inland empire weekly may 28 2015

“Little Free Library” starts at Boys andGirls Club Waterman Gardens site

By Yazmin Alvarez

Works from local artistsare being displayednow through June 1 as

Loma Linda Cultural ArtsAssociation celebrates its 42ndFine Arts Festival.The annual event at the LomaLinda Civic Center and Loma

Linda University Drayson Centerbrings together the works ofEdward Saenz, Leroy Leggit,

Inland Empire

By Yazmin Alvarez

Anation-wide movementencouraging people toborrow and share books

using an outdoor-boxed “library”has hit a San Bernardino youthclub.The Waterman Gardens site ofthe Boys and Girls Club of Greater

Redlands-Riverside is now hometo its first blue, club member-

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COURTESY PHOTO/BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF REDLANDS-RIVERSIDE\Gerry Farrell, director of Kaiser Permanente’s Educational Theatre, unveils the Little Free Libraryat the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Redlands-Riverside’s Waterman Gardens site in SanBernardino on May 18.

COURTESY PHOTO/JAMES PONDERT. Jarb Thaipejr, public works director for the City of Loma Linda, expresses himself through colorfulcartoons when not on duty. This image, titled “City of Loma Linda,” takes a humorous look at someof the major cultural icons in the municipality. The piece won an honorable mention award at the42nd annual Fine Arts Festival of the Loma Linda Cultural Arts Association.

42nd annual Loma Linda Cultural ArtsAssociation Fine Arts Festival continues

Walmart hiring

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85 jobs for

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Walmart will hireapproximately 85associates to work at

the relocating Walmart slated tore-open this summer in Perris atNuevo Road and PerrisBoulevard. A temporary hiringcenter has opened at 2560 N.Perris Blvd.Applications will be acceptedfrom 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondaythrough Friday and 8 a.m. to 2p.m. Saturday. Interested appli-cants may also apply online athttp://careers.walmart.com. Through Walmart’s VeteransWelcome Home Commitment,the company will offer a job toany qualified veteran who hasbeen honorably discharged with-in the past 12 months.*Interested veterans may find outmore at http://walmartcareer-swithamission.com.According to store managerFrankie Ahumada, the store willbe hiring both full- and part-timeassociates. “We are excited tobring additional jobs and a newstore to Perris,” said Ahumada.Walmart provides a benefitsprogram to eligible full- andpart-time associates. For exam-ple, it provides a variety ofaffordable health and well-beingbenefits including health-carecoverage with no lifetime maxi-mum. Walmart also offers eligi-ble associates matching 401(k)contributions of up to 6 percentof pay, discounts on generalmerchandise, an Associate StockPurchase Program and compa-ny-paid life insurance.Additionally, eligible associatesreceive a quarterly incentivebased on store performance.The majority of new associates

will begin work in July to helpprepare the store for its grand re-opening.Veterans must be within 12months of active duty and meetWalmart’s standard hiring crite-ria.

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Doug Dybowski, among manymore, to showcase a wide variety ofpieces ranging from traditionalpaintings to self-portraiture createdusing computer graphics.Sharan Bennett, JD, president ofLLCAA describes the artwork as“dreams.”“In the featured artworks desertscenes glow more like dreams thanphotos, a giant acrylic dragonflywings its way toward Mount Fuji,and a drift of flowers expresses thedelicacy that only water media canproduce,” explained Bennett in anews release. Saenz’ oil painting, “Marlene Di-etrich by My Pool,” which hangs inthe Civic Center, won 1st prize inthe paintings category and Leggittook 1st prize in the alternative artdivision with his photo, “Moonlighton the Wave,” which is featured atthe Drayson Center. Vice-president and exhibits chairof LLCAA Doug Dybowski wonan honorable mention for “Poppiesand Calla Lilies,” an oil painting atthe Civic Center. According to thenews release, “Dybowski lauds hishero, German Expressionist painterEmil Nolde, for courage and anartistic passion that could not be de-

feated.” “During World War II, the Nazisplaced Nolde under house arrest forart that they considered ‘degener-ate,’” he said in the release. Dy-bowski re-interprets Nolde’swatercolors in oil, his preferred in-strument a palette knife, the releasesaid.A reception for the event heldMay 31 provided an opportunity tomeet the artists and also featured apainting demonstration by fineartist and instructor Karen Werner.Artist works will remain on displaythrough June 1. The Loma Linda Civic Center isat 25541 Barton Road and theLoma Linda University DraysonCenter is located at 25040 StewartStreet.To learn more about the 42nd an-nual Fine Art Festival or the LomaLinda Cultural Arts Association,contact Sharan Bennett at 909-796-7041.

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

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COURTESY PHOTO/JAMES PONDERDoug Dybowski, vice-president and exhibits chair of LLCAA, with his oil painting, “Poppies and CallaLilies,” which won an honorable mention at the 42nd annual Fine Arts Festival of the Loma Linda Cul-tural Arts Association. The work hangs at the Loma Linda Civic Center; other pieces are on display at Loma Linda Univer-sity Drayson Center. Dybowski uses a palette knife for graphic impasto effect in his painting.

painted wooden box, the “LittleFree Library.”The Club, along with representa-tives from Kaiser Permanente, ded-

icated the library May 18. The library’s installation wasspearheaded by Kaiser’s Educa-tional Theatre, which uses the per-forming arts to promote literacy,conflict management, healthy eat-ing, bullying awareness and STD

prevention. Members of the pro-gram researched the Little Free Li-brary movement and created themobile box for the Waterman Gar-dens Site, according to a news re-lease.More than 80 books were col-

lected through book drives to helpfill the library, the release said.

“This is one of our ways to giveback to the community,” said Edu-cational Theatre Director GerryFarrell, in the news release.Educational Theatre Family Pro-grams Manager Karla Melendezplans to keep the library restocked,she said in the release, to continueproviding reading materials andpromote literacy among youth.Waterman Gardens Site DirectorKelly Weldon said she plans tomake the library available duringthe Club’s operating hours then ex-pand availability if received well inthe community, according to thenews release. For more information on the LittleFree Library movement, go tohttp://littlefreelibrary.org


Little Library, cont. from front

COURTESY PHOTO/BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF REDLANDS-RIVERSIDEClub member Larissa Lugo helped paint the wooden coins on the side of the new Little Free Library at the Club’s Waterman Gardenssite in San Bernardino.

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Gerry Farrell, left, director of Kaiser Permanente’s Educational Theatre, and Karla Melendez, man-ager of Educational Theatre’s family programs, cut the ribbon on a Little Free Library.

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Support the Library:Kudos to the San BernardinoCity Library Foundation that hasnot sat idly by during the bank-ruptcy process the city is goingthrough. Instead the group is en-gaged in supporting the city librarysystem by raising funding to re-place the existing ancient comput-ers and servers that are incontinual use by library patrons.The Foundation's FundraisingCommittee has two events plannedto garner funds. One is a dinnerevening at the Mexico Cafe fromwhich the Foundation will receivea percentage of all dinners sold tothose supporting the cause. Theother is a Walk-A-Thon scheduledfor this fall on Saturday, October10. As one who loves to read, I ameternally grateful for the library onNinth Street where I could checkout books my family could not af-ford to buy; where I discoveredthere was a world beyond my fam-ily and neighborhood that I couldexplore by reading the stories ofdifferent people, cultures, andplaces. And today children andadults have the opportunity tolearn, explore and research notonly through books but alsothrough the technology of the In-ternet. A well-supported public li-brary is essential to an educatedand healthy city.

2015 Stuff the Bus:

A drive to benefit the athleticprograms in the San BernardinoCity Unified School District is onnow until June 12th. Donations inthe form of sports equipment arethe focus of the "Stuff the Bus-Sports Edition" campaign spon-sored by Assemblyman MarcSteinorth, the 66ERS Founda-tion, Community Action Part-nership of San BernardinoCounty, Durham School Serv-ices, Sheriff's Athletic Federa-tion, Rotary Club of North SanBernardino, Kiwanis Club ofSan Bernardino, Rotary Club ofHighland, and Sports Authority.For information on drop off pointsand listing of sports equipmentneeded contactasmrc.org/Steinorth

30th Anniversary - Sinfonia

Mexicana is celebrating its 30thAnniversary with a "Tribute to Se-lena" concert at the CaliforniaTheatre in San Bernardino. Organ-ized in 1985 this community grouppresents concerts with the missionto preserve the music and cultureof Mexico with symphonic, mari-achi, dance and storytelling. A vital part of the Sinfonia Mex-icana's mission is the education ofthe next generation of youth in theculture, music, artistry, and lan-guage of Mexican and Latinomusic. To that end, the group in2009 established the MariachiYouth Academy to teach "mari-achi" music, basic reading theoryand performance techniques.Oscar Tostado is the director andinstructors include Rafael Palo-mar, former member of MariachiVargas); Martin Barboza, CalState music major graduate;Samuel Nolasco, former MariachiUclatan Trumpeter; and JonathanPalomar, member of MariachiLos Camperos. Everyone involvedwith the Academy (students rangein age from 12 to 18) emphasizedacademic performance, highschool graduation and a higher ed-ucation. In fact, the group's gradu-ation rate is 100%. Of the recentnine graduates from the program,three are attending community col-leges; three are attending the Uni-versity of California, Riverside;one is at Cal State, San Bernardinowhile two are seeking training andhigher education through the mili-tary.Executive Director Anthony"Tony" Bocanegra attributesmuch of the success of SinfoniaMexicana and its Academy to theinstructors and mentors and a hardworking board of Directors headedby Maria Saenz. The Board in-cludes Elena Carrasco, JuanitaBigelow, Rosemarie Rodriguez,Sophie Arias, Harriett Armen-dariz, Dyamira Bakke, MartinBarboza-Zarate, Gloria Bocane-gra, Argie Brogdon, CarmenCervantes, Lee Cochran, BettyCooke, Amador Estevene, EliasFaz, Jr., Graciano Gomez,Trinidad Gomez, Mary FrancesGomez, Oscar C. Gonzalez,Diana Lucero Mendoza,Roberto Redondo, OscarTostado, and Jesse Valenzuela.As we say in Spanish - BienHecho.

Save the Date:

Saturday, May 30 - SinfoniaMexicana presents A Tribute to Se-lena featuring Como La Flor Trib-ute Band at 7:30 p.m. at theCalifornia Theatre, 562 W. 4thStreet, San Bernardino. For ticketinformation call: 909.885.5152 orv i s i t :www.sinfoniamexicana.com

Saturday, May 30 - the HumaneSociety of San Bernardino willcelebrate its 45th Anniversary witha Birthday Party from 8:30 a.m. to12:30 p.m. at 374 W. Orange ShowRoad. Party will include exhibits,pet contests and activities plusvendors.

Saturday, May 30 - the Commu-

nity Action Fund presents theaward winning SxSW Film Festi-val documentary Vessel at SmileyLibrary, 125 W. Vine Street, Red-lands. A mixer is slated for 12:30p.m. with showtime at 1:00 p.m.To RSVP contact: Community-ActionFund.org/Vessel

Sunday, May 31 - Kiwanis Clubof Greater San Bernardino pres-ents its 2nd Annual Golf Tourna-ment at the San Bernardino GolfClub, 1494 S. Waterman Ave. thisevent benefits scholarships forlocal high school students; the Pe-diatric Trauma Unit at Loma LindaUniversity Medical Center; andthe Kiwanis International Elimi-nate Program. For information:915.660.8909 [email protected]

Saturday, June 6 - the Wild-wood Park Neighborhood Associ-ation presents an All-You-Can-EatPancake Breakfast at the LutheranChurch, 5050 North Sierra Wayfrom 8a.m. to 11a.m. The organi-zations meet on a regular basis toexchange information on wateruse, public safety issues, busi-nesses in the area, and discussionswith the local councilman. For in-formation email: [email protected]

Saturday, June 6 - the RedlandsFamily Services presents a familyfriendly 5K Hunger Walk at theUniversity of Redlands, 1200 E.Colton Ave. proceeds from thisevent will benefit the Agency'sSummer Food Program. For infor-mation call: 909.793.2673 or visit:www.redlandsfamilyservice.org

Monday, June 8 - the LomaLinda Chamber of Commercepresents its 27th Annual GolfTournament at the ArrowheadCountry Club 3433 ParksideDrive, San Bernardino. For infor-mation call: 909.799.2828 or

email [email protected]

Tuesday, June 9 - the HispanicInland Empire Chamber of Com-merce presents a small businessworkshop at 8 p.m. at the Arrow-head United Way office, 646 N. DStreet, San Bernardino. For infor-mation call Linda Gonzalez at951.213.9916 or email [email protected]

Wednesday, June 10 - the SanBernardino City Library Founda-tion presents a One-DayFundraiser at the Mexico Cafe,892 E. Highland, Ave. from 11a.m. to 9 p.m. Proceeds benefitnew technology and materials forthe San Bernardino Public Li-braries.

Saturday/Sunday, June 13 &14, the American Cancer Societypresents Relay for Life of SanBernardino at Cajon High Schoolfrom Saturday at 9 a.m. to Sunday9 a.m. This is a community eventthat supports the mission of theAmerican Cancer Society and cel-ebrates survivors and their caretak-ers, remembers loved ones wholost their battle and educates thepublic to fight back throughhealthy lifestyles and early preven-tion. For information call: DeniseDesirello at 951.675.3198, email:[email protected] orv i s i t :hhp://RelayForLife.org/san-bernardinoCa

Friday, June 19 - the ArrowheadUnited Way Women's LeadershipCouncil will hold its QuarterlyLuncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00p.m. At the Bank of America -Downtown, 303 North D Street,San Bernardino. For informationcall Gretchen Strutzenberg at909.884.9441 or email [email protected]

Monday to Friday, June 15 to19 - the Humane Society of theSan Bernardino Valley will host itsAnnual Critter Camp - a week-long, interactive, learning experi-ence for students entering thesecond, third, fourth and fifthgrades. Through this hands-oncamp, children will learn the im-portance of kindness and compas-sion toward all living creatures.The children will be experiencethe world of bugs, marsupials,therapy and service animals, thedifference between wild and tameanimals plus animal art activities.For fee information and assistanceand to register call 909.380.7844or visit www.hssbv.org or stop bythe Humane Society office, 374 W.Orange Show Rd. For questionscall Jill A. Henderson at909.386.1400 ext. 224.

Saturday, June 27 - the city ofSan Bernardino presents a FreeCar Show from 11:00 a.m. to 9:00p.m. The event is part of welcom-ing of the 2015 Hemmings MotorNews Great Race. The day'sevents include: Parade of Patriots,Chili Cook-off, live music, gour-met food trucks, and many moreactivities. For information contactthe Parks and Recreation Depart-ment at 909.384.5233 or visit:www.sbgreatrace.com

Sunday, June 28 - the SanBernardino Sunset Rotary Clubpresents TINMAN Triathlon & 5kplus KIDS Triathlon and TricycleRace. This event supports Rotaryscholarships and local and interna-tional projects. For informationcall: 909.237.9368 or visitwww.rotarytinman.org

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

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Paying for college may soonbecome easier -- especiallyfor low-income students.

President Obama just issued aStudent Aid Bill of Rights that or-ders the federal government tofind ways to help students repaytheir loans. The presidential direc-tive will also hold those that serv-ice federal loans to higherstandards.The Bill of Rights is the latest inthe president's campaign to makecollege more affordable. But theobstacles low-income studentsface as they pursue college are notjust financial. They also facesteeper social, emotional, and ad-ministrative hurdles than theirpeers. Colleges and universities them-selves must do more to helpyoung, disadvantaged Americansovercome those hurdles -- andthereby secure the full benefits ofhigher educationA college degree has never beenmore valuable -- particularly forstudents of modest means. Whenthose born into the lowest eco-nomic quintile obtain a degree,they triple their chances of as-cending to the top two quintiles.Unfortunately, institutes ofhigher learning aren't reachingfolks at the bottom of the incomeladder. Only 50 percent of kidsfrom low-income families enrollin college. Even fewer graduate.Just one in four college freshmenfrom the lower half of the incomedistribution earns a bachelor's de-gree by age 24.Minorities face a similar gradua-tion gap. Just 40 percent of blacksand 51 percent of Hispanics earntheir degree within 6 years -- com-pared to 62 percent of whites.The cost of college is one reasonwhy. But there's more to the storythan that. Low-income, minority,and first-generation college stu-dents -- as well as their families --often lack the information andguidance needed to thrive in col-lege.

That's something that collegesand universities can address.At Mercy College, the school Ilead outside New York City, we'veimplemented an aggressive coun-seling program called PACT toserve the 74 percent of our fresh-men who come from low-incomefamilies. PACT also caters to ourAfrican-American and Latinopopulations -- each of whom com-prises one-third of our studentbody.The program pairs students withmentors who assist them with theacademic, financial, and emotionalchallenges college poses. Studentshave grown to depend on thesepeer counselors to help them dealwith everything from stress overfinal exams to trouble communi-cating with their families. Mentorsalso have access to real-time dataon their students' academic per-formance. So they can intervene iftheir mentees are struggling.Although the program is new, ithas delivered impressive results.Participants persist toward theirdegrees at a rate 14 percent higherthan non-participants. The five-year graduation rate is up 20 per-cent -- a significant improvementby the standards of higher educa-tion. Other universities have adoptedsimilar programs. The Universityof Texas recently started "U.T.Mindset" to bolster the confidenceof incoming freshmen from histor-ically underrepresented groups.After participating in the program,many black, Latino, and first-gen-eration students reported that theyhad overcome feelings that they"didn't belong" or "weren't smartenough." Among U.T. Mindset's alums, 86percent completed at least 12 cred-its after their first semester. That'san impressive 5 percent bump inachievement relative to previousyears. These programs are cutting costsfor students and institutions alike.They reduce the need for remedia-tion and push students towardgraduation. That's crucial, becausethe longer it takes for them tograduate, the more likely that lifeintervenes and throws them offtrack.Mentoring programs like those atMercy and Texas won't eliminateall the challenges that confrontlow-income and minority students.But they're making an impact --and can help colleges and univer-sities fulfill their duty to educateAmerica's best and brightest, ad-vantaged and disadvantaged alike.

Tim Hall is President of MercyCollege in Dobbs Ferry, NewYork.

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Researching lack of water inSan Bernardino

Dianne Klein, media relations di-rector for University of Califor-nia’s central office, is quoted assaying, “There’s been no huge in-flux of students from countrieswhere anti-Semitism is officialpolicy.”

Her reference to “official policy”is curious, and we would do wellto examine it closely.

According to Thomas Elias, “Be-tween 2001 and 2013, the numberof UC graduate students from Iran— where a mantra in publicschools reportedly has students

daily reciting “Death to America,Death to Israel!” — rose from sixto 113.”

Focusing on whether or not aspecific expression is “official pol-icy” of a country or a campus de-flects away from consideration ofwhether there could be “misinter-pretation” of a country or a uni-versity’s viewpoint.

Perhaps chants of “Death toAmerica, Death to Israel” are as-pirational rather than official pol-icy of another country, but some ofthe students who study at the UC

campuses might not see things thatway.

The goal of such words, whetheror not they are official policy ofthe country of origin of our stu-dent-guests, is to create uglinesson our campuses, such as thefrightening “upsurge of anti-Semi-tism on campuses like Berkeley,Davis, UCLA and Riverside,” asnoted by Elias.

Julia Lutch,Davis

Anti-semitic activity createstension on campus

If you want to do some inves-tigative reporting on our lack ofwater here in San Bernardino, youmight consider getting in touchwith Susan Longville, a boardmember of the San BernardinoValley Municipal Water District inHighland. She can tell you howmany millions of gallons of our

underground water we have soldto other cities which has left ushere in San Bernardino high anddry and doing water-rationing.

I remember when we had somuch underground water that itwas bubbling up under the build-ings downtown. I consider this

whole action a huge sell-out of ourresources to line someone’s’ pock-ets. Who got the money from allthat water? Certainly not bankruptSan Bernardino.

Martha Young,San Bernardino

An eye for an eye: Death penalty isjustified

Now that the Boston Marathonbomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev hasbeen sentenced to death, surely a

regenerated debate over capitalpunishment will occur. ManyAmericans still believe that it isn’tright for a civilized society to putsomeone to death as an appropri-ate punishment for the heinouscrime of murder.

And they continue to be sowrong. Simply put, in a worldwhere human life should be held

in the highest esteem, those indi-viduals who disagree with that factand are then proven to have killed,should immediately lose theirright to be a part of this civilizedsociety.

Richard Eaton,Rancho Cucamonga

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SanBAG needs to be restrainedfrom proposing any more whiteelephants in San BernardinoCounty. Sustainable developmentmay sound good, but it is certainlynot sustainable for the taxpayersof our area.

sbX in San Bernardino was anovel experiment, but with itsvery low ridership and $188 mil-lion cost, it does not seem logical

to expand the concept to citiessuch as Fontana and Ontario.

People want the flexibility totravel from Point A to Point B atany time they want. That is whypeople drive cars, and that is whyCalifornia is an automobile-cen-tric state. We do not want the Red-lands Passenger Rail project orsbX expanded; there are alterna-tive ways to do those projects

without spending money of futuregenerations.

We need to stop the sustainabledevelopment money from thesource in Washington, D.C.

Matthew MunsonOntario

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Redlands CommunityCenters

Upcoming Activities

Learn photographyfundamentals at theJoslyn Senior Center

Join other seniors at the Joslyn Senior Center for a fun and hands-on class learning the fundamentals of photography, including howto use the settings on your camera and effective use of light. The

class is free, but participants must provide their own cameras. Classesare held from 2-3 p.m. Thursdays, from May 21 through June 11, at theJoslyn Senior Center, 21 Grant St. For more information or to register,call the Joslyn Senior Center at (909) 798-7550.

Hoedown dinner anddance at Community

Senior Center

Dress country or casual and spend an afternoon at the RedlandsCommunity Senior Center for a Hoedown dinner and dancefrom 3 to 6 p.m. Thursday, June 4. Barbecue tri-tip, corn on

the cob, baked beans, potato salad and apple cobbler will be served byThomas Caterning. Live entertainment will be provided by Dan Damon.Prices are $5 per person with a Patron card or $10 per person without.The Redlands Community Senior Center is located at 111 W. LugoniaAve. For more information, contact center at (909)798-7579 or theJoslyn Senior Center at (909) 798-7550.

Kids eat free thissummer at SummerLunch Program

Beginning June 15 through Aug. 7, the Redlands CommunityCenter will provide free lunches and snacks to all youth throughage 17. Food will be provided by 180 Degrees and Still Stand-

ing with fresh produce provided by local farmers. Serving time for lunchwill be from 11a.m. to 1 p.m. followed by snack from 4 to 5 p.m. Foodwill be served on a first-come, first-served basis.No registration is required however if participants have any food al-lergies please notify the Community Center prior to receiving food.Menus’ with serving portions are available at the beginning of eachmonth. For questions please call (909) 798-7579, or visit the center at111 W. Lugonia Ave.

Words to Think About:Ensenada, Mexico

By G. W. Abersold Ph.D.

Afew words about Ense-nada, Mexico. It is thethird largest city in the

Baja California Peninsula. Lying78 miles south of San Diego, it isaffectionately referred to as “TheCinderella of the Pacific.”When the Portuguese explorer

Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo firstreached the area, only the YumanIndians were the inhabitants. As ofthe census of 2010, the city of En-senada had a population of466,814. With normal growth itwould be well over 500,000 today.The city was founded September17, 1592, under the name SanMatea. In 1602 it was renamed En-senada de Godos Santos by Sebas-tian Vizceaino.Then came the Jesuits in the 17thand 18th centuries. They were ex-pelled in 1768, and were suc-ceeded by the Dominicans. JoseManuel Ruiz Carilto was ap-pointed Governor until 1800.William Walker declared himselfpresident of Baja in 1853. By thenEnsenada had a population of5,000. In the early 1900’s thename was shortened to just Ense-nada.The Port of Ensenada is an im-

portant commercial fishing andtourist port. Deep sea commercialfishing is a major industry. Theyeven compete with other countrieslike Japan for the shrimp market.

Several cruise ships include En-senada on their itinerary. It is a“must” stop for the 3 and 4 daycruises.The wine industry is a growingbusiness, especially in recentyears. In spite of the fact that PadreJuan de Ugarte planted the firstvineyard there in 1703.The city is also the home to anavy base, army base and the En-senada Airport.The weather makes a drawing

card for many Mexicans and othernationalities, in particular Ameri-cans. For instance many schoolteachers from San Bernardinohave Summer homes in nearbysuburbs. The rainy season is shortand the Mediterranean latitude cre-ates mild temperatures year round.For visitors, especially from thecruise ships, there are several pop-ular excursions. Probably the mostpopular is a visit to La Bufadoraotherwise known as “the blowhole.”When I first visited there fortyyears ago it was at the end of a dirtroad. It is a natural geyser that isforced through a rock channel,propelled by a strong tide. Theforce spews sea water several feetinto the air. A flea market atmos-phere prevailed back then withsellers marketing their productsalong the dirt tracks.Things are different today. Theroad is paved, stores are modern,food is abundant, and you pay tosee La Bufadora.City tours, winery visits, horse-

back riding, deep sea fishing, lob-ster feasts and shopping abounds.Everything is for sale. I cannotomit the world famous bar “Papasand Beer.” It was made famousback in the hippy days when Ense-nada was the wildest, fun-lovingvillage south of Tijuana. Booze,women and a weak police forcewas the attraction. Some of that isstill in abundance.All of the preceding informationis but the prelude to Stella and myweek-end cruise aboard the Carni-val Inspiration. Otherwise knownas the BOOZE CRUISE. It wasbuilt in 1996 in Helsinki, Finland

at a cost of $270 million. It is reg-istered today in Panama and Nas-sau, Bahamas.It is 855 feet long and 103 feetwide; with 14 decks and speed of24 mph. There is passenger capac-ity of 3,450 and a crew of 920. Theofficers seem to have Italian namesand the crew were predominantlyfrom the Philippines, Indonesia,India, Macedonia and Jamaica.A few passengers were from

Australia, Canada, and Mexico,but the vast majority were from theUSA. Of the 131 cruises I’ve beenon, the vast number of passengerswere seniors. On this one-number131- they were 20-30 year olds.The seniors always carried a book;this one they always had a beer intheir hand.They moved in gangs of 5-12 innumber. The hundreds of youngpeople wore skimpy clothes-espe-cially the girls. The men wore cut-offs with open shirts, showingtheir muscles and tattoos. Scream-ing, yelling, and arguing until 3:00AM in the morning was the norm.Many were drunk and sex was ob-vious. It was the “BOOZECRUISE.”The décor of the ship was pureLas Vegas. Small eating tables thatheld only drinks, dark and lowlights in the restaurants-the mainone was named Mardi Gras—veryappropriate. The nightly newssheet was named Fun Time.Why did we go on it? I’m con-fined to a walker. I wanted to seeif I could make it ina small, non-handicap room. Icannot. The rooms are too smalland the facilities too limited.My overall impression was that

the ship was not senior friendly;programs, foods and activity wise.Except for the staff. They were allfriendly and helpful. For example:they got us better lighting, a stoolfor the shower, turned off the A/Cand provided a wheelchair to getme on and off the ship.I concede that the Booze Cruiseis for the young. Go again? Proba-bly not.Amen. Selah. So be it.

San Bernardino PublicLibrary to Host Summer

Meals for Children

Two of the San BernardinoCity Library branches, inpartnership with the non-

profit organization 180 Degreesand Still Standing, will be provid-ing meals to children for thisyear’s Summer Meal Program.Summertime brings a break fromschool, but the need for good nu-trition doesn’t take a break! Funded by the United States De-partment of Agriculture, summermeal programs offer families agreat way to stretch their familyfood budgets. Summer meal pro-grams also help ensure that, while

school is out, children in the com-munity have continued access tothe healthy food and learning op-portunities essential to their devel-opment. Children and teens are notonly well-fed, but in a safe envi-ronment, which often provides funor educational activities that helpthem return to school, healthy andready to learn.

· The Feldheym Central Librarywill offer lunch from 12:00 PM-1:00 PM on Monday throughThursday from June 1 throughJuly 30, 2015. The library is lo-

cated at 555 West Sixth Street inSan Bernardino.·The Villasenor Branch Librarywill offer a meal from 3:30-4:30on Monday and Tuesday and from1:00-2:00 on Wednesday andThursday from June 1-July 30,2015. The library is located at 525N. Mt. Vernon Ave. in SanBernardino.

Summer meal sites are open toall kids and teens 18 years andyounger. It is free and there is nopaperwork or enrollment require-ment!


A Beneficial Encounter to Help the CommunityHelps an Asthmatic Family

In early January 2015, the Co-ordinated Asthma Referraland Education (CARE) Pro-

gram of the San BernardinoCounty Department of PublicHealth and the Inland EmpireAsthma Coalition (IEAC, were inthe midst of organizing theHealthy Homes and Asthma Train-ing for the Inland Empire. Sinceboth organizations rely heavily oncommunity support, the staff hadto conduct fundraising and requestdonations from different foodcompanies such as Food 4 Lessand Stater Bros.On one fortuitous encounter, thestaff visited Food 4 Less and re-

quested a donation for a gift card.Stephanie M., the store manager,read our donation request and im-mediately said that she was excitedto help. Her young son Isaiah wasdiagnosed with asthma at one yearof age and she was eager to helpwith our training. The staff talkedto her about our asthma home vis-itation program and called her upimmediately to enroll her son intothe CARE program. The CARE Program conductedthe initial home visit in the middleof January, and during the initialhome visit, they noticed that Isaiahscored a 12 on the Asthma ControlTest, a very low score, indicated

that his asthma was not under con-trol. The staff found out that hewas not taking a daily, asthma con-trol medication to prevent inflam-mation of his airways. The CAREstaff went over the proper use ofmedications with the family, con-ducted an environmental assess-ment of the house, and providedhealth education and asthma sup-plies such as an air purifier, non-toxic cleaning supplies, mattressand pillow encasings, and spacerwith mask to the family. They alsoreferred Isaiah to the ARMCBreathmobile™ to get asthma andallergy testing done, get propermedications for his asthma symp-

toms, and get an Asthma ActionPlan (AAP). They also encouragedthat Isaiah get an annual flu shot inthe fall, since asthmatic childrenare at very high risk for complica-tions if exposed to a respiratory fluvirus.Several weeks later, the CAREstaff visited Stephanie M. at herstore to give her and Food 4 Lessa thank you letter. She stated thatbecause of our chance encounter,her son was doing much better andhis asthma was under control sinceenrolling into the CARE Program.She had also taken him to theARMC Breathmobile™ and hewas now on a different asthma

management medication to controlhis respiratory inflammation,which now allows him to breathebetter. She stated, “I am so gratefulthat we met and I heard about yourprogram and the ARMC Breath-mobile ™.”The Air Quality ManagementDistrict (AQMD) provides thegrant for the CARE staff to con-duct community outreach and helpfamilies and their children managetheir asthma on a daily basis. Tosign up for the CARE Program andfor more info about other asthmaresources in the community, pleasecall us at 1-800-782-4264, Mon-day-Friday, 8-5 pm, for assistance.

Community Input Is NeededYOUR INPUT IS

NEEDED – Help Planthe Future of San

Bernardino County. All residentsare invited to take part in an OpenHouse for the 2016-2040 RegionalTransportation Plan/SustainableCommunities Strategy (www.sca-grtpscs.net) to share concernsabout the challenges facing ourcommunity, such as: Traffic &Congestion, Housing, Air Quality& Green Spaces, Public Health,Jobs & the Economy. Register at

https://scag.wufoo.com/forms/2016-rtpscs-public-open-houses/ or(909) 806-3556. MARK YOURCALENDAR & PLAN TO AT-TEND ONE OF THE FOLLOW-ING OPEN HOUSES:

Open House #1May 28, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pmOntario Senior Center 225 E. “B” StreetOntario, CA 91764

Open House #2June 2, 9:30 am – 11:30 amVictorville City HallTraining Room 1 & 2 14343 Civic DriveVictorville, CA 92393

Open House #3June 3, 8:30 am – 10:30 amSANBAG Santa Fe DepotTile Room1170 West 3rd StreetSan Bernardino, CA 92410

San Bernardino Valley College student partnerswith Symphony for an artistic project

The San Bernardino Sym-phony has once again part-nered with San Bernardino

Valley College for a creative ex-pression of art. But unlike lastyear’s project – a concert to cele-brate the opening of their refur-bished concert hall – this year’seffort will focus on the region’syoungest music lovers.Professor Judy Jorgenson Zak ofthe Architecture and Environmen-tal Design Department explains.“One of my first semester archi-tecture students, Jeremy Noble,asked for a special project and Isuggested an educational coloringbook. This project has becomemuch more, though, both becauseof his interest in local historical ar-chitecture and my awareness of theSymphony’s efforts to providemusic enrichment programs forlocal youth.”

The activity book as it is nowbeing called is based upon designabstractions of the Symphony’sprincipal performance venue, thehistoric California Theatre of thePerforming Arts in downtown SanBernardino. The book will also in-clude complete-able drawings ofmusic instruments, members of theorchestra, and Symphony MaestroFrank Fetta, well known for hisdistinctive long white hair andeclectic style.“Maestro Fetta is a brand untohimself,” added Symphony Exec-utive Director Dr. Anne Viricel.“Wherever and whenever we per-form, people comment on his en-thusiastic, interactive style thatsimply draws in an audience.Aside from the impeccable qualityof the orchestra, his uncommonapproachability keeps audiencescoming back concert after con-cert.”Zak, who regularly encouragesher students to attend Symphonyevents at the Theatre, is particu-larly excited about the project.“I knew Jeremy was special with

his first project. I asked students tocreate a pneumonic design to helpthem remember each other’snames. They were to start withtheir name, develop that into aphrase, then developed that into avisual the size of a CD cover. Je-remy’s was ‘Jeremy Noble has aproposal…’ and showed a handwith a large engagement ring. Ofcourse, now his proposal is to puttogether a book for student out-reach and his original proposal willbe memorialized on the back cor-ner of the coloring book.”“I came to her with a request formore for my portfolio and sheknew this would be a good exer-cise for me to put all that together,”

said Noble, humbly discussing theorigins of his first foray into com-mercial art. “I have done all themedia for a wedding from invita-tions, wine labels, an edited video,etc., but this is the first time I willhave done something to inspireyouth. It’s a rather daunting proj-ect.”Noble’s goal is to attend Cal PolySan Luis Obispo School of Archi-tecture and Design, then pursue ar-chitecture as a career, but he’skeeping his options open.“Architecture is a broad topic,but my ambition is to have a jobthat allows for a balance betweencreating a building and managingits quality.”He is also studying general edu-cation, and particularly enjoyinghis physics, calculus, and politicalscience courses. He will completedhis General Education require-ments this Fall, then focus onclasses beneficial to his career.“I like the opportunity to shapesomething with my hands. I likethings people can hold and touchand see the craftsmanship associ-ated with it,” said Noble, the firstperson in his immediate family toearn a four-year degree. Hismother works for the Health De-partment at Loma Linda and is co-owner, with his father, of a tutoringbusiness.“But I think they’d prefer if Iwent into construction manage-ment,” added Noble.Zak regards the project throughthe eyes of a proud professor:“This is something Jeremy will beable to develop as a part of hisportfolio. He has a good clearstrong direction of his educationaland professional path.”Printing for the first 500 bookshas already been secured through

Shawn Guyett at The HaniganCompany of Riverside, one ofZak’s past students from NorcoCommunity College. Guyett willbe dedicating all of the labor andtechnical skills necessary for set upand printing, and the HaniganCompany will be sponsoring all ofthe materials and the shop space tosupport the project. Still, more funding is needed toreach the partnership’s distributiongoal of 5,000 books for studentsinvolved in the Symphony’s year-round music enrichment projects.The last page, it has been decided,will be reserved for autographs ofthe Symphony performers whostudents meet at the post-concertreceptions.“I’d like to separate the differentelements of the building into indi-vidual pages,” said Noble. “I wantit to be an educational experiencewhere the student is asked ques-tions about what they are seeingand feeling from each picture. Ialso want to highlight the variousarchitectural features such as a curlor flourish so the children canlearn about the building as theycolor.”Zak has long been involved inlocal education, teaching at SanBernardino Valley College sincejust two days after her own gradu-ation in 1977. She taught part timeuntil seven years ago when shewas brought on fulltime. She has

also worked for several local citiesand architecture firms, and hasbeen an architectural consultant fornew development.Noble’s ultimate hope: “I hope itwill give kids a better understand-ing of the orchestra and the build-ing. It’s hard for children tovisualize the nuances of what theysee. I want them to be able to getfiner arts perspective on theworld.”For more information about theactivity book, contact SymphonyExecutive Director Dr. Anne Viri-cel at (909) 381-5388.

PHOTO COURTESYJeremy Noble and MaestroFrank Fetta.

PHOTO COURTESYJeremy Noble.

City Council Meet-

ings

Colton: First and third Tuesday,6 p.m.; 650 N. La Cadena Dr.Highland: Second and fourth

Tuesday, 6 p.m.; 27215 Base Line.No meetings in August.Loma Linda: Second and fourth

Tuesday, 7 p.m. (check city Website as dates are subject to change);25541 Barton Rd.Redlands: First and third Tues-

day, 6 p.m.; 35 Cajon St.Rialto: Second and fourth Tues-

day, 6 p.m.; 150 S. Palm Ave.San Bernardino: First and third

Monday, 3 p.m.; 300 N. “D” St.

Afternoon DelightDance Socials

All seniors, couples and singles,welcome at free dance socials.Opportunity to make new friendsand remember music of our youth.

Joslyn Senior Center: First andsecond Tuesday 2 p.m., 21 GrantSt., Redlands (909) 798-7550.

Redlands Community Center:Every third Friday 2 p.m., 111 Lu-gonia Ave., Redlands (909) 798-7572.

Highland Senior Center: Everyfourth Tuesday 2 p.m., 3102 E.Highland Ave., Highland (909)862-8104.

CommunicationClasses

Mondays at 6 p.m.: Town &Country Toastmasters Club offersclasses at Trinity Lutheran Church,2900 N. "E" St., San Bernardino.For more information, please call

(909) 887-3472.

Democratic Lunch-eon Club of SanBernardino

The Democratic Luncheon Club ofSan Bernardino meet at noon onFridays at Democratic Headquar-ters, 136 Carousel Mall (near thecentral glass elevator) in SanBernardino. Speaker Schedule:5/29 Susan Lien Longville, BoardMember, SB Valley MunicipalWater District: Local DroughtImpacts and Proposed Reforms6/5 SB Public Transportation up-date: OmniTrans system changes6/12 Bill Manis, SB Deputy CityManager: Attracting develop-ment and investment to SBVisit us at www.sbdems.com orour new Facebook page atwww.facebook/SBDems.

Ballet FolkloricoCultural Classes

Mondays 5:30-6:30 5-11yrs,Mondays 6:30-8:30 11-adult. Nocharge. 951-233-7027. Knights ofColumbus, 740 Pennsylvania St.,Colton, Ca.

ARMC weeklyFarmer’s Market

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

McKinley SpringCarnival andCarshow

Friday, May 29 from 4:30-7:30pm- at McKinley Elementary, 600West Johnston St., Colton. All pro-ceeds support school events

throughout the year.

Si n f o n i aMexicana

Saturday, May 30 - SinfoniaMexicana presents A Tribute to Se-lena featuring Como La Flor Trib-ute Band at 7:30 p.m. at theCalifornia Theatre, 562 W. 4thStreet, San Bernardino. For ticketinformation call: 909.885.5152 or www.sinfoniamexicana.com

SB HumaneS o c i e t yB i r thday

PartySaturday, May 30 - the Humane

Society of San Bernardino willcelebrate its 45th Anniversary witha Birthday Party from 8:30 a.m. to12:30 p.m. at 374 W. Orange ShowRoad. Party will include exhibits,pet contests and activities plusvendors.

Kiwanis of GreaterSan BernardinoGolf Tournament

Sunday, May 31 - Kiwanis Clubof Greater San Bernardino pres-ents its 2nd Annual Golf Tourna-ment at the San Bernardino GolfClub, 1494 S. Waterman Ave. thisevent benefits scholarships forlocal high school students; the Pe-diatric Trauma Unit at Loma LindaUniversity Medical Center; andthe Kiwanis International Elimi-nate Program. For information:915.660.8909 [email protected]

Bingo Fundraiser

Saturday, June 6 from 12 noonto 4pm. Doors open at 11:30am.at 1729 E. Baseline, San

Bernardino. Hosted by LadiesKnights of Columbus. $10 per per-son and includes lots of fun, 2bingo cards (50 cent per additionalcard), free door prizes and fingersandwiches, salads, chips, dessertand ice tea. All monetary proceedsbenefit high school senior scholar-ships. All - Yo u -

Can-EatPancake

Breakfast Saturday, June 6 the Wildwood

Park Neighborhood Associationpresents an All-You-Can-Eat Pan-cake Breakfast at the LutheranChurch, 5050 North Sierra Wayfrom 8a.m. to 11a.m. The organi-zations meet on a regular basis toexchange information on wateruse, public safety issues, busi-nesses in the area, and discussionswith the local councilman. For in-formation email: [email protected] 5K Hunger

Walk Saturday, June 6 the Redlands

Family Services presents a familyfriendly 5K Hunger Walk at theUniversity of Redlands, 1200 E.Colton Ave. proceeds from thisevent will benefit the Agency'sSummer Food Program. For infor-mation call: 909.793.2673 or visit:www.redlandsfamilyservice.org

SB City LibraryF o u n d a t i o nHosts Mexico

Cafe Fundraising EventWednesday, June 10 from11am to 9pm. The San BernardinoCity Library Foundation invites

you to dine at The Mexico CaféRestaurant at 1892 East HighlandAvenue, San Bernardino, for aone-day fundraiser event. 15% ofyour total bill (pre-tax) will beDONATED back to support ourgroup! Present a flyer when order-ing in the dining room on Wednes-day, June 10, 2015 from 11:00 amto 9:00 pm. The proceeds willbenefit the New Technology andMaterials for the San BernardinoPublic Libraries! The flyers areavailable to print on the SanBernardino Public Library web-site. www.sbpl.org. For more in-formation call the Foundation at909-381-8211 or visit our websiteat www.sbpl.org Cal i f o r n i a

Lions friendsin Sight are

holding a Free VisionScreeningSaturday, June 20 from 8am to2:30pm at the Rialto CommunityCenter, 214 N Palm Ave., Rialto.Sponsored by Rialto BreakfastLions Club. For More informationcall: Lion Letty - 909-820-2077,Lion Mike - 951-321-0362,Soledad - 909-820-7595. The vi-sion screening is not meant to re-place a comprehensiveexamination that is obtain throughyour eye doctors office. The visionscreening is designed to assess forocular health concerns and providea useable pair of recycled eye-glasses until you can obtain profes-sional services.

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School Graduation Information

Arroyo Valley High School

Baccalaureate: Friday, May 22, 6 p.m., AVHS Performing Arts TheaterGraduation: Thursday, May 28, 6 p.m., AVHS Karen Craig StadiumGraduates: 599*Valedictorian: Aneel Ramirez Vargas and Alvaro MelchorSalutatorians: Andres Aguilar, Silvia Gomez-Estrada, and Jeniree MartinezCajon High SchoolRegalia: Thursday, May 14, 6 p.m., Cajon’s gymnasiumGraduation: Thursday, May 28, 6 p.m., Cajon’s Jack Wilkins Cowboy StadiumGraduates: 582*Valedictorians: Aaron Ainsworth, Nicholas Ainsworth, Lou Chen, AlejandraDavila, Hannah Fejzic, Billie Luong, Jeah Monreal, Willson Nguyen, and MarisolZarateSalutatorians: Saul Bailon-Calderon, James Cabrera, Pablo Barrios, Tricia Rogers,and Gabriela GonzalezIndian Springs High SchoolInaugural Graduation: Thursday, May 28, 6 p.m., Cal State San Bernardino Cous-soulis ArenaGraduates: 215*Valedictorians: Rita De Haro and Valeria Suarez RojasSalutatorians: Carolina Hernandez and Ashley ForbesMiddle College High SchoolSenior Crossing: Monday, May 18, 6 p.m., Middle College High MU RoomGraduation: Wednesday, May 20, 6 p.m., San Bernardino Valley College GreekTheatreGraduates: 53* (includes 12 students who will also earn an A.A. degree)Valedictorian: Anh Thu Nguyen LeSalutatorians: Andrea Gabrielle Monteon and Richard Wallace WhitePacific High SchoolGraduation: Thursday, May 28, 6 p.m., Pacific’s Bailey BowlGraduates: 350*Valedictorian: Evelyn LemusSalutatorians: Carolyn Armenta, Ly Ha, Eunique Masha, Lucille Ames, and TristanToddSan Andreas High SchoolGraduation: Tuesday, May 26, 6 p.m., San Manuel (66er) Stadium, 280 South EStreetGraduates: 225* (includes Destination Diploma graduates)San Bernardino Adult SchoolGraduation: Friday, May 29, 6 p.m., California Theater, 562 W. 4th StreetGraduates: 350* (includes high school diploma and GED certificate graduates)San Bernardino High SchoolGraduation: Thursday, May 28, 6 p.m., SBHS Stockton Football FieldGraduates: 400*Valedictorians: Joshua Craig and Breanna JordanSalutatorians: Alejandro Avila, Melissa Brito, Susana Murrillo, and Julissa VejarSan Gorgonio High SchoolSenior Celebration: Friday, May 22, 6 p.m., San Gorgonio’s gymnasiumGraduation: Thursday, May 28, 6 p.m., San Gorgonio’s Phil Haley StadiumGraduates: 450*Valedictorian: Sydney RichterSalutatorians: Peter Chau and Charity GikuraSierra High SchoolGraduation: Wednesday, May 27, 6:30 p.m., Cajon High’s Jack Wilkins CowboyStadiumGraduates: 146*Approximately 3,370 San Bernardino City Unified School District students willreceive their high school diplomas this year. This does not include those graduatingfrom vocational programs.

PAL AcademyCommencementExercises June 4Provisional Educational

Services, Incorporated, andThe Provisional Acceler-

ated Learning (PAL) Center andCharter Academy High Schoolproudly announce Commence-ment Exercises for the Class of2015. The event will be heldThursday, June 4, 2015, 6 PM, atthe PAL Education and Employ-ment complex, 2450 Blake Streetin San Bernardino, California. The PAL Academy High School,the first charter school approvedby the San Bernardino City Uni-fied School District in 2000, willpresent the class of 2015 with highschool diplomas, scholarships, cer-tificates, and recognition for theirsignificant achievements.The Commencement speaker willbe Mr. Mark Hartley, a highly ac-claimed author, public speaker,and currently the Director of Stu-dent Leadership and Developmentat California State University SanBernardino. He is the author of thehighly acclaimed book series “If IKnew Then What I Know Now”,which has been used in several

universities’ orientations. A grad-uate of the University of Redlands,in 2011, Hartley was voted“Fastest Rising Star in America”by Campus Activities Magazine. The 2015 graduates will also behonored at a graduate luncheonJune 3, 2015. The speaker will beMr. R. Byron Stringer, noted play-writer, retired 26 year veteran ofthe Las Angeles Police Depart-ment, who has been featured onTV and in magazines and news ar-ticles for saving lives on and offthe police force. He founded Vi-sion Theatrical Foundation and haswritten a series of TOE TAGMONOLOGUES where teenagepeers talk to peers, without pres-sure. Teen actors deal with sensi-tive issues such as teen suicide,gangs, violence, and other real lifeexperiences which teenagers face.The theatrical group was invited toperform in Ferguson and Balti-more.Additional information may beobtained by calling the PAL Centerat 909-887-7002

How Do You SpellVictory?

Colleen Ung of ChavezMiddle School won theright to represent San

Bernardino at the Scripps NationalSpelling Bee May 24–29, 2015.She will be 1 of 285 spelling beecontestants, ranging in age from 9to 15.Colleen is an eighth-grader and aformer English learner studentwho is now fluent in English. Hernative language is Cantonese,which is spoken mainly in Chinaand Hong Kong. According to theForeign Service Institute of theU.S. Department of State, it wouldtake an average native Englishspeaker about 2,200 class hours tolearn Cantonese.The Scripps National SpellingBee begins Tuesday, May 26 withthe multiple-choice preliminariestest, which all competitors willtake from 9 to 10 a.m. EDT. The

preliminaries continue on Wednes-day, May 27 with the oral, onstagecompetition, which will be airedon ESPN3 from 8 a.m. to 1:15p.m. EDT.Competitors who qualify for thesemifinals will compete on Thurs-day, May 28. The onstage semifi-nals will air on ESPN2 beginningat 10 a.m. EDT.The finals air Thursday, May 28on ESPN starting at 8 p.m. Thewinner will receive a $30,000 cashprize from Scripps and a $2,500U.S. savings bond and reference li-brary from Merriam-Webster,among other prizes.All Scripps National SpellingBee competitors will receive Web-ster’s Third New InternationalDictionary, Unabridged from Mer-riam-Webster and a 2015 UnitedStates Mint proof set from JaySugarman.

Crafton Hills College AwardsOver $102,000 In Scholarships

Crafton Hills College(CHC) awarded over$102,000 in scholarships

to continuing and graduating stu-dents on Friday, May 15. Morethan 120 students received schol-arships, including 15 students whoare graduating with a 4.0 gradepoint average.Students must apply for most ofthe scholarships, which are pri-vately funded through the CHCFoundation, and are awarded onmerit. Other scholars are selectedby faculty and staff for their exem-plary studies and service to the col-lege. The highest honor is the

President’s Award, whereby thestudent is nominated by faculty orstaff and selected by the President. The President’s Award was givento Katharine “Rose” Guzenski, apsychology major, who is transfer-ring to CSU East Bay in the fall.You can find a slideshow of allthe Scholars atwww.craftonhills.edu.As one of the 112 colleges in theCalifornia community college sys-tem, Crafton Hills College is com-mitted to providing citizens in theregion with an accessible highereducation.For more information,go to www.craftonhills.edu.


Crafton Hills College Graduates Class of 2015

Crafton Hills College heldits 2015 Commencementon Friday, May 22 at 6

p.m. in the open Quad, with arecord 768 students eligible tograduate, ranging in age from 18to 69 years old.Dr. Cheryl Marshall, President,

welcomed the soon-to-be gradu-ates to the “Crafton Family,” com-menting there were 15 studentsgraduating with a 4.0 grade pointaverage and another 103 whoachieved a 3.5 or better. She alsorecognized the 31 veterans, whowere distinguished with a red,white and blue cord, and the 190who received an associate degreewith a guarantee admission to theCSU system as a junior.Marshall closed by acknowledg-

ing two students who passed awaythis semester. Adam Diaz andAmanda Markey would have re-ceived their degrees tonight andtransferred in the fall. “Amandaand Adam have left their imprinton Crafton Hills College, and onall our hearts,” she said before amoment of silence.Jaelin Palmer was the student

commencement speaker andshared how Crafton Hills Collegechanged her life. “1 MT, 1 MT is afavorite quote of mine by Para-lympic skier, best-selling author,and motivational speaker JoshSundquist. It stands for one morething, one more time.” Because ofhealth issues, Palmer was forced tofinish high school at home, online.

She completed at age 15 and cameto Crafton at 16. She graduated be-cause, in her words, “Craftoncares.” “I’ll always remember Dr.Steve Ramirez’s willingness to dowhatever it takes to help me under-stand his math classes. I knowmany of us deeply appreciated Dr.Brink’s help with research proj-ects, even if we didn’t appreciatehis list of forbidden words. Andanyone who’s ever taken BreannaAndrews’ ASL class knows her

smile and positive energy can dras-tically improve your day,” she toldthe graduating class. She alsograduated because she kept doing1MT, 1MT, “one more thing, onemore time.”Palmer’s exuberant speech was

followed by the keynote speaker,Tyree Vance. A graduate of CSUSan Bernardino, Vance is the proj-ect coordinator for the Black MaleSuccess Initiative at Azusa PacificUniversity. “Success is not a linearpath,” said Vance, “but it’s successas long as you get there and yougot there today.” He concluded byhaving the students stand, put theirhands over their hearts, and say “Iam unrepeatable…There is noother me…I am powerful beyondbelief…If it’s going to be, it’s upto me.”Braving the cold and drizzly

weather, family and friends cameto celebrate with their graduate,who now take the next step in theircareer path, whether it be transfer-ring to a four-year university orusing their newly earned certificateto find a job.

PHOTO COURTESY2015 Crafton Hills College Graduates.

PHOTO COURTESY(left) Dr. Cheryl Marshall, Crafton Hills College president with oneof many 2015 Crafton graduates.

PHOTO COURTESY2015 Crafton Hills College Graduates.


Zoe Casas breaks state all-time softball hitrecord one week after receiving Hubbs Award

By Harvey M. Kahn

Zoe Casas became Califor-nia's all-time softball hitleader in mid-may when

she collected her 247th safety. Halfthat hit total is considered an ex-cellent high school career. TheAquinas High School senior is atwo-time Maxpreps All American,the Sun and CIF-Division Playerof the Year and three-time Ambas-sador League MVP. She cappedthose honors by being named herschool's Ken Hubbs Award winner.Casas will play softball at FloridaState University on scholarshipnext season and study sports man-agement or orthodontics. She willleave for Tallahassee on June 18 tobegin summer school.

Despite being a statewidename in the sport of high schooland travel team softball, Casaspoints out that it wasn't just hardwork on the softball diamond thathelped earn her such success. Justas important, it was based on thecommunity service she provided atthe Montecito Mortuary Chapeland the Perris Hill Senior Center.Casas says it was her job to simply

arrange flowers and open the doorfor guests, yet it would often de-velop into more.

"I'm actually a shy person.

Doing the community servicehelped me learn to talk to others,"said Casas. "People would tell mewhat they wished they would have

done when they were younger. Itwas so sad. I started to think that itcould be me someday telling thosestories. It put things into perspec-tive and made me appreciate whatI have."

Casas also credits her grand-father, a former Marine who taughther to be respectful. His lessonshave come in handy. "My friendsand teachers come up to me atschool and say congratulations, butI don't really like all the spotlight.My family taught me to be happyfor the great things that other peo-ple accomplish. They've taught meto be disciplined." Her sister,Chelsea was also a four-year All-CIF player at Aquinas. They wereteammates when Zoe was a fresh-man. Chelsea is studying at Uni-versity of San Francisco but nolonger plays softball. Chelseaplayed second base. Zoe is a lefthanded outfielder.

Casas says she sees many po-tential good athletes on campuswho aren't taking advantage oftheir skills. "It's just not in their de-sire, that's all. Of course softballcuts into my time in high schoolbut I love playing softball. That'smy drive. I love taking batting les-

sons. I've set my standards for thefuture." Casas already knows thatsoftball probably won't be forever.

As a member of the CoronaAngels travel team, Casas' teamswon three different national cham-pionships and three straight ASAnational titles. She helped leadAquinas to the 2013 CIF-Division5 championship and to four Am-bassador League championships.

Speaking on the phone beforeAquinas' CIF playoff game atOcean View High on May 27,Casas said Aquinas coach ChrisYbarra will hold a team workouton Memorial Day. The next morn-ing before leaving for the playoffgame Casas must take two finalexams. One in art, the other in pre-calculus. "Athletes get no specialacademic privileges," she said.

Casas feels it's a fact of lifethat girls playing softball have fewopportunities after high school."There's no longer even anOlympic softball team. I don't un-derstand. If people would justwatch softball and give it a chance,they would see that it's not thateasy to play. Girls do realize thatwe must prepare for life withoutsoftball."

PHOTO COURTESY/FSUZoe Casas became the new all-time California state hit leaderwhile playing softball for Aquinas High School. She will play onscholarship next year at Florida State University.

Citrus Valley High Hubbs winnerJordyn Smith continues family tradition

By Harvey M. Kahn

Jordyn Smith filled in themost recent part of a largefamily circle by earning the

Ken Hubbs Award at Citrus ValleyHigh School. Smith was selectedfrom about 250 other girls at CVH.Nationally known Margaux Jones

was the overall Hubbs winnerpicked from a pool of girl athletesfrom 25 schools in the greater SanBernardino area.

Jordyn Smith was a standouton the softball team and a top-10finisher in the Citrus Belt Leagueas a golfer. It was Smith's specialachievements that separated herfrom the rest, topped by being

elected class president three yearsand maintaining a A+ GPA all fouryears of high school while takingadvanced placement courses.Smith will play softball at the Uni-versity of Redlands next year butit was academics that earned herthe scholarship.

Smith joined her father, Scottwho was the Ken Hubbs Awardoverall winner in 1984 out of SanBernardino High School. ScottSmith was the CIF golf championand All-CBL point guard for coachScott Kay. The Smith's are the firstfather/daughter team to win theHubbs Award. Ron Lott and hisson, Ryan Nece were the only fa-ther and offspring to win theHubbs Award outright. JordanSmith said she and her father didhave prior discussions about theaward. Since the Hubbs Awardwas founded in 1965, at least oneof the Smith's has been involved inlocal sports, either as a coach,player or referee.

"When I first learned that mydad won the Hubbs Award, I de-cided I wanted to get it, too. Ipushed myself," declared JordynSmith. In February, she was namedCVH's winner of the Wendy'sHigh School Heisman Award, anational honor associated with theHeisman Memorial Trophy. Witha resume full of verified local,state and national honor roles, shewon an additional scholarshipfrom the Northside Impact Com-mittee of Redlands.

Scott Smith feels it's currentlyharder to win a Hubbs Award thanit was 30 years ago. He says manyhigh school coaches don't wanttheir athletes to play other sports,but he pointed out that Ken Hubbsexcelled in four. "There weremany dedicated athletes who weregood students in 1984, yet thestandards are now higher to win

the Hubbs Award. The demandsnow are endless. You have to per-form more community service.You must have the whole pack-age," said Scott Smith.Scott Smith coached basketball

at Pacific and Arroyo Valley for atotal of 14 years. At Pacific, hecoached overall Hubbs winnersMaugaula Tuetele, Joe Weber andRyan Nece. Among his coachingwins at Pacific was one that endedMater Dei's 36-game win streak.At Arroyo Valley, he led them to awin over San Joaquin MemorialHigh who had future NBA playersBrook and Robin Lopez andQuincy Poindexter.

Unlike the days when her fa-ther won the Hubbs, Jordyn Smithtold of school days that begin at5:30 a.m., end at 11 p.m., with a

4:45 a.m. wakeup the next morn-ing. Especially when it's time tocoordinate school events in therole of senior class president. Thenthere's softball practice. In be-tween, she allocates time to thecampus Builders Club which shefounded to provide communityservice.

"I have learned the importanceof time management. I want tosucceed, that means I must dedi-cate myself," said Jordyn Smith."It's hard at times. My friends wantme to go with them on Fridaynights but I can't. I'm doing home-work in any open time." She saysother students ask for her adviceand she enjoys tutoring them. Shewill major in speech disorders atU. of Redlands.

PHOTO COURTESY/SCOTT SMITHCitrus Valley High School Ken Hubbs Award Female Athlete of theYear Jordyn Smith pictured with her father, Scott Smith, the 1984Ken Hubbs Award overall winner.


Titans survive first round with rally in 7th

By Richard Dawson

Grand Terrace’s softballteam made a habit ofwinning big during

league, earning a No. 1 seed in theprocess, but it needed a rally in thebottom of the seventh to edgePalos Verde Peninsula 2-1 duringthe CIF-SS Division 3 first-roundplayoff game at Grand TerraceHigh School on Thursday, May 21. Down to their last three outs the

Titans found themselves in an un-common place trailing 1-0. Thatchanged quickly as four-straighthits to start the inning culminatedwith a walk-off single by AlyssaMartinez and a dramatic come-from-behind win. Grand Terrace (23-3) advances to

the second round and will playIrvine Tesoro on Tuesday, May 26.Jocelyn Betancourt started the

rally with a hard-hit single to rightthat nearly got her thrown out atfirst. Morgan Parsons reached on an

infield single off the third base-man’s glove, and Rita Garcia,pinch-running for Betancourt, ad-vanced to third after an errantthrow to first by the short stop. Danielle Rico and Martinez fol-

lowed with back-to-back singlesup the middle for the tying and go-ahead run.The high-powered offense was

held in check most of the game byPeninsula pitcher Jessica Hay, whoretired eight-consecutive Titans’hitters heading into the seventh. “She was moving the ball in and

out,” said Grand Terrace HeadCoach Bobby Flores. “She did agood job of not letting us square upon the ball.” The Titans had a run taken away

in the first after a single by DestiniPeck appeared to score Eliyah Flo-res, who doubled with one-out, butFlores was called out for nottouching third base. Peninsula (18-14) looked poised

to score in the top of the seventhafter a double and stolen base bySoraya Shahbazian put her at thirdwith one out. The Panthers tried a squeeze-play

but the pitch was high and HannahLyons couldn’t make contact.Shahbazian was hung out to dryand tagged out by Betancourt inthe run-down.“This win will help these girls

understand that anybody can beatyou and everybody is going to betough going forward,” said Flores.

Shahbazian scored Peninsula’slone run in the fourth with a sac-fly.

PHOTO/RICHARD DAWSONThe Grand Terrace High School softball team celebrates after rallying to beat Palos Verdes Penin-sula 2-1 in a CIF-SS Division 3 First Round game on Thursday, May 21.

PHOTO/RICHARD DAWSONMorgan Parsons slides home to score the winning run in theseventh inning for the Titans.

PHOTO/RICHARD DAWSONThird baseman Alyssa Martinez hit a walk-off single on the seventh to propel Grand Terrace tothe second round of the playoffs.


Read to the Rhythm SummerReading Game At the SanBernardino Public LibraryThe San Bernardino Public

Library will hold their an-nual summer reading pro-

gram from June 6 through August1, 2015. This year’s summer read-ing theme is READ TO THERHYTHM, with many events andprograms focused on music andrhythm.Children, teens, and adults are allable to participate to win prizes.The program will be a little differ-ent for the children and teens thisyear. Prizes will be earned bykeeping track of minutes read, ac-tivities completed, and libraryevents that are attended. Adultswill be entered in drawings eachtime they visit the library andcheck out books.“Read to the Rhythm” will begin

with a kick-off event on Saturday,June 6, 2015. Jay Leslie’s MusicalMagic Show will appear at theFeldheym Central Library at 555W. Sixth Street at 2:00 PM.Sign-ups to participate in thereading program will begin thatday.

Kick-off performances are alsoplanned at the other city librarybranches:· “The Arty Loon MagicShow” will perform on Monday,June 8 at 5:30 PM at the VillasenorBranch Library, 525 N. Mt. VernonAve.· “Animal Magic” will per-form on Tuesday, June 9 at 6:00PM at the Rowe Branch Library,108 E. Marshall Blvd.

· “Magic by Eli” will appearon Saturday, June 13 at the In-ghram Branch Library, 1404 W.Highland Ave.

Sponsors for the Summer Read-ing Game are The Friends of theSan Bernardino Public Library;Annie’s Pretzels; Baker’s Drive-Thru; Carl’s Jr.; Chick-fil-A; DelTaco; Fiesta Village; HometownBuffet; In-N-Out Burger; Jose'sMexican Food; and RainforestCafé.Several other programs andevents are planned throughout thesummer. Please check with yourlocal library or the library websitefor more information.www.sbpl.org

San Bernardino Valley College PoliceAcademy Runs in the Mud

There are two things abouta mud run that make it anideal training exercise for

law enforcement trainees. One, itis an extremely rigorous test of fit-ness. Running on solid surfacesthat provide pretty decent tractionis one thing, but running or—moreaccurately—slipping and slidingon an uneven, sloping track thathas been turned into a sloppy,mushy mess of mud is quite an-other.And the mud run is a team sport,so in addition to a test of fitness, itis a test of teamwork. Running inthe mud alone is not enough, onemust also sing cadence while run-ning and not get out of synch withone’s fellow cadets!This was the third year for theSBVC Extended Academy mudrun and class #34 proved itself upto the task. The extended academystudents are people who cannot af-ford to give up their day job whiletraining for a law enforcement ca-reer. Instead, they attend eveningsand weekends for 52 weeks—overtwice as long as the Basic Acad-emy. Also, unlike most cadets inthe basic group, these are people

who have not yet been provision-ally hired by a law enforcement or-ganization. That said, graduates of the Ex-tended Academy are Peace Officer

Standards and Training (POST)certified following graduation, sothey qualify to pursue openings inthe field.PHOTO COURTESY

PHOTO COURTESY

PHOTO COURTESYRialto High School Girls Softball San Andreas League Champs.League Record 14-1. Overall Record is 19-5. Rialto High School broke the school record for winsthis season. On Thursday May 21, 2015 Rialto hosted a home game at 3:15 against Loara HighSchool ranked Number 6 in CIF.


Devore bridge to ease traffic flow

By Anthony Victoria,Staff Writer

Devore residents will nowbe able to drive morequickly through Glen

Helen Parkway thanks to the com-

pletion of a $31.7-million-dollarbridge project with its namesake.San Bernardino County Supervi-

sors, San Bernardino AssociatedGovernments (SANBAG) person-nel, and Burlington Santa Fe Rail-road (BNSF) representatives held aceremony on Friday May 22--offi-cially marking the completion ofthe bridge that will help ease thecongestion of traffic caused bytrains.The initial phase of the project

took under two years to completeand was funded through county,SANBAG, BNSF, and CaliforniaTransportation Commission funds.The bulk of the funding--$14,005,625--came from the coun-tywide government association. “This project will minimize the

delays caused by trains and it min-imizes delays for people heading toconcerts at the San Manuel Am-phitheatre,” said San BernardinoCounty Public Works resident en-gineer Haile Ford. “It’s been avery positive experience. Everyoneis happy about the project becausethey feel it's good for the countyand good for the local residents.”Supervisor and board chairman

James Ramos explained that thecompletion of the project demon-strates the unified efforts of multi-ple agencies to improveinfrastructure across the county. “This project serves as a great ex-

ample of how San Bernardino

County implements its county-wide vision,” he said. “SanBernardino always looks to serviceits residents in an efficient way. It’sby coming together as a region thatmakes these projects possible.”Rancho Cucamonga mayor and

SANBAG president DennisMichael said that the willingnessof residents to vote for a sales taxback in 2010 resulted in the con-struction of the bridge and otherimprovements across the county.“This could not be possible with-

out the half-cent sales tax that ourvoters have approved on differentoccasions,” he said. “Without thatrevenue, projects like these wouldnot have been possible.”Supervisor Josie Gonzales

pointed out that the bridge willallow for faster emergency re-sponse.“We look at this project and we

know that when there is a naturaldisaster, as we know it will come,this will provide another accesspoint,” Gonzales said. “For resi-dents, for emergency vehicles ... toall of our law enforcement agen-cies, that I know will look upon thisproject as a positive benefit and asan addition to how to better deliverservices.”The second phase of the project

will begin construction in 2017 andits completion is anticipated forearly 2019.

PHOTO/LOUIS PENNAFrom left to right: Sup. Janice Rutherford, Chairman James Ramos, SANBAG Pres. DennisMichael, and Sup. Josie Gonzales. All spoke during the Glen Helen Grade Separation Dedica-tion Ceremony on Friday May 22.

PHOTO/LOUIS PENNASan Bernardino County Supervisor and Chairman JamesRamos speaking in support of countywide projects that have im-proved infrastructure across the region.

Memorial Day Commemoration takes placeat Mt. View Cemetery

PHOTO/ROBERT PORTERA condron squad of AT-6/SNJ “Texan” trainers fly over the Mt.View Cemetery.

PHOTO/ROBERT PORTERMembers of the American Legion Post 14.

Wildwood Park Neighborhood AssociationHosts Annual All-You-Can-Eat Pancake

Breakfast Fundraiser

Join friends and neighbors forour BEST EVER All-You-Can-Eat Pancake Breakfast

on Saturday June 6 between 8 amand 11 am. You can buy your tick-ets NOW by calling 909-882-1037- $4 for adults; $2 for 6 years andunder and special deals for families.Now in its fifteenth year, we've gotit right - Where can you find a bet-ter deal in all of San Bernardino?!Held at our friendly neighborhood

Lutheran church (you know the one- white spiky roof - in the parishhall) we'll be doing the cooking foryou. Delicious and large, these pan-

cakes will make you holler formore! Smother them in sweetnesswith a variety of syrups, fresh fruitor both. Add maple sausage to thatplate of yours, a cup of steamingjava and healthy dose of OJ and sat-isfaction will be yours! Milk andsugar-free syrups available too.Everything is fresh and simply de-licious.We'll have some great OPPOR-

TUNITY BASKETS to buy into at3 for $1 or the bargain 20 tickets for$5 along with some snappy music!(we're looking for local talent!What can you do?)

The main attraction is YOU how-ever, so we need you to be there,bring a friend and get ready to beserved. As our main fundraiser,you'll be supporting YOUR neigh-borhood meetings, YOUR clean-upefforts, YOUR neighborhood watchsigns and YOUR community! Wereally do need you to help eat all thepancakes too!It's the best deal ever, delicious

food and fantabulous fun! We'lllook for you at the "Spikey Roof"Saturday, June 6th!For more information: Wildwood-

[email protected]


Young talents compete at annualMusic Changing Lives Showcase

By Yazmin Alvarez

Inland Empire youth got ataste of Hollywood recentlyduring the annual Music

Changing Lives Showcase andBruny Awards at UC Riverside’sCampus Theater May 16.For the fourth year in a row, the

red carpet was rolled out forMoreno Valley students and theirfamilies, complete with paparazzi-style flashes from cameras snap-ping photos of the area’s next bigtalents.The talent show-style event was

presented by Music ChangingLives, a non-profit music and artafter-school program for at-riskarea youth in the Inland area,works to inspire children throughperforming arts programs as a wayto stay focused on their educationand futures.Students from four schools from

the Moreno Valley School Districtbrought their A-game to competefor the group’s “Bruny Awards” in

the categories of Musical Instru-ments, Lyrical Performance, Bandand Visual Arts.Teens from Vista Del Lago High

School and Moreno Valley HighSchool battled it out, whileyounger students from ButterfieldElementary and Edgemont Ele-mentary competed against eachother for Overall Performance, ac-cording to a Music ChangingLives news release.The competition was fierce, but

in the end Butterfield Elementarybeat Edgemont Elementary andMoreno Valley High triumphedover Vista Del Lago for the thirdyear in a row,” said the news re-lease. First place winner for the Bruny

Award in Musical Instruments wasJose Davalos from Moreno ValleyHigh and Edgemont ElementaryPiano Group: Albelina Perez, PilarRamirez, Carolina Cortez, Yoseli-nee Barajas and Isidro Quitnero. Jabri Baqvet from Moreno Valley

High and Jalie Leon from Butter-

field Elementary reigned in firstplace in the lyrical performancecategory. Vista del Lago students Fernando

Barrera, Luke Bythe, Peter Bytheand Justin Allen dominated theband category and took home thefirst place Bruny Award.The talented Sandy Calero from

Moreno Valley High and MariaLomeli from Butterfield Elemen-tary both took home first place inVisual Arts. But the recent arts showcase was-

n’t just about discovering youngtalent. As part of the program, students

were also asked to volunteer intheir community. They each com-pleted at minimum five hours ofservice and learned that togetherthey can be the change they wouldlike to see in their community, thenews release said. Each participant was also hon-

ored with a certificate from the Of-fice of Senator Richard Roth andAssembly member Jose Medinafor their dedication to make a dif-ference in their community.This year’s showcase was spon-

sored by Music Changing Lives,Moreno Valley Unified SchoolDistrict, the Wells Fargo Founda-tion, UC Riverside, San ManuelBand of Mission Indians, Target,Edison International, Goliath

Graffix and Clothes the Deal. To learn more about Music

Changing Lives and their pro-grams, visit their website atwww.musicchanginglives.org oremail

[email protected].


COURTESY PHOTO/MUSIC CHANGING LIVESMusic Changing Lives held their annual talent showcase andBruny Awards May 16. Dozens of students from Moreno ValleyUnified School District participated in this year’s event held at theUC Riverside Campus Theater.

COURTESY PHOTOS/MUSIC CHANGING LIVESStudents from Moreno Valley schools battled it out for first placeBruny Awards during Music Changing Lives annual talent show-case.

COURTESY PHOTOS/MUSIC CHANGING LIVESStudents from Moreno Valley schools battled it out for first placeBruny Awards during Music Changing Lives annual talent show-case.

inland empire weekly may 28 2015

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