Inland Empire Weekly February 12 2015

History comes to life atLincoln Shrine open house

By Yazmin Alvarez

From tots to teens, hun-dreds of Scouts Saturdaymorning marched through

downtown Redlands in honor of

Abraham Lincoln’s legacy.The walk, which kicked off atthe Redlands High School base-ball field, brought together packsfrom around the region to theRedlands Bowl for the 76th annu-

al Lincoln Pilgrimage, a celebra-tion aimed at encouraging youthto follow Lincoln’s and otherfounding fathers’ principles.

Inland Empire

By Yazmin Alvarez

For years, Ken Walker hasstood poised at the frontentrance of the Lincoln

Memorial Shrine in Redlandswhile a Civil War era band played.But on Sunday, the member of theSons of Union Veterans of theCivil War, known for his stoic

stance, shed a tear as the bandplayed on.He was reminded of his son who

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Ken Walker, marches on as a Civil War era band plays during the annual Lincoln Shrine openhouse celebration Feb. 8 in Redlands.

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A group of Boys Scouts lead the way to the Redlands Bowl during the 76th annual LincolnPilgrimage Feb. 7.

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Scouts march to Redlands Bowl for 76th Lincoln Pilgrimage

Free dental

screenings

Feb. 18, 24 at

LLU School of

Dentistry

The Loma LindaUniversity School ofDentistry invites the

public to come and receive freedental screenings between 5:15p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Feb. 18 andFeb. 24.Screening will be performedby graduating students seekingpatients who need specific den-tal treatments, including fillingsand dental cleanings. Patientswho qualify will be offered theneeded dental care free ofcharge.The screenings will be held inthe lobby of Prince Hall, LomaLinda University School ofDentistry, located at 11092Anderson Street in Loma Linda.For more information, call 909558-4697.

Supplies,

valentines for

soldiers being

collected

The Inland Center Mall incooperation with BlueStar Mothers H.O.M.E.

is collecting supplies andValentine’s Day cards for sol-diers overseas.Requested supplies include,batteries, toothbrushes, tooth-paste, nonperishable food withpop-tops, snack bars, singleserve drink mixes, microwav-able soups/noodles/stews, footpowder, deodorant, The list of requested suppliescan also be found atwww.inlandcenter.com and atInland Center’s Guest ServicesCenter.Donations will be acceptedthrough Feb. 14.

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Redlands Police Chief Mark Gar-cia served as the master of cere-

monies for this year’s program, in-troducing City of Redlands MayorPaul Foster, among other digni-taries.

Redlands East Valley HighSchool graduate Myles Davis wasamong Saturday’s program enter-tainment, along with the Redlands

Unified Elementary Band per-forming patriotic selections.After the presentation at the Red-lands Bowl, a flower arrangementwas walked to the Lincoln Shrineby a group of scouts, as a com-mentative reminder of their dedi-cation to Lincoln's leadership andcharacter, organizers explained.According to organizers, the

event has grown from 105 Scoutsin the 1940s to more than 3000.Each participant of the Pilgrimagereceives aRedlands Noon Kiwanis hassponsored this pilgrimage since1979.

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was killed in combat in Iraq.“This year, it got the best of me,”he said, putting his hand over hischest to hold his Gold Star LapelButton. “But today, and like timesbefore, I’m here for the veterans.”Walker along with dozens of othermembers from the 1st Pennsylva-nia Light Artillery, the 7th Michi-gan Volunteer cavalry and severalmore, were among those thatbrought 1865 alive during the Lin-coln Memorial Shrine’s annualopen house Feb. 8, held in celebra-tion of Abraham Lincoln’s birthday,Feb. 12. The Shrine not only pays tributeto Lincoln, but for all those whohave served, Walker added. “It’s unforgettable history.”As an effort to bring to light the

important historical moments theShrine also debuted it’s newest ex-hibit, “1865: Triumph andTragedy.” The exhibit, which completes thefifth and final portion of a series fo-cusing on the sesquicentennial ofthe American Civil War, focuses onthe dramatic events that ended thewar and restored the union of theUnited States. Explored are critical turningpoints in 1865 including the end ofslavery through the ratification ofthe 13th Amendment, AbrahamLincoln’s second inauguration,Robert E. Lee’s surrender at Appo-mattox Court House, the collapseof the Confederacy, the assassina-tion of President Lincoln and plentymore said, Nathan Gonzales, Lin-coln Shrine Curator.While most were fascinated withthe personal letters, photographs

and documents stating the abolish-ment of slavery on display insidethe Lincoln Shrine, dozens morewere intrigued with reenactmentsoutside, including seeing Lincolnhimself— played by Lincoln Pre-senter Robert Broski—walk thegrassy area. Sunday’s event was thought to bethe biggest draw and celebration forthe Shrine to date, said DonMcCue, shrine director.It’s a testament to the dedicationand hard work in highlighting theitems on display, he added. In addition to the exhibit and fam-ily-friendly activities, Sunday’sevent also included the firing areplica cannon, set ups of civil warcamps and artillery demonstrations. To learn more about the LincolnShrine, visitwww.lincolnshrine.org.

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

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Guests take a moment to read about the abolishment of slaveryduring 1865.


a replica civil War era canon is fired during the annual lincoln Shrine open house celebration Feb.8 in redlands.


Scouts who participated in the 76th annual pilgrimage were given a commemorative patch designedby highland resident, mark Shaffer, who helped organize this year’s event.


the new exhibit showcases points in time during 1865 includingthe assassination of abraham lincoln.

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Congratulations:

Kudos to the San Bernardino Val-ley Concert Association (SBVCA)Board of Directors under the lead-ership of Dr. Ernie Garcia fortheir foresight to see the potentialof an abandoned and vandalizedimportant historical building on11th and E streets in SanBernardino. The plan is to revivethe Cultural Center that existedyears ago so it can again providearts activities and events that con-tribute to the cultural life of thecity. Thanks to the Water Depart-ment General Manager, Stacey R.Alstadt; Chair of the Water Board,Toni Callicott; and to the mem-bers of the Board, David E. Mly-narski, Dr. Judith Valles, Dr.Louis A. Fernandez and WayneHendrix for agreeing to lease thebuilding to SBVCA on a long termbasis for a dollar a year instead ofdemolishing the building. The SBVCA founded over eightyyears ago was the cultural partner

of the San Bernardino Symphonyin bringing concerts and other mu-sical performances to SanBernardino. Early members in-cluded: conductor and publisherJames Guthrie; singer and voiceteacher, Gwendolyn Roberts; Vi-vian and Ted Irmscher; Lyndaand Klaus Kuehn and of courselong time promoter and lover ofthe arts, Frank Plash. More re-cently Hugh and Linda Daniels,Millie McKim, Bill Lemann andmany others have been instruc-tional in keeping SBVCA alive inthe community.With a generous contributionfrom the Frank Plash estate, a con-cert season in his honor was heldand since then his generosity hashelped with the Board's objectivesto Sponsor, Promote and Sustainthe Arts. In the past four years, 20groups have performed at theSturges Center for the Arts underthe sponsorship of SBVCA whilekeeping any funds raised for theirorganizations.Now the SBVCA has undertakenthe renovation of the historicbuilding at 1130 North E Street.This ambitious and hard workingBoard of Directors include: AmyEllison, Dan Reed, Ernie Garcia,Gloria Macias Harrison, JimPierson, Jon Horstmann, LeroyMartinez, Richard Gonzalez,Richard Pope, Robin Cochran,and Earleen Fergerson Dudley.There is much work to be doneand the Valley Concert Associationis seeking volunteers to help withthe renovation. Interested individ-uals and groups should email [email protected]

Save the Date:

Thursday, February 12 - theAmerican Heart Association andMacy's present Red Dress Collec-tion 2015, a live stream fashion

show at Walter's Mercedes Benz,3213 Adams Street, Riverside.Check-in starts at 4 p.m. with fash-ion show at 5 p.m. Attendees areencouraged to wear Red. RSVP [email protected] or call310.424.4167.

Friday, February 13 - YucaipaValley Kiwanis Club presents the5th Annual Wine Tasting and FoodPairing at the Yucaipa Valley GolfCourse, 33725 Chapman HeightsRoad. This event features wine ex-pert Craig Suveg from Suveg Cel-lars and artists Preston Todd andRobert Lopez. For ticket infor-mation call: 909.790.1123.

Thursday, February 26 - theCucamonga Christian Fellowshippresents the 2015 Inland EmpireJob, College and Resources Fairfrom 10:00 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 113765th Street, Rancho Cucamonga.This event has drawn over 50 em-ployers in the past two year andopen to anyone seeking employ-ment. To register: ccfive.org/job-fair

Friday, March 6 - the SanBernardino City Unified SchoolDistrict with the San Bernardinoand Highland Chambers of Com-merce invite interested communitymembers and business leaders toparticipate in the Eighteenth An-nual Principal for a Day Program.Interested individuals will beasked to fill out a business/com-munity profile by February 6,2015. For information and formscall Nettie Kaseno (school dis-trict) 909.381.1250

Saturday, March 7 - RialtoMayor Deborah Robertson, Ri-alto City Clerk Barbara McGee,Women's Club of Rialto andNCNW, Inland Empire Sectionpresent the 9th Annual The Stateof Women, Weaving the Stories ofWomen's Lives. This women'shistory month event will be held at1920 W. Baseline Rd., Rialto, CAstarting at 10 a.m. To RSVP call:909.820.2519 or email [email protected]

Saturday, March 7 - Rialto Uni-fied School District presentsPuttin’ on the Ritz a talent programfeaturing talented Rialto students.Proceeds go to the District's ArtsPrograms. The event will be held

at Wilmer Amina Carter HighSchool, 2630 N. Linden from 6p.m. to 8 p.m. For ticket informa-tion - www.rialto.k12.ca.us

Sunday, March 15 - the KiwanisClub of Cooley Ranch present the3rd Annual Scholarship 5K FunRun/Walk/Roll to benefit graduat-ing seniors from the Colton Uni-fied School District. Start andfinish is at Cooley Ranch Elemen-tary School, 1000 S. Cooley Drive.To register:https:/signup.com/Race/CA/Colton/Scholarship5KfunRun-WalkRoll

March 17 is the 60th Anniver-sary of the San Bernardino AreaLeague of Women Voters!

Thursday, March 26 - Habitatfor Humanity San Bernardinopresents its 4th Annual Gala "Keysto the Future" which will honorcommunity partners for their lead-ership. The event will be held atthe National Orange Show, Valen-cia Room starting at 6 p.m. Forsponsorship and ticket informationcall: 909.799.6738

Saturday, March 28 - Friday,April 17 - Time for Change Foun-dation presents Life's PreciousJewels Awards Dinner at the Na-tional Orange Show Events Centerat 6 p.m. For sponsorship andticket information call: NicoleWolfe at 909.886.2994 or [email protected]

Wednesday, April 22 to Satur-

day, April 25 - The SanBernardino Orange Show Fair.

Saturday, April 25 - the Assis-tance League of San Bernardinopresents its 54th Annual SignatureHeaddress Ball "Circus Dreams."This annual event sponsors twomajor programs, Operation SchoolBell and the Dr. Earl R. CraneChildren's Dental Health Center.The matinee and an evening galawill be held at the National OrangeShow. For sponsorship and ticketinformation call: 909.862.0732

Saturday, May 2 - Cal State SanBernardino, Latino Literacy Nowfounded by Edward JamesOlmos in partnership with Kiwa-nis of Greater San Bernardino andLibreria del Pueblo present theLatino Book and Family Festivalfrom 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at theSantos Manuel Student Union.The event will feature more than50 award-winning authors to pro-mote literacy and education. Forsponsorship and vendor informa-tion call: 909.537.5102 or visitwww.facebook.com/ELBFF

Sunday, May 3 - the League ofWomen Voters presents its AnnualCitizens of Achievement Awardsat the San Bernardino Elks Clubfrom 3:00 to 5:00 p.m.

Gloria Harrison is publisher ofthe Inland Empire CommunityNewspaper Group and can bereached at 909-381-9898 Ext. 209or [email protected]

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New iEfficient.com AppLets IE Residents Quickly,Easily Report Water Waste

iEfficient.com now has amobile app that givesInland Empire resi-

dents the ability to instantly reportwater waste with their smart-phones. “Broken and improperly set irri-gation timers waste water and wethink the app will engage local res-idents in spotting and stoppingwater waste,” said Bob Tincher,manager of water resources forSan Bernardino Valley MunicipalWater District. To download the free app, go tothe app store on your mobile de-vice and search “iEfficient.” Youwill then see the iEfficient app byCitySourced, Inc. The app is avail-able for both Android and Applephones.

Once you download the app, youcan report water waste whereveryou see it in western SanBernardino and Riverside coun-ties. When you report water wastethe app will automatically noteyour location and forward your re-port to the appropriate wateragency for follow-up. If you prefer to not use the loca-tion finder on your smartphone,you can enter the location of thewater waste you observed. You canalso categorize the type of waterwaste you see, submit photos andvideos of water waste along withyour report to help expedite the re-pair.The iEfficient app went live inJanuary. iEfficient.com will alsoallow site users to submit water

waste reports.At iEfficient.com, visitors canconnect to existing conservationresources and information abouthow to protect the region’s pre-cious water supplies. The site linksusers to their water providers andthe water-saving rebates and pro-grams available to them.Nearly 20 water agencies andcity governments across the InlandEmpire launched iEfficient.comlast summer as part of a coordi-nated multimedia public outreacheffort urging Inland Empire resi-dents to end water waste.To learn more about iEfficientand to do your part to end waterwaste today, visit iEfficient.com.

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We are living in the mod-ern age—an era thatfeatures digital media

as the lifeblood of the world’s in-formation. The introduction of dig-ital media has put into question theeffectiveness of traditional media.In a period where vital informationcan be easily disseminated throughsocial media platforms such asFacebook and Twitter, will there bespace left for traditional media val-ues?Tom Watson described it power-

fully in a recent Forbes Magazinearticle titled, Journalism is Chang-ing from the Bottom Up:“Journalism sits on the sea be-tween two mighty winds: the col-lapse of old school economicmodels that made newspapers,magazines, and network news op-erations big-time profit centers –and the still-unfolding opportunityprovided by the 20-year-old com-mercial Internet and its relatedtechnology.” As we continuously see a declinein newspaper viewership, print ad-vertising, and traditional media cir-culation, the emerging digitalmedia technology that is being uti-lized by entrepreneurs, start-upcompanies, philanthropists, and in-novators continues to take flight atan unprecedented pace. Mean-while, newspapers (both small andlarge) continue to take a dramaticplunge in revenue. The AmericanEnterprise Institute’s Carpe Diemblogger, Mark J. Perry foundthrough research that print ads areat its lowest rate since 1950. It sounds like a Social Revolutionthat can make the average personinto a news editor or entrepreneur.Awesome right?

Not Exactly.

It turns out that digital ad dollarsare not replacing the traditionalprint ads quick enough. Evenworse, it seems that digital ad rev-enue is barely growing at all, ac-cording to Slate Magazine’s JordanWeismann. So what’s the big hype about dig-ital media? Well for starters, it’s in-formation delivered at a quickerrate. As consumers of information,we are able to receive digital arti-cles that include social perspective.For example, an opinion-editorialwritten by a columnist or reporterthat is posted on Facebook or Twit-ter can receive feedback within afew minutes, whereas the print ver-sion of the editorial will receive re-sponses days, if not weeks later.Moreover, innovative news forumssuch as reported.ly, shareable.net,and the Public Insight Networkprovide journalists, editors, andpublishers with new networks toshare knowledge, create construc-tive conversations, and invite col-laboration. The downside of the digital realmis the lack of an adequate prod-uct—one that lacks the quality oftraditional newspapers’ designs.Whereas print provided you withthe organization of news sectionsthrough various topics and ensuredthe reader the freedom to browseat own will, various digital mediawebsites constantly lose readersdue to tendencies of bombardingreaders with ads that overlap sto-ries.

What’s the solution?

I’m no expert, but I would sug-gest prioritizing the wants andneeds of the reader. To makemoney as publishers, managers,and editors, the future of the mod-ern newspaper will have to ensurethat followers of news content re-ceive an appealing and enjoyableexperience. Unfortunately, prettysoon people will no longer be re-ceiving the paper every morning,opening it up and laying it out onthe coffee table to explore the var-ious sections page by page. In-stead, at the demand of our fingers,we will have quick and ready in-formation within minutes of abreaking event or issue. The resurgence of the newspaperas a product will depend on ourcommitment of adapting to digitalmedia and keeping the traditionalvalues of accuracy, organization,and accessibility.

Anthony Victoria is a commu-nity writer for the Inland EmpireCommunity Newspaper Groupand can be reached at [email protected] or(909) 381-9898 Ext. 208

Journalism Today:How Easy Is It toAdapt to ModernTechnology?

San Bernardino has one venuewhere people come from out-of-town regularly: the soccer fieldson Arden Avenue. What a nicevenue!

I’m sure the people who go there

are appalled by the huge potholesup and down Arden Avenue infront of the fields. I imagine theysay, “Yep, we must be in SanBernardino.” The holes get a tinypatch periodically, but one raintakes them out.

What an appalling advertisementfor our city!

Diana Gall,San Bernardino

Potholes around town more than justeyesores

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Gay marriage rights andreligious freedom

If we truly want to legalize gaymarriage, we have first to have asecular country, which means itdoesn’t rely upon religious princi-ples. If you have a theocratic coun-try, you would have so manyproblems with the people whodon’t adopt the religion of thecountry. In order to have a free so-ciety all people must have equalrights, no matter what they be-lieve.

Also, even if the majority of peo-

ple are against gay marriage, itshould be legal because it’s wrongto ask straight people about therights of gay people. To clarify:Imagine you live in a countrywhere 90 percent of people are gayand 10 percent are straight. Whatwould you think if you are straightand asked for your right to marry,then the justices said, we’re goingto have a ballot, and based on whatthe majority think we will decide.How would you feel?

Gay marriage is a civil right. Letpeople marry whomever they love,so we will not have the same highdivorce rate we confront now be-cause some homosexuals thinkthere is something wrong withthem, so they marry and then findout that they can’t stay in this mar-riage.

Ibrahim Alsuhayih,San Bernardino

Environmentalists and the state’splastic-bag ban

I think it was the picture of a pel-ican with a plastic bag hangingaround its neck that was theclincher for the environmentalists’ability to shut down the plastic bagindustry in California and put4,000 people out of work. I’vebeen to the beach many times inmy 66 years and never seen a pel-ican with a plastic bag around itsneck. The environmentalists claim

that thousands of animals are in-jured or killed by plastic bags eachyear yet I’ve never witnessed oneanimal harmed by a plastic bag.They also claim it takes 100,000years for a single plastic bag to de-compose in our landfills whenplastic bags haven’t been aroundthat long. How do they know?How do they come up with theseexaggerated numbers? It will take

100,000 years for California to re-cover from the economic damagethese wacky environmentalists areperpetrating. It’s a great time to bean environmentalist with victoryafter victory. It’s a very bad timeto maintain a business in Califor-nia and an awful time to be a peli-can.

Ray Moors,

Mad about immigration situation?Blame Congress

President Obama is on the righttrack. Unfortunately, Republicansand Democrats won’t get on board.When the president offers a chal-lenge regarding an issue, Congresscontests it. I guess it’s easier tokeep getting elected by doing noth-ing.

Although he could have donemore, making an executive deci-

sion on immigration is a move for-ward. The best thing would havebeen an executive order that cur-rent immigration policy be strictlyenforced. It’s nearly 40 years oldand never been used. Had the pol-icy been enforced, we wouldn’t betalking about raising taxes. Thebillions and trillions spent on ille-gal immigrants the last 40 yearsshould’ve been spent on Americanfamilies.

Since politicians aren’t doing theright thing regarding illegal immi-grants, I agree with a strict andpainful tax increase. Every politi-cian from the local City Council tothe president should be taxed aminimum of 50 percent of theirwages. They are directly responsi-ble for the mess our cities, coun-

ties, states and nation are in.They’ve done nothing to solve ourimmigration problem.

They negotiated unsustainablepensions for public employees, ap-proved ridiculous benefits formanagers and administrators, in-cluding a car allowance when theyare given a government car, SocialSecurity benefits without con-tributing to Social Security and fullpay for doing nothing.

Here’s an out for the politicians’tax burden: pass a law allowingyour constituents to vote on givingyou a tax break based on your per-formance.

Victor P. Lopez,San Bernardino

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Karlos Paez, bi-lingual Latin Reggaesound will not be compromised

By Harvey M. Kahn

Latin-American reggae per-former Karlos Paez playsmusic without borders.

Born in Tijuana, but raised in SanDiego, Paez has cut 11 elevenrecords and is booked 180 days peryear. His tours span North Car-olina to Mazatlan and despite sug-gestions from record companies,he has not accepted their formulafor commercial success. "I record50 percent in Spanish and 50 per-cent in English. Twenty years agothat didn't work. It's starting towork now," said Paez, who lives inChula Vista.He and his band, the B-Side Play-ers opened for Junior Reid in Jan-uary at the Cave in Big Bear andmake periodic stops in the IE atplaces like the Mission TobaccoLounge. He's good enough to bebilled at top reggae fests and hastoured with Reid, Ben Harper,James Brown, the Wailers, andwith Herbie Hancock's band.Paez doesn't just blend the tradi-tional hip music of various culturesfor mere enjoyment, his music hasa message."As a border child, it gave me achance to experience diversity.People ask me what am I. Are youa Mexican? I answer. No. I'm aChicano. It gets confusing whenyou are asked to pick sides, but I'mused to having to explain myself,"said Paez, who is working on his12th album. It is a collaborationand a tribute to his father, Esquivel

Paez, whose recordings with topMexican banda's have gainedworldwide sales. Karlos Paez saidhis father took him on tour at anearly age and taught him the guitar,trombone and trumpet.Paez says the reggae sound ispopular in Latin-American andthat Bob Marley is a favorite of theyouth of Mexico. "There has beena rise in the importance of mother

nature in Mexico and the impor-tance of us all getting along. Theword revolution is in some songs,but you have to weigh the scales inwhat you say. There is more cen-sorship in Mexico, so I try to use aminimal amount of words. Untilten years ago, a lot of the music inMexico was influenced by thedrug cartels. That caused some ofthe current government censor-

ship."He said reggae music is still notplayed on Mexican radio stations.It is bought and sold on the under-ground market. Paez says hemakes little off the sales of hisCD's in Mexico. "They buy oneand mass produce thousands ofbootleg copies. I don't care be-cause its building a fan base. I ben-efit from those who steal mymusic." He said that he and the B-Side Players do get paid for theirlive shows in Mexico, which pri-marily occur in Sinaloa. He contin-ued to say that many in Mexicostill take it as an insult when hesings in English. Paez was speaking by phonewhile traveling from Portland toSeattle in the midst of driving to 14cities for shows in 17 days. The42-year-old Paez acknowledgesthat in his 20 years in the business,he has not had one song played onthe radio. He and the B-Side Play-ers are able to support their U.S.tours by selling their CD's atshows. Paez told that Spanglishrecordings are increasing in popu-larity, further saying that his showsare becoming a favorite of surfersand skateboarders. Any loss in commercial successis more than made up by the re-spect Paez strives to get throughlyrics about humanity, greed,ocean pollution, and La Raza. Heproduced a short documentaryshowing San Diego's homelesspopulation living on the streetswith the backdrop being the con-struction of the city's $240 million

baseball stadium."My music is really hard to mar-ket. I've worked very hard to be-come established as a liveperformer and I'm certainly notgoing to give up my folkloric in-fluence to follow someone else'sformula for success. I've alwaysbeen a rebel that way. I think it'simportant to build respect first."

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Karlos Paez sings of freedom and equality in a an effort to unitethe cultures.

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Karlos Paez navigates equallybetween Big Bear City andSinaloa, Mexico.

Words to Think About: The Value of Friendships

By G. W. Abersold Ph.D.

One of the great joys of liv-ing is having friends. Par-ticularly as one grows

older. Webster defines a friend as,“two persons that have a bond witheach other based on personal re-gard.”Jesus is described in Luke 7:34 asbeing a friend to publicans and sin-ners. In the Book of James 2:23, itsays that Abraham was called “thefriend of God.”Hubert Humphrey is quoted assaying, “The greatest gift of life isfriendship.”Thomas Aquinas was really in-spired when he said, “There isnothing on this earth more to beprized than real friendship.”Ralph Waldo Emerson, one ofmy many literary mentors, said,“The only way to have a friend isto be one.”I like this statement by Euripides.“One loyal friend is worth tenthousand relatives.”I really like women. Their looks,their minds and their spirit. Any-

one that knows me will agree.However, I thoroughly enjoy mymale friends. Through the years Ican count hundreds of them. Everychurch I have pastored (ten ofthem,) at least one-half of themembership was men. I playedgolf and tennis with them and ar-gued with them and ate with them.We were and are friends.Today I have scores of malefriends. I mean close friends. Fiveare older than me; 6 are ministers;seven are teachers; five are mili-tary; five are musicians; six arebusiness people; four are medicaldoctors; and most are retired butnot the doctors. Drs. Agee, Gayid,Phillips, and Rimmer.I’ve been friends with Dr. DonReed since 1944; with ColonelDon Davis since 1948 and withRev. Larry Stamper since 1958,with Dr. John Yount since 1975.Three of my close friends are:Bob Harvey, Frank Thomas andCharles Roberts. They are all intheir 80’s as I am. I’m 87, Bob is87 (4 months older than me);Frank is 85 and Charles is 82.Bob was a Biology Professor,Frank was a business man andCharles is a newspaper editor.Frank has been married 57 years toBetty; Charles has been marriedfor 42 years to Myrna. I’ve beenmarried 17 years to Stella andBob’s significant other is Ginger.All three are ex-military. Bob andFrank were in the Navy. Charleswas in Korea in Special Forces.Bob was on a troop ship in WorldWar II and Frank was on a subma-rine tender in San Diego during the

Korean War.Bob joined the Navy at age 17,primarily to escape an abusivefamily. We have been friends forabout 15 years. I call him a modernrenaissance man. He is extremelyintelligent and taught Biology atUCLA and Valley College for 30plus years.He represented a major pharma-ceutical company in the Brazilianjungle for a year, studying theplants and herbs that natives used.He also represented the U. S. gov-ernment in Nevada studying theeffects of nuclear explosions onhumans. He is a musician, an architect, abuilder, a publisher and a Biblicalscholar. He is a prolific writer andpoet. He has impersonated MarkTwain on the stage for many years.He is patriotic, an avowed agnos-tic, a voracious reader and loves todebate.I’ve known Charles Robertssince 2002 when he became editorof the Highland CommunityNews. A native of Texas, he at-tended Odessa College and he hastwo daughters still living in Texas.After his stint in the SpecialForces, he gravitated into newscoverage in radio, television andnewspaper.He has a unique ability in cover-ing news and human interest sto-ries. He can write a column andnever redo it or change the content.The only person I ever heard aboutthat could do that was the leg-endary columnist of the L.A.Times. Jack Smith.Charles and Myrna celebrate

their anniversary each April 1, byrenewing their wedding vows andthen going on a short honeymoon.They alternate the years as towhich one makes the arrange-ments. This year it’s Myrna’s turn.Charles is patriotic, a news ad-dict, he knows more about High-land than anyone else and attendsall civic meetings in Highland.Bob, Charles and I have lunch atleast once a month and discuss andargue for 90 minutes.Frank Thomas and I have beengood friends for almost twentyyears. We met in a magic class andhave often joined in presenting

shows.Frank’s hobby and habit is caringfor the grounds of the LutheranChurch on Palm Avenue. He isalso very patriotic.He and Betty are devoted to theirtwo boys, David and John, andtheir grandchildren.They are regular church goersand they share lunch with Stellaand me on most Thursdays.I value my friendships with Bob,Charles and Frank. I hope it con-tinues for many more years.Amen. Selah. So be it.


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Afternoon DelightDance Socials

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second Tuesday 2 p.m., 21 GrantSt., Redlands (909) 798-7550.Redlands Community Center:

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Democratic Lunch-eon Club of SanBernardino

The Democratic Luncheon Clubof San Bernardino meet at noon onFridays at Democratic Headquar-ters, 136 Carousel Mall (near thecentral glass elevator) in SanBernardino. For additional infor-mation visit website www.sb-dems.comSpeaker Schedule:1/30 Clifton Peters III, Esq.,President, San Bernardino CityLibrary Foundation2/6 Al Palazzo, Vision for SanBernardino2/13 Mark Persico, SanBernardino Community Devel-opment DirectorProspective Members and Visi-tors are Welcome.NOTICE: 2015 Dues of $15 arenow due and payable. Pleasebring to the meeting or mail acheck to PO Box 451, SB 92402.Thank you! ~ FPPC #1222022~ FIC #C0040845Visit us at www.sbdems.com orour new Facebook page atwww.facebook/SBDems.

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The Inland EmpirePrime TimeChoraliers

Saturdays from 10am-12pmCome Sing with The Inland Em-pire Prime Time Choraliers as theybegin a new season on Tuesday,January 7, 9:00 AM. Rehearsalsare held each Tuesday Morning. atSt. Paul’s Methodist Church, 785No. Arrowhead Ave., San

Bernardino, CA 92401 (corner ofArrowhead and 8th).

ARMC weeklyF a r m e r ’ sMarket

Wednesdays from 9 a.m. – 1p.m. in front of the hospital. Stopby on your lunch break for certi-fied fresh produce and artisanbreads. ARMC partners with theSouthland Farmers Market Associ-ation on the weekly market to helppromote health and wellness to thecommunity.

Youth BaseballCamp

Redlands High School is hostinga four week baseball camp startingJanuary 18. Redlands head coachEstevan Valencia will direct theprogram in conjunction with U.S.Baseball Academy. Classes areavailable for players in grades 1-12 and are limited to six playersper coach. Sessions are offered inadvanced hitting, pitching, catch-ing, fielding and baserunning.Space is limited. Registration isnow under way. For more informa-tion, visit www.USBaseballAcad-emy.com, or call toll-free866-622-4487.

Saturdays inthe Park:Dog Walking

and Cat CuddlingThe Redlands Animal Shelterand Redlands Friends of Shel-ter Animals (REDFOSA) inviteanimal lovers to join us on thefirst Saturday of every othermonth at Sylvan Park for Satur-days in the Park: Dog Walkingand Cat Cuddling. The next eventwill be Saturday, Feb. 7, from 10a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays in thePark gives the adoptable pets at

the Redlands Animal Shelter achance to stretch their legs, go fora walk and receive love and at-tention outside the shelter setting.And it gives members of thecommunity a chance to interactwith the animals and maybe meetthat perfect pet. All animals willbe available for adoption. T Formore information, contact theRedlands Animal Shelter at (909)798-7644 or REDFOSA at (909)334-2610 or visit online athttp://cityofredlands.org/police/animalcontrol or www.RED-FOSA.org.

The 4th AnnualUnforgettableHeart Awards

Friday, February 13, 2015.Check-in at 11 am - Lunch11:30am. -Join The Unforgetta-bles Foundation for their annualevent to be held at the Fox EventCenter in Redlands. HonoraryChairman is Senator Mike Mor-rell. Event cost is $75. For moreinformation or to RSVP contactTim Evans at (909) 335-1600 ore m a i [email protected]

CommunityCollege Day

Friday, February 27 from8:30am to 2:30 pm.-at Universityof California, RiversideCommu-nity College Day is structured toprovide students with pertinentinformation regarding the transferprocess, support services, aca-demic programs and student life.Workshops will include Chi-cano/Latino and Native Americancultural awareness and empower-ment. In addition, workshops andresources will be provided for un-documented students. For infor-mation call (951) 827-3821.

ARMC to HostFree 9th Annual5K Walk/Run &

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rowhead Regional Medical Center(ARMC) at the free 9th Annual 5KWalk/Run & Fitness Expo. .Check-in begins at 7 a.m., and theWalk/Run begins at 8:30 a.m. Anawards presentation will immedi-ately follow the Walk/Run. TheWalk/Run is an outreach effort de-signed to raise interest in regularexercise and healthy eating to helpcombat rising obesity and diabetesrates. The goal is to encourage in-dividuals of all ages to improve thequality of their lives. The freeExpo will offer basic healthscreenings, stay-healthy informa-tion, fun fitness activities and chal-lenges for the entire family.ARMC is located at 400 NorthPepper Ave., in Colton. Please, foreveryone’s safety, no pets, skates,skateboards or bicycles. For moreinformation go to: www.arrow-headmedcenter.org.

Assistance LeagueHeaddress Ball

Saturday, April 25 - the Assis-tance League of San Bernardinopresents its 54th Annual SignatureHeaddress Ball "Circus Dreams."This annual event sponsors twomajor programs, Operation SchoolBell and the Dr. Earl R. CraneChildren's Dental Health Center.The matinee and an evening galawill be held at the National OrangeShow. For sponsorship and ticketinformation call: 909.862.0732

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reintegrate successfully By MJ Duncan,Freelance Community Writer

Youth offenders betweenthe ages of 16 – 19 yearswho commit non-violent

felonies are no longer sent to theDepartment of Juvenile Justice,but instead return to their countyof residence to seek localized sanc-tions. In San Bernardino Countythat would be the Gateway Pro-gram under the direction of theSan Bernardino County DistrictAttorney’s Office.The program was born out ofSenate Bill 81 that mandated thedownsizing of prisons in Califor-nia. In September of 2007 themulti-faceted program wasfounded in the county and servesup to 40 youth. Gateway is a 12-18 month program that preparesyouth offenders to return to thecommunity to live a productivelife style through the participationin innovative programs that ad-dress the needs of each youth. During Phase I of the programthe youth are detained in the Juve-nile Detention and AssessmentCenter. Upon promotion to PhaseII they are relocated to a more dor-mitory-style living facility locatedjust outside the grounds of theJDAC.According to Anesa Cronin, Di-vision Director II at Gateway,there are a myriad of resources toprepare the youth offenders toreintegrate into the communitythat includes anger managementclasses, drug and alcohol counsel-

ing, obtaining high school diplo-mas or the GED, cultural and mu-sical exposure, church and manymore activities.“There are many facets to theprogram,” Cronin explained.When the participants reintegrateback into the community, they are“absolutely a changed person.”One of the many resources Gate-way provides is the Baby ElmoProgram, which helps participantswith young children learn to de-velop love, nurture and to be gen-tle with their child. Gateway alsooffers assistance in college enroll-ment and employment. One ex-ample of a success story is aformer youth offender being ac-cepted into Le Cordon Bleu.Once the participants are ready tobe reintegrated into the commu-nity, extensive background checksare conducted on the family theywill be residing with to ensureGateway participants are sur-rounded by supportive influencesto keep them on a successful andpositive path. Youth do not live ontheir own because, according toCronin, they need support.Once reintegrated into the com-munity Gateway staff remain incontact with participants to ensurecontinued success, to providewhatever resources are needed, en-sure they remain drug free andcontinuously move forward. “In my heart and soul I believe inrehabilitation and the ability for ahuman being to change theirlives,” Cronin said about the suc-cess of the program.

Free Tax Preparation Offeredby CSUSB Accounting StudentsStudents at Cal State San

Bernardino who are major-ing in accounting will offer

free income tax preparation for el-igible taxpayers Feb. 4 throughApril 11 at various locationsthroughout the Inland Empire.Tax preparation for low-incomeand elderly taxpayers who have amaximum income of $60,000 willbe available at six San BernardinoCounty locations including theCSUSB campus. The service issponsored by the Internal RevenueService and the state Franchise TaxBoard.“The CSUSB VITA programstarted more than 30 years ago of-fering services one afternoon amonth at the former Central CityMall in front of J.C. Penney,” saidJanet Courts, CSUSB accountinglecturer and coordinator of theVITA program.Donna Rantz, adjunct professorin CSUSB’s accounting and fi-nance department and certifiedpublic accountant, will be joiningCourts this year as co-coordinatorof the VITA program.The student volunteers are certi-fied at the advanced level in orderto prepare basic federal and Cali-fornia resident tax returns, includ-ing those with itemizeddeductions, earned income credit,education credit, dependent carecredit and child tax credit.This year’s free tax assistancewill be held at the following loca-tions and no appointment is neces-sary.

Wednesdays (February only),Feb. 4-25, from 1-6 p.m., at:· Cal State San Bernardino,Jack Brown Hall, fourth floor;

5500 University Parkway, SanBernardino; parking is $5

Fridays, Feb. 6-April 10, from9 a.m.-3 p.m., at:· Family Resource Center,1525 W. Highland Ave., SanBernardino· Family Service Associationof Redlands, 612 Lawton St.,Redlands

Saturdays, Feb. 7-April 11,from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., at:· Feldheym Library, 555 W.6th St., San Bernardino (closedon Feb. 14)· Villa Del Norte CommunityCenter; 9997 Feron Blvd., Ran-cho Cucamonga· Fontana Boys and GirlsClub, 7723 Almeria Ave.,Fontana (note different hoursfrom 9 a.m.-3 p.m.)

“This year we are thrilled to wel-come 10 experienced CSUSBalumni as supervisors at our sixsites on Wednesdays, Fridays, andSaturdays. We already have 58 stu-dents scheduled to work more than4,200 hours preparing taxes,”Courts said.During the 2014 tax season,about 65 CSUSB volunteersworked more than 5,000 hourspreparing nearly 2,000 federal andstate tax returns, which infusedmore than $1.5 million back to thelocal economy.Taxpayers who wish to partici-pate in this program must bringvalid photo identification and So-cial Security or ITIN cards foreach taxpayer, as well as for all de-pendents claimed. There are no ex-ceptions to this rule. Taxpayers

must also bring W-2s, 1099s andother pertinent tax documents.Both husband and wife must bepresent to sign joint returns. Freeelectronic filing is available.Volunteers are unable to preparetax returns for nonresident aliens,small business owners, owners ofrental properties or those who aremarried but filing separately.The VITA program is made pos-sible through the generosity of theFamily Service Association ofRedlands, the Family ResourceCenter, Fontana Boys and GirlsClub, Inland Empire United Way,Norman Feldheym Library, theNorthtown Housing DevelopmentCorporation and the SanBernardino Unified School Dis-trict.Other partners and sponsors in-clude the Association of Govern-mental Accountants, CSUSB’sCollege of Business and PublicAdministration, CSUSB’s Ac-counting Advisory Board, theBusiness Alliance, Becker CPA re-view course and the Norman F.Feldheym Library. Also includedare the CPA firms of Eadie andPayne; Rogers, Anderson, Malodyand Scott; and Soren, McAdamand Christenson. For more information, visit theVITA website atwww.cbpa.csusb.edu/vita or con-tact Janet Courts at (909) 537-3992, or by e-mail [email protected] more information about CalState San Bernardino, contact theuniversity’s Office of Public Af-fairs at (909) 537-5007 and visithttp://news.csusb.edu.

Artist and Art Historian toSpeak on “Jewish Art In

The Modern Era”

Ruth Weisberg, internation-ally renowned artist andart historian, will deliver

an illustrated lecture on “JewishArt in the Modern Era” with spe-cial attention to 19th and 20th cen-tury themes and artists. Thislecture, open to the public, will bethe 29th Annual Rabbi Norman F.Feldheym Memorial Lecture ofCongregation Emanu El. It will beheld on Tuesday, February 17th at7:30 pm at Congregation EmanuEl, 1495 Ford Street in Redlands. Weisberg is Professor of FineArts at the University of SouthernCalifornia where she formerlyserved as Dean of the USC RoskiSchool. She also directs the USCInitiative for Israeli Arts and Hu-manities. Her artwork has beenshown around the world. The annual Rabbi Norman F.Feldheym Memorial Lecture wasestablished following his death in1985. Feldheym served as rabbi ofCongregation Emanu El in SanBernardino from 1937 to 1971,after he served as Rabbi Emeritusuntil his death. He was acknowl-edged as one of the most influen-tial and inspirational clergypersons

of the entire Inland Empire. TheCentral Library of San Bernardinoas named in his honor. He had aspecial interest in art and was anearly collector of the works of

Marc Chagall.Admission to the lecture is free.For further information please callthe office of Congregation EmanuEl at (909) 307-0400.

County Schools Office Closed

For Presidents’ Holidays

The San Bernardino CountySuperintendent of Schoolsoffice will be closed on

Feb. 13, in observance of AbrahamLincoln’s birthday, and Feb. 16, in

observance of George Washing-ton’s birthday.The office will resume its normalhours of operation, 8 a.m. to 4:30p.m., on Feb. 17.


Inland-area business set sail for returnof Los Angeles Boat Show

By Yazmin Alvarez,Community Writer

With recent favorabletemperatures outside,the dreams of taking to

the water for a little fun in the sunare closer than ever, especiallywith the return of the ProgressiveInsurance Los Angeles Boat ShowFeb. 19-22 at the Los AngelesConvention Center and Burton W.Chace Park in Marina del Rey.The long-running event, now inits 60th year, draws thousands an-nually to the four-day show whichfeatures hundreds of exhibitors in-cluding dozens from the InlandEmpire, said Dave Geoffroy, vicepresident of National Marine Man-ufacturers Association West. “Boating has grown since the re-cent recession and people arewanting to get back to enjoyingtheir lives,” Geoffroy said. “We’vehad over a 20 percent increase inattendance and see enthusiastsfrom around the world come to theshow, not only for boats, but for

those vendors that aren’t necessar-ily nearby.”Inland-area businesses setting upshop at this year’s event includeSan Bernardino-based Hardin Ma-rine Arrowhead, Fontana-basedFlagzup, Ontario-based JohnsonMarine Supplies, Inc., Inland AutoBoat and RV and Corona’s JerkyJerks Jerky, seen at local FarmersMarkets including Redlands’ Mar-ket Night. In addition to the 100-plus ven-dors, a boatload of vessels andwater accessories will fill threehalls of the convention centerwhich will display new, state-of-the-art boats ranging from entry-level weekend family cruisersto million dollar yachts, plus thou-sands of the newest marine gadg-ets and gear. For those wanting to experiencethe show in the sunshine, the eventalso cruises into the Burton W.Chace Park in Marina del Rey,where the SailFest 2015 debutswith boats of all sizes and priceranges will be ready for attendeesto board and buy. Along with

browsing the boats at the Marinadel Rey location, attendees canlearn to captain a boat with dailypowerboating and sailing lessons.The dozens of seminars and in-teractive portions of the show areamong some of the biggest draws,Geoffroy added.Interactive events this year in-clude The Progressive InsuranceBoat School offers virtual, hands-on education in a newly built boatschool that is held on an actualboat; “Ocean in Motion,” an inter-active boat replica with an indoorpool for instructional demos, aboating simulator and a see-through motion sensor digitalfloor; Try It Cove, an indoors on-the-water experience at the LAConvention Center with activitiesincluding stand up paddle board-ing, SCUBA and kayaking. The show will also feature plentyof kid-friendly activities includingremote control sailboat races, toyboat building and FishingFriendzy, a new catch and releasefishing pond.More than 200 fish will be

brought out for the catch-and-re-lease event—200 bluegill and 50catfish—teaching children how toproperly use various styles of fish-ing rods, said Fishing Friendzyrepresentative Aaron Slater. “We can’t guarantee they’ll catchsomething, but we can guaranteethey’ll have a good time.”The 2015 Progressive InsuranceLos Angeles Boat Show runs noonto 9 p.m. Feb. 19 and 20, 10 a.m.to 9 p.m. Feb. 21 and 10 a.m. to 6p.m. Feb. 22 at the Los AngelesConvention Center, 1201 S.Figueroa Street in Los Angeles.Show times at Burton W. Chace

Park, 13650 Mindanao Way inMarina del Rey are noon to 5 p.m.Feb. 19 and 20, and 10 a.m. to 5p.m. Feb. 21 and 22. Tickets are $12 for adults; youth15 and younger accompanied byan adult can enter for free.Tickets can be purchased onlineat www.laboatshow.com or at theLA Convention Center box office.To learn more call 714-633-7581or visit www.LosAngelesBoat-Show.com.

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the progressive insurance los angeles boat show docks at the los angeles convention centerfor its 60th show. the four-day event runs Feb. 19-22 with an added sailFest at burton w. chacepark in Marina del rey. Dozens of inland empire businesses are among the vendors at this year’sevent.


new this year will be a catch-and-release fishing pond, FishingFriendzy, where children can reel one in.


the progressive insurance los angeles boat show will feature plenty of hands-on activities forthe entire family including paddleboarding on land.


Cannabis Cup Brings Thousands toNational Orange Show

By Anthony Victoria,Community Writer

Cannabis advocates, users,and patients convened atthe National Orange

Show this past weekend to learnmore about the latest marijuanastrains, products, and employmentopportunities in the nation’s fastestgrowing industry.Over 25,000 people from acrossthe U.S. traveled to SanBernardino to mark the beginningof High Times Magazine’sCannabis Cup event that is de-voted to providing information onlegalization efforts and the indus-try’s latest developments—whilealso providing a cannabis-friendlyenvironment for users of the sub-stance. The Fourth Annual South-ern California edition is the

opening of a year-long event tourthat will also travel to Denver, SanFrancisco, Portland, and Clio,Michigan.The “How to Get a Top Pot Jobin the Cannabis Industry” seminarthat was presented by Weedhire, acareer website specifically for em-ployment within the legal cannabisindustry, was one of several semi-nars and workshops that were or-ganized by High Times. Otherseminars were based around learn-ing to cultivate your own mari-juana, how to make ediblemarijuana products, and the im-portance of conducting cannabisbusiness.High Times editor Dan Sky saidbefore the event that he believesevents like the Cannabis Cup willcontinue to help create the dis-course needed to address the needfor legalization in California. Sky

said the cannabis community ispreparing for the 2016 StatewideElection.“A lot of people invest thousandsof dollars to come out here to selltheir products and inform peopleabout Cannabis’ medicinal value,”he said. “With the upcoming elec-tions happening in California in2016, advocates are aiming to-wards legalization. Their momen-tum is unstoppable.”However, the momentum seemsto be ineffective in San Bernardinodue to a large backlash from cityleaders. Marijuana dispensariescurrently are illegal in the city andevents such as Cannabis Cup op-pose the goal of closing themdown, according to SanBernardino Councilman JimMulvihill.“It’s encouraging behavior that’sbanned within the city of San

Bernardino,” Mulvihill told thePress Enterprise on Saturday. “Ijust suspect this is going to causea big influx of individuals who usemarijuana. We’re probably goingto see a lot more criminal behaviorbecause of it.”National Orange Show eventsdirector Dan Jimenez said therehas been no serious issues withcrime in past events. In fact,Jimenez wishes the monthly mag-azine the best of luck.“They’re great to work with,”said Jimenez about High Times.“They don’t balk at security andare very cooperative. We definitelywant them to be successful.”The event’s first day on SaturdayFebruary 7 featured live perform-ances from renowned hip-hopartists and Cannabis advocates B-Real of Cypress Hill and RickRoss. B-Real, whose real name is LouisFreese, said the possibility ofbreathalyzers being utilized by lawenforcement to test drivers formarijuana impairment may wel-come more stigma from oppo-nents. He urges that cannabis usersbe “smart and safe”, while alsourging them to continue advocat-ing for legalization. “Don’t give them a reason to beon your a**,” he said. “Just be safeand smoke at home...Keep advo-cating, learning, and spreading theword about Cannabis.”

Kurt Vaillancourt of Hollywoodbelieves the event was a bit unor-ganized, but said it was a greatevent overall.“There were some things thatcould have been organized a littlebetter, but the cool atmosphere andthe good music definitely made upfor it,” he said. “It was a great ex-perience.”National Organization for Re-forming Marijuana Laws(NORML) volunteer Paul Der-garabedin said he was once againimpressed by the diligent workdemonstrated by High Times staffand volunteers and looks forwardto seeing their growth as a produc-tion business.“High Times is no longer just amagazine, but also a productioncompany,” Dergarabedin said.“All and all it was a good show puton by them and I commend thephenomenal job their staff and vol-unteers did in organizing thisevent.”Several more marijuana eventsare planned to take place later thisyear in San Bernardino.

Anthony Victoria is the Commu-nity Editor for the El Chicanoand Colton Courier Newspapersand can be contacted at (909)269-9585, or [email protected]

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A couple looks at itinerary for the 2015 High Times Magazine Southern California Cannabis Cup.This is the third year the National Orange Show hosts the marijuana-friendly event.

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The San Bernardino CountyTransitional AssistanceDepartment (TAD) is of-

fering free tax preparation and e-filing services for qualifying lowto moderate income taxpayersthrough the Volunteer Income TaxAssistance (VITA) program. Tax-payers can make appointments atlocal TAD offices or visit RialtoLibrary at 251 W. First Street inRialto on February 20 from 10a.m. to 4 p.m. and March 13 from12 p.m. to 5 p.m.Services are available to eligibleindividuals and families whoearned less than $53,000 in 2014.Tax returns are filed electronically,for both California and federaltaxes. Taxpayers can call to makeappointments and there are ex-tended evening hours and Saturdayappointments available. Walk-insare also welcome. Bilingual taxpreparation services are available.

Refunds may be received in as fewas 7 days after acceptance.It is the tenth year that TAD haspartnered with the Internal Rev-enue Service (IRS) to offer free,accurate, certified tax preparationservices through the VITA pro-gram. The VITA campaign is fo-cused on increasing awareness ofthe Earned Income Tax Credit, orEITC, which most VITA qualifiedtaxpayers are eligible to receive.This credit was developed to helpassist those who are in financialneed as well as to reward employ-ment. Every year, thousands offamilies miss out on this tax credit;money that could be used to helpmeet their families’ basic needs.The additional money that taxpay-ers receive from the EITC hasproven to help boost the localeconomy.“For those who are eligible to re-ceive this free service, it can pro-

vide life changing outcomes,” saidNancy Swanson, Director of Tran-sitional Assistance. “The earnedincome credit can be a muchneeded financial boost for taxpay-ing individuals and families in ourlocal community and we are proudto be partnering, once again, withthe IRS on the VITA program.”For further information regardingVITA program eligibility require-ments, please visit our VITA web-site at hs.sbcounty.gov/VITA orcall (909) 252-4903 or (760) 552-6175.Transitional Assistance Depart-ment is doing its part to help thecommunity achieve the County-wide Vision by ensuring residentshave the resources they need toprovide the necessities of life totheir families. Information on theCountywide Vision can be foundat www.sbcounty.gov.

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Coach Anderson, Arroyo ValleyFocusing on CIF Playoffs

By Anthony Victoria, Com-munity Editor

Michael Anderson shouldhave been celebratinghis team’s twenty-first

straight victory and first league titlein school history. Instead the Ar-royo Valley Girls Basketball headcoach is preparing for his seventhstraight postseason appearance. He’salso hoping his team’s success willcast a shadow on the team’s un-planned controversy that arose aftera large-margin victory. In their recent league game onFebruary 6, the Lady Hawks (23-1,8-0) defeated Anderson’s old teamRialto 47-29 to clinch the San An-dreas League title and a possibletop-seed ranking in the CIF-SS Di-vision I-A playoffs. Despite another dominant winningperformance that included seniorNidirah Stephens’ 21 point show-ing on offense, Anderson insistedthat his team’s performance was farfrom exemplary.

“Our skill set and talent level I be-lieve is a lot higher than what ourplay demonstrated tonight,” Ander-son said. “We were a lot strongerthan the opposition on the front line.I told my girls to relax and settledown and focus on the game andthey did.”Arroyo Valley has improved im-mensely since Anderson took overthe program last year. After finishing6-22 in the 2012-13 season (the yearAnderson won his fifth consecutiveleague title at Rialto High School),the Lady Hawks clinched a playoffappearance after finishing 16-12 (8-3 in league) under Anderson. Anderson said the team’s accom-plishments have been overshad-owed by the controversysurrounding their 161-2 victory overBloomington High School that in re-cent weeks was a hot debated topicacross the nation. ESPN’s Keith Ol-bermann recently named Andersonas one of the “worst people in thesports world.” He was suspended fortwo games by the school administra-tion.

Anderson said that he was not try-ing to embarrass the opposition byrunning up the score. His team hadwon four previous games by at least70 points, and Bloomington had al-ready lost a game by 91. He said theexperience did not deter him, butwas a learning experience for every-one.“It’s a learning experience foreverybody,” said Anderson. “Theadversity that has came along withit has helped us to work harder.”Stephens, also one of the team’scaptains, said she admires Ander-son’s perseverance and has enjoyedplaying under him these past twoseasons.“He sets the precedence over anycoach or role model,” she said. “Hisperseverance is truly amazing. Noteveryone could overcome harsh crit-icism like that and continue tocoach. We’re a month away fromthat incident and we’re just trying tomove on.”Anderson said for a while his play-ers were trying “too-hard” to wingames for him, instead of playingtheir easy full-court, pressing, andhalf-court games. He only hopes histeam continues to perform at a high-level.“The girls and I have such a closerelationship that sometimes they tryto take matters into their own handsso to speak,” said Anderson. “Theysay they try to win games for me,but I don’t need that. Our talent leveland skill set is enough for me to besatisfied. We’ve been separatingourselves from other teams becauseof our skill set, our coaching staff,and because of our hard work.”Anderson said his team’s accom-plishment of winning the school’sfirst league title in Girls Basketballin school history was an achieve-ment they should be proud of, butremained confident that his team hasfurther goals to fulfill ahead. “It doesn’t surprise me,” Andersonsaid. “The blessings and successlevel I’ve achieved through coach-ing has been because of my hardwork. We are among the top teamsin the region and I think we can winit all.”

PHOTO/ANTHONY VICTORIA

Arroyo Valley Girls Basket-ball head coach Michael An-derson consulting his girls athalftime during their San An-dreas League game at RialtoHigh School on Feb. 6.

PHOTO/ANTHONY VICTORIA

“He sets the precedence overany coach or role model,” Nidi-rah Stephens said about An-derson. “His perseverance istruly amazing.”

CSUSB dropsdoubleheader

By Richard Dawson

Cal State SanBernardino’s baseballteam is ready for Holy

Names University to leave town.After falling 10-5 to Holy Names(5-1) on Friday, the CSUSB (0-4)lost both games of a doubleheaderon Saturday to the school fromOakland by scores of 11-4 and 7-4. Things started out well in Game1 as first baseman Warren Fish-back hit a solo home run in theCoyotes half of the second to tiethe game at 1.However, things snowballed inthe wrong direction during thethird inning when the Hawksroughed up starter KamdenHaglund for five runs. A walk anda hit batter put two on with twoouts for Holy Names. Haglundworked his way to a 1-2 count onChristopher Gnos, but the nextpitch was singled to left for thefirst of five consecutive singles forthe Hawks and a 6-1 lead. It remained that way until HolyNames added four runs in the sev-enth, which included a three-runhomer by Dufford off CSUSB re-liever Chris Neff, which made it10-1. Down 11-1, the Coyotes scoredthree runs in the eighth. Jose Her-nandez and William Ouellettewalked and singled to start the in-ning. Grant Buchanan kept itgoing with a RBI double to scoreHernandez and Fishback added asac-fly that scored Ouellette.

Aaron Owen, who had four hits inthe game, followed by singlinghome Buchanan.In the second game, CSUSBscored four runs on five hits in thefirst inning, highlighted by a two-run double by Owen to take a 4-1lead. The bats went cold after that asthe Coyotes mustered just one hitthe remainder of the game asHawks starter Micah Ashburnfound a groove. Holy Names scored two runs inthe third, one run in the seventhand three more in the eighth toclaim the 7-4 win.

PHOTO/RICHARD DAWSON

Third baseman Bryce Harrison dives while trying to tag a HolyNames base runner.


Short stop William Ouellettehad two hits during the Coy-otes Game 1 loss.


By Richard Dawson,Community Sports Writer

College football might be inthe offseason but recruit-ing season reached its pin-

nacle last week.Top recruits around the countryannounced their college commit-ments, including many from theInland Empire. However, until lastyear there was no one platform fora collective group of local playersto share their decisions with thepublic. That changed thanks to IE SportsNet radio personalities Brian Ar-rington and Eddie Talbert Jr.,who for the second straight yearhosted the “Inland Empire” Na-tional Signing Day, this year theevent was held at the Auto ClubSpeedway in Fontana.“We realized there was no na-tional signing day for the InlandEmpire,” said Arrington. “When Icame out here (from LA) I realizedthere was a need for it. There is alot of good talent out here, BlakeBarnett (Corona Santiago) justwent to Alabama, kids are going toOregon and Arizona State. Wewanted to bring it to the forefront.”This year the group consisted of10 local players, includingZamore Ziglar and DaijonMcFoy (Rialto Carter) and LeV-onte Wilson (Colton).

Ziglar signed his letter of intentwith San Jose State, McFoy withDixie State in Utah, and Wilsonwith Chadron State College in Ne-braska. The media room at the Auto ClubSpeedway was overflowing withfriends and family there to supporteach of the players. Arrington andTalbert Jr. gave each player a fewminutes to explain their journeyand decision making process. Last year the event was held atthe Ontario Dave and Buster’s, butthe need for a larger venueprompted them to look elsewhere. “I am a Fontana resident,” saidArrington. “I reached out to Auto-club Speedway, we pitched themthe idea and they loved it. Theywere very gracious to have us. Itjust shows we are getting biggerand better.” Donnie Green (Upland),Michael Neal and KhaylanThomas (Etiwanda), JihreeStewart (Corona Centennial),Tevita Mounga (Vista Murrieta),Remmy Nerio (Arlington), andRobert Evans (Silverado) werethe other players that attended theevent. IE Sports Net can be heard onNBC Radio Sports affiliate KCAA1050 AM/Inland Empire and seenweekly on KVMD-TV Ch 23/LosAngeles.


Zimore Zigler (center) of Carter high school committed to San Jose State.


Colton's Lavonte Wilson poses with his mother along with IESports Net radio hosts Brian Arrington (right) and Eddie Tal-bert, Jr. (left).


Several high school football players announced their college commitments during the 2nd Annual"Inland Empire" National Signing Day at the Autoclub Speedway in Fontana on Wednesday, Feb-ruary 4.

Auto Club Speedway hostsIE National Signing Day


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County museum exhibit brings legendarymountain men to life

By Yazmin Alvarez,Community Writer

Several hundred were takenback in time Friday nightinto an era of legendary

mountain men during a previewnight for the San BernardinoCounty Museum’s newest exhibit,“Turn Left at the Rockies: Moun-tain Men in San BernardinoCounty, 1826 to 1850.“Turn Left at the Rockies” intro-duces visitors to mountain men,the legendary fur traders of theRocky Mountains who came tosouthern California between 1826-1850. The exhibit showcases artifacts,extracts from their own personaljournals, several hands-on displaysincluding the chance to touch realbeaver and animal furs hunted andtrapped by mountain men. Beaver fur was a highly valuedcommodity in the eighteenth andnineteenth century. In NorthAmerica, beaver was first acquiredby trade with Native Americans,but in the early 1800s fur compa-nies began organized trapping ex-peditions. These companies wereso efficient that beaver quickly be-came scarce, and the search fornew beaver streams began, accord-ing to a museum press release.The special preview night offeredMuseum Association members aglimpse into the time period bybringing the era to life with per-formances, live music, demonstra-tions and story telling by themountain man himself, “JedidiahSmith.” “Mountain man Jedediah Smithset off in search of beaver streamsin 1826, and his path southbrought him to the Colorado Riverand across the Mojave Desert to

Mission San Gabriel, the firstAmerican to enter California over-land. His trailblazing path was fol-lowed by other trappers andtraders, at first seeking fur, thenCalifornia horses and mules, andfinally gold,” explained museumofficials.“The period of time between1826 and 1850 was selected as thefocus of the exhibit because thosefew years were a time of amazingchange in California,” said Jen-nifer Reynolds, museum mediaspecialist. “Southern Californiatransitioned from the Spanish Mis-sion era to the Mexican Ranchoera, and then, with the discovery ofgold and the Gold Rush, plungedinto statehood. Former mountainmen like Kit Carson, Isaac Slover,John Brown Sr., James Waters, andothers were right in the middle ofthese events, right here in ourcounty.” In an effort to make exhibit open-ings more family-focused, the SanBernardino County Museum Asso-ciation and San BernardinoCounty Museum are launchingmore interactive events and pro-grams like Friday night’s show-case to help explore history, saidMuseum Director Leonard Her-nandez.Several former mountain menwere instrumental in the develop-ment of the state of California andthe county of San Bernardino andthe preview night offered a neatcomponent to the exhibit openingbecause it highlights those thatcame through, stayed and estab-lished the San Bernardino-area,”Hernandez said.“Some of those (men) were noto-rious, some famous… the rest youhave to see yourself,” he said. The museum and museum asso-

ciation will be offering several in-teractive events and programs in-cluding Ranchero Day Feb. 28 anda Western Hoedown and dress-upday March 21. Turn Left at the Rockies is show-

cased in the museum’s Hall of His-tory and is included with regularpaid admission.The San Bernardino County Mu-seum is at 2024 Orange Tree Lanein Redlands. To learn more call,

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A reenactor playing mountain man, fur trader, and explorer James beckwourth shares his storywith children at the opening of the san bernardino county museum’s newest exhibit, turn left atthe rockies: mountain men in san bernardino county, 1826 to 1850.

courtesy photo/sb county museum

A new exhibit at the san bernardino county museum exploresthe time of “mountain men,” legendary fur traders of the rockymountains who came to southern california between 1826 and1850.

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