Inland Empire Weekly January 22 2015

Gamers set new world record at first-everArcade Expo in Banning

By Yazmin Alvarez

Six-year-old ThomasAcosta wants to be anlocomotive engineer when

he grows up.

In fact, he has to be since hisname is Thomas, “like Thomasthe Train,” he said.Wearing striped overalls com-plete with a handkerchief in pock-et, Thomas strolled around sever-

al modules throughout the SanBernardino County MuseumSaturday during its annual TrainDays.

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By Yazmin Alvarez

Gamers at the first-everArcade Expo in Banninghave more than high

scores to brag about.Participants—330 to be exact—can now call themselves “worldrecord holders.”The inaugural three-day eventheld at the Museum of Pinball in

Banning, aimed to break the previ-ous world record set at the TexasPinball Festival for most people

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A new world record was set Jan. 17 at the first-ever Arcade Expo in Banning for most people play-ing pinball.


Dozens of modular train sets filled the San Bernardino County Museum for its annual Train Days. Got News?

Send information toCommunity News EditorYazmin Alvarez [email protected] or call909-381-9898 ext. 207.

Thousands chug-in for Train Days atSan Bernardino County Museum

Nominations

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The Children’s Networkis seeking to recognizeheroes in the lives of

children. The department isaccepting nominations of indi-viduals and organizations for its2015 Shine-a-Light on ChildAbuse Prevention AwardsBreakfast. The breakfast, now inits 17th year, will recognizethose who have provided excep-tional service to at-risk childrenand youth.The Children’s Network seeksnominees in 14 categories thatinclude Children and FamilyServices, education, foster par-ent, law enforcement, medicaland volunteer. Nominees shouldbe those who have made a com-mitment to the safety and well-being of at-risk children andyouth. All nominations will bereviewed and selections will bemade by a committee of lastyear’s award recipients.Recipients will be recognized atthe Shine-a-Light on ChildAbuse Prevention AwardsBreakfast on Thursday, April 2at the National Orange Show inSan Bernardino, Calif.“These awards are an opportu-nity for us to say ‘thank you’ onbehalf of the children whoselives have been positivelyimpacted by those we are honor-ing,’” said Children’s NetworkOfficer Kathy Turnbull. “Weare looking forward to recogniz-ing these people who make theworld a better place for our chil-dren and youth.”The deadline for nominations

is 5 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 13,2015. For more information,contact the Children’s Networkat (909) 383-9677. Nominationforms are available athttp://hs.sbcounty.gov.CNInformation on theCountywide Vision can be foundat www.sbcounty.gov.

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playing pinball at the same time.The old record stood at 272 people.But don’t expect museum founder

John Weeks to hang the award onmuseum walls, “it just feels reallygood,” he said of the title. The expo featured rows and rows

of machines—500 pinball andabout 200 arcade games—bringingclassic and new gamers to unite inplay.Special guests such as the King of

Kong Billy Mitchell had enthusi-asts floored as he paraded aroundthe museum taking time to chatwith fans.“He’s something, isn’t he,’ said

gamer Andy Thompson who drovefrom Fontana for expo.“It’s pretty amazing that this area

can now represent for us gamerswith this expo. We’ve never hadanything like this.”The museum opened a year ago

and Week’s said the inaugural eventwas a sort of a grand opening.“The hope is to get people ac-

quainted with the gems here,” hesaid. the Museum of Pinball is at 700

South Hathaway in Banning.

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Rows of arcade games were set to free play during the first-ever Arcade Expo at the Museum of Pinball in Banning.


The King of Kong Billy Mitchell was among the special guests at the first-ever Arcade Expo at theMuseum of Pinball in Banning.


Arcade Expo at the Museum of Pinball in Banning.

Scoping out the sets, he tooknote of the details each train had.“See, this one it carries cars and

this one has people,” he said.Much like Thomas, thousands of

other enthusiasts participated inthe weekend affair, which drewgroups such as The Pacific CoastModular Club, Orange CountyN’Gineeres, Orange County Mod-ular Railroads, Mark AnthonyCircus Trains and Antelope ValleyN-Scalers to participate and set upmodules. Annually the event draws thou-

sands to the museum and the mu-seum’s curator of education,Jolene Redvale, said it’s mostly inpart due to the love for things thatgo. “It’s a fascination for the little

one’s and older generations alike.”

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

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Locomotive engineers from Bloomington set up dozens of modular train sets as part of the San Bernardino County Museum’s annualTrain Days.

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San Bernardino Ramblers come up short in bidto attract pro football

By Harvey M. Kahn

The San Bernardino Ram-blers came about $6,000short of becoming the

city's first professional footballteam. In 1968, the ContinentalFootball League was making amajor push at the rival the NFLand AFL to become a legitimateprofessional league. A group ofOrange County businessmenwanted to relocate their team. TheSan Bernardino City Council guar-anteed them $10,000 to play agame at the 10,000 seat OrangeShow Stadium. The Ramblersplayed two games in town. Thefirst managed to draw a paid atten-dance of about 1,000. Since gen-eral admission was $4, that left thecity making up the $6,000 differ-ence.According to the San BernardinoSun-Telegram and AssociatedPress that deficit was enough forthen mayor Al Ballard and the citycouncil to stop any more monetarysupport. It was one of many rea-sons why the Continental FootballLeague folded after the 1969 sea-son. Some news reports called theleague nothing more than semi-proin caliber. Before coming to SanBernardino, the Ramblers weretwo-time defending Pacific Divi-sion champions who played homegames at Anaheim Stadium. Without the City of SanBernardino's support, numerouslocal businessmen began layingthe financial support for the Ram-blers to play in 1969. Season tick-ets went on sale and the teamopened office headquarters. Butthe signals of doom started appear-

ing when its respected coachHomer Beatty resigned. A weeklater former Redlands High coachBuck Weaver turned down thehead coaching job. Two weekslater the CFL announced the SanBernardino Ramblers were nolonger in existence. A month later,those who bought season ticketswanted their money back. ButRambler's officials supposedlysnuck out of San Bernardino with-out explanation. The Ramblers fielded a decentroster. Bob Jackson was their bigrunning back from Riverside whoplayed for the Chargers and Hous-

ton. They had three former collageAll-American quarterbacks inGary Snook, Dunn Marteen andJerry Otterson. They defeated theSpokane Shockers and its quarter-back Ken Stabler at the Orangeshow in 1968.In the big picture, the Ramblersand the Continental FootballLeague had a good infrastructure.Yet, like most of its teams the skillwas there but the timing was off.It's first commissioner HappyChandler resigned just before hecould negotiate an alleged guaran-teed television contract with ABCin what would have been the firstMonday Night Football telecasts.After the CFL Indianapolis Capi-tols made a serious bid to sign O.J.Simpson in 1968 out of USC, theNFL and AFL realized a possiblethreat and joined to pressure thenew league out.The 24-team CFL was separated

into various geographical divi-sions, with three teams in Canadaand one in Monterrey, Mexico.The Ramblers were in the PacificDivision with Las Vegas, Spokane,Seattle, Hawaii, Portland, and SanJose, whose coach was future49er's coach Bill Walsh. The LasVegas Cowboys were coached byformer Ram's player Duane Allen,who was the first pro black headcoach. Jackie Robinson was thegeneral manager of the BrooklynDodgers CBL entry. They weresued by the Los Angeles Dodgersbaseball team for copyright in-fringement even though Los Ange-les had left Brooklyn eight yearsearlier.

Proof of the quality of the shortlived CBL was that it sent 67 play-ers to NFL. But it never producedsomething as simple as a set of col-lector football cards, which was amajor promotional oversight inthat era. Then the travel, food andlodging costs started mounting.CBL teams in the Midwest wereaveraging 14,000 and were be-coming self sufficient. Instead ofgrowing where it needed to, theCFL seemed to be expanding toofast in the east and west. Since SanBernardino was located near themarkets of the Los Angeles Ramsand San Diego Chargers it justcouldn't compete.

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Former San Bernardino Ram-bler RB Bob Jackson playedon the San Diego Chargers1964 AFL championship teamafter being an All-American atPalm Springs High and atRiverside CityCollege.

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Helix High won San Diego two CIF Section championships with eventual NFL players.From (Left) Reggie Bush, Todd Watkins and Alex Smith. Watkins was on the 2000 team only,

CSUSB to host Education andCivil Rights Town Hall on Jan. 24

The public is invited to at-tend a civil rights townhall forum at Cal State

San Bernardino on Saturday, Jan.24, to discuss issues affecting theAfrican American community.The forum, “Civil Rights TownHall: We Must Educate, Not In-carcerate,” will be from 9:30 a.m.to 1 p.m., and will be held in thetheater of the university’s Collegeof Education building, said WilGreer, a CSUSB assistant profes-sor of education.“The purpose of the town hall isto create an ongoing dialogue oncivil rights issues that mattermost to African Americans,”Greer said. “We want to have adialogue that addresses issues im-portant to our community, for ex-ample the recent shooting deathsof several unarmed black men by

the police; the preschool to prisonpipeline; the K-16 achievementgap; and parent advocacy for ourchildren. We want to invite thecommunity to be actively in-volved in the discussion.”The forum approach will betwofold: draft a working list ofmodern civil rights issues per-taining to education that the com-munity must work to protect, anddraft a working list of modernstrategies and approaches for se-curing these rights, Greer said.The town hall will feature apanel session and then breakoutsessions afterward.The panel session will featureCalifornia Assembly memberCheryl Brown, representing the47th District; Mary Texeira, aprofessor of sociology atCSUSB; A.C. Jones, a juvenile

justice attorney; Daniel E.Walker, an author and filmmaker;and Joseph Paulino, police chieffor the San Bernardino City Uni-fied School District.Greer will serve as the panelsession moderator.The breakout sessions willallow the attendees to work oncreating strategies and ap-proaches on civil rights issues,Greer said.For more information, visit theCSUSB Civil Rights Town Hallpage on Facebook atwww.facebook.com/civilright-

stownhall.For more information on CalState San Bernardino, contact theuniversity’s Office of Public Af-fairs at (909) 537-5007 and visitnews.csusb.edu.

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There are a few topics Idon’t necessarily touch onor feel the need to spark a

conversation about: politics, reli-gion and money. The way I see it, to each is theirown.But it’s only fitting that I bringup President Obama’s 2015 Stateof the Union address. Tuesday night, he delivered hissixth address and I’m positivethere’s plenty that people will bedebating about. But not here. I’m simply going to recap hisprepared remarks for those whodidn’t catch the SOTU. In fact, forthose interested, they can headover to www.whitehouse.gov andwatch the hour-long address. A few things he touted, "middle-class economics,” and howAmericans have rebounded afterthe worst economic crisis, pro-posals to offer new child tax cred-its, raise the minimum wage,extend paid family leave andmake college more affordable."It has been, and still is, a hardtime for many," President Obamasaid. "But tonight, we turn thepage."A post on NPR.org—State OfThe Union Primer: What Presi-dent Obama Proposed— Wednes-day morning following theaddress helps recap “middle-classeconomics”:“Obama's budget proposal willcall for a number of new and ex-

panded tax credits to help work-ing families. He also wants Con-gress to require paid sick leave forthe 43 million American workerswho don't already have it. And be-cause many jobs now requiresome form of higher education,Obama wants to let anyone attendcommunity college for free, solong as they keep their grades upand graduate on time.The president suggests payingfor these proposals by raising thetop tax rate on capital gains to 28percent, and extending it to coverinherited wealth. The WhiteHouse says 99 percent of the ad-ditional taxes would be paid bythe wealthiest 1 percent of Amer-icans…”

In response to PresidentObama’s 2015 State of the Unionaddress, Representative PeteAguilar, who was joined by RialtoMayor Deborah Robertson for theState of the Union address, re-leased the following statement: “While I agree with PresidentObama that we have madeprogress getting the nation’s econ-omy back on track, the InlandEmpire still has a long road to-ward economic recovery. As SanBernardino County families con-tinue struggling to make endsmeet, we need policies that createjobs, strengthen the region’s econ-omy, and make sure families cankeep more of their hard-earnedmoney.“That’s why I applaud PresidentObama’s proposals to make theeconomy fairer for middle classfamilies by raising the federalminimum wage and making thetax code more fair for middleclass and low-income families –proposals that will put moremoney in the pockets of hard-working Inland Empire residents. “For too many families, the costof pursuing higher education is amajor obstacle to achieving theAmerican Dream. That’s why Istrongly support the President’sproposal to offer two years of freecommunity college. This proposalwill enable thousands of local stu-dents to achieve their dreams andincrease the educational attain-ment of our region. I look forwardto working to make this initiativea reality.” A video, along with remarks bythe President of the 2015 State ofthe Union delivered Jan. 20 can beviewed at www.whitehouse.gov.

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

Yazmin Alvarez

2015 State of theUnion Recap:

President touts“middle-classeconomics”

We can be thankful that our gov-ernment doesn’t deny us freedomof expression. Nevertheless, thereare plenty of self-appointed com-missars among us who consider ittheir mission to be the judge ofwhat is allowed to be discussedand what is not.

The sad result is that anyone whoquestions, for example, our na-tion’s prevalent religion or whodares to point out the moral blem-ishes that have tarnished our his-tory is immediately silenced.

A personal example:

For years I belonged to an ama-teur writers’ group — until oneday when I presented an essaywith a secular theme, and was un-ceremoniously invited to leave.

Later, when I joined anotherwriters’ group, their teacher cau-tioned me not to present anythingthat reflects secularism, or is inany way critical of religion or ofits leaders.

I noticed, however, that severalother writers in the group regularlypresented essays extolling theirChristian faith with nary an objec-tion, but plenty of praise. I wasdumfounded!

This, in an organization of cre-ative writers? This, in a countrywhose laws protect freedom of ex-pression?

David Quintero,Monrovia

Freedom of speech sometimes silenced

Perpetuation of ignorance? Iknow the newspaper has to take allkinds of opinions, but there shouldbe a reality check somewhere.

And while I know the electionloss of the Tea Party to Congress-man Pete Aguilar still stings, itshouldn’t blind them to the facts:

At most, building the pipelinewill add 2,000 construction jobs

for the short time it is being built,but no more than 50 after that(none of which in our area, by theway), and the only oil that wewould be guaranteed to be able tohave in the United States is thatwhich potentially leaks from thepipeline once it is built.

It is specifically going to shortenthe route from Canada, which willobviously benefit, to the ships tak-

ing it to the OPEC countries whosell it to the world and thus bene-fit, but no impact on jobs in ourarea and no impact on the price ofgas.

Let’s have honest dialogue onthese important issues.

Bud Weisbart,Fontana

Keystone XL pipeline will create few jobs

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Have those ‘difficult conversations’Jamie Foxx and all the other pub-licity-seeking celebrities who wantto have the “difficult conversa-tions” about police shootings needto have those “difficult conversa-tions” in the black communitiesand leave the rest of us alone, untilit is fixed where it is “broken,” inthe black neighborhoods.

Fix the situations through truth,ethics, attitude and pure, simplehonesty.

Have that “difficult conversa-

tion” with those blacks with “atti-tude,” blaming others while theychoose a life of crime and shameinstead of education.

All of you actors and entertainersneed to go to your black inner citycommunities and get down andreal and put the blame and respon-sibility where it belongs, on verybad choices in life.

Stop the blame game. Stop at-tacking white people, successfulpeople, educated people and yes,

the rich. There is plenty of creativ-ity, money and hard work and ded-ication to go around. Join, don’tdestroy, the successful.

Why don’t all of you rich celebri-ties go to Ferguson right now andhelp all of the innocent store own-ers who lost everything in the af-termath of the “angry” outsideagitators.

Carol Schlaepfer,Pomona

Freedom of speech is a truly enigmatic questionI don’t think free expression isthe problem. Interpretation is. In-formation can be changed, para-phrased or misquoted on purposeto get the public to believe any-thing. Politicians do it all the time.They don’t directly answer a ques-tion but rather verbally roamaround their answer making youthink they said something theydidn’t.

In the case of the concern inFrance the intent of the messageswas to be of humor but that is notthe interpretation as seen by the Is-lamic world. This says that free ex-pression isn’t really free. By yourown admission on the Opinionpage: “We welcome letters on allissues of public concern. All aresubject to editing and condensa-tion and they can be publishedonly with the writer’s true name.”Some of my letters have been ed-ited and condensed resulting inloss of my true meaning.

In the art world, putting obsceneand pornographic pictures andvideos out to the public is a right,

albeit not politically correct. Thereis a big fear of expressing oneselfwhen criticizing government lead-ers and procedures — fear of beinglabeled as subversive. On the jobwe are told to not express somethoughts as being cause for trou-ble-making. The right of freespeech is enigmatic — some sub-jects acceptable in some areas andfrowned upon in others. I feel freeto express myself but I also realizeI have to accept what the listenerthinks that is. I think the questionto ask is, What is free expression?

Sally Wieck,Baldwin Park

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Words to Think About:Today’s Senior Citizen

By G. W. Abersold Ph.D.

King David, of Jewish his-tory wrote in one of hisPsalms that our allotted

years are “three score and ten,” or70 years. In my opinion I think hewrote that after a bad night withBathsheba.In the Book of Genesis, (6:3) thestatement is made that our yearsshall be 120. I like that better. In arecent scientific news article theview-point was expressed that be-fore the end of this century therewill be thousands of people reach-ing the age of 120.There is an amazing revolutiongoing on in the world today. It re-volves around the problem ofaging. The mandatory age of 65 toretire is no longer viable.Seniors are continuing to workway beyond the age of 65. I readthe other day that Howard Schultzthe owner of Starbucks is hiringmore and more seniors. I’ve alsonoticed that many fast food restau-rants like McDonalds, Subway,Taco-Bell, Jack-in-the Box,Wendy’s and Burger King haveolder people behind the counter.On November 30, 2014 AnneTergesen wrote a most provocativearticle on aging. Her basic premisewas that the traditional viewsabout aging are all wrong. Theyare myths.I was fascinated the other day

when I read a statement made byDavid Mintz, CEO of Tofutti inGranford, New Jersey. He stated,“I want employees with energyand enthusiasm, fresh thinking,who start the day early and worklate.” Then he concluded with thewords, “and I found them in olderworkers.”Seniors are also crowding class-rooms with their presence. Theyare going back to school. Newsand our world is advancing at arapid pace. Seniors don’t want tobe left behind. They are an ex-panding minority.Using Anne Tergesen’s article asa springboard, she challenges var-ious myths commonly believedabout seniors.First myth. SENIORS AREOFTEN DEPRESSED. In spite ofdeclining health, that assumptionis not true. According to the Na-tional Institute of Health, only10% of seniors give evidence ofdepression, being cranky or irrita-ble.I’m often reminded of the wordsof Norman Cousins, which hewrote when he was in his 70’s.“No one knows enough to be pes-simistic or depressed.”Second myth. SENIORS SUF-FER FROM COGNITIVE DE-CLINE. The truth is thatconcentration and memory beginto slip around age 30. We seniorscertainly have aches and pains, butseldom do we lose cognition.Third myth. OLDER WORK-ERS ARE LESS PRODUCTIVE.What a farce. Workers 55 or oldermake up 22% of the U.S. laborforce. The majority of academicstudies find there is virtually no re-lationship between age and jobperformance.Fourth myth. LONELINESS ISMORE LIKELY. This also is inerror. Of course many of ourfriends either die or move away.Again, the same studies indicatethat friendships tend to improvewith age. Who is traveling onships; buying cars, shopping atWal-Mart, member of clubs and

churches: You guessed it, seniors.Fifth myth. CREATIVITY DE-CLINES WITH AGE. A recentstudy at the University of Chicagofound that 300 of our nation’s lead-ing poets, artists and musicianshad produced their best works intheir senior years. Creativity is notlimited to the young.Finally, Tergesen states that, “allresearch shows that older employ-ees are just as creative, just as pro-ductive and just as sharp asyounger workers.”They (seniors) are also better bal-anced mentally and more creative.“Experience also helps them tomake fewer mistakes.”To further enlighten our minds,consider the following people thatqualify as seniors. PresidentObama, Vice President Biden,John Kerry, Bill and Hillary Clin-ton, Jeb Bush, Mit Romney. Allmembers of the Supreme Court areseniors.In the House of Representatives,6 members are in their 80’s, 41 intheir 70’s, 137 in their 60’s and144 members in their 50’s. All sen-iors. Hello, John BoehnerIn the Senate, 5 are in their 80’s,18 in their 70’s, 32 are in their60’s, and 30 are in their 50’s. Allseniors. Hello, Mitch McConnell.Interestingly, most owners ofprofessional sport teams are sen-iors and many of their coaches.When it comes to wealth, CarlosSlim Helu, Bill Gates, Warren Buf-fet, Christy Walton (Wal-Mart),Howard Schultz and Oprah Win-frey are all seniors.Now for creative artists. BettyWhite 93, Tina Turner 73, GoldieHawn 67, Meryl Streep 64, JaneFonda 75, Cher 67, Vanessa Red-grave 76; to name just a few. Allseniors.The men include Clint Eastwood,Michael Caine, Anthony Hopkins,Richard Gere, Robert Redford,Robert Duval, Ed Harris, DustinHoffman, Sean Connery; to namejust a few.Amen. Selah. So be it.

Feldheym Library First Floor Tentatively

Scheduled to Re-Open Thursday, Jan. 22

The Feldheym Central Li-brary re-carpeting projectis well underway and the

first floor is tentatively scheduledto re-open to the public on Thurs-day, Jan. 22.Services on the second floor, in-cluding the 24 free public comput-ers in the Cosand ComputerLearning Center and Jack HillLifelong Learning Center offeringliteracy and other services, likelywon’t resume for a few additionaldays after the first floor opens dueto library IT staff having to re-wire PCs and moving equipmentback into place.The three branch libraries of theSan Bernardino Public Librarycontinue to offer expanded publicservice hours beyond their usual20 weekly hours until Feldheymre-opens.“The SBPL Board of Trusteesknows how much the residents ofSan Bernardino value their li-braries and asked staff to continueto provide the best public servicewe can during this project” said

Ed Erjavek, Library Director. “Weappreciate the patience of our pa-trons during this major project.”Library expanded branch servicedays and service hours 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. – 6p.m. and closed Friday and Sun-day.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, stillhad its original carpeting until thisproject began. Most of the funding

for this project comes from an in-surance settlement following a2013 flood and Community De-velopment Block Grant (CDBG)funding. Almost all of the carpetin the 64,000-square-foot facilityis to be replaced.

“This project will be amajor upgrade for Feldheym,” Er-javek said. “We’d like to thank theMayor and Common Council,City Manager Allen Parker, PublicWorks Director Tony Frossard,Brandon Mims of the City Man-ager’s office, Rick Moreno of CityFacilities, the SBPL Board ofTrustees and everyone else whohas supported and contributed tothis much-needed project. ”Patrons are encouraged to checkthe library’s web site atwww.sbpl.org or call 381-8201 forupdates.Further information including awide range of electronic servicesand the ability to renew materialsonline are also available at the li-brary’s web site.

Outstanding Local High School Student Tiffany

Rekem Selected to Perform at Carnegie Hall

Tiffany Rekem, a student atRedlands High School,has been selected for the

2015 High School Honors Per-formance Series at Carnegie Hall.She will perform as a first sopranoat Carnegie Hall in February 2015with the Honors Choir. Participa-tion in one of the three Honors En-sembles is limited to the highestrated high school performers fromacross North America and selectschools internationally.Tiffany Rekem, a sophomore,auditioned this fall for the HonorsPerformance Series and was ac-cepted after a review by the Hon-ors Selection Board. Acceptanceto the elite group is a direct resultof the talent, dedication, andachievements demonstrated in herapplication and audition record-ing. Tiffany will join other per-formers from 49 United States,several provinces in Canada, andseveral foreign countries for a spe-cial performance at world-famousCarnegie Hall, a venue that marksthe pinnacle of musical achieve-ment.According to Morgan Smith,Program Director, “Being selectedto the Honors Performance Seriesis something each Finalist shouldbe extremely proud of accom-plishing. We process more thanten thousand nominations annu-ally, selecting only the most tal-ented performers applying on aninternational level. Working withthese conductors and performingat Carnegie Hall is a once-in-a-lifetime experience that these stu-

dent musicians never forget.”Tiffany has studied music for 11years and was a second-round fi-nalist at the Classical Singer Com-petitions in 2013 and 2014. Inresponse to her selection as a Fi-nalist, Tiffany said, “I'm ex-tremely honored and humbled tobe able to participate in such a re-spected program and to be giventhe opportunity to meet others justas passionate about music as Iam.”Finalists will come together forfive days in February 2015 in NewYork City to have the opportunityto learn from conductor Dr. EphEhly, work with other Finalists,and get a taste of New York City.The Sunday, February 22, per-formance is open to the public.Tickets can be purchased begin-ning 60 days prior to the perform-ance through the Carnegie Hallbox office.The Honors Performance Serieswas created to showcase accom-plished individual high schoolperformers on an internationallevel by allowing them to studyunder master conductors and per-form in the celebrated venue,Carnegie Hall. Each year, the Se-ries selects approximately 500 Fi-nalists for the High School HonorsPerformance Series. The HonorsPerformance Series is proudlypresented by WorldStrides, the na-tion’s leading educational travelorganization. Learn more by visit-ing www.honorsperformance.organd www.worldstrides.com.


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

Tuesday, 6 p.m.; 27215 BaseLine. No meetings in August.Loma Linda: Second and fourth

Tuesday, 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 third

Monday, 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 at Trinity LutheranChurch, 2900 N. "E" St., SanBernardino. For more informa-

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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 theybegin 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

Redlands High School is hostinga four week baseball camp startingJanuary 18. Redlands head coachEstevan Valencia will direct theprogram 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.

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Saturday, January 17 at 7pm.The Empire Wrestling Federationreturns to the American SportsUniversity 360 W. Court St. SanBernardino with an action packedcard of Pro Wrestling Entertain-ment. Fun for the whole family.Adults only $10.00 kids 12 andunder only $5.00 It's wrestlingthe way it used to be, the way it

should be. See your favoritewrestlers in action. Friar JuanRoman, Uptown Andy Brown,Flecha Fugaz, RJ Ruiz and more.

21st AnnualNoche Cultural

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.

8th AnnualRobert BurnsDinner

Saturday, January 24 from5pm-10pm. The Scottish Societyof the Inland Empire will be havingtheir 8th annual Robert Burns Din-ner at The Hotel, 285 HospitalityLane, San Bernardino (formally TheHIlton). Cost is $50.00 per personfor members and $55.00 for non-members The event is open to thepublic and is a black tie affair. Socialhour will start at 5:00 PM. At 6:00PM they will have their “address tothe Haggis” and the Selkirk Gracefollowed by dinner. Every table willhave an ample amount of Haggis, sothat all can try it. Following dinnerthe entertainment begins with aScottish group from Los Angelesdancing several sets including thesword dance and a local Irish groupwho performed at the Apple & This-tle music festival in Oak Glen. Inaddition to the music, they will havethe Toast to the Ladies and the Toastto the Lassies. Call Bob Leeton, sec-retary, at 909-425-8427 for eventreservation forms or for further in-formation. All reservations must bereceived no later than January 15,2014.

E-Waste RecycleDay

Saturday, January 31 from8am-12pm. Join the Humane So-ciety of San Bernardino Valley andGo Green Electronics RecyclingServices at the Humane Society ofSan Bernardino Valley parking lotfor this one day electronic recyclingfundraising event. Electronic itemswill be accepted, whether in work-ing condition or not. Items acceptedwill include: VCRs, DVD players,speakers, gaming systems, projec-tors, cameras, LCD monitors &TVs, telephones, cell phones, key-boards, computer monitors and tow-ers, printers, fax machines,calculators, spare parts, laptops, andtypewriters. The Humane Society’sVeterinary Clinic will be open host-ing its regular low-cost vaccinationSaturday Shot Clinic from 8:00 AM– 12:00 PM. The Humane Societyof San Bernardino Valley is locatedat 374 W. Orange Show Road inSan Bernardino. Proceeds generatedfrom the recycled items will benefitthe Humane 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.

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San Manuel Grant benefits Crafton Hills College students

Crafton Hills College(CHC) is already seeingresults from the grant it

received from San Manuel Band ofMission Indians in August 2014.“Without the opportunity to workon campus, I would be workingdead end jobs, paycheck to pay-check,” said Destinique Brown.“Because of my job as a studentassistant, I imagine not only a ca-reer that provides a good living,but one that impacts the lives ofothers.”Brown is one of the 60+ students

who are working part-time jobs oncampus, thanks to the $100,000 In-creasing Student Engagement,Employment & Knowledge(ISEEK) grant funded by SanManuel. On-campus student em-ployment has been shown to in-

crease student engagement, whichhelps students stay connected toschool and succeed in their classes.It also helps them pay for enroll-ment fees, textbooks, transporta-tion and other expenses that mayotherwise interfere with their abil-ity to stay in school.Brown changed her major from

respiratory therapy to teachingafter working as a student assis-tant, believing she has now foundher calling. She had an opportu-nity to share her story and thankSan Manuel for the opportunity ata recent luncheon for friends ofCHC.The ISEEK grant also earmarks

$10,000 for scholarships. Scholar-ships help students while they areat CHC and when they transitionto a four-year institution. Over90% of Crafton students intend to

transfer to a four-year institution.These scholarships will helpsmooth the transition from com-munity college to a four-year insti-tution, and being a scholarshipawardee will help the studenttransfer with greater self-confi-dence.“It is always heartwarming to

hear what a difference the on-cam-pus jobs make for our students,”said Dr. Cheryl Marshall, presidentof CHC. “It allows students tospend more time on campus andfocus on their studies, leading tohigher success rates. We appreciateSan Manuel’s contribution andtheir dedication to education.”Many of the students hired work

in the Tutoring Center, helpingother students. This results in awider impact of the grant--helpinghundreds of students a semester.

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Destinique Brown, benefactor of the ISEEK grant from SanManuel, works in the CHC Disabled Student Services & Pro-grams (DSPS) office. San Bernardino Valley College

Psych Tech Program Graduates 17

San Bernardino Valley Col-lege’s Psychiatric Techni-cian program graduated 17

people the week before Christmas,who completed a rigorous, year-long program that covered topicssuch as basic nursing skills andmental disabilities, along with1,530 hours of clinical experience.In alphabetical order, the gradu-

ates are: Alfred Addison, High-land; Festus Alabi, Moreno Valley;Jamie Alcarez, San Bernardino;Dejahnea Avila, Rialto; SandraBernal, San Bernardino; CassandraCoffey, San Bernardino; JonathanComer, Loma Linda; Binh Tang,Highland; Savannah Gonzalez,Redlands; Olusegun Ijibayiwa,Colton; Francis Leonicio, Red-lands; Terra Lucas, Fontana;Dyanna Machado, Redlands; Sara

Miranda, Colton; Brandy Ott, Ri-alto; Crystal Sanchez, Monrovia;and Christina Thermidor, SanBernardino.“The Psych Tech field is grow-

ing,” said Valley College facultymember Dennis Jackson, “an ourgraduates are filling a need in themental health field.” Once theyhave passed their state licensingexamination they can look forwardto a career in fields such as mentaland developmental disabilitiesworking for various state agencies,

acute care hospitals, skilled nurs-ing facilities and specialty care fa-cilities, with starting salaries up to$60,000 per year.The SBVC program consistently

ranks as one of the top programs inthe state and its graduates typicallypass the state licensing exam athigher rates than grads of otherschools. For more information,contact Dennis Jackson, MSN,RN, a 909-384-8934 or email [email protected].

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Free Metrolink toAuto Club 400

Race fans can takeMetrolink for free to theAuto Club Speedway’s

Auto Club 400 NASCAR SprintCup Series race on March 22, 2015.The free train ride will be offered toa limited number of race fans withthe support of Clean TransportationFunding from the Mobile SourceAir Pollution Reduction ReviewCommittee (MSRC). After the lim-ited number of free tickets are de-pleted, race fans will once again beable to purchase the discounted $19round trip train tickets. Riders, however, must sign up in

advance at www.autoclubspeed-way.com/metrolink.\Like last year, Metrolink will op-

erate three trains originating fromOxnard, Lancaster and Oceansidewith limited stops in between forfaster service. Train routes andstops include:Route 1: Oxnard to ACSOxnardMoorparkChatsworthVan NuysCovinaMontclairRancho CucamongaAuto Club SpeedwayRoute 2: Lancaster to ACSLancasterSanta ClaritaSylmar/San FernandoDowntown BurbankL.A. Union StationAuto Club SpeedwayRoute 3: Oceanside to ACSOceansideSan ClementeIrvineOrangeRiverside-La SierraSan BernardinoAuto Club SpeedwayMetrolink’s Speedway trains stop

at a specially constructed stationjust off the back straight-away atthe race track. From there, passen-gers will board a free tram thattakes them to the entrance gates.Trains depart Auto Club Speedwayone hour after the end of the race,or checkered flag. The Auto Club Speedway

Metrolink Train Service is a jointdemonstration project made possi-ble in part by Clean TransportationFunding from the Mobile SourceAir Pollution Reduction ReviewCommittee (MSRC). The primaryfocus of the Mobile Source Air Pol-

lution Reduction Review Commit-tee (MSRC) is to reduce air pollu-tion from mobile sources. Thepartnership between the MSRC,Metrolink and the Auto Club 400does exactly that. This effort helpsadvance the MSRC’s mission to re-duce harmful emissions from mo-bile sources and provides astress-free option for race fans toget to the California freeway byavoiding traffic delays.Metrolink riders can bring food

and non-alcoholic beverages onboard the train. Items are not per-mitted to be stored at the Speedwaytrain station; however fans may uti-lize lightweight backpacks and softside bags/coolers, no larger than6x6x12 inches, that may containrace weekend essentials. For acomplete list of approved carry-initems, please visit www.autoclub-speedway.com.The Metrolink trains to Auto Club

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Area youth learn sports science of Anaheim Ducks

By Yazmin Alvarez

Agroup of children fromthe Boys and Girls Clubsof Greater Redlands-

Riverside and Boys and Girls Clubof Garden Grove recently learneda little sports science from the pro-fessionals, the Anaheim Ducks. The Ducks hosted about 100

youth from the clubs as part ofTime Warner Cable’s STEM inSports program, which aims toshow how science, technology, en-gineering and math play roles invarious sports. As part of the program, children

received a behind-the-scenes tourof the Honda Center’s ice rink andwhere the Ducks practice and alsolearned the mechanics of hockey,including how to properly make awrist shot, shoot angles and aboutreaction times.On hand to demonstrate were

former Ducks right wing GeorgeParros and Ducks TV analystBrian Hayward.Parros, who retired last year after

nine seasons in the NHL, demon-

strated shots into a net while Hay-ward, a former NHL goaltender,explained the STEM principlesand its applications to the sport.For Parros, the technology be-

hind hockey is “the fun part,” hesaid in a news release.“Technology is certainly influen-

tial. You see guys who played inthe sport back in the day usingwooden sticks that weighed 50pounds ... guys nowadays use suchlighter composite materials.They’re shooting the puck wayfaster skating, much faster, andthat equals faster force on the ice,”he said in the news release.Hayward offered up examples of

how goaltenders would also playusing different styles but nowmostly rely on using geometry forthe sport.“All of it is technique, which is

science,” he said. After the lessons, children were

given the opportunity to put thescience learned to work.More than a dozen members

from the Redlands-area clubsshowed off their skills by shootingrubber balls, foam pucks and rub-

ber pucks into nets. Reaction timeswere tested by dropping a rulerand recording the time it took to becaught.After practicing their new skills,

children headed to the ice withHonda Center Operations Man-ager Joe Barrett, who taught a coollesson on how the arena stayschilled for the games.Hayward said he hopes the

STEM principles in hockey “turnthe light bulb on when they’re sit-ting in class.” The Ducks eventwas the first hockey event held na-tionwide by Time Warner Cablefor STEM in Sports. STEM inSports is part of Time WarnerCable’s Connect A Million Mindscampaign that inspires kids tolearn about science, technology,engineering and math through thesports they love.

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

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Retired Ducks right wing George Parros taught members of the Boys & Girls Clubs the scienceand math behind hockey during Time Warner Cable’s STEM in Sports event at the Honda Centerin Anaheim on Jan. 13.


A Boys & Girls Club member suits up to be a goaltender duringTime Warner Cable’s STEM in Sports event.


Joe Barnett, operations manager at the Honda Center, gives members of the Boys & Girls Clubsa behind-the-scenes tour of the arena. As part of the tour, children learned how chemicals areused to keep the center chilled at 62 degrees.


Colton Loses Original War Bride, "La Italiana"

By Jodi Kodesh

Her story is sewn together,like that of a Europeanromance, having started

in Italy, and set thereafter, inColton.On Saturday, January 17, An-gelina Adame, 97, passed awaypeacefully, in her home, on 9thStreet -- where she had livednearly all of her life, after comingto America in the mid-1900's.Her arrival in the States madeheadlines, nationally, as she wasone of the original World War IIbrides.This is her story.

In 1944, a young John Adame, ofColton, enlisted in the Army.World War II took him to Italy.

One afternoon, John entered asmall tailor shop, to have stripessewn onto his uniform. There, ayoung Angelina Esposito, was aseamstress.Angelina mentioned to a co-worker (in Italian) that she thoughtthe soldier was cute. She was un-aware that John's assignment dur-ing the war, was as a translator forthe American Army. He overheardher conversation, and was fluent inItalian! The rest, is history, filledwith ups, downs, children, grand-children, great-grandchildren, anda life-long stay in Colton.Because of war circumstances,and unprecedented marriage laws,John had to petition the Presidentof the United States to marry An-gelina. Upon approval, they weremarried in a lavish ceremony bythe Bishop of Italy himself. Nearly

everyone in her small hometownof Madeloni, Italy, showed up towitness the special union, and par-take in the huge celebration thatfollowed.When Angelina arrived on a shipto the United States, she (alongwith a handful of other war brides)were welcomed with a parade inNew York. The arrival of the warbrides made news headlines.John and Angelina Adame movedto Colton, where they would starta family, eventually, welcomingsix children, five girls and one boy."When she came to Colton, shehad to leave her entire family,grandmother, mother and brothersbehind. She followed her heart."explained their daughter, CarlaBotello. "My mom didn't speakEnglish. It was a challenge, but shelearned two new languages, Eng-lish and Spanish."

She was a talented seamstress,and continued her skill, out of hersmall home. She was known tomany across the city, as "La Ital-iana" (The Italian), popular for herlavish gowns, custom weddingdresses and even creative Hal-loween costumes."People knew her, for the amaz-ing dresses she would make, allwithout a pattern," said her daugh-ter, Yolanda Nichy. (Each of herchildren attended Colton HighSchool.) "You could draw a dress,or show her a picture, and shewould make it, perfectly. Shemade all of our prom dresses inschool. She was so talented."John and Angelina remainedmarried nearly 60 years, with all oftheir children nearby, until Johnlost a battle with cancer in 2003.Angelina, strong in faith, visited

his grave, every week, since then."My mom visited him everyweek, religiously," said her onlyson, Tony Adame. "She was sucha loving mom, filled with faith,and we know, she is now with myfather."Angelina and John Adame aresurvived by their 6 children, CarlaBotello (married to RichardBotello), Olga Ponce (married toRichard Ponce), Tony Adame(married to Kelly Adame), MikkiCastell (married to ConradCastell), Yolanda Nichy (marriedto Joe Nichy) and Kristina Bott(married to Jack Bott). Angelinaand John leave behind 17 grand-children and 22 great-grandchil-dren.Angelina Adame will be laid torest alongside her love, JohnAdame, Saturday, January 24, 9am at Montecito Cemetary.

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John and Angelina's wedding, performed by the Bishop of Italy in 1944. Most of the people in thephoto were townspeople of Madeloni, Italy, that showed up to watch the unprecedented marriage,COURTESY PHOTO

Recent photo of Angelina Adame.

Laura Ling inspires and empowers audience of 1,000 women asthe keynote speaker at the annual Women’s Conference

American journalist, LauraLing, gave an empoweringspeech to 1,000 vibrant

women from the Inland Empire andbeyond at Loma Linda UniversityHealth’s 7th annual Women’s Con-

ference on Friday, Jan. 16 at the On-tario Convention Center.In an interview prior to herkeynote speech, Ling admitted, “It’seasy to put health and wellness sec-ondary. The Women’s Conference]is a necessary and important event.”A wife and mother of two, Lingstated, “It’s hard, but it’s importantto make the time for you.”No stranger to Loma Linda Uni-versity Health, she added, “I’m inawe of the work Loma Linda doeshere and around the world. I’mproud and privileged to be a part ofthe event.”During her speech, Ling recalledmoments from when she was heldcaptive in North Korea for 140 daysin 2009. Ling didn’t ever imagineshe would survive.“My time in captivity was terrify-ing, but I found glimmers of human-ity around me that gave me hope,”she said, something as simple as abutterfly outside or simple conver-sation she would engage in with afemale guard. Ling stated that shehad a lot of time to reflect on herlife, and once freed, her experiencesgave her the strength to follow herpassion “to shed light on the issuesin the world that need attention.”In closing, Ling left the audiencewith an empowering message,“Cherish the freedoms you have andbe a strong voice to those who needone.”

After receiving a standing ovation,Ling later signed copies of hermemoir, “Somewhere Inside: OneSister’s Captivity in North Koreaand the Other’s Fight to Bring HerHome,” which she penned with hersister, Lisa.Also providing some words ofwisdom to attendees was K-FROGRadio’s Heather Froglear, whohosted the event for the seventhconsecutive year. She said, “Magiccan happen when you get a group ofpassionate, inspiring women to-gether.”This sold out event themed“Ready. Set. Go Green. ThinkLean.” was designed for women ofall ages seeking to be more proac-tive about their health and overallwholeness. Throughout the daywomen were treated to free mas-sages, beauty touch ups, health in-formation and screenings, breakoutsessions on important topics relatedto health, fitness and style, and anafternoon keynote speech fromChef Marla Cohen.First time conference attendee,Courtney Haas of Redlands, Calif.,experienced the day with a group ofcoworkers and said the event wentabove and beyond her expectations.“Everything from the speakers,venue, meals, pampering room,health screenings, to the breakoutsessions, the planning behind thisevent was phenomenal.” A writer

herself, Haas said she was able torelate to Ling’s way of thinking. “Ithink it was truly inspiring to hearher story and see how she has been

able to continue working and havea family even after facing death ona daily basis during her time as aprisoner in North Korea.”

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Following her keynote speechat the Women’s Conference onJanuary 16, Laura Ling inter-acted with guests and signedcopies of her memoir, “Some-where Inside: One Sister’sCaptivity in North Korea andthe Other’s Fight to Bring HerHome,” which she penned withher sister, Lisa.


Loma Linda University Health brings Zipcar car-sharingservice to campus community

By Yazmin Alvarez

To help reduce the numberof cars on campus and in-crease off-campus service

opportunities, Loma Linda Uni-versity Health has joined severalother campuses throughout the In-land area in Zipcar’s car-sharingservice. LLUH launched the partnershipwith Zipcar earlier this month tooffer students, staff, faculty mem-bers and members of the commu-nity that do not have their ownmeans of transportation, a way toget off campus and around townwithout the worry of car owner-ship, explained Richard H. Hart,MD, DrPH, Loma Linda Univer-sity Health president.“Loma Linda is pleased to part-ner with Zipcar to help reduce thenumber of cars on campus by giv-ing students, staff, patients, andcommunity members mobility

without the need for car owner-

ship,” Hart said in a news release.“Zipcar is becoming a popular op-tion on campuses across the coun-try. We believe this resource willhelp us continue to make our cam-pus a more pedestrian and bikefriendly place; it fits well with ourculture of wholeness. Some stu-dents and others who don’t owncars will no longer need to buy acar when they move to LomaLinda.”As part of the initial kickoff,LLUH is offering two Zipcar ve-hicles— a Toyota Prius and a FordFocus—that can be reserved for aslittle as an hour or for multipledays. Once a member is doneusing the car, it is returned to itsdesignated parking spot on cam-pus near the southwest intersectionof Anderson and Mound streets.

The cost for Loma Linda Univer-

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Juan Carlos Belliard, Assistant Vice President for Community Partnerships & Diversity, as well asan associate professor at LL university and graduate student Ladi Khoddam inspect one of thenew Zipcars offered. LLUH launched the car-sharing service on Jan. 7.

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Participating members with smartphones, including iPhones andAndroid devices, can download the Zipcar mobile application tomake reservations, lock and unlock the vehicles, and honk thehorn to help locate the vehicle. Reservations can also be made over the phone or on Zipcar’swebsite.

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Arroyo Valley girls hoops continues dominanceBy Richard Dawson

The Arroyo Valley girls’basketball team hasn’tlet the national spotlight

deter it from its winning ways.A week after a controversial161-2 win over Bloomington gottheir Head Coach Michael An-derson suspended, the LadyHawks earned another decisivewin, this time a 78-28 road vic-tory over San Gorgonio duringSan Andreas League action onFriday, January 16.With a camera crew from LosAngeles TV station KNBC in at-tendance, it didn’t take long forArroyo Valley (16-1, 2-0 SAL)to take control. The team’s full-press defense forced errantpasses from San Gorgonio (7-9,1-1), helping generate a 26-9lead after the first quarter and47-16 advantage by halftime. Senior Tamera Trigg paced theLady Hawks with a game-high30 points while freshman Anta-nia Watkins scored 22.The game plan hasn’t changedwith Anderson’s 19-year old soncoaching the team, the startersremained in the game andpushed the full-court pressthrough three quarters and led to42 turnovers for San G.Sisters Oceanana and TatianaRussell along with JessicaSayegh combined to score 26points of San G’s points. The rout of Bloomington onJanuary 5 had critics complain-ing that Anderson ran up thescore in an unsportsmanlikefashion as Arroyo Valley led104-0 at halftime and thestarters remained in the gameinto the third.Arroyo Valley defeated IndianSprings 80-19 earlier in theweek and has won seven othergames this year by at least 50points.The Lady Hawks play twohome games this week. Theymatch up with San Bernardinofor the MLK “I Have A Dream”Classic before facing off withRialto.

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Tamera Trigg (#5) scored a game-high 30 points during ArroyoValley's 78-28 San Andreas League win over San Gorgonio onJanuary 16.


Arroyo Valley's Janelle Guthrie (#3) totaled 8 points in the win.


Trishwana Bonner (#42) makes a layup for the Lady Hawks..

Inland Empire Community Newspapers •January 22, 2015 • Page A19

History of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Martin Luther King, Jr(January 1 5 ,1929-April 4, 1968)

was born Michael Luther King, Jr.,but later had his name changed toMartin. His grandfather began thefamily's Jong tenure as pastors ofthe Ebenezer Baptist Church in At lanta, serving from 1914 to 193l ;his father has served from thenuntil the present, and from 1960until his death Martin Luther actedas co-pastor. Martin Luther at tended segregated public schoolsin Georgia, graduating from highschool at the age of fifteen; he re ceived the B. A. degree in 1948from Morehouse College, a distin guished Negro* institution of At lanta from which both his fatherand grandfather had graduated.After three years of theologicalstudy at Crozer Theological Sem inary in Pennsylvania where hewas elected president of a predom inantly white senior class, he wasawarded the B.D. in 1951. With afellowship won at Crozer, he en-rolled in graduate studies at BostonUniversity, completing his resi-dence for the doctorate in 1953and receiving the degree in 1955.In Boston he met and married

Coretta Scott, a young woman ofuncommon intellectual and artisticattainments. Two sons and twodaughters were born into the fam -ily.In 1954, Martin Luther King be

came pastor of the Dexter AvenueBaptist Church in Montgomery,Alabama. Always a strong workerfor civil rights for members of hisrace, King was, by this time, amember of the executive commit tee of the National Association forthe Advancement of Colored Peo ple, the leading organization of itskind in the nation. He was ready,then, early in December, 1955, toaccept the leadership of the firstgreat Negro nonviolent demon stration of contemporary times inthe. United States, the bus boycottdescribed by Gunnar Jahn in hispresentation speech in honor of thelaureate. The boycott lasted 382days. On December 21, 1956, afterthe Supreme Court of the UnitedStates had declared unconstitu tional the laws requiring segrega tion on buses, Negroes and whitesrode the buses as equals. Duringthese days of boycott, King was ar-rested, his home was bombed, hewas subjected to personal abuse,

but at the same time he emerged asa Negro leader of the first rank.In 1957 he was elected president

of the Southern Christian Leader ship Conference, an organizationformed to provide new leadershipfor the now burgeoning civil rightsmovement. The ideals for this or-ganization he took from Christian-ity; its operational techniques fromGhandi. In the eleven-year periodbetween 1951 and 1968, Kingtraveled over six million miles andspoke over twenty-five hundredtimes, appearing wherever therewas injustice, protest, and action;and meanwhile he wrote fivebooks as well as numerous arti cles. In these years, he led a mas -sive protest in Birmingham, Ala-bama, that caught the attention ofthe entire world, providing what hecalled a coalition of conscience.and inspiring his "Letter from aBirmingham Jail" , a manifesto ofthe Negro revolution; he plannedthe drives in Alabama for the reg -istration of Negroes as voters: hedirected the peaceful march onWashington, D.C., of 250,000 peo ple to whom he delivered his ad dress, "l Have a Dream" , he con-ferred with President John F.Kennedy and campaigned forPresident Lyndon B. Johnson; hewas arrested upwards of twentytimes and assaulted at least fourtimes; he was awarded five hon orary degrees; was named Man ofthe Year by Time magazine in1963; and became not only thesymbolic leader or' Americanblacks but also a work!figure.At the age of thirty-five, Martin

Luther King, Jr., was the youngestman to have received the NobelPeace Prize. When notified of hisselection, he announced that hewould turn over the prize moneyof $54,123 to the furtherance ofthe civil rights movement.On the evening of April 4, 1968,

while standing on the balcony ofhis motel room in Memphis, Ten nessee, where he was to lead aprotest march in sympathy withstriking garbage workers of thatcity, he was assassinated

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By Anthony Victoria

Jose Antonio Cordova—whose tailor shop is locatedat 161 N. E St. near San

Manuel Stadium in the city of SanBernardino— has devoted nearlythirty years of his suit tailoringservice ensuring judges, lawyers,law enforcement and politicians inthe Inland Empire appear at theirbest while on the job.Whether you need the right sizeshirt, slacks, a two-piece suit, orperhaps some nice shiny shoes, the59-year-old Cordova and his wifehave worked almost daily to guar-antee their customers great serviceat reasonable prices. However, Cordova said he be-lieves his trade is a dying art—onethat has been difficult to teach tothe younger generation. “The art seems to be completelydisappearing,” said Cordova. “Itwould be great for youth to learnthis trade because they can earn upto $20 an hour. Unfortunately, theonce government backed pro-grams that allowed us to train

youth are no longer around.”Originally from Michoacán,Mexico, Jose Antonio began delv-ing his hand into tailoring at thetender age of eleven. He worked athis uncle’s tailor shop where hewas able to learn the ins and outsof measuring, sewing, and ironingsuits. “The practice of tailoring inMexico is much different,” saidCordova. “For example, over thereyou cut sleeves from the top andhere in the United States we do itfrom the bottom. That’s the mostbasic example I can provide.”Cordova in his younger yearsworked for Hartmarx SpecialtyStores Inc. and their subsidiaryfirm Silverwoods. His excellentcraftsmanship resulted in himbeing awarded the Customer Serv-ice Award in 1987 and a GoldenScissors Award for outstanding tai-loring in 1991. It was around thistime period that he establishedCordova’s Tailor Shop as one ofSan Bernardino’s premier smallbusinesses. “I’ve always appreciated my

clientele here in San Bernardino,”Cordova said. “And I assume thatthey appreciate my services.”Several reviews on the Googleand Yelp online small business di-rectories indicate that Cordova’ssuit tailoring demonstrates greatprofessionalism and accuracy.“The past few years I had to re-locate from Hollywood, NewYork, to Vegas! In each one ofthese cities I have a tailor that Ivisit for alterations every time Imake a purchase. It usually cameout perfect the second time, whichwas a little annoying,” said SanBernardino resident David Leal.“When I relocated back in MarchI needed a new tailor; this is whereI went. What an Awesome job!Cordova is a master! He got all mymeasurements down the first time!I totally trust him with all the cou-ture garments I bring in!”Richard Tejada, a legislative aideto San Bernardino City MayorCarey Davis, said he highly rec-ommends Cordova’s to any of hisprofessional colleagues.“This guy is great. Nothing beats

the kind of service you get from areal tailor,” he said. “I highly rec-ommend Cordova. He offers greatprices and great service.”Cordova believes the bankruptcysituation the city faces should notbe an excuse for the lack of atten-tion towards the business sector. Infact, he deems any effort to sup-port small business as a step to-wards progress. “It’s what us small business own-ers need,” Cordova said. “I believetheir needs to be more of a focuson highlighting business contribu-tions to the local economy, whileperhaps also providing more serv-ices to enhance our advertising.”

Anthony Victoria is a commu-nity writer for the Inland EmpireCommunity Newspaper Groupand can be reached [email protected] or at (909)381-9898 Ext. 208

Five San BernardinoCounty educators will behonored at the annual Cal-

ifornia League of High Schools’Region 10 banquet on Jan. 21 atthe Hotel San Bernardino.They are among 10 educatorsfrom San Bernardino and River-side counties who will be recog-nized at the event.The following educators fromthe county will be honored at thebanquet:

· Robert Gutierrez, JurupaHills High School, Fontana Uni-fied School District;

· Sarah Lainez, San GorgonioHigh School, San BernardinoCity Unified;

· Jennifer Nocera, Victor Val-ley High School, Victor ValleyUnion High School District;

· Nicole Robinson, A.B.Miller High School, FontanaUnified;

· Mark Stone, Ayala HighSchool, Chino Valley Unified.

Among the 10 finalists, a Region10 educator of the year will be an-nounced at the awards ceremony.The Hotel San Bernardino is lo-cated at 285 E. Hospitality Lane.The regional educator of the yearwill be recognized at the annualstate conference.

For more information, contact:

Christine McGrew or DanEvans

(909) [email protected]

Want to highlight yourbusiness in our newspaper?Contact Community EditorAnthony Victoria (909) 269-9585 or visit our pages on:Support IE Local @IE_Locals

Support IE Local: Jose Antonio Cordova Provides Experience andGood Service to Inland Empire’s Suit Wearing Clientele

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Jose Antonio Cordova and his collection of suits.

Giovannino “Nino” Vincenzino Carlini’sLetter to Jose Antonio Cordova

(Date: May 21, 1981; taken from original)

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Jose Antonio Cordova’s Five Star Customer Service Award hereceived in 1987 (Note: Below the stars it reads, “In Recognitionof the Highest standards of Premier Customer Service in 1987”).

Regional High School Educators

Of Year Honored On Jan. 21

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