December 2010 2nd Story Gallery at the Walker House Citrus ...

garnered much interst in her Raka pottery and has won three

first prizes and a Best of Show at the Orange County Fair.

Meri Saunders was beading Treasure Jewelry and found she needed someone to do repairs and solder jump rings. When she could not find someone to do the work she enrolled in a class to learn how to solder and found she loved to use the torch. She has taken classes in jewelry fab-rication and casting. Meri works with Sterling Silver,fine silver, gold and copper. Hor d’ oeuvres

and wine will be provided on the Friday evenings of December 10th and 11th. The 2nd Story Gallery is located in the Walker House, 121 N. San Dimas Ave., San Dimas. Fore more informa-tion call (909) 599-5379 or www.SanDimasArts.com. Saffron Res-tuarant will be open for your din-ing pleasure.

Hand made jewelry and Ce-ramics will be featured in the 2nd Story Gallery in the Walker House on the Friday and Satur-day evenings of December 10, 11,17, and 18 from 5 to 9 p.m. The San Dimas Festival of Arts invites the pubic to attend and talk with

the artisans about their work. There is no admission charge for

the rotating art show events.Lynn Peavy discovered her

avid interest in ceramics five years ago when she began introductory class at a local community col-lege. This released a hidden talent and she found fulfillment in this artistic creativity. She has found a special interest in Raka firing process in which her uniquely shaped, textured and glazed ves-sels are fired in a low temperature kiln, smoked and in some cases fumed.

Lynn’s unique combination of shapes, textures and glazes has

Glendora — Citrus College was recently awarded the Green Campus Award, one of five lead-ership awards presented during the 2010 Green California Com-munity College Summit.

According to Summit organiz-ers, the college was honored be-cause of the programs and policies it has implemented to address sustainable issues. These include creating green curricula, imple-menting green building stan-dards, and waste reduction.

“Citrus College is extremely

proud to be the recipient of the Green Campus Award,” said Dr. Geraldine M. Perri, Citrus Col-lege superintendent/president. “In recent years, we have made great strides toward becoming a greener institution.”

Dr. Perri stated that several important developments have made it possible for Citrus College to become more eco-friendly.

“Our forward-thinking sus-tainable initiatives, such as our green building standards and waste reduction program, have allowed the college to operate more efficiently,” she said. “At the same time, the creation of a Solar Preparation pilot program and an Energy Systems Technology pro-gram, as well as the introduction of new courses in water conserva-tion and environmental manage-ment, has allowed us to meet in-dustry needs and begin educating a green workforce.”

The completion of the Central Plant in 2007 has also helped the college reduce its carbon footprint, Dr. Perri says. This state-of-the-art heating and cooling system was funded by the Measure G bond passed by voters in 2004,

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2nd Story Gallery at the Walker House

Citrus College Receives Green Community College Awardby Stacy Armstrong

and allows the college to avoid us-ing mechanical equipment during peak electrical usage times.

In addition to enacting policies and procedures to improve sus-tainability, Citrus College has also encouraged its faculty and staff to take an active role in making the college greener.

“We introduced the Citrus Col-lege Green Team in 2008 as a fo-rum for the college community to explore ways to be more environ-mentally responsible,” said Kim Holland, Citrus College’s director of workforce development and chair of the Green Team. “We have also provided faculty and staff with many opportunities to become involved in the college’s sustainable efforts, by offering ex-ternships in energy, hosting work-shops on topics such as Greening Your Curriculum and A Sustain-able Approach to Textbooks, pre-senting environmental awards, and holding events on campus such as our annual Earth Day Celebration.”

Citrus College’s efforts to ad-dress environmental issues have not gone unnoticed. In 2008, the Irwindale Chamber of Commerce presented the college with its Leading the Way in Environment Initiatives Award after it reduced its solid waste by 79.4 percent. And now, the 2010 Green Com-munity College Summit Leader-ship Award will be added to the list of recognitions.

“It is quite an honor for Citrus College to be known as a Green Campus. This award serves as an affirmation of our commit-ment to improving our environ-ment and would not have been possible without the dedication and talent of Citrus College’s ex-ceptional faculty and staff,” said Dr. Gary L. Woods, president of the Citrus Community College District Board of Trustees. “Our hope is that our efforts have been beneficial to Citrus College and its surrounding communities, as well as to the entire planet.”

David Dreier Re-elected Leader of California GOP Congressional Delegation

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Con-gressman David Dreier (R-CA) has been unanimously re-elected by his colleagues as Leader of the California Republican Congres-sional Delegation for the next Congress. Dreier said the focus of the California Delegation and the new Republican Majority must be on creating jobs and getting our economy back on track.

“Californians need one thing right now – jobs. Moving forward, our focus must be on getting our economy back on its feet and put-ting people back to work. A grow-ing economy will help all levels of government begin to recover from the economic downturn that has particularly affected California. My Republican colleagues and I believe better days are ahead for Californians and Americans. We are eager to get to work on this critical task.”

Dreier has been the Leader of the California Republican Delega-tion since 2001.

Holiday Gift GuideHelp Heal the Angeles Forest this Holiday Season Dedicate a Tree

Los Angeles — TreePeople an-nounces the return of its popular Holiday Tree Dedication program. Through TreePeople’s Tree Dedi-cation program, holiday shoppers can give a gift to heal the fire-dam-aged Angeles National Forest. For each $25 tax-deductible donation, a tree will be dedicated in honor of those on holiday gift lists, includ-ing family, friends, co-workers and clients. A beautiful, personalized holiday card will be sent to the re-cipient announcing the gift. For a $100 contribution, TreePeople will send an inscribed certificate to the recipient, announcing that a grove of five trees has been dedicated. Certificates may be framed with a handsome recycled wood frame for an additional $30.

With financial support from Holiday Tree Dedications, the nonprofit TreePeople works with land management agencies to restore woodlands burned in the

2009 Station Fire. Thousands of trees are planted each year through this impactful program.

A tree is always the right size, never goes out of style, doesn’t need wrapping, spares shoppers a trip to the mall and curbs the greenhouse effect. According to the International Society of Ar-boriculture, a single mature tree can absorb the amount of carbon produced by a car driven 26,000 miles.

One ‘click’ handles all your shopping needs. To dedicate a tree online visit www.treepeople.org or call (818) 753-TREE or (818) 753-8733.

TreePeople’s mission is to in-spire, engage and support people to take personal responsibility for the urban environment, making it safe, healthy, fun and sustainable and to share the results as a mod-el for the world. For more informa-tion, visit www.treepeople.org.

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Holiday Safety Tips from San Dimas Sheriff’s Station

Most of us look forward to the holiday season for all the right rea-sons. Unfortunately, thieves are just as eager for the season to begin. Property crimes annually spike in late November and continue through December, but the good news is that taking a few extra crime preven-tion measures can significantly reduce your chances of becoming a victim of crime.

Securing your home: � Keep doors locked even when you’re home � Make sure all of your windows are closed and secured when you

aren’t home � Keep your property illuminated at night (motion activated lights

are a great nighttime crime deterrent) � Remove clutter from the sides of your home � Secure your backyard � Don’t leave mail or packages for pick up on your doorstep or in your

mailbox

If you’re out for the evening: � Turn on a light or two and leave the radio on to give the appearance

the house is occupied � Make sure valuables and Christmas gifts are not visible from win-

dows � While on the road be extra cautious of DUI and inattentive drivers,

particularly on weekends

While you’re shopping: � Be aware of who is around you. Are you being followed? � Park in a well-lighted areas and as close to the store as possible � Lock your vehicle’s doors and secure previously purchased items in

your trunk � Shop with a friend or family member � Don’t carry large amounts of cash � Carry your purse over your shoulder, and limit the amount of pack-

ages you carry at the same time � Make all of your on-line purchases with the same credit card

If you’re traveling: � Use a timer to set a few lights to automatically turn on at dusk and

turn off at 11 p.m. � Make sure all doors and windows are locked � Have a trusted neighbor or friend pick up your mail and suspend

your newspaper delivery � House-sitters are an excellent idea but select a trusted adult, not a

well-intentioned teenager

Remember, most thieves are looking for easy targets. The less at-tractive a victim you and your property appear to be, the greater the chance of criminals passing you by.

Boys and girls Basketball

The City of San Dimas Parks and Recreation Department is offering a Boys and Girls Basket-ball program for children born in 1996 through 2002. Division “C”, for children born 2000 – 2002, practice during the week at Allen, Ekstrand, Gladstone and Shull schools. There are also Division “B” teams, for children born 1998 – 2000, and Division “A” teams, for children born 1996 – 1998. Practices begin the week of De-cember 6, 2010. Games are played on Saturdays at Memorial Park North Recreation Center in Azusa beginning in January. Separate boys and girls leagues offered if sufficient number of registrations is received. The fee is $70 and includes T-shirt uniform, coach, practices and games. Volunteer coaches are needed.

Registration is currently being taken at Temporary San Dimas City Hall. Registration forms and parent permission slips are avail-able at the Parks and Recreation Department, 186 Village Court, San Dimas, CA 91773.

For further information call the Parks and Recreation Depart-ment at (909) 394-6230.

2010 Christmas Toy Ride

San Dimas, California — The Southern California Velo Cycling Club (SC Velo) and Incycle Bicycle Stores are sponsoring a Christmas Toy Ride on December 5, 2010.

The purpose of the ride is to carry donated toys to an annual Car Show/Toy Collection event being held at the Via Verde Plaza Shopping Center located at the corner of Via Verde and Puente Street. All interested cyclists are invited to join with SC Velo riders to support this worthy cause by donating toys and/or participating in the ride.

Unwrapped toys can be left in collection bins at Incycle Bicycle Stores in San Dimas, Chino, Pas-adena, and Rancho Cucamonga ( http://incycle.com ) between now and December 4th. The donated toys will be taken by the cyclists participating in the Toy Ride to the Car Show/Toy Collection event. The ride will depart from the San Dimas Incycle store on December 5th at about 8:45 a.m. for an easy no-drop ride, with SAG support, to the Car Show. The Car Show starts at 10 a.m.

All toys donated that day are given to needy kids that are in the City of San Dimas. The toys are delivered to the kids by depu-ties from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s San Dimas station. Last year, the San Dimas station was able to help over 500 families dur-ing the Christmas holiday due to the Car Show toy event.

New Dog Park Rules Adopted in San Dimas

The San Dimas Dog Park has a few new rules started on November 25, 2010. The rules adopted on October 26, 2010, by the San Dimas City Council, change the or-dinance pertaining to the dog park and amend the San Dimas municipal code. Some current rules were clarified and some new rules added, all to help maintain the safe-ty and fun that has made the San Dimas Dog Park one of the City’s favorite locations. Some of the new rules and changes are; no more than 3 dogs per person are allowed in the park at one time; dogs must wear a flat collar with current tags visible, no pronged, spiked or choke collars allowed; puppies under 4 months of age are not permitted; spay-ing/neutering of dogs is required; children 12 years and under must be closely supervised by an adult at all time infants and toddlers are not recom-mended; no food or treats of any kind, dog or human, are permitted; no animals other than dogs permitted. The new rules and changes were effective on November 25, 2010 and are be posted at the dog park. To obtain a full list of the dog park rules please visit the City of San Dimas website www.cityof-sandimas.com or stop in the Temporary. San Dimas City Hall located at 186 Village Court.

For further information call the Parks and Recreation Depart-ment at (909) 394-6230.

Thank You Letter From Congressman Dreier

I'd like to extend my sincere thanks to those who voted for me in this election.

Tough work lies ahead, but I am more committed than ever to getting our country and economy back on the right track by restor-ing fiscal discipline, accountability and transparency in Washington.

Congressman David Dreier

Registration for Mt. SAC’s Winter Intersession Began Nov. 17

Walnut — Online registra-tion for Mt. San Antonio College’s winter intersession credit classes began Nov. 17. Classes begin on Monday, Jan. 10, 2011.

For the six–week winter inter-session, new and continuing credit students must register for classes online at my.mtsac.edu. New stu-dents must also submit an admis-sion application online. For stu-dents who do not have computer access, computers and assistance are available in the Student Ser-vices Center during business hours. The Admissions Office is open Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Before registering, new stu-dents are required to activate their personal Mt. SAC portal accounts at the same website, which provides set-up instruc-tions. Students will be able to view a registration date and time in their portal account and will not be allowed to register before their assigned time. New students must also contact the Counseling Department to sign up for the re-quired orientation session before registering for classes. For more information about required orien-tation sessions, call the Mt. SAC Counseling Department at (909) 274-4380.

The enrollment fee is still set at $26 per unit for California resi-dents, and all fees are due upon registration. The campus will be closed for winter recess Dec. 22 through Jan. 2.

For more registration informa-tion, call the Mt. SAC Admissions & Records Office at (909) 274-4415, or visit www.mtsac.edu.

Glenkirk Church Holds Annual Women’s Christmas Celebration

Do you need an incredible way to start the Christmas Season? Glenkirk Church invites the wom-en of the San Gabriel Valley area to the annual Women’s Christ-mas Celebration Breakfast/Lun-cheon. This event will be held at the Sheraton Fairplex in Pomona on Saturday, December 4, at 8:00 a.m. or 12:15 p.m. In addition to the wonderful meal, you will be in-spired and touched by Sheri Rose Shepherd, the guest speaker, and the musical guest, Saved by Grace. This year’s theme is This Baby Changed Everything based on John 18:37 “For this reason, I was born.”

Sheri Rose Shepherd uses humorous heartwarming stories mixed with truth and transpar-ency to remind us how much we are truly loved by the Baby who changed everything. Sheri Rose is a nationally recognized speaker and best selling author. Her book, His Princes Bride, won a 2010 Book of the Year award.

This Celebration is a wonderful opportunity to gather with friends and family, enjoy the inspiration-al speaker and Christmas music to help you get into the holiday spirit. Tickets are now available for $28 per person.

For more information or to pur-chase tickets, call 626-914-4833 or visit www.glenkirkchurch.org.

December 2010 San Dimas Community News

SAN DIMAS SENIOR CLUB NEWS

By Jay PaceYou are probably busy think-

ing about the holidays while you’re reading this article. Don’t forget to check out what’s happen-ing at the Senior Club on Tuesday mornings from 9:30 to 10:30. Ev-ery week there is something dif-ferent going on.

I want to apologize for not hav-ing the schedule for our December Tuesday meetings. We always have our business meeting on the second Tuesday of each month. I should have paid more attention, I’m sorry. Come and be surprised like me. I’ve never been disap-pointed. Also, I know that we will have our first Senior Club BINGO at one of our meetings. The prizes will be surprises from the Senior Board members. Anna will be our caller who is our secretary.

The last week we always have an autobiography from one of the members. Last month it was Marion W. Last Friday she went back to Michigan to stay with her niece and sister.

She was all excited but the rest of us were sorry she left. She will be missed by all of us.

We always follow the auto-biography by celebrating the birthdays of the member’s of that month. The cake was and is donated by Albertson’s each month. The cake is always fresh and delicious.

I know for some of you this time of year is very lonely. If you live alone or are away from your family consider us as your fam-ily and come join us during this holiday. I know that the Senior Center will be closed December 25th but we open our hearts to you every Tuesday at the meeting. If you’re not sure if you want to join [I for one love being around peo-ple] come for the special friend-ship shared here.

We always have a beautiful tree decorated for all to enjoy. Soooo, call Dial-a-ride or ask a friend to bring you to the Senior Center. Lunch is served from 11:00 to 12:30 p.m, for a sug-

San Dimas Rotary Club Selected Two Holy Name of Mary School Students to Send to Leadership CampStudents attended the Camp from November 19-21, 2010 in Orange

San Dimas — Each year, the San Dimas Rotary Club selects and sponsors two students to at-tend the Teen Leadership Camp at The Irvine Ranch Outdoor Ed-ucation Center in Orange. This year, both students selected are students of Holy Name of Mary School in San Dimas. Robert Bar-telt, Student Council President, and Gabrielle Smith, Student Council Vice President, are both 8th grade students at the School. They attended a Rotary Meet-ing with their families before at-tending the Leadership Camp on November 19-21, 2010. On December 15, the students will give a presentation about their ex-perience to the San Dimas Rotary Club during their monthly meet-ing.

The Teen Leadership Camp is specifically for 8th grade stu-dents and it’s goal is to develop the leadership skills of the par-ticipants, emphasizing self con-fidence, self-esteem, personal responsibility, ethics of positive leadership, group dynamics, and peer pressure. The purpose of the camp is to help participants with personal leadership so that they will be able to develop their skills and potential to be leaders of their peers. Each Rotary Club spon-sors students to attend the camp every year. The selection process includes identifying participants who show leadership skills, have good character, are well informed on current events, possess public speaking ability, and are in good academic standing. Potential par-

ticipants are then selected and an interview process begins among those that meet the requirements. A Committee then decides which two students to select for partici-pation in the Camp.

Robert Bartelt has attended Holy Name of Mary School since he was in Pre-K. In sixth grade, he ran for Student Council and became Spirit and Sports Coor-dinator. The following year, he became Student Council Secre-tary, but Robert says “it left me wanting to do more”. He ran for Student Council President for his eighth grade year and he says that it gives him “the privilege of having many responsibilities, setting a good example for the younger children”. In his Faith Community, Robert is also an Al-tar Server, Lector, and Eucharis-tic Minister, which he sees as the biggest honor.

Gabrielle Smith has attended Holy Name of Mary School for nine years. She has been involved in Student Council for three years and is currently the Vice Presi-dent. She believes that being in-volved in her school and Church ministries have let her “have a better understanding of Christ” giving her “the benefit of serving Him often” through her responsi-bilities as a Eucharistic Minister, Lector, Greeter, and Altar Server. In the sixth grade, she was Reli-gious Coordinator and the follow-ing year, took on the job of Histo-rian. She has been a first honors student since the fifth grade and a merit student since fourth grade.

gested donation of $2.00. [If you don’t have the money you are al-ways invited to share lunch with us] They would appreciate being called for reservation though. The number is: (909) 394-6298.

Remember that Senior Si-lent Auction I talked about last month? IT WAS A COMPLETE SUCCESS!!! The club made over $170.00. Oh, and remember that scarf I mentioned too? Well, the mystery was solved before you read about it, I want to apolo-gize… The scarf was gone because the person who had brought it thought no one wanted it so she took it home. She brought it back the next week when she found out what happened. Okay, the story continues… The person who wanted it fell and hopefully will be back this month and the scarf will be given to her. Come to the meeting and more will be revealed [that is, if your interested]. HA, HA

We will also be taking a trip to Santa Monica. The fee will be $3.00. We had a lot of fun last time on the outside of Knott’s Ber-ry Farm at a great restaurant and checked out stores around there.

Don’t forget there is B-I-N-G-O at 1:00 p.m. following the lunch. It is sponsored by the SAN DIMAS SENIOR CLUB each Tuesday. At the end of the year we donate money to different organizations and as I mentioned before in May we sponsor three Seniors from San Dimas High School and/or Ed Jones Memorial Continuation School [Chapparel/Vista]

We also donate to the Fam-ily Snow fun time. New location because of reconstruction of City Hall. It’s on Bonita Ave this year I think near the big tree. San Di-mas will be lit up again this year by most of the stores. They did a fantastic job last year for all to enjoy.

Happy Holidays and a blessed New Year,

Jay

Holiday Safety for Cats by Ann Chilton, The Cat Nanny

To your cat, the sparkles, jin-gles, crinkles, and yummy smells of the Holidays may be irrestible. So keep a close eye on your curi-ous kitty while keeping these things in mind:• Cats climb trees, so make sure yours (your tree, not your cat) is secured to a wall, curtain rod, or railing. If you have a real tree and keep it in water, be sure the cats can’t drink from the tree holder--especially if you use an addititive to keep the tree fresh longer.• If you have guests coming and going, secure your cats in a room for their safety. They can easily slip out a door quickly and unno-ticed.• Tinsel, ribbon, popcorn strings, metal hooks, pine needles, and glass, if ingested, can obstruct or even perforate the intestines. Use alternatives or hang out of reach.• Electrical cords, if chewed, can electrocute. A bitter lime or bit-ter apple spray is available at pet stores. Sprayed on cords it is very effective at deterring chewing. My cat, Charlie, was an incorri-gible cord chewer. I took it seri-ously when my cell phone charger ended up in three pieces. I then noticed every cord in my house had teeth marks. I was lucky he wasn’t seriously hurt. Putting the bitter spray on all cords complete-ly broke his habit. Or, you can encase the cords in tubing made of thick plastic. • Chocolate, alcohol, and cooked bones are toxic and potentially deadly if swallowed.• Candles can be knocked over, leading to obvious hazardous re-sults.• Have a secure screen for your fireplace. Keep it closed with or without a fire. I had a cat who used the ashes as a litterbox. I’ve known cats who have gotten be-hind or through the screens and rolled in the ashes.• Just a reminder: The Holiday Season is not a good time to give a kitten or puppy as a gift for all the above reasons.

Some of the holiday greenery should be kept out of paw’s reach. The most poisonous (and possibly fatal) plants include mistletoe, holly (especially the berries), lil-ies, and ivy. Symptoms vary from nausea and vomiting to heart and kidney failure to coma and death. Naturally, this depends on the plant and the amount swallowed.

Less toxic, but still danger-ous when eaten in large doses, is the poinsettia, which can lead to stomach upset and throwing up. Aromatic holiday potpourris can cause painful burning of the mouth, eyes, skin, and gastroin-testinal tract. If you have an in-

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Library HighlightsSan Dimas Public Library

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Telephone (909) 599-6738Tuesday-Thursday 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Friday-Saturday 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.Library Website http://www.colapublib.org/libs/

sandimas/ The following programs are held in the San Dimas Library

Meeting Room, UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED in the listing

San Dimas Historical Society Display: Toys of Yesteryear

Yes, it is the holiday season once again. If you are looking for free entertainment, the Retail-ers beckon you to come visit their stores. But if you are not quite ready to fight the crowds, have your children be tempted by every thing they see and turn your fam-ily time into fight time, we have an alternative.

The San Dimas Historical So-ciety has pulled together a trip down memory lane. In this day and age of high technology, come visit the Toys of Yesteryear dis-play. The Society has gathered a large collection of toys from its archives and members to share. And ‘large’ does not do this col-lection justice. Instead, think ex-tensive. The displays are shown in the large Research Room, both

of the Museum Rooms, Walker House hallways and more. There is a lot to see and enjoy. This col-lection will be on display in the Walker House, 121 North San Di-mas Avenue, San Dimas.

The unveiling begins on Sat-urday, December 4th and will be available for viewing from 11:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. that day. Ad-ditional viewing opportunities are scheduled for Friday, December 10th from 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. and on Saturday, December 18th from 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Bring your friends and family to remember when, share stories with each other and reminisce. This collection probably has your favorite toy on display. Come and see.

Dreier to Serve on GOP Majority Transition Team

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Con-gressman David Dreier (R-CA) was named today as a member of the GOP Majority Transition Team, a 22-member group that will work to ensure a seamless transition to the new Republican Majority in the 112th Congress. The Transition Team, which is chaired by Congressman Greg Walden (R-OR), will be tasked with implementing reforms to Congress, as outlined in the Pledge to America, so that it is more transparent, cost-effective, and accountable to the American people.

“The American people expect us to get to work immediately and we intend to do so,” Dreier said. “The Transition Team will be looking for ways to reform the way we conduct the people’s business so that they have faith their voices are being heard. That means the next Congress will be different than any Congress before it. The House must be re-established as an institution that is guided by genuine debate and accountabil-ity. To this end, we will reform the process so that legislation consid-ered in the next Congress reflects the people’s desire to reduce the size and scope of the federal gov-ernment. I look forward to work-ing with my colleagues, old and new, on this important and his-toric transition.”

“David Dreier’s deep under-standing of the way the House functions, and more importantly the way it’s failed to function re-cently, will be indispensible as we seek to shake up Congress,” Con-gressman Walden said. “He is a leader of our team and this transi-tion process would not be capable without his wisdom. I greatly ap-preciate his willingness to serve.”

The Pledge to America sets forth a plan to reform Congress and, in doing so, begin restoring the public trust. These reforms include:

� A requirement that legislation be available for 3 days before a vote so that members of Congress and the American people can read it.

� A requirement that all bills in-clude a citation of constitutional authority so that Congress re-spects the limits imposed on it by our founding document.

� Changes to House Rules to make it harder to increase and easier to reduce spending that a new era of fiscal responsibility can begin in Washington.

� An end to the practice of pass-ing “comprehensive” or “omnibus” bills that package unrelated legis-lation in an effort to avoid public scrutiny.

THE KIDS’ CORNERPreschool Storytime!

Preschool Storytime will be held on the following Fridays in Decem-ber: the 3rd, 10th and the 17th at 10:30 am. We will be reading stories about Santa and other Holiday themes.

We’ll also enjoy flannel board stories, nursery rhymes, songs, and fin-gerplays. An art activity is usually offered as well.

SPECIAL PROGRAM: At Storytime on Friday December 10th we will have a special program presented by Bubble Mania. You will learn all about bubbles and maybe even get in one! Just a reminder – this is for preschool aged children.

On December 17th we will have our annual Holiday Party with sto-ries and songs!

Preschool Storytime is open to all preschool aged children, but those younger may attend if they are able to sit quietly and listen to the sto-ries.

WINTER ART ACTIVITY PROGRAM!On Saturday December 11th from 2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. drop in

to create a wonderful winter ornament! Using air dry clay, cookie cut-ters, sequins, buttons, sea shells and whatever YOU may like to bring, create a one-of-a-kind ornament to dress your tree or front door.

San Dimas Library Family Drum Circle!December 15th

Come and join us on the third Wednesday of every month, at 6:30 p.m. for a fun experience exploring a variety of percussion instru-ments. You’ll have a chance to bang a drum, shake a rattle, ring a bell – among other things – and learn some rhythms and beats. We even use the instruments to tell stories! So come on in and make a joyful noise at your library! This program is open to families and children.

We would like to thank the Mom’s Club of San Dimas for donating the money to us to use for purchasing drums for this program.

TEEN ADVISORY BOARDTeens, we need your help! We want to make the San Dimas Library

a cool place for teens in our community, and we need your input. Inno-vative and energetic teens, grades 6- 12, are invited to shape the future of the San Dimas Library by helping to develop programs and services, by recommending materials for purchase, and by promoting the Library to other teens. Sound interesting? Stop by the Library or give us a call to find out when our August meeting is being held. You can also get in touch with Amy Crow, the Teen and Adult Services Librarian at (909) 599-6738. Be a part of something fun and important! Help make your Library a great place for teens!

BOOK PARTY Adult Book DiscussionJoin us on the first Wednesday of each month for a discussion of a

selected book. Conversation, refreshments, and prizes each month! FREE! Copies of the book and discussion questions are available now at the San Dimas Library. The Book Party is held at the San Dimas Library..

JOIN FRIENDS OF SAN DIMAS LIBRARY!

San Dimas Friends of The Library offers support for library pro-grams, activities, and purchase of materials. Meetings are usually held on the third Tuesday of every month in the Library Meeting Room at 9:30 a.m. All meetings are open to the public and we welcome you to at-tend! Friends are always in need of volunteers to help sort books for our ongoing lobby sale and special book sales. For more information, please call the reference desk at (909) 599-6738.

EYE-DAS The West Covina EYE-DAS

chapter will hold it next meeting, Monday, December 6, 2010 from 12 noon to 2:00 p.m. at the West Covina Senior Center, 2501 E. Cortez St., West Covina.

The membership will par-ticipate in a Holiday potluck luncheon with all of the tastes of the season. Good friends, a few Christmas carols and a good meal. What more could be wished for the holidays? Share the experi-ences of preparing for the season with other visually impaired in-dividuals. They’re always funny and joyous as well as irritating and aggravating incidents to be

shared and chuckled over.Lend your experiences and

share in those of others to truly appreciate the joy of the season. Call Rayanne at the number be-low if you would like to participate in this event.

EYE-DAS members enjoy a variety of entertainments and in-formative topics at their monthly gatherings. Blind and visually impaired individuals are able to enjoy the company of others and participate in events designed for their interests and enjoyment. Anyone interested in attending can contact Rayanne at (626) 335-EYES (335-3937).


In 1846, American settlers feared that Mexican authorities would drive them out of Califor-nia, so they fomented the Bear Flag Revolt. These rebels seized some horses belonging to Mexican Commandante Jose Castro, rode to Sonoma where they captured General Mariano Vellejo and oth-ers, drafted a proclamation of in-dependence, selected William B. Ide president, and created a Cali-fornia Republic flag.

The Bear Flaggers declared California Republic on June 9, 1846. The new republic lasted 30 days until John Fremont raised the U.S. flag over Yerba Buena (later renamed San Francisco) and the United States claimed California. On September 9, 1950, California became a state.

Worried AmericansWith the 1827 Spaniard Expul-

sion Act, the Mexican government expelled European-born settlers, mainly Spanish priests, from Alta California. This expulsion raised tensions between the Mexican government and Anglo-American settlers who feared they too might be exiled from California.

In 1845, U.S. Army Major John Fremont arrived in Califor-nia, officially on a mission to find the source of the Arkansas River. He encouraged American settlers to oppose Mexican rule. This mo-tivated the insurgents to declare themselves to be a California Re-public on June 9, 1846.

Unknown to either Fremont or the so-called Bear Flaggers—be-cause communication had to come from Washington on horseback—the United States had declared War against Mexico on May 13, 1846.

Righteous RustlersOn June 10, 1846, a band of

Bear Flaggers form north of Yerba Buena captured a group of horses that were being moved by Mexi-can Lieutenant Francisco Arce to Mexican Commandante General Jose Castro in Santa Clara. The insurgents believed that Arce had threatened to use the horses to drive the foreigners out of Califor-nia.

Bear Flag Revolt, 1846 Taking the InitiativeArce offered no resistance and,

after incurring insults from the Americans, was allowed to go on his way to Santa Clara. This horse theft was the first hostile act of the Bear Flag Revolt.

Imprisonment of VallejoThe insurgents traveled to

Sonoma to capture and imprison Mexican General Mariano Valle-jo. Other Americans joined the Bear Flaggers en route and by the time they reached Sonoma their group had grown to 33 strong.

At dawn on June 14, 1846, the Bear Flaggers pounded on the adobe door of Vallejo’s home and demanded his surrender. “Vallejo

quickly donned his dress uniform, then opened the door and invited three representatives of the group in for breakfast and wine.” Af-ter enjoying the hospitality, the insurgents respectfully arrested him and sent him to Sutter’s Fort for safekeeping. Later Vallejo re-turned to Sonoma and went on to serve as a delegate to the Cali-fornia Constitutional Convention and later as a State Senator.

The effortless victory put the Americans at a temporary loss. When some suggested looting Vallejo’s adobe, William Ide made said, “Choose ye this day what you will be! We are robbers, or we must be conquerors!”

The California RepublicOn June 14, 1846, William B.

Ide, the California Republic’s first and only president, drafted a proc-

lamation of independence and the Bear Flaggers raised the grizzly bear flag in Sonoma. On June 23, 1846, Frémont arrived with 60 soldiers and took command in the name of the United States.

Fremont imprisoned the 19 year-old twin nephews of Jose de los Santos Berryesa, the alcalde (mayor) or Sonoma, and reported-ly ordered Kit Carson to kill them. Mexican Colonel Jose Castro sent Joaquin de la Torre arrived with 55 men to crush the rebellion and rescue the Berryesa brothers, whose fate was unknown to them. Two American lives were lost at the ensuing Battle of Olompali, north of present-day Novato.

William Ide’s term as president of the California Republic lasted 25 days. When the Republic was claimed the United States, Ide enlisted in the U.S. Army as a pri-vate.

Quartermaster MerrittIn his recollection of events, pio-

neer John Bidwell described a Mr. Merritt, who had been appointed quartermaster of the California Battalion (the state’s first volun-teer militia) by Fremont. Mer-ritt could neither read nor write, lived with an Indian squaw, wore fringed buckskin fringed, chewed tobacco, drank to excess, and car-ried a tomahawk with nearly a hundred notches that recorded the number of his Indian scalps.

Stockton told Merritt to requi-sition two thousand dollars to buy supplies for the troops; Merritt re-ceived two thousand Mexican sil-ver dollars. Bidwell recalls, “That afternoon I met him in Monterey, nearly as drunk as he could be. He said: ‘Bidwell, I am rich; I have lots of money;’ and putting both hands in to the deep pockets of his buckskin breeches he brought out

two handfuls of Mexican dollars, saying, ‘Here, take this, and if you can find anything to buy, buy it, and when you want more money come to me, for I have got lots of it.’” Nobody ever found out what

Merritt did with the money. The prevailing theory was that

Merritt thought “quartermas-ter meant the ability and duty to quarter the beef.”

Bear FlagThe remaining legacy of the

California Republic is the Bear Flag. Created by William Todd, cousin on Mary Todd Lincoln, the design included 1) a star in the hoist corner (upper left) that was said to show solidarity with Texas, 2) a grizzly bear that Vallejo de-scribed in his memoir Recuerdos as looking like a pig, 3) a red stripe at the bottom that was torn from the petticoat of John Sears wife, and 4) the words “California Re-public.”

The original Bear Flag was either destroyed in the fire follow-ing the 1906 San Francisco earth-

quake or given to the 16-year-old son of U.S. Navy Commander John B. Montgomery, John El-

liott Montgomery, and taken to the U.S.S. Portsmouth. In 1846, young John wrote letters to his mother that included a drawing and description of the flag. Un-fortunately, John and his older brother disappeared in Novem-ber 1846 while “delivering pay to troops stationed at Sutter’s Fort. There is no clear evidence of what happened to them.”

In 1911, a slightly revised ver-sion of the flag became the state flag of California.

California RepublicThe most lasting impact of

the 31-day California Republic is the state flag. The Bear Flaggers never formed a government, no other nation ever recognized or even knew of the republic, and California was never a territory. The chronology includes:

� June 14, 1846, William Ide drafted a Proclamation of Inde-pendence

� June 23, 1846, Fremont ar-rived and took command of the revolt

� July 9, 1846, Fremont “an-nexed” California to the United States

� January 13, 1847, Treaty of Cahuenga put California under U.S. military command

� February 2, 1848, Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo transferred California to the United States

� December 20, 1849, California transitioned from military to civil government

� September 9, 1850, California became a state.

The Bear Flag Revolt has taken on symbolic importance, beyond it actual influence in the course of California history. The Bear Flag story has become a cherished chapter of California lore and the words “California Republic” still appear on the state flag.


Musings from the Chamber of Commerce President/CEO

Changes to the Traditional Holiday Event Schedule

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A Communication from The ChairThe search for our new President / CEO has ended successfully

Southern California Edison Direct Install Program Helps Small Businesses

SAN DIMAS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CORNER

Civic Academy Helps You Become Involved In Your City

Dispose Of Fallen Leaves Properly

America’s Christian Credit Union PresentsIts Fifth Annual Snow Day For The Community

Mayor Morris to give “State of the City” Address January 13, 2011

Each year the San Dimas Chamber of Commerce is pleased to host the Honorable Curt Mor-ris, Mayor of the City of San Di-mas, for the delivery of his annual State of the City address.

This year the event will be at noon on Thursday, January 13, 2011 at the San Dimas Canyon Club House, 2100 Terrebonne. The luncheon is sponsored by The Southern California Gas Compa-ny, a Sempra Energy Utility.

Mayor Morris will look back at the City’s accomplishments during 2010 and provide a look at upcoming and long-range fu-ture developments. Along with his address, the Mayor will also answer questions from the audi-ence. Mayor Morris is a longtime resident of San Dimas and a very active member of the community.

Mark your calendar for noon on Thursday, January 13, 2011. This has been a very exciting year and you will not want to miss this address.

This event is open to Chamber members and any and all interest-ed residents and businesses. The cost for the delicious deli buffet lunch is $15. Please RSVP to the Chamber office (909) 592-3818 by Friday, January 7, 2011.

This is an article I have known I must write but one that I write with very mixed emotions.

As most of you know, last spring my wife Carol and I made a decision that the time has come for me to retire from the Chamber. Carol retired from her teaching po-sition two years ago and has been waiting for me to join her in all the fun things that retired couples get to do including travel, more time with grandchildren, having direct control over our daily schedule and working with the several non-profit organizations we have been affiliated with over the years..

While this all looks inviting, it also means leaving the best job I ever had and losing the daily in-teraction with the many friends we have made in San Dimas in the past 12 and a half years. As our friend Mike Perry from Klatch Coffee says, I didn’t have to go to work, I got to go to work. It has been a true pleasure.

Please be assured that we will stay involved in the Chamber and the City but as members and participants, not in a leadership role. I will remain involved at the Chamber to ensure my succes-sor has the benefit of what ever knowledge and history I have to pass on to keep the Chamber suc-cessful and relevant but I know it will be my successor that is the leader, not me.

My successor, Ms. Karen Gaff-ney, will be assuming the position of President/CEO on December 16, 2010. She brings a wealth of knowledge and experience along with a great personality. She will fit right in with our community and will introducing new ideas and energy to take the Chamber to new heights. You will enjoy get-ting to know her and I wish her all the best.

Thank you for a great ride. God bless you all.Ted Powl

To find a replacement for Ted Powl, our retiring President/ CEO, the members of our “Search Committee” have been working hard for many months now. Our first line of business was to up date and redefine the duties of this position in today’s changing world. We then looked at what we required of an applicant, what we had to offer and where to look for this right person. We had many great applicants from a variety of locations, education and walks of life. After lots of think sessions, tons of paper work, phone calls, and interviews, on Tuesday, No-vember 16 the Chamber Board of Directors voted unanimously in favor of the “Search Committee’s” recommendation to offer the job to Karen L. Gaffney.

Karen has accepted the of-fer and will start December 16. She comes to us with 10 years of chamber experience as well as small business and credit union experience. She holds a Bach-elor of Science Degree in Business Management. I am excited (with sadness in loosing Ted) to be mov-ing on and I am looking forward to her new ideas and energy. She claims to be a workaholic so look

out in the months to come.With Ms. Gaffney coming on

board we will now start with the final process of finding a new Ex-ecutive Secretary to fill Sandra’s position, who also is retiring, and a new Office Assistant. We felt it was only appropriate to wait and involve the new President /CEO with the selections because of their close working relationship.

A joint retirement celebration is in the works for late January or early February for Ted and San-dra. We will let everyone know as soon as final plans are made. Thank goodness Ted and Sandra have not rushed off. They have let us get use to the idea of new people and that there might be new ways to do things. They have promised to be available for all our questions and the passing of the wand.

Thank you to the “Search Committee” consisting of Denis Bertone, Mitchell Crawford, Joe Fransen, Michael Kelly, Laura Smolka, myself and our mentor, Jim Elliot for your thoughtful and dedicated hard work and time.

Margie GreenChairman of the Board

Southern California Edison (SCE)'s Direct Install program started in the City of San Dimas in mid September, 2010 to offer energy-efficient equipment in-stalled at no cost to qualified small businesses using 99 kilowatts or less of electricity per month.

The Direct Install program is quick and easy. First, a letter will be sent by SCE to approximately 480 qualified small businesses. Next, an SCE-approved contract-ed vendor and energy expert will be contacting the small businesses to provide advice and conduct a simple energy survey at no cost, and may offer to replace certain

equipment with energy-efficient items free of charge.

If the small business agrees with the recommendations pro-vided, arrangements will be made to install the recommended en-ergy efficient replacement equip-ment at no charge to the small business. This is a quick process and takes less than two hours and can be done while the business is open.

For additional information, please contact Donna Lee, SCE Region Manager, 800 W. Cienega Avenue, San Dimas, CA 91773. Her phone numbers are (909) 592-3766 and (626) 278-1706.

The City of San Dimas is advis-ing residents of the proper method to dispose of leaves raked from yards during the upcoming sea-son.

Excessive leaves in street gut-ters can cause health and safety issues by clogging gutters and storm drain lines. As such, the city requests all residents to place the leaves from their yards into the green waste containers provided by Waste Management.

“Residents are not required to pick up leaves which have natu-rally fallen from their trees into the street or gutters outside of their yards,” City Manager Blaine

Michaelis said. “Our regularly scheduled street sweepers handle the cleanup of those areas. We are reminding citizens to not sweep additional yard leaves into the streets and gutters.”

Waste Management provides each residential home with up to two green waste containers free of charge. In addition, an unlimited number of bagged leaves can be placed at curbside through the end of January for collection by Waste Management.

“Maintaining a clean and healthy community can be accom-plished if we all work together,” Mayor Curt Morris said.

The 2011 San Dimas Civic Academy will be starting in March 2011 and will run for nine weeks. It is open to anyone inter-ested in becoming involved and learning about the inner workings of our City and those institutions that make up the fabric of our community. Ask anyone who has participated in the past and they will tell you what a great learning and personal experience it is.

The first meeting will be an all day retreat that will focus on the history of San Dimas, an overview of our government structure and leadership training that will help

in your personal growth.This will be followed by weekly

meetings, usually on Wednesday evenings, where you will learn about funding of our city and school district, the structure and operations of our city, the opera-tions of the fire and sheriff’s de-partment, the programs of our school district, how economic de-velopment works and the work-ings and issues facing our utility infrastructure. The final meeting will be a behind the scenes Satur-day tour of San Dimas followed by a graduation BBQ.

On Saturday, December 11th, 2010, from noon-3 p.m., 40 tons of snow will fall in Glendora as America’s Christian Credit Union hosts its fifth annual Snow Day in partnership with Radio Disney AM 1110.

Kids in attendance will get to meet Santa and Mrs. Claus as well as visit a petting zoo at Snow Day, which is an event open to the community. The Radio Disney street team will lead the fun with a snowman-building contest and lots of other games with prizes. The In-N-Out truck will be grilling up burgers for all to enjoy. There will be special Christmas vendors

with gifts, crafts and other mer-chandise. As an added treat, our own Buddy Bee mascot will make an appearance! Buddy Bee is the name of the credit union’s special children’s account and is available to kids through the age of 12.

“We are thrilled to host our fifth annual Snow Day as our Christmas gift to the community. Over the years thousands of peo-ple have come to play in the snow and enjoy time with their family. It’s a wonderful way to celebrate the coming of Christmas and we hope to see everyone enjoy the snow with us,” President/CEO Mendell L. Thompson said.

Admission is free and the event will feature special offers to parents and friends as well. America’s Christian Credit Union is located at 2100 East Route 66 in the city of Glendora, California. The event’s Web site can be found at www.ACCUSnowDay.com.

Open for business Monday through Saturday, America’s Christian CU proudly serves people and ministries. With $500 million in total managed assets, America’s Christian CU is a full-service financial institution in op-eration since 1958. For additional information, visit www.Americas-ChristianCU.com.

The renovation and construc-tion to City Hall and the Plummer Community Building have neces-sitated some changes in two of the Chamber’s holiday events.

The Christmas Tree Lighting will be on Saturday, December 4th at 6:00 p.m. We are moving the tree lighting from our usual Wednesday night to Saturday night so we can partner with the City of San Dimas’ Holiday Fest starting at 2:00 p.m. The Fest will take place on Saturday, Decem-ber 4th with the traditional rides, shopping boutique, Mt. San Di-mas Snow Slide and pictures with Santa. These will all take place at the Walker House at 121 N. San Dimas Ave. The City will be operating a hay ride through the downtown from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m.

At 6:00 p.m, Santa and Mrs.

Clause will ride the hay wagon from the Walker House to the Train Depot for the traditional lighting of the Christmas Tree. Our merchants will be open for business and offer a raffle for the children, music will be provided at the Depot and along the streets and Santa and Mrs. Clause will be at the gazebo at the Depot to hear every child’s wish for Christmas.

With the Plummer Commu-nity Building unavailable and no other appropriate venue in town to accommodate all of the revelers from the Chamber, the Festival of Arts, the Historical Society, Music in the Park and the San Dimas Rodeo, we have all elected to can-cel this year’s Holiday Celebra-tion. It will be back in 2011 in all its finery and fun.

As an alternative, please join

us at the Third Annual Joint Chamber Holiday Mixer at the Glendora Country Club on De-cember 2nd.


Notes from the City Manager

Happy Holidays – what a great time of year. We hope you will be enjoying time with family and friends.

Work to reconstruct Amelia Avenue north of Fifth Street has been recently completed. We ap-preciate your patience. The proj-ect included rebuilding the street, improving drainage on the east side and added a sidewalk on the west side for pedestrian safe-ty. The sidewalk winds its way around a few mature oak trees with a couple of bridges to create a safe walking path. The project was funded by money to be used to improve the safety of the walk-ing route to Shull School.

The city is also involved in two public landscaping projects – one in the north public parking lot be-hind the stores on Bonita between San Dimas Avenue and Exchange Place. The other project adds perimeter irrigation and plants to the vacant property north of Pioneer Park on Bonita between Cataract and Acacia.

The expansion and renovation of city hall, the civic center plaza and the community building con-tinues on schedule. The exterior walls, roofs, and brick work on the buildings has been completed. Internal work is also progressing well. Long story short, the project is on track for a mid-April 2011 opening. Please take a look at the city’s web site for update informa-tion.

The holiday season is a good time to enjoy the community – its businesses and amenities. There are many shopping and dining options. San Dimas not only has community holiday events and activities, there are also oppor-tunities for private and business holiday get togethers.

As we come to the close of 2010, we express appreciation to the many volunteer groups and indi-viduals that help make San Di-mas a great place to live and work. Happy Holidays from the City of San Dimas!

Blaine Michaelis

January Chamber Breakfast to Focus on Business Support

2011Employer Posters Are Required January 1

Welcome New MembersJOHN R. POWELL SR.(Individual)2542 No. Towne Ave.Pomona 909-626-5400

MG IMPORT/EXPORT(Import/Export)Mourad ElDahaby8734 Huntington Dr.San Gabriel (626) 237-0240

SAN DIMAS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CORNER

Southern California Edison Direct Install Program Helps Small Businesses

BUSINESS NEWS

Southern California Edison (SCE)'s Direct Install program started in the City of San Dimas in mid September, 2010 to offer energy-efficient equipment in-stalled at no cost to qualified small businesses using 99 kilowatts or less of electricity per month.

The Direct Install program is quick and easy. First, a letter will be sent by SCE to approximately 480 qualified small businesses. Next, an SCE-approved contract-ed vendor and energy expert will be contacting the small businesses to provide advice and conduct a

simple energy survey at no cost, and may offer to replace certain equipment with energy-efficient items free of charge.

If the small business agrees with the recommendations pro-vided, arrangements will be made to install the recommended en-ergy efficient replacement equip-ment at no charge to the small business. This is a quick process and takes less than two hours and can be done while the business is open.

For additional information, please contact Donna Lee, SCE

California law requires em-ployers to post 16 state and fed-eral notices that explain workers’ rights to employees. Each year there are changes and additions to the required postings, which means every employer must dis-play an updated poster in an area that is accessible to all employees.

The California Chamber of Commerce produces a compre-hensive employment poster with all the required state and federal notices on one large sheet. It can be on paper for applications that do not get much traffic or in lami-nated form for high traffic areas.

The San Dimas Chamber of Commerce is currently taking

orders for the new California Em-ployer Poster Set: Paper Poster Set is $23.99Laminated Poster Set is $39.99

If you are looking for an easy but comprehensive way to create an up to date employee manual, the California Chamber of Com-merce also produces the Employ-ee Handbook Software. You can also order this software through the San Dimas Chamber of Com-merce and the price is only $99.99.

To place your order for any of these products, please contact the San Dimas Chamber of Com-merce at (909) 592-3818 or e-mail at [email protected].

The following is one of a series of articles to help you with marketing your business from Philipp Lomboy of Marami Marketing Group

Dressing Up Your Marketing Qualities

On Thursday, January 6th, Representatives from the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) will be here bringing us up to date on the services they have to offer our small businesses.

In June, 2009, we lost our San Gabriel Valley SBDC and the support services they offer our lo-cal businesses. These included the Small Business Workshops, the One-On-One counseling and their assistance in getting SBA loans for our businesses. We are pleased to know these services are back..

Networking is the theme of all Chamber breakfasts where you

get a chance to tell about what you do and meet other local business people. You also get an update from our City Manager, Blaine Michaelis, and have a great tri-tip burrito breakfast from Santa Ma-ria BBQ and Grill.

The breakfast is held at the San Dimas Senior/Community Center at 201 E. Bonita Ave. starting at 7:30 a.m. The cost for Chamber members is $12.00 ($15.00 with-out a reservation) and $15 for non-members. Prospective members are always welcome.

To make a reservation, please call the Chamber office at (909) 592-3818 by January 4, 2011.

I am not a tie person. My ideal “dressed up” scenario involves nubuck suede flip-flops. But I do understand there are occasions that demand me dressing up like a penguin: weddings, funerals, Oscar after-parties...

Your marketing qualifies as a “black tie” affair... it needs to be formalized.

Some business marketing just throws on whatever their hands grab out of the closet first (i.e., spray and pray marketing, throwing anything up to see what sticks). Others spend a whole lot of time and research to find the “perfect” trendy swimsuit fashion (i.e., copying what Madison Av-enue or their competition is doing without knowing whether it’s ef-fective in generating sales or not).

To paraphrase top sales con-sultant David Sandler, unless you have a formal process in place to sell your prospect, you’re at the mercy of THEIR process for NOT buying from you.

So how do you even begin to know how to put a formal market-ing process together? You need to ask yourself “What happens when...?”• What happens when I get a lead from an advertisement?• What happens when I get a re-

ferral?• What happens when they say “yes” to having a meeting with me?• What happens when they say “no” the first time?• What happens after they buy?• What happens if they haven’t bought from me in over 4 years?

Just knowing the answers to those questions will put you light years ahead of 90% of your com-petition and other businesses. Do-ing that will at least get you the basic shiny lapels, real bow-tie, and cummerbund. But for the diamond cufflinks, pocket square, and boutonniere, you need to go further... Put all your answers into a flowchart diagram (check out http://www.gliffy.com). This way you can see visually exactly what’s going on and makes it infi-nitely easier to make adjustments as you test and observe each step in your process.

Now go get ‘em, good looking! Have fun with this! Cheers to your success!

PhilippLomboyMarami Marketing Group, 142 E Bonita Ave #215, San Dimas(909) [email protected]

‘Celebrate being a kid’ The first-ever event of its kind at LeRoy Haynes Center in La Verne – to bring together community partners, families, alumni and more to light two miles of holiday lights and make holidays special for the kids.

A project that started as an at-tempt to bring smiles to the faces of the kids at LeRoy Haynes Cen-ter in La Verne is scheduled to un-fold on Friday, December 3, with the lighting of the holiday lights along Baseline Road in La Verne and throughout the campus in the first-ever event of its kind in the 64-year history of the facility.

“In these difficult times – and the holidays are always difficult for our kids – we decided that this was a good way to bring family spirit – and spirit from throughout the community – into the lives of our children,” said LeRoy Haynes

President & CEO Dan Maydeck. “Our volunteer planning commit-tee literally jumped on the concept and ran with it and, when Decem-ber 3 comes and we finally throw the switch for the lights, we’re go-ing to make an evening of it.”

He said the evening’s festivities will include everything needed for the holiday spirit – hors d-oeuvres, drinks for all ages, music, a raffle and lots of excitement.

The event is scheduled from 4 to 7 p.m. and the holiday lights will be turned on at 6:30 p.m. (Ceremonies begin at 6 p.m.) The lights will remain on each night

throughout the holiday season.Residents from throughout

the East San Gabriel Valley, the Inland Empire and beyond are participating in the event, help-ing sponsor the holidays for the kids, and generally just getting involved in the overall effort, Maydeck added.

“For many of our children the holidays are a very difficult time,” Maydeck said. He added that with the help and support of the community “we will make this one of the best holidays ever.”

The dual-phase program start-ed last October 9 when more than

100 volunteers installed some two miles of holiday lights.

“It should be spectacular on December 3 when we actu-ally throw the switch for the first time,” Maydeck said.

“We invite and encourage sup-port from the public for this event as it will not only make wonder-ful holiday memories for our kids but will also help us sustain the much needed programs we pro-vide to our special population of children,” he added.

Public invited to participate, bring entire family

Maydeck encouraged support-ers to bring the entire family, add-ing that Santa was expected to be on hand with a photographer for pictures.

In addition to the holiday lights, numerous corporate and community donations for the lawn display include everything from eight animated reindeer and a North Pole scene with nine-foot tall bears to an inflatable snow-man, a polar bear, a manger scene complete with bales of hay, a San-ta and more.

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In our lives there are many hol-idays or special days such as birth-days, anniversaries and Thanks-giving to name a few. But for many bereaved individuals, Christmas is the most difficult holiday of the year. The demands of the season

for cheer-f u l n e s s , socializing and giving are intense even for those who are not in the midst of mourning.

We are bombarded with “Merry Christmas,” and “Season’s Greet-ings.” We see the perfect gift for our dead child, spouse or parent—only to realize that they will not be here with us. Listed below are some ideas that have helped oth-ers cope with the holiday season. Give yourself permission to apply the ones that relate to you.

Be open with others about what you think and feel.

It’s okay to talk about the deceased. Your stress will only increase by trying to avoid talk-ing about the one thing on your mind. Let others know what you are capable of and not capable of doing. Express gratitude to fam-ily and friends that are willing to listen and respond to your needs. If you find yourself in a family where support is lacking, and be-lieve me this happens frequently, find people who can give you that support. This might involve cel-ebrating with your support group, if you are the member of one, or

Wishing you a magical holi day season.

We want to invite you to shop with us for the gift of Beauty, Re-

laxation and Well-being. It is a busy season with much to do. Take some time to pam-per yourself

with a relaxing massage or facial. It is also a time for that special oc-casion hair style, cut or color. Jo Dee Mitchell is a talented and ar-tistic stylist and colorist who offers innovative hair care with state of the art products and skilled tech-niques.

We are proud to offer the best line of products in our in dustry. Because it is my belief that no one product is just right for everyone’s

Marketing Tips

Over Time for the Holidaysby Shorty FeldbushA & M Marketing Services, Inc.

The shopping season that nor-mally peaks during the October/December time frame should continue into January/February

this year-end. The extra shopping sea-son should extend to purchases by both consum-ers and busi-nesses as a

result of economic activity being planned by the Federal Govern-ment. With another $600 Bil-lion worth of “stimulus” money flowing into the economy and the threat of inflation driving up pric-es, action should be hot and heavy to buy NOW and avoid higher prices later. Of course, these crafty schemes by the Federal Reserve are known not to be infal-lible. Whether they work for long term growth and stability we will have to wait a while to determine. But in terms of playing the game and being smart about your mar-keting dollars, it might be worth considering a push aimed at the early part of next year.

I’ve noted before that non-profit solicitations, as well as for-profit catalogers, have found that the year-end brings monetary gifts and bonuses that people are anxious to use in buying those marked down items that didn’t sell at Christmas. They also are more inclined to donate to charities with this discretionary money. So add these facts to the

Shorty Feldbush

“stimulus” push and you may find that – at least for a short time – you will see some favorable results for your marketing efforts early in the year.

If you are reading this and you are not a “business person” or a fundraiser, then you might just make note that the “After Christ-mas Sales” may keep on popping up long after New Years Eve has been celebrated. Remember, we all have to be good little citizens by spending our money to get us out of recession. If you have young children or a grand child or two, you might want to sit down with them and explain how this “spend your way out of debt” theory works. When you are done, send your notes to me so I can under-stand.

One thing is for certain … when prices are low buying activ-ity will increase. Another point is logical … if there is a sound reason to believe that prices will be going up (and there is!) then buying sooner, rather than later, makes sense. So consider these thoughts and have a wonderful holiday sea-son.

Shorty Feldbush is President of A & M Mailing Services, Inc., 2871 Metropolitan Place, Pomona, CA 91767. He has been active in pro-viding marketing and advertising services to the San Gabriel Val-ley for over 40 years. Should you wish to contact him regarding a “Marketing Tip” or other business advice, he can be reached at (909) 593-6255 or [email protected].

Donna Lancaster

When Grief and the Holidays MeetBy Michael McClary Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

Michael McClary

join with others in your faith com-munity or church. Right now you have to worry about taking care of yourself and your healing process. The deceased loved one’s memory should not become a landmine to be tiptoed around.

Plan a special time to cel-ebrate the memories of the person who died.

Some families develop creative rituals, like decorating a minia-ture Christmas tree at the cem-etery. Donate money to a charity in the name of your loved one, sing their favorite seasonal song, recite a special prayer before the eve-ning meal or even just lighting a candle can be a way of remember-ing their life.

Find meaning through giving. Holidays are difficult because,

in part, they remind you that someone who should be there is not. Without that person, family dinners or celebrations don’t have the same meaning. Consider find-ing new meaning through the act of giving to others. Buy the gifts that you would be giving to your lost loved one and donate them to a charity or church. Volunteer in a hospital or soup kitchen or donate some time at a retirement home. Some people choose to work dur-ing the holidays, perhaps giving others the chance to have the time off. By consciously guiding your-self to attach new meaning, one that still honors your loved one, you will find that you are able to create new significance to your holiday celebrations.

It’s okay to break traditions. You have the right to say

no. You know your own limita-tions. If you can’t face hosting or participating in your traditional Christmas get-together, don’t force yourself to soldier through it for the sake of your family and friends. In fact, it’s okay to not par-ticipate at all. Go to a movie, meet a friend for coffee or take a nature hike with your loving pet. Some people find it helpful to get away completely, to somewhere that doesn’t remind them of holidays past. You can take a short cruise or visit a friend across the country. Doing something completely “un-traditional” can be a great coping mechanism—especially that first tough year.

The holidays will never be the same again. This is a hard truth. But life is change, by its very na-ture. By taking small steps you will learn to form a new identity and reconnect with your deceased loved one in a different way. You’ll form new traditions and new memories. Grieving well can lead to spiritual and emotional growth, which means life itself can become richer and fuller after a profound loss. You will never forget the per-son that you lost, but you can find joy again—including holiday joy.

Be well…and take good care of yourself.

If you would like to discuss this or any other issue please contact Michael McClary at (909) 592-4431. You may also visit us at www.bonitacounseling.com.

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DONNA’S OF SAN DIMASAnother Season Ends in Smiles for Separated Siblings at Camp To Belong500 campers, 240 volunteers donating 48,000 combined hours equals unlimited memories

Marana, AZ. — Brothers and sisters united at last. This was the feeling of many involved with Camp To Belong (CTB), an inter-national non-profit 501(c) 3 orga-nization, after another success-ful summer of bringing together siblings separated via the foster care system. This year’s lineup included camps in seven states throughout the United States and one in Australia, with the goal to open up a camp in each state and continue this model internation-ally. Through experiencing things together by way of horseback rid-ing, rafting, swimming and wall climbing, Camp To Belong allows siblings to strengthen their long lost relationships with each other. To date, Camp To Belong has united more than 3,500 brothers and sisters during their 16 years of existence.

Every year the foster care sys-tem separates more and more sib-lings, thus making Camp To Be-long’s task even more important. Currently, over 500,000 youth are in foster care, 75 percent of which have been separated from at least one sibling. Camp To Belong provides a sense of belonging to these children while letting them share childhood memories in an

accommodating environment. “If it wasn’t for this camp, I wouldn’t get to see my sisters. It means a lot to me,” said camper Trycia. Although the days are filled with fun, empowering and relationship building activities, it does not stop there. Each afternoon the children participate in art activities, while nights are filled with Camp To Be-long ‘Signature Activities’ for the entire camp, including talks by motivational speakers. Together, this is the recipe for a successful and memorable camp each and every year.

Nevertheless, the participants are not the only beneficiaries of the Camp. The passionate volun-

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Pepperdine University Center for the ArtsPresents vocalists Debby Boone and John Davidson: Christmas Memories

Pepperdine University Cen-ter for the Arts presents vocalists Debby Boone and John Davidson, accompanied by the 14-piece Dick Parent Orchestra, in their holiday show called "Christmas Memo-ries" at 8 p.m. on Friday, Decem-ber 17, at Pepperdine's Smothers Theatre in Malibu.

Tickets, priced at $55 for the public and $10 for full-time Pep-perdine students, are available now by calling (310) 506-4522. Tickets are also available through Ticketmaster at (800) 982-2787. More information: http://arts.pep-perdine.edu/

In addition to singing holiday music, Boone and Davidson will perform selections from their own recordings and intersperse the program with personal reminis-cences.

DEBBY BOONEDebby Boone earned instant

fame in 1977 when her song "You Light Up My Life" became an overnight hit. The tune, which outranked even The Beatles by claiming the No. 1 spot on the Billboard charts for 10 straight weeks, sold in excess of four mil-lion copies; the album went double Platinum with sales of more than two million and Boone received the Grammy Award for Best New Artist of the Year.

Since then she has won two additional Grammy Awards and received seven Grammy nomina-tions. In 2008 her version of "You Light Up My Life" ranked No. 7 on "The Billboard Hot 100 All-Time Top Songs" of the last five decades.

Boone's first Concord Records release, Reflections of Rosemary, is an intimate musical portrait of her late mother-in-law, legendary singer Rosemary Clooney. The CD is a collection of 14 standards chosen for their significance in Boone's life with Clooney. "I want-ed to select songs that would give an insight into Rosemary from a family perspective and from the more than 30 years that I spent with her," says Boone.

Boone continues to tour the Reflections of Rosemary tribute throughout the U.S. at many performing arts centers and sym-phony halls. Recent appearances include those at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center in Dallas and with the Pacific Sym-phony in Costa Mesa. "Debby was a shining light on our pops season, in the tradition of great singers who bring a song to life just the way the composer intended," said Richard Kaufman, principal pops conductor of the Pacific Sympho-ny. "Her voice is superb and her stage presence endearing."

Boone capped off 2009 by per-forming with the Boston Pops at Symphony Hall in Boston. She recently completed a five-week run of her "Christmas Memories" show in Branson, Missouri, at the Oak Ridge Boys Theatre.

In addition to her recording career, Boone's starring roles on Broadway include Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, the role of Ma-ria in Lincoln Center's 30th-anni-versary production of The Sound

of Music, and Rizzo in Grease. She also toured nationally in Meet Me in St. Louis and performed the role of Anna in the 50th-anniver-sary staging of Rodgers and Ham-merstein's The King and I at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza.

JOHN DAVIDSONJohn Davidson has hosted

some of America's favorite televi-sion shows, including The Holly-wood Squares, That's Incredible, and The John Davidson Show, and he has performed several times on Broadway, his first love.

Davidson was born in Pitts-burgh, Pennsylvania, the son of a minister. After graduating from Dennison University, he made his Broadway debut in the 1964 production of Foxy, which also starred Bert Lahr.

Television producer Bob Ban-ner, who discovered such stars as Carol Burnett and Bob Newhart, was impressed with Davidson's performance and helped guide his career in the television indus-try. As a tribute to his mentor, Davidson founded John David-son's Singers' Summer Camp, a Catalina Island (CA) institute for aspiring performers, and wrote a book based on those experiences, The Singing Entertainer: A Con-

temporary Study of the Art and Business of Being a Professional.

In 1964 he appeared on the variety show The Entertainers. This was followed by appearances in several prime-time television shows, including The Kraft Sum-mer Music Hall, The Streets of San Francisco, Spenser: For Hire, and The Tonight Show, on which he appeared as guest host for 87 episodes. He also co-starred with Sally Field in the television series The Girl with Something Extra in 1973. In 1978 Davidson was a weekly co-host of The Mike Doug-las Show. It was in 1980 that John Davidson became a household name when he co-hosted That's Incredible. He hosted his own talk show from 1980-82.

His television career continued to ascend when he became a regu-lar on The Hollywood Squares, and in 1986 he became the host of the popular game show, which featured many celebrities, includ-ing Joan Rivers and radio an-nouncer Shadoe Stevens.

Davidson has recorded 12 al-bums, performed in various mu-sicals, and made many movies, including The Happiest Million-aire; The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band; Coffee, Tea, or Me?; The Dallas Cowboy

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Richard S. Baker Appointed Provost of Charles Drew University

Los Angeles — In keeping with its goal to be the premier mission based University in the country, Charles Drew University of Medi-cine and Science (CDU) recently appointed Richard S. Baker, M.D. Provost and Chief Academic Offi-cer. In this capacity, Baker will develop and implement the Uni-versity’s academic plan, advance the academic mission of the Uni-versity, and create improvements of the quality of the academic ex-perience at the University. Baker will hold a dual role as Provost and Dean of the College of Medi-cine. He will report directly to the president of the University and will oversee the College of Medicine, College of Science and Health and the newly established School of Nursing. Among Baker’s responsibilities are to ensure that the University’s academic profile, educational outcomes, scholar-ship, research, student experi-ence, diversity and financial via-bility are championed at all times.

Richard S. Baker


Pomona Valley Hospital receives designation as one of top 50 cardiovascular hospitals in USThomson Reuters honors Hospital for first time with cardiovascular award

Pomona — Thomson Reuters announced recently that Po-mona Valley Hospital Medical Center (PVHMC) is a recipient of the 2011 Thomson Reuters 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals. PVHMC is one of only two Cali-fornia hospitals to receive this rec-ognition this year.

PVHMC has been included in the list’s category of Teaching Hospitals without Cardiovascular Residency Programs. The Thom-son Reuters list is an annual, quantitative study identifying the nation’s best providers of cardio-vascular service. Selected from more than 1,000 U.S. hospitals, these recipients provide top-notch cardiovascular care. This year’s list includes only 50 winners. In previous years the cardiovascular award recipients have included 100 hospitals.

“This prestigious award is in-dicative of the superb work done by the physicians and staff at PVHMC’s Stead Heart and Vas-cular Center. They are focused on the clinical needs and outcomes of our cardiovascular patients as well as their comfort, safety and long-term wellbeing. This award demonstrates their dedication and concern for our cardiovascular patients, and the clinical expertise and dedication of the entire car-diac team,” said PVHMC’s Presi-dent/CEO Richard E. Yochum.

Thomson Reuters has recog-nized the award-winning hospi-tals as having saved more than 7,500 additional lives and that approximately an additional $910 million could have been saved when compared to non-award-winning hospitals with similar volumes. Nearly 12,000 addi-tional patients could have been complication-free if they had been treated at an award-winning hos-pital.

If the same standards seen at the 50 Top Cardiovascular Hos-pitals were applied to all inpa-tients throughout the country an average of $1,300 less per case would be incurred and the 30-day survival rate of patients would be significantly better. Also, the 30-day readmission rates for heart attack or heart patients would be lowered and those undergoing percutaneous coronary interven-tion or coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery would be achieved.

“This award is a true testimo-ny to the strong collaboration be-

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NEWS FROM THE BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICTSuperintendent’s Message

Dr. Gary Rapkin

Moving ForwardOne of the great attributes of

the staff and parents of the Bonita Unified School District is their desire to bring about ongoing, con-sistent, improvement for our stu-dents. The high expectations for all students, staff, and ourselves in a culture of respect and support continue to be essential in leading BUSD forward through the cur-rent financial climate.

In spite of the many efforts by a plethora of businesses and or-ganizations once considered “top in their field” across the United States, many are no longer lead-ing the way. What happened?

Organizations, whether they be private, public, small, or large are either moving forward or slip-ping backwards. Typically, they cannot stay in neutral. Those or-ganizations that did not move for-ward have a number of attributes in common:

� Lost sight of their highest pri-orities

� Didn’t adapt to change � Lost touch with the needs of

their clients � Didn’t ask pertinent questions � Were not process and product

focused

So what does this mean for Bonita Unified School District? How can we best learn from those businesses and organizations that have thrived or those that have barely survived?

Each of our schools has clearly demonstrated a desire for on-go-ing improvement. To continue our movement forward, we must eval-uate on an on-going basis some of the following: Have we held on to our highest priorities? Are we closely in touch with the needs of our students? Are we both process and product focused? Are we able to recognize when change is need-ed and willing to adapt to bring about improvement?

Promoting successful move-ment forward in the Bonita Uni-fied School District results from the practice of continuous and thoughtful assessment of how well every segment of the school district is performing. This can be done by:1. Determining clearly with stakeholders what we most want to accomplish on behalf of our stu-dents2. Assessing the gaps between where we currently are and where we would like to be 3. Developing clear goals and ac-tion plans to eliminate the gaps4. Consistently monitoring and communicating progress5. Maintaining a high level of passion, determination, and com-mitment

It is, indeed, a pleasure to work hand-in-hand with so many tal-ented, committed, and thought-ful staff, parents, and community members as we continually move forward to provide an exemplary education for each Bonita Unified School District student.

Gary Rapkin, PhDSuperintendent

Photo Gallery

WILD ABOUT ART - Each fall, the San Dimas Festival of the Arts hosts a contest for students in Kindergarten through 8th grade. While dozens of submissions are considered, a select few are displayed at the San Dimas Wildlife Art Show. The students pictured here were congratulated at the November School Board meeting for their excellent work: Adrienne Rojas, Angelina Abogado, Grace Crowther, Vera Ting, Joanna Huang, Julia Berard, Mia Esparza, Marcelo Chavez, Jerron Johns, Ryan Masri, Freida Rocha, Logan Henderson, Joseph Cuccia, Gabriela Underwood, Lauren Finn, Mary Bagshaw, Nick Keiffer, Sara Calderon, Shane Corona, Miguelangel Gopar, Hannah Gonzales.

CANINE COMFORT: When first grader Sarah Mesdjian fell at school and broke her arm, Silas the therapy dog came to the rescue. “It hurt really bad,” Sarah said. “Silas snuggled with me and comforted me.” When Silas joined Sarah on the sand, Sarah stopped crying which allowed Grace Miller Elementary School staff to secure her arm for transport to the hospital. She told the dog, “It’ll be ok, Silas. In four or five weeks as good as new!” Dog owner and School Age Care Assistant Mindy Grainger rescued Silas and trained him as a therapy dog. Silas spends his days at Grace Miller working with students with special needs and students who stay for school age care. What a comfort!

“SAINT”LY CHARACTER: San Dimas High School student- athlete Courtney Hine was named as a Champion for Character for the CIF Southern Section this year. A varsity volleyball and varsity softball player, Courtney has excelled in both athletics and academics all four years at SDHS. From among 800,000 students, the CIF Southern Section chose only 14 recipients to honor this year. Principal Michael Kelly and School Board members Chuck Coyne and Glen Creiman presented the award to Courtney during half-time at the November 5 football game.

Schools in the SpotlightAllen Avenue Elementary School

New tables help make things a bit more concrete as teachers work with students individually or in small groups on the new multi-purpose concrete tables purchased for Allen Avenue Elementary School. Oh, and they’re great for lunch, too!

Oak Mesa Elementary SchoolRed Ribbon Week Culminates with Country Hoedown

Oak Mesa Elementary students, staff and parents celebrate Red Ribbon Week with a Western theme. Yeehaw!

On November 1, Allen Avenue Elementary School received ten new cement tables to complete an outside eating and supplemental instructional area. This outside area has been a goal for the past three years and became a reality through Recreational Assessment District (RAD) money.

Originally, school leaders in-tended to create an outside eating area for students. Since the tables arrived, however, this area has become an often-used workspace for students. Teachers and vol-unteers meet with groups of stu-dents to provide individual math or reading support. The Speech Therapist, Martha Brodzki, takes advantage of the outdoor space to work with her students through-out the day. On occasion the ta-bles provide the perfect location for Physical Education teacher Elaine Courey’s students to take a

written test. Whether it is a small or large

group working, or scads of chil-dren inhaling nutritious lunches

before playtime, the tables have added a new dimension for help-ing Allen Avenue meet the needs of their students.

Oak Mesa Elementary cul-minated their Red Ribbon Week by celebrating their annual Hal-loween Extravaganza parade on Thursday, October 29. Parents, students, staff members, and community members enjoyed a fully stocked country store donned with hundreds of pumpkins that the students decorated. On the primary playground, staff mem-bers sang and danced to “On the Road Again,” led by Peter Torres, dressed as Willie Nelson, who played his guitar. Following the staff performance, grade levels pa-raded down the aisle to showcase a myriad of creative costumes complimenting the Country West-ern theme of western wear, pio

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NEWS FROM THE BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

Ramona Middle School

Ekstrand Elementary School

Ekstrand Elementary Principal Lucinda Newton walks with students at their recent walk-a-thon. Community members came together in support of the school and raised nearly

$7,500 for classroom technology. Go Bobcats!

neer dress, cowhands, mar-shals and sheriffs, gold miners, railroad workers, Native Ameri-cans, farmers, cowboys and cow-girls, and western singers.

Among the celebrities who at-tended this event were the par-ents, Superintendent Dr. Gary Rapkin, Assistant Superinten-dent of Education Lois Klein, and La Verne City Councilwoman Robin Carder. Dr. Rapkin, who had been previously presented with a Marshal’s Badge as well as a cowboy hat, addressed the stu

Get in the ‘Spirit’ at Bonita Unified’s Holiday Programs

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Students throughout Bo-nita Unified District are performing holiday concerts for the commu-nity. Whether for Choir or Jazz Band at the secondary schools or Honor Choir or Band at the Elementary schools, students have been working hard with their teachers and directors to prepare their music. See the list below for dates and locations. For more information, contact the Dis-trict Office: 909-971-8200.

Holiday Programs ElementaryDec. 13, Elementary Choir Concert – Shull, Grace Miller, La Verne Heights, Oak Mesa @ Church of the Brethren @ 7:00 p.m.Dec. 13, Elementary Band Concert – San Dimas Elementary Schools @ Lone Hill Middle School @ 7:00 p.m. Dec. 15, Elementary Band Concert – La Verne Elementary Schools @ Church of the Brethren @ 7:00 p.m.Dec. 16, Elementary Choir Concert – Gladstone, Ekstrand, Allen Av-enue, Roynon @ Church of the Brethren @ 7:00 p.m.

Holiday Programs SecondaryDec. 6, Ramona/Bonita, Choir Concert La Verne Church of the Brethren @ 7:00 p.m.Dec. 7, Ramona/Bonita, Choir Concert La Verne Church of the Brethren @ 7:00 p.m.Dec. 8, Bonita, Choir ConcertLa Verne Church of the Brethren @ 7:00 p.m.Dec. 9, Ramona, Band Concert Lone Hill Middle School MPR @ 7:00 p.m.Dec. 10, San Dimas, Jazz Band ConcertLone Hill Middle School MPR @ 7:00 p.m.Dec. 14, San Dimas, Band Concert Lone Hill Middle School MPR @ 7:00 p.m.Dec. 14, Bonita, Band Concert Life Pacific College @ 7:00 p.m.Dec. 15, Lone Hill, Band Concert Lone Hill Middle School MPR @ 7:00 p.m.Dec. 15, Lone Hill, Choir Concert, Glendora Glenkirk Church@ 7:30 p.m.Dec. 16, Lone Hill, Jazz Band ConcertLone Hill Middle School MPR @ 7:00 p.m.

La Verne Rotary Awards 26 Mini-Grants to Teachers

The 2010-2011 recipients of the La Verne Rotary Club mini-grants for teachers were congratulated at November’s School Board meeting. High school and middle school recipients include: Bonita High School: Gabriel Sanchez, Julie Jaeger, Kathleen Curtis, Laurie Brandler, Lissa Sainz, Mandy Ray, Marilyn K. Williams; Ramona Middle School: Margaret Ras-mussen, Nancy Garcia and Sarah Nelson.

La Verne Rotary mini-grant winners at the ele-mentary schools include: Grace Miller Elementary: Sabrina Harris, Michelle Millet; La Verne Heights Elementary: Liz Quezada, Megan Flores; Oak Mesa Elementary: Adell Cooper, Tina Bangar, Patty Baughman, Annell Groene, Judy Barron; Roynon Elementary School: Christine Thompson, Jeanie Dolan, Kay Sjol, Mary Coldiron, Melinda Dysart, Monica McCullough, Raymond Delgadillo, Tammi Casamassa and Valerie Hernholm.

Annually the La Verne Rotary Club offers teachers in La Verne schools the opportunity to apply for mini-grants for the purpose of providing supplemental classroom materials to support projects that will benefit students. This year the La Verne Rotary Club awarded 26 grants to Bonita Unified School District teachers. The District would like to express its thanks to the La Verne Rotary Club for continued support of schools and teachers, as well as offer its congratulations to each of the winning teachers.

Fall AthleticsIn fall athletics (football and

volleyball), Ramona earned three league championships. Both eighth grade teams ended the season undefeated, and the sev-enth grade football team avenged their one loss to Sierra Vista by soundly beating them on the last game of the season. The seventh grade volleyball team played one of their best matches at the end of the season even though they lost to an undefeated Sierra Vista team. Congratulations to all of the players and coaches for their hard work and accomplishments.

Intramurals at Ramona began immediately following the fall season. Sixth graders compete in either football or volleyball on Ac-tion Teams. Eighth graders coach, mentor and referee their junior co-hort, which creates a great oppor-tunity for them to develop leader-ship skills.

Who are the “Blue Shirt Peo-ple”?

A group of parents have band-ed together, donning blue shirts and volunteering their time as “servant leaders.” Several adult volunteers canvas the campus and interact with the students through open-ended questions and creative activities. They uti-lize the 7 Habits of Highly Effec-tive People by Stephen Covey to design their questions and activi-ties. “We feel that these ‘7 Habits’ are an effective way to allow stu-dents to take steps towards be-coming a servant leader because they envelop an understanding

of personal priorities, goals and renewal as well as a grounded relational understanding of how to interact with one another,” one volunteer said.

The Blue Shirt People have partnered with the ASB student leaders for mentoring as they ac-complish their goals on campus. The partnership with ASB is a win-win (Habit 4!) – ASB students receive additional adult mentor-ing on how to be a better leader and the Blue Shirts receive stu-dent help in what they do. If you would like to know more about the Servant Leadership Program, please contact Kimberly Harp, Ramona Lead for Servant Lead-ership, at [email protected].

I’m Going To CollegeOn October 2, a busload of sev-

enth and eighth grade students from Ramona went to the Rose Bowl to be part of the “I’m Going to College Program” put on by UCLA. They met with leading students including alumni and student-athlete volunteers from UCLA, learning what it is like to be a Bruin. While at the college fair, students got autographs from student-athletes, played carnival games, and participated in com-munity outreach booths. Then it was off to the Rose Bowl to see the game. UCLA beat Washington State 42-28. The students were very well behaved; even the bus driver told them they were one of the best groups she had ever had. It was a long, but fun day.

Performing ArtsThe arts are active at Ramona

this fall! � Two choirs, Troubadours led

by Mr. Helm and Les Chanteuses led by Miss Cossey, performed on October 25.

� Mrs. Ramos’s art students have entered their work into the PTA Reflections contest and the San Dimas Wildlife Student Art Competition.

� The art classes visited the Mil-lard Sheets Art Center at the L.A. County Fair. They also visited Mojo’s Jungle as they prepared their entries for the Wildlife Com-petition.

� Mrs. Webb’s 8th grade drama class performs “Annie” December 1-3.

� The drama class is in the final planning stages of their historic and cultural trip to New York City, April 1-6, where they will participate in an intensive tour of historic sights, including the sight of the Former World Trade Center. Students will tour Central Park, Rockefeller Center, Radio City Music Hall, the Empire State Building and take a boat tour around Manhattan. The class will attend four Broadway plays, meet with Broadway actors and take acting classes with directors from Broadway shows.

� US History ClubThe Ramona Middle School

US History Club is excited to be traveling to Washington DC and New York City during Spring Break 2011. Approximately 75 students will have the opportunity

to witness the nation’s capitol first hand. They will visit an assort-ment of attractions in Washington DC and New York City. Past trips have visited the White House, the Capital Building, the Chambers of the House of Representatives, Mount Vernon, Lincoln Memo-rial, top of the Washington Monu-ment, Smithsonian Museums, the Newseum and many other excit-ing points of interest. Students are currently fundraising indi-vidually to help defray the costs of their trip. In November, the History Club will be sponsoring the Christmas See’s Candy sale. If you have any Christmas candy needs please contact Jan Reck at Ramona Middle School.

Schools in the Spotlight

Oak Mesa SchoolCont. from page 10

Ekstrand held a huge beach-themed walk-a-thon Oc-tober 27 to help raise funds for the newest and best tech-nology in our classrooms. The three students who raised the most money won a Nintendo Wii System, an iPod, and a new bicycle. The classes participated well, such

that Ekstrand was able to raise nearly $7,500 total. This was a great community-building event, and several local businesses served as sponsors for Ekstrand in support of all of the students. Thanks to all who showed interest in the growth of the Bobcats’ campus.


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PepperdineCont. from page 9

This economy is good for the food business. The stay-at-home food business, I should say. We had some pretty lean years when my husband and I were first mar-ried. We had a list on the fridge of

everything we spent money on for the day. From a $1.47 6-pack of flow-ers to a $120 grocery bill; all expenses were

accounted for. We didn’t eat out much and

spent most of our time thinking of clever ways to spruce up penne pasta or rework a new add-in for the same old rice pilaf. It was al-ways a mystery to see who could devise a meal with a bunch of ingredients for the cheapest total spent. And so it is today as it was 15 years ago.

Although our careers have brought us to a place where our itemized spending lists have dis-appeared, we are, however, most conscientious of outgoing expens-es. And that includes the grocery bill. I find that most great meals can come from some of the lowest priced items in the grocery store. Things like veggie stir-fry, pasta with fresh tomatoes, garlic and olive oil, soups, and risottos are great meals for frugal experimen-tation.

I have a “cheap food” buddy, my sister. And we always chat about how much our meals cost and then brag of our thrifty culi-nary finds. It’s a fun challenge

to see who can whip up a multi-course meal under $5 per person. I prevailed at the challenges, be-cause even in my sister’s most thrifty moods, she can’t resist beef tenderloin. I wore the crown of cheapness for years until this lat-est dare.

My sister called and said, “let’s set a goal of $5 total spend for a meal to feed 4: not $5 per person…$5 total!” “You’re on,” I exclaimed. I shopped at my local Middle Eastern market where I purchased Bulghar (a cracked wheat lower-priced substitute for rice), pita, za’atar seasoning (a de-licious seasoning blend of thyme varieties, oregano, sesame seeds and more), vegetables and tofu. I thought, “I have this in the bag! The victory is mine, again!”

When we called each other the next day, I went first and boasted of my delicious meal with great seasoning, delicious toasted pita bread with za’atar. I went on and on, happy with my proud self and finally stopped to ask her what she made. “Steak and potatoes,” she said. Steak and potatoes? How was that possible? She con-tinued, “my neighbor is a meat broker…he hooked us up for free.” I willingly threw in the towel from that point on.

Here’s a great recipe for frugal, but delicious roasted tomato soup. Let me know your total spend; email me at [email protected]

Roasted Tomato Florentine Soup8 Roma tomatoes, cored quartered

and seeded1 tablespoon olive oil1 small onion, chopped2 garlic cloves, sliced2 teaspoons dried oregano1 teaspoon dried thyme1 bay leaf1 teaspoon salt½ teaspoon pepper3 cans (10.5 oz) chicken stock¼ cup fresh basil, thinly sliced4 cups spinach, washed, coarsely chopped

Preheat the broilerSpray a parchment paper-

lined baking sheet liberally with nonstick spray. Place tomatoes cut side down. Broil until skins are blistered, about 10 minutes. Set aside to cool. Slip skins off and chop the tomatoes.

Meanwhile, in a medium saucepan, heat oil and add onion and sauté for 5 minutes.

Add the garlic and sauté until the onions are very tender, about 5 minutes longer. Add the orega-no, thyme, bay leaf, salt and pep-per and stir to combine for 5 min-utes longer to develop the flavors.

Add the tomatoes and stock and adjust the seasonings. Sim-mer for 25 minutes. Remove the bay leaf; add the basil and spin-ach. Simmer for 5 minutes longer and serve.

Serves 6 Visit my website www.in-

thepantry.net to follow us on Facebook. Click the Facebook link at the bottom of our home page. Recipes and information are all there for you!

One of the most common ques-tions that I am asked by clients during a training session is “what muscle am I working”. I always tell them to start thinking about

the move-ment and all of your muscles will naturally act in accordance with your intentions.

Each move-ment that you make takes place as a result of a preceding move-ment. Your muscles will support and complement each other in a multitude of movements and posi-tions. Your joints will be less prone to injury and able to handle more stress as a result of these move-ment producing muscles. This is where the importance of training your stabilizers instead of your major moving muscles comes in. Your stabilizers are in charge of the timing and recruitment of muscles that control movement (i.e. walking). Their role is not to move and should be trained to produce alignment and control. In today’s fitness community we are too concerned about making our muscles stronger when all we really need is to improve our tim-ing and control. By doing this our prime mover muscles will actually appear much stronger because the stabilizers did their job first.

Now let me explain timing and control. We will use walking as an example of why timing and con-trol is so important. A sedentary lifestyle will cause us to fire our hip flexors (the muscles that pull up your leg) uncontrollably when we walk. When we have over ac-tive hip flexors and we go into hip extension (the muscles that lower your leg) the last 10-12 degrees of movement is not hip extension,

CHRISTMAS TREE FARM AT LA VERNE HERITAGE PARK

Bring the family to Heritage Park in La Verne to experience Christmas on a farm. Stroll the historic park and enjoy the fra-grance and beauty of some of the freshest Christmas trees around. Choose from the finest in Noble, Grand, and Douglas fresh cut from Oregon. Weekend “sleigh” rides through the orange orchard are $2. Sales begin Saturday, November 27th and will continue until Christmas Eve. Hours are weekends 9:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. and weekdays from 11:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. This year as a special addition By His Grace will be performing live Christmas music on Sunday, December 12th from 3:30-6:00 and the La Verne Heri-tage Foundation will open the historic Weber House for tours. For current information visit the website @ www.laverneheritage.org or call (909) 593-2862.

The holiday season is always a busy time of year, so you’re prob-ably pretty busy. But it is impor-tant to take some time now to evaluate year-end financial moves that may be beneficial in prepar-ing for your financial future.

Which year-end moves should you consider? You will want to talk to your financial advisor and tax and legal professionals first, but here are a few ideas to get you started:

Boost your IRA contributions. You have until April 15, 2011, to fully fund your IRA for the 2010 tax year, but the sooner you fin-ish with your 2010 contribution, the quicker you can get started on your 2011 contribution — and the earlier in the year you fund your IRA, the more time you give your account the opportunity to grow.

Still Time for Year-end Financial MovesSubmitted by Cindy BollingerFinancial Advisor for Edward Jones

Put more money into college savings plans. If you have a 529 college savings plan for yourself or someone else, consider put-ting more money in before year-end. You can gift up to $13,000 ($26,000 per married couple) per person per year without gift tax consequences. However, this must be accomplished by year-end

Be generous. If you’ve been thinking of making charitable gifts, don’t put them off any lon-ger. As long as you make a dona-tion to a qualified charity before the year ends, you can claim a de-duction on your 2010 tax return. For example, if you donate $100 to a charitable group [either a reli-gious organization or one that has received 501(c)(3) status from the Internal Revenue Service], and you’re in the 25% tax bracket, you

can deduct $100 (with a tax bene-fit of $25) when you file your taxes for 2010, providing, of course, that you itemize. If you donate stocks or other types of assets, you may also be able to save on capital gains taxes, because it will be the charity, not you, that eventually sells those assets.

Sell your “losers.” If you own invest-ments that have lost value since you purchased them, you can Sell them before 2010 ends and sell them before 2010 and then use the tax loss to offset capital gains you may have earned in other investments. If you don’t have any capital gains, you can use up to $3,000 of your tax losses to offset other ordinary income. If your loss is greater than $3,000, you can “carry over” the excess and deduct

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Cheerleaders II; The Concorde...Airport '79; and Edward Scis-sorhands.

On stage, he has starred in the national tour and on Broadway in Rodgers and Hammerstein's State Fair and toured with his one-man show, Bully. Other mu-sicals include The Music Man, Oklahoma!, 110 in the Shade, Camelot, Carousel, I Do! I Do!, and Teddy and Alice.

Most recently, Davidson per-formed the title role in The Will Rogers Follies at the Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, NJ. He also starred as "Father" in Rag-time at the Ford Center for the Performing Arts in Chicago. In summer 2000 he starred with Morgan Fairchild in the Off-Broadway production High Infi-delity in New York City.

Davidson has also headlined in the major showrooms of Las Ve-gas, including the Hilton, MGM Grand, Caesars Palace, Riviera, and Harrah's.Friday, December 17, 2010, 8 p.m.Smothers Theatre, Pepperdine University24255 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu, CA


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The Sciatic Nerve is the longest and largest nerve in the body mea-suring three-quarters of an inch in diameter. The Sciatic Nerve

originates in the sacral plexus which is a network of nerves in the lower back (lumbo-sacral spine).

T h e lumbo-sacral spine refers to the lumbar spine and the sacrum combined. The Sciatic Nerve and its nerve branches enable move-ment (motor) and feeling (senso-ry) in the buttocks, thighs, knees, calves, ankles, feet and toes. If the sciatic nerve is injured or becomes inflamed, it can cause symptoms known as sciatica. Sciatica can cause intense pain along any part of the sciatic nerve pathway. The Sciatic Nerve pathway consists of the following: buttocks, thighs, knees, calves, ankles, feet & toes. Sciatica is caused by irritation of the sciatic nerve as well as in-flammation of the sciatic nerve by the following; Infections, injuries, internal bleeding, myospasms & disc herniation. Sciatica can also occur due to a herniated inter-vertebral disc. Intervertebral Disc aka disc are located between the vertebrae of the lumbar spine. When the disc ruptures, a portion of the inter-vertebral disc pushes outside its normal boundary, this is known as a herniated disc.

When a herniated disc bulges out from between the vertebrae, the spinal nerve(s) and/or the

CHIROPRACTIC HEALTH CAREBy Waites Earl Williams, Jr., D.C., Q.M.E.

“The Doctor Of The Future Will Give No Medicine But Will Interest His Patients In The Care Of The Human Frame, In Diet, And In The Cause And Prevention Of Disease.” Thomas Edison

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spinal cord can become pinched. A herniated disc may occur sud-denly in an event such as an ac-cident or a fall or the disc may become herniated gradually with repetitive straining of the lumbo-sacral spine. Symptoms associ-ated with sciatica consists of lower back pain, trouble walking, pain, a burning sensation, numbness and tingling in the: buttocks, thighs, knees, calves, ankles, feet & toes. Dr. Williams Chiropractic Office uses the following methods to diagnose sciatica; History, con-sultation, lumbo-sacral examina-tion, lumbo-sacral x-rays, electro-myogram (if necessary), mri scan (if necessary) and ct scan (if neces-sary).

Chiropractic health care focus-es on the relationship between the brain, spinal cord, spinal column, spinal nerves and the resulting cells, tissues and organs that the spinal nerves communicate with. Chiropractic care usually con-sists of office visits which include lumbo-sacral spinal alignments to improve the following:

1. Abnormal Nerve Function.2. Abnormal Soft Tissue Func- tion.3. Abnormal Muscle Function.4. Abnormal Bone Function.5. Abnormal Joint Function.

In conjunction with lumbo-sacral spinal alignments, office visits may also include lumbo-sacral exercises, lumbo-sacral support and physical therapy in the form of;

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The lymphatic system is an important part of the body’s im-mune system. It includes the

lymph fluid, lymph nodes, tonsils, spleen, thymus and bone marrow. These organs produce, grow, filter, and store Lym-phocytes, the

circulating white blood cells that protect the body from infection.

In the case of lymphoma –a type of cancer- lymphocytes begin to grow out of control. The cause of lymphoma is unknown, although the disease (both Hodgkin’s and non Hodgkin’s) has been linked to a history of Epstein-Barr viral infection, such as mononucleosis. Other factors that increase Hodg-kin’s lymphoma include younger age (childhood to young adult) or older age (later adulthood), male sex, or family history of Hodg-kin’s lymphoma. People with poor immune systems, such as those with HIV/AIDS and those taking immunosuppressant drugs after organ transplantation, are also at risk.

SIGNS, SYMPTOMS & DIAG-NOSIS: Swollen lymph nodes are usually the first sign of Hodgkin’s lympho-ma. Although nodes on the neck, under the arms, or in the groin area are typically the first to swell, any lymph node in the body can be affected. Other early symptoms are fever, soaking night sweats, itching, fatigue, and unexplained weight loss. To confirm the diag-nosis, a physical examination and laboratory tests, imaging studies, and lymph node and /or bone mar-row biopsies are performed.

DISEASE CLASSIFICATION &TREAMENT: Hodgkin’s lym-phoma can be either classical or nodular lymphocyte-predomi-nant. Classical Hodgkin’s lympho-ma, which is more common, has four subtypes based on the compo-sition of its cells and tissue. These classifications are important for planning a treatment regimen for

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a specific patient. Treatment also depends on how far the patient’s cancer has spread (its stage), the presence of symptoms, and the patient’s age and general health. The stages of Hodgkin’s lympho-ma range from stage 1, the least serious stage (the cancer is limited and has not spread), to stage 4, which is the most advanced (can-cer cells have spread to other or-gans and tissues). The first three stages are treated with chemo-therapy and or radiation; stage 4 usually is treated with chemo-therapy alone.

If the initial treatment for Hodgkin’s lymphoma is not suc-cessful or the cancer returns after a period of remission, the patient may be a candidate for autologous bone marrow transplantation.

In this procedure, the patient’s bone marrow is removed, the cancer cells are killed, and the healthy marrow is frozen. The pa-tient then receives chemotherapy in high doses to kill the cancer cells, and his or her own cancer free bone marrow is thawed and returned to the patient to restore a healthy immunity.

OUTLOOK:With early treatment, treat-

ment for Hodgkin’s lymphoma is successful in the vast majority of patients. More than 90% of pa-tients treated in stage 1 or 2 are still alive 10 years later, and even if the disease is discovered in the later stages, the 5 year survival rate is more than 90%. Patients still living 15 years after treat-ment are more likely to die of causes other than Hodgkin’s lym-phoma.

The effects of chemotherapy and radiation can be serious. In the short term, infection and ane-mia are challenges. In the long term, lymphoma treatment may lead to other cancers, infertility, or damage to the heart, lung or thyroid. The physician will moni-tor the patient for all side effects. If you have any questions you can reach me at Via Verde Prescrip-tion and Hallmark Shoppe at (909) 599-3444. Be well, and stay well informed.

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Waites Earl Williams, Jr., is a chiropractor and ordained min-ister. Doctor Williams received his Doctor of Chiropractic Degree from Cleveland Chiropractic Col-lege located in Los Angeles, Cali-fornia in 1983. He continued his studies in Applied Kinesiology, Chiropractic Orthopedics, Spinal Trauma, Sports Injuries and Pre-vention, Nutrition, and Exercise Application.

In 2001, he received his cer-tificate in Industrial Disability Evaluation as well as a Qualified Medical Evaluator for the State of California’s Department of Indus-trial Relations Industrial Medi-cal Council. In June of 2002, Dr. Williams received his professor-ship at the University of Natural Medicine located in San Dimas, California.

His Chiropractic Office is lo-cated at 615 East Foothill Blvd Suite D in San Dimas (One block west of San Dimas Canyon Road & Foothill Blvd). Dr. Williams Chiropractic Office treats patients involved in Auto Accidents, Em-ployment Related Injuries, Sports Injuries, and Nutritional/Stress Injuries.

For an appointment with Dr. Williams, call his office at (909) 592-2823. Visit with Dr. Williams at his website www.WaitesEarl-WilliamsJr.com.

teer counselors also find it per-sonally rewarding to be involved. “I first joined Camp To Belong Massachusetts in 2006 after hear-ing about it from a friend and I've been back every summer since,” said Joanna, a camp counselor. “It's hard to put into words how camp has impacted my life, but it has made me appreciate the rela-tionship that I have with my sister and family, it has taught me about the power of a supportive and lov-ing community, it has shown me that resiliency and strength of character can be achieved under very unfortunate circumstances, and it has provided me with life-long friends and colleagues.” An-drew Jenkins, a former camper turned counselor, sums it up by stating, “Miracles happen here.”

Camp To Belong is supported through grants, corporate spon-sorship and donations from indi-viduals. This support allows the organization to develop and grow with new member camps, train-ing and camp curriculum and scholarships for children to attend camp. For more information, or to donate, please visit www.campto-belong.org.

Time to Adjust SprinklersThe reality is that conserva-

tion is a year-round necessity in our desert climate. Just because its cooler outside doesn’t mean we should use as much water as we want. Wasteful practices in the cooler times of the year just put us that much farther behind when the heat of the year hits. By using water in smart ways now, we can allow the snowfall and runoff to replenish reservoirs and aquifers that give us a head start in the new water year. By con-tinuing to conserve water in the cooler months, we also can carry through with good practices that will serve us well when the high temperatures begin to climb once again.

So, take a few minutes to go outside today and adjust your sprinklers. Set them appropriate-ly to the needs of your lawn, and then carry on those conservation efforts throughout the year.

The intense heat of summer has finally yielded to some cooler mornings, pleasant evenings, and some gorgeous afternoons. This is truly a great time of year to live in Southern California.

At the same time, the cooler weather means we don’t need to run our sprinklers as much as we do when the high temperatures soar. Our grass, plants, and trees don’t need as much water as they do during the stressful times of summer, but it’s easy to forget that we have to go to our sprinkler control boxes and adjust the set-tings.

Habits are hard to break. Once we get to the heat of the year, we set our sprinklers and it’s easy to forget how frequently we have our sprinklers running and for how long. Take this time to significant-ly cut back on water use, espe-cially with mandatory restrictions and surcharges that are currently in place.


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How to have a stress-free Holiday Season By Laura Bonilla, C.Ht.Spiritual Counseling and Hypnotherapy

Isn’t it interesting how the holidays – a time when we should

become more peaceful – be-come a time where we be-come so agi-tated, angry, and stressed? Have you

ever thought of the reasons for

this manifestation? The holiday season is a beauti-

ful time for body-mind-Spirit con-nection. It’s a time where we could reconnect to what is important in life, where we could introspect on our life purpose. Think about this. We are Spiritual beings in a hu-man body – an earthly body – and this earthly body is tuned with the rhythms of the seasons.

Spring brings new beginnings, new life as Nature becomes more active. Summer brings complete activity, work, and rewards. It provides longer days, more light to perform these activities. Fall comes and Nature starts the slow down process. Days become short-er hinting us to rest. The old starts dying to eventually give way to the new. In Winter, Nature rests, and the days become even short-er. Nature prepares for the new beginnings of Spring, and the pro-cess repeats, evolving and moving forward with every cycle.

Fall and Winter are the sea-sons when we celebrate many ‘hol-idays’. Again, nature slows down, many species hibernate and rest, but what do we humans do? As the holiday season arrives, there

is more and more activity, we get less sleep, we speed up instead of slowing down. This is in total con-tradiction of what our bodies – our earthly bodies – would like for us to do. Most of us live a very busy lifestyle and it reflects on a very busy mind, with little regards for the body, and almost none for the Spirit. During this season, espe-cially, our bodies fight for the rest it wants and needs, but with our commitments, the shopping and traveling of the holidays, we don’t “listen”. Our body wins many times by making us literally sick, as a way of saying: “you’re not lis-tening. I must rest. I’m taking you hostage”. The more we attempt to fulfill our obligations with little rest, the more the stress builds up, because there is an internal con-flict.

To ease these internal conflicts and have a much joyful season, here are a few tips:1. Be aware that fall and winter mean “slow down”. Listen to your body and try to sleep a little more. It’s normal to feel more sleepy, less active, less motivated, more sad. These are all ways of your body and mind to talk to you. Simple acknowledgement will help. Don’t fight it. Understand your body. Embrace yourself.2. Set your intention every morn-ing to stay calm and relax. Know that you will do what you can to-day, and the rest will wait for to-morrow.3. Slow down and feel the peace of the seasons. Drive calmly and peaceful, knowing that you are part of the “crowds”. Choose to

love the crowds, instead of hating them. You are them.4. Choose to be happy today and send a blessing to all who you en-counter. Remember that really, there are no strangers, we are all connected to the same Source. Yield in the freeway, send love to the one who cuts in front of you, offer the parking space to some-one else, instead of fighting for it. Let the other person take that last item at the store. Be all about “giv-ing” this season.5. Be loving, compassionate, and forgiving, and start with yourself. That’s the reason we are all here. To learn to be better beings. To re-member that we are all One.

We may not be able to “slow down” as Nature would like us to do, but we can certainly make bet-ter choices to remain calm and re-lax. Being stressed, angry, or wor-ry don’t help us achieve anything any faster, it does not help getting there faster. Slow down, choose to love yourself. Smile more, choose to have fun this year.

Laura Bonilla, C.Ht. is a Li-cenced Spiritual Coach and Certi-fied Hypnotherapist. Her holistic approach is to bring Spirit-Mind-Body into Oneness. She has her private practice in Covina and in the Glendora/San Dimas area. For one-on-one consultation, you can reach her directly at (909) 994-5701. To read her past articles or any other information about her practice, or to look at her collec-tions of self hypnosis CDs visit her website at www.themindclinic.net. Her email is [email protected]

Laura Bonilla

Sharma Graduates from ROTCNitai N. Sharma has graduat-

ed from the Army ROTC (Reserve Officers’ Training Corps) Leader’s Training Course at Fort Knox, Ky.

The four-week course is a lead-ership internship for cadets that can lead to the ultimate goal of be-coming an Army officer. College students experience and examine the Army without incurring an obligation to serve in the Army or ROTC, and are eligible to receive two-year college scholarship offers and attend the Advanced ROTC Course at their college.

Cadets are observed and eval-uated during classroom and field training exercises to determine their officer potential in leader-ship abilities and skills. The ca-dets are trained to have a sound understanding of traditional leadership values during the chal-lenging, motivating “hands-on”

training. The training develops well-disciplined, highly motivated, physically conditioned students, and helps improve the cadets’ self-confidence, initiative, leader-ship potential, decision making, and collective team cohesion. The cadets receive training in funda-mental military skills, Army val-ues, ethics, Warrior ethos, basic rifle marksmanship, small arms tactics, weapons training, drill and ceremony, communications, combat water survival training, rappelling, land navigation, and squad-level operations field train-ing.

The cadet is a student at Clare-mont McKenna College, Calif.

Sharma is the son of Ana M. and stepson of Rogelio Rivas of S. Prospero Drive, Glendora, Calif.

He is a 2008 graduate of Da-mien High School, La Verne, Ca.

Pepperdine University Center for the Arts Presents Al StewartThis venerable singer/songwriter is still doing what he does best, and clearly his best is as good as ever” (Miami Herald).

Pepperdine University Center for the Arts presents a concert by singer/songwriter and guitarist Al Stewart, famous for his hit songs “Year of the Cat” and “Time Pas-sages,” at Smothers Theatre on the University’s Malibu campus at 8 p.m. on Friday, December 10.

Tickets, priced at $40 for the public and $10 for full-time Pep-perdine students, are available now by calling (310) 506-4522. Tickets are also available through Ticketmaster at (800) 982-278. More information: http://arts.pepperdine.edu/ or http://www.al-stewart.com/

The historically minded Stew-art’s career violates his own “50-year rule,” in which he tries to avoid incorporating events less than a half century in the past into his songs. “Until you have some distance, people get hys-terical about overstatement. You have to put things in perspective.”

But in the past few years, Stewart’s 40-year musical output (18 original albums, plus best-ofs) has been the subject of a boxed set (the five-CD Just Yesterday), a large-scale U.S. reissue program to meet the demand for his back catalog, and Stewart’s 2002 biog-raphy, The True Life Adventures of a Folk Rock Troubadour by Neville Judd, has been reissued

as an updated paperback. And Stewart still plays 70 or 80 shows yearly.

Stewart’s latest album, Un-corked (2010), was recorded live with his frequent concert partner, singer/songwriter and multi-in-strumentalist Dave Nachmanoff (who will open Stewart’s concert at Pepperdine). Stewart’s CD Sparks of Ancient Light, his sec-ond for Appleseed, followed 2005’s acclaimed A Beach Full of Shells.

A California resident since the mid-’70s, Stewart was born in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1945 and moved with his family to Bour-nemouth, a seaside town in the south of England, at an early age. It was there that Stewart bought his first guitar--from future Police guitarist Andy Summers--and learned his first guitar licks from Robert Fripp, later the leader of King Crimson.

Leaving school at 16, Stewart began his musical resume as a guitarist for various local bands--”I wanted to be Al Beatle...I want-ed to be Keith Richards”--before exposure to Bob Dylan’s songs shifted his focus from instrumen-talist to vocalist and lyricist.

In 1965 Stewart moved to London, where he shared a flat with Paul Simon and served as emcee at the famed Les Cousins folk club, fraternizing with rising young talents like Simon, Ralph McTell, and Cat Stevens. He was soon writing and perform-

ing his own songs at Les Cousins and other folk clubs and colleges across England, opening shows for groups such as Fairport Con-vention and Pentangle.

Following a 1966 single, “The Elf,” Stewart’s first album, Bed-sitter Images, was released in the UK in 1967 (and years later in the U.S.). Stewart’s follow-up, Love Chronicles, won him a measure of fame and infamy for its intimate tales of Stewart’s romantic life. The CD also featured exemplary musicianship by a pre-Led Zeppe-lin Jimmy Page and a pseudony-mous Richard Thompson on lead guitars, plus other Fairporters.

A near-miss on an alternate career arc came in 1966 or ‘67, when Stewart was introduced to experimental artist Yoko Ono at London’s psychedelic UFO Club; she was seeking financial backers for a film as well as a guitarist to teach her to play. Stewart actually put up some cash for Yoko’s film, “but, better still, I had a tape re-corder.” The friendship lasted for six or nine months, “until she met a more famous guitarist with a bigger tape recorder.”

After releasing several more albums written in autobiographi-cal mode, Stewart shifted his lyrical gaze outward, into history, literature, and current events. He debuted this approach on 1973’s Past, Present and Future, high-lighted by “Nostradamus,” “Roads

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If you twisted your back, I’ll get you back on your feet in 5 days!

The people who visit my clinic are most often seeking help for back pain, sciatica or sports in-juries. Once in a while, some patients will come in with anxi-ety, stroke or a skin problem. A patient recently visited my clinic

for anxiety and vertigo. He was under a lot of stress from his overloaded job. Anxiety and vertigo are both triggered from

the digestion and circulation sys-tems. The root problem was that the Yin and Yang of both of his digestion and circulation systems were imbalanced due to stress. Acupuncture treatment can bal-ance the Yin and Yang in the sys-tems through meridian channels. After 3 weeks of treatments, he experienced a great improvement.

Another patient recently vis-ited my clinic for a rash on his legs and body. I diagnosed him with eczema after an examination of his pulse and an observation of his tongue. I found that he might be allergic to wheat products. After going over his daily diet, I gave him some herbs in addition to the acupuncture treatment. Two days later, his rash was almost gone. He was very happy. He claimed that he had been to 4 doctors who prescribed numerous creams that only relieved the itchiness. This was the very first time that the rash was actually healed.

An old patient complained

about a severe pain in her shoul-der blade. This is a typical Chi stagnation, which usually hap-pens when you twist your body or lift heavy things. After inserting two needles in her arm, the pain was relieved immediately.

There are many things you can do to prevent a back pain. Follow-ing any period of prolonged inac-tivity, begin a program of regular low-impact exercises. Walking or swimming 30 minutes a day can increase muscle strength and flex-ibility. Yoga can also help stretch and strengthen muscles and im-prove posture. Always stretch before exercise or other strenu-ous physical activity. In addition, you can join our back pain free program after we cure your back pain.

Back Pain & Sports Injury Acupuncture Center has been specializing in stroke, back pain, sports injury, headache, heel pain and a lot of difficult diseases for more than 40 years. My father, Dr. Chao Chen, developed the the-ory “I Ching Acupuncture.” In our clinic data, more than 60% of my patients visited due to back pain. 80-90% of them experienced great relief after 3-12 treatments even when the back pain was caused by surgery.

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Marriott Foundation Awards $2 Million to The Collins College of Hospitality Management at Cal Poly PomonaThe gift will be matched by Carol and Jim Collins.

Edw JonesCont. from page 14

The J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation has award-ed $2 million to The Collins Col-lege of Hospitality Management at Cal Poly Pomona to support the college’s academic building expan-sion. In recognition of this gift, a classroom building within the pro-posed facility will be named after the Marriott family.

The $2 million gift will be matched by the college’s name-sakes and longtime supporters Carol and Jim Collins, effectively making this a $4 million gift to the college. In 2008, Carol and Jim Collins pledged to match up to $5 million to build a $10 million educational complex. This recent gift raises the amount pledged to $7 million or 70 percent of what’s needed for the project.

“This donation is pivotal as The Collins College embarks on a $10 million expansion plan,” said Dean Andy Feinstein. “In giving us this gift, the Marriott Founda-tion is making an investment in hospitality management educa-tion, thus they are investing in the future of the hospitality industry. I am grateful for their support.”

The college has benefitted from the generosity of the foundation and Marriott’s corporate divisions for many years through the active recruitment of students and alum-ni, and other financial contribu-tions that have bolstered student services. The college also benefits significantly by having the exper-tise of Marriott executives on its Board of Advisors, Feinstein said.

“The Collins College is a won-derful hospitality management program that values educational excellence and diversity. These are values that the Marriott Foun-dation also shares,” said Richard Marriott, chairman of the founda-tion. “Investing in the college’s ex-pansion plans will help the college reach even more students in the

future.” The educational complex will

enable the college to continue expanding its growing student body. It will also create classroom and study space tailored for its new graduate program, which launched this fall.

Preliminary plans call for four buildings that will create a set-ting that is space-efficient, envi-ronmentally friendly and visually exciting. Preliminary plans include:

� Three 46-seat classrooms � Four 32-seat classrooms de-

signed for graduate classes � A student lounge and study

area � Eight faculty offices Construction on the expansion

hinges on raising an additional $3 million. Work is ongoing to iden-tify those funds.

The Marriott gift and Collins matching gift are part of Cal Poly Pomona’s comprehensive cam-paign, which entered the public phase this fall. The university has achieved more than half of its fundraising goal of $150 million.

About The Collins College - Founded in 1973, The Collins College of Hospitality Manage-ment is the first and largest four-year hospitality management degree program in California and the only hospitality management college on the West Coast. Ap-proximately 1,000 undergraduate and graduate students receive a superior education in the state-of-the-art Collins College facilities, where they learn to apply hospi-tality management theories and concepts to real-world settings. Part of this unique academic ex-perience includes managing and operating the full-service Restau-rant at Kellogg Ranch.

President of University of La Verne Receives Honorary Degree from Juniata College

Huntingdon, Pa. -- Stephen Morgan, president of the Univer-sity of La Verne received an hon-orary doctor of humane letters degree from Juniata College at a ceremony Nov. 8, along with The-odore Long, president emeritus of Elizabethtown College.

Morgan took part in the cer-emony prior to a lecture by Long on “Education for Global Citizen-ship.” Morgan was on the Juniata campus to participate in the an-nual director’s meeting for Breth-ren Colleges Abroad, a consor-tium of colleges and universities associated with the Church of the Brethren. Presidential represen-tatives from four colleges attend-ed the meeting: La Verne, Eliza-bethtown, Bridgewater College in Bridgewater, Va., and Manches-ter College in North Manchester, Ind.

Morgan became president of the University of La Verne in 1985, returning to the institution where in 1968 he earned his bach-elor’s degree. He went on to earn a master’s degree in educational administration from the Univer-sity of Southern California, and a doctoral degree in educational management from the University of Northern Colorado.

Since Morgan assumed the La Verne presidency, the university has increased its endowment from less than $1 million to $28 million and increased the university’s as-sets to more than $100 million.

In addition, the university’s College of Law, as well as its ath-letic training, legal studies, public administration and psychology doctoral programs, were nation-ally accredited. Under Morgan’s administration, the university also increased the size of its cam-pus, roughly doubling its acreage.

As chief executive, Morgan oversees nearly 600 faculty and

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it from your taxes in future years. However, if you then want to re-purchase the investment you sold, you’ll need to wait at least 31 days to avoid violating the IRS’ “wash sale” rules.

Take capital gains. In 2011, the tax rate on long-term capital gains is scheduled to increase to 20% for most investors, up from the 15% rate it’s been the last several years, If you have stocks or other appreciated assets that you were thinking of selling in the near future, you might want to do so before the year comes to a close. However, it’s generally not a good idea to make investment decisions strictly because of tax consequenc-es. If your appreciated assets are still a part of your overall financial strategy, you may be better off holding them for the long term, even with a higher capital gains rate.

Considering these moves be-fore the year ends may help you better prepare to address you fi-nancial picture in 2011.

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UNIVERSITY EVENT CELEBRATES DISCOVERY, CREATIVITY, LEARNING

Paintings and sculptures were displayed and award-winning work from students in the Com-munications Department was shown. Musical compositions also were shared.

Titles of some of the work showcased included: “Social Jus-tice is Not Spoken Here,” “Ev-erything I Know About Teaching I learned In Prison” and “What Does Technology Have to Do with Learning?”

“Research is one of the central focuses of the faculty at any uni-versity,” said Al Clark, associate vice president for Academic Af-fairs, who organized the event. “Sharing that research is an important way that faculty can stimulate each other’s research. La Verne emphasizes student re-search as well as faculty and stu-dent collaboration.”

Lucie Leung Liu, 23, a senior biology major who is conducting research with Christine Brous-sard, Associate Professor of Biolo-gy, attended the event and offered a summary of the research she is doing on the effect of endocrine disrupters on the immune system.

“This is a really good way to show our projects and give us ex-perience,” Liu said. “This is a good way to share with the La Verne community what the biology and other departments are doing.”

Broussard, who could not at-tend Research Day because she was presenting data at a national conference, had four posters that told others what she and her stu-dents were researching. The way the event was set up allowed peo-ple to browse and interact.

Have you ever wondered about the reading habits of incarcerated youth? Are you curious about the nest defense behavior of Red-Winged Blackbirds? Have you thought about the role of technol-ogy in learning?

It’s no secret that University of La Verne faculty and students are engaged in interesting research involving a dizzying array of top-ics, but much of that work is done alone or with a small number of partners. Recently, faculty and staff had the opportunity to share and discuss what they are doing at an event aimed at showcasing the university’s commitment to research.

The Seventh Annual Research and Professional Activity Day: A Celebration of Scholarship and Creativity, held November 11 in the university’s Campus Center, was an informal opportunity to find out about the wide variety of research taking place on campus.

Students and faculty shared ideas and walked around, look-ing at numerous displays, manu-scripts, articles and pieces of art. In all, the work of 167 presenters – 98 faculty/administrators and 69 students – was represented. Everyone who attended walked away with interesting pieces of in-formation and an appreciation of how important this work is to the university.

“This is a chance for La Verne’s faculty to really look around a room and say, ‘Wow, there are a lot of things going on here,’” said Jeffrey Kahan, professor of Eng-lish. “This is a day where we get to present our own work to our students, which is very exciting.”


Citrus College Student Selected to Visit NASA This Monthby Stacy Armstrong

Craig Stremel says that he doesn’t have a very scholarly past. However, this is hard to believe when looking at his recent aca-demic successes.

“School, specifically the sub-ject of math, has always been the most difficult part of my life,” the 22-year-old La Verne resident said. “I have chosen to take the things that are most challenging to me and make them better.”

Stremel has done more than just improve his academic perfor-mance – he has excelled. In fact, the applied mathematics major was selected to travel to NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama to partici-pate in a three-day on-site event known as the National Communi-ty College Aerospace Scholars pro-gram from November 3 through November 5.

“I believe 275 people nation-wide applied for the program and only 175 were asked to complete four bi-weekly assignments which included a timeline, project bud-get, and drawing of a rover you would create for a robotics mis-sion to Mars,” Stremel said. “Out of the 175 people who completed the assignments, only 89 were selected to take part in the on-site portion of the program.”

Stremel learned about this unique opportunity through his

participation in the Citrus Col-lege STEM program. STEM Cit-rus Connect! is a federal College Cost Reduction and Access Act (CCRAA) grant-funded program designed to increase the number of students who major in the fields of science, technology, engineer-ing, and mathematics.

“My awesome trigonometry professor, Lucia Riderer, placed my name on the STEM mailing list and I was sent an e-mail en-couraging me to apply,” Stremel said. “I was hesitant because I never thought I would get ac-cepted. Then I realized the worst NASA could say would be no.”

Despite his initial misgivings, Stremel committed himself to the application process.

“I tried my hardest and fol-lowed the rules. Every time I received an e-mail from NASA, I thought it was the coolest thing ever,” he said. “My success shows that students can accomplish great things when they apply themselves.”

While at Marshall Space Flight Center, Stremel had the opportunity to interact with other students from across the nation as he learned more about careers in science and engineering. The participants formed teams and established fictional companies interested in Mars exploration. Each company was responsible for developing a prototype rover, designing a line drawing of the rover, and forming the company infrastructure including budget, communications, and presenta-tions.

The on-site experience also in-cluded a tour of the facilities and briefings by noted NASA employ-ees.

“This opportunity allowed me to utilize all of the tools I attained in school and do something chal-lenging and fun,” Stremel said.

Craig Stremel

door cat that can’t resist nibbling plants and flowers, give him a pot of kitty grass. It is available at pet stores and Ralph’s, or you can grow it yourself.

Lastly, keep an eye on your food. Cats have been known to pull a whole turkey off the coun-ter. Also, they love the turkey-flavored strings that tie the tur-key legs together. Don’t let them eat the skin as it is very fatty and can cause pancreatitis. Be sure the turkey carcass is securely dis-posed of. The bones can be deadly for cats and dogs.

May you and your companion animals have a safe and healthy Holiday Season.

Ann Chilton lives in Glendora with her cats Charlie Black Nose (9 yrs.) and Bustafur (6 yrs.). Ann is a licensed and bonded cat sit-ter. She studies extensively about feline behavior and the care and treatment of cats. You can reach her at (626) 963-4844.

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to Moscow,” and one of Stewart’s personal favorites, “Old Admi-rals.” His next LP, Modern Times, cracked the U.S. Top 40 charts in 1975 and led to a full-length U.S. tour for Stewart and his band.

With groundwork laid and touring dues paid, Stewart’s next album exploded in America and elsewhere: Year of the Cat (1976) spun off two Top 20 hits (the in-delible title song and “On the Border”) en route to becoming a million-selling release itself. Stew-art’s next album, 1978’s Time Pas-sages, repeated the success of its predecessor, selling a million cop-ies and yielding the Top 10 title track and Top 30 single, “Song on the Radio.”

The rise of late-’70s punk rock, which was more about spitting on history than chronicling it, co-incided with management and record label problems for Stewart, and his recorded output slowed. In the early ‘90s he returned to his folk roots with a solo tour of the UK and the release of Famous Last Words, utilizing acoustic in-strumentation and traditional folk and classical styles. Between the Wars (1995), which focused on the 1920s and ‘30s, marked Stewart’s first collaboration with former Wings guitarist Laurence Juber; their next effort, Down in the Cellar (2000), was a concept album incorporating Stewart’s knowledge of fine wines into his you-are-there historical and per-sonal narratives; the CD was only released in Europe at the time and led to a drought of new Stewart material finally broken by 2005’s A Beach Full of Shells, on which, noted the All Music Guide, “both his vocal style and craftsmanship remain intact,” while The Miami Herald concluded that “this vener-able singer/songwriter is still do-ing what he does best, and clearly his best is as good as ever.” Friday, December 10, 2010, 8 p.m.Smothers TheatrePepperdine University24255 Pacific Coast HighwayMalibu, CA

Pepperdine presentsAl StewartCont. from page 16

Glenkirk Church Holds Annual Women’s Christmas Celebration

Do you need an incredible way to start the Christmas Season? Glenkirk Church invites the wom-en of the San Gabriel Valley area to the annual Women’s Christ-mas Celebration Breakfast/Lun-cheon. This event will be held at the Sheraton Fairplex in Pomona on Saturday, December 4, at 8:00 a.m. or 12:15 p.m. In addition to the wonderful meal, you will be in-spired and touched by Sheri Rose Shepherd, the guest speaker, and the musical guest, Saved by Grace. This year’s theme is This Baby Changed Everything based on John 18:37 “For this reason, I was born.”

Sheri Rose Shepherd uses

humorous heartwarming stories mixed with truth and transpar-ency to remind us how much we are truly loved by the Baby who changed everything. Sheri Rose is a nationally recognized speaker and best selling author. Her book, His Princes Bride, won a 2010 Book of the Year award.

This Celebration is a wonderful opportunity to gather with friends and family, enjoy the inspiration-al speaker and Christmas music to help you get into the holiday spirit. Tickets are now available for $28 per person.

For more information or to pur-chase tickets, call 626-914-4833 or visit www.glenkirkchurch.org.

Clearing the Way for the Metro Gold Line to Montclair

As final design and construc-tion nears reality for Phase 2A (Pasadena to Azusa), Phase 2B (Glendora to Montclair) begins the final step in the planning pro-cess - environmental review. The environmental process, which will be completed in accordance with state and federal guidelines, will identify environmental impacts of the proposed 12-mile extension of the line and how those impacts can be mitigated. The process will take approximately 18 months to complete and will result in the environmental clearance of Phase 2B, positioning the project for fu-ture construction funding oppor-tunities.

January 12, 2011,6 – 8 p.m.Ganesha Community Center1575 N White AvenuePomona, CA

January 13, 2011, 6 – 8 p.m.Glendora Teen and Family Center241 W Dawson StreetGlendora, CA

January 19, 2011, 6 – 8 p.m.Oakmont Elementary School120 W Green StreetClaremont, CA

January 20, 2011,6 – 8 p.m.Ekstrand Elementary400 N Walnut AvenueSan Dimas, CA

Also donated for the evening were a popcorn machine, cotton candy machine and photos with Santa.

Ontario Refrigeration is the title sponsor for the event. Ma-jor sponsors are Southland Data Processing and Stellar Business Bank. Committee Chairperson of the project is Dena Garvin-Smart, a Board member at LeRoy Haynes and Senior Vice President and Administrative Officer of Stellar Business Bank in Covina.

The lighting event was coor-dinated and sponsored by The Christmas Light Pros of La Verne, a professional holiday lighting company that sponsors one light-ing project at no cost each year (www.thechristmaslightpros.com).

For more information on spon-sorship opportunities, contact the LeRoy Haynes Center at (909) 593-2581 or visit the web site at www.leroyhaynes.org. LeRoy Haynes Center is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and all contri-butions are tax deductible to the full extent authorized by law (Tax I.D. #95-1506150).

About LeRoy Haynes CenterThe LeRoy Haynes Center

provides specialized treatment and educational services to chil-dren with special needs relating to emotional development, autism, Asperger’s Disorder, learning dis-abilities, neglect and abandon-ment.

It was founded in October 1946 by LeRoy Haynes, a former chaplain at the Fred Nellis Youth Authority in Whittier, as a way to help many of the troubled boys he served through intervention and treatment in a home-like setting.

The group home facility has grown from its initial 10 residents to six cottages, each housing 12 children. Mental health treat-ment services are provided to ev-ery resident.

The Haynes Educa-tion Center, a non-public school founded in 1989 as a companion to the group home facility, initially provided schooling to the children of what was formerly LeRoy Boys Home. It has grown to serve not only the children who live on campus but the community as a whole, accepting children (boys and girls) from 14 school districts throughout Southern California.

Credentialed teachers working in a highly structured environ-ment address curriculum as well as learning disabilities including autism, emotional challenges and developmental disabilities.

The entire facility serves 350 to 400 children annually through its three basic programs – resi-dential, Haynes Education Center and mental health.

For more information, contact the LeRoy Haynes Center at 233 West Baseline Road, La Verne, CA 91750, (909) 593-2581, or visit the web site at www.leroyhaynes.org.

Celebrate Being A KidCont. from Page 7

Cont. from pg. 3Local Eagle Scout Flies HighRecently here in La Verne, an-

other scout has joined the rank of eagle. The eagle scout rank is the highest rank available in scouting and the most prestigious. That scout’s name is Matthew Saun-ders.

Saunders has been a scout for a long time. Saunders started scouting when he was just six in the first grade. At that point, he was a tiger cub and worked up the ranks of cub scouts. In the fifth grade, Saunders graduated cub scouts as a second year we-belo scout. After graduating from webelos, Saunders received his arrow of light (the equivalent of eagle for cub scouts).

After receiving his arrow of light, Saunders crossed over to Troop 419 for Boy Scouts and his seven year voyage for the eagle rank began.

In order for Saunders to com-plete the rank of eagle, he had to carry out an “Eagle Project.” An eagle project is any form of a com-

munity service project that will benefit the community for years to come.

Saunders’s project was located in the small park of Rustic Can-yon, one of the several La Verne public parks. Saunders teamed up with local scouts and some city official in landscaping the park.

An array of improvements oc-curred including the installation of a new irrigation system, plant-ing of new shrubs for the park, installation of a new barbeque stand, and putting chips into the rosebush area.

The project took place on No-vember 27, two days after thanks-giving. All through the holiday weekend both scouts and adults unselfishly donated their time in order to aid Saunders in his proj-ect.

Saunders fed his workers both breakfast and lunch to keep them energized and motivated. In an interview, Saunders stated, “The

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Eighteen hundred years ago Regensburg was a Roman mili-tary town with 6,000 legions. The Romans built a fortress in this city that later became the first capital of Bavaria.

Some of Europe’s most impor-tant architectural and cultural monuments, plus fascinating mu-seums and art collections make Regensburg an attractive place to visit. Red roofs, ornate churches, towers, turrets and townhouses from the 12th and 14th centuries characterize the medieval town-scape of the former free imperial city. Built in stone, they were a symbol of the wealth of what was then the richest town in southern Germany.

During that period the mer-chants had the money and won control of the city. The heavily laden carts of the rich Regensburg trading merchants crossed one of the city’s most impressive land-marks, the 360-yard Steinerne

Brücke (Stone Bridge). It crosses the Danube River and is a mas-terpiece of medieval engineering 850 years ago. It is the oldest pre-served stone bridge in Germany and affords the best view of the town.

There is a hump in a section of the bridge. According to legend, the devil tried to destroy it when he didn’t get the three souls he was promised by the mason who built the bridge. Instead he got the souls of two chickens and the ma-son’s dog.

The Historical Wurstküchl, the oldest sausage tavern in the world, is at the end of the Stone Bridge and a must for sausage lovers. It dates back to the 12th century, the time when the Stone Bridge was built, and now has be-come something of a legend.

The bratwursts are cooked on an open charcoal grill and served on a bed of sauerkraut. You can get anywhere from two to 12 sausages. I had six on a bed of sweet sauerkraut and washed it down with a dark beer from a lo-cal brewery. It was the best of a number of outstanding meals in Bavaria. Eating a brat without

Wurstküchl’s traditional sweet mustard is only half as enjoyable. It is a recipe passed down by a woman named Elsa Schricker. You can purchase Wurstküchl products online at www.wurst-kuchl.de. The present owners are

the family Schricker-Meier.Regensburg came through

World War II bombings un-scathed. “That was a stroke of luck,” said guide Dieter Kuhn, looking dapper in his Bavarian sports coat. “Just three kilome-

ters [about one and three-quarter miles] from here was the Messer-schmitt aircraft factory and it got bombed. We got away. It wasn’t our time yet for bombing. And then the war ended.”

Regensburg wasn’t as lucky in the early 1800s when Napo-leon’s army came through and de-stroyed a third of the city.

Our Dear Lady of the Old Cha-

pel is the oldest church in Bavaria, dating back to the ninth century. The Romanesque basilica was re-built in the Bavarian rococo style in the 18th century. The church is ornate, with every possible space covered with religious art. Of special interest is the new or-gan, which was dedicated by Pope Benedict XVI in 2006 during his visit to Regensburg. This instru-ment is the only organ, which has been blessed by the Pope in per-son.

There is only one way into the Old City and that is through the Roman gate, Porta Praetoria. The original arch dates back to AD 179. “Nobody knew it was a Ro-

man gate until 1885,” Kuhn said. The northern gate facing the Dan-

ube was discovered during reno-vations in the Bischofshof brew-ery. It was restored in 1887 and is a part of the Bischofshof complex. The Porta Nigra, Trier’s northern city gate, was built at the same time and the two are the only remaining Roman gates north of the Alps. Regensburg’s Porta Praetoria is significant in that it is the only remaining gate of a Roman military camp in northern Europe.

Roman Emperor Marcus Au-relius founded Regensburg. “In the movie ‘Gladiator,’ Marcus Aurelius was strangled by his son Commodus [Joaquin Phoenix],” Kuhn said. “This was not true, this was a scriptwriter. Marcus Aurelius died after eating too much Alpine cheese. His sons died

at an early age.”St. Peter’s Cathedral, with its

Gothic architecture, towers over the city. The colorful stained glass windows dating back to the 13th and 14th centuries are particular-ly impressive. The most notable feature of the cloisters, once a buri-al place for Regensburg residents and canons, is the Gothic rib-vault ceiling. The All Saints Chapel de-signed by north Italian architects evokes associations with Raven-na. The cathedral is a masterpiece of Gothic art in Germany. Statues carved into the outside of the ca-thedral tell an interesting story, according to Kuhn.

“In the Middle Ages most peo-ple couldn’t read or write,” he said. “That’s why there are so many statues. It’s easier to believe when you see it. The statues depict sto-ries from the Bible.

The windows on each side of the front of the cathedral are dif-ferent. One side was built in 1320 and the other side in 1420. The cathedral was finally completed in 1862.

The Town Hall and Medieval Torture Chambers is a complex of several buildings built in the mid-13th century and shows us glimpses of the organization of a medieval city council, including a “questioning room” (torture cham-ber). The cellars house the torture chamber, which still has its origi-nal tools of torture.

Pope Benedict XVI was uni-versity professor Dr. Ratzinger during his years in Regensburg. Regensburg is about 60 percent Catholic. The Pope’s brother was the conductor of the world-famous Cathedral Boys’ Choir Regens-burger Domspatzen. The boys’ choir celebrated its 1,000th an-niversary in 1976. It is the oldest

Our Dear Lady of the Old Chapel is the oldest church in Bavaria

A tour boat cruises along the Danube through the stone bridge. See the hump in the bridge to the far right.

Porta Praetoria dates back to AD 179 and the Roman Empire.

Grilling brats at Wurstküchl, the oldest sausage tavern in the world.

The organ in Our Dear Lady of the Old Chapel.

Gothic St. Peter’s Cathedral.

Stumbling blocks with the names of two Jewish families who were exterminated in 1942.

A QUICK LOOK AT BAVARIAStory & Photos by Stan Wawer

boys’ choir in the world.A visit to the UNESCO World

Heritage of the cloister St. Em-meram and the place of the Thurn & Taxis dynasty is a voyage through many centuries, from the Middle Ages to the present. The Emmeram cloisters were built between the 11th and 14th cen-turies. The important saints Em-meram and Wolfgang, as well as Carolingian emperors, Bavarian dukes and Regensburg bishops, have all been buried here. The dining room has a 2,198-pound

chandelier. Tapestries date back to the early 17th century.

Regensburg once had a large Jewish community, protected be-cause the city was rich, according to Kuhn. In 1938, the number was 450. Half escaped the Nazi regime and half were killed. In front of one building are stumbling blocks where a Jewish family lived and were killed. They were deported and killed in 1942.

“Things can never be back to normal but we can keep it from ever happening again,” Kuhn said sadly.

Bavaria is a haven for Germa-ny’s famous Christmas markets and Regensburg is no exception. The city has four — Regensburg Christmas Market, Lucrezia Craft Market, Christmasmarket at the Spitalgarten and Romantic Christmas Market at the Thurn & Taxis Palace — which opened Nov. 25 and close Dec. 23, Dec. 23, Dec. 19 and Dec. 23, respectively.

If you goLufthansa has daily flights to

Frankfurt and connecting flights to Munich. Go to www.lufthansa.com.

Where to stayACHAT Plaza Herzog am

Dom Regensburg, Domplatz 3, 93047 (www.achat-hotels.com/wEnglisch/02_hotels/Ue-bersicht_Hotels/29_Uebersicht.php?navid=23). The four-star ho-tel includes a buffet breakfast and excellent rooms. It is across the plaza from St. Peter’s Cathedral in the midst of Regensburg’s Old Town.

All information is accurate at the time of publication but prices, dates and other details are all sub-ject to change. Confirm all infor-mation before making any travel arrangements.

Travel Editor Stan Wawer is a La Verne resident, a member of the Society of American Travel Writers and editor of his own travel blog, www.travelwithstan.blogspot.com. Address all travel-related questions to his blog.

Pomona ValleyHospital

Cont. from page 11tween cardiology, cardiac surgery and other disciplines supported by the dedication and care of our entire team,” explains Dr. Rama Thumati, medical director of Car-diology at PVHMC.

Hospitals in three comparison groups are evaluated on Risk-adjusted Mortality and Risk-Ad-justed Complications as well as Clinical Process Measures (core measures, percentage of CABG patients with internal mammary artery use), Extended Outcome Measures (30-day mortality and 30-day readmissions), and Ef-ficiency Measures (severity-ad-justed average length of stay and wage-and-severity-adjusted cost per case.)

“We’ve chosen a more elite group of winners this year. These hospitals have raised the bar sig-nificantly,” said Jean Chenoweth, senior vice president for perfor-mance improvement and 100 Top Hospitals® program at Thomson Reuters. “They deliver higher sur-igher sur-vival rates, shorter hospital stays, fewer readmissions, and lower costs — which adds up to enor-mous value for the communities they serve. As a result, everyone benefits: patients, families, em-ployers, insurers and the hospital itself.”

The Thomson Reuters analysis was based on Medicare patients as provided by Medicare Provider Analysis and Review (MedPAR), 2008 and 2009; Medicare Cost Re-port 2008 and 2009 and the Cen-ters for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) Hospital Compare 2008 and 2009.

About Pomona Valley Hospi-tal Medical Center –

Pomona Valley Hospital Medi-cal Center is a 453-bed, acute care, nationally accredited hospital serving the greater Pomona Valley. It is one of only 227 hospitals in the country to be named a recipient of the HealthGrades 2009 Outstand-ing Patient Experience Award. PVHMC has also been recog-nized nationally as a Benchmark Hospital by Thomson-Reuters for earning the 100 Top Hospital designation four times in the list’s fourteen-year history; PVHMC is one of only two California hospi-tals given this Benchmark distinc-tion. For more information please visit our Web site at www.pvhmc.org.

About Thomson Reuters 100 Top Hospitals programs –

Since 1993, the Thomson Re-uters 100 Top Hospitals program has used independent and objec-tive research to guide hospital and health system performance. Organizations do not apply or pay for this honor. We evaluate their performance through publicly available data using statistically valid methodologies. Award-win-ning hospitals and health systems prove that better care is possible and provide an example for other organizations to follow across the industry. Visit 100tophospitals.com to learn more about our stud-ies and award winners.


President of ULV Receives Honorary DegreeSingers Wanted!

The Sounds of Harmony Cho-rus, a member of Sweet Adelines International, is looking for wom-en to be part of their chorus. We sing four-part harmony, a cappel-la style, so if you enjoy singing and harmonizing, come and sing with us. We are now meeting at Grace Lutheran Church at 17880 E. Co-vina Blvd., Covina, at 12:30 PM on Wednesdays. For Information call Beth (909) 792-9104.

Cont. from page 17staff and a student population of more than 8,000. Currently, the university’s budget is about $118 million.

Morgan also remains ac-tive in his community. He is chair of the board of directors for the Pomona Valley Hospital Medical

Center and also serves as a direc-tor for the Los Angeles County Fair Association. He is on the ex-ecutive committee of the Associa-tion of Independent Colleges and Universities and has previously received recognition as Educator of the Year by the San Gabriel Valley Economic Partnership.

hardest part of the project wasn’t the actual project. Planning the project was the most stressful and time consuming part.

The scout motto is to “Be Pre-pared”. I guess then the Boy Scouts of America wants scouts to follow through with the motto.

At the end of the day, the scouts pulled out an amazing effort and made the park look so much more beautiful than it already was. The project took the majority of the day ending at five o’clock at night. The scouts did an impressive job as a whole beautifying the park and installing equipment that would benefit both the park and park goers.

Saunders will receive his rank of eagle as soon as he has his eagle board of review which will be in January. At this board, Saunders must present his project book, his scouting records and his “blue cards” which are proof of him earning all his merit badges (12 of which are required for eagle). Once this is complete, Saunders can spread his wings and reach new heights being an eagle scout.

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