a tragedy,”Evans said. A woman who lost her child inthe 1950’s who is now in her 90’shas continuously attended theevent, and this, Evans said, is a vi-sual reminder that people neverforget those they have lost.During the memorial walk,which will convene at the parkinglot of the Ronald McDonaldHouse, 11365 Anderson St., LomaLinda, three mothers who have lost

a child will release a dove at sun-set, joined by 20 doves in a memo-rial flight. Many say the doveflight, symbolic of a heavenlyjourney, is a key highlight of thecelebration.Three physicians (Amy Young,MD, Timothy W. Mackey, M.D.and Clare Sheridan-Matney, M.D.)will receive the Top Doctor Pedi-atric award for their compassion-ate care toward area children.Booker Huling of the Uptown Ki-wanis Club will receive the Unfor-

gettable Kiwanis Friend of Chil-dren award for his tireless work ongetting dictionaries into localschools.After the ceremony, a 3-blockwalk will commence led by boyscouts, children, physicians, fire-men, funeral professionals, volun-teers and faith community leaders.The walk continues down Ander-son Street and ends at the CampusHill Church where there will be a45-minute ceremony of candlelighting and name reading.

TUF, a non-profit organizationfounded in 1999, has helped over5,000 families with limited re-sources by paying for funeral ex-penses involving the death of achild. It is the mission of the or-ganization that every family thatgoes through the terrible tragedy oflosing a child should be able to af-ford a dignified burial. For moreinformation, please call (909) 335-1600, (909) 335-1655, or visitwww.unforgettables.org.

PHOTO/THE UNFORGETTABLES FOUNDATION

On Wednesday, Dec. 31, The Unforgettables Foundation is presenting its 15th annual Lights for Little Lives Memorial Walk in celebration of children, and in honorof children who have passed. The community is invited to attend the event that will commence at 3:30 p.m. at the parking lot of the Ronald McDonald House acrossfrom Loma Linda Children’s Hospital, where attendees will proceed on a 3-block walk to Campus Hill Church.

PHOTO/THE UNFORGETTABLES FOUNDATION

The Lights for Little Lives Memorial Walk celebrates the lives ofchildren and honors children who have passed. Following the 3-block walk from the Ronald McDonald House to Campus HillChurch a ceremony will take place where attendees are able tolight candles and read the names of their children who have de-parted, such as this family (names unavailable).


Ice rink brings holiday fun to Downtown Redlands

By Yazmin Alvarez

The Redlands Chamber ofCommerce is bringing alittle bit of Rockefeller

Center ice skating to downtown asthey transform the northwest cor-ner of the Redlands Mall into Red-lands On Ice. A 40-foot by 40-foot synthetic

ice rink was assembled Thursdaymorning near North Eureka Streetand Redlands Blvd. and will be upfor the remainder of the week —through Jan. 1— to provide all thefun of real ice skating without thechill, said Kathie Thurston, exec-utive director of the chamber. “It’s a winter California style,”

she said. “Ice skating fun in thesun.”Thurston hopes the rink to be a

successful holiday attraction thatwill not only benefit the chamber,but the Redlands downtown area

as well by drawing people in toshop locally at the surroundingbusinesses and eateries.The ultimate goal, she said, is to

make Downtown Redlands a holi-day destination.“We thought the ice rink would

be a good cornerstone for this,”she said. “A downtown holiday —Christ-

mas trees, lights, Santa and carol-ers— would be extraordinary.”But the future of that is depend-

ent on the rink’s success, Thurstonadded.“We’re hoping for something

that’s well received so we canbring the rink back next year andcontinue on with bigger plans,”she said. “So far, we’re getting anincredible response from the pub-lic and they seem to be embracingthe idea of a holiday downtown.”The rink accommodates 40 peo-

ple and offers a spectator area. It’s

open daily with evening and nighthours, which include open skatingand private figure skating lessons.Reservations for skating times canbe made by calling the RedlandsChamber at 909-793-2546 or on-line at redlandsonice.com. Skating cost is $15 per hour for

adults and $12 per hour for chil-dren, skate rental is included in theprice. For a complete Redlands On Ice

schedule and more informationvisit, redlandsonice.com.

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

COURTESY PHOTO/ALL YEAR SPORTS GALAXY

The Redlands Chamber of Commerce brings a holiday ice rink to downtown for one week. Thesynthetic ice rink, located at the northwest corner of the Redlands Mall, is open daily through Jan.1.

COURTESY PHOTO/MICHAEL PATRICK

Redlands On Ice will be open daily through Jan. 1. Open skating and night skating, along with pri-vate figure skating lessons are available to the public.

COURTESY PHOTO/ALL YEAR SPORTS GALAXY

A synthetic ice rink was assembled by All Year Sports Galaxy atthe northwest corner of the Redlands Mall Dec. 26. The rink,made of a high-tech plastic, is eco-friendly and made from anon-toxic, recyclable acrylic material.

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Inland Empire Weekly December 25 2014