december 2012 san dimas h.e.r.o.e.s.- cookbook now available

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DECEMBER 2012

Los Angeles — At a ceremony at the Dorothy Chandler Pavil-ion, Charles Brown, was installed President of the Institute of Real Estate Management, (IREM) Los

Angeles chapter. This chapter boasts 600 members and is the second largest in the country.

Mr. Brown is currently the General Manager for Morlin As-set Management, LP. He has 25 years of experience in both prop-

Charles Brown

Miss San Gabriel Valley wins Miss California LatinaSaturday, November 18th, fifty girls showed up with their eyes on the crown. Crystal Rose Munoz, a

22-year old native from the City of Glendora, won the title and was crowned Miss California Latina at the Pasadena Convention Center.

Pasadena hosted the 2012-2013 Miss and Teen California Latina Pageant. A total of fifty young women from all over Cali-fornia competed. The weekend-long event started with the annu-al Purple Carpet event on Friday, Nov. 16 at the Rolling Stone lo-cated in the city of Hollywood. The weekend continued on Saturday with a preliminary competition and ultimately leading up to the coronation of Crystal Rose Munoz, as Miss California Latina 2012-13 and Isabel Donadio as Miss Teen California Latina 2012-13.

The Miss California Latina Pageant is the official state pre-liminary to Miss Latina US and Miss America Latina Del Mundo pageant. The competition is open to all young women of Latin heri-tage between the ages of 13-27. The Miss contestants compete in four areas of competition, includ-ing interview, swimsuit, evening gown and onstage question.

On Sunday, the pageant nar-rowed down its Miss contestants

to a top twelve and then to a top five, where each of the remain-ing five had to answer, what they wanted to do for their community as Miss California Latina? Crystal answered, “I want to be a positive role model for all Latinos, how-ever, I don’t want to just represent Latinos, but I want to represent all cultures. California is full of people from different demograph-ics and that is something that we should embrace. I also want to inspire others to follow their dreams, like I followed mine and that is why I am standing here tonight.”

Each of the contestants were given a title from there hometown to represent at Sunday’s competi-tion. Munoz represented the San Gabriel Valley, where she was born and raised. She is also a re-cent graduate from Azusa Pacific University, where she received her Bachelor of Arts in Broadcast Journalism. Currently, she works as a Paralegal and is in her first year of law school of Glendale University College of law. In addi-tion, she is an advocate for “Child Obesity Awareness and Preven-tion.” Having struggled with her weight and bullying as a child, she

strongly believes in promoting a healthy living.

Crystal is the president and founder of her own non-profit or-ganization, “The Crystal’s Kids Foundation Inc,” where she men-tors young kids in her community to eat healthier and stay active.

Crystal would like to thank her family and friends for their contin-uous support including her spon-sors that helped her achieve her goal: Marty Rodriguez, Carmen’s Mexican Restaurant, Subway of Glendora, Farmers Insurance, Citrus College, City of Azusa, Fausto’s Bail Bonds, Whites Fu-neral Home, HCC Surety Compa-ny Group, Azusa Pacific Univer-sity, Route 66 Traffic School, Rosa Munoz Bail Bonds, Law Offices of Munoz & Associates and Pure Living Fitness of Glendora.

On August 18-25 of 2013, Crys-tal will go on to compete for the title of Miss Latina US in Cancun Mexico. Currently, she is train-ing with celebrity fitness trainer Chris Garcia in her preparation for Miss Latina US. In addition she is working with the Miss Cali-fornia Latina team and executive director Jennifer Rodriguez to make this year a huge success.

DOWNTOWN HOLIDAY EXTRAVAGANZAThe City of San Dimas’ annual

Downtown Holiday Extravaganza will be held on Saturday, December 8, 2012 from 2:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. The Downtown Holiday Extrava-ganza — bringing San Dimas to-gether for the holiday season! With the Walker House and the historic downtown Bonita Avenue as the focal points, the Downtown Holiday Extravaganza features local com-munity organizations offering a fam-ily-friendly celebration. The Walker House will host. Mt. San Dimas and tons of snow sponsored by the San

Dimas Senior Citizens Club; the Holiday Marketplace: photos with Santa; Candyland Desserts, holi-day entertainment; strolling carol-ers; rides and other activities. The Second Story Art Gallery will be open with a display of high school student art. The San Dimas His-torical Society is presenting a festive collection of Christmas Angels. Fin-ish your holiday shopping list or ad-mire decorated businesses on Boni-ta Avenue, featuring antique shops and many specialty boutiques. in addition the Bonita Avenue Corri-

dor Committee is sponsoring a Kids Downtown Fun Night with a Holi-day Treasure Hunt and a chance to win cash prizes. The evening will be capped off with the City’s official tree lighting ceremony at 6:00 p.m. at Rhoades Park, 210 W. Bonita Avenue. The tree lighting is spon-sored by the San Dimas Chamber of Commerce with refreshments offered by the Soroptimist Interna-tional Club of San Dimas and the San Dimas For more information please call the Parks and Recreation Department ar (909) 394-6230.

Charles Brown, Named PresidentOf The Institute Of Real Estate Management

erty and facilities management which includes high rise proj-ects, low rise properties, business parks and retail sites. Two previ-ous notable projects he handled were the City National Plaza (for-merly ARCO Plaza) and the Cen-tury Plaza Towers. Both projects have more than 2 million square feet of office space, retail space and significant parking garage opera-tions.

Mr. Brown graduated from Loma Linda University. He holds a California Real Estate license, has earned designations of Certi-fied Property Manager (CPM®) from IREM, Real Property Ad-ministrator (RPA®) and Facil-ity Management Administrator (FMA®) from BOMA.

His involvement in the IREM, Los Angeles chapter has been ex-tensive, he served several years as an Executive Councilor, as well as Vice President of Administration and Vice President of Finance.

Mr. Brown resides in San Di-mas with his wife Beverly and they have 4 Irish Setter show dogs.

The Five Star Cookbook of High-est Ranking Recipes from the Home-front, is now available for purchase at several San Dimas businesses - Quality Instant Printing - 163 West Bonita Ave.; B-Dazz-L Beauty Supply, 163 West Bonita Ave.; Bonded Cleaners, 409 West Bonita Ave.; Via Verde Prescrip-tion Shoppe, 1152 Via Verde Av-enue; Valentina’s Hair Salon, located in Cienega Valley Estates, 1245 East Cienega Avenue. The Third Street Wine Shop, located in La Verne at 2142 Third Street,

San Dimas H.E.R.O.E.S.- Cookbook Now Available

also has cookbooks for sale.Proceeds going towards con-

struction of two additional walls, this hardcover compilation contains 500 “Family Tested” recipes, and of-fers a wide range of “Helpful Hints.” At only $20.00 each, this unique cookbook is great for gift giving - holidays, wedding showers, birth-days, etc.

Cookbooks may also be pur-chased at Freedom Park, or they may be ordered via the H.E.R.O.E.S.’ website, www.San-DimasHeroes.org.

San Dimas Community News December 2012

Care4You in-home services capitalizes on a decade of caring

After more than 10 years as home care franchise own-ers, Donna and Bill Hoover have launched Care4You, a locally owned and operated home care business serv-ing families throughout the San Gabriel Valley and the Inland Empire.

The Hoovers and their dedicated staff of caregiv-ers have been providing families with peace of mind and quality home care in the region since 2002.

“Switching from a fran-chise to an independent business gives us more flex-ibility in the areas that we serve and the services we provide,” Donna Hoover said. “Through the transi-tion, we have retained all of our caregivers and our friendly and efficient office staff.”

Donna Hoover has more than 30 years experience as a registered nurse. Her husband, Bill, has more than 30 years experience running businesses. Both are excited about making a positive impact on people’s

lives every day by helping them stay safely and happi-ly at home, wherever that may be.

Care4You offers a wide range of home care ser-vices including: assistance with dressing, grooming and bathing; transfer-ring; changing linens; light housekeeping; accompany-ing clients to appointments; running errands, and com-panionship.

Dependable care is avail-able to meet the clients’ needs whether it’s a couple hours a day or round-the-clock. Rates are competitive with no weekly minimum.

Care4You caregivers are experienced, passionate and compassionate. They receive ongoing training to enhance their knowledge and improve their job per-formance. In addition, they are bonded and insured and supervised by an RN.

Care4You has offices at 470 S. San Dimas Ave. in San Dimas and 1055 E. Col-orado Blvd., Suite 500, in Pasadena.

Donna and Bill Hoover Owners of Care4You Home Care

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It’s All LocalFor more than 50 years, the

Rotary Club of San Dimas has been supporting community as well as international projects. In our community Rotary fo-cuses on education by pro-viding tuition for leadership camps for our middle school students, mini-grants to our teachers, and scholarships to our high school seniors. In-deed, if your third grader re-ceived a personal dictionary, it likely came from Rotary. Edu-cation isn’t Rotary’s only mis-sion in our community. From the Bandstand in the park to the Veteran Memorial Down-town, Rotary has been a sig-nificant contributor.

While much of our efforts are local, the Rotary Club of San Dimas has a significant international mission, also. During the past 50 years, the Rotary Club has contributed more than $126,000 to interna-tional projects. We’ve helped build water wells and houses in developing countries; and, consistently aided the cam-paign to eradicate polio.

But, it’s still called local and you can help. We raise all the money for our projects locally. And, our largest fundraiser is the sale of See’s Candy. Think of it this way – you get a one pound box of candy and each box we sell is equivalent to 8 doses of polio vaccine; part of the money we have dedi-cated to build a house in a de-veloping country in 2013; help fund the Egg Hunt downtown in 2013; a grant to teacher or part of a scholarship to a local student.

You can order candy through our website at www.sandimasrotary.com. or we will be in front of Albertson’s on Bonita Avenue on Decem-ber 16, 22, 23 and 24 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

December 2012 San Dimas Community News

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Introduce Your Family to San Dimas History

The Historical Museum and adjoining Gift Shop, in the Walker House at 121 N. San Dimas Avenue, provide an excellent family outing and introduction to San Dimas history.

Walker House Tours Please call 909-592-1190 for reservations.

Second Story Gallery 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., second and third Friday and Saturday: Historical

Society museum and gift shop are open in conjunction with the 2nd Story Gallery.

Please call 909-394-4918 or check http://www.sandimasarts.com.

Rancho Cucamonga, — In early October, the surprise of a lifetime was revealed to prostate cancer survivor Larry Herrera, 65 of San Dimas. After months of not seeing his classic, albeit run-down 1965 Pontiac Tempest, the antique car came rolling back into his driveway and was revealed to Larry in grand style. The Tempest had undergone a major restora-tion from the inside out, and it was all done through the goodwill and donations of his son-in-law and auto shops throughout Southern California specializing in classic car overhauls.

“I was overwhelmed when I saw the Tempest again,” said

Larry Herrera. “It’s an astounding transformation and it looks like and drives like a new car. Before all this, I would turn the steering wheel and the car’s wheels would catch on the undercarriage and it didn’t sound good. Now I just drive down the street a couple blocks and I get people giving me thumbs up and waving. I’m not used to all this attention.”

Larry plans to use his new-found attention to raise aware-ness for something extremely personal and life-threatening to thousands of men in the United States each year. More than one year ago, 64-year old Larry Her-rera of San Dimas was diagnosed with prostate cancer. After bat-tling the disease for a year, Larry’s bout with the male-centric cancer went into remission. His doctors attributed his success largely to the fact he detected and caught his symptoms of prostate cancer early. Determined to raise aware-ness about the number one death-causing cancer among men age 75 and older, Larry focused his sights on talking within the audience

with whom he was most familiar. An avid classic car enthusiast his entire life, Larry turned to the 1965 Pontiac Tempest sitting in his garage, though badly in need of restoration. He contacted his soon to be son-in-law, Lorenzo Strong, with an idea to bring pros-tate cancer awareness to an audi-ence made up of approximately 90-percent men. Larry asked Lorenzo, who has been in the car industry for years, to help him rebuild the classic automobile. Larry would then take it on the road to classic car shows across southern California to spread the message about the importance of screening for prostate cancer and

early detection. Lorenzo gladly obliged his future father-in-law and for the next year, embarked on what would become a labor of love for him and his new family.

“Several auto shops in the Los Angeles and In-land Empire areas donated their time and resources to helping us make the ’65 Tempest into what you see now,” said Lorenzo Strong. “Also, if it had not been for the generosity of companies such as Kumho Tire believing in Larry’s cause and providing the perfect tires and other car parts, we could not have made the Tempest into the shiny piece of rolling art it is.”

Kumho Tires donated four tires to fit the light blue/green 1965 Pontiac Tempest that Loren-zo and Larry will be using as a symbol for prostate cancer aware-ness. “A car is a common point of interest for men of all ages,” said Lorenzo. “We feel that bringing the Tempest to car shows and telling the people who come by to look at it what it symbolizes will act as a disarming conversation starter about the issue.” Larry and Lorenzo said that if even one man they talk with at a car show is encouraged to get screened, the effort will have been worthwhile and potentially lifesaving.

“My friends and neighbors asked

me how I felt about exposing some-thing so personal that happened to me. I said I felt really good about it. Men have to get it together and we have to do something good for our-selves, have the doctor examine us,” said Larry. “It really can save lives. I saved my own by getting screened early.”

Southern California car shows the public can see Larry’s newly restored 1965 Pontiac Tempest and new conversation piece for prostate can-cer awareness included the Covina Thunderfest and Music Festival on October 13 and the annual Cruisin’ La Verne Car Show on November 24, plus many more in 2013.

As a leader in southern California and one of the world’s top tire manu-facturers, Kumho Tire U.S.A. gives back to community throughout the year through the Kumho Cares pro-gram. Whether a charitable organi-zation working for the greater good, or an individual helping to make our region a better place to live, Kumho Tire U.S.A. strives to be a good cor-porate citizen and help those making a difference such as Lorenzo Strong and Larry Herrera.

Larry Herrera and Lorenzo Strong are available for interviews and photo/video opportunities. For interviews or high resolution photos, please contact Ciara Green at [email protected] or call (951) 719-1040.

ABOUT KUMHOFounded in 1960, Kumho Tire has

more than 50 years of history steeped in innovation in management, techni-cal development and environmental awareness that has positioned the Company as one of the world’s top 10 tire manufacturers. Distributed in 160 countries, Kumho is dedicated to providing a top quality driving ex-perience to consumers throughout the world. Headquartered in Ran-cho Cucamonga, Kumho Tire USA is the U.S. sales, marketing, product development and distribution arm of Kumho Tire Co. Inc. For more infor-mation on Kumho Tire USA, Inc. and its products, please visit www.Kum-hoTireUSA.com. Follow Kumho on Facebook.com/KumhoTire and on Twitter @KumhoTireUSA.

Toy Drive to Benefit McKinley’s Children

San Dimas — The holiday season is fast approaching, and the employees and vol-unteers at McKinley Chil-dren’s Center in San Dimas are working hard to ensure that the abused, abandoned and neglected children in the Center’s care will experience some of the joys this special time holds. Most children look forward to the holidays each year, but sadly, for many of the Center’s boys and girls this season evokes painful memo-ries of deprivation and loss.

It doesn’t have to be this way! With the help of individ-uals, businesses and commu-nity organizations, these chil-dren can experience a bright and happy holiday for possibly the first time ever. All mon-etary or in-kind gifts will have an impact and help to bring a smile to a child in McKinley’s care.

For more information, or to request an individual or Cen-ter wish list, please contact Rhonda Beltran (ext. 2104) or Kami Newman (ext. 2127) at 909-599-1227. Gifts or dona-tions can be dropped off at our center which is located at 762 W. Cypress Street, San Dimas, CA 91773 Monday – Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30.p.m.

San Dimas Prostate Cancer Survivor Now Taking Message Of Early Screening On The Road In Fully Restored Through Donations 1965 Pontiac Tempest

March Airmen aid in Hurricane Sandy relief efforts

MARCH AIR RESERVE BASE, CALIF.— Airmen from the 452nd Air Mobility Wing at March Air Reserve base, spun up a massive relief effort in response to the nation’s call to provide sup-plies and equipment to areas af-fected by Hurricane Sandy.

Crews from 12 active duty, Air National Guard and Air

Force Reserve bases across the nation descended upon March Air Reserve Base, Calif. to pick up approximately 10 passengers, 632 short tons of equipment and supplies to deliver to Stewart Air National Guard Base, Newburgh, N.Y. The passengers and cargo, including 69 vehicles belonging to the Southern California Edi-son utility company, assisted in restoring power and providing humanitarian assistance to the stricken region.

Air Force Reserve Command members of the 452d Air Mobility Wing, including 50th/56th Aerial Port Squadrons and the 452 Air-lift Control Flight began cargo processing and loading immedi-ately after receiving the call.

“I am extremely proud of our aerial porters, logistics planners, air crews, and Airlift Controllers,” said Col. Samuel Mahaney , 452 AMW commander. “Our citizen airmen, members of the Air Force Reserve, have responded gal-lantly to this national crisis and are worked at the highest opera-tions tempo to ensure the delivery of this essential equipment in the fastest possible time.”

Three March C-17 Globemas-ter IIIs and dozens of crewmem-bers participated around the clock in relief efforts along with C-5 Galaxy and C-17 aircraft from Air Mobility Command, Air Force Re-serve Command and Air National Guard units.

“This operation demonstrates the strength of our air mobility system, said Col. James Finney, 452 AMW vice commander. “By leveraging our Reserve compo-nent, in partnership with our active duty airmen, were able to provide rapid response to national requirements. This is total force global mobility at its finest.”


Library HighlightsSan Dimas Public LibraryCounty of Los Angeles Public Library145 N. Walnut AvenueSan Dimas, CA, 91773Telephone (909) 599-6738Tuesday-Thursday 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.Friday-Saturday 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.Library Website http://www.colapublib.org/libs/sandimas/ The following programs are held in the San Dimas Library Meeting Room, UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED in the listing

THE KIDS’ CORNERPreschool Storytime!

Preschool Storytime will meet on the following Fridays in Decem-ber: the 7th; 14th; and 21st. NOTE: there will be NO Storytime Friday December 28th. Our themes will include: Santa and Happy Holidays! On the 21st we will have our annual Winter Party, with treats. An art activity appropriate to the theme will be offered. In addition to stories we sing songs, learn fingerplays, enjoy flannel board stories and more!

A Special Treat!!!!!! The Puppies are coming! The Puppies are coming!

At our December 14th Storytime Puppies for Parties will be bringing a dozen adorable puppies to play with! Kids will be allowed in the pen to play with them while those who are waiting for their turn will be able to complete a special holiday puppy color sheet.

This program is designed for preschool aged children but those younger are invited to attend if they are able to sit and listen quietly to the stories.

SPECIAL PROGRAMS!Family Holiday Card Workshop! On Saturday December 1st

from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. drop by to create a fun holiday card to give to someone special! All supplies will be provided. This program is appropriate for all ages. Happy Holidays!

Model Magic Holiday Ornament Workshop! On Saturday Decem-ber 8th from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. come by and create your very own special holiday ornament out of Model Magic Air Dry Clay! All supplies will be provided. Enjoy refreshments!

TEEN ADVISORY BOARDTeens, we need your help! We want to make the San Dimas Library

a cool place for teens in our community, and we need your input. Inno-vative and energetic teens, grades 6- 12, are invited to shape the future of the San Dimas Library by helping to develop programs and services, by recommending materials for purchase, and by promoting the Library to other teens. Sound interesting? Stop by the Library or give us a call at (909) 599-6738 to find out when our next meeting is being held. Be a part of something fun and important! Help make your Library a great place for teens!

Overwhelmed by Computers?Get some help at the San Dimas Library!

We can help with basic computer skills, word processing, searching the Internet, creating an email account, filling out online applications, and more! Sign up for a one hour session. Internet Helper will be avail-able Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more information, or to sign up, come to the Information Desk.

BOOK PARTY Monthly Book Club

In December we discussed Paradise by Toni Morrison. For those wanting to plan ahead, on Wednesday, January 2nd, we will dis-cussing Robert Massie’s biography of Catherine the Great. Stimulating conversation and delicious refreshments each month! FREE! The Book Party is held at the San Dimas Senior Center, 201 E. Bonita Ave., in San Dimas. Copies of the books are available for checkout at the San Dimas Library. For more information, please contact the San Dimas Library at (909) 599-6738.

THIRD THURSDAY Book ClubThursday, December 13th, 6:30 p.m. Join our Thursday evening

book club! We will be wrapping up our reading on the theme of bad mothers, and will be discussing David Small’s graphic novel memoir Stitches. Books are available for check out at the San Dimas Library.

JOIN FRIENDS OF SAN DIMAS LIBRARY!

Senator Bob Huff Teams Up with Golden State Water Company to Donate Holiday Turkeys to Those in Need in the San Dimas and Glendora Area

San Dimas — Golden State Water Company, together with State Senator Bob Huff and the California Water Association, do-

nated approximately 300 turkeys to various organizations in the San Dimas and Glendora area as part of the annual Operation Gobble program.

Operation Gobble is a joint philanthropic venture between California water companies and local state legislators that is set to deliver an estimated 30,000 tur-keys to families in need through-out the state this Thanksgiving holiday. Golden State works in partnership with local elected offi-cials who offer expertise in direct-ing the donations to community food banks, churches and other non-profit organizations.

Companywide, Golden State

will deliver more than 7,000 tur-keys for needy families through-out its service territory, which covers portions or all of 75 commu-

nities in 10 counties in California. “Golden State Water Company

cares about the communities it serves, and is proud to once again provide holiday joy for deserv-ing families through our annual Thanksgiving turkey donation,” said District Manager Ben Lewis. “Through this program, we pro-vide a happier holiday for those who need it most. Operation Gob-ble also raises awareness of the is-sue of hunger in California.”

Golden State Water Company has been distributing turkeys to disadvantaged families through-out its customer service areas since 1990.

Dreier Statement Honoring Our Nation’s Veterans

SAN DIMAS — Congress-man David Dreier (R-CA) issued the following statement in honor of our nation’s veterans and their families:

“On Veterans Day, we pay trib-ute to the men and women of our Armed Forces who have fought for the freedoms that Americans enjoy every day. Each year we have the opportunity to remem-ber that the rights we hold dear, including the right to choose our own leaders without fear of retri-bution or recrimination, were paid for by the toil and sacrifice of our service members.

“It is especially important to honor these brave men and wom-en now as veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan begin to re-turn home in increasing numbers. VA centers and hospitals across the country offer volunteer oppor-tunities for Americans who want to thank and support our nation’s veterans. If you are interested in finding a local Veterans Services Organization, please visit http://www.va.gov.

“Congress must also continue to do its part to support our veter-ans, military members and their families. That is why this year my colleagues and I proudly sup-ported H.R. 1627, the Honoring America’s Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families Act of 2012. This bipartisan, bicameral piece of legislation will improve the lives of veterans and their families in a myriad of ways, by improving healthcare, housing, education and memorial services. The Act also improves the ac-countability and transparency of the Department of Veterans Af-fairs to ensure it is properly serv-ing our veterans in their times of need.

“I am also a proud supporter of the Veterans History Project. The Project is sponsored by the Library of Congress and allows veterans to share their own stories. Listen-ing to the firsthand accounts of the soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines who gave so much for our country is an enriching experience for anyone. I encourage you to vis-it http://www.loc.gov/vets/ to hear some of these amazing stories or to share your own.

“Finally, I would like to person-ally thank all of the veterans and their families for the sacrifices they have made for our great na-tion. I am sincerely grateful for all that you have done and it has been my privilege to serve you for the past 32 years.”


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Oakdale Celebrated 1st Dia De Los Muertos Cultural Festival The free event featured music, food, arts and crafts for the whole family.

Glendora — More than a thou-sand people shared the rich tradition and history of Día de los Muertos at Oakdale Memorial Park & Mortuary who hosted the inaugural Día de los Muertos Cultural Festi-val in honor and to celebrate loved ones who have passed away. The free family event took place Sunday, November 4, 2012 from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. This will become a signature event to share the culture and traditions of the Día de los Muertos festivity with all generations.

The festival featured ac-tivities including arts & crafts for children with mini workshops and interactive activities created especially for this event by Corner Art Studio; a food court with de-licious selections from two of L.A.’s finest trucks, Frysmith and Sweet Lou’s BBQ; a local vendor area included Día de los Muertos inspired art and crafts; performances and en-tertainment including local dance group Ballet Folklórico de UCI and Ballet Folklórico Casas Guanajuato and Ma-riachi Trompetas de México. In addition, families created their own altars for display and as part of the celebra-tion. They were entered into the first ever altar contest re-sulting in the winners of this year’s contest: Evelyn Limas,

3rd place; Kim Callaway, 2nd place; and Helen Gonzalez, 1st place winner.

“We were so excited to see so many families and friends at our memorial park to share with them the rich history and traditions of Día de los Muertos,” stated Genny Del-gado, General Manager for Oakdale. “From building al-tares to papel picado and art, we invited all generations to come together and celebrate the lives of their loved ones in a truly authentic and re-spectful celebration. “

The sponsors of the first Cultural Festival included: Bank of the West, Donate Life/One Legacy and Corner Art Studio. For more infor-mation on the event, please visit www.dayofthedead-oak-dale, our Facebook page at Day of the Dead - Oakdale or call 562-696-8196.

About Oakdale Memorial Park & Mortuary

Founded in 1890, Oakdale is located in Glendora, Cali-fornia. With approximately 118 acres of property for current use or future devel-opment, Oakdale is a proud member of the Dignity Me-morial® network of funeral, cremation and cemetery ser-vice providers devoted to pro-viding quality service for all families.

Leslie Lindemann Promoted to VP Classified and Retail Advertising at the LA Times

I am pleased to announce that Leslie Lindemann is being pro-moted to Vice President, Classi-fied and Retail Advertising of the

LA Times In working with Leslie,

I have found her to be a passionate and enthusiastic sales leader who is deeply engaged in the details of her business. She is also widely respected by her clients and her colleagues for - among many at-tributes – her poise, expertise and leadership.

Leslie began her career with LA Times in April 1986 as an automotive sales person. She developed her sales excellence and was promoted to manager in 1993. Since then, Leslie has held a series of increasingly se-nior roles within LATMG and most recently held the position of Managing Director. No easy feat, she has lead the advertis-ing teams through the migration from print to digital in the Auto-motive, Recruitment and Real Estate segments and built the Cars.com and CareerBuilder.com teams to the #1 position na-tionally.

Leslie will continue to report directly to me with her current team plus the addition of Bran-don Young and his team. Please join me in congratulating Leslie on this promotion and wishing her continued success.Kind Regards,Mike TannourjiExecutive Vice President, Ad-vertisingLos Angeles Times Media Group

Leslie Lindemann

Mt. SAC Art Gallery to Feature Faculty Exhibit

Walnut – The Mt. San Antonio College Art Gallery will present its biennial faculty exhibition, “Didactic,” which runs Nov. 8 through Dec. 6, at the gallery. This exhibit is free and open to the public.

“Didactic” celebrates the work of Mt. SAC’s part- and full-time faculty in the disciplines of art, animation, and photography. Faculty artists ex-hibiting work include Keith Batchell-er, Cherie Benner Davis, Ron Brown, Fatemeh Burnes, Thomas Butler, John Donahue, Craig Deines, Kath-ryn Stovall Dennis, Michael Falzone, Dirk Hagner, Laurie Hartman, Wal-ter Impert, Gail Jacobs, Joan Kahn, Melissa Kauk, Charles Ketcham, Rose Misanchuk, Kirk Pedersen, Ka-tie Queen, Nathan Rohlander, Susie Rubenstein, Steve Schenck, Thomas Stubbs, Dan Van Clapp, Shari Was-son, and Keith Wilson.

Gallery hours are Tuesdays through Thursdays, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., and Tuesday nights, 5 to 7:30 p.m.

For more information, call the Art Gallery at (909) 274-4328.


Superintendent’s Message

The Role of the District OfficeThe mission of the District

Office is to provide leadership, support, and assistance to each Bonita Unified School District school. The purpose is to allow schools to focus on accomplishing goals and continuing the tremen-dous growth in student academic achievement while providing a safe and nurturing learning envi-ronment.

The primary criterion for

evaluating the effectiveness of the District Office is the level to which schools accomplish goals, and serve their students, parents, staff, and the community. By the District Office providing effective communication, issuing timely responses, and ensuring proper follow up, school certificated and classified staff can focus on the primary goal of providing a well-rounded educational program for all students.

It is the function of the Dis-trict Office to provide the re-sources and expertise to support the school sites and assist in identifying needs when neces-sary.

By building a trusting rela-tionship between the District Of-fice and school sites, the District Office can provide the necessary tools and support for school site staff to do what they do best…provide each Bonita Unified School District student access to their dreams through an exem-plary educational experience.

Gary Rapkin, PhDSuperintendent

SCHOOLS IN THE SPOTLIGHT

Ed Jones Educational CenterNew Staff

Chapparal and Vista Opportunity students (back row) Dachanae Ramos, Tyler Gebbie, DeVonshe McFadden, Lauren De Vito, (front

row) Cheyenne Ruppert, and Sharon Lopez have each earned a Platinum Level recognition for completing 20 credits or more so far

this year.

Construction Has Begun On Center for Performing Arts

The Bonita Unified Center for Performing Arts project has begun construction on the campus of San Dimas High School. Rebar has

been installed below the stage footings.

University of La Verne Students Contribute to District Counseling Services

Dr. Gary Rapkin

Thanks to a grant from the Tri City Mental Health Services, Bonita Unified has established a link with the University of La Verne to provide early interven-tion and prevention services for elementary school students at risk. Counseling students at the university are providing class-room guidance, help with bully-ing, conflict resolution, and an-

ger management in small group settings.

Interns from other aca-demic programs have been in-corporated as well. “There are many responsibilities that the school counselor has and the amount of support I receive from Ekstrand’s administration and faculty is tremendous,” Capella University intern Cynthia Ba-

cud said. “The role of the school counselor seems to facilitate and help strengthen cohesion in school with community resourc-es and parents.”

“When kids are not coping with their emotional stress ef-fectively, other aspects of their lives are affected in the way they interact with others, how they behave in the classroom and at

home, and in academic perfor-mance. Perhaps students may not realize that their emotional stress comes from a loss they have experienced or they just don’t know how to ask for help. It takes a great deal of empathy as a counselor to help students cope with their emotional stress and identify what they are feel-ing,” she said.

Tri City Mental Health Ser-vices has also created a Mental Health Toolbox that teachers and administrators in all grades can use in crisis situations. The Toolbox contains articles and tip sheets compiled by Dr. Michael Pine of the Pine’s Institute and Bob Tyra. Both contain protocols to assist adults with a variety of challenges students might face.

Ed Jones Educational Center welcomes English teacher Tracy Ngo and Credit Recovery Teach-er Christy Wilkerson. Ngo came highly recommended after two years with Teach for America. She is a linguistics and political science major from UC Santa Barbara who studied five lan-guages. Wilkerson is a BUSD graduate who has worked at the David and Margaret group home for girls in LaVerne.

“I am incredibly excited to join the Chaparral team and be back in my home state teaching high school English,” Ngo said.

“I could not be more excited to officially be a part of the Chapar-ral family!” Wilkerson said. “My colleagues’ passion for teaching is infectious and the entire staff’s drive for student achievement is inspiring. I am right where I am supposed to be!”

Margaret McDonald, former Chaparral High classroom in-structional aide, was recently promoted to School Secretary. Last year’s classified employee of the year has called the Ed Jones Educational Center “home” for

the past 19 years, which allowed for a seamless transition to her new role.

Independent Study Make-over

Vista School’s Independent Study Program in now on-line using a program called Odyssey-ware. Students work in the com-puter lab on campus under the direction and support of their su-pervising teacher Jannet Valdez.

Student Recognition Program Launched

Under the leadership of Dean Joe Hanson and ROP Leader-ship teacher Laurie Brandler, the school launched a student recog-nition program this year. By cel-ebrating student success, the goal is to increase student achieve-ment, improve attendance, build good citizenship, and keep stu-dents on track earning credits.

With good grades, good be-havior and positive attendance, students can earn privileges that are leveled Platinum, Gold, and Silver. One of the favorites is a fast-pass at the lunch line. At a

rally in October that included a DJ and a dessert bar, every student in Chaparral and Vista Opportunity was entered into a drawing for prizes, and students were recognized for their achieve-ments (see lists below).

One of those achievements was perfect attendance through

October. Fifteen students have not missed a day since school opened. Last year at this time, there were no students with per-fect attendance. The change is due in part to Glendora Chevro-let’s Cool to Be in School perfect attendance contest. All Bonita Unified and Glendora Unified

students who have perfect atten-dance all year long are eligible to win a Chevy Spark in May.

The following Platinum Lev-el students earned 20 or more credits the first quarter: Sharon Lopez, Cheyenne Ruppert, Tyler Gebbie, DeVonshe McFadden, Dachanae Ramos, and Lauren De Vito.

Students of the Month for September:

Savannah Simpson, Ashely Tomasso, Leilani Clavesilla, Gregory Nielsen, and Lauren De Vito.

Cool to be in School Perfect Attendance Candidates:

Kelly Curiel, Leslie Diez, Tyler Gebbie, Sharon Lopez, Baltazar Martinez, Yahaira Martinez, De Vonshe McFadden, Mario Muril-lo, Chantal Oxier, Arthur Rocha, Christopher Sherwood, Deitrick Foley, Andrew Kretzschmar, Matthew Madrid, Gregory Nielsen, and Kirstin Troup.

Ground was broken on the Measure AB funded Center for Performing Arts September 20, 2012. Tildon-Coil Constructors reported to the board in Novem-ber that site grading, electrical and plumbing lines, rebar, wall fabrications and concrete in the footings have been completed or are currently underway. The building is expected to be com-pleted sometime in the spring of 2014.

“We are really excited to get the project going,” Assistant Su-perintendent of Business Ann Sparks said. “A lot of careful plan-ning is starting to take shape and we are excited for what the Cen-ter for Performing Arts will mean to Bonita Unified students.”

The facility is funded through Measure AB, which voters ap-proved in 2009. The Center for Performing Arts is the last proj-ect connected to that fund and will be available for use through-out the district.

News From The Bonita Unified School District


Oak Mesa Elementary SchoolElection Day

Oak Mesa held Student Council elections on November 6, 2012, the same day as the national election. Student Council Advisor Jim Symonds spoke about the value and importance of voting, and then candidates delivered speeches about how they would better the school and community if elected. One student even had some catchy cheers to persuade fellow students. At lunch, Oak Mesa students were greeted with Ollie the Owl to get them in the spirit of voting! The members of Student Council have monthly meetings that are run by Sandra Dunville, Jim Symonds, Angie Capone, and Amber Kolbeck.

Ollie the Owl visits Oak Mesa to encourage students to vote in the school’s annual student council election.

Oak Mesa CaresThe newly elected Stu-

dent Council has jumped in to their leadership role by managing the school’s recycling program. Coun-cil members collect paper and other materials to be recycled from classrooms twice a week. Families donate cans to be recycled once a month, and the Stu-dent Council oversees the use of funds derived from this project. The Council is community focused as well, collecting food for lo-cal charities.

Fifth grader Travis Gonzalez and fourth grader Joseph Ochoa collect recycled materials as a part of their Student Council class representative roles.

Shull Elementary SchoolOn November 15, a team of 19

Chinese educators from Guang-dong Jiangmen City Education Department visited Shull El-ementary School in San Dimas. The purpose of their visit was to learn and understand Ameri-can schools’ teaching philosophy and culture. The educators were presented with an overview of Shull’s National Blue Ribbon School programs.

At Shull, the emphasis is on every child being proficient in Language Arts and Mathemat-ics. This requires Shull teachers to provide targeted small group remedial instruction. The Jiang-men educators shared that small group remediation is difficult to achieve in their classrooms of 50 students, but were encouraged by the results of Shull’s interven-tion program.

The Chinese educators were also impressed with the use of

the Renaissance Place Acceler-ated Reading program, which monitors the reading growth and books read by all 580 Shull students. They wanted to know how Shull teachers motivate students to read at top levels. Shull teachers shared that their student recognition programs not only provide recognition for top achievement, but also for in-dividual student growth.

Chinese students achieve high levels of success on inter-national tests, but Chinese edu-cators are still concerned that their students do not get the opportunities or individual at-tention that American students receive. To change their educa-tional programs, in 2010 China began a reform movement to better prepare their students to be critical thinkers and be more creative. Shull School’s extracur-ricular programs, high rate of

parent volunteerism, large play areas, and use of technology in the classroom to aid instruction impressed the Jiangmen City educators.

In the Bonita Unified School District, teachers are allowed flexibility to choose the best re-searched based programs avail-able. As part of the educational reform movement in China, the Jiangmen educators hope to have more local freedom as well.

The Jiangmen Superinten-dent thanked Shull students and teachers for allowing them to visit by presenting the school with a gift of a special Palm Leaf Fan. These beautifully hand decorated fans have been in pro-duction in the area of Jiangmen since the Jin Dynasty over 1600 years ago. Shull students will treasure this gift as a reminder of their kind visitors from China.

Ekstrand Elementary School

Photo 5: A group of educators from China visited Shull Elementary School to learn about American teaching and learning processes. From left to right, two schoolmasters from Jiangmen Department of Education, Shull Principal Chris Ann Horsley, Bonita Unified

Assistant Superintendent Lois Klein, and Superintendent of Jiangmen Department of Education Lai Yanfen.

Photo 6: Funds raised through Ekstrand Elementary School’s annual walk-a-thon were used to purchase 300 new books for the school’s library.

News From The Bonita Unified School DistrictSCHOOLS IN THE SPOTLIGHT

Ekstrand Elementary stu-dents walked around the school’s north field on Sep-tember 25 for their annual Walk-A-Thon. A month-long Beach Bash Celebration kept the students motivated and excited about raising money to purchase books for the library and fund field trip scholar-ships. Boardwalk-style games and weekly mini-competitions built school spirit as families and teachers solicited pledges toward their $10,000 goal.

“Being a student coun-cil president I like to hear from my classmates. So this year student council put on a Walk-A-Thon to raise money for books,” Allison Jacobson said. “Now, this week our or-der of 300 books came in and all week I have been hearing my fellow classmates talk about how excited they are. Some are excited about their favorite books or just are ex-cited to read! We all worked

so hard at the Walk-A-Thon, and now it all pays off.”

Librarian Michelle Endsley echoes the enthusiasm. “Stu-dents were a big part in choos-ing these new books by mak-ing a wish list of what they’d like available in the library. Within days of the order be-ing delivered and processed, students anxiously browsed through the new titles to see which of their favorites they would check out first!”


Golden State Water Company Begins New Pipeline Replacement Project in San Dimas

The San Dimas Corral of Westerners is excited to have Alan and Claudia Heller come to speak on Wednesday, Janu-ary 2, 2013 about Life on Route 66.

Duarte residents Alan and Claudia Heller made a life-

changing decision in 2010, the year of their 66th birthdays: retiring from their professional jobs, they bought a small trailer and set out to rediscover the cel-ebrated nostalgia along Route 66. Traveling from the Santa Monica Pier to Chicago, the Hellers wrote articles for a local paper and took photos along the way, documenting their experi-ences.

Alan, who serves as presi-dent of Duarte’s Public Access Channel (DCTV), and Claudia, president of the Duarte Histori-cal Society, moved to Duarte in 1980. Their book, published by HistoryPress, has recently been released and is entitled “Life on Route 66, personal accounts along the Mother Road to Cali-fornia.”

“I was writing articles on Route 66 and immediately readers began contacting me with their memories and expe-riences on the Road. Some even provided us with journals and photos they had inherited from family members. Their poi-gnant recollections make this book more than a guide book,” says Claudia.

A professional photographer, Alan constantly took photos on their trip, and many times

they have returned to historical spots along California’s section of the Road to add to the collec-tion. The couple documented their adventure including a few “off road” detours such as the UFO Convention in Roswell, New Mexico and touring the

Missouri home of Laura Ingalls Wilder where she authored the Little House on the Prairie se-ries.

“We especially enjoyed the creative roadside attractions which sprung up in the heyday of Route 66. They are an ex-ample of American ingenuity. “These pieces of outrageous art along with refurbished gas sta-tions, persevering diners and neon-clad motels make for joy-ous stops along the road,” ac-cording to Claudia. “And they beg to be photographed,” adds Alan. Copies of their book will be available for purchase at the meeting.

The InvitationThe next meeting of the Cor-

ral will be on Wednesday, Janu-ary 2, 2013. Anyone with an interest in local or western his-tory is invited join us. The cost is $13, ($15 for non members) which includes the socializing, speaker, and dinner beginning at 6 p.m. at the Atria Rancho Park dining room, 801 Cypress Way, in San Dimas.

For information or reser-vations please contact Vera Hoover at 909-593-1585 no lat-er than the Saturday December 29, 2012.

Alan and Claidia Heller

Get a jump on this year’s holiday shopping and at the same time support a very worthwhile fundraiser.

The San Dimas Sheriff’s Booster Club is holding their Annual See’s Candies Sale. Proceeds benefit the station volunteer groups such as Mountain Rescue, Reserve Deputies, and Explorers, just to name

a few.Popular candy selections are of-

fered in holiday wrapping at a dis-counted price. Look for the Boost-er’s See’s Booth with our friendly volunteers in San Dimas at The Holiday Extravaganza (Walker House) and Tree Lighting Cer-emony (Downtown) on Dec. 8; San Dimas Albertsons 12/15 & 12/22, and Vons on Saturday & Sunday, 12/15-12/16 & 12/22-12/23. Ad-ditional sales sites are Bonded Cleaners, LGE*CTS Motorsports,

O’Malley’s Flowers of San Dimas, Quality Instant Printing, Sanders Lock & Key and The Curtis Company. Stop by, save time and money while supporting your local sheriff station. If you would like to make a corporate purchase please contact The Curtis Company (909) 599-0830, delivery available in limited areas.

Santa loves See’s Candies and our Volunteers! Booster Board members Susan Hutchinson, Sylvia Chapman

and Dawna Marshall sharing the holiday spirit.

What Can You Learn On Route 66

SAN DIMAS — Golden State Water Company began a project to replace 2,700 feet of aging pipe-line in San Dimas as part of an infrastructure improvement plan for the local water system. The new pipeline will reduce leaks and improve water flow for customers in the specified area.

The project includes replacing deteriorating pipeline that ranges from 2 inches up to 4 inches in di-ameter with new pipeline that is 8 inches in diameter on Woodland Oaks Drive, Ashvale Drive and Cataract Avenue from San Dimas Avenue to Cataract Avenue. Addi-tionally, construction workers will install six fire hydrants and 25 new service lines to households.

The work is estimated to cost approximately $600,000 and is expected to take about 12 weeks to complete.

“Improving our water system to provide a dependable, safe and economical water supply for our customers around the clock, 365 days a year is our top priority,” says Golden State District Man-ager Benjamin Lewis.

As construction crews work Monday through Friday to com-plete the project, the streets will remain open to traffic but will be limited to one lane. All efforts will be made to minimize dust and noise during the construction period. Weekly activities such as trash pickup should not be inter-rupted. Questions or concerns

about the construction activi-ties should be directed to Golden State’s 24-hour Customer Service Center at 1-800-999-4033.

More information about Gold-en State’s infrastructure improve-ments in San Dimas is available at www.gswater.com. Golden State customers can also visit the website to enroll in a free electron-ic newsletter to receive periodic updates on other projects and ser-vices in their area.

Golden State believes that proactive system maintenance is critical to protecting water service now and for future generations. Delaying or deferring needed im-provements can be more costly and jeopardize water quality.

Golden State Water Company, a subsidiary of American States Water Company (AWR) provides water service to approximately 1 out of every 36 Californians located within 75 communities throughout 10 counties in North-ern, Coastal and Southern Cali-fornia (approximately 256,000 customers). The Company also distributes electricity to over 23,000 customers in the Big Bear recreational area of California. AWR’s contracted services sub-sidiary, American States Utility Services, Inc., provides operations, maintenance and construction management services for water and wastewater systems located on military bases throughout the country.

Foothill Extension Update

The Gold Line Bridge Con-struction will be complete in just one month. The Construction Authority and Skanska are fo-cusing on final bridge details in-cluding the basket reeds, barrier and retaining walls, lighting and landscaping. Overall, the bridge is coming together as envisioned and will only be enhanced by the completion of these final details. Below is an article that ran today in the Pasadena Star News about the bridge’s progress toward com-pletion. I encourage you to take a look at Walt Mancini’s photo gallery (link included in the ar-ticle) – he has truly captured the bridge’s impressive architectural elements.

As mentioned previously, an-other significant project element is the $160 million Gold Line Op-erations Campus in Monrovia be-

ing built to accommodate Metro’s light rail vehicle fleet. With demo-lition now complete at the 24-acre

site and grading underway, FTC crews are focused on completing the material removal, relocating utilities, and preparing to mass grade the largest single project element of the Foothill Extension project. Below is a photo of the site today looking south and the campus site plan:

The Journey Continues,Habib F. Balian

REGISTRATION FOR MIGHTY MITES BASKETBALL

Currently, the City of San Dirnas Parks and Recreation Department, 245 East Bonito Avenue. is accepting registration for Mighty Mites Basket-ball. This is a six week instructional class where children ages 5 to 7 years old will be taught the fundamentals of basketball without emphasis on competition. The class will he held on Saturdays, January 12 - February 16, from 9:30-10:30 a.m at Allen Avenue School. Fee is $25.

Registration forms and permis-sion slips to he signed by parents are available at the Parks and Recreation Department.

For further information, call the Parks and Recreation Department at 909—394-6230.


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CLAREMONT — The Christmas spirit burns brightly this holiday season at the Candlelight Pavilion. This exciting new show is filled with holiday songs and Christmas cheer. Join the Candlelight Pavilion family and St. Nicholas, too, for a Christmas filled with warm wishes and a few surprises.

Every year, the Candlelight Pavilion produces a new Christ-mas Show that has been specifi-cally written for them. For 2012, A Christmas to Remember was written by Candlelight Pavilion Artistic Director John LaLonde. A Christmas to Remember is set in the North Pole on December 24th, 1965. Set in Santa Claus’ home and workshop, the elves and Santa Claus are busy prepar-ing for Santa Claus’ yearly trip to deliver presents to the children of the world. Every year, as the elves and Santa Claus are preparing for the trip, Mrs. Claus prepares a special batch of cookies just for Santa. It is a tradition that Santa has one of Mama’s special cookies before he can fly off into the wide blue yonder. Little, do they know that this year, Mrs. Claus will be pretty busy herself, with a special day that has been planned espe-cially for her. As Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus are busy, Mr. Price, the head elf is preparing the other elves for his departure, as one of them will be taking over his posi-tion when he retires. Will Santa Claus get his Christmas cookies

this year? And who will take over for Mr. Price as he leaves? Bring the family and see just what hap-pens to the residents of the North Pole in A Christmas to Remem-ber.

Along with enjoying the won-derful story, the Candlelight Pa-vilion encourages you to share your Christmas wishes through letters to Santa, read onstage dur-ing the performance. Remember to bring your camera to take pic-tures with Santa and Mama after the show!

Direction is by John LaLonde with Musical Direction created and developed by Douglas Austin, current director of Citrus Singers at Citrus College in Glendora, CA. Alison Hooper, of Centre Stage Inc., with assistance by Clinton Huff, developed and directed the choreography for A Christmas to Remember.

This talented cast includes Neil Dale (Mr. Price), Kirklyn Robinson (Sally Wilson), Victor Hernandez (Ned Miller), Kate Lee and Beth Mendoza (sharing the role of Ginger Martin), Jordan Lamoureux (Mr. Dingle), Frankie Marrone (Mr. Tingle), Tim Martin (Mr. Evergreen), James McGrath (Mr. Yule), Emily Dauwalder (Miss Holly), Kailyn Elliott (Miss Ivy), Shay Louise (Miss Tinsel), Kylie Molnar (Miss Noel), with Understudies: David Aldrete, Frank Minano and Janice Lee, and of course Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus.

Christmas to Remember opened November 24th at the Candlelight Pavilion Dinner The-ater. Tickets are available by call-ing (909) 626-1254, ext 1. Regular ticket prices range from $48-$68 which includes both dinner and show. The Candlelight Pavilion is proud to announce its flexible payment plans to all Season ticket holders; save 10% on season tick-ets when you book as few as four shows. For more information re-garding the 2013 season line-up and ticketing, please visit us on-line at www.thecpdt.com.

About the Candlelight Pa-vilion Dinner Theater

Ben D. Bollinger’s Candlelight Pavilion was founded in 1985. Since then, the Candlelight Pavil-ion has produced over 170 profes-sional shows from classic musicals to contemporary favorites. From Broadway performers to local professionals, the Candlelight Pa-vilion has an array of talented ac-tors, directors and choreographers that have remarkable credentials.

The production staff has worked for acclaimed companies such as Disney, and has produced shows both nationally and inter-nationally. The Pavilion is a 299 seat house offering fine dining and theater. From cozy round tables for two up front to larger tables of eight, comfortable booths, and even private balcony rooms the Candlelight Pavilion is an elegant place to spend any evening. Din-ing at the Candlelight Pavilion includes waiter-served meals instead of typical dinner theater buffets. The flavorful cuisine sets a dinner theater standard of its own.

“A Christmas To Remember” November 24th Thru Dec. 26th At the Candlelight Pavilion

EXTENDED SHOWS THROUGHOUT DECEMBER. Wednesday-Saturday evenings at 6pm. Sunday evenings at 5pm. Wednesday-Sun-day matinees at 11am.

PRICING: $48-$68. Ticket price includes meal, show and sales tax. Appetizers, desserts, beverages and waiter’s gratuity are additional within the theater.

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NIKUNI JAPANESE GRILLIf you’re looking for a little taste of heaven, owner Steve Kim of Nikuni Japanese Grill has the right restaurant for you. In addition to serving the very freshest and healthiest food, Steve continues to offer his com-munity support by participating in local community events such as the construction of La Verne’s Veterans Memorial monument project.Nikuni Japanese Grill is located at 1263 Foothill Blvd., La Verne, CA 91750. You may call (909) 593-3102. Their website is www.nikunijapanesegrill.com.

Mt. SAC to hold Wassail Dinner & ConcertWALNUT, Calif., –––Mt. San Antonio College will hold its popular

holiday Wassail Dinner and Concert on Saturday, Dec. 8 at 6 p.m., in Mt. SAC’s Dance Studio and William H. Feddersen Recital Hall.

The holiday spirit comes to life in a festive atmosphere of great food and fine choral music at this popular dining and concert event that sells out every year. Dinner is served in a hall that has been transformed into a winter wonderland while strolling carolers entertain. A candle-lit walkway then leads to the concert of yuletide music that features Mt. SAC’s elite vocal ensembles, including the award-winning Chamber Singers, Concert Choir, and Fermata Nowhere. For many, this unique event has become a holiday tradition.

Tickets are $36 for general admission before Nov. 13. On or after Nov. 13, tickets are $44 for general admission. For tickets and more information, call the Performing Art Box Office at (909) 274-2050. Tickets may also be purchased online at www.tickets.mtsac.edu.

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CLAREMONT — The Christmas spirit burns brightly this holiday season at the Candlelight Pavilion. This exciting new show is filled with holiday songs and Christmas cheer. Join the Candlelight Pavilion family and St. Nicholas, too, for a Christmas filled with warm wishes and a few surprises.

Every year, the Candlelight Pavilion produces a new Christ-mas Show that has been specifi-cally written for them. For 2012, A Christmas to Remember was written by Candlelight Pavilion Artistic Director John LaLonde. A Christmas to Remember is set in the North Pole on December 24th, 1965. Set in Santa Claus’ home and workshop, the elves and Santa Claus are busy prepar-ing for Santa Claus’ yearly trip to deliver presents to the children of the world. Every year, as the elves and Santa Claus are preparing for the trip, Mrs. Claus prepares a special batch of cookies just for Santa. It is a tradition that Santa has one of Mama’s special cookies before he can fly off into the wide blue yonder. Little, do they know that this year, Mrs. Claus will be pretty busy herself, with a special day that has been planned espe-cially for her. As Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus are busy, Mr. Price, the head elf is preparing the other elves for his departure, as one of them will be taking over his posi-tion when he retires. Will Santa Claus get his Christmas cookies

this year? And who will take over for Mr. Price as he leaves? Bring the family and see just what hap-pens to the residents of the North Pole in A Christmas to Remem-ber.

Along with enjoying the won-derful story, the Candlelight Pa-vilion encourages you to share your Christmas wishes through letters to Santa, read onstage dur-ing the performance. Remember to bring your camera to take pic-tures with Santa and Mama after the show!

Direction is by John LaLonde with Musical Direction created and developed by Douglas Austin, current director of Citrus Singers at Citrus College in Glendora, CA. Alison Hooper, of Centre Stage Inc., with assistance by Clinton Huff, developed and directed the choreography for A Christmas to Remember.

This talented cast includes Neil Dale (Mr. Price), Kirklyn Robinson (Sally Wilson), Victor Hernandez (Ned Miller), Kate Lee and Beth Mendoza (sharing the role of Ginger Martin), Jordan Lamoureux (Mr. Dingle), Frankie Marrone (Mr. Tingle), Tim Martin (Mr. Evergreen), James McGrath (Mr. Yule), Emily Dauwalder (Miss Holly), Kailyn Elliott (Miss Ivy), Shay Louise (Miss Tinsel), Kylie Molnar (Miss Noel), with Understudies: David Aldrete, Frank Minano and Janice Lee, and of course Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus.

Christmas to Remember opened November 24th at the Candlelight Pavilion Dinner The-ater. Tickets are available by call-ing (909) 626-1254, ext 1. Regular ticket prices range from $48-$68 which includes both dinner and show. The Candlelight Pavilion is proud to announce its flexible payment plans to all Season ticket holders; save 10% on season tick-ets when you book as few as four shows. For more information re-garding the 2013 season line-up and ticketing, please visit us on-line at www.thecpdt.com.

About the Candlelight Pa-vilion Dinner Theater

Ben D. Bollinger’s Candlelight Pavilion was founded in 1985. Since then, the Candlelight Pavil-ion has produced over 170 profes-sional shows from classic musicals to contemporary favorites. From Broadway performers to local professionals, the Candlelight Pa-vilion has an array of talented ac-tors, directors and choreographers that have remarkable credentials.

The production staff has worked for acclaimed companies such as Disney, and has produced shows both nationally and inter-nationally. The Pavilion is a 299 seat house offering fine dining and theater. From cozy round tables for two up front to larger tables of eight, comfortable booths, and even private balcony rooms the Candlelight Pavilion is an elegant place to spend any evening. Din-ing at the Candlelight Pavilion includes waiter-served meals instead of typical dinner theater buffets. The flavorful cuisine sets a dinner theater standard of its own.

“A Christmas To Remember” November 24th Thru Dec. 26th At the Candlelight Pavilion

EXTENDED SHOWS THROUGHOUT DECEMBER. Wednesday-Saturday evenings at 6pm. Sunday evenings at 5pm. Wednesday-Sun-day matinees at 11am.

PRICING: $48-$68. Ticket price includes meal, show and sales tax. Appetizers, desserts, beverages and waiter’s gratuity are additional within the theater.

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NIKUNI JAPANESE GRILLIf you’re looking for a little taste of heaven, owner Steve Kim of Nikuni Japanese Grill has the right restaurant for you. In addition to serving the very freshest and healthiest food, Steve continues to offer his com-munity support by participating in local community events such as the construction of La Verne’s Veterans Memorial monument project.Nikuni Japanese Grill is located at 1263 Foothill Blvd., La Verne, CA 91750. You may call (909) 593-3102. Their website is www.nikunijapanesegrill.com.

Mt. SAC to hold Wassail Dinner & ConcertWALNUT, Calif., –––Mt. San Antonio College will hold its popular

holiday Wassail Dinner and Concert on Saturday, Dec. 8 at 6 p.m., in Mt. SAC’s Dance Studio and William H. Feddersen Recital Hall.

The holiday spirit comes to life in a festive atmosphere of great food and fine choral music at this popular dining and concert event that sells out every year. Dinner is served in a hall that has been transformed into a winter wonderland while strolling carolers entertain. A candle-lit walkway then leads to the concert of yuletide music that features Mt. SAC’s elite vocal ensembles, including the award-winning Chamber Singers, Concert Choir, and Fermata Nowhere. For many, this unique event has become a holiday tradition.

Tickets are $36 for general admission before Nov. 13. On or after Nov. 13, tickets are $44 for general admission. For tickets and more information, call the Performing Art Box Office at (909) 274-2050. Tickets may also be purchased online at www.tickets.mtsac.edu.

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The Value of the Golden Rule

You have heard my opinion in the past regarding new “fads” in Marketing techniques and strate-gies. By in large they are neither entirely new, nor effective. Some of

them don’t last long enough for the layman to even grasp the fundamental meaning of the wonderful, in-novative ideas

contained in a “branded” package of colorful manure that is suppose to solve all your marketing problems. I’m sure you recognize that some people, and their organizations, exist solely to come up with these formulas for success. They are the same people who tout the “10 ways to double your profit in six weeks”, or “7 ideas to fill your pot with gold.”

OK, so once in awhile a novel concept will spur the imagination and as a result you work a little harder, or think a little more about your strategy and that helps. But at the end of the day it has always been my contention that certain prin-ciples are truly priceless and long lasting. One of these applies to all aspects of your life and it is one that gets highlighted during this time of year – Christmas is just around the corner you know. That principle is one that is mentioned is some form in all the world’s great religions and has to do with how you treat others. Most people in our part of the world think of it as the Golden Rule. It is a “One step method to a ton of gold.”

Now consider how you can ap-ply this to your marketing strategy. To get in the proper frame of mind you will have to envision yourself as being the prospect. How would you like to be told about this offer? Some words come to mind in a hur-ry. Honesty is one. You would like to be told the truth in every state-ment. Not shaded. Not partial, with some important point left out. Visually real, not Photo Shopped to change the appearance beyond clar-ity and graphic enhancement. No small type to hide the exceptions or exemptions. Maybe even a men-tion of one or two reasons why you would not be a good prospect for this offer. Wow, does that send a shiver up your leg?

You can add other words to this list, but you get the idea. Sit down with your offer, advertisement, let-ter or whatever that you are getting ready to send out to kick off your marketing campaign. Apply all the factors you have identified while us-ing your Golden Rule review. Elim-inate all the caveats. Don’t be afraid to embellish your good points to let your light shine … but do your best to be as much of a straight shooter as you can possibly be in your offer and the collateral material. You will feel better, sleep well at night and have a customer/client who loves you and will stay with you for a long time to come. Along the way they will also tell 10 other people how they feel about you and your offer. Referrals of this type are also worth their weight in gold.

Here’s hoping you have the most golden Holiday Season you have ever had.

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From the San Dimas Historical Society

Tzu Chi Foundation Gives New Life to Cal Poly’s Original HomeBy Paul McClure

Nestled on a 30-acre mesa overlooking Walnut Creek Canyon in San Dimas, the Mission style buildings of the former Voorhis School for Boys have been restored and the former campus brought back into pristine con-dition. This local architectural treasure enjoyed its renaissance at the hands of the Tzu Chi Foundation, who bought the campus in 1998 and established their national headquarters there in 2004.

Because the campus is neither vis-ible nor easily accessible, many San Di-mas residents are simply unaware of its

rich history.

Voorhis School for Boys Era, 1927-1937

In 1927, the Pomona Progress-Bul-letin reported that “one hundred twen-ty-five acres of the most scenic section of San Jose hills, known as Oak Knoll ranch, has been sold by W.A. Johnstone [to Charles B. Voorhis] and will be the site of an exclusive home for boys.” “A road was then carved out starting from Valley Center Road across Pudding-stone Creek [now called Walnut Creek] and up to the mesa where the school will be located.” The school aimed to provide elementary “education coupled with the Kingdom of God” for under-privileged boys.

“The boys made all their own furni-ture having their own carpentry shop, and other shops such as automobile re-pair, electrical, and radio shop. The pho-tographic and printing shop produced its own paper of superb quality called the Voorhis Viking twice a month…. As of June 12th, 1931, the Voorhis School has 230 fruit trees, representing 25 kinds of fruit…. In 1931, there are 26 acres occupied by orchards and vine-yards and another three acres by gar-

dens. The grape vineyard, planted in 1930, contains 380 vines covering about

three-quarters of an acre”The founder’s son, Jerry Voorhis,

served as headmaster until 1937 when he was elected to the first of five terms in the U.S. Congress. Jerry Voorhis may be most sympathetically known as the first political victim of Richard Nixon, who defeated him with a red-baiting campaign.

Cal Poly Era, 1938-1957In 1938, economic hardship of the

Great Depression forced the Voorhis School to close, the campus was donat-ed to the State of California, and control

was transferred to Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo as the Cal Poly-Voorhis Unit.

From 1943 to 1946, that campus closed because so many of its students had joined the military to fight in World

War II. That changed. After the war, “the little campus, known as Cal-Poly at San Dimas” was packed with students.

“Temporary housing was furnished to the married veterans on the Voorhis

campus, temporary trailers and bar-rack buildings were moved in for a ‘four year period’…. Thirteen babies were born in one week to students’ families in the ‘Vet Hill’ project. The ‘four year pe-riod that began in 1948 extended until 1965.”

During the mid-1950s, cereal mag-nate W.K. Kellogg donated his Pomona 813-acre horse ranch to the State of California. In 1956, Cal Poly moved over “Kellogg Hill” to its present site and changed its name to the Cal Poly Kellogg-Voorhis Unit.

In 1961, the campus was added to the California State College system under the aegis of Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo—and the school opened its doors to women. In 1966, the two Cal Poly campuses split into separate schools, and in 1972, the name changed to California State Polytechnic Univer-sity, Pomona.

Pacific Coast Baptist Bible Col-lege Era, 1972-1998

In 1967, “the PCBBC Fellowship voted the PCBBC into existence at its annual meeting. Beginning the school year of 1967, PCBBC opened its doors to 34 students in Orange, California, in rented facilities. The faculty consisted of volunteer teachers who were preachers in the Southern California area.

“PCBBC then moved to a location in Walnut, California, in February 1969 and after a short period of time moved to a four acre site in Pasadena until 1972.

“Occupancy of the Voorhis campus in San Dimas was granted by the State of California in August of 1972, with the

actual purchase of the property in April 1978.”

Enrollment in Pacific Coast Baptist

Bible College reached 500 students in the late 1970s, with students com-

ing mainly from 300 churches in the western United States. In 1995, Pastor Terry Randolph led the college through a time of financial crisis and declining enrollment which eventually forced the relocation of the college from the Wal-nut Campus to Oklahoma City in June of 1998.”

Complicating life for the college was the reluctance of prospective students’ parents to send their children to col-lege in “Los Angeles, the seedbed of all sin,” according to college administrator Larry Stonebraker.

Dentec Era, 2001-2008In 2001, Daniel Singh of Dentec

purchased the property, split the parcel into two parts: a 60 plus-acre southern parcel intended for the 114-home sub-division and an approximately 90-acre main parcel that contained most of the buildings from the Voorhis School and Pacific Coast Bible Baptist College.

After five years of planning and paperwork, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors finally approved the subdivision request, but San Dimas did not. They chose instead to preserve the canyon and its habitat.

In 2001, the Dentec developers sold the main parcel, that contained most of the former-campus buildings to Tzu Chi Foundation. In 2004, the founda-tion moved their U.S. headquarters to the site.

Tzu Chi Era, 2001-PresentIn 2001, the Buddhist Tzu Chi

Foundation acquired the property. The foundation is an international non-profit, non-governmental humanitar-ian organization founded on four major missions—charity, medicine, educa-tion, and humanistic culture—which embody the name Tzu Chi: compassion and relief.

Think of a Red Cross-Ford Founda-tion combo.

Tzu Chi Mission and OperationsThe Tzu Chi Foundation was

founded in 1966 by Dharma Master Cheng Yen in Taiwan, who convinced 30 housewives to save two cents each day from their grocery money to help the poor. The organization now has 10 million donors and volunteers world-wide, 10,000 workers, volunteers, and contributors at their 80 U.S. offices and

Mary Keh at the Tzu Chi FoundationWelcome Center, 2012

Voorhis School for Boys campus chapel,circa 1937

Walnut Creek Habitat and Open Space Project aerial view, 2011Parcels along the top and left side are owned by Los Angeles County Parks, center parcel is owned by Tzu

Chi Foundation, bottom parcel is owned by the Watershed Conservation Authority

facilities led by CEO Han Huang.Their CHARITABLE operations

include emergency disaster relief, group home services, homeless services, provi-sion of school supplies, book donations, scholarships, tax assistance, and holi-day care packs.

They offer MEDICAL services for the needy, provide college-level nursing and physician training, and operate local clinics in South El Monte, Alham-bra, and Wilmington.

Their EDUCATION services pro-vide preschool, elementary, and adult programs that include language in-struction.

Their HUMANISTIC CULTURE programs include a television station, publications, a website, and a robust environmental education program. All the grass on campus is artificial in order to conserve water. They also sell cloth-ing made from recycled plastic bottles at their gift store.

In 2008, the American Red Cross and the Tzu Chi Foundation signed a memorandum of understanding to “cooperate in disaster relief operations, emergency preparedness and response, cross training, and other cooperative ac-tions in the United States.”

Walnut Creek Habitat and Open Space

In 2008, the Dentec developers sold the southern parcel to the Watershed Conservancy Authority (WCA) and the City of San Dimas. “The WCA is a joint powers entity of the Rivers and Moun-tains Conservancy (RMC) and the Los Angeles County Flood Control District (LACFCD).”

San Dimas MilestoneThe community of San Dimas ben-

efits from the proximity of the Tzu Chi Foundation, a world-class charitable, medical, education, and humanistic culture organization. Their thoughtful restoration and reconstruction of the for-mer Voorhis campus means that this important landmark will be preserved for future generations.

In addition, the Walnut Creek Habitat and Open Space Project will preserve a large piece of open space in its native state. The Walnut Creek Can-yon should be able to maintain its identity and not be overrun by subdivision development.


San Dimas Chamber Of Commerce CornerMeet with Key City and County

Officials at the San Dimas “State of the Community” Breakfast –

January 3, 2013Representing the Interests of Business with Government Providing Networking Opportunities

The San Dimas Chamber of Commerce kicks off 2013 with the Annual State of the City address. Each year the San Dimas Cham-ber of Commerce is pleased to

host the Honorable Curt Morris, Mayor of the City of San Dimas, for the delivery of his annual State of the City address. Mayor Morris will look back at the City’s accom-plishments over the past year and provide a look at upcoming and long-range future developments. Along with his address, the May-or will also answer questions from the audience. Mayor Morris is a longtime resident of San Dimas and a very active member of the community.

In addition to the Mayor’s ad-dress, the San Dimas Chamber is pleased to announce that Supervi-sor Michael Antonovich will also be on hand and will offer insights on what is happening at the Coun-ty level and how it impacts the big picture and how it filters down to San Dimas.

This great program is or-ganized to give the community an opportunity to find out more about what is going on in and around the City of San Dimas and everyone is invited.

The breakfast will be held on Thursday, January 3, 2013 from 7:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m. at the San Di-mas Canyon Clubhouse located at 2100 Terrebonne Ave., San Dimas. The cost of the breakfast is $15 per person or a table of 8 is $120. Event sponsorship op-portunities are available for $500, which includes preferred seating.

Reservations are needed to ensure adequate seating and food arrangements. To attend and or sponsor this event, please call the San Dimas Chamber at 909-592-3818.

Work Begins on 2013 San Dimas Business Directory and Community Guide

Order Your Required 2013 Employer Posters Today!Save 10% by ordering by December 21, 2012

California law requires employers to post state and federal notices that explain workers’ rights to employees. Each year there are changes and additions to the required postings, which means every employer must display an updated poster in an area that is accessible to all employees. Failure to comply can result in severe penalties and fines by the State of California.

In addition to the required notice there are several other business resources available that can assist your business navigate human re-source issues, labor law topics, credit card compliance and even export-ing regulations.

Here are some items you will want to order this year: Required Poster Set* at $24.99 (Paper) or $36.99 (Laminated)*Poster Protection versions are also available 2013 HR Handbook for California Employers at $39.992013 California Labor Law Digest at $159.992013 Employee Handbook Software at $199.99Exporting Guide for California Businesses at $19.99

The San Dimas Chamber of Commerce is committed to representing the interests of business with government. Through our partnership with the California Chamber of Commerce we are able to offer compli-ance items and business tools that can help you be in compliance and prevent any unforeseen penalties and or fines that a business might experience if you do not have your required posters displayed and or are not current with labor law and other business related issues.

To place your order for any of these or other business resource prod-ucts, please contact the San Dimas Chamber of Commerce at (909) 592-3818 or e-mail at [email protected]. Payment in full is re-quired at the time of your order. Save 10% by placing your order before December 21, 2012.

Chamber Chairman Says Thanks and Recommends Shopping Local By Elaine Regus

“Thank you” is not a phrase that should be confined to one day a year.

Giving thanks should be a com-mon daily occurrence.

Most of us are pretty good at saying “thanks” to family and friends for small kindnesses, sup-port and a non-judgmental, sym-pathetic ear.

But, we don’t always remem-ber to extend our gratitude to the people in our community, who provide the products and services we rely on to make our lives more enjoyable.

Next time you’re in your favor-ite restaurant, hair salon or doc-tor’s office, thank the staff for be-ing attentive. Thank the owner for running a quality establishment. Give a little bigger tip when the service is great. Recommend the business to a friend or neighbor.

That’s what the San Dimas Chamber’s Shop Local and Where’s Lunch Wednesdays are all about.

Campaign details are available in the Pioneer and on the chamber website at www.sandimascham-ber.com

The idea is simple. Support San Dimas businesses and cham-ber members in surrounding com-munities and be rewarded with discounts and chances to win gift cards and other prizes.

Thank you all for supporting the San Dimas Chamber of Com-merce and your local businesses.

Here’s to good business.Elaine RegusChairman, San Dimas Chamber of Commerce

Chamber Supports Local Businesses with Holiday Shop Local Campaign November 1st—December 17th

Promoting the Community Creating Strong Economy

San Dimas Chamber of Commerce Holiday Office Hour Schedule

Please make a note in your cal-endars of the San Dimas Cham-ber of Commerce Holiday Office Hours.

Monday, December 24th, Closed.Tuesday, December 25th, Closed.

Monday, December 31st, Closed.Tuesday, January 1st, Closed.

For more information, go to www.sandimaschamber.com. If you have any questions, please feel free to call (909) 592-3818 or email [email protected].

San Dimas Mayor Curt Morris

Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael Antonovich

Shop San Dimas for the holi-days and have a chance to win a $250 Visa Gift Card in addition to other great prizes. Shop any San Dimas Chamber of Commerce Member and double your chances to win.

Here’s how it works: Beginning November 1, 2012

through December 17, 2012 bring your receipts to the San Dimas Chamber Office. For every $150 in receipts spent in the local commu-nity and submitted to the San Di-mas Chamber of Commerce, you will receive an entry form for the Free Holiday Shop Local Cam-paign Drawing. If any receipts are from a San Dimas Chamber of Commerce Business Member, located in San Dimas or a sur-

rounding city, you will receive an extra entry form. Residents and non-residents, ages 18 and older, may participate.

As a community we need to support our local businesses. We can do this by embracing, nour-ishing and always supporting the local businesses that help create jobs and financially help make San Dimas a better place.

During the campaign, visit us at www.sandimaschamber.com for additional information and to take advantage of the many Hot Deal discounts offered to help your dollars go a little further.

A special thanks to San Dimas Community Hospital, Palace Pet Salon, East Shore RV Park, and the City of San Dimas for helping sponsor this campaign.

The San Dimas Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that Directory and Maps USA, has been selected to produce our official San Dimas Business Di-rectory and Community for 2013. This full-color guide will be a great marketing tool for your company and offer interactive features and increased online exposure. As a Chamber member and business associate, you have an excellent opportunity to promote your com-pany in the San Dimas Chamber’s best resource guide.

Over the next few months ei-ther the chamber or Sheri Furin, a representative from Directory and Maps USA, will be contacting you for your opportunity to pro-mote your business. Sheri Furin is an authorized sales represen-tative for the new 2013 Business Directory & Community Guide advertising campaign sponsored by the San Dimas Chamber of Commerce. This publication is the

only official Chamber-sponsored Business Directory in produc-tion at this time, and Directory & Maps USA is the only company selling advertising for this project. Sheri will provide cost, size and space availability to interested businesses.

The Chamber will distribute thousands of free directories to area homes and businesses. Addi-tional copies of the 2013 Business Directory & Community Guide will be available at the Chamber of Commerce, City Hall, Library, participating Advertisers and Re-altor offices.

We hope you will decide to give your business the exposure it de-serves in the greater San Dimas area by being included in this new publication. If you have any questions regarding the directory project or need more information, please feel free to call the San Di-mas Chamber of Commerce at 909-592-3818.

November 14, 2012: Grand Opening & Ribbon Cutting of Kim Zuccaro, Independent Insurance Agent & Human Resource Consultant.


San Dimas Chamber Of Commerce Corner

Discover San Dimas Night for Businesses – January 17th

The San Dimas Chamber of Commerce is excited to host a free Discover San Dimas Night for Businesses to showcase all of the great programs and services offered by the Chamber to help businesses and the community and how each business or organi-zation can benefit from all of the services and benefits offered. Get-ting back to the basics of business is what helps businesses grow and no one helps businesses do that better than the San Dimas Cham-ber of Commerce.

In addition, this year’s event will also give businesses the op-portunity to meet with invited departments from the City of San Dimas, City Council Members, Legislative Representatives and Public Agency Representatives.

If you are not currently a mem-ber and want to know more about what the chamber can do for you this is the perfect event to attend. You’ll learn how membership in your local chamber helps you con-nect with other businesses and community members, adds cred-ibility to your business and gives your business exposure that just advertising in a phonebook or having a website alone can’t do.

Current members who at-tend will get to learn first hand about all of the new benefits and services being launched in 2013. The Chamber will be handing out membership plaques to all

members that night in addition to the new 2013 stickers for those members that already have their plaque. There will be lots of great drawings and special discounts on chamber marketing opportu-nities. Plus, the Chamber will be showcasing Chamber Master: the newest computer program that of-fers members an opportunity to increase their online exposure on the Chamber’s website.

So be sure to mark your cal-endar for January 17, 2013. This special event will be held from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Stan-ley Plummer Community Build-ing, which is located at 245 E. Bonita Avenue in San Dimas. The Chamber’s Ambassador Team and members of the Board of Di-rectors will be on hand to share information on what the Cham-ber is doing for business and the community.

The business climate has changed and so has your Cham-ber. We have grown over the last two years and will continue to do so in order to meet the needs of our members and the San Di-mas community. Regardless of your participation level the San Dimas Chamber is always work-ing for you. We strive to create a strong local economy by helping businesses be strong, provide net-working opportunities so you can meet others and to provide mar-keting tools and business tools for success.

Shop Local this Holiday Season“Creating a Strong Local Economy”

New Member SpotlightName: Sam RobinsonBusiness Name: Flowers by SamAddress: 210 E. Gladstone San Dimas CA 91773(home office)Phone:310 433-3393Email: [email protected] Website: www.FlowersBySAm.com Years in business:3 Employess:1Describe your business:

Flowers by Sam is a boutique floral business with exemption customer service and an attention to detail. As a small business I am able to provide quality designs at reasonable prices. I am certified through the Los Angeles School of Flower Design, and have ap-peared as a guest designer on David Tutera’s hit show My Fair Wedding. Corporate clients in-clude; Barnes and Noble, CB2, and Jo Malone.

What makes your business unique?

My specialty is taking a theme or a color scheme and designing arrangements for weddings and events large or small with my cli-ents needs in mind. For example, I designed a Wizard of Oz themed bouquet for My Fair Wedding, a tropical themed Dodger Stadium Wedding on home plate, and sim-ply incorporated a Grandparents Pearl Necklace and Cuff Links into a sunflower bouquet for a

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Sam Robinson at boutique on setWine Country wedding. For Jo Malone, I designed arrangements with flowers and plants that where included in their London Blooms fragrances.

What do customers say about your business:?

“His flowers were perfect and he genuinely cares about his cus-tomers” – Ashley O..,” If you work with Sam, you will get jaw drop-ping arrangements, prompt and courteous service, and an overall floral impact that will make your event perfect.” – Caroline D. see more review on Yelp- or on my website: www.FlowersBySam.

What a great time of year. In addition to your traditional family gatherings, circle your calendar for the Holiday Extravaganza in the Downtown area Saturday De-cember 8 starting at 2 p.m. The event features local community organizations offering a family-friendly celebration. The Walker House will host Mt. San Dimas with tons of snow and sled rides, Holiday Marketplace, photos with Santa, Candyland Desserts, en-tertainment, strolling carolers, rides and other activities. The San Dimas Historical Society is presenting a festive collection of Christmas Angels. Finish the eve-ning at Rhoades Park as Santa lights the City Christmas Tree around 6 p.m.! For more infor-mation call the Parks and Recre-ation Department 909-394-6230. Please join us.

To make sure you are always up to date with city news and cal-endar items sign up for the weekly distribution of the city’s e-news. Every Friday you will receive by e-mail a listing of city events, meet-ings, and news items. To sign up

for the service just log on to the city’s web site at cityofsandimas.com look on the left panel of the first page and click the box that says ‘Subscribe to the Weekly e-dition’. Follow the instructions to provide your e-mail address and we will send you the weekly up-dates. Please also take a moment to let us know how we may im-prove the updates to better meet your needs.

The Holiday Season also marks the end of the year. We have experienced another year of great community events and activities. We have enjoyed fam-ily festivals, concerts, parades, team sports, classes, excursions, and events as well as art shows, historic tours, and expansion of the railroad museum. There has been something for everyone. These things come from a great staff and so many volunteers and quality community organizations all working together. Happy Holi-days to you and yours – have an enjoyable season with family. See you in 2013.

Please contact us at city hall with any questions 909-394-6200.

Blaine Michaelis

With on-line shopping being as easy to do as ordering pizza over the phone, more and more people are making purchases from their home or office. Because of the growth in popularity it makes one wonder just what it could mean to our local community.

Let’s start off by describing what e-commerce is. The basic definition is electronic buying and selling of goods. One does this by going on-line with their computer, purchasing an item or items and having them delivered to their home or other desired locations. Just this last holiday season, sev-eral people said they purchased all of their gifts on-line and had them delivered because it was so convenient.

While we know e-commerce is easy, although sometimes time consuming when you are trying to find the right size or product to put in your shopping cart, ask yourself where will you be able to go when you want to do real hands on shopping or do any last minute shopping. What would happen to those stores right down the street from you if everyone decided to do the e-commerce thing instead of shopping their local businesses?

Would our local stores be able to stay open for business without their customers? Could we pos-sibly have vacant retail buildings because our local stores had no

customers? Could this change the look of our wonderful city? Where would we go if we needed a last minute birthday gift or for that matter just wanted to go shopping for the day if our com-munity friendly, customer service oriented businesses had to close? Another question to ask ourselves is what would our community do without local sales taxes?

E-commerce is continuing to grow and local businesses should jump on the e-commerce wagon and take advantage of the ben-efits. Although for consumers, we should find out where our purchases are taking place, where are the tax dollars going and what they are doing for their communi-ties?

As a community we need to support our local businesses to make sure they stay open even in the e-commerce world. If we don’t support them we will have no community.

Right now e-commerce is the way it’s going. But it’s our commu-nity we need to embrace, nourish and always support. If not, it will be our local businesses that won’t be here tomorrow, which means our community won’t offer the quality of life in which we have chosen to live, have our families and grow old in. Here’s to shop-ping local and having a joyous holiday season for years to come.

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Why did you join the San Dimas? Chamber: I grew up in San Dimas – as did both of my parents. The Robin-sons still live on 5th Street, and I’ve recently moved back into the family home with my Grandfa-ther, Carson Hawk. (A LONG time Chamber of Com merce member along with my Grand-mother, Dorothy!) I love the com-munity feel in San Dimas, and recognize the importance of build-ing and sustaining relationships and partnerships locally. It is a pleasure to be HOME!

The following members have recently joined our Chamber. We would like to say welcome and thank you for the opportunity to serve you.American Cancer Society(Non-Profit Organization)50 N. Hill Ave.Pasadena, CA 91106(213) 427-7282

Better Home Financial, Inc.(Real Estate)151 W. Bonita Ave.San Dimas, CA 91773(909) 394-5626www.betterhomefinancial.com

AppWeb LLC(Website Design)981 W. Arrow Highway #183San Dimas, CA 91773(626) 817-3824

www.appwebsolutions.comLavished, Inc.(Printing & Promotional Products)2978 First Street Ste. DLa Verne, CA 91750(909) 596-6260www.laverneprinting.com

Young Engineering & Manufac-turing(Engineering & Manufacturing)560 West Terrace DriveSan Dimas, CA 91773(800) 33-SURGE (78743)www.youngeng.com

San Dimas Grain & Bird Company(Pet Store & Feed Store)142 West Bonita Ave.San Dimas, CA 91773(909) 599-5518www.sandimasgrainandbirdco.com


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Push Harder, Live Longer!Jordan Nichols, CSCS

The American Heart Associa-tion and Nintendo are forming a partnership to show consumers that active play Nintendo games can count as one’s fitness program. This is the same organization that recommends walking and garden-ing as an acceptable substitute for physical activity which I believe is just plain ridiculous.

Walking, gardening and play-ing Nintendo Wii games with your grand kids will not prolong your life. This type of exercising is not accept-able and will not benefit you at all. Exercise capacity is the strongest predictor of mortality end of story. Not necessarily how long you can go but how hard you can go and how fast you can recover is your true fit-ness and best predictor of mortality.

Numerous studies have shown including the most recent one pub-lished in the New England Jour-nal of Medicine that those whose heart rates raised the least during exercise (less than 90 beats per minute) were six times more likely to die than those whose heart rates were over 130 beats per minute during exercise. Even the Mayo Clinic is prescribing intense cardio-vascular workouts for their heart patients,with many in their 90’s.

One of the best types of equip-ment for the older adult population is Airdyne exercise bikes. These bikes will challenge your upper and lower body at the same time and have zero impact on your joints. These bikes are also great for those who have hip and knee replace-ments due to the minimal muscu-lar and skeletal disruption. How do you know how hard you should be going? A good rule of thumb is that you should be having difficulty car-rying on a conversation while you’re exercising. This pace is called your lactate threshold, and you want to spend as much time in this zone as possible with bouts of easy efforts in between.

It really doesn’t matter what age you are, you are never too old to start challenging your cardiovascu-lar system and improve your heart function. Although high intensity training is safe before engaging in any exercise program or physical activity it is always a good idea to check with your primary care phy-sician to see if your heart is healthy enough. The bottom line is that light exercise will not prolong your life and you need to start doing more as far a challenging yourself on a daily basis.

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CHIROPRACTIC HEALTH CAREBy Waites Earl Williams, Jr., D.C., QME

“The Doctor Of The Future Will Give No Medicine But Will Inter-est His Patients In The Care Of The Human Frame, In Diet, And In The Cause And Prevention Of Disease” Thomas Edison”

PART 3 of 3MOTOR VEHICLE MEDI-

CAL PAYMENT AKA “MED PAY”

A motor vehicle accident can have a number of unforeseen costs beyond the scope of your required

Cal i f orn ia motor vehicle insurance cov-erage. As an insured mo-torist, you can protect your savings, your passengers

as well as yourself with Medical Payment (not access Medical Pay-ment) aka “Med Pay.”

In California, insured drivers of motor vehicles have the option of buying optional coverage known as Medical Payment (not access Medical Payment) aka “Med Pay” in addition to required motor ve-hicle insurance.

MOTOR VEHICLE INJURIESChiropractic evaluation of mo-

tor vehicle injuries consists of the following steps and procedures;

History of motor vehicle ac-cident, Consultation with Dr. Williams, Orthopedic/Neuro-logical Examination, X-rays – Cervical (neck) and Lumbar (low back), X-rays – extremi-ties (if necessary), M.R.I. (if necessary), CAT Scan (if nec-essary) and Diagnosis based on the above.

TREATMENT PLANBased upon the findings of the

above, Dr. Williams Chiropractic Office treatment usually consists of the following: 1) Cryo therapy (ice). 2) Moist Heat (hot packs). 3) Ultra-Sound. 4) Myofascial Release. 5) Kinetic Therapy. 6) Chiropractic Adjustments. 7) Therapeutic Massages. 8) Exercises.

WHAT TO DO IF INVOLVED IN A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCI-DENT

STOPStop your motor vehicle as

soon as possible without en-dangering anyone and with-out blocking traffic. If you fail to stop, you may be criminally prosecuted even if the motor ve-hicle accident was not your fault.

FIRST AIDIf anyone has been injured,

call 911 and request assis-tance by giving them your name, your location and brief-

ly described the motor vehi-cle accident and injured. Do not apply first aid yourself unless you are trained to properly apply first aid without further injuring the person(s).

POLICECall the police right away

by dialing 911 because you will need a motor vehicle accident re-port for your insurance company and more importantly for protec-tion for yourself and property.

EXCHANGE INFORMATIONThe driver of a motor vehicle is

required by state law to give the other driver, any injured person, owner of damaged property and the police the following; 1) Their Name & Telephone Number. 2) Their Driver’s License. 3) Their Vehicle’s Registration. 4) Their License Plate Num-ber. 5) Their Vehicle Make & Model. 6) Their Insurance In-formation. 7) Injured Vehicle Occupant(s) Name & Tele-phone Numbers.

Waites Earl Williams, Jr., is a minister, chiropractor and Wholis-tic counselor. Doctor Williams re-ceived his Doctor of Chiropractic Degree from Cleveland Chiroprac-tic College located in Los Angeles, California in 1983. He continued his studies in Applied Kinesiology, Chiropractic Orthopedics, Spinal Trauma, Sports Injuries and Pre-vention, Nutrition, and Exercise Application.

In 2001, he received his cer-tificate in Industrial Disability Evaluation as well as a Qualified Medical Evaluator for the State of California’s Department of Indus-trial Relations Industrial Medi-cal Council. In June of 2002, Dr. Williams received his professor-ship at the University of Natural Medicine located in San Dimas, California.

His Chiropractic Office is lo-cated at 615 East Foothill Blvd Suite D in San Dimas (One block west of San Dimas Canyon Road & Foothill Blvd). Dr. Williams Chiropractic Office treats patients involved in Auto Accidents, Em-ployment Related Injuries, Sports Injuries and Nutritional/Stress Injuries.

For an appointment with Dr. Williams, call his office at (909) 592-2823. Visit with Dr. Williams on his websites at www.Wai-tesEarlWilliamsJr.com, www.WholisticCounselor.com & Face-book.

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BackPainFree.orgIf you twisted your back, I’ll get you back on your feet in 5 days!By Yu Chen L.Ac.

A patient, in her seventy’s., was referred to my clinic a couple of weeks ago. She was experiencing pain in her foot. She stated that the pain was due to a bone prob-

lem based on the diagnosis from her foot doctor. When I examined her foot, it was red and swollen. I told her you don’t

have a bone problem, but you have gout. I gave her some herbs and an acupuncture treatment. After 2 weeks of treatment, she was healed. If you experience any red swollen joint with severe pain, you probably have gout. Men af-ter 40 years old or women after 50 years old are in a higher risk group to have gout because their metabolism slows down.

A patient recently visited my clinic due to the pain and tingling in his arm and hand. I found the problem by checking his neck and upper back. After 2 weeks of treat-ments, his pain was completely healed. The pain was caused by the arthritis. Once the arthritis is in the body system, it will not leave. Since he is in his sixty’s, it’s very likely the arthritis pain will occur again in the future. How-ever, he will never feel the pain from the arthritis if he gets on the

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maintenance program to obtain a treatment every two weeks.

A young college girl visited me recently for the neck and shoulder pain. She suffered from the pain for years. She is now 80% healed after two weeks of acupuncture treatments. She was able to re-sume all of her activities in the col-lege life again. All of my patients were able to go back to their nor-mal life style after just a couple of weeks of treatments at my clinic.

Back Pain & Sports Injury Acupuncture Center has been specializing in stroke, back pain, sports injury, headache, heel pain and a lot of difficult diseases for more than 40 years. My father, Dr. Chao Chen, developed the theory, “I Ching Acupuncture”. In our clinic data, more than 60% of my patients visited due to back pain. 80-90% of them experienced great relief after 3-12 treatments in average, even if the back pain was caused from a surgery.

Don’t worry if you have back pain, knee pain, shoulder pain or any sports injury, I can relieve it in days or weeks.

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Season’s EatingTina Kerrigan, MS, RD

The Holiday season is upon us again and we are all trying to bal-ance our brain’s understanding that we should eat in a healthy manner with our heart’s (and stomach’s!) desire to overindulge in the festive foods and treats that will be surrounding us.

This is an especially important issue for people with diabetes.

Diabetes Mellitus is the condi-tion of having too high a level of glucose in the blood (known as blood sugar).

When we digest starchy foods (bread, rice, potatoes, cakes, cook-ies, pies, pasta, etc.), the body converts this starch to glucose, or “sugar”. The pancreas produces a hormone called insulin. Insulin enables glucose to be absorbed by our body. If you visualize your body as your car, and the gasoline (glucose) as the fuel to run it prop-erly, insulin can be considered the “gas pump” that allows the car to utilize the gasoline. If the pancreas does not produce a suf-ficient amount of insulin, glucose will build up to an unsafe level in the blood stream.

Some symptoms of untreated diabetes are: increased thirst, fre-quent urination, tiredness, weight loss, and blurred vision.

There are two types of diabe-tes: Type 1, or Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus, develops when the pancreas produces no insulin at all. It is treated by insulin injec-tions, proper diet, and exercise. In Type 2, or Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes, the body produces some insulin, but not enough. It can be treated in several ways. Some-times diet and exercise alone keep Type 2 in check. In other cases medication and/or insulin injec-tions are needed.

Although diabetes is incurable at this time, it can be treated very successfully to restore and main-tain normal or close to normal glu-cose levels. If left untreated it can cause serious damage to the eyes,

kidneys, nervous system, heart, and major arteries. Early detec-tion of diabetes is one of the many good reasons to have an annual physical examination.

Having gotten the technical side out of the way, how does hav-ing diabetes affect your eating habits during the holidays? The good news is, not very much.

First let’s dispel some miscon-ceptions: 1. A diabetic cannot eat sweets. FALSE.

If eaten as part of a healthy meal plan, sweets are no more out of bounds than they are to non- diabetics.2. Diabetics should only eat small amounts of starchy foods. FALSE

Because they keep blood glu-cose levels steady, starches should be the basis of all meals and snacks.3. Diabetics should eat special diabetic foods. FALSE

A healthy diet for diabetics is the same as a healthy diet for ev-eryone else.

Low in fat, salt and sugar with moderate servings of fruits and vegetables. Diabetic or sugar-free foods still raise blood glucose lev-els, are usually more expensive, and, in some case may have an unwelcome laxative effect.

The bottom line is that those with controlled diabetes can enjoy the culinary side of the Holiday Season just as much as the rest of us. The same rules apply. Eat a healthy diet with a wide variety of foods in moderate quantities and get some exercise. Everyone with diabetes should see a Registered Dietitian or a Certified Diabetes Educator (look for the credentials CDE) for proper meal planning. Happy Holidays!

Tina Kerrigan is the owner of Corner Office Healthcare Con-sultants of San Dimas. For ques-tions, comments or ideas for fu-ture columns, she can be reached at fiberqueen@earthlink .net.

What is the tallest occupied structure in San Dimas?By Paul McClure

Surveyor Craig Hoback has measured and calculated the heights of the tallest occupied structures in San Dimas. He used survey equipment—a total sta-tion, a prism pole, and a calcula-tor—and then did the math. Al-though the building heights were calculated to one-tenth of an inch, they are rounded to the nearest foot in this article.

Which is the tallest occupied structure in San Dimas? The 62-foot tall residence hall at Atria Rancho Park at 801 Cypress Way is the tallest. Because of the land-scaping and building configura-tion, many residence who live nearby are not even aware of the building.

The contenders are pictured below.Tallest Occupied Structure Nominees

The candidates for tallest oc-cupied structure is San Dimas include the following:Atria Rancho residence hall, 62 feet tall, 7-story residence hall at Atria Rancho Park, southwest corner of Greenwich Road and Cypress WayExtended Stay America Ho-tel, 50 feet tall, Extended Stay America hotel, north side of Boni-ta Avenue between Arrow High-way and Eucla AvenueWalker House, 60 feet hall, tow-er at the southwest corner of San Dimas Avenue and First StreetHNM steeple, 59 feet tall, steeple at the Holy Name of Mary Catho-lic Church, southeast corner of San Dimas Canyon Road and Bo-nita Avenue (the sanctuary is 49 feet tall)San Dimas Medical Center, 42 feet tall, San Dimas Medical Cen-ter tower, north side of Cypress Avenue between Valley Center Avenue and Lone Hill AvenueGrove Station, 44 feet tall, northwest corner of San Dimas Avenue and Commercial StreetMasonic Temple, 42 feet tall, southwest corner of Monte Vista Avenue and Third Street

Lowes, 50 feet tall, north side of Bonita Avenue between Arrow Highway and Eucla AvenueMore to Come

Craig Hoback, a surveyor for the County of Los Angeles, gener-ously took a day off work, rented equipment, and then calculated the heights of the trees and tallest structures in San Dimas.

Next month the San Dimas Community News will report the heights of the tallest unoccupied structures in San Dimas.


Citrus College Serves as Pilot Location for Award-Winning Employment Development Programby Stacy Armstrong

An employment development program that has been piloted at Citrus College was recently pre-sented at the world’s largest con-ference and exposition dedicated to green building.

The Developing Energy Ef-ficiency Professionals (DEEP) program was presented at Green-build 2012, which was held in San Francisco November 14 through November 16. Designed to train and educate California communi-ty college students in the areas of energy efficiency and demand side reduction, DEEP was launched at three colleges in fall 2011: Citrus College, Mt. San Antonio College, and El Camino College.

Not only has the program’s in-novative approach caught the in-terest of Greenbuild organizers; it was also recently recognized at the Green Community Colleges Sum-mit in September. DEEP and its participating colleges received the 2012 Leadership Award for Cur-riculum.

“Receiving the Leadership Award for Curriculum means understanding environmental sustainability and climate change has traction,” said Dee Patel, DEEP program associate.

DEEP is a collaboration with the California Community College Chancellor’s Office, the Founda-tion for the California Community Colleges, and Southern California Edison. As part of the program, each participating college receives funding for forty hours per week to be distributed among four to six part-time DEEP student interns. In addition, each institution is given an operating budget to use to purchase project materials, conduct outreach campaigns, and promote on-campus events.

“Citrus College has been hon-ored to pilot this unique program,” said Dr. Geraldine Perri, Super-intendent/President of Citrus College. “The students who have been involved with DEEP have had exposure to the green work-force, as well as hands-on learning experiences that will be valuable to their future careers. The college

has also benefitted from the pro-gram, which played an important role in the creation of our sustain-ability template and has assisted with the promotion of our green initiatives.”

Primarily student-driven, DEEP allows participants to teach oth-ers about energy and increase college-wide sustainability aware-ness. The students are guided by program coordinators, faculty, and administrative staff at each college. Together, they work to integrate new concepts of sustain-ability into existing classes.

“Citrus College houses the DEEP program within the en-vironmental science area of our Natural and Physical Sciences Division,” Perri said. “The DEEP students have served as the link between college sustainability, academic infusion of sustainabil-ity concepts, and the green work-force.”

In addition to learning about sustainable lifestyles, DEEP stu-dents are also exposed to the ben-efits of transferring to four-year colleges, and they learn how their educational interests relate to pro-fessional careers in energy.

“This has been an amazing op-portunity for Citrus College and its students,” said Mrs. Joanne Montgomery, president of the Cit-rus Community College District Board of Trustees. “By serving as a pilot location for this ground-breaking program, Citrus College is once again helping to pave the way to a more sustainable fu-ture. Our hope is that the lessons learned during the early stage of implementation will greatly ben-efit our colleagues and that the program will serve as yet another step toward a greener California.”

Patel is confident the DEEP program will eventually be ex-panded to include other colleges.

“The idea is to take the DEEP Program to all 112 colleges in the California Community College System,” she said. “Some of the best minds can be found in the System, and they are seeking in-novative solutions.”

Eastvale Resident Who Gave the Gift of Lifeto be Honored on 2013 Donate Life Rose Parade® FloatAnthony Ray Alvarez, Jr., continues helping those in need, just as he did in life

Riverside — Anthony Ray Al-varez, Jr., a spirited and friendly 16-year-old from Eastvale, Calif., left an indelible impression on everyone he came in contact with. He enjoyed being active, partici-pating in band, baseball, basket-ball, football and dance. Tragical-ly, his life was cut short when he passed away in April 2011. With his decision to be an organ donor, Anthony’s spirit lives on, giving life to those in desperate need.

Because of his giving heart, Pierce Brothers Crestlawn Mor-tuary, a Dignity Memorial® pro-vider in Riverside,, is honoring Anthony Alvarez, Jr., with a flor-agraph—a portrait made of floral and natural materials—that will be decorated by his family and friends and featured on the Do-nate Life float entry in the 124th Rose Parade on Jan. 1, 2013.

“We are honored to be able to commemorate Anthony’s life and the choice that he and his family made to help those in need,” said Bill Mitchell, market director of the Dignity Memorial providers in the Inland Empire. “Working in the funeral industry, we value the significance of memorializing loved ones and we are proud to have the opportunity to pay trib-

ute to Anthony and his giving spirit.”

Anthony Ray Alvarez, Jr., grew up in Eastvale, Calif. His friends and family describe Anthony as “an all-around good kid.” He had a positive attitude and lived his life to the fullest, making new friends and trying to help in any way he could. Anthony’s life was cut short after getting caught in an ocean riptide while swimming with friends. Now, his spirit lives on in others, who he helped through do-nations of bone, tissue and organs.

“Anthony’s death made a huge impact on the community,” said Araceli Alvarez, Anthony’s moth-er. “He brought everyone together in a way that no one had ever seen before.”

For more than 120 years, the Tournament of Roses Parade has been an American tradition. The Dignity Memorial network of funeral, cremation and cem-etery service providers is joining Donate Life’s national campaign to celebrate and honor the lifesav-ing gifts of organ, eye and tissue donation as part of Donate Life’s 2013 Rose Parade Float, Jour-neys of the Heart. The float will be featured in the 124th annual Tournament of Roses Parade on Tuesday, January 1, 2013 in Pas-

adena, Calif. Journeys of the Heart features

a colorful pathway of looping hearts lined with 72 memorial floragraphs of deceased donors who gave life to those in need, including Ben Breedlove, Dale Covington, Anthony Alvarez, Jr., Alexis Scanlin and Danny Bost. Through their life-changing ex-periences, the families of organ and tissue donors, living donors and recipients of life-saving trans-plants know intimately the pre-ciousness of time. The pathway of hearts will tower high above 30 riders who are comprised of living donors and donor family members from across the U.S. In addition, donors across the coun-try are memorialized in a garden of dedicated roses, with each rose vial carrying a personal message of love, hope and remembrance.

The Donate Life float’s riders and floragraph honorees repre-sent millions of people touched by organ and tissue donation, includ-ing donor families, their deceased loved ones, living donors, trans-plant recipients and transplant candidates. Riders and floragraph honorees are individually spon-sored by Official Partners who support the Donate Life Rose Pa-rade financially.

7 Deadly Mistakes That Will Cost You Thousands When You Sell Your Home

La Verne - A new report has just been released which reveals 7 costly mistakes that most homeowners make when selling their home and a 9 Step System that can help you sell your home fast and for the most amount of money.

This industry report shows clearly how the traditional ways of selling homes have become increasingly less and less effective in today’s market. The fact of the matter is that fully three quar-ters of home sellers don’t get what they want for their home and become disil-lusioned and - worse - financially disad-vantaged when they put their home on the market.

As this report uncovers, most home sellers make 7 deadly mistakes that cost them literally thousands of dollars. The

good news is that each and every one of these mistakes is entirely preventable.

In answer to this issue, industry in-siders have prepared a free special report entitled: “The 9 Step System to Get Your Home Sold Fast and For Top Dollar”.

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Of the many Thanksgiving food giveaways held throughout the East San Gabriel Valley over the holiday, one of the most popu-lar was a joint effort by Sowing Seeds for Life, a nonprofit charity, and the Christ Church of the Val-ley of San Dimas.

Held in the DPI Labs parking lot at 1350 Arrow Highway in La Verne all afternoon on Wednes-day, it drew a crowd estimated as possibly as many as 5,000. At one point, there were so many people trying to get into the parking lot that traffic was backed up for a quarter of a mile on Arrow High-way.

Sowing Seeds for Life (SSFL) is a food bank founded in 2007 by Glendora resident Vicki Brown, the CEO of DPI Labs, an aero-space engineering and manufac-turing company. SSFL regularly holds food pantry giveaways the first and third Wednesday of ev-ery month.

Four years ago the Christ Church of the Valley began ask-ing its large congregation to do-nate turkeys and other food so it could offer the needy a Thanksgiv-ing meal. It started out on a small scale but has grown to a point where this year there were 14 sites where meals involving some 11,000 turkeys were handed out – two Tuesday, three Wednesday and nine Thursday.

Jeff Vines, a pastor at the church, attended the fourth an-nual Sowing Seeds of Life celeb-rity golf tournament held Oct. 8 at Glendora Country Club. There

he talked with Vicki Brown about teaming up with Sowing Seeds for Life. That planted the seed for what turned out to be a very spe-cial Thanksgiving event.

The church provided the food for the turkey dinner and Sowing Seeds for Life provided the facil-ity and its regular fare of canned goods, produce, water and various

Sowing Seeds for Life founder and CEO Vicki Brown, Christ Church of the Valley pastor David Sill, church member Michael Collasuonno,

and Yvette Carreon of Sowing Seeds for Life look on as 8-year-old Lilandra Pulido enjoys her Thanksgiving meal. With Lilandra is her mother Sandra Pulido. Seated at left is Joyce Ballazares of La Verne.

Sowing Seeds For Life and Christ Church of the Valley form a joint effort to distribute over 5,000 meals over Thanksgiving Holiday

other items. This was a win-win,” said Da-

vid Sill, another Christ Church of the Valley pastor.

“To see all the smiling faces, particularly on all the children here, warms the heart,” said Brown.


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Travel StoryJoshua Tree National Park Geological DisplaysStory & Photos By Stan Wawer

Cholla Cactus

There are few places left that unfold before us the fragile ecosystem any better than does Joshua Tree

National Park in Twentynine Palms.

It’s a land where you can ogle the wild-flowers in the spring, hike the beaten path

and admire or climb the rock forma-tions.

In the spring, the landscape is a

kaleidoscope of colors — pink, yellow, white, several shades of lavender and slashes of orange.

Two deserts, two large ecosystems whose characteristics are determined primarily by elevation, come together at Joshua Tree. Few areas more viv-idly illustrate the contrast between high and low desert. Below 3,000 feet, the Colorado Desert, occupying the

eastern half of the park, is dominated by the abundant creosote bush. Add-ing interest to this arid land are small stands of spidery ocotillo and jumping cholla cactus.

The higher, moister and slightly

cooler Mojave Desert is the special habitat of the undisciplined-looking Joshua tree.

The United Nations designated Joshua Tree as part of the Colorado and Mojave Deserts International Biosphere Reserve to help protect the unique qualities of the Colorado and Mojave deserts.

The park encompasses some of the most interesting geologic displays found in California’s deserts. Exposed granite monoliths and rugged moun-tains of twisted rock testify to the power of the earth forces that shaped this impressive land.

Washes, playas, alluvial fans, bajadas, pediments, desert varnish,

granites, aplite and gneiss interact to form a giant desert mosaic of im-mense beauty and complexity.

Joshua Tree National Park’s wild-life include the coyote, bobcat, golden eagle, jackrabbit, burrowing owl, roadrunner, sidewinder rattlesnake, kangaroo rat, a variety of lizards, ta-rantula and stinkbug.

Expanding human activity has

confined desert wildlife to ever-shrink-ing areas. Biologists predict that the desert bighorn sheep may eventually survive only on protected lands such as Joshua Tree National Park.

Joshua Tree has become a des-

ert escape for thousands, but with increased use has come increased abuse. In many places it will take

centuries for the scars left by off-road vehicles to heal.

For example, the valley below the park’s Keys View (elevation 5,185 feet) was once pristine desert,

with crystalline skies — a landscape unscarred. It supported only Na-tive Americans and a few specially adapted animals. Today, it is home to

more than 200,000 people and nearly 100,000 golf courses.

Joshua Tree is a popular rock-climbing area. The park also has nine campgrounds and backcountry camping.

The desert, fascinating as it is, can be life threatening for those unfamil-iar with its potential dangers. It is essential that you carry water with you — even if you are only driving through. Cars break down; keys get locked inside; accidents happen.

Joshua Tree National Park lies between 110 and 130 miles east of the San Gabriel Valley and about 100 miles east of the west end of the Inland Empire. You can approach it from the San Bernardino (10) Free-way and Highway 62 (Twentynine Palms Highway).

The park is always open and may be visited anytime of year. Visitation increases as temperatures moderate in the fall, peaks during spring wild-flower season and diminishes during the heat of summer.

For fees and additional informa-tion, go to www.nps.gov/jotr.

All information is accurate at the time of publication but prices, dates and other details are all subject to change. Confirm all information be-fore making any travel arrangements.

Travel Editor Stan Wawer is a La Verne resident, a member of the Society of American Travel Writ-ers and editor of his own travel blog, www.travelwithstan.blogspot.com. Address all travel-related questions to his blog.

Stan Wawer

Cap Rock

Sidewinder Rattlesnake

Pictured above is Glendora Wal Mart store manager, Jim Nolan, and San Dimas Rodeo Treasurer Maureen McGuire, along with several of the Wal Mart employees. Recently, Wal Mart employees donated over 250 hours of their time to the rodeo in helping acquire a Grant from Wal Mart. Wal Mart has always given back to the communities it serves and in this case Nolan is handing over, to the rodeo, a check for $5,000.

Glendora Wal Mart Donates a Check for $5,000 to SD Rodeo

The Southern California Edison Company Donates $2,500 to San Dimas Heroes

Southern California Edison District Manager Donna Lee is shown here presenting a check for $2,500. to Heroes co-founder Gary Enderle to as-sist in the fundraising necessary to complete the final two walls to be placed at the Heroes Memorial at Freedom Park.

Dreier Praises Selection of Pete Sessions for Rules Committee Chairman

WASHINGTON, D.C. .— Rules Committee Chairman David Dreier (R-CA) praised the selection of Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX) as the next Chairman of the House Rules Committee:

“I want to offer my heartfelt congratulations to my good friend and colleague, Pete Sessions, on his appointment as the next Chairman of the House Rules Committee. Speaker Boehner made an excellent choice. In

working closely with Pete over the years, at the Rules Committee and on a wide range of issues like the free trade agenda, I’ve always been deeply impressed with the tenacity and commitment with which he tackles any task before him. This indefatigable spirit has earned him the enduring respect of his colleagues. I have no doubt that the Committee will be well served by his leadership and his expertise.”

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