inland empire weekly july 23 2015

‘Guardians of the Flame’carry torch through Redlands

By Yazmin Alvarez

ARedlands family cele-brated a milestone lastweek they thought would

never happen — the first birthdayof their son, Logan Thiem-Nelson,their “miracle” baby. Kristy Theim, 33, went into pre-

mature labor at just 22 weeks onJuly 19, 2014 at RedlandsCommunity Hospital. Told that her child would have a

five percent chance of survival,she said nothing would stop herfrom convincing doctors to saveher son’s life. And Dr. Joseph Awadalla, neona-

tal specialist at RedlandsCommunity Hospital along with ateam, did just that.Awadalla delivered baby Logan

with one hand. He weighed in atjust over a pound.“He cried and he fought hard,”

Theim said.Upon his arrival, baby Logan let

out cries that signaled to the med-ical team that he was strong

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By Yazmin Alvarez

The humidity and at timessuffocating weatherSaturday morning didn’t

stop a group of runners from

stomping out the final leg of theLaw Enforcement Torch Run asthe Flame of Hope passed throughRedlands. “Guardians of the Flame” com-

prised of a group of law enforce-

ment officers and SpecialOlympics athletes have been car-rying the torch to numerous cities

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iecn photo/yazmin alvarezlaw enforcement officers from redlands and throughout the world, joined special olympic athletesin running the law enforcement torch run’s Final leg through redlands.

courtesy photo/redlands community hospitaldr. Joseph awadalla of redlands community hospital helps cel-ebrate logan thiem-nelson’s first birthday. logan was born pre-mature at just 22 weeks.

Redlands ‘miracle baby’celebrates first birthday

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throughout California in an effortto spread the message of accept-ance and inclusion for those withintellectual disabilities throughoutthe state. And the experience of running

with the group was especiallymeaningful for Redlands PoliceDepartment Citizen Volunteer, EricAguilar.“It was incredible,” Aguilar said.

“I’m part of history now and I’llnever let my disability stop me.”Aguilar, who has cerebral palsy,

has been actively involved with thepolice department for five yearsnow. The torch run was somethinghe “had to do with his team,” hesaid. “I’ll never let my disability stop

me. Instead I let it push me furtherand use it to grow stronger,” hesaid. “Running throughout Red-lands with the police department,the many officers from around theworld, was an honor. It’s the high-light of my life.”The Final Leg Team chose Red-

lands as one of the more than 120cities, towns and communities,traveling 4,648 miles carrying theFlame of Hope before arriving at

the Los Angeles Memorial Coli-seum as part of the Opening Cere-mony for the 2015 SpecialOlympics World Summer Gamesthis Saturday.

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

iecn photo/yazmin alvarezredlands police officers and members of the redlands emergency services academy participated in the final leg of the law enforcement torch run as the Flame ofhope passed through redlands July 18. the team helped carry the flame as it makes its way to the special olympics World Games in los angeles July 25.

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enough for surgical intervention,hospital officials said. “Logan was given a kiss from his

mother, then a medical team ofnearly 10 began working to savehis life,” a news release said. Logan would spend the next two

weeks at Redlands CommunityHospital before being transferred toanother medical facility. Fivemonths later, on December 19,Thiem took her son home for thefirst time. “It was the best Christ-mas present in my life. He’s savedmy life just as much as I tried tosave his,” she said in the release.

On Thursday, Thiem and Loganreturned to the hospital, but thistime for celebratory reasons.The group was reunited with the

medical team that saved his life.From balloons to cupcakes, the

birthday party was complete asfriends and family sang “HappyBirthday” to Logan.


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courtesy photo/redlands community hospitalBiting into a cupcake, logan thiem-nelson enjoys his first birth-day with his family at redlands community hospital July 16.

courtesy photo/redlands community hospitalFrom left to right: Jeremy hatch-respiratory therapist, rachel Garcia, rn-nurse manager for nicu,Joseph awadalla m.d.- neonatologist, and tenneille small, rn- nicu nurse. the team helped savelogan thiem-nelson’s life after his mother went into premature labor July 19, 2014. logan was bornat just 22 weeks.

iecn photo/yazmin alvarezredlands police chief mark Garcia looks on as eric aguilar, redlands police volunteer, poses for a picture holding the “circle of in-clusion,” which represents the acceptance and inclusion of all people with intellectual disabilities.

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Water Conservation:Each week I have written aboutwater conservation tips and alsoany rebates or programs availableform your water district. Thisweek I would like to highlight therebates available through the EastValley Water District that servicesparts of eastern San Bernardinoand most of Highland. A total ofseven rebates are offered - threefor indoor and four for outdooruse. They are:1. High Efficiency Toilet - up to$100 per toilet installed that usesless than 1.28 gallons per flush andis recognized by the WaterSenseprogram.2. High Efficiency Showerhead -up to $30 per Showerhead thatuses less than 2 gallons per minuteand is recognized by the Wa-terSense program.3. High Efficiency Washing Ma-chine - up to $150 for the purchaseof a clothes washer that uses lessthan 6 gallons of water per cycleper cubic foot and is recognized asan Energy Star level 5.0 appliance4. Turf Replacement - $2 persquare foot, up to $2,000 for the.Removal of living turf in the frontyard and replacement with perme-able water-efficient landscaping.This program requires pre-ap-proval to qualify for rebate.5. Weather-Based Irrigation Sys-tem - up to $150 per weather-based irrigation system forsprinkler control devices that auto-matically adjust in response tochanging weather or environmentconditions.6. High Efficiency SprinklerNozzles - up to $4 per High Effi-ciency Sprinkler nozzle installedthat uses less per minute than con-ventional nozzles.7. Water Efficient Landscaping -up to $200 for water efficient land-scaping that uses native plants, ef-ficient irrigation systems and otherlandscaping elements that thriveusing less water than traditionalgrass lawns.The East Valley Water Districtapproves funding for rebates on anannual basis and awards are madeon a first-come first-serve basis.The East Valley Water District rec-ommends that residents receive re-bate approval prior to purchase toensure that the items meets theprogram requirements. For appli-cations and information contactthe Water Conservation RebateProgram at 909.806.4287. If East Valley Water District isnot your provider contact your

Provider District for informationon rebate and conservation pro-grams.

Volunteers needed:

The Inland Empire Job Corps isseeking employers to volunteer tohelp with Mock Interviews fortheir students. It is essential forstudents, after receiving their train-ing, to have the experience of in-terviewing for a job with "realworld" employers. The Job Corphas scheduled Monday, August 17from 9 to 11 a.m. for the Mock In-terviews. Please contact ArleneGarcia, Career & Technical Train-ing Manager at 909.887.7145 ore m a i [email protected] forinformation.

Save the Date:

Now to September 1 - a newpublic art project - This is SanBernardino - by poet Juan Del-gado and photographer ThomasMcGovern is on display in thewindows of 468 West Fifth Street,the former Arts on 5th. The win-dow display combines photo-graphs of historic andcontemporary San Bernardinowith poetry exploring personal andshared experiences of the city. Inaddition Delgado has createdbook-themed installation with dis-carded library books and oversizedbookmarks. The artists have alsocreated a website(juanandtom.com) so the com-munity can post pictures, poetryand stories about San Bernardino.

Friday, July 24 - Colton Com-munity Services presents themovie Frozen (Sing-A-Long) atDauer Park, 955 Torrey PinesDrive as part of its Movies in thePark series. The movie startsaround 8:15 p.m. Bring blanketsand lawn chairs. There will begames, activities and snacks forsale. For information call:909.370.6153 or visitwww.CI.COLTON.CA.US

Friday, July 24, Friday, July 25& Saturday, July 26 - the Red-lands Community Associationpresents the Redlands Bowl MusicFestival withMary Poppins begin-ning at 8:15 p.m. This musical,one of the most popular Disneymovies of all time, is produced anddirected by Wayne Scott. For in-formation on this free to the publicpresentation call: 909.793.7316 orvisit www.redlandsbowl.org

Saturday, July 25 - the SanBernardino Latino Faculty andStaff and Administrators Associa-tion present its Second AnnualSummer Concert & Car Show toraise funds for scholarships. Thisyear's event will feature recordingartists MC Magic and MellowMan Ace along with special guestsTroublesome Original SacrificeBand. Besides cars, trucks, im-ports, luxury, and Harley & Bikesare encouraged to participate. Thegates open for spectators at 10 a.m.and will close at 6 p.m. For vendor

and entry fee information call:Johnny at 909.653.6548 or Burt at909.770.4766 or Ray at909.645.7268

Saturday, July 25 - the ColtonCommunity Services presentsDive-In Movies with the presenta-tion of Frozen Sing-Along from 7to 10 p.m. Fee is $2 per person atthe Gonzales Community Center,670 Colton Avenue, Colton. Forinformation call: 909.370.6153

Saturday, July 25 - the SanBernardino Parks, Recreation &Community Services Departmentpresents Movie Nights At ThePark with Frozen Sing-A-Long atthe Rudy C. Hernandez Park, 222N. Lugo. This presentation is partof " Holiday of Hope" event thatstarts at 10 a.m. The movie beginsat 3 p.m. For information call:909.384.5421

Sunday, July 26- the ChicanoLatino Caucus Inland Empirepresents Matinee Movie Day withthe movie McFarland - a heart-warming story of high schoolMexican American kids from theCentral Valley who overcome allodds to become champions. $5 isthe cost, which includes the movie,hot dog, soda and chips. Matineestarts at 1 p.m. at the CarouselMall, between 4th and 2nd street,San Bernardino.

Tuesday, July 28 - the RedlandsCommunity Music Associationpresents The Redlands Bowl Sum-mer Music Festival with Run BoyRun. This group's all acoustic for-mat blends bluegrass, folk withtouches of classical and jazz. It'smusic rooted in the traditionalmusic of the Appalachian South

while blended with the 21 century.Concert starts at 8:15 p.m. For in-formation call: 909.793.7316 orvisit www.redlandsbowl.org

Wednesday, July 29 - CaliforniaState University, San Bernardinoclose its free summer concert se-ries with Latin Flair, a local bandplaying rhythm and blues, Latinfavorites and a little bit of rock 'n'roll. Concert starts at 7 p.m. on thePfau Library Lawn. Participantsare encouraged to bring blankets,lawn chairs and picnic baskets.There is free parking in Lot D. Formore information call:909.537.7360

Friday, July 31 - Colton Com-munity Services presents Moviesin the Park with Space Jam atRanch Mediterranean, 700 E.Washington Street. Movie starts at8:15 p.m. with games and activi-ties earlier. Bring blankets andlawn chairs and enjoy the snackson sale. For information call:909.370.6153 or visitWWW.CI.COLTON.CA.US

Friday, July 31 - the SanBernardino Parks, Recreation &Community Services Departmentpresents Movie Nights at the Parkwith Cars at the Soccer Complex,2500 E. Pacific Ave. families areencouraged to bring picnics, blan-kets and chairs and enjoy watchingthe movie on the big screen. Allpre-movie activities start at 6 p.m.with movie starting at dusk. Forinformation call: 909.384.5421

Tuesday, August 4 - Youth Ac-tion Project presents an Evening ofWine and Jazz Under the Starsfrom 5 to 9 p.m. at the MissionGable House, 168 S. Eureka

Street, Redlands. Featured will beThe New Hot Club of America.This fundraiser is offers generaladmission and VIP packages. Forinformation contact DakiraWilliams at 909.915.1717 oremail [email protected]

Wednesday, August 5 - His-panic Life Style presents the 2015Southern California BusinessExpo and Conference at the On-tario Airport Hotel and ConferenceCenter. The event starts at 8:30a.m. and runs until 2 p.m. with aluncheon at noon. For sponsorshipand vendor opportunities and reg-istration information call:951.940.9099 or email [email protected]

Friday, August 7 - the ColtonCommunity Services presentsMovies In The Park with Cin-derella at Fleming Park, 525 LaCadena Drive. It is also AnnualPrincess Night so dress up as yourfavorite Princess or character fromthe movie. There will be games,activities, and snacks for sale. Themovie starts around 8:15 p.m. Forinformation call 909.370.6153 ore m a i l :[email protected]

Favorite Quote:"Vision is the art of seeing what

is invisible to others"Jonathan Swift

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Ihave this motto: Will travelfor food.

For those that know me per-sonally, know that I’m alwayshungry.In fact, I’ve heard, “You’re thehungriest girl I’ve known.”True story, really. So what do I do to satisfy theurge to eat anything in sight?Eat, of course. Donuts with cereal as a top-ping in Los Angeles, I’m there.Mac n’ Cheese with Hot Chee-tos on top — let’s go! Deep-fried cookie dough —hand itover!I’ll travel far and wide for foodcravings and gladly take fellowfoodies with me. So to share excitement overthe possible gluttony that’sbound to take place over thenext few weeks, I’m offering alittle info on the damage I’llcause at this year’s OC Fair. It’s their 125th anniversaryand how fitting of them to offer23 days of eating with 125 Waysto Graze (round of applause).Feeding bellies through Au-gust 16, there’s plenty of oppor-tunities to at least hit 120 ofthose ways. Yes, it’s a challenge.Here’s a brief look into someof the new foods to chomp on...It’s a fried fest, so please, dressaccordingly — stretchy pantswith elastic, nothing tight or fit-ted and something preferablymade of cotton and stain resist-ant. Oh and if you spill on your-self and it lands on your shirt,

pants or smothers your finger-tips, DO NOT let if go to waste.Eat it. Don’t say I didn’t warn you oroffer tips.Let the goodnees begin —

Deep-Fried Starbucks (yes,this is real and possibly from theheavens made up coffee inside adonut) from Bacon A-Fair;Deep Fried Slim Fast Bar (be-cause I’m trying to watch mygirlish figure) and Fried PeanutButter Pickle Dog from ChickenCharlie's; and Deep-Fried Birth-day Cake (complete with withwhipped cream and sprinkles)and Deep-Fried Pizza fromApple Fries.New Unique Food Items:Fireball Donut ( topped withbananas and whipped cream,and then caramel infused withFireball whiskey) and SamoaDonut from Texas Donuts;Chocolate-Covered Pork Rindsand Wasabi Bacon Bombs (allhail bacon!) from Bacon A-Fair;$125 Caviar Twinkie fromChicken Charlie's as if Twinkiesaren’t fancy enough; Cuban Fu-sion Burger from Grant's TastiBurgers; and Frosted FlakeChicken Fingers from PickleO'Pete's.On a budget?$2 Taste of Fair Food, heldevery Friday from Noon-4 p.m.,offers Fairgoers the chance totaste Fair food for $2 per item.Fun-sized samples include fun-nel cake, tri-tip, lemonade, cin-namon rolls, corn dogs, gelato,and more. Fair admission re-quired.My forte — eating contests.One Big Party Eating Contestsare held daily in the Explorium:Destination Kids tent at 6:30p.m. Participation is free withFair admission. My kind ofparty!!The OC Fair runs through Au-gust 16 and offers entertain-ment, rides, food and plenty ofvendors. The Fair is open Wednesday-Sunday. Concert tickets, actionsports reserved seats, single-daygeneral admission and the popu-lar Super Pass are available forpurchase online at ocfair.com orfrom the on-site Box Office.Free parking and shuttle serviceare available on Saturdays andSundays from the Experianparking structureThe OC Fair & Event Center islocated off the 405 and 55 free-ways at 88 Fair Drive in CostaMesa. For more information,please visit ocfair.com

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Not the America he knewI grew up during the 1950s inthis wonderful country. Lookingback, it was an idealistic time.

We had fresh bread trucks thatwould deliver hot bread and rollsto your neighborhood, the GoodHumor man with his delicious icecream and friendly bell ringing,and home deliveries of milk andeggs.

We were taught to respect ourelders, the police and our politi-cians who governed America. My

father worked hard and taught methat education and a good workethic would be rewarded. Maybeit was simple naivete.

Now, it seems cops are criminalsand criminals are victims. Peoplewho don’t work are given welfareand a free ride. People want tomake more money flipping ham-burgers than soldiers who are risk-ing their lives. Desecrating ourflag is acceptable and being trans-gender makes you a hero.

We supply guns to drug cartelsand disarm our citizens. Americanhas turned into big governmentand European-style socialism.And our president negotiates withterrorists.

No, this is not the America I onceknew. It has fundamentallychanged and not for the better.

Oren Woods,Long Beach

Absolutely! While we used to bea nation of courage, we’re now anation (the military excepted)fearful of offending anyone. Wecan’t say this, can’t do that, can’tdisplay whatever because we

might offend this group or thatgroup.

This is America, yet we’re tooworried about offending othercountries. We cater to various

groups inappropriately. Politicalcorrectness has run amok.

Vic Christensen,Rancho Palos Verdes

Changes are prompted by areluctance to offend

Thank you, Pete Aguilar,for walking the walk

Since his election last year, Rep.Pete Aguilar has touted his hum-ble roots, his connection to every-day Americans, and his desire tobring their voices to the halls ofCongress (“Pete Aguilar: SanBernardino voices will be heard inD.C.”, Feb. 20).

Recently, Congressman Aguilartook a big step toward making that

happen. By co-sponsoring HR 20,the Government by the PeopleAct, he has agreed with me andcountless others that we need tofundamentally change the waycampaigns are funded so that can-didates are beholden to all of theirconstituents.

If members of Congress want toconnect with average Americans,

their campaigns should be fundedby them. Thank you, Congress-man Aguilar, for becoming aleader on this important issue andfor walking the walk, not just talk-ing the talk.

Jessica Oden,Alta Loma

Too young to smoke, drink,but old enough to shoot

Regarding making 21 the legalage for purchasing cigarettes, myfamily is entirely non-smoking.However, government intrusioninto what we can buy or not buy isbecoming ridiculous.

If a person can enter the military,go to war, carry a gun and kill

people at age 18, vote, drive akiller car when home on leavefrom said military duty, why isthat person not able to enter ahotel casino to bet in Las Vegas orenter any bar in Rancho Cuca-monga if they are under 21?

If the poor guy or girl wants tobuy a package of cigarettes undera proposed law from our over-ac-tive California Legislature whenhome on leave, they will not bepermitted until they are 21? Theycannot drink alcohol until 21.They can carry a gun and have theawesome responsibility of killingpeople, yet cannot enter a bar andget a beer?

Fortunately, the law has been

shelved for this year but the do-gooders will be back into our livestrying to outlaw sugar at Star-bucks. (Sugar, you know, is notgood for you.)

We should prohibit voting, en-tering the military, driving certainvehicles, obtaining some forms ofcredit, etc., until age 21. I am for21.

Let’s prohibit smoking, drink-ing, marijuana use, etc. Let’smake it illegal across the board;21 legal age for everything. It isonly fair.

Jacqueline Mahoney,Claremont

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Words to Think About: History of Religion

By G. W. Abersold Ph.D.

Ihave been an ordained minis-ter for 62 years, and have pa-stored churches in three

denominations: Nazarene,Methodist and Congregational.While I am a convinced Christianbeliever, I have also-for manyyears-been interested in religionsfrom the beginning of recordedhistory. From the shamans, paganreligions, mystery religions, na-tional/ethnic religions, Greek andRoman mythological religions, themajor religious faiths of today andthe hundreds of sects.History records that over 10,000religions have plagued the world.Beginning with the shamans there

has always been eccentric expres-sions of religions. Many similar tothose of today: Babalao witchcraftreligionists, Scientology, ChristianScientists, Unitarians, Deists, toname a few.PLEASE REMEMBER THATRELIGIOUS STATISTICS AREAS VARIABLE AS POLITICALPOLLS.Of the 6-7 billion people inhabit-ing our earth, 1 billion plus peopledo not profess belief in any reli-gion. Christianity numbers 2.1 bil-lion; Islam has 1.3 billionfollowers: secularists, agnostics,atheists have 1.1 billion; Hin-duism, 900 million; Buddhism,376 million, Judaism, 14 million;Bahia, 7 million; Shintoism, 4 mil-lion and Zoroastrianism, 2.6 mil-lion. To just name a few.Almost all faiths are divided intocontroversial groups. Christianityhas Protestants, Catholics and Or-thodox and they have divisions.Protestants have Baptists,Methodists, Episcopalians, Con-gregationalists, Lutherans, Presby-terians, Nazarenes, and CMA.Assemble of God; etc. On and on.These and other statistics are openfor debate and change. They areonly for the USA.The larger ones are; Southern

Baptist, 16,266,920 members;United Methodists, 7,931,733members, Mormons, 5,879,408members; Presbyterian, 2,941,412members; Assembly of God,2,863,266 members; MissouriLutheran 2,383,084 members;Episcopal, 2,116,747 members.Currently, the Catholic Church,in the U.S., has a total of67,117,006 members. All of theabove churches have had a loss ofmembers in recent years.The properties that denomina-tions have are astronomical. Alongwith various businesses. For exam-ple, the LDS, Mormons, own atleast 51 businesses; restaurants,grocery outlets, colleges (BYU)and others. The Baptists,Methodists, Episcopalians, Luther-ans and Presbyterians also ownconsiderable properties.But it’s in the area of educationthat most of the larger denomina-tions excel. Baptists have 99 col-leges and universities-among themBaylor; and Methodists have 70-among them USC, Syracuse Uni-versity and Boston University.Beginning with Notre Dame,Roman Catholics have; George-town, Holy Cross, Boston College,Villanova, Gonzaga, FordhamUniversity, San Diego State and

many others.While many larger denomina-tions are rather stagnant in theirgrowth, many sect types like Jeho-vah Witness and PentecostalChurches are showing significantgrowth. Independent churches arealso growing.They seem to be meeting theneeds of their people. The Rock,The Way, Ecclesia among them.They provide food, jobs, housingand medical care and child care.In Highland, Immanuel Baptist isreaching the community with en-tertainment like a fireworks dis-play on the 4th of July and musicalgroups. They also have specialdinners every week at a low cost.The obvious emphasis of the Im-manuel Church is political influ-ence. It not onlyinfluences the local newspaper,

it has three members of the High-land City Council that aremembers. A fourth is a similarfundamentalist Baptist and thefifth is a devout Mormon. Thereare only five individuals on theCouncilSince the election of Pope Fran-cis I, the Catholic Church is show-ing a significant growth. His socialactions such as global warming,the world economy, changing the

Vatican’s banking rules and con-demning of pedophiles, hasbrought many indifferent Catholicsback to the Catholic Church.Since the Council of Nicea in 325A.D., accepted the Apostles Creedas basic to Christianity, most of theafore mentioned churches havefollowed it. The Virgin Birth ofJesus, the Trinity, the Bible as in-fallible, Heaven and Hell, etc. It isof particular interest that most ofthe growing churches have empha-sized other priorities. For instance,Joel Osteen’s large church inHouston, Texas preaches what iscalled, “The Prosperity Gospel.”Jehovah Witnesses deny the Trin-ity and affirm that Jesus is notequal to God.They along with the Seventh DayAdventists also emphasize the im-manent return of Jesus. The Pente-costals believe in speaking in“tongues;” and almost all growingchurches use “praise music” withlive bands.The most pressing question todayis, will secularism be the dominantreligion of tomorrow? Or, is tradi-tional religion on the way out?Only time will tell.Amen. Selah. So be it.

Omnitrans Agrees to Remove Potentially ExplosiveGas Tanks from Westside Residential Neighborhood

At the July 8, 2015, In-land Valley Environ-mental Justice Task

Force meeting, hosted by theCenter for Community Actionand Environmental Justice, Om-nitrans’ CEO/ General Manager,Scott Graham, announced thatthe San Bernardino TransitAgency will remove the two30,000 gallon tanks of LiquidNatural Gas (LNG) from its facil-ity at 1700 West 5th Street in SanBernardino. The massive tanks ofpotentially explosive natural gashave long been a point of con-tention with the local residentswho were concerned about thestorage of natural gas in a resi-dential neighborhood and next toan elementary school. Mr. Gra-ham explained that over the nextyear they will convert the facilityto utilize a pipeline, eliminatingthe need for the massive storagetanks. Estimates for completingthe transition is June of 2016, Mr.Graham reported.“We applaud, Omnitrans’ actionto remove the tanks”, said TeresaFlores Lopez, longtime residentsof the Westside and avid critic ofthe fueling operation. “We arevery pleased that Omnitrans hasfinally listened and responded toour concerns.”“While we acknowledge thatthe facility meets all its require-ments, we remained concernedabout the possibility of an acci-dent” said Ericka Flores, commu-nity organizer for the Center forCommunity Action and Environ-mental Justice and local resident.“No one plans for an accident tohappen but they still do. If a prob-lem occurs with 60,000 gallonsof natural gas, it should be in aplace where there are few people,not in a residential area with aschool across the street.”Over the last year, natural gashas been gaining use as coal andother fuel use is reduced. As a re-sult more and more reports of ex-

plosions and fires have takenplace around the country. Resi-dents were concerned that withthe storage of such a largeamount of gas in one place soclose to homes and schools thatan accident would result in de-struction of homes and many in-juries and death.For nearly two decades the pres-ence of natural gas tanks in theneighborhood has raised con-cerns. In 1998 residents startedcomplaining about continuingleaks as indicated by the naturalgas odors during fueling activi-ties at the facility. Residents filedcomplaints to South Coast AirQuality Management District(SCAQMD) under its odor nui-sance rules each time theysmelled the gas. To address thoseconcerns Omnitrans replaced theCompressed Natural Gas (CNG)tanks with two massive tankscontaining 30,000 gallons each ofLNG and removed the odorant,methylmercaptan, which is usedto warn of any gas releases. Just

this year there were two inci-dences near the facility, one thatrequire evacuation of the employ-ees at the facility. Residents wereconcerned when they were notnotified and neither were staff atthe Ramona Alessandro Elemen-tary School. The Board of Educa-tion for the San Bernardino CityUnified School District joined incalling for the removal of thetanks in a resolution issued onOctober, 2014.“We look forward to workingwith Omnitrans during this tran-sition period”, said Penny New-man, Executive Director ofCCAEJ who has been workingwith the community to solve thisissue. Members of the EJ TaskForce, a multi-agency task forcemade up of U.S. EPA, Calif. AirResources Board (ARB); Dept.of Toxic Substances Control(DTSC); California AttorneyGeneral’s office; South CoastAQMD; local CUPA and others,have monitored activity of the fa-cility in the last two years and

even conducted their own analy-sis. Using a program calledALOHA, used by emergency re-sponse agencies to determineareas that would be impactedthey developed a map showingthe “Zone of Harm”. The analysiscalculated that a population of1,739 people and 447 dwellingswould be affected in a 0.3 milesradius around the facility. Theanalysis did not take into accountthe presence of the elementaryschool, expanding the affectedpopulation by hundreds of chil-dren.A recent report conducted forOmnitrans stated, “The facility’stanks and its operation are state-of-the-art. Explosions are still

possible, but extremely unlikely.”It goes on to state that if an explo-sion were to happen “the 95%potential injury scenarios mayextend up to 880 feet from the fa-cility boundary and 95% scenar-ios with the potential for severeinjury may extend up to 175 feetfrom the facility boundary. ““That’s our homes and our chil-dren”, Teresa Flores Lopez pointsout!Carlin Hafiz, EnvironmentalJustice Coordinator for theSouthern Regional office of EPA,offered to work with Omnitransin developing an appropriateemergency notification programfor both residents and the schooldistrict in case of an incidence.

City CouncilMeetings

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 andsecond Tuesday 2 p.m., 21 GrantSt., Redlands (909) 798-7550.

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

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

CommunicationClasses

Mondays at 6 p.m.: Town &Country Toastmasters Club offersclasses at Trinity Lutheran Church,2900 N. "E" St., San Bernardino.

For more information, please call(909) 887-3472.

De m o c r a t i cL u n c h e o nClub of San

BernardinoThe Democratic Luncheon Club ofSan Bernardino meet at 12:15 onFridays at Club Headquarters, 136Carousel Mall (near the centralglass elevator) in San Bernardino. Speaker Schedule:7/17 Brian Robin: "My Life inPublic Relations, Journalism andSB"7/24 Gloria Harrison, IE Com-munity Newspapers: The GeorgeBrown Legacy Project and SBCharter Review Commission Up-date7/31 Rafael Rawls, Candidatefor SB City Council, Ward 68/28 Congressman Pete AguilarVisit us at www.sbdems.com orour new Facebook page atwww.facebook/SBDems.

Ballet FolkloricoCultural Classes

Mondays 5:30-6:30 5-11yrs,Mondays 6:30-8:30 11-adult. Nocharge. 951-233-7027. Knights ofColumbus, 740 Pennsylvania St.,Colton, Ca.

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.

Pineapple JamUkulele Club

Meets: Scherer Senior Center,12202 1St Street Yucaipa Ca,Ukulele class meets everyWednesday from 9:00 a.m. til11:00 a.m. Bring your Ukulele anda friend. All levels of playing.

Public ArtProject

Now to September 1 -a newpublic art project - This is SanBernardino - by poet Juan Del-gado and photographer ThomasMcGovern is on display in thewindows of 468 West Fifth Street,the former Arts on 5th. The win-dow display combines photo-graphs of historic andcontemporary San Bernardinowith poetry exploring personal andshared experiences of the city. Inaddition Delgado has createdbook-themed installation with dis-carded library books and oversizedbookmarks. The artists have alsocreated a website(juanandtom.com) so the com-munity can post pictures, poetryand stories about San Bernardino.

Free SummerWednesdaysConcerts at

CSUSB The series closes on July 29 with

another local band, Latin Flair,which will bring its rhythm andblues, Latin favorites and a littlebit of rock ’n’ roll to the campus.Most performances will last ap-proximately two hours, concludingby 9 p.m. While the venue is idealfor picnicking, there will be con-cession stands selling food on con-cert nights. For more informationon Summer Wednesdays, callCSUSB’s Special Events andGuests Services at (909) 537-7360.

Summer Concert& Car Show

Saturday, July 25 -the SanBernardino Latino Faculty and Staffand Administrators Associationpresent its Second Annual SummerConcert & Car Show to raise fundsfor scholarships. This year's eventwill feature recording artists MCMagic and Mellow Man Ace alongwith special guests TroublesomeOriginal Sacrifice Band. Besidescars, trucks, imports, luxury, andHarley & Bikes are encouraged toparticipate. The gates open for spec-tators at 10 a.m. and will close at 6p.m. For vendor and entry fee infor-mation call: Johnny at 909.653.6548or Burt at 909.770.4766 or Ray at909.645.7268

Matinee MovieDay

Sunday, July 26 - the ChicanoLatino Caucus Inland Empire pres-ents Matinee Movie Day with themovie McFarland - a heartwarmingstory of high school Mexican Amer-ican kids from the Central Valleywho overcome all odds to becomechampions. $5 is the cost, which in-cludes the movie, hot dog, soda andchips. Matinee starts at 1 p.m. at theCarousel Mall, between 4th and 2ndstreet, San Bernardino.

Evening of Wineand Jazz UnderThe Stars

Tuesday, August 4- Youth Ac-tion Project presents an Evening ofWine and Jazz Under the Starsfrom 5 to 9 p.m. at the MissionGable House, 168 S. EurekaStreet, Redlands. Featured will beThe New Hot Club of America.This fundraiser is offers generaladmission and VIP packages. For

information contact DakiraWilliams at 909.915.1717 oremail [email protected]

Everest BaseCamp Trek

Tuesday, August 4 at 7:30pm.Presentation by Jim Vanderaa atthe San Bernardino County Mu-seum, 2024 Orange Tree LaneRedlands, CA 92374. Exit Cali-

fornia Street from I-10 Freeway inRedlands. PUBLIC INVITED.Parking and Admission Free butdonations are accepted for roomrental. For more information:[email protected]

rraclub.org (951) 686-4141. TheSan Gorgonio Chapter of theSierra Club covers the geographicarea of San Bernardino and River-side Counties.

Free MusicLessons

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Back to SchoolDates

Colton Joint Unified School District•Elementary Schools - Wednesday, July 29

•Middle and High School - Wednesday, August 5

Redlands Unified School DistrictAll Schools - Wednesday, August 12

San Bernardino City Unified School DistrictTraditional - Monday, August 3

Rialto Unified School DistrictAll Schools - Wednesday, August 5

Fontana Unified School DistrictAll Schools - Thursday, August 6

Crafton Hills College Celebrates83rd Paramedic Class Graduation

Courtesy PhotoCHC 83rd Paramedic Class Graduates. Crafton Hills College (CHC) graduated its 83rd ParamedicClass on Thursday, July 9 at 6 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center.

The 16 graduates are Elijah Covarrubio (Big Bear City), Joshua DeHart (Hemet), Chad Glaum(Nuevo), John Grounds (Redlands), Brian Kalousek (Corona), Robert Keay (RunningSprings), Christopher Kilmer (Pinon Hills), Steven Lee (Riverside), Ricky Ouellette (Wildo-mar), Michael Padilla (Highland), Diego Salas (Perris), Michael Sanchez (Moreno Valley),Braiden Santos (Rancho Cucamonga), Bradyn Spaccarotelli (Rancho Cucamonga), TravisTayler (Yucaipa) and Jeremie York (Corona). They each completed the 10-month program,attending classes Monday-Thursday, and finishing 600 hours of field work.

Run under the auspices of the Emergency Medical Services division, the Crafton Hills CollegeParamedic Program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health EducationPrograms (www.caahep.org) upon the recommendation of the Committee on Accreditation of Ed-ucational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions (CoAEMSP).As one of the 112 colleges in the California community college system, Crafton Hills College iscommitted to providing citizens in the region with an accessible higher education. The philosophyof California's community colleges is that education is the key to better jobs, a better economy,and a better quality of life. CHC offers over 50 degree programs and 25 occupational certificateplans. For more information, go to http://www.craftonhills.edu.


Aguirre Garcia going for college academicswhile keeping soccer options open

By Harvey M. Kahn

Carlos Aguirre Garcia is ata difficult but productivepoint in his 18-year-old

life. The two-time league champion and Ken HubbsAward nominee from SanBernardino's new Indian SpringsHigh School might have to giveup soccer for the first time sincegrade school. He will not playsoccer next season because CalState University, Fullerton gavehim only an academic scholar-

ship. Garcia was in the top-5 ac-ademically among 291 studentsin Indian Springs first ever grad-uating class this year.Garcia was not offered a schol-arship to play soccer at CSUF butdid not rule out trying out for theteam. "My whole life has beensoccer. I keep saying to myself,what is life going to be like with-out soccer. I have no idea." He'sbeen a team captain all four yearsof high school and a 1st team All-San Andreas League performerhis senior year, where he helped

Indian Springs to its first leaguetitle in any sport. He currentlyplays for the Corinthians USAAcademy whose Fontana-basedteam is headquartered in Brazil.Garcia plays at the mid-center"point guard" position where he"can see the whole field and takecontrol."He explained further, "I do havesome opportunities to play soccerbut the academics are a surething. That's what I worked hardfor. My coaches at Corinthiansunderstand," said Garcia in aquiet voice. He will enter CSUFwith a 4.57 GPA and will majorin kinesiology. His favorite classin high school was chemistry. "Ilearned in high school if youwant to be successful you cannotprocrastinate. You can't wait foropportunities, you have to pushfor it." He gained the confidenceto speak to adult teachers afterearning two scholarships to theHispanic Youth League Instituteheld at Santa Clara University."After that I learned to ask myteachers what more can I do.How can I get an A instead of aB."Garcia's soccer playing historylists him as the leading scorer onthe seven club teams he's played.He led his high school team's inscoring four years, including hisfreshman year at Palmdale High.He spent a previous year playingsoccer in Baja California, Mexicoon teams in Ensenada."The education system is goodin Mexico but you play soccer ondirt fields. It was hard to controlthe ball because of the rocks. Ittaught me to appreciate playingon grass and turf in the UnitedStates where I can control the ballbetter. To get good at soccer youjust need a ball, two shoes and arock for a goal," explained Gar-cia.He is closely watching theCONCACAF Gold Cup wherehe hopes Mexico wins unless itsa rivalry match with the USA."When you see one of your teamslose it can ruin your whole day."Garcia thinks both the current

USA men's team and the worldsoccer cup champion women'steams will help soccer's popular-ity even further in America. "Soc-cer is growing because you seesome of the best starting to cometo America." He gave as an ex-ample Liverpool great StevenGerrard's signing with the LosAngeles Galaxy.Garcia is impressed with theplay of Haiti and Trinidad &Tabago in the Gold Cup. He feelssoccer doesn't need more scoringand otherwise thinks it's fine theway it is. He did say that teamsthat rely on defensive tactics tosettle for a 0-0 game are not pro-ductive. "If I'm the coach we'd gofor the win every game. You gottaalways go for it!" "That sounds just like Carlos.Always wanting to go for it andnot settling for less," said IndianSprings soccer and volleyballcoach John Arient. "He's tena-cious and always looking to finda way to score. He scored fourgoals in our first game this sea-

son." Arient commented on Gar-cia's good attitude and grades,along with his natural athleticability. "He never played volley-ball before his junior year butmade all-league 1st team." Arientsaid Garcia was sought by SBVCto play soccer but his strong GPAhas made it impossible to turndown the university academicscholarship. "Hopefully, he even-tually gets a chance to play soc-cer at Cal State Fullerton," saidArient.Before his high school careerwas over, Garcia also helped In-dian Springs to the San AndreasLeague volleyball championshipand onto its first CIF playoff winin any sport. As a member of thetrack team as a sophomore hewon medals in the 400 meters,1600, and 4x400. Along withbeing president of the soccerclub, he served as co-chair to fourASB committees. The versatileGarcia has entertained with hip-hop and swing dance troupes.

Photo Courtesy/Carlos Aguirre GarciaCarlos Aguirre Garcia (Left) with teammate Ismael Campos afterIndian Springs High School won the 2015 San Gorgonio HS soc-cer tournament.

Photo Courtesy/Carlos Aguirre GarciaCarlos Aguirre Garcia (Right) will attend Cal State University,Fullerton on academic scholarship with hopes of making the soc-cer team.


REWARDMissing Poodle in Rialto

Missing GreyP o o d l e ! ! !N a m e d

"Toya". She's 13 yearsold and has a smallframe. Lost bySycamore and Baseline.Please help bring herback home in Rialto.The owner is DoraGreene and she will behappy to provide a RE-WARD for her Poodle'ssafe return. Please con-tact us ASAP if you seeher. (626) 394-5259.

Athletes for Life gala celebrates 10 years By Richard Dawson

Former NFL All-Pro run-ning back and Athletes forLife (AFL) founder Greg

Bell celebrated the 10th anniver-sary of the organizations youthfootball camp with a fundraisinggala at the University of Red-lands’ Orton Center on Saturday,July 11.The AFL provides the nation’slargest free youth football camp,hosting 250 boys and 50 girlseach summer. This year, the campis taking place at the Redlandscampus July 12-15, after years ofbeing held at Cal State SanBernardino.Jerome Bettis, who will be in-ducted into the NFL Hall of Famenext month, was one of many for-mer NFL players in attendance toshow support, including SanBernardino High School alumniand former San Diego ChargerMark Seay.Former NFL player and River-side resident Kermit Alexanderwas also in attendance along withcurrent NFL player JarronGilbert.

The camp’s mission is to helpprepare San Bernardino andRiverside county youth hone innot only their athletic abilities,but their approach toward life.On-air radio personality JosefaSalinas helped co-host the eventand serves as the director and ofthe “How to be a Girl” segmentof the camp.

Ligiah Villalobos, a writer andproducer, will participate with theHTBAG program, teaching awriting class that will focus onthe topic of human-trafficking.The girl’s develop and edit theirown messages on the subject withthe idea of producing a 30-secondbroadcast-quality video.

PHOTO/RICHARD DAWSONAFL Founder Greg Bell (left) and former NFL player Mark Seayof (San Bernardino High School) spend time with other formerplayers at the 10th Anniversary Gala at the University of Redlandson July 11. PHOTO/RICHARD DAWSON

Rams fans in attendance made it clear they want a team back inLA.

PHOTO/RICHARD DAWSONMany former NFL players were in attendance to support the AFL.

Cowboy Ken Frawley At theSan Bernardino Public Library

As part of the SummerReading Game, the SanBernardino Public Li-

brary will host Cowboy Ken andhis American Cowboy Show. Thisall-ages free program will takeplace on Tuesday, July 28, at 4:00PM in the Bing Wong Auditoriumat the Feldheym Central Libraryat 555 W. 6th Street in SanBernardino.Cowboy Ken’s program is alively stage show of old cowboysongs, tall tales, true stories, his-torical facts, trick roping, and lotsof audience participation and fun. Learn this most recognizableand colorful character who rodeonto the pages of American His-tory in 1865. Experience the

great cattle drives first hand andlaugh at Old West stories and talltales. Find out how the cowboyslived their life out on the WesternFrontier and how this era and partof the western movement endedby 1890, after only about 25years.Participants in the library’s sum-mer reading game will get creditfor coming to the program. Thisevent is sponsored by the Friendsof the San Bernardino Public Li-brary. For more information onthis event call Linda Yeh at 909-381-8238. For more informationon library activities check the cal-endar tab on our homepage atwww.sbpl.org

Native American Tribal Dance & CulturePresented at the San Bernardino Public Library

As part of the SummerReading Game theme,Read to the Rhythm, the

San Bernardino Public Librarywill host Ben Hale and his NativeAmerican Tribal Dance & Cul-ture program, a cultural look atNorth American tribes as seenthrough their dance and music.This all-ages free event will takeplace on Saturday, July 25 at 2:00PM in the Bing Wong Auditoriumat the Feldheym Central Libraryat 555 W. 6th Street in SanBernardino.

Ben Hale, a member of theNavajo tribe from Arizona,demonstrates North AmericanTribal Dances with cultural con-text, music, and brilliant, authen-tic regalia. A few of the severaldances presented include: theEagle Dance, Horse Dance, GrassDance, and the ever popularHoop Dance where Ben takesabout 15 hoops and using his

body shapes them into symbolsrevered in the Native Americanculture.

From the time he could walk,Ben’s parents taught him the im-portance of culture and traditionsthrough customs passed downthrough the generations. Danceand stories are an integral part ofNative American life as a meansof expression and perception ofself, and Ben was exposed to thisdaily. Ben is an enrolled memberof the Navajo Indian Reservationand is affiliated with many localagencies such as American IndianChildren’s Council, SouthernCalifornia Indian Center, andAmerican Indian Healing Center,to name a few. Ben and his multi-generational family dance troupeknown, as the Eagle SpiritDancers, have been presentingNorth American Indian Cultureprograms at schools, libraries,fairs, and Pow Wows throughout

the Nation. He’s one of a smallnumber of American Indians in-vited to participate and even co-ordinate Pow Wows because ofhis knowledge and authenticity.He regularly performs at the In-dian South West Museum andGene Autry Museum in Los An-geles. Ben is dedicated to dis-pelling misinformation and/ormisconceptions many peoplehold towards American Indians.

Participants in the library’ssummer reading game will getcredit for coming to the program.This event is sponsored by theFriends of the San BernardinoPublic Library. For more infor-mation on this event call LindaYeh at 909-381-8238. For moreinformation on library activitiescheck the calendar tab on ourhomepage at www.sbpl.org


Bernie Sanders receives supportfrom Riverside organizers, residents

By Anthony Victoria,Staff Writer

Community organizers andsupporters of U.S. presi-dential candidate Bernie

Sanders overcame the odds of rainto hold a fundraising event at theMexicali Bar and Grill in River-side on Saturday July 18. Theevent was sponsored by the "WeWant Bernie Campaign" and theProgressive Democrats of America(PDA). According to Matthew Snyder,one of the founders of post-parti-san organization The 28ers and aguest lecturer at UC Riverside,over a hundred people came out todonate approximately $923 forSanders’ campaign. There was the possibility of theevent being cancelled due to

weather constraints. Originally theevent was scheduled to be held atTio's Tacos Restaurant’s famouschapel patio area. However, heavyrain and flash flood warningsprompted organizers to look for anindoor location. “In a matter of hours, we de-bated, argued, appealed and foundconsensus...And we moved ourevent from the lovely outdoorsanctuary of Tio's Tacos to thecozy confines of Mexicali Grill,”Snyder wrote on the event’s Face-book page. “...And in two hourstime we changed the event loca-tions; we emailed, texted, called,dropped and packed in cars andmade the impossible possible.”Attendees heard speakers praisethe 73-year-old Sanders, who hasbeen a longtime advocate of pro-gressive proposals such as immi-

gration reform, universal health-care, free higher education, andeconomic relief to name a few.Sanders has also been a staunchopponent of the Patriot Act and ofthe War on Iraq in recent years.Many believe he is the individualthat can provide stability for work-ing and middle class communities. One of those individuals is EstherMacias. The Corona-based organ-izer said she has the utmost confi-dence that the U.S. senator fromVermont, if elected, will imple-ment the ideals he has advocatedfor so long.“He’s worked for more than 40years to fix a broken system,” Ma-cias said. “He wants to improveour communities. “We always be-lieve that Democrats and Republi-cans are limited to people likeHillary Clinton. I did my home-

work and I know Sanders is thebest option, just not for Latinos,but for everybody.”Progressive Democrats of Amer-ica representative Chuck Reutterbelieves Sanders is the only trueviable candidate for the Demo-

cratic presidential nomination. “He is the people’s candidate andHillary Clinton is the corporatecandidate,” Reutter explained.“That makes a difference. If youstudy what Bernie Sanders hasdone, you can see the proof.”

Photo/Anthony VictoriAElizabeth Ayala (left) and Esther Macias (right) lead Bernie Sanders supporters in a “GoBernie” chant during a fundraiser for his U.S. presidential campaign at the Mexicali Bar and grill inriverside on July 18.

Photo/Anthony VictoriAEsther Macias speaking to the audience about her reasons forsupporting Bernie Sanders. the U.S. Senator from Vermont isrunning for President of the United States in next year’s election.

Inland Behavioral and Health ServicesInc. Partners with Legal Aid Society of

San Bernardino

“Staying healthy is tough ifyou live in mold-infestedhousing, can't afford food or

electricity, or are about to loseyour home”. Erin M. Marcus,MD, www.Medical-legalpartner-ship.org, (11/17/2011)The Legal Aid Society of SanBernardino and Inland Behavioraland Health Services, Inc. havepartnered today to create the In-land Empire Medical-Legal Part-nership (IE-MLP). The twoorganizations will be working to-gether to improve the health out-comes of vulnerable patients in theInland Empire by providing legalservices to eligible patients inneed. The Inland Empire Medical-Legal Partnership is scheduled tolaunch July 15, 2015 at InlandFamily Community Health Cen-ter, 665 N. D Street, SanBernardino, CA 92401. This Med-ical-Legal Partnership will addressvarious social determinants ofhealth that have significant impacton the health and well-being of in-

dividuals and communities. Manyof these social conditions can betraced to laws that are unfairly ap-plied or under-enforced, oftenleading to the improper denial ofservices and benefits that are de-signed to help vulnerable people.These social determinants ofhealth all constitute health-harm-ing legal needs and they cannot betreated effectively without somelevel of legal intervention. “For several years, the need for aconnection between the medicaland legal fields, to address recur-ring health obstacles to our mostvulnerable residents, has been rec-ognized nationwide” states Jose-fina Valdez, Executive Director ofthe Legal Aid Society of SanBernardino. “We are pleased toannounce a partnership forgedwith Inland Behavioral and HealthServices, which establishes thefirst Medical Legal Partnership inthe Inland Empire. Through thispartnership, professionals fromeach field will join forces to fightthose battles and will be instru-

mental in improving the overallhealth in our communities.”With this new collaboration, In-land Behavioral and Health Serv-ices, Inc. and the Legal AidSociety of San Bernardino will es-tablish the first Medical-LegalPartnership in the Inland Empire.The anticipated results will be no-ticeable improvements of ourcommunities’ health outcomes andthe reduction of health harminglegal needs. “So today is the beginning of im-proved health outcomes, increasedwellbeing for the many vulnerablepatients we provide medical careto. For those parents and childrenwho have had to endure complica-tions or barriers to remaininghealthy – the solution is the IEMedical Legal Partnership” addedDr. Temetry A. Lindsey,CEO/President of Inland Behav-ioral and Health Services, Inc.“Join with us in celebrating the in-augural debut of this phenomenalproject.”


Get Pop-Cultured with events, giveawaysat Barnes & Noble Redlands

By Yazmin Alvarez

“Potterheads,” “Whovians,”Vinyl lovers and Seussians— Barnes & Noble Red-

lands is calling all fangirls, musiclovers and green eggs and hameaters to the store today throughJuly 31 to get Pop-Cultured.The popular nationwide cam-paign launched last year by the re-tail bookseller is wrapping up thisyear’s series of events with newactivities for 1950s--1980s-erafans of all ages.New to Get Pop-Cultured thisyear is the ‘taking it back’ trendthat floods social media everyweek —Throwback Thursday.Customers are invited to the storeThursday through for a nostalgicjourney through the most iconicmoments in pop culture from the1950s through the 1990s. Theevent is dedicated to the 1980s,and all Barnes & Noble stores arehosting themed activities based onthe rocking decade. Highlights in-clude a 1980s-style Keith HaringPostcard Art Contest, celebratingthe American artist and social ac-tivist whose work responded to theNew York City street culture of the1980s. Participants will be able todesign their own Keith Haring-style postcard and upload it to In-stagram using the hashtag#bnKeithHaring, #TBT and #Get-PopCultured on or before July 27at 11:59pm ET. The single entrythat receives the most “likes” willwin a spectacular Keith Haringgift set. Customers can contacttheir local Barnes & Noble formore details and for additionalevents. Special deals and select1980s themed items will also beavailable. Then there is Fangirl Friday -July 24 at 7 p.m.Fangirls and fanboys of all agescan meet up and share their fan-doms with each other. Fans canenjoy exclusive products and give-aways during the event and partic-ipate in “The Novels of JohnGreen trivia” and “Name the Fan-dom.” Cosplay is welcome and en-couraged. Special giveaways willinclude Women of Marvel posters,a Women of Marvel comic sam-pler and much more, while sup-plies last.

Customers should contact theirlocal Barnes & Noble for more de-tails on what products and give-aways will be featured and whatactivities will take place duringFangirl Friday.To spin things around, Vinyl Day– Saturday, July 25 at 11 a.m. —will show that vinyl is back andbetter than ever. Fans of vinylrecords can explore the store’sgrowing assortment or records andparticipate in activities like draw-ing their own personalized vinylcover art for the album of theirchoice, giveaways, special offersand exclusives including a chanceto enter to win a Crosley Turntableand headphone prize pack. Withthe purchase of three LPs, cus-tomers will receive a Vinyl Daytote bag, while supplies last.For the bookworks – James Pat-terson Day July 26 — will offerbuy one get one deals for cus-tomers that purchase any JamesPatterson book and get a 2ndJames Patterson book. All physical

and audio books for kids, teens,and adults are eligible for this offer(eBooks not included). Also fea-

tured is a James Patterson ZooStandee for photo ops, and otherexciting giveaways.

Get Pop-Cultured celebrationsthen wraps up July 28-31 with alittle Seuss Mania celebratingTheodor Seuss Geisel, known tothe world as Dr. Seuss. A newlydiscovered Dr. Suess book haspopped up, “What Pet Should IGet? and children of all ages areinvited to help decide what pet thestore should get at a special story-time event on July 28th at 7pm.And there's plenty of fun to bedone at the Dr. Seuss Spectacularon July 31st at 7pm. From 7/28-7/31, customers can buy What PetShould I Get? and receive 50 per-cent off on select Dr. Seuss titles(The Cat in the Hat, Green Eggsand Ham, 1 Fish 2 Fish Red FishBlue Fish, Horton Hears a Who, orThe Lorax).The nationwide campaign con-tinues through the end of themonth and customers should con-tact their local Barnes & Noble formore details, and to find out whatadditional events will be takingplace to celebrate. Barnes & NobleRedlands is at 27460 W LugoniaAvenue in the Citrus Plaza. Formore information call, 909-793-4322.


iecn photo/yazmin alvarezFangirls and fanboys are invited to Barnes & noble redlands July 24 as the store hosts a cele-bration for pop culture fandom during the store’s nationwide campaign, Get pop-cultured. variousevents run daily through July 31.

Contest SeeksSummer

Inspired PoetsA$1,000.00 grand prize is

being offered in a sum-mer inspired poetry con-

test sponsored by the FamousPoets, free to everyone. There are50 prizes in all totaling more than$4,000.00. The deadline for enter-ing is August 15, 2015.To enter, send one poem only of21 lines or less: Free Poetry Con-test, PO Box 21, Talent, OR97540. Or enter on-linehttp://www.famouspoets.com."We think the sunny (orstrangely wet!) days of summer

can inspire people everywhere towrite a poem," says Lavender Au-rora, the organization's ContestDirector. "Our desire is to inspireamateur poets and we think thiscompetition will accomplish that.Poems may be written on anysubject, using any style. We sim-ply hope to see poems that are in-spired by the summertime worldof individual people."Be sure your name and addressappears on the page with yourpoem. A winner's list will be sentto all entrants.

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