Inland Empire Weekly December 04 2014

Redlands Holiday Home Tour to benefit YMCA

By Yazmin Alvarez

The Redlands PoliceDepartment and City ofRedlands Quality of Life

Recreation Division are turning tothe community to help make

Christmas possible for children inneed. The agencies will host the 17thannual Christmas Block PartyDec. 13 at the RedlandsCommunity Center and are inneed of toy and monetary dona-

tions to help make the event possi-ble. The annual Christmas Party wascreated to assist families who areunable to enjoy a traditional

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By Yazmin Alvarez

Six beautiful homes deckedin holiday splendor willopen their doors to dozens

of guests this weekend as part ofthe 2014 Redlands YMCA holiday

home tour.The annual event, a fundraiserfor the YMCA’s Legal Aid Clinicwhich serves hundreds of low-to-moderate income residents, is setfrom 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m Dec. 7throughout Redlands.

“This is the 47th year for thehome tour,” said Shelli Stockton,chair of the home tour committee,in a news release. “And like in past

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The 1960s mod-style home will be among the six on this year’s home tour benefiting the YMCA’sLegal Aid Clinic.

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Toy donations are being sought for children in need for the 17th annual Christmas Block Party. Theevent is presented by the Redlands Police Department.

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NETworks Presentations,LLC, Warner Bros.Theatre Ventures and

Unique Features, bring theBroadway musical ELF to theFox Performing Arts Center inRiverside, CA. Tickets are on sale now for per-formances on Friday, December5 at 8:00 p.m. (doors at 7:00p.m.) and Saturday, December 6at 11:00 a.m. (doors at 10:00a.m.)ELF is the hilarious tale ofBuddy, a young orphan childwho mistakenly crawls intoSanta’s bag of gifts and is trans-ported back to the North Pole.Unaware that he is actuallyhuman, Buddy’s enormous sizeand poor toy-making abilitiescause him to face the truth. WithSanta’s permission, Buddyembarks on a journey to NewYork City to find his birth father,discover his true identity, andhelp New York remember thetrue meaning of Christmas. Thismodern day Christmas classic issure to make everyone embracetheir inner ELF.Based on the beloved 2003New Line Cinema hit, ELF fea-tures songs by Tony Award nom-inees Matthew Sklar and ChadBeguelin (The Wedding Singer),with a book by Tony Award win-ners Thomas Meehan (Annie,The Producers, Hairspray) andBob Martin (The DrowsyChaperone)The production willfeature direction by SamScalamoni and choreography byConnor Gallagher.

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years, this tour is the product ofhundreds of volunteers who bakefor the pantry, sell tickets, recruitsponsors, host in the homes, pro-vide parking assistance, and just dowhat needs to be done to make thisevent such a success year-in andyear-out.”This year’s home tour offers alook inside three turn-of-the-cen-tury houses, a 1940s adobe homeand two mid-century ranch-stylehomes.Houses on the tour are the Barneshome at 815 W. Cypress Ave.; theKelly home, 907 Walnut Ave.; theNelson/Cahraman home, 214 W.Cypress Ave.; the Greene home,726 Chestnut Ave.; the Bangsundhome, 648 Palo Alto Dr.; and theGonzales/Loza home, 649 LosAltos Dr.For homeowners, the tour is anopportunity to showcase just someof Redlands’ history, said NathanGonzales, who will open his 2,400-square-foot house as part of thetour.As a historian, Gonzales said,

preserving the early era of Red-lands history is key and among the

main reasons why his home islargely representative of that time.“The house was completed in themid 1960s and we tried to keep thatspirit,” he said of the decor.

“There’s still some of the originalflooring and tile work in the kitchenand guest bathroom.”Furnished with pieces authentic tothe mid-century era or items that

compliment it very well, guests willstep back into time a bit and relivethe holidays in the ranch-stylehome complete with an aluminumChristmas tree and wood paneling.

In addition to the home tour, aYMCA Holiday Gift Boutique andHoliday Pantry featuring originalart, handmade jewelry, bakedgoods and other items from over 50vendors will also be available overthe weekend. The boutique and pantry will beopen from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Dec. 6,and Dec. 7, in the Roy Coble gym,500 E. Citrus Ave., Redlands.Home tour tickets are $25 in ad-vance or $30 at the door. Patrontickets, which include a champagnebrunch at the Redlands CountryClub and front-of-the-line access atthe homes, are $70. The tickets areavailable online at http://www.ym-caeastvalley.org/holiday-home-tour-tickets-available or by phoneat (909) 798-9622.Admission to the boutique andholiday pantry are free.Proceeds from the home tour andthe Dec. 6-7 holiday boutique andpantry benefit the YMCA of theEast Valley’s Legal Aid Clinic.

Yazmin Alvarez is a reporterwith Inland Empire CommunityNewspapers and can be reachedat [email protected].

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Nathan Gonzales will be among the several who open homes for the 2014 Redlands Home Tour.

Christmas celebration, particu-larly providing toys and presentsfor their children. “Considering the number of low-income families, those in need andthose who are unemployed in Red-lands, the Redlands Police Depart-ment, Quality of Life Department,local businesses and numerous vol-unteers have come together eachyear to assist local families,” saidOfficer Elyzabeth Green, in a newsrelease.

Green said this year’s collection iscritically important due to limitedfunding.“The toy drive will be a majorcontributor to the toys/gifts given tothe children this year. In previousyears, the toy drives have matchedthe gifts purchased through grantfunding allowing more than 1,000gifts/toys to be donated to our com-munity, local shelters and familiesin crisis.”As part of the holiday festivities,organizers are planning to providetoys, food, bicycles, along with freeactivities and crafts for children.

The event draws between 3,000 and5,000 families annually, said or-ganizers. The block party is scheduled from10 a.m. to noon Dec. 13 at the Red-lands Community Center, 111 W.Lugonia Ave.Donations of new, unwrappedtoys for children between the agesof 4 and 12 can be dropped offthrough Dec. 12 at the followingRedlands locations:

•Toyota of Redlands – 921 NewYork St.•Redlands Ford – 1121 W. Colton

Ave.•Redlands Metro Nissan – 1665Industrial Park Ave.•Gerrards Market -705 W. Cy-press Ave.•Redlands Family Restaurant-107E. Colton Ave.•A.K. Smiley Public Library –125 E. Vine St.•Redlands Olive Avenue Market –530 W. Olive Ave.•Oscar's Restaurant -19 N. 5th St.•DenM Shop – 18 E. State St•Barton Road Kindercare – 1609Calvary Circle•Friday Night Live Student Club,

Citrus Valley High School•Hogi Yogi – 501 E. Citrus Ave.•Redlands Community Center -111 W. Lugonia Ave.•Redlands Police Department -1270 W. Park Ave.

Yazmin Alvarez is a reporterwith Inland Empire CommunityNewspapers and can be reachedat [email protected].

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The Barnes home, a greek revival -style home dates back to 1882.


The Nelson home was built in 1910 and features five bedrooms and two baths.


The Kelly Home is a colonial farmhouse-style home that sits on a30,000 square foot lot.


The Gonzales home, a 1960s house, is furnished with decor true to the era.

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Words to Think About: Growing poverty epidemic

By G. W. Abersold Ph.D.

Poverty is a growing problemin American society. It isbecoming of epidemic pro-

portion. The economic health is ev-idenced primarily among onepercent of our population.From all reports, those not beingbenefited by the economic growthare the minorities. The major onesare Blacks, Hispanics and Seniors.For the purpose of this article, thefocus will be on the latter one-Se-niors and homeless children. It isconservatively estimated that by2025, seniors will make up 20 per-

cent of our population. About 60million. According to the U.S. Cen-sus Bureau there are 40 millionSeniors today.Sadly, approximately nine millionseniors (age 50 and older) go hun-gry every day. They are forced toskip meals. Many of them are con-stantly buying poor-quality food;often from the cheap markets.Seniors are too often caught in the“hunger” dilemma because theymust choose between groceries andmedicines. Senior income is the cir-cumstance contributing to theirhunger. A high percentage haveonly their Social Security to live on.Sociologists call this the “povertyfight.” It consists of some twentymillion low-income older people.In addressing this situation, seniorsare terminated from their job byyounger people. AARP reports that “more than 19million older people over 50 cannotafford safe adequate housing. Un-fortunately many times seniors thathave minimal housing become vic-tims of predators who rob them oftheir home, dignity and independ-ence.There is a further problem that

older people face that society andtheir families ignore. Isolation andloneliness are a major cause of poorhealth. While many churches andSenior Centers provide fellowshipopportunities the lack of transporta-tion is a problem-availability andcost.The problem of minority growthin our country is expanding. Thereare 54 million Hispanics; 45 millionBlacks; 40 million Seniors and 19million Asians.A horrible fallout of minoritypoverty is the affect it has upon theyoung children and the aging sen-iors. Very little is being writtenabout homeless seniors but socialworkers are concerned about theswelling numbers of seniors on skidrow and the increasing numbers ofseniors that frequent the missions.The plight of the aging is also ev-ident in the surging numbers infood lines at churches-bothCatholics and Protestants-and So-cial Services. They are sleeping incars, doubling up with other seniorsin small apartments and even intents.An even greater tragedy is the

homelessness among children. Dr.

Carmela De Candia, director of theNational Center on Family Home-lessness, said recently, “Childrenare homeless tonight in every city,county and state in every part of ournation.”She was addressing the fact thatone out of every 30 children in theU.S. is homeless. This is the highestrate in history. The causes are obvi-ous; the increase in poverty; thelack of affordable housing and theimpact of domestic violence.The National Center has also re-

vealed that 2.5 million U.S. chil-dren were homeless in 2013. Of thisnumber, approximately 8-10,000children in L.A. County are experi-encing homelessness right now.In an article in the S.B. Sun on11/18/14, Susan Abram and BeauYarbrough reported, “SanBernardino County also has amongthe highest population of studentswho have experienced homeless-ness in the state.”They further stated that in theColton Joint Unified School Dis-trict there are more than 23,000 stu-dents enrolled, “of whom more than5,000 are homeless.”For aid in dealing with poverty in

need of food, The Senior NutritionProgram, (909) 384-5434, can be ofhelp.Also, there are many churches andSenior Centers that distribute foodto needy families and Seniors.The most prolific provider that Ihave found in my research is “THEROCK” church. It is located onSouth Waterman Avenue, just southof the Ten Freeway. They are par-ticularly helpful to the homelessand the elderly. They provide themwith food at no cost.They have an over 8,500 square

foot food Distribution Center that isprivately funded. The Rock ownsand operates tractor trailers thathaul food to their campus. Theyalso have a large walk-in refrigera-tor that allows them to keep thefood fresh. Last year (2013) over500,000 people were fed throughthe church.I am reminded of a comment by

Nelson Mandela. It is very appro-priate: “There can be no keener rev-elation of a society’s soul than theway in which it treats its children.”Amen. Selah. So be it.

Support Small Business: Al Palazzo’s vision for San Bernardino

By Anthony Victoria

Al Palazzo has a vision—avision that aims to trans-form the city of San

Bernardino from a desolated andabandoned village into a prosper-ous community. The 65-year-old retired devel-oper has devoted to spend the restof his lifetime educating residentsand civic leaders of his develop-ment plan for the city. The plan fo-cuses on building single-familyhousing, town housing neighbor-hoods, and commercial businesscenters along major streets neardowntown such as E. St. and 5thSt. What makes Palazzo’s plan so vi-able one may ask? Several resi-dents have similar visions thatinvolve proposals of utilizing theabandoned Radisson Hotel ashousing for students and trans-forming the Carousel Mall into aborn-again shopping center. Evi-dently, none have sparked any ac-

tion.Palazzo—who said he workedwith a development agency re-sponsible for business office de-velopment near the OntarioInternational Airport—believes hisplan may take up to 25 years to im-plement, which is why he is cur-rently conducting tours toencourage community leaders,business students at local colleges,and private sector investors tolearn about his vision. His five-hour tours consist of exploring res-idential, commercial, andcorporate centers in the RanchoCucamonga, Ontario, and Fontanaarea and comparing them to sev-eral locations in San Bernardino.“From E. St to Baseline, andHighland the neighborhoods arenot lined up, meaning some streetsare too wide or too short and itdoes not allow for development totake place,” he said. “The cityneeds to invest in making the citylook cleaner, sharper, and modernto entice investors. ”

One particular area of focus isVictoria and F St., where the Timefor Change Foundation recentlyunveiled their Phoenix Square Af-fordable Housing Complex.Palazzo said Victoria St. has thepotential to be converted into asecondary street that can lead intotown houses built for new buyers(young adults). “The town house are spacioushomes, which is what I want to en-courage,” he said. “We can haveyoung people living here, living alifestyle that is close to work, closeto school, and close to businesses.I bring people here so they can ap-preciate San Bernardino. We candevelop these type of plans.”One key concept Palazzo empha-sizes is the Public Square, whichinvolves the construction of a pub-lic area consisting of benches, out-door dining, water fountains, andaesthetic landscape in order to at-tract the general population into acommercial business center. Theretired developer said if such de-velopments were to be accom-plished in key areas such as 5thand D streets and near BaselineAve., it would enhance the com-mercial and residential value ofSan Bernardino and bring resi-dents together. “We need public squares every-where in the city,” Palazzo said.“They are a vital part of any kindof development. Whether it’s com-mercial, residential, or office de-velopment; the bottom line is tobuild bridges and meet your neigh-bor. It’s all about building ourcommunity. Whatever barriers youmay have, they all fade away onceyou visit a public square. Thecommunity is crucial to our devel-opments.”Other concepts of developmentPalazzo goes over in his tours are:freestanding retail, industrial cen-ters, central park developments,and secondary streets. To take the tour, contact AlPalazzo at (909) 238-5905 orthrough email [email protected].

Support Small Business is a bi-

weekly business spotlight columnby El Chicano and ColtonCourier Community Editor An-thony Victoria. The author aimsto encourage residents to takegreater interest in small business

and take part in healthy dialogueto present ways to enhance devel-opment in our community. Formore information, contact him at(909) 269-9585.

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San Bernardino native and retired developer Alfred Palazzo.

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For months the hash tag,#blacklivesmatter hastranscended out of our so-

cial network news feeds and intocity street protests. Following thenews that Ferguson police officerDarren Wilson would not be in-dicted for killing unarmed blackteenager Michael Brown, thou-sands of people all over theUnited States are now supportingthe African-American struggleagainst police brutality and social,economic equality.

I understand the frustrations ofthe African-American commu-nity. They have every right to bedisillusioned with the criminaljustice system. After all, datashows that African-Americansmake up approximately 1 millionof the total 2.3 million prison pop-ulation in the U.S. A study con-ducted by the Malcolm XGrassroots movement back in2012 demonstrated that anAfrican-American was murderedby law enforcement every 28hours. The study further rein-forces the argument that thedarker your skin, the more likelyyou will become a victim of bru-talization.

Despite all these facts and the re-ality of racism for people of color,I truly believe that the issue of po-lice brutality and our nation’s con-stant struggle with the MilitaryIndustrial Complex goes beyondracial barrier lines. The more wemake it an issue of black againstwhite and vice-versa, we will fur-ther stray away from the multicul-tural communities that many ofour predecessors fought for.

To an extent I agree that certain

people of privilege, predomi-nately white people of privilege,do not understand the plight ofthe black man. They do not un-derstand their ancestor’s cruelrole in history as the colonizers;people that were responsible forthe Middle Passage, IndenturedServitude, the Three-Fifth Com-promise, and the genocide of Na-tive Americans.

It should not mean, however,that we should totally exclude ourwhite brothers and sisters fromthe discussion. Although not inhigh numbers like African-Amer-icans and Latinos, they have ex-perienced brutality at the hands ofpolice too.

It was just three years ago thatpeople across our nation wereupset that law enforcement offi-cers had brutally beat a whitehomeless man in Fullerton. Thatman, Kelly Thomas, was diag-nosed with Schizophrenia andwas beaten so badly that many ofthe bones in his face were brokenand choked on his own blood.

That same year in 2011 KayvanSabeghi, a 32-year-old veteranwho served in the U.S. Army inAfghanistan, was beat and ar-rested by Oakland Police duringan Occupy Movement demon-stration. According to the SanJose Mercury News, while incar-cerated at the Glenn Dyer Jail, theprison staff refused to help himwhile he lay on the floor vomit-ing from his injuries, unable tomove and begging for help.Sabeghi eventually went uncon-scious in his jail cell.

Why did we not stand up andspeak up then?

Whether it’s a social trend thathas prompted the non-politicalaverage resident to cling on;whether it is the media’s propa-ganda tool to anger African-American’s; or if it is a racialmatter that continues the legacyof large scale rioting in our nationis up for all of us to decide.

I have already made up mymind. I believe that #alllivesmat-ter and we should be doing thebest we can to ensure that futuregenerations do not live throughthis madness.

Anthony Victoria is a commu-nity writer for the Inland EmpireCommunity Newspaper Groupand can be reached at [email protected] or at (909) 381-9898 Ext. 208

Anthony Victoria

All lives matter:Police brutality

goes beyondrace

President Obama and all politi-cians are on the wrong track. Ifyou or I break the law, we can andshould be prosecuted. What part ofbreaking the law don’t undocu-mented immigrants and politiciansunderstand? And it isn’t five mil-lion; it is the total 11 million who

broke the law by crossing our bor-ders illegally.

Australia had a similar problemand they passed a law months agothat if you illegally cross their bor-der, you will never get to becomea citizen. The past six months they

have not had one undocumentedimmigrant enter the country. Casesolved!

Ed Wentz,Colton

Obama, politicians on the wrong track

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Unlawful employmentI realize that President Obamabelieves he can claim executivediscretion in deciding which un-documented immigrants to deportor not. I don’t understand how hecan OK the issuance of work per-mits for those he chooses not todeport.

Existing law strictly forbids theemployment (or aiding the em-ployment) of undocumented im-migrants, and from what Iunderstand Obama’s executiveorder does not grant legal status,but only a temporary reprieve from

deportation. How can he ignore (orchange) the employment portionof the law?

Hardy Pruuel,Torrance

The do-nothing CongressIn his first two years in office,President Obama had a Congresswith which he could have passedcomprehensive immigration re-form, but he and his Congress didnothing, instead.

And now the president is tryingto make the Republican-controlledCongress look like the bad guy,

even though it is doing the samething as a Democrat-controlledCongress once did in regard to im-migration reform — that is, it isdoing nothing!

The best course of action for anyCongress deadlocked on the issueof immigration amnesty is for theCongress and the president to only

enact a “constitutional amend-ment” on the issue, which wouldthen “pass on” the responsibilityfor approval (or not) of immigra-tion amnesty directly to the states,which is where it rightfully be-longs!

James M. Ammann,Whittier

What if Ferguson race roles were reversed?Try this thought experiment andbe brutally honest — picture Fer-guson police Officer Darren Wil-son as an African-American.Imagine all the facts as being ex-actly as before. Now ask if Wilsonhad a right to defend himself froma 300-pound man who had justpunched him in the face and triedto wrestle his gun away?

Eight percent of police officerskilled in the line of duty are mur-dered with their own weapons bycriminals who were just momentsbefore unarmed. Police are trainednot to let anyone dangerous get tooclose. Michael Brown outweighedWilson by almost 100 pounds, hadjust attacked him, and was runningat him. Anyone in similar circum-stances would have defended

themselves.

What happened was tragic, but ifeither man was a different color,the rioters would not be stealinggoods or burning innocent peo-ple’s businesses in the name of so-called justice.

Jeff Hoy,Redlands

Some who serve give more than they receiveAm I disappointed? You bet I am.The voters of San Bernardinovoted to retain Charter Section186, as is, mandated by the voters.

Not surprising. Far be it from meto deny our police and firefightersa just salary and pension. Sure,they put their lives on the line toprotect us. But when a city isstruggling with bankruptcy, tryingto make ends meet, and whenfunds are not there, why is it so of-fensive to negotiate salaries and

pensions, at least until we recover?

However, it occurred to me, wemight need to do some soul-searching, here. Our troops laydown their lives for us, too. Notknowing, as they leave for over-seas, whether they will see theirfamilies again. I don’t think theirsalaries or pensions are on theirminds.

More likely, it’s their familieswho are left behind that concerns

them: Can they handle it alone? Asthey answer their call to duty theymay be making the supreme sacri-fice. I think that’s the word I amtrying to use, “sacrifice” for thegood of others.

Remember, it’s more blessed togive than to receive.

Marion D. Bilek,San Bernardino

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"Boxing saved my life; I hope we can save the live's of others,"

says Tony Cifuentes

By Harvey M. Kahn

There was something ateen-aged Tony Cifuentesdidn't like about being

locked in San Bernardino Countyjail with men old enough to be hisfather. Cifuentes was arrested forsuspicion of accessory to murder.Later acquitted of that offense, Ci-fuentes had already accumulatedquite a few charges in an expand-ing criminal file.Fast forward to a few more ar-rests, then a commitment to theBible and finally to his forming theHighlanders Boxing Club. Now,people old enough to be his fatherlisten to his advice."I was locked up with guys intheir 40's. They were big. They hadall the tattoo's, the bald heads andthe tough talk. That was all for in-timidation. They didn't know athing about fighting unless it wasa bunch of them against one," saidCifuentes. "That's what they do.It's never one-on-one. I looked atthose guys and realized that Goddid not bring me on this earth to bearound them. The world is a muchbetter place than that."Cifuentes, 34, says he had thefortune to be encouraged into theboxing gym where he learned dis-cipline and respect. His transfor-mation started making animpression on others and com-bined with his new self-confi-dence, attracted enough people toback him in the creation of theHighlanders Boxing Club. The Ci-fuentes story has already reachedthe mass media and is the topic ofa current book being written byRedlands business woman LaurenRiggs.Cifuentes is putting his past to

use to help other young people.The Highlanders Boxing Club cel-ebrated its 10th birthday in No-vember. "We try to get the kidsinto our gym before they join agang because once you're in, it's al-most impossible to get out. Wewant to get them away from the'my hood' mentality before theykill each other in the senselessname of 'my hood.'

He admits that the turnover rateis high at his bare essentials High-land facility, a converted ware-house that has provided safe spacefor hundreds of boys and girls for10 years. Cifuentes explained thataspiring boxer's can learn aboutjabs, hooks and upper cuts, yetthose skills are not considered themost important."The Highlander Boxing Club isa place where you can come andbecome a professional. Not just aprofessional boxer but someonewho acts like a professional inpublic," said Cifuentes. "We teachhow to dress well, speak well, andmake the right choices. Yes, thisplace is also about second chances.We are one of the few male rolemodels in this neighborhood. Thisplace is not really about boxing atall."

Although, he trains and man-ages professional fighters, Ci-fuentes knows boxing is not in thefuture of most. Through theirclassroom and counseling ses-sions, club members are encour-aged to go to college. "We are

building a community here. A min-istry. If we are to grow, we'll needring doctors and business lawyers.We direct those people to college."Cifuentes was disappointed

when he spoke about a communityservice agreement with the proba-tion department that was termi-nated because of misconceptions."We accepted people into our pro-

gram who committed smallercrimes, possession of pot or fight-ing, but some of them looked likethe wrong perceived image. Wehad a 90 percent success rate, butbasically we lost our sponsor-ships."Included in his campaign to at-tract youths to the after school clubare motivational speeches given atlocal schools and at the Job Corp.Cifuentes is known to walk theneighborhoods of 6th and Sterlingto introduce himself and invitethose hanging around to come tothe Highland Boxing Club.The cost to join the comprehen-sive program is $30 per month.New members are on a three-month probationary period. Afterthat time, a local sponsor is ap-proached to pay the membership."If one cannot be found. I will payit," says Cifuentes. He named a listof current sponsors that include anassemblyman, county supervisor,mayor, police chief, individuals,and many small businesses. TheCity of Highland awarded the non-profit club a $5,000 grant. Ci-fuentes supports his wife andchildren as a professional trainerand boxing manager.He says there are a number ofprofessionals in the Highlanderstable on the cusp of breaking in.Another from the club is trying outfor the 2016 Olympics. He moti-vates his students with authority in

an attempt to decrease the recenttrend of laziness. "I mean what Isay and say what I mean. We holdeveryone accountable for their ac-tions. There are no excuses for get-ting in trouble because the law isthe law. I'm tough on these kids."Cifuentes recommends to standup for yourself in public, but onlybefore actual physical combatcould occur. He admits that he'sbeen taunted and it's not easy to ig-nore, however in the end it is notworth the fight. "I have to much tolose. We try to teach that. You haveto pick and choose your battles inlife."Cifuentes says the Highlandersgym smells like a fitness center,yet looks nothing like 24-Hour Fit-ness. It has a capacity to train 80students. There are currently 15and another eight in the club's sta-ble of active fighter's. Under hisdirection, there are assistant's JeffMontana, Sunny Cifuentes andteam leaders Gustavo Palacios andRuss Morton. Victor Dicosla is thecoach.According to Cifuentes boxingforces a person to think fast ontheir feet. Those tools can give aperson a competitive not matterwhat you do. "There's much moreto boxing than just throwingpunches. You have to be smart andreact in quick second. Boxing hassaved my life. We hope to save thelive's of others," said Cifuentes.

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AssemblymemberCheryl R. Brown toHost Holiday OpenHouse and Toy Drive

This Christmas holiday, As-semblymember Cheryl R.Brown (D-San

Bernardino) invites the public toattend her Holiday Open House onMonday, December 15, from 5:30to 7:30 p.m. at the Vanir Tower,which is located at 290 North DStreet, San Bernardino, Suite 903.Constituents and stakeholders areencouraged to take this opportu-nity to meet AssemblymemberBrown and her staff and drop off agift for the 2nd Annual Toy Drive. “I’m pleased to host the HolidayOpen House and Toy Drive to ben-efit local charities in the 47th As-

sembly District,” said Assembly-member Brown. “I’m also excitedto receive legislative proposalsfrom my constituency and discusscritical issues facing the 47th As-sembly District. In addition, pleaseshare the joy and excitement ofthis holiday season by donating anew unwrapped toy to support our2nd Annual Toy Drive. Let’s com-bine our efforts so we can bringgood tidings and cheer to everyonein the 47th District this holidayseason.”For more information, please call(909) 381-3238. RSVP [email protected].

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Colton: First and third Tuesday,6 p.m.; 650 N. La Cadena Dr.Highland: Second and fourth

Tuesday, 6 p.m.; 27215 BaseLine. No meetings in August.Loma Linda: Second and fourth

Tuesday, 7 p.m. (check city Website as dates are subject tochange); 25541 Barton Rd.Redlands: First and third Tues-

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Afternoon DelightDance Socials

All seniors, couples and singles,welcome at free dance socials.Opportunity to make new friendsand remember music of ouryouth.

Joslyn Senior Center: First andsecond Tuesday 2 p.m., 21 GrantSt., Redlands (909) 798-7550.

Redlands Community Center:Every third Friday 2 p.m., 111 Lu-gonia Ave., Redlands (909) 798-7572.

Highland Senior Center: Everyfourth Tuesday 2 p.m., 3102 E.Highland Ave., Highland (909)862-8104.

CommunicationClasses

Mondays at 6 p.m.: Town &Country Toastmasters Club offersclasses in the Sequoia Room atArrowhead Regional MedicalCenter, 400 N. Pepper Ave.,

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Democratic Lunch-eon Club of SanBernardino

The Democratic Luncheon Clubof San Bernardino meet at noonon Fridays at Democratic Head-quarters, 136 Carousel Mall (nearthe central glass elevator) in SanBernardino. For additional infor-mation visit website www.sb-dems.comSpeaker Schedule:Friday 12/5 Election of OfficersFriday 12/12 Holiday Partyand PotluckFriday 12/19 Hon. MarshaSlough, Presiding Judge, SB Su-perior Court: SB Justice Centerand Court UpdateHAPPY HOLIDAYSFriday 1/9/2015 ~ KennethMunoz, Director, Yucaipa Val-ley Water Dist.: Water Crisisand DroughtProspective Members and Visi-tors are Welcome. NOTICE:2015 Dues of $15 are now dueand payable. Please bring to themeeting or mail a check to POBox 451, SB 92402. Visit us at www.sbdems.com orour new Facebook page atwww.facebook/SBDems.

Ballet FolkloricoCultural Classes

Mondays 5:30-6:30 5-11yrs,Mondays 6:30-8:30 11-adult. Nocharge. 951-233-7027. Knights ofColumbus, 740 Pennsylvania St.,Colton, Ca.

The Inland Em-pire Prime TimeChoraliers

Saturdays from 10am-12pmCome Sing with The Inland EmpirePrime Time Choraliers as theybegin a new season on Tuesday,January 7, 9:00 AM. Rehearsals

are held each Tuesday Morning. atSt. Paul’s Methodist Church, 785No. Arrowhead Ave., SanBernardino, CA 92401 (corner ofArrowhead and 8th).

ARMC weeklyF a r m e r ’ sMarket

Wednesdays from 9 a.m. – 1p.m. in front of the hospital. Stopby on your lunch break for certi-fied fresh produce and artisanbreads. ARMC partners with theSouthland Farmers Market Associ-ation on the weekly market to helppromote health and wellness to thecommunity.

Free classes inbasic Italian

The Redlands Community Sen-ior Center offers a perfect andsimple introduction for newcom-ers to the Italian language. Thisfree course is designed to givetravelers to Italian speakingcountries, or those who are sim-ply interested in enlighteningthemselves, an introduction tocommunicating and understand-ing the basics of Italian. Immerseyourself in the Language of Loveat the Redlands Community Sen-ior Center every Thursday, be-ginning Sept. 18, from 12:15-1:15 p.m. in the Grand Viewroom. No signup is required. Formore information please call theRedlands Community SeniorCenter at (909) 798-7579.

IEFL ReunionConference

Saturday, December 6 atCSUSB. Join in to Help All ToSucceed! We're gathering our en-tire familia dating back from the1985 delegates to our most recent

2014 alumni. The cost is only$10 to help cover expenses(food, materials & facilities), butno one will be turned away forlack of funds. $15 after Novem-ber 1st. Register atieflp.eventbrite.com. $10 beforeNov. 1 and $15 after.

Magical TrainRide to seeSanta

December 6, 7, 13, 14, 20, 21Ride the train where elves will leadfamilies in Christmas songs, holi-day trivia games and story telling.Santa greets the guests as they ar-rive at the workshop. Visit withSanta & Mrs. Claus at a play areawhere children can experienceThomas train tables, a child-pow-ered roller coaster and crafts. Enjoyholiday treats while waiting toboard your train and a child-sizetrain ride ($2). Train times are 11a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m, 5:30 p.m and 7p.m. Trains fill up fast. So it is ad-vised to call the museum for reser-vations. 951-943-3020. Prices are:Non-members, ages 12 & up, $15;ages 5-11; $10; ages 2-4; $5. Mem-bers: Ages 12 & up $8; ages 2-11,$5. More info at www.oerm.org.

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Open HouseMonday, December 8 at 6pm

Town & Country Toastmasters Clubis having an Open House and cele-brating Toastmasters International90th Anniversary at Trinity LutheranChurch, 2900 N. "E" St., SanBernardino. Toastmasters helps in-dividuals improve on their commu-nication, presentations andleadership skills. There will be re-freshment and prizes. Come and seehow Toastmasters can help you, bea better you! For information: (909)887-3472.

ARMC Will HostHoliday CraftBoutique

Thursday, Dec. 11 and Friday,Dec. 12 from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Ar-rowhead Regional Medical Cen-ter’s Volunteer ManagementDepartment will host a HolidayCraft Boutique in the hospital’smain lobby and at the café on thelower level. The event will featuregift baskets, skin care products,hand-crocheted items, scented can-dles, clothing, scarves, specialtyfoods, badge holders, purses, blan-kets and more! Proceeds from theevent will benefit patient care pro-grams at ARMC. ARMC is locatedat 400 North Pepper Avenue, inColton. For more information, call909-580-6340.

40th AnnualFestival ofMusic & Lights

Christmas ConcertsFriday, December 19 at 6pm andSaturday, December 20 at 4pmand 7pm. The 40th Annual Festivalof Music and Lights Christmas Con-certs presents Christian vocal trio,Selah. The acclaimed group willpresent “Christmas with Selah” aspart of their national Christmas tourat three concerts at the CalimesaSDA Church, 4th & MyrtlewoodDr., Calimesa. Recorded informa-tion about these concerts is availableby calling the Calimesa concert se-ries line (909) 795-4960. All con-certs require tickets which much bepurchased in advance. Reservedseating tickets ($20, $15, $10) areavailable via the internet(itickets.com) or by calling 800-965-9324 to place an order. Most majorcredit cards are accepted. No ticketswill be sold at the door. Those wish-ing to attend are encouraged to pur-chase tickets early for best seatingsince seating is limited.

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It seems our town is the subjectof many, many stories both lo-cally and nationally. Recently afriend mentioned hearing ourbankruptcy story on NationalPublic Radio (NPR) and askedwhy is your city so dysfunctional.As someone who was born andreared here with business and ca-reer roots in this city and area, Ididn't have a simple answer. Icould say our charter is not func-tional, we are held hostage by a

couple of unions, we have highunemployment, homelessness, adwindling middle class, a highlevel of poverty and an apatheticcitizenry who does not vote.Those actually are the easy an-swers because it would seem thatwith some effort there could besolutions. There is a basic distrust of ourcity officials. With the recent re-call there was hope there wouldbe positive change. Recently, themayor was basically given a voteof "no confidence" by the councilwhen they did not approve the re-newal of a consultant's contractto provide services as chief ofstaff. Not only is there is a lack ofcivility and respect among thecouncil members, there are alsowide spread rumors of strongthreats of recall if votes are not intune with some would be politicalbosses. All of this adds to the dis-trust of elected officials by thecitizens of this city. The onlyglimmers of hope are the effortsof neighborhood groups andyouth groups that have organizedfor safety and to clean up and fixup our neighborhoods. I knowthey worked very hard to get thevote out and are continuing thoseefforts. I still have hope and con-tinue my civic involvement. I en-courage others to stay andcontinue their efforts to improvethe quality of life in our city.

Congratulations:

The Alcoa Foundation an-nounced a $30,000 grant to theAlliance for Education projectunder the San Bernardino CountySchools. The Alliance, startedand nurtured by then county su-perintendent Herb Fisher, is thepremier partnership betweenbusinesses and education com-munities working to foster Sci-ence Technology Education Math(STEM) learning both in and outof the classroom. The Alliance isfocused on supporting strategicwork in three areas: education,family involvement, and eco-nomic and workforce develop-ment.The funds will be used to en-gage diverse, and underrepre-sented students in rigorousreal-world academies and educa-tional events. Also approximately2,500 students from 10 schoolswill learn about post secondaryand career opportunities inSTEM-related fields.The Alcoa Foundation, estab-lished six decades ago, focuseson projects that increase the num-ber of students enrolled in STEMstudies. Since 2000 the Founda-tion has invested more than10.3million in Southern California,partnering

Save the Date:

Saturday, December 6 - Inlan-dia Literary Laureate JuanDelgado joins The Storytellers totell his story El Rip during Holi-day Stories for the MulticulturalSoul, part of Riverside's Day ofInclusion celebration. The eventis sponsored by the RiversideMetropolitan Museum, RiversideMuseum Associates, and theMulticultural Council and willstart at 1 p.m. at the Box, Fox En-tertainment Plaza. The event isfree and open to all ages. JuanDelgado is a professor of creativewriting, Chicano Literature, andpoetry at California State Univer-

sity, San Bernardino.

Saturday, December 6 - theWestside Action Group (WAG)presents a all day CommunityForum to discuss economic de-velopment, education,and elec-tion strategies. The event openswith breakfast and networking at8 a.m. at San Bernardino ValleyCollege, S. 701 Mt. Vernon, SanBernardino. Many speakers andround tables for discussion arefeatured along with a cateredlunch. For information call: StanFutch at 915.313.1844

Saturday, December 6 -Friends of Santa Claus, Inc.present The Glory of ChristmasTraditions luncheon and fashionshow starting at 10a.m. with treepreview and shopping withluncheon at 11:30 a.m. This dayof celebration includes: HolidaySpecialty Boutiques, Silent Auc-tion Gift Baskets, Live Auction,Macy's Holiday Fashion Show,and Designer Tree Raffle. Forticket information call:909.862.07 or email: [email protected]

Friday, December 12 - theHispanic Inland Empire Cham-ber of Commerce presents Holi-day Installation Dinner Galahonoring leaders in legislative,corporate, community, non-profit, small business, media, vet-eran, and youth categories. Aspecial Lifetime AchievementAward will be presented to 90-year-old Graciano Gomez. Theevent is slated for The Hotel SanBernardino, 285 HospitalityLane. For ticket information call:951.213.9916 or email [email protected]

Friday, December 12 - theColton Wilson Alumni presentthe 10th & Final Wilson Scholar-ship Holiday Dance from 5 p.m.To 10 p.m. At the American Le-gion Post 155 Hall, 1401 N. Vet-

erans Way, Colton. Food byRosie catering and music byGrupo Neblina are features ofthis scholarship fund raisingevent for Colton High. For infor-mation on reservations call:909.794.0601

Saturday, December 12 - theNational Sorority of Phi DeltaKappa, Inc. - Delta Rho Chap-ter presents the "4th Annual Ed-ucators' Prayer Breakfast" at theNational Orange Show, ValenciaRoom, 689 South E Street, SanBernardino. Keynote Speaker isTed Alejandre, Superintendentelect, San Bernardino CountySchools. For ticket information,call: 909.864.3267 or909.991.6422

Saturday, December 20 - theSan Bernardino Symphonypresents Home for the Holidaysconcert at the California Theatre562 W. 4th Street. The programwill include many holiday fa-vorites with selections fromTchaikovsky's The Nutcracker,Handel's Messiah and Anderson'sA Festival of Carols. For ticketinformation, visit www.san-bernardinosymphony.org or call909.381.5388

Favorite Quote:Something to remember:Seven Dangers to Human Virtue1. Wealth without work2. Pleasure without conscience3. Knowledge without character4. Business without ethics5. Science without humanity6. Religion without sacrifice7. Politics without principle

Mahatma Gandhi

Gloria Harrison is publisher ofthe Inland Empire CommunityNewspapers and can be reachedat [email protected]

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Join us on Saturday, Decem-ber 6, 2014 as former SanBernardino Mayor Judith

Valles presents her new book, AsMy Mother Would Say: ComoDecia Mi Mama.Judith Valles is blessed with a

heritage rich in Mexico’s tradi-tions. Her mother, Jovita Lopez deValles, guided Judith and her sib-lings with old world wisdom andcommon sense. As My MotherWould Say is about being raised ina conservative Mexican Familythat valued the traditions and say-ings of Mexico. As Valles said inher book, “The proverbs or "di-chos" were a daily dose of teach-ings from my mother. We believedshe made them up as situationsarose and it was not until we beganusing the "dichos" as adults, thatother people we met from Mexicocould relate, laugh and say ‘mygrandma used to say that.’ Whilesome of these dichos may not besophisticated, profound, and intel-lectual, they are amazingly cogent.They have been invaluable to mein developing my style in manage-ment and leadership.”With a master’s degree in Span-

ish language and literature, Vallesbecame the first Latina presidentof a university or college in thestate of California in 1988. Aftershe retired from a successful careerin education, she made history

again by becoming the first His-panic mayor of her city of SanBernardino in 1998, and the firstfemale Hispanic mayor of any cityin the United States with a popula-tion of more than 100,000. Now, inaddition to serving as SanBernardino Symphony board pres-ident and community speaking en-gagements, Valles is boardpresident for Casa Ramona Acad-

emy Charter School.This free event will be at 2:00PM on December 6 in KelloggRoom A at the Feldheym CentralLibrary at 555 W. 6th Street in SanBernardino.Books will be available for pur-chase and signing at the event.For more information call LindaYeh at 909-381-8238 or visitwww.sbpl.org

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Hospital Holiday Event Feeds 675, Provides Free Jackets, Flu Shots, Wellness Information

On Tuesday, November25, Dignity Health St.Bernardine Medical Cen-

ter celebrated its 20th year of pro-viding an early Thanksgivingdinner to those who might other-wise go without. Nearly 800 com-munity members turned out forthe event, held at St. Bernardine’sFamily Focus Center. Over 120hospital employees and volunteersserved turkey and all the trim-mings, provided free flu shots,dental checks, blood pressurechecks and shared wellness educa-tional materials at several healthfair booths.“Many in our community strug-gle with very difficult financialsituations,” said Linda McDonald,vice president of Mission Servicesfor Dignity Health Inland Empire.“Our mission calls us to reach outinto the community to show car-ing and generosity which demon-strate St. Bernardine’s core values

of dignity, collaboration and stew-ardship. It is in this spirit that weare pleased and honored to haveserved 675 community members,”added McDonald.During the festivities, familiesalso had the opportunity to selecta free jacket or sweater donatedthrough the hospital’s annualjacket drive. This is the seventhyear St. Bernardine Medical Cen-ter has included the “Share theWarmth” holiday boutique in con-junction with the Thanksgivingdinner and health fair. “A signifi-cant donation of jackets, coats andsweaters from generous commu-nity members allowed nearly 800individuals in need to choose fash-ionable winter warmth at our hol-iday boutique,” said McDonald.Additionally, through the hospi-tal’s Thanksgiving communityoutreach activities, 120 needyfamilies were “adopted” by St.Bernardine departments and wereprovided a box full of ingredientsfor a traditional Thanksgivingfeast that they could prepare athome.“It’s a wonderful feeling to knowthat you are able to bring joy andcomfort to individuals and fami-lies who otherwise may not havehad the opportunity to enjoy aturkey dinner,” said McDonald.“The generosity of our employees,family members, friends and com-munity volunteers demonstratesthe caring and compassion that wefeel for those in our communitywho have fallen on hard times,”concluded McDonald.

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Four month old Romeo Ordonez, along with (l-r) Makiah Jeffer-son, Rebecca Brooks and Jeanette Haro celebrate an earlyThanksgiving meal during St. Bernardine Medical Center’s an-nual Thanksgiving dinner and health fair held at the Family FocusCenter in San Bernardino.

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Over 120 hospital employees and volunteers served turkey andall the trimmings to 675 community members during the St.Bernardine Medical Center annual Thanksgiving dinner andhealth fair held at the Family Focus Center in San Bernardino.

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Jackie Kimball, RN, gives a flu vaccination to Chue Berriel, SanBernardino, who attended the St. Bernardine Medical Center an-nual Thanksgiving dinner and health fair held at the Family FocusCenter in San Bernardino.

Crafton Hills College celebrates 81st Fire Academy Class graduation

Crafton Hills College(CHC) graduated its 81stFire Academy Class on

Wednesday, November 19, 204 at6 p.m. in the Performing Arts Cen-ter.This year’s 23 graduates areConnor Buck (Chino Hills),Justin Erro (Rancho Cuca-monga), Blake Foyil (Ontario),Jacob Foyil (Ontario), RaulGonzales (Riverside), PhillipKrutsinger (Chino Hills), AustinLiuzzi (Yucaipa), Seth MacLeod(Skyforest), Dougles Marroquin(Fontana), Ruben Martinez(Bluejay), Ricardo Martinez(Yucaipa), Reuben Moody (Red-lands), Kevin Mota (Alta Loma),Christopher O’Connor (Beau-mont), Tim Pomierski (RanchoCucamonga), Joshua Salmon

(Indio), Kevin Simpson (Red-lands), Jacoven Tata (Upland),Ryan Wafford (Murrieta), CodyWenger (Rancho Cucamonga),Jordan Whitehead (Rancho Cu-camonga), TR Wilson (Red-lands), and Fernando Zermeno(Mentone).The objective of this certificate isto develop the skills required forFirefighter I Certification and todevelop teamwork, attitudes andpublic service commitment. TheFirefighter I Basic Training Acad-emy is approved by the CaliforniaState Fire Marshal's Office as anaccredited Regional Training Cen-ter. In conjunction with CAL FIRE,these graduates also earned a CALFIRE Basic Wildland Fire FightingCertification.

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CHC 81st Fire Academy graduates celebrate with Chief Mike Alder.


Sinfonia Mexicana to hold a "Tamaleada" TamaleDinner With All the Trimmings

Join Sinfonia Mexicana as itkicks off the Navidad(Christmas) Season with an

old fashioned Tamaleada at theRodriguez Ranch 11030 NevadaStreet, Redlands. The dinner startsat 5 PM-8 PM and the entertain-ment will be by the Sinfonia Mex-icana Mariachi Youth Academywhich will be the benefactor of theproceeds from the event.Tamales have been traced back tothe Ancient Maya people, who pre-pared them for feasts as early asthe Preclassic period (1200–250BC).Tamales originated in Mesoamer-ica as early as 8000 to 5000 BC.[1]Aztec and Maya civilizations, aswell as the Olmeca and Tolteca be-fore them, used tamales as portablefood, often to support their armies,but also for hunters and travelers.Tamale use in the Inca Empire hadbeen reported long before theSpanish visited the New World.[1]The diversity of native languagesin Mesoamerica led to a number oflocal words for the tamal, many ofwhich remain in use. The Spanishsingular of tamales is tamal. TheEnglish word "tamale" is an Amer-ican back-formation of tamales.[4]A tamale is a traditionalMesoamerican dish made of masa(a starchy dough, usually corn-

based), which is steamed or boiledin a leaf wrapper (hoya, cornhusk). The wrapping is discardedbefore eating. Tamales can befilled with meats, cheeses, fruits,vegetables, chilies or any prepara-

tion according to taste, and boththe filling and the cooking liquidmay be seasoned.Tamales are a favorite comfortfood in Mexico, eaten as bothbreakfast and dinner. The most

common fillings are pork andchicken, in either red or greensalsa or mole. Another traditionalvariation is to add pink-coloredsugar to the corn mix and fill itwith raisins or other dried fruit and

make a sweet tamal de dulce. Mostrecently the roasted pepper andMonterey Jack cheese (chile conqueso) tamales have become a fa-vorite recipe.The cooking of tamales is tradi-tionally done in batches of tens ifnot hundreds, and the ratio of fill-ing to dough (and the coarsenessof the filling) is a matter of prefer-ence.Tamales are usually eaten duringfestivities, such as Christmas, theDay of the Dead, Las Posadas, LaCandelaria Day (February 2 whichis Ground Hog Day in the USA)and Mexican Independence Day.Tickets to the Dinner/Show areavailable by calling the SinfoniaMexicana office at 909-884-3228or Committee chairperson RosieRodriquez at 951-809-6181 or909-793-5888.

Sinfonia Mexicana"Tamaleada" Tamale DinnerWith All the TrimmingsSaturday, December 6, 2014,5-8 PMRodriquez Ranch11030 Nevada StreetRedlands, CAFeaturing: Complete Tamale

dinner, coffee includes onedrink. Etertainment: SinfoniaMexicana Mariachi Youth Acad-emy.

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Sinfonia President Maria Saenz, Gloria Bocanegra, Carmen Cervantes and Trini Gomez.

Santa Claus to visit the SanBernardino Public Libraries

VA Loma Linda to HostVeterans Town Hall

ALoma Linda HealthcareSystem senior leadershipwill hold a Veterans’

Town Hall at 1:30 p.m. Thursday,Dec.11 in the auditorium of theJerry L. Pettis Memorial VeteransMedical Center at 11201 BentonStreet, Loma Linda, Calif. The town hall is designed to gainopen and honest feedback fromVeterans, their family membersand other beneficiaries. Seniorleadership and other subject-mat-ter experts from the local VAhealthcare system will be presentto improve communication withand hear directly from Veteransand their families.

VA also welcomes input fromcongressional stakeholders, Veter-ans service organizations, non-governmental organizations andother community partners at themeeting. The Jerry L. Pettis Me-morial VA Medical Center is thecenterpiece of the VA Loma LindaHealthcare System. Opened in 1977, it is located ½mile from its major affiliate, LomaLinda University. VA also providesprimary care and mental health atoutpatient clinics located inBlythe, Corona, Palm Desert, Mur-rieta, Rancho Cucamonga and Vic-torville.


University of Redlands’ Feast of Lights begins Dec. 5

By Yazmin Alvarez

The University of RedlandsSchool of Music onceagain marks the holiday

season with “a tapestry of scrip-ture, poetry, music and drama” asit presents the annual, Feast ofLights, Dec. 5-8. Now in its 67th year, the Feast of

Lights is a Christmas and worshipservice celebrating the birth ofJesus Christ through spoken word,tableaux, song and orchestralpieces. Annually, the service brings to-

gether students, faculty and thecommunity to fill the university’sMemorial Chapel for the story ofthe birth of Christ and the sym-bolic message of the star of Beth-lehem as it led the Wise Men to thestable. The service, says university

Chaplain John Welsh, is an intro-duction to the Christmas seasonand a gentle reminder to focus onits meaning.“The hope is that the songs,

scripture and prayers help youslow down, focus and think aboutwhat is really important and valu-able this time of year,” he said.

The service concludes with thetraditional Ceremony of Candles,which symbolizes the spreading ofthe light of Christ’s message by thetwelve apostles throughout theword. Those that experience theFeast, will hopefully find a mo-ment of peace, place, hope and be-longing, he added. Performances of the 67th annual

Feast of Lights celebration beginat 8 p.m. Dec. 5, 6 and 8 at the uni-versity's Memorial Chapel. A Sun-day performance Dec. 7 begins at4 p.m.The event also supports the Fam-

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lands with a canned food drive.Guests are asked to bring a non-perishable food item to the per-formance.General admission tickets are

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REV heads to first title gameBy Richard Dawson

Redlands East Valley’s foot-ball made school history,earning its first trip to a title

game with a thrilling 34-31 winover Citrus Hill in a CIF-SS InlandDivision semifinals game on Friday,November 28. REV (12-1) advances to play atundefeated Riverside Poly for thechampionship on December 5. The Wildcats had to overcome theloss of their quarterback ArmandoHerrera, who left in the first halfwith an apparent shoulder injury,along with a 24-20 halftime deficit.It took three quarterbacks to con-tribute on offense in the second half,but each made plays that led the

comeback. REV started the third quarter withan impressive 10-play, 81-yarddrive that was capped off by a MalikLovette 6-yard rushing score and a27-24 lead. The drive featured clutch plays asbackup quarterback Seth Bates hadconvert a third down pass to JakodDiaz and on the next play Joey Har-mon found daylight for a 56-yardrun to the Hawks 13 to set up thescore.Later in the quarter, Carter Flow-ers, who seemed to make a playwhen REV needed it most, forced afumble and recovered the ball on theCitrus Hill 17. The Wildcats wasted no time tak-ing advantage of the turnover as

Steven Garcia connected with CJHarris in the corner of the end zoneto make it a 10-point lead. Citrus Hill scored with 2:11 re-maining in the game and was driv-ing in the game’s final minute. TheHawks crossed the 50 before quar-terback Jerrell Brown’s pass was in-tercepted by Flowers in the waningseconds to seal the victory.Lovette totaled 206 all-purposeyards, including 106 yards and twotouchdowns while running the wild-cat formation. Herrera tossed a 16-yard touch-down to Khris Vaughn in the firsthalf before exiting.

PHOTO/RICHARD DAWSON

Carter Flowers (#5) celebrates with his teammates after his in-terception sealed the win for REV.


Malik Lovette (#6) scored two touchdowns during Redlands EastValley's 34-31 win over Citrus Hill during the CIF-SS semifinalson Friday, November 28.


Taimon Faimalo scores a 4-yard touchdown in the first half forthe Wildcats.

CSUSB sweeps Humboldt State

By Richard Dawson

It feels good to be home, or inthe Coyotes case, it feelsgood to be at Coussoulis

Arena.After opening the 2014-15 sea-son with three games road games,the Cal State San Bernardinomen’s basketball team got to playat home and defeated HumboltState 82-71 during California Col-legiate Athletic Association action

on Saturday, November 29. The win gives CSUSB (2-1, 2-0CCAA) an early season sweep ofHumbolt State after defeating theLumberjacks 77-70 the previousweek.Sophomore point guard EverettTurner and senior forward CaseyOldemoppen tied for a team-high17 points to pace the Coyote of-fense.The Lumberjacks made thegame’s opening basket, but thatwas the only time they led theCoyotes in the game. Despite leading most of thegame, things got close with twominutes left in the game. The Coyotes second double-digitlead of the second half dwindleddown to four, 74-70, after a pair offree throws by David Howard. Oldemoppen landed a jump shoton the Coyotes next possession topush the lead to six, but the Lum-berjacks followed by drawing afoul and making a free throw toshrink the lead back to five.With Humbolt State forced tofoul, CSUSB got clutch freethrows from Isaiah Morton andTaylor Statham in the final minuteto secure the win. CSUSB was scorching hot in thefirst half, landing 69 percent of itsshots, and jumped out in front byas much as 14 in route to a 41-32lead at halftime.The Coyotes led by double digitsin the second half until AustinBryan hit a three-pointer for the

Lumberjacks with 9:38 left in thegame. Humboldt State pulled withinfour, 61-57, at the 7:50 mark, butthe CSUSB used an 8-0 run topush the lead back to 12 with justover five minutes remaining. The Coyotes home stand is shortlived as they hit the road and travelnorth for games against SonomaState University and San FranciscoState on December 5th and 6th.


Everett Turner led the CSUSBmen's basketball team with 17points during a 82-71 CCAAwin over Humboldt State onSaturday, November 29.


Tim Pendergraph lofts a shotover Lumberjack defenders.


Thankfulness in abundance at the San Bernardino Salvation Army Corps

By Ricardo Tomboc

Most people celebrate theThanksgiving holidayonce a year; however at

the Salvation Army Corps of SanBernardino Thanksgiving is cele-brated every day of the year. Forthe staff, they are thankful forevery donation, all the suppliesthat come in to feed the clients andfor the ability to minister to every-one in the community. For theclients that come through thedoors, they are thankful for everymeal that they are given, everygrocery item they receive andevery prayer that is said for them.This year the Salvation ArmyCorps Thanksgiving meal washeld at the Fifth Street facility;serving a traditional turkey mealwith all the trimmings and a choiceof pumpkin or pecan pie. Thisyear Ritchie, the Salvation Army'scook, prepared and served up a

ham to go with the turkey meal. The San Bernardino SalvationArmy Corps has been serving thecommunities of San Bernardino,Highland, Rialto, Grand Terrace,Bloomington and Colton for over126 years! This year there were about 50volunteers that showed up to assistwith serving the Thanksgivingmeal. Some volunteers helpedprepare the food days beforeThanksgiving. Other volunteershelped cook, clean-up, set-up ta-bles and decorate. There are many groups, families,couples and singles that come overthe years to volunteer at the SanBernardino Salvation Army CorpsThanksgiving meal. Chris andJennifer Alvarez came to serve lastyear, and returned this year. Chrisand Jennifer are church membersof Calvary Chapel of SanBernardino. Jennifer is a memberof the church's Praise Band andwas able to share her talents

singing Christmas Carols to theguest. US Air Force Major Robert Sim-mons, his wife Juli and son Ryancame to help. Major Simmons isfrom the 452 ASTA, which is amedical unit at March Air ForceBase and he served on the foodcounter while Juli and Ryan Sim-mons served the plated food to theguest at the tables. Airman FirstClass Jonathan Perez, is a Medicalso from the 452 ASTA unit atMarch Air Force Base. Jonathanbrought his two brothers Yanni 16,and Gio 11 who helped dish outhundreds of pies! The Perez broth-ers live in the city of Yucaipa. The Salvation Army Corps servesmeals every day of the year fromthe 5th Street facility, serving theentire community. The SalvationArmy Transitional Living Centerfeeds and shelters many familiesand single women on the dailybases. The Pereira family (Cindy, Julie,Nery and Paulo) from Azure HillChurch in Loma Linda served forthe second year in a row. Theyhelped serve at last year's Thanks-giving meal, and are hoping tomake it a tradition while teachingtheir children the value of helpingothers. Although there were many placesserving a Thanksgiving meal thisyear, the Salvation Army is one ofthe few places where meals areserved consistently throughout theyear. If you wish to donate fooditems and/or make a monetary gift,they can be dropped off at 746 W.5th St., in San Bernardino or call(909- 888-1336).

PHOTO/RICARDO TOMBOC

Chris and Jennifer Alvarez came to serve last year, and returnedthis year to do the same. Chris and Jennifer are church mem-bers of Calvary Chapel of San Bernardino. Jennifer is a memberof the church's Praise Band and was able to share her talentssinging Christmas Carols to the guest.


Serving on the food line (left to right) is Nancy Veaegas, NiyahnSummey, Walt Summey and Robert Sanchez


Airman First Class Jonathan Perez (center), is a Medic from the452 ASTA unit at March Air Force Base. Jonathan brought histwo brothers Yanni 16 (left), and Gio 11 (right) who helped dishout hundreds of pies! The Perez brothers live in the city of Yu-caipa.

PHOTO/RICARDOTOMBOC

US Air Force MajorRobert Simmonsand his wife Juli andson Ryan all came tohelp. Major Sim-mons is from the 452ASTA, which is amedical unit atMarch Air ForceBase, served on thefood counter, andJuli and Ryan Sim-mons took the platedfood to the guest atthe tables.


The Pereira family (Cindy, Julie, Nery, and Paulo) from Azure HillChurch in Loma Linda, are serving for the second year in a row.They helped serve at last year's Thanksgiving meal and are hop-ing to make it a tradition while teaching their children the valueof helping others.

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