inland empire weekly april 09 2015

Optimist Games brighten day for Redlandsspecial education student athletes

By Yazmin Alvarez

Bakers from across theInland Empire and sur-rounding cities helped

make Cakewalk’s Take the Cake 2fundraiser a "sweet success." Goodies by Sandy took Best ofShow this year and Sofia’s SweetEscape earned bragging rights as

Fan Favorite. The sold out event helped raisedfunds to benefit No Kid Hungry.

Inland Empire

By Yazmin Alvarez

Cheers and a few tears ofhappiness filled DodgeStadium at Redlands High

School recently as the Optimist

Games kicked off for a few hun-dred special students.The games—which were heldMarch 27 and featured dozens ofstations where students showed offtheir athletic skills in everything

from football and bowling to anobstacle and agility course —are aSpecial Olympics-type event held

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iecn photo/yazMin alvarezcheers and a few tears of happiness filled Dodge stadium at redlands high school recently asthe optimist games kicked off for a few hundred special students.

courtesy photo/esteban rivera photographyarea bakers showed they can take the heat in the kitchen during cakewalk’s second take the cakebake off competition March 28. Winners received baking supplies and bragging rights.

Cakewalk bake off bringssweet victory to area bakers

The City of Redlandsinvites nominations forthe City’s inaugural

Beautification and RedlandsHeroes Awards. Winners will behonored at the State of the Cityevent at noon on Thursday, June25, at the University ofRedlands Orton Center, 1200 E.Colton Ave.Beautification Awards will bepresented in four categories: •New Construction withLandscaping•Existing Development withLandscaping•Adaptive Reuse of HistoricProperty•Sustainable Design andInnovationOne winner will be named ineach category, recognizingbuildings and non-residentialfacilities within the City ofRedlands that capture outstand-ing landscape, cleanliness andcurb appeal.Award recipients will bejudged on the building exteriorsfor architectural design, sustain-able design, general mainte-nance, landscaping, screening ofutilities, building improvements,historical preservation and park-ing lot beautification. Redlands Heroes Awards willbe presented to individuals andorganizations residing or basedin the City of Redlands whohave performed voluntary activ-ities that address a communityneed or enhance the quality oflife for Redlands residents anddemonstrate acts of generosityand kindness. The nominationshould reflect a meaningfulcommitment of time and serviceby the nominee.Nomination forms are avail-able on the City’s website atwww.cityofredlands.org, in theCity Clerk’s Office, 35 CajonSt., Redlands Chamber ofCommerce, 1 E. RedlandsBlvd., A.K. Smiley PublicLibrary, 125 W. Vine St., JoslynSenior Center, 21 Grant St. or atthe Redlands CommunityCenter, 111 W. Lugonia Ave. Allnominations must be receivedby May 15.

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for special education student ath-letes from the Redlands UnifiedSchool District. This year’s eventmarked the 29th year of the games,which are presented annually bythe Redlands Optimist Club. Com-plete with opening ceremonies, theevent brought out more than 200special needs students and dozensupon dozens more student volun-teers from Redlands High footballteam and other school service clubsto partner up with a special pal for

the games.For 9-year-old Willie Adams, a

student at Smiley Elementary, theopportunity to partner up with afootball player was more than any-thing he could ask for.“I want to play football when I

grow up,” said Willie, looking athis first place ribbon after sprintingto first place. “I want to play football just like

Johnny.”Willie’s partner, Johnny Vizuete,

plays for RHS and said Willie hasall the potential to be a great player.

“It feels great to have someonelook up to you,” he said. “The op-portunity we get from doing this ismore than just being their partnerfor the day. It’s about being theirrole model and I love the experi-ence and being able to give back.” Redlands High football coach Jim

Walker looks forward to the eventevery year and says his players

have made it a priority to volunteereach year and always look forwardto the games. “It’s really a heartwarming expe-

rience to see the looks on their faceswhen they’re presented with theirawards,” Walker said of the studentathletes. “I really think we all walk away

each year more and more proud to

just be able to be a part of the theirOlympic day,” he added. All Optimist Games participants

earned a ribbon for every gamethey played and a first-place ribbonwas awarded to the top player ineach group. The games finished offwith lunch and a medal ceremony.

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iecn photo/yazMin alvarezopening ceremonies complete with a march, banners and balloons helped kick off this year’s games.

iecn photo/yazMin alvarezWillie Adams (left) and his football partner Johnny Vizuete dur-ing the 29th optimist games at redlands high school.

courtesy photo/esteban rivera photographycakewalk’s second take the cake bake off March 28 was a sold out event. proceeds will benefitthe no Kid hungry campaign.

courtesy photos/esteban rivera photographycupcakes, cakepops, cookies and all sweets galore filled arrow-head christian academy’s eagle arena March 28 for cakewalk’ssecond take the cake bake off. cakes were put on display at in-land-area schools. proceeds will benefit the no Kid hungry cam-paign.

For more information and a com-plete list of winners, visit Cake-

walk on Facebook, www.face-book.com/cakewalksupplies.

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This week Gloria's Corner is em-phasizing some of the local peopleand agencies that make a differ-ence in the lives of our residents.There are many who are receivingrecognition for their efforts andjust a few are mentioned in thisweek's article but I will continue tomention in the coming weeks.With so many serious issues in ourlives, I am indeed grateful andthankful for those who give oftheir time and resources withoutany expectation of reward.

Honorees:At the recent San BernardinoCounty Children's Network An-nual Shine-a-Light on Child AbuseBreakfast, twenty persons/agen-cies were recognized and honoredfor their exceptional service tochildren and families and for theircommitment to the safety and wellbeing of at-risk children andyouth. Receiving awards were:Michael Schertell, Lifetime Ad-vocate Award; U.S. Bank Foun-dation, Business; HugoCastellanos, Children and FamilyServices; Howard Booker, Com-munity-based Provider; EmilyDickson, Community-basedProvider; The UnforgettableFoundation, Community-basedProvider; Westside Kinship Sup-port Services Program: TimHougen, Ph.D., Behavioral Sci-ence; Amelia Sanchez-Lopez,Public Health; Arwyn Wild, Edu-cation; Jeff and Kristi Hall, Fos-ter Parents; Rob Rose,Enforcement; Jane Templeton,Legal; Joy Hlavenka, Legal; Dr.Mark Massi, Medical; CharlesRamirez, Probation; Matt Payne,Public Safety; Carlynn Christian,Volunteer; San BernardinoCounty Sheriff's DepartmentSpecialized Investigations Unit,Crimes Against Children; andChildren's Assessment Center.The Children's Network working

with Children's Policy Councilworks to improve the quality oflife for children at risk. Congratu-lations to the honorees for theirwork in helping children and fam-ilies.

Recognition: Habitat for Humanity San

Bernardino Area, Inc. acknowl-

edged outstanding volunteers at itsrecent "Keyes to the Future Gala."Receiving the volunteers awardsfor work in the Habitat Restorewere Richard Ramirez andMathew Salim, for Constructionthe award was presented to theJob Corp under the direction ofBarbara Harold, and SpecialRecognition was given to formerBoard President, Jack Russell.Also on the program were Gusand Melissa Calderon have part-nered with Habitat to build a homefor their family.

Las Comadres (Godmothers):During the 4th Annual CesarChavez Memorial Breakfast fivewomen long known in the regionfor their involvement in civic andChicano causes were the recipientsthe first Comadres Awards -Mary"Tula" Aguilar, owner of La Es-peranza Market for many yearsand also Flowers by Tula; Juanita"Jenny" Hernandez, retired busi-ness owner; Rosalinda Nieto, anactive member of the ChicanoCaucus for over a decade; Car-men Quiroga, former co-owner ofLa Esperanza Market and longtime supporter of the United FarmWorkers; and Lupe "Kitty"Rozzi, a strong advocate forwomen's rights and the rights ofworkers.

Save the Date:Friday, April 10 - Josiah Brunypresents Changing Lives DinnerCelebration at Mu Restaurant, 309W. State Street, Redlands. MusicChanging Lives is celebrating its17th Anniversary of empoweringyouth through music and art en-richment programs. Order ticketsvia Eventbrite-http://eventbrite.com/e/chang-ing-lives-dinner-celebration-tickets-1543385672?=efbevent

Saturday, April 11 - the SanBernardino Symphony presentsthe Beethoven, Brahms andBartholdy concert at 7:30 p.m. atthe California Theater 562 W. 4thStreet. This concert features thedynamic duo of Todor Pelev andAna Maria Maldonado. For tick-ets call: 909.381.5388 or visitwww.sanbernardinosymphony.org

Saturday, April 11 - the CraftonHills College Fire AcademyAlumni present their 8th AnnualGolf Tournament at the CalimesaCountry Club, 1400 3rd Street,Calimesa. For information and toregister contact: Jesus Ramos909.260.8705 or Mike Alder909.972.7878

Saturday, April 12 - The Leagueof Women Voters San Bernardinopresents its Citizens of Achieve-ment at the San Bernardino ElksClub, 2055 Elks Drive, SanBernardino from 2 to 4 p.m. Forinformation call Gloria Andersonat 909.338.4163

Monday, April 14 - EQUALPAY DAY

Friday, April 17 - Time forChange Foundation presents Life'sPrecious Jewels Awards Dinner at

the National Orange Show EventsCenter at 6 p.m. For sponsorshipand ticket information call: NicoleWolfe at 909.886.2994 or [email protected]

Saturday, April 18 - a Tribute/Reception in honor of SanBernardino Police Officer GabrielGarcia will be held at the VFWHall Post 8737, 2018 FoothillBlvd. San Bernardino from 5 to 10p.m. Officer Garcia was woundedand suffered a head injury on dutyand will require extensive and longrehabilitation. For ticket informa-tion call: Alan Dyer -909.873.1893 or Joe Olague -909.907.2059

Saturday, April 18 - the Overthe Hill Gang, Berdoo present the13th Annual Cruise for Sight from7 a.m. to 3p.m. At Sylvan Park 601N. University St., Redlands. Thisevent welcomes American HotRods, Customs, Antiques, LowRiders, Foreign, Motorcycles, andClassic Schwinn Bicycles. It fea-tures food, beverage and vendorbooths and promises many prizes.All proceeds benefit the InlandEmpire Lighthouse for the Blind.For entry forms and informationcall: 909.884.3121

Saturday, April 18 - Youth Ac-tion Project and the Court Ap-pointed Special Advocates of SanBernardino (CASA) present the8th Annual CARE4Kids5K andCommunity Resource Fair at GlenHelen Park, San Bernardino from9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event is inrecognition of April as ChildAbuse Prevention and AwarenessMonth. For information and toregister visit www.youthaction-project.org or www.casaofsb.org

Saturday, April 18 - the NatlieA. Cole-Reagins Education andCancer Research Foundation pres-ents Masquerade Illumination &Inspiration Fundraiser at 6 p.m. atthe Riverside Convention Center.For information visitwww.natliefoundation.org

Saturday, April 18 - SanBernardino Generation Now pres-ents "Seccombe Lake Park - Mu-raling Project" a three-day effort torevitalize the park. Artists, musi-cians, photographers, culinaryartists and patrons of the arts willparticipate from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.Seccombe Park is located at 160 E.5th Street, San Bernardino.

Wednesday, April 22to Saturday, April 25- Orange Show FairSaturday, April 25 - the Assis-tance League of San Bernardinopresents its 54th Annual SignatureHeaddress Ball " Circus Dreams."This annual event sponsors twomajor programs, Operation SchoolBell and the Dr. Earl R. CraneChildren's Dental Health Center.The matinee and an evening galawill be held at the National OrangeShow. For sponsorship and ticketinformation call: 909.862.0732

Monday, April 27 - ColtonChamber of Commerce will holdits Annual Golf Tournament at theArrowhead Country Club, 3433Parkside Drive, San Bernardino.For information and RSVP call:909.825.2222

Wednesday, April 29 - theBonnes Meres Auxiliary of Chil-dren's Fund present their Annual

Birthday Luncheon at 11 a.m. Atthe Redlands Country Club 1749Garden St., Redlands. For infor-mation contact: Carolyn Weaver at909.557.4798 or email [email protected] or visit web-site www.bonnesmeres.org

Friday, May 1 - the SanBernardino Valley College Foun-dation presents its 5th Annual GolfTournament at Shandin Hills GolfClub 3380 Little Mountain Drive,San Bernardino. For informationc o n t a c [email protected]

Saturday, May 2 - Cal State SanBernardino, Latino Literacy Nowfounded by Edward JamesOlmos in partnership with Kiwa-nis of Greater San Bernardino andLibreria del Pueblo present theLatino Book and Family Festivalfrom 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at theSantos Manuel Student Union.The event will feature more than50 award-winning authors to pro-mote literacy and education. Forsponsorship and vendor informa-tion call: 909.537.5102 or visitwww.facebook.com/ELBFF

Sunday, May 3 - the SanBernardino Symphony and theCity of San Bernardino present"Mosaico Music and Arts Festi-val" at Roosevelt Bowl located atPerris Hills Park from 2 to 7 p.m.The event is free to the public. Forinformation contact: Valerie Peis-ter at 909.723.4105 or [email protected]

Thursday, May 7 - is the datefor the 22nd Anniversary of the In-land Empire Prayer Breakfast onthe National Day of Prayer. Thisevent will be held at the Double-Tree Hotel, 222 N. Vineyard Ave.Ontario at 7a.m. For informationc o n t a c [email protected] www.ieprayerbreakfast.org

Saturday, May 9 - the GeorgeBrown Legacy Project will hold aspringtime reception from 3 to 5p.m. at 1368 Prospect Park Drive,Redlands. Proceeds from this

event support the archives of thelate, great California CongressmanGeorge Brown, established at theUniversity of California, River-side. For sponsorship and ticket in-formation call: 323.669.9999 oremail [email protected]

Friday, May 15 - the Seven StarsFoundation will hold its 1st An-nual Lt. Jared M. Landaker,USMC Memorial Golf Tourna-ment at the San Bernardino PublicGolf Course. Proceeds will beused to sponsor the children offallen and wounded military per-sonnel to a YMCA camp in BigBear Lake. For information con-tact Laura Landaker at www.sev-enstarsfoundation.com or [email protected]

Saturday/Sunday, May 16-17 -the American Cancer Society pres-ents Relay for Life of Colton atColton High School, 777 W. Val-ley Blvd from 9 am to 9 a.m. Forinformation on this 24 hour eventcontact: Randy Rivera at [email protected] or ReneeRivera at [email protected]

Sunday, May 17 - Friends. Ofthe UCR Botanical Gardens pres-ent Primavera in the Gardens,Riverside's premier food and winetasting event from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.Guest will enjoy delicious foodfrom local restaurants, wines, craftbeer, art and music. For informa-tion: 915.784.6962 [email protected] - www.gar-dens.ucr.edu

Saturday, May 23 - the SanBernardino Symphony presentsTriumphant Season Finale withhorn soloist Joseph Ognibene.Concert starts at 7:30 p.m. at theCalifornia Theater 562 W. 4thStreet. For ticket information call:909.381.5388 or visit www.san-bernardinosymphony.org

Gloria Harrison is publisher ofthe Inland Empire CommunityNewspapers and can be reached [email protected]

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Many words get thrownaround carelessly andhence tend to lose their

real meaning. The word ‘friend’is a good example. Now, perhaps,we can add another to that list:‘historic’.After Tuesday’s council meetingat San Bernardino City Hall, theword was getting thrown aroundas council members and othercity officials gathered around fora photo op when signing a votedupon and approved document.The deed was an interim agree-ment that now gives the mayor,city manager, city attorney, andthe city council reserved andchecked powers as an alternativeto those listed in the city’s belea-guered charter. Proponents saythat this will help to ensure thatthe aforementioned city officialshave better-defined roles in thequest towards an improved gov-ernment. Councilwoman VirginiaMarquez called it “historic” andfellow member John Valdiviawalked out of the council meet-ing in protest before the 6-0 fa-voring vote could be cast sayingthat the process violated theBrown Act—California’s openmeeting law. Really, in a sense both could beright. This sort of agreement, Ibelieve was acted upon in goodfaith—a move towards holdingelected city officials accountableas they get to work on rightingthe town’s sinking ship. On theother hand, Valdivia has a valid

point—especially so if the gen-eral public did not have an oppor-tunity to have input in theprocess. The Brown Act requiresposting of an agenda and for apublic meeting to be convenedlegally—as in the usual processtaken for a regular city councilmeeting. This did not happen.And yes, for a city to have theproblems it does on the grandscale of a bankruptcy, it behoovesSan Bernardino to do everythingin its power to act in the best in-terest of the public trust—withany indication of skirting the lawto be avoided. Transparency ismandatory.Nonetheless, the bigger problemI have is the banner-waving, fists-in-the-air attitude that some majoraccomplishment has taken place.Now, I must say that Marquezwas one of the leading proponentsto put in place a homeless accesscenter at Seccombe Lake Park—and she took a lot of heat for it. Iadamantly praise her for her ef-forts and hope sincerely that itputs a dent in the vexing issue.But what happened Tuesday nightafter a long, nearly-five-hourcouncil meeting was hardly ofhistoric proportions. We elect our city officials on thepremise that they will carry outthe will of the people. But, if Ihad my druthers, I would prefermy city to gloat on improvingmore mundane conditions such assweeping out the prostitution offBaseline, repairing the mess ofpavement on Waterman, or in-stalling lights on a darkened anddangerous Pacific. We citizens allwant to be safe and prosperous. Itake my hat off to our men andwomen in the police and fire de-partment—as well as the count-less other rank-and-file cityemployees for doing their utmostin this regard.And as a lifelong citizen of acity that has seen much betterdays, I am sickened at the con-stant comparisons SanBernardino gets to Detroit—forboth the unenviable qualities ofbankruptcy and skyrocketingcrime.Until the city leaders as a wholework to the point where the for-mer ‘All-American” city can havean actual solvency plan on thejudge’s desk, get it actually ap-proved, and a real, binding bank-ruptcy plan set in stone—yes beresolved of bankruptcy—will Ionly then agree that somethingtruly historic has taken place.

R.A. Contreras is on Twitter@sbvalleywriter

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Potholes have returned, and hit-ting one with your car can do areal number on tires, wheels, steer-ing and suspension, and align-ment. To help determine if hittinga pothole has damaged your vehi-cle, watch for these warning signs.

· Loss of control, swaying whenmaking routine turns, bottomingout on city streets or bouncing ex-cessively on rough roads are indi-cators that the steering andsuspension may have been dam-aged. The steering and suspensionare key safety-related systems. To-gether, they largely determineyour car’s ride and handling. Keycomponents are shocks and/orstruts, the steering knuckle, balljoints, the steering rack/box, bear-ings, seals and hub units and tie

rod ends.

· Pulling in one direction, insteadof maintaining a straight path, anduneven tire wear, are symptoms ofan alignment problem. Properwheel alignment is important forthe lifespan of tires and helps en-sure safe handling.

· Low tire pressure, bulges orblisters on the sidewalls, or dentsin the wheel rim will be visibleand should be checked out as soonas possible, as tires are the criticalconnection between your car andthe road.

If you’ve hit a pothole, it can bedifficult to know if your vehiclehas been damaged in the process,so have a professional technician

check out the car and make thenecessary repairs to ensure safetyand reliability.

April is National Car CareMonth and the non-profit Car CareCouncil offers many free tools onits website to help you drive smart,save money and be car care aware,including the popular 80-page CarCare Guide and a custom serviceschedule and email reminder serv-ice.

Sincerely,

Rich WhiteExecutive DirectorCar Care Council

Bethesda, MD 20814

Potholes: They’re Back and They’re Bad

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San Bernardino welcomes the GreatRace 2015

It’s exciting that such a fun, well-known and positive event is com-ing to San Bernardino. Mosteveryone has heard of the “GreatRace” as they have it every year ina different part of the country.Movies and documentaries havebeen made about it.

This year, it will leave the St.Louis area and come out throughRoute 66. On June 27, they willhave an overnight stay and what agreat welcome San Bernardino hasfor the 110 Great Race cars.

Besides the Great Race cars, wehave planned:

Street closures from E Street toArrowhead Avenue, between Sec-ond and Fourth streets as well asCourt and Third; A free classic carshow for the first 1,000 of 1980and older American cars and mo-torcycles, funny cars, nitro dragcars, wild choppers from the VegasBiker Build-Off, TV and moviecars, 15 gourmet food trucks, ven-dors, professional chili cook-off,band, a veterans’ parade with re-stored World War II jeeps and ve-hicles, antique fire trucks, the 1899Locomobile, which is the firstknown car in San Bernardino, pro-fessional singers, stagecoach rides,

magazine, newspaper and TV cov-erage, and more.

What a fantastic event to bringdowntown San Bernardino back tolife. We have worked hard to makethis the best event to welcomethese nostalgic cars and a goodtime for the residents. We cannotbe kept down and we want SanBernardino to win the award forthe best city sponsorship and wel-coming across their journey. Andwe will.

Steve Portias,San Bernardino

To save water, we must ban fracking,slow growth

Californians can conserve water.They can remove their lawns andfavor rock gardens and drought-re-sistant plants. They can tell theirwaitresses to hold the water andcan sleep two nights on the samesheets when they go to a motel.They can do all the things recom-mended to save water, but it willall be pointless if we don’t stoptwo things: the exponential grow-ing of more nut farms and fracking

spent oil wells for the methane gasthat is produced.

The nut industry is the darling ofWall Street now, and demand fornew investments is sky high. Thus,enterprising souls are buying upsemi-arid lands and drilling waterwells in the Central Valley. This isunsustainable and insane in a statethat is in a 20-year megadrought.

Fracking is even more insanewhen each spent oil well takes 2million to 8 billion gallons ofwater to frack. There must be5,000 spent oil wells waiting to befracked. Each fracked well pro-duces a burst of methane gas into

the atmosphere. Methane is 25times more destructive to the at-mosphere than carbon dioxide.

The initial billions of gallons ofwater is not the greatest damagedone by fracking. Once the well isfracked, the fracking fluid must bepumped out and disposed of. Thisis done by drilling a disposal wellout of the oil field and pumping thefluid into the ground where iteventually migrates to an aquifer.When this happens, the aquifer canno longer provide drinking waterand can’t be used for agriculture.

Tom Freeman,Pinion Hills

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Words to Think About: The Legacy of Cesar Chavez

By G. W. Abersold Ph.D.

Iam writing this article on thebirthdate of Cesar Chavez,March 31, 2015. If he had

lived to that date he would havebeen 88 years old. He was born onMarch 31, 1927, and died on April22, 1993. He was 66 years old.Cesar married Helen Fabela onOctober 22, 1948. She was born onJanuary 21, 1928 and is still livingat age 87. They had eight children:Fernando, Sylvia, Linda, Eloise,Liz, Paul, Anna and Anthony.To my way of thinking, Chavezwas one of the most importantpeople to grace our land. He notonly changed the labor landscapebut significantly and dramaticallychanged our view of the farming

industry.He belongs in the pantheon ofgreatness that includes MahatmaGandhi, Nelson Mandela, MartinLuther King, Jr., and Pope Francis.Along with President LyndonJohnson and his emphasis on CivilRights, President F. D. Rooseveltwith his initiating Social Security,President John F. Kennedy and thePeace Corps, and President BarakObama and Obamacare, and Pres-ident Harry Truman and the G. I.Bill.Our news is inundated with con-cern about the demise of the mid-dle class. Wall Street and bigcorporations possess one percentand control 95 % of the Americaneconomy.It is common knowledge thatNAFTA has further impacted themiddle class by encouraging busi-nesses to move their plants to othercountries in the third world.A parallel to this is the decline ofLabor Unions. Major corporationslike Walmart and states like Wis-consin do battle with labor unionswith their battle cry, “right towork.”The major complaint aboutUnions is evidence of corruption.Which too often is true. JimmyHoffa is often used as an example.But this issue is true in most organ-izations. Even the Catholic Church

has pedophiles. Protestants haveJimmy Swaggerts. Congress hasmany examples of corruption. Toomany to mention.To avoid the Labor Unions manycorporations move to third worldcountries. The wages there arevery low and when the productsget back to America, the productsare outrageous.A few years ago a bumper stickerthat was popular said, “If you canread this, thank a teacher.” Usingthe same approach, with a changeof words, think with me. If youhave a pension, thank the unions.If you have health and dental ben-efits, thank the unions. If you get avacation, thank the unions. If youwork only 40 hours a week, thanka union. If you work in a danger-ous job-coal mine, steel mill, etc.-thank the unions for safetyfeatures. On and on.My Dad was a molder in a cast-iron foundry. He died at age 60from silicosis-the black lung. Heworked without safety precautions.I worked at age 12 in a foundry.Child protection laws came in be-cause of Labor Unions.The prominence of Labor Unionsand their influence goes beyondspecial interests like railroads, re-tail, construction, etc. They influ-enced churches that now havepension and health programs for

the clergy.My advice is simple. If you wantthe return of the Middle Class,support the Labor Unions.Now back to Cesar Chavez. Atage 17 he joined the U.S. Navyand served to the end of World WarII. The inequities and prejudicestoward Hispanics, especially in thefarming communities affected himgreatly. Two men in particularlyset examples for him.Mahatma Gandhi and Martin

Luther King Jr. Gandhi is famousfor-two values that changed thehistory of India. He opposed the“cast system” in India and he ad-vocated a non-violent approach toget change. Without a doubt,Chavez was inspired by him. Bothviews were at the center of CesarChavez’ approach. Non-violenceand fasting. In fact, he would fastseveral weeks at a time, to bringattention to the plight of the FarmWorkers.Chavez was responsible for or-ganizing Mexican workers into theUnited Farm Workers. Under hisleadership he secured a three yearcontract with grape growers; an-other three-year contract withMinute Maid for 55,000 workers.His influence was significant withboth the Democrats and Republi-cans. Chavez was very awareof Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.,

crediting him with, “showing usthe way.” Paul Chavez says, “Justa month before my father’s death,Dr. King sent a telegram to my fa-ther, who was fasting for 25 daysin Delano, California to rededicatehis movement to non-violence.”Cesar Chavez’ influence madesignificant strides among religiouspeople of all denominations,spheres of education, businessleaders as well as governmentleaders.One of the greatest challengesand meaningful tributes for himcame from Dr. King. He wrote:“AS BROTHERS IN THE FIGHTFOR EQUALITY, I EXTENDTHE HAND OF FELLOWSHIP,AND GOOD WILL AND WISHCONTINUING SUCCESS TOYOU AND YOUR MEMBERS.YOU AND YOUR VALIANTFELLOW WORKERS HAVEDEMONSTRATED YOURCOMMITMENT TO RIGHTINGGRIEVOUS WRONGS FORCEDUPON EXPLOITED PEOPLE.

WE ARE TOGETHERWITH YOU IN SPIRIT AND INDETERMINATION THAT OURDREAMS FOR A BETTER TO-MORROW WILL BE REAL-IZED.”Amen. Selah. So be it.

From drugs, incarcerationto a healthy lifestyle

By MJ Duncan

From the beginning DixieBolan’s life was a chal-lenge. “A failure” is how

she described it. Surrounded bydrugs and alcohol growing up, shewas doomed to become that failureshe describes.“I never had a chance to feel likeI was any type of success story,”she said recently. “It was alwaysjust a bunch of failure – my lifewas a bunch of failure, my momwas a failure, my dad was gone.”Bolan’s mother was a drug addictand the youngster soon followedsuit, starting with methampheta-mines, heroine, crack as well asmarijuana and alcohol. “Every-thing I could get my hands on.”

By the age of 13 Bolan ran awayand embarked on a path of gettingarrested for prostitution, drug pos-session, weapons possession, aloaded firearm in a public place,forgery, battery and possession ofprivate property.During her grants of probationand parole Bolan would continueto violate those terms, and in 2009she lost custody of her four chil-dren.It wasn’t until a plea from herdaughter, “Mommy, please gethelp,” did Bolan decide to seekhelp and make real changes. Withthe help of her probation officershe was accepted into Saint Johnof God Treatment Center with thegoal of regaining custody of herchildren.Even as her probation officer

brought her through the gates ofthe treatment center, Bolan wasstill plotting to run away.“It was a Wednesday, I’ll neverforget, and I thought ‘if I can justmake it ‘til Friday, then I canrun,’” Bolan said. “I always triedto run, always tried to lie and fina-gle my way out of stuff.”It wasn’t until her counselors toldher something she had never heardbefore that she decided to endurethe program, “the sky is not thelimit, the sky is limitless.”It was that turning point that shewas able to allow herself thestrength to turn her life around per-manently. Bolan, now 33, haslearned to put her dysfunctionallifestyle behind her, build genuinerelationships, and to live a healthylifestyle.She has regained custody of hertwo daughters and is excited aboutraising her newborn in a positive,healthy environment. Bolan looksforward to caring for her children,cooking them breakfast, and put-ting them on the school bus.“I get to be a mom to them,” saidBolan, who lives in Victorville.She successfully discharged fromprobation in October 2014.“The one thing I made sure thatI’ve done was stay really involvedin recovery and in programs. I’vedevoted 30 hours a week to Nar-cotics Anonymous meetings, 12-step meetings, going to classes,rehabilitation, substance abuse,cognitive thinking, and learninghow to function,” she said.And now, Bolan knows what shewants to do with her life.“I want to go back to school,” shesaid. “I’m gonna go into drug andalcohol counseling – that’s defi-nitely what I want to do.”

PHOTO COURTESY SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY PROBATION DEPARTMENTDixie Bolan, 33, endured a life of drugs and incarceration.Through the help of her probation officer she sought necessarytreatment and is now enjoying a healthy, drug-free lifestyle andcaring for her children.

Friends of the SanBernardino PublicLibrary SeekingBook Donations

The Friends of the SanBernardino Public Librarywelcome donations of

used books and other materialsthat are in good condition. The Li-brary staff will evaluate materialsfor addition to the collection in ac-cordance with the Library Materi-als Selection Policy. Gift materialsthat cannot be used in the collec-tion will be given to the Friends forsale in their bookstore, which inturn benefits the Library.Donations can include books (allgenres, hardback and paperback);records/vinyl; audio books; audiocassettes; VHS/DVD/Blu-ray;sewing patterns; puzzles & games;

magazines; newspapers; jewelry;scarves; purses; perfume/cologne;art supplies; school supplies; com-puter games/software; videogames; and CD’s.The Friends of the Library sellthe items in their bookstore and attheir book sales at the FeldheymCentral Library. The proceedsfrom these book sales are donatedback to the Library to support pro-grams. Receipts for tax purposesare available in the Library Ad-ministration Office or at the Infor-mation Desks. For moreinformation call 909-381-8251

Upcoming events atSunrise Church

in Rialto

Night of Comedy: OnSunday, April 5th @7pm, join us for a night

of fun and laughter featuring co-medians Mark ChristopherLawrence and Carlos Oscar. Ad-mission is free! There will beplenty of clean jokes and a Gospelmessage, so bring your friends andfamily to this exciting free event atSunrise Church Rialto in the Wor-ship Center!

For more information, call PastorJohn @ 909-875-5566 ext 428.

Men's Conference: SunriseChurch will be holding a Men'sConference, "Men of the Word"for ages Junior High and up onSaturday, May 30th from 9am -3pm @ Sunrise Church Rialto.Keynote speaker will be Dr. Vod-die Baucham and Special speakerPastor Joel Sanchez. The cost is$15; after 5/15, $25. Lunch willbe provided by Baby Roo's. Pur-chase tickets online @www.sun-risechurch.org/conference-mail-page. For more information, call Pas-tor Scott @ 909-875-5566 ext 218.


Study hopes to promote walkableneighborhoods

By MJ Duncan

Driving versus walking. Inmany parts of the globeand in communities pep-

pered around the U.S. the latter isthe preferred and/or sole method ofgetting from point A to point B.Unfortunately, the Inland Empireisn’t one of them. A new study con-ducted by UC Riverside is hopingto alter this über dependence on ourvehicles by exploring means of re-designing existing neighborhoodsthat would integrate shopping andhousing. Results of Walk Riversidewill be presented this Thursdayfrom 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. at the UCRCollege of Engineering – Center forEnvironmental Research and Tech-nology, 1084 Columbia Ave.The study’s researchers are Ju-liann Emmons Allison, UCR Cen-ter for Sustainable SuburbanDevelopment, and Nancy Jimeno, a

lecturer at CSU Fullerton. Theproject began in 2013 and aims toreduce reliance on cars for shop-ping and other activities. The Ar-lington and Ramona neighborhoodsare the focal points of the study.“Walkability is the centerpiece ofaffordable and equitable groundtransportation,” the researcherswrote in the project’s executivesummary. “Walkable communitiesprovide well-maintained sidewalks,paths and other means of physicalaccess to a sufficiently diverse setof places that people can fulfill theirdaily and weekly needs within a 15-minute walk from home. They fa-cilitate social interaction and phys-ical fitness, improve localeconomies and reduce crime, andsupport overall wellness and sus-tainability.”New urbanism is a form of devel-opment that improves public healththrough planning and urban design

by integrating shopping and hous-ing in a pedestrian-friendly envi-ronment. Plans can include publictransit, wider sidewalks, reduced orslowed vehicular traffic and localinvestment to integrate businessesinto the neighborhoods.Allison, whose research in the lastdecade has focused on urban plan-ning issues, said the team’s recom-mendations will suggest ways “tomove from a traditional suburbanneighborhood to a sustainable oneand will become the template forother communities.”

Allison is the principal investiga-tor for the CSSD’s portion of theproject. She is an associate profes-sor of gender and sexuality studiesand public policy. Her research andteaching interests emphasize polit-ical economy, environmental poli-tics and policy, andcommunity-based social change,

especially as it relates to the gen-dered dimensions of environmentalsustainability and conflict resolu-tion.Nancy Jimeno, who earned herM.A. and Ph.D. degrees in politicalscience at UCR, is a lecturer inAmerican government and Califor-nia politics at CSU Fullerton. Herresearch interest in the role of landuse decision-making for improvingthe quality of life in communitiesderives from her experiences as afifth-generation southern Californ-ian who has experienced unsettlingchanges associated with the state’srapid growth.The presentation, “Walk River-side: Community-based Planningfor Sustainable Lifestyles,” is freeand open to the public. It is part ofthe Randall Lewis Seminar Seriespresented by the UCR Center forSustainable Suburban Develop-ment (CSSD).

PHOTO COURTESY UC RIVERSIDEResults of a UC Riverside study to promote walkable neighbor-hoods will be presented on Thursday, Apr. 9 from 5:30 to 7:30p.m. at the UCR College of Engineering-Center for Environmen-tal Research and Technology (CE-CERT), 1084 Columbia Ave.,Riverside. The presentation, “Walk Riverside: Community-basedPlanning for Sustainable Lifestyles,” is free and open to the pub-lic. Pictured are the researchers of the study, Juliann EmmonsAllison (left) and Nancy Jimeno.

10th AnnualSalute to

Veterans ParadeSaturday,April 18,

10:00 am-noon

The Salute to Veterans Pa-rade honors veterans of allages and eras. This FREE,

fun, family parade anticipates over200 entries including marchingbands, fly-overs, equestrian units,color guards, marching units, an-tique cars, military vehicles, floats,and of course, Veterans. This year'sGrand Marshal is Stanley Sniff,Jr., Riverside County Sherriff-Coroner, Riverside resident, Armyveteran, and public servant.The Parade is in DowntownRiverside, CA and the parade routeis from Riverside Community Col-lege at Magnolia and Ramona toMarket St, right on 10th St., righton Main St. ending at the HistoricRiverside County Courthouse onMain at 12th St.Join the Parade! Visit our websitefor photos, parade route, spectatorparking and other information at:www.asalutetoveterans.com or call(951) 687-1175

C ity Council Meet-

ings

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

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

Tuesday, 7 p.m. (check city Website as dates are subject to change);25541 Barton Rd.Redlands: First and third Tues-

day, 6 p.m.; 35 Cajon St.Rialto: Second and fourth Tues-

day, 6 p.m.; 150 S. Palm Ave.San Bernardino: First and third

Monday, 3 p.m.; 300 N. “D” St.

Afternoon DelightDance Socials

All seniors, couples and singles,welcome at free dance socials.Opportunity to make new friendsand remember music of our youth.Joslyn Senior Center: First and

second Tuesday 2 p.m., 21 GrantSt., Redlands (909) 798-7550.Redlands Community Center:

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

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

CommunicationClasses

Mondays at 6 p.m.: Town &Country Toastmasters Club offersclasses at Trinity Lutheran Church,2900 N. "E" St., San Bernardino.For more information, please call(909) 887-3472.

Democratic Lunch-eon Club of SanBernardino

The Democratic Luncheon Club ofSan Bernardino meet at noon onFridays at Democratic Headquar-ters, 136 Carousel Mall (near thecentral glass elevator) in SanBernardino. Speaker Schedule:4/10 DARK for Annual Banquet 4/11 Banquet Saturday!4/17 Joseph Paulino, SB CityUnified School District PoliceChiefBuffet Banquet 4/11 (Saturday)Annual Banquet and Installationof Officers at Arrowhead CountryClub. Doors open at 11:30 A.M.Program at Noon. FeaturedSpeakers include CA TreasurerJohn Chiang, State Senator Con-nie M Leyva and Invited Speak-ers include Representative NormaTorres and Attorney General Ka-mala Harris! Arrowhead CountryClub, 3433 Parkside Dr., SanBernardino. Doors Open at 11:30am; Program Starts at 12:00noon. Sponsorships: $2,000Event, $1,000 Benefactor, $500Blue, $250 Table Buffet Tickets:$35 per person or $65 for two peo-ple. Reservations must be made inadvance by Wednesday, April 7,2015.Send check with reservation toDemocratic Luncheon Club, POBox 451, SB 92402FPPC #1222022 ~ FIC#C0040845. For more informa-tion, contact Dave Raley...Voice-mail 909.798-9248,[email protected] us at www.sbdems.com orour new Facebook page atwww.facebook/SBDems.

Ballet FolkloricoCultural Classes

Mondays 5:30-6:30 5-11yrs,Mondays 6:30-8:30 11-adult. Nocharge. 951-233-7027. Knights of

Columbus, 740 Pennsylvania St.,Colton, Ca.

The Inland EmpirePrime TimeChoraliers

Saturdays from 10am-12pmCome Sing with The Inland Em-pire Prime Time Choraliers as theybegin a new season on Tuesday,January 7, 9:00 AM. Rehearsalsare held each Tuesday Morning. atSt. Paul’s Methodist Church, 785No. Arrowhead Ave., SanBernardino, CA 92401 (corner ofArrowhead and 8th).

ARMC weeklyFarmer’s Market

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

ARMC GolfClassic

Monday, April 13-17th AnnualEd Hirschman Arrowhead RegionalMedical Center Foundation GolfClassic at the Redlands CountryClub. Proceeds from the tournamentwill go toward the purchase of newmedical equipment at ARMC. Reg-istration and the practice range willopen at 8:30 a.m., followed by ashotgun start at 10 a.m. The GolfClassic features a four-personscramble format; box lunch andbeverages for each player; and adinner reception, live auction andraffle following the tournament at 3p.m. For more information, call theARMC Foundation, Patty Holohan,at 909-580-3135.

Celebrating Life’sPrecious JewelsAwards Dinner

Friday, April 17-5:30pm Socialhour, 6:30pm program-Individualticket price $125. Sponsorship op-portunities available. Program Adsavailable for purchase. We will havean opportunity drawing and silentauction, show our new agency videoand have a splendid dinner. Spon-sorship opportunities, dinner ticketsand ads can be purchased throughour website www.timeforchange-foundation.org or by phone (909)886-2994 or by [email protected] or by mail P.O. Box 25040San Bernardino, CA 92406.

Back To TheCabaret SeniorTalent Showcase

Saturday, April 18 & Sunday,April 19 at 1:30 pm- at theSturges Center for Fine Arts, 780North “E” St., San Bernardino.City of San Bernardino Parks &Rec and Ollie McDonald SeniorShowcase will present this seniortalent show. Tickets available at5th St. & Perris Hill Senior Cen-ters. For info call (909) 384-5436.

Hi g h l a n dCommunityTrails Day

Saturday, April 18-The City ofHighland is hosting the 21st an-nual event from 8:00 a.m. to 10:30a.m. along Greenspot Road at theHistoric Iron Bridge. After a briefdedication of the bridge and trail-head, enjoy a leisurely 2.8 milewalk or trailbike ride around theBorrow Pit used for mining sandand aggregate to construct theSeven Oaks Dam. Along the looptrail travelers can stop and visit theco-sponsor San Bernardino ValleyWater Conservation District’sbooth and learn more about waterconservation and habitat conserva-tion of the wash area and the Pre-liminary Trails Master Plan for thewash. The MARKS club, a radiocontrol aircraft club, has their offi-cial flying site in the Borrow Pit

and will have members availableto discuss club activities as well asprovide some flying demonstra-tion. For information visit:http://www.cityofhighland/Events/or call (909) 864-6861.

Assistance LeagueHeaddress Ball

Saturday, April 25 - the Assis-tance League of San Bernardinopresents its 54th Annual SignatureHeaddress Ball "Circus Dreams."This annual event sponsors twomajor programs, Operation SchoolBell and the Dr. Earl R. CraneChildren's Dental Health Center.The matinee and an evening galawill be held at the National OrangeShow. For sponsorship and ticketinformation call: 909.862.0732.

Leadership Workshop

Saturday, April 25 from 1pm-5pm & Monday, April 27 from6pm-8pm.-at Trinity LutheranChurch, 2900 N. “E” St. Cost is$25. Come learn leadership skills,styles and how to motivate for bet-ter performance. Call (909) 884-5565 for information.

Senior Art Show

Saturday, April 25 from 1pm-5pm- The Joslyn Senior Center iscalling all artists to be a part ofRedlands Recreation and SeniorServices’ inaugural Senior ArtShow at the Joslyn Senior Center,21 Grant St., Redlands.Vendor feeis $10 for an 8- foot space and allmediums are welcome. Deadlinefor vendor registration is 5 p.m.Monday, April 20. For more infor-mation, call (909) 798-7550 orvisit us at 21 Grant St.

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Ballroom Dancing Comes to thePerris Hill Senior Center

By Ricardo Tomboc

The Perris Hill Senior Cen-ter in the City of SanBernardino is the new host

for the AARP Chapter 224 Ball-room Dance group. They havebeen meeting at the Senior Centersince January 2015. Previouslythe AARP dance group has met atPatton State Hospital employee'scafeteria. The AARP Chapter 224 dancegroup draws dancers from all overthe Inland Empire including River-side, Fontana, Rialto, Highland,Yucaipa, Mentone and Redlands.When the music starts the dancefloor is normally packed. Theseballroom dancers dance to theWaltz, Foxtrot, Rumba, Samba,Salsa, Tango, Night Club Two-Step, Swing and Mambo music.They have been dancing long be-fore the popular dance show"Dancing with the Stars" was con-ceived. Currently DJ's Keith and BrendaBreen, owners of Signet Soundsprovide the music. They special-ize in providing ballroom music tothe Inland Empire. Sallie Acero is

the current President of AARPChapter 224 group and with thehelp of her partner Dick Fixsen,she is able to produce a weeklytwo-hour event. AARP Chapter 224 has a dancealmost every Saturday morning ofthe month. This Chapter meets fortwo hours from 10:00 am to 12:00pm for ballroom dancing and ashort meeting. The City of SanBernardino Parks and RecreationDepartment has agreed to have theAARP Ballroom Dance as a regu-lar program at the senior center.Anyone is welcome to attend theAARP dances even if you are nota member or a senior. There is adance fee of $4.00 to cover thecost of the DJ's, snacks, drinks andcoffee. At the entrance of the dance floorMarion Schick and her niece Bev-erly Swanson greet you and makesure your attendance is recorded.They will look up to see if youhave had a recent birthday or an-niversary to celebrate. This AARPgroup enjoys recognizing specialevents, new guests and the holi-days. Bob (80) and Natalie (88) Forbes

are first time guests to the danceand were recognized for beingnewlyweds. They were married onFebruary 7. To honor Bob and Na-talie they danced to the Anniver-sary Waltz before the group.Bernie (97) and Kay (90) Lemayhave been married for 69 years andhave been members of the AARPgroup for many years. Ballroom dancing events in theInland Empire are scarce and whenthey do happen they attract patronsof all ages and from various loca-tions. The ballroom dance circuitis a close knit of dancers in the In-land Empire and many of the samedancers attend the same danceevents. Although the AARP Chap-ter does not provide dance lessonsthere are several instructors that at-tend to enjoy the environment in-cluding the DJ's Keith and Brenda.No partners are necessary sinceBallroom etiquette allows men (in-cluding those with partners) to ro-tate and ask single ladies to dance.Special "mixer dances" will rotatepartners about every 30 seconds toallow everyone dance time on thefloor.Buddy (Duncan) Fox fromFontana has been attending theAARP Dance group for a fewyears and brought a first time guestGardena Gomez from Yucaipa.Buddy is a retired "Live" musicalentertainer and still sings at the Ri-alto Senior Center and at severalKaraoke venues. The Inland Empire's past historyhas hosted several BallroomDance venues including the GrandBallroom in San Bernardino andthe Chris Davis Supper Club in Ri-alto, which are currently closeddown now. However, there arestill many senior centers and dancestudios that currently offer bothballroom dance opportunities anddance lessons. The Highland Sen-ior Center offers free ballroom les-sons to the community everyTuesday night from 6:30 pm to8:30 pm every week!For additional information on theLocal AARP Chapter 224 danceactivities, contact Sallie Acero at909-425-0846.

PHOTO/RICARDO TOMBOCAs you first enter the dance floor, Marion Schick and her niceBeverly Swanson greet you and make sure your attendance isrecorded, and will look up to see if you have a recent birthday oranniversary to celebrate.

PHOTO/RICARDO TOMBOCBuddy (Duncan) Fox, from Fontana, has been attending theAARP Dance group for a few years and brought a first time guestGardena Gomez from Yucaipa. Buddy is a retired "Live" musicalentertainer and still sings at the Rialto Senior Center and at sev-eral Karaoke venues.

PHOTO/RICARDO TOMBOCPaula Stevens and Keith Breem dancing an impressive Tangoon the dance floor.

PHOTO/RICARDO TOMBOCFrom Left to Right: Bernie and Kay Lemay and Natalie and Bob Forbes. Bob (80) and Natalie(88) Forbes are first time guests to the dance and were recognized for being newlyweds. Theywere married on February 7. To honor Bob and Natalie they danced to the Anniversary Waltz be-fore the group. Bernie (97) and Kay (90) Lemay have been married for 69 years and have beenmembers of the AARP group for many years.


Women Empowerment Through Art

By Michael Segura,Community Writer

Art can be instrumental tobring forth awareness forissues affecting our soci-

ety; with its ability to provokeemotion it becomes a catalyst forchanging our culture with the dia-logue it creates.Women's Month, which took

place during March, provided SanBernardino Valley College an op-portunity to host empoweringevents. They consisted of a Chi-cana feminist workshop, a viewing

of a documentary called Killing UsSoftly which depicts how womenare portrayed in the media, and anArt Pop Up Booth that took placeon March 30. Curated by M.E.Ch.A. memberNikki Arce, the Pop Up Art Boothaimed to open up the minds andeyes of students about the harsh re-ality of issues that both young andelder women face in our modernday society. “Unfortunately women get

abused and they cover it up withmakeup," said Nancy Perez, theartist behind the artwork entitled

Cover Up—a pastel piece depict-ing a young lady staring into a mir-ror covering up her bruises withmakeup. "What are they covering?Be truthful even though it hurts.People can learn from what you'regoing through.” Another controversial piece was

Invisible Weight, created by NikkiArce and Elda Camarena. Thedisplay consists of three differentweight scales. All of the scaleswere broken and had numberspainted in a blood ranging from 75lbs to 341 lbs. There are negativewords replacing the area where

you usually read your weight. Thestigma about weight in our societyinduces hate about one self’s bodyweight, fear about their appear-ance, and pain for feeling as if theyare not good enough the way theyare."Some people do fear stepping on

a scale because of the number theyare going to see,” Arce said. “Ithink it’s something people need toself reflect on because weight isjust a number; it does not defineyou.”Leslie Martin an Art student at

SBVC said she agrees with the art-

works and their message towomen.“I think it’s so important. I like

that she’s bringing this up becauseI have issues with that myselfabout losing weight,” explainedLeslie. “We need to put it out thereto let them know its not all aboutour body and the physical appear-ances but what’s inside.”Other clubs who participated in-

clude the Art Club, Alpha GammaSigma, the Writer's Block, and thePsych Club.

Photo/Michael SeguraNikki Arce and Elda Camarena piece entitled invisible Weight. consisting of three weight scalesdepicting the nasty truth of the pain people feel when society weighs in on an individual's weight.

Photo/Michael SeguraNikki Arce art piece the Physical Beauty obsession, a manikinbody filled with magazine ad’s found in teen magazines.

Photo/Michael SeguraNancy Perez piece entitled cover up. all Pastels on paper.


Carter's 2-time SAL title team starts new erawith 4-0 win in CBL opener

By Harvey M. Kahn

Carter High School base-ball players re-introducedthemselves to the Citrus

Belt League with an impressive 4-0 win at Yucaipa in the conferenceopener for both teams on Tuesday.Sophomore Anthony Villegas ac-cepted the challenge of Cartercoach Samuel Lopez to pitch theopener and in the process earnedhis first high school win. Villegaswas an emergency starter and re-sponded by shutting out heavy hit-ting Yucaipa over the entire seveninnings while allowing five hits,with four strikeouts and did notwalk a batter.Carter improves to 10-4 this sea-son. The Lions have returned tothe CBL after performing in theSan Andreas League the past twoseasons where it won two SAL ti-tles with exact 14-1 records. Lopezsaid he informed Villegas beforethe Yucaipa game that it was timefor him to come into his own. "Itold him that today was going to be

his big day and it was," saidLopez.Villegas said he relied on histeam's defense and other than that,tried not to think to much. "I justdid it. There was no joking around.I didn't do anything special," saidVillegas. "I threw some curves,fastball's and some change-upsearly in the game." The only YHSbase runner to reach second basewas Erik Sandoval, who doubledin the sixth.Villegas was backed by histeam's ten hits, highlighted by asolo home run in the seventh byIsaiah Davis, who finished bygoing 2-for-4 with two RBI. Team-mate Valentine Douglas went 2-for-3 with a run scoring triple.Marcos Castanon and Roger Fairadded two hits each. Davis, Cas-tanon and Fair are each battingover .400.Carter enters the CBL with plentyof experienced talent. ChrisLujan, Adam Lovell, RyanMaestas and Luis Hernandez areplaying varsity for a fourth season.

Lujan is a two-time All-SAL per-former who led the team as afreshman with 30 hits and 20 RBIand added a .366 batting average.Castanon, a first team All-SAL lastseason as a freshman, had a teamhigh 35 hits and compiled a .407average. Eduardo Martinez hit.453 last year and was also All-SAL. Davis hit .349 last seasonand senior Adam Lovell finished at.328.It will not be easy for Lopez toreplace the graduated Jesse Gonza-les, a All-CIF performer who bat-ted .436 and posting a 10-1 recordas a pitcher, but now performs atUCR. All-SAL pitcher JohnLadazuri also graduated aftergoing 8-2 last season. Although itstoo early to tell, Lopez is hopingthe young Villegas can remain inthe starting rotation. Senior RickyHernandez has won a startingspot after putting up an early 3-2record with a 3.71 ERA. Anothersenior, Noah Ford has a impressive2-1 mark with two saves and a1.78 ERA. Robert Serrano is cur-

rently 2-0, with a 1.35 ERA. With a grueling 14-game CBLseason against some fierce opposi-tion, Lopez will likely need thearms of Evan Fatino and AndrewAvalos. There were reports thatDavis could also become a pres-ence on the mound. Lujan, Mar-tinez, Castanon and Davis say theywelcome the new CBL competi-tion. "Yes. It's a higher level andit's good to be back in the CBL,"said Lujan, who played in the CBLas a freshman. "We'll have thesame approach but better competi-tion will make us better as a team,"said Martinez. Castanon added that he loves thechance at new competition. Hetook it a step further. "Not only doI think we'll win the league cham-pionship, I know we will." Thepower hitting Davis took a differ-ent view. He feels his team's strongpoint is defense. "The reason we'rea good team is that it's a goodgroup of guys who bond together."

PHOTO COURTESYCarter HS, the two-time defending San Andreas League champs and new entrants into the Citrus Belt League. Pictured from Left:Anthony Villegas, Marco Castanon, Isaiah Davis, Eduardo Martinez, and Chris Lujan.


Yucaipa blanksCarter 1-0

By Richard Dawson

One early miscue by Carterproved that be the differ-ence in a 1-0 loss to Yu-

caipa during Citrus Belt Leagueaction at San Manuel Stadium onApril 4. The County Clash nightcap wasquick-paced and featured strongpitching performances from bothCarter (10-5, 1-1 league) starterRicky Hernandez and Yucaipa (8-6, 1-1 league) starter JosephChapman.Hernandez hadn’t quite found hiscommand in the top of the firsthowever, as he walked lead-off hit-ter Tyler VanMarter, retiredWilliam Reyes on a come-backer,and then walked Hunter Reade toput two-on with one out for thecleanup hitter Chapman, who is atouted prospect for his pitching butswings a good bat. VanMartergrabbed a good lead after the firstpitch to Chapman, prompting anerrant pickoff attempt by Hernan-

dez that ended up in centerfield, al-lowing VanMarter to score for anearly 1-0 Yucaipa lead. Chapmanwalked before Cory Mooregrounded into a double play to endthe threat. The one run was all Chapmanwould need as the senior crushedthrough five innings, limiting theLions offense to two hits and twowalks while striking out three toearn the win. Meanwhile, Hernandez settled inand allowed just four hits and fourwalks and the one earned runwhile he weaved his way throughseven innings. Lefty senior Austin Amante,who was celebrating his birthday,tossed two scoreless innings in re-lief to pick up the save for Yucaipa. Yucaipa travels to Cajon as CBLaction continues on April 7 beforereturning home to play the Cow-boys on April 9. Carter will look to bounce backat home and away in two matchupsagainst CBL newcomer Citrus Val-ley on those same days.

PHOTO/RICHARD DAWSONJoseph Chapman tossed five scoreless innings as Yucaipapicked up a 1-0 win over Carter at the County Clash on April 4.

PHOTO/RICHARD DAWSONCarter starting pitcher Ricky Hernandez held Yucaipa to one runover seven innings in the loss.

Bloomington hangs on tobeat Colton 10-8

By Richard Dawson

It was the comeback that was-n’t, and the Bruins are justfine with that.

Bloomington held off a seventhinning rally by Colton to win 10-8during the County Clash at SanManuel Stadium on Saturday,April 4. Starting pitcher AbrahamRamirez had been cruisingthroughout the one-sided affairwith Bloomington taking an eight-run lead into Colton’s last at-bats,but that is when the Yellowjackets(7-7, 2-2 league) started to heat upagainst their Sunkist League rivals. Walks to Chris Wood and PeterReyes sandwiched a single by Ri-cardo Aguirre to load the baseswith no outs. Matthew Rossanofollowed with an RBI single andthe bases stayed loaded, but not forlong. Catcher Andrew Mckeehandrilled a 2-1 pitch over the leftfielder for three-run double toclose the gap to 10-6, still with noouts. Javier Hernandez wasbrought in on relief and allowed asingle to Jared Campa to scoreanother run before recording con-secutive strikeouts. Singles byAlex Mckeehan and Wood madeit 10-8, bringing the tying run tothe plate in Aguirre, but Hernandezinduced a game-ending flyball toleft to seal the game for the Bruins(9-5, 2-2). Bloomington was up 2-0 aftertwo innings, but did most of itsdamage in the third. Three-consec-utive one-out singles by DillonKrah, Ramirez and Mike Adamsmade it 3-0. Jake Martin added atwo-run double to left-center toend the day for Colton starter AlexMckeehan. Johnny Romerocapped off the four-run inning withan RBI double off Kris Camar-illo. The Bruins added two more inthe fourth and seventh to build a10-2 lead. Ramirez picked up the win de-spite the rough seventh, strikingout four in the process. Johnsonfinished with three hits in the gameto lead the Bruins.

PHOTO/RICHARD DAWSONAbraham Ramirez pitches during Bloomington's 10-8 win overColton during the County Clash at San Manuel Stadium on April4.

PHOTO/RICHARD DAWSONNoah Johnson singles in the fifth inning for the Bruins.

City of Highland Celebrates21st Annual Community Trails Day

on Saturday, April 18

This year the City of High-land will be hosting their21st Annual Community

Trails Day event on Saturday,April 18, 2015, from 8am to10:30am, at the Historic IronBridge Trailhead. The Old IronBridge is located off of GreenspotRoad near the base of the SevenOaks Dam. A ribbon cutting cere-mony will commemorate the com-pletion of the Historic Iron Bridgerestoration project. Informationregarding the proposed trailheadinterpretive site future multi-usetrails with their linkages to the citywide trails system, and linkages tothe Santa Ana River Trail will beavailable. Maps of other City ofHighland trails, bike paths, andmulti-use trails will be availableand on display.

San Bernardino Valley WaterConservation District (SBVWCD)is co-sponsoring the event and willhave staff on hand to discuss theirPreliminary Trails Master Plan forthe Upper Santa Ana Wash. TheSBVWCD is permitting specialaccess to an area of the washwhere visitors are invited to enjoya leisurely 2.8 mile walk or trail-bike ride around the Borrow Pitthat was used for mining sand andaggregate to construct the SevenOaks Dam between 1993 and2000. Along the loop trail travel-ers can stop at the SBVWCDbooth and learn more about waterconservation and habitat conserva-tion of the wash area. TheMARKS club, a radio control air-craft club, has as their official fly-ing site in the south side of the

Borrow Pit and will have membersavailable to discuss club activitiesas well as provide some flyingdemonstration.The morning hike will take placein the wilds of the Santa Ana Riverwash which contains sensitivehabitat. All attendees are asked tostay on the trails. As with all out-door excursions, those participat-ing should be prepared with goodshoes, sun protection, water, andalways be vigilant for wildlife onthe trail. For more information,contact Tom Thornsley at the Cityof Highland at (909) 864-6861 orvisit the City’s Website athttp://www.cityofhighland/Events/. To contact the San BernardinoValley Water Conservation Districtcall 909-793-2503 or at the web-site at www.sbvwcd.org


Easter egg hunt event gathers communityat Indian Springs

By Anthony Victoria,Community Writer

San Bernardino youngstersscavenged for some 30,000eggs during the Kingdom

Culture Worship Center’s (KC)fifth-annual Easter Egg Hunt thattook place at Indian Springs HighSchool on Saturday April 4. Hundreds of people attended theevent, where residents alsomunched on free food and bever-ages, and partook in free live enter-tainment and games. The event was first held in2010—the year the Kingdom Cul-ture Worship opened it’s center inSan Bernardino. KC has servedover 2,000 people in the city, for thesake of providing, “the life givingpower of Jesus Christ.”“The whole idea is to give re-sources to the community,” saidpastors Sherman and JaquetDumas. “In other words it is the,‘Gift of Giving’. We want the com-munity to receive benefit.”Mrs. Dumas, with the help of sev-eral children, told the story of JesusChrist to a small crowd. The chil-dren were all given items that rep-resented the story: a donkey--the

animal Jesus used rode intoJerusalem that also represented hishumility--and silver coins, whichrepresented Judas greed and be-trayal. Mrs. Dumas emphasized theneed to recognize the true impor-tance of Easter Sunday.“Easter is more than eggs, candy,or a bunny,” she emphasized. “It isabout the story of Jesus Christ. Wecannot take that for granted.”Manuel Huerta of San

Bernardino, whose son Aiden, 2,participated in the toddler egg hunt,said events like these help childrenbuild good memories.“This is his first Easter,” he said.“I’m sure he won’t forget it.”Students from Indian SpringsHigh School, San BernardinoValley College, and Cal State SanBernardino volunteered during theevent. In addition, Nestle and NewVision Academy of San Bernardino

donated the candy and the eggs. “It has truly been a community-wide effort,” Mr. Dumas said. “Wedo this to serve [the community]because we love the community.”

PHOTO/ANTHONY VICTORIAThe Kingdom Culture Worship Band performing during the fifth annual Easter Egg Hunt thattook place at Indian Springs High School on Saturday April 4. Over 30,000 eggs were providedto children ages 2-12. Sponsors of the event included Nestle and

PHOTO/ANTHONY VICTORIAAiden Herrera, 2, of SanBernardino runs towards hisfather with a bag full of eggsduring the Kingdom CultureWorship Center’s fifth an-nual Easter Egg Hunt at In-dian Springs High School onApril 4.

Brown hosts water roundtablefollowing passage of

$1 Billion Water Package

Key water district leadersassembled for a meetinghosted by Assemblymem-

ber Cheryl R. Brown (D-SanBernardino) on Thursday, April 2,to discuss top priorities and fundingopportunities following the passageof AB 91 and AB 92, the emer-gency drought relief packagesigned by Governor Brown onFriday, March 27. These new laws were drafted andexpedited because of the increasingseverity of drought conditions. Thelaw will allocate over $1 billion,which will fund various water proj-ects in the most impacted areas. “As a region, we need to work to-gether to secure the dedicated fund-

ing to protect our water supply,”said Assemblymember Brown. “Ifwe don’t start looking at how we’regoing to maximize that fundingacross the state, we’re going to beleft behind.”Currently, the legislation will add$72 million to the General Fund,$272 million to Prop 1, $660 mil-lion to Prop 1E, and $57 million tovarious other projects. “Although this funding is just afraction of what’s needed, it shouldhelp stabilize our existing sup-plies,” said AssemblymemberBrown. The meeting, attended by countyadministrative and district leadersfrom San Bernardino Water

Dept., Fontana Water Company,West Valley Water District,Colton Public Utilities, SanBernardino Valley MunicipalWater District, and SanBernardino County PublicWorks, also discussed water stor-age, groundwater replenishment,water efficiency campaigns, waterquality for fish and wildlife, and theBay Delta Conservation Plan. “The Bay Delta Conservation

Plan is a local benefit to us,” saidAldstadt. “Groundwater has to bereplenished, otherwise we have tostart lowering groundwater levels.Normally we would get snowmeltfrom Big Bear and Lake Arrow-head, but we’re not getting that.We’re all connected to the Delta soif we can’t get water supplies andwe don’t have natural recharge, wehave to rely on artificial recharge,which is recycled water or the StateProject.” Water conservation efforts con-tinue to be a critical component ofwater management. On Tuesday,Governor Brown issued an Execu-tive Order mandating restrictivewater use. In his document, he di-rected the State Water ResourcesControl Board to impose a manda-tory 25 percent reduction in statewater resources. “For the past several years, our re-gion has been an innovator in waterconservation, turf replacement pro-grams, water efficient products, andthe use of recycled water. We needto continue to conserve as muchwater as possible and address ourwater needs,” said Assemblymem-ber Brown. “Our future depends onthe decisions we make today.” For more information, contactAshley Jones at (909) 381-3238.

COURTESY PHOTOLeft to right: Josh Candelaria, San Bernardino County Adminis-trative Office; Assemblymember Brown; Kenneth Eke, SanBernardino County Department of Public Works; and EricGrubb, Cucamonga Valley Water District. The new laws weredrafted and expedited because of the increasing severity ofdrought conditions. The law will allocate over $1 billion, whichwill fund various water projects in the most impacted areas.


Inland-area pet agencies pack up forAmerica’s Family Pet Expo

By Yazmin Alvarez

Iguanas, and canines, and kit-tens! Oh My!

America’s Family Pet Expo re-turns this weekend to the OC Fair& Event Center with hundreds ofanimals ready to find a foreverhome.And this year’s event bringsdozens of Inland Empire-based ex-hibitors including the SanBernardino-Riverside GermanShepherd Dog Club, Montclair’sThe Burrow Bunny Ranch, 2ndChances Pet Adoption, Ro-moland’s Akita Rescue and Red-lands’ Fur and Feather LlamaRanch, just to name a few. “If it’s a domesticated animalthat can be had as a pet, it’s goingto be there,” said Doug Poindex-ter, president of World Pet Associ-ation, presenter of the annual petexpo. “There’s nothing like havinga great animal at home and we’rejust trying to give everyone an op-portunity to see what pet is rightfor them.”Last year, more than 700 pets

were adopted and the hope is tobreak that record at this weekend’sevent, he added.All weekend long, guests willhave the opportunity to meet, seeand interact with creatures of alltypes—great and small—fromrare birds, exotic reptiles, colorfulfish, miniature horses and fancyfelines to pawsitively perfect pups.One of the expo’s major high-lights is the ever-amazing SplashDogs, a group of high-energy ca-nines, showing off their dockjumping and dock diving skillsinto a 20-foot pool. Show timesare scheduled throughout the dayduring the weekend.This year’s event also brings anew showcase, the debut of a newbreed of cats, “werewolf cat”,called a Lykoi. The reveal will beduring the TICA Cat Show, whichwill also feature a fur-raising catagility course. Among the shows returning tothe expo include Repticon, a rep-tile show featuring snakes, lizardsand iguanas, police dog demon-strations, The Birdman of LasVegas, pig races, and the mainevent, dog agility contests.

While the show’s offer plenty ofexcitement, the aim of the expo isto educate guests on various ani-mal breeds through a variety of an-imal stage shows, features andattractions, organizers said. Newpet products from industry leaderswill also be offered at special showpricing throughout the weekend.America’s Family Pet Expo re-turns April 10-12 to the OC Fair &Event Center, 88 Fair Drive inCosta Mesa. General Admission is $13; sen-iors 60 and over, $11; children 6-12, $8 and 5 yrs and under, free.Admission for active and retiredmilitary is free with ID. Show hours are Friday 10 a.m. -6 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.;and Sunday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Parking is $7. Pets will not be allowed. To learnmore or for ticket information,visit www.PetExpoOC.org.

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

courtesy photo/splash dogshigh-energy, dock jumping and diving dogs—splash dogs—make their return this weekend forthe 26th annual america’s pet expo at the oc fair & event center. the three-day event featuresdozens of shows and exhibitors from the inland empire.

courtesy photo/america’s family pet exporepticon, a slitherly and scaley reptile show featuring snakes,lizards, iguanas and more returns to this year’s america’s familypet expo april 10- 12.

LOST DOG“Sassy”

Lost on April 1on Mill St.

& Mt. VernonIf Found Call(909) 931-3071

inland empire weekly april 09 2015

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