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July 2013
sandimasnews.com
20th Anniversary
Shine It! Show It! Cruise It!
Quiet, quaint and treelined Bonita Avenue will
erupt into sound on Sunday,
July 28th when, for the 20th
year, it will host the San Dimas Car Show. This year,
the venue will again be ex-
San Dimas Sheriff’s Boosters, a non-profit organization that raises funds in
support of the many volunteer groups associated
with the Sheriff’s station.
In addition to admiring the
panded east of San Dimas
Avenue to Cataract Avenue,
and will allow for exhibits
of specialty vehicles, live
music, and demonstrations
from various organizations
supported by The Sheriff’s
Boosters Club.
The entire area will become a showcase for antique
automobiles, classic cars,
custom street rods, and
stock and modified trucks.
Auto enthusiasts, whether
owners or admirers, will
have the opportunity to
demonstrate their devotion
to, and celebrate their love
of automobiles – from vintage to contemporary.
Enjoy a delicious Pancake Breakfast for $6, from
7 a.m. until 10 a.m. Cars
will be displayed along Bonita Avenue, which is home
to many antique shops, eateries and various shops.
Trophy winners from among
the various categories will
be announced at 2:30 p.m.
The free, family-oriented
event is sponsored by the
cars and trucks on display,
visitors will be entertained
by live music and have the
opportunity to participate
in opportunity drawings for
many great prizes. Music
will be provided by Impulse
Band, Drift Iron, Rebecca
Jane and Sound 2000 DJ.
The Pacific Railroad Museum, housed in the old Railroad Depot on Bonita Avenue, offers a wide range of
railroad memorabilia, and
will be open to visitors. Several vendors and other San
Dimas non-profit organizations will take part in the
event.
Whether you are eager
to polish and show off your
“pride and joy,” or looking
to appreciate the efforts of
others, the San Dimas Car
Show is certain to be an
event to remember.
For more information or
to register a car in the show,
please contact the Sheriff’s
Boosters at (909) 542-8805
or www.sandimascarshow.
com.
San Dimas
THE EVENT OF THE YEAR IS
Celebrates with COMING
Last year, over 400 peo- will start off with a social
attended the San Dimas hour from 6 to 7 pm with
a Birthday BBQ ple
H.E.R.O.E.S. organization’s
The City Turns 53 and
We Are Celebrating! Mark
your calendars for Saturday,
August 3rd for the best family “Country Picnic” Birthday
Party in town. Last year
close to 2,000 of your friends
and neighbors came out to
celebrate our wonderful city.
You don’t want to miss our
famous deep pit BBQ beef
with all the fixings. It is an
afternoon and evening of
family fun with your friends
and neighbors for less than a
trip to the movies. The schedule includes kids entertainment and vendor displays
from 4 p.m. - 7 p.m., dinner
from 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.,
and entertainment from “The
Answer” and dancing from 6
p.m. - 10 p.m.
Pre-sale tickets are on sale
now at the Chamber office,
Golden State Water Company, City Hall and the Senior
Center. Tickets are only $4
for children 3 to 12, $5 for seniors and $6 for adults. Same
day tickets will be available
at the event for $1 more per
ticket.
Volunteers are always
needed to ensure the success of this event. Everything
from food servers, ticket takers, drink and cake servers
are needed. You might even
be volunteering with the
Mayor or the City Manager.
Take advantage of one of
the many opportunities available to promote your business
and support a fun-filled community event by becoming a
sponsor or signing up to have
a business booth at the event.
The following opportunities
are available: BBQ Platinum Sponsor $1,000.00; BBQ
Gold Sponsor $700.00; BBQ
Silver Sponsor $400.00; BBQ
Bronze Sponsor $100.00; and
or get a BBQ Business Booth
Display $125.00 (Chamber
Member Price).
Early sponsors include
San Dimas Community Hospital, Waste Management,
Golden State Water Company and Sanders Lock and
Key, and Sanders Towing for
helping sponsor this event.
Please take a moment to call
the Chamber office at 909592-3818 and ask how you
can participate at this year’s
Birthday BBQ celebration.
special fundraising event featuring KNBC4 Weatherman
Fritz Coleman and the Bornstein Experiment. The event
helped raise $10,000 for the
H.E.R.O.E.S. Veteran’s Monument Project. Those who
were there are still talking
about the great time they had,
and those that didn’t attend,
wish they had.
This year’s plans are underway to hold another great
event that will bring comedy, magic, and the sounds
of a “Big band” to the Stanley Plummer Building in San
Dimas. Scheduled for Saturday, July 13 2013, from 6:00
to 10:30 PM, a comedian, a
magic show, and the Gem
City Jazz Cats’ Big Band” will
be performing. The evening
complimentary hors d’ oeuvres (beer, wine, soda, and
water will be available for
purchase) and the show will
start at 7:00 PM.
The Gem City Jazz Cats
of Monrovia perform the big
band hits of yester-years,
including jazz, blues, swing,
and standards, so be sure
to mark your calendar for
July 13th so you can come
out to enjoy great entertainment and dancing with the
sounds of the Gem City Jazz
Cats.
The sponsors of this event
include The City of San Dimas, San Dimas Community
News, Sams Club, the Los
Angeles International Wine
Competition – Fairplex, Olive Garden, and HomeTown
Rentals.
Air Force Flag Presentation
From left to right, Robbie Brady, San Dimas HEROES, Theresa
Contreras of L & G Enterprises, Anita Kelly of San Dimas HEROES.
Theresa Contreras, owner of L & G Enterprises in San Dimas, was
recently presented with the first Air Force flag flown at the Veterans
Monument at Freedom Park. Contreras and her company has been a
big supported of the HEROES Project and the sponsor of the Air Force
flagpole at the monument.
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San Dimas Community News
July 2013
Ways to Keep the Family
Entertained During Summer
Road Trips
With summer travel season
upon us, families across the country are taking to the open road for
family road trips. But while the
destination always leads to excitement, oftentimes the long car ride
can be a drag.
Instead of listening to hours of
“Are we there yet?” from the kids,
there are ways to keep them -- and
parents -- entertained while on
the highway.
Try using these four tips to add
some fun to long summer vacation
car rides:
SurprisesOne way to combat
boredom in travel-weary children
is to pack surprises for the kids.
Just as you notice children’s restlessness reaching peak levels,
break out a surprise to assuage
their monotony.
The surprises don’t have to be
big -- maybe a new book, a favorite
snack or a small toy -- but it will
do the trick of keeping them occupied.
Terry Charles Levotch, 70,
of San Dimas died Sunday
June 23rd, 2013 surrounded
by family.
for the family to bond during the
journey!
Gadgets
Sometimes the best way to stay
entertained in the car is to bring
along some comforts of home.
Watching movies and TV shows
on tablets are increasingly popular options for travel entertainment, but sometimes there isn’t
Internet connection or enough
storage on your device.
However, new technology now
can let you pack all those favorite
family movies and music for the
ride and the hotel. For example,
the HP Pocket Playlist can store
32 GB of content that you can
stream to your smartphone, Slate
7 or any other Android or iOS
device. You can stream video to
three devices at once, or audio to
five. So Mom can watch her reality show, grandma can listen to
music, and the kids can watch
cartoons all at the same time. For
more information on technology
that’s great for summer travel,
visit www.hp.com.
Easy Listening
Sometimes the perfect playlist
can make a long drive fly by with
a sing-along. Prepare a playlist
the whole family will enjoy by letting each person in the car select
Classic Travel Games
a few favorite songs. Audio books
No long car ride with the fam- are another great way to pass the
ily is complete without playing a time; everyone can get immersed
few classic travel games. Games in the story together and then dislike I Spy, Name That Tune and cuss it when it’s done.
the License Plate Game will help
Long car trips don’t have to be
pass the time and keep children a bore. With some easy tips and
and you engaged during the trip. tricks, the journey can be just as
Car games are also a great way fun as the destination.
High School Students
‘REACH’ing for Their Dreams
Local high school students are
set to “REACH” their potential
this summer at the University of
La Verne’s annual business summer camp June 9-June 28, 2013.
La Verne’s College of Business
& Public Management hosted the
annual REACH camp, directed
by Professor of Management Dr.
Issam Ghazzawi, for more than
60 underserved Pomona, Chaffey,
Covina and Rialto high school
students with an interest in busi-
Terry C Levotch
1942-2013
ness. All of the participants were
students who were identified as
at risk of not pursuing higher education and who would be the first
in their families to attend college.
Classes were taught by College of
Business & Public Management
professors who volunteered their
time.
“The camp was a wonderful
opportunity for high school students to gain exposure to college
life, while being introduced to sev-
He was born in Camden,
NJ October 29, 1942. Son of the
late Wladimir and Lillian Levotch. He graduated from Pomona high school in 1960.
He was married to his high
school sweetheart, Julia Jean
Levotch, in 1960 until her
passing in June of 2004.
He was a distinguished
State Farm insurance agent
in San Dimas for over 45
years, and a member of The
Masons and Shriners in good
standing.
Terry is survived by his
sister Kathy Goodell, his 4
daughters Linda Calhoun,
Lori Levotch, Teresa Miles,
Michelle Levotch, his 7 grandchildren Michael, Jennifer,
Jason, Daniel, Alex, Jesse, and
Jonathon and companion of 6
years Shawna Whallon.
Family and friends will
gather to celebrate his life at
2:00 p.m., June 30, 2013. In lieu
of flowers the family is requesting donations be sent to his favorite charity shrinershospitalsforchildren.org.
eral topics in the field of business,”
Assistant Professor of Education
and La Verne City Councilmember Dr. Donna Redman said. “It
taught the students how to work
collaboratively and taught them
academic discipline, rigor and fun
– all things they will experience if
they attend college. They also had
the experience of living on a college campus for three weeks.”
Students in the program reContinued page 17
July 2013
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126 Students Domestic Violence Does Not
Graduate the Discriminate Based on Our Social,
Sheriff’s Vital Cultural, or Economic Background
There is a great need in our members to learn how to propIntervention
community to raise awareness erly respond to domestic violence
about domestic violence, and the cases because it is a fact that 1 in 4
& Directional
fear that many women face when women will be a victim of intimate
reporting these types of cases to partner violence throughout their
their employers, public service lifetime. That means that domesAlternatives
agencies, family and friends. tic violence is an issue that affects
There is still a great amount of each and every one of us, and it
Program
stigma surrounding these cases in does not discriminate based on
Assistant Sheriff Rhambo to
Presided over graduation ceremony of 126 Students from the
Sheriff’s Vital Intervention and
Directional Alternatives (VIDA)
Program . The 16-week VIDA
Academy is designed to assist
“at-risk” youths with positive
behavior redirection. The VIDA
Academy started in 1996 at East
Los Angeles Sheriff’s station in an
attempt to stop the generational
arrests and create an alternative
to juvenile incarcerations. Since
inception, VIDA has evolved into
a cognitive, behavior-based, redirectional program designed for
families of at-risk youth between
the ages of 11 and 17½, and has
served approximately 10,000
families while becoming a significant resource for redirecting juvenile delinquency in Los Angeles
County.
Overseen by law enforcement
personnel, VIDA curriculum focuses on healthy living, academic
and vocational achievement, truancy reduction, increased literacy,
workforce preparation, improved
parental relationships, and substance abuse prevention. VIDA
works closely with the Probation Department, juvenile courts,
various school districts, the Department of Children and Family Services, and a wide range of
community-based organizations
to increase accountability, provide
needed services, and address risk
factors that increase the likelihood
of delinquency. The program requires youth to attend 160 hours
of training and educational courses, while their parents attend 32
hours of parenting classes.
VIDA is currently offered at
Sheriff’s Station areas of Lancaster, Palmdale, Santa Clarita,
Altadena, Temple, East Los Angeles, Century, South Los Angeles
and Lakewood. For more information on the VIDA Program, go to
www.vida.la.
our community, and many times
victims find themselves lacking
the support they need from colleagues, friends and other community members.
A recent story in the news
brought attention to the fact that
the fear that many women face
of losing their jobs and enduring
a lack of support when reporting domestic violence, is a problem that is very real. The story
I am referring to is that of Carie
Charlesworth, a teacher at Holy
Trinity Catholic School in San Diego who was fired for being a victim of domestic violence after her
ex-husband appeared on campus
and the school had to be put on
lockdown. Following the incident,
Charlesworth and her 4 children
were placed on an indefinite leave
from the school. Three months later Charlesworth received another
letter from the school informing
her that she was fired, and would
not be allowed to teach at any
other Diocesan school because the
families of children attending the
school viewed her presence as a
threat and liability to their safety.
What is unique about Charlesworth’s case is that she not only
lacks the support of her employer,
but also that of her faith-based
community which is often a
source of hope for many people.
The stance taken by Holy Trinity
Catholic School and the families
attending the school demonstrate
the lack of understanding that exists in the workplace and in the
community about domestic violence. In the Charlesworth case,
school officials and her peers have
held her accountable for actions
that her ex-husband is solely responsible for, and have treated
her as a threat and liability. When
we choose to ignore or blame victims of domestic violence when
they ask for help, we as a community only discourage victims from
speaking up and seeking further
help.
It is important for community
our social, cultural, or economic
background. We can help women
in our community to overcome
this obstacle in their lives by acknowledging the problem, providing them with a safe environment
to speak out and ask for help, and
offering them the resources and
support necessary to break the
cycle.
Although it can be difficult to
address the issue of domestic violence, there are many resources
for families affected by domestic
violence. Organizations such as
House of Ruth exist to support
families affected by domestic
violence, as well as to train and
educate members of the community so that they can be a valuable
source of comfort and support to
families affected by this tragedy.
Sue Aebischer
Executive Director
House of Ruth
P.O. Box 459
Claremont, CA 91711
saebischer@houseofruthinc.org
(909)868-8006
About Sue Aebischer
Sue Aebischer is the Executive
Director for House of Ruth. She
has worked in the domestic violence field for over 35 years, including serving as one of the founders
of the YWCA WINGS Shelter in
West Covina. Sue is also an experienced nonprofit leader. She has
provided professional training on
various critical domestic violence
issues, including teen relationship
violence, child custody, confidentiality, compassion fatigue and secondary trauma. In addition, Sue
is also involved at the local and
statewide levels with advocacy
on behalf of battered women and
children. She is an active member of the Los Angeles County
Domestic Violence Council, the
San Bernardino County Domestic
Violence Shelter Coalition and the
California Partnership to End Domestic Violence.
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Library Highlights
San Dimas Library
July 2013
BOOK
PARTY Book Club
SEN. LIU
In July we discussed Harper Lee’s classic, To Kill a Mockingbird.
Stimulating conversation and delicious refreshments. The BOOK PARVISITS LOCAL
TY is held the First Wednesday of each month at 10:00 a.m. ! FREE!
It is held at the San Dimas Senior Center, 201 E. Bonita Ave., in San
Dimas. Copies of the books are available for checkout at the San Dimas ORGANIZATION
Library.
AND
THIRD
THURSDAY Book Club LANDMARK
Thursday, July 18th, at 6:30 p.m. Join our Thursday evening
SAN DIMAS — On Friday,
County of Los Angeles Public Library
145 N. Walnut Avenue, San Dimas, CA, 91773
Telephone (909) 599-6738
Tuesday-Thursday 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Friday-Saturday 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Library Website http://www.colapublib.org/libs/sandimas/
The following programs are held in the San Dimas Library Meeting book club! We are reading books about travel to times past! Our July
Room, UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED in the listing
book is Time and Again, by Jack Finney. All are welcome! Books are
available for check out at the San Dimas Library.
For more information, please contact the San Dimas Library at
(909) 599-6738. All Library programs are FREE!
THE KIDS’ CORNER
READ AND PLAY STORYTIME!
Friday, June 5th, July 12th, July 19th and July 26th, at 10:30
a.m. For this program toddlers and preschoolers will listen to stories,
learn fingerplays and sing songs AND have a period for play and social
interaction. Join this fun NEW take on Storytime!
ALL AGES ART ACTIVITY!
Friday, June 5th, July 12th, July 19th and July 26th, at 3:00
p.m. Every Friday afternoon at 3:00 p.m. join us for art activities! These
art programs are designed with the Summer Reading Program theme
in mind and are a tasty treat for all! All supplies will be provided!
“READING IS SOOOO DELICIOUS!”
SUMMER READING PROGRAM!
Sign up at summerreadingLA.org or at the San Dimas Library!
FOR KIDS
Wednesday, July 3rd, at 3:00 p.m. David Cousin, comedic juggler!
This high energy show is fun for all! This program will be held in the
Community Building.
Wednesday, July 10th, at 3:00 p.m. Annie Banannie’s Reading
Adventure Balloon Show! Using twisted balloon costumes and props
Annie Banannie invites the kids to help her tell stories and act them
out! This program will be held in the Community Building.
Saturday, July 13th, at 3:00 p.m. David Boatman, cartoonist!
Learn how to draw your favorite “Captain Underpants” characters! Get
your name exchanged at the door! This program will be held in the Library Meeting Room.
Wednesday, July 17th, at 3:00 p.m. One World Rhythm Drumming and more for everyone! This program will be held in the Community Building.
Wednesday July 24, at 3:00 p.m. David Skale Magician! This high
energy magic show is full of audience participation and amazing illusions! This program will be held in the Community Building.
Wednesday, July 31, at 3:00 p.m. Richard Woloski’s Puppet Show!
Oh me! Oh my! What are the puppets up to now? Join Richard and his
friends and enjoy this great puppet show. This program will be held in
the Community Building.
FOR TEENS
Thursday, July 11th, at 3:00 p.m. Create a Canvas Workshop. Even
if you aren’t Picasso or Van Gogh, you can stop by and create an awesome
little canvas with paint and tape! Curious? Come to this workshop!
Thursday, July 18th, at 3:00 p.m. Recipe Card Workshop: Delicious! Cooking is an important skill for everyone, and half the battle is
having good recipes! Everyone will leave this workshop with an artistic,
and, more important, yummy collection of recipes!
Thursday, July 25th, at 3:00 p.m. Artist Trading Cards. We will
be making ATCs with our in-house ATC master again this summer! We
are excited to see what you create this year!
Saturday, July 27th, at 3:00 p.m. Sushi Demonstration! Come
and learn tips and tricks from Chef Andy Matsuda from the Sushi Chef
Institute. He will share his years of experience, knowledge and skill in
the art of sushi BOARD GAME AFTERNOONS ARE BACK!
Saturday, July 6th, at 3:00 p.m. Join us to play a variety of board
games. Come with your friends and make new ones! All ages are welcome!
JOIN FRIENDS OF SAN DIMAS
LIBRARY!
The San Dimas Friends of the Library offers support for library programs, activities, and purchase of materials. Meetings are usually held
on the third Tuesday of every month in the Library Meeting Room at
9:30 a.m. All meetings are open to the public and we welcome you to attend! Friends are always in need of volunteers to help sort books for our
ongoing lobby sale and special book sales.
LIKE US ON FACEBOOK! www.facebook.com/sandimaslibrary
Athletic Training Around the
Globe with the World University
Games
Paul Alvarez received his first
invitation to the 2009 World
University Games (Universiade)
in Belgrade, Serbia, represented the United States in Shenzhen, China, in 2011 and will
soon make his third trip to the
Games, in Kazan, Russia.
Four years ago, Alvarez, Director of the University of La
Verne’s Athletic Training Education Program was in the right
place at the right time when an
athletic training colleague asked
him if he had any plans for the
summer. Alvarez was then offered the opportunity to travel
with the U.S. team to the Universiade, sponsored by the International University Sports Federation (FISU). After checking
with his family, he agreed and
set off for Belgrade.
He has now been invited to
attend the 2013 Universiade in
Kazan, Russia, from July 6-16,
where he will be an assistant
athletic trainer and part of the
delegation office staff for the
U.S. team.
“This is one of the most profound moments in my professional career,” Alvarez said.
The U.S. team will be led by
long-time Head of Delegation
Dr. Gary Cunningham, former
UCLA Basketball player under
Coach John Wooden, as well as
former UCLA Coach and Director of Athletics at both Fresno
State and UC Santa Barbara
before his retirement from collegiate athletics a few years ago.
The medical staff will be headed
by Dr. Ron Olson, Director of
Sports Medicine at Duke University, and the Head Athletic
Trainer is Leroy Heu, Head Athletic Trainer at UC Santa Barbara.
Approximately 450 studentathletes from the U.S. are set to
compete and there will be more
than 6,000 student athletes representing at least 170 nations.
The Universiade is an international sporting and cultural fes-
tival which is held in a different
city every two years. The FISU
motto, “Excellence in Mind and
Body” guides the summer Universiade, which includes student-athletes from around the
world in a celebration held by
the host city to show friendship
and sportsmanship.
“In terms of volume, after
the Olympics, this is the world’s
second-largest sporting event,”
Alvarez said.
Because of his experiences,
Alvarez is able to share with
others that they too can achieve
great heights as La Verne faculty, staff and students.
“When I tell people that I
have been to an event of this
magnitude, I am not trying to
boast but to show what is possible,” Alvarez said. “Who would
have thought someone from La
Verne would be acting as a representative of the United States
of America in an international
sporting event of this importance?”
For more information on the
U.S. team headed to Universiade visit http://www.wugusa.
com/summer-games/
May 31st, Senator Carol Liu paid
visits to two notable locations in
San Dimas.
The first was the McKinley
Children’s Center, an organization
dedicated to improving child and
student welfare. McKinley offers a
variety of services, from residential
care to a non-public school for special education.
After leading Senator Liu on
a tour of the facilities, McKinley
CEO Al Mason began a discussion
on poverty, its grim realities, and
the best ways to combat it. Senator
Liu noted that nonprofits combatting poverty throughout California
only address about 3% of the need
for aid within the state.
The small group spent the remainder of its time debating the
methods by which poverty can be
addressed most effectively within
California. The Senator looks forward to continuing this conversation with the McKinley Children’s
Center in the future.
After a morning tackling modern issues, Liu travelled to the
Walker House for a window into an
earlier time. City Manager Blaine
Michaelis treated the senator and
other key city officials to a guided
tour of the historical building.
Sitting down after the tour with
Mayor Curt Morris and other city
officials, the Senator expressed her
support for the City of San Dimas
in its efforts to preserve this wellkept piece of history.
After this meeting Margie
Green, Chairman of the Board of
the San Dimas Historical Society,
took Senator Liu upstairs to the
art gallery, where she ended her
visit to San Dimas surrounded by
art and history unique to the San
Dimas community.
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930,000 people in the 25th Senate
District, which includes Burbank,
Glendale, Sunland-Tujunga, Pasadena, La Cañada Flintridge, La
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San Marino, South Pasdena, Sierra Madre, Monrovia, Bradbury,
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From the San Dimas Historical Society
Colony,
Empire, Republic, State:The Many Governments of San Dimas
By Paul McClure
The territory of present-day
San Dimas has been Tongva dominion, a Spanish colony, both a
Mexican empire and republic, and
a U.S. state.
Emperors ruled the Mexican Empire—Mexico, Central
America, and originally Western America south of the Oregon
border—twice during the 19th
century. Emperor Iturbide ruled
from 1821 to 1823 and Emperor
Maximilian I from 1864 to 1867.
In fact, a Maximilian descendant
currently claims to be the rightful
Emperor of Mexico.
In 1821, the West Coast fell under the rule of the First Mexican
Empire. By the time the Second
Mexican Empire came into existence in 1864, California was no
longer part of Mexico; it had become a U.S. territory in 1848.
The forms of government include 1) Colony: Country or area
under the full political control of
another nation, typically a distant one, 2) Empire: Geographically dispersed countries ruled by
a monarch (king or queen) with
absolute power, and 3) Republic: Country ruled by individually
elected representatives, who serve
for fixed terms of office.
Here is the sequence:
Aztec Empire, until 1521
From the fourteenth century
until the Spanish conquest in
1521, the Aztecs ruled central
Mexico. The Tongva occupied the
Los Angeles basin, but no written
record describes their form of governance.
1822, in Mexico City and abdicated and fled to Italy on March 19,
1823. When he returned to Mexico hoping to regain his position as
emperor, he was executed.
United Mexican States, Republic, 1823-1864
In 1823, Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna led a rebellion that overthrew Iturbide and established
public, 1848In 1848, the Mexican American War ended with the Treaty of
Guadalupe Hidalgo that brought
California into the United States
of America.
However, back in Mexico in
1860, 10 years after California
joined the United States, Benito
Juarez became president of the
Mexican Republic and refused to
pay all foreign debts except those
owed to the United States. This
caused principal creditors Britain,
France, and Spain to invade Vera
Cruz in December 1861. Juarez
repaid most of the debts to Britain
and Spain so they went away, but
not France.
Empress Eugenie, Napoleon
Benito Jaurez, President of
Mexico 1858-1872
the United Mexican States.
In 1824, Guadalupe Victoria
became the first president of the
new country, a republican constitution was drafted, and years
of conflict followed between “the
liberales, supporters of a federal
form of government, and conservadores, who favored a hierarchical form of government.
United States of America, Re-
Maximilian I. Emperor of Mexico
1764 - 1867
Spanish Colony, 1521-1821
In 1521, Cortez defeated the
Aztecs and in 1535, Charles V of
Spain named Antonio de Mendoza viceroy of the Spanish colonies in the Americas.
First Mexican Empire, 18211823
In 1821, Agustin de Iturbide
marched into Mexico City, declared himself Emperor of the
First Mexican Empire.
The victory of Napoleon I of
France over Spain and Portugal
in the 1808 to 1814 Peninsular
(Iberian Peninsula) War so distracted and destabilized Spain
and Portugal that they lost control of their American colonies.
In 1808, Napoleon I, with some
clever intrigue, forced Charles
IV from the throne to make way
for Napoleon‘s brother, Joseph
Bonaparte, to be installed as King
of Spain. These events in Europe
opened the door for a Mexican independence movement.
The Mexican War of Independence lasted from 1810 to 1821,
when the Treaty of Cordoba was
signed. Rebel troops entered
Mexico City and General Agustin de Iturbide, seeing the likely
outcome, did a clever last-minute
switch of his allegiance from the
monarchists to the insurgents. He
was elected head of a provisional
junta government and assumed
the imperial power formerly held
by the Spanish crown. His emperor status was supposed to be temporary until a European monarch
could be found to rule Mexico.
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III’s wife, was determined to revive the Mexican monarchy and to
champion the emasculated Catholic Church in Mexico. The candidate for the throne chosen by Empress Eugenie was the Archduke
Ferdinand Maximilian, brother of
the Austrian Emperor. Aged 30
at the time, Maximilian was tall,
romantic, very elegant and liberal.
In other words quite the opposite
of his conservative and practical
brother Franz Josef.
Second Mexican Empire, 18641867
However in Mexico, in 1864,
Maximilian I became Emperor of a
second Mexican monarchy, known
as the Second Mexican Empire.
In May 1864, Maximilian I, accompanied by his consort Carlota
(daughter of King Leopold I of Belgium), became emperor of the Second Mexican Empire. He ruled for
three years until he was unable to
defend against the republicans. In
April 1867, Maximilian I was court
martialed and executed.
Carlota escaped back to Europe and lived another 60 years—
most of the time insane—until the
1920s.
Today a pretender to the Mexican throne resides in Australia.
Maximilian von Gotzen-Iturbide,
born in 1944, inherited his claim to
the title from his grandmother Maria Josepha Sophia de Iturbide, the
daughter of Salvador de Iturbide
y de Marzan who was adopted by
Maximilian I.
United Mexican States, Republic, 1867In 1867, Maximilian I was executed and Benito Juarez was
re-elected to his third term as
President of Mexico. Juarez, a
native-born Zapotec Indian from
Oaxaca, was the first full-blooded
indigenous Mexican to serve as
President of Mexico. Juarez, who
did not even speak Spanish until
his teens, served five terms during the turbulent years of 1858 to
1872.
He was a charismatic leader
and trailblazer in native rights and
justice. He resisted the French occupation, overthrew the Empire,
restored the Republic, and modernized Mexico.
Stages of Government
The Pomona Valley has evolved
through several waves of civilization—occupied by Tongva Indians, claimed by Spanish explorers, Christianized by Franciscan
Fathers, settled by Mexican rancheros, overrun by American gold
seekers and, later, sub-dividers.
Mexico transitioned from the
Aztec empire to a Spanish colony,
Mexican empire, Mexican republic,
(when the United States of America spun off as a republic), Mexican
empire again, and finally a Mexican republic for the second time.
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July 2013
News from the Bonita Unified School District
Superintendent’s Message
Dr. Gary Rapkin
The Gift of Reading
As educators and parents, one
of the great gifts we can provide
to our children and students is
the life-long love of reading. The
author Ursula K. LeGuin said it
well: “We read books to find out
who we are. What other people,
real or imaginary, do and think
and feel…is an essential guide to
our understanding of what we,
ourselves, are and may become.”
At all schools and at every
grade level throughout the Bonita Unified School District, reading is a high priority. Recognizing and encouraging students for
their reading accomplishments
is something that takes place on
Chaparral and VISTA High
Schools graduate 41 in deep
maroon, signifying unity
Photo 1: The Board of Education honored the District’s top elementary
and secondary school readers based on their performance on
Accelerated Reader tests.
an ongoing basis in classrooms
and libraries throughout the
School District.
At the June 12 Board of Education Meeting, the District’s
elementary school top readers were recognized for their
achievement in reading based on
multiple reading measures. The
top five elementary school readers district-wide are: 1) Sarah
Sandoval; 2) Amy Xin; 3) Jaidan
Woo; 4) Emma Kisaka; and 5)
Stefan Datwyler.
For several years, the District
has been working to increase
quality and quantity of student
reading. In addition to the Board
of Education’s recognition of top
readers, each school uses many
incentives and rewards to recognize the great work students are
doing.
As we continue our ongoing
focus to enhance students’ reading skills, as well as their love
for reading, the words of author
Roald Dahl are worth paying attention to: “I have a passion for
teaching kids to become readers, to become comfortable with
a book, not daunted. Books
shouldn’t be daunting, they
should be funny, exciting, and
wonderful; and learning to be
a reader gives a terrific advantage.”
Over 600 friends and family, the Board of Education,
and District Administration
celebrated 41 graduates from
Chaparral and VISTA High
Schools at their graduation ceremony in the Avalon Room at
the Pomona Fairplex, June 4,
2013. The graduates proudly
donned the new school color,
which combined Chaparral’s
blue with Vista’s red to make
a unified deep maroon cap and
gown, signifying the solidarity
and unity of purpose the two
schools share.
Principal Maureen Williams
Covey, recipient of the Academic achievement award for English, stated during his student
address, “I turned around and
faced forward, started looking
up instead of continuously looking down, and I finally realized
that life goes on.”
Chaparral High graduate
Krystal Petee, who was awarded both the Social Studies and
ROP academic achievement
awards, lauded the school’s
positive culture in her address.
“Chaparral gave us a chance to
get involved and make something of our own. Attending
Gary Rapkin
Superintendent
Saints Graduate in New Stadium
San Dimas High School
held its first graduation ceremony in the new stadium for
the Class of 2013 on Thursday,
June 6. Principal Michael Kelly
celebrated a host of student accomplishments in his speech.
• With 130 students going directly to a four-year university,
this class earned financial aid
and scholarships in excess of
$1.2 million.
• Haley Gear had perfect attendance for all four years of high
school. Eight other students had
perfect attendance for their senior year.
• The football team brought
home the Smudge Pot—the traditional trophy for the District
rivalry with Bonita High School.
• This class played their way
to CIF semi-final games in Football, Girls’ Soccer, and Baseball.
• Austin Garcia was the first
ever CIF Swim Champion from
SDHS. Austin has accepted a
Congressional Appointment to
the United States Air Force
Academy.
• Alyssa Martinez broke the
track record for the mile.
• Sarah Baiedi and Myles
Bridgewater-Jackman sang in
the All State Honor Choir.
Valedictorian Alyx Tunno
enhanced her speech with an
original composition and performance of a rap about the
Class of 2013. Her classmates
responded by dancing in the
aisles. Salutatorian Jerold Acdan noted that the ceremony
had gone global through a webcast that his grandparents in
Chaparral and VISTA high schools graduate 41 in their new unified
school color, deep maroon. Previously, Chap students walked in blue,
while VISTA students walked in red.
Isaiah Mancha, Kaeleigh Villarreal, Alyssa Mollinedo, and Ross
Fisher celebrate their graduation from San Dimas High School
Jasmine Castellanos is all smiles during the 2013 graduation
ceremony at San Dimas High School
the Philippines watched.
Principal Kelly closed his
speech with a quote from Vince
Lombardi: “It is time for us to
stand and cheer for the doer,
the achiever, the one who rec-
ognizes the challenge and does
something about it.”
Congratulations to the class
of 2013!
commended the graduates for
their resiliency and the staff for
their support. “Every diploma
from Chaparral and VISTA has
a story behind it. It tells of a student who overcame some kind
of obstacle to get back on track
to graduate, and the magic of a
staff who looked beyond the surface of our students and saw the
promise of success in each and
every face.”
VISTA High graduate Trevor
Chap brought us together like
a family.”
Student of the Year Kelly
Curiel, who also received the
San Dimas Senior Citizens’
Club Scholarship as well as the
Academic Achievement award
in Mathematics, knew she was
in good hands at Chaparral.
“I’m so glad I came to Chap.
These teachers literally held
our hands until we did things
the RIGHT way and got stuff
done.”
Achievement Awards and Scholarships
Computers: Joshua Hart
Journalism: Kayla-Rae Campbell
Adult Ed: William Waters
Literacy: Yahaira Martinez
Alternative Learning Center: Alejandra Martinez
Fine Arts: Stephanie Victoria
English: Cheyenne Robles and Trevor Covey
Social Studies: Tanner Duran and Krystal Petee
Math: Kelly Curiel
San Antonio ROP: Krystal Petee
Delta Kappa Gamma Society Citizenship Award: Joel Vera and
Lauren DeVito
La Verne-San Dimas Educational Foundation: Krystal Martinez,
Michelle Hammond, Tanner Duran, and Lauren De Vito
Bonita Unified Management Team Award: Cheyenne Robles and
Raya Anderson
San Dimas Senior Citizens Club Scholarship: Joel Vera, Ashley
Tomasso, and Kelly Curiel
Sarah Stewart Citizenship and Perseverance Award: Ashley
Tomasso
Perseverance Award / Student of the Year: Kelly Curiel
July 2013
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News from the Bonita Unified School District
District’s Employees of the Year Graduates
Ruth Luevand, Patty Fletch- count on her as one who genuinely
er, and Maureen Williams were cares for them. Principal Patrick Represent
named Bonita Unified School Dis- McKee writes, “Even when the
trict’s Employees of the Year for papers are piling and the phone
2012-2013, and were honored at a is ringing in her ear, Patty can be BUSD at Top
reception in May.
seen giving hugs and high fives,
As one of San Dimas High bandaging an injured child, and Universities
School’s most beloved teachers, providing a level of customer serRuth Luevand was named Certificated Employee of the Year for
her success with students in the
sciences. Principal Michael Kelly
writes, “She puts forth a ‘Mad Scientist’ demeanor that gets kids excited about Chemistry. Her class
is not an easy one, but students
feel successful.” Luevand is a leader among the faculty, promoting
instructional growth, making connections with elementary school
students through the “Science
Road Show,” and serving her colleagues through the Bonita Unified Teachers Association.
La Verne Heights Elementary
School Secretary, Patty Fletcher,
was named the District’s Classified Employee of the Year. Fletcher is a consummate professional,
handling competing priorities
with ease. The students, families,
and staff of La Verne Heights
vice that exceeds everyone’s expectations.”
Maureen Williams, Principal
of the Ed Jones Educational Center, was named the Management
Employee of the Year. Williams
has the respect of the District
for rejuvenating Chaparral and
VISTA High Schools, the two nontraditional high schools that make
up the Ed Jones Center. Williams
has boosted student morale by
creating a school library, incorporating athletics in the school’s programming, and integrating positive messages about the school to
students, staff, the District, and
the community at large. Williams’
nominator wrote, “She has demonstrated an uncanny ability to
reach the students at Chap and
VISTA to help them understand
the importance of getting an education.”
Lois Klein Appointed
Superintendent for Mammoth USD
Assistant Superintendent of
Education Lois Klein has been
selected as the new Superintendent of Mammoth Unified School
District. Klein has been a Bonita
Unified School District employee
since 1996, serving as Assistant
Principal, Principal, Senior Director, and most recently, Assistant
Superintendent, a position she
has held for the last six years.
Klein’s contract at Mammoth
Unified School District begins
July 1. “I am very excited for this
new challenge in my career and
will take all that I have learned
from the wonderful staff here in
Bonita with me.”
Klein and her husband have
a home in June Lake, CA, just
north of Mammoth, where they
plan to relocate permanently. “We
have been going to the Mammoth
area frequently for many years. I
enjoy everything that the beautiful Sierra Mountains offer—hiking, skiing, kayaking, and my
husband loves to fish.”
Klein reports that Mammoth
schools are a very important part
of their community just as the
schools are in San Dimas and La
Verne.
“Being in Bonita has helped me
to understand how important it is
for the community and the schools
to work closely together. One of
the aspirations of the Mammoth
Unified School District is to be ‘a
school district that is a magnet
to families seeking excellence in
education for their children in an
unparalleled natural setting.’ I
am excited to join their team, to
work alongside all the great folks
in Mammoth to accomplish excellence in education for each Mammoth student,” she said.
Summer School Programs
Underway
English Learners Summer School Program
For the first time, Bonita Unified is hosting a summer school
program specifically for students
identified as English Learners. Students in Kindergarten
through Eighth Grade are eligible to receive intensive English
language development support
based on need. Along with the
English Learner summer class for
students, the District is offering a
class for parents of those students.
Parents will learn strategies to
help support their student’s literacy development and homework
process. Parents will have the op-
tion of going into their student’s
classroom to practice the strategies they have learned.
School Age Care Summer
Program
School Age Care (SAC) is available for students in Kindergarten through Eighth Grade now
until Thursday, August 15, from
6:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday
through Friday. Students will
participate in arts and craft activities, indoor and outdoor games,
sports, and water play, carnivals,
and barbeques. Included in the
Students at Bonita High
School, San Dimas High School,
Chaparral High School, and
VISTA School collectively earned
over $5 million in financial aid
and scholarships. US News and
World Report and the Washington Post recently ranked both
San Dimas High School and Bonita High School as two of the best
high schools nationwide in part
because of their excellent college
prep qualities. The following is a
partial list of colleges and universities Bonita Unified graduates
will attend in the fall.
Arizona State
Azusa Pacific University
Biola University
Cal Poly Pomona
Cal State Chico
Cal State Fullerton
Cal State LA
Cal State Northridge
California Baptist University
California Lutheran University
Drexel University
Fresno State University
Georgetown University
Hofstra University
Louisiana State University
Loyola Marymount University
Northern Arizona University
Otis College of Art and Design
Pepperdine University
San Diego State University
Seattle Pacific University
Sonoma State University
St. John’s University
Stanford University
Stark State College
Texas Christian University
UC Davis
UC Berkeley
UC Riverside
UC San Diego
UC Santa Barbara
UCLA
United States Air Force Academy
University of Arizona
University of Hawaii, Manoa
University of La Verne
University of Maryland
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
University of North Texas
University of Oregon
University of San Diego
University of Southern California
Villanova University
price of weekly tuition are field
trips to: Jumping Jacks, Laser Island, Griffith Observatory, Scandia Amusement Center, Raging
Waters, Boomers, roller skating,
bowling, and weekly swimming at
the San Dimas Racquetball Club.
To register for School Age Care,
visit the District website at http://
do.bonita.k12.ca.us/.
Summer Reading Program
Elementary school libraries in
the Bonita Unified School District
will be open for the fourth summer in a row. Teachers have set
new Accelerated Reader goals for
each of their students to encour-
Bearcats Graduate 424
Millie Moro receives her diploma from Board of Education president
Chuck Coyne at Bonita High School’s graduation in May.
Bonita High School celebrated
the Class of 2013 at a graduation
ceremony, Wednesday June 5,
2013 at the Glenn Davis Stadium.
Families, District staff, former
teachers, and Bonita High School
administrators gathered to honor
the 424 graduates.
The class boasts two valedictorians. Natalie Gordon will be
attending John Muir College at
University of California, San Diego majoring in Political Science.
She was a member of the California Scholarship Federation, the
National Honors Society, and AP
Scholar Distinction. Troy Prejusa
will be attending UC San Diego to
major in aerospace engineering.
He received awards for the Hacienda 5, Hacienda All-League Academia, National Lexicon Award,
AP Scholar with Distinction and
Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership
Finalist.
Salutatorian Holly Senebandith will be attending Bryn Mawr
College and majoring in Biology.
She received awards such as Bonita Booster Bearcat Award, AP
Scholar Distinction, Hacienda
All-League Academia, and Schol-
ar Athlete (Track/Field & Field
Hockey).
The ceremony included musical performances by the Bonita
Symphonic Band,
Isabelle Caigoy who sang the
National Anthem, Lucas Del Toro
and Caitlin McHugh who sang
“Somewhere Over the Rainbow,”
Brandt Davis and Wyatt Deane
who sang “Home,” and Senior
Choir Members who sang the
school’s Alma Mater.
As a tradition, seniors are allowed to invite teachers from
middle or elementary school to be
honorary guests. Nearly 100 students invited influential teachers.
Nicole Brown invited Mrs. Riday
from Oak Mesa School because
“Mrs. Riday was very good role
model for me, and she is the reason I want to become a teacher.”
Alex Brod invited Mrs. Harris
from Grace Miller School. Alex
said, “Mrs. Harris had a significant impact on my life. She helped
me distinguish between right
and wrong and always gave me
a sense of value. She consistently
pushed me to do my best and to
never give up.”
Isabelle St. Ives addresses her classmates at the commencement
ceremony for the Bonita High School Class of 2013.
age them to continue to read over
the summer.
At least one District elementary school library is open each day
of the week. Students, along with
parents, can check out books from
any of the libraries, read together
in the library, and take Accelerated Reader tests.
“Each year, the summer library program has shown an increase in the parent and student
participation,” Senior Director of
Elementary Education Nanette
Hall said. “We plan on keeping
that trend growing because we
see the benefits each fall when we
return to school to find students
who have grown as readers. It’s a
welcome alternative to the backtracking that can occur if students
don’t keep their skills fresh.”
Parents can track student
progress year around by creating an account with Accelerated
Reader’s Home Connect through
the District’s website. Once registered, the system will send parents an email every time their student takes an Accelerated Reader
test.
“Home Connect provides a
great way for moms and dads to
celebrate their child’s success and
to know what they are reading,”
Hall said.
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July 2013
San Dimas Corral of Westerners SAN DIMAS SENIOR ADVENTURES
By Jay Pace
August Meeting
First of all I want to thank TZU swings/etc., sandbox and then to came over to the Senior Center
The San Dimas Corral of Westerners is stepping out at the annual
Fandango. Each year we move our
meeting to a local historical site as
both an outing and an opportunity
to experience local history. This
year we will be meeting at the historic Pomona Ebell Museum of History on Wednesday, August 7, 2013
starting at 6:00 pm.
This meeting will be a rather
historic event as well as something
of an experiment in that we will be
meeting jointly with the Old Spanish Trail Association; California
members (though OSTA members
from all states are invited) will meet
to hear Jack Prichett, president of
environments across the Southwest. Here’s your chance to hear an
insider’s account from a major participant in the battle.
The Pomona Ebell Club was
organized in 1897; their building
was dedicated in 1910, moved from
Pearl and Garey to its present location at Holt and Caswell in 1922,
and a 300 seat auditorium/ballroom
added in 1924. The Pomona Museum of History will be open—it’s in
adjacent rooms—for browsing.
The Invitation
Anyone with an interest in local or western history is invited
join us on Wednesday, August 7th.
The cost is $21, ($26 for non members) which includes the socializing,
speaker, and dinner will be held
at the Pomona Ebell Museum of
History, 585 East Holt Avenue, Pomona, 91767, beginning at 6 p.m.
Seating is limited and reservations
are accepted on a first-come-firstserved basis.
For information or reservations
please contact Vera Hoover at 909593-1585 no later than Saturday
August 3, 2013.
CHI Foundation for coming out
and giving a fantastic presentation. They also brought out their
monthly magazine for each of us.
Stephanie is the person that the
board members were introduced
to and since then I have been in
contact with her. She promised
that she and the other volunteers
[who were there] would also return in Oct. or Nov. to talk to us
about Natural Cleaning Recipes to keep our home clean and
fresh.
Also, Andie Squires who is an
outreach specialist for Calif. Telephone Access Program came out
and talked to seniors about free
phones on the third week in June.
There are about five seniors interested in receiving free phones. If
you are also interested please let
Erica know so we can set up a day
for Andie to come out with equipment to test you if you qualify.
We will have the Melodeers
sing July 2’. Our usual Monthly
meeting will be held July 9th This
past month Cindy told us that
there are now 108 members. We
talked about our next free bus
trip. Do you have any suggestions
where you’d like to go on that bus
trip? We voted on sending the San
Dimas Nature Center $100.00.
Have you ever gone to the center?
Where is it located you asked. . .
I’m glad you asked... .Go [north) on
the San Dimas Canyon Rd. past
Foothill to the San Dimas Canyon
Rd. Park. If you take your grandchildren/great-grandchildren to
the park they will probably show
you where it is.. .if not, go almost
to the sandbox and look up the
hill where the steps are near the
restrooms. Follow the steps and
you’re there. BUT, if you’re like
me with my great-grandkids, they
will make a short detour to the
the Center. Fun day out...
John Roldan will be coming
from CPUC { State of California
Public Utilities Commission Outreach] on July 16th Bring your
questions. Someone I know
wants to know how to take care
of Scam phone calls. What would
you like to know? Teresa Cardenas will be talking about HealthCare Partners July 23rd. Don’t
forget BINGO the LAST TUESDAY of the month. It only cost
50 cents a card, Some play four
cards...
August 6th Margaret, Debbie
and Mo from Chaparral/Vista
will be singing for us. They are so
much fun in person so I can just
imagine what songs they will sing.
They also will be singing hymns.
We will have our usual club meeting on the 13th. Cindy who is our
membership chair will be talking
to us about Alzheimer August
20th. By the raised hands there
are many people interested. We
always have BINGO the LAST
TUESDAY of the month.
When you come in Liz marks
your name down to indicate that
you were there for the meeting
and collects 25 cents. If your name
is marked down 20 or more meetings than you get half off of the
December luncheon price. Also,
free coffee is provided.
At lunch time there is a can for
the coffee. THE CAN SAYS 25
CENTS FOR COFFEE. There
are many times when the
pot is empty and the can is
almost empty... PLEASE...IF
YOU TAKE A CUP OF COFFEE
COULD YOU ALSO DROP iN
A QUARTER FOR THE COFFEE. WHERE ELSE CAN YOU
GET A CUP OF COFFEE FOR A
QUARTER???
Last year the BINGO people
for a year because of re-doing the
Plummer Building and this year
we had to go over to the Plummer
Building for about a month due to
re-doing the lunch room and kitchen. Now here goes.. .say what you
mean Jay but don’t say it mean..
.PHEW’ Carol, I wouldn’t want
your job. We had our Tuesday
meetings from 9:30 to 10:30. One
of our 90-year-old members was
almost knocked down as she was
leaving the room. The first week
people were coming in talking
and moving things during our
meeting knowing they weren’t to
come in until we were out. Carol
and Erica both told them to wait.
Don’t know what the rush was
since all BINGO players don’t
start playing until 12:15. They
can’t get their cards until 10:30
out in the hail. Phew. . . we are
sooooo glad we are out of there
and back to our serene lunchroom. THANKS TO ALL Who
GAVE US RESPECT.. .to those
of you who didn’t. . .we thank you
too! We remember that year when
we had to use long tables and had
to leave right after lunch for the
BINGO players.
Singh, thank you so much
for bringing in ALL the BINGO prizes to celebrate your
late fathers birthday one
week. Singh. also had a special
bag [ribbon on chair] YAHOO,
which I won.. and for the life of
me don’t know when the ribbon
was put there because it wasn’t
there when I sat down. By the
time you read this, talking about
BINGO, there will be a decision
made concerning Thursday lunch
BINGO. As I mentioned in last article we want to continue BINGO
and need to make some decisions
about the prizes. Talk to you next
month. . . Jay
Citrus College Reinstates Its Nursing Assistant
Program, Hosts Information Session on July 10
Citrus College will again offer
its eight-week Nursing Assistant
Program during Fall Semester
2013. Classes begin Tuesday, August 27, 2013.
Nursing Assistant Program
classes will meet Tuesdays,
Wednesdays, and Thursdays from
7 a.m. to 2 p.m. The program prepares students to sit for the state
competency examination, which
the Tecopa chapter.
Jack’s presentation—The Old
Spanish Trail: There Yesterday,
Gone Tomorrow?—will discuss
how to balance trail history and
preservation with the need for renewable energy, as those issues
played out in BrightSource Energy’s application to build the Hidden Hills solar energy plant. Jack
spearheaded OSTA’s participation
as an Intervenor before the California Energy Commission between
2011 and 2013. The proposed plant
would destroy segments of the Old
Spanish Trail and the 19th Century
Mormon Road in Inyo County near
the Nevada border.
In April, BrightSource announced that it was suspending its
application to build the plant. While
BrightSource may reactivate the
application, the case sheds important light on the challenges facing
the Old Spanish Trail and desert
is required for licensure as well
as employment as an entry-level
caregiver in a long-term care facility. Students will learn the basic
practices of safe and proper nursing care delivery to patients who
are elderly, ill or infirmed.
Persons who are interested
in enrolling in the Nursing Assistant Program must first apply
for admission to Citrus College.
To apply, visit www.citruscollege.
edu and go to the “Admissions,
Registration, and Records” section
accessible from the home page.
Fall semester registration begins
Tuesday, July 23 for continuing Citrus College students and
Wednesday, July 31 for new and
returning students.
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A.K. Patel Chosen Citizen of the Year
(Community Emergency Response
Team), current Board member and
1st Vice President/Chair Elect for
McKinley Children’s Center. He is
also a strong supporter of the “Success for Teen” program which is
promoted at San Dimas High School
and Canyon View School of McKinley Children’s Center.
Ashwin (A.K.) Patel
On Thursday, July 11, 2013, A.K.
Patel will be honored as the 2013
Citizen of the Year at the Community Awards & Installation Dinner
Banquet at the Via Verde Country
Club.
Ashwin K. Patel was born and
raised in India moving to Canada
in 1975 to continue his education.
In 1980, A.K. went back to India
and married his sweet, lovely wife
Deepika (Dee) and continued life
in Toronto, Canada for three more
years before moving to Los Angeles
in 1983 and purchasing Flowers of
San Dimas on Bonita Ave. For twenty five years, A.K. continued his successful business and actually moved
his home to the San Dimas Community in 1991 where he raised his
children Sonia, Krishna and Ronak.
After selling his business, A.K.
has been actively working professionally in property management
and passionately volunteering in
the San Dimas community, working
closely with children. He has been
the Chairman of the Board for the
San Dimas Chamber of Commerce
in 2004/2005, an exemplary volunteer with the Youth & Family Coalition, a current member of C.E.R.T.
Cheryl Panzer recalls the memorable moment when she met A.K.
for the first time, not in San Dimas
but on vacation in Hawaii, trying to
sell her a rubber duck for the famous
McKinley Children’s Center Rubber
Duck Race. That’s how devoted and
passionate A.K. is to his cause, even
when on vacation.
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July 2013
DINING AND EN
Cal Phil Is On The Fast Track With A Spectacular
Casa Colina 75th Anniversary
Star-Studded 17th Summer Season At Santa Anita Gala Raises $450K
Proceeds Benefit Casa Colina’s Free Care Fund and
Race Track
Wounded Warrior Fund
Breaking News: Dancing With The Stars 2013 Mirror Ball Trophy Winner Derek Hough Tapped
As Sizzling Special Guest For Third Concert Of Series -- Dance Fever On Saturday July 27, 2013!
Arcadia – Summertime is
Cal Phil time—and if it’s Cal
Phil, it is guaranteed to be
more than a concert, it’s an unforgettable experience!
Cal Phil’s revered Maestro
Victor Vener and his world
class orchestra are tuning up
for another highly-anticipated
season of top tier live music
and original programs, every
other Saturday evening, at
Santa Anita Race Track.
The acclaimed must-go-to
Cal Phil Festival on the Green
outdoor concert series, presented by Westfield Santa Anita, is
an even greater experience this
summer with fun-filled family
friendly evenings of activities,
gourmet food and the best live
entertainment in the San Gabriel Valley.
The fabulous 2013 summer
season kicked off with Beatles,
Beethoven & Beach Boys.
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Meets Puccini for the season’s
second concert, Saturday, July
13, 2013. Singers Lori Stinson,
Christopher Campbell and Cedric Berry, along with the Cal
Phil Chorale, who are prepared
by Chorus Maestra Marya Basarba, lend their impeccable
voices to such acclaimed musical masterpieces as Phantom of
the Opera, La Boheme, Evita,
Sunset Blvd. and Tosca, as well
as Nessun Dorma from Turandot.
On Saturday, July 27, 2013,
Cal Phil concert-goers will
want to break out their best
dancing shoes for Dance Fever. Dancing With The Stars
sensation Derek Hough, fresh
off the heels of his most recent
Mirror Ball Trophy victory,
takes center stage with the
orchestra during a fun-fueled
line-up of songs including tributes to Elvis, Abba and Michael
Jackson. More surprises are on
tap for the don’t-miss program
that also includes Dance of the
Seven Veils, Romeo andJuliet,
Derek Hough
Hava Nagila and Ritual Fire
Dance.
Rodgers,
Hammerstein
and Gershwin are on the
bill for Saturday, August 10,
2013. The acclaimed orchestra
is joined by in-demand special
guests, sensational Broadway
stars Kim Huber and James
Barbour and mesmerizing pianist Bryan Pezzone. The spectacular San Gabriel Mountains
will come alive with the sound
of sensational music including
highlights from such classics as
Oklahoma!, Sound Of Music,
South Pacific and Carousel, as
well as performances of Gershwin’s Rhapsody In Blue and An
American in Paris.
Cal Phil delivers an incomparable season finale with Les
Miz and Bernstein on Saturday August 24, 2013. Singers Randal Keith and Melissa
Lyons, stars of Les Misérables
on Broadway and the National
Tour, join Cal Phil and the Cal
Phil Chorale in an enthralling season finale that features
powerful performances from
selections of Les Miz and Candide as well as On The Town
and Symphonic Dances from
West Side Story.
“We are excited about our
17th season of Cal Phil’s Festival on the Green,” said Vener.
“What a fantastic partnership
we have—and a summer of
original programming with
phenomenal special guests
to match! Santa Anita Race
Track is Southern California’s premiere outdoor concert
venue and we look forward
to sharing the unique experience that our partnership affords with old and new fans for
many many years to come.”
Gates open at 5:30 p.m. for
pre-concert dining, plus live
jazz, a host of pre-concert family friendly activities and gourmet dining options including a
full bar. Concerts begin at 7:30
p.m. Table and lawn seating on the plush green grass
of Santa Anita Race Track’s
infield concert lawn are available, complete with the area’s
best unobstructed view of the
beautiful San Gabriel Mountains.
For those who can’t attend
Cal Phil’s Saturday concerts,
Sunday matinees at the incomparable
Walt
Disney
Concert Hall are the perfect
option. Celebrating its 10th
anniversary at Los Angeles’
premier music venue, Cal Phil
at Walt Disney Concert Hall
Sunday performances start at
2:00 p.m, with the standing
room only pre-concert Talks
with the Maestro beginning at
1:00 p.m.
To purchase tickets for Festival on the Green at Santa
Anita Race Track, call 62-.3008200 or visit www.calphil.org.
Tickets for Cal Phil at Walt
Disney Concert Hall are available for purchase through
Ticketmaster at 800-745-3000
or online at www.ticketmaster.com.
Pomona — To help celebrate
its storied history of hope and
healing, Casa Colina and its
nearly 700 attendees welcomed
Joan Lunden, a well-known
journalist,
entrepreneur,
health and wellness advocate
and the former host of ABC’s
Good Morning America, as the
special guest host of its Casa
Colina 75th Anniversary Gala
on Saturday, June 1st at the
Sheraton Fairplex Conference
Center in Pomona. Proceeds
from the black tie gala raised
$450,000, which benefits Casa
Colina’s Free Care Fund and
Wounded Warrior Fund. Casa
Colina would like to express its
appreciation to all of its donors
and sponsors including Gold
Sponsor – SEI Investments.
“As a journalist and health
and wellness advocate, I am always drawn to and inspired by
remarkable stories of courage,
which is why I was honored to
host the Casa Colina 75th Anniversary Gala,” says Lunden.
“Casa Colina continues to help
countless numbers of people
afflicted with debilitating conditions and devastating injuries overcome impossible odds
to regain their independence.
This incredible event celebrated
Casa Colina’s commitment to
those in need and demonstrated
why it is the gold standard for
comprehensive rehabilitation
services.”
“We would like to thank
Joan Lunden and our generous donors and sponsors who
helped make this event such an
incredible success,” said Dr. Felice L. Loverso, President and
Chief Executive Officer of Casa
Colina. “What made this night
so memorable was being able
to share it with our remarkable patients. We are humbled
by their indomitable spirits and
amazing recoveries. This event
helps us to continue to provide
free care and develop the rehabilitation programs our community needs so that we can
celebrate the next 75 years.”
For more information about
Casa Colina Centers for Rehabilitation or to donate to the
Casa Colina Foundation, please
log on to www.casacolina.org or
e-mail foundation@casacolina.
org or call (909) 596-7733 Ext.
2209.
July 2013
NTERTAINMENT
THE CANDLELIGHT PAVILION PRESENTS “THE KING AND I”
WHAT:
“THE KING AND I”
WHO:
Music by Richard Rodgers with Book & Lyrics
Oscar Hammerstein II. Based on Anna and the King of
Siam by Margaret Landon. Directed by Neil Dale, Musical Direction by Doug Austin, with Choreography by
Simeon Den for the Candlelight Pavilion Dinner Theater.
WHERE:
Candlelight Pavilion, 455 W. Foothill Blvd.,
Claremont, CA 91711. Parking is available surrounding the
theater.
WHEN:
Though August 4th. Thursday-Saturday evenings
at 6 p.m. Sunday evenings at 5pm. Saturday and Sunday
matinees at 11 a.m.
PRICING: $53-$68. $25 for children 12 and under. Ticket
price includes meal, show and sales tax. Appetizers, desserts, beverages and waiter’s gratuity are additional within
the theater.
RESERVATIONS: (909)626-1254 ext. 1
ONLINE RESERVATIONS: www.candlelightpavilion.com
CLAREMONT, It is 1862 in
Siam when an English widow,
Anna Leonowens, and her young
son arrive at the Royal Palace in
Bangkok, having been summoned
Idyllwild Jazz in the Pines Celebrates its 20th Anniversary August 17 & 18 featuring Veteran
Grammy Award Winners, a 21Year Old American Idol Finalist
and Mile-High Festival Fan Favorites – #IdyllwildJazz13 is
The Place to be for Music Lovers
of All Ages!
(Idyllwild, CA – June 19, 2013)
Idyllwild Jazz in the Pines returns
to the arty town of Idyllwild Saturday, August 17 and Sunday, August 18 for the Festival’s 20th Anniversary. This first-rate musical
celebration continues to draw the
by the King to serve as tutor to his
many children and wives. With
both keeping a firm grip on their
respective traditions and values,
Anna and the King grow to under-
young – and the young at heart –
with an array of world-renowned
artists and jazzy newcomers to
the mile-high community in the
San Jacinto Mountains, just two
hours from Los Angeles.
Artist highlights this season
includes two-time GrammyAward winning vocalist and pianist Diane Schuur; the Harvey
Mason Chameleon Project led by
Grammy Award-nominated composure/percussionist Harvey Mason, featuring multiple Grammy
Award-nominated pianist/vocalist Patrice Rushen; first-class jazz
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stand and, eventually, respect one
another, in a truly unique love story. Familiar songs include, “Getting to Know You,” “I Whistle a
Happy Tune,” “Shall We Dance,”
and includes the ballet, “The
Small House of Uncle Thomas.”
The King and I was created
by Rodgers and Hammerstein in
1951. The musical is based off of
the novel Anna and the King of
Siam by Margaret Landon, who
based her novel off the memoirs of
Anna Leonowens; a governess for
the King of Siam in the 1860’s.
The musical was created by
Rodgers and Hammerstein as
their fifth musical, although the
story was not one that Rodgers and Hammerstein originally
wanted to create. It was not until
they saw the 1946 film that they
saw how the vignettes of Anna
Leonowens stories could be strung
together. Gertrude Lawrence originated the role of Anna alongside
Yul Brynner. Rex Harrison, who
starred in the 1946 film adaptation, was originally sought to play
King Mongkut, but was unavail-
able. Deborah Karr would star
in the role of Anne in the film adaptation of the musical alongside
Yul Brynner as King Mongkut of
Siam. The King and I opened on
Broadway in 1951 and won the
Tony Award for Best Musical,
Best Actress and Best Actor. The
1956 musical won an Academy
award for Brynner.
The 2013 production will
mark the third time in which The
King and I has been performed
on the Candlelight Pavilion stage.
Directed by Neil Dale, Musical
Direction by Douglas Austin and
Choreography by Simeon Den,
this musical theater classic is not
one to miss.
The talented cast includes
Jenny Moon Shaw (Anna Leonowens), Clynell Jackson III
(The King), Rueben Uy (The
Kralahome), Stella Kim (Lady
Thiang), Angela Briones (Tuptim),
Richard Bermudez (Lun Tha),
Frank Minano (Captain Orton/
Sir Edward Ramsey), Jason Luke
Hill (Prince Chulalongkorn), Wyatt Larrabee (Louis Leonowens),
and Marius Beltran (The Interpretor). The Women’s Ensemble
including Jeni Baker (Dance
Captain), Angela Calderon, Marie
Gutierrez, Michelle M. Pedersen,
Sarah Park, Abigail Somera, and
Andrea Somera. The Men’s Ensemble includes Justin Matthew
Segura and Chad. The children
of the King include, Cast A: Sofia
Aniceto, Olivia Aniceto, Xavier
Reynoso, Faith Teuber, Rhys
Teuber, Nicole Meacham, Carli
Meacham, Katherine Minano,
Elisabeth Ramirez, Tia Walker,
Julian Batt and Sara Mislang;
Cast 1: Everett Jayaweera, Marley Davis, Brooklyn Vizcarra, Emily Lynch, Natalie Lynch, Abigail
Felix, Hailey Garibay, Thalia
Atallah, Addison Barnes, Kaitlyn
Boyd and Gracie Unger.
The King and I opened June
21st at the Candlelight Pavilion
Dinner Theater. Tickets are available by calling (909) 626-1254.
ext 1. Regular ticket prices range
from $53-$68 which includes both
dinner and show.
vocalist Janis Mann; 21-year-old
American Idol finalist Casey
Abrams and the Southland’s own,
Euphoria Brass Band. Plus performances from fan favorites such
as P.S. Blues Band, Rocky Zharp
& The Blues Crackers, Change
Required, and many others. Proceeds from the event benefit the
Idyllwild Arts Academy.
Idyllwild Jazz in the Pines
kicks off its weekend anniversary
season Friday, August 16 with an
opening night Patron’s Dinner
gala. “A Taste of Idyllwild” Cocktail Party hosted by Idyllwild Res-
taurants starts this special evening with a Red Carpet Entrance.
The night continues with gourmet
food, fine wine and fun, along
with music by the Idyllwild Arts
Students and Alumni, hosted by
KKJZ 88.1FM personality Bubba
Jackson, and a special appearance
by NBC-4 weatherman/comedian Fritz Coleman. The Patron’s
Package also includes one ticket
for each day of the festival, VIP
preferred parking, and reserved
seating in the Holmes Amphitheatre (“Main Stage”). A limited
number of packages are available
at $250 per person and are on sale
until Monday, August 12.
All of the Festival events take
place on the campus of the Idyllwild Arts Academy, located at
52500 Temecula Road, Idyllwild,
CA 92549.
Festival tickets are $65.00 per
day, or enjoy the special two-day
on-line purchase rate of $100.00 for
both days. Children 12 and under
are free if accompanied by a paying adult. Gates open at 10:00 a.m.
Concerts begin at 10:30 a.m. Free
parking in designated lots with
shuttles running continuously.
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A VARIETY OF ART TO BE SEEN IN THE 2nd
STORY ART GALLERY
Landscape art, copper
enameled crafts and jewelry
and pottery will be displayed
and for sale in the 2nd Story
Art Gallery in the Walker
House on the Friday & Saturday evenings of July 12,13
& 19, 20th from 5:30 - 8:30
p.m. Sponsored by the San
Dimes Festival of Arts, the
event is open to the public
at no charge. Wine and hors
d’oeuvres will be provided on
Friday evenings.
Watercolor and oil paint-
er Alfred Tse studied fine
art in Hong Kong and again
later at the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Peking.
In 1988 he immigrated to the
United States with his family and studied with noted
local artists Robert S. Woods
and Milford Zornes. In 1996
he undertook the art of oil
painting with professional
tutelage and now enjoys
painting in this
art
medium.
Tse states that
California
is
really the place
for him. Living in an area
situated near
mountains,
deserts and the
beaches makes
the
painting
of landscapes
accessible and
colorful.
Tse
teaches, however does paint
most of his
time.
As a special tribute to
the late Debra
Savage Evans,
who has shown
her work in the
Gallery twice before, her copper enameled crafts and pieces of jewelry will be displayed
. In viewing her works of art,
one can visualize the love she
put into the making of these
amazing pieces. The profit
from the sales of her crafts
and jewelry will be donated
to the charity she designated.
Pottery maker Duke Shen
will also have his wares on
display. Come and enjoy
several different aspects of
art. The 2nd Story Art Gallery in the Walker House,
121 N. San Dimas Ave., San
Dimas. Again, the dates
are July 12,13 & 19 & 20th,
5:30—8:30 p.m. For more information:(909)599—5374;
www.sandimasarts.org; thefestivalsandixnasarts.org.
COME & ENJOY talking to
the artist and crafts—people
and meeting and making new
friends,
Come Celebrate
the Newly
Renovated South
Hills Park!
The City of Glendora is preparing to reopen the South Hills Park
after a four-month closure for renovations.
In order to make this park
a boon for the community, new
amenities were added to create a
positive impact for residents.
Improvements were added
from the ground up; a larger playground geared towards various
age groups was a major goal. New
amenities include a relatively flat
quarter-mile walking path around
the park, a shade structure, picnic
areas, barbecue pits and interactive musical instruments such as
drums and chimes for the youth
to enjoy.
The main draw for many residents in the community will be
the fact that South Hills Park will
be the first official dog park for the
City of Glendora. South Hills will
contain two play zones; one for
larger dogs and one for smaller
dogs. In addition, Inland Valley
Humane Society will be hosting
various dog adoption events at the
Dog Park.
The reopening of South Hills
Park was set for Saturday, June
29, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. The Park is
located at 724 Mauna Loa, Glendora, CA 91740. For more information, please contact Community Services at (626) 914-8228.
Families and their extended
members can come enjoy the new
amenities available at the renovated South Hills Park, the new
destination for your family needs!
July 2013
July 2013
Marketing Tips
July 2013
Some of the regular readers
of this column have told me how
much they enjoy reading about the
“tips” I give those who are “marketing” something, even though they
are not in business themselves.
It is a little like listening to those
who are calling plays in the other
team’s huddle or hearing plans
discussed
on
the
telephone
extension
when you
Shorty Feldbush
supposedly
have hung up. Well it not exactly
“cheating” or anything, but you
get the idea … your getting inside
skinny from the competition.
Now let me remove all guilt
feelings you have and encourage
you to not only read these “tips”
but memorize them. Get in the
habit of viewing things from the
other side of the fence. It is the best
way in the world to stay informed
and look for subtle things that are
meant to influence you and not all
of them have your best interests in
mind. In fact, one might say that
a significant number of marketing
ploys are aimed at misleading you
into thinking that you want to do
something that is not at all right
for you (at least at this particular
point in your life).
An old saying that you don’t
hear much any more is “Caveat
emptor” which is Latin for “Let
the buyer beware” and it means
“don’t let them pull the wool over
your eyes.” (I’m not sure where
that last one came from but it
gives you the idea!) Now does
that mean that the organizations
using these compelling marketing
strategies are “bad guys?” No; not
at all. They are just charged with
the responsibility of gaining your
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attention in order to accomplish
their marketing objective. Your
obligation is to be knowledgeable
enough to decide if what they
want you to do is good for you or
not.
So listen in on these discussions and learn from them. Keep
you eyes open. Vote with your
buying dollars when you like what
you hear or read. If the advertising is objectionable to you, DON’T
RESPOND. It’s the best way in
the world to register your disapproval occasionally to stupid assertions that are counter to your
morality or intelligence. And if
you get fooled, let everyone know
about it … the advertiser, the
neighbors, the TV ombudsman
and the Internet blog or survey.
It’s all part of the checks and balances of our free enterprise system. I think it works pretty well
and will continue to work in the
future. Most of our professionals
and businessmen have joined in
self-policing activities to root out
the “tricksters” and charlatans.
So when you feel satisfied about
an honest deal that is good for all
parties concerned, let others know
about that as well. Turnabout is
fair play and what’s good for the
goose is good for the gander …
whatever all that means.<g> I’ll
try to come up with more clichés
for next month.
Shorty Feldbush is President
of A & M Mailing Services, Inc.,
2871 Metropolitan Place, Pomona, CA 91767. He has been active in providing marketing and
advertising services to the San
Gabriel Valley for over 43 years.
Should you wish to contact him
regarding a “Marketing Tip” or
other business advice, he can be
reached at (909) 593-6255 or afshortyf@yahoo.com.
ANNUAL SHRED DAY/
IDENTITY THEFT PREVENTION
PRESENTATION & SANDWICHES
Holy Name of Mary Church wants to help you protect your identity!
Iron Mountain, a bonded and insured shredding company will be onsite to professionally and securely dispose your unneeded or outdated
confidential documents and records at no-charge. Please join us.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 10, 2013
5:30 to 8:00 p.m. document shredding in Church parking lot
6:30-7:30 p.m. “Preventing Identity Theft” presentation
By experienced professional: Brian Medina &
“Document Retention Guidelines” presentation
By CPA: Tim Evans, CPA, MS
at the pavilion (left of Church entrance)
*Free Subway® sandwiches, drinks and two $100 gift cards to be raffled.
Stop for a sandwich even if you are just dropping off shredding materials.
RSVP required. Call (909) 394-0409 or email: tolanmark@gmail.com.
Arrangements for catering & shredding have to be made. Please notify
us if you have more than 5 standard size banker boxes (10”X12”x 15”).
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A patient visited recently with
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I inserted some needles in her back,
the pain was immediately relieved.
She felt a tremendous improvement
after one week of treatment. Arthritis
is a tough disease to cure. It can attack
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from the pain
with acupuncture during an
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However, the
arthritis may
not be cured
Dr. Yu Chen
completely from
potential future attacks. I have designed a maintenance program specific for arthritic patients to prevent
severe pain from future attacks. In
the maintenance program, I monitor
and control their arthritis development to ensure a better quality of life.
A patient couldn’t raise her shoulder when she first visited me. She
was able to raise her shoulder right
after the first treatment and was
overjoyed with the result. She had a
history of arthritis. I was able to use
the treatment algorithm for such an
effective result. She felt great after a
couple weeks of treatment.
A 90 year-old lady visited me
with severe back pain. She experienced pain all over her back due to
degeneration of the spinal column
that caused her to be hunchbacked.
I had to use a lot of needles initially to
treat her entire back. Three weeks
later, less needles were needed as her
back improved. The back pain was
80% improved with 6 weeks of acupuncture treatment. She is now in
the maintenance program and enjoys
a good quality of life even in her 90’s.
There are many things you can
do to prevent 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 and 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 specializing in back pain, sports injury, headache, heel pain and a lot of difficult
diseases for more than 40 years. My
father, Dr. Chao Chen, developed
the theory, “I Ching Acupuncture”.
In our clinic data, more than 60% of
my patients visited due to back pain.
80-90% of them experienced great relief after 3-12 treatments on average,
even if the back pain was caused from
a surgery.
Don’t worry if you have back
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Judi Gregory was honored during the California Small Business
Association’s annual ceremony by Senator Carol Liu
Sacramento — Sen. Carol
Liu honored a leader in recycling
and waste recovery as the “Small
Business of the Year” for the 25th
Senate District.
Judi Gregory, an independent consultant and San Dimas
resident, was honored during the
California Small Business Association’s annual ceremony at the
Sacramento Convention Center
on June 10th. The Legislature
authorized California Small
Business Day in 2000, and members of the Assembly and Senate
each year select outstanding local
business leaders for recognition.
“I am pleased to honor Ms.
Gregory for her groundbreaking
work in promoting recycling and
for her efforts to train workers for
the clean and green 21st Century
economy,” said Liu, D-La Cañada
Flintridge.
Ms. Gregory currently contracts with the California Resource Recovery Association, a
nonprofit organization, to serve
as Certification and Grant Manager for an education program
with Irvine Valley College, Golden West College, and Santa Monica College. She oversees a nearly
$5 million Department of Labor
grant program to provide job
training in the resource recovery
industry for about 360 displaced
and unemployed workers.
Ms. Gregory started her career
nearly 20 years ago by setting up
recycling programs at some of
the largest movie studios in the
world. She later ran her own
company that pioneered efforts
to conduct full-scale recycling at
location shoots for the television
and motion picture industries.
She has served on the Boards of
Directors for the Greater Los Angeles Solid Waste Management
Association and the California
Resource Recovery Association.
She also served eight years and
reached the rank of Lieutenant
in the California Army National
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July 2013
San Dimas Chamber of Commerce Corner
What Makes
You Unique
Mark Levy, owner of Palace
Pet Salon in La Verne, is a very
successful businessman, a delightful character and a very active ambassador for the San Dimas Chamber of Commerce.
Earlier this month, Mark gave
a presentation at our monthly
breakfast meeting about how he
bought a failing pet grooming
business and turned it around
within a year. He outlined a
handful of “Keys to Success” that
were instrumental in salvaging
his business.
His final “key” was to find a
way to distinguish your business from the competition, otherwise known as a Unique Selling
Proposition. Offer something that
people want and your competitors
don’t have.
Mark’s USP is simple and
ingenious. Dirty dogs make for
smelly and sometimes unsanitary
homes. So he created “Splash and
Dash,” a monthly unlimited dog
wash and brush service starting
at $39.95 a month.
While Palace Pet Salon offers
a range of standard grooming services, its more than 500 “Splash
and Dash” members provide a
regular and reliable source of income. Business is booming and
expansion plans are in the works.
Domino’s Pizza delivers in less
than 30 minutes or your pizza is
free. FedEx delivers packages
overnight.
Think about what sets your
business apart from the competition. If the answer is “nothing,”
then do like Mark did and create
an opportunity.
Here’s to good business!
Elaine Regus
Chairman, San Dimas Chamber
of Commerce
No Chamber
Networking
Breakfast –
July
4th
The July Chamber Network-
ing Breakfast is cancelled due
to the 4th of July holiday. The
Chamber of Commerce hopes you
have a wonderful and safe 4th of
July.
The August Chamber Networking Breakfast will be held
on Thursday, August 1st, 2013
from 7:30 .a.m-9:00 a.m. at the
San Dimas Canyon Clubhouse
located at 2100 Terrebonne Ave.,
San Dimas. The program will be
all about Speed Networking. The
cost of the breakfast is $15 per
person. Reservations are needed
to ensure adequate seating and
food arrangements. Those wishing to attend the breakfast are
asked to RSVP by calling the San
Dimas Chamber at 909-592-3818
or register online at www.sandimaschamber.com.
San Dimas
Community
Hospital to
Host Multi
Chamber Mixer
Dear Chamber
Members
This is my first message to you
as the Chairman of the Board
for San Dimas Chamber of Commerce, I will be brief.
The San Dimas Chamber of
Commerce is different; we have
changed from five (5) years ago,
changed from last year, actually
every day we work to create positive change, serve you better and
in more ways. Your San Dimas
Chamber Staff, Board of Directors
and countless volunteers have
improved services, and updated
programs to give you more value
for your membership investment,
more than ever before. It is exciting! If you haven’t experienced the
San Dimas Chamber recently,
do it right away, it will be a very
good thing. We are reaching out to
you; to help you improve and grow
your business, increase your customer base, manage your employees and drive profitable revenue to
invest in the future.
My job this year as Board
Chairman, is to get the word out,
share with the business community the new “toolbox” offered at
the San Dimas Chamber of Commerce. Please join me!
Commerce ...is at your service!
Carolyn Anderson Corrao
Waste Management
San Dimas Chamber of Commerce,
Incoming Chairman of the Board
Western Days
Festival Vendor
Applications
Now Available
Have you been looking for a
way to showcase your business to
thousands of people and have fun
in the process? On October 5 and
6, 2013, the 46th rendition of San
Dimas Western Days will take
place in our downtown district giving businesses, organizations and
crafters the opportunity to promote their products and services.
What is this event? Western
Days consists of various activities for the entire family including
games and rides for the kids, live
entertainment on the main stage,
food vendors, crafters, business
and vendor displays, a community parade, Little Miss San Dimas
competition, and so much more.
How can you participate? Join
the fun and enjoy the activities
and best of all take advantage of
promoting your business or organization with either a display
booth, by being in the parade or by
becoming a sponsor of the biggest
event of the year in San Dimas.
Don’t miss out on this great
opportunity. For more information about Western Days Festival,
please call the San Dimas Chamber (909) 592-3818 or go online at
www.sandimaschamber.com.
Member Mixers Offer Business
Networking Opportunities
Chamber Chairman Elaine Regus presents a Chamber plaque to new
members Gregory Clark and Camille Parra from Legal Shield.
Top Things the San Dimas
Chamber Has Been Doing for
Business
While vacation seems to be the
thing to do this time of year that
is not the case for your San Dimas
Chamber of Commerce.
Here’s a brief overview of what
we have been doing this month:
Hosted a Business Focus Group
Meeting to discuss issues impacting non-profit organizations, educational institutions, and churches offer information on what the
Chamber is doing to help, and
share ideas on how we can work
together to help bring more business to San Dimas.
Recognized San Dimas Community Hospital and Golden State Water Company as Chairman Circle
Sponsors and renewed their support for the coming year, which
helps the Chamber promote their
organizations while they support
the Chamber’s efforts to promote
business.
We hosted a Speed Networking
breakfast to give 40 plus members
the chance to meet and really get
to know each other, which is the
best way to network with others
and connect with future customers and or people that can help
promote your business or organization for you.
Selected and announced the
names of the honorees that will all
be honored at this year’s Business
and Community Awards dinner
on July 11, 2013, including naming the 2013 Citizen of the Year
honoree - AK Patel.
Attended and promoted a MultiChamber Mixer at LeRoy Haynes
Center with several other Chambers, which gave members the
chance to network with members
from the surrounding communities.
Promoted a side-walk CPR program through the Los Angeles
County Fire Department and
recommended that all businesses
should have at least one staff person know how to conduct the newest method of CPR.
Hosted three Chamber Ribbon
Cuttings to welcome a new business to San Dimas, recognize a
new location for another business
and celebrate a business who has
expanded.
Conducted a Board Planning Session to review what the Chamber
has been working on and to plan
for the upcoming year while ensuring the Chamber is meeting
the needs of its members.
Continued to conduct the soft
launch of a new program called
“Tools for Business” on the Chamber’s website to give businesses
the resources they need to open
and grow their businesses.
Continued to promote HyPE,
the Chamber’s newest program,
which is geared to help new and
emerging professionals learn how
to flourish into the next generation
of future leaders through community and Chamber involvement.
We did all of this while preparing for the San Dimas Birthday
BBQ and San Dimas Western
Days.
We encourage everyone to
check out the Chamber’s website
and see all of the new things we
have been doing, including the
new Tools for Business section.
We are proud to serve our community. Visit www.sandimaschamber.com for more information
about the San Dimas Chamber of
Commerce and see how we are always working to help businesses
and the community grow.
Come and be apart of our next
networking mixer hosted by San
Dimas Community Hospital on
Thursday, July 18th, which is located at 1350 Covina Blvd., San
Dimas. San Dimas Chamber
members will get an opportunity
to network with members from
LaVerne, Chino Valley and Montclair while enjoying friendly activities, live music, great food and
more.
The mixer starts at 5:30 p.m.
and offers door prizes and our traditional Pot O’ Gold, which is now
at $125. Members are encouraged
to bring door prizes to promote
their business and also bring lots
of business cards to share with
new contacts. There is no charge
for our mixers and prospective
members are always welcome
and encouraged to come by.
Commerce is always striving to
help people connect. Mixers offer
members the opportunity to meet
new people and expand their network of friends, business contacts
and possibly even new clients.
Visit us at www.sandimaschamber.com for more information.
Free
Workshops For
Your
Business
The San Dimas Chamber hosts
free workshops on everything
from technology, sales, customer
services, social media, and more.
Take time to learn one new thing
this month that can help you with
your business. Additional discussion time will offer you an opportunity to share your technology
questions and answers too.
July’s topic will be Chamber
Master, which is the Chamber’s
premier website program that allows members to promote their
business or organization. This is
a great way to share information
about your company, your products and services and to promote
special deals. The program is easy
and only takes members about 10
to 15 minutes to get started.
If you are not a current member but what to learn more about
how the Chamber can help you
promote your company or organization – this is a program you
want to make sure you attend .
Free workshops are held on the
4th Wednesday of every month
from 8:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m. at the
San Dimas Chamber. Seating is
limited to 15. For more information or to make a reservation visit
www.sandimaschamber.com or
call 909-592-3818.
July 2013
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San Dimas Chamber of Commerce Corner
Notes from the City Manager
Summer is in full swing – city
recreation programs, activities
and excursions are all underway;
Music in the Park has started its
summer season with Wednesday
evening concerts (check the city’s
web site for the schedule) to compliment the Farmers Market at
the Civic Center.
Saturday July 13th the
HEROES organization is holding a
fund raiser at the Plummer Building in the Civic Center Plaza for
the Veterans Monument in Freedom Park. The fund raiser starts
with a social hour at 6 p.m .and
entertainment at 7 p.m. Tickets
and donation information can be
obtained by calling 909-677-9557.
All proceeds from the event will go
to the next phase of the Veterans
Monument.
Also, circle Saturday August
3rd on your calendar for the City
Birthday BBQ at the Civic Center. The overall event runs from
4pm – 10pm. Vendor displays
and free kids activities and entertainment run from 4pm – 7pm.
The famous deep pit BBQ dinner
will be served from 5:30 p.m. to
7:30 p.m. – pre-sale tickets are $4
for kids 3-12; $5 for Seniors; and
$6 for Adults. The free entertainment continues till 10 p.m. with
live music and dancing. Tickets
will be available at the San Dimas
Chamber Office and City Hall.
We appreciate the partnership
with the Chamber of Commerce
and all of the volunteers that come
together and make this great
event possible. Please join us for
a great evening of food, fun, and
entertainment.
Some major development projects are underway – the construction of multi-family housing on the
corner of San Dimas Canyon and
Bonita behind Fresh and Easy
has started. Another new building just south of Panda Express at
the Costco site will soon be under
construction. The tenants of that
building are anticipated to be a
gourmet hamburger restaurant,
a yogurt shop, sandwich shop,
hair cutting business and a mattress store. Next to the Costco
gas station is a new Bank of the
West under construction. Please
feel free to contact us at city hall
with any questions or matters of
interest 909-394-6200. Welcome
Summer!
Blaine Michaelis
Chamber Open
Chamber HyPE
House and
Offers Next
Coffee Hour
Generation
July 9th
See How the Chamber Can
Chance to
Help You
Find out about all of the great
programs and services the Cham- Learn About
ber has to offer at the Chamber’s
July Coffee Hour. Learn how Chambers
businesses and organization can
The San Dimas and the La
promote their products and services using the Chamber’s website and social media programs.
Find out how the Chamber can
help you grow and expand your
business through networking and
partnering opportunities with
other members and the community. Communication is one of the
best tools to help businesses and
organizations share their information with others. See how the
Chamber can help. This month’s
Coffee Hour is a great opportunity
to ask questions one on one with
Chamber staff, Board Members
and Ambassadors on how to make
the most of your membership and
what all we do for you.
Our Chamber Coffee Hour
and Open House will be held on
Tuesday, July 9th at the San Dimas Chamber of Commerce office,
which is located at 246 E. Bonita
Ave. in San Dimas. Additional
parking is available in the Albertsons and or Post Office parking
lot. Come anytime between 8:30
a.m. and 9:30 a.m. and enjoy a
cup of coffee compliments of the
Chamber.
The Chamber Coffee Hour is
just one more reason why being
a San Dimas Chamber Member
just makes sense. We are your
resource, referral, advocacy, networking and marketing tool that
every business needs.
Verne Chambers of Commerce
launched a new program for
young professionals to help give
a new generation of future leaders the opportunity to gain leadership experience, meet and interact with prominent business
and community leaders, and to
develop professional skills for advancement. HYPE is also a great
opportunity for companies and
businesses just getting started to
get involved and allow new managers and up and coming young
professionals to learn about business networking and learn more
about their communities through
their Chambers of Commerce.
It is free to participate in the
HyPE program courtesy of the
2013 Annual Presenting Sponsors - Lavished, Inc., L & G Enterprises, San Dimas Community
Hospital, Gaston Termite and
Pest Control, Leroy Haynes and
Palace Pet Salon.
Be sure to mark your calendar
for HyPE’s next event on July
25th. HyPE’s monthly “Happy
Hour with a Twist” Networking
Mixers held on the 4th Thursday
of the month at Finish Line Sports
Grill, which is located at 2201 N.
White Ave., in Pomona (Gate 12)
with program topics geared to the
new and emerging professionals.
Visit www.chamberhype.com/
for more information.
Welcome… to our
newest Members
The following members have
recently joined our Chamber. We
would like to say welcome and
thank you for the opportunity to
serve you.
Legal Shield
Gregory Clark/Camille Parra
(818) 451-5501
(626) 353-2757
gcinc.ppl@gmail.com
www.gregandcamille.info
Keller Williams Realty
Sara Griffin
1920 E. Route 66
Glendora, CA 91740
(951) 220-4491
www.saragriffin.yourkwagent.com
Summer in San
Dimas Shop
Local
Campaign
Shop San Dimas this Summer
and have a chance to win: Over
$500 in great prizes to be given
away over an eight week period.
Shop any San Dimas Chamber of
Commerce Member and double
your chances to win.
Here’s how it works:
Beginning July 8, 2013
through August 30, 2013 bring
your receipts to the San Dimas
Chamber Office. For every $150 in
receipts spent in the local community and submitted to the San Dimas Chamber of Commerce, you
will receive an entry form for the
Free Summer Shop Local Campaign Drawing. If any receipts
are from a San Dimas Chamber
of Commerce Business Member,
located in San Dimas or a surrounding city, you will receive an
extra entry form. Residents and
non-residents, ages 18 and older,
may participate.
Be sure to bring your receipt
in early and often as there will be
a drawing July 22, August 5, August 19 and the final drawing will
be held on September 2.
As a community we need to
support our local businesses. We
can do this by embracing, nourishing and always supporting the
local businesses that help create
jobs and financially help make
San Dimas a better place. If not,
it will be our local businesses that
won’t be here tomorrow, which
means our community won’t be
able to offer the quality of life in
which we have chosen to live,
have our families and grow old in.
During the campaign, the San
Dimas Chamber of Commerce
encourages everyone to visit the
Chamber’s website at www.sandimaschamber.com for additional
information about the campaign
and to learn how your local tax
dollars benefit the San Dimas
community and you. In addition,
there will also be special Hot Deal
discounts offered to help your dollars go a little further. Contact
the San Dimas Chamber of Commerce at info@sandimaschamber.
com or call 909-592-3818 if you
would like additional information.
Chamber host Ribbon Cutting to celebrate the new office for RDS
Insurance.
San Dimas Business and
Community Awards Dinner –
Applauding Those that Make a Difference
Join the San Dimas Chamber of Commerce on July 11, 2013 as we
host this year’s City of San Dimas Business and Community Awards
Dinner.
This year’s business honorees include:
Business of the Year – Costco Wholesale
New Business of the Year – Panda Express
Businessman of the Year – Tim Hughes of Hometown Rentals
Businesswoman of the Year – Cheryl Panzer of Law Office of M. Cheryl Panzer
Improved Commercial Building of the Year – San Dimas Community Hospital
New Commercial Building of the Year – Village Walk & Grove Station
Improved Civic Building of the Year – San Dimas High School
This year’s community honorees include:
Citizen of the Year – A.K. Patel
In addition to the awards and Chamber’s installation of officers’
ceremony, we will be thanking Elaine Regus for her outstanding year
as Chairman of the Board and welcoming Carolyn Corrao as the new
incoming Chairman of the Board. Special awards will also be given to
community members and chamber members along with recognition to
those that helped make this past year a success.
Reservations are now being accepted for this special event, which
will be held starting at 5:30 p.m. at the Via Verde Country Club located
at 1400 Avenida Entrada in San Dimas. The cost of dinner is $40.00 per
person. Please RSVP on or before July 1 to ensure adequate seating and
food arrangements. For more information, please call 909-592-3818 or
visit us at 246 E. Bonita Ave., in San Dimas. Reservations are also available online at www.sandimaschamber.com.
Business Plan Approved by
Chamber Board
During the recent strategic
planning meeting for the San Dimas Chamber of Commerce, the
Board of Directors established
several priorities for the coming
year. These priorities include continuing our efforts in creating more
ways to help businesses promote
their products and services; developing tourism and shop local
campaigns to promote the community and local businesses, which in
turn will help generate additional
tax revenue for the City; regularly
communicate legislative issues
that have an impact on businesses;
and supporting business education
programs just to name a few.
To help achieve these priorities
the Chamber has several active
committees including Member
Services and Education, Community Relations, Economic Development, Ambassadors, Legislative,
Young Professionals and Marketing. In addition to these standing
committees, the Chamber is now
forming ad-hoc committees for
Shop Local Campaign and Chairman’s Circle.
In the coming year, your chamber promises to continue to offer
members a great value for their
investment by promoting the com-
munity, providing networking opportunities, creating a strong local
economy, and providing marketing opportunities through our annual events such as the Toast of
the Town, San Dimas Birthday
BBQ, Western Days, Teacher of
the Year, Citizen and Business
Awards, San Dimas Day at the
Fair, and our Annual Golf Tournament. In addition, we will continue
to represent the interests of business with government through our
State of the City and educational
programs during our monthly
breakfasts.
In summary, the Chamber is
here for you. For those that want to
take an active role and be informed
in promoting their businesses, for
those who live in the community
and want to help it flourish and
for those that just want to make
a difference, we are here. It is because of the strong foundation
of our Board of Directors and active Chamber Members that the
chamber continues to be a driving
force for businesses and the community. We are anticipating an
exciting year and hope that you
will be a part of that excitement.
Want to get involved, call us at
909-592-3818 today.
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July 2013
Will You Be Able to Retire When Foothill Extension Got
Mobility?
Jordan Nichols, CSCS
You Want?
Update
Mobility is probably the number
Submitted by Cindy Bollinger
Edward Jones Financial Advisor
Despite the soaring stock mar- savings vehicles, such as your
ket of the past few years, some 401(k) and IRA. Are you contribAmericans are nervous about uting as much as you can afford
their ability to retire comfortably to these accounts? Are you in— or even retire at all.
creasing your contributions when
Consider these somewhat so- your salary rises? Within these
bering statistics:
vehicles, are you choosing an in• Almost half of American work- vestment mix that can offer the
ers report being “not too confident” growth you’ll need to accumulate
or “not at all confident” about being a sufficient level of retirement savable to afford a comfortable retire- ings?
ment, according to the Employee
Even after you’ve “maxed out”
Benefit Research Institute’s 2013 on your IRA and 401(k) or other
Retirement Confidence Survey. employer-sponsored retirement
The 28 percent who say they are plan, you can find other tax-ad“not at all” confident is the highest vantaged vehicles in which to inlevel recorded in the 23 years of vest for retirement. Again, your
this survey.
financial advisor can help you
• Between 2010 and 2012, the evaluate the ones that may be
percentage of people 45 to 60 who suitable for your needs.
planned to delay retirement rose
Still, even after maximizing
to 62 percent from 42 percent, ac- your investments, you may come
cording to the Conference Board, up short of what you’ll need, giva non-profit business membership en your desired retirement date.
and research organization.
Consequently, you may need to
If you’re in either of these consider working a couple of exgroups — that is, if you’re con- tra years. If you like your career,
cerned about having enough re- you may find that moving out
sources to enjoy your retirement your retirement date isn’t so bad
years or you’re afraid that you’ll — you’ll bring in more earned inhave to work longer than you an- come and you may be able to deticipated — what can you do to lay taking Social Security, which
possibly alleviate your worries?
would eventually result in bigger
Your first step is to get spe- monthly checks. Plus, you could
cific about your retirement goals. postpone your withdrawals from
Have you set a target date for your your 401(k) and IRA, giving these
retirement yet? If so, how many accounts more time in which to
years until you reach this date?
potentially grow. (Keep in mind,
Once you know when you want though, that once you turn 70-1/2,
to retire, you’ll need to come up you’ll have to start taking money
with some sort of “price tag” for from your 401(k) and your tradiyour retirement years. By taking tional IRA.)
into account your hoped-for lifeIn any case, do what you can
style and your projected longev- to retire when you want — but
ity, you should be able to develop be flexible enough in your thinka reasonably good estimate of ing so that you won’t be shocked
how much money you’ll need as or dismayed if you need to slightly
a retiree. You may find it helpful extend your working years. By
to work with a financial profes- “covering your bases” in this way,
sional — someone with the tools you can be ready for whatever
and experience to plug in all the comes your way.
variables needed to calculate your
This article was written by Edretirement expenses.
ward Jones for use by your local
Next, review your retirement Edward Jones Financial Advisor.
At Metro’s Executive Management Committee meeting on June
20th, County Supervisor and
Metro Chairman Mike Antonovich introduced a motion requiring staff to update the Measure
R Expenditure Plan Amendment
to include the latest project information for all Measure R projects.
Specifically, he identified the need
to update the inaccurate information for the Gold Line Foothill Extension from Pasadena to Claremont project, which currently only
reflects completion to Azusa. The
motion passed unanimously, and
is now headed to the full board for
consideration.
As has been pointed out in numerous letters sent to the Metro
board over the last several weeks,
the Expenditure Plan Amendment includes five year old information that is clearly outdated. In
the case of the Foothill Extension
project, the information is inaccurate. Our board has provided the
Metro board with the accurate
information to complete the votermandated project to Claremont.
The updates include changing the
estimated project cost from $758
to $1.714 billion, and the project
completion date from 2015-16 to
2022.
In addition, the San Gabriel
Valley Council of Governments
Transportation Committee also
took a position to oppose the acceleration plan until the information is corrected for the Foothill
Extension project. The COG’s Executive Committee voted to send a
letter to Metro urging the agency
to correct outdated information in
the expenditure plan. The letter
will also express strong support
for completing the Foothill Extension project to Claremont and accelerating the Gold Line Eastside
Extension. Two important priority projects for the COG that represents 33 of the county’s 88 cities.
The Journey Continues,
Habib F. Balian
Chiropractic Care for Returning Iraq and
Afghanistan Veterans Now Available Locally
Doctors of Chiropractic from
around the United States have answered the call to participate in a
new initiative aimed at supporting
America’s newest returning veterans with immediate access to Chiropractic services, in addition to the
limited programs officially available
through the US Department of Defense. Out of a desire to serve and to
fill in a vitally important health care
gap, ICA (International Chiropractors Association) doctors around
the nation have extended an offer
of care for one full year for any US
military veteran returning from
overseas deployment in Afghanistan and Iraq, at no charge. The
concept was developed by ICA’s
Southern Regional Director Dr. R.J.
Kelly, who had initiated such a program in his own personal practice,
with very positive results among
veterans.
Tens of thousands of US military
personnel are being rotated back to
the US, many to civilian life, and
others to stateside deployment. All
have been subjected to exceptional
strain, with a new pattern of injury
and trauma. Regrettably, the care
those returning veterans have been
receiving through official channels
has not always been adequate. In
some instances, it has been the
subject of scathing criticism. This
is especially true for the invisible
injuries discussed in a 60 minutes
special report recently. This story
covered battlefield concussions and
their damaging effects. Whatever
the situation for returning veterans,
they need help and support from
the community, including the Chiropractic community. The impact
of war on the human body and soul
has been given much serious consideration over the years by Chiropractic leaders. The ICA believes that
through the power of Chiropractic
care, Doctors of Chiropractic offer a
unique asset, as returning veterans
strive to recover and restore their
lives physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually.
Locally, the doctors of Atlas Spinal Care have joined this program
to provide care to the returning vet-
erans who wouldn’t be able to access
this care otherwise. “We are excited
to give back to the military men and
women from our local communities who have given so much,” said
Dr. Tymothy Flory, founder of Atlas Spinal Care. “We find that our
unique approach of Chiropractic
care is helpful in healing from the
concussion-related problems many
veterans are experiencing.”
The doctors of Atlas Spinal Care
specialize in precisely correcting the
alignment of the upper neck, which
controls the alignment of the entire
spine and hips, resulting in healing of a number of structural and
neurological injuries related to the
spine.
ICA and Atlas Spinal Care have
been in contact with various veterans’ organizations and service
groups, trying to make the returning veterans aware of this special
program and how to participate.
You can call Atlas Spinal Care at
909-982-9100 or go to the ICA website, www.chiropractic.org, for more
information.
one limiting factor in one’s workout
and it can explain a lot of potholes
or plateaus in
your lack of
improvement.
For seniors a
loss of mobility can make
even the most
ordinary
of
Jordan Nichols daily activities
impossible to accomplish. Mobility is
based on the ability of a joint system
to allow for uninfluenced movement.
It is very common for some soft tissue
or joint-mediated restrictions to cause
your lack of mobility. So what can be
done and how can one’s mobility be
improved? Should we stretch?
When someone comes to me with
a mobility issue they automatically
have a motor control challenge and
sometimes a stability issue as well.
Why can’t we just stretch and hope it
gets better? Well for one, if the muscle
or fascia is to blame for a lack of joint
mobility, then pulling on it more is not
going to make it get longer. My assumption is that the lack of length is a
protective mechanism from the brain
and trying to override this is poor
form. Now we do get some improvement with stretching cold muscles
which have decreased in density but
it creates a different kind of flexibility
one in which fibrotic tissue that is not
forced into being lengthened by these
so called “old school stretching tried
and true approaches.”
So why is improving one’s mobility
so important? Well for one your body
is like a series of slingshots. You have
aseriesofstablesegmentsthroughout
your body trying to maintain position
on moving mobile joints and when
the “mobile” element doesn’t allow for
the range of motion you want, something bad will happen. So unlike the
slingshot, our body figures out a way
to win even if cheating is involved.
When the hips don’t move well, the
lumbar spine or knee will pick up
the extra range of motion even if they
aren’t ideally supposed to. Most often
that doesn’t cause pain right away.
And for well motivated or powerful
individuals, they still might be able to
be successful in moving loads or losing
weight. But over time, that slingshot
will break down.
So when the hips don’t move well
and a task requires more mobility,
like getting down to the floor to pick
up a child, the back will round out. If
the hips can get down there but they
aren’t strong enough to handle the
weight, the knee may buckle and gain
some stability from the ligaments.
That person will be getting stronger
indeed, but when they slip and fall 3
weeks later, the knee ligament may
tear because they got worn out from
their own incorrect training.
This process works everywhere
in the body, but as the link from the
upper to lower body, the hips are an
enormous contributor to what we do
in fitness. So many of these boot camp
fitness programs are based off wild
dynamic movements like jumping
motions power cleans and snatches
or even high velocity movements like
kettle bell swings. These are all very
dynamic types of movements that
people jump into right away that
are indeed effective but the problem
with this is they are miles away from
owning the very exact movement in
a static position. You will see huge
improvements in your lifting numbers when you can own certain static
positions first rather than laying your
fitness frame work on a dysfunctional
body because you don’t’ know how to
properly stabilize yourself first. Physical challenges may in fact make us
tougher but intelligently designed
physical challenges make us stronger, and the goal of life should be to
enjoy it rather than simply survive it!
At Heart Fit, our results driven
approach covers every aspect necessary to achieve your goals, whether
they involve weight loss, sports performance or a healthier lifestyle. If you
are looking to lose weight or need a
jump-start to get back into shape our
highly qualified trainers will provide
the knowledge and the means to help
you become fit and stay that way. We
are offering a free functional movement screen and one free personal
training session to those that are looking to improve their quality of life.
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July 2013
Reaching for
Their Dreams
Continued from page 2
ceived a unique understanding of
the role of business in the economy and the importance of obtaining an education in business. They
spent three weeks taking classes
in management and organization,
marketing, economics, accounting
and finance, business ethics and
developing a website. Through
the classes they learned valuable
success skills and entrepreneurship skills.
Learning does not end in the
classroom. Students also learned
valuable lessons from the opening
keynote speaker Yorba Linda City
Councilmember Chief Eugene J.
Hernandez and graduation keynote speaker Dr. Redman.
Though the camp was a serious
learning opportunity, there were
also several field trips planned to
locations including the Hollywood
Bowl and the Rancho Cucamonga
Epicenter stadium for a Quakes
baseball game.
Prior to graduation from camp,
which was held June 28, participants were divided into groups
that created a business plan at the
end of the program. The winning
group received $1,000 and the
runners-up received $500.
REACH graduates left with
the knowledge and tools they
need to succeed in higher education and in life. They also left with
confidence knowing that they can
attend college.
Former student Edilia Herrera
who is currently attending Mt.
San Antonio College in Walnut,
and planning to attend Cal State
Fullerton, is planning to complete
a degree in business management
and she attributes that to the
REACH camp.
“Attending to University of La
Verne for the business camp was
one of the best experiences I had
during [my] whole life,” Herrera
said. “I learned things that actually help me now in my daily life.”
Citrus College
Reinstates Its
Nursing Assistant
Program
Continued from page 8
Citrus College offers this convenient, cost-effective Nursing Assistant Program for $46 per unit,
plus fees. Students must also provide their own uniforms and supplies. Financial aid is available for
those who qualify.
The Nursing Assistant Program staff will conduct a mandatory information meeting at
Citrus College on Monday, July
10 from 3 to 5 p.m. Persons who
are interested in the program are
required to attend.
The information meeting will
be held in the Louis E. Zellers
Center for Innovation, Room 159
located off of Foothill Boulevard
on the north side of the campus
near Barranca Avenue. Parking
passes can be purchased from the
Campus Safety Building located
near the college’s Citrus Avenue
entrance or from a parking lot kiosk for $5.
Page 17
THE NEWS CAPSULE
Time’s up for L.A. pet stores
selling dogs, cats and rabbits
SEPSIS
Los– Angeles — Efforts towards making Los Angeles a no
kill city took another significant
step forward with the arrival of
the deadline for pet stores to cease
selling puppies, kittens and rabbits – unless they come from shelters or 501(C)3 rescue groups.
An ordinance passed overwhelmingly by the Los Angeles
City Council in November 2012
bans the retail sale of dogs, cats
and rabbits, making Los Angeles the largest city in the United
States to enact legislation to put
an end to the flow of animals from
pet mills, the large commercial
breeding farms that supply pet
stores.
Last month marked the expiration of the six-month grace period
put in place for pet stores to comply with the ordinance and phase
out their inventories of commercially bred dogs, cats and rabbits.
It’s a milestone that Best Friends
Animal Society, which played a
key role in getting the legislation
enacted, excitedly welcomes.d
“More than 70,000 healthy and
treatable animals are killed in Los
Angeles city and county shelters
every year – at taxpayer expense,”
says Elizabeth Oreck, Best
Friends Animal Society’s national
manager of puppy mill initiatives.
“To continue importing puppies
and kittens from mills in other
states while we kill the surplus
filling our shelters simply makes
no sense. This ordinance is a reasonable, progressive step toward
addressing the pet overpopulation
issues in our city.”
Also celebrating the ordinance’s implementation is Marc
Peralta, executive director of the
Best Friends Animal Society
Adoption Center in Mission Hills.
“Our No Kill Los Angeles
(NKLA) initiative is all about moving the lifesaving needle forward
and getting the number of savable
animals killed at shelters dramatically reduced,” Peralta says. “The
enforcement of this ordinance will
exponentially increase the number of adoptions for L.A.’s shelter
pets, which automatically reduces
the killing. It’s a win-win for the
city’s animal lovers and taxpayers.”
In lieu of puppy, kitten and
rabbit sales, Best Friends Animal
Society has offered business owners information and resources on
converting to a humane model pet
store, replacing retail sales with
adoption of shelter animals for a
fee.
“We’re hoping that pet store
owners that haven’t already
switched to a humane model will
choose to offer rescued pets for
adoption, giving those animals
more exposure and opportunity to
be adopted,” Oreck says.
A Serious Bacterial Infection
Sepsis is a complication that
can develop from any serious
infection. Bacterial infections of
the bloodstream, bone, kidneys,
skin, or lungs can cause the release of infection-fighting chemicals into the
bloodstream,
leading to an
intense
inflammatory
response.
Instead
of
helping the
Rick Reggio
body
fight
the infection, this response has
harmful effects on the body and
major organs. The result is the
formation of tiny clots that block
blood from reaching the kidneys,
lungs, liver, and other organs,
along with a dangerous drop in
blood pressure. If the infection
is not treated quickly, and blood
pressure and breathing are not
supported, sepsis can rapidly
progress to septic shock and result in death.
Signs and symptoms of sepsis
include fast, shallow breathing;
a drop in blood pressure; dizziness and confusion; fast heartbeat; fever or low body temperature; and shaking chills. If sepsis
is suspected, treatment must be
started quickly, usually in the
intensive care unit of a hospital.
Sepsis is potentially fatal, so
the infection must be treated immediately. Broad-spectrum antibiotics are used until the location
and cause of the infection can be
determined. After the results of
blood, urine, and imaging tests
are known, the initial antibiotic
therapy can be changed to fight
the specific organism causing
the infection. Oxygen may be
administered, if necessary, to
support breathing, and dialysis
may be needed if the kidneys are
not removing toxins by producing urine efficiently. A variety
of drugs are used to help raise
blood pressure, manage inflammation, and avoid fluctuations
in blood glucose levels.
Broad-Spectrum Antibiotics
Are Used Initially to Fight
Infection
Sepsis is a potentially fatal
complication of a serious infection caused by bacteria or other
microorganisms. It affects hundreds of thousands of patients
each year, often those who are
hospitalized or have recently
been discharged from the hospital. It is more common in the
very young, the very old, diabetics, and those with immunesystem suppression from certain
medications, cancers, or HIV/
AIDS. As people continue to live
longer and more bacteria become
resistant to antibiotics, sepsis is
becoming a bigger problem.
What Causes Sepsis?
Although sepsis is a complication of an infection, it is actually
caused by the body’s response
to the infection. The infections
most likely to lead to sepsis are
those in the bloodstream, kidneys (urinary tract infections),
lungs (pneumonia), bone (osteomyelitis), abdomen (appendicitis), or brain (meningitis). The
body defends itself by releasing
chemical substances designed to
fight the infection. The chemicals trigger an inflammatory
response to the infectious agent,
and the inflammation reaction
causes this life-threatening condition.
Signs and symptoms of sepsis include fever (>101°F) or
low body temperature (<95°F),
shaking chills, fast heartbeat,
fast breathing, and confusion.
As sepsis worsens, it can lead
to septic shock. Blood pressure
drops to dangerously low levels.
Major organs can stop working
properly, as many small blood
clots stop the blood circulation
to the tissues. When the kidneys
begin to fail, urination slows. As
sepsis worsens, breathing becomes more difficult, the heartbeat becomes irregular, blood
pressure drops, and platelet
counts fall.
Early diagnosis of sepsis depends on evaluation of physical
signs, as well as results from
blood test, urine tests, and imaging studies. It is critical that
the source and cause of infection
be rapidly identified in order to
guide treatment. X-rays, ultrasound, MRI, and CT scans are
all used to find the source of infection in patients suffering from
sepsis.
How Is Sepsis Treated?
Early treatment of a patient
with sepsis includes supportive
therapy to maintain blood pressure, proper breathing, kidney
function, electrolyte balance, and
blood sugar. IV fluids are administered to keep blood pressure
strong and the kidneys working. Broad-spectrum antibiotics
that work in a wide variety of
infections are used initially until the exact cause of the infection is known. Once the cause is
identified, the antibiotics can be
changed to one that works specifically on the microorganism
causing the infection. Surgery to
remove infected tissue (abscesses) may be necessary.
Oxygen may be administered,
if necessary, and dialysis may be
needed if the kidneys are not removing toxins by producing urine
efficiently. A variety of drugs help
raise blood pressure, manage inflammation, balance electrolytes,
and avoid fluctuations in blood
sugar.
If sepsis is recognized and
treated early, recovery is more
likely. Once sepsis becomes severe or progresses to septic shock,
only about one-half of patients
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To date, the model has been
successfully implemented by such
Los Angeles area pet stores as
Pet Rush, Fresh Paws of Bel Air,
and Lucky Puppy Rescue and Retail. Additionally, more humane
model pet stores are popping up
throughout Los Angeles and Orange counties, including Love and
Leashes and Adopt and Shop.
“The adoption model pet store
is becoming more and more popular across the country,” Oreck
says. “It’s only a matter of time
before there will be very few retail
establishments where one will be
able to walk in and be able to purchase an animal from a puppy or
kitten mill.”
Pet stores found in violation of
the Los Angeles ordinance may
have the offense prosecuted as a
misdemeanor or have it enforced
by means of an administrative citation and penalty in the amount
of $250 for the first violation, $500
for the second violation and $1,000
for the third violation.
To report pet stores that may
be selling puppies, kittens or rabbits sourced from mills, please
contact Brenda Barnette, general
manager of L.A. Animal Services,
at brenda.barnette@lacity.org
(please put Pet Store in the subject line) or call (213) 482-9558.
About Best Friends Animal
Society Los Angeles
Best Friends Animal Society
Los Angeles is working collaboratively with animal rescue groups,
city shelters and passionate individuals who are all dedicated to
the mission of making Los Angeles a no-kill city. As part of this
mission, Best Friends hosts adoption and fundraising events, runs
the Best Friends Pet Adoption &
Spay Neuter Center in Mission
Hills, and leads the NKLA initiative.
About NKLA
NKLA (No Kill Los Angeles)
is a coalition of animal welfare organizations, city shelters and passionate individuals, led by Best
Friends Animal Society. NKLA
is dedicated to ending the killing
of healthy and treatable pets in
L.A. shelters by providing spay/
neuter services where they are
needed most so fewer animals go
into shelters, and increasing adoptions through the combined efforts
of the NKLA coalition so more animals come out of the shelters and
go into new homes. In 2012, the
coalition’s first year of existence,
L.A. shelter deaths decreased 12
months in a row, culminating in
4,200 fewer animals killed than
in the year prior. Also in 2012, the
NKLA Coalition facilitated 23,421
adoptions and 4,458 spay/neuter
surgeries were performed.
Page 18
Ken Boyd Receives Honorary
Doctorate Degree
On Friday, June 7, 2013, Rotary International 2011-2013 Director and Board Treasurer Ken
Boyd of Kerman, California was
bestowed upon an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree by
Mashdots College of Glendale,
California, the only Armenian
institution of higher education in
the United States.
Dr. Garbis Der-Yeghian, distin-
Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden Announces
New Executive Director
nowned for scientific rigor, plant that California native plants mer-
of Rotary International Zones 25
and 26 during his tenure, combined
with his unparalleled endeavors in
promoting peace locally and internationally.
In 2005, Boyd and Der-Yeghian
jointly made history when they
were invited to serve as keynote
speakers of the first ever peace conference organized by Rotary International District 2430 (Turkey) and
Dr. Lucinda Mc Dade
Garbis Der-Yeghian, President of Mashdots College with Ken Boyd,
Rotary International District Director and Treasurer as he displays
his Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree.
guished member of the Director’s
Advisory Council, Past District
5300 Governor, and President
of the College conducted the surprise ceremony at the conclusion
of the luncheon meeting of the
Rotary Club of Kerman, California. On behalf of Rotary District
5300 and especially the Rotary
Club of La Verne, California, DerYeghian expressed his profound
gratitude to Director Ken Boyd
for his exemplary “Service Above
Self” as Rotary International Director and Treasurer, exalting his
virtues as an innovative leader
whose humility, integrity, and untiring efforts have played a pivotal
role in the unprecedented success
attended by Armenian and Turkish
Rotarians. “Where governments
have failed, Rotary has succeed in
promoting better understanding,
goodwill, and peace in the world”
said Der-Yeghian. Boyd has been
a staunch supporter and keynote
speaker of the annual international
peace conferences organized by Rotary District 5300 initiated in 1990
by the Rotary Club of La Verne. On
Saturday, March 1, 2014, the 25th
annual peace conference of Rotary
International District 5300 will take
place at the University of La Verne.
The theme of the conference is: Unity in Diversity. The conference will
be followed by a multicultural peace
concert.
Gala Raises $450K
Proceeds Benefit Casa Colina’s Free Care Fund and
Wounded Warrior Fund
Pomona — To help celebrate
its storied history of hope and
healing, Casa Colina and its nearly 700 attendees welcomed Joan
Lunden, a well-known journalist,
entrepreneur, health and wellness advocate and the former host
of ABC’s Good Morning America,
as the special guest host of its
Gala on Saturday, June 1st at
the Sheraton Fairplex Conference
Center in Pomona. Proceeds from
the black tie gala raised $450,000,
which benefits Casa Colina’s Free
Care Fund and Wounded Warrior
Fund. Casa Colina would like to
express its appreciation to all of
its donors and sponsors including
Gold Sponsor – SEI Investments.
“As a journalist and health and
wellness advocate, I am always
drawn to and inspired by remarkable stories of courage, which is
why I was honored to host the
Gala,” says Lunden. “Casa Colina
continues to help countless numbers of people afflicted with debilitating conditions and devastating
injuries overcome impossible odds
to regain their independence. This
incredible event celebrated Casa
Colina’s commitment to those in
need and demonstrated why it is
the gold standard for comprehensive rehabilitation services.”
“We would like to thank Joan
Lunden and our generous donors
and sponsors who helped make this
event such an incredible success,”
said Dr. Felice L. Loverso, President
and Chief Executive Officer of Casa
Colina. “What made this night so
memorable was being able to share
it with our remarkable patients. We
are humbled by their indomitable
spirits and amazing recoveries. This
event helps us to continue to provide free care and develop the rehabilitation programs our community
needs so that we can celebrate the
next 75 years.”
For more information about
Casa Colina Centers for Rehabilitation or to donate to the Casa Colina
Foundation, please log on to www.
casacolina.org or e-mail foundation@casacolina.org or call (909)
596-7733 Ext. 2209.
July 2013
Claremont — The Rancho
Santa Ana Botanic Garden Board
of Trustees unanimously elected
Dr. Lucinda McDade the eighth
executive director effective June
1, 2013.
McDade is the Judith B. Friend
Director of Research at Rancho
Santa Ana Botanic Garden (RSABG) and chair of the Claremont
Graduate University Department
of Botany; positions she has held
since 2006.
She served as the RSABG interim executive director from November 2012 until May 2013.
“Lucinda McDade is an exceptional leader and extraordinary
individual,” said Elin Dowd, chair
of the Board of Trustees. “She is
a scholar of the first rank and an
inspirational executive with a collaborative style. We are ecstatic
that she has agreed to lead Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden.”
As the Judith B. Friend Director of Research, McDade has led
the RSABG Research Department during an unprecedented
period marked by a 300 percent
increase in external funding; she
has also built the postdoctoral
program, strengthened graduate
education, maintained a flourishing research program and built
ties with Claremont Graduate
University (CGU). Rancho Santa
Ana Botanic Garden administers
the CGU Department of Botany.
“It is a very special honor to
be chosen to lead Rancho Santa
Ana Botanic Garden, a Garden
that has inspired me since I first
visited here in the late 1980s. It
is an exciting institution, with a
strong foundation and exciting
prospects,” said McDade. “I am
humbled by the appointment and
eager to guide an organization re-
conservation and social engagement in the appreciation of California native plants and global
plant diversity.”
With the appointment, McDade becomes the first female
executive director since Susanna
Bixby Bryant founded the Garden
in 1927. Bryant served as executive director of the organization
from its formation until 1946.
In the Spring 2013, McDade
led Rancho Santa Ana Botanic
Garden in the finalization of a
multi-year strategic plan that
focuses on positioning RSABG
as the premier resource on California native plants, advancing
botanical research programs, establishing sustainable stewardship practices for the Garden and
organization, and building toward
implementation of the organization’s 2007 Master Plan.
Under her leadership as interim executive director, Rancho
Santa Ana Botanic Garden, a
privately-funded nonprofit, has
seen a period of robust activity,
including construction of facilities
at Grow Native Nursery in the
Veterans Garden, new foundation
and corporate support, increased
giving capacity to fund a vital irrigation project, reenergized RSABG Volunteer Organization,
growth of the Board of Overseers
and continued expansion of RSABG membership. Consistent
with the strategic priorities of
the organization, RSABG has
opened several new exhibits including “When They Were Wild,
”a collaborative exhibition with
The Huntington Library, Art Collection, and Botanical Gardens,
and “Gateways to the Communities,” a horticultural exhibition at
Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden that shares the significance
of California plant communities
with Garden visitors.
In founding her ‘wild garden’ devoted to California native
plants, our founder, Susanna
Bixby Bryant, in whose steps I
am honored to follow, was a true
visionary,” said McDade. “I am inspired by her determination and
emboldened to lead our Garden
as we strengthen our core and expand our effectiveness in reaching
the public with our core message
it respect, celebration, and use.”
As well as organization leader,
McDade is a professor of botany.
Her primary research interests
are in the large plant family of
Acanthaceae, the role of hybridization in plant evolutionary history, phylogeny reconstruction and
plant reproductive biology. She has
published many papers in the field
and has served as president of Association for Tropical Biology and
American Society of Plant Taxonomists. McDade has won numerous
research grants from the federal
National Science Foundation and
from private foundations including
the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
and Fletcher Jones Foundation.
Prior to coming to Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, McDade
was associate curator and chair of
botany at the Academy of Natural
Sciences in Philadelphia, and simultaneously served as an adjunct
associate professor at the University of Pennsylvania. Over the
course of her career, she has served
as associate professor and curator
of the herbarium at the University
of Arizona and adjunct assistant
professor at Duke University.
She earned her bachelor’s degree magna cum laude from Tulane University and doctorate in
botany from Duke University. McDade is married to Professor John
Lundberg, chair and curator of ichthyology at the Academy of Natural Sciences. The couple have two
adult sons, Greg Lundberg who
lives in Raleigh, North Carolina,
and Andy Lundberg who lives in
Paris, Tennessee.
McDade succeeds Patrick Larkin, who resigned in November
2012.
About RSABG
Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, founded in 1927 by Susanna
Bixby Bryant, is the largest botanic
garden dedicated to California native plants. The Garden is located
on 86 acres in Claremont, approximately 35 miles east of Los Angeles. RSABG, a private, nonprofit
organization, brings conservation
applications to the public through
horticultural education, scientific
research and sales of native plants
at Grow Native Nursery.
July 2013
Page 19
TRAVEL
STORY
By Stan Wawer
How many times have you
said to yourself, “I’d like to find a
place where I can just go and get
away from it all for a few days or
a week?”
According to Travel industry
data, about 15 percent of vacation
days in the U.S. go unused. That’s
staggering considering today’s
workforce work longer hours under more stress and are more in
need of vacation time.
area noted for its fine wine and
food.
“It’s officially in the middle of
nowhere,” said Nico de Lange,
Wharekauhau’s general manager
along with his wife Kristy.
The lodge’s long list of activities include walking, mountain
biking, clay pigeon shooting,
archery, horseback riding, spa
treatments and surfcasting along
Palliser Bay. You can add to that,
Wharekauhau Lodge and pond
Finding the perfect getaway
location where you can forget
about work isn’t easy. There are
such places, however, and New
Zealand’s Wharekauhau (place
of knowledge) Lodge and Country Estate is one of them. Yes,
Wharekauhau is costly but you
would be hard pressed to find a
more isolated place that offers
guests superior accommodations,
great cuisine, quality wines, adventure and stunning vistas.
A week at Wharekauhau, an
hour and a half from Wellington
Wharekauhau’s award-winning
kitchen.
“Anything here is possible,”
Nico said. “Our motto is underpromise and over-deliver.”
Wharekauhau is nestled away
in Wairarapa (land of glistening
waters), one of New Zealand’s
most scenic regions, with a reputation for its pinot noir wine, chocolate, olive oil and cheese.
“You can finish off your day
with a gym workout, some tennis
and a dip in our heated 24-meterlong pool,” Nico said. Guests have
Lodge Room
on Palliser Bay, and you will more
than likely forget about that chaotic world up there in the northern
hemisphere.
access to the complex 24 hours a
day. One of my favorite activities
was the clay target shooting.
The lodge offers 13 cottage
pés, four-course gourmet dinner
and country breakfast. Each cottage looks out to the ocean.
Prices range from $522 per person per night double occupancy to
$1,245 a night double depending on
the season. The high season runs
from Dec. 1 to March 31 (New Zealand’s summer months).
The 5,500-acre estate is dotted with Romney and Texel sheep
roaming among the Speckle Park,
Angus and Simmental beef cattle
breeds. Each spring is highlighted
by the arrival of 10,000 lambs and
the seasonal muster to shear the
flock.
The path to the lodge is lined
with pahutukawa trees. “They
are called Christmas trees,” Nico
said, “because the flower blooms on
Christmas Day.”
There are two ways in and out
of Wharekauhau — by helicopter
or private plane, or by car. The car
drive from Wellington takes you
over the Rimutaka Hills on a high,
winding stretch of road, which
snakes through a mountain pass.
The lodge features an elegant
dining room, country kitchen, loung-
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Shearing sheep
es, conservatory, private courtyard
and gardens. Wharekauhau has an
elegance of a bygone era.
A week here for two, including
air on Air New Zealand, could cost
you $12,000 to $15,000 or more but
I’m guessing from my own experience that you will never want to
leave. And that is priceless.
Stan shooting
If You Go
For reservations, e-mail reservations@wharekauhau.co.nz or call
+64 6 307-7581.
For more information: www.
wharekauhau.co.nz.
How to Get There
Air New Zealand has daily
flights from LAX to Wellington.
All information is accurate at
the time of publication but prices,
dates and other details are subject
to change. Confirm all information
before making any travel arrangements.
Sheep Herding
Wharekauhau is one of New
Zealand’s most spectacular farms
dramatically situated on a 5,500acre sheep station. It is rough
country along a wild coast in an
suites. The suites feature a gas
fireplace, WIFI, homemade cookies, heated bathroom floor, towel
heater and mini bar. The rate includes pre-dinner drinks and cana-
MEMBERS FROM EIGHT CHAMBERS MEET AT LEROY
HAYNES CENTER IN LA VERNE -- Representa- tives of eight
area chambers of commerce met at an annual “beginning of summer”
mixer hosted by LeRoy Haynes Center in La Verne. Pictured, from left,
are LeRoy Haynes Center Senior Vice President Frank Linebaugh; Pomona Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Frank Garcia; Maureen Aldridge, CEO of the Claremont Chamber of Commerce; Brian
McNerney, President and CEO of the La Verne Chamber of Commerce; Lisa Bailey, President and CEO of the Irwindale Chamber of
Commerce; Joe Cina, Director of the Glendora Chamber of Commerce;
LeRoy Haynes Center President and CEO Dan Maydeck; Darleen Curley, President and CEO of the Montclair Chamber of Commerce; Terri
Galdo, administrative assistant, Upland Chamber of Commerce; and
Catalina Aldridge, member services coordinator, San Dimas Chamber
of Commerce.
The LeRoy Haynes Center provides specialized treatment and educational services to children with special needs relating to emotional
development, autism, Asperger’s Disorder, learning disabilities, neglect
and abandonment. The facility serves 350 to 400 children annually
through its four basic programs -- therapeutic residential treatment,
transitional housing, Haynes Special Education Center, and mental
health.
For more information, call (909) 593-2581 or visit the web site at
www.leroyhaynes.org.
Travel Editor Stan Wawer is a
La Verne resident, a member of the
Society of American Travel Writers
and editor of his own travel blog,
www.travelwithstan.blogspot.com.
Address all travel-related questions
to his blog
Mendell L. Thompson, President and CEO of ACCU pictured with
Chuck Johnson, President and CEO of the National Council for
Adoption
Orlando, FL, — At the National
Council for Adoption Annual Conference held in Orlando, Florida,
America’s Christian Credit Union
was presented the Friend of Adoption Award in recognition for its
dedication and commitment to children and families.
“Our Friend of Adoption Awards
honor those who have gone above
and beyond to make a difference
in the lives of birth parents, adoptive families, and hundreds of thousands of children who are waiting to
be adopted,” said Chuck Johnson,
President and CEO of NCFA. Since
2009, America’s Christian Credit
Union has helped make over 800
adoptions possible through their financial assistance.
President/CEO Mendell L.
Thompson deeply moved by this
recognition said, “This is indeed an
honor, blessing and statement of
God’s hand on our mission. We believe that every child deserves a forever family and will work every day
to advance the cause of the orphan.
We will also continue to support the
important and strategic work of
NCFA and all of its affiliates in their
tireless efforts to serve children and
families.”
More information can be found
at
www.AmericasChristianCU.
com/adoption
About America’s Christian
Credit Union
America’s Christian CU provides effective banking solutions to
individuals and ministries that empower them to reach their financial
goals while expanding God’s Kingdom. Founded in 1958 and currently managing close to $500 million in
assets, ACCU serves the economic
needs of its individual, family, ministry and business members. Every
dollar entrusted to the credit union
gets reinvested to build churches
and fund ministries. For additional
information, visit www.AmericasChristianCU.com.
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Claremont Resident Receives
Citrus College’s 2013
Distinguished Alumni Honor
Bernard D. Bollinger, Jr.
Bernard D. Bollinger, Jr. of
Claremont, Calif. is one of three
individuals selected to receive Citrus College’s Distinguished Alumni Award for 2013.
Bollinger graduated from Citrus College in 1982 after a tenure
marked by academic achievement. He then transferred to the
University of Southern California,
where he received a Bachelor of
Arts degree in English and Journalism in 1984. Three years later,
he earned a juris doctorate from
Loyola Law School.
Currently, Bollinger is a member of the Board of Directors for
Buchalter Nemer, a law firm with
offices in Los Angeles. He also
serves as department chair for
the firm’s Insolvency & Financial
Solutions Group and co-chair of
their Continuing Legal Education Committee. Bollinger focuses
his practice on bankruptcy matters, as evidenced by the many
professional publications he has
authored and the numerous presentations he makes annually.
Despite his busy schedule, Bollinger finds time to give back to his
community. In fact, he is active in
a wide variety of service organizations, including Citrus Valley
Health Partners, where he is a
member of the board of directors,
and the Citrus Community College District Measure G Citizens
Oversight Committee, where he
currently serves as chair. Bollinger is also a past president of
the Friends of the Claremont Library, past president of the Citrus College Foundation, and past
chair of the Claremont Community Foundation Board of Directors.
Bollinger’s community service,
involvement with Citrus College,
and impressive professional experience has earned him the Citrus
College Distinguished Alumni
Award for 2013.
“When reviewing nominations,
we consider the time each individual spent at Citrus College, as
well as their professional career,
community involvement, and
other accomplishments,” said Eric
Magallon, president of the Citrus
Alumni and Friends Association.
“Bo’s professional and academic
qualifications are remarkable,
and his contributions to Citrus
College and the surrounding communities are admirable. He is a
prime example of a Citrus College
Distinguished Alumni.”
Mrs. Susan M. Keith, president of the Citrus Community
College District Board of Trustees,
serves as the Claremont representative on the board and is aware of
Bollinger’s many contributions to
the college and community.
“I am very proud to count Bo
and his wife Laura among my
Claremont friends who give so
much to our community,” Keith
said. “Bo’s professional career is
demanding, but he still finds time
to give back to the community and
to Citrus College. He is extremely
deserving of this recognition.”
Dr. Geraldine M. Perri, superintendent/president of Citrus
College, said she appreciates all
Bollinger has done for the college
and congratulates him on receiving this recognition.
“The Alumni Association has
made an excellent choice,” Dr.
Perri said. “Mr. Bollinger has an
impressive professional and academic resume, as well as an extensive list of community service
commitments. However, it is his
dedication to Citrus College that
I find especially admirable. I am
delighted that he will be included
among this year’s Distinguished
Alumni honorees.”
Nicole Ash (left) and Francella Pena (right) of
BONDED CLEANERS invites everyone to to join them at
THE EVENT OF THE YEAR
Saturday, July 13th at 6:00PM at the Plummer Building.
Tickets can be purchase at Bonded Cleaners.
July 2013
Glendora Genealogy Group
The Glendora Genealogy
Group will hold its monthly meeting on Tuesday, July 23, 2013 in
the Elm Room at the La Fetra
Center, 333 East Foothill Blvd.,
Glendora. There will be a refresher course taught by Pat Chavarria at 6 p.m. entitled “New Family
Search.org.”We will have our business meeting at 7 p.m. followed by
our speaker. Our speaker for this
month will be Denise Spurlock.
Denise will be presenting “There’s
An App For That!” Denise will
discuss the APPs you can use on
your Smartphones and Tablets
for Genealogical Research. This
will be a good continuation of
what our speaker, Gena Philibert
Ortega, talked about in June.

July - San Dimas Community News

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