Inland Empire Weekly October 23 2014

HSSBV Casino Night raises thousandsin support of furry friends

By Yazmin Alvarez

The DTR Artwalk inRedlands is back and big-ger than ever.

Dozens of local artists will set upshop throughout the downtownarea from noon to 6 p.m. Oct. 26showcasing works and offering uplive demonstrations as they createnew pieces inside and outsidestore fronts.Sunday’s event will bring dis-plays to Augie's Alley Gallery, TheCity Plaza walkway, and 22 localbusinesses will be opening theirdoors displaying showcasing localartworks.In conjunction with the event,several groups including theRedlands Conservatory will hostArtechon, an art and tech fair, withlive music, free art lessons, giantrobots and a chess tournament toname a few happenings.IE Zine Fest hosted by A ShopCalled quest will also make acomeback in the 5th Street alley,RAA's Art on State Street willhave 46 artists on State Street, andthere will be live music and foodby The Salted Pig at Ed Halespark.

Other highlights include, Nerdpop at the Vault Martini Bar, MelaniePapp at JD Myers, Christine Egg-White at Ozel Jewelers, Jen

Ponder at Augie's, MarcusMercado at Mountain Vista

Inland Empire

By Yazmin Alvarez

Gamblers didn’t have todrive to Las Vegas to getlucky last weekend.

Instead they headed out to the

Humane Society of SanBernardino Valley, in full Vegasglitz and garb, and “ante’d up foranimals” for the organization’sannual Casino Night and DogHouse Auction -- and winningswere plentiful.

The fundraiser brought in morethan $12,000 in support ofHSSBV programs, which includeits Low Cost Spay/Neuter and

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Gamblers took their chances at tables helping raise more than $12,000 to benefit the HSSBV.

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Artists will offer live demonstrations creating new pieces duringthe Oct. 26 DTR Artwalk in Redlands.

“Frankenweenie”

to debut at Movies

in the Park in

Redlands

The City of RedlandsDevelopment Servicesand Quality of Life

Departments will host Moviesin the Park Oct. 24.This week’s big screen featurewill be Disney’s“Frankenweenie” at Ed HalesPark in historic DowntownRedlands, on the corner of 5thand State streets.The free event will begin at 6p.m. and will include children’scraft projects and entertainment.The movie begins at dusk. Feelfree to bring your own blanketand chair.For more information, pleasecall the Redlands CommunityCenter at 909-798-7572 or visitus on the web at www.cityofred-lands.org.

Live demos, music set for DTR Artwalkin Redlands

Angels’ Closet Charitieswill host its fourthannual Fundraising

Tea Oct. 28, 29 and 30.The event runs from 4 to 6p.m. and will be held at MarthaGreen’s The Eating Room, 107East Citrus in Redlands.Cost is $45 per person.Proceeds from the fundraisingevent will benefit middle andhigh school students unable toafford clothing, shoes andschool supplies. For ticket purchase, call PatWilliams at 909-794-7967.

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Charities

Fundraising Tea

Oct. 28-30

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Wellness Clinic, the Humane Ed-ucation Program, which teachesschool-aged children how to re-sponsibly care for animals and theorganization’s Cruelty Investiga-tions Unit. As part of the festivities, guests

received $100 worth of casino cashplay money, which could be takento any gaming dealer to be re-deemed for chips or swapped outfor raffle tickets. Some gamblers, keeping their

poker faces behind masks as thisyear’s theme included a “mask-querade party,” played games ofchance like blackjack, poker, craps& roulette at tables outside, whileothers took their chances to the ta-bles inside for a luck of the draw atraffle items. Packages this year ranged in

everything from a Reign game inthe owner’s suite for a group of 16priced at $800 to a more relaxingfour-day Eastern Sierra vacationpackage valued at $350.

The Vegas-style event is becom-ing one of the organization’s mostpopular fundraisers with attendance

growing each year, said organizers,and to keep the thrill of the gamingnight alive, plans for next year’s

event include a costume party.While donations in all forms are

always appreciated, the amount of

community support and backing forthe organization is always over-whelming, explained Jill Hender-son, development and communityoutreach coordinator for the Hu-mane Society of San BernardinoValley. “The support comes in so many

different forms - raffle prizes, ticketpurchases and just being involved,”she said in an earlier statement.“We’ve been very fortunate.”“We love hosting our Annual Ante

Up for Animals Casino Night &Dog House Auction,” Hendersonsaid. “It was exciting to see every-one really get into the Masqueradetheme this year. We are so gratefulto all of the event participants,sponsors and donors that make thisevent possible and helped us raisethese funds to support our programsand services.”

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

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DTR Artwalk in Redlands returns Oct. 26 bringing dozens of artists to the downtown area showcasing their works at local shops and offering up live demonstrations asthey create new pieces. Last year’s summer debut brought crowds to the area to view the works and mingle with local artists.

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‘Mask’-queraders kept their poker faces hidden during HSSBV’s annual Casino Night Fundraiser.


HSSBV Casino Night and Dog House Auction 2014


HSSBV Casino Night and Dog House Auction 2014

Optical, and activities for childrenat the Frugal Frigate.The artwalk, a biannual event,

pairs local businesses with localartists in support of the local artmovement in the Redlands-area.Spearheaded by Robb Pearson,

curator of art at Augie’s CoffeeHouse, the event first launched lastsummer in an effort to expand thegrowing art scene in Redlands. Admission to DTR Artwalk is

free.To learn more, visit ‘dtrartwalk’

on Facebook.

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

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Inland Empire Community NewspapersColton Courier • Rialto Record • El Chicano • Inland Empire Weekly

Endorsements

YES on Q & RThe City of San

Bernardino is inbankruptcy and is

struggling to pay its bills butis shackled by a restrictivecity charter in dire need ofreform. The proposed Char-ter Reform would amendtwo sections. Charter Sec-tion 186 sets in cement howfirefighters in the city are tobe paid by comparingsalaries to cities of compara-ble size but in most casesricher such as HuntingtonBeach, Irvine, and ThousandOaks. We the residents andtax payers can not affordthis.

In 1995 the San BernardinoCity council approved Sec-tion 186 creating a systemwhich does not require thisgroup to negotiate theirsalaries like other city em-ployees do. As a result closeto 70% of the city budget isallocated to public safetyleaving our city withoutother badly needed services.

A recent article byBloomberg News reportedSan Bernardino firefighterssalaries and found that thetop 40 average $190,000; themiddle 40 average $166,000;and the bottom 40 average$130,000 yearly excludingovertime. No wonder thesafety union strongly opposeany charter reform. It is notin their self interest

A Yes Vote on Q would re-move the restrictive lan-guage in Charter Section 186and allow our locally elected

city officials to sit down withthe firefighters' union to ne-gotiate salaries.

A Yes Vote on R amendsthe appeal language in Sec-tion 254 so that an employeewho has been suspended,discharged or reduced inclassification will receiveback pay if the appeal is suc-cessful and will stop contin-ued pay during the appealprocess.

Let's move our city forwardfor the benefit of its residents- Vote Yes on Q&R!

State Of CaliforniaPropositions

Propositions #1 VoteYES!Authorizes bonds for waterquality, supply, treatment,and storage projects.


Propositions #2 VoteYES!Adds to the “rainy dayfund”, pays down huge statedebt and creates a reserve forK-12 schools and commu-nity colleges


Propositions #45 VoteYES!Requires Insurance com-missioner’s approval before

health insurer can raise rates.Opponents make it appearthat all reforms made areoverseen by a committeewith the power to approve orreject new rates. Not true!The committee only can re-view, but has no power toenforce the changes in insur-ance rates that work againstthe public. This is why aYES! Vote is needed.


Propositions #46 VoteYES!Drug and Alcohol Testingof Doctors. Medical Negli-gence Lawsuits. InitiativeStatute.


Propositions #47 VoteYES!Criminal Sentences. Misde-meanor Penalties. InitiativeStatute.


Propositions #48 VoteNO!Indian Gaming compactswith two California tribes.A NO VOTE is needed toavoid competing tribes frombuilding casinos in Califor-nia without having any his-torical ties to an area.

Look for candidate en-dorsements in next week’sedition.

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City of Colton cooperating withCounty of San Bernardino onCommunity Development Plan

and Fair Housing study

HUD-Required Studies Will Guide Future

Community and Housing Investments

The City of Colton Devel-opment Services Depart-ment is working with the

County of San Bernardino, in be-ginning development of a five-year plan that identifiescommunity development and af-fordable housing needs and setspriorities for investment of federalgrant funds to address those needs.An analysis of barriers to fairhousing is also being conducted.To facilitate local input into thesecounty studies, the City of Coltonwill hold two community meetingsin October.

Meeting Dates and Times:Monday, October 20 – 6:00

PM – Luque Center, 292 East“O” Street, ColtonMonday, October 27—6:00PM—Gonzales CommunityCenter, 670 Colton Avenue,Colton

The community developmentplan, called a “Five-Year Consoli-dated Plan and Annual ActionPlan” assesses the current housingmarket, discusses characteristics ofthe county population, identifies

community improvement priori-ties, and outlines a plan to fundand implement them. The fairhousing study, called an “Analysisof Impediments to Fair HousingChoice” will identify barriers toequal access to housing and willpropose fair and affordable hous-ing strategies to overcome thoseimpediments.The process is heavily influencedby the opinions and perceptions oflocal residents, whose input is so-licited through the public meetingdetailed above and an online sur-vey. The community meeting isopen to the general public and pro-vides residents of Colton an oppor-tunity to have their inputincorporated into the county’splans. An online survey will also beavailable to receive public inputfrom October 13, 2014 until No-vember 7, 2014 athttps://www.surveymonkey.com/s/SanBernardinoCounty

A draft of the completed planswill be posted for public commentat www.sbcounty.gov beginningin February, 2015.

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Along with my family, friends,and neighbors, I am voting forSummer Zamora Jorrin as our nextDistrict 2 council member and Iurge everyone to join us. I like thatshe is a younger candidate and hasthe energy to be a responsive andactive council member. As a life-long resident, I feel our city needsnew people in office and not thesame elected officials that have al-ready served for decades. In orderto move our city on the right pathand progress we need fresh facesand different ideas. The fact thatshe personally knocked on ourdoor to introduce herself and an-swer our questions is encouragingto me. Usually we are only left in-

formation by campaign workersand never meet the candidate di-rectly, but I've frequently seen herwalking in our district and talkingto residents for weeks. Finally, Iwas encouraged to learn that shehas been endorsed by Colton’sGeneral Unit Employees, theColton Fire Association and theSun Newspaper’s Editorial Board.This makes me even more confi-dent that I will make the bestchoice to represent my familywhen I vote to elect SummerZamora Jorrin for City CouncilDistrict 2.

Nicole Ramirez,Lifelong Colton Resident

Vote Summer Zamora Jorrin,District 2

Deeds and actions speak louderthan words, therefore I am "Votingfor Councilmembers Lynn Hirtzand Joe Baca, Jr. . They both havecharacter, integrity and a totalcommitment to the Residents andthe City of Rialto. They also havethe endorsement and support of theRialto Police Benefit Assn. and theRialto Firefighters.For the first time in years wehave a Valid City BalancedBudget. Lynn is an experiencedbusiness woman, and with her hus-band Dan they have had a success-ful Lawnmower center for 44

years in Rialto.Joe is a Rialto native and familyman. He is a Rialto High Schoolteacher and involved with all thesports activities and a coach.He helped to start the RialtoSports Hall of Fame.They both attend and participateat the events in Rialto.Let us vote on November 4 andelect Lynn and Joe, so our City cancontinue going forward in ourquest for a stronger Rialto.

Greta HodgesRialto, CA

Voting for Baca and Hirtz

Vote wisely in Colton on November 4So Mr. Gonzales wants us to be-lieve his campaign statementswhen he says he “Abolished theutility tax". Sorry, NOT TRUE!Gonzales was not even on thecouncil when that happened. Infact, his opponent for mayor, Mr.DeLaRosa, cast the deciding voteto kill this tax when he was sittingon the Council. "Return financialstability", again I don't believe thatto be true. How can it be when Mr.Gonzales just voted for the currentbudget with a $1.8 MILLIONDOLLAR DEFICIT! Doesn'tsound like financial stability tome! Then he states "Lowered util-ity rates 10%". Add all the reduc-tions that have occurred since Mr.Gonzales has been on the council

and you get about 5.6% reductionfor some, higher rates for others.Not such a good deal. And hefailed to mention that he voted toapprove additional pass throughmoney from the electric depart-ment to the city to spend as itpleased. This money if left in theelectric dept. could have resultedin lower rates for everyone!Last, I have taken a close look atwho has contributed money to Mr.Gonzales campaign. Very little hascome from local residents, but tensof thousands of dollars from out-side, special interests. Most dis-tressing of all is the $10,000.00plus he has received from severalLos Angeles area companies whois managed and/or governed by

Allan Steward who was convictedalong with several other then cur-rent or past Colton Mayors orCouncil Members for bribery.Why is Mr. Gonzales now accept-ing large amounts of money fromthis persons companies? We don'tneed any more scandals in Colton.And didn't Mr. Gonzales everlearn that you are judged by thecompany you keep? Doesn't lookvery good from my point of view!Misleading statements and ques-tionable money contributions.Colton does not need to takechances on its future. Please votewisely on November 04, 2014.

Steven CadeColton, Ca

The Heart and Soul Mayoral Race of ColtonTwo hometown candidates areputting fourth every effort to winthe 2014 Colton mayoral election.Both have great experience andknowledge of Colton politics.These two candidates bring forththeir ideas for Colton's future,some new and some old. Candi-date De La Rosa, age 50, and can-didate Gonzalez, age79, are notgoing to see things eye to eye, andfor the better of the community theright candidate must be elected forthe job.We need growth, fresh ideas, andold-issues resolved, CouncilmanGonzales speaks of having thepower, but doesn't place his state-

ment on any specific agenda forthe good of the city. Candidate DeLa Rosa continually puts forth thestatement that he works for thepeople of Colton "the residents",listening to and acting upon theirneeds and concerns.Both candidates have 12 yearsplus direct involvement in Coltonpolitics. However, we need a can-didate with an impact on Colton'sneeds. We don't need a "GODFA-THER", we need a mayor that lis-tens and that’s not intimidating.We need one that takes orders, notgives them. We need someonewho will ask, listen and act with asincere heart, not consumed by

just having the "POWER".Which of these candidates willdo this for our community, ourCity? Which one clearly has thevitality, wisdom, and sincere lead-ership to do the job for the people?So I ask my community of 68years to pull together and make thechoice on November 4, 2014. Ouryouth are counting on us to re-sponsibly choose the right candi-date so that our city can grow in apositive direction, persevere, andcreate a solid foundation for theirfuture!

Carmelita Gonzalez,Lifelong Colton Resident

"who is who" - for the Mayor of ColtonFive prominent advocate coun-cil members and the currentmayor of Colton all support, en-dorse and back-up candidateRichard De La Rosa in the 2014mayoral election. They feel thatRichard is the man for the job.With only two weeks left untilElection Day it is vital to knowwho your candidates really are.For instance, in the October 16thissue of a local newspaper, FrankGonzales is quoted stating "it’stotally wrong, making allegationsthat are totally false." He statedthis regarding the wrong doing ofmisappropriation of public funds,which he was allegedly accused

of. Mr. Gonzales being hypocrit-ical did the same thing to candi-date Richard De La Rosaregarding a meeting that tookplace at Denny’s restaurant inColton back in July of 2013. Mr.Gonzales wrongfully accusescandidate Richard De La Rosa ofbeing a part of "...a deliberateconspiracy on their part to try andhurt my campaign, period, be-cause I wouldn’t go along withtheir conspiracy to get the votes."However this meeting consistedof members of the Colton CityCouncil, residents, business own-ers, and not only the individualsof Colton First who always havegreat concerns for the city ofColton. This meeting wasbrought together due to the con-cerns for the cities progress andthe upcoming mayoral election. Ittook place to find out where westood as collective and concernedindividuals for the betterment ofthe city and its future. At the endof the meeting Mr. Gonzales wasvisually upset because of the re-quest of the city council and otherattendees of the meeting encour-aging him to remain running forhis district, which would there-fore bring, for the first time inhistory, a fully united city councilwith the mayor being a unani-mous choice and that mayorbeing candidate Richard De LaRosa.Mr. Gonzales angrily blurtedout, verbatim " No, I want the

power!" His mind was made upand his decision was made withno concerns over the fact that ifhe were to win, it would be with-out the support of the entire citycouncil. There is no truth to anyconspiracy or that candidate DeLa Rosa has anything to do withColton First. Candidate De LaRosa does not need anyone butthe residents of Colton to base hisdecisions on. Candidate De LaRosa has proven to be fair, direct,and a man of integrity, a twelve-year veteran of Colton politicswith a track record of progress.Running for mayor is a huge un-dertaking, which requires deepforethought with joining forces.At the end of the day those forcesturned out to be five members ofthe city council and the currentmayor in full support of candi-date Richard De La Rosa. FrankGonzales was a decent mayor butnot a powerful one. ColtonNEEDS strength, intense activityand a fresh, new out-look withresolution to the existing preva-lent issues within the city. Can-didate De La Rosa can resolveissues and give the driving forcethe city needs. Do your home-work and make our Colton atown to be proud of. Choose theright candidate to make a differ-ence.

Mrs. Henoveva GuadalupeColton, CA

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REV blanks Cajon behind Armstrong’s four picks

By Richard Dawson

Isaiah Armstrong was a one-man wrecking crew, inter-cepting four passes as

Redlands East Valley shutout SanBernardino Cajon 35-0 during Cit-rus Belt League action on Friday,October 17. The four interceptions, all in thefirst half, set a school record andset up multiple touchdown drivesfor the Wildcats. REV (6-1, 4-0 CBL) got on theboard in the first when quarterbackArmando Herrera found wide re-

ceiver Kris Vaughn for a 40-yardcatch-and-run to make it 7-0. Big plays were a theme of thenight for the Wildcats offense andthey opened the game up in thesecond quarter.Running back Joey Harmonfound daylight for a 33-yardtouchdown scamper to go up 14-0at the 9:17 mark in second. Armstrong’s third pick of Cajon(4-3, 3-1) quarterback Terry Ryangave REV the ball on its own 20-yard line. Two plays later, Herrerafound Vaughn again, this time fora 76-yard bomb that pushed thelead to 21-0 three minutes before

the half. The Wildcat’s first possession ofthe third quarter lasted all of twoplays and 30 seconds. Starting attheir own 25, Harmon turned thefirst play into a 30-yard gain. Afacemask penalty on the Cowboysadded 15 yards to the end of therun and then CJ Harris joined thefestivities with a 30-yard touch-down reception to make it 28-0.Cajon’s ensuing possession re-sulted in a muffed punt deep in itsown territory and REV recoveredthe fumble on the Cowboys’ 2.Malik Lovette cashed in on thenext play for scrimmage for theWildcats final score 35-0.Harmon finished with 151 yardsrushing on 19 attempts whileVaughn totaled 138 yards on sixcatches to lead the Wildcats of-fense. REV travels to Citrus Valleywhile Cajon will look to reboundat Redlands on October 24.

PHOTO COURTESY/RICHARD DAWSON

Isaiah Armstrong (#8) celebrates after his fourth interception ofthe first half, helping to lead Redlands East Valley over SanBernardino Cajon 35-0 during a Citrus Belt League match up onOctober 17.

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REV WR Kris Vaughn (#11) breaks away from a Cajon defender during a 76-yard touchdown catch,his second score of the game.

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City Council Meet-

ings

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., 111Lugonia 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:10/17 State Propositions andLocal Ballot Measures Q and Rpresented by League of WomenVoters President Gloria Ander-son and DLC Vice PresidentTim Prince10/24 Mary Sandoval, Candi-date for Fontana School Board

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 Em-pire Prime Time Choraliers asthey begin a new season on Tues-day, January 7, 9:00 AM. Re-hearsals are held each TuesdayMorning. at St. Paul’s MethodistChurch, 785 No. ArrowheadAve., San Bernardino, CA 92401(corner of Arrowhead 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 artisan

breads. ARMC partners with theSouthland Farmers Market Asso-ciation on the weekly market tohelp promote health and wellnessto the community.

San BernardinoFarmers Fair &Market Night

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

Free classes inbasic Italian

The Redlands Community SeniorCenter offers a perfect and simpleintroduction for newcomers to theItalian language. This free courseis designed to give travelers to Ital-ian speaking countries, or thosewho are simply interested in en-lightening themselves, an intro-duction to communicating andunderstanding the basics of Italian.Immerse yourself in the Languageof Love at the Redlands Commu-nity Senior Center every Thursday,beginning Sept. 18, from 12:15 -1:15 p.m. in the Grand View room.No signup is required. For moreinformation please call the Red-lands Community Senior Center at(909) 798-7579.

Fontana ElksCraft Sale &October Fest

Friday, October 24 from 10am-7pm & Saturday, October 25from 10am to 4pm. The FontanaElks Lodge 2013 is sponsoring acraft sale at their lodge building,1540 W. Rialto Ave. Lunch will beavailable on Friday and OctoberFest food and fun for Saturdayfrom 11am-2pm. Proceeds to ben-efit charities that the Lodge sup-ports such as veterans, youth

activities, scouting and scholar-ships, disabled children’s therapyand many more.

Zeuter Day

Saturday, October 25. TheHumane Society of SanBernardino Valley will be havinga “Zeuter Day” day. Zeuterin is asimple, one-time, non-surgicalprocedure to “fix” your dog!Cost of the non-surgical proce-dure is $50 and those interestedin learning more and schedulingan appointment should call 909-386-1400.

American Busi-ness Women’sA s s o c i a t i on

DinnerTuesday, October 28, 6 p.m. In-

land Empire Chapter will hold adinner meeting at the OldSpaghetti Factory, 1635 IndustrialPark Ave., Redlands. Evening in-cludes a special program. Non-members are welcome. Cost $15per person. Reservations call (909)794-1169.

The Exhibition“CATRINAS”

Thursday, October 30- 6 to9pm. The Consulate of Mexico inSan Bernardino and the NationalOrange Show Art Gallery pres-ents The Exhibition “CATRI-NAS” by Alejandro LópezJiménez. Grand Opening isThursday, October 30, 2014 from6-9 p.m. at The National OrangeShow Art Gallery, 689 South “E”St. Gate #1, San Bernardino. Theexhibit will be open until Novem-ber 29 Friday and Saturday fromnoon to 6 p.m. Entrance is free.R.S.V.P (909) 889-7846.

Swing StreetO r c h e s t r aPerformance

Thursday, October 30- 6 to9pm. The Swing Street Orches-tra featuring Ms. Jeanne Huberwill perform at The SanBernardino Elks Lodge #836,2055 Elks Dr., San Bernardino.This is open to the public. For in-formation call Michael Thomas(909) 496-1144 or [email protected]

Go back to the60’s with‘Aquarius’

Saturday, November 8, Take amusical journey back in time with“Aquarius,” debuting at the his-toric California Theatre of the Per-forming Arts, San Bernardino.Tickets to the 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.shows are $39.50-$76, available atw w w . t i c k e t m a s t e r . c o m ,www.livenation.com and theaterbox office at (909) 806-0692.

Cesar ChavezM o v i eScreening

Thursday, October 30 at 5:30p.m. John M. Pfau Library andLEAD presents Cesar ChavezMovie Screening in PL-5005. FreeParking is available. For additionalinformation call (909) 537-3447.

Bonnes MeresAnnual Auction

Thursday, November 13 from9:30am to 1:30 pm. To be heldat The National Orange ShowRenaissance Ballroom. Socialhour and auction viewing: 9:30-10:30am. Program will begin at10:30am. Cost is $65 per guest.For additional information [email protected]

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Yes on Q&R:Charter Reform for the City ofSan Bernardino is long overdue.The Charter is a cumbersome doc-ument that needs updating and re-visions. For a policy document, it isfilled with procedures and anti-quated provisions. I was part of anine member Volunteer CitizensCharter Committee appointed bythe mayor and councilmembers inearly April. We were charged withmaking recommendations to theMayor and Common Council byMay 19 so the Council could de-cide what to present to the voters inNovember. The committee agreedthat the Charter should set forthguiding principles and standards,not detailed rules and proceduresand should enable the city to oper-ate in an efficient, businesslikemanner.The Charter Committee unani-mously voted to make five recom-mendations, the Council voted to

place two before the voters - a re-placement of Section186 and a re-vision of Section 254. These twoare now before the voters as Meas-ures Q & R. The new Section 186 affirms thatpublic safety is the highest priorityof City government and leaves theprocedure for paying safety em-ployees the same as is used for allother city employees. It removesfrom the section all procedures andleaves it to negotiators from bothsides to meet and determine the ne-gotiation process.The revised Section 254 elimi-nates payment to an employee dur-ing appeal. Under the presentSection 186, if a city employee hasbeen discharged after the appropri-ate civil service hearing, such em-ployee continues to be paidthroughout the time of any appealby the employee. This is inappro-priate since if the employee's ap-peal is successful, pay will be maderetroactively, while if unsuccessful,the city will have paid additionalfunds for no services and without aprocess for the return of thosefunds.The Measures need to be ap-proved by you the voters, do not bemisled by half-truths and state-ments made by well funded self in-terest groups.Vote yes on Q & R

At the top:The U.S. Census Bureau releasedits Supplemental Poverty Index(SPI) report this month and Califor-nia leads the nation in the number

of residents living in poverty. 25%of California's 38 million residentsare classified at the poverty level.Although a new calculation methodwas used California remains at thesame level as the last report, thuskeeping the state at the highest levelin the nation.

Save the Date:Saturday, October 25 - the Red-lands Sustainability Networkpresents Defy the Drought: Go Na-tive from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at theRedlands United Church of Christ,168 Bellevue Ave. Linda Richardsfrom Wild California nursery willspeak on how select, plant, and carefor a native California garden. Afree plant guide will be availablefor all participants.

Saturday & Sunday, October25 & 26 - the U.C. RiversideBotanic Gardenswill have its FallPlant Sale. Special classes anddemonstrations will be featured.For information call: 952.784.6962or visit [email protected]

Thursday, October 30 - theConsulate of Mexico in SanBernardino and the National Or-ange Art Gallery present the grandopening of a photo exhibition"Catrinas" by Alejandro LopezJimenez. The exhibit will be openuntil November 29 from noon to6:00 p.m. on Fridays and Satur-days.

Thursday, October 30 - the SanBernardino Branch of theNAACP presents the FreedomFund Dinner at the Hotel SanBernardino at 6p.m. The HonorableWillie Brown is the keynotespeaker. For ticket and sponsorship

information contact Patricia Smallat 909.648.7728 [email protected]

Thursday, October 30 - JohnM. Pfau Library and LEAD pres-ent a free screening of the movieCesar Chavez at 5:30 p.m. in PL-5005 at California State University,San Bernardino. A discussion willbe led by Chavez's grandson An-dres P. Chavez. Free parking isavailable (see Kiosk). For informa-tion contact Iwona Contreras909.537.3447 [email protected]

Thursday, October 30 - theLatino Faculty, Staff and Admin-istrators Association present the8th Annual "Dia de Los Muertos"social gathering from 5:00 p.m. to8:00 p.m. at the Gresham ArtGallery, San Bernardino ValleyCollege. For information call:909.384.8287

Sunday, November 9 - the U. C.Riverside Botanic Garden pres-ents Art in the Gardens from 9 a.m.to 3 p.m. Ceramics, glass, jewelry,water colors, metal art, mosaics andgarden art will be showcasedthrough shady tree-lined AlderCanyon. For information call:951.784.6962 or visit www.gar-dens.ucr.edu

Thursday, November 13 -Bonnes Meres Auxiliary presentsInspire Hearts annual auction tobenefit The Children's Fund at theNational Orange Show Renais-sance Ballroom, 689 South EStreet, San Bernardino. Doors openat 9:30 a.m. with program featuringguest speaker Dr. Clare Sheridan-Matney. For ticket information

email: [email protected], December 5 - Friends ofSanta Claus, Inc. present TheGlory of Christmas Traditionsevening Gala at the National Or-ange Show starting at 6 p.m. with acocktail reception and tree previewfollowed by a dinner extravaganza.This evening of celebration in-cludes: Holiday Specialty Bou-tiques, Silent Auction Gift Baskets,Live Auction, and Dancing to a liveband. For ticket information call:909.862.0732 or email: [email protected]

Saturday, December 6 - Friendsof Santa Claus, Inc. present TheGlory of Christmas Traditionsluncheon and fashion show startingat 10 a.m. with tree preview andshopping with luncheon at 11:30a.m. This day of celebration in-cludes: Holiday Specialty Bou-tiques, Silent Auction Gift Baskets,Live Auction, Macy's HolidayFashion Show, and Designer TreeRaffle. For ticket information call:909.862.07 or email:[email protected]

Saturday, December 20 - theSan Bernardino Symphony pres-ents Home for the Holidays concertat the California Theatre 562 W.4th Street. The program will in-clude many holiday favorites withselections from Tchaikovsky's TheNutcracker, Handel's Messiah andAnderson's A Festival of Carols.For ticket information, visitwww.sanbernardinosymphony.orgor call 909.381.5388

Gloria Harrison is publisher ofthe Inland Empire CommunityNewspapers and can be reached at

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Gloria’s Corner


Words to Think About: A little more about Boston

By G. W. Abersold Ph.D.

This article is a sequel. Onearticle is not long enough tocover all there is to know

about Boston. A second is neces-sary. Its history alone would take upseveral books. The attitude of mostBostonians is that their city is thecenter of the universe. Anythingwest of it isn’t worth knowingabout.One writer says that “sumusprimi,” is the motto of the BostonLatin School and means “We arefirst,” and it fits Boston like theproverbial glove fits the hand.First, consider the availability oftours covering Boston and its sur-roundings. There are several “trol-

ley” companies that cover most his-torical sites. Tourists can get off,stay as long as they like and catchthe next one—usually every 30minutes.Such places as Beacon Hill,Boston Commons, Old NorthChurch, U.SS. Constitution, Har-vard, MIT, Boston Latin School,many burial places for noted peo-ple.Second, consider the saga of PaulRevere. Believe it or not, he nevermade it to Concord. He was cap-tured by a British patrol on his wayto Concord. He was riding with twoother men, but only one of themsucceeded in warning the Ameri-cans in Concord that the Britishwere coming. And it was not PaulRevere. It was Dr. Samuel Prescott.Revere became famous becauseof the poem by Henry WadsworthLongfellow. It was first publishedin the January issue of The AtlanticMonthly, in 1861. There are severalinaccuracies in Longfellow’s poem.Revere did NOT send the messageof “one if by land two if by sea;” hereceived it. He did not row acrossthe Charles River, he was ROWEDthere.Such is history. Paul Revere diedin 1818. He was honored in 1995 asa true hero.

What about the Boston Tea Party?It is as much a fantasy as Paul Re-vere. However, American patriotswere upset by rising taxes on tealevied by the British.But it wasn’t the taxes that irkedthe American colonists. But ratherbeing taxed without representation.Now get this. What the Americanshated was a TAX CUT. For bigbusiness. The Tea Act of 1773 ben-efited only the British East IndiaCompany. The outcome was pre-dictable. The colonists, dressed asNative Indians, boarded the shipsand dumped the tea in the harbor.Education was almost as impor-tant to the Pilgrims and Puritans asreligion. Within five years of De-cember, 1620—their landing onPlymouth Rock, a law was passedthat wherever there were 25 fami-lies, they MUST have an elemen-tary school. Wherever there were50 families, they must have a sec-ondary school. All paid for by localtaxes.No one should ever visit Bostonwithout going to Cape Cod and par-ticularly the city of Plymouth. It iswell known for its historical value.While the County in which Ply-mouth is located has the largest areaand a population of 55,000, thetown of Plymouth has only a popu-

lation of 7, 494. Plymouth prides it-self in being one of two settlementsestablished in the New World. Theother being Jamestown, Virginia;settled in 1607.The Mayflower left Plymouth,England in September 1620. It is aport on the southern coast of Eng-land. I’ve been there and it is a rus-tic, quaint village.Little did the 102 passengersknow what they were in for. TheSummers in Boston and the Con-cord area are blistering hot. TheWinters are cold with winds, ice,snow and rain from Decemberthrough March. The Fall and Springare the times to visit.They disembarked on a rock about40 miles south of Boston’s city lim-its today. The rock is smaller todaythan in 1620 because of touristsbreaking off a chunk through theyears. Because of that they can nowsee the rock but not touch it.The village re-created in the cityof Plymouth is a must-visit. Thestaff is dressed like the original Pil-grims and lectures are conducted.There are 20 miles of trails, plentyof shops, a typical church, antiquestores, self-guided tours, museumsand tours available to interestingnearby places.Prior to the Plymouth Colony,

2,000 Wampan Native Americanscalled the area Patuxet. Also the re-gion was visited twice by Europeanexplorers. In 1605 Samuel deChamplain and his ship stoppedthere and named it Port St. Louis.A few years later, Captain John

Smith from Jamestown, Virginia,stopped there and re-named it NewPlymouth. Of the 102 original pas-sengers, 46 died the first Winter.Within 15 years, public schoolswere started, Harvard was estab-lished (1636), a book was publishedand several villages were built.And, of course, the first Thanksgiv-ing was held.On March 16, 1621 a most impor-tant event took place. An Indianbrave named Samoset walked intothe settlement and called out, “Wel-come” in English.Later he brought his friendSquanto, who spoke better English.He had been taken to Englandprior to 1620.A final personal note. On August15, 1945, I was at the Boston Com-mons-which is a must for everytourist. The crowd was immense.Thousands of service men plushundreds of young ladies and a fewcivilian men-like me. It was V-JDay. A memorable occasion for all.Amen. Selah. So be it.

Colton Golf Club has roots to international golf royalty;to be replaced by business park?

By Harvey M. Kahn

Newspaper, television andradio news reporters onceflocked into the club-

house of the Colton Golf Club onValley near Riverside Avenue.First known as the Sam Snead All-American Golf Club, the smaller-than-scale course attracted morepublicity than any in the InlandEmpire. That was 50 years ago.The Colton Golf Club is still inbusiness, yet with little of its for-mer notoriety. Instead of becominga city landmark, the City of Coltonhas passed a resolution calling forthe historic course to be plowedover and replaced by a superblock.Colton plans to redevelop its entirewest end including the George E.Brown Reservoir. The city listsAmanda Rhinehart as its contactfor the project, however she couldnot be reached.Built in 1963, the Sam Snead All-American Golf Club was partlyowned and designed by the lategolfer. Snead's co-designer was In-

ternationally recognized RobertTrent Jones. Both Snead and Jonesare members of the World GolfHall of Fame. Snead still holds therecord for most PGA Tour victo-ries with 82. His occasional ap-pearances in Colton drewthousands of spectators. Snead helped launch the grandopening by conducting a free golfclinic. It would be one of ten suchsmall courses he and Jones wouldopen nationwide. The executive,par 3 course was one of the na-tion's first fully-lighted, suited fornight play. Snead continuously re-turned to Colton for many charitygolf tournaments. He sold his in-terest in the course in 1972 and itwas renamed Sunset Dunes. Orig-inal manager and pro Bill Broderemained. Bob Mastalski bought the coursein 1992 and changed its name tothe Colton Golf Club. Prior to that,it hosted the annual Colton Cham-ber of Commerce Annual GolfTournament. Snead co-sponsoredthe first City of Colton Open Golftournament in 1963. According to

sports writer Bob Walton, LeonardBrown won the 1965 Colton CityGolf Championship and Ed Brak-sator won in 1964. Snead onceshot a 59 on the par 58 course. In1968, Snead helped establish theInland Golf League for local ama-teurs.Well after his affiliation with theColton Golf Club, long timeColton residents continued to re-call "Slammin" Sammy Snead'sties to the city. During that timeand at age 51, Snead was still win-ning PGA majors. Snead was anactive pro from 1934-1987, endinghis career on the senior circuit.Since then, most of Snead'srecords have since been tied orbroken by Tiger Woods."There is no doubt that SamSnead was an all-time great," saidTravis Hill by phone from theWorld Golf Hall of Fame inFlorida. "What would make theColton course so unique is the factthat it is a lighted par 3 course thatwas designed by Snead and Jones.It might be the only one like it inthe nation. You will have to checkfurther. Either way, it soundscool."There is one other Snead andJones designed course in SanDiego called Tecolote Canyon,however it does not offer nightgolf. The City of San Diego ownsTecolote and renamed its locationto be on Snead Avenue. Colton Golf Club spokesmanBrian Calloway said the facilitystill hosts tournaments sponsoredby civic groups like the AmericanLegion and Moose Clubs. Cal-loway said the last of the ColtonChamber of Commerce tourna-ments happened years ago (1981).For the better part of 20 years, theColton Chamber of Commerceheld nearly all of its installationand galas at the location. A 1977promotional statement by theChamber told of Dan Jagt beingnamed its new president, replacing

John Creatura. In celebrations heldat the Colton Golf Course, BettyMcQuater was voted the chamber's1977 citizen of the year.Calloway said the Colton GolfClub does have men's, women'sand senior golfing events. He saysit is still the only course providingnight golf in San BernardinoCounty. Caalloway said that cur-rent PGA pro Brandon Steele con-ducts an annual youth clinic andthe Rialto High School golf teamuses the course for practice. An-other reason why developers want

the site is because the golf coursehas a 500-foot deep water well.Colton Golf Course general man-ager Steve Martin explained theywant to completely rehab the 50-year facility, but were denied apermit by the City of Colton."There is a building moratorium.The city has their own vision forour land and the surrounding area."Martin said city plans call for anew hotel, retail outlets and a uni-versity. "You would think mostcities would want a golf course. InColton, they want to push us out."

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By Anthony Victoria

The Court Street Square andCity Hall areas of down-town San Bernardino may

see more traffic due to a newmonthly event that aims to encour-age more development .Five food trucks were lined up atthe Court Street Square parking loton Thursday October 16 for thefirst “Third Thursday Food TruckFestival”, selling food items such astacos, hot dogs, barbecue, and cup-cakes. Despite some skepticism as towhether a food truck festival wouldgarner a great amount of people,those doubts were quickly squan-dered away when within minutes ofthe 11:30 a.m. start time, as hugelines formed in front of all fivetrucks. Jeff McCurdy, whoseSmoke ‘em if You Got ‘em trucknormally sets up every Thursdayfor the Downtown Farmers Sharemarket, said by the end of the day

he was reduced down to just bever-ages. He believes along with theweekly market, the festival willhelp boost the local economy.“I thought the event was awe-some,” said McCurdy. “Bringing inthe trucks was kind of a boost onour business. With the amount ofpeople who showed up, I thinkthere’s a good chance it will helpbring revenue to the city.”Next month’s festival will featuremore food trucks, an estimatedthree or four more, according to thecity’s community development di-rector and the event’s main organ-izer, Mark Persico. He was pleasedwith the commitment and effortthat his planning committee putforth to organize the festival. “Our event today was a fantasticsuccess thanks to all of you,” hesaid, addressing his team. “I trulyappreciate the support we receivedfrom all of you, and the Food Truckteam is already working on the nextevent.”Persico’s assistant Brenda Leggitt

said she heard mostly positive feed-back from attendees and believesher superior will do his best to meetthe demands of the city’s residents. “Everything I heard from peoplewas positive,” she said. “I didn’thear anything negative from resi-dents. Our aim is to try to bring getmore people out of the office anddepending on people’s feedback,even more trucks.”Cal State San Bernardino linguis-tics student and photographerFabian Torres said he expects thefestival to improve in upcomingmonths to accommodate theamount of people who attend.“It was a great turnout,” Torressaid. “It probably needs more vari-ety of food trucks to accommodatethe vast turn out.”

Anthony Victoria is the Commu-nity Editor for the El Chicano andColton Courier and can bereached at (909) 381-9898 ext.208or [email protected]

Food Truck festival takes place in Downtown San Bernardino,will take place third Thursday of each month

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5 food trucks gather at the City Hall's North parking lot for the First Food Fest event.


Monica Lagos and Lisa Sherrick from the Community Develop-ment Department were directing the event from the operationsbooth in the parking lot.


Jose & Tricia Guerra of San Bernardino came to support the Cityof San Bernardino’s first food fest and wanted the opportunity toexperience the different foods that were being offered. Theywaited for 45 minutes to get served, but they said it was wellworth it. They ordered a "Chiropan" from the Argentine FoodTruck vendor.

By Yazmin Alvarez

As Halloween approaches,the days get shorter andthe eerie side of the Inland

region starts to peek through inurban legend tales, the severalclaims of haunted houses and struc-tures and of course, the plenty ofparties.With the slew of spooky goings onin addition to family-friendly hap-penings, too, here’s a comprehen-sive guide to this year’s Halloweenevents for families, friends and eventhe furry.

For ghouls and gals:This one is for the thrill seekers onthe hunt for the paranormal yet stillwanting to be philanthropic, there’sa Mansion Masquerade at the Bur-rage in Redlands Oct. 24. The eventis one of the Boys and Girls Clubsof Greater Redlands-Riverside’s an-nual fundraisers in support of youthprogramming. The mansion–other-wise known as the “House of 1,000Stairs” for having 100 stairs outsideand 900 stairs inside– has a haunt-ing history claiming that nuns stillrun the grounds after it was turnedinto a monastery. Haunting tourswill be available. Ticket cost is $50and can be purchased online atwww.begreatie.org or the night ofthe event. How about some brews andboo’s?

Brewcakes is offering up a Hal-loween costume party on Oct. 31.The event combines, brew specialswith plenty of food and prizes forghoulish contestants. The event runs from 5 to 10 p.m.at Brewcakes, 1150 Brookside Ave#J1 in Redlands.For those wanting more of anadrenaline rush, there’s Escape - arave at the National Orange ShowEvent Center in San Bernardino.The two-day event brings severalstages, haunted mazes and cos-tumed performers and more to thearea. One-day tickets from $99, VIPbegins at $159, two-day ticket andVIP available. 18 and over for gen-eral admission, VIP is 21 and over.Information: www.escapeallhal-lowseve.com

A Haunted Maze at Mill CreekCattle Company starts Oct. 25, 26,31 and Nov.1. from 8 p.m. to mid-night. Cost is $8.

For little goblins:The Frugal Frigate along with the6th Street School of Music is offer-ing up an afternoon program for aHarpy Halloween. The hour-longevent features Halloween stories,songs and "creepy" harp special ef-fects. The event is scheduled Oct.25 from 3-4 p.m. at the FrugalFrigate, 9 North Sixth Street in Red-lands. Participants are asked todress in costume and be ready tohave a silly and spooky time. The

event is free and appropriate forchildren 8 and under.Looking for fun for the wholefamily?Kingsbury Elementary will host aFall Carnival from 1 to 4 p.m. Oct.25 at 600 Cajon Street in Redlands. The day includes games, a silentauction, food, and of course, spookyfun for all.Want a safe alternative to trick-or-treating?Trinity Church of Redlands willhost a family-style festival Oct.31— Halloween Happenin’! —where there are no spooks but justthrills and free candy, game booths,air bouncers, live music shows andfood vendors. The event is sched-uled from 5:30-8:30 p.m. at TrinityChurch, 1551 Reservoir Road inRedlands.A Halloween festival is alsoplanned in Colton from 4 p.m.-7p.m. Oct. 31 at the Gonzales Com-munity Center, 670 Colton Ave.There will be free crafts, games, en-tertainment and candy. Information:909-370-6153.

For the four-legged friends:Stop by Furry Face anytimethroughout the month for Free TreatFridays and join them Oct. 31st fortheir Furr-Kid costume contest. Theevent begins at 6 p.m. at Furry Face,419 East State Street in Redlands.Furry friends must be registered inadvance to participate. Information:909-748-0777.

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Archaeology Fair draws young explorers to RedlandsBy Yazmin Alvarez

Dozens came out for a dayof discovery during anArchaeology Fair Satur-

day in Redlands in celebration ofInternational Archaeology Day.The event, made possiblethrough the Archaeological Insti-tute of America Local Society –Riverside and Inland SouthernCalifornia, in cooperation withStatistical Research Inc., was heldat the offices of Statistical Re-search Inc. and was part of a seriesof events aimed at increasing localinterest in archaeology throughoutRiverside and Redlands. The day included hands-on activ-ities for young explorers and withthe help from area volunteers fromCal State San Bernardino’s Robertand Frances Fullerton Museum ofArt and other area universities,guests made Petroglyphs out ofstones, created egyptian-inspiredcartouches and learned about ar-chaeological stratigraphy and howarchaeological sites are built. Event participants included theDepartment of Anthropology, CalPoly-Pomona; Department of An-thropology, University of Red-lands; Robert and FrancesFullerton Museum of Art, CSUSan Bernardino; Statistical Re-search Inc.; Past to Present Pro-grams & Trading Post, LLC;Yucaipa Valley Forge; HeritageEducation Programs; AntiquitiesIlluminating the Past; ECORP;The Chambers Group, Calico Ar-chaeology Site; AIA Local Society

– Riverside and Inland SouthernCalifornia; and the Center for NearEastern Archaeology, La SierraUniversity.Event organizer and AssistantProfessor of History at UC River-side Denver Graninger was ex-cited over the crowd the eventdrew and the interest in archaeol-ogy. “The Inland region is an archae-ologically rich area,” Graningersaid. “The hope is to continuebuilding creative local programs

such as the Archaeology Fair forcommunities to enjoy.”As part of the effort in raising theprofile of archaeology in the In-land area, Graninger is working toestablish a local society of the Ar-chaeological Institute of America(AIA), the oldest and largest or-ganization in North America de-voted to archaeology. Thenonprofit group, founded in 1879and chartered by Congress in1906, has more than 200,000members in local societies in the

United States.“AIA is unique in that it bringstogether professional archaeolo-gists, scholars and the lay public,”Graninger said in a news release. The mission of the local societyis to organize events that supportarchaeological research and field-work; educate peers, students, andthe interested public about archae-ology; advocate for the preserva-tion of archaeological sites aroundthe world as part of our shared cul-tural heritage; and celebrate the

rich archaeology and innovativearchaeologists in Inland SouthernCalifornia.The local society is for anyonewith an interest for archaeology,he added.Student and educator discountrates are available for those inter-ested in becoming a member.To learn more about the Archae-ological Institute of America LocalSociety and its upcoming events,visit their Facebook page at AIALocal Society - Riverside.

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Archaeology Fair participants created petroglyphs and learned about archaeological stratigraphy during the Archaeology Instituteof America Local Society’s second annual event.


Allen Hernandez was recently awarded by Sierra Club Californiawith the Mary Ferguson Award. Hernandez, a native ofFontana, has been organizing in the Inland Valley for a better

environment for the three years. I”It is grassroots organizing work likehis that makes a difference when legislators are wavering on voting toprotect public health and the environment,” said regional directorKathryn Phillips of Hernandez’s work.

Volunteers NeededVolunteers in the Discov-

ery Shop give meaning tothe Hope, Progress, An-

swers message by working to raisefunds for the important work of theAmerican Cancer Society. Volun-teers are needed in the followingareas: cashiering, sales, merchan-dising, date entry, marketing andspecial events. The Shop is locatedat 1534 Barton Rd., Redlands.(909) 307-8900. Open Monday-Friday 9:30-6:30, Saturday 10-5

and Sunday 12-4. For answers tocancer questions call (800) ACS-2345 or visit us on the web atwww.cancer.org.


The Assistance League ofSan Bernardino announcedMonday night the theme of

their 54th Annual Signature Head-dress Ball, “Circus Dreams”. Theannual event will be held at the Na-tional Orange Show in SanBernardino on Saturday, April 25,2015. There will be a matinee perform-ance at 10:00 a.m. that will includelunch and the presentation of theheaddresses. The cost to attend thematinee is $65 per person until De-cember 31, 2015 and $75 beginningJanuary 1, 2015. The evening galacelebration will begin with a cock-tail reception at 5:30 p.m. sponsoredby the Signature Club. Tickets forthe evening black-tie performanceare $135 per person until December

31, 2015 and $150 beginning Janu-ary 1, 2015. Tables seat 10 for theevening dinner performance. This year’s theme “CircusDreams” will feature a theatricalproduction that incorporates 11beautiful headdresses that representdifferent areas of the circus experi-ence from a child’s point of view.The Great All American Youth Cir-cus from the YMCA of the EastValley, Redlands branch will alsoperform during this year’s ball. The audience will be treated tocustom designed headdress repre-sentations of iconic circus perform-ers and experiences such as theringmaster, lion tamer, tightropewalker, bareback riders, strongman,the midway, carousel, clowns, tat-tooed lady, and elephants.

This year’s designers include:Martin Flores from Inland ValleyFloral, Derrick Vasquez from theNational Orange Show, Albert Vil-legas, AIFD, Randy Davis, EdMendoza, Gary Longoria, GregSack, Paula Bailey and SharonGolden with new designers TonyBarber, Judy Coates and Earlene &Don Dudley. This year’s headdress models willinclude Assistance League® mem-bers: Cathy Bechtel (Redlands),Jennifer Hobbs (Grand Terrace),Deborah Karalun (Highland), BethKeiper (San Bernardino), ChelseaMcCammack (San Bernardino) andEdda Rosso (Moreno Valley). Rep-resenting Les Confreres, an auxil-iary of Assistance League® is GeriMcQueen (Redlands). Special guestmodels that will be representingcommunity interests include MarthaGreen(Redlands) representingLoma Linda Children’s Hospital;Gigi Hannah (San Bernardino) rep-resenting Sunset Rotary; Paula Ne-gron (Redlands) representingRedlands Opera Theater; and Dr.Anne Viricel (Highland) represent-ing the San Bernardino Symphony.“Reviewing the amazing list ofpast models, I was both honored andvery excited to be asked to be a partof this iconic local event. I like tothink my participation will bringawareness to the Highland FamilyYMCA, as well as to the highlightits synergies with other organiza-tions with which I am involved,”said Dr. Anne Viricel who is amember of the Highland YMCAAdvisory Committee, the executive

director of the San Bernardino Sym-phony and an award-winning pro-fessor at the University of Redlands.For more information on sponsor-ships or to purchase tickets contactElsa Carlton at (909) 792-8460 orBobbi Simenton at (909) 862-

0732or you may send your reserva-tions to 3617 Citrus, Highland, CA

92346. Make checks payable to theAssistance League of SanBernardino. Tickets and donationsto Assistance League® are availableonline athttp://headdressball2015.eventbrite.com

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Among the cast of the Assistance League of San Bernardino's54th Annual Signature Headdress Ball is Assistance Leaguemember Edda Rosso. She will be assisted by her coordinatorsLillian Wisegarver & Christina Milian, designer Albert Villegas IIand choreographer Leslie Bryan in this year's production "CircusDreams".

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Volunteers help build playground in less than one day

By Anthony Victoria

When volunteers showedup to Encanto Park, lo-cated at W. 9th St. in

San Bernardino at 8 a.m. onWednesday October 25 to partici-pate in the building of a new play-ground, they encountered a parkthat had previously been left to de-teriorate.“Before 8 am, it was an isolatedpark, neglected for many years,”said San Bernardino councilmem-ber Virginia Marquez. “Fast for-ward to 2:25, you see that it’s beentransformed literally.”Approximately 200 volunteershelped renovate the small park thatthey hope will be enjoyed by thearea’s children for generations tocome.

The project was led by the Ka-Boom project, a non-profit organ-ization that aims to bring balancedand active recreation to children inimpoverished areas. Since 1996,the organization has built an esti-mated 2,500 playgrounds acrossthe U.S. and organized five play-ground builds in San Bernardino.For two months, volunteers fromsponsoring organizations metevery week to organize the event’slogistics, such as garnering morevolunteers and ensuring suppliesand other necessities were pur-chased.Funding for the project stemmedfrom the Dr. Pepper/Snapplegroup. According to corporatecommunications director ChrisBarnes, the group provided $25million in funding through the

Let’s Play Initiative for the play-ground build. The group’s localsales branch in Riverside then tookthe point to work with the city ofSan Bernardino, KaBoom, andneighborhood and the Home ofNeighborly Service services that isnext-door to the playground.“This is where my roots are andwe felt the need to partner up withthese guys and get this done,” saidRoger Conway, the regional direc-tor of Dr. Pepper/Snapple’s River-side office who graduated fromCal State San Bernardino. “Ini-tially they asked what communitywould best fit the needs of theRiverside office. I think the folksat Home and Neighborly servicesprovided the perfect spot.”The city’s main contribution wasensuring the use of the park’s land,preparing the site, and providingtools.Mayor Carey Davis, one of 12 re-quired city officials needed to vol-unteer for the project, volunteeredfor the entire build, helping pre-pare mulch and mix concreteneeded to construct the play-ground’s area. Davis said the hardwork put forth by the volunteers isa perfect example of what can beaccomplished in the city if peoplework together.“This really is a great day in SanBernardino,” he said. “You can seewhat can be accomplished whenthe community comes together. Itbuilds a camaraderie among ourcommunity to be able to work to-gether. We’re building strongbonds and other community mem-bers will take that sentiment and

act upon it and do something goodfor each other.”Basketball Coach Chris Shade ofAmerican Sports University saidhe and his players were fortunateto have participated in the event.“Honestly, It’s our civic duty,”he said. “This is for the kids. Wewant to make sure they have

somewhere safe and sound andhave somewhere to play.”

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

PHOTO/ANTHONY VICTORIA

Children look on as volunteers prepare to unveil the new playgroundthat was built at Encanto Park on Wednesday October 15.

PHOTO/ANTHONY VICTORIA

San Bernardino City Mayor Carey Davis during the playgroundbuild at Encanto Park on Wednesday October 15. In the back-ground is a mural of the late Bobby Vega.





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Inland Empire Weekly October 23 2014