Inland Empire Weekly July 17 2014

NOS Brew Fest puts spotlighton local brewers

By Yazmin Alvarez

The Redlands PoliceDepartment is looking forhelp from area organiza-

tions to serve as a vendor at the

annual Back2School Jam, whichplans to give backpacks andschool supplies to those in neednext month.Organizers are looking to gift1,200 backpacks at the annual

event, planned from 10 a.m. tonoon Aug. 2 at Sylvan Park--alongUniversity Street and ColtonAvenue--this year through a part-

Inland Empire

By Yazmin Alvarez

It was bottoms up Saturday ashundreds quenched theirthirst for icy cold craft beers

at the National Orange Show’sfirst-ever Brew Fest.More than 25 local breweries,including some from the SanDiego area, offered tastings of

some of their specialty ales, bring-ing over 50 brews on tap for thecharitable event benefiting the

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Jonathon Hunt from Inland Empire Brewing Co. in Riverside serves up ales at the NOS BrewFest.


More than 1,000 backpacks will be gifted during the annual Back2School jam.

Vendors sought for annual Back2SchoolJam in Redlands

The Humane Society ofSan Bernardino Valleywill have a fundraising

day at Fiesta Village, 1405 E.Washington in Colton August2nd from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00p.m. Visit www.hssbv.org to down-load and print a flyer or stop bythe Humane Society of SanBernardino Valley, 374 WOrange Show Lane, SanBernardino).When you bring the flyer

with you to Fiesta Village onAugust 2nd you will receive anall-access pass for only $12.95(regular pricing over $20). In addition to the discount, theHSSBV will also get 20% ofeach admission ticket. Your all-access pass includes unlimitedrace cars, amusement rides,mini-golf, roller skating andwaterslides. For more information on thisfundraiser visits www.hssbv.orgor call 909-386-1400 ext. 224.

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Ever think about writ-ing? Do you have astory waiting to be

told? Don’t think you have theskills?If you answered yes to anyone of these questions, theJoslyn Senior Center has justthe solution - a CreativeWriting Class.This class is for ages and skilllevels; and those who wouldenjoy a fun approach to writingin a friendly and supportiveenvironment.Mae Wagner-Marinello willteach the class, which is offerednow through the summer. Classtime is 10 a.m. to noon at JoslynSenior Center, 21 Grant St.For more information, call909-798-7550.

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National Orange Show Brew Fest 2014

-nership between several area or-ganizations, including the RedlandsUnified School District, the A.K.Smiley Public Library and Build-ing A Generation.Community groups, areachurches and businesses are beingsought to become vendors at theevent in the hopes of connectingwith members of the communityby supplying those in attendancewith resource information or give-aways that will help area studentssucceed as they embark on the up-coming 2014-15 school year, ex-plained RPD Officer ElyzabethGreen who has served as a head or-ganizer of the event for years."The aim is to help prepare forback to school and for the residentsto get to know the resources thatare offered in the community," shesaid.The deadline to register as a ven-

dor is Friday (July 18), and there isno cut-off on the number of ven-dors to participate.A planned cleanup is also set andorganizers are looking for youthvolunteers to participate. Theevent, held at several locations, isplanned from 8 a.m. to noon Aug.1. Volunteers who contribute anhour to the cause are guaranteed abackpack and school supplies dur-ing the Aug. 2 event.Other event highlights include abounce house, food, games, artsand crafts, a live DJ and an oppor-tunity to explore Sylvan Park.To learn more, contact Green viaemail [email protected] or call909-798-7534 ext. 2.

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

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National Orange Show Founda-tion.A perfect match up since the in-augural festival was a glass halffull-type event for the hundreds inattendance.“It’s great to finally have an eventlike this that’s local,” said JonathanHunt from Riverside’s Inland Em-pire Brewing Co. “It’s a better way to bring in busi-ness for everyone here since you’reactually attracting people from thearea.”And that was the aim of the inau-gural event, said NOS’s Citrus Lia-son and event organizer GayleCovey, “to highlight local brew-eries.”As the first brew-themed event ofits kind in the area, the event wasalso an opportunity to spotlighthome brewers from the Inland Em-pire through an additional HomeBrew Competition offered in partwith the Brew Fest.Competitors poured out their best

homebrews to place in categoriesof Citrus, IPA, Pale Ale or Belgianand all vying for “Best of Show.”Taking the rank Saturday at thecompetition was Rob Sullivan, afive-month-old homebrewer fromRedlands, who took home braggingrights as Grand Prize winner for hiscitrus blend made with fresh lemonzest. Sullivan said no big plans are inthe works after winning. “The plan is to just keep brew-ing,” he said. “I enjoy it and hope-fully people will continue to enjoymy beers.” A portion of the proceeds from theBrew Fest will benefit the NationalOrange Show Foundation, whichhelps support Santa Claus Inc.,Bonne Meres, Loma Linda Univer-sity Children’s Hospital, Best Bud-dies, and other charitablefoundations.

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

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NOS Brew Fest Home Competition 1st Place winners.Pictured in middle is Grand Prize Winner, Rob Sullivan.


Gina Saady, serves up ales offered at her Colton store, House of Booze during the NOS Brew Fest2014.


Country music star, Kelleigh Bannen, headlined the inaugural National Orange Show Brew Fest2014.

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Words to Think About: The origin of gambling

By G. W. Abersold Ph.D.

It may come as a surprise tosome of you, but gamblingdid not originate in the United

States. Las Vegas, Atlantic Cityand the Indian Casinos are allJohnny-come-latelys.One of the oldest historical ac-counts is recorded in 2300 BCE inChina. While prostitution is con-sidered to be the oldest profession,gambling is believed to be the sec-ond oldest.Gambling is addictive. It rupturesfamilies. It often leads to crime.Let’s examine it.The phrase “casting of lots” is notin usage today, but it was a form of

gambling in Biblical days. It ismentioned 70 times in the Old Tes-tament and 7 times in the New Tes-tament. If seems God instructedthe Israelites to cast lots in order todetermine His will. (Joshua 18:6-10) Perhaps the most interestingincident of casting lots is whenRoman soldiers cast lots for Jesus’garments. (Matthew 27:35.)To grasp an understanding of“casting of lots,” the closest gam-bling activities to it are: drawing ofstraws, pitching pennies against awall for the closest and flipping acoin. (ala a football game.)In a sense, life itself is a gamble.We are betting our life every timewe drive down the street; same forgetting married or investing in thestock market, and lotteries.A professor in Seminary said,“As Christians we are betting oursouls on the truth of the Bible andthe resurrection of Jesus.”There is a gamble or risk everytime we ride in an airplane or atrain or a bus or a ship. There is anelement of risk involved which isanother word for gambling.Gambling is not limited to theUSA. It is world-wide. The threebest known in our country are: LasVegas, Atlantic City and Laughlin,Nevada. All three also have hugehotels and various types of enter-tainment.

There are three other types ofgambling organizations that gam-ble regularly. Indian Casinos num-ber 470 in the USA. They areowned by 242 of our nation’s 565recognized tribes. The total annualrevenue is close to $30 billion.Most states where they are locatedget a cut of it.Another area of gambling is thesocial groups. It is impossible tocalculate the number of places orthe amount of money involved.For instance I live in a MobileHome Park. Each week a pokergame is held in the club house. Thelocal Senior Center also has apoker group. Statistics are impos-sible to calculate.Another major source for gam-bling is the hundreds of cruiseships that ply the seas. Each onehas a casino that operates when-ever the ship is not docked. Boozeand gambling are the major moneymakers for the ships.Bingo is the major USA borngambling game. Originally andeven today, it is often identifiedwith churches. It is a favoritefundraiser. It was first re-ferred to as “Beano.”Atlanta, Georgia was its firsthome. Edwin S. Lowe, a toy sales-man from New York City heardthe players yell “beano” and hethought they were yelling “bingo.”

From New York it spread rapidlyaround the country. The game it-self is always changing. The callsin particular are subject to change.The locations for bingo are asvariable as there are casinos,churches, clubs, and ships. It is al-ways the favorite game on cruiseships. The amount of money in-volved worldwide is in the bil-lions.Legalized gambling is a favoritemoney source for many States.The games involved are: Faro,Monte, Roulette, Keno, Jai lai, dogand horse racing, Blackjack,Craps, Porker-of all varieties andSlots.My favorite forms of gamblingare called Con games. There arebasically three of them: Shellgame, Three Card Monte and Fastand Loose.The shell game was first called“Thimblerig.” It dates back to An-cient Greece. Paintings from an-cient times show it being played.For example, “The Conjurer”

painted by Hieronymus Bosh.Sewing thimbles were first used. Itcame to America in the 1700’s.Later, Walnut shells were used,and today bottle caps are verycommon. It is important to remem-ber, these three are confidencegames, a swindle.All three are played today in thegreat cities of the world: NewYork, Chicago, LA, London, Paris,Rome, Berlin, Singapore, andManila, to name a few.The shell game uses three shells,plus a pea. The conjurer manipu-lates the shells and the “sucker”puts money on the shell that hethinks has the pea.The most famous of all conartists was Soapy Smith. After a“sucker” picked the wrong cardand lost $10,000, he shot Soapyand before he died, Soapy killedthe sucker. It occurred in Skagway,Alaska in 1898.Remember, you can’t win on anyof the cons. Don’t be a sucker.Amen. Selah. So be it.

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Broadway favorite “Seussical”come to Lifehouse Theater

Dr. Seuss is on the loose asLifeHouse Theater isproud to present the

Broadway favorite “Seussical.”The Cat in the Hat tells the storyof Horton, an elephant who notonly must protect a speck of dustcontaining the Whos from a worldof naysayers, but also guard anabandoned egg.Performances begin Saturday,July 26, 2014 at 7:30 PM and willcontinue on weekends through Au-gust 31, 2014. Performances areFridays at 7:30 PM, Saturdays at2:15 PM and 7:30 PM and Sun-days at 2:15 PM. In addition to theweekend performances, there willbe a special Thursday performanceon August 28 at 7:30 PM. Theperformance on Saturday, August9 will also feature an interpretedpresentation for the deaf.Tickets are available online atwww.boxoffice.lifehousetheater.com. Advance ticket prices are $14or $18 for adults and $7 or $9 for

children ages 3-11 (no childrenunder 3 are admitted) and may bepurchased over the phone with aVisa or MasterCard by calling(909) 335-3037 (a $3 conveniencefee is added to all phone orders).Tickets may also be purchased inperson at the box office, which isopen Fridays from 1:00 PM to6:00 PM and one hour prior to per-formance times on the weekends.Tickets are $1 more the day of theperformance. Group rates areavailable for groups of ten ormore. Guests are encouraged toreserve seats early as perform-ances do sell out.“Seussical” is a fantastical, mag-ical musical. Tony winning writ-ers/composers Lynn Ahrens andStephen Flaherty (“Lucky Stiff,”“My Favorite Year,” and “Rag-time”) have lovingly brought tolife many favorite Dr. Seuss char-acters, including Horton the Ele-phant, The Cat in the Hat,Gertrude McFuzz, the lazy

Mayzie, and a little boy with a bigimagination--Jojo. The colorfulcharacters transport the audiencefrom the Jungle of Nool to the Cir-cus McGurkus to the invisibleworld of the Whos.“Dr. Seuss represents the best ofour childhoods. His zany charac-ters and firm lessons are universaland timeless. We’re excited tobring it all to life,” commentsWayne Scott, founder and presi-dent of LifeHouse Theater.“‘Suessical’ is a wonderful oppor-tunity for guests of any age tocome and enjoy this fun familyfantasy.”The cast of over 40 Inland Em-pire actors includes the husbandand wife team of Michael andKelsey Milligan playing the Cat inthe Hat and Gertrude McFuzz, inaddition to directing the produc-tion. The show also features JoshArana as Horton the Elephant,Brian Skousen as Jojo, Sarah Ay-otte as Mayzie La Bird, BedaSpindola as Sour Kangaroo,Danny Blair as Mr. Mayor, TinaSkousen as Mrs. Mayor and TomFletcher as General Schmitz.Joining the award-winning teamof the Milligans on the productionstaff are music director JonathanArana, costume designer CristyConrad and set designer Tim Ma-honey.The theater is located at 1135 N.Church St. in Redlands, next to theRedlands Christian School. Freeparking is available in back of thetheater. More information can befound by visiting the website atwww.lifehousetheater.com.LifeHouse Theater concludes its20th anniversary season with“Samson” (Sept. 13 - Oct. 12,2014) and “Sherlock Holmes andthe Hound of the Baskervilles”(Oct. 25 - Nov. 16, 2014).For more information, please call(909) 335-3037.

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A“hat in hand” man ap-proached fellow SanBernardino Generation

Now (SBGN) member JennicaBillins at Seccombe Lake Parkthis past Saturday afternoon.The man of Mexican descent,who resembled the build of myown father with broad shoulders,dark brown skin, and a thickmoustache picked up a rake andasked, “Can I clean up too?”SBGN’s bi-weekly park cleanups began as a result of MatthewGreenleaf’s frustrations with thecity’s efforts in maintaining one ofour city’s historic parks and withthe apathetic behavior residentsdemonstrate. The “tagging” seenon restroom walls and on parkbenches perhaps reveals that apa-thy better than anything else.With long lasting memories ofplaying in the park’s fields andfeeding the ducks as a youngchild, Greenleaf has inspired ourgroup to create lasting memoriesfor young children in our presenttime. Realistically, what kind ofmemories will the young childrenof San Bernardino have if we donot keep them motivated andhappy?I’m afraid that their memorieswill consist of drive-by shootings,drug deals, and witnessing lovedones dying in front of them. Theyare scenes that resemble a battle-field, but occur in our very back-yard.

It’s behavior that is created be-cause of a lack of stimulation thatour community’s children need tostay out of that environment.How many of these “thugs” doyou think were once children whoclimbed the monkey bars at Sec-combe Lake Park or fed theducks? I’d say all of them.According to the Census Bu-reau’s American CommunitiesSurvey, San Bernardino had apoverty rate of 31.1 percent andan unemployment rate of 17.5percent in 2012, the year the cityfiled for bankruptcy. If thosenumbers are still prevalent today,that means roughly 62,000 resi-dents in our city are on the brinkof poverty.We realize that the entire popu-lation of the city: elected officials,police officers, firefighters, busi-ness men and women, students,educators, community organizers,and working class residents wantsomething more for our city. Weall want to save San Bernardino,but I believe we should begin bysaving it’s human element first.As SBGN, we look to save theonce-labeled “Heartland” into afriendly city once again by restor-ing Seccombe Lake Park into afamily-friendly place. For the62,000 residents who may not af-ford to go to a nice park in neigh-boring Rialto, or to a familyattraction somewhere in OrangeCounty, we aim to provide themwith a comforting place close tohome where they can hold familypicnics, play softball, and enjoytheir weekends off from work.In the two months that MatthewGreenleaf organized park cleanups, we’ve met numerous resi-dents who aspire to do somethingabout Seccombe Lake Park’s cur-rent state of dilapidation. LikeIgnacio, the “hat in hand” man,who wasn’t as shy as I thought hewould be.“I’ll be coming next time,” hesaid in Spanish when he foundout we are organizing the nextclean up for July 26.And we hope you tell other res-idents. Because what we’re doingis part of a movement. A move-ment that needs the help of hum-ble people just like you Ignacio,who look to bring positivity backto our great city.

Cleaning up our local park is agreat start.

Anthony Victoria is a reporterfor Inland Empire CommunityNewspapers and can be reachedat [email protected]

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Unless there is a guarantee thateveryone, even people who cannotafford to pay the current charges,will receive as much water as theywant, we already ration water bythe recipient’s wealth.

I think a lot of changes are com-ing including official water ra-tioning because too many peopleare not voluntarily conservingwater. They consider their personalneed or desire to have a lush greenlawn, a clean car, a swimmingpool, clean clothes, a long showeror two a day so that they smellclean for their coworkers and thepublic more important than otherpeople’s need for water to drink orthe farmer’s need for water togrow the produce or raise the ani-mals we eat.

I hope the authorities setting thewater rationing rules will decide toset a basic water guarantee foreveryone — wealthy, poor andhomeless, and set a tiered supplyand fee system that cuts the watersupplied to those of us who’ve

been conserving water regularlyand voluntarily over the past fewyears much less than it cuts thewater supplied to those of us whohave refused to conserve watervoluntarily.

I have read a couple letters to theeditor expressing the fear thatthose who use much less waterthan others because they have beenconserving it as requested will bepunished by having their watersupply cut the same percentage asthe supply provided to those whohave refused to conserve water.And therefore the voluntary con-servers will not receive enoughwater to meet their basic needs.

Elizabeth Kerr,Ontario

Guaranteed access to a basic amount of water

Immigrant rights groups andchurches have listed poverty, vio-lence and gangs as the reasons forthe flow of children crossing ille-gally into Texas.

These groups don’t have to looksouth 4,000 miles to find childrenwith these issues. They can look insouth Ontario and any large innercity in the U.S., where our childrenface the same problems, drugs, vi-olence and gangs every day. ABCran a story about a 14-year-old boywho was some math whiz. Hisdream is to live long enough tograduate high school. He has torun from school to home through

gang-infested neighborhoods. If hewas white, living in San Marino,he would be dreaming of attendingStanford or UCLA. I bet he isn’tthe only kid who faces this prob-lem.

I forgo Christmas parties at workand my wife and I don’t exchangegifts. Instead the money is used tobuy clothes for some kids in southOntario who wear pajamas toschool because their parent(s) can-not afford to buy clothes.

In New Jersey, a high schoolvaledictorian lives in a car. One issix people in Southern California

are hungry.

I can go on. We became theglobal cop and 65,000 deaths inVietnam and about 7,000 deaths inIraq and Afghanistan are the re-sults. We are now asked to be theglobal day care center. Before weexpand our day care, let’s makesure we take care of the ones wehave. The churches and immigrantrights groups should spread theirlove to the ones already here.

Ken Lund,Rancho Cucamonga

Spread love to those already here

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SeccombeLake Park:Where themovementis taking

placeAs horrifying as these eighthgraders’ denial of the Holocaust is,I ask: What does Rialto UnifiedSchool District plan to do to re-ed-ucate these students?

California public school educa-tors are required to possess theBCLAD (The Crosscultural, Lan-guage and Academic Develop-ment) certificate. Have thesestudents also learned to deny the

Armenian Genocide, the genocideof Cambodians by the KhmerRouge and the extermination ofNative Americans?

It is incumbent upon the RialtoUnified School District adminis-tration to address the disgustingdis-information that their studentshave been subjected to and we, thepublic, who has wasted our moneyon this obscene exercise in the re-

writing of history, must be in-formed of the school district’s planto re-educate these students.

Also, the state of Californiashould re-think it’s BCLAD re-quirement which is, clearly, toonarrowly focused and require cur-rent educators to be re-certificated.

Laura Jaoui,Claremont

What’s the plan to re-educate the deniers?

The Association of Colton Edu-cators (ACE) is pleased to an-nounce the endorsement of threecandidates for School Board in theColton Joint Unified School Dis-trict. The three candidates receiv-ing this early endorsement areRandall Ceniceros, Pilar Tabera,and Joanne Thoring-Ojeda.

CJUSD teacher and ACE mem-ber David Johnson was in chargeof the candidate interviews and de-scribed the goal of ACE in select-ing candidates for the SchoolBoard: “Our main objective is to

get community members on theCJUSD School Board who willwork with teachers to help the stu-dents of our community succeed.We feel these three candidateshave that drive and capability, andwe are proud to give them our en-dorsements. We know they will bededicated to the students of ourDistrict!”

The School Board elections willbe on November 4, 2014, and theAssociation has already startedworking with the three candidatesto support successful campaigns.

Those interested in the campaignscan contact ACE for informationor contact the three candidates di-rectly.

ACE represents the over 1100teachers in the greater Colton areaschool district which serves stu-dents from Colton, Grand Terrace,Bloomington, and parts of LomaLinda, Fontana, and Rialto.

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Combat “summer slide” with educational activitiesBy MJ Duncan

While kids are enjoyingsummer break there isa proven phenomenon

many parents are unaware of:summer slide. This is what hap-pens when young minds sit idle forthree months. Parents may bethinking of family vacations orhow to keep children engaged inactivities, but what they may notbe focusing on is how much edu-cational ground their childrencould lose during the summerbreak, particularly when it comesto reading.The San Bernardino City UnifiedSchool District is combating thatproblem by recommending threeactivities to keep students’ mindsactive during the summer.

Library: In addition to books and e-books,the San Bernardino Public Libraryoffers free computer classes, freeInternet access, and Brainfuse.Brainfuse is a free tutoring pro-gram available in English andSpanish for students of all ages, in-cluding adults. Subjects includeEnglish, math, science, and SATand GED test preparation. Monday

through Thursday, Saturday (909)381-8201.The Highland Branch Library of-fers Storytime for younger chil-dren, featuring songs, rhymes, andpuppets. It also offers variety

shows and musical performanceson select days. Monday throughSaturday (909) 425-4700.

Ancient Egyptian Treasuresand Contemporary Art:

The Robert and Frances Fuller-ton Museum of Art on the campusof California State University, SanBernardino has one of the largestcollections of Egyptian antiquitieswest of the Mississippi River. Themuseum also features a variety oftemporary, contemporary art ex-hibits. General admission is free.Free tours are available with ad-vance request. Parking at CSUSBis $5 per day. Monday throughThursday, Saturday (909) 537-7373.

Local History and Art: The Unofficial McDonald’s Mu-seum is located at 1398 N. E Streetin San Bernardino, the site of theoriginal McDonald’s restaurant.The museum has the largest col-lection of pre-Ray Kroc McDon-ald’s memorabilia. The outside ofthe building has two muralspainted by local and visitingartists. The murals feature impor-tant events and people in the his-tory of San Bernardino. Admissionis free. Guided tours are availableon the weekends. Daily (909) 885-6324.Experts agree that children whoread during the summer gain read-ing skills, while those who do not

often slide backward. According tothe authors of a report from theNational Summer Learning Asso-ciation: "A conservative estimateof lost instructional time is approx-imately two months or roughly 22percent of the school year.... It'scommon for teachers to spend atleast a month re-teaching materialthat students have forgotten overthe summer. That month of re-teaching eliminates a month thatcould have been spent on teachingnew information and skills."The report's authors further notethat family income plays a signifi-cant role in determining the mag-nitude of this summer slide.Students from low-income fami-lies "...experience an average sum-mer learning loss in readingachievement of over two months."Not only do these students suffergreater sliding during the summer,they also experience cumulativeeffects of greater learning losseach summer.Summer slide affects millions ofchildren each year, but it doesn’thave to. Parents and guardians areencouraged to keep children read-ing and engaged in stimulating ac-tivities.

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Summer slide is a phenomenon that occurs during summerbreak when children lose approximately two months or 22 per-cent of the academic year. The San Bernardino City UnifiedSchool District has made three recommendations for parents andguardians to combat summer slide.

UC Riverside announces new food initiative with global implicationsBy MJ Duncan

This community may not beaware of the significantcontributions UC River-

side has in our food culture fromdevelopment, delivery and preser-vation. For generations agricul-tural research at UCR has helpedfeed humans, and on the globalfront when countries are fightingdrought and flood, crops devel-oped at the campus can withstandthe weather. Scientists at UCR, incollaboration with the CaliforniaDepartment of Food and Agricul-ture, study the natural enemy ofpests that destroy important crops,raise it and release it.A surprising fact that this com-munity probably isn’t informedabout is that every piece of citrusin a California supermarket has aconnection back to the campus,because Riverside hosts the bud-wood and genetic material for cit-rus growers around the world.“Keep in mind, the issue of foodis not just about what we eat,” saidUC President Janet Napolitano.“It’s about delivery systems. Cli-mate issues. Population growth.Policy. All of these and more comeinto play when you begin to thinkabout the colliding forces thatshape the world’s food future.”Napolitano recently announced anew UC Global Food Initiative be-tween all 10 University of Califor-nia campuses, one that supportsthe ongoing commitment to sup-port healthy eating, sustainableagriculture and food security on aglobal level.“This initiative will help us ad-dress food security issues on ourown campus, in our communityand across the world,” said PeggyMauk, a cooperative extensionspecialist who is director of UCRiverside’s Agricultural Opera-tions, which covers 440 acres oncampus, and another 500 acres inthe Coachella Valley. She hasheard growers ask for new certifi-cate programs and an agribusinessdegree. She is working to provideUCR grown crops to campus

restaurants as well as schools inthe Riverside Unified School Dis-tricts and local food banks.“Our research has been going onfor generations, but what this ini-tiative does is ask us to knit it allup with the local community, localrestaurants, even our local stu-dents. It’s totally doable in myopinion, given some time andsome resources and some goodpartnerships,” Mauk said.A lecture series is one part of theUC Global Food Initiative, whichwill serve as a place to hear froma variety of different perspectives

about how to increase the sustain-ability and health of the food sup-ply. “The UC is a place to havethat debate,” Mauk said.The initiative’s reach, Napolitanosaid, will be both external and in-ternal – on campuses, among fac-ulty and students, in research labsand in communities through UCoutreach. It will build on efforts al-ready under way. It will identifybest practices and share themwidely within UC, California, and,ultimately, the nation and theworld.

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San BernardinoFarmers Fair &Market Night

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

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Arrowhead RegionalMedical Center

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beat tempos, horns, keyboards andfantastic vocals when Latin Flaretakes the stage on July 23. Perform-ing songs such as “Hey, Baby QuePaso” and “Shake, Rattle and Roll,”this seven-piece band is sure to de-liver a lot of sound and great dancemusic. The band for the July 30concert will be announced soon.CSUSB’s Summer Wednesdaysconcerts begin at 7 p.m. and endaround 9 p.m. Parking is compli-mentary in Lot D. Concertgoers areencouraged to bring blankets, lawnchairs and picnic baskets and enjoymusic by the stars. Concessionstands are also available. For moreinformation, call Coussoulis Arenaat (909) 537-7360.

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Bag Book Sale

Saturday, July 19- The Friendsof the San Bernardino Public Li-brary are planning a Bag Sale. Itwill be held in the Friends’ Roomlocated at the rear of the Norman F.Feldheym Central Library, 555 W.6th Street in San Bernardino. Thepublic is welcome from 9:00 AM to4:00 PM. Buy a grocery bag foronly $2 and fill it up with yourchoice of books. Memberships tothe Friends are available at nominalcost in the library’s administrationoffice before the sale, and in theFriends’ room on the day of thesale.“Like” Friends of the SanBernardino Public Library on Face-book to get a coupon for the booksale. For more information, pleasecall 909-381-8251 or visit sbpl.org

Writer’s Group

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50th reunion planned for Eisenhower High School Class of ‘64

By Yazmin Alvarez

Beatlemania, the debut ofthe first Ford Mustangand Eisenhower High

School’s Class of 64 have in com-mon?They’re all celebrating their 50thanniversary this year.Eisenhower Eagles alumni from1964 can meet up, mingle and takea walk down memory lane Oct. 11for the Class of 64‘s 50th Reunioncelebration planned at the new Ar-rowhead Events Center in SanBernardino.And classmates are beingprepped to party as the gatheringis more than just a one-night affair. Members of Ike’s Reunion Com-

mittee have been hard at workplanning an event-filled weekendto ensure a memorable experiencefor classmates, said committeemember Barbara Badger.“It’s really going to be a specialcelebration as we’ve all been ex-cited for this year to comearound,” Badger said. “It’s goingto be a great time reconnect withsome of those lost friends and cre-ate memories again.”To help kick things off andshake-off nerves, a cocktail partyand meet and greet is planned Oct.10 from 6:30 p.m.-11 p.m. at theHilton Garden Inn in SanBernardino. Following the Friday night socialis a chance to hit the green the next

morning for a golf tournament,then it’s off to get ready for the re-union celebration where there isplenty more planned. A social hour is scheduled from6:30 - 7:30 p.m. followed by a din-ner and dance from 7:30 p.m. tomidnight, which includes videomontages, photo and raffle oppor-tunities. Tickets for the reunion are $65.Tickets to attend both the cocktailparty and the reunion are also $65.Cost for the cocktail party only is$15. A Sunday picnic following theevent is also being planned andcommittee members are workingto secure a location for the lunch. To register, find classmates or

more information on EisenhowerHigh School’s Class of 64 50thReunion, visit,www.classcreator.com/Rialto-Cal-ifornia-Eisenhower-1964/first-time.cfm.

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

courtesy photo/eisenhower year book

the graduating class of eisenhower high school’s class of 1964. alumni will celebrate their 50th reunion oct. 11 in san bernardino and organizers are searchingfor long lost friends.

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snapshots of images fromeisenhower high school’s1964 yearbook, including the1963 Football homecomingQueen, Cherrian Felicetta.


St. Bernardine Medical Center, Community Hospital ofSan Bernardino Each Named Practice Greenhealth Partner for Change

Community Hospital ofSan Bernardino and St.Bernardine Medical Cen-

ter, members of Dignity Health,were each awarded the 2014 “Part-ner for Change Award” by PracticeGreenhealth, the nation’s leadinghealth care community committedto environmentally responsible op-erations and care.Practice Greenhealth’s Partnerfor Change Awards are very com-petitive and recognize facilities

that have achieved improvementsin sustainability and showed lead-ership in the local community andhealth care sector. At a minimum,facilities applying for this Awardmust be recycling 15 percent oftheir total waste, have reduced reg-ulated medical waste, are wellalong the way to mercury elimina-tion, and have developed othersuccessful pollution preventionprograms in many areas.This is the second year that both

hospitals received the environmen-tal excellence award. “We takepride in our robust sustainabilityefforts to protect our environmentand improve the health of our pa-tients, staff and community,” saidKimiko Ford, Dignity Health In-land Empire vice president, Sup-port and Clinical Services.Some of the sustainability prac-tices in place at St. BernardineMedical Center and CommunityHospital of San Bernardino in-clude recycling paper, cardboard,aluminum, plastics, batteries, bluewrap and metals; renting reusable,sterilized surgery supplies such asbasins, sharps containers andgowns instead of using disposableproducts; and reprocessing surgi-cal equipment for reuse; and usingnontoxic, green certified cleaningsupplies. Community Hospitalalso holds an annual Earth DayExtravaganza, where volunteerscollect e-waste, clothing, books

and magazines, eyeglasses and cellphones and send to the appropriateorganization for distribution orprocessing.“The Partner for Change Awardsaffirms the work our hospitals’teams do every day. We are proudto be recognized as a leader in de-veloping and implementing pro-grams that reflect our commitment

to environmental stewardship andhealth,” added Ford.Practice Greenhealth is a nationalorganization of member healthcare organizations working to in-crease efficiencies and environ-ment stewardship while improvingpatient safety and care throughtools, best practices and knowl-edge.

Veterans, social isolation topic of workshopat Cal State San Bernardino

Several public agencies willsponsor a workshop onmilitary veterans and social

isolation on Tuesday, July 29, atCal State San Bernardino.The workshop is free and open tothe public, and is sponsored by theCSUSB Veterans Success Center,CalVET, San Bernardino CountyDepartment of Veterans Affairsand the Veterans Center in Colton.It will be held from 9 a.m.-noon inthe campus’s Lower CommonsPine Room. Parking on campus is$5 per vehicle.“A major problem affecting vet-erans is social isolation,” said

Marci Daniels, director of theCSUSB Veterans Success Centerand U.S. Army veteran. “Servicemembers returning from combatoften feel like no one understandsthe experiences they have gonethrough and, therefore, withdrawfrom social activities, family andfriends.”The workshop will address signsof isolation and ways to helpsomeone with isolation issues toreconnect with family and friends.The CSUSB Veterans SuccessCenter is a founding member ofthe Inland Empire Veterans MentalHealth Collaborative, a network of

public and private organizationsthat share ideas, knowledge andresources to improve the access to,and quality of, mental health serv-ices for veterans, military person-nel and their families.The goal of the IE collaborativeis to increase public awareness ofthe unique needs of this specialsegment of our population.For more information about theveterans and social isolation work-shop, and to register, contactMarci Daniels [email protected] or at (909)537-5195.


Blood drive in San Bernardino aims to lift FDA ban on gay donors

By Yazmin Alvarez

Ryan Bailey believes in thebenefits of donatingblood but his arms are

tied due to regulations imposed bythe Food and Drug Administration. Bailey, an area resident and Red-lands business owner, is gay.Gay and bisexual men cannot do-nate blood in the U.S. due to a banset in place by the FDA in 1983,when there was no effective andsimple test to detect HIV in blood.Men who have or have had sexwith men at any time since 1977are “deferred” by the FDA, mean-ing they can never make a dona-tion.So in an effort to spark changelocally and stop the ban nation-wide, Bailey along with friendTerri Proctor, teamed up to co-leadthe Inland Empire’s inaugural Na-tional Gay Blood Drive atLifeStream’s San BernardinoDonor Center.“It’s something that has beenweighing heavy on my heart foryears now--what’s the differencebetween my blood--change has tostart somewhere,” he said. As part of the National GayBlood Drive, gay men visit blooddrive locations with an ally orproxy — a straight friend or familymember — who donates blood intheir place.Proctor made a blood donationfor Bailey. The center saw dozens of donorsfor Friday’s drive, 39 of which hadpreviously made appointments asallies, including Redlands MayorPete Aguilar. His donation sticker read: I do-nated for friends, relatives and

staff. San Bernardino was one of 61cities to participate in the effort,which launched last year as agrassroots effort in Los Angeles byfilmmaker/activist Ryan JamesYezak after being unable to speakto the FDA about the ban for hisdocumentary “Second Class Citi-zens.”“The policy is outdated, and as aresult, otherwise eligible gay andbisexual men are unable to con-tribute to the nation’s blood supplyand help save lives,” said Yezak ina news release for the drive.Last year, the American MedicalAssociation voted to end the ban,recognizing the new techniquesavailable to detect HIV in donatedblood.According to the FDA website,the agency is willing to considerchanging its policy if availabledata shows that lifting the ban willprove no additional risk to peoplereceiving donated blood.“The fact that gay men are pro-hibited from donating blood issomething I think we need to talkabout and something the FDA canand should revisit,” said Aguilar,as he sat in the center waiting afterhis blood donation.“It’s an important issue in ourcommunity and I look forward tohaving conversations as a memberof congress with the FDA aboutit.” Those who were unable to give atFriday’s inaugural event in SanBernardino can still support the ef-fort in the Inland Empire as thedrive continues. LifeStream has established acode specific to the Gay BloodDrive that allows allies to donate

blood in a gay or bisexual man’splace after the event.The aim with that, saysLifeStream Vice President of mar-keting Piper Close, “is to take theeffort a step further.”“We don’t want this to be a oneday drive,” said Close. “We areasking those who cannot donate tobe recruiters for surrogates so we

have significant numbers.”Whole blood donations can begiven every 56 days, Close added.Bailey, who talked with Aguilarafter his blood donation, thankedhim for his continued support.“One day, I’ll be sitting therewith you.” Donations in support of the Na-tional Gay Blood Drive can be lo-

cally at LifeStream Donor Centersin San Bernardino, Riverside, On-tario and the High Desert.To learn more visit www.gay-blooddrive.com.

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


Ryan Bailey, co-lead of the Inland Empire’s National Gay Blood Drive, held July 11 in SanBernardino, visits with supporters aiming to help lift the ban imposed by the Food and Drug Ad-ministration restricting gay men to donate blood.


Redlands Mayor Pete Aguilar was among the dozens last weekin support of helping end the FDA ban against gay men donatingblood.

Rail to Redlands Working Groupscheduled to meet

The Rail to Redlands Work-ing Group is scheduled tomeet next Thursday, July

24th from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.to discuss the progress of the Red-lands Passenger Rail Line project.Supervisor Ramos formed thisworking group in order to bringawareness to the Redlands Passen-ger Rail Line project which willextend rail service into the City ofRedlands, connecting Redlands todowntown Los Angeles. Thegroup meets quarterly.At the July 24th meeting, thecommittee will receive updatesfrom SANBAG and Omnitrans as

well as a special presentation fromthe Riverside County TransitCommission on its efforts in de-veloping and extending rail lineservices throughout RiversideCounty.These meetings are open to thepress and the public. The meetingwill take place on July 24, 2014from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. in theJoshua Room, located on the firstfloor of the County GovernmentCenter at 385 N. Arrowhead Ave.,San Bernardino.For more information, pleasecontact Molly Wiltshire or TonyMejia at (909) 387-4855.


USCIS holds grand opening, community open house

By Anthony Victoria

The United States Depart-ment of Homeland Secu-rity demonstrated the

more positive side of immigrationreform to the public last ThursdayJuly 10 when the U.S. Citizenshipand Immigration Services(USCIS) held a grand opening andopen house for one of its local of-fices in San Bernardino.

USCIS, the agency that overseeslegal immigration and responsiblefor benefits and services, plannedthe move to the new facility at 995Hardt Street for more than twoyears after sharing a facility withthe Bureau of Customs and BorderProtection at 655 W. Rialto Ave. indowntown San Bernardino. “This was two and a half years inthe making,” said field directorIrene Martin. “Our staff really

came through with getting every-thing together for this ceremony.”The 39,000-square-foot structureincludes the Info Pass room wherecustomers can find out informa-tion about their case, offices wherecitizenship and green card inter-views take place, and a separatedroom where judicial ceremoniestake place when customers be-come naturalized U.S. citizens.Alicia Hernandez, an Immigra-tion Services officer who con-ducted tours during the grandopening said workers must be welltrained and ready to handle the va-riety of cases that customers bringinto the Info Pass room.“They have to know a lot,” shesaid. “You never know whensomeone is going to come in forwhatever reason, so you have to beready with an answer.”“A lot of these questions can beanswered online, but not every-body has that access,” explainedHernandez. “That’s why we havethe kiosks to make appointments.Otherwise, everybody is welcometo ask questions when theyplease.”A poster board with the words“USCIS San Bernardino Enjoys…” was displayed in the Info Passroom to showcase the activities theofficers enjoy when not on the job.Hernandez explained that sharingthe poster board with the public isa way to show their more “humanside”.“Before we were with enforce-

ment,” she said. “You would seenervous coming to the office. It’snice to let them know that we havea human touch.”The biggest misconception thepublic has is that immigrationagents do not have their best inter-ests, Hernandez explained.“They might think that we’re allout to get them,” she said. “Butthere’s such a beautiful side to im-migration. The history people haveand the struggles they go throughand seeing them crying and hug-ging you because they receivedtheir green card. It’s such a touch-ing feeling.”A small section of the new facil-ity was dedicated to Medal ofHonor recipient Jesus S. Duran,who served in the Vietnam War.

Born in Mexico in 1948, he wascommended for his valiant effortin saving several wounded soldierswhen he rushed toward an enemybunker with his M60 machine gun.After leaving the military, Duranpursued a career in corrections.Working at the San Bernardino Ju-venile Detention Center, he men-tored youth and took them oneducational field trips.“It’s quite a tremendous honor,”said his daughter Tina Duran-Ru-valcalba. “I truly wish my dad wasstill alive to see all this. He wouldbe proud.”

Anthony Victoria is a reporter forInland Empire Community News-papers and can be reached at [email protected]

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PHOTO/ANTHONY VICTORIA

The front of the new USCIS office in San Bernardino located at995 Hardt Street.

Obituary - Local Legend Passes William “Dancin’ Willie” Lane

Just 24 hours shy of Inde-pendence Day, and a monthshort of his 91st birthday, a

true American Original and locallegend passed away.William ‘Dancin’ Willie’ Lane isgone. For the last eight years mywife and I were honored to becalled best friends by the manhimself. In his long, rich life this colorfulInland Empire figure was a me-chanic, truck driver, dancer, ped-dler, all-around entertainer,husband, father, brother and friendto many. He and a local group per-formed at the White House forPresident Reagan. He went sky-diving four times including his last

jump at 88, just two years ago. Hecelebrated his 76th birthday byjumping out of a plane, his 77th bydriving a race car at the CaliforniaSpeedway. And he loved to per-form. Oh, boy, did he love to per-form. He also loved to play pooland the old shark usually beat me,too. His quick wit was always ajoy to experience. He was veryfree with his opinions, but on somuch about himself; we neverknew he was a painter until wefound three very respectable paint-ings in his home this week.Anyway, if you have any remem-brances of the one and only WillieLane, feel free to call (or stop in)and share them with us at EagleSmog Check in Rialto. We havemany of his costumes, awards,photos and other memorabilia.Our number is (909) 421-3610. Ifyou are his daughter, Becky, wholives in the area, we would trulylove to meet you.To use a quote from Hamlet, “Hewas a man, take him for all in all,I shall not look upon his likeagain.”

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By Harvey M. Kahn

Since the time Zach Kirtleywas able to first swing abat, he'd heard about local

baseball hero Ken Hubbs. Hisgrandfather, Danny Carrasco wasa Little League and high schoolteammate of Hubbs in Colton. Sowhen Kirtley was named the 2014Ken Hubbs Award school winnerat Redlands East Valley, it contin-ued a family baseball cycle in theInland Empire that began 75 yearsago.In 1954, Carrasco and Hubbswere members of the ColtonLion's Club Little League teamthat advanced to the title game inWilliamsport, PA. Kirtley's uncles,Pete and Robert were noted semi-pro players who were on teams inColton with Camilo Carreon. Kirt-ley's great-grandfather began play-ing semi-pro baseball in SouthernCalifornia in the 1930's. Zach Kirt-ley's father, Greg was standoutplayer as well at Cajon and SBVC.Kirtley didn't win the overallHubbs Award but winning any-thing associated with Ken Hubbsis a family honor. Kirtley will playDivision I baseball on scholarshipnext season at Saint Mary's Col-lege. He was a two-time, 1st teamAll Citrus Belt League shortstop.He called making 1st team All-CIFas a junior, the highlight of hishigh school career. "I first started hearing about KenHubbs when I was pretty youngand then as a freshman my grand-father started bringing him up alot," recalled Kirtley. "My grand-father is filled with baseball storiesand I've learned a lot from him.When I was 10, he asked me andmy friend to come over for a

minute. He quickly turned on theKen Hubbs Story called 'AGlimpse of Greatness' and had uswatch it. It was the long, uneditedversion."Carrasco has been a member ofthe Hubbs Foundation since beforehis grandson was born. It was notdiscussed with other board mem-bers that Kirtley was related andCarrasco didn't know about Zach'sselection until the last minute.Bloomington's Uzoma Owuamawas the overall Hubbs Award win-ner. After his baseball playing daysare over, Kirtley plans to be eithera physician's assistant or a highschool pre-calculus math teacher.His 3.74 GPA Place him in REV'stop 15% among graduating seniorsand good enough to earn extrascholarship funds for academics.Kirtley feels he has a goodchance at getting playing time atSt. Mary's this season. The collegehas a new coaching staff and islooking to build a championshiparound young players. Its startingshortstop graduated and Kirtleywas recruited to fill the opening.He is in the first recruiting class ofGael's new coach Eric Valenzuela."Saint Mary's is excited to haveme and I am excited about beingthere," said Kirtley, who feels thatREV coach James Cordes pre-pared him for the future. Kirtleybatted .387 as a junior and .348 asa senior. He was one of the bestcontact hitters in the Southern Sec-tion, striking out only eight timesin 200 career at bats, while draw-

ing 29 walks.Kirtley was a hot commodityduring his junior baseball season.He received "a couple of looks"from pro scouts and other collegeoffers from Point Loma Univer-sity, UC Santa Barbara, and CalBaptist. He said that he learned theimportance of being humble whilein high school. "As a baseballplayer you must have a shortmemory. You can't take things out-side and bring them to the game."Kirtley thinks it's a good idea to trya few sports in high school. "If youfind one sport that you excel, whynot focus all your attention on thatone." Redlands East Valley baseballcoach James Cordes called Kirtleyperhaps the most cerebral playerthat he has coached. "He is alwaysthinking and knows what to do on

the field. He is like a coach and atthe high school level, you don'tfind that," said Cordes. He saidKirtley went from a junior varsityplayer as a sophomore to an out-standing shortstop as a junior dueto hard work. Kirtley's rapid one-year improve-ment included a Los AngelesTimes nomination to the all-stateteam. "Zach already had a beauti-ful swing. He grew into it as a jun-ior. That growth spurt made himmore powerful." Cordes calledKirtley's future an "unbelievablesituation" that offers him the op-portunity to get an education froma great institution. "Put that to-gether with his family's traditionand Zach will succeed in whateverhe does. You can't ask for muchmore than that," said Cordes.

COURTESY PHOTO

Zach Kirtley serves as family link to the late Ken Hubbs of theChicago Cubs. His great-grandfather (Left) and grandfather,Danny Carrasco (Right) were contemporaries of Hubbs andother Colton pro's. His uncle's Robert and Pete were teammatesin Colton of Camilo Carreon, formerly of the Chicago White Sox.

COURTESY PHOTO

Zach Kirtley serves as a fam-ily link to the late Ken Hubbs ofthe Chicago Cubs. His great-grandfather and grandfather,Danny Carrasco were con-temporaries of Hubbs andother Colton pro's. His uncle'sRobert and Pete were team-mates in Colton of CamiloCarreon, formerly of theChicago White Sox.

By Amanda Flood

San Bernardino Valley Col-lege has just announced theaddition of new head coach

John Shipp to the SBVC footballprogram.The San Bernardino CommunityCollege District has approved hishire as of July 10th.Shipp replaces Kevin Emerson,who helmed the SBVC Footballprogram from 2009 to 2013. Dur-ing that time, Emerson took SBVCto a Conference Championship andtwo Bowl games. Shipp bringswith him a pedigree of successfrom high school to community

college football, as the one timehead coach of the Fountain ValleyBarons from 2004-2012 and theformer offensive coordinator atGolden West College.Shipp is excited to embark on thisnew journey as SBVC’s head foot-ball coach and has seen the greatopportunity that this school has tooffer. He believes that, “It has al-ways been about the opportunity tocoach student athletes and supportthem, to move on, and do thethings they want to do in life.”When the opportunity cameabout, to come to a college that hasbeen very successful athletically aswell as academically he was ready

to take the next step. Shipp at-tended Claremont McKenna Col-lege and he feels familiar with theenvironment and the community inwhich he will be recruiting. SBVC“felt like home, it was a great op-portunity to come in here and con-tinue the tradition of success”Shipp firmly believes that, “theathletic department as a wholeplays a huge and vital role in thestudent body, football can be ahuge driving force for a lot of stu-dent athletes and their success.” Asa new head coach he knows thatthe season ahead will be an inter-esting and positive transition, look-ing to continue the tradition of

success at SBVC.SBVC opens the season at theSanta Barbara City Vaqueros onSeptember 6th. The Vaqueros rep-resent an interesting opponent forSBVC, since they have never facedone another in football.SBVC’s first home game will beagainst the West Los AngelesWildcats on September 13th. Thelast time that SBVC and the Wild-cats faced off was in 2000, whenSBVC lost to the then named WestL.A. Oilers, 23-20. Their last non-Conference game has them on theroad, at Glendale on September20th at 6 p.m.The Mt. San Jacinto Eagles hostSBVC on September 27th to openthe American Division-MountainConference, with kick off set for 1

p.m. and then SBVC returns homeon October 4th to face a team theyhaven’t faced in five years, theCollege of the Desert Roadrunners.In week six, SBVC travels to Vic-tor Valley for their final day gameof the season and then on October25th, San Diego Mesa takes thetrek north to SBVC with kickoffset for 6 p.m. On November 1st,Compton travels to SBVC, for theHomecoming game and Sopho-more Night festivities, kick off is at6 p.m. with the final road gameagainst the Southwestern Jaguarson November 8th in Chula Vista.Closing the 2014 season with ahome game against the East LosAngeles Huskies at 6 p.m., socome out and support SBVC thisfootball season.

SBVC Football: New Coach Hired


NFL player, Kaiser Alumni visits Boys & Girls Club

By Richard Dawson

It is not often that the Boysand Girls Clubs of Fontanagets visitors, but Pittsburgh

Steeler Chris Carter came back tohis hometown and took time tospeak with the kids at AlmeriaMiddle School on Tuesday, July 8.A Fontana Kaiser graduate,Carter has been in the NFL for

four years and he takes the time inhis offseason to visit withFontana’s youth because he knowswhen kids are young that it is easyto get side tracked. “When you commit to some-thing, stick with it,” Carter told thekids. “A lot of times in life, you’regoing to run into people who tellyour goals are crazy. You have tobe strong enough to stand up to it,and become the doctor or lawyer

you want to be, or in my case itwas a football player.”Education, setting goals, beinghealthy and facing adversity werethe key points Carter touched onduring his speech. “You get thrown into a competi-tive world,” said Carter. “Andyou’re equipped to handle it oryou’re not, but you make those de-cisions today, here at this program,in the classroom or playing sports,

whatever it is you do, you decideto compete or not.”Carter also spoke of overcominga badly broken ankle he sufferedduring his sophomore year of highschool and having to learn to walk,let alone run again. The appearance even featured aphone call to Carter from FontanaMayor Acquanetta Warren, whoexpressed gratitude to Chris andhis family for all they have done in

giving back to the community.Carter and his parents, David andLaGenia, created the Chris CarterFor Youth Foundation to assistkids with after-school tutoring in2013. The Boys and Girls Club ofFontana is one of the largest inSouthern California, hosting about300 kids, ages 7-17, on a dailybasis during its Summer DayCamp.

PHOTO/RICHARD DAWSON

Pittsburgh Steeler and Fontana Kaiser alumni Chris Carterposes with his parents, David and LaGenia, at the Boys andGirls Club of Fontana on Tuesday, July 8.


Children eagerly raise their hands to ask Chris questions about life and the NFL..

By Richard Dawson

The Rancho CucamongaQuakes suffered a thirdstraight game to the Lan-

caster Jethawks after falling 6-2 atthe Epicenter on Sunday, July 13. One of the California League’shottest teams in the second half,the Quakes hadn’t lost a series inover a month, compiling an 18-3record heading into the four-gameshowdown with Lancaster.Rancho Cucamonga (18-6, 50-44) starting pitcher Chris Ander-son got roughed up early, servingup a three-run home run to Jobd-uan Morales as Lancaster (11-13,55-39) jumped out in front 3-0 inthe first. The struggles continued in thefourth. Anderson walked Dan Gul-bransen to start the inning and thatwas followed by a two-run shot to

right by Jon Kemmer to push thelead to 5-0. Jethawks all-star pitcher JoshHader stifled the Quakes offenseover six innings, allowing an un-earned run on five hits while mix-ing in seven strikeouts. Justin Turner of the Los AngelesDodgers began his rehab withRancho Cucamonga and finished1-for-2 and walked twice. Turnerreached on an error and laterscored on a single by Tyler Ogle inthe sixth. The Quakes added a run in theseventh after singles by Leo Ro-driguez and Adam Law started theinning. Jethawks reliever ZachMorton induced a double play byDillon Moyer that scored Ro-driguez from third but ended theQuakes threat.Gustavo Gomez was solid in re-lief for Rancho Cucamonga, strik-ing out one over three scorelessinnings.Rancho Cucamonga finishes out

the last game of the series lookingto avoid the sweep with Lancasteron Monday before traveling to SanJose for three games starting July16. Despite the four-game skid, theQuakes are in first place in the CalLeague South Division, holding athree game lead on the Lake Elsi-nore Storm.


Adam Law makes a throwfrom left field to stop runnersfrom advancing.


Short stop Dillon Moyer avoids a Jethawks base runner to turna double play for the Quakes.

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Foundation names new

Chairman of the Board

AB-60 forum and DACA renewal clinic totake place at Our Lady of Guadalupe

The Unforgettables Foun-dation, an Inland Empirenon profit providing fi-

nancial burial assistance for par-ents who have lost their children,now has a new Chairman of theBoard. Eileen Hards is replacingGary Christmas who has led theBoard for the past year.“I am excited to welcome some-one with such enthusiasm to chairthe Board,” said Founder, TimEvans. “A young professional likeEileen will bring energy and newideas to our organization.”Eileen Hards has been a memberof the Board since 2011 and hasacted as an Executive Committeemember since 2012. Her effortsfor TUF include spearheading anew annual event known as theBachelor Auction as well as re-freshing the website and incorpo-rating digital communication withdonors.“I am honored to be given achance at a young age to lead agroup of amazing people doingamazing things,” said Eileen. “Ourorganization is continuously trying

to do more and more for our com-munity and I look forward to con-tributing to the advancement ofThe Unforgettables Foundation.”In addition to The UnforgettablesFoundation, Eileen is also Presi-dent-Elect of The Pick Group ofRiverside and Chairs the PickBoard Development Training Pro-gram that teaches young profes-sionals to become effective Boardmembers. Eileen works at the Uni-versity of Redlands as the Market-ing Coordinator where she projectmanages numerous marketingcampaigns. She also coaches theschool’s cheer team.This year The Unforgettables isbeing led by Eileen as well as ateam of well-respected business-women including DevonneRowlen as Chair-Elect, LindaStratton as Secretary and JennyWright as Treasurer. Gary Christ-mas is also on the Executive Com-mittee as Immediate Past Chairalong with Mitch Morales as VicePresident, James Persinger andRobert Sturner as Members atLarge.

By Anthony Victoria

Inland Congregations Unitedfor Change (ICUC) and Lati-nas Educating and Empower-

ing Communities (LEEC) areteaming up to provide undocu-mented residents in the SanBernardino area information andresources needed to avoid trafficpenalties and receive work author-ization.On Saturday July 19, ICUC willbe providing volunteers to assistDeferred Action for Childhood Ar-rivals (DACA) applicants at OurLady of Guadalupe Church lo-cated at 1430 W. 5th St. First time applicants need tobring evidence that proves the fol-lowing: identification, proof thatthey entered county before age 16,proof they lived in the U.S. sinceJune 15, 2007, proof that theywere present in the U.S. on June15, 2012, proof of Education (highschool diploma or GED), andproof of no lawful status.For those DACA recipients thatwill have expired status in four tofive months, the time to renewtheir application is now, saidICUC organizer Lyzzeth Men-doza.“We’re hoping to spread theword a lot more in San Bernardinoand Riverside,” she said. “Many ofthe applicants within one hundreddays will need to renew their sta-tus, otherwise they will lose theirstatus.”The same location will be uti-lized to hold a community forumjust two days later on July 21. Of-ficials from the Department ofMotor Vehicles (DMV), San

Bernardino Police Department(SBPD) and San BernardinoCountry Sheriff’s Department willbe present to answer any questionsand clarify any concerns residentsmay have about Assembly Bill 60.Beginning January 1, 2015, AB-60 will allow undocumented resi-dents in California apply for aDriver’s License under special cir-cumstances that demonstrate theyare eligible. However, undocu-mented residents are a little reluc-tant with the implementation ofthe new bill. They believe theywill be subjected to discriminationfrom police officers, as a result ofthe proposed new licenses display-ing the “DP” abbreviation (fordriving privilege). The new lawexplicitly prohibits discriminationbased on this license. The new lawalso explicitly prohibits using thelicense for criminal investigation,arrest or detention based on immi-gration status, according to aDMV press release in October of

2013.Members of both LEEC andICUC met with SBPD assistantchief Eric McBride and represen-tatives from the DMV and the SanBernardino County Sheriff’s de-partment earlier in the week tovoice the community’s concernsregarding implementation of thenew bill. Each of the aforemen-tioned agencies will have panelistspresent to answer any questionsresidents have during the forum onMonday July 21.“We want to continue to buildthat bridge of trust with the policedepartment,” said Sergio Luna, or-ganizer with ICUC. “We want toget their commitment in makingsure our residents are being treatedwith respect.”For more information on the AB-60 forum, you may contact SergioLuna at (909) 253-9147. For moreinformation on the DACA clinic,you may contact Lyzzeth Men-doza at (909) 666-0486.

PHOTO COURTESY/SERGIO LUNA

San Bernardino Police Department assistant chief EricMcBride with organizers from LEEC and ICUC.

PHOTO COURTESY/SERGIO LUNA

Organizers form LEEC and ICUC meet with San Bernardino Police Department assistant chiefEric McBride.

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