Features, Lifestyle & News You Can Use! Vol 53, NO. 9 W W e e e e k k l l y y IECN IECN . . c c o o m m EL CHICANo February 18, 2016 Workshops teach city youth about Hip Hop RESIDENTS CONTINUE TO PROTEST PARCEL TAX By Anthony Victoria A parcel tax approved by San Bernardino County’s Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) to fund the outsourcing of the San Bernardino City fire department continues to face heavy opposition from residents. Homeowners and property holders are aiming to prevent the city from implementing the $148 per year parcel tax to help fund County fire services. Opposers to the fire outsourcing plan believe efforts to eradicate San Bernardino’s 137-year-old fire department has no benefit and will only hurt the community, particularly those who live under the poverty line. “It’s a lose-lose situation for many of us,” said resident Sandra Ibarra, who lives near San Bernardino High School. “We need voters and property owners to find out and show the city we still have power to have our voic- es heard.” Ibarra, along with real estate agent Karmel Roe, and a cohort of residents intend on encourag- ing the city’s registered voters to protest the plan. According to LAFCO’s change of organization protest proce- dures, the outsourcing plan will be terminated if the organization receives a protest from more than 50-percent of registered voters. “If we could pull this off, we could change the course of poli- tics for San Bernardino,” said Roe. “The city cannot continue to shift the burden onto its people.” On Jan. 27 LAFCO unanimous- ly approved San Bernardino’s plan to outsource fire services to the county. Under the city’s plan, fire services would be annexed into the county’s Fire Protection District Service Zone FP5-5. The $148 parcel tax would be imposed in fiscal year 2016-17. The zone’s tax, which has the potential to increase by up to 3- percent each year, would be applied to about 42,000 proper- ties in the city. By Anthony Victoria T ristan Douglas had a vision to help young children and adolescents with basic reading and writing skills through one of his favorite mediums---hip hop. The 28-year-old native of San Bernardino spends his days off from his State of California human resources position help- ing community leader Edwin Johnson teach young partici- pants of the Creating Hopeful Opportunities and Resiliency by Developing Skills (C.H.O.R.D.S.) program about the essentials of constructing poetry verses and producing music. Douglas along with local hip- hop artists Samuel “Oxymoron” Montes, poet Ipyani Lockert, and others will be holding work- shops, now through March. Douglas, a member of local hip-hop group West Coast Avengers, believes the urban medium can help youth tell their stories. “We’re not trying to tell them CourteSy PHoto tristan Douglas of local Hip-Hop group West Coast Avengers teaching the youth about the importance of ‘bars’ to a song during a Hip-Hop workshop. PHoto/IPyAnI LoCkert Hip-Hop artist nick Croom with 13-year-old Maurice Parson during a Hip-Hop workshop held at the Creating Hopeful opportunities and resiliency by Developing Skills (C.H.o.r.D.S.) headquarters last month. Hip-Hop cont. on next page Parcel Tax cont. on next page THIS THIS WEEK WEEK INSIDE INSIDE HOW TO REACH US HOW TO REACH US Inland Empire Community Newspapers Office: (909) 381-9898 Fax: (909) 384-0406 Editorial: [email protected]Advertising: [email protected]A9 A3 & A5 Students at Norton Space & Aeronautics Academy celebrate Lunar New Year Dr. Dennis Morgan Brown to Speak at SB Public Library Gloria’s Corner and Words To Think About A8 ONE SECTION, 16 PAGES Calendar A6 Classifieds A11 Legal Notices A12 Opinion A4 Calendar A6 Sports A10
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Features, Lifestyle & News You Can Use!Vol 53, NO. 9
WWee ee kk ll yyIECNIECN..ccoommEL CHICANoFebruary 18, 2016
Workshops teach ci tyyouth about Hip Hop
RESIDENTSCONTINUE TO
PROTEST PARCEL TAX
By Anthony Victoria
Aparcel tax approved bySan BernardinoCounty’s Local Agency
Formation Commission(LAFCO) to fund the outsourcingof the San Bernardino City firedepartment continues to faceheavy opposition from residents.
Homeowners and propertyholders are aiming to prevent thecity from implementing the $148per year parcel tax to help fundCounty fire services. Opposers tothe fire outsourcing plan believeefforts to eradicate SanBernardino’s 137-year-old firedepartment has no benefit andwill only hurt the community,particularly those who live underthe poverty line.
“It’s a lose-lose situation formany of us,” said resident SandraIbarra, who lives near SanBernardino High School. “Weneed voters and property ownersto find out and show the city westill have power to have our voic-es heard.”
Ibarra, along with real estateagent Karmel Roe, and a cohortof residents intend on encourag-ing the city’s registered voters toprotest the plan.
According to LAFCO’s changeof organization protest proce-dures, the outsourcing plan willbe terminated if the organizationreceives a protest from more than50-percent of registered voters.
“If we could pull this off, wecould change the course of poli-tics for San Bernardino,” saidRoe. “The city cannot continue toshift the burden onto its people.”
On Jan. 27 LAFCO unanimous-ly approved San Bernardino’splan to outsource fire services tothe county. Under the city’s plan,fire services would be annexedinto the county’s Fire ProtectionDistrict Service Zone FP5-5. The$148 parcel tax would beimposed in fiscal year 2016-17.The zone’s tax, which has thepotential to increase by up to 3-percent each year, would beapplied to about 42,000 proper-ties in the city.
By Anthony Victoria
Tristan Douglas had avision to help youngchildren and adolescents
with basic reading and writingskills through one of his favoritemediums---hip hop.
The 28-year-old native of SanBernardino spends his days offfrom his State of Californiahuman resources position help-ing community leader EdwinJohnson teach young partici-pants of the Creating HopefulOpportunities and Resiliency byDeveloping Skills(C.H.O.R.D.S.) program aboutthe essentials of constructingpoetry verses and producingmusic.
Douglas along with local hip-hop artists Samuel “Oxymoron”Montes, poet Ipyani Lockert,and others will be holding work-shops, now through March.
Douglas, a member of localhip-hop group West CoastAvengers, believes the urbanmedium can help youth tell theirstories.
“We’re not trying to tell them courteSy Photo
tristan Douglas of local hip-hop group West coast avengersteaching the youth about the importance of ‘bars’ to a songduring a hip-hop workshop.
Photo/IPyanI Lockert
hip-hop artist nick croom with 13-year-old Maurice Parson during a hip-hop workshop held at thecreating hopeful opportunities and resiliency by Developing Skills (c.h.o.r.D.S.) headquarterslast month.
Hip-Hop cont. on next page
Parcel Tax cont. on next page
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Before approving the plan, mem-bers of LAFCO raised concernsregarding the city’s ability to sus-tain the outsourced fire depart-ment, such as Mojave WaterAgency associate Kimberly Coxwho sits on the organization’sboard. She said that there neededto be more conversation with res-idents of how the money is goingto be spent.
“This has got to be an open dia-logue,” said Cox. “We have an un-willing citizenry who is not having
the opportunity to participate inthis.”
Roe said there are other viablesolutions to providing funding forthe existing fire department, suchas Emergency Shelter Grants pro-vided by the U.S. Department ofHousing and Urban Development(HUD).
“There has been no real plan todeal with this,” she said. “Wecould utilize disaster relief funds--money that has been used to re-build New York City after 9/11. Ithink what they did is they bought
off the fire department to not fightthem. They are just pushing theirown agenda.”
“And are there other things thatcan be done? Possibly”, explainedLAFCO Executive Director Kath-leen Rollings-McDonald said.
“But given [San Bernardino’s]bankruptcy, given its plan of ad-justment, I believe this is the bestsolution to continue the level ofservice for the citizens who liveand work here.”
what to write,” Douglas said.“We’re telling them how to writethe truth.”
Emcees Douglas, Montes, andpoet Lockert have given work-shops on developing ‘bars’--thehip-hop concept of matching ameasure of music to a line of po-etry. A skill that requires an under-standing of basic math.
“It’s really inspiring, eventhough it wasn't a big classroomfull of kids; there were a lot of kidsinterested in what we were teach-ing.” says Epyk Saga, who partic-ipated by guiding the youth in realtime practice, counting bars over alive beat.
Johnson, who started theC.H.O.R.D.S. program in 2011,said the elements of Hip-Hop pro-vide children a gateway out of thehardships of poverty and violence.
The lifetime San Bernardino resi-dent believes it is important foryoung people build up their writ-ing skills and tell their stories ofhardship and success.
“Nowadays the young generationis reliant on Hip-Hop. The latestfashion, the lingo, and lifestyle isall based on this genre,” explainedJohnson. “Because it’s culturallydriven, why not take [Hip-Hop] todo positive things?”
Maurice ‘Fruit Snacks’ Parson,13, believes Hip-Hop should notbe used for glamour, but insteadshould be medium that allows forcritical thinking and free expres-sion. He said his songs tell storiesof his days as a student at DelRosa Elementary School--timesthat the Public Safety Academystudent explained were tumul-tuous.
“I saw a lot of things that weren’t
right, that shouldn’t be takingplace at a school,” he said. “Therewere kids acting like gang mem-bers, getting jumped. Personally, Ididn’t take care of things and I hadbad habits. This program hashelped me grow and has made mebelieve I could be something.”
Parson said Lockert’s influencehas resonated with his personaldevelopment.
“Yani’s words brighten my dayup,” said Parson. “We get alongwith one another like we are fam-ily”
Fox 11 anchorwoman ChristineDevine will be giving a workshopon communication and artist de-velopment at C.H.O.R.D.S., lo-cated at 3041 N. Sierra Way in SanBernardino on Saturday Feb. 27.For more information, contactEdwin Johnson at (909) 723-0480.
Hip Hop cont. from front
Parcel Tax cont. from front
Contact the EditorAnthony Victoria is the StaffWriter for the El Chicano News-paper. He can be reached at (909)637-6369 or [email protected]
Photos/Jonathan Buffong and Edwin Johnson
Clockwise from top: san Bernardino poet and community or-ganizer ipyani Lockert; (below) Creating hopeful opportunitiesand Resiliency by developing skills (C.h.o.R.d.s.) programCEo Edwin Johnson; (at left) C.h.o.R.d.s. participant andyoung artist 13-year-old Maurice ‘fruit snacks’ Parson.
“Yani’s words brighten my day up.We get along with one another like
we are family”--13-year-old Maurice ‘Fruit Snacks’ Parson on poet Ipyani Lockert
Inland Empire Community Newspapers • February 18, 2016 • Page A3
New Officers:The San Bernardino County
School Board Association (acounty wide organization com-posed of area representatives fromBoards of Education and a Trusteefrom a Community College) heldelection of officers and area direc-tors at its annual meeting. Con-gratulations to Cathline Fort,President (Etiwanda School Dis-trict); Sylvia Orozco, Vice Presi-dent (Chino Valley Unified);Lorena Corona, Secretary(Fontana Unified);Gloria MaciasHarrison, Treasurer (SanBernardino Community CollegeDistrict); Jane Smith, LegislativeChair (Yucaipa-Calimesa JointUnified); Wilson So, DirectorArea A (Apple Valley Unified);Kathy Thompson, Director AreaB (Central Elementary SchoolDistrict); and James Willingham,Director Area C (Mountain ViewSchool District). This Associationfocuses on Board Development,Advancing K-12 Legislative prior-ities, Regional Networking, Advo-cating for quality public education,and protecting the interest of chil-dren.
Save the Date:
Now to Saturday, February 20- the San Bernardino CulturalFoundation presents an Art Exhibitfeaturing Black artists at the Na-tional Orange Show Art Gallery,689 S. E Street, San Bernardino.Gallery hours are Friday from 6 to9 p.m. and Saturdays from 1 to 5p.m.
Friday, February 19 - the SanBernardino Chamber of Com-merce presents 108th Installationof Officers - Business Expo &Casino Night from 6 to 11 p.m. atthe National Orange Show SportsCenter Backstretch, 930 S. Arrow-head Ave - Gate 10. For informa-tion on sponsorships, BusinessExpo and Tickets call the Cham-ber: 909.885.7515
Saturday, February 20 - Cali-fornia State University, SanBernardino is celebrating it 50thAnniversary Homecoming Kick-off Celebration from 4 to 7 p.m. atCoussoulis Arena. This free, opento the public event will featurefood vendors, beer and wine gar-den, live music, kids zone and aHomecoming parade at 3:30 p.m.Complimentary parking availablein Lots E & F. For informationvisit [email protected]
Monday, February 22 - the SanBernardino City Charter ReviewCommittee will hold a CommunityEngagement Forum at 6:30 p.m. atChavez Middle School, 6650N.Magnolia Ave. The purpose of theforum is to educate the public onthe need for Charter Reform, pro-vide an update on the work of thecommittee and seek public com-ment and discussion on recom-mendations being considered bythe committee.
Wednesday, February 24 - theSan Bernardino City Charter Re-view Committee will hold a Com-munity Engagement Forum at 6:30p.m. at San Bernardino HighSchool Cafeteria, 1850 N. EStreet. Residents are invited tolearn about the Committee's work,
receive an update and provideinput on recommendations beingconsidered
Thursday, February 25 - Com-munity Action Partnership of SanBernardino County presents "EndSummer Hunger in 2016" from 9to 11 a.m. at Heritage CommunityCenter, 7350 W. Liberty Pkwy,Fontana. Featured speaker for thisOutreach and promotion trainingis Vincent Keene, Summer foodnutrition expert. For informationcall 909.723.1593 or email [email protected]
Thursday, February 25 - theSan Bernardino City Charter Re-view Committee will hold a Com-munity Engagement Forum at 6:30p.m. at San Gorgonio HighSchool, 2299 Pacific Street. Thepurpose of the Forum is to educatethe public on the need for CharterReform, provide an update, andseek public comment and discus-sion on recommendations beingconsidered.
February 29 to March 4 - ReadAcross America Week
Wednesday, March 2 - theTrade Connection Regional TradeForum presents "How to GrowYour Business Through Exports"from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the SanBernardino International Airport,275 N. Leland Way, InternationalTerminal.
Friday, March 4 - Friends of theCenter for Individual Develop-ment (CID) present Night at theOscars Dinner, Program andAwards Reception at the Center,8088 Palm Lane, San Bernardinoat 5 p.m. For sponsorship andticket information call909.384.5426
Saturday, March 5 - the 10thAnnual The State Of Women – thisevent recognizes and celebratesdynamic women who represent thecommunity. It begins at 10 a.m. at1686 W. Baseline, Rialto - LogisticCenter #2 and is hosted by MayorDeborah Robertson, City ClerkBarbara McGee, Woman's Clubof Rialto, NCNW Inland Empireand the IE League of Women Vot-ers. This free event will featurevendor booths, raffles, awards andrefreshments. Due to limited spaceRSVP is requested - call:909.820.2519
Thursday, March 10 - the BoyScouts of America California In-land Empire Council present TheWhitney M. Young Jr. Service
Award Dinner at Shandin HillsGolf Club, 3380 Little MountainDrive, San Bernardino from 6 to 9p.m. Waudier "Woodie" Rucker-Hughes and Carl Dameron are thehonorees. For sponsorship andticket information call TracyYouden at 909.793.2463 ext. 123.
Friday, March 11 - State Sena-tor Connie Leyva is sponsoringthe 2016 Young Women's Leader-ship Conference from 8 a.m. to2:00 p.m. at the Jesse Turner Com-munity Center, 15556 SummitAve., Fontana. The free conferencewill feature panels on education,civic engagement and leadership,a college resource fair and com-munity resources booths. A lightcontinental breakfast and lunchwill be provided. For informationcontact Vanessa Wiarco at909.591.7016 or [email protected]
Saturday, March 19 - the Wob-bles present the 3rd Annual CruiseAgainst Cancer 2016 at VeteransPark, 290 East O Street, Colton.The Car Show runs from 11 a.m.to 6 p.m. and will feature enter-tainment, opportunity drawings,vendors, food and trophies. Theshow is open to all car clubs, soloriders, motorcycles, bikes and ped-dle cars. For registration informa-tion call Liz at 909.319.3340 orPaul at 909.227.4616
Saturday, March 19, - Fundrais-ing Gala Dinner and Auction- Livefrom Crafton it’s Saturday Night -from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. in the newCrafton Hills College Center. Fori n f o r m a t i o n :www.craftonhills.edu/foundation
Saturday, March 26 - the SanBernardino Symphony presentsMasterwork Melange, a concertfrom the whimsical to the sub-lime... a concert to excite thesenses featuring the Hansel andGretel Prelude by EnglebertHumperinck, Symphony No. 9 byDimitri Shostakoich, and PianoConcerto No. 2 with Rufus Choi,piano. Performance starts at 7:30p.m. with a pre-concert lecture anhour before at the California The-atre of the Performing Arts, 562 W.4th Street, San Bernardino. For in-formation and tickets call909.381.5388 or online atwww.sanbernardinosymphony.orgor in person at the Symphony of-fice, 198 N. Arrowhead Ave., SanBernardino
Wednesday, March 30 - LatinoEducation & Advocacy Days(LEAD) Summit at CaliforniaState University, San Bernardino.
For information: http:/leadsum-mit.csusb.edu
Coming in April:Friday, April 15 - Time for
Change (TFCF) 13th Annual Galafrom 6 to 9 p.m. at the DoubleTreeby Hilton in Ontario. For informa-tion call 909.886.2994
Friday, April 15 - the SanBernardino Valley College Foun-dation presents its 6th AnnualSBVC Athletics Golf Tournamentat the Arrowhead Country Club,3433 Parkside Drive, SanBernardino. Registration starts atnoon with Shotgun start at 1 p.m.For sponsorship and registrationinformation call: 909.384.4471 orregister on line at www.sbvcfoun-dation.org
Saturday, April 23 - the RialtoSchool District presents "Putin onthe Ritz" at Amina Carter HighSchool from 6 to 9 p.m. This an-nual program highlights the per-forming arts talents of students inRialto School District while rais-ing funds for the district's arts pro-grams.
Monday, April 25 - the ColtonChamber of Commerce presentsits Annual Golf Classic at the Ar-rowhead Country Club, 3433Parkside Drive, San Bernardino.Registration starts at 8 a.m. withShotgun Start at 10 a.m. for infor-mation: 909.825.2222
Saturday, April 30 - the Assis-tance League of San Bernardinopresents the 55th Annual SignatureHeaddress Ball, The BallroomBlitz at the National Orange Show,689 S. E Street, San Bernardino.There are two performances, mati-nee event starting at 9:45 a.m. andan evening Gala beginning at 5:30p.m. For sponsorship and ticket in-formation call 909.792.8460 or949.494.3513
Quote:"We need to give each other the
space to grow, to be ourselves, toexercise our diversity. We need togive each other space so that wemay both give and receive suchbeautiful things as ideas, open-ness, dignity, joy, healing and in-clusion."
- Max de Pree
To submit an event or info toGloria’s Corner please [email protected]
Gloria MaciasHarrison
Gloria’sCorner
Rialto’s Trujillo TakesOath To Serve On County
CommitteeRafael Trujillo of Rialto
was sworn into office forthe San Bernardino
County Committee on SchoolDistrict Organization on Feb. 10.Trujillo, who was appointed by
County Superintendent Ted Ale-jandre to fill the vacant seat for-merly held by Walter Hawkins,will serve the remainder of theterm representing the Fifth Super-visorial District.The 11-member County Com-
mittee deals with proposed
changes to school district organi-zation issues, including numberof trustees, trustee and school dis-trict boundary areas, and unifica-tion. The committee has tworepresentatives for each of thefive supervisorial districts in thecounty, plus one member-at-large. County Committee mem-bers cannot be employed by aschool district in any county,community college district orcounty superintendent office.Monthly meetings of the com-
mittee normally are held on thethird Wednesday at 6 p.m. Meet-ings are conducted in accordancewith the Brown Act or open meet-ing law.For more information about the
committee, contact Dennis Mob-ley, acting secretary to the CountyCommittee, by phone at (909)386-2947 or via email at [email protected].
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Cavalia OdysseoWhere:16576 Laguna Canyon
Road, Irvine, at I-405 and the 133
When: Now through March 13
Information: www.cavalia.net
Imagine more than 2 dozenhorses trotting through aglowing forest or open
grassy mountain range, swayingtheir heads and body as if theywere dancing freely in nature —that’s Cavalia Odysseo.While they all stay in line, onespotted beauty trots off to smellflowers and do it’s own thing tocapture it’s own attention. It’s the nature of the beast — lit-erally.Then a gentle wrangling from itstrainer is all it takes to get thehorse back in line.And that’s what the show’s cre-ator and artistic director, NormandLatourelle, hopes the audiencecaptures from the acts, “the rela-tionship between animals and ac-tors.”
Or in this case, the “human-horse relationship,” he said. “It’s unlike any other.” When I spoke with Latourelle,he explained why he wanted tocreate the show.He wanted to push the limits ofwhat’s been achieved in entertain-ment and bring audiences some-thing as impressive and surprisingas he did with Cirque du Soleil —Latourelle, was one of the co-founders.Odysseo isn’t quite Cirque-esque.Yes, it has acrobats and aerialistsbut it’s so much more than thatonce the horses step into the ring.And don’t think it’s a typicalhorse show, either. Latourelle ismaking sure that it’s far frombeing in a rodeo with dressage andtrick riding.“It’s a 6-D experience,” he says. There’s even water involved. It’s hard to explain and it maysound as if I’m all over the place,but Odysseo is a show unlike anyother I’ve ever attended. It’s safe to say it’s an adventure. I dragged two teenagers with meand they were beyond impressed.So if that says anything, it defi-nitely keeps you interested. They were astounded. You’ll be impressed. You’ll be touched.You’ll be moved.And, I really feel that’s thatbeauty behind the show — tobring upon a feeling of pure joyand happiness. Tickets are $29.50 (for children)and up to $269.50 – the higherprices are commanded for a VIPexperience that come with acatered meal and tours of the sta-bles after the show.
There are two false beliefs aboutthe death penalty. The first one isthat all life has value. I defy any-one to tell me what value the lifeof Charles Manson has had to so-ciety. He has been in prison formore than 45 years for the murdersof actress Sharon Tate and Lenoand Rosemary LaBianca, and theonly thing he has succeeded indoing was to make Doris Tate at-
tend his parole hearings until herdying day and make her daughtersdo so now. There is a reason thereis a hell and it is for the perpetra-tors, not their victims.
The second false belief is that thedeath penalty was passed to deterothers from committing murder. Itwas not. It was to be a deterrent tothe convicted murderer — period.
There are many instances of mur-derers on death row who, while inprison, commit murder again. Alaw not enforced is useless. I don’tcare how you carry out the deathpenalty — bring back a firing
squad or hanging — but get itdone.
First we need to limit the numberof appeals. They should only haveone chance to bring up all their ob-jections, not bring up the objec-tions individually so as to stall fortime. After that appeal is carriedout, then the death penalty needsto be enforced swiftly.
Shirley Conley,Gardena
Don’t keep murderers alive
Self Reliance to replace inadequatecity services
In San Bernardino, the 6th wardsector of the city has been ignoredfor years and continues to be ig-nored and neglected by the refusalof the city to provide adequate fireservices.In flint Michigan they have beenrefused basic access to adequateservices for years but this was notrealized by the world until theywere continuously denied accessto adequate drinking water.In the poor section of Milwaukeeadequate health services are basi-cally nonexistent due to the massexodus of hospitals and doctors inthe poor neighborhoods.In many of the poorest neighbor-hood all across America you willfind a similar story. Some say itis a race problems and others sayit is a proper division of resourcesproblem. The facts remain con-stant, regardless of the previousefforts of equalizing the servicesin these areas, the status quo hasremained.Perhaps a critical analysis ofpossible solutions can encouragethe populace to come closer to theequality of service for which theyso desperately long. Let’s exam-ine possible choices of action:1. The populace of the un-derserved area can continue whatthey have been doing, which is:-requesting more services, com-plaining to the politicians andcomplaining amongst themselvesbut to no avail.2. The populace could or-ganize a march from the displacedarea of the city to the city hall tobring more attention to the prob-lem. Despite the lack of action on
the part of the elected officials ofthe cities in question, the nearbypublic has known of the neglect soI believe a march would be a fruit-less and dated course of action.3. The populace could or-ganize politically and elect theirown leader to provide them repre-sentation at the city hall. How-ever, history has proven thismethod to be ineffective becauseonce elected self-preservation andfinancial elevation seems to takeprecedence over service to thepublic, or so it seems.4. The final option which isby far more feasible and rationalinvolves the concept of ‘doing foryourself or similarly, self-reliance.Let us examine this forth concepta little further. From Ralph Waldo Emerson toMalcom X to President Reagan.We all learn that self-reliance is avery valuable resource whichshould be practiced more oftenthan not. These neighborhoodsmust create a structure whereinthey can receive the badly neededservices regardless of their cityleader’s refusal to provide ade-quate and sound services of equal-ity. Milwaukie can redirect the serv-ices of their nonprofit organiza-tions to include free medicalclinics. It does not take verymuch to provide a low level ofmedical service to the communitywhich can prevent the spread ofinfectious diseases. They can alsoprovide an organized transporta-tion service to take the under-served to other nearbycommunities to receive govern-
ment medical services from whichthey cannot be turned away if thatmedical establishment is receivingfederal funds.In Flint Michigan the situation isa bit more complexed and requiresmuch thought to find a solution tothe government’s refusal to pro-vide clean water. As far as the 6th ward of SanBernardino City is concerned, youcan easily gather a group of menand women, regardless of theirqualifications to serve as the frontline for any fire emergencies.Make a connection with the 911service such that your volunteeroffice is notified of all fire emer-gencies as well. Thus, when vol-unteers arrive first they candevelop a protocol of what to doto increase the preservation of lifeand property until the firemen ar-rive.The refusal to serve certain pop-ulaces throughout a city will con-tinue to occur because this is thepolitical climate in which we live.\Generally speaking, if a populacedoes not have money and does notvote, then they will not be wellrepresented. Thus, when request-ing needed, necessary and obliga-tory action by the city, suchrequest will have the tendency offalling upon deaf ears.Thus, self-reliance is the key tobridging the gap between the cityproviding inefficient services andthose services, which at the veryleast are minimally adequate.
Keith McCarter. B.S., J.D.McCarter University
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Words to Think About: The Life of Henry Thoreau
By G. W. Abersold Ph.D.
In September of 2014 I expe-rienced a great thrill. I visitedConcord. Massachusetts. It
and Lexington were very impor-tant during the Revolutionary War.But for my primary interest, itwas also the hometown of HenryThoreau. His grave site and thesurrounding wooded area is mem-orable.A replica of Thoreau’s cabin hasbeen built. It is very near toWalden Pond.
Thoreau cut the original timberand built the cabin himself. It issmall, very sparse furnishings andvery simple. Today there is a statueof Thoreau in the front of thecabin.As I roamed around the environs,I could not help but think of my fa-vorite statement made by Thoreau.“I went to the woods that I mightlive deliberately and not come tothe end of my life and find that Ihad not lived at all.”By our standards today, Thoreau
had a short life. He was born onJuly 12, 1817 and died on May 6,1862 at the age of 45.Most historians and interestedpersons know of his two yearsspent building and living in thecabin; but not much else. His men-tor and friend was Ralph WaldoEmerson, who was born on May25, 1803 and died on April 27,1882, was 14 years older thanThoreau and lived 20 years longer.In July of 1846, when Thoreauwas 29 years old, he was put in jailby the Concord constable Sam Sta-ples for not paying his Poll Tax.
He was bailed out-tax was paid-probably by his aunt. The next fewyears were the most productive forThoreau as an author and lecturer.Previously he had failed in most ofhis business ventures.His most influential writing wason Civil Disobedience. He was in-fluenced by being sent to jail, bythe Mexican American War (1846-1848) and his disgust with slavery.Thoreau was an avowed aboli-tionist of slavery prior to 1865,245 years after the Pilgrimslanded.His essay on Civil Disobediencewas first published in 1849. Hisviews advocated a peaceful dis-obedience to any government thatviolated an individual’s con-science; as the injustice of his im-prisonment; the War with Mexico;and the support of slavery.It is interesting to note that Mar-
tin Luther King, Jr. and MahatmaGandhi were both influenced byThoreau’s views in his essay.The historian James M. McPher-
son defines an abolitionist “as onewho before the Civil War had agi-
tated for the immediate, uncondi-tional end to slavery in the UnitedStates.”Thoreau actively tried to assistrunaway slaves in their quest forfreedom. In particular by way ofthe Underground Railroad.Other famous Abolitionists were:Ralph Waldo Emerson, HarrietBeecher Stowe, William LloydGarrison and William Still.In additional to the slavery issue,Thoreau and Emerson were lead-ers in the philosophical beliefs ofTranscendentalism.Thoreau followed Emerson in hisbelief and practice of it. “It was aschool of thought that emphasizedthe importance of empiricalthinkers and of spiritual mattersover the physical world. It encour-aged scientific inquiry and obser-vation.”Both Thoreau and Emerson wereUnitarians. They both emphasizeda free conscience and the value ofintellectual reason. Libertarianism,today, is close to their views.The two beliefs of Transcenden-talism and Unitarianism were par-
allel views and not competitiveideas. With Thoreau’s strong senseof freedom of thought and the rightof Civil Disobedience, he was verycomfortable with Transcendental-ism.For clarification, both men wereleaders in accepting Biblical criti-cism, and the writings of ThomasCarlyle, Samuel Coleridge, andImmanuel Kant.Both men (Thoreau and Emer-
son) believed that society and or-ganized religion and politicalpartys “ultimately corrupted thepurity of individuals.” They alsoaffirmed that people were at theirbest when truly self-reliant.”One more thought aboutThoreau. The Poll Tax that he chal-lenged and he ended in jail for, wasa monetary tax, that permitted oneto vote in national elections. Hehad voted without payment. The29 the Amendment ended the PollTax on January 23, 1964. Thankyou, Thoreau.Amen. Selah. So be it.
CSUSB Celebrates A Special Homecomingfor the Campus’s 50th Anniversary
Cal State San Bernardinowill host a special CoyoteHomecoming celebration
on Saturday, Feb. 20, as part of theuniversity’s 50th Anniversary. Fes-tivities include a parade and kick-off celebration, along with manyother events the following week. The day will begin with a paradeat 3:30 p.m. throughout the innercampus, starting outside Univer-sity Hall and ending at CoussoulisArena. A Homecoming kick-offcelebration follows at CoussoulisArena from 4-7 p.m., featuring avariety of food, a beer and winegarden; live music by LifetimeRockers; a classic car display; aphoto booth with props, and kid-friendly activities including abounce house, a clown and facepainting. The day’s event is free and opento the public. Attendees arestrongly encouraged to RSVP byreserving free tickets athttp://alumni.csusb.edu. Thosewho register by Monday, Feb. 15,will receive a special 50th An-niversary gift at the event. Complimentary parking will beavailable in Lots E and F. The parade line up will be from1-3 p.m. in parking Lot C. Studentclubs, faculty and staff from cam-pus departments are encouraged toshow their school spirit by deco-rating their own floats and partici-pating in the parade, with prizesfor the best floats. Participating in the parade is alsoopen to off-campus communitygroups and partners who are en-couraged to enter their own deco-rated floats. Groups such asmarching bands, drill teams,dancers, walkers and others arealso encouraged to sign up. Regis-ter online for parade participationa thttps://orgsync.com/48802/forms/179055.Organizers are also promoting acontest seeking the “Biggest Coy-ote Family Pack” and encouragefamilies with the most CSUSBgraduates to enter. The form maybe downloaded at Biggest Coyote
Family Pack entry form andemailed to Alumni Relations [email protected]; or faxed to(909) 537-7052. Deadline to enteris Monday, Feb. 15. Winners of the“Biggest Coyote Family Pack willbe announced at the Coyote bas-ketball game of Saturday, Feb. 27. Other highlights of the week in-clude:• John M. Pfau Library’s OpenHouse, on Thursday, Feb. 25, 1-4p.m., featuring a “Passport Chal-lenge,” where visitors are encour-aged to visit as many displays andsites as possible with a prize draw-ing for those with completed pass-ports. In addition, alumni areinvited to visit a photo viewing tohelp identify people in photosfrom CSUSB’s photo archives.Alumni and visitors are encour-aged to bring photos from theirtime at CSUSB, which may bescanned on site to add to thearchives.• The 4th Annual Pioneer Break-fast on Friday, Feb. 26, 9-11 a.m.,at the Santos Manuel StudentUnion Events Center, sponsoredby the Black Faculty, Staff andStudents Association. This year’s
theme, “The Shoulders UponWhich We Stand,” will honor fourCSUSB individuals: ProfessorEmeritus Linvol Henry, College ofBusiness and Public Administra-tion; Taft Newman (posthu-mously), director of EducationalOpportunity Program; JeniseBush, alumna (B.A. 1995; M.A.2000), assistant principal of DunnElementary School, Rialto; andJohn Futch, alumnus (B.A. 1995;M.A. 2001), former director of theSMSU Cross Cultural Center. Inaddition, Nadine Chavez, retireddirector of the Educational Oppor-tunity Program, will receive theLorraine Frost Award, given to al-lies in education. Tickets are $20. • The Coyotes men and women’sbasketball games vs. SonomaState at Coussoulis Arena, Friday,Feb. 26. The women will play at5:30 p.m., the men will play at7:30 p.m.• The Coyotes basketball vs. SanFrancisco State, Saturday, Feb. 27;the women’s game will be at 5:30p.m. and the men’s game will be at7:30 p.m. Winners of the “BiggestCoyote Family Pack” contest willbe announced.
For a complete list of otherHomecoming festivities during theentire week, visithttp://alumni.csusb.edu. For more information about Cal
State San Bernardino, contact theuniversity’s Office of StrategicCommunication at (909) 537-5007and visit news.csusb.edu.
City CouncilMeetings
Colton: First and third Tuesday,6 p.m.; 650 N. La Cadena Dr.Highland: Second and fourth
Tuesday, 6 p.m.; 27215 Base Line.No meetings in August.Loma Linda: Second and fourth
Tuesday, 7 p.m. (check city Website as dates are subject to change);25541 Barton Rd.Redlands: First and third Tues-
day, 6 p.m.; 35 Cajon St.Rialto: Second and fourth Tues-
day, 6 p.m.; 150 S. Palm Ave.San Bernardino: First and third
Monday, 3 p.m.; 300 N. “D” St.
Afternoon DelightDance Socials
All seniors, couples and singles,welcome at free dance socials.Opportunity to make new friendsand remember music of our youth.
We are reaching out to you to joinour growing family of Foster Par-ents. Come to our orientation ses-sion and learn how you can makea difference and share the love. Weoffer Pre-Certification Train-ing.24-7 Professional Staff Sup-port. Monthly stipends from$877.00-$1048.00. Call Maria at(909) 890-4008 to serve a seat.Orientation and training are ongo-ing. New classes start monthly. Sehabla espanol.
Democra t i cL u n c h e o nClub of San
BernardinoThe Democratic Luncheon Clubof San Bernardino meet at 12:15on Fridays at Club Headquarters,136 Carousel Mall (near the cen-tral glass elevator) in SanBernardino. Speaker Schedule:2/5 -Randy De Anda, Chief ofPolice, City of Rialto2/12 -DARK (Presidents Day)2/19-Norma Torres, U.S. Con-gresswoman, CD-352/26- Connie Leyva, State Sena-tor, SD-203/4-Gil Navarro, Advocate andFormer SB County Board of Ed-ucation; SB Valley MunicipalWater Dist.Visit us at www.sbdems.com orour new Facebook page atwww.facebook/SBDems.
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.
Black LivesM a t t e rLecture
Thursday, February 11 at 7:00pm to 8:30 pm. To celebrateBlack History Month, one of thecountry's most visible academicsand social justice activists willpresent a keynote speech at SanBernardino Valley College Audito-rium, 701 S. Mount Vernon Ave.,San Bernardino, CA, 92410 on theBlack Lives Matter movement.This event is free and open to thepublic. A longtime social justiceactivist and organizer, Dr. Hill isthe host of BET News, a politicalcontributor for CNN, and Distin-guished Professor of AfricanAmerican Studies at MorehouseCollege. Dr. Hill holds a PhD withdistinction from the University ofPennsylvania, and previously heldteaching positions at ColumbiaUniversity and Temple University.His passions include covering ed-ucation, politics, hip hop, andblack identity, and his scholarly re-search focuses on the intersectionsbetween culture, politics, and edu-cation. Dr. Hill's lecture is spon-sored by San Bernardino ValleyCollege’s Arts, Lectures & Diver-sity Committee and its Associated
Student Government. In additionto his stop at San Bernardino Val-ley College, Dr. Hill's speakingtour will take him to Stanford Uni-versity, Johns Hopkins University,Emory University, Wellesley Col-lege, and the University of Califor-nia, Santa Cruz.
UnforgettableHeart Awards
Friday, February 12. Check-inat 10:30 and lunch at 11 a.m. Tobe held at the Fox Events Center,123 Cajon St., Redlands. Sponsor-ships Available. Event cost $75 be-fore February 5. For more info orto RSVP contact Tim Evans at(909) 335-1600 or [email protected]
Colton Police Chiefto Speak to ColtonArea Museum &
Historical SocietySaturday, February 13. The
Colton Area Museum and Histori-cal Society is holding theirmonthly meeting with guestspeaker Chief of Police MarkOwens of the Colton Police De-partment. Chief Owens will bepresenting a view of the depart-ment’s history, the present and vi-sions for the future. The meeting isheld at the Colton Area Museum(CAM), 380 North La CadenaDrive. California. The meeting isfree and opened to the public. Formore information contact MikeMurphy at 951- 283-4860 or 909-825-0671 or visitwww.ColtonAreaMuseum.com.Regular Colton Area Museumhours are Wednesdays and Fridays1 to 4 p.m. and on Saturdays 11a.m. to 2 p.m.
Time for ChangeF ound a t i o n ’ s13th Annual Star
Studded Awards Gala Friday, April 15 Social Check-in 6 pm to 7p.m. We will be hav-ing our 13th Annual Star StuddedAwards Gala from 6 pm to 9 pm atthe DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel inOntario. Should you have anyquestions please contact VanessaPerez at [email protected] or call her at 909-886-2994.
Annual InlandEmpire Salute toVeterans Parade
Saturday, April 30 at 10 a.m. .The two-hour event, which will getunderway in downtown Riverside,will feature representatives fromover 100 organizations, with vet-erans from each branch of theservice taking part in the festivi-ties. Riverside resident, RearAdm. Allen E. "Boot" Hill, ahighly decorated fighter pilot whowas raised in Rubidoux and at-tended West Riverside ElementarySchool, Poly High School, andRiverside Community College,will be honored as this year’sGrand Marshal. The parade com-mittee is currently seeking spon-sors, volunteers, and participants.Those that are interested in con-tributing to this important eventare encouraged to contact Dr.Cheryl-Marie Hansberger [email protected].
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San Bernardino Public Library PresentsAfrican-American History Program
The San Bernardino PublicLibrary is presenting anAfrican-American His-
tory program with Dr. DennisMorgan Brown on Tuesday, Feb-ruary 23, 2016 at 10:00 AM.In this musical presentation, at-tendees will learn about signifi-cant African-Americans,including activists, leaders, andrecording artists. From RosaParks and Coretta Scott King toMuhammad Ali, learn how theseindividuals molded a generation.Dr. Brown has presented hisprograms all across the countryand has spoken before the StateAssembly, the Senate at the StateCapitol, the Mayor’s mansion inLos Angeles, and at the MartinLuther King Center for SocialChange in Atlanta, Georgia.This free program will be lo-cated in the Bing Wong Audito-rium at the Feldheym Library at555 West Sixth St., San
Bernardino.Contact Linda Adams Yeh at909.381.8238 or visit
www.sbpl.org for more informa-tion.
Courtesy Photo
SBVC CelebratesBlack History
Month with FreeEvents for Students,
Community
Throughout February, SanBernardino Valley Col-lege will host several spe-
cial events to mark Black HistoryMonth. All events are free andopen to the public, with compli-mentary parking.Lecture on Black Lives Matterby Dr. Marc Lamont Hill, Thurs-day, Feb. 11, from 7 to 8:30 p.m.,San Bernardino Valley CollegeAuditorium. Dr. Hill is one of thenation's leading intellectuals, alongtime social justice activistand organizer, and host of BETNews. A regular political contrib-utor for CNN, Dr. Hill is the Dis-tinguished Professor of AfricanAmerican Studies at MorehouseCollege, and holds a PhD withdistinction from the University ofPennsylvania.Performance byProject21Dance, Friday, Feb. 19,from 7:30 to 9 p.m., SanBernardino Valley College Audi-torium. Project21Dance is an in-novative dance company knownfor fusing multiple styles of danceharmoniously, with choreographyby San Bernardino Valley Collegefaculty member MauraTownsend.African American Art Show,Monday, Feb. 22 to Thursday,March 10, Clara and Allen Gre-sham Art Gallery. This special ex-
hibition will showcase pieces bylocal artists. The gallery is openfrom 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Mondaythrough Thursday.Artist Talk with Charles Bibbs,Thursday, Feb. 23, at 5 p.m., Art144. The work of internationallyacclaimed artist Charles Bibbs isfeatured in museums, galleries,organizations, and homes aroundthe world. He is known for com-bining realistic and grandiose in-terpretations of contemporarysubjects that are ethnically rooted.From 5 to 8 p.m., the Clara andAllen Gresham Art Gallery willbe open for a special art show re-ception.Black History Month Concertand Civil Rights Celebration,Thursday, Feb. 25, at 12:30 p.m.,and Friday, Feb. 26, at 7 p.m.North Hall 161. Commemoratethe work of civil rights pioneersand the importance of Black His-tory Month during this concertand celebration. Prof. Ed Gomezwill also speak.Martin Luther King Jr. Break-fast, Friday, Feb. 26, 7:30 to 10:30a.m., Campus Center. Reflect onBlack History Month and honorMartin Luther King Jr. during thisspecial breakfast. Please RSVP byFeb. 12 to Shalita Tillman at 909-384-8659 or [email protected].
CSUSB Officials to Speak at LocalAfrican American Churches as Partof ‘CSU Super Sunday’ Outreach
on Importance of Going to College
Cal State San BernardinoPresident Tomás D.Morales and other uni-
versity officials will visit localAfrican American churches inFebruary as part of the CaliforniaState University’s Super Sundayinitiative to increase the prepara-tion and retention of AfricanAmerican students throughout theCSU’s 23 campuses.The Super Sunday initiative is apartnership between the CSU andleaders in the African Americancommunity, and provides supportthrough additional outreach andpreparation events, such as theSuper Saturday College Fair andthe Summer Algebra Institute.“Higher education is so impor-tant in our society that it is vitalthat we prepare our children forcollege so they are ready oncethey get to campus,” saidMorales. “This is our 50th an-niversary year at Cal State SanBernardino, and that’s been partof our message for students tosucceed in college. In fact, as weenter our next half century, we arerededicating our commitment toincreasing the college-going rateof our children and also their col-lege graduation rates.Morales will speak on Feb. 14 atCathedral of Praise InternationalMinistries, 3030 Del Rosa Ave.,San Bernardino, at the 8 and 11a.m. services.Along with Morales, CSU lead-ers, including CSU ChancellorTim White, will visit more than100 churches across California inthe month of February as part ofSuper Sunday.More than 100,000 congregants,students and families receive thisvital message each year and alsoreceive CSU resources to helpthem foster a college-going cul-ture at home. Important informa-tion about preparing for college,applying to a CSU campus andapplying for financial aid will bemade available to congregants,
students and families duringSuper Sunday.The other CSUSB speakers vis-iting area churches on Feb. 28 in-clude: · Brian Haynes, vice president,Student Affairs, 10:30 a.m. at Ec-clesia Christian Fellowship, 1314Date St., San Bernardino;· Olivia Rosas, associate vicepresident, Admissions and Stu-dent Recruitment, 10:15 a.m. atAllen Chapel AME, 4009 LocustSt., Riverside;· Aaron Burgess, interim direc-tor, Santos Manuel StudentUnion, 9:45 a.m. at Bethel AME,16262 Baseline Ave., Fontana;and· Kevin Hatcher, assistant vicepresident and director of intercol-legiate athletics, 9:30 a.m. at
Principles of Faith Christian Cen-ter, 17977 Merrill Ave., Fontana.Visit the CSU’s Super Sundaywebsite at http://calstate.edu/su-persunday for more information.Set in the foothills of the beau-tiful San Bernardino Mountains,CSUSB is a preeminent center ofintellectual and cultural activityin inland Southern California.Celebrating its 50th anniversaryin 2015-2016, CSUSB servesmore than 20,000 students eachyear and graduates about 4,000students annually.
For more information on CalState San Bernardino, contact theuniversity’s Office of StrategicCommunication at (909) 537-5007 and visithttp://news.csusb.edu.
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Students at Norton Space & Aeronautics Academycelebrate Lunar New Year
By Yazmin Alvarez
Students at Norton Space &Aeronautics Academy inSan Bernardino celebrated
the Lunar New Year with a specialpresentation on campus Feb. 12.Students held an assembly to
share traditional performances andsongs learned through weekly en-richments classes focusing on Chi-nese culture and language. The classes have been offered on
campus since 2011 as a collabora-tion with the Confucius Institute atUCLA. With the help of Chinese teacher
Shen Yun Hsieh, who choreo-graphed all the numbers and coor-dinated students from gradeskindergarten through eighth grade,students sang songs in Mandarin,performed dances, and chants thatranged from the traditional Chi-nese/Asian to the modern “LittleApple,” a top-of-the charts popsong in China last year. Other high-lights included were the Dragondance, the Chinese fan dance, andspecial guests Gordon Soholt, theacademy’s CEO, along with threeUCLA representatives; Susan Jain,
Emilia Sargent, and Professor Hufrom Shanghai Jiao Tong Univer-sity. Norton students were also en-
couraged to participate in largercommunity events celebrating the
Lunar New Year, including thosein Riverside and in Los Angeles, asa way to celebrate diversity andglobal awareness.
COURTESY PHOTO/NORTON SPACE & AERONAUTICS ACADEMY
Students in kindergarten through eighth grade performed traditional songs and dance in Mandarin learned in weekly enrichment classes at Norton Space & AeronauticsAcademy in San Bernardino. The performance was held Feb 12 in celebration of the Lunar New Year.
COURTESY PHOTOS/NORTON SPACE & AERONAUTICS ACADEMY
Students in kindergarten through eighth grade performed tradi-tional songs and dance in Mandarin learned in weekly enrichmentclasses at Norton Space & Aeronautics Academy in SanBernardino. The performance was held Feb 12 in celebration ofthe Lunar New Year.
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Aquinas wins Ambassador League title; earns No.1 rank afterbig time, small school battle
By Harvey M. Kahn
Basketball games betweensmall schools like LomaLinda Academy and
Aquinas High School don't usu-ally create much mass media at-tention. Not so of late. These twolittle titans were the two top teamsin the CIF-Southern Section, Di-vision 5AA when they playedeach other in Loma Linda last
Thursday. At stake was not justthe Ambassador League champi-onship but the overall Division5AA No.1 ranking.Aquinas showed why it wasranked No. 1. The three-time de-fending Ambassador Leaguechamp got off to a 18-6 first quar-ter lead and then fought off a thirdquarter comeback by Loma Lindafor the 44-30 win. Loma Linda'sCorinne Atiga led all scorers with14 points. Megan Burt led
Aquinas with 12 points, includinga 3-pointer with 10 seconds left inthe third quarter to give Aquinas a31-23 lead. Teammate MichaellaElad added 10 points to go with12 rebounds. Aquinas takes a 24-1 overallrecord (13-1 Ambassador League)into the post season, while LomaLinda Academy will enter theplayoffs with a 20-5 (12-2)record. The teams split two gamesthey played earlier this season.Loma Linda Academy handedAquinas its only defeat, 49-47 inthe first round of league play.Aquinas and Loma Linda are
not the only small school powersnear the I-10 corridor. Blooming-ton Christian is the No. 1 rankedteam in Division 5A and MesaGrande Academy in Calimesa isranked No. 4 in the CIF-Division6. Bloomington Christian cap-tured the Victory League champi-onship this season by breakingMesa Grande's 12-year reign.Despite the lack of coverage,these private, faith-based smallschools have roster's comprised ofloyal players. Although each ofthe four teams have at least twoplayers capable of competing atthe upper division level, not oneexpressed interest of leaving formore notoriety."I've been tempted to think abouthow it would be playing at a big-ger high school," said KarynClayton, a senior at Loma Linda
Academy. "I have family back-ground here. My mom andbrother and sister all went toLoma Linda Academy. It's aChristian school with a better at-mosphere and smaller classes."Clayton explained that during
the season, Loma Linda does playa few games against biggerschools. Loma Linda has 450 stu-dents and Aquinas about 400."The big high schools have biggergirls who think they can push usaround. Some talk to us the wholegame and call us little girls andstuff. We defeated a couple ofthose schools and they kept talk-ing the whole game, even to theirbitter end." Clayton said her teamdoesn't talk back. It's not our men-tality. It's not us."Both Aquinas coach Ron Sim-
mons and Loma Linda coachLucio Camacho explained thattheir players do more multi-task-ing at the small, private schoollevel. That would go for thecoaches as well. With his coach-ing duties, Simmons is the vice-principal at Aquinas. Camachoalso serves as Loma Linda's ath-letic director. "Our players are en-couraged to do more academicallyand athletically." Camacho saidbasketball player Corinne Atiga isthe (ASB) school president."Atiga also sang a impressive pre-game rendition of the Star Span-gled Banner. Loma Linda juniorpoint guard Jackie Augustines is
the school's pitcher on the softballteam.Aquinas' Michaella Elad could
perhaps start for most big schoolsbut says she never thought ofleaving for a chance at a scholar-ship somewhere else. "We allstarted out playing basketball to-gether at a young age and grew to-gether. I grow in my faith here,where I play for my family, myschool, and for God," explainedElad.Bloomington Christian coachDawnesha Burnside considerscoaching at the small school level,"The thinking man's basketball."Burnside formerly coached at Di-vision IAA, Rancho Cucamonga."I appreciate coaching at thislevel. It definitely raises our bas-ketball IQ." Simmons added thatsmall schools don't have the selec-tion of players and he takes who-ever comes through the door."We're home grown. No recruit-ing. No year round travel ball."Bob Walker won 12 league
championships and two CIF titleswhen he coached at Mesa GrandeAcademy, whose high school en-rollment hovers just above 100students. "There's more to lifethan basketball at Mesa Grande.The girls have to play all thesports," said Walker. "Anyone cancoach great players. At smallschools, everyone has to have arole and must feel important."
Courtesy PhotoAquinas High School girls bas-ketball coach and vice principalRon Simmons has led his girlsto three straight AmbassadorLeague crowns.
Courtesy PhotoLoma Linda Academy AthleticDirector and girls basketballcoach Lucio Camacho hasguided his team to the No. 2rankingin CIF-SS, Division 5AA.
Local Boys, Girls Basketball Teams Reach PlayoffsBy Richard Dawson
There is lots of basketballtalent from SanBernardino County that
made this year’s CIF playoffs. Anumber of boys and girls squadsranked will host games in thisweek’s opening round. On the girl’s side, Cajon (21-4)was selected to play in the OpenDivision and will host SierraCanyon on Saturday, February20. Last year Cajon advanced tothe CIF Southern California Re-gional semifinals. The return ofKayla Washington, along with
Tyla and Tyra Turner led to an-other strong season for the Cow-girls as they have won 17consecutive games, including a14-0 record in the Citrus BeltLeague.The Division 1A No. 3 seedFontana Summit (18-4) will hostLa Quinta in the first roundThursday, February 18. TheLady Skyhawks finished with aperfect 10-0 record in theSunkist League and all of theirwins in the past month havebeen by 26 points or more. San Andreas League championArroyo Valley (25-2), ranked12th in 1A, will host Temecula
Valley on Thursday. There are two first roundmatchups featuring local teamsagainst each other. Rialto playsat Chino Hills in a 1A matchupand Rialto Carter plays at Chinoin 2AA. For the boys, despite finishing19-7 with a 12-2 record in theCitrus Belt League, Cajon’sboys basketball team found itselfranked No. 10 in the Division1A but it will host Corona athome on Wednesday, February17.Also in 1A, Fontana Summit(20-7) hosts Villa Park. The Sky-hawks are coming off a strong
finish to the season as they splitwins with Kaiser to claim ashare of the Sunkist Leaguechampionship. Kaiser (23-4)ended up ranked No. 3 in Divi-sion 2AA and will host PerrisCitrus Hill on Wednesday.Rialto (18-7) went undefeatedto finish as the San AndreasLeague champion and will hostValley View in a 1A matchup.Rounding out the other localmatchups, Redlands East Valleyhosts Murrieta Mesa in 2A, Red-lands plays at Ayala and Millertravels to Oak Hills in 2AA.
Photo/Richard Dawson Kayla Washington leadsCajon into a Open Divisionshowdown with Sierra Canyonon February 20.
Petitioner or Attorney: WilmerAlexis Cano Lobo, 12150 BeaverAve., Victorville, CA 92392-1358.Superior Court of California,County of San Bernardino, 247West Third St., San Bernardino,CA 92415-0210PETITION OF: Wilmer AlexisCano Lobo, FOR CHANGE OFNAMEORDER TO SHOW CAUSEFOR CHANGE OF NAME
Case Number: CIVDS 1600752TO ALL INTERESTED PER-SONS: Petitioner: Wilmer AlexisCano Lobo has filed a petitionwith this court for a decreechanging names as follows:Present name: Wilmer AlexisCano Lobo to Proposed name:Wilmer Alexis Molina LoboTHE COURT ORDERS that allpersons interested in this mattershall appear before this court atthe hearing indicated below toshow cause, if any, why the peti-tion for change of name shouldnot be granted. Any personobjecting to the name changesdescribed above must file a writ-ten objection that includes thereasons for the objection at leasttwo court days before the matteris scheduled to be heard andmust appear at the hearing toshow cause why the petitionshould not be granted. If no writ-ten objection is timely filed, thecourt may grant the petition with-out a hearing.NOTICE OF HEARING Date: 03-03-16, Time: 8:30 am Dept: S35The address of the court is: sameas noted aboveA copy of this Order to ShowCause shall be published at leastonce each week for four succes-sive weeks prior to the date setfor hearing on the petition in thefollowing newspaper of generalcirculation, printed in this county:El ChicanoDated: JAN 21 2016MICHAEL A. SACHSJudge of the Superior CourtPublished El Chicano1/28,2/4,2/11,2/18/16 E-7368
NOTICE TO BIDDERS/INVITATION FOR
BID
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVENthat the Rialto Unified SchoolDistrict, (“District”), of SanBernardino County, California,acting by and through its gov-erning Board (“Board”), willreceive up to, but not later than,10:00 am. on March 8, 2016,sealed bids for the award of acontract for:
BID #15-16-010CUSTODIAL & WAREHOUSE
STOCK SUPPLIES
Each bid must conform with, andbe responsive to the contractdocuments, copies of which areon file, and may be obtainedfrom the Purchasing Office,Rialto Unified School District,260 S. Willow Ave., Rialto,California 92376, (909) 873-4326, ext. 2110. All bids shall bemade and presented on a formfurnished by the District. AllBids must be sealed and clearlystate on the lower left side of thebid envelope the bid title, andbid number.
Bids will be received at theRialto Unified School DistrictPurchasing Department, locatedat 260 S. Willow Ave., Rialto CA92376, on or before the timeand date stated above. At ONTUESDAY, MARCH 8, 2016, allSEALED bids will be publiclyopened and read aloud in theRialto Unified School District,District Registration Centerlocated at 260 S. Willow Ave.,Rialto, CA 92376. Bidsreceived after 10:00 a.m., March8, 2016 will not be consideredand will be returned unopened.
Samples must be delivered tothe Purchasing Office , 260 S.Willow Ave., Rialto, CA 92376no later than February 22,2016.
No bidder may withdraw theirbid for a period of sixty (60) daysafter the date set for the openingof the bids. Refer to the formalbid documents and specifica-tions for additional information,terms, and conditions.
The Board of Trustees of theRialto Unified School District,reserves the right to accept orreject any and all bids, to waiveany irregularities in the bids orbidding, to be sole judge as tothe merit, quality, and accept-ability of materials or serviceproposed, and their complianceto the specifications, if it be inthe best interest of the District.
Rialto Unified School District isan “Equal Opportunity” employ-er.
Daniel DistrolaPurchasing ManagerRialto Unified School DistrictSan Bernardino County, State ofCalifornia
First Publication:February 11, 2016Second Publication:February 18, 2016
Samples Due:February 22, 2016Questions Due:February 25, 2016Bids Due: March 8, 2016Published El Chicano2/11/16, 2/18/16 E-7380
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALET.S. No.: 15-01266 Loan No.:****752 NOTE: THERE IS ASUMMARY OF THE INFOR-MATION IN THIS DOCUMENTATTACHED [PURSUANT TOCIVIL CODE Section 2923.3(a),THE SUMMARY OF INFOR-MATION REFERRED TOABOVE IS NOT ATTACHED TOTHE RECORDED COPY OFTHIS DOCUMENT BUT ONLYTO THE COPIES PROVIDEDTO THE TRUSTOR] YOU AREIN DEFAULT UNDER A DEEDOF TRUST DATED 11/21/2007AND MORE FULLYDESCRIBED BELOW.UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTIONTO PROTECT YOUR PROP-ERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT APUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEEDAN EXPLANATION OF THENATURE OF THE PROCEED-ING AGAINST YOU, YOUSHOULD CONTACT ALAWYER. A public auction saleto the highest bidder for cash,cashier's check payable at thetime of sale in lawful money ofthe United States (payable toAttorney Lender Services, Inc.)will be held by the duly appoint-ed Trustee as shown below, ofalt right, title, and interest con-veyed to and now held by thetrustee in the hereinafterdescribed property under andpursuant to a Deed of Trustdescribed below. The sale willbe made, but without covenantor warranty, expressed orimplied, regarding title, posses-sion, or encumbrances, to paythe remaining principal sum ofthe note(s) secured by the Deedof Trust, with interest and latecharges thereon, as provided inthe note(s), advances, underthe terms of the Deed of Trust,interest thereon, fees, chargesand expenses of the Trustee forthe total amount (at the time ofthe initial publication of theNotice of Sale) reasonably esti-mated to be set forth below. Theamount may be greater on theday of sale. Trustor: HERVETHOMAS AND JUDITHTHOMAS Trustee: ATTORNEYLENDER SERVICES, INC.Recorded 11/30/2007 asInstrument No. 2007-0673089of Official Records in the officeof the Recorder of SanBernardino County, California,Date of Sale: 3/7/2016 at 12:00PM Place of Sale: At the NorthArrowhead Avenue entrance tothe County Courthouse, 351North Arrowhead Avenue, SanBernardino, CA 92401 Amountof unpaid balance and othercharges: $383,281.93 The pur-ported property address is:2694 S Erin Way SanBernardino, CA 92408 A.P.N.:0141-531-21-0-000 The benefi-ciary under said Deed of Trustheretofore executed and deliv-ered to the undersigned a writ-ten Declaration of Default andDemand for Sale and a writtenNotice of Default and Election toSell. The undersigned causedsaid Notice of Default andElection to Sell to be recordedin the county wherein the realproperty is located and morethan three (3) months haveelapsed since such recordation.The undersigned Trustee dis-claims any liability for any incor-rectness of the propertyaddress or other common des-ignation, if any, shown above. Ifno street address or other com-mon designation is shown,directions to the location of theproperty may be obtained bysending a written request to thebeneficiary within 10 days of thedate of first publication of thisNotice of Trustee's Sale. If theTrustee is unable to convey titlefor any reason, the successfulbidder's sole and exclusiveremedy shall be the return ofmonies paid to the Trustee andthe successful bidder shall haveno further recourse. NOTICETO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: Ifyou are considering bidding onthis property lien, you shouldunderstand that there are risksinvolved in bidding at a trusteeauction. You will be bidding on alien, not the property itself.Placing the highest bid at atrustee auction does not auto-matically entitle you to free andclear ownership of the property.You should also be aware thatthe lien being auctioned off maybe a junior lien. If you are thehighest bidder at the auction,you are or may be responsiblefor paying off all liens senior tothe lien being auctioned off,before you can receive cleartitle to the property. You areencouraged to investigate theexistence, priority, and size ofoutstanding liens that may existon this property by contactingthe county recorder's office or atitle insurance company, eitherof which may charge you a feefor this information. If you con-sult either of these resources,you should be aware that thesame lender may hold morethan one mortgage or deed oftrust on the property. NOTICETO PROPERTY OWNER: Thesale date shown on this notice
of sale may be postponed oneor more times by the mort-gagee, beneficiary, trustee, or acourt, pursuant to Section2924g of the California CivilCode. The law requires thatinformation about trustee salepostponements be made avail-able to you and to the public, asa courtesy to those not presentat the sale. If you wish to learnwhether your sale date hasbeen postponed, and, if applica-ble, the rescheduled time anddate for the sale of this proper-ty, you may call 714-730-2727for information regarding thetrustee's sale or visit thisInternet Web site www.ser-vicelinkasap.com for informa-tion regarding the sale of thisproperty, using the file numberassigned to this case, 15-01266Information about postpone-ments that are very short induration or that occur close intime to the scheduled sale maynot immediately be reflected inthe telephone information or onthe Internet Web site. The bestway to verify postponementinformation is to attend thescheduled sale. Date: 2/4/2016ATTORNEY LENDER SERVIC-ES, INC. Diane Weifenbach,Trustee Sale Officer 5120 E. LaPalma Avenue, #209 Anaheim,CA 92807 Telephone: 714-695-6637 Sales Line: 714-730-2727Sales Website: www.ser-vicelinkasap.com This office isattempting to collect a debt andany information obtained will beused for that purpose. A-4561982 PUBLISHED EL CHICANO2/11/16, 2/18/16, 2/25/16 E-7381
NOTICE OF PUBLIC LIEN SALE OF AUTOMOBILE(S)
Notice is hereby given pur-suant to sections 3071 and3072 of the Civil Code ofthe State of California, theundersigned will sell thefollowing vehicles at liensale at said address(s) atsaid time(s) on: Thursday,March 3, 2016to wit:YEAR MAKE VINLICENSE STATE03 CHEV2GCEC19X231241716To be sold by: BILL &WAG'S INC., 1516 S BONVIEW AVENUE, ONTARIO,SAN BERNARDINOCOUNTY, CA 91761 (06:00PM)Said sale is for the purposeof satisfying lien of theabovesigned for towing,storage, labor, materialsand lien charges, togetherwith costs of advertising,and expenses of sale.Clear Choice LienService, Inc.P.O. Box 159009San Diego, CA 92175
CNS-2846025#PUBLISHED EL CHICANO2/18/16 E-7384
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
RFP No. 15-15E-rate Form 470#160023882
Data TransmissionConnection
NOTICE IS HEREBYGIVENthat the SanBernardino City UnifiedSchool District (SBCUSD),San Bernardino County,State of California, acting byand through its GoverningBoard, hereafter referred toas the District, is solicitingsealed competitive propos-als from qualified firms for aData TransmissionConnection Solution to SanBernardino City UnifiedSchool District, located at793 North E Street, SanBernardino, CA 92410(SBCUSD-Point A), fromSan Bernardino CountySuperintendent Schools(SBCSS), located at 601North E Street, SanBernardino, CA 92410(SBCSS-Point B).
Bidders who are desirous ofsecuring a copy of theRequest for Proposal (RFP)may do so via downloadedfrom the District's web siteat: http://ca-san-bernardinoschools.civic-plus.com/Bids.aspx?CatID=16. Form 470 #160023882has been posted onFebruary 12, 2016 athttp://www.usac.org/sl/tools/e - r a t e - p r o d u c t i v i t y -c e n t e r / d e f a u l t . a s p x .Questions regarding thisRequest for Proposal are tobe addressed to the atten-tion of Debra Love,Purchasing ServicesDirector and sent viaemailed [email protected].
Proposals must bereceived in the PURCHAS-ING DEPARTMENT BIDBOX located in the mainlobby foyer area of SanBernardino City UnifiedSchool District, 777 NorthF Street, San Bernardino,CA 92410,and shall beopened at the above statedtime and place. All proposalsmust be clearly marked onthe outside of a sealedenvelope with the ServiceProvider’s company nameand the RFP number. It isthe Bidder’s sole responsi-bility to ensure that its pro-posal is received at the cor-rect location by the time ofopening. No Bidder maywithdraw its proposal for aperiod of 60days after thedate set for the opening ofproposals. Local, minorityand Disabled VeteranBusinesses are encouragedto respond.
The District reserves theright to accept or reject anyor all bids, or portions ofbids, to withdraw a line item,or the entire bid, and/or towaive any minor irregularityor informalities in the bid orthe bid process. Purchase iscontingent upon availabilityof funds. The District mayaward any, all or none of thisbid. If this bid is awarded bythe Board of Education,award will be made to thelowest responsible bidder inaccordance with E-rateguidelines.
Any clarifications or correc-tions to this RFP shall bemade by written addendum.Addenda will be posted onthe District’s website @h t t p : / / c a - s a n -bernardinoschools.civic-plus.com/Bids.aspx?CatID=16. It is the bidder’s soleresponsibility to periodicallycheck the site for anyamendments and respondaccordingly. All questions orrequest for clarification mustbe submitted in writingaddressed and submittedvia email [email protected] to 11:00 a.m.,Wednesday, February 24,2016.
LA LISTA DE ESPERA PARA VALES POR PROYECTO ESTÁ ABIERTA COMUNIDAD PARA PERSONAS
MAYORES LILIAN COURT - BLOOMINGTON
La Autoridad de Vivienda del Condado de San Bernardino (Housing Authority of the County of San Bernardino, HACSB)
está aceptando pre-solicitudes para la lista de espera por proyecto de Lilian Court para adultos mayores de ingresos bajos y muy bajos. Los apartamentos Lilian Court están situados en la ciudad de Bloomington y es un nuevo complejo de apartamentos con dos apartamentos de dos dormitorios. Los solicitantes deben
tener 62 años de edad o más para presentar la solicitud.
¿Qué es el Programa de Vales por Proyecto?Es un programa federal que entrega asistencia para el alquiler a hogares de ingresos bajos y moderados.
¿Quién es elegible para presentar una solicitud?Para ser elegible para el programa por proyecto, el ingreso total del grupo familiar no puede superar los límites de ingreso establecidos por HUD (indicados abajo) y todos los miembros
antecedentes penales. Las familias se asignan a una unidad
para una unidad de 2 dormitorios es un máximo de 5 personas.
razonable para una persona con discapacidad.Límites de ingreso
¿Cómo puedo presentar mi solicitud?Las pre-solicitudes se pueden descargar en línea desde www.hacsb.com, o llamando al teléfono (909) 890-9533 y
Autoridad de Vivienda o se pueden enviar por correo a 1787, San Bernardino, CA 92402.
NOTICE INVITING BIDS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVENthat the RIALTO UNIFIEDSCHOOL DISTRICT ("DIS-TRICT") of San BernardinoCounty, California, acting by andthrough its Governing Board("Board"), will receive up to, butnot later than 2:00 p.m. onThursday, March 17, 2016,sealed bids for:
EISENHOWER H.S. HVACUPGRADE
BID # 15-16-005
All bids shall be prepared andsubmitted on the bid forms fur-nished by the DISTRICT. Eachbid shall be accompanied bythe security referred to in thecontract documents. All bidsshall be received at PurchasingServices Office located at 260 S.Willow Avenue, Rialto, CA92376. All Bids must be sealedand clearly state on the LowerLeft Side of the bid envelope theBid Title, Bid Number, and BidCategory.
Each bid must conform with andbe responsive to all pertinentBidding and Contract docu-ments. Copies are on file andopen for public inspection at NeffConstruction, Inc.’s main office,1701 S. Bon View Avenue,Ontario, CA 91761.
Prospective Bidders are encour-aged to telephone in advance todetermine the availability of BidDocuments. Bids must be sub-mitted to the DISTRICT on theContract Bid Forms, which are apart of the Bid Package for theProject. To obtain the projectdocuments, please contact A & IReprographics at (909) 514-0704, or e-mail your request to:[email protected]. Bid docu-ments on CD or printed hardcopy will be sent upon requestwith pre-payment of all relatedcosts and completed paperworkfor document production anddelivery. Sample bid documentswill also be placed in the CON-STRUCTION MANAGER’SOffice, and may be viewed atMcGraw-Hill Construction’s web-site: www.construction.com/pro-jectcenter/.
For information regarding thisproject, prospective Bidders arerequested to contact DougWorrel, Neff Construction, Inc.,1701 S. Bon View Avenue,Ontario, CA 91761, (909) 947-3768.
There will be a mandatory pre-bid conference/job walk onTuesday, March 1, 2016 at 2:45p.m., and on Wednesday,March 2, 2016 at 2:45 p.m. atthe Eisenhower High Schooljobsite, 1321 North LilacAvenue, Rialto, CA 92376(meet in front of theEisenhower H.S. Main Office).Potential Bidders must attendone or the other and will berequired to sign in at the jobwalk. Failure to do so willresult in vendor being auto-matically disqualified fromsubmitting a bid. There will beno exceptions. Please bring acopy of the bid with you for thepre-bid conference/job walk.
Award of this bid by the RialtoUnified School DistrictGoverning Board will be contin-gent upon one hundred percent(100%) eligible funding of thisproject by the DISTRICT. Evenafter award of the contract, theRialto Unified School Districtmay or may not proceed with theproject, in whole or in part.Execution of the project, in partor in whole, is solely at the dis-cretion of Rialto Unified SchoolDistrict. CONTRACTORS wish-ing to bid, do so solely at theirown risk. The Rialto UnifiedSchool District is not liable orresponsible for any costs, loss,fees, or expenses, of any kind,associated with bid and/or adecision not to proceed with theproject, even after award of thecontract. By submitting a bid,each Bidder agrees to bear all ofits own costs, fees, expenses,and losses, of any and all kind,should the Rialto Unified SchoolDistrict cancel the project.
Licenses: The DISTRICTrequires that Bidders possessthe following classification(s) ofCONTRACTOR’S license:
Category License17 – HVAC C-2030 - Multiple Trades B
Work in these Categoriesincludes all work as required tocomplete the entire project asnoted anywhere within: theProject Manual, the drawings, orissued addenda.
The DISTRICT has obtainedfrom the Department of IndustrialRelations the general prevailingrate of per diem wages and thegeneral prevailing rate for holi-day and overtime work for theSan Bernardino County area foreach trade, craft, classification,or type of work needed to exe-cute the contract. Holiday ratesshall be paid as specified in thecollective bargaining agreement
applicable to each particulartrade, craft, classification, or typeof work employed on the project.
Copies of schedules of rates sodetermined are available on theI n t e r n e t(http://www.dir.ca.qov/DLSR/PWD) and are on file and availableat the Purchasing ServicesOffice address noted above. Inaccordance with Section 1773.2of the California Labor Code, theCONTRACTOR and anySubcontractor(s) shall post acopy of the determination of pre-vailing rate of wages at each job-site. The schedule of per diemwages is based upon a workingday of eight (8) hours. The ratefor holiday and overtime workshall be at time plus one-half.The CONTRACTOR and anySubcontractor(s) shall pay notless than the specified prevailingrates of wages to all workersemployed by them in the execu-tion of the contract.
Pursuant to Labor CodeSections 1725.5 and 1771.1, allCONTRACTORS and subcon-tractors that wish to submit pro-posal or, be listed in a bid, orenter into a contract to performpublic work must be registeredwith the Department of IndustrialRelations. No bid will be accept-ed nor any contract entered intowithout proof of theCONTRACTOR’s and subcon-tractors’ current registration withthe Department of IndustrialRelations to perform public work.If awarded a Contract, the Bidderand its subcontractors, of anytier, shall maintain active regis-tration with the Department ofIndustrial Relations for the dura-tion of the Project. This Projectis subject to compliance monitor-ing and enforcement by theDepartment of IndustrialRelations. It shall be the propos-er’s sole responsibility to evalu-ate and include the cost of com-plying with all labor compliancerequirements under this contractand applicable law in its proposal.
Bidders will only be accepted forCONTRACTORS deemed quali-fied by the DISTRICT in the pre-qualification phase prior to biddeadline. Hard copies of all pre-qualification information andmaterials are available at theDISTRICT’S Facilities PlanningOffice located at 625 W. RialtoAvenue, Rialto, CA 92376, orelectronic copies can be down-loaded athttp://kec.rialto.k12.ca.us/facili-ties.
In accordance with provisions ofPublic Contract Code Section22300, substitution of eligibleand equivalent securities for anymonies withheld to ensure per-formance under this contractwould be permitted at therequest and expense of theCONTRACTOR.
Each bid shall be accompaniedby a certified or cashier’s checkor bid bond executed by anadmitted surety insurer in anamount not less than ten percent(10%) of the total bid price,payable to the DISTRICT. APayment Bond and PerformanceBond will be required prior to theexecution of the Contract. ThePayment Bond and PerformanceBond shall be in the form andamount set forth in the ContractDocuments.
No Bidder may withdraw their bidfor a period of one hundred andtwenty days (120) calendar daysafter the date set for the openingof bids.
The DISTRICT reserves the rightto reject any and all bids or towaive any irregularities or infor-mation in any bid.
Each Bidder is encouraged toand is expected to exercise duediligence to comply with the pro-visions of California PublicContract Code Section 10115 etseq. and California Military andVeterans Code Section 999 etseq. which require all applicablecontracts to satisfy state wideparticipation goals of not lessthan three percent (3%) forDisabled Veteran BusinessEnterprises (“DVBE”).
Rialto Unified School District isan "Equal Opportunity" employer.
The awarded bid shall be deter-mined on the base bid, and otherconditions, listed in the“Information to Bidder” of theProject Manual.
Daniel Distrola, PurchasingManagerRialto Unified School DistrictSan Bernardino Co., State ofCalifornia
First Publication : February 18,2016Second Publication: February25, 2016MANDATORY Pre-BidConference/Job Walk: March 1,2016 11:00AMDeadline for Written Questions:March 7, 2016 4:00 PM
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Netherlands basketball duo take their shot at NBA
By Anthony Victoria
In a country where soccer isthe dominant sport, Univer-sity of California, Riverside
(UCR) basketball players MennoDijkstra and Robert Boezemanrepresent a minority.In an recent interview withGlobal Leader Today, Dijkstra andBoezeman shared that in their na-
tive Netherlands, physical andmental development is limited inrelation with basketball. With lim-ited opportunity in their homecountry, both young men felt theyneeded to pursue something out-side of their comfort zone to trulydevelop into good athletes andstrong leaders.“I wanted something more,” saidBoezeman. “I felt my development
was getting stagnant. I had alreadyfulfilled my potential.” Dijkstraagreed and added that he was nota skilled player and aimed to getstronger.“I was not good at all,” he said.“I was just a tall, skinny kid whorelied on his lay-up. Just likeRobert, I wanted to develop into agood player that could compete atthe highest level.”Both young men found the Ca-narias Basketball Academy, lo-cated in the Spanish CanaryIslands. The academy, led by for-mer UC Irvine coach Robert Orel-lana, has produced over 80 NCAADivision I players from around theworld. The academy focuses onproviding its students with the nec-essary physical training to performat an elite level, the nutritionalknowledge to maximize the execu-tion of the skills, and the mentalapproach to be able to perform.The program emphasizes the im-portance of “living like a pro” inorder to maximize results on thecourt, according to Orellana.“It’s not easy and it’s not foreveryone,” he said. “Basketball isa microcosm of life; I’ve alwayslooked at it in that sense. You haveto learn to take criticism. You can’tbe sensitive. You are told what youneed to hear, not what you want tohear.”The physical and mental regimenCanarias demanded took a toll onboth Dijkstra and Boezeman. Bothsaid they struggled to adapt to lifeat the academy. “I remember hav-ing to wake up at 5 a.m., practicein the morning, lift weights in theafternoon, eat lunch, practiceagain, eat dinner, practice in theevening, and sleep,” explainedBoezeman. “In the Netherlandsyou practiced four times a week atmax. The intensity provided at theacademy was a vast improvement.Everyone [at Canarias] worked
hard everyday, non-stop.”“Was it hard? Absolutely. After awhile, you start missing your fam-ily, especially as a 15-year-oldkid,” said Dijkstra. “Does it makeyou a stronger athlete and betterperson? Yes it does. As a man, Ifeel more mature because of theacademy. I learned how to be moreorganized and more responsible asan individual.”Boezeman, 20, was a top playerfor the Under-18 SPM ShoetersDen Bosch squad where they werethe cup winners and nationalchampions . The 6-foot-7 forwardaveraged 18 points and 10 re-bounds for the season, as DenBosch lost just one game duringtheir 2013-14 Netherlands nationalchampionship campaigns. In 2012,Boezeman was one of theyoungest players on the Nether-land’s U-18 European Champi-onship team. He averaged 6.0points and 5.6 rebounds in ninegames, and enjoyed double-digitrebound performances against Es-tonia and Germany, while reachingdouble figures in scoring againstEstonia and Norway. He devel-oped his love for the game at anearly age after being encouragedby his mother--a former profes-sional basketball player “I was always around the game.I tried soccer at first, but alwaysbeing around the basketball gymencouraged me to join in. I was al-ways taller than all the other kids,so the sport was a good fit for me.”Dijkstra, 19, who also played onNetherland’s U-18 European
Championship, helped lead Orel-lana’s academy team to the Ca-narian title in 2015, scoring 21points and grabbing 11 reboundsin the tournament’s title game. Hechose UC Riverside over scholar-ship offers from Portland, LoyolaMarymount, UNC Wilmington,Fordham, and Texas-San Antonio.Both say they aspire to play inthe United States’ National Bas-ketball Association. “It’s alwaysbeen a dream for me to play in theNBA. America is like the ‘mecca’of basketball,” insisted Boezeman.“I played with older guys just forfun as a kid,” he said. “I lived in asmall village where there was nobasketball courts. I remember mydad constructing a court for me inmy backyard, and since then I fellin love with the sport. I practicedalmost every day.”Orellana said the two men havedeveloped into great leaders, whoin short time will be essential play-makers at UCR. “These two men had hunger,” hesaid. “They wanted to be goodbasketball players and always hadthe dream of playing basketball inthe United States.”The former Division I coach hadspecial praise for Dijkstra, who hesaw grow from a young “uncoor-dinated” boy into a leader and thefocal point of the team. “The kids have looked up to him.I demanded him to be a leader andhe accepted the role,” Orellanasaid. “I don’t admit it to him, butsome days I miss him.”
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UC Riverside basketball forwards Robert Boezeman, 20, andMenno Dijkstra, 19, both of the Netherlands.
