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2015 Upcoming Events:

Dec. 12—Ontario Heritage in conjunction with the NOEL committee has volunteered to help with docent led tours of the Nativity Scenes sharing the history of the original artist, Rudolph Vargas, etc.

Tour times: 10 am, 11:15 am, 2 pm and 3:15 pm

Dec. 19—Ontario Heritage will again help with docent led tours of the Nativity Scenes sharing the history of the original artist, Rudolph Vargas, etc.

Tour times: 10 am, 11:15 am, 2 pm and 3:15 pm

Dec. 19—Ontario Heritage will join in the Annual Holiday Sing at the Jack Mercer Community Bandstand at C Street & Euclid Ave from 6 pm to 10 pm.

Heritage Events

4th Quarter 2015

Ontario Heritage

P.O. Box 1 Ontario, CA 91762

Phone: 909-984-6558

Website: www.ontarioheritage.org

Email:

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Mark Your Calendars for

2016 Events 1st Quarter:

Jan. 6—Monthly Board Meeting

Jan. 24– Ontario Heritage will have its annual Board of Directors election at its 1st Quarter meeting & dinner potluck. Location TBD. Event starts at 5 pm and guest speaker will be Richard Roybal Jr.

Feb. 3– Monthly Board Meeting.

Mar. 2—Montly Board Meeting

March 19– Our annual historic walk-ing tour will be of downtown On-tario from 10 am to 12 noon.

Heritage Events 1

Contact Information 1

Heritage Corner 2

Volunteer Information 2

Board Members 2

Membership Form 3

President’s Message

Thank you to everyone who attended our 4th quarter dinner potluck meeting on

November 14, 2015. Joe and Cindy Agostini hosted this event in their beautiful

historic home.

In addition to the great food and great company, all in attendance were delighted by

Barbara Hertz Chamberlain's special presentation of the Temperance movement in

Ontario and her reenactment of our very own native daughter, Mrs. Oakley. Dressed

in period costume, Barbara gave us a fascinating historical overview of the origins of

the Temperance movement and related it to our very own Ontario. Be sure to visit

the WCTU fountain on Euclid Avenue and have a refreshing drink of water in

memory of Mrs. Oakley!

On another note don’t forget to send us a recipe or two for our new cookbook. If

you care to share a special memory that goes along with it, feel free to do so. Please

submit your recipes to louise.melton02@gmail.com. Publication is set for 2016.

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1894 News Flash!

Brooks & Henderson, R.E. Brokers

offering for sale: Five acres on Euclid Ave

with full water rights $1500.

2015 Ontario Heritage Membership

Ontario Heritage Board Members

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Heritage Corner

VOLUNTEERS WANTED

If you would like to volunteer your time at our events, please contact us at:

909.984.6558 or volunteers@ontarioheritage.org

We found some interesting

information from downtown

Ontario during Christmastime

in 1924 that we would like to

share with you.

Here are some excerpts taken

from the article titled:

“Christmas in the Windows”

Williamson & Cathcart of the

South Side Furniture store, 109

S. Euclid are displaying an

extensive line of cedar chests,

furniture, gas stoves and

smoking sets that are sure to

please any man. They have

arranged the store to good

advantage for the Christmas

shopper, laying special emphasis

on articles that add to the

harmony of the home.

Special holiday goods have been

received at The Leader that

appeal to the men. Included in

the display windows are shoes,

shirts, neckties, suits, hats and

handkerchiefs, beside other

small articles much sought for

at Christmas.

Florsheim shoes for every

member of the family are found

at the Bootery at the corner of

Euclid and East A Street.

House slippers, dress shirts and

silk hose are included in the well

arranged display of goods in the

store windows. He who looks in

the Bootery shop will realize

that Christmas will soon be

here.

At the Pioneer Hardware Store

106 N. Euclid are articles with

great appeal to the youngsters

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Petrina Delman, President

Richard Delman, Vice President

Randi Campbell, Treasurer

Louise Melton, Secretary

Wendi Hafner, Barbara Hertz Chamberlain, Randy Del Turco, Rita Nelsen, Skip Pace, and Joe Caskey, Associate Board Members

Diane Ayala, Ex-Officio

Debra Dorst-Porada, City Council Liaison

Joe Caskey, Webmaster

We are an all volunteer local non-profit organization and we need you! Is the ongoing

process of preserving our historic downtown important to you? Or learning about the rich

history of the Model Colony? Our Mission Statement is “Preserving, Protecting and Pro-

moting Our Model Colony” not only for us but for our future generations. Having his-

toric home tours, annual historic cemetery tours, being present at local events are all part

of pursuing our mission and making the public more aware of our purpose. It’s an impor-

tant goal but who says we can’t have fun pursuing it! If you are already a member of On-

tario Heritage, we sincerely thank you! If you are not yet a member, please consider join-

ing us on this journey. Not only will you become more aware and knowledgeable of On-

tario’s past history, you will be inspired to walk with us as we go forward in “Preserving,

Protecting and Promoting Our Model Colony.

Benefits of Membership:

1. Participation in Ontario Heritage events such as Home Tours, Annual Historic

Cemetery Tours, potlucks, local community events, historic and educational programs.

2. Discounts to events

3. E-mail Newsletters

4. Advocacy for preservation of our historical environment and cultural heritage.

5. Access to information concerning restoration and renovation.

6. The knowledge that you are part of the effort to protect, preserve and promote the

Model Colony.

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Ontario Heritage Membership Form (December 31, 2015 to December 31, 2016)

*Name: ____________________________________________

*Address: __________________________________________

*City: _____________________ State: ________

*Zip Code: ________________

*Phone: ____________________________________________

*Mobile Phone: ______________________________________

*E-Mail: ____________________________________________

* Required Information

Membership Categories (For the 2015 Calendar Year)

o Individual $25.00

o Senior (62 years) $15.00

o Family $40.00

o Family-Senior $30.00

o Corporate $250.00

TOTAL ENCLOSED $_______

I am interested in:

o E-mail Alert Network

o Volunteering at Events

o Other (specify) ____________________________________

Mail with Your Check Payable To: Ontario Heritage

Or sign up at : P.O. Box 1 www.ontarioheritage.org Ontario, CA 91762

In an effort to keep dues low, most communication will be

via email, so providing us your email address is vital.

PLEASE SAVE THESE DATES!

December 4, 2015

Christmas Tree Lighting at Ontario Town Square.

Festivities begin 5 pm & Tree lighting at 6 pm.

Starting 6:30 pm family movies will be shown. Bring

your chairs & blankets.

December 5, 2015

Annual Christmas on Euclid 11 am to 7 pm

December 10, 2015

2nd Annual Menorah Parade 6 pm to 8:30 pm

December 11, 2015

5 pm to 8:30 pm Family Movie Night, Town Square

Park, 224 N. Euclid, Ontario

December 12, 2015

Docent led tours of Nativity Scenes on Euclid Ave. Tour

times: 10 am, 11:15 am, 2 pm and 3:15 pm

Also, from 3pm to 7pm Feliz Navidad Celebration with

Jon Secada in concert at Town Square Park

December 18, 2015

4 pm to 8:30 pm Family Movie Night, Town Square

Park

December 19, 2015

Docent led tours of Nativity Scenes on Euclid Avenue.

Tour times:10 am, 11:15 am, 2 pm and 3:15 pm

December 19, 2015

Annual Holiday Sing from 6pm-9pm at the Bandstand

between “C” and “D” Street on Euclid Avenue. No

cost. Free coffee, hot chocolate and cookies.

Please visit the following links for

further details: http://ontariotownsquare.org/events/

https://christmasoneuclid.com/schedule-of-events/

https://www.facebook.com/Euclid-Avenue-Nativity-

Scenes-1377041812564543/?fref=ts

Heritage Corner (Continued from Page 2)

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as well as grown ups. All kinds of sporting and athletic goods are featured, as are also toys for the kiddies. The autoist will find

delight in looking through the store with its thermos bottles and other accessories. Dishes of all kinds are shown also.

All the goodies for the Christmas table are at hand at the Palace Meat Market. Pretty packages of good things to eat are all

wrapped and ready for shipping. Finest meats for the dinner table are kept in plentitude for the housewives’ selection.

Toys predominate in the display windows of Dufur’s China and Gift Shop. Santa Claus will surely stop at that store as it is beauti-

fully decorated in his favorite colors. Particular women have found just what they want at Dufur’s as special consignments of

dishes and gifts have been received and, added to the toy display, offer one of the widest varieties to select from in Ontario.

One of the favorite rendezvous for women about this time of year is at 112 West B Street, where three different shops are main-

tained. Elsie Harper Ritter’s Hat Shop has wonderful offerings in silken goods, besides countless other articles of art nature. At

Mrs. McCarter’s Hemstitching Shop are many delightful creations dear to a woman’s heart.

Water’s Market, successors to Stanley’s, on West B Street, are drawing great crowds daily with their splendid offerings of Christ-

mas delicacies. They have a number of articles that are ready to be addressed and sent to friends at distant points. Everything for

the Christmas table, from the humble potato to the most desirable delicacy are on the market and are rapidly finding their way into

Ontario homes.

Surely it would be no trouble to find a gift for “him” at the Western Auto Supply Company. Men and women drivers as well al-

ways welcome a gift that adds to the appearance and convenience of their cars. Stop lights, radiator light, rear view mirror, ash

trays, wind wings, bumpers, and many other accessories will be found displayed in the windows of the local supply store.

Durant, Star, and Flint cars are on display at the West End Motors Corporation, either of which would certainly make a most ac-

ceptable Christmas gift.

Electrical accessories of every kind for Christmas are displayed in the windows of McCarter and Thrall, dealers in Exide batteries

and supplies in Ontario, Pomona and Chino.

Beautiful floor lamps and table lamps are being shown at the Ontario Outfitting Company. Furniture and rugs for any room in the

house may be seen here also. For the traveler trunks, hand bags, and suit cases are always acceptable.

“Send a box of Dutch bulbs back home” is the sign that greets the Christmas shopper in the window of the W. A. Freemire store.

You can also get bird seed and garden tools here.

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