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Volume 6 Issue 9
Serving the Inland Empire Communities
Is it time to open your own business? Ever think of selling t-shirts?
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There are many local businesses giving away free stuff to Veterans in November. Page 6
A great way to learn about the political future of our country, is to study our past.
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A man who wrote a poem over 100 years ago is still remembered today for his words. Page 4
EXTRA! EXTRA! READ ALL ABOUT IT!
It was a total success, children and youth were everywhere, running, playing and smiling. Check out the photos and read the Publishers notes about the First Annual Loving On Our Youth Family Explosion Day which that was held on October 8, 2016. The Co-Sponsors Yes We Can Newspaper and Adams Motorsports Park of Riverside was very happy to greet so many of the youth and their families. It was a great turn out for the First Annual Loving On Our Youth Family Explosion Day. Plans are already in the mix for 2017 with hopes that more will become sponsors in the efforts to show our future leaders, our youth, LOVE, SUPPORT, GAMES, GIFTS, ENCOURAGEMENT, SERVICES AND RESOURCES FOR OUR YOUTH. THE LEADERS OF OUR FUTURE.
Loving On Our Youth
Family Explosion Day
25 MISTAKES I MADE IN MY YOUTH A Must Read Book
Read this in creditable book written by Jason K. Scott, he writes his story. Jason was the speaker and rapper at our First Annual Loving On Our Youth Family Explosion Day, October 8, 2016. Every child was quiet and engaged totally into what Jason was telling them about the mistakes he made when he was a teenager. Jason’s hope is to reach as many of the young people before they too find themselves in making mistakes and similar choices. Jason also is a rapper and the lyrics to Jason’s rap was powerful, the truth, telling the story of his experiences and the consequences of those choices. Jason is an author and song writer, his book entitled “25 Mistakes I Made In My Youth,” it’s a Helpful Guide for Children & Teens. Mistakes I made In School, Substance Abuse Experiments, Disobedience & Disrespect and An “I Don’t Care” Mentality is just a few of the chapters represented in the book. Parent this book can speak answers to some of your teens situations. Please contact Yes We Can Newspaper to get information on how to get a copy of Jason K. Scott’s Book. This is a booklet that you can seat down and read together with your children and teens. Contact: 909-278-7046
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Publishers Note Ethel Martin-Miller
Well, here we are again in the month of November and one would think my article for the month would be all about Turkeys and dressing and all that goes alone with Thanksgiving. Invitations to family and friends and just relaxing after eating and enjoying each other. Well, my article for this month is to give our readers a re-cap of the First Annual Loving On Our Youth Family Explosion Day that took place October 8th at the Adams Motorsports Park in the city of Riverside. I must say it was a lot of work but we pulled it off, it was a GREAT Day! Loving On Our Youth Outreach, Yes We Can Newspaper and Adams Motorsports Park were the sponsors of this event. Timel Adams, the president of Adams Motorsports Park, Riverside partnered with us because she also believes in our youth. We greeted approximately 225 kids, youth and their families. The purpose that day was to convince the children and the Millennial Generation how much we love and care about them and that they were the future leaders of tomorrow. It was a wonderful fun filled day, just look at their faces nothing but excitement, smiles and laughter and interacting with each other. The day was filled with Stephanie Martin-Velez singing God Bless America, Bongo were played by Gary Lett and Company their beats were the sound of love and unity amongst our youth. Sean Jones, SLJ Pro Audio Services provided great music through-out the day. The day was filled with young people playing games, winning free prizes; laugher and having fun. Dancers from B.J.’s The Garage Dance; Edwin Johnson with C.H.O.R.D Enrichment Youth Program combined with the Boys and Girls Club of San Bernardino Club all showed up and showed out, singing, dancing. During the day I asked all the youth present to get on the stage and they all song with the song Happy by Pharrell Williams, the little one played the flute. Terrance Stone, with Young Visionaries, San Bernardino was my co-host and he took over and helped to make it happen. We had a Big Fashion Show and it was hosted by none other than Cizzie C. “The Prince Of Clean Comedy” and Brittney Walker, President of SJFP Scholarship Fund together they took the stage and showcased the clothing that each child modeled. To top the fashion show off whatever clothing the child modeled it was given to them as a gift of Love. There were winners of bicycles as well as gifts for the pie eating contest. Loving On Our Youth Outreach would like all to know that we are very serious about helping the Millennial Generation. Our message to them is that they will be the ones running this great country, the United States of America and they have what it takes to do the job in UNITY. We welcome all that will join us in becoming a part of Loving On Our Youth. We need your input, ideas and support to help with our youth. Contact us if you want to get involved. Daniel and Ethel Martin-Miller, Founders of Loving Own Our Youth. Contact us on 909-973-2927. Yes We Can Newspaper Staff Publisher: Ethel Martin-Miller Associate Copy Editor: Josephine Williams Distribution Manager: Daniel Miller Staff Photographer: Sharron Thompson
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THE WORD
Sam Walter Foss, Poet
I went to an event and this poem was read, it inspired me to share it with our readers. I hope it will touch your heart as it did mine. A little about the special poet, Sam Walter Foss. He was born June 19, 1858, and he died February 26, 1911, at age 52. Most of his collections of verse were published in the 1890’s. So Foss was in a situation similar to ours, in the transition from one century to another. We think of our century as a time of massive wars and of technological creation. We face the new century
hoping we can do better next time around. But the nineteenth century was also a time of wars around the globe and especially of the American Civil War, which took the lives of tens of thousands of American men. One of Foss’s books was entitled Songs of War and Peace, published in 1899. However, he too urged the theme of optimism. The last newspaper column he wrote, while in hospital awaiting an operation that would fail to save his life, was on “Optimism.” A boisterous faith in humanity characterized his poetry, even though he had a sharp eye for human foibles and failings. “The House by the Side of the Road.”
THE HOUSE BY THE SIDE OF THE ROAD He was a friend to man, and he lived. In a house by the side of the road -- Homer There are hermit souls that live withdrawn. In the place of their self-content; There are souls like stars, that dwell apart, In a fellowless firmament; There are pioneer souls that blaze their paths. Where highways never ran -But let me live by the side of the road. And be a friend to man. Let me live in a house by the side of the road, Where the race of men go by -The men who are good and the men who are bad, As good and as bad as I. I would not sit in the scorner’s seat, or hurl the cynic’s ban -Let me live in a house by the side of the road, And be a friend to man. I see from my house by the side of the road, By the side of the highway of life, The men who press with the ardor of hope, The men who are faint with the strife. But I turn not away from their smiles nor their tears, Both parts of an infinite plan -Let me live in a house by the side of the road, And be a friend to man. I know there are brook-gladdened meadows ahead, And mountains of wearisome height; That the road passes on through the long afternoon, And stretches away to the night. But still I rejoice when the travelers rejoice, And weep with the strangers that moan, Nor live in my house by the side of the road, Like a man who dwells alone. Let me live in my house by the side of the road -- It’s here the race of men go by. They are good, they are bad, they are weak, they are strong, Wise, foolish -- so am I; Then why should I sit in the scorner’s seat, Or hurl the cynic’s ban? Let me live in my house by the side of the road And be a friend to man.
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God’s Wings....
After a forest fire in Yellowstone National Park, forest rangers began their trek up a mountain to assess the inferno’s damage. One ranger found a bird literally petrified in ashes, perched statuesquely on the ground at the base of a tree. Somewhat sickened by the eerie sight, he knocked over the bird with a stick. When he gently struck it, three tiny chicks scurried from under their dead mother’s wings. The loving mother, keenly aware of impending disaster, had carried her offspring to the base of the tree and had gathered them under her wings, instinctively knowing that the toxic smoke would rise. She could have flown to safety but had refused to abandon her babies. When the blaze had arrived and the heat had scorched her small body, the mother had remained steadfast....because she had been willing to die, so those under the cover of her wings would live. ‘He will cover you with His feathers, and under His wings you will find refuge.’ ~ Psalm 91:4
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Experience is the
Best Teacher DR. MILDRED D. DALTON
In this year of unprecedented politics, there are those who would tell me how I should think and feel as an AfricanAmerican. I ask, if the African-American experience is so bad, what have you personally done to alleviate the situation? What is your personal experience with the African-American community? I have a few personal experiences I would share.
One Night Only
President Clinton appointed Rodney Slater U.S. Secretary of Transportation. Rodney is an AfricanAmerican married to the daughter of my schoolmate, Henry Wilkins III, who attended all-Black Merrill High School in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. Hillary Clinton worked with the Children’s Defense Fund (CDF) which was founded by African-American Marion Wright Edelman in 1973. CDF is the leading nonprofit advocacy organization in the United States for children’s rights. A leading coalition is the Black Community Crusade for Children.
Federal Judge Curtis Collier administers the secretary of transportation oath of office to Rodney Slater on February 14, 1997, in the Oval Office. (White House file photo via AP)
On a visit to Little Rock, Arkansas, shortly after Bill Clinton was elected president, I personally met with key administrators of his transition team decision-makers, which were African-American. AfricanAmericans have been employed in his administrations throughout Bill Clinton’s political career.
In 1968, when Dr. Martin Luther King was assassinated, Hillary Clinton worked with the African-American student organization at Wellesley College to organize a two day strike.
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Veteran Affairs & Information Yes We Can Newspaper is proud to announce the Veterans Affairs and Information to our Veterans, their families and the community at large. We want to thank our Veterans and hope that the stories, articles and information will be a help to them and their families.
Freebies for our Vets If you’re reading this article right now and you’re a veteran or you know of someone that is a veteran, please share this information with them. This can be your way, if you’re not a veteran, to share this information and let them know you are thinking about them and thanking them for their service. I would hope they would take advantage of all the freebies offered to them on Veterans Day and within the month of November. For the veteran with lots of free time and big ambitions to rake in plenty of pay-back for the service to your country, some of America’s biggest and most patriotic brands have three words of advice for you: go for it. If they play their cards right on Veterans Day — and some other days, too — here’s how freebie-seeking veterans and active military can cash in. This list is not comprehensive — a YOUR TAKE:
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a free appetizer - Red Lobster is offering free appetizers to veterans and active duty military.
Sip a free beer - Restaurants owned by Craftworks Restaurants & Breweries(including Gordon Biersch Brewery, Rock Bottom, Old Chicago Pizza and Chophouse & Brewery) offer a free craft beer to active and retired military Veterans Day.
Get a free haircut - Veterans who visit Great
Down a free burger - Shoney’s offers its signature All-American Burger, free, to vets or active duty military all day on Veterans Day. Or, you can head to Red Robin and get a Red’s Tavern Double burger with Bottomless Steak Fries, on the house. Max & Erma’s offers a free cheeseburger combo and dessert to vets and active military.
Clips shops on Nov. 11, can either receive a free haircut — or a card for a free haircut to redeem by Dec. 31.
Eat a free meal - At Hooters, the freebie meal on Veterans Day can be worth up to $10.99, with any drink purchase. Applebee’s, Chili’s and California Pizza Kitchen all offer free meals from a special menu to vets and active military. Eat a free buffet - Golden Corral is serving free dinner buffets (with beverages) from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 17, at all restaurants, to anyone who is serving or who has served in the military. That same date, Bonanza Steakhouses also will offer free buffets for vets and active military. Scarf
down free pancakes - IHOP offers vets and active military free Red, White and Blue pancakes from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Veterans Day. Bob Evans also has all-you-can-eat hotcakes on Veterans Day for veterans and active military.
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your junk hauled, free For disabled veterans, JDog Junk Removal & Hauling locations, will offer free junk removal to disabled vets who book on Veterans Day and some require military ID or have other requirements.
Down a free doughnut — and coffee - Krispy
Kreme will give a free doughnut and small coffee to anyone who identifies themselves as a veteran or active duty military on Veterans Day.
Get free game tokens - Chuck E. Cheese will give 20 free tokens to U.S. military vets and active-duty military.
Drink a free coffee - Starbucks
is offering a free, tall brewed coffee on Veterans Day to all U.S. military veterans and active duty service members — and their spouses.
If you can’t make any of these places this year or forgot, just save this
Lick a free cone - Handel’s Homemade Ice Cream and Yogurt shops are giving article and try next year. Yes We Can Newspaper would like to say Thank You To Our away free single-scoop ice cream cones to all veterans and military personnel on Veterans Day.
Veterans, thank you for serving our country.
Work-out for free - 24-Hour Fitness offers free use of the health club to vets and active military through Veterans Day.
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Here’s the good news. Building and launching a new t-shirt brand is relatively inexpensive and quick. If you already have ideas for the types of designs you want to sell, you can be up and running in as little as a few hours. With the abundance of apps and integrations in the Shopify App store, you can also connect your store to a t-shirt printer/ drop-shipper in minutes and have a fully functioning store, ready to print and ship to your customers. But it’s Also Really Hard Work Although the tools and technology available nowadays for designing, printing and shipping your own t-shirts makes getting going extremely simple, the difficult part is building a brand to stand out from the competition. Combine competition with slim margins and building an online t-shirt company becomes a little harder than it might first appear. To be successful with your new t-shirt brand, you have to make the right decisions from the get-go. How to Start a T-Shirt Business There are several critical elements to starting a successful t-shirt business. Each of these elements need to be considered closely before moving forward: Niche: Being more specific will help you stand out as well as better attract and market to the right audience without blowing your budget. Design: The majority of people that are purchasing graphic tees are looking for design, graphics and slogans that connect with them and reflect their opinions and personality. Quality: The quality of the shirts you use and the prints needs to be top notch. Brand: A strong, interesting brand is vital in the t-shirt industry. Let’s take a deeper look at the keys to success. 1. Niche - You hear this term get tossed around a lot, but nowhere is it more important to choose a niche than in the graphic t-shirt industry. One of the most important factors in building a successful t-shirt business is the ability to stand out from the many competitors and one of the best ways to do that is by choosing and catering to a specific niche. In general, categories like t-shirts with funny slogans are going to be too broad to attack in a very developed market. You’re going to want to tighten it up a little more. An example of a more specific niche would be t-shirts with funny slogans that relate to doctors and nurses.
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