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Published by SPMG Media Volume 8 Issue 1 SPMGMediacom Infospmgmediacom January 1mdash15 2014

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Year

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LEARN

ABOUT LOCAL

The National Association

of Women Business Own-

ers (NAWBO) is the only

dues-based national or-

ganization representing

the interests of all women

entrepreneurs in all indus-

tries It currently has over

8000 members in over 80

chapters nationwide and is

affiliated with Less

Femmes Chefs drsquo Entre-

prises Mondiales ( World

Association of Women

Entrepreneurs) in 35

countries NAWBOrsquos

strength comes from its

diverse membership ndash

businesses of all sizes and

in all industries and in all

regions of the country

Learn more at http

nawbo-ieorg

San Bernardino County Supervisor

Josie Gonzales and Assemblymember

Cheryl Brown attended the Latino

Health Collaborativersquos Posada Navide-

ntildea a winter holiday event at Muscoy

Elementary School They wished every-

body a Merry Christmas and took pic-

tures with Santa Clause and students

from Muscoy Elementary School

Posadas are a cultural tradition rooted

in the blending of Christianity with

Mesoamerican cultures The word

posada means shelter or lodging and

refers to the place Jesus Christ was

born With roots in Spain and Catholi-

cism the posada has been practiced in

Mexico since the 16th century To this

day people in Mexico and Central

America mark the nine days for Christ-

mas by holding a posada each night

The event provided gifts to hun-

dreds of children in the Muscoy

Elementary School area

The Latino Health Collaborative (LHC)

was launched in November of 2004

as a group of community stakehold-

ers focused on finding ways to in-

crease access to care and to eliminate

health disparities In this relatively

short period LHC has garnered the

reputation as a leader in community

organizing coalition building and

health policy advocacy and has expe-

rienced rapid growth from a handful

of committed individuals to over 50

members representing faith- and

community-based organizations

county behavioral and health depart-

ments community clinics hospitals

school districts and representatives

of county and state elected officials

Learn more at httpwwwlatinohealthorg

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Telling Riversidersquos Story in 50 Objects (Pre-history to

1930) PART 1

Inspired by the British Museumrsquos highly successful exhibit ldquoA History of

the World in 100 Objects curators at the Riverside Metropolitan Museum

have carefully selected a wide assortment of 50 objects to represent River-

sidersquos past Alone each object may not tell a story but together they cre-

ate a context which reveals the history of Riverside along the way Mam-

moth molars stage coach foot warmers comal cooking stones chinese

medicine bottles photographs and more will reveal the rich history of

Riverside from pre-history to 1930 Highlights from Riversides history also

include Spring Rancheria Chinatown John W North early transportation

the citrus boom Harada family water recreation fire department and

more

The exhibit will be installed in two parts the first part which will be on

display from March 7 2013 through January 4 2015 will cover the pre-

history of the region and take us through 1930 The second installation will

cover modern Riverside history from 1930 to present Learn more at

httpriversidecagovmuseum

The HourGlass Art amp Wine Gallery 2nd Satur-

day Spoken Word was Off the Chain Had so much fun beauti-

ful audience and great words of truth wisdom love pain strength

growth moving the hearts of people Appreciated Michael Daniel Lee Den-

nis Conrad Samaro Cory Smith aka Coryjae gifted performer and Incredi-

ble Feature of the Night amp Beautiful Mind Blowing Elizabeth Rhea Thank

you so much Deandre Jasper Evans Crystal Clarity Productions for taking

amazing pictures Thank you to Diane Cooper amp Stephen Cooper for allow-

ing us to use the space at The HourGlass Art amp Wine Gallery December 14

2013 - a night to be remembered Hourglass eventsmdashhttp

wwwhourglassartgallerycomnew

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Moreno Valley City Council

Swearing-In Ceremony Set for

January 7th at 6 pm The Moreno Valley City Council will hold a Swear-

ing-In Ceremony at 6 pm on Tuesday January

7th 2014 in the Moreno Valley Council Chamber

located at 14177 Frederick Street The Council will

officially swear-in and re-seat the Mayor Tom Ow-

ings and the new Mayor Pro Tem Victoria Baca Light refreshments for

this event will be generously provided by the Moreno Valley Chamber of

Commerce For more information about the Swearing-In Ceremony

contact the Moreno Valley City Council Office at 9514133008

Rialto Holiday on Ice

Please join us December 14 2013 - January 5 2014 for Rialto Holiday On Ice This event takes place at Rialto City Hall 150 So Palm Ave

Hours are 1000 am -1000 pm Hours ex-tended to midnight on New Years Eve

$1000 per 90 minute session

$300 Skate rental

Uplands Biggest Loser Challenge

Make that New Yearrsquos resolution and succeed with our 10-week

Biggest Loser Challenge The hit TV show has inspired us and is

another way to GET FIT UPLAND This is a fun competition to lose

weight and get in shape Team up with your spouse friend co-

worker or anyone who wants to lose those unwanted pounds We

are happy to announce that the City of Upland Recreation Division

has partnered with Crunch Fitness Upland in our Step Up to

HealthGet Fit Upland campaign to share in the commitment to

helping people live healthier lives Prizes will be awarded Winning

categories are Biggest Loser Team Biggest Loser Male Individual

and Biggest Loser Female Individual Winners will be announced at

the Annual Lemon Festival held in Downtown Upland during the

month of April Now is the time to lose that weight and see if you

can beat last yearrsquos winners Sign-ups will be taken January 2

through January 30 2014 The official Challenge start date will

take place on Monday February 3 2014 There is a $50 fee per

team For more information or to participate please contact the

City of Upland Recreation Division at (909) 931-4280

Location City Of Upland Recreation Division 651 W 15th Street

Upland

Azusa Pacific Cougars Continue To Rake In Honors

After making a run to the National Christian College Athletics Associ-ation championship match the Azusa Pacific womenrsquos volleyball team had six players receive national honors the NCCAA announced

Senior middle blocker Christy Cain highlighted the list taking home first team All-American recognition along with being named to the NCCAA All-Tournament team Sophomore out-side hitter Mattie Shelford took home second-team All-American honors while junior outside hitter Ali-cia Utke was named to the All-Tournament team Junior hitter Hay-ley Beetstra and defen-sive specialists Cori Es-parza and Emily Ingalls were each given NCCAA Scholar Athlete honors

ldquoWe had a great sea-son and itrsquos a great honor to have so many awards for the outstanding individu-al play this season Everyone on our team worked so hard this season and as it goes for any individu-al awards they wouldnrsquot be possible without the team success and all sea-son thatrsquos what each of our players worked towardsrdquo said head

Former PBS NewsHour Anchor Ray Suarez to Speak at UC Riversidersquos Hays Press-Enterprise Lecture

His topic is ldquoGetting Ready for the Next Americardquo

Veteran journalist Ray Suarez will survey the changing landscape of American journalism at 2 pm Sun-day Jan 26 in the University Thea-tre at UC Riverside His appearance is free and open to the public as part of the 46th Hays Press-Enterprise

Lecture founded in 1966 by Howard H ldquoTimrdquo Hays to explore issues in journalism

Suarez who spent 14 years at the PBS NewsHour has titled his speech ldquoGetting Ready for the Next Ameri-cardquo Just recently he has been named permanent host of Al Jazeera Americarsquos daily program ldquoInside Storyrdquo

The lecture honors the legacy of Howard H ldquoTimrdquo Hays Jr the longtime owner and publisher of The Press-Enterprise newspaper His son Tom Hays created an endowment fund to make sure the tradition of the lec-ture lived on in Riverside even after his fatherrsquos death in 2011 Although the talk is free reservations are request-ed and may be made online or by calling (951) 827-3144

Available on Amazoncom

Cher ldquoDressed to Killrdquo Tour Coming to Citizenrsquos Business Bank Arena

The one and only Cher herself revealed that she will kick off her ldquoDressed To Killrdquo 49 city North American Tour beginning in Phoenix on March 22nd with stops in NY LA Boston Las Vegas and other major markets Cher shared the happy news with her fans following her performance on the Today Show this morning For additional ticket information and to sign up for tour updates please go to Chercom The na-tional tour promoter is Marshall Arts USA

Cherrsquos previous tour ldquoThe Farewell Tourrdquo later dubbed ldquoThe Never Can Say Goodbye Tourrdquo was one of the most successful tours ever by a solo artist and played for a record-breaking 325 dates and seen by over 55 million people

For all online tickets purchased (presale and general public) ticketholders will re-ceive a free copy of Cherrsquos new album ldquoCloser To The Truthrdquo out September 24th on Warner Bros Records For tickets visit

httpwwwcbbankarenacomeventsdetailcher-dressed-to-kill-tour

Register for the Ontario Mills 5K10K

Run Event time is Saturday 7am Jan-

uary 18th 2014 Fee will increase by

$5 by January 5th The first 1000 par-

ticipants will receive participation

medals and t-shirts Register at

wwwontario5kand10kcom

Look for StrokeofGrace Jua-quin Hawkins Story in early 2014 Look for SPMG Medias inter-view with NBA Bas-ketball player Juaquin Hawks February 2014

Learn more at httpwwwhawkhoopssportsfoundationorg

Christian Okoye Foundationrsquos Ontario Mills

5K10K Run is Coming

Juaquin Hawkins

Stroke of Grace

Juaquin Hawkins

Story