Mansion Masquerade at the Burrage benefits area youth By Yazmin Alvarez D owntown Redlands was flooded with creative inspiration Sunday as artists set up shop along streets, alleyways and in businesses to welcome back the DTR Artwalk. Showcasing their unique works, dozens of local artists held live demonstrations with some even taking requests from the public for one-of-a-kind pieces. The event provides an opportuni- ty for even more creativity from artists, said Grant Sutton, a local tattooer and participating artist. “There’s a lot of creative influ- ence from the public and the vibe you get when you’re part of some- thing like this,” he said. “It helps expand your reach, but in my case, Inland Empire By Yazmin Alvarez M ark Dodd and Laura Reineman tapped into their inner youth last week and donned pirate costumes, collected candy and danced like no one was watching during the third annual Mansion Masquerade at the Burrage. The event, a ghoulish fundraiser to benefit programming for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Redlands-Riverside, brought cou- ples like Dodd and Reineman from Temecula and hundreds of others from all around the Inland Empire to the costume ball in sup- port of the organization. “It’s by far the greatest time I’ve had out,” said Dodd. “It’s beyond what I expected. Dodd attended a Boys and Girls Club as a youth and said being able to give back by participating in some of the club fundraisers is the least he could do to show appreciation. “It meant a lot to me being able to have somewhere to go when I Artwalk, cont. on next pg. Features, Lifestyle & News You Can Use! October 30, 2014 Vol 10, NO. 11 W W e e e e k k l l y y IECN IECN . . c c o o m m Masquerade, cont. on next pg. COURTESY PHOTO/CHRISTINE FRENCH The Munsters made an appearance at the Boys and Girls Club annual fundraiser . IECN PHOTO/YAZMIN ALVAREZ Grant Sutton, a local tattoo artists sketches new designs as part of the I.E. Zinefest and DTR Artwalk in Redlands. Rabbits to be highlight at Family Fun Day at County Museum V isitors can meet “Rabbits and Their Relatives” at the San Bernardino County Museum on Saturday, November 1 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. This Family Fun Day includes gallery cart con- versations, crafts, games, and story book reading, along with the opportunity to meet the new resident rabbit in the Exploration Station. All activities are includ- ed with paid admission. “While they share similar fea- tures, rabbits and rodents are as different as dogs and cats,” said Jolene Redvale, the museum’s curator of education. “Visitors will explore the role of rabbits in their environments, why rabbits make good pets, and the big idea behind those big incisors. The day’s events offer something for the whole family.” The San Bernardino County Museum is at 2024 Orange Tree Lane in Redlands. The museum is open Tuesdays through Sundays from 9 am to 5pm. General admission is $10 (adult), $8 (military or senior), $7 (student), and $5 (child aged 5 to 12). Children under five and Museum Association members are admitted free. Information: www.sbcountymuseum.org. DTR Artwalk fills Redlands with creative works A ngels’ Closet Charities will host its fourth annual Fundraising Tea Oct. 30. The event runs from 4 to 6 p.m. and will be held at Martha Green’s The Eating Room, 107 East Citrus in Redlands. Cost is $45 per person. Proceeds from the fundraising event will benefit middle and high school students unable to afford clothing, shoes and school supplies. For ticket purchase, call Pat Williams at 909-794-7967. Angels’ Closet Charities Fundraising Tea Oct. 30 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]IECN Election Endorsements A15 A5 A3-A28 Olive Avenue Market holds Annual Dia De Los Muertos Celebration ONE SECTION, 28 PAGES Calendar A7 Classifieds A19 Legal Notices A20 Opinion A5 Service Dir. A6-7 Sports A9 Special Election Edition
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Mansion Masquerade at the Burragebenefits area youth
By Yazmin Alvarez
Downtown Redlands wasflooded with creativeinspiration Sunday as
artists set up shop along streets,alleyways and in businesses towelcome back the DTR Artwalk.
Showcasing their unique works,dozens of local artists held livedemonstrations with some eventaking requests from the public forone-of-a-kind pieces. The event provides an opportuni-ty for even more creativity fromartists, said Grant Sutton, a local
tattooer and participating artist.“There’s a lot of creative influ-ence from the public and the vibeyou get when you’re part of some-thing like this,” he said. “It helpsexpand your reach, but in my case,
Inland EmpireBy Yazmin Alvarez
Mark Dodd and LauraReineman tapped intotheir inner youth last
week and donned pirate costumes,collected candy and danced like noone was watching during the thirdannual Mansion Masquerade atthe Burrage.The event, a ghoulish fundraiserto benefit programming for theBoys and Girls Clubs of GreaterRedlands-Riverside, brought cou-ples like Dodd and Reinemanfrom Temecula and hundreds ofothers from all around the InlandEmpire to the costume ball in sup-port of the organization. “It’s by far the greatest time I’vehad out,” said Dodd. “It’s beyondwhat I expected.Dodd attended a Boys and GirlsClub as a youth and said beingable to give back by participatingin some of the club fundraisers isthe least he could do to showappreciation.“It meant a lot to me being ableto have somewhere to go when I
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COURTESY PHOTO/CHRISTINE FRENCH
The Munsters made an appearance at the Boys and Girls Clubannual fundraiser .
IECN PHOTO/YAZMIN ALVAREZ
Grant Sutton, a local tattoo artists sketches new designs as part of the I.E. Zinefest and DTRArtwalk in Redlands.
Rabbits to be
highlight at
Family Fun Day
at County
Museum
Visitors can meet“Rabbits and TheirRelatives” at the San
Bernardino County Museum onSaturday, November 1 from 11a.m. to 4 p.m. This Family FunDay includes gallery cart con-versations, crafts, games, andstory book reading, along withthe opportunity to meet the newresident rabbit in the ExplorationStation. All activities are includ-ed with paid admission.“While they share similar fea-tures, rabbits and rodents are asdifferent as dogs and cats,” saidJolene Redvale, the museum’scurator of education. “Visitorswill explore the role of rabbits intheir environments, why rabbitsmake good pets, and the big ideabehind those big incisors. Theday’s events offer something forthe whole family.”The San Bernardino CountyMuseum is at 2024 Orange TreeLane in Redlands. The museum is open Tuesdaysthrough Sundays from 9 am to5pm. General admission is $10(adult), $8 (military or senior),$7 (student), and $5 (child aged5 to 12). Children under five andMuseum Association membersare admitted free. Information:www.sbcountymuseum.org.
DTR Artwalk fills Redlands with creative works
Angels’ Closet Charitieswill host its fourthannual Fundraising
Tea Oct. 30.The event runs from 4 to 6p.m. and will be held at MarthaGreen’s The Eating Room, 107East Citrus in Redlands.Cost is $45 per person.Proceeds from the fundraisingevent will benefit middle andhigh school students unable toafford clothing, shoes andschool supplies. For ticket purchase, call PatWilliams at 909-794-7967.
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DTR Artwalk flooded the 5th Street alleyway in Redlands Oct. 26.
was young,” he said. “So, nowthat I can support and give back,it’s huge. It’s like I’m returning thefavor to other kids in need by help-ing clubs like these stay alive.”As part of the event, guests were
treated to dinner and drinks fromlocal eateries and brewing compa-
nies, along with a one-of-a-kindspooktacular tour of the mansiongrounds. While fairly new, the masquerade
event is becoming one of the club’ssignature fundraisers, said Kim-berly Stauffer, development direc-tor with the club. Last year’s event raised more than
$15,000 and this year’s goal ofdoubling the amount to $30,000
was nearly surpassed by the end ofthe night.
Yazmin Alvarez is a reporterwith Inland Empire CommunityNewspapers and can be reachedat [email protected].
Masquerade, cont. from front
I just love doing this.” The biannual event, spearheaded
by Robb Pearson, curator of art atAugie’s Coffee House, firstlaunched last summer in an effort toexpand the growing art scene inRedlands. Expanded this time around to in-
clude the Redlands Art Associa-tion’s Art on State Street andComicQuest’s I.E. Zine Fest hostedby A Shop Called Quest, the eventbrought out more than 50 artists
and paired more than 20 local busi-nesses with the artists in support ofthe local art movement in the Red-lands-area.
Yazmin Alvarez is a reporterwith Inland Empire CommunityNewspapers and can be reachedat [email protected].
Artwalk, cont. from front
IECN PHOTO/YAZMIN ALVAREZ
C.L. Wallstrom of Redlands was among the dozens of youngartists displaying their works during the DTR Artwalk in RedlandsOct. 26.
COURTESY PHOTO/CHRISTINE FRENCH
Silent auctions helped raise more than $30,000 in support of programming at the Boys and GirlsClubs during the Mansion Masquerade at the Burrage Oct. 24.
COURTESY PHOTOS/CHRISTINE FRENCH
Boys and Girls Club Mansion Masquerade 2014.
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Inland Empire Community Newspaper EndorsementsColton Courier • Rialto Record • El Chicano • Inland Empire Weekly
The City of San Bernardino is inbankruptcy and is struggling to payits bills but is shackled by a restric-
tive city charter in dire need of reform. Theproposed Charter Reform would amend twosections. Charter Section 186 sets in cementhow firefighters in the city are to be paid bycomparing salaries to cities of comparablesize but in most cases richer such as Hunting-ton Beach, Irvine, and Thousand Oaks. Wethe residents and tax payers can not affordthis.In 1995 the San Bernardino City council ap-
proved Section 186 creating a system whichdoes not require this group to negotiate theirsalaries like other city employees do. As a re-sult close to 70% of the city budget is allo-cated to public safety leaving our city withoutother badly needed services.A recent article by Bloomberg News re-ported San Bernardino firefighters salariesand found that the top 40 average $190,000;the middle 40 average $166,000; and the bot-tom 40 average $130,000 yearly excludingovertime. No wonder the safety unionstrongly oppose any charter reform. It is notin their self interestA Yes Vote on Q would remove the restric-tive language in Charter Section 186 andallow our locally elected city officials to sitdown with the firefighters' union to negotiatesalaries. A Yes Vote on R amends the appeal lan-guage in Section 254 so that an employeewho has been suspended, discharged or re-duced in classification will receive back payif the appeal is successful and will stop con-tinued pay during the appeal process.Let's move our city forward for the benefitof its residents -
Vote Yes on Q&R!State Of California PropositionsPropositions #1 Vote YES!Authorizes bonds for water quality, supply,treatment, and storage projects.
Propositions #2 Vote YES!Adds to the “rainy day fund”, pays downhuge state debt and creates a reserve for K-12schools and community colleges
Propositions #45 Vote YES!Requires Insurance commissioner’s ap-proval before health insurer can raise rates.Opponents make it appear that all reformsmade are overseen by a committee with thepower to approve or reject new rates. Nottrue! The committee can only review, but hasno power to enforce the changes in insurancerates that work against the public. This is whya YES Vote is needed.
Propositions #46 Vote YES!Drug and Alcohol Testing of Doctors. Med-ical Negligence Lawsuits. Initiative Statute.
Propositions #48 Vote NO!Indian Gaming compacts with two Califor-nia tribes.A NO VOTE is needed to avoid competingtribes from building casinos in Californiawithout having any historical ties to an area.
GovernorEDMUND G. "JERRY" BROWN - In-cumbent
Lt. GovernorGAVIN NEWSOM – Incumbent
Secretary of StateALEX PADILLA
United States Representative District 31PETE AGUILAR
United States Representative District 35NORMA J. TORRES
State Senator District 20CONNIE M. LEYVA
Member, State Assembly District 47CHERYL R. BROWN – Incumbent
Superintendent of Public InstructionTOM TORLAKSON – Incumbent
County of San BernardinoMember, Board of Education Area D (1)HARDY BROWN II – Incumbent
Colton Joint Unified School DistrictMember, Governing Board Area 2 (2)DAN FLORES – IncumbentPILAR TABERA – Incumbent
Colton Joint Unified School DistrictMember, Governing Board Area 3 - (1) FRANCINE SANDOVAL
Rialto Unified School DistrictMember, Governing Board (2)LILLIE M. HOUSTON
City of ColtonMayor (1)RICHARD A. DELAROSA
City of ColtonMember, City Council District 1 (1)DAVID J. TORO – Incumbent
City of ColtonMember, City Council District 2 (1)GEORGE A. AGUILAR
City of ColtonMember, City Council District 4 (1)LUIS S. GONZALEZ (Dr. G)
City of RedlandsMember, City Council (3)JON HARRISON – IncumbentPAUL W. FOSTER – Incumbent
City of RialtoMember, City Council (2)LYNN HIRTZ – IncumbentJOSEF "JOE" BRITT
San Bernardino Valley Municipal WaterDistrictMember, Board of Directors Division 3 (1)MELODY HENRIQUES MCDONALDSUSAN LONGVILLE
(Both candidates are qualified to serve. Theybring knowledge, understanding and aware-ness of the issues and complexities of waterfor our area and the state. Either would makean excellent choice.)
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I was please to learn that thedaughter of our late Mayor DavidZamora and our current MayorSarah Zamora is running for citycouncil in my district. TheZamora’s have served our commu-nity as elected officials for decadesand after meeting Summer, I be-lieve she’ll do well carrying on theirlegacy.
Summer has compiled a re-spectable resume, making her astrong candidate. Not only is shewell educated, she is also involved
with numerous boards and com-missions all within Colton. She isyoung, vivacious, and has a strongdrive to make a positive differencefor our residents. I am eager to seeher succeed in her bid for city coun-cil and hopeful for much neededchange in our city.
Vote for Summer!
Derrick VasquezColton, CA
Elect Summer Zamora Jorrin
I am a Rialto resident for over 45years. I have seen Mayors comeand go along with Councilmem-bers. Rialto has moved ahead inthe last four years with Council-man Joe Baca on the council.Therehave been balanced budgets, moreparks, more working with theschool district in a professionalmanner to help students and bettercommunication with the council.Also, over the last two years, afterbeing appointed, Lynn Hirtz hasworked hard on the council. With
her being a business owner, shehas helped other businesses bybeing on the council. She has agood approach to problems facingthe City. You can count on her tohelp you. There is still much to bedone in Rialto but these two haveworked hard for a better Rialto.Join me in supporting Lynn andJoe for Reelection. Vote Nov. 4,2014.
Mark Alvarez,Rialto, CA
Urge Rialto to Re-electBaca & Hirtz
What do you call a former twelveyear veteran Colton council mem-ber, who always first consideredthe citizens, before casing a vote?What do you call a current Plan-ning Commissioner who doesn’tmake a decision on a request for aconditional use permit (CUP)without first finding out if it willadversely affect the Colton citi-zens? What do you call a personwho has the support of the Mayorand five council members ofColton? The answer to all threequestions is the same. The perfectcandidate for Mayor of Colton.That person is CommissionerRichard DeLaRosa. I have at-tended council meetings when hewas a member and now see him in
action at the Planning Commissionmeetings. When a company wantsto move to Colton, which hehighly encourages, he first wantsto know if it will increase pollu-tion, traffic, noise, or in any waywould be detrimental to the healthand safety of the citizens ofColton. Commissioner DeLaRosaencourages public input duringmeetings so he can consider theirviews on an issue. I cannot thinkof a better candidate for Mayor ofColton, so please vote for the bestperson for that position. Thatchoice would be Richard De-LaRosa.
Ronald H. LawrenceColton,
Richard DeLaRosa bestCandidate for Mayor of
Colton
Vote No on 46On November 4, voters will beasked to weigh in on Proposition46, a dangerous and costly meas-ure that will increase health carecosts for everyone and limit accessto those who may need it most.The independent, non-partisanlegislative analyst office (LAO)has said that Prop. 46 could in-crease costs for State and localgovernments by several hundredmillion dollars annually. Anotherstudy shows that Prop. 46 couldcost an average family of four anincrease in about $1,000 per yearin higher health care costs. Con-
sumers, taxpayer and patientsacross the state will bear the bur-den of higher health care costswhile trial lawyers stand to profit.Proposition 46 is a measure writ-ten and almost exclusively fundedby trial attorneys. It is designed toincrease payouts to lawyers by in-creasing the cap on medical law-suit payouts for non-economicdamages. If California’s medicalliability cap goes up, people couldlose the ability to see their trusteddoctors. As health care costs rise,physicians will be forced to reduceservices or close their doors alto-
gether; patients will have a toughertime getting access to the care theyneed.In our community, we need to bemaking health care affordable andaccessible for everyone in Califor-nia. We can’t afford to pass Prop.46. Please join us and Vote No on46.
M. Daniel Wongworawat, MDPresident, San Bernardino
Medical Society
I urge the residents of Colton's District 4:Vote for Richard Prieto
Richard is a lifelong resident ofColton and its 4th District. He andI were both raised in Colton; at-tended elementary, junior high andColton High School, class of 1967.
When deciding to vote for a can-didate many considerations aremade. In the case for Richard,there is one distinct consideration:his past and present service to theyouth and residents of Colton iswithout equal. In brief, a vote forRichard Prieto is a facile one.
A vote for Richard Prieto is pred-icated on time tested facts. In spe-cific, the following includes but isnot limited to Richard's service tohis Colton resume: (1) the longesttenured Planning Commissioner inthe history of Colton; (2) coached
youth soccer for 25 years; (3)coached youth basketball for fiveyears; (4) Colton High Schoolkicking coach for one year; (5) ap-pointed member to the Commu-nity Advisory Group (CAG); (6)member of the San Bernardino As-sociated Governments (SAND-BAG) Interstate I-10 and I-15Interstate corridor projects; (7)member of Colton Museum; (8)participant in the CommunityBlock Grant to improve streets forthe residents of Colton.
Richard is a retired member ofthe Teamsters Union. He is all tooprivy to the trials and tribulationsof the working class. He under-stands the needs of the residents ofColton as evidenced by his volun-teer service during the majority of
his adult life in Colton. He pos-sesses the experienced resources toaddress and continue to meet theneeds of the residents of Colton.
Richard is a married, family manand grandfather. He has the famil-ial stability, values and moral com-pass to continue in makingdecisions for the betterment of theresidents of Colton. His wife Ann,validates the time honored adage:'Behind every good man there is awoman.'
I urge the residents of Colton ofColton's District 4: vote forRichard Prieto.
Ernie GarciaRedlands, California
Keep Former Mayor Frank A. Gonzalesworking for us!
As a former Mayor in Colton formany years, the residents ofColton asked Frank Gonzales toreturn to office because our citywas in a major financial crisis, theresidents weren’t getting the serv-ices they deserved, the city wasfull of blight and empty abandonedbuildings. In the last 4 years,Councilman Gonzales has used hisstrong leadership skills, and expe-rience, once again, to bring ourcity out of that major deficit, bal-ance the budget, and increase our
reserves to $3.2 million dollars (asreported at the Colton City Coun-cil meeting of October 7, 2014 andconfirmed by the finance director).He has lowered our utility rates ashe said he would and is working tolower them even more. The factsare when Richard De La Rosa wason the council, the utility rateswere greatly increased and a util-ity tax was charged to the resi-dents, 100 employees laid-off andour libraries were closed. All thiswas done to try and get the city outof a $5.5 million deficit with no re-serves. There was no effectiveleadership on the council to pre-vent them from getting there, andnone to get them out. Our youngfamilies and our seniors living on afixed income were struggling toprovide food and other necessitiesfor themselves and their families.We can’t afford to go back to that!I don’t appreciate this small group,Citizen’s for Colton First (no cred-ibility), intentionally filing a false
complaint against CouncilmanFrank Gonzales and lying to thevoters just to get their candidate,Richard De La Rosa, elected.Shame on Richard for not steppingforward when all the while heknew they were false allegationssince he was the one in office atthe time and also the one thatasked for the speed bumps (citydocumented). Now everyoneknows that Frank Gonzales hassuch a good record/reputation thatyou had to resort to lies and deceitjust to get some votes.
Councilman Frank A. Gonzaleshas, by far, the most experienceand proven effective leadershipskills to be our next mayor in theCity of Colton.
Cynthia Ramirez Colton, CA
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Saturday, November 8 from6-10pm. 2015 Relay For LIfeKickoff Party will be held at theAmerican Legion Post 155, 1401Veteran’s Way in Colton. For
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Car ShowSaturday, November 8 from8am-4pm. The event includes aparade, a classic car show, ex-hibits and demonstrations, mu-seum tours, musical entertain-ment, and food and merchandisevendors. The parade starts at 10a.m. at San Bernardino HighSchool, 1850 N. E St., and pro-ceeds south on E Street, endingup at the site of the original Mc-Donald’s located at 1398 N. E.Street in San Bernardino. All ac-tivities are free to the public.
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Thursday, November 13 from9:30am to 1:30 pm. To be heldat The National Orange ShowRenaissance Ballroom. Socialhour and auction viewing: 9:30-10:30am. Program will begin at10:30am. Cost is $65 per guest.For additional information [email protected]
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Mark Cook Memorial BMX Track's namesakegone but not forgotten
By Harvey M. Kahn
There was a time in the late-1970's when most SanBernardino teenagers rid-
ing modified bicycles knew thename Mark Cook who was a 15-year-old budding BMX star. Thatwas 35 years ago and the cruelty oftime has all but deleted the mem-ory of Mark Cook. After he diedfrom head trauma in 1977, theBMX track adjacent to the WesternLittle League headquarters wasnamed in his honor. The MarkCook Memorial Track was ownedby the City of San Bernardino. Itclosed in 1983.Cook's death created shockthroughout the flourishing sport ofbicycle racing. In the 1970's nearlyevery city had a BMX track withpossibly millions of boys and girlsparticipating. In the beginning, itwas lame to wear a helmut. AfterCook's death and the subsequenteditorials in bike racing maga-zines, use of helmuts were manda-tory. Cook died five days after hetook a hard fall while performingjumps with friends at Pacific HighSchool.Youth racing champ BryanDworshak was with Cook thatfateful day. The two were showingoff after school, jumping the ce-ment stairways at Pacific High. "Itwas a benign crash. No one worehelmuts back then. He smacked hishead and said 'that was a hard one'but we continued to ride around.He said he didn't feel good so werode to his house. He put a coldtowel on his head. I stayed aroundfor an hour and finally said 'see ya'and left. The next day I heard atschool that he was in a coma at thehospital."
The 54-year-old Dworshak car-ries the burden of Cook's deathwith him 37 years later. Speakingfrom his home in Colorado, he re-vealed, "It's been a dark andpainful chapter of my life. I canpicture what happened and stillfeel the guilt from not visiting himin the hospital. I was a scared 16-year-old kid. I regret not seeinghim to this day." Dworshak said heand Mark Cook and his brotherButch were among a circle of rid-ing buddies for one year.Only hard core history buffs re-call Cook, who has been so purgedfrom the annals of San Bernardinohistory that its park and recreationdepartment claims there never wasa Mark Cook BMX track. If therewas, they say there is no record ofthe city's involvement. San Bernardino officials are not
the only ones not knowing of Cooknor his former nationally sanc-tioned track. Administrator's atUSABMX headquarters inPhoenix said they have no such in-formation. From 1977 to 1983 itwas sanctioned by the largest bod-ies in the U.S., first by the Ameri-can Bicycle Association and laterby the National Bicycle Associa-tion. The BMX Hall of Fame inChula Vista also knew nothing. Close to another 30 calls andemails seeking information aboutCook were unsuccessful. Hismother, Nancy Cook operated thetrack for five years on a volunteerbasis. She could not be located norcould his brother's, Butch andBilly. According to an old promo-tional flier, races were held theretwice a month on Saturday's.Kevin McNeil, the 1981 ABA na-tional champion from Corona rodethe Mark Cook course.Cook was too young to become aprofessional BMX rider, howeverexperts said he had the ability torise to the top. He was one of thefirst to die from a BMX relatedmishap. "Mark Cook was a myth-ical figure who was bigger thanlife," said former professionalBMX racer Phil Strong, who won
races at the Mark Cook MemorialBMX track from 1980 to 1983."Mark Cook was a legend ineveryone's neighborhood. Every-one had a different story. I nevermet Mark. His mom was alwayshelpful at the track."Strong often rode at the fourother tracks in San Bernardino, in-cluding the Western RegionalBMX track in 1977. He recalledthat the Western Regional trackwas renamed the Mark CookBMX track shortly after his death."I used to ride my Huffy up there.Nancy Cook was already the trackoperator. Strong said track atten-dance started to decline because it
was "too far out in the boonies." In1980, Nancy Cook told reporterCindy Gross that the city was notmaintaining the track and the rid-ers knew it. Strong said he never met Cookbut later met some of his friends."I think it's important that we keephis memory alive in any way pos-sible. His friends told me he wascool and I was glad to hear it."Bryan Dworshak concurred: "Ihave been trying to find Mark'sfamily. If someone finds them letthem know, I have never forgottenMark."
PHOTO COURTESY/PHIL STRONG
This first place trophy was awarded in 1980 to Phil Strong cour-tesy of San Bernardino Parks & Recreation at Mark Cook Me-morial BMX Track.
PHOTO COURTESY/BRYAN DWORSHAK
Mark Cook pictured in lead at 1977 California Cup held at Corona BMX track. This uncreditedphoto was originally published in the May 1977 Motocross Action Magazine. Cook had died twomonths prior to this picture.
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SBVC prevails in tripleOT 36-33
By Richard Dawson
After blowing the lead withtwo and half minutes leftin regulation, San
Bernardino Valley College’s foot-ball team scored a touchdown onits first possession in overtime tobeat San Diego Mesa 36-33 duringa American Division-MountainConference match up on Saturday,October 25. SBVC (4-3, 3-3) found itselftrailing 33-30 after SDM (2-5, 1-3) opened up overtime with a fieldgoal. Taking over at the Olympians 25yard line, things almost turned badwhen running back Kendrick Dornfumbled the first play but it was re-covered by quarterback Daniel Ep-person. Six plays and two penaltieslater, the Wolverines found them-selves with a third-and-goal fromthe 1 when Epperson used his legsto find pay dirt for the winningscore. Epperson put up a nice stat linefor SBVC, completing 23 of 43passes for 397 yards, three touch-downs and an interception plus thescore in overtime. Both teams had their share ofmiscues, as the two teams com-
bined for 33 penalties for 233yards. SDM marched 75 yards on 11plays to start the game and led 7-0four and a half minutes into thefirst. SBVC answered with threestraight scoring possessions, in-cluding an 8-yard touchdown runby Dorn and a 57-yard connectionfrom Epperson to Isaiah Gibbs tobuild a 17-7 lead with 6:10 to playin the second. Gibbs had a hugegame, totaling 206 receiving yardson nine catches to go along withthree scores. The Olympians stole the mo-
mentum heading into halftimewith two touchdowns in the final90 seconds. After a 55-yard passfrom Brandon Diaz to BryanCoburn made it 17-13, the Wolver-ines fumbled away the ensuingkickoff at their own 14. Four playslater, Anastacio Romo scored fromtwo yards out and a successfultwo-point conversion made it 21-17. The Epperson to Gibbs connec-tion came up big in the second halfto the tone of two 49-yard touch-down plays and a 30-24 lead be-fore SDM tied the game with 2:28in the fourth to send the game toovertime.
PHOTO/RICHARD DAWSON
QB Daniel Epperson hands off to Kendrick Dorn, Eppersonpassed for 397 yards and accounted for four touchdowns for theWolverines.
Johnson leads Kaiser to thrilling OT win
By Richard Dawson
In a showdown between ar-guably the two best teams inthe Sunkist League, Fontana
Kaiser and Fontana Summitneeded overtime to decide a win-ner. After tying the game with 51 sec-onds left in to play in regulation,Joshua Johnson capped off theKaiser comeback with a 16-yardscore in overtime to beat Summit20-14 on Friday, October 24. Johnson was a one-man-wreck-ing-crew, rushing 26 times for 158yards and two touchdowns as theCats took sole possession of firstplace. Down 14-7 in the fourth, Kaiser(6-2, 3-0 league) marched 69 yardsover nearly eight minutes to eventhe up the scoreboard as Quarter-back Elijah Hernandez foundLeyon Dennis for a 12-yard passplay.The game flow was constantly
interrupted by penalties through-out the night as Summit itself com-mitted 20 for 186 yards. Summit (4-3-1, 2-1) used its firstdrive of the first half to get on theboard. A 46-yard strike from quar-terback Keshon Flemings toWayne Jackson led to a 9-yardrushing touchdown by StephenCarr to make it 7-0. It looked like the Skyhawkswould build on that lead whenFlemings found Damian Allowayon a long pass over the middle butAlloway fumbled near the goalline and Dennis recovered the ballfor Kaiser.After halftime, Summit went up14-0 on the opening drive of thethird quarter thanks to some timelyplays. On a fourth-and-6, Flemingsconnected with Joshua Keith to ex-tend the drive was followed by a32-yard scramble touchdown byFlemings. The game had a 25-minute delayin the third after a person on theSummit sideline was injured and
needed medical attention. Kaiser next plays at Bloomingtonwhile Summit travels to Fontanaon October 30.
PHOTO/RICHARD DAWSON
Kaiser's RB Joshua Johnsoncelebrates after scoring thegame-winning touchdown inovertime to beat Summit 20-14on October 24.
PHOTO/RICHARD DAWSON
WR Wayne Jackson (#5) leaps to try and catch a touchdownpass against a Cajon defender.
PHOTO/RICHARD DAWSON
Summit QB Keshon Flemingspassed for 286 yards andrushed for a 32-yard touch-down.
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Words to Think About: Humanafflictions and God’s mercy
By G. W. Abersold Ph.D.
There are several human af-flictions that bother me.They make me question
the mercy of God. They areAlzheimers, deformities of allkinds, Dementia, Bi-polar, mentalconditions, Schizophrenia,Dyslexia and Autism-among oth-ers.I have an intense curiosity aboutthe latter two: AUTISM andDYSLEXIA. Much of what isknown about them has beenlearned in recent years.First, autism. According to a2007 study, “The prevalence ofautism in the United States is 1 in150.” That is roughly about 2 mil-lion diagnosed autistic people inthe USA.It is known as a “complex devel-opmental disability.” Experts areof the opinion that the ailmentpresents itself in the first threeyears of a child’s life. It is a neuro-logical disorder that affects normalbrain activity.From a practical standpoint,autism affects non-verbal commu-nication and social relationships.One current discovery is thatthere seems to be a connection be-tween Autism and ADA (attentiondeficit disorder, bipolar disorder,Schizophrenia and clinical depres-sion. Whenever the letters ASD isused, it stands for Autism spectrumDisorder.I first heard about Mike Branni-gan on television. He is now 17years old and a senior at NorthportHigh School, a public school, inLong Island, N.Y. He is one of thetop 10 high school runners in theUnited States. Without a doubt, heis would-class. He has run the milein 4minutes, 6 seconds flat.He runs 60 plus miles per weekand has been wooed by 200 col-leges. He hopes to represent theUSA in the next Olympics. He isalso an excellent student. Mike isalso autistic, joining a growing listof others like: Albert Einstein,Amadeus Mozart, Miss America-Alexis Wineman, Daryl Hannah,among others.Mike’s mother, Edie, believes herson’s love of running has con-tributed to his blossoming as a per-son and focusing on academics.Mike’s first words were to hismother, “Help me.” The symptomsof autism are varied but all seen toavoid socializing and speaking.
The symptoms are usually evi-denced beforeage 3.Dyslexia is more common. Ap-proximately 17 out of 68 childrenin the US are victim of it. It occursin all racial, ethnic and socioeco-nomic groups However, “it is al-most 5 times more commonamong boys than among girls.”Outstanding people through theyears that had or have dyslexia in-clude: Alexander Graham Bell,Richard Branson, Neil Bush, ErinBrockovich, Charles “Pete” Con-rad, Jr., Cher, Tom Cruise,Leonardo da Vinci, Albert Ein-stein, Galileo, Frank Gore, An-thony Hopkins, Steve Jobs, JohnLennon, Steve McQueen, PabloPicasso, David Rockefeller, RexRyan, Steven Spielberg, TimTebow, Henry Winkler, andThomas Edison. Dyslexia is basically a readingand comprehensive problem. Let-ters and numbers reversal is acommon trait. Dyslexia “can be re-lated to a brain injury, heredity, orhormonal influences.Neurologists define dyslexia as“a disorder in children who, de-spite conventional classroom ex-perience, fail to attain the languageskills of reading, writing andspelling commensurate with theirintellectual abilities.” This condi-tion persists throughout life.There are four basic types ofdyslexia that can affect a child’sability to spell and read.TRAUMA DYSLEXIA usually
“occurs after some form of braintrauma or injury to the area of thebrain that controls reading andwriting.”“PRIMARY DYSEXIA” is adysfunction of the left side of thebrain and does not change withage.” It is also genetic-from parentto child, more often in boys. A third type of dyslexia is re-
ferred to as DEVELOPMENTALDYSLEXIA. It is believed “to becaused by hormonal developmentduring the early stages of fetalgrowth: This type often lessenswith maturity.VISUAL DYSLEXIA is “charac-terized by number and letter rever-sals and the inability to writesymbols in the correct sequence.”This type also has to do with diffi-culty with the sounds of letters orgroups of letters. “The sounds areperceived as jumbled and indistin-guishable.” If a parent is concerned abouttheir child’s development, a visit toa pediatrician, a teacher, a childpsychologist or an audiologist isadvised. But the most importantaspect of any treatment plan is theparental and family attitude. “Thechild will be influenced by the at-titudes of the adults around him.Encouragement, understanding,patience, kindness and lots of loveare absolute essentials.”Please re-read the partial list ofsuccessful people that havedyslexia.Amen. Selah. So be it.
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County Museum on Saturday, No-vember 1 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.This Family Fun Day includesgallery cart conversations, crafts,games, and story book reading,along with the opportunity to meetthe new resident rabbit in the Ex-ploration Station. All activities areincluded with paid admission.“While they share similar fea-tures, rabbits and rodents are asdifferent as dogs and cats,” said Jo-lene Redvale, the museum’s cura-tor of education. “Visitors willexplore the role of rabbits in theirenvironments, why rabbits makegood pets, and the big idea behind
those big incisors. The day’sevents offer something for thewhole family.”The San Bernardino County Mu-seum is at 2024 Orange Tree Lane,at the California Street exit fromInterstate 10 in Redlands. The mu-seum is open Tuesdays throughSundays from 9 am to 5pm. Gen-eral admission is $10 (adult), $8(military or senior), $7 (student),and $5 (child aged 5 to 12). Chil-dren under five and Museum As-sociation members are admittedfree. Parking is free. For more in-formation, visit www.sbcountymu-seum.org. The museum isaccessible to persons with disabil-ities.
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Almost 2,000 backpacks delivered to homeless students
By MJ Duncan
Last week thousands ofhomeless students acrossSan Bernardino County
were recipients of backpacks do-nated by the national organization“Feed the Children”, which hasprovided support in the past. The1,920 backpacks were filled withschool supplies, books, snacks,and hygiene products. Backpackswere distributed by the SanBernardino County Superintendentof School’s Homeless Educationprogram.“We are grateful to organizations
like Feed The Children, who sup-port students and families all overSan Bernardino County,” said TedAlejandre, deputy superintendentof County Schools. “We thankFeed The Children for the gener-
ous donation made to our stu-dents.”During the last reporting year,
more than 35,700 homeless stu-dents were reported countywide,said Brenda Dowdy, CountySchools’ homeless education spe-cialist.“These donations will make a
tremendous impact to the studentsand families in the districts in ourcounty. There is more need thanresources we can deliver to ourhomeless students, but gestureslike this from Feed The Childrenare greatly appreciated,” she said.Dowdy, who has been working in
the homeless program for the pastnine years, is passionate about re-moving the stigma related tohomelessness that she says toomany people believe in. A home-less student by definition, Dowdysaid, is any child who is doubled
or tripled up with another familydue to economic hardship, residingin a transitional home, sheltermotel, abandoned building, car,rooftop or bridge.“Homeless people are not lazy,
that’s not the case,” Dowdy saidabout the stigma that surrounds thehomeless population. “They’relosing their jobs, getting fore-closed upon, or they’re paying rentto a landlord who get foreclosedupon. There are many differentcircumstances (that result in home-lessness) and there aren’t enoughhomeless shelters or affordable
housing.”Dowdy shows her determination
in erasing the stigma by makingpresentations throughout thecounty, utilizing any platformavailable to her, including faith-based and various local organiza-tions.Dowdy feels much compassion
for homeless students, who shesaid are without residence by nofault of their own. She recalls vis-iting a student where there were 21kids living in one house, and theirfamilies were all there due to vary-ing circumstances.
“Kids are victims of homeless-ness,” she underlined. “They don’tchoose to be homeless.The Homeless Education pro-
gram ensures local school districtsabide by the laws as it pertains tohomeless students, and strives toremove barriers that will prevent astudent from going to school.Those include providing trans-portation, enabling the student toremain at his/her school of origin,providing dental and medical re-ferrals and connecting families tolocal resources.
PHOTO COURTESY/SB COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
County Schools Deputy Superintendent Ted Alejandre withBrenda Dowdy, Homeless Education specialist and PabloArechavaleta, warehouse manager for County Schools, with theFeed the Children delivery.
PHOTO COURTESY/SB COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
Brenda Dowdy with Earl Smith (far right), coordinator of Child, Welfare and Attendance for CountySchools and County Schools Deputy Superintendent Ted Alejandre put supplies into the 1,920 do-nated backpacks.
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This past week, emergencyservice officials partici-pated in a FEMA-led
training to help prepare for thenecessary collaboration amongagencies during disasters. Eachyear FEMA hosts seven of theseremote field-testing exercises totrain communities on emergencyresponses.
More than 90 personnel from theSan Manuel Band of Mission Indi-ans, cities of Highland and SanBernardino and the County of SanBernardino participated in thefour-day training that includedsimulations of a tanker truck fireblocking access and a major earth-quake. During these scenarios, at-tendees learned and put into
practice the best mitigation meth-ods possible.In addition, the Tribe’s new Haz-
Mat vehicle, which was acquiredthrough a FEMA grant this sum-mer and is the only tribal ownedHazMat vehicle in the State ofCalifornia, was on site as neededfor the simulations. The vehiclewas obtained through a $600,000
FEMA grant awarded to SanManuel due to its proximity to theSan Andreas fault and the CajonPass. It is one of only two HazMatvehicles in San Bernardino Countyand is used to respond to haz-ardous material and other emer-gencies throughout the regionA team of four San Manuel fire-
fighters are trained to man theve-hicle during emergency situations."It's important that we practice
these high-risk low-frequency sit-
uations because we do not experi-ence them regularly like we mighta chest pain call, but they can havea significant and devastating im-pact on the community. It's our re-sponsibility to be prepared torespond," Smith said.According to the California De-
partment of conservation, their ef-forts at mitigation haveconcentrated on life safety andhave been successful.
FEMA hosts Emergency Management Training forSan Manuel, Regional Agencies
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Annual Dia de los Muertos Celebration set at Olive Avenue Market
By Yazmin Alvarez
Olive Avenue Market inRedlands will host itsfifth annual Dia de los
Muertos Celebration honoringloved ones and helping bring thecommunity together in culturalcelebration.The free community event is
planned from noon to 5 p.m. Nov.2 at the local eatery, 530 W OliveAvenue. Traditionally, Dia de los Muertos
is a two-day festival that celebratesthe memory of friends and lovedones that have passed away. Start-
ing on Nov.1 and ending Nov. 2,the celebrations include the cre-ation of altars honoring the dead,festive, brightly colored decora-tions including sugar skulls,music, dancing and food. The market first held its Dia de
los Muertos event in 2010 with theaim of teaching children and fam-ilies about the cultural celebration. Since then, the event has grown
larger each year bringing moregroups and the community at largetogether to learn of the Mexicantradition --”the ultimate goal,” saidAmber Wallick, co-owner of themarket. “The hope is to create commu-
nity through cultural awareness,”she said. To highlight the ancient tradition,
this year’s celebration will beginwith a procession down Olive Av-enue to Mission Street along witha blessing ceremony lead byHenry Vasquez and Sara and GaryLemos of Cuatro Noches de Luna. Altars celebrating the life of
loved ones will be on display bothinside and outside of the marketand a public altar will be providedfor guests to add photos or remem-
brance items in honor of theirloved ones. Performances by the Aztec danza
group Tlazolteotl, Folklorico Cul-turas Folklorico dancers and cul-tural music group, Milpa will beamong the entertainment alongwith other special guests. In addition to the live entertain-
ment, Storyteller Crystal Sanchezwill perform along with singer andmusician, Ana Gonzalez Jorgen-son.Free activities for children are
also planned and include sugarskull decorating, face painting,mask decorating among other artactivities. Children will also havethe opportunity to decorate a framefor a loved one who has passed. Food vendors include Tinos
Tacos and Huichos Tacos and spe-cial Pan de Muertos will also beavailable for purchase.To learn of the event, visit
www.oliveavenuemarket.com.
COURTESY PHOTO/OLIVE AVENUE MARKET
Local artists will showcase works for sale during the 5th annualDia de los Muertos Celebration at Olive Avenue Market in Red-lands Nov. 2. The free event runs from noon to 5 p.m.
IECN PHOTO/YAZMIN ALVAREZ
Festivities at the Olive Avenue Market Dia de los Muertos celebration will include face painting,art activities, dancing and a line up of musical performances.
U of R women make the cut, donate great lengths to benefit cancer patients
By Yazmin Alvarez
Convincing a woman to cuther long locks can be ahard sell.
But members of the University ofRedlands’ Wadada Wa RangiWengi sisterhood were able to pullin a handful of women to make thecut --eight inches worth-- in sup-port of the Pantene BeautifulLengths campaign. In the middle of the HunsakerPlaza’s quad area on campus lastweek, members of the group coor-dinated with local and area hair-stylists, setting up shop on campusto offer a free cut and style to thosewho took the big step and snip to-ward the campaign.
With the support of U of R stu-dents, faculty and staff thatsnipped off at least eight-inches oftheir hair, the group was able tocollect enough locks for a full,real-hair wig to benefit a womanthat has lost her hair due to cancertreatments.Trying to get someone to cuttheir hair is not always easy, saidMegan Hiten, a member of thegroup who helped organize theevent.But being able to donate to an or-ganization like Pantene Beautiful
Lengths, made the decision forsome much easier, she added.There were even some supportersof the cause who committed togrowing their locks again for nextyear’s drive.“It’s great to know they’re will-ing to continue the process of giv-ing,” said Hiten.The U of R event was first spear-headed in 2008 when the motherof an alumni was diagnosed withbreast cancer. The effort and sup-port has continued since, saidHiten. Pantene Beautiful Lengths
launched in 2006 and inspires peo-ple to grow, cut and donate theirhealthy hair to create free, real-hairwigs for women who have losttheir hair due to cancer treatments.Working in collaboration withthe American Cancer Society, theEntertainment Industry Founda-tion and Hair U Wear, PanteneBeautiful Lengths has receivednearly 600,000 hair donationsfrom generous men, women, andchildren and has provided thefunds to turn these hair donations
COURTESY PHOTOS/SAM MOWER
Students from the University of Redlands offered up a big donation - their hair - in support of womencancer patients and the Pantene Beautiful Lengths campaign. Stylists from local salons helpedsnip 8-inches of their locks to help make a wig for women who have lost their hair during treatment.
Neighborhood
Association heading
Wildwood Park
Improvement Day
The Wildwood Park Neigh-borhood Association is en-couraging the community
of San Bernardino, especiallythose in the north end of SanBernardino and those in the vicin-ity of Wildwood Park to attend theWildwood Park Improvement Dayon Saturday, November 8, 2014.Volunteers may sign in starting at7 am in the front parking lot, cor-ner of 40th Street and WatermanAvenue. Work will commence at8am and run until noon. Lunchwill be served thanks to the SanBernardino City Professional FireFighters charity who'll be grillingup their famous hot dogs. Help of all levels and abilities iswelcome. Those handy withpower tools can work with refur-bishing the small trash receptacles;replacing wooden slats with a trex-like material and re-positioningthem as needed. Painting crewswill refresh curbs, speed bumps,parking fences, and sign posts andhelp is needed to sweep and shoveldirt off the areas to be painted.Several helpers would be welcometo work with an arborist (tree spe-cialist) from First Certified ArborCare to selectively prune as manytrees as possible which will requirehauling branches to a chipper onsite, and there is a need for rakingareas and general clean-up.Please send an email to: [email protected] to letthem know you are coming.
Cancer cont. on next page
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into free, real-hair wigs forwomen undergoing cancer treat-ment. The American Cancer Soci-ety distributes the wigs through itsnationwide network of wig banksat no cost, and is the sole distribu-
tor of all the campaign’s wigs.Since the start of the program,34,000 real-hair wigs have beenprovided to female cancer patients.
The requirements to donate hairto Pantene Beautiful Lengths are:1. Each hair donation must be at
least 8 inches long.2. Hair may be colored with veg-etable dyes, rinses and semi-per-manent dyes. It cannot bebleached, permanently colored orchemically treated.3. Gray hair is difficult to use inthe wig-making process, so hairmay not be more than 5% gray atthe time of donation.
To learn more about PanteneBeautiful Lengths, visit www.Pan-tene.com for further information,including instructions on how tomake the cut.
Yazmin Alvarez is a reporter forInland Empire Community News-papers and can be reached [email protected]
Concert cont. from front
COURTESY PHOTOS/MEGAN HITEN
U of R students made the cut and donated 8-inches of their locksto Pantene Beautiful Lengths.
San Manuel To
Make $100,000
Contribution
To Alliance For
Education
Once again, the SanManuel Band of MissionIndians is making a big
investment in education by provid-ing resources to help support Sci-ence, Technology, Engineering andMathematics (STEM) in SanBernardino County. San Manuelhas made a $100,000 contributionto the San Bernardino County Su-perintendent of Schools’ AllianceFor Education to fund the Cultivat-ing Innovation in STEM Schools(CISS) program for one year.Cultivating Innovation in STEMSchools will strengthen the re-gional STEM network and culturethroughout the county and supportmajor events that serve largegroups of middle school students,including the Auto Club SpeedwaySTEM Day and STEMapalooza.This program will also providesupplemental funding tostrengthen and enhance several ex-isting or emerging middle schoolSTEM programs that connect toboth elementary and high schoolprograms and/or pathways.For more information concerningthe Alliance for Education, contactDebra Mustain, interim director ofAlliance for Education at CountySchools, at (909) 386-2636.
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Dan Flores aims to empower disenfranchised communities through work on school board
By Anthony Victoria
Rewind to the 1996-1997school year at ColtonHigh School. If you were
a member of the Pepper Bownewspaper or the Vocational In-dustrial Clubs of America, thename Dan Flores may stand out inrecent memory. Behind instructorsand mentors like vocational in-structor Bob Reedy, mentor RayAbril Jr. and Pepper Bow advisorDavid Rainey, Flores--a promisinggraduating senior at that time--learned the essential skills neededto become a leader.“As long as you're respectfulwhen you’re being critical, youcan ask those tough questions,”said Flores as he remembers con-fronting school board officials dur-
ing a public meeting. “It was aneat, effective way I was able toadvocate for change.”Almost twenty years later, Floresfinds himself on that same board,making the tough and critical de-cisions needed to make sure stu-dents are receiving properrepresentation. After completingtwo year’s of Robert Armenta’sterm, Flores is aiming to be electedinto a full four-year term as one oftwo Area 2 representatives. Hisopponents are fellow board mem-ber Pilar Tabera and political new-comer Juan Rodriguez.Flores said he will continue tosupport the district’s current effortsto provide more opportunities forstudents to attend college or otherpostsecondary institutions, whilealso increasing vocational oppor-tunities. He highlighted CJUSD’s
recent agreements with Cal StateSan Bernardino and the Interna-tional Brotherhood for ElectricalWorkers (IBEW) as good exam-ples of different options availableto students.“It’s tough to get into the CalState,” he said. “Now our kids arebeing moved to the front line as aresult of the agreement.”In addition, Flores aims to ex-pand student service and outreachprograms. With over 80 % studentpopulation coming from low-in-come backgrounds, Flores said it’simportant that the district addressissues with healthcare and accessi-bility by aiding not just individualstudents, but entire families aswell.“We want to take care of stu-dents, not just inside our schools,but outside as well,” Flores said.“How do we help a child and hisfamily receive help or direct themto the services they may need? Weidentify what they need and pro-vide support.”In addition to being on theCJUSD board, Flores also servesas chief of staff for San BernardinoCounty Supervisor Josie Gonzales.He has an idea that can provideeasier access to parents who areneed of county services such asMediCal or CalFresh. He believesby allowing service workers tovisit different school sites will cre-ate a more holistic approach whencommunicating with parents.“I am always the first to go toparents,” he said. “An idea to getparents to school sites is to providecounty services at school sites. “Ifwe can provide access to them lo-
cally, it will allow us to breakdown those barriers.”His chance to become a publicservant came at a critical time.One of the Area 2 seats becameavailable, after board presidentRobert Armenta resigned. As thedistrict faced a fiscal crisis thatcould have led to insolvency,while having lost one of their keyrepresentatives, the district seemedto favor an appointment to savetime. However, Flores felt the bestway to decide Armenta’s positionwas to hold an election.“I gave a presentation in front ofthe board and expressed my desireto let the community vote,” hesaid. “I truly believe we have to letthem choose what is in their bestinterests.”Flores expressed his reason forrunning in the special election was
to prevent state officials from tak-ing over the district.“We were on the verge of losingour schools to the state,” he said.“Luckily it’s a much different pic-ture now. If we would have failedto meet our obligations financially,insolvency would have taken thepower out of our community.”Since then, Flores has been adriving force in ensuring the dis-trict spend more wisely and main-tain a balanced budget.Moreover, he said he has main-tained a healthy relationship withTabera, and has reached out to Ro-driguez.“I enjoy working with Pilar,” hesaid. “I’ve also reached out to Ro-driguez to wish him luck. It is im-portant that we all have positivecampaigns. There’s no reason foranimosity”
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Dan Flores with his wife Abby and two sons, Toby and Leo.
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CJUSD board member Dan Flores with Colton High School stu-dents.
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Conference SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6th,2014 @ CSUSB! REGISTER EARLY FOR THEDISCOUNTED RATE! (By No-vember 1st)
Join in to Help All To Succeed!- Parent and Student workshops- Keynote Speaker, IEFL alum-nus Ms. Magdalena Zepeda, Cityof Coachella candidate for mayor- Food- Music- Networking- Familia- Presentation of The Art ArzolaInland Empire Future LeadersScholarship
Come join your IEFL familia,where you'll re-energize that firein your soul, and continue thecommitment to improve yourown life and at the same timemake it better for those aroundyou. The IEFL Board and Sum-mer Conference Staff are work-ing hard to bring you a jampacked agenda with age specificworkshops. Parents are wel-comed to attend because we'resetting up topics just for them,where they will discuss ideasabout how to best navigate theU.S. and California educationalsystems.Your entire family will walkaway from the reunion with es-sential information to get ahead
in life, and more importantlyyou'll get to reunite with familiarfaces from the IEFL conference,
share your journeys since camp,and be amazed with how manynew IEFL Alumni faces you'll
meet who are eager to help youout. We're gathering our entire fa-milia dating back from the 1985delegates to our most recent 2014alumni. The cost is only $10 tohelp cover expenses (food, mate-
rials & facilities), but no one willbe turned away for lack of funds.$15 after November 1st.Be there and thrive with us!
2014 IEFLP Reunion Conference
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Vote at Your Polling Place on Election DayPolling Place Location
There are 413 Polling Places in San Bernardino County. To find the loca-tion of your Polling Place:• Go to http://www.sbcountyelections.com to use the online Polling PlaceLook-up tool.• Call (800)881-VOTE(8683) or (909)387-8300.• Look on the back page of the Voter Information Guide sent to you forthe current election
Polling Place HoursPolling Places are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
How to VoteAt your assigned Polling Place, you will be asked for your name and ad-dress and you will be looked up in the Roster of Voters. Once your name isfound, you will be provided with a paper ballot that contains the conteststhat you are qualified to vote on. After you have voted, you will deposityour voted ballot in a green ballot box. Alternatively, you may elect to voteon an Electronic Touch Screen voting machine.
Voter IDIn most cases, California voters are not required to show identification attheir polling place. However, a poll worker may ask to see your identifica-tion if you mailed your voter registration application and did not includeyour driver license number, California identification number, or the lastfour digits of your Social Security number.
A copy of a recent utility bill, the Voter Information Guide you receivedfrom our office, or another document sent to you by a government agencyare examples of acceptable forms of identification. Other examples include
your passport, driver license, official California identification card, or stu-dent identification card.
Provisional VotingIf your name is not found on the Roster of Voters at the Polling Place, youhave the right to vote with a Provisional Ballot. If you vote on a ProvisionalBallot, it is returned to the Elections Office and your eligibility to vote isverified. Upon verification, your ballot is counted. If you are found to beineligible to vote, your ballot is not counted.
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National Character Counts Week: An Essay by BrendaBalthazar, A Student at the Public Safety Academy
By Ricardo Tomboc
In 2012, President BarackObama proclaimed the thirdweek of every October as
"National Character CountsWeek". The Public Safety Acad-emy (PSA) of San Bernardino has
celebrated the National CharacterCounts week by marching fromthe San Bernardino Fire Depart-ment on Third St. to the steps ofCity Hall. This year was no excep-tion, and hundreds of studentsgathered on the front steps of CityHall. This year Mayor Carey Davis
addressed the students along withseveral school administers. The following essay was written
by Cadet Brenda Balthazar, a stu-dent at the Public Safety Academy:"On the third Thursday of everyOctober, National CharacterCounts Day, we march from the
3rd street fire station to City Hall.It’s a day recognized by a lot ofpeople, even the President. Every-day at the public safety academywe learn more and more aboutwhat character is and how to im-plement it in our daily routines, butthis march is something we do forthe community. During the march,cadets, like myself, read essays
they've written on what charactermeans to them, we also recognizepeople within the community whohave demonstrated the qualities ofa good character. The purpose ofour character counts march is toraise awareness and let peopleknow that it is important and itdoes pay off to be a good person."
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The PSA Honor Guard marches in to post the flag (posting of col-ors).
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Mayor Carey Davis address the Public Safety Academy during their National Character Countscelebration.
