www. SGVNews .com COMMUNITY NEWS • Serving 30 Cities in the SGV, IE, and Riverside Counties ARMIJO NEWS • (909) 464-1200 • ANAPR.com • 14144 Central Ave. Ste. H, Chino, CA 91710 San Gabriel Valley News • VOLUME 6 • ISSUE 12 • JANUARY 2016 • ANAPR.COM CALL TO ADVERTISE! 909.464.1200 Presorted Standard U.S. Postage PAID Chino, CA Permit #61 Current Resident Or www. SGVNews .com Our Featured Businesses facebook.com/ArmijoNews 2,382 Like Us! IE News BY JENNY PADILLA Baldwin Park – Officials from this city are partnering with the County of Los Angeles and tap- ping local community groups – particularly athletic organi- zations – for some viable input regarding what is needed in the city of Baldwin Park’s recreation venues. Leaders from Little League COURTESY OF LACSD Industry – On December 29, 2015, a caller informed Industry Station personnel that her chil- dren were missing. Deputy per- sonnel responded and learned that she and her ex-husband have two children in common, ages 7 and 11. There is a cur- rent child custody order in which she has primary custody and her ex-husband has visitation rights. The ex-husband had visita- LA County News see LA page 8 see IE page 3 see Recreation page 10 see Huff page 9 see Freeway page 11 see Found page 3 Missing Children Found Safe BY ELIZA ECHEVARRIA PEREZ Corona – Construction crews working on the 91 Project in Co- rona are geared up for the arrival of El Niño storms. During the first full week of El Niño conditions, the Riverside County Transportation Commis- sion (RCTC) is increasing its Freeway Service Patrol (FSP) vehicles on the 91 and on Inter- state 15 to help stranded motor- STAFF REPORTS Pomona – On Monday, Jan. 11, 201, SONIC®, Ameri- ca’s Drive-In®, celebrated their Grand Opening of its first SON- IC Drive-In in Pomona. The new SONIC® is conveniently located at 40 Rio Rancho Road, Pomo- na, CA 91766 and will be open from 6 a.m. to 1 a.m. Sunday through Thursday and 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. Friday and Satur- BP Recreation Taps County for Community Engagement Plan see Pruners page 8 STAFF REPORTS It’s no secret that we are long into an historic drought for the state of California. Water departments are BY BILL BIRD Sacramento – Senate Mi- nority Leader Emeritus Bob Huff (R-San Dimas) started the first week of the 2016 leg- islative session by introducing a new bill, SB 819, which will place a ban on the sale of pow- dered alcohol in California. The product, also known as Palco- hol, is a freeze- dried version of alcohol which comes in a small pouch and is the equiv- alent to a shot of alcohol. The crystallized formula becomes a cocktail once mixed with water. The product has already been banned in 27 other states. “This substance is yet anoth- school bus driven by Riverside resident Irma Reyes, according to the CHP. The bus was then pushed into a 2011 Hyundai Genesis driven by Joong Hwan STAFF REPORTS Walnut – For many years, Walnut Hills Optometry (WHO) has taken great care of the vision needs of its community, serving patients from Walnut and Diamond Bar, to Chino Hills and Rowland heights. Be- cause of the quality of service provided, see WHO page 10 91 Project Prepares for El Niño Sonic Drive- In Opens in Pomona Huff Aims to Ban Powdered Alcohol in CA PHOTO COURTESY: SENATOR BOB HUFF Brandon Joseph Tabita, 28, of Corona, was driving his white Ford Focus southbound on the 71 freeway around 7:20 a.m. when he was unable to slow for stopped traffic just past Pine Avenue. He rear-ended a STAFF REPORTS A three-car accident tied up the Southbound 71 freeway on Friday, January 15, causing a two-hour long SigAlert and re- sulting in one death. Driver Dies in 71 Freeway Accident PHOTO COURTESY: CVFD The common sense alternative to California gardening Pruners can help you transform your yard into a drought-friendly, beautiful garden. An ecological change can even help you qualify for a rebate from your local water department. Call (909) 468- 5017 for more information. Pruners GARDEN RESTORATION WHO Will Care For Your Eyes? WHO is conveniently located near the 10, 60 and 57 freeways, on the border of Walnut and West Covina, at 18736 East Amar Road (at the corner of Nogales Street and Amar Road, next to Papa John’s Pizza). See their ad on page 9.
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Baldwin Park – Officials from this city are partnering with the County of Los Angeles and tap-ping local community groups – particularly athletic organi-zations – for some viable input regarding what is needed in the city of Baldwin Park’s recreation venues.
Leaders from Little League
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Industry – On December 29, 2015, a caller informed Industry Station personnel that her chil-dren were missing. Deputy per-sonnel responded and learned that she and her ex-husband have two children in common, ages 7 and 11. There is a cur-rent child custody order in which she has primary custody and her ex-husband has visitation rights.
The ex-husband had visita-
LA County News
see LA page 8
see IE page 3see Recreation page 10
see Huff page 9
see Freeway page 11
see Found page 3
Missing Children Found Safe
By eliza eChevarria Perez
Corona – Construction crews working on the 91 Project in Co-rona are geared up for the arrival of El Niño storms.
During the first full week of El Niño conditions, the Riverside County Transportation Commis-sion (RCTC) is increasing its Freeway Service Patrol (FSP) vehicles on the 91 and on Inter-state 15 to help stranded motor-
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Pomona – On Monday, Jan. 11, 201, SONIC®, Ameri-ca’s Drive-In®, celebrated their Grand Opening of its first SON-IC Drive-In in Pomona. The new SONIC® is conveniently located at 40 Rio Rancho Road, Pomo-na, CA 91766 and will be open from 6 a.m. to 1 a.m. Sunday through Thursday and 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. Friday and Satur-
BP Recreation Taps County for Community Engagement Plan
see Pruners page 8
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It’s no secret that we are long into an historic drought for the state of California. Water departments are
By Bill Bird
Sacramento – Senate Mi-nority Leader Emeritus Bob Huff (R-San Dimas) started the first week of the 2016 leg-islative session by introducing a new bill, SB 819, which will place a ban on the sale of pow-dered alcohol in California. The product, also known as Palco-
hol, is a freeze- dried version of alcohol which comes in a small pouch and is the equiv-alent to a shot of alcohol. The crystallized formula becomes a cocktail once mixed with water. The product has already been banned in 27 other states.
“This substance is yet anoth-
school bus driven by Riverside resident Irma Reyes, according to the CHP. The bus was then pushed into a 2011 Hyundai Genesis driven by Joong Hwan
staff rePorts
Walnut – For many years, Walnut Hills Optometry (WHO) has taken great care of the vision needs of its community, serving patients from Walnut and Diamond Bar, to Chino Hills and Rowland heights. Be-cause of the quality of service provided,
see WHO page 10
91 Project Prepares for El Niño
Sonic Drive-In Opens in Pomona Huff Aims to Ban
Powdered Alcohol in CA
Photo Courtesy: senator BoB huff
Brandon Joseph Tabita, 28, of Corona, was driving his white Ford Focus southbound on the 71 freeway around 7:20 a.m. when he was unable to slow for stopped traffic just past Pine Avenue. He rear-ended a
staff rePorts
A three-car accident tied up the Southbound 71 freeway on Friday, January 15, causing a two-hour long SigAlert and re-sulting in one death.
Driver Dies in 71 Freeway AccidentPhoto Courtesy: CVfD
The common sense alternative to California gardening
Pruners can help you transform your yard into a drought-friendly, beautiful garden. An ecological change can even help you qualify for a rebate from your local water department. Call (909) 468-5017 for more information.
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WHO Will Care For Your Eyes?
WHO is conveniently located near the 10, 60 and 57 freeways, on the border of Walnut and West Covina, at 18736 East Amar Road (at the corner of Nogales Street and Amar Road, next to Papa John’s Pizza). See their ad on page 9.
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West Covina - Assembly-member Roger Hernandez of the 48th Assembly District is hosting an informative Water Forum in the City of West Covi-na on Jan. 28. Experts from the State and local municipal water districts will present a thoughtful discussion on actions being tak-en at a state and local level to address the drought and issues facing the State of California.
The event will be held at the West Covina City Council Cham-bers, 1444 West Garvey Ave. South, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
For more information, con-tact Nichol Delgado at (626) 476-6202.
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Go ahead and have those eggs. That's just one piece of good news from the U.S. di-etary guidelines released on Thursday. Updated every five years, the government recom-mendations have been credit-ed -- or blamed (depending on whom you ask) -- for shaping the eating habits of generations of Americans.
The 2015 revision contains a few radical changes, such as removing recommendations to limit intake of cholesterol-rich foods and adding a reference to coffee as potentially being part of a healthy diet. But the real difference, nutritionists say, is that eating well no lon-ger just means cutting back on fat or calories -- a simple idea that has been promoted for de-cades but has left us fatter and sicker than ever. It's now about having a healthy pattern of eat-ing.
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack emphasized that the new guidelines show there are a variety of ways to have a nutritious diet. “We are sug-gesting to American families they don’t need to make huge fundamental changes, that in fact small changes can add up to big differences," he said.
Here are the highlights:• Salt: Less than 2,300 milli-
grams/day for everyone. That's one teaspoon. (Previously, if you were African-American, older than 50 or had certain chronic conditions, the recom-mended limit would have been 1,500 mg/day.)
• Coffee: Up to 5 cups a day.• Dairy: Stick to low-fat or
skim milk.• Sugar: Keep added sugars
to less than 10 percent of daily calories.
• Cholesterol: No limit any-more, but the report still cau-tions not to have too much.
• Alcohol: Up to one glass a day for women, two for men.
• Meat: Get a variety of it,
but go for lean and watch out for saturated fat (see below).
• Saturated fat: Keep to less than 10 percent of daily calo-ries.
While the document explain-ing the new guidelines does not explicitly tell Americans to cut back on processed or red meat, it does contain a chart with examples of foods high in saturated fat that should be limited, which includes a lot of meat products like hamburg-ers. The U.S. panel behind the guidelines had access to the same science as the W.H.O. but appears to have come to different conclusions about the risks of processed and red meat given the absence of any strong wording against those foods.
Eat more of:• A variety of vegetables:
dark green, red and orange, legumes (beans and peas), starchy and other vegetables. Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell put it more simply, suggesting Ameri-cans select “a variety of colors” when eating produce.
• Fruits, especially whole fruit
• Grains, at least half of which are whole grain
• Fat-free or low-fat dairy, including milk, yogurt, cheese, and/or fortified soy beverages
• A variety of protein foods, including seafood, lean meats and poultry, eggs, legumes (beans and peas), soy prod-ucts, and nuts and seeds
• Oils, including those from plants: canola, corn, olive, pea-nut, safflower, soybean and sunflower. Oils also are nat-urally present in nuts, seeds, seafood, olives and avocados.
Eat less of:• Added sugars: Less than 10
percent of daily calories should come from added sugars. ChooseMyPlate.gov provides more information about added sugars, which are sugars and syrups that are added to foods or beverages when they are processed or prepared. These do not include naturally occur-ring sugars, such as those con-sumed as part of fruits.
• Saturated and trans fats: Less than 10 percent of daily calories should come from sat-urated fats. Foods that are high
in saturated fat include butter, whole milk, meats that are not labeled as lean and tropical oils such as coconut and palm oil. Saturated fats should be re-placed with unsaturated fats, such as canola or olive oil.
• Sodium. Adults and chil-dren 14 years and older should limit sodium to under 2,300 mil-ligrams per day, and children younger than 14 should con-sume even less. Use the Nutri-tion Facts label to check for so-dium, especially in processed foods like pizza, pasta dishes, sauces and soups.
New U.S. Dietary Guidelines - Everything you need to know about what to eat and what not to eat
Happy Birthday?By MiChael arMiJo
I woke at 3 a.m. today and found myself staring at the ceil-ing. I knew it was my birthday, but I felt like something was missing. Something just didn't feel right. I felt a sort of numbness creep into my soul.
Maybe it was the fact that two people, who I spoke to on a dai-ly basis, were gone. No, not mad at me gone; life always changes and we can always get over pet-ty angry thoughts and insignifi-cant differences. These guys are gone. Forever.
If that wasn't enough, I lost my mom last year too. So this was my first year of not receiving her dollar store cologne, or her used stuffed animal. Another year of not receiving some odd gift; she always felt she had to give me something, even if she had noth-ing to give.
So a certain sadness lingered around my soul. A missing piece. An absence in a spiritual way. Something just didn't seem right.
I don't know if I felt "Why am I still here" or "Why did THEY have to go?" Or "What's to celebrate?" Whatever it was, it kept me from sleeping through the entire night. It kept me awake with wonder and wandering thoughts.
When I got to work, I found my desk streamed with balloons and a Happy Birthday banner. I found the wall in my office bannered and ballooned as well. Then the "Happy Birthday" wishes started coming in on my social media thread. When they reached over 100, I realized something. My numbness subsided. Someone jokingly said "You are spoiled" and another "Wow, you have it great." And I thought it through: Why must many of us focus on what we don't have and what we feel we lack? Why can't we focus on the things that keep us going? What is it that makes us keep going?
It was then I realized what a loving family I have. How incred-ible the life I have built really is. How the many failures I've en-countered have turned into many successes because I have such support in my life. I refuse to give up. I have purpose.
When I examine the land-scape of my life, I no longer look at the weeds and the patches of dryness or crabgrass. I seek out the many rolling hills of greenery and the beautiful leaves that fill the glorious trees I have watched grow from the seeds that I've been planting for so many years. And when those leaves fall, I can only be grateful that I have enough strength and discipline to sweep them up before they turn into swamps of foul smelling piles. I am thankful that I have so much love and support, and that I have developed "purpose" within my life. So instead of looking at what I DON'T have, my will leads me to look at what I DO have. And as sunny blue skies lead to a fulfilled heart, and as the swaying palm trees bring serenity to my soul, I am so very thankful for my God-given ability to help others. And I am grateful for being able to have an extremely loving and happy birthday today.
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The trucks also can tow ve-hicles from the 91 and I-15 to CHP-approved locations.
The extra tow trucks will contin-ue as needed later this week and during the 2016 El Niño season, through special funding provided by RCTC for the 91 Project.
Motorists who experience a vehicular breakdown should stay in their vehicle, turn on their haz-ard lights and wait for the FSP or the California Highway Patrol to summon help.
All tow trucks are white and display the FSP logo. Drivers wear blue uniforms and safety vests with the same logo, have an ID badge on their shirts and are certified by the CHP.
The RCTC has also undertak-en a series of activities to help en-sure the safety of motorists and crews within the project area:
• The team conducted a de-tailed review of the construction limits and identified potentially sensitive areas, including those prone to flooding and erosion. Special attention is being paid to these sensitive areas.
• Erosion control measures, such as the placement of fiber rolls, have been put into place, and crews are routinely checking drainage systems to make sure they are fully functional. Deten-tion basins also have been cre-ated to hold excess water.
• The project team is monitor-ing weather forecasts and dis-
cussing during weekly and daily planning meetings.
• Construction crews have taken part in training sessions to increase awareness and re-sponsiveness during the rainy season.
• Motorists are asked to report any problems related to drain-age, potholes or flooding within the project limits on the 91 or on Interstate 15 by calling the help-line, 877-770-9191, sending an email to [email protected] or using the “Contact Us/Feed-back” section of the website, sr-91project.info.
• Motorists should allow extra travel time during rainstorms. Drivers also are reminded that although the speed limit is 55 MPH within the construction area, it is important to adjust trav-el speeds to match rainy weather conditions, visibility and traffic. In addition, traffic fines are doubled in construction zones.
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BP Names New Director of FinanceBy shannon yauChzee
Baldwin Park – Rose Tam, a longtime employee of Bald-win Park, has been named the city’s new Director of Finance. The announcement was made Wednesday night following the City Council’s approval of a con-tract placing Tam at the helm of the city’s Finance Department. Tam joined Baldwin Park’s fi-nance staff in December 2007, initially serving as Assistant Ac-counting Manager and, more re-cently, as the formal Accounting Manager. Her newest appoint-ment comes after the retirement of the previous Director of Fi-nance. “I feel it will be a great challenge for me, and I feel confident that my years of gov-ernment financial management experience will continue to ben-efit the city,” she said. Tam said she intends to continue a strong commitment to Baldwin Park via her new post. Her experience within financial departments is extensive, as she had previous-ly worked with other municipal finance departments prior to her assignment in Baldwin Park. She is a graduate of California State University, San Bernardi-
no, where she earned a bache-lor’s degree in accounting. Tam added that when she began working for the City of Baldwin Park, the city had undergone many challenges, particularly with managing and prioritizing finances amid a troubled nation-al economy and, most recently, the dissolution of its redevelop-ment agency. She noted that the city’s general fund balance eight years ago was reported at $3 million; it has since increased steadily to a reported $6.3 mil-lion in 2014. Tam said she and her associates worked with city officials and took several mea-sures to revamp city spending as a means of maintaining a healthy general fund balance. “The City was prepared ahead of time for an economic down-turn, knowing it would eventually affect us,” she noted. “The City leaders took proactive actions in reorganizing the City’s priorities, which enabled the City to over-come the resulting revenue loss when the recession happened.” In her new post, Tam will over-see a staff of 10 within the Fi-nance Department. She said she is aiming to continue main-taining a positive general fund
balance, adding that her vision is set on ensuring the safety and security of the city’s assets.
Among her credentials, Tam has been a longtime member of the California Society of Munic-ipal Finance Officers (CSMFO) and the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA). For past eight years, the City of Baldwin Park has continued to uphold the highest achievement in government financial report-ing, which earned Baldwin Park a Certificate of Achievement for Excellence from the GFOA. The award, a national merit, was bestowed on the city while Tam has been overseeing all operations within the finance department, as well as annual audits and budgeting. Baldwin Park Chief Executive Officer Shannon Yauchzee commend-ed Tam’s recent appointment. “It’s fantastic to have Rose ap-pointed due to her previous knowledge and experience in the city finance department,” he said. The City of Baldwin Park is one of eighty-eight cities located within Los Angeles County with a population of over 75,000 res-idents. For additional informa-tion, please call (626) 813-5201.
Missing children found safe
tion with the children over the weekend and agreed to return them to the informant on De-cember 29, 2015. He did not return the children by 5:00 p.m. on that day. The informant learned that the ex-husband had left a note in her residence indicating he was taking the children to Canada to start a new life. She did not believe the children were in danger, or were going to be neglected in any way. Deputy personnel wrote a criminal report and en-tered the children into the Miss-
ing Person Database.On December 31, 2015, at
2:00pm, Industry Station detec-tives learned that New Mexico Otero County Sheriff’s Depart-ment personnel detained the ex-husband, Selvyn Menen-dez, male Hispanic 36 years-old, at a checkpoint. Both of the children were with him and in good health.
Selvyn Menendez was tak-en into custody for Child Con-cealment, and has a bail set of $100,000. Arrangements are being made to reunite the chil-dren with their mother.
The investigation is ongoing. For more information, con-
Found from page 1 tact Detectives Teresa Drake, Erika Ortiz, or Detective Lieu-tenant David Infante at (626) 330-3322. If you prefer to pro-vide information anonymous-ly, you may call “Crime Stop-pers” by dialing (800) 222-TIPS (8477), or texting the letters TIPLA plus your tip to CRIMES (274637), or by using the web-site http://lacrimestoppers.org.
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Keep On KnockingBy Pastor Mark hoPPer
Recent -ly I was working on a home im-provement p r o j e c t when I ran
out of material. I had put down some new floor tile and was try-ing to complete the grout, but I didn't have enough grout to fin-ish. Bummer!
I knew that there was a Home Depot nearby and thought they were open until 10:00 PM. So I jumped into the car and hurried over, thinking I had plenty of time to spare. However, when I arrived at the store, I noticed that the parking lot was pretty empty and there were not many people around. As I walked up to the front door, I discovered that the store closed at 9:00 PM, not 10:00 PM. The ten o'clock closing time was correct in the summer, but in the win-ter they had an earlier closing time. Now what should I do? It was only a few minutes after nine when I arrived and I could still see a number of employees
inside the store. They were cleaning up and closing up for the day.
I knocked on the glass door and one employee saw me holding my empty container. The employee was kind enough to come to the door and listen to my distressing situation. To my surprise, he opened the door and asked me what color of grout I needed. He explained that he could not let me inside the store, but he offered to go look for what I needed. I handed him the empty container and off he went. A few minutes later, the helpful employee returned with two other employees following him. Maybe this was a security measure to make sure I wasn't planning to rob the store.
He found a new container of grout matching the color and texture of the empty container I had given him. When I pulled out my wallet to pay for the material, he said that he could not accept any money and that the price had been reduced. He gave it to me for free! The small bucket of grout cost less than $10, but I never expect-ed a huge home improvement
store to give me something for free- I was amazed, and I was very thankful to have enough material to finish my late night project. I was especially thank-ful for an employee who was kind enough to help me in my time of need.
There is a verse in the Bible where Jesus taught His follow-ers about prayer. In Matthew 7:7 Jesus said, "Keep on asking and you will be given what you ask for. Keep on looking and you will find. Keep on knocking and the door will be opened." I'm sure that I said a little prayer that night when I knocked on the door at Home Depot, hoping that someone would hear and help. How much more does God love to respond to our daily needs when we come to Him in prayer asking for His help? All we need to do is bring our needs and requests to Him. He always hears and He is ready to help!
Pastor Mark Hopper is from the Evangelical Free Church of Diamond Bar, 3255 South Dia-mond Bar Blvd. Sunday services are 9 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. For more information, call (909) 594-7604 or visit www.efreedb.org.
Don’t Let Life Pass You ByBy nanCy stooPs, M.a., M.f.t.
When we are young, we can’t wait to turn eigh-teen. When we are eigh-teen, we
can’t wait until we are twenty-one. Once we are adults, we can’t wait to graduate college and get mar-ried. Once we are married, we can’t wait to have a family and buy a house. Then we have it all, the family, the job, and the house, and now we can’t wait until we re-tire. Why is it that we have such a hard time just living in the pres-ent? It’s as if we are literally wish-ing our lives away.
People seem to believe that the future holds the happiness that the present just doesn’t. I al-
ways hear people say that things will be different when I get past this. So time moves along and they do indeed get past this, and from nowhere something else comes along. Now they are think-ing things will be so much better when I get past that. And so it is that this just keeps reoccurring. Do you see a pattern here? It’s called life, and it seems as if it is always giving us a challenge that we must get through.
Life is not a neat little package; it involves a lot of hard work and challenges. Even then, there are times that we don’t get what we think we really deserve. Maybe those are the times to look at what we did end up with and realize that it is even better. We spend so much time looking at what we don’t have and feeling sor-ry for ourselves. Life has a way
of giving us what we need, if we just pay attention. Things seem to work out if we are patient and willing to accept life’s challenges and live each day to the fullest.
This article was written by Nan-cy Stoops M.A., M.F.T. Nancy is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. She has a private prac-tice in Diamond Bar and is currently accepting new clients; she is also a motivational speaker who can inspire your employees or group members. Nancy runs free family support groups, including a group on loss for seniors, and groups on how to manage anger. For more information about any of these services feel free to contact her at (909) 229-0727, or via email at [email protected]. Nan-cy’s books, “Midnight the Therapy Dog,” and “Live, Heal and Grow,” are available at Amazon.com.
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By daniCe akiyoshi, n.d.
Q: I find myself feel-ing really restless in my mar-riage. My h u s b a n d
is a very nice man, but my re-quests to add more excitement into our relationship are being ignored. He seems very un-comfortable when I bring up the subject of improving our romantic life. I notice that he buys me more gifts and takes me to nice dinners when I com-plain, but that’s not what I’m af-
ter. I want more intimacy. He is healthy in every way and so am I. My sister said that this is what happens after 12 years of marriage. I don’t want to believe this is true and that things will get steadily worse. He seemed uncomfortable with the idea of getting counseling. He said we are fine and that he’s just been tired lately. I worry that he no longer finds me attractive even though I’ve worked very hard to stay fit and healthy. I don’t know what to do.
A: You say you have tried to communicate your needs clearly to your husband and he is not taking you seriously. Is this the way your relation-ship works in other areas too, or just in the intimacy depart-ment? Give it some thought.
Maybe you’ll see that there is a pattern in other areas of your relationship where you are be-ing ignored. If in fact you have communicated clearly that you feel dissatisfied with the degree of intimacy in your marriage, your husband should be on red alert and strive to remedy that situation promptly. If you are both healthy then there should be no problem spicing things up a bit. If your husband is content in allowing you to feel insignificant to him then he has some ugly trouble await-ing him in his future. The fact that you took time out to write to me means you are not going to deal well with being ignored, nor should you. This is the time to get some serious conversa-tions started before you find
yourselves in jeopardy, and while you still love each other. Do not wait. Seek assistance if you need to, but I urge you to aggressively address this is-sue before you end up dealing with many more serious prob-lems. At this stage things can be turned around pretty quickly if the love is there.
I wish you the best of luck.
Danice Akiyoshi is a Natu-ropathic Doctor and the head of Candid Coaching Services. She offers personal coaching services relating to all types of issues and concerns. To send a question to Danice, email her at [email protected]. You can also visit her website at www.can-didcoachingservices.com.
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Monrovia – At the first board meeting for 2016, the Upper San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District (Upper District) Board of Directors elected Bry-an Urias to serve as the 2016 Board President. Director An-thony Fellow, Ph.D., was elect-ed to continue serving as Vice President and Director Michael Touhey was elected as Board Secretary/Treasurer.
Referencing the year ahead, Director Urias stated, “I great-ly appreciate my fellow board members’ support and confi-dence in me to serve as Pres-ident this year. I look forward to working with them to ensure that a reliable, affordable, and sustainable water supply con-tinues to flow into the San Ga-briel Valley long into the future.”
Director Urias first served as President of the Board in 2012, and then as Secretary/Treasur-er from 2013-2015. He current-ly also serves as the Chair of Upper District’s Administration & Finance Committee, and is the board’s representative to the San Gabriel Basin Water Quality Authority and the San Gabriel Valley Water Associa-tion. Director Urias represents Division 5 which includes all, or parts of, Baldwin Park, Duarte, El Monte, and Irwindale.
First elected in 1991, Dr. Fel-low is currently serving his sev-enth term on Upper District’s Board of Directors and his sec-ond consecutive year as the Board’s Vice President. Dr. Fel-low will continue representing Upper District at the Main San Gabriel Basin Watermaster, San Gabriel River Discovery Center Authority, San Gabriel Valley Economic Partnership, and the New Water Supply Co-alition. Most recently, Dr. Fellow
was appointed as a member of the Association of California Water Agencies’ Federal Affairs Committee and chairs Upper District’s Government Affairs & Community Outreach Com-mittee. Dr. Fellow represents Division 1 which includes all, or parts of, Arcadia, Bradbury, El Monte, Monrovia, Rosemead, and Temple City.
Director Michael Touhey was elected to Upper District in No-vember 2012 and is Upper Dis-trict’s appointed representative on the Metropolitan Water Dis-trict Board of Directors, where he serves as Vice Chair. Direc-tor Touhey was recently elected as the 2016-17 Region 8 Chair of the Association of Califor-nia Water Agencies (ACWA). Director Touhey additionally serves as the chair of Upper District’s Water Policy Commit-tee and represents Division 4 which includes all, or parts of, Azusa, Covina, Glendora, Ir-windale, and West Covina.
As the outgoing Board Pres-ident, Director Touhey stated, “I want to extend my apprecia-tion to the Board for their com-mitment to developing sound policies and implementing pro-grams that helped us address the impacts of this unprece-dented drought. I look forward to my new responsibilities rep-resenting Upper District as the Association of California Water Agencies Region 8 Chair.”
Director Charles M. Treviño is currently serving his second term of office on Upper Dis-trict’s Board of Directors. He is an educator, long-time com-munity leader and retired water sector professional. Director Treviño currently represents Upper District on ACWA’s Joint Powers Insurance Authority, the Main San Gabriel Basin Watermaster, and the San Ga-
briel Valley Protective Associ-ation. He is also a member of Upper District’s Water Policy Committee. Director Treviño represents Division 2 which in-cludes all, or parts of, Arcadia, Rosemead, San Gabriel, South Pasadena, South San Gabriel, and Temple City.
Director Ed Chavez is also serving his second term on Upper District’s Board of Di-rectors. Director Chavez, an educator, is a former Board Member of the Bassett Uni-fied School District, Mayor and Councilmember of the City of La Puente, and three-term member of the California State Assembly representing the 57th District. Director Chavez currently serves as a member of Upper District’s Government Affairs & Community Outreach Committee. Director Chavez represents Division 3 which in-cludes all, or parts of, Avocado Heights, City of Industry, Haci-enda Heights, La Puente, and South El Monte.
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The ease of using this sub-stance presents an array of po-tential health problems in Califor-nia as it can be snorted, added to energy drinks, slipped to un-aware recipients, or even added to beverages already containing alcohol in an attempt to create a dangerously potent concoction.
“Powdered alcohol is the most insidious, youth-attractive alcohol product to come along since alcohol energy drinks,” stated Richard Zaldivar, a spokesperson for California Al-
cohol Policy Alliance and Alco-hol Justice. “The misuse dan-ger, especially to young people, cannot be overstated.”
“Powdered alcohol is a prod-uct that is ripe for abuse, and can easily be marketed to chil-dren,” said Kat DeBurgh, MPH, Executive Director of the Health Officers Association of Califor-nia. “From a public health point of view, powdered alcohol is unsafe for California’s commu-nities. The time to act is now.”
Because this new drug can be easily sold and transferred, this is a prime product for abuse by children and teenagers. Al-cohol-related harm to California youth can present itself in sev-eral ways including death, inju-ries, assaults, sexual violence, unsafe sex, suicide attempts, and academic problems.
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by underage kids and drink-ing responsibly is a challenge for many adults,” said Senator Huff. “Adding powdered alco-hol to this potent mix is akin to squirting gasoline on a wildfire. This is a problem that California does not need.”
SB 819 will now wait for its first policy hearing in com-ing months. Senator Huff is pleased the issue has achieved bipartisan support and is work-ing closely with Assemblymem-ber Jacqui Irwin (D-Thousand Oaks) on a companion mea-sure that has been introduced in the Assembly, AB 1554.
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groups and soccer clubs, among other teams that regularly use the city’s parks, are expected to gather at the Esther Snyder Community Center, 4100 Bald-win Park Blvd., on January 13 to offer insight on the city’s parks. The meeting, dubbed as part of the Community Engagement Plan, is slated to begin at 6 p.m.
Jenny Padilla, a program specialist with Baldwin Park’s Department of Community and Recreation Services, said the objective of the Community En-gagement Plan is to help create a list of prioritized future park and recreation projects. Padilla add-ed that the upcoming gathering ties in to an initiative from the County of Los Angeles Depart-ment of Parks and Recreation.
The Engagement Plan is part of a countywide effort individual-ly involving multiple cities within the Los Angeles region. Local of-ficials recently visited city parks and evaluated their accessibility and opportunities to residents. They considered each commu-nity’s statistics, including demo-graphics, socio-economic status,
Recreation from page 1ethnicity, transportation access, and obesity rates, to determine whether the parks are, in fact, serving everyone in the city.
Padilla, who led the evalua-tions, added that a few recre-ational outlets do exist in Baldwin Park, but some neighborhoods, especially where there are high populations of residents, are beyond a reasonable walking distance from these venues. Therefore, the upcoming meet-ing is intended to help her and her colleagues determine where, and in what areas, the greatest needs are in terms of recreation. “The engagement part is simply reaching out to key people in the community and asking them to come in,” said Padilla.
Baldwin Park currently offers four primary recreational venues – Barnes, Morgan, Hilda Solis, and Walnut Creek Nature parks. However, the proximity of each of these locations makes them limit-ed to many residents, especially those on the north and western side of town, where city parks are often altogether nonexistent.
According to county repre-sentatives, access to well-main-tained parks increases physical activity among both children
and adults, which is key to good health. They reported that if park access increases within each city, so will locals’ opportunities to partake in physical exercise. Physical activity improves gen-eral health, prevents obesity and diabetes, reduces the risk of hy-pertension, reduces the levels of attention deficit in children, improves cognitive ability and re-duces aggressive behavior.
Based on the recent parks assessment, local officials not-ed several recommendations for recreation-oriented projects in Baldwin Park. Included is the idea that as many as three new parks be constructed in the city, and that amenities such as ten-nis courts, baseball fields, soc-cer fields, and dog parks be in-cluded for existing or potentially new parks, Padilla said.
While the community’s feed-back is of great importance, Padilla stressed that nothing can be promised at this time. In fact, potential projects cannot be started until funding from grants or other resources are secured. Officials said that the upcoming Engagement Plan meeting is an opportunity to amass feedback regarding what Baldwin Park al-
ready offers and what it needs as it applies to parks.
“This is a start so we can do these things that [groups] are asking for,” said Padilla. She added that that citizens’ input could provide the necessary backing to apply and possibly re-ceive project money.
Baldwin Park is among 241 nationwide communities to have received the Playful City USA title this summer. According to non-profit group KaBOOM!, the term “playability” is used to de-scribe the extent to which a city makes outlets for play easy for its residents. The idea is that officials would incorporate bal-anced, active recreation oppor-tunities into even the simplest ar-eas where families and children may spend time.
Carrillo said he and his staff have continuously worked to increase accessibility and at-traction to recreation throughout Baldwin Park’s communities. “Our staff has made a commit-ment to play and to improving the quality of life for Baldwin Park residents,” he said.
For information about the Com-munity Engagement Plan, call Pa-dilla at (626) 813-5245, Ext. 272.
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Pomona – The Pomona Uni-fied School District has solidi-fied the latest incarnation of its five-year strategic plan, laying down a foundation that aims to empower students, parents and community and guides the District’s vision to be an edu-cational institution that goes above and beyond in preparing students for the rigors of col-lege and career.
Prepared in partnership with the Claremont Evaluation Cen-ter, Pomona Unified’s “Strate-gic Plan 2020: Promise of Ex-cellence” pledges to institute a distinguished culture of ex-cellence that promotes student success, bolsters professional development and embraces community partnerships – four priority areas reflected in the District’s new mission and vi-sion statements.
“Under this transformative plan, our goal is to provide each of our stakeholders with the tools and resources they need to ensure the success of our students, and ultimately, the community to which these minds belong,” said Board of
Education President Adrienne Konigar-Macklin. “We are con-fident that this living document will foster an environment that will continue to be responsive to the needs of students, teach-ers and staff, and the Pomona Unified community.”
To help shape the document, the District enlisted the help of community stakeholders through a steering committee, focus groups, town hall com-munity meetings and inter-views. Input was also solicited from more than 900 students, parents, teachers, staff and ad-ministrators, who identified the District’s top bright spots and needs. Based on survey re-sults, data collection and anal-ysis, strategies were developed and goals were defined.
The plan calls for increas-ing student success in college and career through expanded academic opportunities such as career technical education, emotional support and family engagement; partnering with community groups for career development and for building a safe and supportive environ-ment for students, staff and fam-ilies; developing talent through quality professional develop-ment and performance evalu-ation; and cultivating a culture that distinguishes Pomona Uni-fied as a launching pad for stu-dent excellence, driven by trust,
pride, safety, well-being and positive communication.
The District’s vision and mission statements and core values were also refined to strengthen the District’s com-mitment to fostering partner-ships and collaboration, pro-ducing a culture of operational excellence, and increasing students’ academic, social and professional achievement.
The new mission statement reads as follows: “The Po-mona Unified School District, in partnership with parents and community, provides a well-rounded, challenging, and quality educational program that equips and empowers stu-dents with the academic oppor-tunities, career and technical experience, and whole-student supports needed for college and career success. A culture of operational excellence, col-laboration, and continuous improvement empowers all to flourish with trust and pride.”
A new vision statement reads as follows: “As a world-class ed-ucational system, PUSD ensures that every student excels in aca-demic and career pathways that sustain personal growth and contribute to society.”
The District’s core values – Respect, Relationships, Re-sponsibility and Results – re-main intact.
Opportunities for improve-
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“Each day, we dig deeper to strengthen programs, improve offerings and develop instruc-tional strategies that will give our students every advantage over their global peers,” PUSD Superintendent Richard Mar-tinez said. “Through it all, we have had the immense support of our parents and education advocates, as well as business community and higher educa-tion institutions, which provide our teachers with professional development, give our students ample opportunities to explore fields of interest and craft path-ways for college entrance.”
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There were no children on the school bus at the time of the crash. Reyes and a school district employee were transported to Chino Medical Hospital for treatment of pain. Uhm and the passengers in his vehicle declined medical treat-ment.
The cause of the accident is still under investigation.
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