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By Jazmine Collins

The Flores family of SanBernardino has plenty tosmile about. This month, the

family paid their final home mort-

gage payment on a 20-year mort-gage thanks to the assistance theyreceived from Habitat for Humanity. Regino Flores, moved to the InlandEmpire in 1975 seeking a fresh start.His family lost everything in Jalisco,

Mexico and with only a dream, hepacked up and headed for SouthernCalifornia. Regino met his wife Maria during

San Bernardino family realizes thedream of home ownership

Sinfonia Mexicana to hold Scholarshipfunding Gala

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The Flores family of San Bernardino pays off the mortgage to the home they built with the assistanceof Habitat for Humanity.

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By Jazmine Collins

Sinfonia Mexicana will behosting its third-annualFundraiser Scholarship

Event and Gala on Saturday, April

5, 2014. The event will be held atthe Arrowhead Country Club,located at 3433 Parkside Drive inSan Bernardino. The gala will be a"black-tie optional" evening withSan Bernardino County District

Attorney, Michael Ramos, whomwill serve as the Master ofCeremonies.

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Mariachi Youth Academy offers middle school and high school students the opportunity to develop musical-ly in the music world of mariachi.

About 830 projects repre-senting 950 students atschools and districts in

Riverside, Inyo, Mono and SanBernardino counties will be on dis-play at the RIMS Inland AreaScience and Engineering Fair onApril 1-2 at the National OrangeShow Events Center.More than 75,000 fourth- through12th-grade students competed forthe slots available to students fromthe four-county regional event.Awards will be presented on April

2 for students from Inyo, Mono andSan Bernardino counties in theElementary and Junior/Senior divi-sions at 6 p.m. in the NationalOrange Show’s Renaissance Room.About 20 San Bernardino Countyschool districts will be represented.The public is invited to view theexhibits April 2, from 9:30 a.m. to 9p.m. Approximately 80 winners inthe junior and senior divisions fromthe four-county region will advanceto the California State Science Fairin May.Individual and group projects fallinto 22 categories of science - frommicrobiology to zoology, math andphysics to electronics, and con-sumer science to earth science. Eachproject is judged by a team of repre-sentatives from education, industryand science communities, as well asother members of the public.Criteria include research knowl-edge, use of the scientific method,knowledge of the subject, writingstrategies and the creation of origi-nal data.The fair is sponsored by SanBernardino County and MonoCounty superintendents of schoolsand the Riverside County and InyoCounty offices of education.

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Honoring the legacyof César Chávez

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Former mayor and foundingmember of Sinfonia Mexicana, Ju-dith Valles, will present a brief his-tory of the 29 year-old ArtsOrganization. Entertainment will include apresentation by Pedro Lopez andhis Trio Casablanca, one of themost popular Trios in SouthernCalifornia.Sinfonia Mexicana will celebrateits 30th anniversary in 2015. TheSinfonia began in 1985 by mem-bers of the San Bernardino Sym-phony along with Hispanicmembers of the community withthe intentions of introducing theclassical music of Mexico to thoseresiding in the Inland Empire.

The first concert featured the SanBernardino Symphony Orchestradirected by Maestro AbrahamChavez, whom was conductor ofEl Paso Symphony, at that time"one of the finest symphonies inthe Southwest," according to Sin-fonia Mexicana. The concert wasa huge success and in 1989 theSinfonia sold out the CaliforniaTheatre with featured music ofMexican Icon Agustin Lara.Sinfonia Mexicana their firstMariachi Youth Academy in Feb-ruary 2009 at the Sturges Centerfor the Fine Arts in SanBernardino. The academy pro-vides middle and high school stu-dents the opportunity to learn todevelop their instrumental andvocal techniques, which may be

applied to any style of music, es-pecially mariachi. Sinfonia Mexicana also spon-sored a weekly after school mari-achi class at Curtis Middle Schoolin San Bernardino as an enhance-ment to the San Bernardino CityUnified School District's (SB-CUSD) arts program.In 2012, Sinfonia Mexicana ini-tiated a Scholarship program to en-courage and assist graduating andqualified students from the Sinfo-nia Mexicana Mariachi YouthAcademy who plan to further theireducational goals. This year, 10 students will grad-uate from local San Bernardinohigh schools and all are planningto attend college. Sinfonia Mexi-cana Mariachi Youth Academy

Student, Seryna Limtiaco, 2013Cajon High School graduate, willbe reporting for duty to LacklandAir Force Base in San AntonioTexas as a member of the UnitedStates Air Force. Serena has been amember of the Academy since2009 and is also a classicallytrained violinist whom after basictraining hopes to audition for theUnited States Air Force SymphonyOrchestra.Esteban Lepe, 2014 Arroyo Val-ley High School Graduate andLead Trumpeter for the Academy Performing group also a memberof Arroyo Valley School Band, hasalready been accepted in theUnited States Marine Corps andwill report for basic training thismonth in Camp Pendleton, Cali-fornia. Later this month, Esteban

will be auditioning for the U.S.Marine Corps Band. Both youthswere featured in the previousweeks' El Chicano. Sinfonia Mex-icana stated that the organizationis extremely proud of Esteban andSeryna and forever will treasuretheir contribution to the SinfoniaMexicana Youth Academy. "GodSpeed to both of them."

Gala tickets and donor informa-tion can be obtained by contactingSinfonia Members or call the of-fice at 909.884.3228. Sergio Vic-torio food manager at ArrowheadCountry club has promised a greatmeal and ambiance. Dancing toTrio Casablanca will conclude thespecial affair.

a visit to Mexico. She moved withfamily in Los Angeles and the cou-ple soon began their life together. Shortly after their marriage,Regino and Maria dreamed of own-ing their own home. “We wanted toprovide a stable home. We weremoving a lot at the time. We hadsmall children and there were a lotof drugs and (crime) where we

lived.” “My supervisor showed me an adin the Sun for Habitat for Human-ity. At the time they weren’t yet es-tablished in San Bernardino butthey took down my informationand I was placed on a waiting list.”Within the year, Habitat for Hu-manity opened their offices in SanBernardino and the Flores familywas able to apply for the program. “They accepted our application

and they gave me an address to thelot we were going to build on. Weslowly began cleaning up the lot toprepare to build. Every chance wehad, we would go.” The organization was in its in-fancy and the construction of theFlores’ home took roughly a year tocomplete. “We were anxious tobuild our ‘casita’,” says Flores.“My brothers would help howeverthey could. Once we saw the foun-

dation and utilities going into place,that’s when we saw that this was re-ally coming to fruition.”The Flores family raised their fourchildren and were able to provide awarm, stable home.

“It’s not something you thinkabout every day,” says their son,Christian. He says he’s thankful forHabitat for Humanity because withthe help of the organization, his par-

ents were able to give him and hissiblings both a financially and emo-tionally stable home. The Flores family will be honoredat the 2014 Gala Around the World,on Friday, March 28, 2014 at theNational Orange Show. For more information on Habitatfor Humanity in San Bernardino,contact: (909) 478-1176 or visit:www.habitatsb.org

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regino and Maria’s four children are all college bound, a feat that their son, Christian said is pos-sible thanks to the stability of a warm, loving family.

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sinfonia Mexicana’s Mariachi youth Academy is held at sturges Center for the Fine Arts.

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sinfonia Mexicana is looking to provide scholarships to theiralumni.

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Dear readers, I just returned froma three-week trip to the Orient andam finally recovering from jet lagand a slight cold so my commentsare brief for this column. Since myinternet was spotty and in someareas Facebook was not availableto me I am buried in emails, mailand missed telephone messagesbut I am answering every one ofthem. I missed some wonderfulevents and of course the swearingin of new elected officials in SanBernardino. I am amused and con-cerned by the musical chairs inelected offices. We the voters havemany decisions to make in specialand primary elections coming up

soon so keep informed and makeyour vote count.

This column has a good amountof “Save the Dates” because thereis so much happening in our areawhere we can be informed and cansupport our local non-profits.

Let me highlight one event com-ing up this Thursday, March 27.The first Mosaico Music Festivalperformance, a concert funded bythe San Bernardino Symphony'sJames Irvine Grant will be pre-sented in conjunction with Califor-nia State University's LatinoEducation and Advocacy Days(LEAD). Conducted under thebaton of Maestro Frank Fetta, theconcert features musical selectionscelebrating Latin American musicand culture and will featuremezzo-soprano Ana Gonzalez,tenor Gustavo Hernandez, and theBallet Folklorico de Los Angeles.The Irvine grant funds two addi-tional performances of this concertso if you miss it this time there isan opportunity to attend this sum-mer at the Fontana Music Festivaland at the Perris Hill Park Roo-sevelt Bowl this fall.

Also on April 17, Inland EmpireEconomic Partnership (IEEP) willhold its 2014 State of the RegionEconomic Forecast with a presen-tation by Dr. John Husing. Joininghim will be Dr. Debbie Freund,President of Claremont GraduateUniversity, discussing Obamacare

and Steve Ruffner, Southern Cali-fornia President of KB Homes,discussing lnland Empire residen-tial sector in 2014. This eventtakes place at the Doubletree Hotelin Ontario. Check the IEEP web-site for details.

Save the date:

Thursday, March 27 - theLatino Education & AdvocacyDays (LEAD) presents its SummitV at California State University,San Bernardino from 8 a.m. to 5p.m.. For information on programand featured speakers see web site:http://leadsummit.csusb.edu/

Thursday, March 27 - the Red-lands Human Relations Com-mission presents the 12th AnnualCesar Chavez Scholarship Break-fast beginning at 7 a.m. At theAmerican Legion Post 650, 1532North Church Street, Redlands.

Thursday, March 27 - theCounty of San Bernardino Chil-dren's Network presents the 16thAnnual "Shine a Light on ChildAbuse" Awards Breakfast at 7:30a.m. at the National Orange Show.For information call:909.383.9677

Friday, March 28 - Habitat forHumanity San Bernardino pres-ents "Habitat Around the World2014 Annual Gala Dinner" at theNational Orange Show. The eventstarts at 5p.m. With dinner andprogram at 6 p.m. For ticket infor-mation call: 909.478.1176

Saturday, March 29 - CraftonHills College presents its AnnualGala Dinner and Auction "Hustleand Heart Sets Us Apart" in theRenaissance Room of the NationalOrange Show. For tickets andsponsorship information callNicole Rodriguez at 909.389.3245

Sunday, March 30 - Latino

Network with UDWAFSCME,Local 3930 presents a specialscreening of the film CesarChavez. This first major motionpicture about leader and co-founder of the United Farm Work-ers will be shown at the RiversidePlaza Stadium 16 Theater at 2:30p.m.

Sunday, March 30 - the Chi-cano Latino Caucus presents theCesar Chavez Memorial luncheonfrom 1 to 3 p.m. at the SanBernardino Hilton. For ticket in-formation call George Aguilar at951.905.3130

Wednesday, April 2 - HispanicLifestyle presents "Latina Confer-ence 2014 at the Ontario AirportHotel from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.The event recognizes Latinas fea-tured on Hispanic Lifestyle televi-sion program and companionwebsite hispaniclifestyle.com fortheir contributions to business,community service, entertainment,and education.

Saturday, April 5 - SinfoniaMexicana presents its 3rd AnnualFundraiser Scholarship Gala at theSan Bernardino Arrowhead Coun-try Club, 3433 Parkside Drive.This Black Tie Optional event willfeature the music of Pedro LopezY Su Trio Casablanca. For ticketand sponsorship information callTony Bocanegra at 909.884.3228

Thursday, April 10 - Time forChange Foundation presents its "Life's Precious Jewels AwardsLuncheon" at the National OrangeShow from 11:30 a.m. To 2:00p.m. For sponsorship and ticket in-formation call: 909.886.2994

Thursday, April 10 - inlandCounties Legal Services presentsits 6th Annual Celebration ofEqual Access to Justice TastingBenefit from 5p.m. to 8 p.m. atRiverside City Hall, Grier Pavil-

lion. All proceeds go toward pro-viding legal services to the low in-come, the disadvantaged andsenior citizens. For informationcall: 951.774.4402

Thursday, April 10 - THINKTogether Programs in Redlands,Rialto and Colton present "AGiving Heart" celebrating thefruits of philanthropy with the fa-vors of Tuscany. This event bene-fiting after school programs willbe held at the Burrage Mansion,1205 W. Crescent Ave., Redlands,CA. For sponsorship and ticket in-formation call: 714.543.3807 ext.8118

Saturday, April 12 - The Assis-tance League of San Bernardinopresents the 53rd Annual Signa-ture Headdress Ball " City of Na-tions" at the National OrangeShow. This annual event features aluncheon and evening dinner per-formance for the presentation ofthe headdresses. For sponsorshipand ticket information call:909.792.8460 or 909.820.7700

Saturday, April 26 - The RialtoSchool District presents "Puttingon the Ruiz" featuring Rialto's tal-ented students. Slated for CarterHigh School, 2630 North LindenAve. from 6 to 8:30 p.m supportsthe arts programs for the district.For ticket information call:909.820.7700 ext. 2123 or ext.2127

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"One's destination is never aplace, but a new way of seeingthings"

-Henry Miller

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Assemblymember Cheryl R. Brown Encourages Communities toGet Covered this Weekend at Enrollment Event

As the March 31st CoveredCalifornia deadline ap-proaches, Assemblymem-

ber Cheryl R. Brown (D-SanBernardino) has partnered with theService Employees InternationalUnion – United Healthcare Work-ers West (SEIU-UHW) and the In-land Congregations United forChange (ICUC) to convene ahealthcare enrollment event on Sat-urday, March 29 from 10:00 a.m. to2:00 p.m. at the SEIU-United LongTerm Care Workers (SEIU-ULTCW) Regional Office in SanBernardino.“According to recent data submit-ted by Covered California, over100,000 Inland Empire residentsare still eligible to sign up forhealthcare benefits,” said Assem-

blymember Brown. “We need tobridge the gap and help individuals,families and businesses connectwith quality, affordable healthcare.I strongly encourage you to take ad-vantage of this program.”Constituents will have an oppor-tunity to sign up on site and reviewtheir healthcare options with certi-fied enrollment counselors. Infor-mation will be available in both

Spanish and English.Those attending will need to pro-vide a social security card, legalresident card or certificate of natu-ralized citizenship, date of birth,proof of income (tax return, W-2,recent pay stubs, etc.) and proof ofidentity for all family members onthe application. The SEIU-ULTCWRegional Office in San Bernardinois located at 195 N. Arrowhead Av-

enue. RSVP by contacting JosueCastillo at (909) 381-3238 or bye m a i l i n [email protected].

Website of AssemblymemberCheryl R. Brown:http://www.asmdc.org/members/a47/.

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If you’re Latino/a, you’veprobably heard the name.Cesar Chavez. Why was this

man so important? So iconic? Cesar Chavez, a Mexican-Amer-ican union leader and labor or-ganizer was born Cesario EstradaChavez on March 31, 1927, nearYuma, Arizona. Chavez dedicatedhis life to improving the life offarm workers using non-violentmeans to bring attention to thecondition in which farm workerswere subjected. Chavez led marches, called forboycotts and went on severalhunger strikes to make an impact.He worked to bring awareness tothe dangers of workers’ exposureto pesticides. Chavez worked as a communityand labor organizer in the 1950’sand soon after founded the Na-tional Farm Workers Associationin 1962. In 1965, the union joinedthe Agricultural Workers Organiz-ing Committee in its first strikeagainst grape growers. In 1966,both unions merged to form whatwould be renamed United FarmWorkers.It is because of the tireless ef-forts of Cesar Chavez that manylaborers and farm workers wereable to see improved workingconditions, increased safety pre-cautions and increased wages. The movie, Cesar Chavez: His-tory Is Made One Step At A Time,is set to hit the big screen on

March 28, 2014. Cesar Chavez is celebratedthroughout the Inland Empirethroughout March and earlyApril. Here are a few events:

Inaugural Cesar ChavezScholarship BreakfastFriday, March 28, 20147:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.

Student Academic ServicesBuilding Assembly Room

$25 per seat(951) 571-6358

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15th Annual Cesar E. ChavezMemorial BreakfastFriday, March 28,2014

The Riverside Marriott Hotel7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.Guest Speaker: Cesar L.

Chavez, grandson of Cesar E.Chavez

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Cesar Chavez 3rd AnnualLuncheon

HISTORIC FOX THEATERat American Sports UniversitySaturday, March 30, 2012399 N. "D" Street, SanBernardino, Ca. 92401

Meet & Greet 11:00 to 12:00Lunch from 12:00 to 1:30 PM

Seating will be limited Call to reserve your seat

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The annual Cesar E. ChavezMemorial Breakfast

7:00 a.m. March 31, 2014at Chavez Middle School

Tickets for the Cesar E. ChavezMemorial Breakfast cost $10 per

person.To RSVP or for more informa-tion, call Sue Wright or JessicaSegovia at 381-1300 or DorisReyes at 891-1013. Chavez Mid-dle School is at 6650 MagnoliaAvenue in San Bernardino.

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13th Annual César E. Chávez5K Run/Walk

Saturday, April 5, 2014UC RiversideBELLTOWER7:30 - 11:00 am

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Inaugural César E. ChávezBlood Drive ChallengeMonday, April 7, 2014

UC RiversideEveryone is welcome to donateregardless of blood type or legalstatus. Just bring an identifica-tion that has your picture andproof of age. All donors will re-ceive a reward as well as com-plimentary juice and snacks.

Jazmine Collins

With 27,000 square miles and thestate’s fastest growing population– experiencing nearly 60 percentgrowth in the next 15 years – weare truly building an empire. Butwe cannot sustain that kind ofgrowth without freight rail.

Mainline rail capacity is criticalto the movement of goods throughour area. San Bernardino Countyplays a key role in moving domes-tic goods and provides critical ac-cess to markets. Ocean carrierscan avoid a lengthy and costlytruck haul of intermodal contain-ers to San Bernardino by using on-dock and near-dock facilities. As aresult, some of the nation’s largestmanufacturers have chosen the In-land Empire for their distributioncenters, creating the jobs that areso critical to our continuedgrowth.

And the railroads will help us

maintain that growth.

US freight railroads are alreadypulling their weight, so to speak.They continue to invest at recordlevels – over $25 billion in 2013 –to grow and improve the nationalrail network.

You, the taxpayer, are on thehook to maintain our nation’shighways, waterways and airports.But freight railroads pay their ownway. That’s right: railroads are pri-vately owned companies spendingfar more on our railroads thanmost state departments of trans-portation spend on highways eachyear. That is staggering. These areprivate dollars – not taxpayer dol-lars – invested in a more environ-mentally friendly, efficient,economical way to transport allthe things we use every day.

I recently returned from Railroad

Day on Capitol Hill. This annualgathering is a great way to relay to Congress the im-portance of focusing on rail issues.In our area and throughout the na-tion, railroads will help us to re-store the economy and theenvironment. Both here and acrossthe nation, our future truly is rid-ing on rail.

Railroads are flourishing, andthey will help us flourish. We havea rail industry that is not onlythriving, but also driving eco-nomic growth and job creationthroughout the IE and nationwide.Let’s look to freight rail to haulour region into economic prosper-ity.

Paul GranilloPresident and CEO

Inland Empire EconomicPartnership (IEEP)

Freight Rail: Hauling Our Empire to EconomicProsperity

The only light the Dodgers haveor are seeing lately is the “greedybig bucks green” light. With theirDodger’s Network deal with TimeWarner, Magic Johnson and all theother new owners have effectivelyshut out millions of loyal Dodgersfans from being able to relax andfollow the Dodgers on our hometelevisions.

What the Dodgers owners areblinded to is that fans who watch

at home are more informed, ener-getic, and enthusiastic when weare able to attend the games atDodger Stadium. This energy isthus transmitted to players on thefield, and factors into a winningseason.

Could the Dodgers be headed thesame direction as L.A.’s otherbeloved team, the Lakers — whooverinvested in underperforming,high-paid players and shut outloyal fans with their exclusive

Laker’s Channel?

Good for the other broadcasterswho refuse to pay and bow downto Time Warner and the Dodgers.Perhaps all of us disenfranchisedfans should also stand up to thissports corporate greed and boycottthis season of games at Dodgerstadium.

Tony Ostos,West Covina

Dodgers getting too greedy for own good

The Rialto Unified School Dis-trict, by accepting the retirement ofHarold Cebrun for $260,000, onlyconcealed the underlying manage-ment issues within the district.

Paying a superintendent$260,000 instead of $360,000 fornot doing his job is appalling tosay the least. In addition, when youfactor the $1.8 million allegedlyembezzled by Judith Oakes, the $1million in unnecessary expenseswithin the Special Education pro-gram and lax purchasing practices

(according to a state audit) youbegin to see the magnitude of thedistrict’s problems.

Minimally, you need an effectiveprocess to select a qualified super-intendent. Also needed is a schoolboard that establishes contractswith superintendents that do not“… put(s) their financial wellbeing ahead of the students theyserve” (The Sun, March 11).

In Centinela Valley School Dis-trict, for example, the superintend-

ent was being paid $660,000 a yearin pay and benefits. If the RialtoUnified School District is reallygoing to begin the process of“healing,” the public needs to eval-uate their board members and votefor the ones who are really on theside of the students. Often times,board members win not becausethey are qualified to successfullydirect a school district but becausethey know how to campaign.

Leroy J. Martinez,Highland

More change needed in Rialto schools

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Published weekly on Thursday. Adjudicated as a newspaper of generalcirculation by the Superior Court of SanBernardino County, State of California,case #73036 and therefore qualified to

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Loma Linda Loper's Road Running Marathon Clubsays quitting is not an option

By Harvey M. Kahn

Not close to running onempty, about 150 mem-bers of the Loma Linda

Lopers running club assembled atthe San Bernardino Hilton Hotellast week to celebrate their comple-tion of the Los Angeles Marathon.For nearly all, the mere accom-plishment of crossing the finish lineafter 26 miles was more importantthan the time it took. The feat wascompounded due to 85 degree heatat the 29th LA Marathon held onMarch 9. The banquet setting gave manyLoper's a chance to exchange sto-ries about running their first 26-mile marathon and the eightmonths it took to prepare. Sometestimonials were humorous andothers detailed harsh facts of life.With about total 500 members, the37-year old Loma Linda Loper'sclub blazed the trail for many ofCalifornia's 195 other road runningclubs. It meets on Sundays at theLoma Linda Drayson Center.Loper's club director Kristy

Loufek said about 65 of their mem-bers completed the LA Marathon.She explained that preparing for the26.2 mile run is just one aspect ofthe Loper's mission. She told thatthe heat on race day was the biggestchallenge. In her welcoming pres-entation, Loufek introduced a num-ber of her membership who

overcame obstacles before evengetting to Los Angeles. Loufek andco-host Robin Windhorst acknowl-edged the volunteers who luggedsacks of bananas, oranges andgatorade every Sunday morning.She pointed to volunteer coach BillCarter, who for 15 years has run upto 22 miles every week to help trainfellow Loper's.While the Loma Linda Loper'scan be considered a large socialclub, their banquet mixer provideda different atmosphere to revealmore about themselves. Loufek'sfirst observation was that every one

cleaned up and smelled so goodthat she hardly recognized them.New Loper, David Guevara told theaudience that running a marathonwas the furthest thing from hismind. Guevara was shot in the legwhile serving in Afghanistan andupon his military discharge washappy to just walk let alone run 26miles.Guevara slowly worked up to 12miles and then started to think, "Ican do this and then I started think-ing, no I can't." Initially, Guevaradidn't even know about proper footwear and as his training progressed,

he realized that he physically wouldbe able to run only one marathon.He admitted that during the LAMarathon he felt like giving up, butheard his pace leader's voice in hishead, saying "finish what youstarted." Guevara finished with anexcellent time of 4 hours, 31 min-utes.Earl Purkiss was told that run-

ning his first marathon would befour times as hard as running a halfmarathon. Purkiss told about thevarious special events occurringalong the LA Marathon course."The Chinese drums and the Span-ish guitars." Purkiss clocked a re-spectable 4:41 on the route thatwent from Dodgers' Stadium to theSanta Monica Pier. Husband and wife, Chris Perry-Hill and Gary Hill told the audiencethat running became a hobby to fillleisure time. They felt going to themovies and eating popcorn wouldjust make them fat. The Forest Fallscouple said going to the gym or lift-ing weights was not for them. Chrisjoined the Loper's first and latercoaxed Gary into joining her."Now, running is our date week-ends and we crossed the finish lineat the LA Marathon together."Rajan Christian, 44, took the

podium and detailed the story abouthow his 81-year-old father, Dr.Moses Christian, is his role modeland an ambassador to the sport ofdistance running. Moses Christiancrossed the LA Marathon finish line

for the 19th time. Rajan Christiansaid his father has completed all180 marathons that he's started. Heran his first at age-61. Rajan toldhow his father bribed him to run,too. "My father has run all over theworld--Mt. Kilamanjaro, China,Africa, Dubai." Dr. Christian of Loma Linda is apracticing dentist in Banning. Headvised that everyone has an innerstrength that can be found whenneeded. He said it is up to every in-dividual to draw on that disciplineand have faith in God. He beganrunning as a way to improve hishealth after undergoing a prostratecancer operation 19 years ago.Though not taking the stage,

Jeannette Roostai, 72, later said thatrunning is becoming more impor-tant now that she is losing her hear-ing. She feels that running helpsenhance her other senses. She firstjoined the Loper's at age 53 and hasbeen a periodic member since1995. Roostai retired from runningafter completing her 11th LAMarathon in 2011. "A terribly coldthunderstorm flooded the course. Isaid afterwards, 'That is it.'" Roostaisaid that coming back to finish the2014 LA Marathon in temperaturesreaching near 90 degrees heat wasjust too much. "That was my lastmarathon. I'm quitting while I'mahead."Friends of Roostai from the

Loma Linda Lopers, responded,"That's what they all say."

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Members of the Loma Linda Lopers 15-minute pace group pic-tured with volunteer trainer Bill Carter who spent eight monthspreparing many runners for the 2014 Los Angeles Marathon.From left; Tina Cazas, Miriam DeLeon, Carter, Yarnie Cheng,and Jeannette Roostai.

By G. W. Abersold Ph.D

Literature is filled withhuman conflicts and inparticular, differences of

opinions. Sometimes they end inviolent disagreements. The Bibletells of Cain and Abel. Their dif-ferences ended with Cain killingAbel.Julius Caesar and Brutus dis-agreed and Brutus stabbed Caesar.Political differences often end inviolence. Abraham Lincoln andJohn F. Kennedy are tragic exam-ples.The high number of homicidesannually in San Bernardino veri-fies the truth of this observation.Child abuse and spousal abuse areusually preceded by differences ofopinion.Several years ago I wrote a poemI called, “La Differencia.”I heard a phrase the other day That speaks to me so plainly.“Neither am I right nor are youwrong, It’s simply this, we’re different.”How easy it is for me to say,That what I do is right.Or what you say is alwayswrong.No matter what I think.You live slowly, I live fast, I likethis and you like that.Neither am I wrong nor are youright.It’s simply this, we’re different.More years than I would like tothink about, a history professor ingraduate school made a commentI’ve never forgotten. He said,“More wars have been fought,more men and women have beenkilled, more devastation has been

resulted from RELIGION than anyother reason.Unfortunately religion is thecause for more disagreements be-tween people; more differencesamong groups, more couplesbreaking up than for any other rea-son. Religion.The issues are clear cut. Considerthe hundreds of religions in theworld today. The thousands of de-nominations in existence. The mil-lions of independent memberswith different opinions. Agree-ment on anything would be near toimpossible.I heard a Bible scholar the otherday discussing the greatest mira-cles in the Bible. His conclusionwas recorded in the Book of Actswhen it says there were 120 be-lievers in one place, ALL IN ONEACCORD. A famous Jewish oneliner is that whenever two Jews gettogether, there are always at least3-5 opinions.

I’ve been teaching a class on thehistory of the Bible for thirty-eightyears. In the last fifty years greatstrides have been made in thefield. For example the discovery ofthe Nag Hammadi Scrolls (1945)in Egypt and the Dead Sea Scrolls(1947) in Israel have brought sig-nificant information about the his-tory of the Bible.Archaeology and Science havealso added much information tothe Biblical translations. Justwithin the last twenty-five years aplethora of credible scholars havewritten valuable books. Scholarslike Elaine Pagels, James Robin-son, Dominic Crossan, BartEhrman, Marcus Borg and BishopJohn Shelby Spong to name a few.Two good examples. Recentlythe dissertation of Dr. GordonHynes (Ph.D.) professor at Red-lands University for many yearswas brought to light. In it he cata-logued over 200 examples that the

Apostle Paul took from Greekphilosophers and poets in his writ-ings. They are either exact wordsor paraphrased.The second discovery concernsUniversalism, meaning that everyperson will be saved. The early Pa-tristic Fathers like Origen and Ire-neas believed it. It wasn’t until theadvent of Augustine that the con-cept of “hell” was introduced.Most of the writings of the Fathersare now available.BOTH SUBJECTS ARE SUB-JECT TO STRONG DISAGREE-MENTS. I have three basicprinciples that I try to live by.First, as much as possible to“agree to disagree.” This is based

on respect for the other person.Stella and I have ten very, verygood friends with whom we couldnot disagree with more. Yet, wehave lunch with them regularly.We do respect them and their opin-ion.If the discussion is controversial,my second rule is: “Others are en-titled to their opinions, but NOT totheir own set of facts.” Neither amI.Years ago when I was doinggraduate work for my Ph.D. in Hu-manistic Psychology, a professorgave the class some good advice.He said that when counselingsomeone: 1) Never tell them whatto believe; 2) Never tell them whoto vote for, 3) Never tell them howto make love, 4) Never tell anyonehow to play golf.Generally I’ve been successful inthree of these. I’ve miserablyfailed with one.Amen. Selah. So be it.

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Health Care Enrollment fair signs up over 300 residentsin San Bernardino

By Anthony Victoria

More than 300 SanBernardino residentswere present at Ar-

royo Valley High School on Sun-day March 23 to sign up for theAffordable Care Act and for theDeferred Action for ChildhoodArrivals (DACA). The Inland CongregationsUnited for Change (ICUC) inpartnership with the Puente Proj-ect at Arroyo Valley, SanBernardino Generation Now, theNational Immigration Law Cen-ter, and One Justice hosted theHealth Care Enrollment and Re-source Fair to assist the predom-inantly Latino population in thecity. The event also included DACAworkshops. The program pro-vides undocumented residentsbetween 15 and 31 who arrivedin the United States as childrentemporary work authorization fora period of two years. Law stu-dents were available to assistDACA eligible residents with theapplication process. Past health studies have demon-strated high uninsured rates forInland Empire residents. TheUCLA Center for Health Policystated in 2011 that between 2007and 2009, San BernardinoCounty had the state’s highestpercentage-point increase foruninsured residents at 9.7. Grow-ing unemployment and povertysaw the number of uninsuredpeople in the county grow from544,000 to 361,000 in 2007. By2012, the uninsured rate wasfloating around 30 percent, ac-cording to the study.ICUC has made pivotal steps tooutreach to their constituents inthe Greater Riverside and SanBernardino areas. The organiza-tion has held six health fairs inRiverside County in the cities ofCoachella, North Shore, Mecca,Palm Springs, Indio. They will behosting a homeless health eventon April 15 in Riverside. The fairheld this past weekend was thefirst in San Bernardino County,with a subsequent event to thisfair scheduled for March 29. Inaddition, they have held severalworkshops in recent months totrain volunteers and membersabout DACA and the AffordableCare Act.“We’ve been doing a lot of out-reach,” said ICUC organizer Jes-sica Cobian. “This has been theresult of the work of our commu-nity leaders.They have beenmaking announcements andtabling. We have also been get-ting support from the schoolboard. They have been very help-ful and they share our interest inoffering these services to thecommunity.”Cobian additionally expressedher delight in seeing student vol-unteers engage with the commu-nity and take a profound interestin health care reform and DACA.“A lot of the students at thistable are from Arroyo Valley andthey volunteered after we heldthe workshops,” she said. “Theyare really excited about helpingthe community. It was incrediblehow they were able to absorb allthat information in just a fewminutes. They were excited aboutthe fact that their community canget Medical. Their family and

neighbors could receive healthcare for the first time. I think itsreally important to get the youthinvolved in these issues becausethey have so much energy. Weare so happy to have their sup-port.”Jose Angel Rubio, 55, said hefeels much more relieved afterreceiving consultation and sign-ing up for health care. “I feelmuch more content and so muchhappier after Today. I now havethe security I needed for myhealth. I think they provided mewith very helpful informationand provided the best servicethey could.”

Anthony Victoria is a con-tributing writer for Inland Em-pire Community newspapersand can be reached at email ad-d r e s s . . . . . [email protected]

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ICUC organizer Karen Borja of Coachella Valley assists residents during the Health Care Enroll-ment and Resource Fair on Sunday March 23 at Arroyo Valley High School.


Latino Network presents special screening of Cesar Chavez An American Hero

The film Cesar Chavezmore than four years in themaking is the first major

motion picture about the leaderand co-founder of the UnitedFarmworkers Union. Directed by Diego Luna, CesarChavez stars Michael Pena asChavez, alongside Rosario Daw-son, Jacob Vargas, America Fer-rera, and John Malkovich. It is aninspiring story of an American

hero that everyone should see.As part of its continuing effort tocelebrate the legacy of CesarChavez, Latino Network, in con-junction with UDW AFSCMELocal 3930, will be presenting aspecial screening of the movie onSunday, March 30, at the River-side Plaza Stadium 16 Theatre.The private screening will beginprompting at 2:30pm with intro-ductory remarks followed by the

movie. Efforts are being made tosecure the attendance of cast mem-bers and/or producers. There willalso be an opportunity to win amovie poster autographed by thecast. Tickets are available on a firstcome first served basis and spaceis limited. If you are interested in joining usfor this special showing ticketsmay be purchased at the Nati

Fuentes Centro de Niños, 2010Martin Luther King Blvd., River-side, CA 92507, between thehours of 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.No tickets for this special screen-ing will be sold at the theatre boxoffice. For further information regardingthis event please call Ofelia ValdezYeager at (951) 453-4062 or Al-fredo Figueroa (951) 781-4326.

Cesar Chavez:A Movie About a Cause and a Legend

By Katharine A. Díaz

Labor leader César E.Chávez passed away in1993 after a life's work of

fighting for farmworkers' rights.Not only is César Chávez Daycommemorated in several statesand the César E. Chávez NationalMonument stands in his honor,now there comes a film about thislegendary activist, Cesar Chavez,scheduled to hit movie screens onMarch 28.Directed by Diego Luna, actor(Y tu mama también and Milk),director and producer (The Well),the movie stars Michael Peña(Walkout and American Hustle)in the leading role as Chávez;America Ferrera (Real WomenHave Curves, Sisterhood of theTraveling Pants and TV's UglyBetty) as Helen Chávez, theleader's wife; and Rosario Daw-son (Alexander, Rent and Men inBlack II) as Dolores Huerta, whoco-founded the United FarmWorkers union (UFW).Filmmakers focused on crucialperiods of his life during the1960's that included the Delanomarch, the grape boycott, his firsthunger strike and the coming tothe bargaining table withlandowners. Peña brings thosemoments to life with a sensitiveportrayal of the labor leader thatallows us to feel the personal sac-rifices he made in his life. Peñashows us that Chávez had a quietresolve and respect for all, eventhe bad-guy growers.He also brings to life less-knownincidences in the labor leader'sfight. One such episode takesplace during the grape boycottwhen Chavez travels to Europe togain support for his cause and toblock grape shipments sanctionedby the U.S. government intendedfor the European market. Thescene in which he empties crateafter crate of grapes off a bridgeis all about sweet victory.Dolores Huerta, as portrayed byDawson, is ever present. Her im-portant role in the struggle maynot be clearly defined in themovie, but it's clear that she wasby Chavez's side every step of theway. Dawson captures her inner

strength.Ferrera's portrayal of Chavez'swife gives us more insights intoChavez's character. Through herwe see how he struggled to be agood husband and father and un-derstand how his struggles werehers too.Actual footage and news clips of

the time are seamlessly woveninto the movie. Even when pairedwith the scenery, costuming,props, and casting from the filmproduction, you believe you areback in the 1960's.Yet, the biggest sigh of reliefcomes not from the moment thatnews breaks that growers are will-

ing to meet with the UFW, but fora production that is respectful ofthe great labor leader. That said,this dramatic biopic of one greatLatino leader reinforces the ur-gency for many more. We need toall get out and support this moviebecause with its success there willbe more. And perhaps the next

one will be about Dolores Huerta,who continues the good fight.

Katharine A. Díaz is a freelancewriter and author of the award-winning cookbook Sabores Yu-catecos: A Culinary Tour of theYucatán (WPR Books: Comida,2012).

César ChávezA Community Salute to


Cesar Estrada Chavezfounded and led the firstsuccessful farm workers'

union in U.S. history. When hepassed away on 23 April 1993, hewas president of the United FarmWorkers of America, AFL-CIOCesar was born March 31, 1927,on the small farm near Yuma, Ari-zona that his grandfather home-steaded during the 1880's. At age10, life began as a migrant farmworker when his father lost theland during the Depression. Thesewere bitterly poor years for Cesar,his parents, brothers and sisters.Together with thousands of otherdisplaced families, the Chavezfamily migrated throughout theSouthwest, laboring in fields andvineyards. Cesar left school afterthe eighth grade to help supporthis family.He joined the U.S. Navy in1945, and served in the westernPacific during the end of WorldWar II. In 1948, he married HelenFabela, who he met while work-ing in Delano vineyards. TheChavez family settled in the EastSan Jose barrio of Sal Si Puedes(get out if you can).In 1952, Cesar was laboring inapricot orchards outside San Josewhen he met Fred Ross, an organ-izer for the Community ServiceOrganization, a barrio-based self-help group sponsored byChicago-based Saul Alinsky's In-dustrial Areas Foundation. Withinseveral months Cesar was a full-time organizer with CSO, coordi-nating voter registration drives,battling racial and economic dis-crimination against Chicano resi-dents and organizing new CSOchapters across California andArizona.Cesar served as CSO national di-rector in the late 1950's and early1960's. But his dream was to cre-ate an organization to help farmworkers whose suffering he hadshared. In 1962, after failing toconvince the CSO to commit it-self to farm worker organizing, heresigned his paid CSO job, thefirst regular paying job he had. Hemoved his wife and eight youngchildren to Delano, Californiawhere he founded the NationalFarm Workers Association(NFWA).These were difficult years forCesar and Helen Chavez. Helenworked in the fields during theweek and on weekends with herhusband to support the family. He

often babysat his youngest chil-dren as he traveled to dozens ofCalifornia farm communities,slowly building a nucleus of ded-icated farm worker members. "Ifyou're outraged at conditions,then you can't possibly be free orhappy until you devote all yourtime to changing them and donothing but that," he said. "Butyou can't change anything if youwant to hold onto a good job, agood way of life and avoid sacri-fice."In September 1965, Cesar'sNFWA, with 1200 member fami-lies, joined an AFL-CIO spon-sored union in a strike againstmajor Delano area table and winegrape growers. Against greatodds, Cesar led a successful fiveyear strike-boycott that ralliedmillions of supporters to theUnited Farm Workers. He forgeda national support coalition ofunions, church groups, students,minorities and consumers. Thetwo unions merged in 1966 toform the UFW, and it became af-filiated with the AFL-CIO.From the beginning, the UFWadhered to the principals of non-violence practiced by M.K.Gandhi and Dr. Martin LutherKing, Jr. The 1965 strikers took apledge of non-violence and Cesarconducted a 25 day fast in 1968 to

reaffirm the UFW's commitmentto non-violence. The late SenatorRobert F. Kennedy called Cesar"one of the heroic figures of ourtime," and flew to Delano to bewith him when he ended the fast.By 1970, the boycott convincedmost table grape growers to signcontracts with the UFW. Thatyear, to limit the UFW's successto the vineyards, growers in thevegetable industry signed "sweet-heart" pacts with the TeamstersUnion. When the UFW's tablegrape agreements came up forrenegotiation in 1973, growerssigned with the Teamsters,prompting 10,000 farm workersin California's coastal valleys towalk out of the fields in protest.Cesar called for a new world-wide grape boycott. By 1975, aLouis Harris poll showed 17 mil-lion American adults were honor-ing the grape boycott. It forcedgrowers to support then Califor-nia Governor Jerry Brown's col-lective bargaining law for farmworkers, the 1975 AgriculturalLabor Relations Act.Since 1975, the UFW won mostof the union elections in which itparticipated. Despite the farmlabor board's bureaucratic delays,farm workers made progress. Bythe early 1980's farm workersnumbered in the tens of thousands

were working under UFW con-tracts enjoyed higher pay, familyhealth coverage, pension benefitsand other contract protections.Then, in 1982, with more than$1 million in grower campaigndonations, Republican GeorgeDeukmejian was elected Gover-nor of California. Most objectiveobservers agree that under Deuk-mejian, the farm labor boardceased to enforce the law. In1984, Cesar called for anothergrape boycott. In July and August1988, he conducted a 36 day "Fastfor Life" to protest the pesticidepoisoning of grape workers andtheir children.Cesar lived with his family since1970 at La Paz, in Keene, Califor-nia, the union's headquarters inKern County's Tehachapi Moun-tains, east of Bakersfield,. Likeother UFW officers and staff, hereceived subsistence pay that did-n't top $5,000 a year.Cesar Chavez passed away onApril 23, 1993, at the age of 66.More than 40,000 people partici-pated in Cesar's funeral at Delano.He was laid to rest at La Paz in a

rose garden at the foot of the hillhe often climbed to watch the sunrise.In 1991, Cesar received theAguila Azteca (The Aztec Eagle),Mexico's highest award presentedto people of Mexican heritagewho have made major contribu-tions outside of Mexico. On Au-gust 8, 1994, Cesar became thesecond Mexican American to re-ceive the Presidential Medal ofFreedom, the highest civilianhonor in the United States. Thisaward was presented posthu-mously by President Bill Clinton.Helen F. Chavez and six of hereight children traveled to theWhite House to receive the honor.In 1994, Cesar's family and theofficers of the UFW created theCesar E. Chavez Foundation toinspire current and future genera-tions by promoting the ideals ofCesar's life, work and vision. TheFoundation's headquarters is at LaPaz, the future location of theCesar E. Chavez Library and theCesar E. Chavez Training and Ed-ucation Center.

"One of the heroic figures of our time."-Senator Robert F. Kennedy


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Chicano Latino Caucus to host César E. Chávez memorial luncheonBy Cynthia Mendoza

On Sunday, March 30 theChicano Latino Caucusof the Inland Empire

(Caucus) will be hosting a CésarE. Chávez Memorial Luncheon inhonor of what would have beenChávez’s 87th birthday on March31. Born in Yuma, Arizona, Chávezwas “an American farm worker,labor leader and civil rights ac-tivist, who, with Dolores Huerta,co-founded the National FarmWorkers Association.”(Wikipedia). Chávez is known for manythings, including his non-violentapproach to organizing and pro-moting labor and farm workerrights. He passed away on April23, 1993 in San Luis, Arizona atthe age of 66. The memorial luncheon, likemany other similar events that willlikely take place nationwide in hishonor, will be a time of reflectionon the changes that his life broughtabout as well as inspiration to keephis memory and legacy alive forthe future. “These workers were our fami-lies; our parents, aunts, uncles,

grandparents, working in the mostadverse conditions so we couldhave better lives,” said Caucuspresident Eileen Gomez. “His pas-sion and diligence is an example toall who are still facing challenges,reminding us to keep pushing for-ward and to fight the good fight inunity.” “It’s important to celebrate hislife to see how far we’ve comealong in a short but, but also to re-

member how not long ago thingswere very different,” added Chi-cano Latino Caucus ImmediatePast President George Aguilarabout the importance of honoringChávez’s life. “It is also an oppor-tunity to look at what we need todo for the future.”Aguilar emphasized thatChávez’s work wasn’t just aboutLatinos, though, but for anyonewho wanted to pursue the Ameri-

can dream of a better life for them-selves and their children and futuregenerations. The keynote at the breakfast willbe Maria Elena Durazo, ExecutiveSecretary-Treasurer of the Los An-geles County Federation of Labor(AFL-CIO). Mario Martinez, Gen-eral Counsel, United Farm Work-ers will be a guest speaker. In particular, Aguilar encouragesyoung people to attend so that they

can familiarize themselves andgain a better understanding of thepeople and movement that madethe many freedoms and opportuni-ties they now enjoy and take forgranted possible. “Our Chicano Latino Caucusmembership will continue work-ing to fund a memorial in hishonor to be placed at CésarChávez Park in Colton,” Gomezconcluded. “We hope this will be-come a place that people of manycultures will visit and will remem-ber the impact his fight for farmworkers had on our culture.” The March 30th luncheon runsfrom 1:00pm to 3:00pm on Sun-day at the San Bernardino HiltonHotel located at 285 East Hospital-ity Lane, San Bernardino, 92408.The cost is $30 per person. Formore information and to RSVP,contact George Aguilar at (951)906-3130.Chávez’s life and work also in-spired the upcoming film based onhis life and work. The film, whichopens on Friday, March 28, starsMichael Peña as Chávez, alongwith America Ferrera, RosarioDawson and John Malkovich. Formore information about it, visit theofficial Facebook page at face-book.com/CesarChavezMovie.

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On Sunday, March 30 the Chicano Latino Caucus of the Inland Empire, shown here at their Sun-day, March 23, regular membership meeting at Carousel Mall in downtown San Bernardino, willbe hosting the César E. Chávez Memorial Luncheon at the San Bernardino Hilton in honor of whatwould have been Chávez’s 87th birthday on March 31.



César E. Chávez: Awards and honors

Top: This is the Cesar ChavezMemorial Murial that is locatedat Sonoma State University .

Above: This commemorativestamp was released on April23, 2003.

Chávez's wife, Helen Chávez, received the presidential Medal ofFreedom for her late husband from former President Bill Clintonat a ceremony held at the White House in August of 1994.

“We are going to pray a lot and picket a lot.”“There is no such thing as defeat in nonviolence.”“I am convinced that the truest act of courage, the

strongest act of manliness is to sacrifice ourselves for oth-ers in a totally nonviolent struggle for justice. To be aman is to suffer for others. God help us to be men.”

“Preservation of one’s own culture does not requirecontempt or disrespect for other cultures”



Nicholson Park soon to provide free, organic fruits to community

Jazmine Collins

Nicholson Park in SanBernardino will be gaininga great new addition to the

park in the coming months. A com-munity fruit tree park and commu-nity garden are in the works thanksto the non-profit organization, TheIncredible Edible Community Gar-den (IECG). Nicholson Park is the second parkto become a fruit park, the first beingin Montclair last October. The proj-ect will include 30 fruit trees with adedicated irrigation system, all ofwhich will be provided by IECG. he organization will also maintainthe fruit park for the first three years,which will include drip systemmaintenance and pruning. IECGwill also assure that the fruit park iscared for with organic pesticides.The project is funded largely in partby the USDA Forest Service. Otherpartners include: city of SanBernardino, Parks and RecreationDepartment, Integrated Infrastruc-tures, Inc. and Braceros Landscap-ing.fruit

A community engagement meet-ing will be held on March 28, at 6:00p.m. for members of the communityto select a location for the trees, se-lect a name for the fruit park and se-lect the types of fruit trees to beplanted. “The Big Dig” will take place onApril 12, 2014 from 9:00 a.m. to2:00 p.m where volunteers will digthe 30 holes for each fruit tree withequipment provided by IECG. Groundbreaking will take place onApril 26, during which all trees willbe planted. Members of the commu-nity are encouraged to volunteer inplanting. The fruit park will be open to allmembers of the community and willnot be gated or enclosed. “Once thefruit is mature and ready pick, it’sfree to be picked by anyone whocomes to the park,” says Petit. The second phase of the NicholsonPark project will include a commu-nity garden that is set to launch mid-summer.Along with fruit parks and com-munity gardens, the organizationalso began a tree planting programin San Bernardino county. “All ofour work in in San Bernardinocounty. With the urban tree planting,the focus is on people that live orrented homes, apartments or condosin the underserved communities.Typically those communities are leftout of the free trees that get distrib-uted around those areas.”The organization helps to establishorganic tree parks, community gar-dens, as well as tree plantingthroughout San Bernardino countyin schools, churches, urban housingcomplexes and senior housing com-plexes. “Several of them we actuallymanage ourselves,” says Mary Petit,founder of the IECG. The program had a successfullaunch of a tree planting programlast year, in which the organization

distributed and planted over 400trees in 17 cities within the county.This marks the second year for thetree planting program and its well onits way to proving to be another suc-cessful year. IECG has also partnered with thecounty veterans affairs group to cre-ate the first “living memorial veter-ans garden” which is located at CalState San Bernardino. “It’s the firstone in the nation and we donatedtrees to Cal State. A group of themwere to provide a veterans garden,”says Petit.Mary Petit says her organization isthree-fold. IECG not only providestrees and gardens, but is also leadingthe way in developing aquaponicsgardening. “Aquaponics is whereyou use a combination of fish farm-ing to grow vegetables. The fishwater grows vegetables. We willraise tilapia fish and the water fromthe tanks will go through a self-con-tained, recirculating tubing throughgrow baskets that will grow vegeta-bles, herbs and even trees. And thereis no soil involved, but the fish wateris 100% organic and the plant lifegrows five to seven times faster thanif you planted in soil.”Petit calls aquaponics gardeningthe “wave of the future” that couldprovide a more economical solutionto planting during drought condi-tions. Petit is currently in the processof putting together an aquaponicsdemonstration at San BernardinoCounty Museum in Redlands withinthe coming months. For more information on how tobecome involved in the NicholsonPark project or for more informa-tion, visit: www.iecgarden.org

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IECG founder, Mary Petit ad-dresses the community duringthe first community engage-ment meeting for NicholsonPark fruit park project.

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Eleanor Torres and Councilman Rikke Van Jonson at the firstcommunity engagement meeting for Nicholson Park.

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Members of the community enjoy fresh fruits provided by the In-credible Edible Community Garden.


Grand Terrace flexes poweragainst Redlands

By Richard Dawson

It only took one inning forGrand Terrace to seize con-trol of the Redlands Softball

Invitational title game that resultedin a 13-1 rout of Redlands HighSchool on Saturday, March 22.The Titans cranked out five hitsin the first inning against Terriersstarting pitcher Skie Munoz, high-lighted with back-to-back homeruns by Alyssa Martinez andMarissa Jauregui to jump out toa 6-0 lead.Grand Terrace (4-0) went on tototal 15 hits on the day, includingfour home runs and five doubles.The other home runs were soloshots by Eliyah Flores in the sec-ond and Jocelyn Battancourt inthe fifth.

Flores scored four times as shealso doubled twice and finishedtied for a game-high two RBIswith Bettancourt, Alexis Allen andBrandice Olmos.Allen paced the Titans with a 4-for-4 performance while battingturnaround.All the offensive firepower wasmore than enough for startingpitcher Melanie Olmos, who bat-tled out of jams through five in-nings, allowing six hits and twowalks while mixing in eight strike-outs. Redlands (8-1) had chances toget back into the game, loading thebases twice, but ended up strand-ing nine base runners. Defense didn’t do the Terriersany favors, as three errors ex-tended innings for the Titans. The tournament was the firstgames of the season for the Titans,notching wins over Lake ElsinoreLakeside, Hesperia Oak Hills andSan Bernardino Cajon in route tothis game. Grand Terrace will look to keepits momentum going when itopens up Sunkist League play athome against Colton (3-3) onMarch 28.Redlands will look to bounce

back when it opens up Citrus BeltLeague action that same day witha visit from Rialto Eisenhower (3-4).

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Marissa Jauregui (#48) strutsto the plate after hitting one ofGrand Terrace's four homeruns in a 13-1 win over Red-lands high school during theRedlands Softball Invitationaltitle game.

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Melanie Olmos(#18) allowedone run on sixhits and twowalks while strik-ing out eight toearn the win forthe Titans.

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Eliyah Flores (#15) hit a homerun and added two doubles forGrand Terrace.

ObituaryJoseph Martin“Dino” Parrilla

Died March 2, 201411:20pm ArrowheadMedical Center in

Colton, Ca.He was 49. He was born in SanBernardino, Ca on Nov 11, 1964,to Jose Elias Parrilla and AndrellaSegura Landin. He lived and workin the Upland area, was a memberof the 11th St Baptist Church ofUpland. Joseph was preceded indeath by his wife Vera L Mc-Caulou, sister’s Aurora I Moralesand Anna P Jeffries. He is survivedby his children Priscilla P Marine,Joseph A Parrilla and Sonia V Par-rilla, grandchildren Sierra, Mason,Jackson and Alfonso, SiblingsDorothy Garcia, Veronica Mon-real, Filimon “Tito” Segura andPeter Garcia and niece’s andnephew’s. Loved by Tia’s, Tio’s,cousins and friends . MemorialService’s will be held April 4,2014 11am at Family FuneralChapel 128 N Riverside Ave Ri-alto, Ca followed by Burial at 3pm Bellevue Memorial Park On-tario.

Joseph Martin“Dino” Parrilla

VA Loma Linda OfferingPatient Orientation

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sessions on the third Friday of themonth.The next informational sessionwill take place March 21 at 1 p.m.in the auditorium at the Jerry L.Memorial VA Medical Center inLoma Linda, Calif. Another onewill be held April 18, also at 1p.m. in the Medical Center Audi-torium. Each presentation will bethe same, so interested Veteransneed only attend one session.The Veteran Orientations willprovide all interested Veterans –

whether they are enrolled in VAhealth care or not – with informa-tion about benefits eligibility,health care, housing, mentalhealth, and many other programsoffered by VA.No RSVP is required. Refresh-ments will be served.Veterans who are not currentlyenrolled in VA health care canapply for enrollment at any time.Applications are accepted onlineat www.va.gov/healthbenefits/en-roll, by phone at 877-222-VETS,by mail, or in person at a VA med-ical facility.


Bloomington Alumni signs professional contract withPennsylvania Rebellion

By Anthony Victoria

Inland Empire softball stand-out Ashley Carter made theultimate New Years Resolu-

tion statement. According to herfather John Carter, the 23-year oldoutfielder announced that her biggoal for the coming year was toplay in the National Pro Fastpitchleague.Mission Accomplished.In February Carter signed a twoyear contract with the Pennsylva-nia Rebellion who are in their in-augural year in the NPF. “This has always been a dream ofmine to play professional soft-ball,” said Carter. “I couldn’t standnot playing anymore, so to havethis opportunity is surreal.”As a four year varsity lettermanat Bloomington High School,Carter achieved a .464 batting av-erage, with 185 hits, and 63 runsbatted in. In addition to making theSan Bernardino Sun and Press En-terprise all-area softball teams, shemade the all-Sunkist League teamin her four years and was voted theSunkist Most Valuable Player inher senior season. Carter went onto play at Cal State Fullerton. Asa Junior she was selected to theAll-Big West Conference First

team as an outfielder and led theuniversity in offensive categoriessuch as hits, batting average, runsscored, and on-base percentage. Asa senior Carter averaged .259 andled the Titans in hits with 44 and13 RBI’s. She also led the teamwith 13 stolen bases in her final

season.Additional to her experience atthe collegiate level, the 5’4 out-fielder has played on the Califor-nia A’s softball travel team. Shewas a starting outfielder on the2012 squad that won the Women’sElite Fastpitch Canadian Cup de-

feating national teams from Japan,Australia and Venezuela. Despite her impressive resume,Carter went unselected in the 2013NPF College Draft and was over-looked by the Akron Racers duringa tryout earlier this year. She al-most didn’t make the trip to theRebellion’s open tryout in Febru-ary due to the lack of money. “I decided to give coach (Rick)Bertagnolli a call because I was in-terested,” she explained. “Hecalled me back telling me they hadinformation on me and I made thedecision to travel to Pennsylva-nia.” At the tryout Carter showcasedher defensive skills in the outfieldand displayed her hitting andbaserunning skills to the coachingstaff. The anticipation was nervewracking according to Carter.“Coach B explained to everyonetrying out that the longer it took toreceive a phone call, the better. Ifyou received a call right away, itwasn’t good news,” Carter said.“Later that day I received a phonecall from coach and thought im-mediately that I wasn’t what theywere looking for. It turned out theywanted to catch me before I flewout of Pennsylvania to negotiate acontract.”

Bertagnolli announced throughthe Rebellion website his delightin signing Carter. “Ashley is thetype of player and a special younglady that we are looking for. Shehas speed, athleticism and atremendous attitude,” he said.“The fact that she traveled fromCalifornia for this tryout says a lotabout her. She wants to win andcontribute to the success of theteam.” Her father John believes herdaughter has what it takes to com-pete among the best players in theworld, attributing her diligentwork ethic to her success. “Something I always say to her isthat dreams are unattainable, butgoals aren’t,” he said. “I think sheis phenomenal and she is standingout. She’s a hard working girl whoworks and stays in shape and Icouldn’t be more proud of her.”As she reports to training in earlyMay, Carter will be achieving herlifetime goal of stepping on thesame field with many of her child-hood idols. “I watched players like Cat Os-terman and Caitlin Lowe growingup and to be on the same field withthem and other olympians iscrazy,” she said. “It’s been mydream for so long.”

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Ashley Carter signing her two year contract with the Pennsyl-vania Rebellion.

Kids reel ‘em in atJunior Fishing WorkshopOver 100 youth partici-

pants came out to SanBernardino County Re-

gional Park’s Junior Fishing Work-shop at Yucaipa Regional Park onSaturday March 22. The event wassponsored by Supervisor JosieGonzalez and Friends of RegionalParks. The workshops aimed to in-troduce kids to fishing and getthem active and outdoors.The junior fishers arrived early toa very cold morning, but wereeager to learn about fishing. Theparticipants age range from 7 up to15 years of age. They were split up

into groups and began their learn-ing experience by rotating throughfive stations where they discov-ered the rules, what equipment andknots to use, how to cast theirlines, where to hold the fish, andhow to prepare their catches fordinner. After the participants madetheir way through each station,they had two hours of open fishingto practice their skills.An astounding 270 fish werecaught during the open fishing ses-sion, with many of the participantscatching the maximum of five.This is the most that the Regional

Parks Department has seen at aJunior Fishing Workshop in recentyears. Many of these participantscaught a fish for the very first time.About 3 troops of boy scouts werepresent and were able to expandtheir growing knowledge of theoutdoors. There were also a num-ber of families present that wereall fishing together. The partici-pants went home with a free sou-venir t-shirt and a day full of greatmemories.For more information about fu-ture events, please visithttp://www.sbcounty.gov/parks.


San Bernardino startup seeks to connect students, small businesses

By Jazmine Collins

Imagine exchanging phonenumbers with the person nextto you by simply tapping

phones. It may be something youmight expect in a sci-fi flick, but inall reality, the future is now. A group of San Bernardino entre-preneurs are hoping to use suchtechnology, called near field com-munication, or NFC, to connectsmall businesses with studentsaround the Cal State SanBernardino campus. The Revolve Project recentlylaunched a Kickstarter campaign tofund a $25,000 pilot program set touse NFC. The pilot program calledRevolve Touch, will incorporate

NFC into several kiosks that will bestrategically placed on and aroundcampus to integrate social mediacheck-ins for participating busi-nesses. Participating businesses will placea kiosk at their establishment forstudents to utilize, and in return,students will be provided a couponor discount for using the system.The idea is to offer small businessesthe opportunity to gain exposurethrough social media platformswithout drastically increasing theiradvertising budgets.Along with social media check-ins, the technology will also havethe ability to connect consumerswith wifi connections from partici-pating businesses. The kiosks willhave a screen that can be cus-

tomized to display menus and otherbusiness information to partici-pants.“We want to stir the economicpot,” says Cesar Gomez, Chief Op-erating Officer for the RevolveProject. “We want to prove that itworks and if we can create an eco-nomic change for anybody, weneed to do it for San Bernardino.”“The technology that we have, it’sgoing to be in all the new phones.We are really looking into the fu-ture as to how people interact,” saysGomez. “We want to connect peo-ple.”The Revolve Project will create auser interface for interested partiesto sign up via the web and mobileapplications. Gomez hopes to further develop

the technology for businesses to in-corporate the kiosks as a one-stopcheck-in for interns, which will allbe validated with the system.

The projected pilot launch will betoward the end of 2014. For moreinformation, visit: www.revolve-project.com

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Working side by side with city officials like Mayor Carey Davis,The Revolve Project team looks to create a positive impact.

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State Assemblymember Cheryl Brown shares her support forthe Revolve Project team.

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The Revolve Project team hopes to improve the prosperity of the city by working in conjunctionwith city officials.

Walk/Run to promote Child Abuse Awareness Month

By MJ Duncan

CASA (Court AppointedSpecial Advocates) andYouth Action Project are

collaborating once again this yearto host the 7th Annual Care 4 KidsRun and Community ResourceFair on Saturday, Apr. 12 at GuastiRegional Park in Ontario from 9a.m. – 1 p.m. in recognition ofApril as Child Abuse Preventionand Awareness Month.CASA of San BernardinoCounty, a nonprofit organizationestablished locally in 1984, aimsto improve the lives of foster chil-dren and juvenile offenders withstable and consistent advocacy andmentoring provided throughtrained volunteers.In San Bernardino County thereare approximately 4,000 childrenwho live in foster care. They wereabused and/or neglected and re-moved from their homes and fam-ilies. As dependents of the court,these children pass through a courtsystem which leaves them lost,confused and alone.

CASA volunteers advocate forthe best interests of their assignedfoster youth directly to the court.They communicate frequentlywith youth and often become thesole source of consistency in thatchild’s life. Additionally, volun-teers advocate for their education,ensuring that they are in the appro-priate grade level and appropriateschool setting.According to CASA CommunityOutreach Manager Maggie Harris,there are between 120 – 140 youthwho are in need of CASA volun-teers.Joseph Williams, CEO of YouthAction Project, said he was com-pelled to partner with CASA in theRun four years ago when he real-ized that there were “too manyyoung people who were not read-ing and doing math as well as theyshould be,” which he considers aform of child abuse and neglect.“It’s important that we get mentorsand volunteers to help the youth inour community.”Youth Action Project works toempower San Bernardino's youthby developing the skills and habits

needed for economic and socialsuccess. It partners with CASAbecause they believe that neglect-ing education is detrimental for theindividual’s mental, physical andemotional health, as well as theirfuture.The goal of the upcomingWalk/Run event is to raise aware-ness about the plight of young peo-ple in the county, issues related tofoster care, literacy, education, andcommunity engagement. Therewill be resources available includ-ing those aimed at stemming vio-lence against youth. Thecommunity is encouraged to par-ticipate in the family-friendlyevent and connecting with othersto promote the safety and health ofyoung people.The first 300 registrants will re-ceive a free lunch courtesy of In NOut Burger.To register for the event or formore information about becominga volunteer call CASA at (909)881-6760 for more information, orvisit www.casaofsb.org.

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CASA of San Bernardino County and Youth Action Project are hosting the 7th Annual Care 4 KidsRun and Community Resource Fair on Saturday, Apr. 12 at Guasti Regional Park in Ontario from9 a.m. – 1 p.m. in recognition of April as Child Abuse Prevention and Awareness Month.

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The 7th Annual Care 4 Kids Run and Community Resource Fairis aimed at raising awareness about the plight of young peoplein San Bernardino County, issues related to foster care, literacy,education, and community engagement. Pictured are ElizabethPalafox, CASA advocate supervisor, and Trisha Hendrick-son, CASA program manager.

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New boxing club brings youth, officers together for training, positive interaction

By Cynthia Mendoza

Anew boxing club inColton is offering youthnot just a place to learn a

sport and keep their minds occu-pied but also a way to get to knowthe men and women of law en-forcement in a positive and rapportbuilding environment. Based in Hemet, the Cops 4 Kids& Communities program is now inColton through the efforts of Car-los Palomino and others who feltthe need for a boxing program.Palomino worked with the ColtonPolice Department’s PAL boxingprogram from 1999 to 2010. “Kids were calling me and ask-ing, ‘Coach, where can we go?’”Palomino said about why he feltthe need to keep a boxing programgoing strong. Palomonio came across the Cops4 Kids & Communities programand after a few years of effort andseeking support, the program fi-nally found a home at 1589 Bord-well, Unit C. in Colton.“We feel at home here. The kidsare happy,” he said.

Currently there are about 15 kidsin the program ages, six to 17. Thepolice officers that train kids arefrom various agencies in the In-land Empire, including RiversidePolice, San Bernardino Police, SanBernardino County Sheriff and Ri-alto Police. And yes, the officers donate theirtime. “No one gets paid for this,” Palo-moino said. Through the program, the kidslearn more self-confidence, re-spect for officers and self-esteem,apart from how to stay physicallyfit. Palmonio shared the story of oneparticular young man in the pastwho began the program at a certainweight and sort of quiet and shy.Within a short time he had lost 25pounds and was beaming withconfidence and excitement. And through positive interactionkids and officers also establishpositive relationships and rapportthat is conducive to life-long re-spect and understanding. When kids get to know officersin a relaxed social environment outof uniform, it reminds them thatthey too are real people, just likethem. When they eventually seeofficers in uniform they’ve alreadyestablished the goodwill and posi-tive rapport. Palmomino also emphasizedsome of the benefits of boxing it-self. “In boxing, you’re the team,” hesaid about the individual effort andreward that comes with the sport.“There is no competition againstothers and parents are very sup-portive of each other. And for ‘Coach’, as he’s known,the program and his reasons forbringing it to Colton also havestrong personal meaning; a desireto help kids avoid the pain andhardship that comes from making

poor choices for lack of guidanceand productive ways to spendtime. His own nephew Ray Acala Jr.was shot and killed in 1997 at theage of 17 in Fontana. The personwho shot him was never caught. “If I can help even one kid….”Palomonio says, and leaves it atthat through slightly misty eyes atthe memory of his nephew whowould have turned 35 on August11, 2014. Overall, through the work of thepolice officer, supportive parentsand young 20-something coaches,many of whom have been workingwith Palomino since their teens,the program has been a success. “I feel like we’ve accomplishedsomething here,” Palomino said.“We’re making a difference.” Just ask 11-year-old TommyMoreno, an avid young boxer. “It’s a good workout and it getsyou in shape,” he said. “We sparand have lots of fun.”For the time being, the programcosts $25 per month, but withmore community support andmore signups, the cost may godown. The program is in Colton but isopen to youth from any city. And while Palomino was instru-mental in bringing the program toColton, he made it very clear thathe could not have done it withoutthe support of several businessesand individuals, including: Leno’sRico Taco; Redlands Ford; Mr.Hae Park, the building owner;Colton Councilwoman SusanOliva and Colton Mayor SarahZamora. For general information on theCops 4 Kids & Communities pro-gram visit http://www.c4kc.orgFor information on the Coltonprogram contact Carlos Palominoat [email protected]

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The Cops 4 Kids & Communities boxing program in Colton bringstogether Colton youth with law enforcement officers from variousInland Empire agencies for a great physical workout and strongrapport building interaction. They train Monday through Thursdayfrom 4 to 6 p.m. at their facility at 1589 Bordwell, Unit C, in

PHOTO/CYNTHIA MENDOZA

Correctional officer Yesenia Nelson, back to camera, is justone of several local law enforcement officers who donate theirtime on a weekly basis to train Colton youth at the Cops 4 Kids& Communities boxing program.

San Bernardino Advisory Committee aims to provide educationon Rooftop Solar

By Anthony Victoria

Solar energy advocatesGRID Alternatives believethat the city of San

Bernardino is need of a feel goodstory and positive impact. On Wednesday March 19 theyheld their first San Bernardino Ad-visory Committee with the pur-pose of raising awareness abouttheir organization’s programs toreach and uplift low income home-owners and communities withinthe city’s boundaries.GRID Alternatives is a non-profitorganization that focuses onrooftop solar panel installations,paying particular interest on lowincome families and communitieswhile at the same time providingjob training for volunteers andtrainees seeking a career in thesolar industry. The organizationpartners up with other nonprofitssuch as, Habitat for Humanity,Neighborhood Housing Servicesfor the Inland Empire (NHSIE),and the Sierra Club. Representa-tives from all three organizations,along with Josue Castillo, fieldrepresentative for California As-semblymember Cheryl Brown(47th District), the Sierra Club MyGeneration Campaign, membersfrom the Center for CommunityAction and Environmental Justice(CCEJA) and Grid Alternatives IERegional Director Bambi Tran and

Outreach Coordinator LeidaChambliss rounded out the com-mittee members.“One of the biggest challengeswe have is legitimizing,” ex-plained Stuart Haniff, Develop-ment Officer at the GridAlternatives Inland Empire office.“A lot of times when programs areintroduced in San Bernardino andwe tell people about what we do,we have a hard time overcomingbarriers of distrust or misunder-standing. The bottomline is we aretrying to make residents realizethat this is not a scam.”“People always state what’s thecatch?. There is no catch,” Haniff

expressed. “If you qualify, it’s anopportunity for them to be im-pacted by our programs.”For Chambliss some of thestrengths of their program is theircreation of instant savings forhomeowners through the use ofsolar panels and their hands on jobtraining. She also informed thosepresent at the meeting the impor-tance of establishing partnershipswith community leaders, volun-teers, and homeowners. “As soon as the solar system isturned on, homeowners couldwatch their meters go backwardand see immediate savings,” shesaid. “Most of our installations are

done via volunteers. We are li-censed solar contractors, but ourvolunteer workforce are peoplewho are going to college or are un-employed contractors. The supportwe have from these people is ex-ceptional. They help us spread themessage and validate the work thatwe do.”During the group discussion,there were several ideas that werebrought up in relation to commu-nity outreach and education re-garding rooftop solar installation.Councilmember Johnsonemphasized holding town hallmeetings with political leaders toprovide more education and pro-

vide residents the opportunity toask questions. Castillo reiteratedthe idea further by stating he waswilling to canvas his ward to speakto his constituents.“We can make residents feelcomfortable by engaging withthem and proving them it is not ascam. Our offices are open andwilling to help,” said Castillo.“We can have the same idea, butwhy not have an open forum,” saidAgyemang. “Right now we’redoing a lot of thinking for them butwhy not let them voice their opin-ions?”Ericka Flores, a community or-ganizer CCEJA said that theprocess won’t be easy and it maytake a bold effort to gain the com-munity’s trust. “We do host a lot of communitymeetings. It has taken years of in-vestment to have these relation-ships with these residents,” shesaid. “We have built that trust. Ithink if you want to get the pointacross, there’s no other legitimatesource than another communityperson. A town hall meeting isgreat, but there is a lot of skepti-cism. If you can’t get one personin the neighborhood to spread theword, it will provide a link.” The committee plans on holdingquarterly meetings with the nextplanned meeting taking place inJune.

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Members of several community organizations and GRID Alternatives discuss ideas to inform res-idents about their rooftop solar programs during the San Bernardino Advisory Committee Meetingon March 19.

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Petitioner or Attorney:Tanisha Lena Deckard-Fairley, 1795 E. Sonora Ave.,San Bernardino, CA 92404Superior Court of California,County of San Bernardino,303 West Third Street, FirstFloor, San Bernardino, CA92415-0210PETITION OF: Tanisha LenaDeckard-Fairley, FORCHANGE OF NAMEORDER TO SHOW CAUSEFOR CHANGE OF NAMECase Number: CIVDS1311541TO ALL INTERESTED PER-SONS: Petitioner: TanishaLena Deckard-Fairley hasfiled a petition with this courtfor a decree changing namesas follows:Present name: Tanisha LenaDeckard-Fairley to Proposedname: Tanisha Lena DeckardFairleyTHE COURT ORDERS thatall persons interested in thismatter shall appear beforethis court at the hearing indi-cated below to show cause, ifany, why the petition forchange of name should notbe granted. Any personobjecting to the namechanges described abovemust file a written objectionthat includes the reasons forthe objection at least twocourt days before the matteris scheduled to be heard andmust appear at the hearing toshow cause why the petitionshould not be granted. If nowritten objection is timelyfiled, the court may grant thepetition without a hearing.NOTICE OF HEARING Date:4-21-14, Time: 8:30 a.m.Dept: S-35The address of the court is:same as noted aboveA copy of this Order to ShowCause shall be published atleast once each week for foursuccessive weeks prior to thedate set for hearing on thepetition in the following news-paper of general circulation,printed in this county: ElChicano NewspaperDated: SEP 20 2013BRIAN S. McCARVILLEJudge of the Superior Court

Published El Chicano2/27/14, 3/6/14, 3/13/14,3/20/14 E-5676

Petitioner or Attorney:Humberto Flores, Jr., 701 E.19th St., San Bernardino, CA92404Superior Court of California,County of San Bernardino,303 West Third Street, FirstFloor, San Bernardino, CA92415-0210PETITION OF: HumbertoFlores, Jr., FOR CHANGE OFNAMEORDER TO SHOW CAUSEFOR CHANGE OF NAMECase Number: CIVDS1402024TO ALL INTERESTED PER-SONS: Petitioner: HumbertoFlores, Jr., has filed a petitionwith this court for a decreechanging names as follows:Present name: HumbertoFlores, Jr., to Proposed name:Humberto Flores Garcia, Jr., THE COURT ORDERS thatall persons interested in thismatter shall appear beforethis court at the hearing indi-cated below to show cause, ifany, why the petition forchange of name should not begranted. Any person objectingto the name changesdescribed above must file awritten objection that includesthe reasons for the objectionat least two court days beforethe matter is scheduled to beheard and must appear at thehearing to show cause whythe petition should not begranted. If no written objectionis timely filed, the court maygrant the petition without ahearing.NOTICE OF HEARING Date:04-7-14, Time: 8:30 a.m.Dept: S-32The address of the court is:same as noted aboveA copy of this Order to ShowCause shall be published atleast once each week for foursuccessive weeks prior to thedate set for hearing on thepetition in the following news-paper of general circulation,printed in this county: ElChicanoDated: FEB 24 2014BRIAN S. McCARVILLEJudge of the Superior Court

Published El Chicano3/6,3/13,3/20,3/27/14 E-5679

NOTICE OF PETITIONTO ADMINISTERESTATE OF:

LUCY MAY SWARTZCASE NO.: PROPS

1400126To all heirs, beneficiaries,creditors, contingent credi-tors, and persons who maybe otherwise interested inthe will or estate, or bothof: LUCY MAY SWARTZA PETITION FOR PRO-BATE has been filed byGEORGETTE SUZANNEMCCAMBRIDGE in theSuperior Court ofCalifornia, County of SANBERNAR-DINO THE PETITION FORPROBATE requests thatGEORGETTE SUZANNEMCCAMBRIDGE beappointed as personal rep-resentative to administerthe estate of the decedent.THE PETITION requeststhe decedent's WILL andcodicils, if any, be admittedto probate. The will andany codicils are availablefor examination in the filekept by the court.THE PETITION requestsauthority to administer theestate under theI n d e p e n d e n tAdministration of EstatesAct. (This authority allowsthe personal representa-tive to take many actionswithout obtaining courtapproval. Before takingcertain actions, however,the personal representa-tive is required to givenotice to interested per-sons unless they havewaived notice or consent-ed to the proposed action.)The independent adminis-tration authority will begranted unless an interest-ed person files an objec-tion to this petition andshows good cause why thecourt should not grant theauthority.A HEARING on the petitionwill be held on April 10,2014 at 9:00 a.m. in Dept.S-16 located at 351 NorthArrowhead Avenue, SanBernardino, CA 92415.IF YOU OBJECT to thegranting of the petition,you should either appearat the hearing and stateyour objections or file writ-ten objections with thecourt before the hearing.Your appearance may bein person or by your attor-ney.IF YOU ARE A CREDITORor a contingent creditor ofthe decedent, you must fileyour claim with the courtand mail a copy to the per-sonal representativeappointed by the courtwithin the later of either (1)four months from the dateof first issuance of lettersto a general personal rep-resentative, as defined insection 58(b) of theCalifornia Probate Code,or (2) 60 days from thedate of mailing or personaldelivery to you of a noticeunder section 9052 of theCalifornia Probate Code.Other California statutesand legal authority mayaffect your rights as a cred-itor. You may want to con-sult with an attorneyknowledgeable inCalifornia law.YOU MAY EXAMINE thefile kept by the court. If youare a person interested inthe estate, you may filewith the court a formalRequest for Special Noticeof the filing of an inventoryand appraisement ofestate assets or of anypetition or account as pro-vided in Section 1250 ofthe California ProbateCode. A Request forSpecial Notice form isavailable from the CourtClerk.Attorney for Petitioner:Josephine A. Rich1200 Nevada Street, Suite101Redlands, CA 92374Published El Chicano3/13,3/20,3/27/14 E-5684

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'SSALE T.S No. 1368631-31APN: 0261-391-14-0-000TRA: 7010 LOAN NO:Xxxxxx1703 REF: Graves-deslauriers, IMPORTANTNOTICE TO PROPERTYOWNER: YOU ARE INDEFAULT UNDER A DEEDOF TRUST, DATED August18, 2006. UNLESS YOUTAKE ACTION TO PRO-TECT YOUR PROPERTY, ITMAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLICSALE. IF YOU NEED ANEXPLANATION OF THENATURE OF THE PRO-CEEDING AGAINST YOU,YOU SHOULD CONTACT ALAWYER. On April 09, 2014,at 1:00pm, Cal-westernReconveyance Llc, as dulyappointed trustee under andpursuant to Deed of Trustrecorded August 30, 2006, asInst. No. 2006-0594075 inbook XX, page XX of OfficialRecords in the office of theCounty Recorder of SanBernardino County, State ofCalifornia, executed by PaulGraves-deslauriers andPaula Graves-deslauriers,Husband And Wife As JointTenants, will sell at publicauction to highest bidder forcash, cashier’s check drawnon a state or national bank, acheck drawn by a state orfederal credit union, or acheck drawn by a state orfederal savings and loanassociation, savings associa-tion, or savings bank speci-fied in section 5102 of thefinancial code and authorizedto do business in this state:Near the front steps leadingup to the city of chino civicCenter, 13220 CentralAvenue Chino, California, allright, title and interest con-veyed to and now held by itunder said Deed of Trust inthe property situated in saidCounty and State describedas: Completely described insaid deed of trust The streetaddress and other commondesignation, if any, of the realproperty described above ispurported to be: 6614Churchill Street SanBernardino CA 92407 Theundersigned Trustee dis-claims any liability for anyincorrectness of the streetaddress and other commondesignation, if any, shownherein. Said sale will be held,but without covenant or war-ranty, express or implied,regarding title, possession,condition or encumbrances,including fees, charges andexpenses of the Trustee andof the trusts created by saidDeed of Trust, to pay theremaining principal sums ofthe note(s) secured by saidDeed of Trust. The totalamount of the unpaid bal-ance of the obligationsecured by the property to besold and reasonable estimat-ed costs, expenses andadvances at the time of theinitial publication of theNotice of Sale is:$289,672.06. If the Trustee isunable to convey title for anyreason, the successful bid-der's sole and exclusive rem-edy shall be the return ofmonies paid to the Trustee,and the successful biddershall have no furtherrecourse. The beneficiaryunder said Deed of Trustheretofore executed anddelivered to the undersigneda written declaration ofDefault and Demand forSale, and a written Notice ofDefault and Election to Sell.The undersigned causedsaid Notice of Default andElection to Sell to be record-ed in the county where thereal property is located.NOTICE TO POTENTIALBIDDERS: If you are consid-ering bidding on this propertylien, you should understandthat there are risks involvedin bidding at a trustee auc-tion. You will be bidding on alien, not on the property itself.Placing the highest bid at atrustee auction does notautomatically entitle you tofree and clear ownership ofthe property. You should alsobe aware that the lien beingauctioned off may be a juniorlien. If you are the highestbidder at the auction, you areor may be responsible forpaying off all liens senior tothe lien being auctioned off,before you can receive cleartitle to the property. You areencouraged to investigatethe existence, priority, andsize of outstanding liens that

may exist on this property bycontacting the countyrecorder's office or a titleinsurance company, either ofwhich may charge you a feefor this information. If youconsult either of theseresources, you should beaware that the same lendermay hold more than onemortgage or deed of trust onthe property. NOTICE TOPROPERTY OWNER: Thesale date shown on thisnotice of sale may be post-poned one or more times bythe mortgagee, beneficiary,trustee, or a court, pursuantto section 2924g of theCalifornia Civil Code. The lawrequires that informationabout trustee sale postpone-ments be made available toyou and to the public, as acourtesy to those not presentat the sale. If you wish tolearn whether your sale datehas been postponed, and, ifapplicable, the rescheduledtime and date for the sale ofthis property, you may call(619)590-1221 or visit theinternet website www.dlp-pllc.com, using the file num-ber assigned to this case1368631-31. Informationabout postponements thatare very short in duration orthat occur close in time to thescheduled sale may notimmediately be reflected inthe telephone information oron the Internet Web Site. Thebest way to verify postpone-ment information is to attendthe scheduled sale. For salesinformation:(619)590-1221.Cal-Western ReconveyanceLLC, 525 East Main Street,P.O. Box 22004, El Cajon,CA 92022-9004 Dated:March 10, 2014. (DLPP-436815 Published El Chicano3/20/14,3/27/14,4/3/14 E-5691

HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY

OF SAN BERNARDINONOTICE FOR “REQUEST

FOR PROPOSAL” RFP #PC765 BOND COUNSEL SERVICES

HACSB CONTACT PERSON:

Angie LardapideProcurement OfficerHousing Authorityof San Bernardino715 E. Brier Drive, S

an Bernardino, CA 92408HOW TO OBTAIN BIDDOCS: 1. Access www.hacsb.com2. Click onto “Business”3. Click on link to PublicPurchase website to com-plete RFP PC765.PROPOSAL SUBMITALLRETURN: HACSB Administration

Office715 E. Brier Drive

San Bernardino, CA 92408Attn: Angie LardapideProcurement Officer

PROPOSAL SUBMISSIONDATE: April 18, 2014 @ 2PM PST

CNS-2602575#PUBLISHED EL CHICANO3/27/14 E-5698

HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY

OF SAN BERNARDINONOTICE FOR “REQUEST

FOR PROPOSAL” RFP #PC766 REAL

ESTATE TAX CREDIT COUNSELHACSB CONTACT PERSON:

Angie LardapideProcurement OfficerHousing Authority of San Bernardino715 E. Brier Drive,

San Bernardino, CA 92408HOW TO OBTAIN BIDDOCS: 1. Access www.hacsb.com2. Click onto “Business”3. Click on link to PublicPurchase website to com-plete RFP PC766.PROPOSAL SUBMITALLRETURN: HACSB Administration

Office715 E. Brier Drive

San Bernardino, CA 92408Attn: Angie LardapideProcurement Officer

PROPOSAL SUBMISSIONDATE: April 18, 2014 @ 2PM PST

CNS-2602588#PUBLISHED EL CHICANO3/27/14 E-5699

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Redlands Sunrise Rotary raises thousands at annual Crab N’ Jazz gala By Yazmin Alvarez

The Redlands Sunrise Ro-tary Club recently held itslargest fundraiser, Crab N’

Jazz, helping raise thousands insupport of community and Rotarianprograms for local youth. To highlight those that Rotarysupports, the event was volunteerrun with a total of 120 youth fromlocal high schools and membersfrom Yucaipa Rotary Club. Teens from Redlands East Valley,Redlands High, Citrus Valley,Grove and Arrowhead Christiantook on the role of servers and en-tertainment was provided by Red-lands High School’s jazz ensembleand Beattie Middle School’s jazzband to help make the seventh an-nual event at the Edwards Mansiona success.

While the event included its an-nual featured attraction--king crab--a few new elements wereintroduced this year, like smart-phone bidding.A live auction headed by a Rotar-ian auctioneer from Seattle soldsome big items like trips to Bali anddinners presented by Chef LaurantBaillon.The fundraising effort is the club’smajor annual event that supportscommunity projects and scholar-ships for students. Last year’s eventhelped raise $50,000.A portion of tickets sales from thisyear’s event will help fund the re-furbishment efforts of a new facil-ity for the areas homeless teens, adozen $2,000 scholarships for localhigh school seniors, cover costs forsummer camps for more than adozen middle and high schoolersand

will also support Rotary’s Stu-dent-of-the-Month awards pro-gram, said Cheryl Evans, Crab N’Jazz chairwoman.Ticket proceeds will also supportRedlands Family Services Associ-ation along with Inland HarvestFood Bank, Evans added. The total raised at this year’sfundraiser was not available.“We’re eternally grateful for thesupport of club members and thegenerous community supportersthat make our efforts possible,” saidEvans. To learn more about the annualevent or the non-profit organiza-tion, visit crabandjazz.com.

Yazmin Alvarez is a reporter forInland Empire Community News-papers and can be reached [email protected]

COURTESY PHOTO/REDLANDS SUNRISE ROTARY

Redlands Sunrise Rotary’s 7th annual Crab N’ Jazz fundraiseroffered guests a chance to patriciate in a live auction as well asbidding via text for big ticket items such as a trip to Bali.

COURTESY PHOTO/REDLANDS SUNRISE ROTARY

More than 300 attended the 7th annual Crab N’ Jazz fundraising gala at the Ewards Mansion inRedlands. Proceeds from the event will benefit Rotary programs and scholarships for local highschool students.

VA Hospital, Clinics, Seek Volunteer Drivers

The VA Loma Linda Health-care System and its Com-munity Clinics throughout

Southern California need Volunteerdrivers to help transport Veterans toVA appointments. Many Veteranshave limited resources, are too sickto drive, or may have no access topublic transportation.Drivers are urgently needed in thefollowing locations:• LOMA LINDA: Drivers in thegreater San Bernardino/Riversideareas transport patients to appoint-ments at the VA Hospital in LomaLinda.• COACHELLA VALLEY/MO-RONGO VALLEY: Drivers in theCabazon Area and Coachella Val-ley/Palm Springs/Palm Desert willtransport our Veterans to their ap-pointments at the VA Hospital inLoma Linda using donated vansfrom AMVETS (American Veter-ans).• HIGH DESERT: Drivers in theHigh Desert Communities aroundVictorville will transport patients tothe Outpatient Clinic in Victorvilleor to the VA Medical Center inLoma Linda using donated vansfrom the Disabled American Veter-ans (DAV).• HEMET/MENIFEE/MURRI-ETA/TEMECULA: Drivers inthese communities will transportpatients from the Murrieta Clinic toVA Medical Center in Loma Lindausing donated vans from DAVVolunteer drivers will operate aVA Medical Center van. A regularCalifornia driver’s license is re-quired to drive the 7-passenger ve-hicle. All drivers must have

automobile insurance; however, VAcovers any accidents that may occurduring volunteer assignments.Drivers must pass the physicalexam provided free by the VA. Drivers do not physically lift pa-tients into the vehicle, but may beasked to provide some help for theambulatory riders, such as adjustingseat belts, holding the door open,placing the step stool for the ridersto board or unload from the van. Other VA Volunteers donate theirtime escorting patients to appoint-ments, greeting patients and visi-tors, assisting at the informationdesk and providing administrative

support. Volunteers also assist withrecreational activities in the com-munity living center of the medicalcenter. VA Volunteers receive a freelunch on days they volunteer and re-ceive regular recognition in theform of service awards and cere-monies. For more information or to volun-teer, call (909) 825-7084, ext. 6011.You can also get started by sendingan email to [email protected] more information. A volunteerpacket will be emailed to you withspecific instructions on how to be-come a driver.

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