Inland Empire Weekly May 07 2015

TMNT Day takeover Saturday atSuperbad Action Figures in Redlands

By Yazmin Alvarez

The Boys & Girls Clubs ofGreater Redlands-Riverside held its annual

Spring Fest and Egg Hunt at theBurrage Mansion in Redlands onApril 24. Hundreds of club members hunt-ed for plastic eggs filled with

candy, searched endlessly foritems while on scavenger huntsand played games on the grounds

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By Yazmin Alvarez

If spending a day with a groupof turtle warriors who lovepizza and shenanigans is your

idea of a good time, then head overto Superbad Action Figures inRedlands Saturday for TeenageMutant Ninja Turtle Day. Thestore will host a day full of enter-

tainment and activities for everyTMNT fan with the event dou-bling as a charity fundraiser for

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courtesy photo/superbaD action FiGuresteenage Mutant ninja turtle Day at superbad action Figures in redlands saturday will feature aslew of special guests, activities and of course, the tMnt gang.

courtesy photo/boys anD Girls clubKids and starbucks volunteers play “parachute” at the boys & Girls clubs of Greater redlands-riverside’s annual spring Fest at the burrage Mansion in redlands april 24.

Boys and Girls Clubs hostannual Springfest

Patients treated

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Healing’

Build-A-Bear

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Patients at Loma LindaUniversity Children’sHospital were treated to a

Build-A-Bear workshop, “HugsHelp Healing,” thanks to themembers of the Desert GuildChapter of the Big Hearts forLittle Hearts April 28. Teddy bears and their outfitsfrom Build-A-Bear Workshopwere donated through the DesertGuild allowing the children atLLUCH to select their very ownbear and outfit, creating manybeautiful smiles. Four-year-old Caden Cressyfrom Yucca Valley was excitedto get his teddy bear, who henamed “Spiderman.” In the photo, Desert Guildboard member Debbie Casdenhelped Caden pick out theSpiderman costume for his bear.Over 350 bears from Build-a-Bear have been donated toLLUCH through the DesertGuild since 2014. Established in 2002, the mis-sion of the Desert Guild is toraise funds to ensure criticalmedical care for the children ofthe Coachella Valley.

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Desert Guild board memberDebbie casden helped cadenpick out the spiderman cos-tume for his bear.

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Highland’s Cartoon TeenageNinja Turtles, a local cosplay groupplaying 2012 Nickelodeon NinjaTurtles, and for The Loma LindaRonald McDonald House, saidBryan Boudreau, owner of theshop. The event runs from 11 a.m. to 5p.m. at Superbad Action Figures isat 1235 Indiana Ct Suite 111 inRedlands. Featured Saturday will be the op-portunity to hang out with 1990's-2012 life size Ninja Turtles; a freeCosplay contest for children andadults beginning at 4 p.m; photoopportunities with the TMNT VANand owner Jason Ybarra- actorfrom Original Power rangers, NickPalma- "Michelangelo" from Se-cret of the Ooze 1990s film,Michelan Sists- "Michelangelo"from 1990s Part 1 Part 2 and thePizza Guy; and 15 movie cars, a

photo booth and plenty of filmprops. More than local 30 vendors willbe on hand and the shop will alsobe selling limited edition items, in-cluding t-shirts, figures and collect-ables. And the day wouldn’t be com-plete with the turtle’s all-time fa-vorite — food, especially pizza. The Fire Pizza Co. of Redlandswill have dozens of pizza pies andfood trucks will also be on hand tohelp fuel guests. Proceeds from the event will ben-efit the Loma Linda Ronald Mc-Donald House and its services andwill also go toward the cost of pur-chasing a TMNT Van for the cos-play group to visit charities andlocal hospitals. Admission to TMNT Day is free.Raffle tickets are available in ad-vance and the day of the event. To learn more or for advance itemand ticket purchase, visit www.su-perbadactionfigures.com or the

event’s Facebook page atwww.facebook.com/events/792579647485910.

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nick palma, "Michelangelo"from secret of the ooze, will beat tMnt day saturday at su-perbad action Figures in red-lands from 1 to 3 p.m.

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awesome prizes are being added for tMnt day like a signed"Mikey" Funko pop by townsend coleman, voice of the "Michelan-gelo" 1987 cartoon. raffle ticket $1.

of the mansion. Games included a water balloontoss, Twister on the grass, parachuteand egg plate relays.Starbucks provided 150 volun-teers and donated $1,000 worth ofcandy and 400 gift bags, accordingto a Boys and Girls Club news re-lease. Starbucks Partners manned theevent for the second straight year –50 set up in the morning and 100worked the event. Inland EmpireStarbucks stores made Spring Festtheir main event for Starbucks’Global Month of Service, which isevery April, said the release. “We’re grateful for partners likeStarbucks who care about helpingkids and teens in the communitieswe serve,” said Clubs vice presi-

dent Mark Davis in the news re-lease. “This is just one of many ex-amples that Starbucks and Boys &Girls Clubs are working together to

support fun events and great futuresfor youth.”

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a member of the boys & girls clubs of greater redlands-river-side plays a water balloon toss game at the clubs’ spring Fest atthe burrage Mansion in redlands on april 24.


delilah, 6, amaya, 6, and bella, 5, hold candy-filled starbucksbags at the boys and girls club’s annual spring Fest.


children toss water balloons during the spring Fest at the bur-rage Mansion in redlands on april 24.

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Volunteers:There are many volunteers of allages in our community workinghard at making a difference - inschools, shelters, churches, civicevents, non-profits, boards, serviceclubs, and neighborhood groups.Thank you, for all you do! I willrecognize those efforts whenever Ican in this column.

Recently the Assistance Leagueof San Bernardino held its 54thAnnual Headdress Ball, whichfunds the two major projects of theorganization - The Dr. Earl R.Crane Dental Heath Center, estab-lished in 1949, and OperationSchool Bell. The dental healthproject provides professional den-tal services to uninsured childrenin the San Bernardino area - ap-proximately 400 patients per year.Operation School Bell focuses onnew clothing, shoes and personalhygiene items for 200 children peryear. The amount of work all thevolunteer groups put into theHeaddress Ball is truly commend-able. Congratulations to the mod-els, designers, sponsors, dancersand the Board of Directors for an-other successful event which ben-efits our children. Models this yearincluded: Deb Karalun, EddaRosso, Geri McQueen, PaulaNegron, Beth Keiper, CathyBechtel, Martha Green, JenniferHobbs, Gigi Hanna, Anne Viri-cel, and Chelsea McCammack.The Board of Directors responsi-ble for the operation of the year-around philanthropic projects are:Deborah Karalun, MarshaScott, Carol Dixon-Cahill,Mindy Erickson, JenniferHobbs, Amy Johnson, SherryLopez, Bobbi Simenton, ElsaCarlton, Ruth Sandlin, MaryMasasso, Cathy Bechtel, BethKeiper, Margaret Ortiz, LindaGordon, and Margie Arnett.

Another group acknowledging itssupporters and individuals makinga difference is Young VisionariesYouth Leadership Academy at itsIron Sharpens Iron Gala. Activesince 2001, Young Visionaries'under the leadership of its CEOTerrance Stone, has providedservices to youths with training inacademic development, violenceprevention, employment develop-

ment, and leadership and lifeskills. Awardees were: KaiserPermanente, Southern Califor-nia Edison, San BernardinoCounty Department of Behav-ioral Health, Kim Carter, CEOof Time for Change. The 2014-2015 Board of Directors are: Ger-ald Brown, Donna Ferracone,Dr. Samuel Gibbs, Juanita Lin-ton, Joseph Paulino, KoriKanayama, Faye Pointer, andDr. Scott Wyatt.

Save the Date:Saturday, May 9 - the SalvationArmy will hold its grand openingof its new San Bernardino CorpsCommunity Center at noon at2626 Pacific Street. For informa-tion and to RSVP call: Paul Ben-nett at 909.888.1336 or [email protected]

Saturday, May 9 - the GeorgeBrown Legacy Project will hold aspringtime reception from 3 to 5p.m. at 1368 Prospect Park Drive,Redlands. Proceeds from thisevent support the archives of thelate, great California CongressmanGeorge Brown, established at theUniversity of California, River-side. For sponsorship and ticket in-formation call: 323.669.9999 oremail [email protected]

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

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

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

Tuesday, May 19 - the HispanicInland Empire Chamber of Com-merce presents Building YourToolbox for Growth, a workshopfor small businesses from 6 to 8p.m. at the Arrowhead United Wayoffice, 646 N. D Street, SanBernardino. For information call:Linda Gonzalez at 951.213.9916or email:[email protected]

Wednesday, May 20 - the SanBernardino City Unified SchoolDistrict will hold a DedicationCeremony for the Bob HolcombElementary School, 1345 W. 48thStreet from 2 to 3 p.m. To RSVPcall: 909.381.1250

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

Saturday/Sunday, May 23-24 -the Redlands Festival of Arts pres-ents its 3rd Annual Festival of Artsin Redlands at Smiley Park 125 W.Vine Street. This festival that ben-efits community based programsfor the arts education and enrich-ment, includes a line-up of morethan 100 artists, a Kids' Art Zone,a food midway and wine and beergarden. $6,000 in prizes will beawarded participating artists invarious categories. For informa-tion contact: Trisha Vinson oremail [email protected]

Saturday, May 30 - SinfoniaMexicana presents A Tribute to Se-lena featuring Como La Flor Trib-ute Band at 7:30 p.m. at theCalifornia Theatre, 562 W. 4thStreet, San Bernardino. For ticketinformation call: 909.885.5152 orv i s i t :www.sinfoniamexicana.com

Saturday, May 30 - the HumaneSociety of San Bernardino willcelebrate its 45th Anniversary with

a Birthday Party from 8:30 a.m. to12:30 p.m. at 374 W. Orange ShowRoad. Party will include exhibits,pet contests and activities plusvendors.

Sunday, May 31 - Kiwanis Clubof Greater San Bernardino pres-ents its 2nd Annual Golf Tourna-ment at the San Bernardino GolfClub, 1494 S. Waterman Ave. thisevent benefits scholarships forlocal high school students; the Pe-diatric Trauma Unit at Loma LindaUniversity Medical Center; andthe Kiwanis International Elimi-nate Program. For information:915.660.8909 [email protected]

Saturday, June 6 - the RedlandsFamily Services presents a familyfriendly 5K Hunger Walk at theUniversity of Redlands, 1200 E.Colton Ave. proceeds from thisevent will benefit the Agency'sSummer Food Program. For infor-mation call: 909.793.2673 or visit:www.redlandsfamilyservice.org

Monday, June 8 - the LomaLinda Chamber of Commercepresents its 27th Annual GolfTournament at the ArrowheadCountry Club 3433 ParksideDrive, San Bernardino. For infor-mation call: 909.799.2828 oremail [email protected]

Tuesday, June 9 - the HispanicInland Empire Chamber of Com-merce presents a small businessworkshop at 8 p.m. at the Arrow-head United Way office, 646 N. DStreet, San Bernardino. For infor-mation call Linda Gonzalez at

951.213.9916 or email [email protected]

Saturday/Sunday, June 13 &14, the American Cancer Societypresents Relay for Life of SanBernardino at Cajon High Schoolfrom Saturday at 9 a.m. to Sunday9 a.m. This is a community eventthat supports the mission of theAmerican Cancer Society and cel-ebrates survivors and their caretak-ers, remembers loved ones wholost their battle and educates thepublic to fight back throughhealthy lifestyles and early preven-tion. For information call: DeniseDesirello at 951.675.3198, email:[email protected] orv i s i t :hhp://RelayForLife.org/san-bernardinoCa

Sunday, June 28 - the SanBernardino Sunset Rotary Clubpresents TINMAN Triathlon & 5kplus KIDS Triathlon and TricycleRace. This event supports Rotaryscholarships and local and interna-tional projects. For informationcall: 909.237.9368 or visitwww.rotarytinman.org

Gloria Harrison is publisher ofthe Inland Empire CommunityNewspapers and can be reached [email protected] or (909)381-9898 Ext. 209

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There have been a rash ofprotests across the coun-try over perceived acts of

wrongdoing by police. In recentdays, the city of Baltimore, inparticular, has seen burning ofbuildings and looting not unlikewhat we witnessed last summerin Ferguson, Missouri. In bothcities, police officers were ac-cused by an angry populace of al-legedly sharing responsibilityover the death of African-Amer-ican males.In a similar vein, many Latinoslast week carried on in what isbecoming an annual tradition:The yearly (and current format)“May Day” protests—held onMay 1 for the past nine years—have been an exercise of demo-cratic freedom in the call forimmigration reform. Originally,the event called attention toworking conditions but has takena sharper turn towards the sup-port of migrant’s rights.In Maryland, the announcementof the charges against six Balti-more police officers surroundingthe death of 25-year-old FreddieGray was welcome news forthose who have called for law-enforcement accountability.President Obama’s executiveaction last fall that has protectedthe status of certain immigrantsalso was good for the many fight-ers who tirelessly support suchreform.When the ‘new’ May Dayprotests began on May 1, 2006,the focus (as was many suchstaged events that year) wasabout impending immigrationlegislation. Peaceful demonstra-tion in many areas across the

country turned violent. BothMexican and American flagsburned in the streets. Someyoungsters, I remember, partici-pated in throwing rocks and bot-tles. Clashes with policeabounded and additionally, high-school students dissented bywalking out of classes.We fast forward to what hastaken place in Baltimore and Fer-guson where people were seen ontelevisions across the countryburning down buildings, looting,and wreaking havoc. Logic would imply that, in theminds of certain protesters, burn-ing down buildings and walkingout of class brought forth neededaction; it dictates that acts oflooting and flag-desecration isthe impetus for forcing change. Sadly, and soundly, such rea-soning is for fools. What does it say when a groupof so-called protesters destroy thevery livelihood of fellow citizenswho worked for years buildingtheir dream? What does it saywhen people break into storesand take food and other itemswithout paying for it?What does it say when we seesome of our young people runamok in mayhem committingacts of violence? Is skippingschool for a cause really the an-swer?From where most of us comefrom, some of the above can bedescribed as criminal. At the veryleast, it is irresponsible. Someconsiders such acts—wrongly—as protest. In fact, such acts donothing to further or spur onchange—if anything; such actsonly bring about shame.The First Amendment of theUnited States Constitution pro-tects, among other exercises, theright of citizens to assemblepeacefully—as in a lawfuldemonstration of protest. It isfundamentally right—vital—thatproper expression goes on unhin-dered. We must continue to waveour flags, chant slogans, carrysigns, and voice our demands forchange for the better. Anythingmore is simply egregious.It is only when we practice therespect of opinion, the respect ofother’s property, and the respectfor law that we can really demon-strate real protest. Only when weact based on these principles canwe spark and force real, mean-ingful change.

Anthony Victoria is a commu-nity writer for the Inland EmpireCommunity Newspaper Groupand can be reached at [email protected] or at(909) 381-9898 Ext. 208

What doesreal protestaccomplish?

On behalf of the Sierra Club, Iwould like to thank Congress-woman Torres for taking a standagainst big polluters and big cor-porate interests by committing tovote against fast-tracking theTrans-Pacific Partnership.

The Trans-Pacific Partnership(TPP) is a multinational trade dealthat is likely to be both bad forworkers and for the environment.Trade deals of this magnitude havea bad track record of shippinglocal jobs overseas and of strip-ping away crucial environmentalregulations.

During my time as the regionalorganizing director for the SierraClub’s My Generation Campaign,a campaign focused on cleaningour air, keeping fossil fuels in theground and promoting a 100%

local clean energy economy; wehave had our ups and downs withMs. Norma Torres at the state levelin the past. We have shared veryproductive moments, such asworking on promoting local cleanenergy together, as witnessed bylast year’s Green Job Mixer/Fair inSan Bernardino. We have alsoshared in some challenges with theCongresswoman, such as differingwith Ms. Torres’s stance in hersupport of hydraulic fracturing(fracking) in the state of Califor-nia.

But last week, CongresswomanTorres did the right thing, and forthat we thank her.

Most of all, however, I wouldlike to thank the room full of pas-sionate environmental and laboractivists who turned out to a TPP

town hall at the offices of UFCWLocal 1167 last month to hold bothCongresswoman Norma Torresand Congressman Pete Aguilar ac-countable to the Inland Empire,our environment, our jobs and oureconomy. It was those voices inthe room that day, and the millionsof voices throughout the nationuniting against fast-tracking theTPP that will make the differencein fighting back this horrible tradedeal.

We are currently still waiting forCongressman Aguilar to committo a “No” vote.

Allen Hernandez is theStatewide Lead Organizer for

the Sierra Club’sMy Generation Campaign.He is a resident of Fontana.

Congresswoman Norma Torres commits to

vote “NO” on fast-tracking the TPP

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Thanks to public works for makinga positive impact

It’s interesting, yet not surprisingthat the recent editorial about as-sisted suicide failed to mentioneven one concern raised by thedisability community.

Opposition to California’s as-sisted suicide bill was merelybrushed aside. What was ignoredis the fact that the disability rightscommunity is strongly opposed to

physician-assisted suicide.

Many in this community havefaced terminal diagnoses on morethan one occasion, and if assistedsuicide was a legal option whenthis happened, they might havetaken it. Instead, they have out-lived those diagnoses and livedhappy and productive lives.

How many lives will be lost dueto mistakes and abuse if assistedsuicide is legalized? No arbitrarysafeguard in a bill can protect a pa-tient from a mistaken diagnosis orfrom a determined abuser. As-sisted suicide is bad medicine forCalifornia.

Mark McGuthrie,Fontana

Assisted suicide bad medicine forCalifornia

The Del Rosa Neighborhood Ac-tion Group board of directors ex-tends their most sincereappreciation for the efforts of thecity of San Bernardino PublicWorks Department.

This is a group of employeeswho get little public recognition

but should. The men and womenof the department are doing anoutstanding job. Whether handlingreports of graffiti, illegal dumpingor pot holes, their response is rel-atively quick considering the lim-ited funding of the department.

Of special note would be thecrews who respond to calls con-cerning weeds and trash along the

right-of-ways and the refuse truckdrivers who will stop and take aminute to pick up trash that fell outof the bins. Thank you for the pos-itive impact you are making on ourneighborhoods.

Evelyn Alexander, SanBernardino The letter writer is

president of the Del RosaNeighborhood Action Group.Inland Empire Community Newspapers

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Words to Think About:A Mother’s Love, GivingLove, AGAPE

By G. W. Abersold Ph.D.

Larry Stamper and I havebeen friends since 1958.He is a retired Methodist

minister and a former Mayor ofBurbank, California. Recently hesent me this provocative story thatis most appropriate for Mother’sDay and even Father’s Day. It mayeven be an “urban legend.” Itseems that after 21 years of mar-riage the writer’s wife suggestedhe take another woman out to din-ner and a movie. To his surprisethe other woman was his mother.She immediately wanted to know“why.” He finally persuaded herthat he just wanted to spend somequality time with her. She dressedup for her night out. And theevening was great.Even though he had to read themenu for her-her eyes were bad.The roles were reversed. She hadcommented that when he was aboy, she had read the menu for

him.The conversation was easy andpleasant, catching up on eachother’s life. They talked so longthey missed the movie. On arrivingback at her house, she said, “I’ll goout with you again, only if you letme invite you.” He agreed.He later assured his wife that hisdinner date was great.A few days later his mother diedof a massive heart attack. Some-time later, he received an envelopewith a copy of a restaurant receiptfrom the same place they haddined, with an attached note. Itsaid, “I paid this bill in advance. Iwasn’t sure I could be there. I paidfor two dinners—one for you andthe other for your wife. YOUWILL NEVER KNOW WHATOUR NIGHT OUT MEANT FORME. I LOVE YOU, SON.”At that moment he understoodthe importance of saying in time:“I love you” and to give our lovedones the time they deserve. Noth-ing in life is more important thanour families. Give them the timethey deserve. Thoughtfulnessshould not be put off ‘till someother time.The implication of this urban leg-end is pretty obvious. Life is afragile commodity. At best it isvery short. Unpredictable.Rod McKuen, nationally famouspoet, who has recently died, hassaid, “There is no harm in notbeing loved; only in not loving.”The Greek language is unusual.It has three words that are used fordifferent kinds of love. They areeros, phileo and agape.We get our word “erotic” fromthe Greek eros. It has physical de-sire and pleasure in its meaning. It

is intimate and sexual in its under-standing.Phileo is the love betweenfriends, brothers/sisters and familymembers. An excellent example isthe city of Philadelphia—the cityof “brotherly love.” It is made upof phileo (love) and adelphos(brother).The word that has the deepestmeaning and the most spiritual sig-nificance is AGAPE. It is God’slove for humanity; a mother’s lovefor her children; a husband andwife’s love for each other.Examples: “For God so AGAPEthe world.” “Thou shall AGAPEthe Lord thy God . . . . . andAGAPE thy neighbor as yourself.”And in the strongest of usages;“and now abide faith, hope andAGAPE. These three. But thegreatest of these is AGAPE.”Thalidomide was supposedly amiracle drug in the 60’s for preg-nant women. However, it provedto be disastrous. Many childrenwere deformed at their birth: noeye sight, partial limbs, and organdysfunction.One mother’s son was born with-out ears. It affected him emotion-ally. One day word came to himthat two transplants had beengiven for him.The surgery was successful andhe went on to become a brilliantscholar and taught at Harvard Uni-versity. On the occasion of herdeath, while looking at her in thecasket, he casually brushed backher hair and to his amazement bothof her ears were gone. He hadnever known. Such is a mother’sAGAPE.Amen. Selah. So be it.

Patients at Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital (LLUCH) were treated to a Build-A-Bear work-shop, “Hugs Help Healing,” thanks to the members of the Desert Guild Chapter of the Big Hearts forLittle Hearts on Tuesday, April 28. Teddy bears and their outfits from Build-A-Bear Workshop were

donated through the Desert Guild allowing the children at LLUCH to select their very own bear and outfit,creating many beautiful smiles. Four-year-old Caden Cressy from Yucca Valley was excited to get his teddybear, who he named “Spiderman.” In the photo, Desert Guild board member Debbie Casden helped Cadenpick out the Spiderman costume for his bear. Over 350 bears from Build-a-Bear have been donated to LLUCHthrough the Desert Guild since 2014. Established in 2002, the mission of the Desert Guild is to raise fundsto ensure critical medical care for the children of the Coachella Valley.

Mother’s Day Tea

RedlandsCommunity SeniorCenter Upcoming

Activities

Join the Redlands Senior Center for a relaxing and fun Mother’sDay Tea honoring all mothers at noon Friday, May 8. Thisevent is open and free to all mothers. Delicious desserts and

flavorful hot teas will be provided by Thomas Catering.For information, call the Redlands Senior Center at (909) 798-7579

Redlands Follies

Join the Redlands Community Senior Center for dinner and ashow at 3 p.m. Thursday, May 14, as the Encorez Entertainer'spresents “The Redlands Follies Dinner and Theater.”

The dinner menu will include tri tip, mashed potatoes, green beans,green salad, bread, coffee, soda and a lemon meringue pie. Ticketprices are $10 for general admission and $5 with a patron card. Red-lands Follies Dinner Theater will consist of popular music from thepast: ballads, show tunes, oldies but goodies, and some country west-ern. Reserve your spot by May 7. Please call the Redlands Commu-nity Senior Center at (909) 798-7579 for information or reservations.The Redlands Community Senior Center is located at 111 W. Lugo-nia Ave.

Health Fair May 14 and 15

The Redlands Community Senior Center and JoslynSenior Center will each host Senior Health Fairs May14 and 15. More than 25 vendors from all over San

Bernardino County will be on hand to provide free informationon promoting healthy living and ways to stay healthy and ac-tive.The Redlands Senior Center, 111 W. Lugonia Ave., will holda Health Fair on Thursday, May 14, followed by the JoslynSenior Center, 21 Grant St., Health Fair on Friday, May 15.Both events are scheduled from 8 to 11 a.m. A free breakfastwill be served from 8 to 8:30 a.m. while supplies last. Therewill also be a free raffle including gift giveaways.The theme, “The Power of Healthy Living,” promotes themany ways seniors can improve their health and feel morepowerful in daily living. Dr. G.W. Abersold will be the keynotespeaker on both days. Following his talk, Dr. Abersold willsign his book, “The Power of Laughter.”During the Joslyn Senior Center Health Fair only, there willbe a “Shredding Event” from 9 to 11 a.m. Seniors may bringany type of paper that needs to be shredded. The shreddingtruck is equipped with a camera for secured shredding. No reg-istration is required, just bring your senior friends and familyand learn about ways to live your life to the fullest. For more information, please contact the Joslyn Senior Centerat (909) 798-7550.


Inland Water AgenciesPartner with Home Depot to

Promote Water SavingGarden Friendly Plants

As California continues toendure its latest drought,Inland Empire water

agencies are again working withThe Home Depot to promote theuse of water saving gardenfriendly plants. Sales events areplanned across Riverside and SanBernardino counties this spring.“Landscaping typically accountsfor about 70 percent of residentialwater use. So by using water sav-ing garden friendly plants, we canmake more efficient use of ourlimited water supplies,” said BobTincher, manager of water re-sources for San Bernardino ValleyMunicipal Water District.Water Saving Garden Friendlyplant sales are scheduled as fol-lows:— May 16, The Home Depot,14549 Ramona Avenue, Chino, 8

a.m. to noon. — May 16, The Home Depot,12255 Pigeon Pass Road, MorenoValley, 8 a.m. to noon.— May 16, The Home Depot,3323 Madison Street, Riverside, 8a.m. to noon.— May 30, The Home Depot,695 E. Hospitality Lane, SanBernardino, 8 a.m. to noon. — June 6, The Home Depot,16005 Sierra Lakes Parkway,Fontana, 8 a.m. to noon.— June 6, The Home Depot,1151 W. Lugonia Avenue, Red-lands, 8 a.m. to noon.For more information on WaterSaving Garden Friendly plants aswell as water conservation tips,tools and rebates, please visit wa-tersavinggardenfriendly.com andiEfficient.com.

City ofColton“Spring

IntoSummer”SavingsProgram

Announced

With a sizzling summeron its way, The City ofColton Electric Utility

wants to help Colton residents“Spring into Summer” with energysavings. The “Spring into Sum-mer” Program is increasing thedollar amount of all rebates that as-sist with lowering cooling coststhis summer. These extra savingsare being offered for a limited timethrough June 21, 2015. After June 21, 2015 the followingrebates will be offered at theirstandard rate.See the list of extra savingsbelow

Pool Pump- $250 up to $400A/C Tune up- $60 up to $120Room A/C- $100 up to $150Ceiling Fan Rebate - $15 up to

$25Whole house Fan- $150 up to

$200Evaporative Cooler-$100 up to

$150Solar Attic fan-$200 up to $250Air Conditioners $150/ton up

to $250/ton

To participate in the savings pro-gram, fill out a rebate applicationfound online at www.coltonon-line.comFor more information concerningthe “Spring Into Summer Savings”Program, please contact AdrianneRogers, Energy Efficiency Spe-cialist at [email protected] by calling (909)-370-5104.

Redlands Festival of ArtsAccepting Volunteers for

2015 Arts Festival The Redlands Festival of

Arts committee is proud toannounce the 3rd annual

Festival of Arts in Redlands takingplace Saturday and Sunday, May23 – 24, 2015.The Redlands Festival of Artscommittee is seeking communitymembers to volunteer during thefestival. Volunteers are needed Fri-day May 22nd for the artist regis-tration and check-in held fromnoon – 6 p.m. Volunteers are alsorequested for Saturday and Sun-day, May 23rd and 24th, to helpwith artist hospitality, informationstations and ticket sales for theBeer and Wine Garden between10a.m. – 5p.m.The 2015 Festival of Arts will be

at Smiley Park in Redlands, Cali-fornia. The park surrounds theA.K. Smiley Public Library (125W. Vine St.), the Redlands Bowland the Police Annex. The festivalincludes a line-up of more than100 artists.In years past, the event has drawnthousands of art enthusiasts toenjoy meeting artists and purchas-ing original art. This year therewill be a special Redlands art ex-hibit and sale in the AK Smiley Li-brary Assembly Room. Visitorsmay also enjoy admission to theLincoln Shrine, a Kid’s Art Zoneand a food midway with the wineand beer garden.During the 2014 Arts Festival,$6,000 in prizes were awarded to

several artists working in variousmediums. The Jurors for the 2015show are Daniel Foster, Director ofOceanside Museum, and PennyMcElroy, Chairwoman of Univer-sity of Redlands Art Department.Participating festival artists comefrom all over the southwestern USas well as Mexico. The Redlands Festival of Arts isa non-profit organization that sup-ports visual arts and performingarts. Grants are made to commu-nity-based programs for arts edu-cation and enrichment.If your are interested in volun-teering with the Redlands Festivalof Arts or need more informationcontact Nancy O'Connor [email protected].

C ity Council Meet-

ings

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

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

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

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

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

Monday, 3 p.m.; 300 N. “D” St.

Afternoon DelightDance Socials

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

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

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

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

CommunicationClasses

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

(909) 887-3472.

Democratic Lunch-eon Club of SanBernardino

The Democratic Luncheon Club ofSan Bernardino meet at noon onFridays at Democratic Headquar-ters, 136 Carousel Mall (near thecentral glass elevator) in SanBernardino. Speaker Schedule:5/1 Gigi Hanna, SB City Clerk,Update on Clerk's Office and No-vember Elections5/8 Claudia Lopez, Inland Em-pire Job Corps.5/14 (Thursday) Meet and Greetfor Insurance CommissionerDave Jones at 9:00 a.m. Theevent will be co-hosted by theRedlands Area Democratic Cluband will be held at the lovelyhome of Dianne Landeros in Red-lands. Refreshments will be avail-able. No charge admission for theevent, but the clubs will acceptvoluntary donations to supportour work for candidates and thelocal Democratic Headquarters.RSVP # will be made available.5/15 DARK for DemocraticState Convention in Anaheim5/29 SB Public Transportationupdate: OmniTrans systemchanges6/5 Bill Manis, SB Deputy CityManager: Attracting develop-ment and investment to SBhttp://www.cademconvention.org/ Visit us at www.sbdems.com orour new Facebook page atwww.facebook/SBDems.

Ballet FolkloricoCultural Classes

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

The Inland EmpirePrime TimeChoraliers

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

ARMC weeklyFarmer’s Market

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

Relay for LifeC ommun i t ySupport Night

Friday, May 8 from 3pm to9pm - Hosted by Brandon’s Diner,17132 Slover Ave., Fontana. (909)428-3535. Brandon’s Diner willdonate 15% of your purchasewhen you mention team “Wings ofa Butterfly.”

McKinley SpringCarnival andCarshow

Friday, May 8 from 4:30-7:30pm- at McKinley Elementary, 600West Johnston St., Colton. All pro-ceeds support school eventsthroughout the year.

Senior ServicesHealth Fair 2015

Thursday, May 14 at RedlandsSenior Center, 111 W. LugoniaAve., Redlands, CA (909) 798-

7579 and Friday, May 15 atJoslyn Senior Center, 21 GrantSt., Redlands (909) 798-7552.Both days from 8am to 11am.-Breakfast will be served 8am-8:30am while supplies last.Keynote speaker is Dr. G.W. Aber-sold “The Power of Laughter”.Both events are free.

Calendar GirlsHit the Stage

Friday, Saturday & Sunday,May 15, 16 & 17 -Make a datewith "Calendar Girls," the criti-cally acclaimed stage comedyabout a group of English womenwho discretely pose in the nude fora calendar to help raise money fora local hospital, which is beingstaged at the California Theatre ofthe Performing Arts. Presented byTheatrical Arts International, theplay is being presented at 8 p.m.May 15-16 and 2 p.m. May 16-17.Tickets are $38.50-$77.50, and areavailable through the box office at909-885-5152 or www.ticketmas-ter.com

SB SymphonyTriumphantSeason Finale

Saturday/Sunday, May 23-24 -the Redlands Festival of Arts pres-ents its 3rd Annual Festival of Artsin Redlands at Smiley Park 125 W.Vine Street. This festival that ben-efits community based programsfor the arts education and enrich-ment, includes a line-up of morethan 100 artists, a Kids' Art Zone,a food midway and wine and beergarden. $6,000 in prizes will beawarded participating artists invarious categories. For informa-tion contact: Trisha Vinson oremail [email protected]

Annual RedlandsFestival of Arts

Saturday and Sunday, May 23-24 - The 2015 Festival of Arts willbe at Smiley Park in Redlands,California. The festival includes aline-up of more than 100 artists. Ifyour are interested in volunteeringwith the Redlands Festival of Artsor need more information contactNancy O'Connor [email protected].

Si n f o n i aMexicana

Saturday, May 30 - SinfoniaMexicana presents A Tribute to Se-lena featuring Como La Flor Trib-ute Band at 7:30 p.m. at theCalifornia Theatre, 562 W. 4thStreet, San Bernardino. For ticketinformation call: 909.885.5152 or www.sinfoniamexicana.com

SB Humane SocietyBirthday Party

Saturday, May 30 - the HumaneSociety of San Bernardino willcelebrate its 45th Anniversary witha Birthday Party from 8:30 a.m. to12:30 p.m. at 374 W. Orange ShowRoad. Party will include exhibits,pet contests and activities plusvendors.

Kiwanis of GreaterSan BernardinoGolf Tournament

Sunday, May 31 - Kiwanis Clubof Greater San Bernardino pres-ents its 2nd Annual Golf Tourna-ment at the San Bernardino GolfClub, 1494 S. Waterman Ave. thisevent benefits scholarships forlocal high school students; the Pe-diatric Trauma Unit at Loma LindaUniversity Medical Center; andthe Kiwanis International Elimi-nate Program. For information:915.660.8909 [email protected]

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Outstanding families graced local athleticfields for decades; Haydis' traced to 1921

By Harvey M. Kahn

Many great athletic fam-ilies have advancedinto national promi-

nence from the San Bernardinoregion. Hubbs. Pinckert. TheHoward brothers. The Howardsisters. For longevity based onskill, the Stockton's go back to1924 when family patriarch Gailgolfed at San Bernardino HighSchool. For overall longevity itshard to document a family thatgoes back further than the Haydisfamily.Using San Bernardino High

School yearbooks as a guide, itshowed Norman Haydis was amember of each of the four Car-dinals' Citrus Belt League cham-pionship basketball teams from1921 to 1924. He was a All-CBLquarterback and fullback on theschool's 1923 league football title

team. The following year hisbrother Charles Haydis helpedSBHS maintain its best 8-yearsports run in school history.Charles Haydis was the quarter-

back on the SBHS football thathad the school's most decoratedathlete, Erny Pinckert, whose re-markable bio includes a 3-timeHigh school all-state football se-lection, a 2-time College All-American, and eight seasons inthe NFL. A panel of city officials led by

former San Bernardino SunSports Editor Claude Andersonselected a team of the best highschool football players of the firsthalf of the 20th Century, pub-lished in a 1953 edition of theSun. At the time, it called Pinckertthe greatest football player of all-time in San Bernardino County.Norm Haydis was picked as a 1stteam member of that all-star team

and Charles Haydis was namedhonorable mention.With the emergence of Ken

Hubbs in 1954, Claude Andersoncalled the Colton product the bestoverall athlete in county history.Anderson's retirement from theSun in the early 1980's did notgive him a chance to analyze thecareer of future NFL hall-of-famemember Ron Lott, who was apower hitting shortstop and All-CBL basketball player at Eisen-hower High. Anderson ratedHubbs the best overall because hehad the ability to make it as a pro-fessional in football, basketballalong with his career with theChicago Cubs. Lott's baseballcoach at Eisenhower, the lateJerry Magness was a teammate ofHubbs. Magness once said theHubbs/Lott decision was as closeas a dead heat foot race.Ken Hubbs had brothers who

were multi-sport athletes. Craig,Kurt and Keith Hubbs, who was ahigh school football All-Ameri-can. The Howard's were threebrothers at SBHS who could allrun a 9.9 in the 100-yard dash.Junior and John were record set-ting track stars and All-CBL infootball and basketball. The lateBob Howard enjoyed a 13-yearcareer in the NFL.Claude Anderson called the per-

formance by the Howard sisters(no relation) the best single sea-son local accomplishment. Whileat San Gorgonio High in 1979,Artra, Denean, Sherri, and TinaHoward set a new national recordby running the mile relay in3:45.4.Along with the Stockton's and

the Haydis family, the Carrasco'sfrom Colton, whose 76-year-longfamily streak is being kept aliveby Redlands East Valley baseballplayer Christian Kirtley. The Hen-ley's still have athletes in the area.Their ancestry dates back toSBHS in the 1930's. But the 95-year athletic family tree of theHaydis' is impressive. Norm andCharles Haydis coached sportsinto the 1960's."We just about cover every year

since 1921," said familyspokesman Scott Haydis. "Sportshas been everything to us." Hisdaughter's DeAnna and Mandiwere standout soccer players atSan Gorgonio, where DeAnna isa member of that school's hall offame. Scott's brother Randyplayed football and baseball atPacific and holds the golf recordat Arrowhead Country Club byscoring a 30 over 9-holes. Cousin,Ryan Haydis is a teaching pro atArrowhead which followed his

All-CIF golf career at San G. An-other cousin, Mark Levin was anall-CBL baseball player at Pacificand later played at UCR. And yetanother cousin, Mark Grossplayed football at Pacific. Scott Haydis' wife Paula played

softball at Cajon. He recalledhearing that the only time a fam-ily member did not play sportswas a short spell in the 1940's."My father, Everett got married at14 and went to work, so he could-n't play high school sports, but hebowled 300 twice and playedadult soccer until age 61."Scott Haydis' sister, Debbie

Clark-Giacalone, 62, still playsrecreational soccer in San Diego.Her son, Kris Clark was on the2008 NCAA Division II nationalchampionship soccer team at CalState Dominquez Hills. ScottHaydis' son-law Carlos Avaloswas a star soccer player at San G.and another son-in-law, ChrisNelson played baseball at YucaipaHigh. Grandson Dylan Nelsoncurrently plays golf at YucaipaHigh and his pre-teen brother Ju-lian Nelson already excels atbaseball and soccer. The otherNelson brother, Tristin races mo-tocross. "We've got enough tosoon make it 100 years," saidScott Haydis.Scott Haydis also raced pro mo-

tocross and competed in the 1986Super Bowl of Supercross. Hewas named 1st team All-CBL inbaseball at Pacific High. Likemost of the previous Haydis',Scott served in the military. Heformerly owned the Adelanto Mo-tocross Track and for the past 15years has operated the Inland Em-pire Soccer League in LomaLinda.

PHOTO/SBHS TYRO CIRCA 1923Norman Haydis (second from bottom left) led San Bernardino High School to first of eight straightCBL championships.

1927 SBHS TYRO IMAGE1927 San Bernardino High School record setting basketball team. Erny Pinckert, front secondfrom right. Charles Haydis, front row center. Coach Victor Hodge, back right.

Upcoming events atSunrise Church, Rialto

Men's Conference:Sunrise Church will beholding a Men's Con-

ference, "Men of the Word" forages Junior High and up on Satur-day, May 30th from 9am - 3pm @Sunrise Church Rialto. Keynotespeaker will be Dr. VoddieBaucham and Special speaker

Pastor Joel Sanchez. The cost is$15; after 5/15, $25. Lunch willbe provided by Baby Roo's. Pur-chase tickets online @www.sun-risechurch.org/conference-mail-page. For more information, call Pas-tor Scott @ 909-875-5566 ext 218.



SBVC forum addresses prisonersentence reductions

By Anthony Victoria

The theme at the Hope forChange forum at SanBernardino Valley College

on April 29 revolved around thePrison Industrial Complex (PIC)--the term sociologists and prisonabolitionists use to describe the in-terests of government and industryin viewing imprisonment as a so-lution to economic, social and po-litical problems.Several professors, legal profes-sionals, and community organizersspoke on issues that pertained torehabilitation for formerly incar-cerated individuals and offered so-lutions on how the communityat-large can become more in-formed about the PIC. A panel was held to discussProposition 47--the ReducedPenalties for Some Crimes Initia-tive--which reduces felony crimessuch as drug possession, grandtheft, shoplifting, check forgery,receiving stolen property and writ-ing bad checks (the stolen items orbad checks amount to less than$950).San Bernardino County Public

Defender Steve Bressmer ex-plained that a petition for reduc-tion of a felony must be filedbefore November 2017. Bressmersaid the Victorville office has notbeen keeping statistics recently,but did surmise that approximately583 people have been released inSan Bernardino County due toProp. 47. Inquiries asked by for-mer felons were regarding recordclearing and other alternative waysto expunge convictions. Bressmermentioned there were concerns re-garding rising crime rates due tothe legislation’s passage. “Have crime rates gone up?From November to April, there isnot enough time to really tell,” hesaid. “The reality is all the peoplewho qualify to have their crimesreduced are getting out of prison.Now the question is, are they get-ting out today or six years fromnow.”In addition to the panel, severalorganizations provided informa-tion on resources for formerly in-carcerated residents. Starting Overexecutive director Vonya Quarlessaid her organization works withpeople that have recently been re-

leased from prison or a treatmentprogram. Many of them struggle toreceive employment or enroll inschool.“They are trying to rebuild theirlives,” she said. “This is the humancapital we need to rebuild ourcommunities. We can no longerrely on a failed prison system to

make our communities safe be-cause it hasn’t worked.”SBVC student and Puente Clubpresident Sergio Alvarez, 42, whowas formerly incarcerated said hewants more students to take an in-terest in issues that affect the com-munity surrounding the college.“It’s a good thing they are trying

to help individuals who are tryingto better their lives,” Alvarez said.“It’s a shame that SBVC is locatedin a poor community and it is notdoing more to help.”

Contact the author at (909) 381-9898 ext. 208 or via e-mail, [email protected]

courteSy Photohope for change Panelists San Bernardino Valley college pro-fessor Leonard Lopez (left) and time for change Foundationspokeswoman Nicole Wolfe (right).

Photo/ Anthony VictoriASan Bernardino county Public Defender Steve Bressmer speaking to a San Bernardino Valleycollege student about Prop. 47 during the hope for change Forum on April 29.

Choral Tribute to NatureFeatures “Cloudburst”

The Inland Master Choralepresents “Aspects of Na-ture,” on May 16 and 17 at

the First United Methodist Church,1 East Olive Avenue in Redlands. The featured work is “Cloud-burst,” written by acclaimed con-temporary composer EricWhitacre when he was just 22years old. The text, in Spanish, isby Nobel Prize winner OctavioPaz. Accompaniment by piano,hand bells, assorted percussion andfinger-snaps gives the effect of apassing thunderstorm. Soloistsfor “Cloudburst” are bass MichaelHicks and soprano Susan Mein-ders.Other selections include Haydn’sThe Storm, Brahms’ WondrousCool, Thou Woodland Quiet, Z.

Randall Stroope’s The Pasture, andFrank Ticheli’s Earth Song. Carly Simon’s Grammy andOscar winning Let the River Run,is from the movie “Working Girl.”A West Indies piece, Turn theWorld Around, was written byHarry Belafonte and Robert Freed-man.Individual tickets are $18 in ad-vance, $20 at the door and $10 forstudents and children. Concertsbegin at 8 pm on Saturdays and 3pm on Sundays. Children five andunder are not admitted. Advancetickets online at www.inlandmas-terchorale.org or 909-798-4462.The 60-member chorale, underthe direction of Roger Duffer andMelva Morrison, is completing its35th anniversary season.


Cajon crushes Redlands 13-0

By Richard Dawson

With the season windingdown, Cajon’s grip onfirst place is still

strong following a 13-0 rout ofRedlands during a beautifulevening at the County Clash at SanManuel Stadium on May 2. The Cowboys scored five runs inthe first inning while sending 10batters to the plate against theirCitrus Belt League rivals andnever looked back.Cajon (20-2, 9-1 CBL) totaled all13 runs over the first three innings,taking advantage of poor pitchingand fielding miscues by Redlands

(11-14, 5-5), generating 16 hits inthe process. Starting pitcher Taylor Sims usedto the cushy lead to cruise throughfive shutout innings, limiting theTerriers to three hits and two walkswhile mixing in five strikeouts toearn the win. Logan Gopperton and Jordan Do-rado paced the Cowboy’s offense,combining to go 6-for-6 with threeruns and seven RBIs out of the sixand seven spots in the lineup. Already up 8-0 in the third, Gop-perton ripped a bases-clearingdouble to deep right-center that es-sentially sealed the game by push-ing the lead to double-digits.

Cajon is now riding a six-gamewin streak and closes out the nexttwo weeks with games againstFontana Miller and Rialto Eisen-hower. Yucaipa (14-9, 7-4) picked up a5-0 win over Redlands East Valley(13-10, 7-4) in the late game, leav-ing the two teams tied for secondplace in the CBL heading into thefinal two weeks of action. The twoteams play each other again at Yu-caipa High School on May 7. The Cowboys split two gameswith Yucaipa earlier this seasonbut swept REV. Three of thosefour games were decided by onerun.

PHOTO/RICHARD DAWSONTaylor Sims tossed five shutout innings during Cajon's 13-0 winover Redlands during the County Clash at San Manuel Stadiumon May 2.

PHOTO/RICHARD DAWSONLogan Gopperton, who had three hits for Cajon, is greeted afterscoring.

PHOTO/RICHARD DAWSONCajon's Jordan Dorado collects one of his team-high three hits in the second inning.

Book Sale at FeldheymCentral Library

The Friends of the SanBernardino Public Libraryare planning a used Book

Sale on Saturday May 9, 2015. Itwill be held in the Friends’ Roomlocated at the rear of the NormanF. Feldheym Central Library, 555W. 6th Street in San Bernardino.The member’s only sale is from 9AM to 12 Noon. The public is wel-come from 12 noon to 4 PM. Over10,000 books will be available, for$1 or less. Ask about free refer-

ence materials for teachers.There will be a follow-up Bag

Sale on Saturday May 16, 2015,from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Buy a gro-cery bag for only $2 and fill it upwith your choice of books. Memberships to the Friends are

available at nominal cost in the li-brary’s administration office be-fore the sale and in the Friends’room on the day of the sale.For more information, please call909-381-8251 or visit sbpl.org


66ers lose series finale against Quakes

By Richard Dawson

The Inland Empire 66erslooked poised to rally inthe ninth, but stranded the

bases loaded during a 5-3 loss tothe Rancho Cucamonga Quakes inthe finale of a three-game series atLoanMart Field on Sunday, May 3. Trailing 5-2 in the top of the

ninth, walks to Bo Way and Kody

Eaves sandwiched a single byPedro Ruiz to load the bases forthe 66ers with one out. Eric Aguil-era reached on an error by Quakespitcher AJ Vanegas missed a throwtrying to cover first, allowing Wayto score. With the go-ahead run atfirst, Vanegas struck out KalebCowart for the second out. Thatbrought Michael Snyder, who hadthree hits in the game, to the platebut he grounded out to end the

game.Kenley Jansen of the Los Ange-

les Dodgers continued his rehabassignment by starting for Quakes.He tossed a scoreless frame de-spite allowing hits to Ruiz andEaves. Eaves got the 66ers on the board

in the top of the third with an RBIsingle that scored Way. The Quakes tied the game in the

bottom half of the third, but MikeFish put the 66ers ahead againwith double to right that scoredSnyder in the fourth. Rancho Cucamonga got to 66ers

starter Victor Alcantara with threemore runs in the home half of thefourth. Alcantara struggled with alead-off walk to Cody Bellingerthat was followed by three-straightsingles to make it 3-2. A wild pitchput runners on second and thirdbefore a sac-fly by Robbie Garveymade it 4-2. The 66ers lost to the Quakes 6-0

on Friday but picked up an 8-4 winon Saturday. The loss on Sundayevens the season series 3-3.

PHOTO/RICHARD DAWSONMichael Snyder led the Inland Empire 66ers with three hits duringa 5-3 road loss to the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes at LoanMartField on Sunday, May 3.

PHOTO/RICHARD DAWSONShort stop Pedro Ruiz turns a double play for Inland Empire.

PHOTO/RICHARD DAWSON66ers 2B Kody Eaves hits an RBI single in the third.


New San Bernardino city school foundationwill benefit students, city, community

By MJ Duncan

The San Bernardino CityUnified School Districthas repurposed its com-

munity and school alliance pro-gram, CASA, into a newfoundation that strives to ensurethe success of its students whilebenefiting the community as awhole. The Making Hope HappenFoundation is a community en-gagement plan whose vision is todevelop a thriving and innovativecommunity where every student isa lifelong learner and successful inmeeting their hopes and aspira-tions.

According to SBCUSD Superin-tendent Dr. Dale Marsden, theshort term goal of the foundationis to fund college tuition for 100students in the 2015/16 academicyear, and long term goals includesecuring a college education for allstudents, developing a leadershipacademy and offering innovationgrants to students, staff and com-munity partners, as well as ex-panding career pathways offeringsat district schools, and offeringsummer and afterschool programs,including youth employment.As students are the future of thecity of San Bernardino, ensuringtheir academic success will benefitthe city as a whole. The studentpopulation is roughly 50,000,which is a quarter of the city’s pop-ulation.“We can’t wait for D.C. or Sacra-mento to save San Bernardino; thecavalry’s not coming,” Dr. Mars-den said. “We become our ownsolution, and we have the ability,will, talent and leadership to doso.”That sentiment was echoed byHenry Murrieta, Executive Direc-tor of Community Partnerships,who expressed that it is imperativethat the city and school districtwork together for the overall suc-cess of the community.

“The city can’t solve its issues byitself, neither can the district, andwe need to work together to moveforward,” Murrieta declared.According to Murrieta founda-tions established for K-12 is not allthat common. “For us to launch afoundation with the goals and as-pirations we have is momentousfor the community and school dis-trict, there are a ton of needs hereto be met,” Murrieta said.The foundation is hosting its in-augural fundraiser on Friday, May8 at the Historic ArrowheadSprings Resort and promises to bea premier event attended by localphilanthropists, business owners,non-profit leaders, officials andcommunity partners. Dr. Marsdenexpressed his gratitude to CampusCrusade for Christ for providingthe exclusive venue.“We will become a model foun-dation to gather state and federalgrants, public, private and philan-thropic endowments to help ouryoung people get barriers out ofthe way for them to be successful,”Dr. Marsden concluded.For more information on theMaking Hope Happen Foundation,please call the Community Part-nerships Office at (909) 381-1294.

PHOTO COURTESY SBCUSDThe newly established MakingHope Happen Foundationstrives to ensure higher educa-tion for students in the SanBernardino City Unified SchoolDistrict, as well as improve thecity and community as a whole.The inaugural fundraiser willtake place this Friday at theHistoric Arrowhead SpringsResort. Pictured is SBCUSDSuperintendent Dr. Dale Mars-den.

San Bernardino Salvation Army Corps Opens NEW Community Center in

San Bernardino

On May 9 at 12 noon, TheSalvation Army SanBernardino Citadel Corps

will be celebrating the Grand Open-ing of its NEW Corps CommunityCenter located at 2626 Pacific St.,San Bernardino, CA 92346 (the for-mer Banner Elementary School lo-cation). Everyone is invited attend theGrand Opening Ceremony. Thetheme for the unveiling will be "A

Grander Vision"! A Ribbon CuttingCeremony, officiated by the SanBernardino Chamber of Com-merce, Dedication Ceremony, fea-turing local and State Officials andkeynote address by Assemblymember Marc Steinorth, tours ofthe facilities, and refreshment willbe offered. Pastors and church members fromthroughout the Inland Empire arewelcome to attend and join The Sal-

vation Army as we celebrate 150years of service worldwide, and128 years of continuous years ofservice in San Bernardino! We areexcited to partner with Churchesand Ministries that have the desireto serve the homeless and poor inJesus Name by referring them toour family shelter, meals program,men’s rehabilitation ministry, andother social programs.For groups and churches, please

RSVP by May 1 to: [email protected]; orcall 909-888-1336.Last Church Services at the cur-rent San Bernardino Army Corpslocation will be held on SundayMay 3rd at 746 West 5th Street,San Bernardino. On May 10th,worship services will move perma-nently to 2626 Pacific Street, SanBernardino. Worship services startat 10:30 am.

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Patients treatedto books, artsand crafts at

annual ‘SpringInto Reading’

Patients at Loma Linda Uni-versity Children’s Hospital(LLUCH) were treated to

an afternoon of books, arts andcrafts at the annual “Spring IntoReading,” a patient diversionaryevent sponsored by the Big Heartsfor Little Hearts Loma LindaGuild.“This is part of the Loma LindaGuild’s mission to enhance the pa-tient experience for our preciouschildren at Loma Linda UniversityChildren’s Hospital,” said EloiseHabekost co-founder of the LomaLinda Guild.On Monday, April 20, kids of allages were welcomed to the lobbylevel of the hospital where a li-brary of books and craft tableswere set up. Kids were able to takea book of their choosing to keep.Tables were strewn with variouscraft items like stickers, chickenwire, markers, crayons, foam vi-sors and much more to use theircreativity to the fullest.One patient, Ken Ferguson, 6,from Corona, excitedly made thetrip down from his patient room toenjoy the activities. “He loves tocolor, but reading is one of his fa-vorite things to do,” said his mom,Carla. She added that although infirst grade, her son is reading at athird grade level.Goodie bags of books and craftmaterials were taken up to therooms of patients who were unableto make it down to the lobby forthe event.For more information on the BigHearts for Little Hearts Guild,please visit lluch.org/guilds.


ARMC Hosts Emergency Medical Services Day

Courtesy PhotoOfficer Avila and K-9 Sargent of the Fontana Police DepartmentK-9 unit, provides a demonstration for Arrowhead regional Med-ical Center resident physicians, nurses, and other health care pro-fessionals at ArMC’s second Annual emergency Medicalservices (eMs) Day on April 29. Local eMs organizations wereon hand to showcase their life-saving techniques and equipmentat the helicopter landing area outside of ArMC’s emergency De-partment.

Courtesy PhotoArrowhead regional Medical Center emergency room physicians Michael Neeki, D.O., and TroyPennington, D.O., join Rodney Borger, M.D., chairman of ArMC’s emergency Department, inwelcoming resident physicians, nurses, and other health care professionals and local emergencyMedical services (eMs) organizations to the second Annual eMs Day on April 29. Local eMs or-ganizations were on hand to showcase their life-saving techniques and equipment at the helicopterlanding area outside of ArMC’s emergency Department. Attendees had the opportunity to visitwith representatives from various organizations including: san Bernardino County sheriff's Depart-ment; san Bernardino County Probation Department; Mercy Air; Colton Fire Department; rialtoFire Department; san Bernardino County Fire Department; Fontana Police Department; Inland Val-ley sWAt team; and other local eMs teams.

Sinfonia Mexicana MariachiYouth Academy In “BATTLE

OF THE MARIACHIS”

Mission San Juan Capis-trano is proud to presentthe Eleventh Annual

Battle of the Mariachis Festival onSaturday, May 9, 2015 from 11:00a.m. – 4:00 p.m., the spectacularevent will be held in the beautifulMission Courtyard.This exciting day features livemusic performances by mariachigroups from across Southern Cali-fornia and beyond as they competeon stage for cash prizes before apanel of distinguished judges. Fes-tival highlights also include: ringingof the historic mission bells, a spe-cial performance of the NationalAnthem, performances by BalletFolklorico de San Juan Capistrano,bilingual marionette shows and ex-hibition performances by localCapistrano Community MariachiProgram.San Bernardino’s Sinfonia Mexi-cana Mariachi Youth Academy willbe competing in the Middle andHigh School category and are thelone entry from the Inland Empire.In 2014 Sinfonia Academy receivedan Honorable Mention ($750 prize)in the open category College/postHigh School competition.Academy director, Oscar Tostadostated that this year’s Middle/HighSchool category is a perfect fit forthe San Bernardino based Acad-emy. The Academy will be compet-ing against eight groups fromthroughout California and a groupfrom Tucson Arizona.Youth Category Contenders are:Mariachi Luz de Luna (Los Ange-les), Mariachi Jaguares Middleton(Huntington Park), Mariachi LosSantos (Santa Ana), Sinfonia Mex-icana Mariachi Youth Academy(San Bernardino), Mariachi Rosas

Del Tepeyac (Anaheim), MariachiJuvenil Real de la Vina (Delano,Ca), Mariachi Corazon de Tucson(Tucson, Az), Mariachi JuvenilMestizo (Delano, CA.According to Director Tostado theAcademy lost 10 of its top perform-ing students to the 2014 graduation.Eight are presently in college and 2in the military. Consequently theAcademy students are not as expe-rienced as last year’s entry, butTostado has confidence that thisyear’s group is confident and en-thused and believes they will honorthe Inland Empire with their per-formance. This dynamic younggroup will do well!Tostado’s staff of Instructors in-clude: Rafael Palomar (formermember of Mariachi Vargas), Mar-tin Barboza (Cal State SanBernardino music major graduate),Samuel Nolasco (former MariachiUclatan Trumpeter) and JonathanPalomar (member of Mariachi LosCamperos). On Saturday May 30, 2015, theAcademy will also perform at theSinfonia Mexicana tribute to SelenaConcert with Ely Cosio (Selena)performing selections from LindaRonstadt’s Conciones De Mi Padrehit Recording. Como La Flor an 8piece band will also perform withMs. Cosio, California Theatre tick-ets are now available for this per-formance call (909) 885-5152 fortickets.San Juan Capistrano Ticket In-formation. Tickets may sell out! Please call (949) 234-1325 for in-formation. Mission San JuanCapistrano is at: 26801 OrtegaHighway, San Juan Capistrano,CA 92675


Students do their part in fighting hunger

By MJ Duncan

UC Riverside students aremaking a significant im-pact on feeding their

local homeless population by im-plementing Swipes for the Home-less, a non-profit organization withchapters located on universitiesaround the country. Working in

collaboration with Dining Serv-ices, students launched their ownchapter after working on its imple-mentation two years ago, kickingoff during the 2014 winter quarter.On April 30, the chapter donated$5,000 worth of food and productsto charity.Students who reside on campus

have meal plans and dining cards.

At the end of each quarter the re-maining meals are erased, but withSwipes for Homeless, students areable to donate their remainingmeals, which are then turned intocash by Dining Services. The cashgenerated is used to purchase foodthat’s donated to Feeding Americaor to buy products for R’Garden,which are planted and grown, thendonated to community homelessshelters.“It’s a huge sustainability and so-

cially responsible project,” saidDave Henry, senior director for

Dining Services. “So many peoplehear and see the problems ourcommunities face, but don’t act onit. These students decided to dosomething about it, and that’s in-spiring.”Students have the option of do-

nating up to three meals during the10th week of each quarter, andduring the 2014 winter quarterSwipes for the Homeless collectedalmost 2,000 meals from over 600students.Rafid Sikder, co-founder of the

UCR chapter of Swipes for the

Homeless, felt compelled to giveback to his community after notic-ing the poverty issues it faced. “I feel fortunate that I got to start

it, get it done and work with pas-sionate people – I’m incrediblyhappy to see what we’ve accom-plished in this one quarter,” hesaid.The mission of the UCR chapter

is to raise awareness of the issuesfacing their local community in-cluding hunger and homelessness,as well as foster charity and gen-erosity among students.

Photo Courtesy/uC riversideuC riverside students launched their own chapter of swipes forthe homeless, a non-profit organization peppered across univer-sity campuses that enables students to donate their remainingmeals on their dining cards that is turned into cash through din-ing services. Funds raised are used to purchase food that’s do-nated to Feeding America or to buy products for r’Garden, whichare planted and grown, then donated to community homelessshelters. Pictured are swipes co-founder rafid sikder and sen-ior director of dining services david henry.

Photo Courtesy/uC riversideduring the 2014 winter quarter students collected nearly 2,000 meals. Pictured from left: rafidsikder, Lanette dickerson, executive chef for residential dining, and david henry. sysco is hand-ing off the donated food to Feeding America.

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Inland Empire Weekly May 07 2015