September - San Dimas Community News

September 2016
TIME TO COWBOY-UP AT THE SAN DIMAS RODEO
October 1st and 2nd
Howdy folks! The 22nd Annual
San Dimas PRCA Rodeo, October
1 & 2, 2016 is quickly approaching
and volunteers are working hard
to provide another great patriotic
family weekend event. Gates open
at 11am and events begin at 1pm
Rodeo at 2pm sharp.
How do we kick off each performance of our San Dimas Rodeo?
We begin with the Golden Stars
Skydiving Team with a 1000 sq.
foot US Flag, John Wayne explaining “Why I Love Her” and then the
singing our National Anthem.
On Saturday we honor our current and former military veterans.
On Sunday we start with a Challenged Buckaroo Rodeo where special needs boys and girls ages 3 to
12 join up with our cowboys and
cowgirls to compete in special Rodeo events. You could see cowboys
with tears in their eyes as they
help each child through the events.
For many of us it is our favorite
time of the Rodeo! Check out the
smiles on those little Buckaroos!
And if all this is not enough Sunday is also Tough Enough to Wear
Pink day where we Pass The Boot
and all contributions go to a local
breast cancer program. Did we
mention the merchandise vendors
of all types, a variety of beverages
and fair food!
You will see Cowboys and Cowgirls who come from all over the
West to compete in seven PRCA
Rodeo events. Whether it’s Bull
Riding, Saddle Bronc, Bareback,
Tie-Down, Team Roping, Bull
Dogging or Barrel Racing they all
compete with reckless abandon.
Is Kelly back you ask, many
consider Kelly Kenny the finest
PRCA Pro Rodeo Announcer in
the business. Well he is back this
year!. His silky smooth baritone,
quick wit, down home humor and
his ability to connect with an audience has found a home forever in
Pro Rodeo and here in San Dimas.
Helping in the arena this year will
be “Punkintown” the Rodeo Clown
who will work with Kenny to keep
you all entertained at the Rodeo.
He has a great reputation and we
look forward to his act. Join us for a
day you will not soon forget at the
San Dimas Rodeo!!!
Location: Horsethief Canyon Park
in San Dimas
Sat, Oct 1, and Sun Oct 2.
Gates open at 11:00.
Pre Rodeo Events start at 1:00.
Rodeo Main Event starts at 2:00.
Tickets: $17 adults, Kids (3 to12)
$10, Pre sales purchased by 9/25
save $2 each.
For more information call
909-394-RODEO (7633)
Purchase tickets online at:
www.sandimasrodeo.com
The San Dimas Rodeo is a sanctioned Professional Rodeo Cowboy
Association event and the San Dimas Rodeo, Inc. is a not for profit
501(c)3.
San Dimas Olive Garden General Manager
Receives National Recognition
Neil Zelenski is One of 42 to Achieve Prestigious Status this Year
SAN DIMAS, Calif. – Neil
Zelenski, General Manager of the
Olive Garden
in San Dimas,
has achieved
parent company
Darden Restaurants’ Diamond
Club status. He
joins a group of
top-performing
Neil Zelenski
General ManagGeneral Manager
ers recognized
this year for their commitment to
delivering guest experiences at the
highest level, while making a difference in the lives of guests, team
members and in their community.
“Neil embodies our belief at
Olive Garden that everyone who
walks through our doors should
be treated like family—from our
guests to our team members,”
said Dave George, President of
Olive Garden. “He demonstrates
outstanding leadership of his restaurant as well as passion for the
San Dimas community, and I am
proud to have him represent Olive
Garden.”
This year, Zelenski joins an elite
group of 42 General Managers selected from the more than 800 Olive Garden restaurants in North
America, making this a truly exclusive honor.
The San Dimas Olive Garden is
located at 582 N. Lone Hill Ave.
San Dimas Heroes Golf Tournament
Monday, September 12th
There’s still time to sign up for
the 6th Annual San Dimas HEROES Golf Tournament. This
year’s tournament has a western
theme and all golfers are encouraged to dress in their western best.
Via Verde Country Club will
once again host and sponsor the
event with check-in time starting
at 9:00AM and a shotgun start at
11:00AM. Following the tournament, a BBQ banquet dinner will
be provided to all the golfers along
with a live auction. One of the items
to be auctioned off will be a guitar
signed by one of the original Beach
Boys, Mike Love. Other great items
will also be auctioned at that time.
Proceeds will be used for the maintenance and upkeep of the veterans
monument at Freedom Park.
The price to golf is $125.00 per
person or $500.00 for a foursome.
Golf applications are available on
the HEROES website at www.
SanDimasHEROES.org, or they
can be contacted at SanDimasHEROESgolf@gmail.com. You can
also reach them on the golf tournament hot line at 909 542 8511. San
Dimas Community Foundation/
HEROES is a non-profit 501(c)
(3) organization, TAX ID #371591712.
California Beer Festival
The Legendary California Beer Festival (CBF) is returning to Frank
G. Bonelli Park with TWO DAYS of Fun, Sun and Suds!
• Saturday, September 10th - Craft Beer Heaven 12:30 - 5 PM
• VIP Sampling from 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
• General Admission Gates open at 12:30 pm
• Beer Sampling: 1:00 pm-4:30 pm
• Sunday, September 11th - Sunday Funday- 11:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Proceeds will benefit the Gen Giammanco Foundation, a non-profit organization that provides financial support to student athletes to assist in
their pursuit of both scholastic and athletic success in the city of San Dimas.
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San Dimas Community News
Message from the City Manager
by Blaine Michaelis - City Manager
The downtown renovation work
continues on schedule. Much of the
recent work has involved underground elements
of the project.
Placing wiring
for lights for the
new trees, irrigation system,
and upgrades
for the street
Blaine
lighting system
Michaelis
– replacing older
street lighting and connecting it to
the more recent street lights. We
appreciate the patience of the public and business owners. Please
remember that the businesses are
open during the construction work.
We have had a great summer
season – we appreciate those that
helped with Music in the Park – the
Farmers Market – and the City
Birthday BBQ. Our summer recre-
ation programs were full and busy
with activity and participation. September is the time for our Fitness
Festival on Saturday the 24th. The
event includes a 5K run, 3.5 mile
Community Bike Ride, 1 Mile Fun
Run, Toddler Trot and Fitness Fair.
You can even sign up for our NEW
Triple Crown which includes the
5K, 3.5 Mile Community Ride and
1 Mile Fun Run. It all takes place at
Civic Center Park starting at 7:30
am. This event has something for
everyone of all ages. There will also
be a free Healthy Breakfast (while
supplies last), and Kids Fun Zone.
Please join us for Family! Fitness!
and Fun!
Also in September please note
that Friday September 9th is San
Dimas Day at the LA County Fair.
Please feel free to contact me
with any city questions 909-3946213.
Getting an Agent for Children’s Books
Have you ever wanted to write a children’s book but didn’t know how to go
about it? Or, would like to find an agent to represent you the local chapter of the
Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) is offering Agent’s
Day on Saturday, October 1, 2016, from 9 am to 4 pm at Cal State Fullerton.
Agent’s Day is packed with plenty of opportunities for our attendees,
including Manuscript Critiques, Pitch Sessions, Friday Night Illustrator’s Art Exhibit, First Pages Panel, Portfolio Displays, Promo and Tear
Sheet Critiques, and lunch with the agents. Don’t miss out on this fabulous chance to connect with industry professionals!
Our speakers include:
• Stephanie Fretwell-Hill (Agent) with Red Fox Literary, LLC
• Rachel Orr (Agent) with The Prospect Agency
• Jessica Sinsheimer (Associate Agent) with Sarah Jane Freymann Literary Agency, LLC
• Annie Berger (Editor) Sourcebooks Fire/ Jabberwocky
• KellySonnack(SeniorLiteraryAgent)withtheAndreaBrownLiteraryAgency
• Local guest authors, Marlene Perez and Marilyn Cram-Donahue,
join us for a Spotlight session.
SCBWI Members $ 125.00 (includes lunch), Non-members $165.00.
Space is limited and reservations required. Location: Cal State University Fullerton, Titan Theater at Cal State University Fullerton 800 N.
State College Blvd., Fullerton, CA 92831-3599 To register or for more information go to: http://tinyurl.com/OCagentsday or, contact, Francesca
Rusackas email: SoCal-ra@scbwi.org.
September 2016 Festival Member Spotlight: Alline Krazer
Alline Kranzer, is a long-time,
dedicated board member of the Festival of Arts. Her charm, humor and
ideas have always stood out and added a touch of wonderment throughout the years. An ‘idea woman’ Alline
and her husband, Ron, work ‘behind
the scenes’ to add new and exciting
concepts for the board to consider for
the each show!
Alline writes with humor, “When
I was asked for a picture of myself
for this article, I thought why not a
painting of myself, painted by one
of our all time favorite artists, Neil
Boyle! I had asked him to create a
painting as an anniversary gift to
Ron, but left the subject of the painting up to him. We were thrilled with
the results. I always wanted to be a
barmaid!”
Alline was born in Los Angeles
and is a fourth generation Californian. She and her husband, Ron,
and their five children moved to San
Dimas in 1966. Ron had been appointed as the first City Engineer
and Alline became a kindergarten
teacher in Charter Oak. She was
also on the Park & Recreation Commission; and, honored as Citizen of
the Year in 1990.
Alline recollects the many Festival adventures she and Ron helped
develop and participate in. “One of
the many highlights of being active
in San Dimas in 1976 was to see how
the Chamber and the City, worked
together and founded the Festival
of Western Arts. It was the beginning of many adventures – horseback rides with artists in Bonelli
Park. Another year we took over
the San Dimas Movie Theater and
showed Spaghetti Westerns during
our Salute to Hollywood Show! We
even had lunch with the ‘Man of the
West’, Johnny Grant. There were
chili cook offs, the festival dancers,
the bonfire singing, and ‘tall tail’ talking all night in Civic Center Park.”
Alline specifically remembers walking into the Spring Western Exhibition with Charlton Heston. Another
year, the artists boarded a train in
Pomona to their San Dimas destination. As they climbed out of the train
the artists were met by ‘pretend’ bandits and the San Dimas High School
Band. All were wonderful but one
that stands as out for its importance
was when the Festival “took on the
job of raising money to save and restore the Walker House!”
In closing, Alline states, “It’s been
a fun and interesting forty years being involved with one of San Dimas’
great cultural organizations -The
San Dimas Festival of Arts – Happy
40th and many more”
Thank you, Alline, for your commitment and hard work for the Festival of Arts.
If you are interested in supporting
or volunteering for the Festival of Arts,
please contact Judi at (909) 599-5374.
The crowd enjoyed music by
“The Answer”
The City of San Dimas and
the San Dimas Chamber of
Commerce hosted the 56th
annual City of San Dimas
Birthday BBQ on August 6th
A huge thank you to the Birthday
BBQ committee, the City of San
Dimas and all of the City staff,
along with the 100 plus volunteers
Soroptimist Int’l of
San Dimas/LaVerne
helping Bonita’s
Children for over 20
years
“When I was asked for a picture
of myself for this article, I
thought why not a painting of
myself, painted by one of our all
time favorite artists, Neil Boyle!”
Soroptimist International of
San Dimas/LaVerne is looking forward to working with our local LaVerne Target store on September
14, 2016 to take our 75 children to
the store and get them school supplies. Local volunteers have been
helping the members of Soroptimist SDLV with Bonita’s Children for over 20 years. We have
been able to clothe many children
and a lot of smiles are had by all.
If you’d like to hear more of how
you can help us clothe the children
in need at Bonita’s Schools, don’t
hesitate to reach out to us – contact Jody Padfield, Chairperson at
909-261-2944.
San Dimas Chamber of Commerce
September 2016
San Dimas Community News
Rep from Foothill Gold Line to speak at
Chamber’s September Luncheon
Do you want to learn more about
the Foothill Gold Line light rail
project? Attendees at the San Dimas Chamber’s monthly luncheon
will hear more about this development and how San Dimas fits in
with it. In addition to the speaker
program, guests are encouraged to
take advantage of this networking
opportunity. Visitors should plan on
meeting at least three new people at
the luncheons, share business cards
and exchange information about
your business or organization.
The monthly member luncheons
are held at the San Dimas Canyon
Golf Course on the 4th Wednesday
of every month except in November and December, due to holiday
scheduling. The next luncheon is
scheduled for September 28. For
more information or to make a reservation, please call the San Dimas
Chamber of Commerce at 909-5923818 or visit us online at www.sandimaschamber.com.
Top 4 Benefits of Corporate Training
Corporate training is an investment in your employees, but it is
also an investment in your organization’s success. Your people
are the most important asset your
company has, and investing in your
human resources pays dividends. A
comprehensive training program
can allow you to instill essential
skills, foster leadership, improve
motivation and morale, and build
the strongest workforce possible.
Not convinced yet that you
should invest in training courses for
your staff? Consider these top four
benefits of selecting and implementing an effective training program:
• Providing training programs reduces turnover: If your employees
feel that you are investing in them,
they are much more likely to stick
around over the long-term. Training also lets your staff members
learn new skills so you can promote
from within.
• Training improves motivation
and boosts morale: When workers learn new skills, this can foster
excitement and eagerness to apply
that learned knowledge. Your work-
force will be motivated and ready to
go, rather than bored in stagnant
jobs where they never advance.
• Corporate training improves
productivity: Workers learn better,
more efficient ways of accomplishing tasks and your business benefits from increased productivity.
You can also foster leadership and
teamwork skills through effective
business training courses.
• Offering in-house training gives
you a competitive advantage: When
your staff is constantly learning and
implementing new skills, you’ll get a
leg up on other competitors as your
employees put their new knowledge
to work to help your business grow.
The San Dimas Chamber of
Commerce has a vast course catalog so you can identify the skills you
want your employees to have and
choose the most effective courses
for your company. Learn more
today about your options for corporate training and about the courses
available to you. Visit www.sandimaschamber.com and click on
Chamber E-course to get started.
If Only I Knew
by Dr. Craig Jeong
We all do it: I knew I should’ve
bought my lotto ticket in Chino
Hills! I knew
I
should’ve
bought Tesla
stock! I knew
I
should’ve
waited to buy
new
Nikes
because now
it’s’ on sale!
We all have
opDr. Craig Jeong missed
portunities.
Most of our missed opportunities
are on things that we have no
knowledge about. Not everyone
knew Tesla would grow as much
as it has grown. Nobody knew the
winner of the largest lottery ever
would buy their ticket in Chino
Hills. What if we knew about the
end results of our opportunities?
Would you more likely act on
them?
Here at Via Verde Dental, we
strongly push prevention. It is one
of the worst feelings to see a patient’s dental health decline while
under your care. Sometimes there
are other health reasons that
may have caused the decline. But
there are other times where it is
preventable. Our society is built
with the mindset of instant gratification. That’s why people often
seek for home run stock options
and the lotto to instantly make
them rich. Or they find sales and
deals to get items with a discount.
When it comes to health, we often
have the same mindset of instant
gratification. “If I feel fine, then I
must be healthy.” Medical doctors
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and dentists go through similar
situations with patients. We try
to have patients act on certain ailments that they have no idea is
an issue. And then down the line,
maybe a few days, or even a few
years later. They have pain with
something that was caught and
could have been fixed years ago.
I often hear from medical
doctors and patients alike. A
large part of the US population
is diagnosed with pre-diabetes,
high blood pressure, and high
cholesterol. Diet and exercise
is preached to lower the risk of
further health problems in the
future. Even despite these diagnoses, many often do not want to
sacrifice certain meals throughout the week and exercising more
often. And yes, it is difficult to
change a routine, but more times
than not, it is worth trying to
avoid pain in old age.
At times we will diagnose fillings for a patient and will talk
about the reasons why the cavity formed in the first place. Often it is a flossing concern. And
yes, flossing is important despite
what the news may say. (We have
some patients who jokingly say
that there’s not a lot of research
and evidence that wiping your
butt is important, but we do it
anyway). At times, we receive the
response: I’ll take care of it when
it bothers me. Sometimes “when
it bothers me” is years later when
the tooth either needs a root canal
or needs to be extracted. And the
cost of treatment often increases
as more needs to be done.
So next time something
breaks, you hear a pop even with
no pain, get it checked out whether it is your tooth, back, knees, or
heart. If your doctor recommends
treatment, consider doing it sooner than later.
Dr. Craig Jeong is one of three
dentists at Via Verde Dental. He
is the son of Dr. Bennett Jeong,
and the cousin of Dr. Kimberly
Foon. If you have any questions,
don’t hesitate to contact us!
ViaVerdeDental.com
(909)
599-8331 1075 Via Verde San Dimas, CA 91773
Friends Of The San Dimas Library Book Sale!!
The Friends of the San Dimas Library will be holding its annual
book sale September 30 - October 2 at the library meeting room, 145
N. Walnut Ave., San Dimas.
The sale will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday,
and from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday. Bring your own reusable bags. No
bags will be provided Friday or Saturday. Paper bags will be provided
Sunday for Buck-A-Bag Day, during which a bag of books will be $1.
Proceeds benefit the San Dimas Library. For more information, call
909 599-6738.
Lots Of Fun At San
Inland Empire’s Largest Mixer Is Coming
Dimas Birthday BBQ
The City of San Dimas and
To Ontario – Visit The San Dimas Chamber
the San Dimas Chamber of ComBooth for Chance to Win
merce hosted the 56th annual
City of San Dimas Birthday BBQ
on August 6th. A fantastic deep pit
BBQ beef plate with all the fixings
was a huge success. The crowd
enjoyed music by “The Answer”, a
business fair, youth performances,
senior dinner table service as well
as kids activities including pony, a
petting zoo, bouncers, and games.
Thank you for everyone who came
out and participated. Although
the rain came towards the end of
the evening – a great time was
had by all.
A huge thank you to the Birthday BBQ committee, the City of
San Dimas and all of the City staff,
Sponsored By: Citrus Valley Health Partners
along with the 100 plus volunPomona, California – Residents living in and around Pomona, teers that helped organize, set up,
California can learn about their risk for cardiovascular disease, os- prepare the food, serve food, sell
teoporosis, diabetes, and other chronic, serious conditions with af- tickets, serve drinks, and clean up
fordable screenings by Life Line Screening. St. Paul’s Episcopal after the party was over. This is a
Church of Pomona will host this community event on 9/12/2016. The tribute to the volunteer spirit that
site is located at 242 East Alvarado Street in Pomona.
is so much a part of San Dimas.
Screenings can check for:
A special thank you to this
• The level of plaque buildup in your arteries, related to risk year’s sponsors: San Dimas
for heart disease, stroke and overall vascular health.
Community Hospital, Gold• HDL and LDL Cholesterol levels
en State Water Company,
• Diabetes risk
Waste Management, The Gas
• Bone density as a risk for possible osteoporosis
Company,Government Contract• Kidney and thyroid function, and more
ing and Consulting, Pixel Density
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ate a package that is right for you based on your age and risk factors. Lock and Key, Pinnacle Peak ResCall 1-877-237-1287 or visit our website at www.lifelinescreening.com. taurant, Philly’s Best, Albertsons,
Pre-registration is required.
and the City of San Dimas.
Join Inland Empire chambers
and business organizations for
the ultimate business networking
event! On Wednesday, October
26, 2016 at the Ontario Convention Center, mix and mingle with
business people representing hundreds of industries and companies
in and around the Inland Empire.
Inland Empire’s Largest Mixer®
is a great opportunity to reach
small to large companies, meet
new clients and learn how the different chambers of commerce and
business organizations can make
your business grow.
Visit the San Dimas Chamber of Commerce table while you
are there. We’ll have chamber
information and share with you
the benefits of being a chamber
member. If you are interested in
participating, please go to www.
iemixer.com.
Affordable Health Screenings Coming to
Pomona
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Library Highlights
San Dimas Library
County of Los Angeles Public Library
145 N. Walnut Avenue, San Dimas, CA, 91773
Telephone (909) 599-6738
Monday–Tuesday: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Wednesday–Thursday: 12:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Friday–Saturday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Library Website http://www.colapublib.org/libs/sandimas/
All Library programs are FREE!
The library will be closed on Monday, September 5th, for Labor Day.
THE KIDS’ CORNER
PRESCHOOL STORYTIME
Friday, September 9th and 16th, at 10:30 AM.
Join us for a fun time of stories, songs, flannel board rhymes and an art
activity. Preschool aged children are welcome, as well as those younger
who can sit quietly and listen to the stories.
ANNUAL BOOKMARK CONTEST!
Be sure to pick up an entry form for our annual bookmark contest! This
year’s theme is “Read for the Fun of It” and begins September 12th and
ends October 29th. Create a beautiful bookmark. Winners may have
their bookmarks given out at all of our libraries
TEEN HANGOUT
SCARY STORY CONTEST
Entries due by Saturday October 8, 2016. Gear up for Halloween by
writing your own scary story. Stop by the San Dimas Library for a flyer
and official rules.
TEENS & ADULTS
HIGHSCHOOL DECLASSIFIED
Saturday, September 17 at 3:00 PM. How can teachers and staff help
your kids succeed? A former reporter turned veteran teacher, Dave
Milbrandt uses his storyteller’s skill and distinctive insights to help you
understand the different players in the educational process and how we
can work together.
ADULT ACTIVITIES
BOOK PARTY BOOK CLUB
Wednesday, September 7th, at 10:30 AM. Join us as we discuss Tortilla
Curtain, by T. C. Boyle. The Book Party is held at the San Dimas Senior
Center, 201 E. Bonita Ave., in San Dimas.
THIRD THURSDAY BOOK CLUB
Thursday, September 15th, at 6:30 PM. Join our Thursday evening
book club. This month’s selection is The Circle by Dave Eggers. Copies
of the book are available for check out at the San Dimas Library.
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FRIENDS OF THE SAN DIMAS LIBRARY
ANNUAL BOOK SALE
September 30- October 2. Come to the library and shop the big book
sale of the Friends of the San Dimas Library. On Friday and Saturday,
the sale hours will be from 10 AM to 4 PM and Sunday from 11 AM to 3
PM. On Sunday, October 2nd, will be a Buck-A-Bag Sale.
JOIN FRIENDS OF SAN DIMAS LIBRARY!
Meetings are held on the third Tuesday of every month (except December) in the Library Meeting Room at 9:30 a.m. All meetings are open to
the public. Friends are always in need of volunteers to help sort books
for our ongoing lobby sale.
LIKE US ON FACEBOOK! www.facebook.com/SanDimasLibrary
FunPraisal Appraisers Far is Back!
The uber successful FunPraisal-Appraisers Fair is scheduled in October
which gives you enough time to gather your hidden treasures, family heirlooms and ‘stuff’ you have always been curious about.
This fund-raising event is patterned after the popular PBS television show
“Antiques Roadshow.” will be held during the Fall show, 1st Small Works Art
Sale. Both the show and the FunPraisal will be held at Civic Center Plaza
in order to accommodate the masses. The six appraisers that have been
recruited for this event are certified, USPAP Compliant and well versed in
an array of categories including: Fine arts, decorative arts, books and manuscripts, ivory and silver, glassware and porcelain, timepieces, lamps, tribal
art, movies and sports, Faberge objects, classic cars, furniture, dolls and more.
The fees for this one day FunPraisal event are nominal- $15 per item with
a maximum of 3 items. Each object will be evaluated and valued by our professional certified appraisers.
Mark your calendars for Saturday, October 22, 10 am to 2 pm at the Festival of Arts, FunPraisal-Appraisers Fair (held conjunction with the 1st Small
Works Art Sale). These fund-raising events help the Festival bring you nationally acclaimed shows, public art works and children’s art to the community.
FunPraisal-Appraisers Fair will be held at Civic Center Plaza, 245 E. Bonita Ave., San Dimas, CA. For more information contact the Festival office at
(909) 599-5374.
September 2016 Majestic Realty Returns
For San Dimas Heroes
Golf Tournament
Majestic Realty Co. in the City of
Industry will once again be the Title
Sponsor for this year’s HEROES Golf
Tournament. Majestic Realty has
been a leader in the Real Estate development profession since 1948. Their
current portfolio of approximately
76.5 million square feet includes industrial, office and retail space, as well
as sports, entertainment and hospitality projects. Majestic Realty Co. is
the largest Privately Owned Industrial Developer in the US.
Also joining Majestic Realty as
sponsors are Via Verde Country
Club, CareMeridian, Casa Colina
Hospital and Healthcare Centers,
Custom Cooler Inc. of San Dimas,
Golden State Water Co., San Dimas
Community Hospital, Waste Management, Walmart, and Pomona
Valley Hospital Medical Center.
Other contributing sponsors include
Albertsons of San Dimas, Los Angeles County Fair (LACF), Glendora
Hyundai, and Inland Valley Humane Society & SPCA.
This year’s San Dimas HEROES
(Helping Establish a Remembrance Of Every Serviceperson)
tournament will be held at the Via
Verde Country Club in San Dimas
on Monday, September 12, 2016.
Check in time is from 9 to 10:45AM
with a shotgun start at 11AM. LAST
MINUTE GOLFERS ARE WELCOMED. For more information you
can call the San Dimas HEROES
Golf Tournament Hotline at 909 542
8611 or by email at SanDimasHEROESgolf@gmail.com.
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If you twisted your back, I’ll get
you back on your feet in 5 days!
A patient referred by her friend
visited my clinic for her headache
recently. She suffered a severe
headache for
more
than
2 month. I
found out that
her headache
is triggered
from both of
Dr. Yu Chen L.Ac. her sinus and
her neck. I inserted a couple of needles in her
neck and two needles in her hand
after the diagnosis. Her headache
had relieved instantly. She felt a
lot better after the first week of
treatments. I believe she will be
completely healed with two more
weeks of treatments. There is a
game “POKEMON GO”, you will
see many people walking around
and looking at their smart phone
for couple of hours. It is very good
that you can walk around and get
some exercise but it is damaging
your neck too. Therefore, if you
could take a break and stretch
your neck every 30 min it will be
better.
A patient visited a couple of
weeks ago experiencing pain in
her upper ribs, hips and thighs.
After I examined her, I found the
cause of the problem is her upper
and lower back spine which is the
Du meridian in Chinese Medicine.
Her pain level decreased from 10
to 2 with three weeks of treatments. Afterwards, she asked
me if I can also do weight control
for her. I agreed because her back
problem would reoccur with the
overweight issue. I inserted some
magnetic pellets in her ear, she
Call for Artists- Extended
Deadline for Small Arts
Show & Sale
The San Dimas Festival of Arts
Small Works Art Show and Sale
will be held October 22 & 23rd at
the Civic Center Plaza Community Building, 245 E. Bonita Ave,
San Dimas, CA 91773.
This will be a juried show. Artists may go to our website: www.
sandimasarts.org to download the
application and specifications for
submissions. Artists accepted by
the jurors will be notified.
Deadline for submissions has
been extended to September 8,
2016.
For more information call the
Festival office at 909-599-5374,
thefestival@sandimasarts.org or
website at www.sandimasarts.org
San Dimas Community News
lost 7 pounds in just one week.
Acupuncture is the most safe and
natural method to lose weight.
There is no pain nor drug/supplement involved for the weight control. Most importantly, you would
see the weight loss in just a couple
of weeks.
There are many things you can
do to prevent a back pain. Following any period of prolonged inactivity, begin a program of regular
low-impact exercises. Walking or
swimming 30 minutes a day can
increase muscle strength and flexibility. Yoga can also help stretch,
strengthen muscles, and improve
posture. Always stretch before exercise or other strenuous physical
activity. In addition, you can join
our back pain free program after
we cure your back pain.
Back Pain & Sports Injury
Acupuncture Center has been
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sports injury, headache, heel pain
and many difficult diseases for
more than 40 years. My father,
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theory, “I Ching Acupuncture”.
In our clinic data, more than 60%
of my patients visited due to back
pain. 80-90% of them experienced
great relief after 3-12 treatments
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Sanctuary for Spiritual
Living Stages Seventh
Annual Healing Arts Faire
Are you curious about alternative and complementary medicines
and modalities? Would you like
to learn more about acupuncture,
Chiropractic Care, varies forms of
massage therapy, Reiki or Pranic
Healing? Do you wonder about
Naturopathic Medicine or the role
of nutrition and exercise in your
health and well-being? Would you
like to know more about craniosacral therapy or the John of God
Crystal Healing?
Free Faire admission enables
you to listen and learn from the
professionals during the educational presentations, visit the vendor
booths, and meet other like-minded
people. Move around the Healing
Rooms where both health products
and healing sessions are presented.
Take advantage of the opportunity
to schedule mini sessions at discounted rates to further explore a
modality that interests you. This
event showcases some of the best
Healers in our area. These very
qualified practitioners are happy to
discuss their field with you.
The Healing Arts Faire is Saturday, September 24 from 10 a.m. to
5 p.m.
If greater vitality and better
health interest you, plan to attend.
The Sanctuary for Spiritual Living
is located at 5446 North Citrus Ave,
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freeway, on the east side of Citrus
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San Dimas Community News
Discuss Legislative
GFWC La Verne-San Dimas Woman’s Club
GFWC La Verne-San Di- caregivers who provide care for those
Issues with CA Retired masTheWoman’s
Club will resume living with dementia. The local womtheir
regular
scheduled
meeting on an’s club has taken on raising money
Teachers Assoc.
Thursday, September 15th, at Hill- to help the Enrichment Center proThe California Retired Teachers
Association Division 13 will hold its
General Meeting on Wednesday
Sept. 14 at Hillcrest Retirement
Community’s Meeting House. The
Business Meeting begins at 11:15
sharp and will highlight reports
from the CalRTA State Convention and incredibly inspirational
presentations by our scholarship
recipients at Cal Poly, MSAC, and
Citrus College.
Following lunch, David Walrath, our CalRTA Legislative
Advocate in Sacramento and
Washington D.C., will bring us upto-date on the critical issues facing
us in the November 8th election.
This is an opportunity to clarify
issues, participate in informed discussion, volunteer where you can
make a difference, and vote with
confidence. Walrath’s overarching
message is, “Vote like your country
depends on it, because it does!”
For reservations contact Paula
at 626-963-6242 by Friday, Sept.
9th. Hillcrest is located at 2705
Mountain View Dr., La Verne. All
interested persons are welcome.
crest in the Galen Walker Board
Room, located at 2705 Mountain
View Drive in La Verne. Social starts
at 6:30 with meeting Beginning at
7:00.
Floy Biggs, MPA Chief Executive
Officer of Community Senior
Services for the City of Claremont
Members are looking forward
to welcoming guest speaker, Floy
Biggs, MPA Chief Executive Officer
of Community Senior Services for
the City of Claremont. Ms. Biggs will
be speaking to members of the club
about Senior Services and what’s
offered through their Enrichment
Center, which provides respite for
vide much needed benches around
the building for seniors. The club has
started a fund and is seeking donations from local businesses and residents of La Verne, San Dimas and
surrounding communities. “Since
our club is just a year old, we do not
have the funds to provide the four
benches for the Enrichment Center.
However, we were very happy to
receive our first donation from Mr.
Randall Lewis, CEO and President
of Lewis Homes. His most generous
donation really helped get us started
and other donors have followed, but
we still need more funds so we can
help with raised gardens which will
enable our seniors to do vegetable
or flower gardening while sitting on
their benches. We are hoping our
communities will get involved in this
wonderful project, since this project
affects 16 surrounding communities.
Senior Citizens in the communities
of La Verne and San Dimas can
benefit from the services the Enrichment center offers as well, states
Club President, Linda Koontz. If
you are interested in donating to this
fund please call Chairman, Lydia
September 2016 Bouroumand at 909-974-8120 for
further information.
Over the summer months the
local Woman’s Club was busy collecting schools supplies for Sowing
Seeds For life, a local Food Bank in
La Verne, held a fund raiser by selling tickets for Concerts Under The
Stars and sponsored a group tour for
members and guests to the USO at
Ontario Airport, where they toured
and donated much needed supplies.
Are you looking to become involved in community projects such as
what this local club has done, make
new friends, meet your neighbors,
then call Katherine at 909-802-4563
or Linda at 909-593-3906 for further
information. Interested women are
also encouraged to go to www.gfwc.
org to see what the General Federation of Women’s Clubs is involved in.
“We always have women attending
our meetings to see what we do for
our communities. So make the call,
and come to our September 15th
meeting” states President, Linda
Koontz.
General Federation of Women’s Clubs La Verne-San Dimas members
and guests enjoyed a tour of the USO Building at the Ontario Airport
Hillcrest’s Annual Country Fair
Hillcrest invites you to attend our
Annual Country Fair on Saturday,
October 8th, 2016 at Hillcrest located
2705 Mt. View Drive, La Verne. The
festivities will run from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
The Hillcrest Country Fair is a
fun, family friendly event that has
become known for its handmade
crafts, delicious baked goods, and
bargains galore. Whether it is in
Hillcrests Gift Shop, Hillcrests
Thrift Shop, the jewelry or craft
booths, the woodworking booth, or
the Hillcrest treasures booth, those
in attendance have numerous opportunities to find the perfect oneof-a-kind gift or collectible. Visitors
will be able to listen to live entertainment and have the opportunity
to enter a raffle for a chance to win
several great prizes.
Hillcrest is a not-for-profit re-
tirement community that has
been serving its residents for over
65 years. All proceeds from the
Country Fair are used to provide
assistance for residents in the community who outlive their financial
resources and are no longer able to
cover the cost of their own healthcare. For more information, please
call (909) 593-4917 or visit www.
LivingatHillcrest.org.
Memories from the Country Fair last year
Memories from the Country Fair last year. Crowds of people showed up to support
September 2016
San Dimas Community News
The Cat’s Meow on High Intensity Fitness Training
by Jordan Nichols, CSCS
There is a perceived misconception out there that there is only one
way to work out and that is training
so hard that by the end of the session
your head is in a trash can throwing
up your breakfast. High Intensity
training is all
the craze these
days. This type
of “give me 1
more horrible
rep” or “jump
up and down
complete
Jordan Nichols, to
CSCS
exhaustion”
work out routines are a train wreck
approach. I would challenge anyone
to find an educated, experienced, fitness specialist who would agree with
this model as a long-term approach
to increase one’s fitness. When you
take a sedentary person and train
that person hard for 6 weeks of
course they are going to get good
results but by no means does that
mean they would not yield good results training at lower intensities,
which also would reduce the risk of
injury and burnout. High Intensity
is not necessarily a bad thing. The
problem is it is being used way too
often by uneducated trainers and
facilities. It is also the number one
factor behind a client hitting a plateau and not progressing in their
fitness program. True high intensity training takes place at 95-100
% maximum effort/heart rate. You
need your body to perform maximal
efforts in order to drive your heart
rate up that high. These types of efforts take a full 48-72 hours to recover from and there lies the problem.
With most high intensity training
programs these efforts are done day
in and day out! Your body and heart
never gets the chance to fully recover. You end up not giving your best
effort and constantly working out in
a fatigued state exercising at 80% of
your heart rate or what I like to call
the path to nowhere zone. When you
train with your heart rate between
80-90% you’re not training your high
threshold fibers. You’re not developing your nervous system and you’re
certainly not producing maximum
force. Rather you are just going to
become fatigued which will lead to
poor results. 
There are really only two training
zones the average person should be
focused on training at, above 95%
or below 75% intensity (active recovery). What I’m seeing on a grand
scale is that people are taking their
fitness classes that are deemed high
intensity 4-5 days a week. It is physiologically impossible to exercise more
than twice a week at intensity levels
above 95%. By doing so the average person never fully recovers and
ends up exercising at intensity levels
that will not allow them to improve
their overall fitness. When you are
constantly stressing your body with
high intensity training in conjunction with work/life stress without
enough recovery your heartbeat
becomes very rhythmic and there is
a consistent time lapse in-between
beats. When you are rested (think
low intensity training or fully recovered) your heart rate drops and the
time in between beats becomes very
inconsistent and has a lot of variability. The longer the length of time inbetween beats, the more relaxed and
recovered your body is which should
lead to another high intensity training bout.  
You have two nervous systems
that handle stress which are the
sympathetic and parasympathetic
nervous system. When you exercise at very high levels of intensity
you’re relying solely on your sympathetic nervous system, think “fight
or flight”. After a punishing workout your body in order to keep you
alive will immediately shift over to
its parasympathetic nervous system think “repair and healing” to
decrease stress. But in this case it
takes a couple days to fully recharge
the batteries before you can truly tap
into another bout of intense training. You also need to ask yourself
how you are going to progress your
program to avoid stagnation. Your
body responds and adapts to high
intensity training really fast which
is great for those quick newbie fitness gains but how are you going to
progress your program when your
body adapts to the same high intensity formula that you do every day.
Other fitness adaptations you can
work on include favorable hormonal
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This type of activity is much more
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A Trip to Middle Earth
Story & Photos By Stan Wawer
The elevator door opened. The
inside had the appearance of a
mine shaft.
We stepped
inside. The
door closed.
Down
we
flew, 750 feet
below
the
Stan Wawer
Earth’s surface. The door slid open again and
we — my wife, granddaughter
and I —stepped out into Middle
Earth.
This Middle Earth is best
known as Carlsbad Caverns Na-
dalupe Mountains uplifted — 20
to 30 million years later — rainwater percolated down from the
surface and mixed with hydrogen
sulfide-rich brine from oil and gas
deposits to form sulfuric acid.
The strong acid carved out the
large rooms and passageways,
which exist today.
The slow process of speleothem
— stalactites, stalagmites and
flowstone — formation started
about 500,000 years ago with a
single drop of water. Billions of
drops later the marvel now known
as Carlsbad Caverns took form.
The slow process of speleothem formed Carlsbad Caverns’ stalagmites,
stalactites and flowstone formations
tional Park, the eighth Wonder
of the World. It is voluminous,
extraordinarily grand and, as my
10 year old granddaughter said,
“cool.”
The subterranean marvel took
birth when a reef formed along
the edge of an inland sea some 250
million years ago. Once the Gua-
A variety of cave tours are
available. At a comfortable 56
degrees year-round, Carlsbad
Canyon it a great place to spend
the day anytime of the year. To
crawling
Ranger-guided tours vary from
walking on a paved trail through
the massive King»s Palace to
San Dimas Community News
crawling and squeezing through
tight passages while getting down
and dirty on the Hall of the White
Giant and Spider Cave tours.
Tours
Self-Guided: A one-mile walk
follows the explorer’s route. The
750-foot descent is a great start
to your visit. However, consider
your time and physical ability.
The path is steep, with numerous
switchbacks.
The Big Room: A one-mile meandering around the perimeter of
the largest room in Carlsbad Caverns. About 1.5 to 2 hours. Access
the cave by elevators in the visitor
center. Paved and lighted trails
make this a popular option. Portions of the trail are wheelchair
accessible.
Ranger-Guided Tours
King’s Palace: A 1.5-hour tour
to the deepest part of Carlsbad
Cavern open to the public. Adults
$8 and children $4.
Left Hand Tunnel: The easiest
of the adventure tours. It is a halfmile lantern-guided tour exposing
visitors to the caved pools, ancient
reef fossils and beautiful formations. No children under 6. Adults
$7; children $3.50.
Slaughter Canyon Cave: Head
into an undeveloped cave without electricity or paved trails. The
two-hour tour meets at the Visitor
Center. Visitors drive their own
vehicles, caravan style, out to the
cave parking lot 2.3 miles away.
A steep, half-mile hike from the
parking lot accesses the entrance.
Visitors need sturdy, non-slip
shoes, flashlights and water (helmets and gloves will be issued).
No children under 8. Adults $15;
children $7.50.
September 2016 Hall of the
White Giant:
A strenuous,
challenging,
wild cave tour.
The tour includes crawling
long distances,
squeezing
through tight
passageways
and
climbing
slippery
flowstone-lined
passages. Visitors must supply
gloves,
kneepads and
three AA batteries.
Tour
times: Saturday, 1 p.m. No
children under
12. Adults $20;
children $10.
Spider Cave:
This one’s not
for the faint of
heart. On to a The slow process of speleothem formed Carlsbad Caverns’
stalagmites, stalactites and flowstone formations
complex maze
from late May to late October.
cave. It starts
For more information go to
with a half-mile hike to the cave
and the negotiation of tight crawl- www.nps.gov/cave.
All information is accurate at
ways. Visitors must supply gloves,
kneepads and three AA batteries. the time of publication but prices,
No children under 12. Adults $20; dates and other details are all subject to change. Confirm all inforchildren $10.
The area also includes primi- mation before making any travel
tive backcountry trails and the arrangements.
Travel Editor Stan Wawer is
exciting bat flight. When sundown settles over the New Mexico a La Verne resident, a member
landscape the bats begin their of the Society of American Travel
nightly foray in search of food. Writers and editor of his own travAmphitheater seating is avail- el blog. Address all travel related
able to view the bats as they spiral questions to his travel Facebook
upward into the night sky by the page at www.facebook.com/ Travthousands. Bat flight programs go elWithStan.yon
September 2016
San Dimas Community News
The Four Tasks of Mourning
by Jennifer Leos
Last month we talked about
the variables of grieving and how
everyone of us grieves in a slightly
different way. That is natural;
we are all
individuals. Today,
I want to
take a look
at some of
the way ou
can honor
Jennifer True Leos your loved
one by getting back to a healthy
lifestyle. To do that, I want to introduce you to Dr. J. William Worden. Dr. Worden was a pioneer
in the hospice movement in the
United States. He has spent over
40 years working with the dying
and the grieving. In his book,
Grief Counseling and Grief Therapy, Dr. Worden offers that there
are four basic tasks of mourning:
(1) Accept the Reality of Loss; (2)
Process the pain of grief; (3) Adjust
to the world without the deceased;
(4) Reinvesting in another relationship while not forgetting the
past.
Dr. Worden points out that
these are tasks things you need
to work at to accomplish, they are
not steps that you can just check
off a list. The tasks are fluid and
allow you to move back and forth
through the process as mourning and healing continue. Each
task is designed to help you work
through your individual needs.
So, let’s look at each of the four
tasks separately.
Task #1 – Accept the reality of
the loss. Sounds easy, doesn’t it?
But, in reality, you keep hoping
that it was all a mistake. Surely,
your loved one will come walking through the door. Surely, if
you pray hard enough, God will
send them back to you. The fantasy may help you cope for a short
while, but actual healing cannot
begin until reality is accepted.
Your loved one is gone and will not
return. In this lifetime and this
world, you will not see your loved
one again. Denying the loss only
short circuits the grieving process
putting you in a repeating cycle,
like in the movie Groundhog Day
where everything keeps repeating itself. How do you escape that
cycle? In the words of Jesus, “the
truth will set you free.” It is impossible to live a full life in a lie.
Accepting reality is paramount to
actually living life fully instead of
merely existing.
Task #2 - Work through the
pain and the grief. Another writer
called this, “experience the pain of
grief.” Unfortunately, to live an
emotionally healthy life, you gotta
bite the bullet and acknowledge
the hurt and pain before it can begin to scab over and allow healing
to begin. Ignoring the issues that
have damaged our souls can often
become a way of life. We become
busy, emerging ourselves with
work, with family, maybe with
sports or even some type of addiction. It as if we run fast enough
the pain won’t catch up with us.
But, it always does. Experiencing
the pain means slowing down. It
means seeking out silence to listen
to your hurt and your pain. Acknowledge the loneliness, anger,
emptiness, all those emotions
swelling up inside of you. Sit with
the memory of your loved one – remembering both the good and the
bad. As with a physical wound,
the emotional pain will begin to
lessen as you allow it to flow freely.
Task #3 - Adjust to a new environment. If I were naming this
task, it would be to learn to live
life without your loved one in it.
It is a difficult thing you have to
do, but you will do it. It is learning to live life differently.
If
you were married, perhaps your
spouse keep the household books,
or kept the car washed – these are
now chores you will now have to
manage, finding another way to
complete those chores. Inwardly,
you may also have to adjust to a
new identity and a new role. Perhaps you will have to adjust to being a parent by yourself or going
to events by yourself. All of these
adjustments will take time. They
can be difficult, painful, often overwhelming and sometimes with
tiny, baby steps.
Task #4 – To remember the
deceased while investing in new
relationship. What a messy title.
I have a friend who calls this task
– finding a new center of joy. I like
that much better. The purpose is
to re-enter your daily life with the
intention of building new social,
emotional, and spiritual connections. It is not about forgetting
your loved one but rather holding
on to those memories while discovering that there are other people,
groups, events in which you can
find joy and satisfaction. These
will never replace your loved one,
but they can offer you the satisfaction of a life well-lived.
These tasks are not easy in
themselves. Each will take a deliberate effort on your part. But,
when you are ready, you will begin to move forward, We honor
our loved one by living life fully;
by learning what matters most
and then open our lives to receive
more of God’s grace. We can allow
joy and happiness back into our
lives. We can choose to heal and
to live, each one of us in our own
way, in our own time, as the individuals we are.
Jennifer is a Chaplain for
Community Care Hospice, 222
W. Foothill Blvd, Glendora 91741,
626-335-9759. CCH is happy to
answer any questions about hospice care. Jennifer is available to
speak to your group or organization.
Back to School at
McKinley Children’s Center
Over 600 McKinley Children
Center children started school this
month and most
are in need of Backto-School supplies.
On August 22
over 120 students;
ages 5-22; came
from 26 local school
districts to begin
the new school
year at McKinley
Children’s Center’s Canyon View
School (CVS). CVS offer state of
the art programs and individualized teaching programs to help
children with learning and behavioral disabilities succeed in their
education.
This return to school reminds
us that the fall means exciting
back-to-school shopping for many
children, but there are many in the
community who have never owned
a new pair of shoes, let alone a
backpack of their own. McKinley
Children’s Center is looking for donations of back to school supplies
to help students at Canyon View,
and in McKinley’s residential, foster and mental health programs.
If you have items to donate please
contact Rhonda Beltran, Chief
Development Officer at (909) 6701577 or at beltranr@mckinleycc.
org. For more information on Canyon View School, visit www.mckinleycc.org.
Honor Society of Key
Women Educators
Seek New Members
The Beta Mu Chapter of Delta
Kappa Gamma, an honor society of
key women educators, invites to its
meetings active and retired educators: teachers, professors, school administrators, librarians interested in
supporting women’s work in education, obtaining grants for classroom
use or receiving scholarships for advanced degrees.
Among other service in support of
education, the Beta Mu Chapter provides grants to help pay tuition costs
for student teachers at the University of La Verne, Cal Poly Pomona,
and Claremont Graduate School. In
the spring it also gives a check and
a citizenship certificate to high school
graduates recommended by a teacher or counselor from Bonita Unified,
Claremont Unified and Pomona
Unified school districts.
The organization’s monthly
schedule consists of five week-night
programs and three special Saturday events throughout the school
year. Each general meeting includes
a guest speaker. Meetings are held
locally and rotate between Claremont, Pomona and La Verne. Topics for the 2016-2017 year include
the new California Standards and
University of La Verne’s literacy and
math community project. The October meeting will feature Dr. Magda
Madhuri, who heads the Family Literacy and Math Conference at the
University of La Verne
Founded in 1929 by twelve women educators, Delta Kappa Gamma
is an international professional honor society of key women educators.
Its mission is to promote professional
and person growth of women educations and excellence in education.
You can be part of this great future
for education!
For more information, contact:
Kathy Henkins at 909-596-3920.
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Personal Technology
by Mitchell Crawford
This is the IRS!
This is Microsoft!
Do not be a victim!
Two scam phone calls, one a
friend received
and one I received, are the
inspiration for
this month’s
column. While
the Internet
has provided
Mitchell
us with amazCrawford
ing services
and information, it also has be-
come a great and inexpensive way
for con artists to try and separate
us from our money.
With the development of Voice
Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) for
telephone calls it is now very inexpensive to make phone calls. At
our house we are using Ooma and
Time Warner Cable for our phone
services. We can call anywhere in
the United States without any per
call fees.
Now along with computer malware and e-mail phishing, the bad
guys are using the availability of
inexpensive phone services as a
point of entry into our lives to try
and rob us. Often the bad guys
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setup shop outside of the United
States to avoid the long arm of the
law.
This year I have received 3
phone calls from the IRS informing me that the IRS is filing a lawsuit against me and I need to call
213-447-7915 or 347-637-6194 to
provide payment information to
them. But, it is not the IRS. The
IRS Website indicates the IRS
will never:
• Call to demand immediate
payment, nor will we call about
taxes owed without first having
mailed you a bill.
• Demand that you pay taxes
without giving you the oppor-
tunity to question or appeal the
amount they say you owe.
• Require you to use a specific
payment method for your taxes,
such as a prepaid debit card.
• Ask for credit or debit card
numbers over the phone.
• Threaten to bring in local police
or other law-enforcement groups
to have you arrested for not paying.
You can read more at:
https://www.irs.gov/uac/newsroom/scam-phone-calls-continueirs-identifies-five-easy-ways-tospot-suspicious-calls
Our friend Kay received a
scam phone call from someone
representing themselves as from
Microsoft offering to help fix her
PC. Kay was savvy enough not to
fall for their trick.
The Microsoft scheme involves
a phone call from someone that is
associated with Microsoft indicating your computer is reporting to
Microsoft that it is infected with
a virus. The caller will help you
remove the virus by guiding you
though installing software to remove it. But, the software they
install won’t remove anything,
except money from your pocket.
The software will allow the caller
remote access to your PC and use
the information on your PC to
drain money from your financial
accounts, or to open accounts in
your name and use them to their
benefit.
You can read more about the
Microsoft scheme here:
https://www.microsoft.com/
en-us/safety/online-privacy/avoidphone-scams.aspx
In June 2008 in this column
I said “Regrettably, the Internet
is becoming the environment of
choice for crooks wanting to steal
your money.” I published these
rules about email phishing and
phone scams:
1. Never open an email from
someone you don’t know. Just
delete it.
2. Never reply to an email from
your financial institution requesting account information. All financial institutions have policies
that they will not solicit this type
of information via email.
3. If you receive a phone call
requesting account and password
information, ask for the name of
the person calling, and the return
September 2016 phone number of the institution,
but do not call that number. Call
the phone number for the company on one of your statements and
describe to them the call you just
received.
4. Have a competent antivirus and antispyware program
installed on your PC, and keep
the definitions up to date. These
programs will detect and delete
programs that try and steal your
personal information.
In 2016 I am adding three
more rules:
5. Never return a call or give
out any information to anyone
who calls and represents themselves as the IRS. The IRS will
not call you about your taxes.
6. Never allow anyone who
calls unsolicited to install software
on your computer. Microsoft does
not call about viruses on your PC.
7. Use a credit monitoring service to keep any eye on your financial accounts. If you are a member
of the Auto Club of Southern California you can obtain this service
free: https://www.calif.aaa.com/
home/financial/financial-services/
identity-theft-monitoring.html
I closed the June 2008 article
with these words: “The Internet
is a global conduit for a lot of good
things. The Internet is also a global conduit for bad things as well.
Practice safe computing.” Amen!
Have an idea, comment or
question? You can e-mail me with
your questions, comments or
ideas for future columns at mlcrawford@sandimasnews.com.
You can also visit the San Dimas Community News at www.
sandimasnews.com where prior
Personal Technology columns
are posted. In addition, visit the
official City of San Dimas Web
site at www.cityofsandimas.com
and the San Dimas Chamber of
Commerce Web site at san dimaschamber.com.
Antiques and
Collectibles Need a
Pedigree
by David Baiz
In recent months, we have been
handling estate sales filled with antiques
where
provenance, or
lack
thereof,
had adversely
affected the outcome of sales.
When discussing the value of
David Baiz
antiques and
collectibles, value is determined by
condition, rarity, buyer demand, and
its documented history – also known
as provenance.
I bring this subject up again
because, although it is generally a
simple process to chronicle an item’s
pedigree, almost no one bothers to
make the effort toward providing
such documentation. Hopefully, I
can provide some guidance in this
area.
For most collectors or buyers of
antiques, the oral history of an item
is of little worth. This is especially
true with accounts handed down
through family, where the embellishment of stories are often taken
at face value. Just because your
mother told you that a family heirloom was once owned by Kit Carson
doesn’t make the story factual. Had
the original 19th century recipient
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September 2016
San Dimas Community News
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San Dimas Senior Club Adventures
Veterans WANTED!!!
I hate to start off with an
oooops….BUT our second free
bus trip isn’t …October 5th …it
is October 20th I will be making
up the flyers and will be handing them out soon. For those of
you who aren’t members [come
join, Nancy will be more than
happy to give you a form to fill
out] I will have all the info next
month. I know I’ve said this before but it only cost $6.00 to join
and even though it is at the end
of the month the bus trip would
only cost $5.00 which you get
back as you get on the bus and
non-members are $10.00 nonrefundable. Nancy will only
take new members until October so that if someone would
like to save money they can.
Wanted to take this opportunity from all of us… we are
thinking of you Esperanza and
Prudie “WE ALL MISS YOU”
Last month we had another
great month starting off with
The Joy Singers. Everyone one
was either tapping, clapping
and/or singing. Cyndi M. was
fantastic again filling us in on
how to help older people with
tips on caregiving. Ya know….
She even gave US tips on living better. Drink lots of water
and best one was give lots of
hugs….See….HUGS…they
are for fun and for free. AND
EVEN MAKES BOTH FEEL
GOOD. I have to have this in
by the 20th so the last one [was]
Jill Bakker from Senior Solutions on the 23rd. She said that
she would bring about 50 “25
Documents” so that we could
take them home. Jill will be
bring someone else to talk to us
about additional info. WELL…
needless to say last week every
month is B-I-N-G-O … Even
when we don’t win we cheer
for the one who does. Now…
I might say though – when
someone wins more than once
we have to tease them. Well, I
think that’s right. Right?
James Shirley [member and
also a Senior Commissioner]
came to talk to us about voting in November. He said that
our vote is very important as
seniors. He also gave us information on where to vote. He
and Judy made coffee for us
that day and it was gooood. It’s
always good BUT when you’re
waiting for a cup of coffee…
isn’t it goood [er]. The reason
I love this meeting is because
when one person isn’t there
someone else pitches in. Before
the meeting ended we always
have raffle gifts members donate. [we always appreciate
members donating gifts for
raffle] One lucky person leaves
with $5.00 donated by Senior
Club.
When I mentioned that Pat
was going to bring the Adults
that play Chimes [all that
heard them before were so excited and were telling the ones
who hadn’t how good they are]
now here’s a chance for you
non-members to pop in and listen to them. There are some
that come in just to check out
what’s going on. That’s fantastic as far as we’re concerned because we have fun and hope you
will too. They will entertain us
Sept. 6th. Our regular business
Are you a Veteran? If so, San
Dimas HEROES (Helping Establish A Remembrance Of Every Serviceperson) wants you!
If you are currently residing
in San Dimas or have lived in
San Dimas for at least one year,
have an Honorable Discharge
and your DD214, then you’re
eligible to have your name
engraved on our permanent
granite wall at Freedom Park.
Names will be added to the wall
on Veterans Day, November 11,
by Jay Pace
meeting is always on the second
Tuesday. Dennis Bertone will
be talking to us about what’s
happening in San Dimas on
Sept 20th. Dennis comes to the
Senior Commissioner’s meeting
and lets us know what’s happening in town. Someone will
be coming to talk to us about
the San Dimas Rodeo which
will be held October 1st and
2nd. Hey….you’re good… and
yes THE LAST WEEK IS B-IN-G-O and all that come agree
with me… we celebrate birthday’s with Albertson’s delicious
cake.
Don’t forget to go to the LA
COUNTY FAIR on September
9th Our own Carol Touchette
and husband Lee Jensen will
be San Dimas Senior Older
Americans. Tickets are on sale
for $5.00 for San Dimas residents. I’ll be there…hope to see
you there.
Gil Alcantra will be entertaining us October 4th ~ Business meeting the 11th and
Teresa will be here to talk to
us from Health Care Partners.
You got it….October 20th our
free bus trip to Hollywood Wax
Museum. And 25th. B-I-N-GO…..
I don’t have entertainment
set up yet for November BUT
on the 22nd we will have our
Silent Auction so check around
your home and start putting
items in a container you’d like
someone else to enjoy. Price the
item and when sold the money
goes to the Senior Club. If not
sold you can take it home and
enjoy again.
The Club luncheon will be
held December 15th this year
and Sue said that donations
would be greatly appreciated
since EVERYONE will receive
something with their raffle ticket. She would prefer not getting
perfume since there will be men
present…I thought that would
be sweet of them to give to their
sweethearts BUT she’s right
they like getting things too!!!
[HA HA] Kevin Sean Warnecke [who is a pianist/singer/
teacher] will be entertaining us
with piano music. He is FANTASTIC!!! Everyone enjoyed
him when he performed at one
of the dinners so much we had
him entertain our senior club.
We have a new business in
town. In The Kiln [a Fired Arts
Studio] located at 402 W. Arrow Highway Ste. 7. jfancis@inthekiln.com John Francis is his
name and will see what we can
do to have him come and share
with us on a Tuesday.
Viva Italia! Will be the next
Dinner/Entertainment Friday,
September 30th from 4:30 to
7:00 pm. Featuring the Darden
Sisters Band. Come join us.
$7.00 per person ~ limited
space… tickets on sale….
If you got the ~ “City of San
Dimas Frontier fall 2016… it is
FULL of activities. It is put out
by San Dimas ~ PARKS MAKE
LIFE BETTER!
Don’t forget to come join
us each Tuesday from 9:30 to
10:30 for LOTS OF FUN!!! See
you there….”we need hugs to
stay young…right Cyndi” …
Friendship is a hug just when it
is needed… Jay
2016. A special ceremony will
be held to honor those whose
names were added on that day.
The cost to have your name engraved is $50.00. The cost for
WWII veterans will be waived.
Freedom Park is located on
the corner of San Dimas Ave
and Commercial St. in San Dimas.
Applications are available at
San Dimas City Hall, at www.
SanDimasHEROES.org, or by
phone at 909-677-9557.
Balloon toss with Sheriff Deputies. Photo by Stew Hunter.
Rotary Teaming Up
by Craig Jeong
The San Dimas Rotary Club
is joining forces with Thaddeus
Foundation. Led by Kimmie and
Neil Umscheid, Thaddeus is a nonprofit organization whose goal is to
help marginalized members of our
community. They have free tutoring in helping with school and life
skills. They are also a resource for
mental health and will help guide
individuals and families through
growing spiritually, professionally,
San Dimas Rotary participated
with San Dimas’ Annual
National Night Out Event
and emotionally. They are an excellent support group within San
Dimas. If you know somebody and
you yourself need assistance they
can be found at 133 East Bonita
Ave, San Dimas, CA 91773 or (909)
599-2111. The Rotary Club plans
to help with renovations and help
Thaddeus Foundation grow.
The Rotary also participated
with San Dimas’ Annual National
Night Out. The day started out
with a caravan through the neighborhood and one of the stops was
with our own Casey Cox who is a
Hundreds Turn Out
For National Night
Out At Via Verde Park
National Night Out was a huge
success where everyone attending
had a great time. Many of those attendees took part in a “Meet Your
Neighbors Contest” and made new
friends. A couple of the evening
highlights were the landing and
take-off of an air ambulance helicopter by Mercy Air and the favorite
“balloon toss” between the sheriff
deputies and other first responders
along with residents of San Dimas.
Live entertainment was provided by Jamie Beeman and her band
sponsored by Brookdale Senior Living. Over 300 snow cones were given out by Via Verde Dental, over 60
children got their face painted, courtesy of Via Verde Country Club, Albertsons for free water and a bounce
house was provided by KinderCare
of Via Verde. Smokey, Sparky and
Thummer all helped keep the kids
busy while the parents visited the
many booths that represented our
first responders and sponsors.
Thank you to all those that attended and to the sponsors who
made it all possible.
pastor and life coach in San Dimas.
It ended in Via Verde Park where
the community could meet our law
enforcement and even had an opportunity to tour a helicopter! Mike
Wallace of Better Home Financial
participated as well and enjoyed
being with the community.
We meet every Wednesday
from 12 - 1 pm at the Via Verde
Country Club. If you have any
questions please contact us on
Twitter: @sandimasrotary, Facebook, or sandimasrotary.org.
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Collectibles
Continued from page 10.
of the heirloom made mention of its
acquisition in a diary or letter, possibly stating how he had befriended
Carson and received it as a gift, then
a line of provenance may have been
established, and – although not concrete proof – it does nonetheless give
some credence to the family lore.
Case in point: when inventorying a local estate, we recently came
across a U.S. Coast Guard commissioning banner (a long, slender flag
flown on navy warships) dating
from World War II. An old clipping regarding a Coast Guard ship
Northland accompanied the flag. To
historians, the Northland played a
significant role in WWII for having
been the first U.S. Military entity to
encounter German’s in battle. Because the owner of the flag served
aboard the Northland, it could be
supposed that this flag came from
that ship. However, the owner had
died and failed to provide any written explanation to heirs as to the
flag’s origin. Had he done so, the
value of the flag might have soared
ten-fold, but without such documentation, the flag is merely a $100 collectible.
Another reason provenance is so
important is the booming fake and
forgery trade. Thanks to the proliferation of internet selling, the unwary
buyer may be susceptible to all sorts
of misrepresentations. When purchasing through the internet, it is
always wise to ask how the item was
acquired and is there any documentation? If the answers are vague or
implausible, you may want pass.
Not all genuine items have
provenance however, and if the the
dealer has a return policy based on
his representations, it may be a safe
bet to continue with the purchase.
At that point, you may wish to take
your newly acquired collectible to an
appraiser (who will charge for his
service, but will provide written documentation), or to an auction house.
Some auction houses will provide
free evaluation service, but will offer
no written documentation to back
their assessment. This same process
should be used when purchasing at
a flea market or estate sale, where
the seller is often unable to render
any information as to an item’s background or history.
As a seller or collector, you should
write any factual information you
have on an item, such as date purchased, or how it came into your, or
your family’s possession (did a china
tea set come across the prairie with
your great aunt? Did your uncle buy
the painting at a New York auction in
1950? etc). Avoid any speculation or
assumptions as any misrepresentation – however slight - will cast doubt
everything represented. Some people
prefer writing on slips of paper and
attaching them to the item, or if you
have a large collection, use a ledger.
The more information you provide,
the more the value soars.
Finally, it is the buyer’s responsibility to know what they’re buying.
Sometime back, a client had presented me with a German WWII document for verification and appraisal.
A simple check on the internet
showed that the German unit mentioned in the document never existed
and the document was deemed fake.
It’s easy to aggrandize an item’s history, but a little self-education can
prevent later heartache over an expensive purchase.
San Dimas Community News
September 2016 News from the Bonita Unified School District
La Verne Heights
Elementary School
New Teachers
La Verne Heights (LVH) is
pleased to welcome two new teachers. Melissa Mann completed her
undergraduate degree in Human
Development at University of California San Diego, her teaching credential from University of San Diego,
and her Reading Specialist Credential from University of La Verne. She
comes to La Verne Heights with 15
years of teaching experience, joining
BUSD three years ago as a third
grade teacher at Gladstone Elementary School. Outside of teaching, she
enjoys running, playing soccer, and
watching her kids play sports.
Stephanie Fincher is an alumna
of La Verne Heights. She completed her undergraduate degree at
the University of La Verne (ULV),
where she graduated Magna Cum
Laude with a Bachelor of Arts in
Liberal Studies. She also earned
her Multiple Subject Teaching Credential at ULV, and she is currently
completing a Master’s Degree with
an emphasis in Technology in Education. Fincher has served as an
instructional aide and office clerk at
LVH. Most recently she served as
a long-term substitute in a kindergarten classroom. Outside of school,
Fincher’s favorite place to be is at the
beach with her family.
Walking Up the Support
Thank you to the entire La Verne
Heights community for outstanding, generous support during the
2016 Walkathon. Each year PTA’s
Walkathon exceeds the goal set from
the previous year, and the La Verne
Heights Walkathon, held on May
25, 2016, was no exception. The PTA
raised $51,635, an increase of over
$3,400 from 2015. These funds are
used to support the many programs
and activities our community holds
dear, including all field trips and assemblies, the talent show, the carnival, classroom materials, and the
award winning Accelerated Reader
program. Since 2012, Walkathon
has raised over $219,000…simply
amazing!
SEE HOW WE’VE GROWN!
2016 $51,635
2015 $48,145
2014 $46,131
2013 $40,100
2012 $33,448
Allen Avenue Elementary
School
Family Reading Nights
The staff at Allen Avenue has
designed Family Reading Nights
as an educational tool for both students and parents. Students will
participate in a theme related activity like making bookmarks, listening
to guests readers, and visiting with
special authors. Parents will learn
strategies to support their child in
reading. These strategies include
helping students sound out words,
understanding the importance of
learning sight words and how to
help your student learn them, knowing what and when to ask a question
that will support reading comprehension, and other strategies to develop a student’s reading fluency.
At Family Reading Nights, library staff will introduce parents to
the Library Media Center. Teachers will explain how the Accelerated
Reader (AR) program works and
provide parents with strategies to
encourage further reading at home.
Parents will have time to sit down
with their children and read in the
library, browse the library shelves
with their children, and learn how
to select appropriate books for their
child’s reading level.
Family Reading Nights will be
held monthly and sponsored by each
grade level. Specific dates will be
communicated to parents directly.
Makerspace Makeover
er for the LibraryThe Library Media Center has added special spaces
for students to gather, think, and
create together. According to spaces.
makerspace.com, makerspaces are
a relatively new phenomenon that
combine community with tools. An
elementary school application of the
Makerspace concept is gaining momentum in Bonita Unified.
Media Center Assistant Jackie
Rheingans has created several makerspaces in Allen Avenue’s Library.
Current stations include materials
to connect power to a light bulb, an
“I Spy” board, and a LEGO wall. A
LEGO wall has LEGO base plates
attached to the wall and access to
plenty of LEGO bricks of all shapes,
sizes, and colors. Students use the
bricks to write words on the wall or
construct innumerable creations
from their imagination.
Students Elliana Garcia, Alyssa Fenner, Madison Salessi and parents
Anel Schwass, Brandy Sullivan, Toria Skarich, and Chris Ryan
enjoy the Fifth Annual La Verne Heights Walkathon to raise funds to
support school objectives. This year, the Walkathon brought in $51,635
Students Elliana Garcia, Alyssa Fenner, Madison Salessi and parents
Anel Schwass, Brandy Sullivan, Toria Skarich, and Chris Ryan
enjoy the Fifth Annual La Verne Heights Walkathon to raise funds to
support school objectives. This year, the Walkathon brought in $51,635
Mike Rigg’s 6th grade P.E. class at Ramona Middle School works at
the end of last school year to improve their fitness
Allison Reedy’s 8th grade science class at Ramona Middle School
studies the movements of heavenly bodies
Introducing Student Council
La Verne Heights is pleased to announce the 2016-2017 Student Council Executive Board, elected by the
students in June 2016. From left to right: ASB Special Projects Commissioner Nadia Cole, Dandy Lion,
Special Projects Commissioner Nadia Cole, Treasurer Kyle Hogan, Vice President Jacquie Sheridan,
President Alontae King, and Principal Patrick McKee. ASB Secretary Sunday Solana is not pictured.
Allen Avenue Elementary School
has added “Makerspaces” to its
tools for inspiring students to learn,
create, and grow in community
September 2016
San Dimas Community News
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News from the Bonita Unified School District
Superintendent’s Message
Dr. Christina Goennier
A Hero’s Journey
Welcome back for the 2016-17
school year. Many of us recognize
the metaphor of the Hero’s Journey
by the movies we watch and the
books we read. Just as epic heroes
have great distances to travel, modern educators are in transition from
the Agrarian Age of education to the
Informational Technology Age. In
this ecosystem of rapid change, my
goal for us is to begin to discover the
“Hero” that lives within each one of
us. Through self-discovery and collaboration, we can redefine heroism
and make an already strong organization even stronger.
I am both humbled and excited
to serve at the helm of such an extraordinary school district. In the
first few weeks on the job, I have
worked to meet as many District
personnel as possible. During these
interactions, I have been amazed at
the passion each person has for his/
her job and the specific impact they
have on student learning for our
students. Bonita Unified has built
not just schools, but a school system
that supports learning. This system
provides a learning environment in
which motivation is intrinsic rather
than extrinsic and where our schools
are places in which the joy and chaos
of exploration and inquiry are dominant and always present.
It is with great enthusiasm that
the entire District embarks upon the
2016-17 school year with the message of “A Hero’s Journey.” We will
expand the view of heroism by taking risks, opening ourselves up to
possibilities, and allowing ourselves
to become vehicles of discovery. I look
forward to an engaging school year
as we explore the use of devices in
the classroom to provide personalized learning for our students that
will prepare students for jobs tomorrow that do not exist today.
Be sure to share our journey using the hashtags: #BonitiansBack2School and #herosjourneyBUSD
Sincerely,
Christina Goennier, Ed.D.
Superintendent Goennier, the Newest
Player on the Team of Six
At the July 6, 2016 meeting, the
Board of Education announced Dr.
Christina Goennier, as the new Superintendent of Schools for the Bonita Unified School District. The Board
conducted extended interviews that
allowed Board members to drill
down in conversations with finalists
to discover passions, motivations,
and behaviors. The length of the interviews also allowed candidates to
interview the Board regarding the
direction and values she would be
asked to shepherd.
“We see ourselves as a Team
of Six,” Goennier said referring to
her collaboration with the Board.
“One of my strengths is enhancing
the strengths of others. Each Board
member brings a unique perspective
and a series of strengths to their positions and the communities. We will
work together to strategize, problem
solve, and lead this District to the
next level.”
“We wanted to make sure that
the candidate we chose was a good
match for the ‘Bonita Way,’” Board
President Jim Elliot said. “We are
not just family, but also a high-functioning team that we’ve crafted with
support from the bargaining units,
the staff, and the community.”
During the search, the Board
visited each finalists’ current district.
“We found in these conversations
and visits that Christy is a balanced
leader,” Elliot continued. “She’s upto-date, a leader and an innovator
in technology. She brings a new approach to curriculum that provides
unprecedented access to education,”
referring to Goennier’s work at
Beaumont Unified School District to
connect the resources of the Mount
San Jacinto Community College
with the district’s high schools to provide college courses for 9th through
12th graders.
Goennier works from the inside
out, valuing time with her family
first. “I love to spend my free time
with my family hiking, camping,
running, and reading.” She is an accomplished hiker taking on summits
such as San Gorgonio, San Jacinto
and Mount Whitney two times in
the past three years.
From this framework of family
values, Goennier believes relationships are the driving force behind an
organization’s culture. Leading this
District begins with developing relationships with the Board, the management team, principals, teachers,
parents, and other community leaders. “Bonita Unified is stacked with
talented leaders. This gives me a
great opportunity to employ what
I’ve learned in other environments-listen more than you speak and lead
by example,” she said.
Dr. Goennier is passionate about
personalized learning, using data to
drive and change instruction, creating opportunities for career readiness, and providing access to education for all students. Access to devices
is only a small part of the change in
technology to support student learning. Understanding why education
is moving towards personalized
learning, what personalized learning
can provide to our students, and how
Bonita Unified School District is going to accomplish personalized learning is what will prepare students for
the 21st Century.
A graduate of Cal State San Bernardino and the University of La
Verne, Goennier spent four years
as the assistant superintendent of
instructional services at Beaumont
Unified School District, with a total
of 22 years of experience in education.
Follow Dr. Christy Goennier on
Twitter @BUSD4kids.
New Staff Meet for Orientation and Peer-toPeer Technology Training
Teachers Teach Teachers at
BETA
Thirty-nine teachers shared
their best practices for integrating technology into the classroom
at the annual Bonita Educational
Technology Adventure (BETA).
CUE enthusiast Jon Corippo
opened the day with a keynote address at the Bonita Center for the
Arts. CUE, which originally stood
for Computer Using Educators,
inspires innovative learners by
fostering community, personalizing learning, infusing technology,
developing leadership, and advocating educational opportunities
for all.
Superintendent Dr. Christina
Goennier addressed the staff with
her support for personalized learning using technology as a tool. This
was Goennier’s first address to the
staff of Bonita Unified.
Teachers and other instructional support staff attended sessions conducted by Bonita Unified
teachers and support staff who
have successfully implemented the
methods they promoted. Topics included using the Aeries gradebook,
Hyperdocs, virtual fieldtrips, managing Chromebooks, and more.
Orientation for New Certificated and Co-Instructional Classified
Staff
The Superintendent’s Breakfast and Orientation on August 15
facilitated the typical orientation
and paperwork needed for Human
Resources, plus an interaction with
new Superintendent Dr. Christina
Goennier and Assistant Superintendent of Education Nanette Hall.
This is the first year that Bonita
Unified has held a formal orientation and welcome for co-instructional classified staff. Dr. Goennier
and Assistant Superintendent of
Human Resources Rob Roberts focused on the mission and tenets of
the District and engaged new co-instructional classified staff in methods to contribute to student success.
Schools in the Spotlight
Grace Miller Elementary School
Staff Continues Successful Behavior Program
Grace Miller implemented a unique behavior program last year that
will continue this year. The Boomerang Behavior Program fits perfectly
with the school’s culture theme: “The good you do comes back to you.”
The program is based on three important principles of character: being
Respectful, Responsible, and Resourceful. The program is monitored
through Class DOJO, an online behavior monitoring website that integrates with a smartphone app that parents and teachers use to easily
communicate how students are doing.
Boomerang is part of the campus’ larger PeaceBuilder program used
to foster respectful student interaction and peer problem solving strategies. Students earn points in Class DOJO by “increasing the peace”
through their actions in the three focus areas.
Highlights from the Spring
Students returning to campus this year will continue to enjoy the
Will Zheng Reading Garden and The Garden of Grace Butterfly Garden. These areas provide additional reading space for up to 32 students
right outside the school’s library and feature two fountains and butterflies that are hatched and grown on the east side of the campus in a
flowering garden.
Grades 1-5 now have fully-loaded Chromebook carts to be used on a
daily basis. Kindergarten classrooms have new iPads, and every classroom school-wide has an Apple TV. “We are looking forward to having
technology available in the classrooms on a regular basis in order to enhance learning,” Spencer said.
Last year, the school housed a new inclusion preschool program
called Building Lifelong Academic Skills Together, known as BLAST.
“We have expanded that program this year to include two classrooms,”
Spencer said. “Each class includes children who are typical learners
as well as children with special needs.” BLAST focuses on growth in
the key areas of development: cognitive, physical, language, and socialemotional.
Grace Miller added outdoor reading space for 32 students in their
Will Zheng Reading Garden
Ramona Middle School
School started August 22, but the
entire month of August was full of
exciting events to prepare for a successful year. Here are just a few of
the ways administration, teachers
and students prepared for school:
Student Leadership
Julie Pocino’s Where Everybody
Belongs (WEB) class of 8th grade student leaders were on campus August
9 for training. These students welcomed incoming 6th graders at their
orientation on August 10 and 11.
Brad Smith’s Leadership class assisted the school with 6th, 7th and 8th
grade registration on August 15 and
16. )At registration, students received
their schedules, located classrooms,
purchased P.E. clothes, and more.
New Faces
Ramona hired a number of wonderful new teachers over the summer
including Bonnie Freiburghouse in
Science, Steven Duran in history,
Katie Kowalewski in specialized services, and Colin Campbell in math.
English teacher Marissa Beitler
accepted a position as an assistant
principal at Fontana High School.
We are excited to welcome former
Lone Hill Middle School English
teacher Carrie Coss in her place.
Former Assistant Principal Steven Patterson is now principal of
Oak Mesa Elementary School. We
are excited to welcome former Bonita High science teacher Joel Hudec
as his replacement.
Curriculum Prep & New
Technology
Ramona teachers returned August 17 to begin preparing their
rooms for the new school year. Many
developed fresh curriculum for their
students this year.
The science department is excited to continue their work in transitioning to Next Generation Science
Standards (NGSS) and will be working to restructure their units to create innovative and engaging lessons.
The math department is transitioning to the integrated model,
meaning that last year’s Accelerated
Math 7 students will be entering “Integrated I,” formerly called Algebra I.
Teachers have been designing lessons
in math that will continue to encourage students to think critically and
apply math to real-world situations.
The Specialized Services Department is excited to pilot a number of
collaborative teaching classes that
will bring Ramona’s English and
special education teachers together
to engage students for their highest
learning opportunities.
Although many already took the
plunge last year, the English department is using a digital platform,
Google Classroom to help students
work together on documents and collaborate from school or from home.
History teachers are excited to
introduce more opportunities for students to practice being historians as
they dive into primary source documents at all grade levels. Sixth graders will look at documents such as
Hammurabi’s Code, seventh graders will analyze documents like the
Magna Carta, and eighth graders
will break down the Declaration of
Independence, the Constitution, the
Gettysburg Address, and more.
Physical education teachers will
begin the daunting task of trying to
improve on a record year for physical
fitness. More students ran a 6-minute mile last year than any other
class in Ramona’s history.
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At Foothill, Ms. Thompson has taught elementary and junior high classes. She has
also served as Curriculum Director, overseeing
teacher training and curriculum implementation. For over 12 years, she has served on accreditation teams for the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI), and will
oversee Foothill's 2017 accreditation self-study.
Foothill Christian School's humble beginning, with just a handful of students in 1964,
was the outward expression of a passionate
vision. A vision owned by a handful of men
and women who mortgaged their homes to finance a Christian school that would be a shining beacon to our great city of Glendora and
surrounding communities.
Asked about her new position, Ms. Thompson
said, "I look forward to the journey ahead. I
believe the Lord has prepared me for such a
time as this. I am excited about all the good
things the Lord has in store for our school."
Today, Foothill Christian School and Preschool welcome nearly 800 students on two
campuses, as well as new members to our faculty and administrative team.
Along with providing direct supervision of all
TK - 81h grade teachers, Ms. Thompson will
oversee curriculum development, textbook
evaluation and adoption, teacher professional
development and training, classroom observations, and teacher evaluations.
In this month's report, it is my pleasure to
spotlight two outstanding faculty veterans who
now assume new duties in administration.
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for behavior modification and counseling began when she and husband, Charles, managed
a home for homeless and at-risk youth in Illinois. She is also experienced in recreational teaching, h aving created and implemented summer camps for area schools and local
non-profits.
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discipline, providing elective course and class
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high students, and overseeing ACSI sponsored
student events. She will also direct and advise
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Be Aware of Risks of Not Investing
submitted by Cindy Bollinger, Edward Jones Financial Advisor
You’ve no doubt heard about
the risks associated with investing.
This investment carries this type
of risk, while that investment carries another one. And it is certainly
true that all investments do involve
some form of risk. But what about
not investing? Isn’t there some risk
associated with that, too?
In fact, by staying on the investment sidelines, or at least by avoiding long-term, growth-oriented investments, you may incur several
risks. Here are some to consider:
• You might not keep up with inflation. If you put all your money
under the proverbial “mattress,” or,
more realistically, you keep it all in
“cash” instruments and very shortterm investments, you might think
you are “playing it safe.” After all,
you might reason, your principal is
protected, so even if you don’t really
make any money, you’re not losing it, either. But that’s not strictly
true, because if your money is in
investment vehicles that don’t even
keep up with inflation, you can lose
ground. In fact, even at a relatively
mild three percent annual inflation
rate, your purchasing power will decline by about half in just 25 years.
• You might outlive your money.
For a 65 year old couple, there’s a
50 percent chance that one spouse
will live past age 90, according to
the Society of Actuaries. This statistic suggests that you may need your
investments to help provide enough
income to sustain you for two, or
even three, decades in retirement.
• You might not be able to maintain your financial independence.
Even if you don’t totally run out of
money, you could end up scrimping
by — or, even worse, you could become somewhat dependent on your
grown children for financial assistance. For most people, this prospect is unacceptable. Consequently,
you’ll want to make appropriate
financial decisions to help maintain
your financial independence.
• You might not be able to retire
on your terms. You would probably
like to decide when you retire and
how you’ll retire — that is, what
sort of lifestyle you’ll pursue during
retirement. But both these choices
may be taken out of your hands if
you haven’t invested enough to retire on your own terms.
• You might not be able to leave
the type of legacy you desire. Like
most people, you would probably
like to be able to leave something
behind to your family and to those
charitable organizations you support. You can help create this type
of legacy through the appropriate
legal vehicles — i.e., a will, a living
trust and so on — but you’ll still
need to fund these mechanisms
somehow. And that means you’ll
need to draw on all your financial
assets, including your investments.
Work with your financial advisor
to determine the mixture of growth
and income investments you need
during your working years and as
you move toward retirement to help
you meet your retirement goals.
However you do it, get into the habit
of investing, and never lose it — because the risks of not investing are
just too great.
This article was written by Edward Jones for use by your local Edward Jones Financial Advisor.
Blue Cut Fire Relief
Fund launched with
$100,000 Initial
Contribution
Inland Empire United Way has
established a Fire Relief Fund in
collaboration with other community and nonprofit partners for the
collection of financial donations to
help residents impacted by the Blue
Cut Fire.
The Community Foundation –
which serves San Bernardino and
Riverside Counties – has committed the first $100,000 to the fund
and encourages others to join in
their concern for those whose lives
have been affected by this disaster.
“We are deeply concerned about
the High Desert community and the
devastation we are witnessing in the
wake of this horrific fire,” said Dr. Jonathan Lorenzo Yorba, President and
CEO of The Community Foundation.
“By providing this grant, we hope to
inspire more giving to the Fire Relief
Fund at the Inland Empire United
Way, and to support the recovery efforts of the many nonprofit organizations that are providing critical services to fire victims in our region.”
Contributions will be used to address the short and long-term needs
of those affected by the Blue Cut
Fire. United Way is committed to
working with other local nonprofits
and service providers to identify the
greatest needs and best resources
for helping this community recover
in the weeks and months ahead.
100% of contributions will be directed to recovery efforts for those
affected by the Blue Cut Fire.
County of San Bernardino First
District Supervisor, Robert Lovingood, offered his support saying “The
Blue Cut fire has devastated many
families. Just as the community rallied during the peak of the fire, now
it is even more important for all of
us to come together to support those
who have lost homes, pets, vehicles
and all of their worldly possessions. I
hope you will find it in your heart to
give generously to this Blue Cut Fire
Relief Fund. 100% of the proceeds will
go to help victims rebuild their lives.”
Donations can be made online
at www.IEUW.org/help, by texting RELIEF to 40403, or by check
made payable to Inland Empire
United Way sent to: IEUW Fire
Fund, 9644 Hermosa Avenue, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730.
Inland Empire United Way is
a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization
with a long-standing track record
for responsibly managing funds
and assisting those in need in our
community. Based in Rancho Cucamonga, IEUW maintains a Desert Communities office in Apple
Valley and partners with a variety
of schools, nonprofits and businesses throughout the region. For more
information, visit www.IEUW.org.
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