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COMING TO SAN DIMAS “LIVING WILD”Come: Enjoy! “Living Wild’ in

San Dimas, October 20th & 21st. Nineteen (19) nationally and in-ternationally known artists invite you to come and enjoy their original works of art at the 16th Annual Wildlife Art Show. You will view not only the wildlife but their habitats and lands. Portrayals come to life through the artistry of these professional painters and sculptors. Sponsored by the San Dimas Festival of Arts, the Show is open to the public at no charge. The artists will be in at-tendance to discuss their artwork

and answer questions. This is a weekend full of events.

Saturday, the 20th, the Gal-lery and Show will be open from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. At l:00 p,m. an art

seminar will be given by artist Rita Bechtold. Rita’s inspiration for her award winning art came

from years of working with veterinarians and on horse breeding farms. Her work captures the essence of na-ture. The seminar is open to all.

Join us on Sunday, the 21st, to participate in more events from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Be sure to bring the family to see the San Dimas High School Drama Club give a presentation at 12:00 noon. Then move on to sculp-

tor Richard Myer’s Workshop at 1:00 p.m. This internationally

known sculptor has done work for such corporate giants as Disney Studios and you can view one of his sculpture in front of the San Dimas Sheriff Station. Richard will demonstrate the beginning of a sculpture while making a clay model. You will have the opportu-nity to make your own model.

The Premier Opening Recep-tion & Awards Dinner will be on Friday the 19th beginning at 6:00 p.m. Reservations are required and the cost is $25.00 with a no host bar. The Gallery will be open until 9:00 p.m. Artisans will have their wares on display both Sat-urday & Sunday on the Plaza. Students from the Bonita Unified School District, grades K—8, will have their art on display in City Hall throughout the weekend. You will be amazed at the talent these young students have. Their work will be judged and awards given on Sunday at 3:00 p.m.

Take advantage of the opportunity to win 8”x10” pieces of art. Each artist at the Show will have ex-ecuted a piece of art for the raffle. Raffle tickets will be available for purchase all week-

end at 6 for $5.00 or 15 for $10.00. Select the art pieces of your choice

by placing your ticket stub with your name and phone number in the container next to the art pieces

you wish to win. The drawing will be held at 3:30 p.m. on Sunday

and the winner need not be pres-ent to win. This is a great bargain!

Come, join in the leisure of par-ticipating in these fun, learning experiences at the Civic Center Plaza, 245 E. Bonita Ave., San Dimas. The Gallery will be in the Community Building and open from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday. For informa-tion and dinner reservations call (909) 599-5374; or visit www.San-DimasArts.com. See you there!

Welcome PRCA Announcer Kelly Kenny to San DimasKenney comes from very hum-

ble beginnings, born and raised in small town, USA, in southwest Missouri. With hard working, lov-ing parents and two older broth-ers. Life was very basic, yet excit-ing and meaningful in this quiet little town of 900 folks.

Kenney credits his parents for allowing his dreams of becoming a cowboy to come true. Kenney says, “Just now I realize how many sac-rifices my family made to haul me to all of those high school rodeos. Living off of very little, but I never knew it, I felt I was the richest kid

in the world.” It all started with a stubborn little sorrel pony. Learn-ing to ride and being tough came at an early ages in his family.

Needless to say Kenney’s life was very fast pace from the start, including rodeo, sports and music. He learned to rope, bulldog and play guitar in high school, then went onto college on a rodeo schol-arship. Officiating high school and college baseball and basketball, rodeoing, picking and singing con-sumed his life with very little time to spare. Then accidentally, in 1996 at a rodeo in his home town,

the announcer didn’t show. He then reluctantly agreed to help. That night in November of ’96 Kenney was bit by the entertain-ment bug.

The next four years of Kenney’s life was jammed packed with excitement. Announcing rodeos and competing hard all summer, officiating col-lege baseball in the springtime, calling basket-ball games all winter and fill-ing every va-cancy available with a singing gig. It didn’t take long for Ken-ney to realize his life was being consumed with work and travel, leaving little time for the things he loved at home. His family, hunt-ing, fishing, ranching, etc.

In 2000 he was asked to take

the head rodeo coach-ing position at Mis-

souri Valley College in Marshall, MO. Where he accepted the job in hopes of slowing down and embedding his roots. The next year Kenney was encouraged by his peers, students and family to pursue a career in the field that he

had originally started years earli-er, announcing rodeos. Kenney re-ceived pro status in 2001, resigned from the college in good standings after a very successful season, quit competing, hung up his officiating uniforms and never looked back.

Since 2001 Kenney has had the opportunity to work many great rodeos and with some of pro rodeos most talented acts and entertainers. Kenney gives great credit to those many people along his journey who seen a talent in this small town country boy from Missouri.

Kenney has finally found his home behind the mic. Now Ken-ney announces PRCA Rodeos full time working approximately 30-40 events each year. With a cow/calf operation at home, Kenney’s life remains full of responsibilities. Kenney says, “Now when rodeo season slows down in the fall, I get a chance to hunt most of the winter and pick with band and auctioneer some sales. Most of my cows are fall calvers due to my schedule, which works well. But most importantly, I get to truly enjoy my family.”

Kenney’s silky smooth bari-tone, quick wit, down home hu-mor and his ability to connect with an audience has found a home for-ever in Pro Rodeo.

Western Days & Rodeo Oct 6 & 7

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San Dimas Community News October 2012

West Point — Cadet Bryan James Wolak, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Wolak of San Dimas, completed Cadet Basic Training at the U.S. Military Academy.

Wolak entered West Point on July 2 and has successfully completed six weeks of CBT. CBT is one of the most chal-lenging events a cadet will en-counter over the course of their four years at the academy.

The initial military training program provides cadets with basic skills to instill discipline,

Cut-A-thonSalon 2one8 will be hosting a

cut-a-thon fundraiser in honor of Christopher Vega on Sunday October 7th, 2012 from 9:00-5:00 pm. Our dedicated stylist will be providing haircuts and blowdrys for a minimum donation of $30.00 We will be providing good music, drinks, bake sale goods and raf-fling off gift baskets, gift certifi-cates and other exciting surprises.

100% of proceeds will be do-nated to the Vega family through The Marino Foundation to help with their overwhelming medical expenses.

Christopher Vega, 18, a senior at Glendora High School was di-agnosed with Leukemia over a year ago. On Monday September 17, 2012 Christopher Vega lost his battle with Leukemia with his family by his side.

Please join us on October 7, 2012 to support the Vega family and help make a difference in the life of a local family in need.

Salon 2one8 is located at 218 N. Glendora Ave. 91741 (626) 914-2216

Mysterious and Haunted

Maternal-Fetal Air Transport Services Initiated

Former Damien Graduate Completes Basic Training at West Point

pride, cohesion, confidence and a high sense of duty to prepare them for entry into the Corps of Cadets. Areas of summer instructions include first aid, mountaineering, hand grenades, rifle marksmanship and nuclear, biological and chemical training.

Wolak began classes August 20. The West Point Curricu-lum offers 37 majors balancing physical sciences and engineer-ing with humanities and social sciences leading to a Bachelor of Science Degree.

Wolak graduated from Da-mien High School. He plans to graduate from West Point in 2016 and be commissioned as second lieutenant in the U.S, Army The mission of the U.S. military academy is to educate, train and inspire the Corps of Cadets so that each graduate is a commissioned leader of char-acter committed to the values of Duty, Honor, Country and prepared for a career of profes-sional excellence and service to the nation as an officer in the United States Army.

Pomona Valley Hospital Med-ical Center along with Mercy Air and Cole-Schaefer Ambulance, held an Open House for the ini-tiation of theirr Maternal-Fetal Air Transport Services on Mon-day Sept. 10, 2912.

In 1994 Pomona Valley Hos-pital Medical Center established its emergency Maternal-Fetal Transport Services, a ground-transport service available 24 hours-a-day, 7 days-a-week. Now they are offering the capa-bilities of air transportation, via helicopter, thanks to Mercy Air.

Using Brackett Field Airport in La Verne, just 2.4 miles away, Pomona Valley Hospital Medi-cal Center offes the only Mater-nal-Fetal Medical air transport service from the east end of Los Angeles County to the Arizona border, northeast through Inyo and Mono counties, and south-east through Riverside and Im-perial counties. The geographic span of the coverage area will include more than 25 hospitals, in seven counties. These hos-pitals lack the capabilities for emergent, at-risk mothers-to-

be and/or their unborn babies. The safest way to transport the pre-term and high risk infants is inside the mother’s womb. PVHMC offers one of the most advanced maternal and neo-natal programs in Southern California including a Perina-tal program, an advanced La-bor and Delivery program, and a 53-bed, Level IIIB Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Pomona Valley Hospital is the third largest delivering hospital in California.

While the Masonic Lodge isn’t necessarily haunted, it is known for keeping the mysteries of Free-masonry. And, once a year the Lodge is haunted – sort of. On Halloween Night, the George Washington Chapter of Order of DeMolay will be hosting its an-nual Haunted House at the San Dimas Masonic Lodge. Last year, nearly 500 thrill seeking “Trick or Treaters” experienced the scary haunting in the most mysterious

place in San Dimas.

This year, you’re invited to experience both the mysterious and the haunted. The Haunted House is open Hal-loween Night from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. The Lodge is located at 220 N. Monte Vista Avenue, at the corner of Third Street, just north of downtown. While admission is free, the DeMolay Chapter re-quests a $2 donation per person.

DeMolay is a Masonic spon-sored organization dedicated to preparing young men to lead

successful, happy, and produc-tive lives. Basing its approach on timeless principles and practical, hands-on experience, DeMolay opens doors for young men aged 12 to 21 by developing their civic awareness, personal responsibil-ity and leadership skills so vitally needed in society today. DeMo-lay combines this serious mission with a fun approach that builds important bonds of friendship among members in more than 1,000 chapters worldwide.”

For additional information about the George Washington Chapter of the DeMolay please contact Dad Michael Gapper at [email protected].

October 2012 San Dimas Community News

In menopause, levels of es-trogen and progesterone are reduced, leading to the de-

ve l opment of serious s y m p t o m s (e.g., hot flashes and v a g i n a l d r y n e s s ) and physi-cal changes (e.g., os-

teoporosis) in some women. Menopause occurs naturally as part of the aging process, usually over a period of years, but it can be artificially in-duced by hysterectomy and treatment of certain diseases, such as cancer.

Hormone replacement therapy (HRT), also some-times referred to as meno-pausal hormone therapy, is the therapeutic replacement of estrogen with or without progestin. Estrogen and pro-gestin act to ease the symp-toms and physical changes associated with menopause. Historically, HRT was stan-dard practice for relieving menopausal symptoms and preventing heart disease and osteoporosis. This modal-ity was re-examined after the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) studies revealed that HRT was linked to serious health problems, not only in naturally menopausal women who were receiving estrogen and progestin, but also in women in hysterectomy-in-duced menopause who were receiving estrogen alone.

A recent comprehensive review of the studies that were conducted during the 10 years since the WHI studies were discontinued provides the information necessary to update recommendations for the use of HRT. The updated guidelines will likely confirm the current FDA recommen-dations suggesting that HRT is safe for short-term use at the lowest dose possible to relieve serious symptoms of menopause. HRT is not rec-ommended for long-term use or to prevent chronic diseases such as osteoporosis in meno-pausal women.

THE NEWS CAPSULE

Menopausal Hormone TreatmentRICK REGGIO PHARM.D

Rick ReggioPharm D

San Dimas Corral of Westerners\November Meeting

Citrus Labels Describe Our Area?The San Dimas Corral of

Westerners is excited to have Mr. Tom Spellman come to speak on Wednesday, November 7, 2012 about the history of the Southern California Citrus Packing Crate Labels.

San Dimas grew up as a citrus community and was, at one time, one of the largest citrus produc-ers in the world. The products of these orchards and others in Southern California were mar-keted all across the United States under a myriad of names. The history is beautifully displayed in hundreds of different and brilliant labels that were affixed to the crates that were shipped nationwide on the railroads that served the local area.

Mr. Tom Spellman has done extensive research on our local citrus labels. He is the current president of the Citrus Label So-ciety, a hobbyist organization for collectors. He has compiled a col-lection of 120 slides and will pres-

ent them along with their atten-dant stories. Tom , a graduate of Cal Poly, is currently the South-west Sales Manager for David Wilson Nursery and ran the La Nursery from 1981 to 2001. He is on the Board of Directors of the Citrus Roots Heritage Foun-dation and the California Citrus State Historic Park in Riverside. He and his wife Rose live in Up-land.

The InvitationThe next meeting of the Corral

will be on Wednesday, November 7, 2012. Anyone with an interest in local or western history is in-vited join us. The cost is $13, ($15 for non members) which includes the socializing, speaker, and din-ner beginning at 6 p.m. at the Atria Rancho Park dining room, 801 Cypress Way, in San Dimas.

For information or reserva-tions please contact Vera Hoover at (909)-593-1585 no later than the Saturday November 3, 2012.

Farewelll Luncheon For Long Time Residents

No Longer Routinely Prescribed for All Menopausal Women

Menopause is the stage of a woman’s life during which es-trogen and progesterone levels decline. In some women, this re-duced production of female hor-mones causes symptoms such as hot flashes and vaginal dryness, along with physical changes such as bone weakening (osteoporo-sis). Menopause is a natural part of aging, usually developing over a number of years. An artificial state of menopause can result af-ter a woman undergoes hysterec-tomy.

To Treat or Not to Treat? Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is the therapeutic replen-ishment of estrogen with or with-out progestin (a progesterone-like drug). These hormones work to relieve the symptoms and physi-cal changes that occur with meno-pause. For many years, HRT was used routinely to ease the symp-toms of menopause, as well as to prevent osteoporosis and heart disease. This practice was recon-sidered after studies discovered that HRT was linked to serious health problems, such as stroke, heart disease, and certain types of cancer. It has since been de-termined that, in some women, HRT can provide health benefits with less risk than was previously thought. For women who experi-ence natural menopause after age 45 years and do not have signifi-cant symptoms, HRT is not neces-sary for preventing osteoporosis or heart disease. Lifestyle changes and non hormonal medications to maintain bone strength are rec-ommended, if appropriate.

Forms of Therapy The treat-ment of menopause-related symp-toms should be specific to the pa-tient. Each woman has a unique medical history, family history, and set of symptoms for which she is seeking relief, so the best drug regimen is tailored to the wom-an’s risk factors and symptoms. Risk factors that may prevent a woman from being a candidate for HRT are a history of breast, endo-metrial, or ovarian cancer, blood clots or stroke, smoking, and liver disease.

Estrogen with or without progestin is the most effective treatment for hot flashes and is available in both oral and patch dosage forms. Symptoms of natu-ral menopause are treated with an estrogen-progestin combina-tion; the progestin balances the estrogen and reduces the risk of uterine cancer. Since women who have undergone hysterectomy no longer have a uterus, they can take estrogen alone to ease the symptoms of artificial meno-pause. Women who experience early menopause for any reason should take HRT until at least age 45 years to prevent diseases such as osteoporosis, heart disease, and dementia.

HRT should be used at the lowest effective dose for the short-est time needed. If vaginal dry-ness or urinary symptoms are the primary problem, estrogen in the form of vaginal cream, gel, ring, or suppository may be used. These forms of estrogen do not re-lieve other symptoms, such as hot flashes, but they have the advan-tage of little absorption into the system.

Bioidentical hormones, which are custom prescribed and com-pounded, are an alternative to standard HRT medications. Al-though they have been in use for many years, there is some con-troversy regarding their safety. Chemically, bioidentical and stan-dard HRT drugs are the same as those produced in the body. Phy-totherapy—the use of herbs such as black cohosh, red clover, and passionflower—is another option for women seeking relief from menopausal symptoms; however, these remedies have not been proven effective, and they may not be standardized or manufactured in approved facilities.

Non hormonal drugs that have been successfully used to treat hot flashes and other meno-pausal symptoms include selec-tive serotonin reuptake inhibi-tors, clonidine, and gabapentin. To prevent osteoporosis, drugs that increase bone strength, such as bisphosphonates and selective estrogen receptor modulators, are used instead of hormone sup-plements. A conversation with your doctor will help determine the best treatments for your indi-vidual needs. As always, you can reach me at Via Verde Pharmacy at 909-599-3444 for any ques-tions.

Monster Bash Movie NightSAN DIMAS — On Friday,

October 12th, the San Dimas Parks and Recreation Depart-ment will be hosting “Monster Bash” movie night, from 6:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m. at the San Dimas Senior Citizen Community Cen-ter, located at 201 East Bonita Avenue. Parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles and friends, bring your little goblins and enjoy crafts, table games, face painting, pizza (2 slices per person), chips

and drinks. Then, enjoy delicious cookies and popcorn while you watch “Hocus Pocus.” You will each take a souvenir photo to always remember the night. Pre-registration required. Refunds only if the Recreation Depart-ment cancels the event. Children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult or legal guardian. Tickets are $5.00 per person and seating is limited. Buy your tick-ets today!

Wilbur (Gene) and Leslie Caffey, residents of San Dimas since before 1938, will be honored by family and friends on Sun-day, October 21, 2012 at Ramona Avenue Christian Church, 909 Juanita Avenue in La Verne. The couple have sold their home and are moving to Ohio.

Gene is a Pearl Harbor survi-vor, and later worked at Louds as a welder for many years. Leslie was a riviter during WWII. They have three sons--Jay, Burt, and Allen, who graduated from Bonita High.

Please join us for a church ser-

vice at 10:45 am, honoring them and other long-time church mem-bers--Ethelwyne Russell, Donna Strmiska, and Winnie Willis.

Immediately following, the Caffey Family will host a lun-cheon (around noon). Interested community members are invited to attend either one or both activi-ties and to say farewell to the cou-ple. If unable to attend, you are encouraged to call or visit them at the family home.

If you have any questions, please call Leanne Hall at (909) 374-3762.


Mystery at the Historical Society

San Dimas Historical Society archivist Susan Davis has asked if any readers of the San Dimas Community News can identify the ribbon pictured. The ribbon reads:

Ignacio Zaragoza, pictured on the ribbon, was a Mexican gen-eral best known for defeating the French at the Battle of Puebla in 1862; unfortunately he died of ty-phoid fever later that year at age of 33.”

The 1923 ribbon may have come from a labor organization

established during the Citrus Era in Southern California. If you can provide any information on the origins of this ribbon, then please contact the Historical Society at (909) 592-1190 or office [email protected].

The San Dimas Historical Soci-ety schedule for October 2012:Walker House Tours11 a.m. and 1 p.m. on the fourth Saturday: docent-led, limited tour size. Please call (909) 592-1190 for reservations. Museum and Gift Shop10 a.m. to 2 p.m., fourth Saturday of each month: second floor of the Walker House. No reservation needed. October Special OpeningSaturday, October 6th, in conjunc-tion with Western Days, the mu-seum and gift shop will be open following Western Days parade until 3:00 p.m. Docent led tours will be given at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.

Miembro Sociedad Nacional Mexicana Ignacio Zaragoza

P.M.I.R.Surcursal No. 4

Fund [unreadable]Octobre de 1923

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Library HighlightsSan Dimas Public Library

County of Los Angeles Public Library 145 N. Walnut Avenue, San Dimas, CA, 91773Telephone (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 Room, UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED in the listing

THE KIDS’ CORNERPreschool Storytime!

Preschool Storytime will meet on the following Fridays in October: the 5th, 12th, 19th and 26th. The themes will include harvest time; apples; and Halloween. An art activity appropriate to the theme will be offered. On the 26th we will have our annual Halloween party so make sure the kids come in costume! In addition to stories, we sing songs, learn fingerplays, enjoy flannel board stories and more!

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

SPECIAL PROGRAM!On Saturday, October 13th from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. join us

for a Halloween Cartoon Workshop presented by cartoonist Dave Boatman! No drawing ability required for this fun workshop, which is open to school-aged children. The kids will learn how to draw spooky creatures they can use for decorations throughout the month. After the workshop kids can stay to color in their creations and enjoy refresh-ments. Be there or be scared!

FRANKENPETS Recycled art workshopSaturday, Oct 20th, 3:00 p.m. Halloween is right around the cor-

ner, and everyone needs a creepy (or cute) Frankenpet to keep them company! Kids of all ages are invited to come to this environmentally friendly workshop in which we will take old and unloved stuffed ani-mals and turn them into awesomely new creations. Little kids, bring a bigger person with you to help with the cutting and sewing/gluing.

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

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

BOOK PARTY Monthly Book ClubOn October, we launched our reading on paradise with James Hil-

ton’s classic Lost Horizon. For those wanting to plan ahead, on Novem-ber 7th we will be discussing Lost in Shangri-la: a true story of survival, adventure, and the most incredible rescue mission of World War II by Mitchell Zuckoff. Stimulating conversation and delicious refreshments each month! FREE! The Book Party is held at the San Dimas Senior Center, 201 E. Bonita Ave., in San Dimas. Copies of the books are avail-

able for checkout at the San Dimas Library. For more information, please contact the San Dimas Library at (909) 599-6738.

THIRD THURSDAY Book ClubThursday, October 18th, 6:30 p.m. Join our Thursday evening

book club! We are beginning our reading on the theme of bad moth-ers with Ayelet Waldman’s Bad mother: a chronicle of maternal crimes, minor calamities, and occasional moments of grace. Books are available for check out at the San Dimas Library.

Writing Effective Dialogue with Crickett Rumley Writer’s Workshop

Wednesday, October 24th, 6:00 p.m. Join the Coffee House Writ-er’s Group for a workshop on the craft of dialogue. Workshop presenter Crickett Rumley is a screenwriting instructor at the Los Angeles branch of the New York Film Academy, and recently published her first YA novel, Never Sit Down in a Hoopskirt.

Indian Cuisine Cooking Demonstration

Saturday, October 27, at 3:00 p.m. Join Chef Kaumudi Marathe for a cooking demonstration exploring the diverse culinary traditions of India. Come and learn tips and tricks from a great chef. There will be food tasting at the end of the program. This event is FREE!

BIGGEST BOOK SALE OF THE YEAR!The big book sale of the year will be on October 5, 6 and 7, during

San Dimas Western Days. Friday and Saturday, October 5 and 6, from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., and Sunday, October 7, from 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Sunday is Buck-A-Bag ONLY. We will have a special Homeschooling Corner filled with homeschooling materials for sale. BE SURE NOT TO MISS THIS ONE!

JOIN FRIENDS OF SAN DIMAS LIBRARY!

San Dimas Friends of The Library offers support for library pro-grams, 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 at-tend! Friends are always in need of volunteers to help sort books for our ongoing lobby sale and special book sales. For more information, please call the reference desk at (909) 599-6738.

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From the San Dimas Historical Society

University of La Verne Vista La Verne Recalls Lordsburg HotelBy Paul McClure

Student Cost per Semester$16,675 Undergraduate tuition$ 3,460 Double room at Vista La Verne $ 2,820 19 meals per week$22,955 Total basic semester cost

From Lordsburg Hotel to Vista La Verne

The 60-room Lordsburg Ho-tel originally was built to house prospective buyers in the hope that they would purchase land and settle, farm, plant an or-chard, or open a business.

University of La Verne

2,400 new students enrolled at ULV for the fall 2012 semester

The University of La Verne will host an open house of the new Vista La Verne, a 380-stu-dent dormitory at the southwest corner of Second and D Streets, from 3:30 to 5 p.m., Thursday, October 18th.

Local merchants expect the influx of students to boost down-town business activity. Five new restaurants have opened within two blocks of the dorm during the last few months: Café Cabo, Granny’s Yogurt, Dillon’s Pit Bar-B-Q, House of Wings Sports Bar, and Chase’s Restaurant and Bar. The antici-pation is palpable.

In 1887, the city’s first lodg-ing facility, the 60-room Lords-burg Hotel at the southwest corner of Third and C Streets opened. There were new busi-nesses and was great excite-ment at that time as well. How-ever, the Lordsburg Hotel never had a paying guest. Why?

Land BoomDuring the 1870s, Los An-

geles businessman and local property owner Isaac W. Lord persuaded the Santa Fe Rail-road to extend its line through present-day La Verne. In 1877, competition between the South-ern Pacific Railroad and the Santa Fe Railroad became so intense that it drove passenger rates from the Midwest to Los Angeles as low as $1 per person. This brought an avalanche of people to California. Thousands came just to see, while many stayed and bought land.

Lord had sent brass bands up and down the streets of Los Angeles and San Bernardino inviting people for a free ride to the new town of Lordsburg. Over 2,500 people accepted the invitation and bought $200,000 worth of lots.

Land BustIn order to support expected

flood of new residents, water mains were put in, a post office opened, a newspaper started publication, and stores began business, all within a period of four months. The centerpiece of this new town—the grand Lordsburg Hotel—waited for its first customers. None came.

The Railroad Land Boom of 1887 went bust. Speculation fever subsided, buyers disap-peared, new owners were left with virtually worthless land, and the Lordsburg Hotel sat empty.

Lordsburg HotelIn 1889, the German Bap-

tist Brethren (renamed Church of the Brethren in 1908) Pas-tor M.M. Eshelman arrived in Lordsburg on a Santa Fe Rail-road excursion train. He and George McDonaugh, a fellow Brethren and agent for the San-ta Fe, realized that the empty hotel would be suitable for a college building. With support from some associates, they pur-chased the hotel and 100 city lots for $15,000.

In 1891, Lordsburg College opened its doors, and by No-vember of that year enough Brethren people had moved to Lordsburg to form a congrega-tion.

Lordsburg CollegeLordsburg College opened

with 135 students, and the town became a magnet for Eastern-ers who came here to retire and to enjoy the special advantages of living in a college town. With both a railroad station and a college, the town of Lordsburg was equipped to survive.

In 1906, the town incorpo-rated. In 1912, the residents of Lordsburg tried to change the

Lordsburg Hotel built in1887 , home to Lordsburg College 1891, demolished 1927

name of the community to La Verne, but Isaac W. Lord, still a large land owner, blocked the attempt. However, after his death in 1917, the citizens voted to change the city name to “La Verne.” That same year, Lords-burg College changed its name to La Verne College.

City of La VerneDuring the 1920s and 1930s,

the citrus industry employed nearly all of the people in the community. The growing, pick-ing, packing, and shipping of oranges, grapefruit, and lemons influenced all of life in La Verne.

However, by the 1940s, grow-ers were in real trouble. The quality and size of their fruit declined. A mysterious malady had struck. For want of a better and more accurate name, they called it “The Quick Decline.” More and more trees were af-fected and nothing seemed to help. With both declining grove production and the World War II population influx, groves were sold for housing develop-ments.

Since the 1950s, the city has grown steadily as a bedroom community. La Verne now has approximately 30,000 residents with a good mix of residential, commercial, and industrial ac-tivity.

University of La VerneThe University of La Verne

has also continued to grow. It now has more than 3,000 stu-dents at the La Verne campus and 4,000 students at its off-site regional campuses.

Here are some key facts.College Names: 1891 Lords-

burg College, 1917 La Verne College, 1977 University of La Verne

Degrees First Offered: 1891 Bachelor’s Degree, 1965 Mas-ter’s Degree, 1969 Degrees of-fered off campus, 1979 Doctor-ate Degree

Regional Campuses: Irvine, Ontario, Oxnard, Burbank, Vic-torville, Bakersfield, San Luis Obispo, Vandenberg Air Force Base, and Point Mugu Naval Air Station

Student Population1,540 Undergraduate stu- dents1,665 Graduate students4,300 Regional campus students

The bad news is that the 1887 Railroad Bubble burst and dashed those hopes. The good news is that the vacant hotel provided the seed from which the University of La Verne and the City of La Verne eventually grew.

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SAN DIMAS SENIOR ADVENTURESBy Jay PaceHere I sit not able to move

my chair. I have my two 3-year-old Golden Retrievers and their ‘cute’ small mutt brother under my chair. It never seems to amaze me that when I sit down they are right under me. I am in a room with the ceiling fan going but I think if I were in a room half this size and no fan, I would still find them under my chair. I wish they could talk and read this article before I send it to make sure I didn’t make any mistakes since my son doesn’t live with me now to proofread. All of us at the Bin-go meetings know that the cost for each bingo card is .50 cents not .25 cents. SOOO. AGAIN.. .each card you use is FIFTY cents. I wish I could blame this mistake on the heat.

Before I get started.. - on a sad note we lost a very good entertainer “Geno”. He will be missed. From time to time he would sit at Betty, Vern, Andy and Dan’s table for lunch.

All who missed September 4th with Ron Johnson missed great entertainment He had us all singing. Remember read-ing about the surprise Tues-day. At the time of the article I didn’t have that date filled. I was chatting with Debra while getting our coffee and said that I didn’t have the 18th filled and she said that her son played Gospel music. I JUMPED on the idea and asked her if he could play for us. Two days later I got a “yes”. Debra and Carlo’s family surprised them on the 18th since they thought only Carlos Jr. would be enter-taining us. Debra met me with tears in her eyes. She was so excited! When I got there, there was a large set of drums and a large electrical piano on the stage. Low and behold a lot of

their family came too! William accompanied his brother on the drums. Oh, it gets better; much better. Beverly, JR’s wife sang a few songs. [What a beauti-ful voice] Yep, you guessed it.. .their table was a rockin’. Must admit, so was the rest of the room. Liz said they could hear it in the reception area. What a day. .drums and piano are my favorite instruments. I was in seventh heaven.

Second week was our usual club members meeting. Delia shared an article about 9/Il and Sue read a prayer before the club meeting started. Oth-ers shared what they had done that day. Also, members and friends who went on the Aquar-ium bus trip really enjoyed the day and shared their day with us. At the meeting it was voted and approved to send money to the San Dimas High School for their competition trip to New York in May. We will be giving them a check for $250.00 and wish them well. They will en-tertain us in December. Delia wants to go because it will be held at the Carnegie Hall. Who knows.. .by then there might be others that will want to go as a CLUB TRIP. Also, we voted to pay for the snow again this year. What would it be like if we didn’t have snow in San Di-mas??? Janie from H.E.R.O.S. came and asked us for recipes for their H.E.R.O.S. cookbook fundraiser. September

was the dedication of the Fountain.

October 2nd Susan will come and entertain us as Clara Barton. The second Tuesday is always Club meeting. Last month Claudia announced that we have 114 members. By the time you read this it will be much higher I’m sure. It’s

great to see new faces but it sure would be great seeing our regular members also. Where are you hiding? I wish I could say I did my job this month, but I didn’t. Sorry. Come be surprised on the 16th and the 23rd. There will be something I promise. Bingo on the last Tuesday with celebration of birthdays and cake from Alb-ertson’s.

Don’t forget to check out the crochet room. Claudia, Sylvia and Lee are always there to greet you as you go in. Yep, they got me again. The teacher gave out a pattern and I fin-ished two Afghans. Lee gave me another pattern. Got home and my fingers did their thing starting another one.

San Dimas “You are the Heart of San Dimas” volun-teers were recognized Sept. 19th and received a certificate and pin. Hosted by the Atria Rancho Park for the 10th year in a row.

Don’t forget our HOLIDAY SILENT AUCTION on the 20th of November. December is already booked with Holiday music. Save December 13th [Thursday] for our annual Se-nior Club luncheon. Sue has purchased 10 $10.00 raffle gift cards.. .and Matthew will play the piano, guitar and sing for us. Cut the price if you have at-tended at least 20 or 22 meet-ings this year. ALL members are encouraged to come cel-ebrate and fellowship together.

Our lunchroom is getting louder with friends meet-ing new friends in fellowship. Come join us. Don’t forget to call a day or two ahead of time to reserve your lunch. YEP!! B.IN.G.O. every Tuesday as usual. Always something going on EVERYDAY.

I’ve been told my articles are long and Bear, Babe and Giz-mo are leaving from under my chair so they must agree. I bet-ter say bye till next month... Jay

The Pumpkin Festival

The Farm Store at Cal Poly Pomona will host its twentieth annual Pumpkin Festival on Saturday October 20th and Sun-day October 21st from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The event will provide activities for the whole family, including a petting zoo, horse rides, a corn maze, live enter-tainment, and food and craft vendors. You may want to bring a wagon to haul your pumpkins and wear comfortable shoes as you search through the patch for the perfect pumpkin.

Enjoy a stack of pancakes and some delicious Cal Poly Pomona orange juice at our Pancake Breakfast from 8 a.m. – 11 a.m.. Tickets for adults are $5 and children 12 and under are $4. If you miss the pancake breakfast there will be plenty of other food choices such as pizza, subs, hot dogs, tacos, barbeque, and much more.

This year the book “The Legend of Spookley the Square Pumpkin” will be featured at the festival. Guests are welcome to enjoy the Spookley movie, run-ning hourly from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The movie, the book, and other fun Spookley merchandise will also be sold.

Admission and parking is free, but prices vary for cer-tain activities once inside. The Farm Store is located at 4102 S. University Drive, Pomona, CA 91768. For more information please call the Pumpkin Festival Hotline at (909) 869-2215 or visit our website at www.csupomona.edu/farmstore.

If you like bugs you’ll also be able to visit the Insect Fair at the Bronco Student Center from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The fair holds over 500,000 live and preserved insects, and for those brave enough, the centipedes, tarantulas, and even Madagas-car hissing cockroaches will be available to hold. It is $6.00 for adults, $4.00 for children 3-12 years old, and free for children under two.

Solve a Mystery, Support a Good Cause

Renaissance Murder Mystery Players will present “Who Shot Doc at the Sock Hop?” to help raise funds for David and Mar-garet Youth and Family Servic-es at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12, in the California Ballroom at the Sheraton Fairplex Conference Center in Pomona.

“We wanted to try something new to spice up our annual fund raiser, and live interactive the-ater is a real departure from the usual dinner-dance format,” said Julie Griffith, publicity co-ordinator for David and Marga-ret, based in La Verne. “Renais-sance Murder Mystery Players do a great job of engaging the audience, and I think the 1950s theme will be a crowd pleaser.”

“Who Shot Doc” is set in the 1950s in the Hillview High Gym-nasium where the fall formal “Once in a Blue Moon” is under way. Someone is trying to kill slimy chaperone Doctor Richard Cheever. The audience’s job is to identify the killer. Is it his sweet suburban housewife, Muriel; his nerdy son, Bernie; school vale-dictorian, Patty Alphabetti, class troublemaker Johnny Barbera, or the lovely Simpkins triplets: Mandy, Sandy and Brandy?

In addition to the original production, David and Marga-ret’s annual Notes of Love fund-raiser will feature a three-course dinner, silent auction and 1950s costume contest. Poodle skirts are encouraged but business dressy attire is OK, too.

Proceeds from Notes of Love will benefit David and Mar-garet Youth and Family Ser-vices, which serves more than 1,000 clients annually through a range of services including: a residentially-based program for adolescent girls; shelter care for adolescent girls; a foster fam-ily agency; adoption assistance; mental health services; family preservation and support; treat-ment for learning disabilities; a transitional living program; school- and community-based education, and mentoring pro-grams.

Cost is $100 per person, $150 per couple, $325 for a half table (five people) and $600 for a full table. Tickets are available on-line at www.DavidandMargaret.org, by calling 909-596-5921, x 3180 or by email at [email protected] Sponsor-ship opportunities are available.

Renaissance Murder Mystery Players with artistic director Ken Salzman and Chris Sands, associate director, produce six murder mysteries a year at res-taurants throughout the San Gabriel Valley. The group also partners with non-profit agen-cies for fundraisers and is avail-able for private and business parties.

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Mt. SAC Art Gallery Kicks Off New Season

Walnut — The Mt. San Anto-nio College kicks off a new sea-son with a collaborative exhibi-tion, “In the Space Between,” which runs Sept. 13 through Oct. 11, at the Mt. SAC Art Gal-lery. This exhibit is free and open to the public.

“In the Space Between” fea-tures artists Chuck Feesago and Susan Sironi who present a collaborative exhibition that blurs the boundaries of two-dimensional and three-dimen-sional space. Using items gath-ered from popular culture—text and images from paper sources, books and magazines—the art-ists rework and manipulate items original meant for mass audience appeal to create new meaning. The nature of this ex-hibition has been described as “using a concept that the time or space between when a cul-tural idea is originally formed and when it becomes outdated, distorted, or revealed for its true intent.”

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Happy (Healthy) HalloweenTina L. Kerrigan MS, RD

When we think of Halloween evening we visualize groups of happy, ghoulishly dressed chil-dren scouring our neighborhoods looking for sweet “treats”. Since there is seldom justification for “tricks”, most parents find them-selves dealing with mounds (liter-ally and figuratively) of high sugar candy, both in bags and, unfortu-nately, a lot that has already been gobbled down during the nights festivities.

How can parents allow their children to enjoy a fun Halloween evening and still have some con-trol over excessive consumption of sweets?

Make sure to have dinner be-fore the trick or treating begins. A typical meal of lean meat, grains and vegetables will limit the sweet cravings and avoid over in-dulgence.

Before the evening begins also set up some bargains. If your child

wants a particular toy, agree to trade an amount of candy for the toy. He or she can keep a certain amount of their loot but, if they want this item, they have to part with whatever amount of candy has been agreed upon (Always make sure to sort through any-thing brought home to weed out suspicious items).

It is also important to set lim-its ahead of time for how much candy is allowed to be eaten on Halloween. When looking over what has been brought home, al-low a few favorite items and put the rest away. The old adage, “out of sight, out of mind” is applicable here. Put the remainder of the candy away. You can take it to work, dole it out over time in small quantities or discard it, but, if it is around the house and visible, it will more than likely be eaten.

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Petersen Automotive Museum Salutes The TroopsWith Free Museum Admission

Old Glory reflects on the limousine used by Presidents Roosevelt & Truman

Los Angeles — The Petersen Automotive Museum will pro-vide free admission to active mili-tary and their families as a way to thank those who protect our country. The mu-seum participated in the Blue Star Program this sum-mer, which provid-ed free admission to active military at participating museums nation-wide.

Recognizing the importance of honoring this na-tion’s servicemen and women, the Petersen Museum decided to contin-ue the offer indefi-nitely. “So many brave men and women risk their lives every day to protect our free-dom,” said Terry Karges, Petersen Executive Director, “we felt it was important to give something back to those who have served.” Active

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members and 2 children.Visitors to the museum will

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Masterpieces of Italian Design and Aerodynamics: From Art to Science. Other exhibits featured in the museum include Alterna-tive Power, Hot Wheels Hall of

Fame, Holly-wood Star Cars, Streetscape, and more.

The Petersen A u t o m o t i v e Museum Foun-dation is a non-profit 501(c)(3) charity. The museum is located at 6060 Wilshire Boulevard (at Fairfax) in Los Angeles, Cali-fornia 90036. Admission pric-es are $12 for

general admission adults, $8 for seniors, $5 for students with ID, $3 for children ages 5 to 12. Museum members, active military with ID and children under five are admit-ted free

show up at your door.Sure, we are all going to of-

fer some sweets, but also include some non candy items. Experts recommend small inexpensive toys, crayons, stickers, book-marks, whistles, pencils, erasers or other school supplies.

What’s the last thing to do?Set a good example. Be a role

model and don’t pick out your own favorites from the swag and chow it down in front of the kids (wait until they are in bed).

Remember to eat five servings of fruits and vegetables every day!

Tina Kerrigan is the owner of Corner Office Healthcare Con-sultants of San Dimas. She can be reached at 909.599.3354 or [email protected] for ques-tions, comments or ideas for fu-ture columns.


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Arcadia - These are exciting times! Following the beginning of what is sure to be another phenom-enal school year, comes news that the doors to the spectacular Arcadia Unified School District’s new Per-forming Arts Center will officially open on Saturday October 27, 2012 with “An Evening With Anka” (the-performingartscenter.ausd.net). The concert will begin at 8:00 p.m.

The exclusive Paul Anka open-ing night fundraiser/concert is pre-

sented by the Arcadia school district and the Arcadia Performing Arts Foundation, a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, established to support the Performing Arts Center. Monies generated from ticket sales for the event are donations to Arcadia Per-forming Arts Foundation and will benefit the Performing Arts Center, art education and art programming for the community.

With a legendary career that spans more than four decades, Paul Anka has cemented his position as one of the most prolific and beloved singer/songwriters of any generation. A testament to the importance and permanence inherent in the arts, Anka quickly gained iconic status when he wrote the Academy Award-nominated theme for The Longest Day, a film in which he also starred, followed by a long list of number one songs and hits including the ever-popular “My Way,” “Diana,”“(You’re)

Having My Baby” and “You Are My Destiny” among countless others.

“We are thrilled to welcome Paul Anka as our special guest at the highly-anticipated opening of The Performing Arts Center, Your home for the arts,” said Joel Shawn, Su-perintendent of the Arcadia Unified School District. “A world renowned talent, Mr. Anka has long been a pioneer in an industry that is espe-cially dominant in California and a shining example of performing arts

at its best.”“AUSD is proud to officially

open the doors of The Performing Arts Center with ‘An Evening With Anka’ and to finally be able to share this remarkable new entity, built on a foundation of promise and pur-pose, with our district, students and community at large for decades to come,” continued Shawn.

The other star of “An Evening With Anka” is the Performing Arts Center itself. Upon your first step into the Performing Arts Center, you are immediately transported to a world of possibilities and oppor-tunities where valuable lessons are learned, talent is fostered and the majesty of the arts is shared, culti-vated and alive. It is a phenomenal new venue that students, the com-munity, and the arts, can call home.

A premiere 40,000 square foot, 1200 seat, high-concept state-of-the-art facility located on the Arcadia

High School campus, the Perform-ing Arts Center was designed to benefit Arcadia students and the San Gabriel Valley as a whole. The modern glass and brick architectural center serves as an inclusive hub for all of the performing arts.

Among its many distinctions, the Performing Arts Center boasts a performance stage that accommo-dates 200 musicians, variable acous-tics and orchestral shells and profes-sional lighting and sound systems. There is also an additional Black Box theater with a separate control room and flexible seating that can host 125 guests. The sound attenu-ated orchestra room contains instru-ment storage, practice rooms and a music library. A professional dance studio with sprung wood floors is also housed in the Performing Arts Center as are comfortable dress-ing rooms, scene prop and costume storage space, back of the house stage crafts areas and a concessions booth. The superstructure is further adorned with a dramatic internal courtyard, lobby and outdoor pavil-ion areas.

Opening events will begin the week prior to “An Evening With Anka” with AUSD students per-forming in select talent showcases Thursday October 18, 2012 through Saturday, October 20, 2012. The student performances are open for the entire community to enjoy.

Ticket order/donations to “An Evening With Anka” can be pur-chased online at theperformin-gartscenter.ausd.net. To order by mail or in person, the address is 234 Campus Drive, Arcadia 91107- Attn: Rachel Abeyta, AUSD Superinten-dent office. For more information, or to purchase tickets by phone, please call (626) 821-1781.

Media interested in further in-formation or to schedule a time to speak with AUSD Superintendent Joel Shawn, please contact Lauren Lewis at (818) 970-0052 or [email protected].

Arcadia Unified School District And The Performing Arts Center Start “Back To School” With Extra Class And Announcement Of Exclusive Paul Anka Benefit Concert New 20 Million Dollar State-Of-The-Art Performing Arts Center Nears Completion And Readies For “An Evening With Anka” Saturday, October 27, 2012

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Hollywood Motel Owner Loses $335K How You Can Protect Yourself Again2st Financial Elder Abuse & Fraud

By Abigail Stokes Palsma Fraud. Elder abuse. Identify

theft. These are ugly words in our society, but the need for aging adults to protect assets is increas-ing.

Case-in-point, “Norma” was robbed of over $335,000 through fraudulent disbursements and check tampering in the last years of her life. Norma owned and op-erated a small motel in Hollywood until she passed away at age 96. Norma was hesitant to involve family members in her financial processes. This combined with short-term memory loss made her especially vulnerable to a fraud-ster’s scheme.

Norma became a tax client of CPA and Certified Fraud Ex-aminer Colleen Taylor in 2005. “When I met her, I was flabber-gasted,” Taylor said. “I had never met anyone like her. She was 91 and running a profitable busi-ness.”

In the initial tax consultation, Norma amazed Taylor by produc-ing all of the information needed to complete her tax returns on de-tailed ledger sheets. Norma used a method of personal accounting that she established in the 1950’s. She kept a clear ledger of accounts and called the bank weekly to ver-ify the balances. In spite of meticu-lous records, there was one key ac-counting process that Norma had left out: bank statement reconcili-ation. She never opened her bank statements or compared canceled checks against her ledger.

The fraudster, one of Norma’s motel residents, became aware of her declining mental health and found a way to “assist” her with small office tasks for $50 per day. He now had access to her financial records, and as Norma’s memory waned, the fraudster forged and cashed checks for $7,000 several times a month. As her checking account diminished, Norma was confused but transferred funds from other banks. Over the course of eighteen months, the theft amounted to $335,000.

“The fraudster took advantage of the fact that she never recon-ciled her bank account or viewed the canceled checks,” Taylor said. “She thought she had no reason to reconcile because she was the only one who was authorized to sign on the account. She was the only one in control.”

The only one in control: As we age, we tend to guard our inde-pendence fearing that involving others could jeopardize self-gov-ernance. Ironically, aging adults who resist formal efforts to protect their assets through the activa-tion of trusts or conservatorships, are sometimes duped into giving access informally to strangers or “new friends,” who have unethical and even criminal plans in mind.

For those who meet the idea of a conservatorship with resis-tance, one way to look at it from a financial perspective is that it is an investment,” attorney Deborah Ballins Schwarz said. “As much as it can feel like taking away in-dependence for the proposed con-servatee, establishing a conserva-torship works to protect a person’s assets.”

By her third tax appointment with Taylor, Norma was experi-

encing short term memory loss and appeared confused. As a CPA, Taylor had limited ability to inter-vene. She called Norma’s next of kin, a niece who lived out of state. The niece traveled to Los Angeles a couple weeks later, but Norma convinced her that she was fine. “Norma was extremely private about her finances and the niece felt that there was not much she could do,” Taylor said.

Norma could have prepared in advance for this portion of her life, having full control to choose an individual to manage her as-sets if ever needed. “There are a few types of basic estate planning tools to address the need for help. One is a trust,” Schwarz suggests. “A trust names someone to man-age assets during life and upon death. It is a management tool. If financial assets are titled in a trust, then the trustee can man-age the assets. Even if assets are not in a trust, a power of attorney can be signed which will also have management powers.” A trust al-lows the individual to maintain control, but makes a provision for assistance when and if necessary.

If a trust is not in place, but an individual develops a need for as-sistance with his or her finances, the concerned party may establish a Conservatorship of the Estate. “Conservatorships often are uti-lized for elderly individuals who are no longer able to handle their affairs, such as paying monthly bills or overseeing investments,” Schwarz said. “A conservatorship usually requires immediate ac-tion, and can be met with resis-tance by the proposed conservatee as well as those close to the conser-vatee. It is a process that focuses on the protection of the conserva-tee, but results in a lack of inde-pendence and often a feeling of a loss of dignity by the conservatee.”

Schwarz suggests tailoring the details of the conservatorship pe-tition so that the individual’s ev-eryday life is minimally affected, while protecting the proposed con-servatee and meeting his needs. Maintaining the ability to drive, if that is safe, and/or access to social security income allows the conservatee the ability to have dinner with a friend or purchase a few items at the grocery store. “The goal is for the conservatee to

retain his or her presence in the community,” Schwarz said.

The need for a conservator-ship is not always obvious. “I’ve seen cases where Dad’s electricity doesn’t work, and his daughter learns that he has not paid the electricity bill in months. She fur-ther finds bills and notices among stacks of mail hidden in Dad’s closet. This happens a great deal,” Schwarz said. “A senior may ap-pear to be social and on top of mat-ters to those around him, but in reality he is not.”

A conservatorship requires the conservator to periodically file doc-uments that account for a conser-vatee’s assets, as well as update the court on the conservatee’s sta-tus. Schwarz explains that “while there are attorney’s fees and other administrative costs involved in having the court oversee the con-servatorship, these charges must be weighed against the risk of devastating losses in the event of an unsupervised person misman-aging the senior citizen’s assets or converting them to their own use. “The cost of a conservatorship is often a mere percentage of the es-tate,” Schwarz said. A trust may also be an instrument for protect-ing an individual’s assets from predators. “A predator may not think to find out if an asset is in a trust,” says attorney Elizabeth Ernster, who litigates trust and probate issues. For example, to sell a residence held by a trust, the trustee must sign a contract for sale as the trustee, not simply as an individual. Otherwise, the true “owner” of the residence, the trust, is not a party to the contract for sale. “In litigation for elder abuse, having the trust be the true owner of the asset in question is a tre-mendous tool and advantage.”

In the case of Norma’s loss of $335,000, the perpetrator was caught, convicted, and has served a prison sentence. There is also a restitution order in place. Wheth-er the estate will ever collect and how much the heirs will receive remains to be seen. “My advice is to be aware of the circumstances that can create the perfect storm and take steps to preserve assets,” Taylor said. “Don’t let your guard down! If you are concerned about an elderly person in your life, pay close attention to those that come

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News from the Bonita Unified School DistrictSuperintendent’s Message

Dr. Gary Rapkin

Student Academic Achievement

Throughout Bonita Unified School District, we continue to use a wide variety of multiple measures to determine how our students, schools, and the school district as a whole are performing. In California, one of the most widely used mea-sures is the Academic Perfor-mance Index (API).

Each year, the California Department of Education sends each school district API scores from assessments that students take in English Lan-guage Arts, mathematics, sci-ence, and history. I am pleased to report that the Bonita Uni-fied School District is one of the very few districts in Califor-

BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

Academic Performance IndexA Decade of Growth

2002 7342003 7502004 7662005 7812006 7892007 8002008 8182009 8322010 8402011 8542012 866 (estimate)

Common Core Standards Debut in Bonita Unified

The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) adopted by the California Department of Education (CDE) are making their debut in Bonita Unified classrooms this fall. Elements of the English Language Arts and Math curriculum will be aug-mented with the Common Core in Kindergarten through fifth grade as a part of a methodical three-year implementation plan.

Kindergarten and first grade students are the first to experi-ence the English Language Arts curriculum completely aligned to the Common Core. Kindergar-ten through fifth grade teachers are incorporating a portion of the Common Core with writing instruction that puts a greater emphasis on informative and ex-planatory writing.

“Over 80% of what adults need to read and write on a dai-ly basis for the purpose of work and engaging with the world is information-based,” Senior Director of Elementary Educa-tion Nanette Hall said. “We will still teach elements of fiction and students will write stories, but we are increasing our focus on writing to explain and to in-form.”

Math curriculum for kinder-garten through fifth grade in-cludes the implementation of the Common Core Standards’ eight mathematical practices. How and what is taught will not change dramatically this year, but teach-ers are beginning to use the eight practices in everyday lessons.

“The eight mathematical prac-tices help students learn to engage with numbers and mathematical theory in a way that perfects the art of problem solving,” Hall con-tinued. “For example, after solv-ing a word problem, a student’s ability to explain how the answer was discovered, or to describe an alternate way to arrive at the answer develops skills that go be-yond getting the right answer.”

The eight mathematical prac-tices of the Common Core are:1.Make sense of problems and

persevere in solving them.2. Reason abstractly and quanti-

tatively.3. Construct viable arguments

and critique the reasons of others.

4. Model with mathematics.5. Use appropriate tools strategi-

cally.6. Attend to precision.7. Look for and make use of

structure.8. Look for and express regularity

in repeated reasoning.

While elementary instruction is making the first strides into the District-wide adoption of Common Core, secondary school teachers

San Dimas High School Principal Michael Kelly speaks at the dedication ceremony for the Saints’ expanded stadium August 31. The expansion and improvements to the field, track, and seating were funded by voter-approved Measure AB. From left to right in the background: Mt. San Antonio College Trustee David Hall, Bonita Unified Board President Glen Creiman, BUSD Board member Jim Elliott, Superinten-dent Dr. Gary Rapkin, and San Dimas Mayor Morris. Photo by San Dimas High School student Jackie Clark.

Bonita High School new 1000-seat gymnasium was commis-sioned at a ribbon cutting ceremony at Back to School Night on August 28. Both home and visitor seating overlook one regulation competition court and two regulation practice courts. The building includes two team rooms as well as storage rooms for gym equip-ment. It is designed to be energy efficient with natural light through-out the building. Landscaping outside the building includes drought tolerant plants.

Standardized test scores are in: Excellent performance and continuing growth

Bonita Unified students in grades 2-11 out-performed county aver-ages by significant margins on the 2012 California Standards Tests (CST) for those scoring proficient or advanced. CST Summary Reports released in August show overall performance for a school or district in five major categories of testing: English/Language Arts (E/LA), Math-ematics, History, Science CST, and Science End of Course (EOC).

“The CST is a broad indicator of performance, and we are pleased to see that when compared to the county averages, Bonita Unified stu-dents have scored significantly higher,” Senior Director of Secondary Education Mark Rodgers said.

Chart 1: The chart below compares the percentage of students scoring proficient or advanced on the 2012 California Stan-dards Test.

English Math History Science CST

Science EOC

BUSD 71.3% 63.8% 65.3% 81.0% 70.5%L . A . County

54.4% 49.4% 45.7% 56.9% 39.5%

In addition to excellent results for 2012, BUSD students have shown steady growth in all categories over the past four years. Chart 2 shows the percentage of BUSD students whose scores meet the criteria for pro-ficient or advanced in each category over the past four years.

Chart 2: Bonita Unified students achieve four-year growth trend in every CST category.

English Math History Science CST

Science EOC

B U S D 2012

71.3% 63.8% 65.3% 81.0% 70.5%

B U S D 2011

68.9% 61.7% 69.2% 75.8% 68.8%

B U S D 2010

66.5% 56.9% 58.2% 74.3% 61.2%

B U S D 2009

65.4% 55.7% 58.1% 71.8% 59.6%

“We are very pleased with the jump in overall performance in 2012,

and that it represents another year of steady progress in student per-formance for BUSD,” Rodgers said. “At the same time, there are many plans in motion to improve core instruction, expand intervention pro-grams, more effectively monitor student progress, and enhance consis-tency and rigor in the curriculum. We are confident that these efforts will continue to improve the teaching and learning process in BUSD.”

nia that has seen a consistent, decade-long growth in student achievement, progressing from 734 in 2002 to an estimated score of 866 for 2012.

Bonita Unified School Dis-trict students and staff are to be commended for their exemplary accomplishments brought about through their deep commitment to the ongo-ing improvement to the teach-ing and learning process.

Gary Rapkin, PhDSuperintendent

Measure AB Projects in Use at BHS, SDHS

Measure AB Projects in Use at BHS, SDHS

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are spending this year becoming familiar with and aligning in-structional materials to the stan-dards. “Teachers see the Common Core as positive changes and be-lieve in fewer standards covered in greater depth,” Hall said.

New standardized assess-ments written by the Smarter Balance Assessment Consortium are planned to be implemented in 2015 across several states. Bonita plans to fully implement the Com-mon Core in preparation for these new assessments.

For more information, visit www.corestandards.org.

Transitional Kindergarten Offered Now and in Spring

Transitional Kindergarten teacher Jeff Pang gathers students on the rug for instruction. Students who turn five between November 2

and December 2, 2012, missed the new state cut-off for Kindergarten. District-provided Transitional Kindergarten offers an age-

appropriate intermediary step before Kinder.

Schools in the Spotlight

Closing the Achievement GapAt the beginning of every

school year, the staff at Allen Avenue looks forward to the release of CST testing results for the previous year. However, due to a delay at the State level, only a sneak preview is cur-rently available. Even so, it appears that the school made significant progress closing the achievement gap. A conserva-tive estimate for the API score suggests at least a 30-point increase. Although the State has not released the official API score, the staff is celebrat-ing programs that are working and reflecting on areas that can be improved to continue growth. The staff at Allen Ave-nue has embraced the process of identifying and adjusting instruction and working as a team to bring about student success.

A Salute to Allen Avenue PTAIn the past several years, PTA

has become essential in helping to support great programs that enhance the core curricular in-struction at Allen Avenue. In the face of ongoing budget cuts, the PTA has stepped up to keep the impact away from students. They have helped provide fieldtrips for all classes, 4th grade Hands on History, assemblies on campus, incentives for students reaching academic and personal goals, and Pizza Nights for each grade level throughout the year to support classrooms. PTA helps make a dif-ference by consistently re-evalu-ating what is working for the stu-dents and the school community. They also are focused on making Allen Avenue a fun and great school to attend. The staff and stu-dents appreciate all the hours and consistent dedication of the Allen Avenue PTA.

Grace Miller Elementary School

Gladstone Elementary School

Ramona Middle School

Ramona Middle School is off to a great start this fall with a projected Academic Perfor-mance Index of 881. This score represents a 20-point increase over last year’s score. The teach-ers and Ramona Middle School continually strive to improve the learning environments in all cur-ricular areas.

The Associated Student Body (ASB) leadership attended a two-day summer retreat to prepare for the new school year. The focus of this retreat was the develop-ment of leadership skills, team building, and the organization of school events such as dances, rallies, and fundraisers. Our first school dance was on September 5 and was centered on a Hollywood theme.

Where Everyone Belongs (WEB) is a program where eighth graders are paired up with incoming sixth graders to mentor them through their first year of middle school. The philosophy of WEB is to create a positive, united atmosphere on the cam-pus where everyone feels a sense of belonging.

There are many electives available to the Ramona stu-dents to enrich their educational experiences. Chorus, band, art, technology, digital media, Cook-ing, ASB, Quest, drama, and yearbook are some of the classes that the students are currently taking. Football and Volleyball teams are preparing for their sea-sons, which will include games against Lone Hill and other mid-dle schools in the valley.

The Vikings’ school year prom-ises to be filled with learning and fun for students, teachers, and staff members.

News from the Bonita Unified School District

Grace Miller Elementary students from left to right, Nicole Riggs, Mayra Juarez, Maxwell Miller, and Austin Hance-Royse meet State Superintendent of Public Instruction for California Tom Torlakson

at the Computer Users in Education Conference in Palm Springs. Their teachers Matt Miller and April Maidens (in red) accompanied

the young “techies” to the conference where they shared the Tech Club projects with other teachers and students

Grace Miller’s Tech Club con-sists of 4th and 5th grade students who meet after school under the direction of advisors Matt Miller and April Maidens. During the four year history of this club, stu-dents have learned about technol-ogy—not only how to use it, but also how to troubleshoot prob-lems that might come up. This past spring, the Tech Club joined a handful of other students from California to present at the Com-puter Users in Education (CUE) conference in Palm Springs. State Superintendent of Public Instruc-tion for California Tom Torlakson stopped by to ask about the group and what they do. Boy did they have a lot to tell him!

Tech Club students have cre-ated PowerPoint slide shows for classroom instructional purposes in English Language Arts to sup-port vocabulary, phonics, and sight word practice. They have filmed evening activities, made commercials for future events, worked on the yearbook, created a digital yearbook, set up equip-

ment for assemblies, and used Green Screen Technology to put people in places they may never physically go. Tech Club students have performed minor repairs after troubleshooting equipment failures in the classroom

Tech Club activities have pro-vided opportunities for students to work collaboratively, building their confidence in using technol-ogy. Many use what they have learned at home, helping mom and dad repair computer equip-ment. They have learned about Internet safety and have become proficient with video cameras, scanners, computers, editing software, iPods, digital cameras, interactive whiteboard flipcharts, quizzes for student response sys-tems, and much more. As a way to make money to provide new technology for use in the pro-gram, the Tech Club sponsors printer ink and cell phone recy-cling. Teachers have also written several grants to purchase equip-ment and supplies for the Tech Club students to use.

School is back in session at Gladstone! More than a month into the new school year, Glad-stone is buzzing with academics and activities. Students enjoyed a trip to the LA County Fair early in the year, and the school’s Pride Stride Fundraiser in September was another huge success! Octo-ber looks to be busy as well with Parent Teacher Conferences starting off the month and Red Ribbon Week at the end of the month.

Projections for State testing results indicate that Gladstone’s fourth and fifth grade students scored Proficient or Advanced more than 88 percent of the time—a new record of success for Gladstone! “It takes a team of

teachers and instructional sup-port staff to achieve these kinds of results, and we have a stellar team at Gladstone!” Principal James Ellis said.

Even though school was not in session, Gladstone students con-tinued learning over the summer by participating in the reading program in the library. Many stu-dents reached their summer Ac-celerated Reader goals. They kept academic skills fresh by working through summer workbooks. The Gladstone staff was busy prepar-ing the campus for the coming year. Mr. Fidel and a team of dis-trict custodians did a wonderful job making sure every classroom was cleaned and ready to go for the first day of school.

Allen Avenue elementary School

Over fifty students are cur-rently enrolled in Bonita Uni-fied’s Transitional Kindergarten program, which is designed for students who turn five between November 2 and December 2, 2012. The Kindergarten Readi-ness Act of 2010 changed the minimum age for enrollment in Kindergarten classes for the 2012/2013 school year. Students who miss the new cutoff by one month can enroll in Transitional Kindergarten.

“Until recently, State Law al-lowed students to enter kinder-garten at the age of four, as long as they turned five by December 2,” Senior Director of Elemen-tary Education Nanette Hall said. “While many children are ready for more structure than what they might get at day care or pre-school, four is still very young.”

Transitional Kindergarten is a voluntary, half-day program

that offers a different curricu-lum than what is taught in kin-dergarten. Qualified teachers

focus on social and emotional skills, phonemic awareness, and mathematical concepts. This

approach prepares students for success in the full-year, full-day kindergarten program, which they will attend, the following school year.

“I volunteered for the job be-cause I like the idea of being able to focus on more developmental, hands-on work with the younger students,” Transitional Kinder-garten teacher Debbie Owen said. “Children can change so much in just a few months. It’s great that we’re able to give our four-year-olds that opportunity for growth.”

In addition to the two classes in session, Bonita Unified will offer a Spring Transitional Kin-dergarten for students who turn five between December 2, 2012, and February 13, 2013. Regis-tration will begin in early No-vember. For more information, contact the District Office at 909-971-8200, ext. 5311.

Common Core Standards Debut in Bonita Unified Cont. from page 12


San Dimas Chamber of Commerce CornerThe Inland Empire’s Largest Mixer Is Coming To Ontario

Join Inland Empire chambers and business organizations for the ultimate business networking event! On Wednesday, October 24, 2012 at the Ontario Conven-tion Center, mix and mingle with business people representing hun-dreds of industries and companies in and around the Inland Empire. Inland Empire’s Largest Mixer® is a great opportunity to reach small to large companies, meet new clients and learn how the dif-ferent chambers of commerce and business organizations can make your business grow.

Visit the San Dimas Cham-ber of Commerce table while you are there. We’ll have chamber information and share with you the benefits of being a chamber member. If you are interested in participating, please go to www.iemixer.com.

Are You Ready to ShakeOut?

Arrow Montessori’s New Location Now Open

Chamber Hosting Coffee Hour October 9th

“Providing Networking Opportunities”

The San Dimas Chamber of Commerce is excited to bring people and opportunities together with this new event. You can call it a social hour, a networking hour or a great way to start the morn-ing hour. No reservations needed, as there is no set agenda. Just come on down and visit with other San Dimas Chamber members, exchange business cards, talk shop or just relax and enjoy the coffee. You never know who you might meet or what doors may be opened unless you join us for a morning coffee.

Our Chamber Coffee Hour will be held on Tuesday, October 9th the San Dimas Chamber of Com-merce 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 be-tween 8:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. and enjoy a cup of coffee compliments of the Chamber.

This is just one more reason why being a San Dimas Chamber Member just makes sense. We are your resource, referral, advo-cacy, networking and marketing tool that every business needs.

Notes from the City Manager

E-Waste Roundup October 28th & 29th

The San Dimas Chamber of Commerce will be hosting an E-Waste Round-up on October 28 and 29, Saturday & Sunday, from 9a.m. to 3 p.m. at the San Dimas Station Shopping Center at the corner of Arrow Hwy. and Bonita Ave. This is a great opportunity to clean out your garage and stor-age area of all that old electronic equipment and ensure it is prop-erly disposed of here in the United States. Unlike the e-waste col-lections conducted by the County and that available curbside for households in San Dimas, this round-up is open to anyone from any city and is available for com-mercial, business and or house-hold e-waste.

Do your part for the environ-ment and bring your old TVs, computers, printers, and any item with a cord (except microwave ov-ens) and we will take it off your hands. We will even take it out of your vehicle for you.

If you are a business with a sizeable amount of e-waste where it would be impractical to load up, please call the Chamber office at (909) 592-3818 and we will ar-range for our contractor to pick it up at you place of business. For collection location and times visit www.sandimaschamber.com.

Go Green!

Free Workshops For Your Business October 24

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 discus-sion time will offer you an oppor-tunity to share your technology questions and answers too.

Featured topic:October 24 – Social Media:

Marketing Your Business Using Your Own Computer

Free workshops will be 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 informa-tion or to make a reservation visit www.sandimaschamber.com or call (909) 592-3818.

Chairman’s Message

We extend appreciation to the Chamber of Commerce and San Dimas Rodeo organizations and their volunteers for the enjoyable Western Days Celebration and activities the first weekend in Oc-tober. These community events are so very enjoyable and they are made possible by scores of vol-unteers. We also express appre-ciation to Advocates for Healthy Living for another successful Farmers Market season this past summer.

A project to renovate the front of 5 businesses in the downtown area is just about finished. The renovation work encountered a pleasant surprise – the ability to restore a few of the buildings to their original brick exterior from the 1920’s. The work is nearly fin-ished – we appreciate the partici-pation of the businesses involved to complete this visually appeal-ing project. On October 19th the downtown will welcome the annual San Dimas High School Homecoming Parade. We in-vite the public to enjoy this event around 3 pm that day to view the enthusiastic parade and also en-

joy the services of our downtown businesses.

The city recently completed the restoration of Gladstone Street from Amelia west to Lone Hill. We appreciate the patience of the traveling public. That patience has now been rewarded with a smooth ride that will last for de-cades to come. This month the city also finishes its actions to fi-nalize changes to the city’s sign re-quirements. The changes include expanding sign opportunities in some areas, opening the door for some new types of signs such as electronic signs. If you have any questions as to how these changes may affect or benefit you, please contact our planning staff to re-view your situation or question with them. We appreciate the work of the Planning Commission and the public on this project.

As always, please feel free to contact us at city hall if you have any questions (909) 394-6200, check out our web page at www.cityofsandimas.com.

Blaine Michaelis

Hot Deals and Member-to-Member discounts are a wonder-ful way to market your products and services on the San Dimas Chamber of Commerce website and it doesn’t cost you a dime.

Some businesses may promote special introductory prices. Others may offer a 20 percent discount. Still others may advertise buy-one-get-one-free.

Chamber Master makes the process quick and easy. And, did I mention that it’s free. Just follow these simple steps:1. Go to www.sandimaschamber.com and click on “Member Login” on the left side of the page. 2. If you don’t know your user-name or password, click on “For-got your password?” and both will be sent immediately to the email address you provide.3. Under Advertising on the left side of the page click on “Hot Deals.”4. Then click on “Add a Hot Deal.”5. Fill in Title, Description and dates the offer is valid.6. Click on “Set Image” to add a

logo or photo.7. Click on “Community Hot Deals” or “Member-to-Member Only.”8. Click on Submit.

Seven clicks and you’re done in less than five minutes.

Another cool thing is that Chamber Master will provide you with a list of hits so you can see how many people clicked on your deal.

Hot Deals and Member-to-Member discounts are just two of the many free and low-cost adver-tising opportunities available to you as a chamber member.

To see others, go to the cham-ber website, click on “Member-ship” at the top and then click on “Chamber Advertising” on the drop-down menu.

If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact the Chamber office at (909) 592-3818.

Here’s to good business.

Elaine RegusChairman

You are invited to join millions of people who will Drop, Cover, and Hold On on October 18th at 10:18 a.m. in the 2012 Great Cali-fornia ShakeOut! Last year more than 12.5 million people were reg-istered in ShakeOut drills world-wide. Participating is a great way for your family or organization to be prepared to survive and recov-er quickly from big earthquakes.

Here is some general informa-tion to help get you started. More information is available at www.shakeout.org.What do I have to do to participate in the ShakeOut? Where is the ShakeOut being held? What will happen on October 18?

The ShakeOut Drill is sched-uled for 10:18 AM on October 18, 2012. This means that wher-ever you are at that moment—at home, at work, at school, any-where—you should Drop, Cover, and Hold On as if there were a major earthquake occurring at that very moment, and stay in this position for at least 60 sec-onds. There will not be any free-way closures, power outages, or other simulated effects of the hypothetical earthquake, unless your local government or utility

company specifically notifies you about something of this nature. The ShakeOut is not something you need to leave work to partici-pate in—in fact, participating at work is encouraged! Businesses, organizations, schools, and gov-ernment agencies can register and have their employees practice Drop, Cover, and Hold On or have a more extensive emergency drill.

The main goal of the ShakeOut is to get Californians prepared for major earthquakes, so use the ShakeOut as an opportunity to learn what to do before, during, and after an earthquake. Visit http://www.earthquakecountry.info/roots/seven_steps.html for tips on how to prepare, protect, and recover.

Anyone in California can par-ticipate, from a single individual at their home to a major company at the office. Talk to your cowork-ers, neighbors and friends about the ShakeOut and encourage their participation.

Sign up for free at www.shake-out.org/california/register to be counted in the ShakeOut Drill, get email updates, and more.

The San Dimas Chamber of Commerce is participating and we hope you are too.

Students and dignitaries joined Arrow Montessori School in cel-ebrating the grand opening at its new location, 818 W. Gladstone St. in San Dimas, on Sept. 7.

Arrow Montessori serves chil-dren ages six weeks through eighth grade.

“The new location has allowed us to upgrade our classrooms, add a state-of-the-art computer lab and expand our after-school program,” said Director Aeshea

Jayasinghe. The new building was named

Best New Commercial Building of the Year for 2012 by the city of San Dimas.

Arrow Montessori offers indi-vidualized academic instruction by teachers certified in the Mon-tessori method that recognizes the child’s natural curiosity and desire to learn in classrooms with a student-teacher ratio of 12-to-1.

At a time when many public

schools are downsizing their arts and athletic programs, Arrow Montessori offers art, gymnastics, dance, music and drama in a se-cure and nurturing environment.

Arrow Montessori is open from 6 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

For further information call (909) 599-0025 or (626) 915-1171 or go to www.arrowmontessori.com.


San Dimas Chamber of Commerce Corner

Labor Law Corner

Pay Period, Payday Basic Requirements, Exemptions Set in Labor CodeBarbara Wilber, HR Adviser

Chamber Networking Breakfast – October 4th

The October Chamber Net-working Breakfast offers mem-bers the opportunity to hear about important topics while eating great food and meeting lots of great people. During the breakfasts, members are encour-aged to take advantage of their networking opportunity by meet-ing at least three new people at the breakfast, share business cards and exchange information about your business or organiza-tion. Members can also promote their business by providing a raffle prize for the business card drawing. This is a great way help others get to know about you and your business.

The breakfast will be held on Thursday, October 4, 2012 from 7:30 a.m.-9:00 a.m. at the San Di-mas Canyon Clubhouse located at 2100 Terrebonne Ave., San Di-mas. The cost of the breakfast is $15 per person. Reservations are needed to ensure adequate seat-ing 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.

Atria Rancho Park to host Chamber Mixer and Grand Opening – October 18th Member Mixers Offer Business Networking Opportunities

On Thursday, October 18th, Atria Rancho Park will be hosting the After Hours Mixer. Atria is located at 801 Cypress Way, San Dimas. At Atria Rancho Park, residents find a peaceful, warm assisted living environment set on a beautiful landscape with tow-ering trees. Enjoy an afternoon stroll through the five acres of property that offer breathtaking views of the San Gabriel Moun-tains, spend time in our extensive library and quaint chapel, or chal-lenge a friend to a game of pool in the billiards room. Atria Rancho park offers limitless opportunities to enhance retirement living.

The business mixer starts at 5:30 p.m. and offers door prizes and our traditional Pot O’ Gold, which is now at $300 unless we have a winner in September. Members are encouraged to bring door prizes to promote their busi-ness and also bring lots of busi-ness cards to share with new con-tacts. There is no charge to attend San Dimas Chamber Mixers and prospective members are always welcome and encouraged to come by.

Welcome… to our newest Members

September 7, 2012Ribbon Cutting at Arrow Montessori School

September 19, 2012Grand Opening/Ribbon Cutting at Williams Homes: Fairways

September 12, 2012Grand Opening/Ribbon Cutting of Panda Express

New Member: The Olson Company: Village Walk

Amna Gaafar and Caryn Hector with Past Chamber Chairman

Mitchell CrawfordNew Member:

Alex Novikov, Edelweiss

The following members have recently joined our Chamber. We would like to say welcome and thank you for the opportunity to serve you.

Panda Restaurant Group(Restaurant)508 N. Lone Hill Ave.San Dimas, CA 91773(909)528-9668

Highway Tax Service, Inc.(Tax Return & Preparation)301 East Arrow Highway #103San Dimas, CA 91773(909) 394-7932

Trainer Bookkeeping Service(Accounting & Bookkeeping Ser-vices)301 East Arrow Highway #103San Dimas, CA 91773(909) 394-7932

Community Senior Services(Non Profit)141 Spring StreetClaremont, CA 91773(909) 621-9900www.communityseniorservices.com

Heather Schurbert Enterprises(Jewelers)630 N. Cataract Ave.San Dimas, CA 91773(909) 753-8402

Autism Youth Sports League(Non Profit Organization)P.O. Box 362San Dimas, CA 91773(909) 284-8989www.autismyouthsportsleague.org

Kim Zuccaro(HR Consultant/Ins. Agent)464 E. Bonita Ave.San Dimas, CA 91773(626) 224-4100

Witt, LLC(Financial Planners)675 Cliffside DriveSan Dimas, CA 91773(909) 592-0085

We pay semi-monthly on the first and 15th, but our payroll periods vary each month and there is usually a 10-day wait between the end of the payroll period and the payday. When the month has five weeks, there is a longer period before the payday. Is this OK?

It appears from your descrip-tion that the pay periods and cor-responding paydays may not con-form to the requirements found in the California Labor Code, Section 204 (a), which establishes the specific requirements that are relevant to most industries:

“204 (a) All wages, other than those mentioned in Section 201, 201.3, 202, 204.1, or 204.2, earned by any person in any employ-ment are due and payable twice

during each calendar month, on days designated in advance by the employer as the regular paydays. Labor performed between the 1st and 15th days, inclusive, of any calendar month shall be paid for between the 16th and the 26th day of the month during which the labor was performed, and la-bor performed between the 16th and the last day, inclusive, of any calendar month, shall be paid for between the 1st and 10th day of the following month. However, salaries of executive, administra-tive, and professional employees of employers covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act, as set forth pursuant to Section 13(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act, as amended through March 1, 1969, in Part 541 of Title 29 of the Code

of Federal Regulations, as that part now reads or may be amend-ed to read at any time hereafter, may be paid once a month on or before the 26th day of the month during which the labor was per-formed if the entire month’s sala-ries, including the unearned por-tion between the date of payment and the last day of the month, are paid at that time.”Deviations

Anticipating that employers may want to pay more frequently or use a different schedule, devia-tions from this basic requirement are allowed as stated in 204 (d):

“(d) The requirements of this section shall be deemed satis-fied by the payment of wages for weekly, biweekly, or semimonthly payroll if the wages are paid not

more than seven calendar days following the close of the payroll period.”

The pay plan described in your question does not designate a pay-day within seven days after the end of the payroll period pursuant to 204 (d).

Other ExemptionsFurther exemptions to the ba-

sic requirement exist as follows:“204(c) Employees covered by a

collective bargaining agreement.\“204.1 Commission wages paid

to any person employed by an em-ployer licensed as a vehicle dealer by the Department of Motor Ve-hicles.

“205 Employees in agricultur-al, viticulture, and horticultural pursuits, in stock or poultry rais-ing, and in household domestic

service, when the employees in such employments are boarded and lodged by the employer. Also, employees working for a farm la-bor contractor.

“205.5 Agricultural employees as defined in Section 1140.4.”Review Sections

The list above is not all-inclu-sive; therefore, review the various sections to determine which par-ticular rule applies to your indus-try and employee classification.

The Labor Law Helpline is a service to California Chamber of Commerce preferred and execu-tive members. For expert expla-nations of labor laws and Cal/OSHA regulations, not legal coun-sel for specific situations, call (800) 348-2262 or submit your question at www.hrcalifornia.com..


NewSong Church Harvest FestivalSaturday October 20, 5:00-8:00pm

Events Include: Carnival Games, Costumes, Trunk or Treating, Crafts,

Contests & Food VendorsEvent is FREE

NewSong Church is located at 945 W. Covina Blvd., San Dimas CAwww.newsongsd.org

Holiday Dance for the Special Needs CommunitySAN DIMAS, — On Friday, November 16th, the San Dimas Community Building will be hosting a Holiday Dance for the Special Needs Community on Friday, November 16th, from 7:00 p.m.-9:30 p.m. Come dance into the holiday season with your friends and family to your favorite DJ songs. The evening includes delicious refreshments and dancing in a beautiful holiday setting. Tickets are $4.00 pre-sale and $6 at the door. Buy your tickets now, admission is limited! Tickets can be purchased at the San Dimas Senior CitizenlConimunity Center, 201 E. Bonita Avenue.For more information call: (909) 394-6290

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