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It was graduation time in Pomonathis month and last as schools of allsizes lined up their senior classes towalk across the stage and receivetheir high school diploma.From Pomona High School to

iPoly to the School of Arts and En-terprr rise and even Haynes EducationCenter at the Haynes Family of Pro-grams in La VeVV rne, the emotions

High school students receive their diplomas, turn their tassels, hear words of encouragement for their future

The 262 members of the Pomona High School Class of 2016 stand at their seats in the Grandstand at Pomona's Fairplex last month at the beginning of their commencement exercises.

Centett r thtt rhh ough his “VeVV ts VaVV lue VeVV ts”programaa , a peer mentor group foff r vet-eranaa s thtt ataa meets each TuTT esdayaa ataa TrTT irr -Citytt ’sWeWW llness Centett r.He has also servrr ed as a membm er of

TrTT irr -Citytt ’sMentalaa Healaa thtt Commmm imm ssion

elections,” Sanders said.VeVV rmont Sen. Sanders’ hour-long

appearance befoff re an enthusiasticcrowd of 3,000 at Ganesha came fiff vedays aftff er foff rmer President Bill Clin-

foff r thtt e past foff ur yearaa s.Pererr z said tett levision was just com-

ing into thtt e maraa krr et when he was achild and, withtt only thtt ree channels,most of thtt e programaa s wererr “cowboys

Vietnam veteran will never forget memories of comrades who lost their livesViVV etnam WaWW raa

U.S. Army veteranDon Pererr z told paraa -rrticipants in thtt e130thtt MemorialDay service atPomomm naVaVV laa leyMe-morial Paraa krr lastmonthtt thtt ataa he madea pledge to himselfwhen he was over-seas thtt at he wouldnever foff rgr et thtt ememories of hiscomrmm ades he servrr edwithtt who lost thtt eirlives.“They araa e thtt e

heroes, thtt ey madethtt e ultitt mataa ett sacaa rirr fiff ce foff r us so thtt ataa othtt -ers may live in peace,” Perez said.“ToTT dayaa we honor thtt em.”Pererr z now spends his titt memm as a vol-

unteer workrr ing withtt veterans atPomona’s TrTT i-City Mental Healthtt

Democratic Presidential hopeful Sanders reaches outto Pomona with his vision of transforming AmericaDemocratic Presidential

candidate Bernie Sandersdidn’t get the results he hadhoped foff r thtt is month in Cal-ifoff rnia’s Democratic pri-mary election loss toopponent Hillary Clintondespite a campaign swingthrough Califoff rnia that in-cluded a stop last month inthe foff otball stadium atPomona’s Ganesha HighSchool.“When I look at this au-

dience . . . I see beautifuff lpeople who want to trans-foff rm America,” Sanderssaid. “I see young peopleand not so young people who lovethis country but who know that wecan do much better.”“WeWW araa e fiff ghting in thtt is campmm aign

against a corrupt campaign fiff nancesystem thtt at allows billionaires to buy

Democratic Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders...... appears at rally at Pomona's Ganesha High School

Members of the Naval Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps from Lutheran High School in La VeVV rne present thefiring squad salute to America's veterans during last month's Memorial Day service in Pomona.

Never forget... pg. 5Sanders reaches out... pg. 9

High school students... pg. 4

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AWoWW rld WaWW r I era statue honor-ing Pomona’s ancestors is “wholeagain” aftff er last month’s MemorialDay ceremony to replace its missingsword, the original sculptor’s grand-daughter told nearly 100 on-lookersat Pomona’s Garfiff eld Parkrr .“The sculpture is symbolic,” said

Dr. Priscilla Schwarz, an art historylecturer at Oklahoma State Univer-sity. “My grandfaff ther purposelywanted the young man to representthe young men of Pomona VaVV lley.He specififf cally is wearing the attireof a rancher.”“When this was dedicated (in

Missing sword recreated, dedicated for World War I statue in Pomona’s Garfield Park1923), there were peo-ple like yourselvesstanding here, peoplewho belonged to busi-nesses, cultural institu-tions, schools, thtt ere wasa chorus,” Schwarz toldthe gathering.Standing behind the

young man depicted inthe statue is the God-dess Pomona and thesword itself, takaa en yearaa sago apparently foff r itssalvage value, was sym-bolic of the crusader’ssword which was asymbol of peace.Schwarz said Ameri-

cans who were involvedin WoWW rld WaWW r I did notgo to war to gain powerbut to hopefuff lly bringabout peace.The sculpture was

the creation of Burt Johnson (1890to 1927), a native of Flint, Ohio,who came to Claremont in 1907 tostudy at Pomona College. He wasactive in both Califoff rnia and NewYoYY rkrr and became well known foff r hisstatues honoring American soldiers.The replacement sword itself was

created by Glendora artist Richard

Myer, who was commissioned bythe Historical Society of PomonaVaVV lley as part of its year-long 100thanniversary celebration.Cost of the projo ect was $3,500.Historical Society President

Mickey Gallivan said the originalstatue is bronze with a granite baseand weighs 30 tons.

“What a lovely ceremony tohear about the history behindPomona and the great many sol-diers and military faf milies andfoff lks that helped to make ourcountry so great,” said Los AngelesCounty Board of Supervisors ChairHilda Solis. “It’s so fiff tting to recog-nize on this occasion... how manypeople have given up so much ofthemselves to our frff eedom’s his-tory.”She said that is especially true in

Dr. Priscilla Schwarz . . .. . . granddaughter of original sculptor

The Goddess Pomona places a sword in the handof a young Pomona man still in the attire of arancher as he prepares to go off to war in theWorld War I era statue in Pomona's Garfield Park.

Los Angeles County where morethan one million have given theirlives to serve their country. Solisadded that more than 100,000 veter-ans are currently living in Los An-geles County.Historical Society member Rubio

World War I reenactors from the Great War Historical Society pose in authentic uniform in front of thestatue in Pomona's Garfield Park. The Historical Society of Pomona VaVV lley recreated a long-missingsword for the statue and re-dedicated the statue on Memorial Day last month. The dedication of thesword was part of the Historical Society's year-long observance of its 100th anniversary.

Statue... pg. 8

La Nueva VoVV z – Thursday, June 23, 2016 • 3

our names and not by a seat-ing chart or a number,” andshe thanked the parents foff rproviding a support system“and foff r many of us a motiva-tion to achieve great things inlifeff .”“Don’t let stereotypical be-

ginnings end with statisticalendings,” she said. “WeWW areindividuals with hopes,dreams and goals regardlessof our struggles or journeys.”A school spokesperson said

that once again 100 percent ofSAE’s graduating seniors have beenaccepted to college.

Haynes Education CenterAnd up the hill at the Haynes Ed-

ucation Center in La VeVV rne, the mes-sage was perhaps even moreimpressive where a total ofeight high school seniors frff omdiffff iff cult backgrounds receivedtheir diplomas this month.Graduates at thtt e non-public

school on the campus ofHaynes Family of Programswere told by Haynes BoardChairman Bob Mason that“the benefiff t of having an edu-cation is one of the most im-portant things” and that “ahigh school education today isan absolute minimum.”“Despite the many obsta-

cles you have already faff cedyou have earned this impor-tant high school diploma,”


were the same – it was a time to tossa beach ball through the crowd, turnthe tassel to the other side, say good-by to childhood frff iends and give se-rious thought to taking that nextimportant step in lifeff toward highereducation or careers.“ToTT day serves as our initiation

into the adult world,” said PomonaHigh School VaVV ledictorian SusanLucas Baca at ceremonies lastmonth in frff ont of the Grandstand atPomona’s Fairprr lex. “Some of us willenter college in the faff ll, others willenter the workr foff rce and some mayeven join the armed foff rces. Regard-less of your choice of path, one sim-ilar characteristic between all thesechoices is that we will be entering atime in our lives when we will createchange.”“All of us have the potential of

changing the world in large and

small ways,” she said, adding thtt at “itstarts today.”Baca said thtt e sense of community

the Class of 2016 has had at PomonaHigh School cannot be completelytaken with them aftff er graduation.But “thtt is community thtt at we have

here is within us, it is the heart andstrength that we have gained overthe course of these foff ur years,” sheadded.She said while they all had men-

High school students graduate... frff om pg. 1tors while in high school, upon grad-uation “our greatest mentors will betruth, perseverance and honesty.”“Stay hungry foff r knowledge and

be thoughtfuff l,” she said.Pomona High School Principal

Roger Fasting told the class that inaddition to their academic accom-plishments “you are all becomingoutstanding well-infoff rmed citizens.”“The Class of 2016 has become

civically engaged on a level that Ihave not witnessed befoff re yourclass,” he said, adding as an exam-ple thtt at all 12thtt graders who were el-igible to vote were registered to vote.He told the class to view their

graduation “as not an end but a be-ginning, a beginning of what is nextand the choice is yours.”And Pomona Unififf ed School

Supt. Richard Martinez told the 262members of the graduating class that

“this is the moment you haveall been working towards foff rthe last 12 years.”“I count on you that you

will continue learning and youwill make a diffff eff rence in thisworld,” he said.Pomona Unififf ed School

Board member Dr. RobertaPerlman took a diffff eff rent ap-proach, urgr ing thtt e graduates to“never foff rget where you comefrff om or thtt ose who invested thtt etime to teach and supportyou.”“Always let self respect and

integrity guide you on yourjourney ahead,” she said,

adding that as they move on to col-lege and careers “know that you areparaa trr of our faff mily and wherever yourfuff ture leads you we at Pomona Uni-fiff ed believe in you, support you andwish you great personal success andhappiness.”More than 1,600 students gradu-

ated this year frff om Pomona Uni-fiff ed’s nine high schools.

School of Arts and EnterpriseThe message was similar in

Down townPomona thismonth onstage atP o m o n a ’ s

Fox Theatrtt e as 96 graduating seniorsat Pomona’s School of Arts and En-terprr rise (SAE), a public charter highschool, received their diplomas.“Society tells me thtt at I’m not sup-

posed to be here, and neither aremany of you,” said VaVV ledictorianNadine Guzman-Lopez, also thisyear’s Associated Student BodyPresident at the school. “The oddsare constantly against us.”She explained that her parents

were only 17 when she was born andthat statistics show those born withparents under the age of 18 “scoresignififf cantly worse on measures ofschool readiness.”YeYY t, she said, she was able to

overcome that statistic.“I would like to congratulate our

senior class foff r never letting some-one else’s ideas become your real-ity,” she added. “Over the course offoff ur years, we prove today that weare more than the numbers that as-sume our faff tes. WeWW are more thanthe obstacles that we have faff cedthroughout our time here at SAE.”“Statistics do not defiff ne our edu-

cation and they do not defiff ne ourpreparedness foff r lifeff ,” she added.“Why should they defiff ne where wewill end up?”“Every single one of us is some-

one who matters,” she said. “ToTT daywe prove we have overcome all ob-stacles and made it together.”She thanked the SAE staffff foff r

making them a faff mily “known by

Mason said. “ToTT morrow you willrealize that this is not the end, this isbut a small step toward a lifeff time oflearning.”“Do something, change the

world, make a diffff eff rence,” he said.The Haynes Family of Programs

provides specialized treatment andeducational services to children withspecial needs relating to emotionaldevelopment, autism, Asperger’sDisorder, learning disabilities, neg-lect and abandonment.

Pomona’s iPolyAnd back in Pomona last

week, graduation was held foff rthe 129 students making upthe Class of 2016 at the Inter-national Polytechnic HighSchool on the UniversityQuad at Cal Poly UniversityPomona.“YoYY ur excellent work is

commendable,” PomonaMayor Elliott Rothman toldthe students. “This is a col-lege prep-based high schooland that makes it impressivefoff r all of us when you look atwhat you’ve done.”Rothman congratulated the

graduating class and said hewas “proud to have thtt is school

in the diverse city of Pomona.”Los Angeles County Offff iff ce of

Education Supt. Dr. Arturo Delgadotold the students he is retiring andthis ceremony will be the last com-

Clerisse Cornejo, iPoly

Mila Reyes, iPoly

Pomona Mayor Elliott Rothman . . .. . . addresses iPoly graduates

The 129 members of the Class of 2016 at Pomona's International Polytechnic High School at graduation ceremonies last week on the Cal Poly UniversityPomona campus.

iPoly Principal Jennifer Flores


Los Angeles County Office of Education Supt. Arturo Delgado, Ed.D.,presents a high school diploma last week to iPoly graduate JenniferAguilera, who plans to attend Cal Poly University Pomona, just next doorto iPoly, in the fall.


anaa d Indianaa s.”So of course he anaa d his childhdd ood

frff iends played cowboys and Indiansanaa d playaa ed araa mrr ymm anaa d waraa .“It was a game to us back thtt en

whenwewererr kids,” he said, explain-ing thtt ataa some of thtt ese samaa e kids wenton to high school and some went tocollege but in 1965 anaa d 1966manaa y ofthtt em went away to a conflff ict “thtt ou-sanaa ds of miles awayaa in ViVV etntt amaa (thtt ataa )would intett rrrr urr pt our lives ana d chanaa gemana y lives.”

Perez said he joined thtt e araa my in1966 anaa d asked to go to ViVV etntt amaa .Once in ViVV etntt amaa , he was assigned

to thtt e 101st Airbr orne Division("Screrr amaa ing Eagles"), a modudd laraa spe-cialized light infaff ntrtt yrr division of thtt eU.S. Armrr ymm trtt ained foff r air assauaa lt op-erataa itt ons.He was told he would be thtt e ma-

chine gunner when his weight at thtt etitt me was 115 pounds.“I thtt inknn thtt e machine gun probaba ly

outwtt eighed me,” he said.And in Mayaa 1967, withtt only aba out

thtt rhh err e weeks leftff in thtt e countrtt yrr befoff rerrhe was schedudd led to rerr tutt rnrr home, histett amaa was on pataa rtt ol in thtt emiddle of anaaopen rice patty when automaticweapaa ons fiff rerr opened up on thtt em.He said he “got Mike out” but twtt o

othtt ers didn’t makaa e it.Peree err zwas sentnn bacaa k tott ViVVetntt amaa foff l-

lowing thtt e TeTT t Offff eff nsive in 1968, oneof thtt e laraa gr est militaraa y campmm aigns ofthtt e ViVV etntt amaa WaWW raa .InAprirr l orMayaa , Pererr z rerr lataa ett d, thtt ey

hit a landmine. “VaVV lentine didn’tmakaa ekk it.”“I remembm er when VaVV lentine was

killed. I remembm er when John andRuss mymm good frff irr end wererr killed,” hesaid. ‘I have not foff rgr otttt ett n thtt em anaa d I

never will. I actutt ally rerr membm er thtt emeach anaa d everyrr dayaa of mymm lifeff . Thesearaa err mymm faff llen brothtt ers.”“Our great countrtt y would not be

what it is today but foff r thtt e men andwomen who thtt roughout our historyhave been willing to give thtt eir livesfoff r somethtt ing greater, much greaterthtt an thtt emselves,” said Congress-woman Norma ToTT rrrr es. “ToTT day wehonor thtt eir sacrififf ce and thtt eir brav-eryrr .”She said her 35thtt Congressional

Distrtt irr ct has lost 17 lives to thtt e stitt ll on-going conflff icts in Iraq andAfgff hanaa istanaa alone.And Stataa ett Sen. Connie Leyva said

it is impmm ortrr anaa t to rerr membm er thtt ataa “frff err e-dom isn’t frff err e.”“WeWW araa err so honorerr d to live thtt e lives

thtt ataa we live everyrr day becauaa se thtt erearaa err thtt ose who araa err willing to fiff ght foff rus,” Leyva said.Assembm lymembm er Freddie Ro-

drdd irr guez said he has twtt o uncles burirr edin thtt e cemeteryrr – one who servrr ed inthtt e U.S. Army and one in thtt e U.S.Navy.

“So it is personal foff r me to comeheree err tott sharaa err thtt e valaa ues of thtt ememm n anaa dwomen who foff ught foff r our countrtt yrr toprovide thtt e frff eedom thtt at we enjn oytodayaa ,” Rodrdd irr guez said.Pomona Mayor Elliott Rothtt man

thtt anked all of thtt e groups thtt ata orgr an-ized thtt e servrr ice.“Those of you thtt ataa araa err vetett ranaa s, we

salutett you,” he said.Naomi Chavez, servrr ice offff iff cer foff r

Pomona’s Amerirr can Legion Post 30,spoke on behalf of women who haveservrr ed in thtt emilitaraa yrr . Chavaa ez, a 1993graduate of Pomona’s Garaa ey HighSchool, served foff r eight yearaa s in thtt eU.S.Maraa irr nes anaa d six yearaa s in thtt e U.S.Armrr ymm Nataa itt onal Guaraa d.She said women have been a paraa trr

of thtt e grerr ataa waraa s since 1775.And she pointed out thtt at a small

numbm er of women even served incombm ataa in thtt e earaa lrr y dayaa s by disguisingthtt emselves as males and using malerelatives’ names going back to thtt eAmerirr canaa Revolutitt onaraa yrr WaWW raa .She saiaa d 359women died on actitt ve

service during WoWW rld WaWW raa I and an-othtt er 543womemm n diedwhile on actitt veservrr ice dudd rirr ngWoWW rlrr dWaWW raa II.

Never foff rget... frff om pg. 1

Don PerezTri-City Mental Health

Congresswoman Norma ToTT rres, at left, speaking at the annual Memorial Day servicelast month at Pomona VaVV lley Memorial Park, presents a certificate of recognition toJanet Roy, general manager of the cemetery, for hosting the event each year.

State Sen. Connie Leyva

Assemblymember Freddie Rodriguez

Commander Richard HaroPomona's Post 30 American Legion

Members of the Pomona Eagles and American Legion Post 30 place a memorialwreath during last month's Memorial Day service at Pomona VaVV lley Memorial Park.

Pomona Mayor Elliott Rothman


mencement of his career in educa-tion.“It’s really special every time I

see graduates coming down the aislewith their robes on . . . and theirteachers proudly walking besidethem, it never got old foff r me to seethat,” Delgado said. “There’s some-thing emotional about it, there’ssomething special about it.”“I’m understanding that 52 per-

cent of you sitting in these seatstoday, you are the fiff rst graduatingmember of your faff mily to graduatefrff om high school, much less any-thing else, so that is something to beproud of,” Delgado said. “I also un-derstand this very special class, 96percent of you are going on to a col-lege or university or some militarytraining . . . that is a huge accom-plishment.”He said the community has in-

vested $130,000 foff r every graduat-ing senior foff r their kindergartenthrough 12th grade education.“WeWW ’ve also invested over $18

million foff r this class of 130 gradu-ates in this class alone,” he said.“That’s a huge, huge investment.Now the rest is up to you. WeWW ’vedone our part.”“The present will determine what

your fuff ture will bring, so you havesome decisions to make,” he said.

High school students... frff om pg. 4“How will you take advantage ofthat investment? This is a decisionthat only you can make.”“Makaa e a diffff eff rence every day,” he

said. “Only you can make that deci-sion.”Refeff rrrr ing to his upcoming retire-

ment, he said his “season” is nowpassed.“YoYY ur season is now befoff re you.

WeWW lcome to the fuff ture. Make itgreat. Do something great everyday.”“Being a projo ect based school,

iPoly stands out among charterschools, exclusive private schoolsand traditional public schools,” saidMila Reyes, the fiff rst of two studentspeakers. “WeWW are blessed to havebeen involved in seeking solutionsto global problems like alternativeenergy sources, exploring cures todiseases, analyzing violations tohuman rights and engaging in rele-vant and intensive studies in fuff turecareers in which students are inter-ested.”“WeWW were the trend setters and

with conviction I say we set a last-ing trend,” she added. “The iPolyspirit is one of taking up challenges,helping peers and drawing strengthfrff om your peers. May this spirit liveon as we continue to go our diffff eff r-ent paths.”

Clerisse Corneje o, also a studentspeaker, said the graduating classhad “this shared experience to-gether.”“I ask... that you take one last

look around you,” she told her feff l-low students. “This is where youcome frff om. These are the peoplethat have helped craftff your high

school experience into what it istoday. WeWW ’ve shared so much to-gether – faff ilure and success alike.”“Look to your frff iends,” she said.

Nadine Guzman-Lopez, VaVV ledictorian atPomona's School of Arts and Enterprise,addresses her classmates at graduationceremonies this month at the Fox Theatrein Downtown Pomona.

Photos courtesy of Uyen Bui PhotographyThe 96 members of Pomona's School of Arts and Enterprise Class of 2016 pose for an artsy photo from above outside Pomona's Fox The-atre at this month's graduation ceremonies. Every member of the class was accepted to attend college.

Three Pomona High School students set up their own idea of a proper pose for the officialschool photographer after walking across the stage to receive their diplomas last month.

Susan Lucas BacaPomona High School VaVV ledictorian

Pomona Unified School District Board member Dr. Roberta Perlman hands a diploma andoffers a congratulatory handshake to Pomona High School graduate Jacqueline Botello.

Pomona High School students do a little celebratingbefore they leave the stage at Pomona High School'sgraduation ceremonies at Fairplex last month.

Pomona Unified's Dr. Roberta Perlman, at left, con-gratulates special education student AnthonyRamirez as he graduates from Pomona High Schoollast month and receives applause and cheers fromhis classmates.



Petty Offff iff cer 1st Class Rafael Garcia, aPomona native and a 1995 Garey HighSchool graduate, is serving in the U.S. Navybased in San Diego as part of a team sup-porting one of the nation’s most versatilecombat ships.Garcia is a logistics specialist and a mem-

ber of the Logistics Support TeTT am which sup-ports both variants of littoral (used on or neara shore) combat ships based in San Diego.As a Navy logistics specialist, he is the as-

sistant to the leading petty offff iff cer and is incharge of administrative tasks foff r the com-mand.“I like working with a diverse group of

people,” Garcia said. “YoYY u get to work withpeople frff om so many diffff eff rent backgrounds.”

Pomona native Petty Offff iff cer Rafaff el Garciaserving U.S. Navy in San Diego

The littoral combat ship platfoff rm has aunique manning concept called “3-2-1” inwhich three crews serve aboard two diffff eff rentlittoral combat ships, one of which is de-ployed.This innovative manning concept allows

more effff iff cient time spent foff rward deployed.Littoral combat ships were designed to de-

feff at threats such as mines, quiet diesel sub-marines and faff st surfaff ce craftff .“I originally joined the Navy foff r the edu-

cation opportunities but aftff er being in foff r 14years, it has become a much bigger picture,”Garcia said. “Knowing that no matter howmenial the task, I am making a diffff eff rence inthe military. It’s an honor to support thiscause.”

High school students... frff om pg. 6

GRADUATAA ION DAYAA ATAA HAYAA NES FAFF MILYLL OF PROGRAMS -- A totalof eight high school graduates received their diplomas and turnedtheir tassels at commencement ceremonies this month at the HaynesEducation Center, a non-public school on the campus of HaynesFamily of Programs in La VeV rne. Pictured are the graduates walkingacross the stage as they are congratulated by, from left, high schoolDean Rafael Deloera, Haynes President and CEO Dan Maydeck,and Haynes Director of Education C.C. Schumm.

A 'SMALL STEP TOWAWW RD A LIFETIME OF LEARNING' -- BobMason, Board Chairman of the Haynes Family of Programs in LaVeVV rne and President of R.H. Mason Insurance Managers, told grad-uates at this month's commencement ceremonies at the Haynes Ed-ucation Center that "this is not the end, this is but a small step towarda lifetime of learning."

“For many of you these people are some of thebest frff iends you could have ever asked foff r.Thank them. YoYY u laughed together, cried to-gether, you grew together.”“High school may be over but this is no

ending,” she said. “YoYY u’re all wonderfuff lyoung people standing on the thresholds ofsomething scary and unknown but beautifuff land exciting.”Principal Jennifeff r Flores said the graduates

had completed their foff ur years of a rigorouscurrrr iculum, in addition to many students com-pleting college course workrr , internships and “amultitude of service learning and communityservice hours – all while completing theircourses at iPoly High School.”The school is operated by the Los Angeles

County Offff iff ce of Education. This year’s grad-uation marked the school’s 20th commence-ment ceremony.

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Pomona native and Cal Poly Uni-versity Pomona student Petty Offff iff -cer 1st Class Tristan Estrada isserving in the U.S. Navy withAflff oatTrTT aining Group in San Diego.Estrada is an electronics techni-

cian with the training group operat-ing out of San Diego.As a Navy electronics technician,

he is responsible foff r managing radarand communication equipment.“I like fiff xing stuffff ,” Estrada said.

“The equipment we repair costs hun-dreds of thousands of dollars, so

Pomona sailor serves with training group in San Diego

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REPLACING A MISSING SWORD -- Members of the Historical Society of Pomona VaVV lley gathered last month on Memorial Day inPomona's Garfield Park to replace a long-missing sword on a World War I era statue honoring Pomona's veterans. Pictured, frontrow at center, left to right, are Pomona City Councilmember Debra Martin, LosAngeles County Board of Supervisors Chair Hilda Solis,and Historical Society President Mickey Gallivan. Pomona Mayor Elliott Rothman is at right and Pomona City Councilmember JohnNolte is at rear on the right. Also pictured are Historical Society Board members, volunteers and donors to the effort to re-create themissing sword.

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Gonzalez unveiled the new swordfoff llowing a counting down byPomona Mayor Elliott Rothman.A wooden replica of the sword

created by Myer to determine thesize will remain on display in theHistorical Society’s Pomona EbellMuseum of History.

Historical Society memberRubio Gonzalez makes it of-ficial as he unveils the newsword on a World War I erastatue in Pomona's GarfieldPark.

Statue... frff om pg. 2

having the responsibility to workr onthat expensive gear is very reward-ing, especially because people de-pend on it.”The training group provides dy-

namic training to Navy and CoastGuard sailors to ensure a combatready foff rce capable of perfoff rming abroad spectrum of missions, accord-ing to Navy offff iff cials.Special emphasis is placed on

preparing ships’ training teams, spe-cial evolution teams and watchteams to institutionalize the onboard

capability to sustain and improvecombat readiness throughout an em-ployment cycle.Aflff oat TrTT aining Group strives to

keep sailors’warfaff re expertise sharprrby maintaining profeff ssional knowl-edge and skills through a robusttrtt aining program of installations andfaff ctory training, technical sympo-siums, infoff rmal training and self-ffstudy – all to help prepare ships tobe missions ready.“Serving here at Aflff oat TrTT aining

Group is considered a career en-hancing tour because these sailorsare recognized experts,” said Capt.James Storm, commander of thegroup. “They lay the foff undation foff rsuccessfuff l deployments.”

Inter VaVV lley HealthPlan hosts 4th annual‘WoWW men’s changing,

aging roles”Pomona’s Inter Valley Health

Plan will host its fourth annual“Women’s Changing, AgingRoles” event Saturday, June 25,at the University of La VeVV rne.The free event, designed to

help enhance the mind, body andspirit of older adults and to“change their story and changetheir life,” is scheduled for 9a.m. to noon in the La VeVV rneAbraham Campus Center, withregistration on the third floorbeginning at 8:30 a.m.Women age 55 and above will

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What was formerly J&GProduce, a wholesale producedistributor for schools and localbusinesses, had a change ofownership in 2001, becoming MiMercadito Market and openingits doors to retail customers. MiMercadito Market is a familyowned and operated market.With the support of loyalcustomers throughout the past15 years, Mi Mercadito Markethas grown to become a fullservice grocery store. Our staffstrive to give every customer themost personable serviceimaginable and will even be onhand if you need help withchoosing the right food item to gowith your meal. In addition tobeing a meat and produce

market, we also offer authentic Mexican food, natural juices and catering servicesfor all types of special events. Call or stop by to find out for yourself why weʼre thebest market in the area!

Anteriormente conocido comoJ&G Produce, una distribuidorade producto fresco por mayoreo,cambió de dueño en el 2001,convirtiéndose en Mi Mercadito yabriendo sus puertas para ventasal cliente. Mi Mercadito pertenecey es dirigida por una familia. Conel gran apoyo de clientes fielesdesde hace 15 años, MiMercadito se ha desarrollado enuna tienda de servicio completo.Nuestro equipo se esfuerza enbrindar servicio personal a cadacliente y esta siempre disponiblepara ayudarle a escoger el mejorproducto alimenticio paracomplementar su platillo favorito.Además de ser un mercado queofrece carne y producto fresco,también ofrece comida Mexicanaauténtica, jugos naturales y servicio de banquetes a domicilio para todo tipo deevento. Llámenos o venga a visitarnos para que usted mismo compruebe porquesomos el mejor mercado de la comunidad!

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ton appeared at a rally on behalf ofhis wifeff in thtt e quad araa ea of thtt e sameschool.“The billionaires can spend all of

the money they want trtt ying to electcandidates who will represent thewealthy and the powerfuff l but at theend of thtt e day we have more powerthan the billionaires,” he said, “be-cauaa se when we stand togethtt er and wefiff ght foff r each other and fiff ght foff r agovernment that workrr s foff r all of us,not just the one percent, thtt ere’s nothtt -ing we can’t accompmm lish.”“Right now in America, we have

a rigged economy in which almost allof the new income and wealth cre-ated is going to thtt e top one percent,”Sanders added. “WeWW are living in arigged economy in which thtt e top onetenth of one percent... now owns al-most as much wealth as the bottom90 percent.”He said thtt e United States also has

a “broken criminal justice system”with “more people in jail than anyother countrtt y on earaa tht .”“WeWW are spending $80 billion a

year to lock up 2.2 million Ameri-cans disproportionately Afrff ican-American, Latino and NativeAmerican,” he added.Sanders said thtt at in inner cities or

in rural communities, youth unem-ployment rates araa e 30, 40 and 50 per-

cent and kids graduate high schooland can’t go out and get a job.“Bad things happen,” he said,

“and that is why in my view weshould invest in our young people injobs and education, not in jails andincaraa ceration.”“It costs less money to send a kid

to the University of Califoff rnia thanto send thtt em to jail,” Sanders said.TuTT rning to thtt e police, he said thtt e

country needs to work toward de-militaraa izing local police deparaa tmentsand ensuring thtt at local police deparaa trr -ments “reflff ect the diversity of thecommunities thtt ey serve.”“WeWW must re-think the so-called

war on drugs,” Sanders said, ex-plaining that millions of Americansover thtt e last 30 yearaa s have receivedpolice records as a result of posses-sion of maraa iji uana and adding thtt at thtt efeff deral Controlled Substances Actlists mariji uana as a schedule onedrurr g alongside of heroin.“That is why I will takaa e out maraa i-

juana frff om the feff deral ControlledSubstances Act,” he said.And on thtt e nation’s drurr g crisis in

termrr s of opiataa es and heroin addiction,he said substance abuse and addic-tion should be treated as a healthissue, not a criminal issue.“And thtt at means we need a revo-

lution in mental health treatment in

this countrtt y,” Sanders said.He refeff rred to the “disgrace” of

women earaa nrr ing 79 cents on thtt e dollaraacompared to men, and he said the“real” unempmm loyment fiff gure is closeto 10 percent and in some communi-ties much higher thtt an thtt at.“WeWW need to create a massive job

program putting our people back toworkrr ,” Sanders said. “WeWW should behiring teachers and child careproviders, not fiff ring thtt em.”He also said the nation’s infrff a-

strtt urr ctutt re – including roads, bridges,water systems, wastewater plants,rail systems, levees, dams and air-ports – “are in need of massive re-pair.”“WeWW can put 11 million people

back to workrr at good wages rebuild-ing thtt at infrff astrtt urr ctutt re,” he said.He added thtt at thtt e countrtt yr needs to

makaa e public colleges and universitiestuition frff ee – something he said hewould do by putting a tax on WaWW llStrtt eet speculation.“WeWW are listening to the Latino

community,” he continued, pointingout that thtt ere araa e 11 million undocu-mented people in thtt is countrtt y.“Some of thtt ose people today... araa e

being exploited on the job,” he said,which is why he believes “we mustpass compmm rehensive immigration re-foff rm and a path to citizenship.”

“Our immigration policy shouldbe to unite faff milies, not dividethem,” he said. “And if Congressdoes not do its job and pass immi-gration refoff rm, I will use thtt e execu-tive power of thtt e presidency.”He said his campaign also is lis-

tening to thtt eAfrff ican-American com-munity, and that he has been tocommumm nities in thtt e inner cities wherethere are no grocery stores and nobanks “and the only way you cancash a check is through a paydaylender who will charge you outra-geous interest rates.”And he said Native American

communities today have high levelsof unempmm loyment and poverty, inad-equate education and inadequatehealthtt caraa e.“If elected president we will...

change our relationship to thtt e NativeAmerican people,” Sanders said.On healthtt caraa e, he said “one of thtt e

rights thtt at every human being is en-titled to in my view is healthtt caraa e.”And on the minimum wage, he

said every state in thtt e countrtt y shouldpay empmm loyees at least $15 an hour.“WeWW can create a government that

workrr s foff r all of us, not just the onepercent,” Sanders said.

Sanders reaches out to Pomona... frff om pg. 1

Incoming Pomona Chamber ofCommerce Board President JillDolan of Mt. San Antonio Collegewill be welcomed at this year’s128th annual Chamber AwAA ards andInstallation of Offff iff cers luncheonnext week.The new 2016-2017 Chamber

Board of Directors also will be in-troduced.The event is scheduled foff r 11:30

a.m. WeWW dnesday, June 29, at the

Pomona Chamber awards and installationof offff iff cers luncheon set foff r next week

Pomona VaVV lley Mining Company inPomona.AwAA ards will be presented in cate-

gories including community service,an image award, employer of theyear, member of the year and newbusiness of the year.Tickets are $50 foff r members and

$55 foff r non-members.For more infoff rmation, contact the

Chamber at (909) 622-1256 orinfoff @pomonachamber.org.

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AREA HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS RECEIVE CITIZENSHIP AWAA AWW RDS -- The Beta Mu chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma Society International, a pro-fessional society for women educators, recently honored 21 area high school students from 13 high schools in the Bonita, Claremont and PomonaUnified School Districts with citizenship awards and scholarship checks at their 43rd annual awards presentation ceremony at Trinity United MethodistChurch in Pomona. Award recipients are selected by school administrators and teachers for their exceptional growth in high school as well as forspecific acts of good citizenship in their schools or communities. Students are selected that may not have been recognized by other awards, accordingto Jean Bristol, awards chairperson. Pictured are, front row, from left, Madeleine Orona Burgos (Bonita High School), Amber Santoro (San DimasHigh School), Celeste Navarro (San Dimas High School), TeTT sia Wilson (Bonita High School), Alyssa Hernandez (Village Academy High School),Hannah Arteta (Chaparral High School), and Vivian Ibarria (Palomares Academy). Middle row, from left, are Dylan Cortez (Diamond Ranch HighSchool), Rosa Quinonez (Diamond Ranch High School), Sandra Perez-Cruz (Village Academy High School), Graciela Cobian (Fremont Academy),Jeanette Magana (Garey High School), Juliana Medina (Ganesha High School), and Kimberly YeYY rena (Garey High School). Back row, from left, areMiguel Ledet (Pomona High School), Darrion Wright (Park West High School), Zoey Bell (San Antonio High School), Madelaine Salamatin (Clare-mont High School), Alex Rodriguez (Claremont High School), Maria Rivas (Pomona High School), and VeV rnon Williams (Ganesha High School).

Sowing Seeds foff r Lifeff , a non-profiff t foff od pantry that serves morethan 7,000 people each month, islooking foff r volunteers available onthe fiff rst and third WeWW dnesdays ofeach month.VoVV lunteers are asked to be avail-

able foff r several hours in the mid- tolate-aftff ernoon foff r help with foff oddistribution, warehousing, logisticsand driving.Driving can be on various days of

the week. A print-out of a Califoff r-nia Department of Motor VeVV hicles

Sowing Seeds for Life seeks volunteersrecord and a valid Califoff rnia dri-ver’s license is required.Sowing Seeds foff r Lifeff is located

at 1350 Arrow Highway in LaVeVV rne.For more infoff rmation, contact

Fran Robertson at (909) 392-5777.

The Pomona Unififf ed School Dis-trict will again sponsor the U.S. De-partment of Agriculture’s SeamlessSummer Feeding Program providingfrff ee summer lunches foff r children atschool sites in Pomona and Dia-mond Bar.Students must be 18 or younger

but do not have to be enrolled in anysummer school program to receive a

frff ee lunch.Meals are offff eff red Monday

through Friday.The program continues at 23 par-

ticipating elementary schoolsthrough July 1 (lunch is served frff om11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.) and 11participating middle and highschools through July 15 (lunch isserved frff om 10:45 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.

Free summer lunches for children availableat schools in Pomona, Diamond Bar

CITY CHAMPIONSHIP JUNIOR MINOR DIVISION -- Congratulations to the 2016 Junior MinorCity (Pomona) Champions, the TeTT d Greene Little League Indians. The win means TeTT d Greenecontinues to hold on to that trophy in the Junior Minor Level for the third year in a row. Pictured(front row, from left) are Adrian Lopez, Julian Hernandez, Andrew Tlatenchi, Jayden Martin, IsaiahMartinez, Robert Morales, Raymond Romero and Ashton Emerson. Middle row, from left, areChristopher Monsibias, Julian Trujillo and Giovanni Monsibias. Back row, from left, are Coach Vic-tor Tlatenchi, Coach Rigo Romero, Manager Rafael Morales and TeTT am Mom Maggie Morales.


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OUT OF THE OLD WEST -- Members of the West Covina City Council put on their cowboy hats and pose for pictures in-side the Wells Fargo stagecoach during opening ceremonies last month of the newWells Fargo corporate offices and branchlocation. Pictured, from left, are Mayor Pro TeTT m Corey Warshaw, Mayor James ToTT ma and City Councilmember ToTT ny Wu.Mayor ToTT ma told an audience of several hundred that Wells Fargo's move was not just a relocation but was increasing thenumber of jobs in West Covina. "We are very happy about having them stay in West Covina and moving to this great loca-tion here," he said.

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The American Cancer Society’sPomona Relay foff r Lifeff , a 24-hourfuff ndraiser and celebration of lifeffevent, will kick offff ataa 10 a.m. Sata utt r-day, June 25, at Pomona’s Fairprr lexfeff ataa utt rirr ng foff od, give-awaa ayaa s, entett rtrr aiaa n-memm nt anaa d edudd cataa itt onalaa servrr ices.ThTT e anaa nnn unn alaa eventnn is open tott thtt e gen-

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PHILLIPS RANCH AYAA SO SOCCER SCORES BIG IN SANTATT BARBARA -- TeTT am members of Pomona's Phillips RanchAYAA SO Region 661 Boys U12(12 years old and under) Soccer returned this month from a long weekend in Santa Barbara at a tournament against teams from throughout South-ern California where they took first place for the second year in a row, according to a spokesperson. The team came in second in Section 1 All-StarPlayoffs (pre-league play) in Riverside in February and missed going on to Bullhead City, Arizona, for the Western State Championships. Pictured,in back, from left, are Coaches AJ Adcan, Trevor Hitchman and Head Coach Pierce Nieto; Kevin Martinez, Diego Rodriguez, Jesse Munoz, AlexisSigala, Benjamin Flores and Esteban Perez. Front row, from left, are Adrian Rodriguez, Julius Adcan, Javi Rodriguez, Gabriel AvAA elar, Noah Abadillaand Ruben Paz. The team won 30 of its 37 games, lost four and tied three in its pre-league, league and playoff games. "That team is very strong,they do very well because they are very well coached," said JoseAldrete, regional commissioner for AYAA SO Region 661, adding that Nieto is also coachof the junior varsity team at Pomona's Diamond Ranch High School. "All three coaches are past players in AYAA SO 661 themselves." For more in-formation on AYAA SO Region 661, contact Aldrete at (909) 538-5145.

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They do things a little diffff eff r-ently at Pomona’s Kingsley Ele-mentary School.For example, kids started walk-

ing to school more this year – andthey had parents and other volun-teers helping them along the wayand they had the Urban and Re-gional Planning Department at CalPoly University Pomona help themfiff gure out how to put it all togetherin a “Safeff Route to School” initia-tive, patterning the program aftff er anational initiative that already ex-ists.The program is in use in a num-

ber of cities nationwide but theKingsley program is the fiff rst inPomona.Kingsley Principal Laura Solis

told La Nueva VoVV z that Dr. GwenUrey, profeff ssor of urban planningat Cal Poly, and her students be-came the latest department at the

university over the last fiff ve or sixyears to select Kingsley foff r a projo -ect – this time through Cal Poly’sCenter for Community Engage-ment.She said the demographics at

the school make Kingsley a modelpartner to benefiff t frff om a relation-ship with Cal Poly – many of thestudents come frff om families inwhich no one has completed col-lege and many are fiff rst generationEnglish learners. Solis said shewas an English learner herself.And the school itself was built

in the 1950s when the communitywas much smaller and traffff iff c flff owwas easier to control.“Parents sometimes don’t feff el

very safeff sending their kids toschool walking,” Solis said, be-cause of narrow streets and heavy

traffff iff c.ToTT day many parents are driving

their kids to school and there isonly one crossing guard for foottraffff iff c.“It has been a huge problem foff r

a very long time,” she said. “Sowhen we put our heads together wedecided we would take a shot at . .. not us coming up with a solutionbut involving community, teach-ers, students – coming up withwhat we think are the underlyingproblems and possible solutions.”But with “stop and walk” drop

offff zones where parents can leavetheir kids and volunteers will keepan eye out the rest of the way tothe school, the incentive is there tohave the kids walk. “Follow theCape” posters were posted aroundthe school campus to remind thekids how the program works.Cal Poly students went to work

last fall in the local communitygathering data and holding focusgroups with parents, asking themwhat they see happening every dayand why they may not feff el safeffhaving their kids walk foff ur or fiff veblocks on their own.A second group of students this

spring picked up the “action” endof the program working with par-ents and volunteers, selecting a“super hero” theme complete withyellow capes, and conducted apilot program all last month onwhat became known as “WaWW lkingWeWW dnesdays.”Solis said the program will def-

initely continue when kids comeback to school in the fall and, shesaid, Urey may even come up withsome new ideas.For now, she is continuing to

Cal Poly students select Pomona’s Kingsley Elementary School to create community-based ‘walk to school’ programshowcase whathas been accom-plished and work-ing on involvingmore parents inthe program.Solis said it is

important that theprogram has“shared accounta-bility” – it is notjust a Cal Polyprogram but it is acommunity pro-gram and a parentprogram.And she said it

is the fiff rst “safeffroute” programthat she is awareof that was cre-ated in such ascholarly mannerinvolving a collab-orative effff off rt frff ombeyond the com-munity groups.Pomona City

Councilmember Paula Lantz haseven been involved in the programworking with the group and withUrey in some of the specififf c issuesinvolved such as the possibility ofinstalling speed bumps or repair-ing cracks in the sidewalks.

Other benefiff ts of the programinclude everything frff om reducingair pollution by keeping cars offffthe roads and fuff el conservationfrff om feff wer vehicular miles trav-eled to health benefiff ts frff om the ex-ercise of walking.

Projo ects at Kingsley in the pasthave involved collaboration withCal Poly’s music department andothers. It was that collaborationthat resulted in the John LennonToTT ur Bus coming to Kingsley two

'SAFE ROUTE TO SCHOOL' ATAA KINGSLEY -- Parents and volunteers participate in an informational playground rallypresented by Cal Poly Pomona University students who helped launch a "Safe Route to School" program at Pomona'sKingsley Elementary School. Pictured with two unidentified Kingsley students are, from left, parent VeVV ronica Martin, CalPoly student Natalie Garcia, Kingsley mascot Kingsley the Lion and Pomona City Councilmember Paula Lantz. Underthe program, students collect "stamps" by being dropped off in a previously identified "drop off zone" and can exchangetheir stamps for prizes.

Cal Poly Pomona University students Natalie Garcia, at left, and Sam Kohler, both major-ing in Urban and Regional Planning at Cal Poly, show Pomona's Kingsley ElementarySchool students posters reminding them to "stop and walk," by being dropped off andwalking the rest of the way to school, following volunteers in yellow capes.

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years ago to provide a huge musi-cal experience for the kids (seestory in La Nueva VoVV z’ May 2014issue on page 10 in “past issues” atlanuevavoz.net).“This is how we ended up es-

tablishing a very strong link withCal Poly and it’s just gotten bet-ter,” Solis said, adding that it gives

the students at Cal Poly an oppor-tunity to see a “diffff eff rent side” ofPomona – and they see the kids inthe community appreciating theireffff off rts.She added that the “safeff route”

program “very much embodieswhere we are at in our own evolu-tion.”

Parents of students at Pomona's Kingsley Elementary School and students at Cal Poly Uni-versity Pomona helping facilitate Kingsley's "Safe Route to School" program -- all wearingtheir yellow "super hero" capes -- pause for a "selfie" during a program orientation in April.

WaWW lk to school... frff om pg. 15

Ethel Gardner, at right, founder of the Kennedy Austin Foundation and its annual "MillionMother's March," is honored by Robert ToTT rres, representing Assemblymember Freddie Ro-driguez, with a certificate of recognition during last month's 10th annual march in Pomona'sGanesha Park. She was also presented with a proclamation from the City of Pomona signedby members of the City Council. The march is dedicated to mothers and families who havelost children and each year includes music, food, vendors, a balloon send-off and more. Formore information, visit the web site at www.kennedyaustinfoundation.org.

THREE SISTERS ATAA MILLION MOTHER'S MARCH -- Ethel Gardner, founder of the annual "Mil-lion Mother's March" to remember children who have been lost, is joined by her two sisters at lastmonth's 10th annual event. Pictured, from left, are YoYY landa Griffith, of Las VeVV gas, Gardner andAzalee Fisher of Baltimore, Maryland.

U.S. Navy Petty Offff iff cer 3rd ClassCarlos Miranda, a Pomona nativeand a 2013 Pomona High Schoolgraduate, is serving aboard NavalAir Station Jacksonville, Florida, thelargest base in the Southeast Regionand the third largest in the nation.Miranda, a naval air crewman, is

serving withtt Commander, Patrtt ol andReconnaissance Wing 11. A navalair crewman is responsible foff r theintegrity of the aircraftff .“I flff y in the aircraftff and track sur-

faf ce ships and submarines,” Mi-randa said. “Both are exciting anddiffff eff rent frff om anything I have everdone.”Navy offff iff cials saidWiWW ng 11’s his-

Pomona High School graduate serving as U.S. Navy air crewman

Petty Officer 3rd ClassCarlos Miranda

COLLEGE SIGNING DAYAA -- It was "college signing day" last month at Pomona's School of Artsand Enterprise" as graduating seniors gathered in the Studio Theater on the Second Street cam-pus to announce their college of choice and receive a gift from the college they will be attendingin the fall. The senior class of 2016 -- all 96 students -- had 100 percent college acceptance. Pic-tured with the rest of their class in the background with the snow cone truck are seniors followingthe event at a snow cone party in front of the school. From left are Enrique Jenkins, 17, of Upland,Grade Point Average 3.19, who will attend Clark Atlanta University where he will major in psy-chology and theater; Arryana Borrayo, 17, of Ontario, GPAPP 4.0, who plans to attend UC San Diegoand major in communications; Gordon Johnson, 17, of Claremont, GPAPP 3.07, who will attend CalState University Los Angeles and maja or in psychology but he is "thinking about theater as a minor;"Hannahmarie Mitchell, 18, of Chino, GPAPP 3.79, who will attend The Los Angeles Film School andmajor in film production; VaVV ledictorian Nadine Guzman-Lopez, 18, of West Covina, GPAPP 4.0, whowill attend UCLA and will have a double major in business economics and psychology; and Salu-tatorian Maria Barrios, 18, of Ontario, GPAPP 4.0, who will go to UCLA and major in biology. A schoolspokesperson said space is still available for sixth grade students to enroll for the fall in this pub-lic charter school, although space is limited and filling up quickly. For more information, contact(909) 964-0066.

tory and reputation remain unparal-leled since being commissioned onAug. 15, 1942. Throughout thedecades, WiWW ng 11 has continued toflff y combat missions in direct sup-port of the troops on the ground anddelivered traditional maritime capa-bilities, real-time intelligence, sur-veillance and reconnaissance.“The U.S. Navy sometimes asks

the impossible of our people,” saidCapt.Anthony Corapi, Commodore,

Patrtt ol and ReconnaissanceWiWW ng 11.“It is sailors that make the impossi-ble possible. Petty Offff iff cer Mirandais one example of a selflff ess servantof our nation.”Miranda is part of a crew that is

transitioning to the P-8A Poseidon,a modififf ed Boeing airfrff ame, andpreparing foff r deployment in the fuff -ture as the P-3C Orion is beingphased out of the flff eet aftff er 50 yearsof service.

Pomona Concert Bandannounces summer

concert series scheduleThe Pomona Concert Band’s

69th annual summer concert se-ries kicks offff with an openingconcert next month in the G.Stanton Selby Bandshell inPomona’s Ganesha Park.“Musical Odds and Ends,” the

opening concert, is scheduled for8 p.m. Thursday, July 7, and willfeature standards like “PeterSchmoll Overture” and “Suite ofOld American Dances” alongwith two John Philip Sousamarches.The summer series will feature

another seven concerts, also at 8p.m. on Thursday evenings.The band is sponsored by the

City of Pomona and all concertsare frff ee and open to the public.“Brits, Kiwis, Canucks and

Aussies” is scheduled for Thurs-day, July 14, “Scenic America” isscheduled for Thursday, July 21,“A Kid in SoCal” will be per-formed on Thursday July 28 andthe Aug. 5 concert will be“Pomona Concert Band’s GotTalent #1,” highlighting individ-ual band members.“Pomona Concert Band’s Got

Talent #2” will be performed onThursday, Aug. 11, “President’sChoice” is scheduled for Thurs-day, Aug. 18, and “Salute toBroadway and America” is sched-uled for Thursday, Aug. 25.Two bonus concerts also are

scheduled – the band will host theClaremont Symphony Orchestraperforming on the theme “Cele-brating America” – complete withan instrument “petting zoo” forchildren – on Sunday, July 10.The “petting zoo” starts at 6 p.m.and the concert gets under way at7 p.m.As a second bonus concert, the

band will host the Golden StateBritish Brass Band at 6 p.m. Sun-day, Aug. 28.For more information, visit the

web site at www.pomonaconcert-band.org.

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THE GREATAA CAMPOUT -- It was time again for the Pomona Police Department's "Great Campout" at Fair-plex this month as 300 kids ages 9 through 12 lined up with their parents at the gate for an overnighter in asleeping bag under the stars filled with games, snacks, demonstrations, entertainment and fun. CommunityPrograms Corporal Edgard Padilla said the event was "maxed out" at 300 with several kids on a waiting listat the gate just in case there were "no shows." Pictured is volunteer Virginia Madrigal, at right, handing abag of snacks to camper YaYY dhira Ramirez, 10. VoVV lunteer Carrie Baker is pictured at rear. A free sleepingbag is provided to each kid and numerous community groups participate each year to provide games, snacks,raffle prizes and more. The event, held in partnership with the Communiity Engagement Group, the City ofPomona and Fairplex, is designed to help promote community involvement, unity among Pomona youthand a safe environment for the kids to have fun. Community volunteer Margarita Silva told La Nueva VoVV zher grandson was lined up near the front of the line waiting for the gate to open. She added that he partic-ipated last year and was a little leary when he got there but when she picked him up the next morning hetold her to sign him up for next year.

La Nueva VoVV z risked it all standing in harm's way behind thebowling pins for this action shot but it was worth it to give ourreaders a feel for some of the activities at this year's Great Cam-pout. (Actually, they were plastic pins and a plastic ball, but westill could have broken a nail, huh?)

Shooting hoops seemed to work out well for some of the kidsat the Great Campout shooting into an inflatable backboard.

NOTHING BETTER THAN THE ICE CREAM MAN -- Kids lined up at thisyear's Great Campout for ice cream from a special gourmet ice cream truckthat rolled in for the occasion. That's Xavier Gonzalez, 11, who was first inline, perhaps explaining the smile on his face.

Police volunteer John Schmidt teaches the kids how to properly perform CPR as onlyone of the offerings at the Great Campout this month at Pomona's Fairplex.

The Pomona Host Lions were on hand to provide a few give-aways,games and generally a helping hand. Pictured chatting are, from left,Helen Mosier, Anne Henderson and Lions President Denny Mosier, allchatting with Renee Barbee of La Nueva VoVV z (and yes, that's a copyof the current issue of La Nueva VoVV z under her arm).

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EDITOR'S NOTE: "Hope & Hurdles," an on-going feature appearing in La Nueva VoVV z, was createdby artist Evy Schuman as an attempt to "poke fun" at the little things that trouble us all from timeto time. Evy, who is also a published writer on the subject, created the cartoon series to show herwork at a creative writing class she co-facilitates at Pomona's Tri-City Wellness Center.

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RECOGNIZING THE FOUNDERS -- Pomona VaVV lley Hospital Medical Center President and CEORich YoYY chum, at right, recognizes John and Jeanine Solomon of Liquorama Fine Wines & Spiritsin Upland, founders of the annual wine tasting to benefit the hospital foundation's neonatal inten-sive care and pediatric unit fund. YoYY chum is presenting them with a "Family of 5" sculpture rep-resenting their family "joining hands with us to save the lives of our tiniest patients." "Because ofyour family's compassion and dedication to babies and children, we thank you for partnering withus to raise additional resources that allow the hospital to continue its mission of providing the besthealth care using the best technology," YoYY chum added. The 12th annual wine tasting was held lastmonth at Pomona's Fairplex Conference Center. ToTT date, the event has raised more than$640,000.

A chef prepares duck tacos for a guest at last month's 12th annual wine tasting event pre-sented by the Pomona VaVV lley Hospital Medical Center Foundation at Pomona's FairplexConference Center. Oh, and just for the record, La Nueva VoVV z learned first hand that thoseduck tacos were amazing.

Some of the silent auction items are on display at last month's 12th annual wine tasting event to benefit the Pomona VaVV lley Hospital Med-ical Center Foundation's neonatal intensive care and pediatric unit fund.

High school sophomores and jun-iors interested in learning moreabout government are invited toapply foff r State Sen. Connie Leyva’sannual “YoYY ung Senators Program,”a nine-month leadership buildingprogram.Paraa ticipating students will receive

fiff rst-hand experience, a better un-derstanding of how representativegovernment works and an insightinto whether they would like to pur-sue a career in public service.

High school students invited to participate inState Sen. Leyva’s ‘YoYY ung Senators Program’

Students living in Leyva’s 20thSenatorial District will participate inmonthly two-hour meetings on a va-riety of topics and will have an op-portunity to visit the State Capitol in

Sacramento.Deadline foff r applications is June

30. For more infoff rmation, contactYnez Canela at (909) 888-5360 [email protected].


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“Michael, Row the BoatAshore,”a spiritual that became a popularfoff lk song in the ’60s, was apaa paraa entlyall about what has become a ratherprimitive way to get the boat acrossthe water – today’s kids at Pomona’sGanesha High School have fiff guredout how to build a boat with an elec-tric motor that is powered by thesun.Ganesha was one of three schools

sponsored by Three VaVV lleys Munic-ipal WaWW ter District in recent Metro-politan WaWW ter District of SouthernCalifoff rnia competition and all three

“It was a huge learning experi-ence foff r the kids,” she said.“This is one of the best hands-on

programs available foff r high schoolstudents – a great learning opportu-nity that provides students thechance to not only build and racetheir boats, but to learn about team-work, meeting deadlines and realproblem solving,” said Three VaVV l-leys General Manager Rick Hansen.Three VaVV lleys board member

David De Jesus was among theSouthern Califoff rnia water boardmembers present at the event.Identical boat-building kits were

provided to the teams last year byMetropolitan WaWW ter District.

READY FOR LAUNCHING -- The boats are now the finished product and it is gameday as they line up on their trailers at the top of the boat launch ramp.

FINISHING TOUCHES -- TeTT am members use a stencil to add the name "Sea Giant"to the boat. La Nueva VoVV z isn't sure but we're thinking it was probably more fun thanalgebra in that classroom pictured behind the boat.

Pomona’s Ganesha High competes in Southern Califoff rnia solar-powered boat race

in qualifyff ing, 200 meterspeed and 90-minute 1.6kilometer enduranceraces in 16-foff ot woodenboats built by the students

and outfiff tted with solar panels andelectric motors in a projo ect thatbegan last November.Linda Crossno, a biology and

chemistry teacher at Ganesha HighSchool, explained the boats usesolar panels to charge on-board bat-teries that run what is essentially agolf cart motor in the 350-poundboat.The solar panels were removed

aftff er charging the batteries foff r the200 meter sprint races.

competing in last month’s 14th an-nual Solar Cup 2016 race at LakeSkinner in TeTT mecula VaVV lley (South-western Riverside County). River-side Poly High School placed fiff rstwith 958 out of a maximum 1,000points.Ganesha racked up 656.83 points,

Nogales had 860.60 and Santanascored with 724.31 points.Slower boats placed with only

239 and 246 points.Points were given foff r compmm etition

qualififf ed – Ganesha in Pomona, andNogales and Santana High Schools,both in Rowland Heights.The competition in the largest

student-based solar-powered boatrace in the nation was intense. No-gales took second place in the en-durance race.ToTT put it in perspective, there

were 38 teams and nearly 700 stu-dents frff om through-out MetropolitanWaWW ter District’s six-county Southern Cal-ifoff rnia service area

GANESHA 'SEA GIANT' LOOKING GOOD! -- Skipper Justin Acuna, a sophomore at Pomona'sGanesha High School, brings the boat back into the dock after taking it through its paces on thewater. The solar panel has been removed in this photo as the boat comes back in from a sprint.

HEADING OUT FOR AN ENDURANCE RACE -- Skipper Tlalli Lopez, a senior at Ganesha HighSchool, settles in for an endurance race ready to head out from the dock with the boat's solarpanel in place in the bow (throwing in a little nautical talk for the front of the boat for the uninitiated).

BUILDING THE BOATAA -- Boat race team members at Pomona's Ganesha High School go to workbuilding their boat for last month's 14th annual Solar Cup 2016 race at Lake Skinner in TeTT meculaVaVV lley.


Find back issues fast in ourarchives at www.lanuevavoz.net. Summer is fiff nally here which

means barbecues and more timeoutside enjn oying your garden. Italso means more flff ying insects in-cluding mosquitoes. There aresome plants that naturally repelmosquitoes. Having these plants inyour garden will not keep your yardmosquito frff ee, but they will natu-rally reduce their population.Some plants, such as

lavender, give offff an odorthat is pleasant to humansbut mosquitoes and otherflff ying insects hate.Planting lavender byyour doors or keeping afrff esh bouquet in yourhome helps keep the flff y-ing insects out. Otherflff owering plants that have shownsome ability to repel mosquitoesare chrysanthemums, marigoldsand nasturtiums. In addition tohaving mosquito repellent proper-ties, they look good and are easy togrow.A variety of herbs also have

mosquito repellent properties.Mint, foff r example, repels many flff y-ing insects and is easy to grow.Once established in your garden,mint grows quickly and can be dif-fiff cult to remove. It is therefoff re bet-ter to grow mint in pots to keep itunder control. Pots are also easy to

THE WEEKEND GARDENER By Leif Greeny

TaTT ke the bite out of mosquitoes“WeWW 've got this gifi tff ofo love, but love is like a prerr cious plant. YoYY u can't just accepe t it and leave it in the cupu boardrr or just thinkit's going to get on by itstt elfl .ff YoYY u've got to keepe watering it. YoYY u've got to rerr allyl look afa tff er it and nurturerr it.” – JoJJ hn Lennon

which is perfeff ct foff r Pomona. ToTT re-lease its repellent qualities, theleaves must be bruised. Take asmall quantity and rub them be-tween your fiff ngers or palms. Thiswill release the frff agrant oils thatrepel mosquitoes. As with any newsubstance that comes in contactwith your skin, test your sensitivityby rubbing a small quantity on yourfoff rearm and leaving it fof r severaldays.One of the easiest insect repel-

lents to make is with dried rose-mary. Simply take one quart ofdried rosemary and boil it in onequart of water foff r 20 to 30 minutes.Spray as with the other prepara-tions. Any unused liquid can bestored in the refrff igerator and will beeffff eff ctive so long as it has the strongcharacteristic rosemary odor.These insect repellents have two

big advantages over store-boughtproducts. First, they are made withall natural ingredients, and second,they provide a reason to keep vodkaaround the house!Editor’s’ NoNN te: Leifi Green, the

author’s’ pen name, grew upu inPomona and graduated frff om CalPolyl UnUU iversityt Pomona with amaster’s’ degree in biology. Gar-dening has always been his hobbyand his column is presented as apublic service.

move around to strategic locationsin your yard. ToTT make a simplemosquito repellent, crush or fiff nelychop a cup of mint in a bowl, mixin half a cup of apple cider vinegarand half a cup of vodka and let it sitfoff r one to two hours. Cheap vodkacan be used since most insectsaren’t very discerning anyway.Strain into a spray bottle and it’s

ready to go. Spray yourpatio or other area youwish to enjn oy. The repel-lent effff eff cts last foff r up toan hour.Basil is another com-

mon herb that can bemade into an easy mos-quito repellent. Pourfoff ur ounces of boiling

water onto foff ur ounces of clean,frff esh basil leaves and stems. Theleaves don’t have to be separatedfrff om the stems which makes thisrecipe even easier. Add fof urounces of vodka (are we beginningto see a pattern?). Strain and pourinto a spray bottle and spray out-side. Be sure to keep the aerosolspray away frff om your eyes, noseand mouth. Any leftff over liquid canbe stored in the refrff igerator.Lemon thyme growing on its

own does not repel mosquitoes.The advantage to this herb is that itgrows well in rocky or sandy soil

Leif Green

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Think there’s no need foff r foff sterparents in your community, thatthere are no children in need? Thinkagain.Here’s just a tiny sampling that is

typical of the placement requestslocal foff ster care agencies receive:siblings ages 13, 12 and 10, at riskof physical abuse. A toddler whosemother was charged with recklessdriving and child endangerment.ToTT ddler siblings whose homelessmother subjb ected them to emotionalabuse and neglect. A 12-year-oldwith emotional issues who acts out.A 7-year-old taken frff om his abusiveparent. A newborn who tested posi-tive foff r drugs. And many children –infaff nts, toddlers, adolescents andteens – who are normal and healthy,and simply need a loving home tostaba ilize thtt eir strtt essfuff l, chaotic lives.“WeWW get 30 to 40 calls and emails

every day, at all hours of the day andnight,” said Foster Care and Adop-tion Manager Deena Robertson, atDavid &Maraa gr araa et YoYY uthtt and FamilyServices in La VeVV rne.The children the agency deals

with initially come frff om Depart-ments of Children and Family Serv-

ices and frff om law enfoff rcementagencies in Los Angeles, SanBernardino, Riverside and Orangecounties. Some are individuals, andsome are sibling sets of anywherefrff om two to 10 kids. While every ef-fffoff rt is made to keep siblings to-gether, they’re oftff en separatedbecause no available home can takethem together.In February, foff r example, more

than 14,000 children entered the foff s-ter care system in Los AngelesCounty alone, bringing the total tomore than 34,000 foff r the month.More than half of them were placedwith an extended faff mily member,and another 11,000 are in a foff sterhome, foff ster faff mily agency, shelteror group home. That leaves thou-sands more kids with nowhere to go.Ideally, these children would im-

mediately go to qualififf ed foff ster par-ents, Robertson said. Sometimesthey are placed at least temporarilyin a group home, which agencieslike David &Margaret also provide.Other times, though, they fiff nd them-selves in faff r frff om ideal conditionsfoff r lack of available foff ster homes.Birth parents are able to reunite

Think there’s no need foff r foff ster parents in your community? Think again!with their children if the parentsmeet certain criteria and completetheir care plan. If no permanentfaff mily home is foff und, the childrenmay become eligible foff r adoption.Of those children who are placedwith foff ster faff milies, about a quarterare adopted.“Most faff milies want kids ages 5

and under,” Robertson said, “be-cause it’s easier to build a bond withthem than with older kids who haveattachments to their birth faff milies.”While adoption is good news foff r

the new faf milies, she notes thatthtt ose who do adopt usually leave thtt efoff ster care system, resulting in aconstant need foff r more foff ster par-ents to meet new children’s need foff rhomes.Foster parents come frff om all

races, religions and walks of lifeff ,and marital status is not important.They have to earn enough income tosupport themselves and their faff mi-lies (they also get a stipend per foff s-ter child), must drive and have aclean record, and at least one parent

must speak English. They must alsocommit to ongoing trt aining and sup-port to learn effff eff ctive foff ster care andadoption paraa enting strtt ategies to meetthe needs of their foff ster children.David & Margaret YoYY uth and

Family Services provides everythtt inga potential foff ster parent needs, frff ombasic infoff rmation to orientation tocomplete training and round-the-clock staffff support.Infoff rmational sessions are held

frff om 6 to 9 p.m. on the fiff rst Mondayof every month foff r individuals andfaff milies curious about foff stering. Formore infoff rmation, call 1-(800) 4-FOSTER or [email protected] & Margaret, established in

1910, serves more than 1,000 clientsannually through a comprehensiverange of services, including a resi-dentially-based program foff r adoles-cent girls, shelter care foff r adolescentgirls, a foff ster faff mily agency, adop-tion assistance, mental health serv-ices, treatment foff r learningdisabilities, transitional living pro-

grams, school- and community-based education and mentoring pro-grams.It also offff eff rs a chemical depend-

ency program that is certififf ed by theState of Califoff rnia foff r residents whoare recovering frff om substanceabuse.Joan Macy School, a specialized

nonpublic on-grounds school, servesspecial education students in fiff rstthrough 12th grades frff om David &Margaret, as well as students re-feff rred frff om surrounding school dis-tricts.The agency is currently building

a 36-unit supportive housing com-plex foff r youth transitioning out offoff ster care, as well as foff r low in-come faff milies; a new YoYY uth WoWW rkForce Training Center; and an en-dowment fuff nd to provide foff r fuff tureneeds of the agency.For more infoff rmation, contact

Development Director MichaelUrquidez at (909) 596-593,1 ext.3246, or [email protected].


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LAKER GIRLS VOLUNTEER ATAA HAYAA NES GOLF CLASSIC -- Seven of the 22 2015-2016 LakerGirls volunteered again this year for this month's 19th annual Haynes Family of Programs GolfClassic fundraiser tournament at Glendora Country Club. Proceeds of the tournament each yearbenefit children living at the Haynes facility in La VeVV rne and attending the special education schoolon campus. Pictured next to the practice green, back row, from left, are ToTT m Marino, President oftitle sponsor Gear TeTT chnology in Rancho Cucamonga; Tiege, Haynes Board treasurer Kevin Hardy,President of Hardy Insurance & Risk Management, Chairman of the tournament; Julianne; DanMaydeck, Haynes President and CEO; and Sarah. Front row, from left, are Michelle, Brittany,Rachel and Nicolette. Haynes provides specialized treatment and education services to childrenwith special needs relating to emotional development, autism, Asperger's Disorder, learning dis-abilities, neglect and abandonment.

EXPOSING KIDS TO GAME OF GOLF -- YoYY ungsters from throughout the Ontario-MontclairSchool District recently enjoyed an afternoon at Scandia Ontario for a miniature golf tournamenthosted by the San Bernardino County Public Attorneys Association (SBCPAPP A). The associationhosted the tournament for under-privileged children throughout the county as a way to give backto local children, and passed on a few golfing tips along the way. Deputy District Attorney MichaelAbacherli, kneeling, President of SBCPAPP A said, “Many of these children only know a lifestyle ofpoverty and children living in low-income households often do not have the opportunity to experi-ence many of the activities for children that are available in San Bernardino County.” Ontario Po-lice Corporal Chris Ables, right rear, joined the festivities at Scandia, greeting the children andshowing them one of the departmentʼs vehicles used in the line of duty.

Cal Poly students to help teach IBM WaWW tson cybersecurity languageCal Poly University Pomona has

been selected by IBM as one of eightuniversities to paraa tr ner in a projo ect toexpand the collection of cybersecu-rity data using the WaWW tson system’scognitive aba ility, according to a uni-versity news release.University partners will initially

workrr to help build WaWW tson’s “corprr usof knowledge” by annotating andfeff eding security reports and data tothtt e system. The workrr will build onIBM’s on-going effff off rtrr s in developingthtt e WaWW tson system foff r cybersecurity.“Providing our stutt dents an oppor-

tutt nity to workrr one-on-one withtt WaWW t-son will undoubtedly set thtt em apaa araa twhen it’s time to enter the workrr -foff rce,” said Dan Manson, computerinfoff rmrr ata ion systems chair. “Not onlyis thtt ere potential to searaa ch foff r and re-pair vulneraba ilities, WaWW tson’s aba ilityto recognize advanced patterns couldfiff ll holes we didn’t even know ex-isted.”Cal Poly Pomona is thtt e only uni-

versity in the western United Statesselected by IBM and one of only fiff veAmerican institutions that will par-ticipate in thtt e projo ect. Three univer-sities in Canada also were chosen.Stutt dents will analyze thtt e language

of security documents such as tech-nical reports and identifyff parts of asentence. They will feff ed thtt is infoff r-mataa ion to thtt eWaWW taa son system so it canunderstand thtt e patterns and relation-

ships between these parts of lan-guage, enabling WaWW tson to digestdocuments on its own.IBM expects to process 13,000 se-

curity documents per monthtt over thtt enext phase of the training with uni-versity paraa tr ners, clients and IBM ex-pertrr s. These documents will includethreat intelligence reports, cyber-crime strtt ategies and thtt reat databa ases.TrTT aining WaWW tson also will help

build thtt e taxonomy foff rWaWW tson in cy-bersecurity, including the under-standing of hashes, infeff ction methtt odsand indicators of compromise, andhelp identifyff advanced persistentthtt reats.This pioneering cognitive security

projo ect hopes to address thtt e loomingcybersecurity skills gap while help-ing train WaWW tson on the nuances ofsecurity research fiff ndings and evi-dence of hidden cyberattacks andthreats that otherwise could bemissed.“The volume and velocity of data

in securitytt is one of our greatest chal-lenges in dealing with cybercrime,”said Marc van Zadelhoffff , generalmanager of IBM securitytt . “By lever-aging WaWW tson’s aba ility to bring con-text to staggering amounts ofunstructured data, impossible foff rpeople alone to process, we will brirr ngnew insights, recommendations and

knowledge to security profeff ssionals,bringing greater speed and precisionto the most advanced cybersecurityanalysts, and providing novice ana-lysts withtt on-thtt e-j- ob trtt aining.”WaWW tson foff r Cybersecurity uses thtt e

system’s ability to reason and learnfrff om “unstrtt urr ctutt red data,” thtt e type ofinfoff rmation thtt at accounts foff r 80 per-cent of all data on thtt e Internet. TrTT a-ditional security tools cannot processunstrtt urr ctutt red data such as blogs, araa trr i-cles, videos, reportrr s, alertr s and othtt erdocuments.Other universities chosen foff r the

projo ect are the Massachusetts Insti-tute of TeTT chnology, PennsylvaniaState University, New YoYY rkrr Univer-sity, the University of Maryland -Baltimore County, thtt e University ofNew Brunswick, the University ofOttawa and thtt e University of WaWW ter-loo.

A series of frff ee health and livingclasses and events, designed foff r the“55+” community, has been sched-uled foff r July by Pomona’s Inter VaVV l-ley Healthtt Plan.The movie “Oklahoma!” will be

screened at 1 p.m. on WeWW dnesday,July 6, and a two-hour class on “Un-derstanding Social Media” is set foff r10 a.m. Thursday, July 7.Brain trtt auma survivor Celeste

Palmer will speakaa on “Bee Brainy:Brain TrTT auaa ma” ataa 10 a.m.WeWW dnesdayaa ,July 13, and a presentation on“Medicare Step by Step” is set foff rboth 5:30 p.m. WeWW dnesday, July 13,

Inter VaVV lley Health Plan sets classes,events foff r ‘55+’ community

and 10 a.m.WeWW dnesday, July 27.“Armchair TrTT avel to the Philip-

pines” is scheduled foff r 10 a.m. TuTT es-day, July 19, and “Facebook 201,” aclass foff r people who already have aFacebook page but want to knowmore, is set foff r 5:30 p.m. Thursday,July 28.All events will be held at the

Pomona VaVV lley Healthtt Center Build-ing, 1601Montett ViVV staAvAA e., Suitett 275Claraa err mont. RSVP’s araa err rerr quqq irerr d. Forinfoff rmrr ataa ion, call (800) 251-8191, ext.625, or visit the web site atwww.fof rhealthandliving.com/ivh-pevents.


A COPS 4 KIDS Junior Cadetclass of 97 students participated ingraduation ceremonies at the ViVV llageat Indian Hill Confeff rence Center lastmonth aftff er completing a rigorous12-week program.The kids, ages 8 to 13, were the

second class to graduate frff om theprogram which empmm hasizes core val-

ues of respect, responsibility andcharacter. The fiff rst was held last faff llat Pomona’s Arroyo ElementarySchool.Included was a foff cus on academ-

ics, physical fiff tness, military styledrills and personal responsibility,

combined with an effff off rt to build apositive relationship between policeand youth.Program coordinator Corporal

Chad Jensen said both parents andschool offff iff cials commented that theycould visibly see the changes in thestudents frff om the fiff rst week to theend of the program.

Pomona Police ChiefPaul Capraro, speakingto the graduates, said hehad the opportunity towatch the kids as theyinteracted with policeoffff iff cers and police ex-plorers during the pro-gram.“I was truly in-

spired,” he said. “Theboys and girls proved tome that they had astrtt ong desire to partici-pate in the program andseemed to enjn oy everyminute of it.”“As you continue to

grow up, I encourageyou to stay foff cused in school, lookfoff r ways to help your faff mily andcommunity and always respect your-self and others,” Capraro said.“YoYY ur next step may be to join our

Explorer program, then eventuallyjoin the police department by workrr -

Pomona police congratulate second ‘COPS 4 KIDS’ graduating class of 97 students

ing in one of many diffff eff rent caraa eers,”he said. “I am very proud of eachand every one of you.”The program, which involved the

support of the Pomona Unififf edSchool District and, this year,Pomona’s Philadelphia ElementarySchool, requires students to dress ina programT-TT shirtrr , blue unifoff rmrr pantsand a leata htt er belt ata meetings held foff r90 minutes once a week aftff er school.Lecture topics in a classroom set-

ting range frff om character, internetsafeff ty and bullying to anger man-agement, choices and consequences,drug and alcohol abuse and gangawareness.The students also attended a com-

munity park clean-up day to givetheir own personal time to care foff rtheir community.A Saturday academy included a

fiff nal exam, physical fiff tness test anddrill compmm etition, along withtt demon-

strations by SWAWW TAA offff iff cers, the po-lice aero bureau, K-9 dogs and LosAngeles County fiff remen.“As a by-product of this program,

the school gains a more disciplined,

responsible and respectfuff lstudent and the departmentis helping nurture a betterqualififf ed candidate foff r fuff -ture and possible selectioninto the Explorer programand ultimately maybe a po-lice offff iff cer,” Jensen said.Pomona Mayor Elliott

Rothman also was on handto offff eff r his congratutt lations.“On behalf of the City

of Pomona we are veryproud of you and I wouldlike to thank the PomonaPolice Department and theschool district foff r puttingtogether one of the mostexcellent programs I’ve

seen in years,” Rothman said.“WeWW ’re looking foff rward to all of yougrowing up to be good citizens andremember it’s cool to be a good guyso you’re on the right path.”

The 97 members of Pomona Police Department's second "COPS 4 KIDS" class stand at attention during last month's graduation ceremoniesat the Village at Indian Hill Conference Center.

Pomona Police Chief Paul Capraro

Pomona Police Officer Diana Hernandez awards a grad-uation medal to a member of this year's "COPS 4 KIDS"graduating class during ceremonies last month.

SIXTH ANNUAL NINE-CHAMBER MIXER --Mark Levy, of Palace Pet Salon in La VeVV rne anda member of the La Verne Chamber of Com-merce Board of Directors, at right, introducesDan Maydeck, President and CEO of HaynesFamily of Programs in La VeVV rne at last week'ssixth annual multi-chamber of commerce"mixer" at Haynes. Maydeck introduced mem-bers, staff and board members of all ninechambers -- and several of his own boardmembers -- at one of the largest mixers in thearea with opportunities for everything from foodand entertainment to networking. Participatingchambers included La VeVV rne, Claremont, Cov-ina, Glendora, Irwindale, Montclair, Pomona,San Dimas and Upland. Haynes provides spe-cialized services to children with special needsrelating to emotional development, autism, As-perger's Disorder, learning disabilities, neglectand abandonment.


STATT RTING A NEW TREND? -- Borrowing an idea from other newspapers around the country,Pomona's own Beth Brooks, at left, incoming president of Pomona Rotary, and daughter MaryBrooks of Pomona's Brooks Property Management decided to pack theApril issue of La Nueva VoVV zin a suitcase and take it with them for this photo taken in Seoul, South Korea during their recentvisit for the 2016 Rotary International Convention. The picture was taken next to a people moverthat shuttles guests between two buildings at Kintex Convention Center where the Rotary con-vention was held. Thanks for the international plug, ladies!

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CHIEF TONY CERDA TO ATAA TEND OPENING OF NEW KOREAN WAWW R MEMORIAL INSAN FRANCISCO -- ToTT ny Cerda, "Head Man" of the Costanoan Rumsen Carmel Tribeof Native Americans based in Pomona but which has roots in San Francisco, will travelto San Francisco for the opening ceremony Aug. 1 of a new Korean War Memorial, cre-ated by the Korean War Memorial Foundation. Cerda's cousin, Santiago Rosas, was oneof the first Americans killed in Korea when he died in 1950 at the age of 18. Manuel Men-doza, brother of Candelerio Mendoza, who founded the original La VoVV z in 1981 with AlCastro, also was one of many local casualties of the Korean War. Pictured is a "tributeto the fallen heroes" appearing in La VoVV z in May 1993. The memorial is located at Lin-coln Boulevard at Sheridan AvA enue in the Presidio of San Francisco. For more informa-tion, visit the web site at www.kwmf.org.

TwTT o “can’t miss” events feff atutt ringlive boxing are scheduled foff r Down-town Pomona next month by Fist ofGold, Pomona’s non-profiff t youthboxing club.A “Downtown Showdown” is

scheduled foff r Friday, July 29. Gen-eral admission is $10.And a “911 Fight Night” with

competition between emergency

Live boxing weekend set in Downtown Pomonamedical technicians, Los AngelesCounty fiff remen and members of thePomona Police Offff iff cers’Associationis scheduled foff r Saturday, July 30.General admission is $20 and ringside seats are $40.

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