By Jazmine Collins

“I’m an artist. I’vebeen a vocalist since Iwas seven years old.”

Andy Vargas has knownmusic his entire life. It’s apassion instilled he inherit-ed from his father, JavierVargas, also a musician whoheads Mariachi Californiade Javier Vargas. “In theafternoons, my dad wouldrehearse with his band in thegarage and I’d be out therelistening.”During high school Andydecided to pursue a musicalcareer and was heavilyinvolved in music programsin his home town ofWatsonville, CA, where heperformed with a groupcalled R.A.W. (Ready andWilling) for talent showsand local events.After the closing of a fam-ily record shop, Vargas metwith an abundant supply ofrecords left in the garage

Andy Vargas:The voice behind an icon

Local business seeks funding to takeart, entertainment to the next level

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Andy Vargas is currently a lead vocalist for Chicano icon, CarlosSantana.

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Nerdpop, a local SanBernardino business, isseeking funding to take

their business to the next level.The self-proclaimed “interactivecult of fiction” hosts eventsthroughout the Inland Empire andpublishes art, comics and board

games. Nerdpop has published anestimated 40-50 works and twoboard games, Trailblazers and

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Artist Joyless Butcher participates during Nerdpop’s weekly “Drink and Draw” event at The Vault in Redlands.

Assemblymember Cheryl R.Brown (D-San Bernardino)is seeking nominations to

identify and honor outstanding menwhose successes and contributions tothe 47th Assembly District have setthe standard for future generations toemulate. A selection committee willuse the nomination forms and inde-pendent research to make final selec-tions to be recognized byAssemblymember Brown. The nominees should be respectedrole models who have made animpact with their ideas, achieve-ments and overall commitment toexcellence in the 47th AssemblyDistrict. One nomination per personwill be accepted. For each submis-sion, one nomination form describ-ing the nominee’s qualifications andyour reason for nominating the indi-vidual is required. Nominees mustlive in the 47th Assembly District.The deadline for entries is Friday,May 30, 2014 at 5:00 p.m.Please contact Jon Gaede at (909)381-3238 for more information.Assemblymember Cheryl R.Brown represents the 47th AssemblyDistrict, which includes Colton,Fontana, Grand Terrace, Rialto, thesouthwest parts of San Bernardino,and the unincorporated communitiesof Bloomington and Muscoy.

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Calico. Trailblazers was createdfor the San Bernardino CountyMuseum as part of the centerpiecefor their stage coaching exhibit.The company launched afundraising campaign through thelargest crowdsourced fundingplatform, Kickstarter. The com-pany is seeking to expand its pro-duction of comics and games. Thefunding will also allow Nerdpopto upgrade its website into a

member-based platform of inter-active gaming that will allowmembers of their “NCULT” tosubmit profiles which will be fic-tionalized and used on whatowner Robert Mardis calls their“Founders System.”The company seeks a total of$15,000 to apply toward printing,supporting local artists, the pur-chase of a mobile art vehiclealong with website upgrades andevent equipment upgrades, all ofwhich are aimed at creating a

more interactive and extravagantartistic experience for peoplearound the Inland Empire. “I seethe future of publishing tied di-rectly into events.” says Mardis.“The current state of how thingsare published and sold are goingto completely change in the nextten years. So I’m trying to be oneof the forces behind that changeand also be ahead of the curve inmaking events and the art interac-tive.”Nerdpop currently hosts “Drink

and Draw” every Thursday at TheVault in Redlands. The 21+ eventis an opportunity for members ofthe public to draw on paper cov-ered tables while listening tomusic and enjoying drinks. Dur-ing the events artists such as de-signer and sculptor DavidArshawsky, who’s known forsculpting classic toy lines such asTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,paint while streaming live onNerdpop’s UStream channel.The second Saturday of every

month, Nerdpop hosts a live rockconcert at “Drink and Draw,”showcasing several well-knownlocal bands.The company’s Kickstarter willrun through Jun 20. For more in-formation on how you can helpfund the company, please visit:https://www.kickstarter.com/pro-jects/nerdpop/nerdpop-next-level-comics-games-events or visit:www.nerdpop.net

and closets of his home. “I usedto DJ family parties, weddings,quinceaneras,” says Vargas. “I hada large range of soul music to pullfrom and that’s where I really gotfamiliar with some great groupslike Manhattan Transfer and Par-liament Funkadelic and Tower ofPower.”By 18, Andy landed a record dealwith RCA BMG. By the end of1999, Vargas began working forthe Chicano Legend, Carlos San-tana doing studio work and cur-rently as a lead vocalist. “(Carlos)

likes to keep the music right andnever stale,” he says, “I don’t thinkanyone that’s come to see a San-tana show has seen the same showtwice.”“Carlos has been an amazing in-fluence in my life and will con-tinue to be and hopefully I cancontinue to give him my energy.”In 2011, Vargas began his owncompany, Vargas Entertainmentand began recording a new solorecord titled, Souleros. “The vibeis Latin soul,” says Vargas. Thealbum includes covers of classicboleros, a genre of slow-tempoLatin music, and is meant to cap-

ture a time when Latin soul was atits peak during the 1970’s; a timewhen, “brown-skinned brothersand black-skinned brothers weremaking some music,” says Vargas.Souleros is being produced byMichael Carey and includes withother well-known names in the in-dustry such as Fausto Cuevas.Vargas just finished recording amariachi record with his father’sband and plans to follow upSouleros with a new record the fol-lowing year.Andy is set to perform for the“Love Hangover” in Riverside onAugust 23, an event that will do-

nate its proceeds to the non-profitorganization, Padres Contra elCancer, in which Andy serves asan ambassador. “We’re going tohave a lot of hot Latino talent,”says Andy. “It’s going to be a greatevent.”He will be on tour with Santanaand Rod Stewart on May 23, fol-

lowed by a residency in Novemberat House of Blues.For more information on AndyVargas, visit: www.vargasenter-tainment.comTo learn more about Padres Con-tra el Cancer, visit:www.iamhope.org

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California Native Andy Vargas currently serves as lead vocalist for Santana and will be hosting the“Love Hangover” this August in Riverside to benefit nonprofit organization, Padres Contra el Can-cer.

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Recording artist Andy Vargas.

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Nerdpop hosts monthly live rock concerts during “Drink and Draw” at The Vault, located at 20 E VineSt, Redlands, CA.

PHOTO/COURTESY: FELICIA SAADE

Sculptor David Arshawsky (left) and Nerdpop owner, RobertMardis (right).

Inland Empire Community Newspapers • May 22, 2014 • Page A3

IECN Endorsements - Statewide Primary ElectionTuesday, June 3, 2014

Please! Do not forget to VOTE; Americans have died so that

all United State Citizens have that right. POLITICAL LEADERS:

United States Representative District 31 (Vote for only one / Vote poruno)PETE AGUILAR, party preference: Democratic, is clearly the onlycandidate with Knowledge, Integrity, Skills, and Experience needed by In-land Empire residents as our elected Congressman in Washington, D.C. Heis the only candidate with the experience and strong name recognition toreturn the 31st Congressional District to a Democrat. All others Democraticcandidates do not have the base to defeat a Republican. We do not need re-play of the 2012 election in which too many Democrats’ let their egos getin the way of a party victory. Vote PETE AGUILAR for Congressman, 31st Congressional District.

State Senator District 20 (Vote for only one / Vote por uno) SYLVIAROBLES party preference: Democratic, as a councilperson for GrandTerrace has the and experience to do an outstanding job in Sacramento forthe citizens of the 20th District.Vote SYLVIA ROBLES, Senator 20th District.

State Senator District 40 (Vote for only one / Vote por uno) MELISSAO’DONNELL party preference: Democratic, brings reasoned, unemo-tional approach to political issues. And she is an outstanding champion ofstudents throughout the Inland Empire.Vote MELISSA O’DONNELL, Senator 40th District.

Member of the State Assembly District 47 (Vote for only one / Votepor uno) CHERYL BROWN party preference: Democratic, is a longtime business owner and a civic activist with deep roots in the Inland Em-pire. She stands before the public seeking re-election for another term with-out any reason to be challenged. She is an effective legislator.CHERYL BROWN should be retained as a Member of the State As-sembly District 47thVote CHERYL BROWN, member 47 th Assembly District.

STATEWIDE OFFICESGovernor, State of California: the electorate must retain EDMUND G. “JERRY” BROWN.

Lieutenant Governor, State of California: the electorate must retain GAVIN NEWSOM

Secretary of State: LELAND LEE

Controller: JOHN A. PEREZ

Attorney General: KAMALA D. HARRIS

Treasurer: JOHN CHIANG

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Superintendent of Public Instruction: TOM TORLAKSON

San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools:TED ALEJANDRE

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Assessor/Recorder: DAN HARP

Auditor-Controller/Treasurer/Tax Collector: LARRY WALKER

District Attorney: MICHAEL A. RAMOS

Sheriff/Coroner/Public Administrator: JOHN MCMAHON

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Humane Society of San Bernardino Valley to Offer Non-Surgical Neuters

The Humane Society of SanBernardino (HSSBV) ispartnering with Ark Sci-

ences to introduce the only UnitedStates Food and Drug Administra-tion (FDA) approved injectablesolution to neuter male dogs. ArkSciences makes Zeuterin™, whichwas introduced commercially ear-lier last year.HSSBV will offer Zeuterin™ onSaturday, May 31, at a special dis-count price. Cost of the non-surgi-cal procedure is $50 and thoseinterested in learning more andscheduling an appointment shouldcall 909.386.1400.“We’re excited to be workingwith Ark Sciences using Zeu-terin™ in the San Bernardino Val-ley in our ongoing effort tosignificantly reduce the number ofanimals that are able to repro-duce,” said Dr. Amy Raines,HSSBV Veterinary Chief of Staff.“Our joint effort will have an im-pact on pet population manage-ment in our area and we encouragemale dog owners to take advan-tage of this cost-effective opportu-nity to sterilize their dog,” Dr.Raines added. She has performedhundreds of Zeuterin™ procedures

at events throughout Southern Cal-ifornia.Zeuterin™ does not require gen-eral anesthesia and was found tobe safe, effective and permanent inFDA clinical trials. The non-inva-sive method combines an innova-tive procedure with an all-naturalproduct that is injected directlyinto each testicle.“Zeuterin™ involves a simple,one-time procedure that takes only

minutes and is being embraced byshelter operators and veterinari-ans,” says Dr. Marty Becker,“America’s Veterinarian.”As with any medical procedure,there can be adverse reactions. Themost commonly reported adversereactions include vomiting, loss ofappetite and lethargy. For a com-plete listing of adverse reactions,visit http://www.arksciences.com/and on the right-hand panel under

“Products,” click on the “Zeu-terin™ CMC Package Insert” linkat the bottom of the page.Cost to have male dogs Zeuteredat the May 31 event is $50. Thegoal is to Zeuter between 50 and

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Ceremonies, parades andtributes will mark theMemorial Day weekend

in the Inland Empire with localcommunities honoring veteransand remembering fallen soldiers. Below is a list of services and

commemoration ceremoniesplanned throughout SanBernardino and Riverside coun-ties and its surrounding areas.

Loma Linda- A Memorial Dayprogram is planned May 22 atnoon at the VA Loma Linda Med-ical Center Auditorium, 11201Benton Street. The program willfeature a performance by the Red-lands High School ChamberSingers.

Rialto - 12th annual MemorialDay Tribute. City of Rialto willhost its 12th annual MemorialDay Tribute May 26. The event isplanned from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. atthe Rialto Park Cemetery, 200 N.Willow Avenue.The event will feature the Amer-

ican Legion Post 422, VFW Post8737, Eisenhower High SchoolMJROTC, Carter High SchoolAJROTC, Rialto High SchoolNJROTC and San BernardinoValley Young Marines honoringmen and women who died whileserving in the United StatesArmed Forces. To learn more, callthe Rialto City Clerk's Office at909-820-2519.

Redlands - The American Le-gion Posts 106 and 650 will hostits annual Memorial Day serviceMonday beginning at 10:45 a.m.at Hillside Memorial Park ceme-

tery, 1540 Alessandro Road. Theevent will feature guest speaker,Cheryl Kleeman, director of mil-itary and veterans services at Uni-versity of Redlands. During theservice, Golden Star mothers willbe recognized and The LadiesAuxiliary for both American Le-gion Posts will present a wreathin honor of those who gave the ul-timate sacrifice. The service willalso include performances of thenational anthem and taps as wellas a 21-gun salute.

Riverside - Moreno Valley -Saboba Casino - 15th annualWest Coast Thunder MemorialDay Bike Ride.Members of the West Coast

Thunder Color Guard will paytribute to their fallen comrades onMemorial Day. The group willperform a 20-minute flag-foldingand ultimate-sacrifice ceremonybefore leading a parade of up to7,000 motorcycles toward theRiverside National Cemetery andcontinuing through the streets ofRiverside and Moreno Valley.Riders will exit SR 60 at Freder-

ick Street/ Pigeon Pass Road andat approximately 10:15 a.m. toride will continue eastboundalong Sunnymead Boulevard andre-enter SR 60 at Heacock Street.The parade will last approxi-mately one hour and ends atSoboba Casino’s outdoor arenanear San Jacinto with a concert.

U of R in Hollywood - Univer-sity of Redlands students will per-form Verdi’s Messa di Requiem atBlessed Sacrament Church inHollywood with proceeds goingto the Wounded Warrior Project.The concert will also mark the100th anniversary of World WarI.The concert will begin at 8 p.m.

Monday, May 26, at BlessedSacrament Church, 6657 W. Sun-set Blvd., Hollywood. There willalso be a special "Portraits of theFallen Memorial" on display dur-ing the concert. Tickets are $35for reserved seating, $25 generalseating, $15 seniors/military. Formore information, call 323-462-6311 ext. 312.

Palm Springs - Annual Memo-rial Day Flower Drop & Air Fairat Palm Springs Air Museum. Amemorial service with a fly-byand flower drop of over 3,000 redand white carnations from a B-25Mitchell bomber will held at 1p.m. at the museum, 745 NorthGene Autry Trail in Palm Springs.Activities are also scheduledthroughout the day.

Yazmin Alvarez

I hope an apology isn’t consid-ered closure over this Holocaustissue in Rialto. This goes to theheart of the education of all Amer-icans and especially those in theteaching profession.

I’ve never heard of this being adebatable issue as a grade-schoolsubject. Only some ignorant adultsin the world might take issue withit.

As far as Rialto goes, it seemsthat over the 45-plus years I’velived here, if there isn’t a problem

with city government, there is onewith the schools which affects theyoung people who will hopefullybe aware of what a tragedy such asthe Holocaust was to innocentpeople. This should be taught asthe ultimate as to what can happento people, similar to young womenin Nigeria now.

Due to confidentiality, I doubtwe’ll ever know what happens tothose on up the line who approvedthis. Obviously no teacher criedfoul ahead of the homework as-signment — kudos to whomever

did bring this to light.

Parents, you have to be aware ofwhat is being done in our schoolsand be aware of backgrounds ofall people running in all elections.

This school district has certainlyhad some very serious problemslately, this one bringing nationalattention that I hope wakes up oth-ers should a similar situation ariseelsewhere.

Maurine Schaffer,Rialto

An apology isn’t enough for Rialto’s Holocaust error

To our misfortune, we have yet toabandon our ancestors’ habit ofbullying: The stronger male oftenbrutalizes the weaker female;adults often mistreat children, andit’s common to see bigger kids lordit over little children. If we are everto emerge from the mental Nean-derthal caves of our ancestors, wemust break the mold of bullying.

When a neighbor keeps an un-leashed dog that habitually terrifiespassersby, the authorities can im-pound the animal. Ironically, ourlaws have some control over bul-lying animals, but not over bully-ing humans.

It stands to reason, then, that bul-lying should be criminalized. Noone should fear, however, that a 5-

year-old bully is going to live forthe rest of his life with a criminalrecord as a result of being citedwith a bullying infraction at such atender age. The purpose of such atactic is only to impress upon par-ents the importance of teachingtheir children to behave better.

David Quintero,Monrovia

Make it a crime, and teach kids to behave better

The height of hypocrisy mightwell be a president lecturing hiscountrymen about man-madeglobal warming, energy efficiency,fuel consumption, wealth equality,and political contributions to can-didates given by the rich, while hetakes still another flight to Los An-geles on Air Force One (accompa-nied by additional planes carryinghis bullet proof limousines), and

comes to solicit campaign fundsfrom his rich friends.

I hope his recent rush-hour lim-ousine caravans through Los An-geles didn’t inconvenience any ofits residents or cause them to takelonger alternate routes to get homeor to work.

I also hope he was happy to see

the price of gasoline in Californiahas again reached the price heonce said he felt “our nationshould be paying for fuel.” Oops, Iforgot, he probably didn’t have tobuy any.

Don Ruh,Yucaipa

Obama shows hypocrisy in fundraising visits to L.A.

I am a hospice nurse. I drive tomy patients’ homes to care forthem. In one day, I can drive 160miles. Contrary to popular belief,not all home care and hospice fa-cilities pay mileage; they are notrequired to. Some pay very little.

Therefore, I am very concernedabout the thought of being taxedby miles traveled, as are my col-leagues and anyone who travels tosee people who cannot get out oftheir homes.

Has anyone thought about theimpact this will have on dying orvery ill patients? I will have to giveup a job I love because I cannot af-ford not only the expense of gaso-line and car repairs but now moretaxes. If we cannot perform homevisits, patients will suffer.

Tax, tax, tax — this is not the an-swer. How about if the politiciansproposing the tax take a pay cut?How about we get rid of unneces-

sary management and expenses?

I am asking all of you who re-quire home care, as well as thoseof us who provide it, to fightagainst this tax. We need to con-sider the damage that this tax willcause to those in need, present andfuture.

Grace Metoxen,San Bernardino

Mileage tax would hurt care providers, patients

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Community Fest aims to spark community spiritBY Anthony Victoria andMichael Segura

For several years now thecity of San Bernardino haslooked more like an

abysmal end result of impropermanagement and apathy, ratherthan the prosperous military townthat was once labeled an “All-American City”.The youth have been disenfran-chised by the lack of opportunitythat has led to many high schooland college graduates to look else-where for careers and other ways toprosper economically. In addition to the efforts to reformthe governing document that is thecity’s current charter and to combatthe bankruptcy that has stumpeddevelopment in downtown, cityleaders and law enforcement haveto deal with the constant dilemmaof dealing with homicides. As residents there is no denyingthat a dark cloud hangs over thecity. So what can we do to changethat and where do we begin?It’s safe to say that several peoplehave already began to organize. Inaddition to the work that SanBernardino Generation Now hasdone to assist in park clean-up ef-forts, voter registration and providea political consciousness to resi-dents, other groups and organiza-tions in the city are collaborating tobring long lasting change. The Inland Congregations forChange (ICUC), for example, as-pires to strengthen neighborhoodsin the Inland Empire through com-munity engagement. In SanBernardino, they have held work-shops to inform parents about A-Ghigh school requirements that areneeded to gain acceptance to a Cal-ifornia State University (CSU) orUniversity of California (UC) insti-tution. On April 29 parent and stu-dent leaders presented extensiveresearch on student graduation andsuspension rates to show theneeded teacher and administrativeintervention to improve studentperformance. It has motivated SB-CUSD board members likeMichael Gallo to react. He has at-tended numerous ICUC parentmeetings to hear their concerns.Creating Hopeful Opportunitiesand Resiliency by DevelopingSkills youth program, more notablyknown as C.H.O.R.D.S., providesassistance to youth through educa-tion, music, art and performing arts.They focus primarily on childrenwho are struggling academicallyand behaviorally by organizingworkshops revolved around behav-ior modification, academic support,and leadership. Young visionaries and entrepre-neurs Rusty Palmer and CesarGomez aim to stimulate the localeconomy by developing a collegeculture in San Bernardino. The two,along with the help of several othercollege students have created TheRevolve Project. The organizationaims to provide CSUSB studentsinterested in Business, Marketing,Public Relations, and communityorganizing with internships thatwill provide personal growth whileexposing them to innovative tech-nology that will have a great impacton our community for years tocome.Speaking of Young Visionaries,community organizer and gang-in-tervention coordinator TerranceStone created the youth leadershipacademy of that name to help at-risk San Bernardino County youthenrich their lives through training

in education, employment develop-ment, leadership, and teen preg-nancy prevention to name a few.They also have a homeless shelterfor youth--ages 17 and under thatprovides them a safe place to sleep,a place to wash their clothes,shower, eat a hot meal, at the smallprice of simply being willing tolearn.And how can we forget the Timefor Change Foundation. Togetherour members have knocked door to

door to inform the communityabout the first annual festival. Theirtremendous work has managed toempower San Bernardino residentswho were once battling with drugaddiction, homelessness, familyseparation, mental and physicalabuse, and the effects of incarcera-tion. They are truly crusaders forpeace and rehabilitation. What these organizations have incommon is the desire to want tobring change to the community.

Whereas a proportionate number ofresidents believe San Bernardinohas nothing to offer, SanBernardino Generation Now alongwith its partnering organizationsaim to prove them wrong.It’s evident that the aforemen-tioned organizations have the samevision to help a dying community,where cultures are few and collab-oration is rare. In the midst of dark-ness light always prevails. Just asevery one of these organizationsshines their light on our city, Com-munity fest will gleam bright at theend of the month and be the beaconof hope for all our community togather around.Community fest will be an eventto provide the residents of SanBernardino a venue to vent theirfrustrations in positive manners andgive residents the opportunity tonetwork with organizations, ven-dors, musicians, artists, and leadersbut most importantly one another torenew pride in our community.We would like to thank the fol-lowing organizations for helping ussponsor and promote this greatevent:

The Inland Empire Health Plan(IEHP)The Arts Council of SanBernardino CountyZealous Life CreationsThe Revolve ProjectYoung Visionaries Inland Congregations United forChange (ICUC)Security Officers Training Asso-ciation (SOTA)Creating Hopeful Opportunitiesand Resiliency by DevelopingSkills (C.H.O.R.D.S.)Entech Oil and LubricantsLifee StyleTime for Change FoundationMusic for HopeSan Bernardino City ProfessionalFirefighters, Local 891Stars Behavioral Health GroupBehavioral Autism TherapyUnderground Financial GuidanceThe Inland Empire Biking Al-liance

*San Bernardino GenerationNow Director of Hospitality Jen-nica Billins contributed to this ed-itorial.

Photo Courtesy/Brandon “BZ” Aguilera

San Bernardino Generation Now members and supporters to-gether during a Community Festival planning meeting at PerrisHill Park.

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day, 3 p.m.; 35 Cajon St.Rialto: Second and fourth Tues-

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

Monday, 3 p.m.; 300 N. “D” St.

Afternoon DelightDance Socials

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

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

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

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

CommunicationClasses

Mondays at 6 p.m.: Town &Country Toastmasters Club offersclasses in the Sequoia Room at Ar-rowhead 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 Club ofSan Bernardino meet at noon on Fri-days at Democratic Headquarters,136 Carousel Mall (near the centralglass elevator) in San Bernardino.For additional information visitwebsite www.sbdems.comSpeaker Schedule:5/9 Larry Walker, SB CountyAuditor-Controller Treasurer TaxCollector5/16 Ruthee Goldkorn, DisabilityActivist5/23 DARK - Memorial DayWeekend5/30 Connie Leyva, Candidate forState Senate SD 20Visit us atwww.sbdems.com or our newFacebook page at www.face-book/SBDems.

Ballet Folklorico

Cultural 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.

The InlandE m p i r ePrime Time

ChoraliersSaturdays from 10am-12pm

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

Ballroom Waltzdance classes

Waltz lessons will be held begin-ning Monday, May 5, through June2 at the Redlands CommunityCenter. The class runs Mondaysfrom 6:45 to 8 p.m. (There will beno class on Monday, May 26, dueto the Memorial Day holiday.)Registration fee is $8 per personfor four weeks of lessons. Partnersare not required. No dance experi-ence is necessary. Walk-in registra-tion is available at the RedlandsCommunity Center or register on-line atwww.cityofredlands.org/classes.For additional information, pleasecall instructor Joe Sidor at (909)792-6076. All classes are held atthe Redlands Community Centermulti-purpose room.

Dangers, Con-sequences, &Solutions of

Underage DrinkingSaturday, May 24 9am-12 noon.

Our Lady of Guadalupe presentscommunity forum “We Only NeedYou.” Youth and experts talk aboutunderage drinking in our commu-nity: Dangers, Consequences, andSolutions

Where: Our Lady of GuadalupeChurch, 1430 W. 5th St. SanBernardino, When: May 24, 2014Time: 9:00AM – 12:00PMInformation: (909) 884-8010 or

(909) 423-0312.Our panel of experts on the sub-

ject:Marcelino Chico Garza – Special

Assistant to the County Superin-tendent of SchoolsPetra Alexander –Director of

Hispanic Issues at the CatholicDiocese of San BernardinoIsrael Fuentes – San Bernardino

County Sheriff’s Department Citi-

zen’s PatrolGloria Benitez – Mothers Against

Drunk DrivingCarlos M. Vasquez “Entrenador

de Futbol” Soccer ClubBerenice Villa – Alcohol Free

Quincinera Program at theCatholic Diocese of SanBernardinoSpecial participation of youth

working to change the current con-ditions in the environment.

Roy C Hill Edu-cation CenterRededication

Thursday, May 29 2-4pm at 601North E ST., San Bernardino.

CommUnityFestival

Saturday, May 31- 10am-6pm.Visit Perris Hill Park in SanBernardino for a day of live art,local bands, IE Got Talent Bingo,Horseshoes, Prizes, FitnessClasses, Food Choices, Vendors,Raffles, Civic Lounge, Yoga, KidsActivities & More. Entry is FREE.For more information visitwww.COMMUNITYFESTS.com

CommUnityFestival

Saturday, May 31- 7pm. TheEmpire Wrestling Federation re-turns to the American Sports Uni-versity located at 360 W. Court St.San Bernardino across the CourtHouse. Family friendly entertain-ment. Pro Wrestling the way it'smeant to be. Up to 6 excitingmatches featuring EWF Super-stars. Adults $10.00 Children 12and under only $5.00 For more in-formation please call 909-886-5201

Humane Society

offers Zeuterin

Saturday, May 31- The HumaneSociety of San Bernardino is partner-ing with Ark Sciences to introducethe only United States Food andDrug Administration (FDA) ap-proved injectable solution to neutermale dogs. HSSBV will offer Zeu-terin™ at a special discount price.Cost of the non-surgical procedure is$50 and those interested in learningmore and scheduling an appointmentshould call 909.386.1400.

Ba s e b a l lF u n d r a i s e rNight

Saturday, June 28-7:05pm at SanManuel Stadium in San Bernardino.This event is hosted by ARMC’s Vol-unteer Auxiliary and the Inland Em-pire 66ers.For more informationabout the ARMC Fundraiser Night,or to purchase tickets, call (909) 580-6340, or go to: http://www.ticket-master.com/inland-empire-66ers-vs-rancho-cucamonga-san-bernardino-c a l i f o r n i a - 0 6 - 2 8 -2014/event/0B004B75D38485B3?artistid=1200323&majorcatid=10004&minorcatid=10. Please enter offercode “Breathmobile” in the desig-nated box so your purchase can ben-efit the Breathmobile® program.

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Thursday, July 10- 5:30pm-8:30pm. Food and Wine event, Liveand Silent Auction. HamptonSuites, Highland at San Manuel Vil-lage, 27959 HigVillage, 27959Highland Ave., Highland. Ticketsavailable at 8088 Palm Lane, SanBernardino. For more informationcall (909) 384-5426. Hosted by theFriends of the C.I.D.

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Omnitrans strives to increaseridership, passes budget

BY Frankie Young

Adecade in the making andover a year in construc-tion, Omnitrans cele-

brated the launch of its $191.7million rapid transit bus line onApril 28. Almost a month after thesbX Green Line rolled into opera-tion, ridership numbers have lev-eled off to realistic numbers andOmnitrans is determined to in-crease ridership over the next year.The E Street Corridor sbX BusRapid Transit Project was a collab-oration among Omnitrans, theU.S. Dept. of Transportation Fed-eral Transit Administration (FTA),SANBAG (the county’s trans-portation agency) and the cities ofSan Bernardino and Loma Linda.96 percent of the project cost wasfully funded, with San Bernardinoand Loma Linda contributing acombined four percent through in-kind contributions such as permitfee waivers, use of facilitiesowned by the cities and spaces forthe Civic Center park-and-ride.The public was invited to try outthe sbX line for free during the in-augural week of operation. Rider-ship for the week was 15,160 anddropped to a little under 7,000thereafter. Omnitrans Director ofMarketing Wendy Williams saidshe was not surprised by the dipwhen operations returned to nor-mal, but was surprised that Omni-trans riders traveling to the samedestination as sbX were not mak-ing the switch to the faster route,given the same fare and system.Williams believes that more rid-ers are not taking the sbX because

it is not ideal for transfers in thedowntown San Bernardino area.Currently all 13 routes going intothe East Valley connect on 4th, be-tween F and G streets in down-town, a distance from the sbXstation. The new transit center onRialto and E Street will not becompleted until next year, and willfacilitate convenient transfers.Williams expressed the agency’sdesire to increase ridership overthe next year, and her confidencethey will successfully do so.According to Wendy Williams,Omnitrans Director of Marketing,Omnitrans last month successfullypassed a balanced budget through2020. This was made possible inpart by organizational restructur-ing that included consolidating /eliminating certain managementpositions and a fare increase inSeptember. A one-way ticketwould increase from $1.50 to$1.75, and a one-day pass from $4- $5. The increase is the first infive years, and Williams pointedout that a rate increase should infact occur every two years.Riders are encouraged to try thesbX if they have not already doneso. The near 16-mile sbX GreenLine travels from Cal State SanBernardino to the Loma Linda VAHospital with 16 stations includingfour park-and-ride facilities. Thefleet of 14 Compressed NaturalGas buses are operated by 24Coach Operators, and an addi-tional 10 will be trained for backup. For more information on sbXand Omnitrans, visit www.omni-trans.org.

IECN PHOTO COURTESYOMNITRANS

Nearly one month aftersbX rolled into opera-tion, ridership numbershave leveled off butOmnitrans officials areconfident they will in-crease over the nextyear. The photo wastaken at the Cal StateSan Bernardino sta-tion.

Loma Linda Children’s Hospital first in I.E. tooffer specialized neurological services to babies

BY MJ Duncan

Loma Linda UniversityChildren’s Hospital is thefirst in the Inland Empire

and only the fourth in the state tooffer specialized neurologicalservices to babies with the recentopening of its Neuro NICO(Neonatal Intensive Care Unit). Itis an extension of the existing 84-bed NICU at LLUCH and pro-vides specialized services toneurologically impaired babies orthose at high risk for neurologicalimpairment.“With the opening of the NeuroNICU at Loma Linda UniversityChildren’s Hospital, we are boundto advance the field of neonatalneurology,” said Andrea Pardo,MD, co-director of the Neuro

NICU. “This is just one more cut-ting edge development in our al-ready state-of-the-art NICU toimprove the outcomes of babies.”A focused approach is necessaryin the treatment of babies in theNeuro NICU to prevent brain in-jury or to avoid further injury tothe brain, as well as optimizing theneurodevelopmental status of thenewborn at discharge from thehospital. A team of neonatologists,pediatric neurologists, and neona-tal nurses with special training inneuro monitoring collaborate tooffer this unique care.“In opening the Neuro NICU weare joining a growing movementin neonatology that has begun toacknowledge the detrimental ef-fects of prematurity on brain de-velopment,” said Raylene Phillips,MD, co-director of the Neuro

NICU. “We have also included astrong focus on providing neuro-protective care, which seeks tocreate a more developmentally ap-propriate NICU environment tosupport optimal development ofthe newborn’s immature brain.Carefully structured neuroprotec-tive care in addition to diagnosis,treatment and monitoring ofknown brain injury is a unique fea-ture of our Neuro NICU.”The opening of the Neuro NICUwas made possible in party by a$280,000 grant from the RiversideCommunity Health Foundation,and has been two years in the mak-ing. “They have been very gener-ous to us over the years in anumber of areas,” said AndrewHopper, MD, co-director of theNeuro NICU, and one of the vi-sionaries behind its development.Hopper admits there was little tono funding available. “We wrote agrant to the organization and theygraciously decided they wouldfund us.”Treatment can begin duringtransport to the hospital in a spe-cialized isolette. The baby’s bodytemperature would then be cooledon a cooling bed and then con-nected to an aEEG (amplitude in-tegrated electroencephalography)monitor. This tool measures thefrequency and amplitude of theelectrical impulses to the brain inorder to identify whether seizureactivity is present. The informa-tion enables the bedside nurse,neonatologist and neonatal neurol-ogist to identify possible issueswith brain activity and proceedwith further testing and appropri-ate treatment for the babies, im-proving neurological outcomes.

IECN PHOTO COURTESY/LLUCH

Two-day old David Ismael Gomez Rodriguez is monitored in thenewly opened Neuro NICU at Loma Linda University Children’sHospital. This is the first such unit in the Inland Empire to offerspecialized neurological services to babies, and only the fourthin California.

AMA Motocross Comes Home

BY Joaquin Juarez

One of southern Califor-nia’s most celebratedtracks is located in the

midst of the Inland Empire. Thattrack is Glen Helen Raceway.2009 was the last time the top se-ries in the United States visitedGlen Helen for one of the rounds.Your dreams have come true andChristmas wishes have beengranted as Glen Helen Raceway isexcited to hold the opening roundof the Lucas Oil AMA MotocrossChampionship Series this Satur-day the 24th. The race is officially called the

Red Bull Glen Helen National.Thanks to Red Bull, Toyota, MXSports and many other sponsors,motocross fans will again have theopportunity to cheer for their fa-vorites amongst the many profes-sionals from many countries thatpursue the dream of becoming achampion.On Sunday the 25th of May,Glen Helen will host round one ofthe Yamaha Spring Series. Riderswill be able to race on the sametrack the professionals race on Sat-urday. This local series has Cali-fornia Yamaha Dealershipscompete against one another to re-

tain the championship trophy.John Burr Cycles of Fontana, Cal-ifornia has held on to the cup forquite a few years now, and thismay be the year for Yamaha ofRedlands, Chaparral or many oth-ers to step up and take the cupaway.For all information regarding theRed Bull Glen Helen National,round 1 of the Lucal Oil AMAMotocross Championship Series,check out www.glenhelen.com. Ifyou desire to find out more infor-mation on the series in general, goto www.mxsports.com andwww.racerxonline.com.

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Inland Empire Community Newspapers • May 22, 2014 • Page A9

Community Action Partnership ofSan Bernardino County holds FifthAnnual Gala Reception, Art Show

The war against poverty is still taking flight 50 years after its inception

By Anthony Victoria

Dr. Joshua Buckley–BoardChair of the CommunityAction Partnership of

San Bernardino County(CAPSBC)–reminded everyone inattendance at the Fifth AnnualFundraising Gala Reception onFriday May 16 at the San Bernardino International AirportTerminal why they strive to aidcommunity members in need ofsocial programs and services.“The poor you will always havewith you,” said Buckley. “And thereason I say that is because thepoor teach us compassion and re-mind us that we need to thinkabout somebody else other thanourselves. We care about our en-tire community and we are dedi-cated to helping people helpthemselves and each other.”The purpose of the “Take Flightto Fight Poverty” Gala Receptionwas to raise funds in support ofprograms that help thousands oflow income residents in SanBernardino County climb out ofpoverty annually. CAPSBC cur-rently works with over 225 organ-izations such as the SalvationArmy, Catholic Charities, theBoys and Girls Clubs, and variousfaith-based and non-profit organi-zations throughout the county toprovide services such as transi-tional housing, clothing, and casemanagement. Additionally, they provide mealsto over 50,000 households on amonthly basis and conduct pro-grams such as The Family Devel-opment Program (FDP) whichhelps homeless families becomestable and self-reliant. FDP is alsoworking with homeless Veteransto move them from homelessnessto stable housing. “It is such an honor to see thisroom filled with so many support-ers of Community Action Partner-ship,” said CAPSBC CEO PatriciaNickols during the reception. “Youare truly the ones that allow us to

do what we do in this communityeach and every day. You partnerwith us as volunteers and are sup-porters from a funding standpoint.You just truly get behind our or-ganizations and we are very appre-ciative of that.”Nickols provided attendees abrief history on the CAPSBC andits origins. The Economic Oppor-tunity Act of 1964 that was signedinto law by President Lyndon B.Johnson as a part of his “war onpoverty” was responsible for thecreation of organizations and serv-ices such as Community Action,Job Corps, Work Study, AdultBasic Education, and Volunteers inService to America (VISTA) toname a few. Quoting Johnson onhis Great Society programs, Nick-ols stated that the “richest nationon earth can afford to win it (thewar on poverty), but cannot affordto lose it.”“We don’t believe that we’ve lostit,” she said. “We believe that thestruggle continues and we are inthe battlefield fighting that battleeach and everyday.”The reception featured an ArtShow and Silent Auction that wasopen to the public. Art from stu-dents at local colleges, highschools, art institutions, and mili-tary veterans was on display andavailable for purchase. The pro-ceeds of the show will be sharedwith CAPSBC and the artists,therefore supporting this part ofthe event will also be supportingyoung artists and US Veteranartists.Ceramics artist Antonio ArgenisGutierrez of Loma Linda, 23, andgraduate of the University of Red-lands said the Gala was a great op-portunity for him to showcase histalent and expressed his apprecia-tion for the CAPSBC.“I think what this organizationdid to get the artists together forthis cause is great,” he said. “Itgives us artists more exposure andhelps us expand to the communityand it gives back to the commu-nity. It’s definitely a win-win.”

PHOTO/ANTHONY VICTORIA

CAPSBC CEO Patricia Nickols addresses the crowd during theFifth Annual Fundraising Gala Reception on Friday May 16. Nick-ols expressed that CAPSBC continues to fight the “War onPoverty”.

Organizers, protesters demonstrate againstGovernor Brown’s revised state budget

By Anthony Victoria

Agroup led by the anti-poverty group CaliforniaPartnership and members

from the SEIU-ULTCW and theJustice for Immigrants Coalition ofInland Southern California gatheredaround the Rosa Parks State Build-ing in Downtown San Bernardinoon Wednesday May 14 to protestGovernor Jerry Brown’s revisedstate budget.The organizers argued that Gov.Brown did not restore more socialservices funding that was cut duringthe economic recession and are ask-ing for a number of changes to bemade to the state budget. According to the Health andHuman Services Network of Cali-fornia, the state has the number onepoverty rate in the nation, statingthat a full 23.5% of Californians livein impoverished conditions. Nearlyone in four California children livein poverty.The group suggests that spending$5 billion to balance the budget canbe done by focusing on the follow-ing measures: spending $1.6 billionless to pay down state debt, gather$2 billion in revenues by taxing oilextraction (via Senate Bill 1017), re-ducing or canceling prison expan-sion, and sending $1 billion less tothe “rainy day fund”, which Brownand legislative representatives fromboth parties in Sacramento agreed toreplace with another plan that willallocate funding equivalent to 10percent of the general fund for the

next fifteen years. Officials plan tospend that money to pay off debtsand any other liabilities.“It’s raining now,” said CaliforniaPartnership representative MaribelNunez. “We need to reinvest in oursafety net programs.”One of the protesters in attendanceRosie Flores, a student at RiversideCommunity College and a motherof a 7-year-old boy, supports SenateBill 1029 that will, if approved,eliminate the restriction of grantingCalWORKS to residents who havebeen convicted of a drug felony be-fore December 31, 1997. Flores said she struggles to feedher son because of her previousdrug conviction and only works

when her son is in school. “I struggle to get him to school andget him food because of a debt I paidalready,” said Flores. “I don’t knowwhy that hasn’t changed. They’rejust keeping people in poverty.”Assemblymember Cheryl R.Brown (D-San Bernardino) issued awritten statement on her website thatsame day, commending the Gover-nor on his “commitment to reducingthe number of individuals withouthealth care in the state by calling foran expansion of Medi-Cal”, but didexpress that she expected more in-vestment in early childhood pro-grams. “This expansion is extremely crit-ical for the 47th Assembly Districtbecause of our extremely high num-bers of uninsured individuals andfamilies,” Brown surmised. “I did, however, expect to see agreater investment in early child-

hood educational programs becausesome school districts will not prior-itize it when implementing the LocalControl Funding Formula. The re-search consistently shows that earlyeducation provides a foundation fora child’s academic and career suc-cess. There is no doubt that success-ful students will propel our economyto extraordinary heights.” Overall, I look forward to workingwith my colleagues to review Gov-ernor Brown’s revised budget, and Iam confident that we will have abalanced budget by our constitu-tional deadline of June 15.”

PHOTO/ANTHONY VICTORIACalifornia Partnership repre-sentative Maribel Nunez ofRiverside speaks during an ac-tion protesting Gov. JerryBrown’s May revisions to theCalifornia State Budget onWednesday May 14 at theRosa Parks Building in SanBernardino.

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Cal State, Brightest Star, Valley Star team up to inspire foster youth

By Cynthia Mendoza

The month of May was Na-tional Foster Care Aware-ness month and like many

other communities nationwide,local agencies and people in theInland Empire teamed up to raiseawareness, celebrate and supportfoster youth and their caretakers.On Saturday, May 17 Cal StateSan Bernardino’s EOP FosterYouth Program, the Valley StarCommunity Services IYRT Men-toring Program and The BrightestStar, Inc. came together to inspirefoster youth to believe in theirdreams and pursue a higher educa-tion, through the “DREAM. BE-LIEVE. ACHIEVE: Lift As YouClimb 2014 Leadership Confer-ence.”The Brightest Star was foundedin 2008 and has served over 2,000at risk children and teens in River-side and San Bernardino Counties.The Valley Star Interagency YouthResiliency Team (IYRT), a men-toring program, was developed in2012 in partnership with the SanBernardino County Office of Inno-vation and in collaboration withtwo other community agencies.Established in 2003, the Cal StateSan Bernardino EOP Foster YouthProgram provides comprehensivesupport services to EOP eligible,current and former foster youth asthey transition into the universityand through to graduation.This event was directly in linewith First Lady Michelle Obama’s“Reach Higher Initiative”, an ef-fort to inspire more young people

to take control of their futurethrough higher education, be aprofessional training program, acommunity college, or a four-yearcollege or university.The event included six celebritiescoming together to inspire youth to“Dream, believe, achieve,” whichwas the theme of the day. Celebri-ties included: Katie Chonacas,Eric Keyes III, ChristopherRausch, Chris Warner and AmberMcBubbles Barbell. Event mis-tress of ceremonies was ABC 7 re-porter Darsha Philips.The event was held at the Santos

Manuel Student Center at CalState and the “up close and inti-mate” setting made for a very safeand comfortable environment forthe youth to relax and open up.After the presentations therewere question and answer sessionsand as Lea Cash of The BrightestStar, said, “that’s where the magichappened.” That magic is thatmany of the foster youth openedup and freely spoke about their ex-periences and hopes and dreamsfor the future.“They spoke up and came alive,”Cash said of how receptive andopen the youth were to the speak-ers.It is important to note that theneeds of foster youth “aging out”of the system at the ages of 18through 21 are very different thanyounger foster youth. When ayoung person in this age group, nomatter how well cared for theymay have been as children andteens in foster care, ages out of thesystem, they often find themselveswhere nowhere to turn, no family,support or solid foundation uponwhich to build a future. They areunsure of where to turn or how toseek the resources they need for asuccessful future; often they leavethe system with their self-esteemand self-worth crushed.Through events such as this one,along with the ongoing supportand encouragement of communityorganizations, caring individualsand even former foster youth whohave gone on to lead successful,thriving lives, they too can findtheir path and build a positive life.

“We were very happy to co-spon-sor this event and offer this oppor-tunity to our local foster youth,”said Veronica Ramirez Amerson,CSUSB EOP Director. “We wereexcited when we were asked topartner with The Brightest Starand Valley Star Community Serv-ices organizations, becausethrough this team effort, we wereable to inspire local youth andmake a difference.” For more information on The

Brightest Star contact LeaMichelle Cash at (909) 875-2968or visit thebrighteststar.org. Formore information on the CSUSBEOP Foster Youth program visitugs.csusb.edu/eop/english/fostery-outh.html or call (909) 537-5042.For more information on the Val-ley Star Community ServicesIYRT Mentoring Program visitstarsinc.com/IYRT.php or call(909) 388-2222 ext 132.

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Assemblymember Cheryl Brown, left, recognized Brianna Crone-Roberts at the DREAM. BELIEVE. ACHIEVE: Lift As You Climb2014 Leadership Conference on Saturday, May 17 at Cal StateSan Bernardino. The event was meant to inspire and encouragefoster youth to pursue their dreams and higher education. Bri-anna is a shining example of a former foster youth who did justthat, by graduating from Cal State San Bernardino.

COURTESY PHOTO

Brightest Star board member, attorney Eloise Gomez Reyes,middle, and speakers Chris Warner, left, and Chris Rausch, rightat the DREAM. BELIEVE. ACHIEVE: Lift As You Climb 2014Leadership Conference on Saturday, May 17 at Cal State SanBernardino.

COURTESY PHOTO

DREAM. BELIEVE. ACHIEVE: Lift As You Climb 2014 Leadership Conference event committee,from left: Julie Orozco, Veronica Amerson Ramirez, Lea Cash, Michael Edwards, Steven Hale andWandlayn Lane-Williams (front).

Supervisor Ramos invitesthe public to join him forcoffee in Grand Terrace

Supervisor James Ramoswill be holding the “Coffeewith the Supervisor” event

in Grand Terrace on Friday, May30, 2014 at The REC Center. Thisevent will provide residents ofGrand Terrace and Colton with thechance to meet and discuss issueswith the Supervisor.Ramos stated, “I am looking for-ward to meeting with my GrandTerrace and Colton constituents ata local and more personal level. Itallows me the opportunity to hearfrom residents in an open and in-

formal setting where they canvoice any concerns they mayhave.”Please join Supervisor Ramos forthis event being held on Friday,May 30, 2014 from 8:00 a.m. to9:00 a.m. at The REC Center (lo-cated at 12034 LaCrosse Avenue,Grand Terrace). This event is freeand coffee will be provided. Res-idents of both Colton and GrandTerrace are invited to attend.If you have questions, please callMolly Wiltshire at (909) 387-4855.

Inland Empire Community Newspapers • May 22, 2014 • Page A11

Redlands Festival of Arts returns Memorial Day weekend

By Yazmin Alvarez

After a successful inauguralevent, the Redlands Festi-val of Arts is back this

Memorial Day weekend. The free, two-day event runs from10 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 24 and 25and will be held at three locations;Smiley Park, The Redlands Bowland the Redlands Police Annex andwill feature more than 100 artistsfrom throughout the Inland Empireand the state with many vying forfirst-place in a juried art competi-tion worth $6,000 in prizes, saidShirley Harry, who is heading thisyear’s Festival of Arts along withformer Redlands City Councilmember Jerry Bean. After last year’s kick-off, whichdrew more than 7,000 guests, or-ganizers have expanded the festivalto include the art association’s an-nual Art in the Park show, a Wineand Beer Garden and Food TruckMidway as well as a lineup of mu-sical entertainment featuring thelocal surf rock group, The Torna-does, and a Broadway Block Partyon Sunday. Other acts will also per-form beginning at 11 a.m. featuringmusic from this year’s RedlandsBowl summer musical “Hair-spray’” big band sounds, funk, rockand jazz, barbershop music, dancelessons and a ballroom dance exhi-bition.New this year will also be an ex-

hibit of rarely seen artwork fromthe A.K. Smiley Library archives,which will be held in the library’sAssembly Room.And to draw-in aspiring artists ofall ages, a Kid’s Zone will be avail-able where young artists can ex-plore art through differentmediums. The children’s area willbe open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. onboth days and will be located at theChildren’s Garden at Smiley Li-brary. Youngsters of all ages are in-vited to participate and must beaccompanied by an adult. The Redlands Festival of Artslaunched last year with the idea oftrying to enhance the cultural repu-tation of Redlands, said Bean, andis sponsored by a 16-person com-mittee headed by Harry and Beanand made possible through a part-nership with the Redlands Art As-sociation, the Redlands CulturalArts Commission and the SanBernardino County Arts Connec-tion.The hope, Bean says, “is to in-crease the visual arts in the city.”To learn more about the event andfor a schedule of performances,v i s i twww.redlandsfestivalarts.com.

Yazmin Alvarez is a reporter forInland Empire Community News-papers and can be reached atiecn.yazmin@gmail.gmail.com

COURTESY PHOTO/ REDLANDS FESTIVAL OF ARTS

Artists will be in action this Memorial Day weekend as they par-ticipate in the second annual Redlands Festival of Arts. The two-day event will be held at Smiley Park, the Redlands Bowl andthe Redlands Police Annex.

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OF ARTS

More than 100artists will displaytheir works overthe two-dayevent. Many willparticipate in a ju-ried contest vyingfor $6,000 inprizes.

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Grand Terrace powers past Fontana,claims Sunkist League title

BY Richard Dawson

The Grand Terrace softballteam needed a walk-offhome run by Eliyah Flores

to beat Fontana on Wednesday, onFriday it left little doubt. Alexis Allen hit a two-run homerun in the first inning while team-mates Brandice Olmos and DanielleRico homered back-to-back asGrand Terrace took advantage ofsix Fontana errors during a 14-1rout to win the Sunkist League titleon the final day of the regular sea-son.The win gives Grand Terrace (19-6, 14-1) the outright league title, thefirst for the softball program, andfourth title overall for the schoolgraduating its first senior class. “We were close last year againstColton,” said acting Head CoachWil Loredo. “These girls came backwith a chip on their shoulder andwanted to finish things and they didthat.” Fontana could have clinched ashare of the league title with a win,having beaten Grand Terrace 5-0earlier this season. Allen’s homer in the first inningcame against Fontana ace AlyssaBurk, who never seemed to find herrhythm.“Alyssa, her speed and her loca-tion was a little off today and wecapitalized on those mistakes,” saidLoredo. Things unraveled for Fontana (18-8, 12-3) in the second. Olmos, oneof two seniors on the team, putGrand Terrace out in front 4-0 witha two-run single. The lead jumpedto 7-0 after two errors with two outsled to three unearned runs. Two more errors by the Steelers in

the third extended the inning andagain the Titans made them pay.Olmos hit a two-run homer andRico followed with a solo-shot toend Burk’s day.“That’s all I can ask from the girls,make contact put pressure on thedefense and things will happen,”said Loredo. Samantha Ojeda, the other seniorfor Grand Terrace, recorded the lasttwo outs of the game.“We wanted to get her some in-nings,” said Loredo. “But I wasn’texpecting it to be a five-inning(mercy rule) game.”Bobby Flores, the Titans headcoach, had been on medical leavesince league started over a monthago, made it back to the dugout forthis game and commended thecoaching staff for leading the team.“Will and the other coaches havedone an outstanding job keeping theprogram going,” said Flores. “Theydeserve all the credit.”

PHOTO/RICHARD DAWSON

(#99) Alexis Allen is greeted by teammates after hitting a two-runhome run in the first inning for Grand Terrace.

PHOTO/RICHARD DAWSONStarting pitcher Melanie Olmosescaped two bases loadedjams and earned the win forthe Titans.

ARMC Volunteer Auxiliary Will HostBaseball Fundraiser

Inland Empire 66ers mascot,Bernie, visited children at Ar-rowhead Regional Medical

Center (ARMC) on May 8, to helpkick off a baseball FundraiserNight, which is being hosted byARMC’s Volunteer Auxiliary andthe Inland Empire 66ers. The event,scheduled for 7:05 p.m. on June 28at San Manuel Stadium in SanBernardino, will help raise funds fora new state-of-the-art diagnostictool for ARMC’s Breathmobile®program.“The 66ers are excited to partnerwith ARMC to help in both thefundraising effort, as well as tobring awareness to ARMC’sBreathmobile® program,” said JoeHudson, Inland Empire 66ers gen-eral manager. “As an organizationwe are always looking to team upwith local nonprofit organizations tohelp bring awareness to the greatwork they are doing within thecommunity, and the Breathmobile®program at ARMC is a great exam-ple of this.”Children were all smiles as Berniewalked through the hospital visitingpatients in ARMC’s Pediatric Unitand in the Outpatient PediatricClinic.“We would like to thank Berniefor helping us get the word outabout our Fundraiser Night comingup next month,” said ARMC Volun-teer Services Coordinator, PatRedinger, who has led the effort forthe fundraiser that will provide par-ticipants with the opportunity toenjoy great baseball while helpingto raise funds for the Breathmo-bile®.“We are thrilled that the Volun-teers have organized this FundraiserNight to help us purchase much-needed equipment for the Breath-mobile®,” said ARMC RespiratoryCare Services Director, LauraEllers. “We are very proud of theBreathmobile® program and withthe generosity of the community wecan continue to provide this valu-able service to keep children inschool and out of the emergencyroom.”The Breathmobile® program,which has provided treatment tothousands of schoolchildren, is es-sentially an “asthma clinic onwheels” and offers free services in-

cluding: diagnostic testing, physicalexams and education in asthmamanagement. The program servesmore than 45 sites throughout theCounty of San Bernardino.For more information about theARMC Fundraiser Night, or to pur-chase tickets, call (909) 580-6340,or go to:http://www.ticketmaster.com/in-

land-empire-66ers-vs-rancho-cuca-monga-san-bernardino-california-06-28-2014/event/0B004B75D38485B3?artistid=1200323&major-catid=10004&minorcatid=10.Please enter offer code “Breathmo-bile” in the designated box so yourpurchase can benefit the Breathmo-bile® program.

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Arianna Ramos, 1, visits with Inland Empire 66ers mascot,Bernie, on May 8, at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center’s Pe-diatrics Unit. Bernie came to ARMC to help kick off a baseballFundraiser Night, which is being hosted by ARMC’s VolunteerAuxiliary and the Inland Empire 66ers on June 28 at San ManuelStadium in San Bernardino. The event will help raise funds for anew state-of-the-art diagnostic tool for ARMC’s Breathmobile®program.

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Joe Hudson, Inland Empire 66ers general manager, and PatRedinger, ARMC volunteer services coordinator, stand beside In-land Empire 66ers mascot, Bernie, before he visits children inthe Pediatrics Unit at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center onMay 8. Bernie visited the hospital to help kick off a baseballFundraiser Night, which is being held on June 28 at San ManuelStadium in San Bernardino. The event, hosted by ARMC’s Vol-unteer Auxiliary and the Inland Empire 66ers, will help raise fundsfor a new state-of-the-art diagnostic tool for ARMC’s Breathmo-bile® program.

Inland Empire Community Newspapers • May 22, 2014 • Page A13

Contreras family adds another Colton Ken Hubbs Awardnomination; A 3rd could be looming

BY Harvey M. Kahn

Every time Amber andSteven Contreras play abasketball game or volley-

ball match at Colton High they arereminded of one of the region'smost endeared athletes. The mem-ories have faded somewhat over thepast 50 years, but not for the Con-treras siblings who can often see theretired jersey of Ken Hubbs hang-ing on the wall of the Ken HubbsGym at Colton High. Steven Con-treras was the school's 2014 KenHubbs Award winner. Amber Con-treras was a member of ColtonHigh's 2013 CIF-Southern Sectionbadminton championship team.She will be going for an CIF-Indi-vidual title this year.The Ken Hubbs Gym has beenlike a second home to the Contrerasfamily. Not only have the youngContreras' been excelling atColton, their family lineage goesback 35 years in the Ken HubbsGym as well. Like his nephewSteven, uncle Carlos Contreras wasthe Colton High School Ken HubbsAward winner in 1984. The Hubbs

Award is the only such honor pre-sented annually to the top boy andgirl high school athlete in thegreater San Bernardino region.After graduating from CHS in1959, Ken Hubbs set a number ofrecords in two years playing for theChicago Cubs. He died 50 yearsago in a plane crash. Like Carlos Contreras, Steven is a

three-sport standout at CHS. Stevenplayed varsity basketball, crosscountry and badminton. He willstudy nursing at Summit College inColton next year and has alreadybeen promised a job upon gradua-tion. Steven Contreras said thatgoing to the same high school asKen Hubbs makes the nominationfor his award even more special.

Bloomington High's UzomaOmuama won the overall 2014Hubbs Award, but Contreras sayshe will wear his new Ken HubbsMemorial watch for the rest of hislife. "I knew hanging out wasn't anygood for my kids," said Amber andSteven's father, Steve Contreras."Our kids are blessed to be goodathletes. We're a very lucky family."Steve Contreras says its nearly nonstop at the their household. "Some-times, I hardly get to see them. Ittransitions from one sport season tothe next," said Steve Contreras,who works for the Colton WaterDepartment. "Sports have keptthem on the right track," observedthe older Contreras.When his daughter, Amber is be-tween volleyball and badminton,she goes to all 25 of Colton's bas-ketball games where she serves asthe statistician. She was also aquick study in the fast-paced sportof badminton. She picked it upfrom her brother as a freshman andquickly progressed to the point ofdefeating the league's two topplayer's to earn the league title and

the trip to this year's CIF-Finals. In between serves, Amber Contr-eras is the treasurer for the CHSNational Honor Society; VP of theschool's Interact volunteer group;and was voted HomecomingPrincess this year. She will be a 4-year member of the CHS volleyballteam next year.While Amber's resume is growinginto Hubbs' proportion, her brotherSteven accomplished the Hubbsnomination with his impressive bio.He was 3-time badminton teamMVP and CIF-champ as a junior.Was All-League 1st team and teambasketball MVP as a senior. Wasteam captain for cross country, bas-ketball and badminton in senioryear and made honor roll as a juniorand senior. "I'll carry the memoryof the Ken Hubbs Award ceremonywith me the rest of my life," saidContreras.Rebecca Medina was the 2014Girls Ken Hubbs Award winnerfrom Colton High. If Amber Con-treras continues her pace, the Con-treras family just might be earninganother Hubbs nomination nextyear.

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Brother and sister duo, Steven and Amber Contreras are mak-ing a name for themselves at Colton High School.

Cintron wins Citrus Belt League track championship two weeks after heart surgeryBY Harvey M. Kahn

Two weeks after havingsuccessful heart diagnosticsurgeries, Cajon High

School track star Eduardo Cintronbounced back in amazing form towin the Citrus Belt League cham-pionship in the 300 Meter Hurdles.Some thought the accomplishmentwas unbelievable and just too dan-gerous. Those at Cajon have varied feel-ings about Eduardo's recovery, in-cluding his twin brother Ricardo.Eduardo Cintron had his first ofthree heart procedures when hewas an infant. "Knowing that mybrother had heart surgery makesme appreciate having him aroundme more," said Ricardo Cintron,who also competes in the Hurdles."It reminds us to take care of our-selves. It does scare me to death."Eduardo Cintron shrugs off hismost recent cardiovascular proce-dure. He calls it a chance to pre-pare for his future as a medicaldoctor. "I've learned that youshould not be ashamed of whathealth issues you have. It has in-spired me to study medicine. Itwill give me a chance to save oth-ers," said Eduardo, who will runtrack and take pre-med classes onscholarship next year at AdelphiUniversity in New York City. Heplans to come back to Loma LindaUniversity to complete his doctor-ate. Ricardo said it will be the firsttime that they've been apart and"I'm trying to get used to the idea."When he looks you in the eyes,

Eduardo Cintron seems every bit ahigh school teen. When he startstalking, the words are spoken likea person who seems to have livedmuch longer. "Oh yea. I had myfirst heart surgery when I was fivedays old. I had my second onewhen I was 13. Now, this one twoweeks ago," explained Cintron."Sure. I know that any day that Icould die. It does make me liveeveryday to the fullest." Teammates at Cajon say that the

Cintron's have already shown theability to look death in the eye andthen escape it. One year ago they

were in an automobile wreck thatleft the vehicle overturned and amangled piece of metal. The sightof it left Cajon assistant trackcoach Eric Manker shaking hishead. As a former San Bernardino

County Sheriff, Manker also es-caped death by an inch when hewas shot by a suspect, but the bul-let's impact was slowed by a bill-fold in his shirt pocket.Manker said that he and other

Cajon coaches studied about Cin-tron's heart procedure and weresatisfied with what they heard."The doctors called it a tune-up.They inserted a scope into histhigh and navigated it into hisheart. He seemed in fine shape butthe doctor wanted him for surgeryimmediately," said Manker, whosecoached the twins since they werefreshmen. "Both are highly moti-vated and impressive. There was aconcern about Eduardo's health,yet through the grace of God, forhim to bounce back is just amaz-ing."Cajon's head track coach JeromeWeber added that he was im-pressed with Ricardo Cintron aswell. Weber said that Ricardo spe-cializes in the 110 Meter Hurdlesbut stepped in while Eduardo wasrecovering and ran the races hisbrother normally runs. "He wonthe races for his brother. They pusheach other on the track but Ilearned--do not step in betweenthose two brothers." Both Weberand Menker attributed Eduardo'sfast recovery to modern medicine.

After Eduardo was cleared byhis doctor, Cajon assistant Tracy

Jackson put him through furtherendurance tests. Jackson said thatEduardo acknowledged his condi-tioning was off, but was highlymotivated to become the cham-pion he set out to be. "This youngman has inspired me as a coach byhis enthusiasm and inner strength,"said Jackson, who added that onedoesn't have to be a doctor toknow that Eduardo Cintron has astrong heart."Obviously, I was very con-

cerned," said Cajon athletic direc-tor Rich Imbriani. "To havesomething like this happen in themiddle of the season was veryscary. We talked to his cardiologistand he was cleared to come back.We've never had something likethis happen at Cajon. I'm going tokeep a tight eye on him. Eduardohas acted like this is nothing. Thepositive is that he's in such greatshape," remarked Imbriani. "If theteam was affected by this, theydidn't show it. But they all knewabout it. They couldn't wait to getEduardo back. He's made it backand we're hoping that he has manymore good stories to tell."

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From Left: Citrus Belt League 200 Meters Champion ArickCohen; CBL 100 MetersChampion Elijah Lilly; Cajon High School Track Coach JeromeWeber; CIF qualifierRicardo Cintron; and CBL Champion Hurdler Eduardo Cintron.

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LIEN SALENotice is hereby given pur-suant to sections 3071 and3072 of the Civil Code ofthe State of California, theundersigned will sell thefollowing vehicles at liensale at said address(s) atsaid time(s) on:to wit:Tuesday, June 3, 2014YEAR MAKE VINLICENSE STATE10 CHEV1GCPCPEX8AZ28483588042L1 CA08 HOND2HGFA16518H5355906FPS962 CA13 TYO4T1BF1FK1DU698666To be sold by: CERTIFIEDTOWING, 1135 E STATESTREET, ONTARIO, SANBERNARDINO COUNTY,CA91761 (10:00 AM)YEAR MAKE VINLICENSE STATE03 FORD1FDAF56F93EA487257B14208 CATo be sold by: L & L TOW-ING, 1143 PARK AVENUE,REDLANDS, SANBERNARDINO COUNTY,CA 92373(09:00 AM)Said sale is for the pur-pose of satisfying lien ofthe abovesigned for tow-ing, storage, labor, materi-als and liencharges, together withcosts of advertising, andexpenses of sale.Clear Choice LienService, Inc.P.O. Box 159009San Diego, CA 92175

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On March 14, 2008, theU.S. Department ofHousing and UrbanDevelopment (HUD) exe-cuted a ten-year Moving toWork (MTW) Agreementwith the Housing Authorityof the County of SanBernardino (HACSB) andon September 25, 2008,HUD approved HACSB'sfirst Annual MTW Plan. Asan MTW agency, HACSB isprovided with more flexibili-ty and authorization todevelop policies that areoutside the limitations ofcertain HUD regulations inorder to more successfullyachieve its mission andprogram goals, and toenhance its ability to servethe needs of low-incomefamilies in San BernardinoCounty. In continuing to develop itsMTW program and addresscommunity and clientneeds, HACSB has pre-pared its Fiscal Year (FY)2014-2015 MTW AnnualPlan. The FY 2014-2015MTW Annual Plan will beavailable to the public forreview for 30 days startingTuesday, May 6, 2014 atthe following location:

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715 E. Brier DriveSan Bernardino, CA 92408The Fiscal Year 2014-2015MTW Annual Plan is avail-able on HACSB's websiteat www.hacsb.com underthe “MTW Plans, Reports,and Factsheets” sectionand any HACSB satelliteoffice. Notice is hereby given thatthe Housing Authority ofthe County of SanBernardino will conductpublic hearings onThursday, May 22, 2014and on Thursday, June 5,2014 at 1:30 p.m. at 715 E.Brier Drive, SanBernardino, CA 92408. If acitizen wishes to challengethe nature of the aboveaction(s) in court he/shemay be limited to raisingonly those issues he/she orsomeone else raised at thepublic hearing described inthis notice, or in written cor-respondence deliveredMonday through Friday tothe MTW Office located at715 E. Brier Drive, SanBernardino, CA 92408 priorto the hearing.In accordance with theRehabilitation Act of 1973,the Housing Authority willmake reasonable efforts toaccommodate personswith disabilities. Please call(909) 890-0644 at leastthree days in advance ifyou require special accom-modations. Para recibir copias de esteaviso en español, por favorhable al (909) 890-0644.5/22/14CNS-2623419#PUBLISHED EL CHICANO5/22/14 E-5724

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NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'SSALE APN: 0139-252-03-0-000 T.S. No. 011378-CAPursuant to CA Civil Code2923.3 NOTE: THERE IS ASUMMARY OF THEINFORMATION IN THISDOCUMENT ATTACHEDIMPORTANT NOTICE TOPROPERTY OWNER: YOUARE IN DEFAULT UNDERA DEED OF TRUST, DATED9/7/2007. UNLESS YOUTAKE ACTION TO PRO-TECT YOUR PROPERTY,IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUB-LIC SALE. IF YOU NEEDAN EXPLANATION OF THENATURE OF THE PRO-CEEDING AGAINST YOU,YOU SHOULD CONTACT ALAWYER On 6/12/2014 at12:00 PM, CLEAR RECONCORP., as duly appointedtrustee under and pursuantto Deed of Trust recorded9/21/2007, as InstrumentNo. 2007-0541361, ofOfficial Records in the officeof the County Recorder ofSan Bernardino County,State of CALIFORNIA exe-cuted by: Edward StevenPonce and Anna M. Ponce,husband and wife WILLSELL AT PUBLIC AUCTIONTO HIGHEST BIDDER FORCASH, CASHIER'S CHECKDRAWN ON A STATE ORNATIONAL BANK, ACHECK DRAWN BY ASTATE OR FEDERALCREDIT UNION, OR ACHECK DRAWN BY ASTATE OR FEDERAL SAV-INGS AND LOAN ASSOCI-ATION, SAVINGS ASSOCI-ATION, OR SAVINGS BANKSPECIFIED IN SECTION5102 OF THE FINANCIALCODE AND AUTHORIZEDTO DO BUSINESS IN THISSTATE: At the NorthArrowhead Avenue entranceto the County Courthouse,351 North ArrowheadAvenue, San Bernardino,CA 92401 all right, title andinterest conveyed to andnow held by it under saidDeed of Trust in the proper-ty situated in said Countyand State described as: ASMORE FULLY DESCRIBEDON SAID DEED OF TRUSTThe street address andother common designation,if any, of the real propertydescribed above is purport-ed to be: 839 NORTH KSTREET SAN BERNARDI-NO, CA 92411-0000 Theundersigned Trustee dis-claims any liability for anyincorrectness of the streetaddress and other commondesignation, if any, shownherein. Said sale will beheld, but without covenantor warranty, express orimplied, regarding title, pos-session, condition, orencumbrances, includingfees, charges and expensesof the Trustee and of thetrusts created by said Deedof Trust, to pay the remain-ing principal sums of thenote(s) secured by saidDeed of Trust. The totalamount of the unpaid bal-ance of the obligationsecured by the property tobe sold and reasonable esti-mated costs, expenses andadvances at the time of theinitial publication of theNotice of Sale is:$318,595.53 If the Trustee isunable to convey title for anyreason, the successful bid-der's sole and exclusiveremedy shall be the return ofmonies paid to the Trustee,and the successful biddershall have no furtherrecourse. The beneficiaryunder said Deed of Trustheretofore executed anddelivered to the undersigneda written Declaration ofDefault and Demand forSale, and a written Notice ofDefault and Election to Sell.The undersigned causedsaid Notice of Default andElection to Sell to be record-ed in the county where thereal property is located.NOTICE TO POTENTIALBIDDERS: If you are consid-ering bidding on this proper-ty lien, you should under-stand that there are risksinvolved in bidding at atrustee auction. You will bebidding on a lien, not on theproperty itself. Placing thehighest bid at a trustee auc-tion does not automaticallyentitle you to free and clear

ownership of the property.You should also be awarethat the lien being auctionedoff may be a junior lien. Ifyou are the highest bidder atthe auction, you are or maybe responsible for paying offall liens senior to the lienbeing auctioned off, beforeyou can receive clear title tothe property. You areencouraged to investigatethe existence, priority, andsize of outstanding liens thatmay exist on this property bycontacting the countyrecorder's office or a titleinsurance company, eitherof which may charge you afee for this information. Ifyou consult either of theseresources, you should beaware that the same lendermay hold more than onemortgage or deed of trust onthe property. NOTICE TOPROPERTY OWNER: Thesale date shown on thisnotice of sale may be post-poned one or more times bythe mortgagee, beneficiary,trustee, or a court, pursuantto Section 2924g of theCalifornia Civil Code. Thelaw requires that informationabout trustee sale postpone-ments be made available toyou and to the public, as acourtesy to those not pres-ent at the sale. If you wish tolearn whether your sale datehas been postponed, and, ifapplicable, the rescheduledtime and date for the sale ofthis property, you may call(714) 730-2727 or visit thisInternet Web siteW W W. L P S A S A P. C O M ,using the file numberassigned to this case011378-CA. Informationabout postponements thatare very short in duration orthat occur close in time tothe scheduled sale may notimmediately be reflected inthe telephone information oron the Internet Web site.The best way to verify post-ponement information is toattend the scheduled sale.FOR SALES INFORMA-TION: (714) 730-2727 Date:5/14/2014 Date Executed:CLEAR RECON CORP.,Authorized SignatureCLEAR RECON CORP.4375 Jutland Drive Suite200 San Diego, California92117 A-FN4460356 PUBLISHED EL CHICANO5/22/14, 5/29/14, 6/5/14 E-5726

SWINERTON BUILDERSRequesting sub bids from allqualified subcontractors, materialsuppliers/vendors, and truckingfirms including Local BusinessEnterprises located in SanBernardino and RiversideCounties (LBEs)_Small &Emerging Businesses (SBEs)and Disabled VeteranBusinesses (DVBE), Minority-Owned Businesses (MBEs) andWoman-Owned Businesses(WBE)

PROJECT INFO:Project Name: San BernardinoValley College GymnasiumProject

OUTREACH GOALS:25% Local Business and 50%local worker participation (SanBernardino and RiversideCounties).

DESCRIPTION:Project scope includes the con-struction of a 3-story, approxi-mately 146,000sf gymnasium,ticket booths, press box, bleach-ers, multiple field/support build-ings, fitness rooms, lockerrooms, basketball courts, lectureand office space, site work, land-scaping, flatwork, demolition,hazardous materials abatement,and sports lighting.Swinerton Builders is seekingqualified subcontractors in alltrades pertinent to the project.Bids shall be due to:Swinerton Builders on May 22ndno later than 12:00pm.Swinerton Builders will accept afaxed bid with an original to fol-low by mail postmarked the dayof bid. Swinerton Builders’ faxnumber is 949-477-3085.Questions regarding the bid canbe directed to Scott Lauderdale:(949) 622-7000All subcontractors will berequired complete a prequalifica-tion package and to provide aone hundred percent (100%) per-formance and payment bondfrom a US Treasury listed Surety.Premium cost to be included as aseparate line item in the bid.Assistance to subcontractors inobtaining bonds, line of creditand/or insurance is availablethrough the District. For moreinformation please contact:Merriwether & Williams (213)258-3086.Plans and specifications areavailable for review at the follow-ing locations:Swinerton Builders: 8368 63rdStreet, Riverside, CASwinerton Builders, 17731Mitchell North, Ste. 200, Irvine,CAElectronic plan viewing anddownload available by contactingSarah Maresh,(949) 622-7000 for access.

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Memorial Day flag project to help honor heroes at Riverside National Cemetery

By Yazmin Alvarez

Thousands of veterans andfallen soldiers buried atRiverside National Ceme-

tery will not be forgotten this Me-morial Day thanks to a group ofvolunteers that have dedicatedthemselves to providing a “flag forevery hero.”The annual volunteer-effort of

placing an 8-inch by 12-inch flagalongside the graves of heroes rest-ing at the Riverside cemetery be-gins at 8 a.m. May 24 at theRiverside cemetery, 22495 VanBuren Blvd.

Service groups and volunteers ofall ages are welcome to participatein the event, which is spearheadedby Air Force veteran and Anaheimpolice officer, Brennan Leininger,along with the Cypress-based non-profit, Honoring Our Fallen.The flag project began three years

ago after Leininger visited theRiverside cemetery with his family.When he arrived, he was “sad-dened” to see that more than half ofthe cemetery and gravesites werewithout flags, he said.Leininger contacted the cemetery

to inquire about the lack of flagsand learned that there was no fund

ing available to pay for MemorialDay flags for the approximate225,000 graves.He was compelled to make that

change.“I saw that it wasn’t getting done.

That alone--seeing the gravesempty--pushed me to do somethingabout it.”Leininger began to fundraise to

pay for as many flags possible andwith the help of police and fire as-sociations, veterans and the generalpublic, he was able to get his mis-sion going and dozens were onboard in support of the effort. The first year, only a few thou-

sand flags were obtained andplaced on graves with the help ofabout 300 volunteers on MemorialDay, he said. Last year, more than 100,000

flags were acquired and the numberof volunteers doubled in support ofthe effort. “A flag for every hero,” said

Leininger. “That’s always been theultimate goal.” Volunteers are always sought to

help plant a flag for the MemorialDay event at Riverside NationalCemetery.Those wishing to help are asked

to meet at the Veterans MemorialAmphitheater as groups will begin

to place flags promptly at 8 a.m. The flags will remain flying over

the holiday weekend and flag takedown is scheduled Tuesday after-noon. Volunteers wanting to participate

in Tuesday’s event are asked tomeet at noon in the big dirt lot nearthe Medal of Honor Memorial. As this task is always challenging,

any and all help for the Tuesdayflag removal is always appreciated,organizers said.To learn more,” visit Riverside

National Cemetery’s - A Flag forEvery Hero Facebook page.

COURTESY PHOTO/AFLAG FOR EVERY

HERO

The public canhelp place a flagMay 24 for everyhero resting atthe Riverside Na-tional Cemetery.as part of an an-nual effort to en-sure veteransand fallen solid-ers are not forgot-ten on MemorialDay.

COURTESY PHOTO/A FLAG FOR EVERY HERO

Volunteers are also sought to help retrieve flags May 27 at theRiverside National Cemetery.