Inland Empire Weekly May 28 2015

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“Little Free Library” starts at Boys and Girls Club Waterman Gardens site

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Gerry Farrell, director of Kaiser Permanente’s Educational Theatre, unveils the Little Free Library at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Redlands-Riverside’s Waterman Gardens site in San Bernardino on May 18. using an outdoor-boxed “library” Redlands-Riverside is now home

By Yazmin Alvarez has hit a San Bernardino youth to its first blue, club membernation-wide movement club. encouraging people to The Waterman Gardens site of Little Library, cont. on next pg. borrow and share books the Boys and Girls Club of Greater

42nd annual Loma Linda Cultural Arts Association Fine Arts Festival continues

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T. Jarb Thaipejr, public works director for the City of Loma Linda, expresses himself through colorful cartoons when not on duty. This image, titled “City of Loma Linda,” takes a humorous look at some of the major cultural icons in the municipality. The piece won an honorable mention award at the 42nd annual Fine Arts Festival of the Loma Linda Cultural Arts Association.

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Loma Linda Cultural Arts Linda University Drayson Center Association celebrates its 42nd brings together the works of Edward Saenz, Leroy Leggit, orks from local artists Fine Arts Festival.

The annual event at the Loma are being displayed Arts festival, cont. on next pg. now through June 1 as Linda Civic Center and Loma

By Yazmin Alvarez

almart will hire approximately 85 associates to work at the relocating Walmart slated to re-open this summer in Perris at Nuevo Road and Perris Boulevard. A temporary hiring center has opened at 2560 N. Perris Blvd.

Applications will be accepted from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Interested applicants may also apply online at http://careers.walmart.com.

Through Walmart’s Veterans Welcome Home Commitment, the company will offer a job to any qualified veteran who has been honorably discharged within the past 12 months.* Interested veterans may find out more at http://walmartcareerswithamission.com.

According to store manager Frankie Ahumada, the store will be hiring both full- and part-time associates. “We are excited to bring additional jobs and a new store to Perris,” said Ahumada.

Walmart provides a benefits program to eligible full- and part-time associates. For example, it provides a variety of affordable health and well-being benefits including health-care coverage with no lifetime maximum. Walmart also offers eligible associates matching 401(k) contributions of up to 6 percent of pay, discounts on general merchandise, an Associate Stock Purchase Program and company-paid life insurance.

Additionally, eligible associates receive a quarterly incentive based on store performance.

The majority of new associates will begin work in July to help prepare the store for its grand reopening.

Veterans must be within 12 months of active duty and meet Walmart’s standard hiring criteria.

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Club member Larissa Lugo helped paint the wooden coins on the side of the new Little Free Library at the Club’s Waterman Gardens site in San Bernardino. icated the library May 18. prevention. Members of the pro- lected through book drives to help Little Library, cont. from front The library’s installation was gram researched the Little Free Li- fill the library, the release said. spearheaded by Kaiser’s Educa- brary movement and created the painted wooden box, the “Little tional Theatre, which uses the per- mobile box for the Waterman GarFree Library.” forming arts to promote literacy, dens Site, according to a news reThe Club, along with representaconflict management, healthy eat- lease. tives from Kaiser Permanente, deding, bullying awareness and STD More than 80 books were col-

“This is one of our ways to give back to the community,” said Educational Theatre Director Gerry Farrell, in the news release.

Educational Theatre Family Programs Manager Karla Melendez plans to keep the library restocked, she said in the release, to continue providing reading materials and promote literacy among youth.

Waterman Gardens Site Director Kelly Weldon said she plans to make the library available during the Club’s operating hours then expand availability if received well in the community, according to the news release.

For more information on the Little Free Library movement, go to http://littlefreelibrary.org

Yazmin Alvarez is a reporter with Inland Empire Community Newspapers and can be reached at iecn.yazmin@gmail.com.

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Gerry Farrell, left, director of Kaiser Permanente’s Educational Theatre, and Karla Melendez, manager of Educational Theatre’s family programs, cut the ribbon on a Little Free Library.

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“During World War II, the Nazis placed Nolde under house arrest for art that they considered ‘degenerate,’” he said in the release. Dybowski re-interprets Nolde’s watercolors in oil, his preferred instrument a palette knife, the release said.

A reception for the event held May 31 provided an opportunity to meet the artists and also featured a painting demonstration by fine artist and instructor Karen Werner.

Artist works will remain on display through June 1.

The Loma Linda Civic Center is at 25541 Barton Road and the Loma Linda University Drayson Center is located at 25040 Stewart Street.

To learn more about the 42nd annual Fine Art Festival or the Loma Linda Cultural Arts Association, contact Sharan Bennett at 909-7967041.

Doug Dybowski, among many more, to showcase a wide variety of pieces ranging from traditional paintings to self-portraiture created using computer graphics.

Sharan Bennett, JD, president of LLCAA describes the artwork as “dreams.”

“In the featured artworks desert scenes glow more like dreams than photos, a giant acrylic dragonfly wings its way toward Mount Fuji, and a drift of flowers expresses the delicacy that only water media can produce,” explained Bennett in a news release.

Saenz’ oil painting, “Marlene Dietrich by My Pool,” which hangs in the Civic Center, won 1st prize in the paintings category and Leggit took 1st prize in the alternative art division with his photo, “Moonlight on the Wave,” which is featured at the Drayson Center.

Vice-president and exhibits chair of LLCAA Doug Dybowski won an honorable mention for “Poppies and Calla Lilies,” an oil painting at the Civic Center. According to the Yazmin Alvarez is a reporter news release, “Dybowski lauds his with Inland Empire Community hero, German Expressionist painter Newspapers and can be reached Emil Nolde, for courage and an at iecn.yazmin@gmail.com. artistic passion that could not be de-

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Doug Dybowski, vice-president and exhibits chair of LLCAA, with his oil painting, “Poppies and Calla Lilies,” which won an honorable mention at the 42nd annual Fine Arts Festival of the Loma Linda Cultural Arts Association.

The work hangs at the Loma Linda Civic Center; other pieces are on display at Loma Linda University Drayson Center. Dybowski uses a palette knife for graphic impasto effect in his painting.

Gloria’s Corner

Gloria Macias Harrison

Support the Library: Kudos to the San Bernardino City Library Foundation that has not sat idly by during the bankruptcy process the city is going through. Instead the group is engaged in supporting the city library system by raising funding to replace the existing ancient computers and servers that are in continual use by library patrons.

The Foundation's Fundraising Committee has two events planned to garner funds. One is a dinner evening at the Mexico Cafe from which the Foundation will receive a percentage of all dinners sold to those supporting the cause. The other is a Walk-A-Thon scheduled for this fall on Saturday, October 10. As one who loves to read, I am eternally grateful for the library on Ninth Street where I could check out books my family could not afford to buy; where I discovered there was a world beyond my family and neighborhood that I could explore by reading the stories of different people, cultures, and places. And today children and adults have the opportunity to learn, explore and research not only through books but also through the technology of the Internet. A well-supported public library is essential to an educated and healthy city.

2015 Stuff the Bus:

A drive to benefit the athletic programs in the San Bernardino City Unified School District is on now until June 12th. Donations in the form of sports equipment are the focus of the "Stuff the BusSports Edition" campaign sponsored by Assemblyman Marc Steinorth, the 66ERS Foundation, Community Action Partnership of San Bernardino County, Durham School Services, Sheriff's Athletic Federation, Rotary Club of North San Bernardino, Kiwanis Club of San Bernardino, Rotary Club of Highland, and Sports Authority.

For information on drop off points and listing of sports equipment needed contact asmrc.org/Steinorth 30th Anniversary - Sinfonia

Mexicana is celebrating its 30th Anniversary with a "Tribute to Selena" concert at the California Theatre in San Bernardino. Organized in 1985 this community group presents concerts with the mission to preserve the music and culture of Mexico with symphonic, mariachi, dance and storytelling.

A vital part of the Sinfonia Mexicana's mission is the education of the next generation of youth in the culture, music, artistry, and language of Mexican and Latino music. To that end, the group in 2009 established the Mariachi Youth Academy to teach "mariachi" music, basic reading theory and performance techniques.

Oscar Tostado is the director and instructors include Rafael Palomar, former member of Mariachi Vargas); Martin Barboza, Cal State music major graduate; Samuel Nolasco, former Mariachi Uclatan Trumpeter; and Jonathan Palomar, member of Mariachi Los Camperos. Everyone involved with the Academy (students range in age from 12 to 18) emphasized academic performance, high school graduation and a higher education. In fact, the group's graduation rate is 100%. Of the recent nine graduates from the program, three are attending community colleges; three are attending the University of California, Riverside; one is at Cal State, San Bernardino while two are seeking training and higher education through the military.

Executive Director Anthony "Tony" Bocanegra attributes much of the success of Sinfonia Mexicana and its Academy to the instructors and mentors and a hard working board of Directors headed

by Maria Saenz. The Board includes Elena Carrasco, Juanita Bigelow, Rosemarie Rodriguez, Sophie Arias, Harriett Armendariz, Dyamira Bakke, Martin Barboza-Zarate, Gloria Bocanegra, Argie Brogdon, Carmen Cervantes, Lee Cochran, Betty Cooke, Amador Estevene, Elias Faz, Jr., Graciano Gomez, Trinidad Gomez, Mary Frances Gomez, Oscar C. Gonzalez, Diana Lucero Mendoza, Roberto Redondo, Oscar Tostado, and Jesse Valenzuela.

As we say in Spanish - Bien Hecho.

Save the Date:

Saturday, May 30 - Sinfonia Mexicana presents A Tribute to Selena featuring Como La Flor Tribute Band at 7:30 p.m. at the California Theatre, 562 W. 4th Street, San Bernardino. For ticket information call: 909.885.5152 or v i s i t : www.sinfoniamexicana.com

Saturday, May 30 - the Humane Society of San Bernardino will celebrate its 45th Anniversary with a Birthday Party from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at 374 W. Orange Show Road. Party will include exhibits, pet contests and activities plus vendors.

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nity Action Fund presents the award winning SxSW Film Festival documentary Vessel at Smiley Library, 125 W. Vine Street, Redlands. A mixer is slated for 12:30 p.m. with showtime at 1:00 p.m.

To RSVP contact: CommunityActionFund.org/Vessel

Sunday, May 31 - Kiwanis Club of Greater San Bernardino presents its 2nd Annual Golf Tournament at the San Bernardino Golf Club, 1494 S. Waterman Ave. this event benefits scholarships for local high school students; the Pediatric Trauma Unit at Loma Linda University Medical Center; and the Kiwanis International Eliminate Program. For information: or 915.660.8909 friscojoe66@aol.com

Saturday, June 6 - the Wildwood Park Neighborhood Association presents an All-You-Can-Eat Pancake Breakfast at the Lutheran Church, 5050 North Sierra Way from 8a.m. to 11a.m. The organizations meet on a regular basis to exchange information on water use, public safety issues, businesses in the area, and discussions with the local councilman. For information email: WildwoodParkSB@gmail.com

Saturday, June 6 - the Redlands Family Services presents a family friendly 5K Hunger Walk at the University of Redlands, 1200 E. Colton Ave. proceeds from this event will benefit the Agency's Summer Food Program. For information call: 909.793.2673 or visit: www.redlandsfamilyservice.org

Monday, June 8 - the Loma Linda Chamber of Commerce presents its 27th Annual Golf Tournament at the Arrowhead Country Club 3433 Parkside Drive, San Bernardino. For information call: 909.799.2828 or

email stephaniemahe@lomalin- Monday to Friday, June 15 to dachamber.org 19 - the Humane Society of the San Bernardino Valley will host its Tuesday, June 9 - the Hispanic Annual Critter Camp - a weekInland Empire Chamber of Com- long, interactive, learning experimerce presents a small business ence for students entering the workshop at 8 p.m. at the Arrow- second, third, fourth and fifth head United Way office, 646 N. D grades. Through this hands-on Street, San Bernardino. For infor- camp, children will learn the immation call Linda Gonzalez at portance of kindness and compas951.213.9916 or email hispani- sion toward all living creatures. ciechamber@gmail.com The children will be experience the world of bugs, marsupials, Wednesday, June 10 - the San therapy and service animals, the Bernardino City Library Founda- difference between wild and tame presents a One-Day animals plus animal art activities. tion Fundraiser at the Mexico Cafe, For fee information and assistance 892 E. Highland, Ave. from 11 and to register call 909.380.7844 a.m. to 9 p.m. Proceeds benefit or visit www.hssbv.org or stop by new technology and materials for the Humane Society office, 374 W. the San Bernardino Public Li- Orange Show Rd. For questions call Jill A. Henderson at braries.

909.386.1400 ext. 224.

Saturday/Sunday, June 13 & 14, the American Cancer Society Saturday, June 27 - the city of presents Relay for Life of San San Bernardino presents a Free Bernardino at Cajon High School Car Show from 11:00 a.m. to 9:00 from Saturday at 9 a.m. to Sunday p.m. The event is part of welcom9 a.m. This is a community event ing of the 2015 Hemmings Motor that supports the mission of the News Great Race. The day's American Cancer Society and cel- events include: Parade of Patriots, ebrates survivors and their caretak- Chili Cook-off, live music, gourers, remembers loved ones who met food trucks, and many more lost their battle and educates the activities. For information contact public to fight back through the Parks and Recreation Departhealthy lifestyles and early preven- ment at 909.384.5233 or visit: tion. For information call: Denise www.sbgreatrace.com Desirello at 951.675.3198, email: denise.desirello@cancer.org or Sunday, June 28 - the San v i s i t : Bernardino Sunset Rotary Club hhp://RelayForLife.org/san- presents TINMAN Triathlon & 5k bernardinoCa plus KIDS Triathlon and Tricycle Race. This event supports Rotary Friday, June 19 - the Arrowhead scholarships and local and internaUnited Way Women's Leadership tional projects. For information Council will hold its Quarterly call: 909.237.9368 or visit Luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 www.rotarytinman.org p.m. At the Bank of America Downtown, 303 North D Street, San Bernardino. For information call Gretchen Strutzenberg at Gloria Harrison is publisher of 909.884.9441 or email WLCAd- the Inland Empire Community min@ahuw.org Newspapers and can be reached at gloharrison@me.com

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Guest Commentary

By Tim Hall Colleges Must Do More to Meet Low-Income Students' Needs

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aying for college may soon become easier -- especially for low-income students.

President Obama just issued a Student Aid Bill of Rights that orders the federal government to find ways to help students repay their loans. The presidential directive will also hold those that service federal loans to higher standards.

The Bill of Rights is the latest in the president's campaign to make college more affordable. But the obstacles low-income students face as they pursue college are not just financial. They also face steeper social, emotional, and administrative hurdles than their peers.

Colleges and universities themselves must do more to help young, disadvantaged Americans overcome those hurdles -- and thereby secure the full benefits of higher education A college degree has never been more valuable -- particularly for students of modest means. When those born into the lowest economic quintile obtain a degree, they triple their chances of ascending to the top two quintiles.

Unfortunately, institutes of higher learning aren't reaching folks at the bottom of the income ladder. Only 50 percent of kids from low-income families enroll in college. Even fewer graduate.

Just one in four college freshmen from the lower half of the income distribution earns a bachelor's degree by age 24.

Minorities face a similar graduation gap. Just 40 percent of blacks and 51 percent of Hispanics earn their degree within 6 years -- compared to 62 percent of whites.

The cost of college is one reason why. But there's more to the story than that. Low-income, minority, and first-generation college students -- as well as their families -often lack the information and guidance needed to thrive in college.

That's something that colleges and universities can address.

At Mercy College, the school I lead outside New York City, we've implemented an aggressive counseling program called PACT to serve the 74 percent of our freshmen who come from low-income families. PACT also caters to our African-American and Latino populations -- each of whom comprises one-third of our student body.

The program pairs students with mentors who assist them with the academic, financial, and emotional challenges college poses. Students have grown to depend on these peer counselors to help them deal with everything from stress over final exams to trouble communicating with their families. Mentors also have access to real-time data on their students' academic performance. So they can intervene if their mentees are struggling.

Although the program is new, it has delivered impressive results.

Participants persist toward their degrees at a rate 14 percent higher than non-participants. The fiveyear graduation rate is up 20 percent -- a significant improvement by the standards of higher education.

Other universities have adopted similar programs. The University of Texas recently started "U.T. Mindset" to bolster the confidence of incoming freshmen from historically underrepresented groups.

After participating in the program, many black, Latino, and first-generation students reported that they had overcome feelings that they "didn't belong" or "weren't smart enough."

Among U.T. Mindset's alums, 86 percent completed at least 12 credits after their first semester. That's an impressive 5 percent bump in achievement relative to previous years.

These programs are cutting costs for students and institutions alike.

They reduce the need for remediation and push students toward graduation. That's crucial, because the longer it takes for them to graduate, the more likely that life intervenes and throws them off track.

Mentoring programs like those at Mercy and Texas won't eliminate all the challenges that confront low-income and minority students.

But they're making an impact -and can help colleges and universities fulfill their duty to educate America's best and brightest, advantaged and disadvantaged alike.

Tim Hall is President of Mercy College in Dobbs Ferry, New York.

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Car-loving states won’t embrace light rail

SanBAG needs to be restrained from proposing any more white elephants in San Bernardino County. Sustainable development may sound good, but it is certainly not sustainable for the taxpayers of our area.

sbX in San Bernardino was a novel experiment, but with its very low ridership and $188 million cost, it does not seem logical

Dianne Klein, media relations director for University of California’s central office, is quoted as saying, “There’s been no huge influx of students from countries where anti-Semitism is official policy.”

Her reference to “official policy” is curious, and we would do well to examine it closely.

According to Thomas Elias, “Between 2001 and 2013, the number of UC graduate students from Iran — where a mantra in public schools reportedly has students

If you want to do some investigative reporting on our lack of water here in San Bernardino, you might consider getting in touch with Susan Longville, a board member of the San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District in Highland. She can tell you how many millions of gallons of our

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underground water we have sold to other cities which has left us here in San Bernardino high and dry and doing water-rationing.

I remember when we had so much underground water that it was bubbling up under the buildings downtown. I consider this

Now that the Boston Marathon regenerated debate over capital bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has punishment will occur. Many been sentenced to death, surely a Americans still believe that it isn’t right for a civilized society to put someone to death as an appropriate punishment for the heinous crime of murder.

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daily reciting “Death to America, campuses might not see things that Death to Israel!” — rose from six way. to 113.”

The goal of such words, whether Focusing on whether or not a or not they are official policy of specific expression is “official pol- the country of origin of our stuicy” of a country or a campus de- dent-guests, is to create ugliness flects away from consideration of on our campuses, such as the whether there could be “misinter- frightening “upsurge of anti-Semipretation” of a country or a uni- tism on campuses like Berkeley, versity’s viewpoint.

Davis, UCLA and Riverside,” as noted by Elias.

Perhaps chants of “Death to America, Death to Israel” are asJulia Lutch, pirational rather than official polDavis icy of another country, but some of the students who study at the UC

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whole action a huge sell-out of our resources to line someone’s’ pockets. Who got the money from all that water? Certainly not bankrupt San Bernardino.

Martha Young, San Bernardino

An eye for an eye: Death penalty is justified

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Researching lack of water in San Bernardino

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And they continue to be so wrong. Simply put, in a world where human life should be held

in the highest esteem, those individuals who disagree with that fact and are then proven to have killed, should immediately lose their right to be a part of this civilized society.

Richard Eaton, Rancho Cucamonga

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Words to Think About: Ensenada, Mexico

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By G. W. Abersold Ph.D.

few words about Ensenada, Mexico. It is the third largest city in the Baja California Peninsula. Lying 78 miles south of San Diego, it is affectionately referred to as “The Cinderella of the Pacific.”

When the Portuguese explorer Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo first reached the area, only the Yuman Indians were the inhabitants. As of the census of 2010, the city of Ensenada had a population of 466,814. With normal growth it would be well over 500,000 today.

The city was founded September 17, 1592, under the name San Matea. In 1602 it was renamed Ensenada de Godos Santos by Sebastian Vizceaino.

Then came the Jesuits in the 17th and 18th centuries. They were expelled in 1768, and were succeeded by the Dominicans. Jose Manuel Ruiz Carilto was appointed Governor until 1800.

William Walker declared himself president of Baja in 1853. By then Ensenada had a population of 5,000. In the early 1900’s the name was shortened to just Ensenada.

The Port of Ensenada is an important commercial fishing and tourist port. Deep sea commercial fishing is a major industry. They even compete with other countries like Japan for the shrimp market.

Several cruise ships include Ensenada on their itinerary. It is a “must” stop for the 3 and 4 day cruises.

The wine industry is a growing business, especially in recent years. In spite of the fact that Padre Juan de Ugarte planted the first vineyard there in 1703.

The city is also the home to a navy base, army base and the Ensenada Airport.

The weather makes a drawing card for many Mexicans and other nationalities, in particular Americans. For instance many school teachers from San Bernardino have Summer homes in nearby suburbs. The rainy season is short and the Mediterranean latitude creates mild temperatures year round.

For visitors, especially from the cruise ships, there are several popular excursions. Probably the most popular is a visit to La Bufadora otherwise known as “the blow hole.”

When I first visited there forty years ago it was at the end of a dirt road. It is a natural geyser that is forced through a rock channel, propelled by a strong tide. The force spews sea water several feet into the air. A flea market atmosphere prevailed back then with sellers marketing their products along the dirt tracks.

Things are different today. The road is paved, stores are modern, food is abundant, and you pay to see La Bufadora.

City tours, winery visits, horseback riding, deep sea fishing, lobster feasts and shopping abounds.

Everything is for sale. I cannot omit the world famous bar “Papas and Beer.” It was made famous back in the hippy days when Ensenada was the wildest, fun-loving village south of Tijuana. Booze, women and a weak police force was the attraction. Some of that is still in abundance.

All of the preceding information is but the prelude to Stella and my week-end cruise aboard the Carnival Inspiration. Otherwise known as the BOOZE CRUISE. It was built in 1996 in Helsinki, Finland

at a cost of $270 million. It is registered today in Panama and Nassau, Bahamas.

It is 855 feet long and 103 feet wide; with 14 decks and speed of 24 mph. There is passenger capacity of 3,450 and a crew of 920. The officers seem to have Italian names and the crew were predominantly from the Philippines, Indonesia, India, Macedonia and Jamaica.

A few passengers were from Australia, Canada, and Mexico, but the vast majority were from the USA. Of the 131 cruises I’ve been on, the vast number of passengers were seniors. On this one-number 131- they were 20-30 year olds.

The seniors always carried a book; this one they always had a beer in their hand.

They moved in gangs of 5-12 in number. The hundreds of young people wore skimpy clothes-especially the girls. The men wore cutoffs with open shirts, showing their muscles and tattoos. Screaming, yelling, and arguing until 3:00 AM in the morning was the norm.

Many were drunk and sex was obvious. It was the “BOOZE CRUISE.” The décor of the ship was pure Las Vegas. Small eating tables that held only drinks, dark and low lights in the restaurants-the main one was named Mardi Gras—very appropriate. The nightly news sheet was named Fun Time.

Why did we go on it? I’m confined to a walker. I wanted to see if I could make it in a small, non-handicap room. I cannot. The rooms are too small and the facilities too limited.

My overall impression was that the ship was not senior friendly; programs, foods and activity wise.

Except for the staff. They were all friendly and helpful. For example: they got us better lighting, a stool for the shower, turned off the A/C and provided a wheelchair to get me on and off the ship.

I concede that the Booze Cruise is for the young. Go again? Probably not.

Amen. Selah. So be it.

school is out, children in the community have continued access to the healthy food and learning opportunities essential to their development. Children and teens are not only well-fed, but in a safe environment, which often provides fun or educational activities that help them return to school, healthy and ready to learn.

cated at 555 West Sixth Street in San Bernardino. ·The Villasenor Branch Library will offer a meal from 3:30-4:30 on Monday and Tuesday and from 1:00-2:00 on Wednesday and Thursday from June 1-July 30, 2015. The library is located at 525 N. Mt. Vernon Ave. in San Bernardino.

San Bernardino Public Library to Host Summer Meals for Children T wo of the San Bernardino City Library branches, in partnership with the nonprofit organization 180 Degrees and Still Standing, will be providing meals to children for this year’s Summer Meal Program.

Summertime brings a break from school, but the need for good nutrition doesn’t take a break!

Funded by the United States Department of Agriculture, summer meal programs offer families a great way to stretch their family food budgets. Summer meal programs also help ensure that, while

· The Feldheym Central Library will offer lunch from 12:00 PM1:00 PM on Monday through Thursday from June 1 through July 30, 2015. The library is lo-

Summer meal sites are open to all kids and teens 18 years and younger. It is free and there is no paperwork or enrollment requirement!

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Redlands Community Centers Upcoming Activities

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Learn photography fundamentals at the Joslyn Senior Center

oin other seniors at the Joslyn Senior Center for a fun and handson class learning the fundamentals of photography, including how to use the settings on your camera and effective use of light. The class is free, but participants must provide their own cameras. Classes are held from 2-3 p.m. Thursdays, from May 21 through June 11, at the Joslyn Senior Center, 21 Grant St. For more information or to register, call the Joslyn Senior Center at (909) 798-7550.

Hoedown dinner and dance at Community Senior Center

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ress country or casual and spend an afternoon at the Redlands Community Senior Center for a Hoedown dinner and dance from 3 to 6 p.m. Thursday, June 4. Barbecue tri-tip, corn on the cob, baked beans, potato salad and apple cobbler will be served by Thomas Caterning. Live entertainment will be provided by Dan Damon.

Prices are $5 per person with a Patron card or $10 per person without.

The Redlands Community Senior Center is located at 111 W. Lugonia Ave. For more information, contact center at (909)798-7579 or the Joslyn Senior Center at (909) 798-7550.

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eginning June 15 through Aug. 7, the Redlands Community Center will provide free lunches and snacks to all youth through age 17. Food will be provided by 180 Degrees and Still Standing with fresh produce provided by local farmers. Serving time for lunch will be from 11a.m. to 1 p.m. followed by snack from 4 to 5 p.m. Food will be served on a first-come, first-served basis.

No registration is required however if participants have any food allergies please notify the Community Center prior to receiving food.

Menus’ with serving portions are available at the beginning of each month. For questions please call (909) 798-7579, or visit the center at 111 W. Lugonia Ave.

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A Beneficial Encounter to Help the Community Helps an Asthmatic Family

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n early January 2015, the Coordinated Asthma Referral and Education (CARE) Program of the San Bernardino County Department of Public Health and the Inland Empire Asthma Coalition (IEAC, were in the midst of organizing the Healthy Homes and Asthma Training for the Inland Empire. Since both organizations rely heavily on community support, the staff had to conduct fundraising and request donations from different food companies such as Food 4 Less and Stater Bros.

On one fortuitous encounter, the staff visited Food 4 Less and re-

quested a donation for a gift card.

Stephanie M., the store manager, read our donation request and immediately said that she was excited to help. Her young son Isaiah was diagnosed with asthma at one year of age and she was eager to help with our training. The staff talked to her about our asthma home visitation program and called her up immediately to enroll her son into the CARE program.

The CARE Program conducted the initial home visit in the middle of January, and during the initial home visit, they noticed that Isaiah scored a 12 on the Asthma Control Test, a very low score, indicated

that his asthma was not under control. The staff found out that he was not taking a daily, asthma control medication to prevent inflammation of his airways. The CARE staff went over the proper use of medications with the family, conducted an environmental assessment of the house, and provided health education and asthma supplies such as an air purifier, nontoxic cleaning supplies, mattress and pillow encasings, and spacer with mask to the family. They also referred Isaiah to the ARMC Breathmobile™ to get asthma and allergy testing done, get proper medications for his asthma symp-

toms, and get an Asthma Action Plan (AAP). They also encouraged that Isaiah get an annual flu shot in the fall, since asthmatic children are at very high risk for complications if exposed to a respiratory flu virus.

Several weeks later, the CARE staff visited Stephanie M. at her store to give her and Food 4 Less a thank you letter. She stated that because of our chance encounter, her son was doing much better and his asthma was under control since enrolling into the CARE Program.

She had also taken him to the ARMC Breathmobile™ and he was now on a different asthma

management medication to control his respiratory inflammation, which now allows him to breathe better. She stated, “I am so grateful that we met and I heard about your program and the ARMC Breathmobile ™.”

The Air Quality Management District (AQMD) provides the grant for the CARE staff to conduct community outreach and help families and their children manage their asthma on a daily basis. To sign up for the CARE Program and for more info about other asthma resources in the community, please call us at 1-800-782-4264, Monday-Friday, 8-5 pm, for assistance.

The activity book as it is now being called is based upon design abstractions of the Symphony’s principal performance venue, the historic California Theatre of the Performing Arts in downtown San Bernardino. The book will also include complete-able drawings of music instruments, members of the orchestra, and Symphony Maestro Frank Fetta, well known for his distinctive long white hair and eclectic style.

“Maestro Fetta is a brand unto himself,” added Symphony Executive Director Dr. Anne Viricel.

“Wherever and whenever we perform, people comment on his enthusiastic, interactive style that simply draws in an audience.

Aside from the impeccable quality of the orchestra, his uncommon approachability keeps audiences coming back concert after concert.”

Zak, who regularly encourages her students to attend Symphony events at the Theatre, is particularly excited about the project.

“I knew Jeremy was special with his first project. I asked students to create a pneumonic design to help them remember each other’s names. They were to start with their name, develop that into a phrase, then developed that into a visual the size of a CD cover. Jeremy’s was ‘Jeremy Noble has a proposal…’ and showed a hand with a large engagement ring. Of course, now his proposal is to put together a book for student outreach and his original proposal will be memorialized on the back corner of the coloring book.”

“I came to her with a request for more for my portfolio and she knew this would be a good exercise for me to put all that together,”

said Noble, humbly discussing the origins of his first foray into commercial art. “I have done all the media for a wedding from invitations, wine labels, an edited video, etc., but this is the first time I will have done something to inspire youth. It’s a rather daunting project.”

Noble’s goal is to attend Cal Poly San Luis Obispo School of Architecture and Design, then pursue architecture as a career, but he’s keeping his options open.

“Architecture is a broad topic, but my ambition is to have a job that allows for a balance between creating a building and managing its quality.”

He is also studying general education, and particularly enjoying his physics, calculus, and political science courses. He will completed his General Education requirements this Fall, then focus on classes beneficial to his career.

“I like the opportunity to shape something with my hands. I like things people can hold and touch and see the craftsmanship associated with it,” said Noble, the first person in his immediate family to earn a four-year degree. His mother works for the Health Department at Loma Linda and is coowner, with his father, of a tutoring business.

“But I think they’d prefer if I went into construction management,” added Noble.

Zak regards the project through the eyes of a proud professor: “This is something Jeremy will be able to develop as a part of his portfolio. He has a good clear strong direction of his educational and professional path.”

Printing for the first 500 books has already been secured through

Shawn Guyett at The Hanigan Company of Riverside, one of Zak’s past students from Norco Community College. Guyett will be dedicating all of the labor and technical skills necessary for set up and printing, and the Hanigan Company will be sponsoring all of the materials and the shop space to support the project.

Still, more funding is needed to reach the partnership’s distribution goal of 5,000 books for students involved in the Symphony’s yearround music enrichment projects.

The last page, it has been decided, will be reserved for autographs of the Symphony performers who students meet at the post-concert receptions.

“I’d like to separate the different elements of the building into individual pages,” said Noble. “I want it to be an educational experience where the student is asked questions about what they are seeing and feeling from each picture. I also want to highlight the various architectural features such as a curl or flourish so the children can learn about the building as they color.”

Zak has long been involved in local education, teaching at San Bernardino Valley College since just two days after her own graduation in 1977. She taught part time until seven years ago when she was brought on fulltime. She has

also worked for several local cities and architecture firms, and has been an architectural consultant for new development.

Noble’s ultimate hope: “I hope it will give kids a better understanding of the orchestra and the building. It’s hard for children to visualize the nuances of what they see. I want them to be able to get finer arts perspective on the world.”

For more information about the activity book, contact Symphony Executive Director Dr. Anne Viricel at (909) 381-5388.

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he San Bernardino Symphony has once again partnered with San Bernardino Valley College for a creative expression of art. But unlike last year’s project – a concert to celebrate the opening of their refurbished concert hall – this year’s effort will focus on the region’s youngest music lovers.

Professor Judy Jorgenson Zak of the Architecture and Environmental Design Department explains.

“One of my first semester architecture students, Jeremy Noble, asked for a special project and I suggested an educational coloring book. This project has become much more, though, both because of his interest in local historical architecture and my awareness of the Symphony’s efforts to provide music enrichment programs for local youth.”

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Community Input Is Needed

OUR INPUT IS NEEDED – Help Plan the Future of San Bernardino County. All residents are invited to take part in an Open House for the 2016-2040 Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy (www.scagrtpscs.net) to share concerns about the challenges facing our community, such as: Traffic & Congestion, Housing, Air Quality & Green Spaces, Public Health, Jobs & the Economy. Register at

https://scag.wufoo.com/forms/201 6-rtpscs-public-open-houses/ or (909) 806-3556. MARK YOUR CALENDAR & PLAN TO ATTEND ONE OF THE FOLLOWING OPEN HOUSES: Open House #1 May 28, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm Ontario Senior Center 225 E. “B” Street Ontario, CA 91764

Open House #2 June 2, 9:30 am – 11:30 am Victorville City Hall Training Room 1 & 2 14343 Civic Drive Victorville, CA 92393

Open House #3 June 3, 8:30 am – 10:30 am SANBAG Santa Fe Depot Tile Room 1170 West 3rd Street San Bernardino, CA 92410

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Calendar

ity Council Meetings

Colton: First and third Tuesday, 6 p.m.; 650 N. La Cadena Dr. Highland: Second and fourth Tuesday, 6 p.m.; 27215 Base Line.

No meetings in August.

Loma Linda: Second and fourth Tuesday, 7 p.m. (check city Web site as dates are subject to change); 25541 Barton Rd. Redlands: First and third Tuesday, 6 p.m.; 35 Cajon St. Rialto: Second and fourth Tuesday, 6 p.m.; 150 S. Palm Ave. San Bernardino: First and third Monday, 3 p.m.; 300 N. “D” St.

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fternoon Delight Dance Socials

All seniors, couples and singles, welcome at free dance socials.

Opportunity to make new friends and remember music of our youth.

Joslyn Senior Center: First and second Tuesday 2 p.m., 21 Grant St., Redlands (909) 798-7550.

Redlands Community Center: Every third Friday 2 p.m., 111 Lugonia Ave., Redlands (909) 7987572.

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

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throughout the year.

The Democratic Luncheon Club of San Bernardino meet at noon on Fridays at Democratic Headquarters, 136 Carousel Mall (near the central glass elevator) in San Bernardino.

Speaker Schedule: 5/29 Susan Lien Longville, Board Member, SB Valley Municipal Water District: Local Drought Impacts and Proposed Reforms 6/5 SB Public Transportation update: OmniTrans system changes 6/12 Bill Manis, SB Deputy City Manager: Attracting development and investment to SB Visit us at www.sbdems.com or our new Facebook page at www.facebook/SBDems.

Saturday, May 30 - Sinfonia Mexicana presents A Tribute to Selena featuring Como La Flor Tribute Band at 7:30 p.m. at the California Theatre, 562 W. 4th Street, San Bernardino. For ticket information call: 909.885.5152 or www.sinfoniamexicana.com

emocratic Luncheon Club of San Bernardino

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allet Folklorico Cultural Classes

Mondays 5:30-6:30 5-11yrs, Mondays 6:30-8:30 11-adult. No charge. 951-233-7027. Knights of Columbus, 740 Pennsylvania St., Colton, Ca.

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RMC weekly Farmer’s Market

Wednesdays from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. in front of the hospital. Stop by on your lunch break for certified fresh produce and artisan breads. ARMC partners with the Southland Farmers Market Association on the weekly market to help promote health and wellness to the community.

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Saturday, May 30 - the Humane Society of San Bernardino will celebrate its 45th Anniversary with a Birthday Party from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at 374 W. Orange Show Road. Party will include exhibits, pet contests and activities plus vendors.

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iwanis of Greater San Bernardino Golf Tournament

Sunday, May 31 - Kiwanis Club of Greater San Bernardino presents its 2nd Annual Golf Tournament at the San Bernardino Golf Club, 1494 S. Waterman Ave. this event benefits scholarships for local high school students; the Pediatric Trauma Unit at Loma Linda University Medical Center; and the Kiwanis International Eliminate Program. For information: or 915.660.8909 friscojoe66@aol.com

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Bernardino. Hosted by Ladies Knights of Columbus. $10 per person and includes lots of fun, 2 bingo cards (50 cent per additional card), free door prizes and finger sandwiches, salads, chips, dessert and ice tea. All monetary proceeds benefit high school senior scholarships.

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you to dine at The Mexico Café Restaurant at 1892 East Highland Avenue, San Bernardino, for a one-day fundraiser event. 15% of your total bill (pre-tax) will be DONATED back to support our group! Present a flyer when ordering in the dining room on Wednesday, June 10, 2015 from 11:00 am to 9:00 pm. The proceeds will benefit the New Technology and Materials for the San Bernardino Public Libraries! The flyers are available to print on the San Bernardino Public Library website. www.sbpl.org. For more information call the Foundation at 909-381-8211 or visit our website at www.sbpl.org

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Saturday, June 6 the Wildwood Park Neighborhood Association presents an All-You-Can-Eat Pancake Breakfast at the Lutheran alifornia Church, 5050 North Sierra Way from 8a.m. to 11a.m. The organiLions friends zations meet on a regular basis to in Sight are exchange information on water use, public safety issues, busi- holding a Free Vision nesses in the area, and discussions Screening with the local councilman. For in- Saturday, June 20 from 8am to formation email: Wildwood- 2:30pm at the Rialto Community ParkSB@gmail.com Center, 214 N Palm Ave., Rialto.

Sponsored by Rialto Breakfast Lions Club. For More information call: Lion Letty - 909-820-2077, Lion Mike - 951-321-0362, Saturday, June 6 the Redlands Soledad - 909-820-7595. The viFamily Services presents a family sion screening is not meant to rea comprehensive friendly 5K Hunger Walk at the place University of Redlands, 1200 E. examination that is obtain through Colton Ave. proceeds from this your eye doctors office. The vision event will benefit the Agency's screening is designed to assess for Summer Food Program. For infor- ocular health concerns and provide useable pair of recycled eyemation call: 909.793.2673 or visit: a www.redlandsfamilyservice.org glasses until you can obtain professional services.

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Mondays at 6 p.m.: Town & Country Toastmasters Club offers Friday, May 29 from 4:30-7:30 classes at Trinity Lutheran Church, pmat McKinley Elementary, 600 Saturday, June 6 from 12 noon Wednesday, June 10 from 2900 N. "E" St., San Bernardino.

West Johnston St., Colton. All pro- to 4pm. Doors open at 11:30am. 11am to 9pm. The San Bernardino For more information, please call ceeds support school events at 1729 E. Baseline, San City Library Foundation invites

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San Bernardino City Unified School District 2015 High School Graduation Information

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Baccalaureate: Friday, May 22, 6 p.m., AVHS Performing Arts Theater Graduation: Thursday, May 28, 6 p.m., AVHS Karen Craig Stadium Graduates: 599* Valedictorian: Aneel Ramirez Vargas and Alvaro Melchor Salutatorians: Andres Aguilar, Silvia Gomez-Estrada, and Jeniree Martinez

Cajon High School Regalia: Thursday, May 14, 6 p.m., Cajon’s gymnasium Graduation: Thursday, May 28, 6 p.m., Cajon’s Jack Wilkins Cowboy Stadium Graduates: 582* Valedictorians: Aaron Ainsworth, Nicholas Ainsworth, Lou Chen, Alejandra Davila, Hannah Fejzic, Billie Luong, Jeah Monreal, Willson Nguyen, and Marisol Zarate Salutatorians: Saul Bailon-Calderon, James Cabrera, Pablo Barrios, Tricia Rogers, and Gabriela Gonzalez Indian Springs High School Inaugural Graduation: Thursday, May 28, 6 p.m., Cal State San Bernardino Coussoulis Arena Graduates: 215* Valedictorians: Rita De Haro and Valeria Suarez Rojas Salutatorians: Carolina Hernandez and Ashley Forbes

Middle College High School Senior Crossing: Monday, May 18, 6 p.m., Middle College High MU Room Graduation: Wednesday, May 20, 6 p.m., San Bernardino Valley College Greek Theatre Graduates: 53* (includes 12 students who will also earn an A.A. degree) Valedictorian: Anh Thu Nguyen Le Salutatorians: Andrea Gabrielle Monteon and Richard Wallace White Pacific High School Graduation: Thursday, May 28, 6 p.m., Pacific’s Bailey Bowl Graduates: 350* Valedictorian: Evelyn Lemus Salutatorians: Carolyn Armenta, Ly Ha, Eunique Masha, Lucille Ames, and Tristan Todd

San Andreas High School Graduation: Tuesday, May 26, 6 p.m., San Manuel (66er) Stadium, 280 South E Street Graduates: 225* (includes Destination Diploma graduates) San Bernardino Adult School Graduation: Friday, May 29, 6 p.m., California Theater, 562 W. 4th Street Graduates: 350* (includes high school diploma and GED certificate graduates)

San Bernardino High School Graduation: Thursday, May 28, 6 p.m., SBHS Stockton Football Field Graduates: 400* Valedictorians: Joshua Craig and Breanna Jordan Salutatorians: Alejandro Avila, Melissa Brito, Susana Murrillo, and Julissa Vejar

San Gorgonio High School Senior Celebration: Friday, May 22, 6 p.m., San Gorgonio’s gymnasium Graduation: Thursday, May 28, 6 p.m., San Gorgonio’s Phil Haley Stadium Graduates: 450* Valedictorian: Sydney Richter Salutatorians: Peter Chau and Charity Gikura

Sierra High School Graduation: Wednesday, May 27, 6:30 p.m., Cajon High’s Jack Wilkins Cowboy Stadium Graduates: 146*

Approximately 3,370 San Bernardino City Unified School District students will receive their high school diplomas this year. This does not include those graduating from vocational programs.

PAL Academy Commencement Exercises June 4

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rovisional Educational Services, Incorporated, and The Provisional Accelerated Learning (PAL) Center and Charter Academy High School proudly announce Commencement Exercises for the Class of 2015. The event will be held Thursday, June 4, 2015, 6 PM, at the PAL Education and Employment complex, 2450 Blake Street in San Bernardino, California.

The PAL Academy High School, the first charter school approved by the San Bernardino City Unified School District in 2000, will present the class of 2015 with high school diplomas, scholarships, certificates, and recognition for their significant achievements.

The Commencement speaker will be Mr. Mark Hartley, a highly acclaimed author, public speaker, and currently the Director of Student Leadership and Development at California State University San Bernardino. He is the author of the highly acclaimed book series “If I Knew Then What I Know Now”, which has been used in several

universities’ orientations. A graduate of the University of Redlands, in 2011, Hartley was voted “Fastest Rising Star in America”

by Campus Activities Magazine.

The 2015 graduates will also be honored at a graduate luncheon June 3, 2015. The speaker will be Mr. R. Byron Stringer, noted playwriter, retired 26 year veteran of the Las Angeles Police Department, who has been featured on TV and in magazines and news articles for saving lives on and off the police force. He founded Vision Theatrical Foundation and has written a series of TOE TAG MONOLOGUES where teenage peers talk to peers, without pressure. Teen actors deal with sensitive issues such as teen suicide, gangs, violence, and other real life experiences which teenagers face.

The theatrical group was invited to perform in Ferguson and Baltimore.

Additional information may be obtained by calling the PAL Center at 909-887-7002

olleen Ung of Chavez Middle School won the right to represent San Bernardino at the Scripps National Spelling Bee May 24–29, 2015.

She will be 1 of 285 spelling bee contestants, ranging in age from 9 to 15.

Colleen is an eighth-grader and a former English learner student who is now fluent in English. Her native language is Cantonese, which is spoken mainly in China and Hong Kong. According to the Foreign Service Institute of the U.S. Department of State, it would take an average native English speaker about 2,200 class hours to learn Cantonese.

The Scripps National Spelling Bee begins Tuesday, May 26 with the multiple-choice preliminaries test, which all competitors will take from 9 to 10 a.m. EDT. The

preliminaries continue on Wednesday, May 27 with the oral, onstage competition, which will be aired on ESPN3 from 8 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. EDT. Competitors who qualify for the semifinals will compete on Thursday, May 28. The onstage semifinals will air on ESPN2 beginning at 10 a.m. EDT. The finals air Thursday, May 28 on ESPN starting at 8 p.m. The winner will receive a $30,000 cash prize from Scripps and a $2,500 U.S. savings bond and reference library from Merriam-Webster, among other prizes.

All Scripps National Spelling Bee competitors will receive Webster’s Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged from Merriam-Webster and a 2015 United States Mint proof set from Jay Sugarman.

How Do You Spell Victory?

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Crafton Hills College Awards Over $102,000 In Scholarships

rafton Hills College (CHC) awarded over $102,000 in scholarships to continuing and graduating students on Friday, May 15. More than 120 students received scholarships, including 15 students who are graduating with a 4.0 grade point average.

Students must apply for most of the scholarships, which are privately funded through the CHC Foundation, and are awarded on merit. Other scholars are selected by faculty and staff for their exemplary studies and service to the college. The highest honor is the

President’s Award, whereby the student is nominated by faculty or staff and selected by the President.

The President’s Award was given to Katharine “Rose” Guzenski, a psychology major, who is transferring to CSU East Bay in the fall.

You can find a slideshow of all the Scholars at www.craftonhills.edu.

As one of the 112 colleges in the California community college system, Crafton Hills College is committed to providing citizens in the region with an accessible higher education.For more information, go to www.craftonhills.edu.

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Crafton Hills College Graduates Class of 2015

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2015 Crafton Hills College Graduates.

rafton Hills College held its 2015 Commencement on Friday, May 22 at 6 p.m. in the open Quad, with a record 768 students eligible to graduate, ranging in age from 18 to 69 years old.

Dr. Cheryl Marshall, President, welcomed the soon-to-be graduates to the “Crafton Family,” commenting there were 15 students graduating with a 4.0 grade point average and another 103 who achieved a 3.5 or better. She also recognized the 31 veterans, who were distinguished with a red, white and blue cord, and the 190 who received an associate degree with a guarantee admission to the CSU system as a junior.

Marshall closed by acknowledging two students who passed away this semester. Adam Diaz and Amanda Markey would have received their degrees tonight and transferred in the fall. “Amanda and Adam have left their imprint on Crafton Hills College, and on all our hearts,” she said before a moment of silence.

Jaelin Palmer was the student commencement speaker and shared how Crafton Hills College changed her life. “1 MT, 1 MT is a favorite quote of mine by Paralympic skier, best-selling author, and motivational speaker Josh Sundquist. It stands for one more thing, one more time.” Because of health issues, Palmer was forced to finish high school at home, online.

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She completed at age 15 and came to Crafton at 16. She graduated because, in her words, “Crafton cares.” “I’ll always remember Dr. Steve Ramirez’s willingness to do whatever it takes to help me understand his math classes. I know many of us deeply appreciated Dr. Brink’s help with research projects, even if we didn’t appreciate his list of forbidden words. And anyone who’s ever taken Breanna Andrews’ ASL class knows her

smile and positive energy can drastically improve your day,” she told the graduating class. She also graduated because she kept doing 1MT, 1MT, “one more thing, one more time.”

Palmer’s exuberant speech was followed by the keynote speaker, Tyree Vance. A graduate of CSU San Bernardino, Vance is the project coordinator for the Black Male Success Initiative at Azusa Pacific University. “Success is not a linear path,” said Vance, “but it’s success as long as you get there and you got there today.” He concluded by having the students stand, put their hands over their hearts, and say “I am unrepeatable…There is no other me…I am powerful beyond belief…If it’s going to be, it’s up to me.”

Braving the cold and drizzly weather, family and friends came to celebrate with their graduate, who now take the next step in their career path, whether it be transferring to a four-year university or using their newly earned certificate to find a job.

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Zoe Casas breaks state all-time softball hit record one week after receiving Hubbs Award

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oe Casas became California's all-time softball hit leader in mid-may when she collected her 247th safety. Half that hit total is considered an excellent high school career. The Aquinas High School senior is a two-time Maxpreps All American, the Sun and CIF-Division Player of the Year and three-time Ambassador League MVP. She capped those honors by being named her school's Ken Hubbs Award winner.

Casas will play softball at Florida State University on scholarship next season and study sports management or orthodontics. She will leave for Tallahassee on June 18 to begin summer school.

Despite being a statewide name in the sport of high school and travel team softball, Casas PHOTO COURTESY/FSU points out that it wasn't just hard Zoe Casas became the new all-time California state hit leader work on the softball diamond that while playing softball for Aquinas High School. She will play on helped earn her such success. Just scholarship next year at Florida State University. as important, it was based on the community service she provided at arrange flowers and open the door Doing the community service the Montecito Mortuary Chapel for guests, yet it would often de- helped me learn to talk to others," and the Perris Hill Senior Center. velop into more. said Casas. "People would tell me Casas says it was her job to simply "I'm actually a shy person. what they wished they would have

done when they were younger. It was so sad. I started to think that it could be me someday telling those stories. It put things into perspective and made me appreciate what I have."

Casas also credits her grandfather, a former Marine who taught her to be respectful. His lessons have come in handy. "My friends and teachers come up to me at school and say congratulations, but I don't really like all the spotlight.

My family taught me to be happy for the great things that other people accomplish. They've taught me to be disciplined." Her sister, Chelsea was also a four-year AllCIF player at Aquinas. They were teammates when Zoe was a freshman. Chelsea is studying at University of San Francisco but no longer plays softball. Chelsea played second base. Zoe is a left handed outfielder.

Casas says she sees many potential good athletes on campus who aren't taking advantage of their skills. "It's just not in their desire, that's all. Of course softball cuts into my time in high school but I love playing softball. That's my drive. I love taking batting les-

sons. I've set my standards for the future." Casas already knows that softball probably won't be forever.

As a member of the Corona Angels travel team, Casas' teams won three different national championships and three straight ASA national titles. She helped lead Aquinas to the 2013 CIF-Division 5 championship and to four Ambassador League championships.

Speaking on the phone before Aquinas' CIF playoff game at Ocean View High on May 27, Casas said Aquinas coach Chris Ybarra will hold a team workout on Memorial Day. The next morning before leaving for the playoff game Casas must take two final exams. One in art, the other in precalculus. "Athletes get no special academic privileges," she said.

Casas feels it's a fact of life that girls playing softball have few opportunities after high school.

"There's no longer even an Olympic softball team. I don't understand. If people would just watch softball and give it a chance, they would see that it's not that easy to play. Girls do realize that we must prepare for life without softball."

the Hubbs Award. The demands now are endless. You have to perform more community service.

You must have the whole package," said Scott Smith.

Scott Smith coached basketball at Pacific and Arroyo Valley for a total of 14 years. At Pacific, he coached overall Hubbs winners Maugaula Tuetele, Joe Weber and Ryan Nece. Among his coaching wins at Pacific was one that ended Mater Dei's 36-game win streak.

At Arroyo Valley, he led them to a win over San Joaquin Memorial High who had future NBA players Brook and Robin Lopez and Quincy Poindexter.

Unlike the days when her father won the Hubbs, Jordyn Smith told of school days that begin at 5:30 a.m., end at 11 p.m., with a

4:45 a.m. wakeup the next morning. Especially when it's time to coordinate school events in the role of senior class president. Then there's softball practice. In between, she allocates time to the campus Builders Club which she founded to provide community service.

"I have learned the importance of time management. I want to succeed, that means I must dedicate myself," said Jordyn Smith.

"It's hard at times. My friends want me to go with them on Friday nights but I can't. I'm doing homework in any open time." She says other students ask for her advice and she enjoys tutoring them. She will major in speech disorders at U. of Redlands.

Citrus Valley High Hubbs winner Jordyn Smith continues family tradition

elected class president three years and maintaining a A+ GPA all four years of high school while taking advanced placement courses.

Smith will play softball at the University of Redlands next year but it was academics that earned her the scholarship.

Smith joined her father, Scott who was the Ken Hubbs Award overall winner in 1984 out of San Bernardino High School. Scott Smith was the CIF golf champion and All-CBL point guard for coach Scott Kay. The Smith's are the first father/daughter team to win the Hubbs Award. Ron Lott and his son, Ryan Nece were the only father and offspring to win the Hubbs Award outright. Jordan Smith said she and her father did have prior discussions about the award. Since the Hubbs Award was founded in 1965, at least one of the Smith's has been involved in local sports, either as a coach, player or referee.

"When I first learned that my dad won the Hubbs Award, I decided I wanted to get it, too. I pushed myself," declared Jordyn Smith. In February, she was named CVH's winner of the Wendy's High School Heisman Award, a national honor associated with the Heisman Memorial Trophy. With PHOTO COURTESY/SCOTT SMITH a resume full of verified local, Citrus Valley High School Ken Hubbs Award Female Athlete of the state and national honor roles, she Year Jordyn Smith pictured with her father, Scott Smith, the 1984 won an additional scholarship from the Northside Impact ComKen Hubbs Award overall winner. mittee of Redlands.

Scott Smith feels it's currently was the overall Hubbs winner

By Harvey M. Kahn picked from a pool of girl athletes harder to win a Hubbs Award than ordyn Smith filled in the from 25 schools in the greater San it was 30 years ago. He says many high school coaches don't want most recent part of a large Bernardino area.

Jordyn Smith was a standout their athletes to play other sports, family circle by earning the Ken Hubbs Award at Citrus Valley on the softball team and a top-10 but he pointed out that Ken Hubbs High School. Smith was selected finisher in the Citrus Belt League excelled in four. "There were from about 250 other girls at CVH. as a golfer. It was Smith's special many dedicated athletes who were Nationally known Margaux Jones achievements that separated her good students in 1984, yet the from the rest, topped by being standards are now higher to win

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Titans survive first round with rally in 7th

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The Grand Terrace High School softball team celebrates after rallying to beat Palos Verdes Peninsula 2-1 in a CIF-SS Division 3 First Round game on Thursday, May 21.

By Richard Dawson

rand Terrace’s softball team made a habit of winning big during league, earning a No. 1 seed in the process, but it needed a rally in the bottom of the seventh to edge Palos Verde Peninsula 2-1 during the CIF-SS Division 3 first-round playoff game at Grand Terrace High School on Thursday, May 21.

Down to their last three outs the Titans found themselves in an uncommon place trailing 1-0. That changed quickly as four-straight hits to start the inning culminated with a walk-off single by Alyssa Martinez and a dramatic comefrom-behind win.

Grand Terrace (23-3) advances to the second round and will play Irvine Tesoro on Tuesday, May 26.

Jocelyn Betancourt started the rally with a hard-hit single to right that nearly got her thrown out at first.

Morgan Parsons reached on an infield single off the third baseman’s glove, and Rita Garcia, pinch-running for Betancourt, advanced to third after an errant throw to first by the short stop.

Danielle Rico and Martinez fol-

lowed with back-to-back singles up the middle for the tying and goahead run.

The high-powered offense was held in check most of the game by Peninsula pitcher Jessica Hay, who retired eight-consecutive Titans’ hitters heading into the seventh.

“She was moving the ball in and out,” said Grand Terrace Head Coach Bobby Flores. “She did a good job of not letting us square up on the ball.”

The Titans had a run taken away in the first after a single by Destini Peck appeared to score Eliyah Flores, who doubled with one-out, but Flores was called out for not touching third base.

Peninsula (18-14) looked poised to score in the top of the seventh after a double and stolen base by Soraya Shahbazian put her at third with one out.

The Panthers tried a squeeze-play but the pitch was high and Hannah Lyons couldn’t make contact.

Shahbazian was hung out to dry and tagged out by Betancourt in the run-down.

“This win will help these girls understand that anybody can beat you and everybody is going to be tough going forward,” said Flores.

Shahbazian scored Peninsula’s lone run in the fourth with a sacfly.

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Morgan Parsons slides home to score the winning run in the seventh inning for the Titans.

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Third baseman Alyssa Martinez hit a walk-off single on the seventh to propel Grand Terrace to the second round of the playoffs.

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San Bernardino Valley College Police Academy Runs in the Mud T

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here are two things about a mud run that make it an ideal training exercise for law enforcement trainees. One, it is an extremely rigorous test of fitness. Running on solid surfaces that provide pretty decent traction is one thing, but running or—more accurately—slipping and sliding on an uneven, sloping track that has been turned into a sloppy, mushy mess of mud is quite another.

And the mud run is a team sport, so in addition to a test of fitness, it is a test of teamwork. Running in the mud alone is not enough, one must also sing cadence while running and not get out of synch with one’s fellow cadets!

This was the third year for the SBVC Extended Academy mud run and class #34 proved itself up to the task. The extended academy students are people who cannot afford to give up their day job while training for a law enforcement career. Instead, they attend evenings and weekends for 52 weeks—over twice as long as the Basic Academy. Also, unlike most cadets in the basic group, these are people

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Rialto High School Girls Softball San Andreas League Champs.

League Record 14-1. Overall Record is 19-5. Rialto High School broke the school record for wins this season. On Thursday May 21, 2015 Rialto hosted a home game at 3:15 against Loara High School ranked Number 6 in CIF.

Read to the Rhythm Summer Reading Game At the San Bernardino Public Library

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he San Bernardino Public Library will hold their annual summer reading program from June 6 through August 1, 2015. This year’s summer reading theme is READ TO THE RHYTHM, with many events and programs focused on music and rhythm.

Children, teens, and adults are all able to participate to win prizes.

The program will be a little different for the children and teens this year. Prizes will be earned by keeping track of minutes read, activities completed, and library events that are attended. Adults will be entered in drawings each time they visit the library and check out books.

“Read to the Rhythm” will begin

with a kick-off event on Saturday, June 6, 2015. Jay Leslie’s Musical Magic Show will appear at the Feldheym Central Library at 555 W. Sixth Street at 2:00 PM. Sign-ups to participate in the reading program will begin that day.

Kick-off performances are also planned at the other city library branches: · “The Arty Loon Magic Show” will perform on Monday, June 8 at 5:30 PM at the Villasenor Branch Library, 525 N. Mt. Vernon Ave. · “Animal Magic” will perform on Tuesday, June 9 at 6:00 PM at the Rowe Branch Library, 108 E. Marshall Blvd.

· “Magic by Eli” will appear on Saturday, June 13 at the Inghram Branch Library, 1404 W. Highland Ave.

Sponsors for the Summer Reading Game are The Friends of the San Bernardino Public Library; Annie’s Pretzels; Baker’s DriveThru; Carl’s Jr.; Chick-fil-A; Del Taco; Fiesta Village; Hometown Buffet; In-N-Out Burger; Jose's Mexican Food; and Rainforest Café.

Several other programs and events are planned throughout the summer. Please check with your local library or the library website for more information. www.sbpl.org

who have not yet been provisionally hired by a law enforcement organization.

That said, graduates of the Extended Academy are Peace Officer

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Standards and Training (POST) certified following graduation, so they qualify to pursue openings in the field.

Devore bridge to ease traffic flow Inland Empire Community Newspapers • May 28, 2015 • Page A19

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From left to right: Sup. Janice Rutherford, Chairman James Ramos, SANBAG Pres. Dennis Michael, and Sup. Josie Gonzales. All spoke during the Glen Helen Grade Separation Dedication Ceremony on Friday May 22.

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By Anthony Victoria, Staff Writer

evore residents will now be able to drive more quickly through Glen Helen Parkway thanks to the com-

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San Bernardino County Supervisor and Chairman James Ramos speaking in support of countywide projects that have improved infrastructure across the region.

pletion of a $31.7-million-dollar bridge project with its namesake.

San Bernardino County Supervisors, San Bernardino Associated Governments (SANBAG) personnel, and Burlington Santa Fe Railroad (BNSF) representatives held a ceremony on Friday May 22--officially marking the completion of the bridge that will help ease the congestion of traffic caused by trains.

The initial phase of the project took under two years to complete and was funded through county, SANBAG, BNSF, and California Transportation Commission funds.

The bulk of the funding-$14,005,625--came from the countywide government association.

“This project will minimize the delays caused by trains and it minimizes delays for people heading to concerts at the San Manuel Amphitheatre,” said San Bernardino County Public Works resident engineer Haile Ford. “It’s been a very positive experience. Everyone is happy about the project because they feel it's good for the county and good for the local residents.”

Supervisor and board chairman James Ramos explained that the completion of the project demonstrates the unified efforts of multiagencies to improve ple infrastructure across the county.

“This project serves as a great example of how San Bernardino

County implements its countywide vision,” he said. “San Bernardino always looks to service its residents in an efficient way. It’s by coming together as a region that makes these projects possible.”

Rancho Cucamonga mayor and SANBAG president Dennis Michael said that the willingness of residents to vote for a sales tax back in 2010 resulted in the construction of the bridge and other improvements across the county.

“This could not be possible without the half-cent sales tax that our voters have approved on different occasions,” he said. “Without that revenue, projects like these would not have been possible.”

Supervisor Josie Gonzales pointed out that the bridge will allow for faster emergency response.

“We look at this project and we know that when there is a natural disaster, as we know it will come, this will provide another access point,” Gonzales said. “For residents, for emergency vehicles ... to all of our law enforcement agencies, that I know will look upon this project as a positive benefit and as an addition to how to better deliver services.”

The second phase of the project will begin construction in 2017 and its completion is anticipated for early 2019.

cakes will make you holler for more! Smother them in sweetness with a variety of syrups, fresh fruit or both. Add maple sausage to that plate of yours, a cup of steaming java and healthy dose of OJ and satisfaction will be yours! Milk and sugar-free syrups available too.

Everything is fresh and simply delicious.

We'll have some great OPPORTUNITY BASKETS to buy into at 3 for $1 or the bargain 20 tickets for $5 along with some snappy music! (we're looking for local talent!

What can you do?)

The main attraction is YOU however, so we need you to be there, bring a friend and get ready to be served. As our main fundraiser, you'll be supporting YOUR neighborhood meetings, YOUR clean-up efforts, YOUR neighborhood watch signs and YOUR community! We really do need you to help eat all the pancakes too!

It's the best deal ever, delicious food and fantabulous fun! We'll look for you at the "Spikey Roof" Saturday, June 6th!

For more information: WildwoodParkSB@gmail.com

Wildwood Park Neighborhood Association Hosts Annual All-You-Can-Eat Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser

oin friends and neighbors for our BEST EVER All-YouCan-Eat Pancake Breakfast on Saturday June 6 between 8 am and 11 am. You can buy your tickets NOW by calling 909-882-1037 - $4 for adults; $2 for 6 years and under and special deals for families.

Now in its fifteenth year, we've got it right - Where can you find a better deal in all of San Bernardino?!

Held at our friendly neighborhood Lutheran church (you know the one - white spiky roof - in the parish hall) we'll be doing the cooking for you. Delicious and large, these pan-

Memorial Day Commemoration takes place at Mt. View Cemetery

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A condron squad of AT-6/SNJ “Texan” trainers fly over the Mt. View Cemetery.

Members of the American Legion Post 14.

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Young talents compete at annual Music Changing Lives Showcase

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field Elementary reigned in first place in the lyrical performance category.

Vista del Lago students Fernando Barrera, Luke Bythe, Peter Bythe and Justin Allen dominated the band category and took home the first place Bruny Award.

The talented Sandy Calero from Moreno Valley High and Maria Lomeli from Butterfield Elementary both took home first place in Visual Arts.

But the recent arts showcase wasn’t just about discovering young talent.

As part of the program, students were also asked to volunteer in their community. They each completed at minimum five hours of service and learned that together they can be the change they would like to see in their community, the news release said.

Each participant was also honored with a certificate from the Office of Senator Richard Roth and Assembly member Jose Medina for their dedication to make a difference in their community.

COURTESY PHOTO/MUSIC CHANGING LIVES This year’s showcase was sponMusic Changing Lives held their annual talent showcase and sored by Music Changing Lives, Bruny Awards May 16. Dozens of students from Moreno Valley Moreno Valley Unified School Unified School District participated in this year’s event held at the District, the Wells Fargo FoundaUC Riverside Campus Theater. tion, UC Riverside, San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, Target, the categories of Musical Instru- Edison International, Goliath

By Yazmin Alvarez ments, Lyrical Performance, Band nland Empire youth got a and Visual Arts. taste of Hollywood recently Teens from Vista Del Lago High during the annual Music School and Moreno Valley High Changing Lives Showcase and School battled it out, while Bruny Awards at UC Riverside’s younger students from Butterfield Elementary and Edgemont EleCampus Theater May 16.

For the fourth year in a row, the mentary competed against each red carpet was rolled out for other for Overall Performance, acMoreno Valley students and their cording to a Music Changing families, complete with paparazzi- Lives news release. style flashes from cameras snap- The competition was fierce, but ping photos of the area’s next big in the end Butterfield Elementary beat Edgemont Elementary and talents.

The talent show-style event was Moreno Valley High triumphed presented by Music Changing over Vista Del Lago for the third Lives, a non-profit music and art year in a row,” said the news reafter-school program for at-risk lease. area youth in the Inland area, First place winner for the Bruny works to inspire children through Award in Musical Instruments was performing arts programs as a way Jose Davalos from Moreno Valley to stay focused on their education High and Edgemont Elementary Piano Group: Albelina Perez, Pilar and futures.

Students from four schools from Ramirez, Carolina Cortez, Yoselithe Moreno Valley School District nee Barajas and Isidro Quitnero. brought their A-game to compete Jabri Baqvet from Moreno Valley for the group’s “Bruny Awards” in High and Jalie Leon from Butter-

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Students from Moreno Valley schools battled it out for first place Bruny Awards during Music Changing Lives annual talent showcase.

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Students from Moreno Valley schools battled it out for first place Bruny Awards during Music Changing Lives annual talent showcase.

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To learn more about Music Changing Lives and their pro- Yazmin Alvarez is a reporter grams, visit their website at with Inland Empire Community www.musicchanginglives.org or Newspapers and can be reached email at iecn.yazmin@gmail.com.