inland empire weekly november 06 2014

Angels’ Closet Charities Fundraiser Tea supports area students

By Yazmin Alvarez

St. Mary's Ballet Folkloricowill celebrate 40 years inthe Redlands community

by hosting an anniversary perfor-mance at Redlands East ValleyHigh School Saturday.

Two are planned Nov. 8 at 3 p.m.and another at 6 p.m. at theschool’s Blackstone Theatre,31000 E. Colton Avenue inRedlands. Tickets are $10 eachand can be purchased in advanceby calling 909-965-2812.Performances at Saturday’s show

will include a variety of folkdances native to Mexican regionssuch as Veracruz, Jalisco, Chiapasand several more. The ballet group is comprised of40 dancers, both male and female

Inland Empire

By Yazmin Alvarez

Dozens sipped for stylerecently at the annualAngels’ Closet

Fundraiser Tea at Martha Green’s

The Eating Room in Redlands.The tea --held over three days--was an aim to raise funds andawareness for the organization andits continued efforts in helpingclothe area middle and high schoolstudents in need.

Based out of Redlands EastValley High, Angel’s Closet is aboutique-style organization thatcollects and distributes new and

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Angels’ Closet Charities fourth annual fundraiser tea at Martha Green’s The Eating Room inRedlands will fund costs for clothing for area students in need.

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St. Mary’s Ballet Folklorico will host two performances at Redlands East Valley High School Nov.8. Got News?

Have news, an event or want torecognize someone in the Inlandarea?Send information to

Community News EditorYazmin Alvarez [email protected] or call909-381-9898 ext. 207.

Redlands Mayor PeteAguilar won a decisivevictory in California's

31st Congressional District Nov.4.The Redlands Mayor won by 2points over Republican candi-date Paul Chabot. His statement follows:“I’m honored that InlandEmpire families have chosen meto represent them in Congress,”Aguilar said. “The people of SanBernardino County spoke clear-ly tonight by choosing a repre-sentative who is dedicated tobuilding the middle class, andone who puts people over poli-tics to get results for our com-munity.“We have come a long way,and I have many people to thank:my family, the staff and volun-teers and all of those who havestood with us in this campaignbecause they believe as I do, thatwith a commitment to education,good paying jobs and our seniorsand veterans, the Inland Empirecan continue to be a place ofopportunity and success.“Tonight, I am humbled byyour trust in me, and my resolveto go to Washington and deliverfor you has never been greater.We have a lot of work to do, buttogether, we can rebuild ourmiddle class and ensure that ourbest days are ahead of us.”

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gently used school clothes, formalattire, business attire, graduationcaps and gowns and other necessi-ties to students experiencing severefinancial difficulties.Proceeds raised from the eventwill fund the costs for the necessary

items needed for students forspring events including prom,graduation and those headed forjob interviews, said Angels Closetfounder Pat Williams. “The goal is to have everydayclothing, tuxedos, dresses and allthe accessories available for them,”she said.While formal attire is always a big

draw for dances, Williams said thehot and most needed item at themoment are jeans for both boys andgirls.“We just can’t seem to keep themin stock,” she said. “But events likethis help with the costs.”While the total raised had not yetbeen tallied, Williams said the goalof raising $5,000 over the three-day

period would hopefully be ex-ceeded. The first two days have been won-derful,” Williams said. “Each dayhas been so successful and I’mthankful for every penny.”Angels’ Closet accepts clothingand accessory donations yearround. To learn more about the or-ganization or to donate, visitangels-

closet.org. Checks can be mailed toAngels’ Closet Charities, P.O. Box648, Mentone 92359.

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

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ranging in age from 5 to 28, whoperform throughout the Redlandscommunity and the Inland area. Funds raised at the performanceswill benefit the group’s costumingbudget and help fund dance apparelfor its members free of chargealong with support the costs for fa-cility rentals and performances. The mission of St. Mary's Folk-lorico is to teach Mexican culturaldances and techniques, and instillconfidence in the dancers by per-forming in public and private ven-ues, said organizers. The aim is tobuild awareness of the Mexicanculture to the public through the artof dance, the group said on theirwebsite. To learn more visit stmarys-dance1974.com.

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

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The Redlands Police Depart-ment will again offer a per-sonal self-defense and

safety seminar designed especiallyfor women, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.Saturday, Nov. 8, at the RedlandsCommunity Center Gymnasium,featuring guest instructor profes-sional fighter Javier “Showtime”Vazquez.The seminar, part of the RedlandsPolice Department’s Street Smartprogram, is designed to increaseparticipants’ level of awareness andminimize their risk of victimiza-tion.Vazquez has fought professionallyfor several organizations, includingWorld Extreme Cagefighting and

the Ultimate Fighting Champi-onship. He currently teaches selfdefense and strike based Jiu Jitsuout of Rancho Cucamonga.Vazquez has a long history ofmixed martial arts, wrestling andJiu Jitsu. He travels all over theUnited States and Canada teachingGracie Jiu Jitsu seminars and selfdefense. Vazquez has agreed to do-nate his time to teach this seminar.

The seminar is designed forwomen and girls from ages 12 andup and will include a personalsafety presentation as well ashands-on training.The class also includes presenta-tions by members of the RedlandsPolice Department, hands-on train-

ing in self-defense tactics and a per-sonal safety question and answersession.Participants should bring a lightlunch and water and wear looseclothing and comfortable tennisshoes.

The cost for the seminar is $15.All of the fees collected will be ap-plied to the Street Smart Self De-fense program.Street Smart is an afterschool

self-defense program for childrenand teens taught by Redlands Po-lice officers. Now in its sixth year,Street Smart is designed for kidsfrom 6 and up. Classes are held at3:45 p.m. on Fridays at the Red-lands Community Center. Scholar-

ships are available.Space for the women’s self-de-fense and safety workshop is lim-ited to the first 35 people registered.To register for either program call(909) 798-7572 or email [email protected]. TheRedlands Community Center is lo-cated at 111 W. Lugonia Ave. VisitStreet Smart on Facebook atwww.facebook.com/pages/Red-lands-PD-Street-Smart-Self-De-fense.

~City of Redlands

Street Smart offers women’s self-defense and safetyworkshop in Redlands

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Professional fighter Javier“Showtime” Vazquez.

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Two performances will be held Saturday at Redlands East Valley High School’s Blackstone Theatre celebrating St. Mary’s Ballet Folk-lorico’s 40th anniversary. The event is fundraising effort for the group.


Pat Williams, Angels’ Closet founder.


Harpist Susan Sparks Irving entertained guests at the annual tea.

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Free medical, dental, visionscreenings for residents of

the Inland EmpireTwo Days of Free Health Screenings for Registered Guests at Care 4 a Healthy I.E.

WHAT: To provide theuninsured with free ac-cess to health care and

needed resources, Molina Health-care and Tzu Chi Medical Founda-tion will host their 3rd annual Care4 a Healthy I.E. event. Care 4 aHealthy I.E. brings together hun-dreds of health care professionalsand local organizations to providecare for those most in need. Serv-ices offered to pre-registeredguests include medical, dental, andvision screenings as well asacupuncture.Last year, Care 4 a Healthy I.E.served more than 2,500 people;80% of those served were unin-sured. Some even traveled from asfar as Oakland in Northern Cali-fornia. The event is open to thepublic on a first come, first servedbasis.For more information about theevent visit Care4aHealthyCommu-

nity.com or call 1-855-MOLINA1(665-4621).

WHEN: Pre-RegistrationFriday, November 14th2:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.

FREE Medical, Dental, Visionand AcupunctureSaturday, November 15th6:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. (9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. to offer additionalservices; haircuts, snacks, enter-tainment and a community re-source fair)

FREE Dental, Vision andAcupunctureSunday, November 16th6:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.

WHERE: National OrangeShow Events Center, 689 South“E” St., San Bernardino, CA92408

Guest parking on ArrowheadRd. at gates 7, 8 and 9

WHY: San Bernardino is the sec-ond poorest large city in the coun-try where 25.1% of its residentsunder age 65 are without health in-surance. In Riverside County, theuninsured under age 65 is evenhigher at 28%. Together, MolinaHealthcare and the Tzu Chi Med-ical Foundation hope to better thehealth of an underserved commu-nity.

Exclusively on Saturday in addi-tion to the medical care, residentswill also be receiving free haircuts,health resource information andentertainment for kids includingface painting, games and dancingfrom 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. only.

PBS History:FNX made Public Television his-tory on November 1 by launchingas a full-time channel on the Pub-lic Television Satellite System.FNX will now be available to over400 public television stations,cable and satellite providers acrossthe United States. FNX, foundedin 2011, is a non-profit televisionstation made possible by FoundingPartner, the San Manuel Band ofMission Indian and KVCR. Itsgoal is to invest in Native Ameri-can and indigenous content, anddevelop and produce original pro-

gramming to support positive rep-resentation of Native Americanand World Indigenous people. TheStation recently received two Na-tional Native American Awardsfrom the Native American Journal-ists Association (NAJAF) for theseries FNX NOW. Also NativeGround, the youth-hosted and pro-duced original news/entertainmentwere recognized by NAJA withtwo awards for excellence in tele-vision and online content.FNX, First Nations Experience

is a division of KVCR a PBS tele-vision station owned and operatedby the San Bernardino CommunityCollege District.Congratulations to the SanManuel Band of Mission Indiansfor having the vision to be aFounding Partner in this endeavorand to the hard working FNX teamheaded by Alfredo Cruz.

Life After Lawns:Making the transition fromthirsty lawns to landscaping bettersuited to California's currentdrought condition is the topic ofthe Maloof Discovery Garden talkslated for Saturday, November 8 atnoon. Speaker Molly Bough, au-thor of Life After Lawns: 8 Stepsfrom Grass to a Waterwise Garden,will discuss her passion for livablegardens with low water landscap-ing. Molly Bough will offer advicefor the home gardeners, beginnersand professionals alike. I am very interested in this topicsince my husband and I decided in2009 to do away with our lawn

and terrace our front yard and ad-ditionally created a courtyard forpotted plants and beds suited forsmall vegetable planting. At thattime there were few resources lo-cally and we had to visit severalnurseries in Southern California inorder to obtain advice on droughtresistant plants. We have had suc-cesses and have learned fromsome mistakes so now we have awater efficient yard with a waterdrip system for all our plants andvegetable beds and healthy treesand bushes mostly native to thisregion. We are still learning andwe congratulate the Maloof Foun-dation for its continuing efforts toeducate the public on sustainablepractices to improve the quality oflife for all of us. The Bough pres-entation will be held at the JacobsEducation Center, 5131 CarnelianStreet in Alta Loma. For informa-tion call the Maloof Foundation:909.980.0412

California Now until November 29 - theConsulate of Mexico in SanBernardino and the NationalOrange Art Gallery present thephoto exhibition "Catrinas" byAlejandro Lopez Jimenez. The ex-hibit is open from noon to 6:00p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays andis free to the public.

Saturday, November 8 - theHutton Center presents VeteransDay Dance from 1:00 p.m. to 5p.m. This annual event honorsColton Senior Veterans and fea-tures live music by the TravelingHomeboys. The Hutton Center islocated at 660 Colton Ave.,Colton. For information call:909.370.6168

Sunday, November 9 - the U. C.Riverside Botanic Garden pres-ents Art in the Gardens from 9 a.m.to 3 p.m. Ceramics, glass, jewelry,water colors, metal art, mosaicsand garden art will be showcasedthrough shady tree-lined Alder

Canyon. For information call:951.784.6962 or visit www.gar-dens.ucr.edu

Thursday, November 13 -Bonnes Meres Auxiliary presentsInspire Hearts annual auction tobenefit Children's Fund at the Na-tional Orange Show RenaissanceBallroom, 689 South E Street, SanBernardino. Doors open at 9:30a.m. with program featuring guestspeaker Dr. Clare Sheridan-Mat-ney. For ticket information emailat: [email protected]

Thursday, November 13 - theInland Empire Center for Entre-preneurship at Cal State, SanBernardino presents Spirit of theEntrepreneur Awards Gala at theRiverside Convention Center. Thisevent honors top business leadersin the inland empire region. For in-formation: call 909.537.3708 oremail inlandspiritawards.com

Sunday, November 16 - theBrown Legacy Project presentsits fourth annual fall reception ofthe George E. Brown Legacy Proj-ect honoring Patricia "Corky" Lar-son, Lois Carson, and Sam Crowe.The reception is slated for the Ban-quet Room and Deck, 1131 W. 6thSt., Ontario on the 4th Floor from3 p.m. To 5 p.m. For sponsor andticket information call:323.669.9999

Wednesday, December 3 -Symphonie Jeunesse presents thepremiere concert of a compositionby William Zeitler written anddedicated in their honor at 6:30p.m. at the Castaway Restaurant inSan Bernardino.

Friday, December 5 - Friendsof Santa Claus, Inc. present TheGlory of Christmas Traditionsevening Gala at the National Or-ange Show starting at 6 p.m. witha cocktail reception and tree pre-view followed by a dinner extrav-

aganza. This evening of celebra-tion includes: Holiday SpecialtyBoutiques, Silent Auction GiftBaskets, Live Auction, and Danc-ing to a live band. For ticket infor-mation call: 909.862.0732 oremail: [email protected]

Saturday, December 6 -Friends of Santa Claus, Inc.present The Glory of ChristmasTraditions luncheon and fashionshow starting at 10a.m. with treepreview and shopping with lunch-eon at 11:30 a.m. This day of cel-ebration includes: HolidaySpecialty Boutiques, Silent Auc-tion Gift Baskets, Live Auction,Macy's Holiday Fashion Show,and Designer Tree Raffle. Forticket information call: 909.862.07or email: [email protected]

Friday, December 12 - theColton Wilson Alumni presentthe 10th & Final Wilson Scholar-ship Holiday Dance from 5 p.m.To 10 p.m. At the American Le-gion Post 155 Hall, 1401 N. Veter-ans Way, Colton. Food by Rosiecatering and music by GrupoNeblina are features of this schol-arship fund raising event forColton High. For information onreservations call: 909.794.0601

Saturday, December 20 - the SanBernardino Symphony presentsHome for the Holidays concert atthe California Theatre 562 W. 4thStreet. The program will includemany holiday favorites with selec-tions from Tchaikovsky's The Nut-cracker, Handel's Messiah andAnderson's A Festival of Carols.For ticket information, visitwww.sanbernardinosymphony.orgor call 909.381.5388

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

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Santa’s Arrival at Inland CenterMall on Saturday, November8th officially kicks off the

holiday season

Santa arrives at Inland Cen-ter on Saturday, November8th. There will be a FREE

Santa Breakfast, tickets are avail-able for pick up at Guest Servicesstarting Saturday, November 1st,while supplies last, with seatings at8:45am and 9:15am. The break-fast is for children and includes acontinental breakfast, craft, facepainting and Santa! On the day of Santa’s arrivalALL children can also participatein a FREE Track Santa ScavengerHunt at 10am – 9pm, while sup-plies last. Children who visit theGuest Services Center will receivea map to Track Santa throughoutthe mall. Each participant will re-ceive stickers and goodies fromparticipating stores including the

Disney Store, Hot Dog On A Stick,Crazy 8, GNC, Toys To U, Av-enue, Regis Hair Salon. Once themap is completed children cantake it to the Molina Healthcare In-formation Center next to Macy’s toget their Santa gift. Santa’s Tracking Station is lo-cated at Center Court where Santawill be available for Holiday Pho-tos during most mall hours. Chil-dren who visit Santa will receive aFREE National Geographic Kid’sWinter Fun Activity Book. Forholiday hours and more informa-tion please visit www.inlandcen-ter.com. The Santa Breakfast, Santa Scav-enger Hunt and Santa Photo Setare all sponsored by MolinaHealthcare.

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In recent months, photogra-pher Fabian Torres has beenassisting homeless people in

the city of San Bernardino, provid-ing them with water and other es-sential things needed to survive onthe streets. I was able to tag alongone day and speak to these people.After all, just like us, they needLove and Security.

Name: Junior (refused to givehis legal name)Gender: MaleAge: 23Hometown: Morongo, Califor-nia.Date of testimony: September19, 2014.

Since this gentleman may risk ap-prehension as a result of speakingto us about his situation, we havedecided to not provide his personalidentity. Therefore, we will addresshim as Junior.Junior was released from a Cali-fornia State Prison in January. Dueto his parole, he is not allowed toreturn back to his hometown ofMorongo, which is an unfortunatedecision that has left him withouta home. He said he feels that he’sbeing forced to be a homeless res-ident in the city of San Bernardinoas a result of the city’s lack of sup-port.“I have ways to get a job backhome,” he said. “I have a familywho can support me, but they justwon’t let me go home.”“You have all these advocatesspeaking about how they can helpthe homeless, but nothing is beingdone,” Junior said. Junior said it saddens him to wit-ness families go through the samething he experience’s because hebelieves being homeless shouldn’tcome down to an ultimatum.“I’ve seen people out here andthey have to choose between eitherpaying the bills or having food,”said Doe. “It shouldn’t come downto that.”

When asked why he was sent toprison, he replied by explainingsimply that he was hanging outwith the wrong crowd.“I dropped out of high school andgot a job,” he said. “Things weregoing good for me and I let that allgo by making a mistake. Whereare my homies now? They don’tknow you. You don’t exist to themwhen you’re in there locked up.”The 23-year-old said despite hissituation, he is grateful to have thecompany of his fiance to get himthrough tough times. He looks toget back on his feet by working forCalTrans. He is expecting a callback from them soon. “Wisdom is what you experi-ence,” he said. “I know I’ve mademistakes and I have to learn fromthem.”The road back to recovery will bean arduous one. Junior is on parolefor five years and cannot returnback to Morongo until he com-pletes his term.

Name: AdrianGender: MaleAge: UnknownHometown: San Bernardino,California.Date of Testimony: September19, 2014.

As we walked down the steps ofthe Radisson Hotel, we noticed aman sitting by himself on the stepsthat lead into the abandoned Con-vention Center. Fabian approachedhim and asked if he was thirsty. The man–who appeared to be inhis 40’s (or even 50’s)wasfriendly–acted in a coy-like fash-ion, but nonetheless acceptedFabian’s water bottle donations. We introduced ourselves and webegan to speak about the city a bit.I mentioned how it seemed like wewere in the shadows (which I real-ize now didn’t make any sense, butwhatever). The gentleman, whose first nameis Adrian, mentioned some sort ofmodel which has been on displayin the city before. He said witness-ing that was the fondest memoryhe’s had of San Bernardino.Adrian seemed a little bittersweetabout the current state of the city.He mentioned Omnitrans’ SBXand said he thinks the city is im-proving slowly. However, he wenton to compare the city’s down-town area to a scene in “I am Leg-end.”We laughed a little, which is al-ways good. We hope Adrian ismaking the best out of his toughsituation. “I’ve been in and out of shelter’ssince 1996,” he said. “I’m just liv-ing day by day.”

Anthony VictoriaInteractions with San

Bernardino’shomeless population

The council and development de-partment of San Bernardino are fa-cilitating a developer with aproposed 379.2-acre project to thedetriment of residents. The pro-posed Spring Trails developmentis currently located on county landthat needs to be annexed to the cityin order for high-density housingto be built in the development.This is necessary because thecounty zoning for this state identi-fied high wind/high fire zone is forone house per five acres. This areahas lost homes a number of timesduring the Santa Ana fire seasons.

The City Planning Commissionturned this subdivision downtwice before the City Councilvoted to accept the tract planswhich don’t have ingress or egressroads into or out of the tract. Con-stituents living in the county areato be annexed and surroundingcity parcels have expressed theirconcerns that this is a bad devel-

opment for this area at this time.

On Nov. 3, the City Council willbe voting to send the planned de-velopment to LAFCO for annexa-tion from the county to the city. Ifthese 379 acres are annexed, thecity will be responsible for fireprotection, policing and weedabatement. The city areaspresently do not get any servicesfor weed abatement or mainte-nance of West Meyers Road, butthe county has maintained theroadway and weed abatement inthe county areas.

During rain events, the countyhas heavy equipment on WestMeyers Road, controlling mud-flows coming from the countyparcels, which in turn facilitatesthe safe ingress and egress for bothcity and county residents in thearea.

A bankrupt city can’t afford more

areas of responsibility for servicesand protection of citizens, espe-cially large tracts of rural landprone to fire and flooding in thenorth end of San Bernardino.

I ask the City Council to do theright thing and not promote thisarea for annexation until the de-veloper can show a responsible in-frastructure for the site, and untilthe city has the resources to pro-tect the residents living here. I liveon West Meyers Road next to thefuture development. I lost myhome in the 2003 Old Fire. I amconcerned that our City Council ismaking a commitment that in-cludes maintenance and safetythey are currently unable to meetand will be unable to meet with theannexation of the 379 acres, put-ting the lives of residents at risk.

Richard Kaplan,San Bernardino

More information needed before annexing land

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Paying attention while driving saves livesIt’s unlikely the results of the cur-rent study on distracted officerswill differ from previous ones. Re-peated studies have been done andthe findings are always the same:multi-tasking is a fantasy.

It was recently shown that usinga cell phone — hands-free or not— produces an accident rate simi-lar to driving after drinking. It’snot what your hands are doing, but

what your mind is. The very bestsuch as a skilled pilot, after a lot oftraining and experience, is able toquickly switch between tasks, butwhile they are talking on the radiothey are not flying the plane.

A Pennsylvania state police ser-geant made the point to me (I wasdating his daughter in the days be-fore seatbelts) and my friends.Driving is a full-time job. Turn the

radio off and open the windows atleast a crack so you can hearwhat’s going on outside. Keepyour head on a swivel and staywith traffic. You are operating amulti-thousand pound hunk ofsteel and hitting something at 35mph is the same as falling off athree-story building.

Chris Daly,Yucaipa

SoCal Edison appeasing the large energy usersIt seems the main reason Edisonis proposing to revamp its residen-tial rate structure is to appease thelarge (residential) energy users. Ituses terms like ensuring that “largeusage customers aren’t payingmore than their fair share” and“High-usage customers haveshouldered most of new costs ...,”

etc.

However, Edison claims the pro-posed change to lower the rates forhigh energy users, would encour-age energy efficiency. Edison hasits logic backwards. You are notpromoting energy efficiency whenyou lower rates. By lowering rates,

you are encouraging users to con-sume more. It does not do any-thing to discourage waste. Youkeep rates high so users will bewise in their energy usage to avoidwasting their hard-earned money.

Charles Blankson,Fontana

War is not the answer to a peaceful existenceToo bad that Americans are af-flicted with short memories andhave forgotten the Vietnam War.Has war become a habit in our col-lective thinking, and we can’timagine any other solution to re-

solve international challenges?

After 9/11, most Americansshould’ve agreed to pursue terror-ists as criminals, which is whatthey are. Instead, they endorsedmilitary action against Afghanistanand Iraq, neither of which had any-thing to do with the Twin Towersattacks. And now no one wants toadmit we lost the Iraq War yearsago, nor that the thousands of oursoldiers who lost their lives or

limbs in Iraq were sacrificed need-lessly.

Once again, people are con-vinced that more blood and moneywill make their fantasy of victoryin Iraq come true. How many morewars will it take for Americans tofinally accept the truth that war isnot the answer?

David Quintero, Monrovia

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Words to Think About: Change demands decisions

By G. W. Abersold Ph.D.

Inever cease to be amazed atPope Francis’ liberal and con-cise statements. Recently in

response to criticism from conser-vative Bishops of the RomanCatholic Church, he said, “GODIS NOT AFRAID OF CHANGE.”The Bishops had objected to his“suggesting that the church acceptgay and divorced Catholics backinto the fold; and perhaps even in-

vite them to receive communion.”This is obviously a revolutionaryagenda. (the above from ThisWeek-10/31/14)I am reminded of the ancient ar-gument among Greek philosophersregarding the most basic elementin life. Some philosophers advo-cated fire; others were in favor ofwind; water was a favorite choiceof many; but the favorite, byHerodotus, was change.In fact, he declared the inevitabil-ity of change. For several years Ihad a statement by my chair madeby Johann Wolfgang von Goethe,the great philosopher. “We mustalways change renew, rejuvenateourselves; otherwise we hardenand die.”Goethe implies that a person canavoid change and be the worst off.A national university has an inter-esting motto. “The mind is a terri-ble thing to waste.”Wasting a mind, or talents orone’s health is terrible. Wastingopportunities are also a terrible

waste. Change demands decisions.There are many conditions thatinhibit change. There is one that isextremely important. I have aplaque on the wall, beside the frontdoor. A friend of mine gave it tome several years ago.It reads: “Insight is the beginningof change.” Awareness, thought-fulness and evaluation all con-tribute to having insight.Once we gain insight, it is a pow-erful motivating factor for change.In fact, there cannot be a change invalues and a change in behavior ofany kind without it. Change de-mands decisions.Neither meaning nor insights areautomatically given to us. Usuallyboth are prompted by adversity,family intervention, handicaps,failures of any kind, destructivehabits, and physical defects, etc.For example, Stevie Wonder. Hehas received 22 Grammy awardsover his 51 year music career. Hehas been blind since birth. Hecould have chosen to sit on a side-

walk, cup in hand, begging.At an early age, call it a brain-storm or insight, he began to tinkerwith the piano, then the harmon-ica, then drums and finally thebass. He began to play them andsing and then write songs.Today he is truly an icon. He hasrealized and developed his poten-tial. Stevie Wonder changed hislife form poverty to plenty. Froman unknown to world-wide ac-claim. This father of seven; has notonly changed himself but alsochanged the lives of others.Richard Branson is one of my fa-vorites. His story is remarkable.He is 64 years old-born on July18, 1950. He is the 4th richest per-son in England. Queen Elizabeth isnumber one. Branson is dyslexicand did so poorly in school hedropped out at age 16. His teachersand authority figures, “assumed hewouldn’t go very far in life.”But Richard defied the odds. Hechanged. It dawned on him-an in-sight-that he possessed people

skills. He knew he had streetsmarts.Today he is a billionaire; owningthe Virgin Airline, a record com-pany, a mobile phone company, anisland in the Caribbean, a space-tourist company. Today the VirginGroup holds more than 200 com-panies in more than 30 countries.All came about through his in-sight creating changes.Change through insight came toBuzz Aldrin, the second man tostep on the moon. He sufferedfrom depression and alcoholism.Ludwig van Beethoven helpedshape and change the future ofmusic even though he was totallydeaf. He wrote The Ninth Sym-phony when he was totally deaf.Oprah Winfrey, Franklin DelanoRoosevelt, Albert Einstein, JimCarrey, Moses and above all,Helen Keller changed from beingvictims to being victors. Insight,they certainly had. CHANGE DE-MANDS DECISIONSAmen. Selah. So be it.

Hallelujah Trunk or Treat Family Night: A Walk Through the Bible Experience

By Ricardo Tomboc

Several hundred peoplecame to the HallelujahTrunk or Treat Family

Night at Calvary Chapel of SanBernardino (Red Barn); wherethey were treated to a unique ver-sion of the popular Trunk orTreat. Children were able to gofrom car trunk to car trunk earn-ing treats; and as they did the"Trunkers" (those handing outcandy by their car trunks) shareda biblical story.Each car trunk was decorated ina Biblical theme from the "Cre-ation of the earth" to the "Re-demption of man". This was areal "walk through the bible ex-perience" for each of the guest asthe Trunkers told their story re-lated to the theme they selected.Sergio Quinonez tells the "Para-ble of the Good Samaritan". Ser-gio acted the part of the beatenman who was robbed and left fordead on the road, as he told hisstory about how a Samaritancame to his rescue. Yvonne Coeand Danielle (Dani) Olmos toldthe story of Noah's Ark. VanessaCastillo and Alex Hernandeztrunk theme was based on thestory of Samson and Delilah.Vanessa and Alex were awardedFirst Place for their exhibit. Atotal of 22 stories were told dur-ing this event. Sunday School Teacher AbbySpinner took her classroom out-doors and taught right out of thetrunk of her car. Abby was ableto command the attention of eventhe older participants with herseasoned story telling skills.Abby's theme was the "Parable ofthe Prodigal Son". Each child that listened to astory was not only given a sweettreat; but also received a ticketfrom each Trunker. At the end ofthe night, these tickets could beredeemed for additional prizes.In addition to the Trunk orTreat, Walk Through the Bibleactivities; there was a chili cookoff, pumpkin carving contest leadby Associate Pastor John Dem-ing, and the "Cops-for-Kids Po-lice car was there for kids to lookat and they were able to talk toand ask questions of a uniformedPolice Officer. There was food,

drinks and a lot of candy avail-able for everyone. Albert Carde-nas made free cotton candy allnight long for the kids. Pastor Lee Coe shared a quicknote during Sunday morningservice that as he was walkingpast the Lazarus trunk exhibit, helooked inside the trunk to get abetter look at Lazarus layingdown, and was taken by surprise

as Lazarus quickly stood up. Half of the parking area was al-located for the Trunkers. Many ofthe people from around theneighborhood brought their fam-ilies to enjoy this safe and uniqueapproach the church took thisyear. In past years the churchheld a Harvest Fest in a carnivalenvironment.

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Pastor Chris Amaro (left) and Pastor Lee Coe (right) strollthrough the crowds. Both of the pastors are carrying sward,which is also symbolic for the Bible!


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Colton: First and third Tuesday,6 p.m.; 650 N. La Cadena Dr.Highland: Second and fourthTuesday, 6 p.m.; 27215 BaseLine. No meetings in August.Loma Linda: Second and fourthTuesday, 7 p.m. (check city Website as dates are subject tochange); 25541 Barton Rd.Redlands: First and third Tues-day, 3 p.m.; 35 Cajon St.Rialto: Second and fourth Tues-day, 6 p.m.; 150 S. Palm Ave.San Bernardino: First and thirdMonday, 3 p.m.; 300 N. “D” St.

Afternoon DelightDance Socials

All seniors, couples and singles,welcome at free dance socials.Opportunity to make new friendsand remember music of ouryouth.

Joslyn Senior Center: First andsecond Tuesday 2 p.m., 21 GrantSt., Redlands (909) 798-7550.

Redlands Community Center:Every third Friday 2 p.m., 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 in the Sequoia Room atArrowhead Regional Medical

Center, 400 N. Pepper Ave.,Colton. For more information,please call (909) 887-3472.

Democratic Lunch-eon Club of SanBernardino

The Democratic Luncheon Clubof San Bernardino meet at noonon Fridays at Democratic Head-quarters, 136 Carousel Mall (nearthe central glass elevator) in SanBernardino. For additional infor-mation visit website www.sb-dems.comSpeaker Schedule:10/31 San Bernardino Commu-nity College District Area 2 can-didates Debate with JosephWilliams (who declined) andRafael Trujillo11/7 Veterans Day Programand Elections Analysis featur-ing Col. David Raley, USAF,Ret.

Ballet FolkloricoCultural Classes

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The Inland Em-pire Prime TimeChoraliers

Saturdays from 10am-12pmCome Sing with The Inland Em-pire Prime Time Choraliers asthey begin a new season on Tues-day, January 7, 9:00 AM. Re-hearsals are held each TuesdayMorning. at St. Paul’s MethodistChurch, 785 No. Arrowhead Ave.,San Bernardino, CA 92401 (cor-ner of Arrowhead and 8th).

ARMC weeklyF a r m e r ’ sMarket

Wednesdays from 9 a.m. – 1

p.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.

San BernardinoFarmers Fair &Market Night

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

Free classes inbasic Italian

The Redlands Community Sen-ior Center offers a perfect andsimple introduction for newcom-ers to the Italian language. Thisfree course is designed to givetravelers to Italian speakingcountries, or those who are sim-ply interested in enlighteningthemselves, an introduction tocommunicating and understand-ing the basics of Italian. Immerseyourself in the Language of Loveat the Redlands Community Sen-ior Center every Thursday, be-ginning Sept. 18, from 12:15-1:15 p.m. in the Grand Viewroom. No signup is required. Formore information please call theRedlands Community SeniorCenter at (909) 798-7579.

Go back to the60’s with‘Aquarius’

Saturday, November 8, Take amusical journey back in time with“Aquarius,” debuting at the his-toric California Theatre of the Per-forming Arts, San Bernardino.

Tickets to the 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.shows are $39.50-$76, available atwww.ticketmaster.com, www.live-nation.com and theater box officeat (909) 806-0692.

Relay for Lifeof ColtonKickoff

Saturday, November 8 from6-10pm. 2015 Relay For LifeKickoff Party will be held at theAmerican Legion Post 155, 1401Veteran’s Way in Colton. Formore information contact RandyRivera, Event Lead at 909-528-9194 or [email protected].

Annual Cruizin EStreet Veteran’sDay Parade &

Car ShowSaturday, November 8 from8am-4pm. The event includes aparade, a classic car show, ex-hibits and demonstrations, mu-seum tours, musical entertain-ment, and food and merchandisevendors. The parade starts at 10a.m. at San Bernardino HighSchool, 1850 N. E St., and pro-ceeds south on E Street, endingup at the site of the original Mc-Donald’s located at 1398 N. E.Street in San Bernardino. Allactivities are free to the public.

16th Annual Arts &Crafts Fair

Saturday, November 8, 9 at3pm & Sunday, November 9, 11at 2pm. Includes unique handi-crafts, quilts, dolls, hand knits,jewelry, wood crafts, jams andjellies, treasures, holiday gifts,candles, Christmas decorations,greeting cazrds. There will alsobe delicious homemade soups,sandwiches, salads, and assorteddesserts. To be held at First Con-

gregational United Church forChrist, 3041 North Sierra Way,San Bernardino. www.sbucc,org909-886-4911.

Veterans Wallof FreedomMemo r i a l

ObservanceTuesday, November 11 at11am at Pico Park in GrandTerrace. Join in honoring thosewho have or who are bravelyprotecting our great nation. Takethis time to thank and supportour armed forces. veteran-swalloffreedom.org.

Bonnes MeresAnnual Auction

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

UCR Chicano &Latino AlumniHomecoming

Reunion DinnerSaturday, November 15 from6:30pm-9pm at UCR HUB 302.Celebrate the establishment ofthe Chicano/Latino Alumnigroup and learn how the Chi-cano/Latino presence has grownat UCR over the years and get in-formation on how you can be in-volved. $40 per person. Eveningincludes dinner, music, entertain-ment, keynote speaker and co-munidad. Register by November7 atHOMECOMING.UCR.EDU

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Youth call community to actionthrough #SuperheroME 24/7

On October 24th, 2014there was a concert atFleming Park in Colton

hosted by youth who participatedin the youth action project knownas #SuperheroME 24/7. The cele-bration at the park was a youth callto action asking adults to make acommitment: “Don’t provide, ig-nore, or excuse the use of alcoholwith kids.”#SuperheroME 24/7 is an ongo-ing project in the communities ofBloomington, Colton, and GrandTerrace to bring awareness aboutthe social host ordinance; a lawthat provides an administrativepenalty, (a fine,) to any adult whohosts a party and provides a placefor youth to drink in the propertythey own, lease, or control. Thecoalition seeks to help reduce so-cial hosting to protect lives and fu-tures of youth in the community.The #SuperheroME 24/7 projectconsists of youth wearing abracelet with 24 links and gettingpledges from 7 adults to changethe conditions in their environ-ment, such as high availability andaccessibility to alcohol and otherdrugs. Eleven elementary schoolsin the Colton Joint Unified SchoolDistrict are participating in theJunior SuperheroME versionthrough the Think Together afterschool programs. Students arelearning the 10 Superpowers theycan use to say NO to use of alcoholand other drugs and their parentsare participating by signing thepledges and wearing a braceletwith the commitment to not allow,provide, and report underagedrinking.

The youth at the event reportedthat they had received over 800pledges from adults in the commu-nity so far and many communitymembers are still collecting signa-tures that haven’t been counted.This project helps our youth to de-liver a powerful message to thecommunity: “Please don’t give upon me, SuperheroME by not mak-ing it easy for me to have access toalcohol and don’t provide a placeto drink it…listen to the statistics,don’t make it harder for us to finda safe and healthy environmentand support the coalition’s effortsto CHANGE the community welive in.”

This project was developed incollaboration with CJUSD Com-munity Cabinet Mental and Physi-cal Health and AwarenessCommittee, Think Together, MHSCentral Valley Prevention Pro-gram, and the Community Coali-tions for CHANGE.For more information on howyou can join the coalition or joinany of our community action proj-ects to help prevent underagedrinking and drug use, please callthe Community Coalitions forCHANGE at (909) 423-0312 orv i s i twww.facebook.com/uc4change.

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Ralph Nirvus of Sok Munky band wrote and performed Super Hero me with community kids.

PHOTO COURTESY/JAVIER HERNANDEZ

Early Pride Car Club supported the program and did a photo shoot with the kids.

Local Veterans Day Events

Saturday, November 8, 2014 - The 15th annual Cruizin EStreet Veterans Day Parade and Car Show will take placefrom 8 AM to 4 PM and all activities are free to the public. The

event includes a parade, a classic car show, exhibits and demonstrations,museum tours, musical entertain-ment, and food and merchandise ven-dors.The parade starts at 10 a.m. at San Bernardino High School, 1850 N.E St., and proceeds south on E Street, ending up at the site of the originalMcDonald’s located at 1398 N. E. Street in San Bernardino. There aretwo museums on the property: the Inland Empire Military Mu-seum andthe unofficial McDonald’s /Route 66 Museum.The parade includes marching bands, vintage military vehicles, mili-tary marching units, classic cars and more. The Grand Marshall is Sgt.Pete Martinez, a Korean War combat veteran. Highlights of the paradeare the beautifully restored military vehicles courtesy of the Inland Em-pire Military Vehicles Preservation Association. For more informationabout the parade contact Mario at 909-885-3058

Tuesday, November 11 at 11 am at Pico Park, Grand Terrace.Veterans Wall of Freedom Memorial - Veterans Day Obser-vance - Join in honoring those who have or who are bravely

protecting our great nation. Take this time to thank and support ourarmed forces. veteranswalloffreedom.org.

Tuesday, November 11 - Grand Terrace Senior Center wouldlike to invite you to join us for a CELEBRATION! We are hav-ing a potluck to celebrate all 80 and 90 year olds. So bring your

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Dia de los Muertos gallery at San Bernardino Valley Collegecontinues to build on community presence

By Anthony Victoria

Dating back since she canremember, SanBernardino Valley Col-

lege’s Rose Garcia has been a partof the college’s Dia de los Muertosfestivities.The Mexican holiday which in-volves family and friends gather-ing to pray for and rememberloved ones who have passed away,generates involvement from stu-dents, faculty, and staff on campus.They create acrylic and oil artwork, take captivating photo-graphs, and most importantly, cre-ate vivid altars that commemoratethe lives of their endearing friendsor family members.Garcia, a secretary who works inthe college’s science division, saidshe believes this year’s eventwhich took place at the Clara andAllen Gresham Art Gallery onThursday October 30 was thebiggest one yet.“As soon as we announced thedate, we received requests fromdifferent people asking how to par-ticipate right away,” she said. Approximately 40 students, fac-ulty, and staff submitted artworkand altars to be displayed through

November 6. “I’m always surprised by theturnout,” said SBVC Art professorDavid Rosales. “I always put it outto the campus to allow for anyoneto participate.”Rosales said the event always

does a great job getting commu-nity residents interested in theevent’s features and festivities.“This event has always beencommunity driven,” he said. “It’sa personal collection of students,faculty, and family’s personal con-nections.”Spanish professor Loreto Pe-tersen taught her introductoryspanish students about the originof the holiday and explained thesignificance of the altar.“The significance of setting up analtar is that you honor your lovedones by putting the things theylove on the altar,” Petersen ex-plained. “For example, I placedempanadas and beer for my fathersince they were his favorite. It’simportant that you have flowersbecause they signify sun and light.Water is also important, in casethey walk the long journeythrough earth. Lastly, the Cem-pazuchitl is the marigold flowerthat, since pre-Columbian times,has signified death.”Emilia Gonzales, a secretary inthe counseling department, is dis-playing an altar that commemo-

rates the lives of her father andseveral of her close friends. Sheexplained that for her, the Mexicanholiday is a time to remember the“bright and happy” days she en-joyed with her deceased familyand friends.“What better way to rememberthem by making a colorful altar,”said Gonzales. “It’s about keepingthose memories alive.”Assemblywoman Cheryl Brown(D-San Bernardino), who pre-sented a certificate to the event’sorganizers, the San BernardinoCommunity College District’s

Latino Faculty and Staff Associa-tion (LFSA), believes Dia de losMuertos festivities across the In-land Empire are a cultural phe-nomenon that can be shared withthe rest of the community’s ethnicgroups.“We’re standing on the shouldersof those who came before us,”Brown said. “This culture doesn’tallow you to forget that. It’s re-membering the good times thatyou had with loved ones and re-membering the life lessons thatthey have taught us.”

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San Bernardino Valley College Spanish professor Loreto Petersen (far left) with her studentsduring the Dia de los Muertos Art Gallery reception on Thursday October 30.


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GSSGV hosting inaugural murdermystery fundraising dinner

By Yazmin Alvarez

If the grandson of SherlockHolmes’ greatest enemy sud-denly fell to his death, would it

be believed to be an accident ormurder? This is the fictional scenario thatguests can watch unravel and solveduring a murder mystery fundrais-

ing dinner--The Mystery of the Pur-loined Séance-- next week at theBurrage Mansion in Redlands.The music and intrigue-filledevening, which is hosted by the GirlScouts of San Gorgonio Council, isthe first fundraiser of its type for thegroup and will benefit girl-focusedprogramming for local girl scouts. While the Council hosts several

scout-aimed fundraisers throughoutthe year, the benefit dinner is an ef-fort to reach out to the public andthe greater community in order tohighlight the organization and its ef-forts, said event organizer DavidMaxfield. The four-hour event, set for Nov.14 at the mansion, 1205 W CrescentAvenue, opens with drinks at 6:30p.m. with the show followingpromptly at 7 p.m.Highlights include outside diningfeaturing an old english meal whileperformers from Mysteries to DineFor, a Shadow Hills-based enter-tainment company, interact withguests offering clues in hopes ofsolving the mysterious death. Event tickets are $65 and includedinner and one drink. A cash barwill be available. Table reservationsfor groups are available. Seating islimited and tickets must be pur-chased by Nov. 12. For ticket purchase visit, gssgcmur-dermysterydinner.eventbrite.com.

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The Greater San Bernardino Area Chapter, NAACP, held the An-nual Freedom Fund Dinner & Awards Celebration, October 30,2014, at the San Bernardino Hotel. Guest Speaker was the Hon-orable Willie Brown, Jr, renowned for his ground-breaking rolesas the 1st Black Mayor of the City of San Francisco and havingbeen the longest serving 'Speaker' (leader) of the California StateAssembly. Pictured above is Willie Brown and NAACP award re-cipients, Marta Macias Brown, widow of the late George Brown,who represented the San Bernardino area in Congress, and Glo-ria Macias Harrison.

Registration Open for Morrell Business Awards Ceremony

Senator Mike Morrell (R-Rancho Cucamonga) willhost the 4th Annual Top

Chamber Business Awards on No-vember 21 at the Orton Center onthe University of Redlands cam-pus. The event will highlight thework of businesses from across the23rd Senate District. Local chambers of commerce

submit names of businesses to berecognized at the luncheon fortheir contributions to the InlandEmpire economy and their com-mitment to the community. Addi-tionally, each chamber selects onebusiness to be recognized as a topchamber business for 2014. Theseannouncements are revealed theday of the event.

“The Top Chamber BusinessAwards is a way for us to honorlocal businesses that have givenmuch to the community and havehelped the region weather the re-cent economic downturn,” saidMorrell. “Their leadership is whatwill drive the growth of the InlandEmpire for years to come. It’s myprivilege to work with our cham-

bers to recognize these honoreesfor their entrepreneurial spirit.”

Event details:WHEN: Friday, November 21,2014(Check-in begins at 10:30 a.m.,program at 11:30 a.m.)

WHERE: Orton Center, Univer-

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More information is available on-line atwww.senatormorrell.eventbrite.com. For questions, contact RebeccaBoydston [email protected] or(909) 919-7731.


16th Annual Cops-for-Kids Fly-In: Kids at Loma Linda Children'sHospital are Treated to Special Event, Gifts

By Ricardo Tomboc

Over a hundred spectatorsgathered at the north sideof the Loma Linda School

of Medicine to see the spectacularentry Law Enforcement made withfour helicopters, 25 motorcyclesand about 15 marked police vehi-cles. It was the 16th annual Cops-for-Kids Fly-In, which supports allthe kids that are at the Children'sHospital. The event was co-hosted by theRiverside Police Department,Riverside County Sherriff's, SanBernardino County Sheriff's andSan Bernardino Police Department.Several officers from various LawEnforcement agencies also joinedin including: Ontario PD, FontanaPD, Rialto PD, California HighwayPatrol, Los Angeles PD, El MontePD, and joining in for their firstyear was the United States MarineCorps from Twenty-nine Palms. Although the Marines did notshow up in the helicopter, they didprovide many of the toys beinggiven away to children. Over 65uniformed personnel participated inthe toy distribution, and many ofthem on their own time.All of the participants met at theSan Bernardino International Air-port, Jet Center, where they weregreeted event coordinator RichardEstes from the Riverside Police AirSupport unit. A Loma Linda Hos-pital staff member gave special in-structions to the participants onpatient contacts. After the shortmeeting, a procession of motorcy-cles, swat vehicles, marked policecars, and several unmarked unitsleft the Jet Center, and started driv-

ing towards Loma Linda Children'sHospital with red lights. The policemotorcycle units took the lead es-corting the procession through traf-fic. The Helicopters left a shorttime later, giving enough time forall to arrive at hospital at the sametime. As first of four helicopters startedto descend upon the hospitalgrounds; several kids in small redwagons and in wheel chairs (somestill connected to their IV ma-chines) were all cheering and wav-ing at the helicopters. There werealso parents, nurses, doctors, hospi-tal staff members, and some admin-istrators that seemed just as excitedas the kids. The roars and air washfrom the helicopters were blowingwild among the spectators, whichmade the experience more excitingfor everyone. After the arrival ofthe fourth Helicopter, the motorcy-cles and police cars came in drivingup the sidewalks with full red lightsand loud sirens. The hospital held a short welcom-ing ceremony for all those who par-ticipated in the fly-in and theofficers were thanked for their sup-port and dedication to the Chil-dren's Hospital. After theceremony, many of the childrenwere able to sit inside the helicop-ters and play with the joy-sticks!Some kids were allowed to pushbuttons, activate the sirens andlights, and talk on the vehicle's PASystem. Other kids were able to siton the motorcycles and pose forpictures! One of the kids was two-year-old Oakley, who was therewith his parents Vincent and TrishaCostelow. Oakley had the opportu-nity to sit in a San Bernardino Po-

lice car with Officer John Di Mola,who showed Oakley how to use allthe different buttons. San Bernardino Police Chief Jar-rod Burguan took time out of hisbusy schedule to participate in theactivities. Chief Burguan was ableto fly-in one of the helicopters andlater walk the hospital's corridors,going room-to-room, giving giftswith several officers from his De-partment. However, there weremany children that were being iso-lated in their rooms because of theirimmunity systems. In many cases,the gifts were handed over to a fam-ily members or a nurse; and the of-ficers were able to wave to theyoung patients through the glassdoors.


Four helicopters and 25 motorcycles descend upon the northcourtyard at the Loma Linda Hospital.


San Bernardino Police Traffic Sergeant Vicky Cervantes (left)and Police Chief Jarrod Burguan (right) holding toys to be dis-tributed to the kids at the Loma Linda Children's Hospital.

Mt. View Mortuary & Cemetery celebrates Second Annual Celebration

of the Dia De Los Muertos (Day of the Dead)


Dancers from St. Mary's Ballet Folklorico of Redlands pose for a group shot.


Teens from St. Mary's Ballet Folklorico of Redlands


Zoey Gamble 7 from Yucaipa came with her parents and sisterto enjoy the celebrations.


About a thousand people came to visit the cemetery and decorated the grave sites with traditionalHalloween decorations and traditional Dia De los Muertos candles and artifacts.

PHOTO COURTESY/RICARDOTOMBOC

Two year old Oakley Costelow,who was at the hospital withhis parents Trisha and Vincent;had to opportunity to sit in aSan Bernardino Police Carwith Officer John Di Molashowing him all of the buttonsto the red lights and sirens.


Andrew Richards escaped death to become cross country"People's Champion"

By Harvey M. Kahn

There were about 399 crosscounty runners from eighthigh schools who finished

in front of Cajon's Andrew Richardlast Saturday's at the Citrus BeltLeague championships. Only 12qualified for the CIF-Finals. Thosewho qualified ran the three-milecourse in under 19 minutes.Richards was considered a winnerby finishing last with a time of 33minutes.Running cross country is therapyfor the 14-year-old freshman whohas been recovering from a hor-rific motorcycle accident half hislife. Richard's head trauma was soextensive he was on the brink ofbeing declared medically deadafter being life support.Cajon cross country coach EricAbrams described the day Andrewbanged into another cyclist whileracing in a novice competition at aAdelanto track. The impact senthim airborne with his head crash-ing into the concrete," explainedAbrams. "His mother was goingthrough the process of having hisorgans donated. They went as far

as knowing who was to receive hisorgans."Andrew's mother, MichelleRichards detailed her son's long

and ongoing recovery. "Andrewwas in a coma for two weeks. Wewere told he wouldn't make it andif he did he'd be in a vegetative

state. Then we were told he'd be ina wheel chair the rest of his life. Itwas day by day. He was 42 poundswhen I carried him into the house.It was like lifting a marionette pup-pet. He had to learn to walk andtalk again. He's now running. He isa miracle."At the CBL finals held in Yu-caipa, that's why the large crowdwaited at the finish line causing theaward ceremonies to be delayed 10minutes. Everyone wanted to be atthe finish line to see Richards com-plete his three-mile cross countryevent. Someone in the crowd wassaid to be yelling "champion,champion.""I suggested I tryout for crosscountry. I go to therapy everydaybecause I'm still recovering from abrain injury. The kids on the teamare a part of my recovery. They arevery supportive and I need that."Richards said when the pain getstoo much during a run, he eats agranola bar and the pain disap-pears."Andrew's story cannot go unno-ticed," declared Abrams. "His legsdon't allow for a full range of mo-tion. He still drags one leg but hedoesn't let his limitations stop him.

Not only has he cut 10 minutes offhis time, he makes every challengeless challenging for us all. He justwants to be one of the guys andthat's how we treat him."Michelle Richards said Andrewwill be fitted with a biomagneticleg brace in time for his tryout forCajon's golf team, followed by atryout for its track team. MichelleRichards credited her husband inhelping with the daily physicaltherapy which includes workoutsin the boxing gym. She said An-drew wants to be like his olderbrother Eric Austin-Richards, astarter on Cajon's football team."I love him to death," said step-father Andy Mulgrew. "He's a mir-acle child. A strong willed kid whonever complains and doesn't makeexcuses. He's getting better every-day. His right arm was atrophiedbut he worked until he could ridehis bicycle. I have never seen any-thing like him in my life."

Mulgrew said his wife neverleft Andrew's side during the longhospital stay. "She questionedeverything they were doing untilshe almost became an expert her-self."

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Cajon's Samantha Poliakon became a 3-time, CIF qualifier at theCitrus Belt League championships held Nov. 1st at Yucaipa Com-munity Park. Teammate Andrew Richards was crowned the CBL"People's Champ" after his miraculous recovery.

Colton overcomes early deficit to beat Grand TerraceBy Richard Dawson

All night long the ColtonHigh School footballteam had to play catch

up, and all night long they foundways to do just that in route to a40-28 Sunkist League win overrival Grand Terrace on Friday, Oc-tober 31.Down 28-26 and facing a third-and-long with nine minutes left inthe fourth quarter, Colton quarter-back Alex Toledo handed the balloff to running back Deandre Gra-ham, who scampered down theright side of the field for the go-ahead 28-yard touchdown. The drive was set up by a shortGrand Terrace punt, deep in its

own territory, that was downed atthe Titans 48. Colton’s ensuing drive lookedlike it would turn into a three-and-out. On the third-and-13 play,Toledo tried to find his receiver ona sideline route, but it fell incom-plete. However ,a pass interferencecall against the Titans gave theYellowjackets a first down and ex-tended the drive. Three plays later,Graham made them pay. The Colton defense that led theway in the fourth, limiting theGrand Terrace offense to 7 yardsof offense after allowing 18 firstdowns in the previous three quar-ters. The Yellowjackets erased a bigfirst half deficit that had themdown 20-7, tying the game at 20

before halftime. Toledo foundChris Florez for a 36-yard touch-down strike to make it 20-13. Theextra point was blocked.On the ensuing kickoff, the Ti-tans fumbled away the ensuingkickoff at their 32. Four plays later,Toledo dumped a swing pass toFlorez, who then passed it toCameron Rowlett in the end zoneto knot it up at 20.After a rough preseason, Colton(4-5, 3-1 league) has turned thingsaround in league and will travel tofirst place Kaiser (7-2, 4-0) on No-vember 7, in a game that will havetitle ramifications on the line.Grand Terrace (4-5, 2-2) will lookto bounce back at Summit (5-3-1,3-1).


Redlands to honor veterans with parade, communitypicnic, musical lineup

By Yazmin Alvarez

Aparade complete withfloats, musical perform-ances and flyovers pay-

ing tribute to the dedicated menand women who have served inthe armed forces is set Nov. 11 inRedlands.Presented by the City, the secondannual Veterans’ Day Parade andPicnic at Jennie Davis Park kicksoff shortly before 9 a.m. at Red-lands High School with the Na-tional Anthem honoring veteransof all wars and active duty mili-tary. About 4,000 people are expectedto show for this year’s event andbeing closely located near NortonAir Force Base, March Air Re-serve Base and the TwentyninePalms Marine base, there areplenty of military veterans in thearea to recognize, said parade or-

ganizer, City Clerk Sam Irwin.This year’s parade--with Red-lands native and World War II vet-eran Daniel Gonzales as GrandMarshall-- will feature live per-formances by five local schoolbands, four JROTC units, theLindy Sisters and the Memoirs,flybys of military planes includinga Sikorsky S58T and UH-1 “HueyGunship helicopters, warbirds andformations from T-34s. The parade will start at the inter-sections of Citrus Avenue andRedlands Blvd. then make its waytoward Citrus Avenue to EurekaStreet, north to State Street, westto Texas Street, north to RedlandsBoulevard and west to JennieDavis Park, along the southeastcorner of Redlands Boulevard andNew York Street. Bleachers will be located on Cit-rus between Orange Street and Eu-reka and parking will be available

south of the bleachers and at theRedlands Mall. Parking for JennieDavis Park will be along the northend of the railroad tracks on StuartAvenue as well at the Elk’s Lodge,663 New York St. Along with the parade, the picnicand other event highlights will alsobegin at 9 a.m. but will pause at 10a.m. for a ceremony featuringmusic by the Redlands 4th of July

Band, a POW/MIA observance,Laying of the Wreath, 21 gunsalute and Taps and feature guestspeaker Lt. Michael Montanez.Picnic and event highlights at thepark also include a kids’ zone,food trucks, vendor booths, craftbreweries, military vehicles andclassic cars on display and musicalperformances beginning at 1 p.m.by 8Track Rock n’ Roll Band .

Festivities will continue at thepark throughout the afternoon. Ad-mission is free.To learn more visit, www.city-ofredlands,org.

Yazmin Alvarez is a reporter forInland Empire Community News-papers and can be reached [email protected]

courtesy photos/city of redlands

the city of redlands will honor local veterans nov. 11 during the second annual Veterans’ dayparade and picnic. courtesy photos/city of redlands

five area schools, including rialto high school’s Jrotc, willmarch during the nov. 11 Veterans’ day parade in redlands/

courtesy photos/city of redlands

a ceremony honoring local veterans will be begin at 10 a.m. atJennie davis park.

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