inland empire weekly march 05 2015

Redlands educators honored as“Teachers of Excellence”

By Yazmin Alvarez

Acast of characters,authors and even a dogin a sombrero and a cat

in a hat helped celebrate Dr.Seuss’s 111th birthday along withRead Across America at Barnes &Noble in Redlands Feb. 28. The bookstore held a celebration

Seuss-style, complete with theCat in the Hat himself, partyfavors, crafts and several story-

Inland Empire

By Yazmin Alvarez

Five teachers from theRedlands Unified SchoolDistrict were honored for

their dedication, hard work andoutstanding contribution to educa-tion during the seventh annualTeachers of Excellence ProgramFeb. 26.

The program is presented by theThe Church of Jesus Christ ofLatter-day Saints to spotlight edu-

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Awardees from left, George Ryder, Cindy Cardoza, Donna Provencher, Jeff Apmadoc andGerard Ludikhuize - 2015 Teachers of Excellence.

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Joel Barbee, 8, looks on as his favorite author Frans Vischer signs his book.

Authors, characters celebrate Dr. Seuss, Read Across America

The Loma LindaUniversity School ofDentistry graduating

students are offering free dentalscreenings.The event is open to the publicand is being offered from 5:15p.m. to 6:30 pm Tuesday, March10.Screening will be performedby graduating students seekingpatients who need specific den-tal treatments, including fillingsand dental cleanings. Patients who qualify will beoffered the needed dental carefree of charge.The screenings will be held inthe lobby of Prince Hall, LomaLinda University School ofDentistry, located at 11092Anderson Street in Loma Linda, For more information, call 909558-4697.

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Time.Don’t forget to change the bat-teries on your smoke alarms,too!

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cators for countless efforts in theclassroom. Among the honorees this year

were George Ryder, from Men-tone Elementary School; DonnaProvencher, from Arroyo Ele-mentary School; Cindy Cardoza,from Bryn Mar Elementary; Jef-fery Apmadoc, from the Red-lands School of Music; andGerard Ledukhuize fromClement Middle School.

The teachers awarded were nom-inated by their peers, parents andcommunity members. Each re-ceived recognition from RedlandsSchool Superintendent LoriRhodes, a certificate of apprecia-tion along with a basket of class-room and teacher supplies.

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

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America campaign, three authorswere invited to share their tales,offering words of encouragementto young authors.“Ideas are all around you,” said

Frans Vischer, author and illus-trator of the popular book, Fud-dles.The words stuck with eight-year-

old Joel Barbee and ignited a fireto write about his cat, Lucy.“I want to be an author too,” he

said. “It’s cool how he got hisideas and I like how he draws Fud-

dles getting into things. That’sLucy.”Joel, among the dozens of other

children at the celebration, headedto the bookstore after Vischer andauthors Derek Taylor Kent (a.k.a.Derek the Ghost) author of theScary School Series andfantasy/adventure author Scott Blyof, Smasher, visited their schoolsearlier in the week.“I think this is a great way to en-

courage children to read,” saidBrandy Barbee, Joel’s mother. “If it gets them turning pages in a

book, I’m there.”

Along with meeting the authors,children were also able to takephotos with the lanky, quirky Catin the Hat.A percentage of purchases from

the event will be donated to localorganizations including SB-CUSD’s literacy program "City ofReaders" and the Redlands Coun-cil PTA Scholarship Fund.


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Nicholas Arreola, 4, of San Bernardino enjoys a hug from the cat in the hat during a read acrossamerica celebration at Barnes & noble in redlands Feb. 28.


Gerard Ludikhuize, teacher at clement middle School isawarded.


Students honor teachers with a performance.


Nicholas Arreola, 4, and his brothers Darien, 6, and AngelouReyes, 8, anxiously wait to meet the cat in the hat.

Below: author Derek Taylor Kent with his dog, zander.

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Honorees Sought:The League of Women Voters ofSan Bernardino is seeking nomi-nations for its annual recognitionof Citizens of Achievement.League president Gloria Ander-son has sent out nomination formsto local organizations but individ-uals may also nominate. The focusis on persons who have improvedthe quality of life in our commu-nity as a volunteer or how the per-son has gone above and beyonddoing a job for which he or she ispaid. For nomination forms and in-formation call Gloria at909.338.4163 or [email protected]

Local politics:Well, it's official San BernardinoThird Ward Councilman JohnValdivia is running for re-electionand will kick off his campaign thismonth with a fund raiser labeled aMeet and Greet for $20 per person.So far it is not clear who might op-pose him so we shall have to waitand see.

100th Anniversary: A local committee is hard at workplanning a San Bernardino HighSchool 100th Anniversary Cele-bration for late October. Underdiscussion are possible events dur-ing a weekend for the communityand former students of SanBernardino High school to attendwhile including current students. Afootball game, parade, luncheonand breakfast at favorite SanBernardino spots and aGala/Dance maybe at the OrangeShow are all possibilities. Thecommittee currently has alumnifrom several decades and welcomeformer grads to join. At the lastmeeting Martin Valdez ('65), Ju-dith Valles ('52), Rachel Clark('64), Jaime Rios, Sandra Ro-driguez, Carolyn Tillman, Hec-tor Murillo discussed the logisticsand budget necessary for the Cel-ebration. For information on futuremeetings call Martin Valdez at909.496.0626

Local Musicians:Members of the San BernardinoSymphony Orchestra will be per-forming for the Vespers at LomaLinda University Seventh Day Ad-

ventist Church on March 21. Par-ticipating musicians include:Todor Pelev, Ana Maria Mal-donado, Margaret Worsley,Christoph Forster, MartinRhees, Grace Chung, VernonSnyder, Lily Popova,, TerryDouglas, and Ben Eby. This freeconcert starts at 5:30 p.m.

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

Saturday, March 7 - Rialto Uni-fied School District presentsPuttin’ on the Ruiz a talent pro-gram featuring talented Rialto stu-dents. Proceeds go to the District'sArts Programs. The event will beheld at Wilmer Amina Carter HighSchool, 2630 N. Linden from 6p.m. to 8 p.m. For ticket informa-tion - www.rialto.k12.ca.us

Sunday, March 8 - RedlandsCommunity Hospital and Red-lands Kiwanis present the "32 An-nual A Run Through Redlands."Runners, walkers and wheelchairsare welcome in all events. Thereare three routes for the 5k, 10k andhalf marathon courses that windthrough Redlands streets as well a2k for families. The walk starts at6:15 a.m. And ends around noon atthe Redlands Mall. For informa-tion and registration contact theRace Director: 909.748.0637 oremail [email protected] or visit the websitewww.redlands-events.com

Friday, March 13 - Friends ofthe Center for Individual Devel-opment (CID) Board of Directorspresent Night at the OscarsAwards Reception starting at 5p.m. with dinner followed by aprogram and awards reception atthe Galaxy Grand Ball Room,1494 E. Townsend Dr., SanBernardino. For ticket informationcall: 909.384.5426

Saturday, March 14 - the Red-lands Sustainability Network(RSN) and the students of the Uni-versity of Redlands present the 3rdAnnual Redlands SustainabilityFestival from 11 a.m. to 3p.m. onthe U of R campus, 1200 E.Colton, Ave. Redlands.

Saturday, March 14 - the SanBernardino area League of WomenVoters celebrates its 60th Anniver-sary with a Birthday Celebration atthe Arrowhead Country Club,3433 Parkside Drive from 2 to 4p.m. To RSVP call Gloria Ander-son at 909.338.4163.

Sunday, March 15 - the KiwanisClub of Cooley Ranch present the3rd Annual Scholarship 5K Fun

Run/Walk/Roll to benefit graduat-ing seniors from the Colton Uni-fied School District. Start andfinish is at Cooley Ranch Elemen-tary School, 1000 S. Cooley Drive.To register:https:/signup.com/Race/CA/Colton/Scholarship5KfunRun-WalkRoll

Thursday, March 19 - theColton, Loma Linda, and GrandTerrace Chambers of Commercepresent a Tri-City Mega Mixerfrom 5 to 8 p.m. at Ashley Furni-ture, 855 Ashley Way, Colton. Forinformation call: 909.825.2222

Saturday, March 21 - the Nor-ton Air Force Base Museum willhold its 2nd Anniversary Celebra-tion. It will feature The Lindy Sis-ter, the Riverside Concert Band,and the Riverside Swing Ensem-ble. This event is free to public atthe Norton AFB Museum, 1601 E.3rd Street at Del Rosa Drive, SanBernardino.

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

Friday, March 27 - the SanBernardino Symphony Guild willhonor Dean McVay, Esq. for hiscontributions at the Golden BatonAwards Dinner. This event will beheld at the Mission Inn in River-side and will feature special per-formances by the San BernardinoSymphony String Quartet, Bari-tone Eric Castro, and MaestroFrank Fetta. For information call:Donna Call at 951.300.6201 oremail [email protected]

Friday, March 27 - Priscilla'sHelping Hands and ProjectR.E.A.C.H. (Reaching Every As-pect of Children's Health) presentSpring Community Fest from 11a.m. to 2 p.m. at 1314 E. DateStreet, San Bernardino.

Saturday, March 28 - theCrafton Hills College Foundationpresents its Annual Dinner andAuction, Students Rock Toursfrom 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the Na-tional Orange Show Events Centerin San Bernardino. For ticket andsponsorship information call:Michelle Riggs - 909.389.3245.

Saturday, March 28 - the Chi-cano Latino Caucus presents the4th Annual Cesar Chavez Memo-rial Breakfast from 9 a.m. to noonat the Arrowhead Country Club3433 Parkside Drive in SanBernardino. Featured speaker isRichard Polanco. For sponsor-ship and ticket information call:George Aguilar 951.906.3130 oremail [email protected]

Saturday, March 28 - the His-panic Inland Empire Chamber ofCommerce is hosting an OpenHouse at the Technical Employ-ment Training Center, 194 N. Le-land Norton Way, San Bernardino.For information call:951.213.9916 or 909.579.7556

Saturday & Sunday, March 28- 29 - The University of CaliforniaBotanical Gardens present the An-nual Spring Plant Sale from 11a.m.to 4 p.m. on Saturday and from 9a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday. For in-formation: 951.784.6962 -

[email protected] -www.gardens.ucr.edu

Thursday, April 2 - HispanicLifestyle presents the Latina Con-ference at the Ontario AirportHotel from 9 a.m. To 2p.m. The allday event includes panel discus-sions on Latinas in Business, En-tertainment, and in the community.For sponsorship or exhibitor infor-mation contact: [email protected] or call951.940.9099

Saturday, April 4 - SanBernardino High School presentsits Annual Mr. Cardinal City Pag-eant at Sturges Theater, 780 N. EStreet. For ticket information callJaime Rios at 909.881.8217 oremail [email protected]

Saturday, April 12 - The Leagueof Women Voters San Bernardinopresents its Citizens of Achieve-ment at the San Bernardino ElksClub, 2055 Elks Drive, SanBernardino from 2 to 4 p.m. Forinformation call 909.338.4163

Friday, April 17 - Time forChange Foundation presents Life'sPrecious Jewels Awards Dinner atthe National Orange Show EventsCenter at 6 p.m. For sponsorshipand ticket information call: NicoleWolfe at 909.886.2994 or [email protected]

Wednesday, April 22 to Satur-day, April 25 - The SanBernardino Orange Show Fair.

Saturday, April 25 - MayorDeborah Robertson and the Ri-alto Youth Collaborative presentRialto Drop In Jazz Festival atFrisbie Park, 598 Easton Street,Rialto. The event is free to thepublic.

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

Tuesday, April 28 - ArrowheadUnited Way will hold its AnnualMeeting and Community Awards,"Planting the Seeds of Hope" from7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. at the Na-tional Orange Show ValenciaRoom

Monday, April 27 - ColtonChamber of Commerce will holdits Annual Golf Tournament at theArrowhead Country Club, 3433Parkside Drive, San Bernardino.For information and RSVP call:909.825.2222

Gloria Harrison is publisher ofthe Inland Empire CommunityNewspapers and can be reachedat [email protected]

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Let’s face it, not all of us areblessed as spring chickensanymore, so losing an

hour of sleep this weekend as weturn clocks forward an hour (earlySunday morning—March 8) forDaylight Saving Time is just goingto give us an added sluggish startto those already, too-early to get upmornings.So why does “spring forward”sound so fun when in reality we’relosing? I don’t have the answer to thatand I didn’t really take the time todig for one, but I did find somehelpful hints to help make the timechange less miserable for the al-ready sleep deprived, like your’struly.Thinking I’m not the only thatstruggles to get a good night’s restand is up at 3 a.m. watching ‘Intel-ligence for your Life,’ soaking intons of life knowledge, brain stufflike learning why people are tak-ing selfies with bears in the wilder-ness and what’s causing our rumpsto expand—yea, stuff like thatkeeps a girl up at night.The answers being: office chairsand Instagram followers (you candecide where to draw the correctline). But seriously, so many of us arechronically sleep deprived that wecan’t really afford to lose anotherhour. So how do we deal? That answer I do have!A post on Health.com—4 Waysto Make the Switch to DaylightSavings Time Less Miserable—among several other sites, offersways to help dumb down the sci-ence of losing sleep and adjustingto Daylight Saving Time (again,March 8).

Tips from sleep specialist andclinical psychologist MichaelBreus, PhD:

•Start by dialing back your bed-time-“If you’re among the manyAmericans who are sleep deprived,it probably won’t be difficult foryou to fall asleep at the new time,”Breus says. Just be sure to set yourclock ahead before going to sleepon Saturday, March 7. “That way,seeing the lost hour up front willmotivate you to go to bed earlier.”Waiting to change your clocks thenext morning and watching thathour disappear can feel like a loss,says Breus.If you’re among the only margin-ally sleep deprived, or if you havegenerally good sleep habits, youcan get yourself in gear by pullingback your bedtime incrementallybefore the time change. “On theWednesday before the timechange, go to bed 15 minutes ear-lier,” Breus suggests. “On Thurs-day, go to bed another 15 minutesearlier, and another 15 the next twonights so that by Saturday, you’regoing to bed an hour early.”

•Avoid certain drinks this week-end-You already know that limitingyour alcohol intake is generally asmart move, and this weekend inparticular, Breus advises cappingyour nightcap. “Even though alco-hol makes you feel sleepy, it pre-vents you from reaching thoseall-important deeper stages ofsleep,” he said. (I don’t advise it orpromote it, but, a few bottles cansurely be a K.O.)Bustle.com suggests to ditch thecaffeine. I know, I laughed, too.Most of us need the swig of tarbefore becoming human but caf-feine can get in the way of a goodnight’s sleep. They suggest to keepthe artificial energy to a minimumin the days leading up to March 8.

Tweak your workout schedule(maybe)For some folks with a regular fit-ness routine, switching things upcan help you adjust to DaylightSavings Time. Regular exercise isa key component to maintaining ahealthy sleep schedule. Just re-member to preserve a three-hourwindow between your sweat ses-sion and bedtime so you haveenough time to wind down, Breussuggests.So, what did we learn?Daylight Saving Time sucks andwe’re going to be tired come Mon-day. Good luck and sleep tight.

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Saving Time - How to survivelosing an hour

As a taxpayer, I believe it is im-portant to fund programs that edu-cate our youth about the dangersof gang involvement. There arecurrently 400,000 teen gang mem-bers in the U.S.; 100,000 are insome type of detention/correc-tional facility costing approxi-mately $250 per day.

This early intervention program

targeting children beginning in thefourth grade will increase aware-ness and teach youth skills thatwill help them prepare for adoles-cence, which is a time when theyare more vulnerable to the influ-ence of gang involvement.

Bringing community organiza-tions and faith-based programs to-gether for this cause will help

youth feel connected to resourcesin their community. If we can pre-vent one young person from get-ting involved in gangs through thisprogram, the money spent will beworth every penny. I say, “Pay andprevent now or regret and paylater!”

Martha Saucedo,Loma Linda

Intervention program steers kids from gangs

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City must stop driving out local businessesThe city of San Bernardino hasdone everything it can to drivebusinesses out of San Bernardino.

I realize our police and authori-ties are spread too thin due to eco-nomic issues, but when we havehomeless people walking downthe streets with stolen $300 shop-ping carts, $15 dairy crates by thehundreds in the back of pickuptrucks and in private garages, andthousands of these crates at theswap meet — it is printed right onthe sides of all these crates that thisis private property and a $500 or

$1,000 fine if caught in possessionof these crates — it costs the com-panies millions of dollars a yearwhich is passed on to consumers.

Then we have people on of-framps and street corners sellingflowers, fruits, vegetables, tamalesand more with no city permit or li-cense; they pay no sales tax or in-come tax while our localbusinesses are struggling to stay inbusiness and forced to pay all ofthese fees.

We have people selling new

products at their yard sales withoutpermits or paying taxes, as well ashanging garage sale signs all overcity posts and streets for days andweeks at a time — which is illegal.

Fining these people would re-coup money and pay the salariesfor people out busting these law-breakers and thieves, and it wouldhelp support local businesses.

Steve Portias,San Bernardino

Foster children long for a family —not medication

As a current advocate for fosteryouth, an adult supporter for Cali-fornia Youth Connection-River-side chapter, and a Children’sSocial Services employee for 15years, I would like to acknowledgethe San Bernardino Sun’s recentarticle, “California foster care:Push to curb medication has failedin past” (Feb. 23).

The voices of foster youth must

be acknowledged and consideredin the decision-making processwhich affects their lives. The KatieA. decision enacts policy to ele-vate the voice of the children andfamilies involved with social serv-ices, mental health, foster agenciesand group homes. Forums likeChild Family Teams, meetingsheld on a routine basis, a provisionof the Core Practice Model, seeksto ensure children’s mental health

needs are met and voices areheard.

I volunteer as an adult support toconnect with youth as a caring,committed adult. In my opinion,these children long for a sense offamily — not medication.

Amada S. Whitson,Redlands

Making a healthier stateThe legal smoking age should beraised to 21. Smoking is unhealthy,which is why people shouldn’tsmoke in the first place. Smokingcauses lung cancer, addiction andmany other problems. Why shouldwe allow someone who has justreached their 18th birthday to ruintheir life at such a young age?

John Adams said, “Governmentis instituted for the common good;for the protection, safety, prosper-ity, and happiness of the people;and not for profit, honor, or privateinterest of any one man ... .”

By passing Senate Bill 151, wecan prevent young people from be-coming addicted to the harmful

habit of smoking. Also, it has beenproven that people are more likelyto become addicted to smoking ifthey start at a young age. By rais-ing the legal smoking age to 21 wecan make California a healthierstate.

Joy Jacks,Rosemead

Won’t make a differenceAge 21, 31, 41 — does it reallymake a difference in the long run?Tobacco is addictive and kills. Ourenlightened youth has yet to un-derstand that the human respira-tory system was not designed tosupport nicotine and tar. That said,our spendthrift government mightconsider subsidizing the tobaccocompanies and have them ship

large quantities of tobacco prod-ucts to ISIS and al-Qaeda and thenin a few years a good percentageof threats from lung cancerous ter-rorists would just die out. Liter-ally!

Beverly Triggs,Granada Hills

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By G. W. Abersold Ph.D.

Kayla Mueller’s murder hasbrought our nation to tearsand sorrow. This twenty-

six year old young lady was fromPrescott, Arizona. She was thesenseless victim of a derangedgroup of terrorists.Her death has caused a two-foldbacklash of emotion on her behalf.One of grief from President Obamaand all Americans-including familyand friends. Along with a storm ofanger and resentment toward theperpetrators.She was motivated. Compassion-ate for those in need. Fulfillingthese commands of Jesus.Kayla Jean Mueller has been de-scribed as a “human rights activistand humanitarian and worker.” Herwork began with the Save Darfurcoalition, then helping the India andTibetan refugees, followed by help-ing the Palestinian and AfricanRefugees. On August 3, 2013 she traveled toAleppo, Syria and was on her way

to the Spanish Doctors WithoutBorders, when she was kidnappedby ISIS. She was reported killed onFebruary 6, 2015.ISIS claims she was killed by abomb dropped by a Jordanianplane. They, Jordan, deny this pos-sibility. It is also claimed bysources-but not confirmed-that shehad been sold as a slave/wife to oneof the ISIS rebels.A letter written a few days beforeher death, is moving and worthreading by everyone. In it shespeaks of her commitment to thosein need and professing her faith inGod.A few words from her letter willreveal much about her spirit. “Ihave learned that even in prison aperson can be free. I have come tosee that there is good in every situ-ation. Sometimes we just have tolook for it.”She also wrote of how people findGod. She said, “Some find God inthe CHURCH. Others find God inNATURE; others find God inLOVE. I found God in SUFFER-ING.” Obviously in her own lifeand in the suffering of others.In the Church because it is thecustodian of the Bible, which con-tains the essence of Christianity.Every Sunday most of the 2.5 bil-lion Christians hear explanations ofits truth.However, the Church has not al-ways been open to the truth or ac-ceptance of its message. But forthose who persevere, the call ofservice has always been plain. Es-pecially for those like Kayla.

For her penchant “for rushing inwhere angels fear to tread,” sheknew full well of the weaknesses ofthe Church. Yet, she saw and felt itsworth in the lives of people.Louis L’Amour, in one of hisbooks, describes a hero as being,“One who would charge into hellwith a bucket of water.” So wasKayla Mueller so committed.She then suggested that God wasfound in NATURE. Many peoplehave found nature to be a spiritualreality. Psalm 19:1 states, “Theheavens declare the glory of God.And the firmament shows Hishandiwork.” How can we not senseGod’s presence in a sunrise or asunset.Or be aware of Intelligent De-signer when seeing Mt. McKinleyin Alaska; or the Grand Canyon; orIguazu Falls; or Glacier Bay; or theHigh Sierras; or Niagara Falls; orthe Sahara Desert; or the GreekIsles. Two of the most amazing ofall God’s heavenly expressions arethe rainbows and the aurora bore-alis. Stella and I have seen the latterin Fairbanks, Alaska.Kayla was also perceptive whenshe affirmed that some people alsofind God in LOVING. Jesus madethis concept the number one spiri-tual law. Loving God with all one’sheart and our neighbors as our-selves.Rod McKuen, noted poet andsinger who recently died, said inone of his poems: “There is noharm in not being loved; only in notloving.”In the Epistle of I John, 4:7 there

is an amazing verse. It substantiatesthe view of Kayla. “Everyone thatloves is born of God, and knowsGod. To know love is to knowGod.”There isn’t the faintest doubt inthe minds of those who knew Kaylabest that she loved those she wastrying to help.People find God in SUFFERING.The suffering of others and per-sonal suffering. So said Kayla inher last letter to her parents.Sensing God in one’s own suffer-ing is a traditional Christian view.We are urged to remember Job whosaid, “Though He slay me, yet will

I trust Him.”But seeing God in the suffering ofothers, as Kayla did is somethingelse. She wrapped her personal suf-fering around the suffering of othersand in so doing found and SawGod.In her letter she said, “I remembermom always telling me that all inall in the end, the only ONE you re-ally have is God. I have come to aplace in experience where, in everysense of the word, I have surren-dered myself to our Creator becauseliterally there was no one else butGod.”Amen. Selah. So be it.

Lupita Beltran: TV trailblazer, first Latinato gain creative control

By Harvey M. Kahn

Lupita Beltran's body ofwork in the infancy of tel-evision has historians call-

ing her an unsung hero. She quietlyhelped lay the groundwork for tele-vision's Golden Years while she hassince been almost erased from tele-vision broadcasting history. In1955, Beltran was the first womanto create, produce and host a TVnews magazine and variety show.Her bilingual production entitled,"Latin Times" attracted a significantaudience, say those at KCOP-TVChannel 13. "What Lupita Beltran accom-plished at the time was unprece-dented. She was told she couldn'tdo it but that only made her moredetermined," said Daniel Jacobo, anEmmy Award winner who is now aprofessor of broadcasting and cin-ema at Chaffey College. "Beltranwas way before Dinah Shore andOprah Winfrey."Not realizing at the time what Bel-tran's impact would become, noneof her show's film footage was al-legedly preserved. KCOP-TVarchives director Mitch Waldo saidin a phone interview that he knewnothing about a Lupita Beltran, al-though he didn't dispute the factthat she appeared on KCOP. Jacobosaid Desi Arnez was the first TVproducer to film all his shows. Waldo has been at KCOP for 31years and produced the station's50th anniversary special in 1998.He explained that nearly all showsfrom the early days on KCOP wereperformed live, saying those the

station did film were not in goodcondition and were donated to theUCLA school of cinema. "I'mlearning about someone new all thetime," said Waldo. "Lupita Beltranmust have had a good sponsor oragent because it was very expensiveto produce a show back then."When Beltran later moved to Ri-alto, she became a prominent rea-son the National Orange Showstayed relevant from 1970-1988.San Bernardino and Riversidenewspaper reports credit her withthe formation of the Ballet Folk-lorico de San Bernardino and simi-

lar groups that supported youth.She lobbied to have the OrangeShow combine Professional RodeoCowboys Association events withthose of Mexican-American Days.When the San Bernardino CountySheriff's held its 1987 rodeo at theOrange Show, they launched theirevent with a parade featuringLupita Beltran as its grand marshal. Having celebrities like BingCrosby as a backer was always ben-eficial to Beltran. "Bing Crosbysponsored her into the producersunion and co-signed for her li-cense," said Jacobo. She was also a

long time colleague of Lalo Guer-rero, the "father of Chicanomusic." Jacobo said Beltran gaveGuerrero his first live TV appear-ance in 1955. Beltran was at KCOPwhen 23-year-old Leonard Nimoyworked as a production assistant.Through her immense list of con-tacts, Beltran was able to producewell-arranged, orchestrated stagepresentations annually at the Or-ange Show featuring mariachi's,classical guitarists, and folkloricodancers. When needed, she coulddraw standing ovations with herown solo's in Spanish and English.Her ability to adapt, enabled her toaccept Orange Show appearances atthe Swing Auditorium, billed withFreddy Fender, War, Dick Dale andthe Wolfman Jack oldie revues.Before living her final 30 years

in Rialto, Beltran lived in her nativeLos Angeles and likely went toGarfield High School in Los Ange-les. She was also the first Latina tomake the transition from radio totelevision when she was hired byKTLA-Channel 5 around 1950. Ja-cobo described other corporate andtraditional hurdles that Beltran hadto overcome. Regional Los AngelesTV in the early 50's was loadedwith westerns and country musicprogramming. Jacobo pointed outBeltran entered an era of a macho-rule when no man liked the idea ofa woman gaining top billing."She was hired to host shows likeSandy's Hay Ride in the late 1940's-early 50's. If she mentioned wordsin Spanish, she was made to trans-late them right away. It was verybelittling. That's why she started herown show," said Jacobo, who has

the only available video interviewof Beltran, which he conductedover the four years prior to her 1996death at age-72.Jacobo incorporates his Beltraninterview into his college courselesson plans. "It shows how deter-mination can get you there despiteall odds." Jacobo edited two hoursof footage into a 15-minute inter-view with Beltran. Jacobo said shehad the friendship of Ricardo Mon-talbon and Caesar Romero. "HerTV shows were conducted in Span-ish and English. She liked to bookpeople who were willing to dothings out of character. She had fa-mous boxing ring announcerJimmy Lennon sing an opera inSpanish."Jacobo recalled that Beltran wasvery restrictive in what she revealedand some of she did reveal wasasked to be off the record. "I knowthat many people my parents age ()knew of her in San Bernardino. Shevolunteered with a lot of childrengroups and I think with abused chil-dren. She was raised in the fostercare system and I think she sufferedsome abuse, so she wanted to spendtime at local orphanages."Jacobo said Beltran got her start asan accomplished singer when aguest failed to show up for hershow and she filled in. She went onto produce about twenty records onvinyl. Jacobo said none of Beltran'sworks are on Youtube. He did notrule out creating a more expansiveproduction about Beltran, alongwith others he has in the works."She was my mentor. She gave meone of her favorite photo's and a fa-vorite record."

PHOTO COURTESY/PROF. DANIEL JACOBO

The late Lupita Beltran brought the leading entertainers fromMexico and America to the National Orange Show from 1970-1988. Was the first woman to produce and host her own TV showin 1955.

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Robert (87) was crowned King andVal (85) was crowned Queen. TheGardens is a secured area withinthe Villas where residents canroam free without the fear of get-ting lost. The Villas specializes inpatients with Alzheimer's or De-mentia and those that requireskilled assistances. Many family members attended

the Valentines Ball and weretreated to a special meal and enter-tainment by "The Versatiles

(Gabe La Rosa and Angie LaDuke). The Versatiles providedlive Karaoke style singing. All ofthe residents and guest were in-vited to take free portrait sittings

with volunteer photographers fromthe Highland Senior Center Pho-tography Class. Denise Boyd vol-unteered to take most of theportraits for the residents.

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The Villas at San Bernardino held their annual Valentines DayBall. The Villas, an assisted living and memory care facility forseniors, has been in San Bernardino for about 12 years. Duringtheir Valentines Ball, a King and Queen were selected andcrowned. King's crown for the assisted living area went to James(85) and the Queen's crown went to Carolyn (90).


The Villas at San Bernardino held their annual Valentine' Day Ball. The Villas, an assisted livingand memory care facility for seniors, has been in San Bernardino for about 12 years. During theirValentines Ball, a King and Queen were selected and crowned. In the Gardens' side of the facility,Robert (87) was crowned King and Val (85) was crowned Queen. (Directors did not want to includelast names of residents).


The Villas at San Bernardino held their annual Valentine's Day Ball. The Villas, an assisted livingand memory care facility for seniors, has been in San Bernardino for about 12 years. During theirValentines Ball, a King and Queen were selected and crowned. King's crown for the assisted livingarea went to James (85) and the Queen's crown went to Carolyn (90). (Directors did not want toinclude last names of residents).

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Students, community unite forRead Across America Day

By Anthony Victoria,Community Writer

Schools across the U.S. par-ticipated in the ReadAcross America Day over

the last week. In the Inland Em-pire, two schools,Manuel A. Sali-nas Elementary School in SanBernardino and Paul J. RogersElementary School in Colton hadnumerous community volunteersand city officials stop by to readtheir favorite books written by Dr.Seuss to the school children.The celebration–arranged by the

National Education Association–isorganized every year to commem-orate Dr. Theodor Seuss Geisel’sbirthday, which is on March 2.This year’s featured book is Oh,the Places You'll Go. President Barack Obama alluded

to the places children will go iftheir parents and teachers continueto provide reading opportunities ina proclamation released on Febru-ary 27. “As a Nation, one of our greatest

responsibilities is to ensure everyAmerican child can experience thetransformative power of reading.Literacy is the gateway to all otherlearning, and it is the most basicbuilding block of opportunity in aneconomy increasingly built onknowledge and innovation,”Obama said. “Together, we can en-rich our souls, strengthen our soci-ety, and give every child a chanceto succeed.”Veronica Gonzales, the Project

Office Assistant at Rogers andlead coordinator of the event at thesite, said the 16th annual ReadAcross America celebration hasbeen a top priority for the school.“Every principal this school has

had has carried on the tradition,”said Gonzales. “Our communityhas came in to read to the kids andhave fun. Everybody loves it.”Salinas principal Valerie Brown

said she was satisfied with theturnout. She expressed the rela-tionships her staff established withvolunteers ties in with the district’sstrategic plan.“It’s great we have community

members showing up to read withour students,” she said. “We’remaking hope happen.”“If the community doesn’t volun-

teer to help the youth, who will?”said Robert Porter, the I LoveSan Bernardino radio talk showhost on KCAA 1050 AM radio.Porter also said further recognitionneeds to be given to parents thatput forth the extra effort to helpstudents at local schools.Chloe Duran, 10, a fifth grade

student at Rogers, read to first andsecond grade students throughoutthe day. She said the experiencedemonstrated to her the power ofreading.“I think it’s pretty cool we got the

chance to read,” she said. “It willhelp us become leaders.”

Anthony Victoria is the Commu-nity Writer for the Colton Courierand El Chicano Newspapers. Formore information or for story in-quiries, contact him at (909) 381-9898 ext. 208 or via e-mail,[email protected]

PHOTO/ANTHONY VICTORIA

Melissa Smith (center-left, dressed as Princess Ana) and Rachel Nygaard (center-right,dressed as Queen Elsa) stand with Jenifer Croteau’s second grade class during the ReadAcross America celebration at Manuel A. Salinas Elementary School on Monday March 2.


San Bernardino resident William Cioci (left) reads to a groupof first grade students at Manuel A. Salinas ElementarySchool on Monday March 2.


Salinas Elementary staff member Veronica Roman (left), vol-unteer Christina Zepeda (center), and San Bernardino coun-cilmember Benito Barrios (right) all read to students duringthe Read Across America celebration on Monday March 2.Assemblymember Brown

Presented Caregiver Award

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Assemblymember Cheryl R. Brown (D-San Bernardino), chair of the Assembly Committeeon Aging and Long-Term Care, was honored with The Capitol Caregiver Award by the Amer-ican Association of Retired Persons (AARP) on Friday, February 27, at the Fontana SeniorCenter. (L to R) Sam Appiah-Kubi (AARP staff), Nancy McPherson (AARP Interim StatePres.), Assemblymember Brown, and Antoine Cook (AARP staff).


Cakewalk’s ‘Take the Cake Bake-Off 2’ makes sweet returnBy Yazmin Alvarez

More than 6 dozen bakersare expected to bringtheir tastiest of treats

March 28 to Cakewalk’s “Take theCake Bake-Off 2” and a few dozenmore are being sought to heat upthe competition that results insweet success—helping end child-

hood hunger.The Redlands-based cake andcandy supply shop’s annualfundraising event has about 30slots still open for amateur, small-business and skilled bakers to par-ticipate in the bake-off, whichbenefits the “Share Our Strength,No Kid Hungry” campaign andCakewalk’s “Cakewalk Cares”local schools program.A “sweet reward” for everyone,said Cakewalk owner Erik Mar-tinez. This year’s competition will takeplace at Arrowhead ChristianAcademy’s Eagle Arena, 105 Ten-nessee Street in Redlands, and willoffer up even more goodies, cate-gories to delve into and of course,top prizes for 13 winners, Mar-tinez said. And upping the stakes, thisyear’s bake-off will allow cake en-tries in addition to cupcakes, cook-ies and cake pops —all vying forthe likes of local and celebrityjudges, including Charity Pykles-George from Food Networks CakeWars and Halloween Wars. Cakeentries must include educationthemed decorations or have aSouthern California theme to it, headded.Not a baker? No problem.The event is open to those with asweet tooth and for those who loveto bake at heart. Demonstrations,instructions on making fondantroses, tips on food coloring andairbrushing are among the “how-to” skills guests can pick up onduring the event, in addition totasting and picking up some free-bies from the dozens of vendors.

Ticket prices are $25 for adultsand includes an event T-shirt,reusable bag filled with swag, alanyard and 12 tastings. The eventwill also host a kids zone and foodarea. Doors open at 11 a.m. Baker registration and competi-tion information, ticket purchaseand more on Take the Cake Bake-Off 2 can be found atwww.takethecakebakeoff.com orby calling 909-792-0048.


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Children’s Fund provides childrenwith critical needs

By Mj Duncan

Emergency needs, backpackand medical programs arejust a few of the myriad of

services Children’s Fund providesto ensure the safety, well being andequal opportunity for social devel-opment of at-risk children in SanBernardino County. A recent grant

from Bank of America CharitableFoundation of $7,500 to Children’sFund has helped to provide forsome of those critical needs.“We’re proud to support the crit-ical services provided by Chil-dren’s Fund that can literally savethe lives of our precious youth,”said Al Argűello, Market Presi-dent, Inland Empire, Bank of

America. “We recognize the im-portant role Children’s Fund playsin serving our most vulnerablecommunity members, helping at-risk youth get the most basic care,shelter, safety, and health and nu-trition services to help set a foun-dation for quality of life.”According to Karen Blanco,Children’s Fund PR and MarketingManager, Children’s Fund pro-vided assistance to 53,000 childrenlast year. The organization doesnot work directly with the public,but with social workers and casemanagers who identify individualsand families in need. Children’sFund will provide items such asfood, clothing, beds, transporta-tion, medical and dental care.The emergency needs program,Blanco explained, provides for theday-to-day exceptional needs tokeep a family going, such as rentaland utility assistance. Many of thechildren, she further explained,have never been to a dentist, andChildren’s Fund will provide den-tal, as well as medical assistance.An example of how Children’sFund makes a difference in thecommunity is through a recentstory of a family of 10 children andsingle mother whose caseworkerreferred them to Children’s Fundfor assistance. The family shared a2-bedroom apartment with fourmattresses. Children’s Fund pro-vided four bunk beds, bedding,clothing and hygiene items for allthe children.The mother, whose identity will

remain anonymous to protect heridentity, said, “It’s hard being asingle mother and not being able tobuy my kids clothes and having nobeds for them to sleep on. I justwant to let you know how gratefulI am, and how happy you made mykids.” One of her children wrote ina thank you note, “I was so happywhen I got a new bunk bed andnew clothes because my Mom wastrying hard to get clothes forschool. Your program reallyhelped my family and I out. Thankyou for helping us with every-

thing.”“This is just one case where Chil-dren’s Fund was able to step in andhelp a family in great need,” saysErin Phillips, President and CEOof Children’s Fund. “That’s whywe’re proud to partner with Bankof America, providing muchneeded services while helping thefamily prepare for a more finan-cially stable future. This yearalone Children’s Fund has helpedmore than 53,000 children in ourcommunities.”

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Children’s Fund recently received a $7,500 grant from Bank ofAmerica Charitable Foundation that will help them continue toprovide critical needs to children in san Bernardino County. Pic-tured are Erin Phillips (L), Children’s Fund President andCEO, and Lee Jackman (R) Board Chair of Children’s Fundaccepting a $7,500 check from Al Argűello, Market President,Inland Empire, Bank of America.


Asencion DuenezCelebrates95 years!!

Asencion Duenez, a lifelong resident of Colton, celebrated her95th birthday on February 26. She was born and raised inColton and married Augustine Duenez. They have 10 children:Nora Medrano, Linda Fernandez, Lolly Campos, AugustineDuenez, Jr., Donnie Duenez, Eva Duenez, Abel Duenez, AnitaCarrillo, Martin Duenez and Lucita Baca. Asencion and Augus-tine also have 28 grandchildren, 44 great-grandchildren and3 great-great grandchildren. Asencion’s family celebrated her95 years with a birthday party that included mariachis on Sat-urday, February 28 at the Castaways Restaurant in SanBernardino.

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Mexico visits Riverside forSister Cities conference

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The 52nd annual U.S./Mex-ico Sister Cities Associa-tion conference took place

at the Riverside Convention Cen-ter on Friday February 27 and Sat-urday February 28.Dignitaries from both the U.S.and Mexico led discussions oncross-border partnerships andlocal government concerns. In ad-dition, the conference helped pairup cities from both countries coun-try that want an international part-

ner.Mexican cities – Ensenada andCuautla – are among Riverside’snine sister cities. Other Inlandcommunities, such as SanBernardino has more than 40-year-old friendships with Mexicali andVillahermosa, Mexico. “This year’s event was fantastic,”said Art Torres, who is a riskmanager for the city of Riversideand a member of the U.S./MexicoSister Cities Association board.“There was a lot of great informa-tion and great fantastic speakers.”The city of Baldwin Park took

the spotlight during the event’sclosing reception, receiving theAward of Excellence for, “goingbeyond and above,” in establishingpartnerships with local organiza-tions for the improvement of theircommunity.“We thank the city of Riversidefor hosting us here at their awe-some and beautiful downtown,”said Baldwin Park mayor ManuelLozano. “It was a great honor tobe here.”


Young Chicana and Mexican models Genesis Codina (left), Sandra Flores (center), andYaretzie Nuñez (right) with Mexican Consulate representative Raul Betancourt and U.S./Mex-ico Sister Cities Association president Bob Perez (far right).


Baldwin Park mayor Manuel Lozano (left) received theAward of Excellence from U.S./Mexico Sister Cities Associ-ation president Bob Perez (right). Director Al Contreras (whorepresents Baldwin Park) standing in the center.


Sierra Vista High School senior Vicente Romano’s father(left, name unstated) received a scholarship award fromU.S./Mexico Sister Cities Association president Bob Perez(right), and directors Frances Madrigal and treasurer Anto-nio Gonzalez (center).

AK Smiley Public Plan BookstoreGrand Re-Opening

The Friends of AK SmileyPublic Library have beenbusy behind the scenes on

a remodel of their bookstore, lo-cated on the lower level of the his-toric library. A Grand Re-Openingis planned for Saturday, March 14,2015 from 1-3pm and will includerefreshments, an opportunity tomeet the artists whose designs arefeatured, and a tour of the newlyremodeled space. Prints of themural will be available for pur-chase, and a silent auction isplanned.The remodel has been in theworks for several months, accord-ing to Bookstore Marketing ChairDiane Shimota. In addition to acomplete re-painting of the inte-rior, a specially formed committeeretained the services of local artistSally Bell to paint a one-of-a-kindmural inside the bookstore. Themural is a compilation featuringcharacters from several belovedchildren’s books, and will remaincovered until the March 14th fes-tivities. Additionally, Friendsmember and volunteer StephanieParsons painted murals on the out-side of the bookstore which incor-porate a heritage theme and createa welcoming entrance for shop-pers.“This is truly a community ef-fort,” said Shimota. “We’re grate-ful to our Friends and the membersof JustServe, who provided over

60 volunteers to paint and prep thebookstore. Over 300 hours of vol-unteer time were spent on thisproject, and we’re excited to sharethe beautiful results with the resi-dents of Redlands.”The Bookstore is located in thelower level of the AK Smiley Pub-

lic library at 125 W. Vine Street inRedlands. The Bookstore GrandRe-Opening is free and open to thepublic. Visit the Friends' Facebookpage to learn more athttps://www.facebook.com/friend-sofsmileylibrary or visit theFriends' website at http://friendsof-


Coyotes slidereaches six games

By Richard Dawson

It has been tough stretch forCal State San Bernardino’sbaseball team since Califor-

nia Collegiate Athletic Conferenceaction started two weeks ago. CSUSB dropped two games toCal State Monterey Bay by scoresof 10-5 and 13-2 at Fiscalini Fieldon Saturday. Starter Tyler Sloan was solidover five innings for the Coyotes(3-14, 1-7 CCAA), allowing threeruns with four strikeouts but thebullpen faltered in the sixth. CSUMB (12-4, 8-0) sent 11 bat-ters to the plate during a six-runsixth to build a 10-2 lead. KevinDavidson, a Yucaipa native,blasted a back-breaking, three-runhome run that made it 8-2 at thetime. CSUSB added three unearnedruns in the eighth and ninth thanksto RBI singles by Dylan Lohmanand Aaron Owen.Kevin Meriwether, GrantBuchanon, Warren Fishback andOwen all collected two hits.In Game 2, the Coyotes foundthemselves down quickly as theBay Otters jumped out to a 4-0lead in the first. Tyler Wells hit abatter and surrendered a single tostart the game but the damagecame when Justin Flores sent a 2-

2 pitch over the outfield wall for athree-run home run. CSUSB got on the board in thehome half of the first whenBuchanon grounded out to scoreDamion Edmonds. CSU Monterey added two moreruns in the second to end Wells’day, then touched up the Coyotesbullpen in the fifth, sixth and sev-

enth to build a 10-1 lead. Andrew Lopez grounded out toscore pinch runner Jon-PoaloD’Este in the bottom of the sev-enth but that’s all the more the of-fense could muster after beinglimited to four hits in the game.CSUSB travels to Sonoma Statethis week for a four-game serieswith the Seawolves.

PHOTO/RICHARD DAWSON

Grant Buchanon was 2-for-5 during Cal State San Bernardino's 10-5 loss to CSU Monterey Bayduring the second game of a CCAA doubleheader on Friday.

Vet Center Hosts“Welcome Home” Event

The San Bernardino VetCenter, the VA LomaLinda Healthcare Sys-

tem, and the San BernardinoCounty Veterans Affairs will hosta “Welcome Home” event at theSan Bernardino Vet Center, Satur-day, March 14, 2015, from 10 a.m.to 2 p.m. Vet Centers provide individual,group and family readjustmentcounseling to Veterans and ActiveDuty military personnel who haveserved in combat, as well as sur-vivors of military sexual trauma.

Services are also available to fam-ily members. The San BernardinoVet Center is located at 1325 E.Cooley Drive, Colton, CA 92324.This collaborative effort willhighlight the partnership of Fed-eral, State and community organi-zations whose missions involveserving Veterans. Representativesfrom a variety of VA and other pro-grams will be on-hand to takequestions about Veterans benefits,including claims processing,women’s health, readjustmentcounseling, suicide prevention,

and many others. Educational opportunitiesthroughout the day are designed toconnect and empower Veterans,their spouses, and families. In ad-dition, there will be music, food,vehicle displays, and activities forthe kids. Food will be served be-tween 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.For more information, pleasecontact Yesenia C. Thomas (909)801-5762 or [email protected] to learnmore about the program.

Kaiser fadesagainst Lawndale

By Richard Dawson

Fontana Kaiser’s boys bas-ketball team hung aroundfor as long as it could, but

turnovers late proved to be toomuch during a 68-54 loss to Lawn-dale during a CIF-SS Division2AA second round game on Tues-day, February 24. The Cats (19-8) couldn’t have en-visioned a better start in the firstquarter. Junior Oscar Baca startedthe game off with a 3-pointer andfellow junior Abe Salem madethree’s on back-to-back posses-sions to go up 9-2 in the game’sopening minutes. Senior Tre Nor-man and junior Armani Dodsonfollowed with baskets on Kaiser’snext two possessions to grow thelead to 13-3, and closed out thefirst with a 17-12 advantage. Lawndale (17-10) sports two 6-10 giants in their front court inChimezie Metu and BrodricksJones. The two seniors bottled upDodson for large stretches in thegame, blocking him on multipleshots inside. Kaiser’s lead dwindled in the sec-

ond quarter and but grew back toas much as six with two minutes togo. That’s when things changed.Jones made a tip-in basket andMetu made a pair of free throws onconsecutive possessions to cut thelead to 31-29. After a Kaiser miss,Lawndale generated a wide-open3-pointer for 32-31 lead and wentinto halftime up 34-32. Down 41-35 with four minutesleft in the third, the Cats went on a7-0 run, led by Salem’s fourth 3-pointer, to retake the lead. Salemfinished with a team-high 17points.The Cardinals closed out thethird with a 9-2 run, that includeda buzzer-beater to head into thefourth up 50-44. The final eight minutes weredominated by Lawndale, asKaiser’s offense got sloppy withmultiple backcourt violations andturnovers which led to Cardinals16-5 run to close it out. Lawndale advanced to play MiraCosta in a quarterfinals match upon February 27.

PHOTO/RICHARD DAWSON


Rialto police hosts Women’s Fitness Challenge

By Yazmin Alvarez

Are you fit enough to be Ri-alto strong?

That’s the question Rialto policeare posing as they host their first-ever Women’s Fitness ChallengeMarch 21 to see if you have what ittakes to be a Rialto police officer. The idea is to spark in an interestin women to pursue a career in lawenforcement, said Rialto Cpl.Vicki Gerard.“The hope is to encouragewomen,” she said. “Especially

those that have considered the ideabut have never really taken steps topursue it. Here’s their chance to geta handle on the fitness agility por-tion that the department incorpo-rates.”As part of the fitness test, womenchallengers will take on a timedagility course consisting of a mile-and-a-half run, six-foot-chain linkfence and six-foot-solid wall scale,165lb. dummy drag along withpush ups and other obstacles. If challengers do not meet time orminimal standards, officers willdiscuss participant’s deficiencies

one-on-one so they can work on atraining regimen for future fitnesstests.In addition to the fitness portion,women officers will also share theirpersonal stories and experiences onwhy and how they became officers,as well as discuss the background

check process and what criminalhistory is and isn’t acceptable inorder to become a member of theRialto Police Department. Those who successfully completethe March 21 challenge and are in-terested in pursuing a career in lawenforcement can immediatelybegin the department’s applicationrecruitment process online atwww.rialtopd.com.The Women’s Fitness Challengeis free and open to women only.Participants must be at least 20years of age, have a valid ID andare required to sign a waiver for theevent. Registration begins at 8 a.m.

and the event is scheduled through1:30 p.m. at the San BernardinoCounty Sheriff’s Department BasicAcademy, 18000 Institution Roadin San Bernardino. Spectators, men and children willnot be allowed at the event. Registration can be completed on-line at www.rialtopd.eventzilla.net.To learn more call Cpl. Vicki

Gerard at 909-820-2603 or call909-421-4926.

~ [email protected]

courtesy photo/rialto police department

the fitness test includes an agility course and dragging a 165lb. dummy.


rialto police are holding their first-ever Women’s Fitness chal-lenge march 21 to see if women 20 years of age or older havewhat it takes to be a rialto police officer.


in addition to a 165 lbs. dummy drag, the timed fitness test will include push-ups, scaling wallsand fences and a mile-and-a-half run.

Sponsors Needed forMr. Cardinal City Competition

On April 4, 15 young menfrom San Bernardino HighSchool (SBHS) will at-

tempt to demonstrate that they havethe Cardinal City virtues of justice,fortitude, school spirit, and charity.The 15 contestants, all SBHS jun-iors, will take to the Sturges Centerfor the Fine Arts stage at 6 p.m. tocompete for the title of Mr. CardinalCity 2015-2016."Mr. Cardinal represents the verybest of San Bernardino HighSchool," Mr. Cardinal founder anddirector Jamie Rios said. "He musthave pride in his school, be an ex-ample to his peers, and be willing togive back to the community."Mr. Cardinal represents the high

school at local events with co-roy-alty Miss Cardinal City. The pag-eants were named to honor SanBernardino High's status as a char-tered city, Cardinal City.Local businesses and communitygroups interested in supporting theevent should contact Jamie Rios,bilingual school outreach worker,by phone at (909) 881-8217 or byemail at [email protected]. Cardinal City 2014-2015sponsors included Toyota of SanBernardino, D'Arca Formal Wear,San Bernardino Councilwoman Vir-ginia Marquez, Pat Williams of An-gels' Closet Charities, FirstPresbyterian Church, Mr. & Mrs.Robert Hickey, Cardinal City Silk

Screen Shop, Trophy House, Cardi-nal City Bakery, El Chicano news-paper, Jim Smith, The Way WorldOutreach, Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Arel-lano, Cardinal City Floral, The Sunnewspaper, Naazir Anyabwile, SanBernardino City Unified SchoolDistrict, Mrs. Charlene Jones, andStater Bros.Tickets for the April 4 Mr. Cardi-nal City pageant are $7 pre-sale and$10 at the door. Tickets are availablefrom any contestant and Jamie Rios.Doors open at 5 p.m. and the eventbegins at 6 p.m. at Sturges Centerfor the Fine Arts, 780 North E Streetin San Bernardino.

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