May 2016 - La Verne Community News

May 2016
WHAT IS RED DAY?
RED DAY (RENEW, EN- that needs to be protected and 1946 by LeRoy Haynes, a former
ERGIZE AND DONATE) is an kept clear from any potential fire chaplain at the Fred Nellis Youth
initiative dedicated to celebrat- hazard. We are excited to spend Authority in Whittier, as a way
ing Keller Williams Realty’s year our RED DAY as a Keller Wil- to help many of the troubled boys
round commitment to improving liams Family clearing the brush he served through intervention
our local communities. Each year, along the fire lane hillside to allow and treatment in a home-like seton the second Thursday in May, fire clearances for the City of La ting. The group home facility has
tens of thousands of associates Verne Fire Department inspec- grown from its initial 10 residents
to six cottages,
from across the
each housing 12
United States
children. Mental
and Canada
health treatment
participate in a
services are prowide variety of
vided to every
projects devotresident.
ing their time
The Haynes
to renewing
Education Cenand energizing
ter, a non-public
aspects of the
school founded
neighborhood
in 1989 as a
in which they
companion
to
serve.
the group home
This year
facility, initially
your
local
provided schoolKeller
Wiling to the chilliams Realty
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in Glendora is
formerly LeRoy
honored to be
volunteering Red Day 2015 - Keller Williams Realty comes together to lend a hand Boys Home. It
has grown to
our RED DAY
May 12, 2016 to the Haynes Fam- tors. More importantly to make serve not only the children who
ily of Programs, La Verne, Ca. the Haynes Family of Programs live on campus but the commuFounded in 1946, Haynes Family community a safe environment nity as a whole, accepting children
of Programs opened its doors to ten so that it may continue to draw its (boys and girls) from 14 school dischildren, this program provides inspiration by helping kids reach tricts throughout Southern Calispecial treatment and education their full potential one by one from fornia.
Credentialed teachers working
services to children with special the hills that surround it.
HAYNES FAMILY OF in a highly structured environneeds relating to emotional develment address curriculum as well
opment, autism, Asperger’s Disor- PROGRAMS
The Haynes Family of Pro- as learning disabilities includder, learning disabilities, neglect
and abandonment. Providing and grams provides specialized treat- ing autism, emotional challenges
environment where children can ment and educational services to and developmental disabilities.
flourish in the community, now children with special needs relat- The entire facility serves 350 to
it gives guidance to over 450 boys ing to emotional development, 400 children annually through its
and girls annually. It’s one of the autism, Asperger’s Disorder, four basic programs – residential,
learning disabilities, neglect and Haynes Education Center, mental
largest non-profits of its kind.
health and community outreach.
Located in the Hills of La abandonment.
It was founded in October
Verne, California, it is an area
David & Margaret Youth and Family Services Wins IKEA Life
Improvement Challenge 2016 Grant
David & Margaret Youth and
Family Services in La Verne has
been named winner of a 2016
IKEA Life Improvement Challenge grant from IKEA’s Covina
store. The Challenge gives IKEA
US co-workers the opportunity to
nominate a local charity to win an
IKEA makeover of a space that
helps to improve the lives of oth-
ers in the local community. Coworkers and customers vote for
their favorite charity, and the winner receives an IKEA makeover to
help them in the important work
they do to improve the lives of others in the local community.
The funds will be used to make
over Tarr Cottage, which is home
to up to 10 adolescent girls ages
16 through 18 in foster care who
are preparing to emancipate. The
cottage, built in the 1960s, is one
of seven on the agency’s 18.5-acre
campus. It was recently partially
remodeled, and the IKEA makeover will complete its transformation by updating its furnishings
and design to make it a homier,
more comfortable place to live.
The cottages serve as living examples of how residents might structure their own homes, dorms or
apartments upon their transition,
and the makeover will increase
the agency’s ability to provide the
best living environment and example possible.
About David & Margaret
Youth and Family Services
David & Margaret, estabContinued page 2
La Verne Resident is No.1 in the United States
and Comes Back a Footgolf World Champion
FootGolf is a sport you play by
kicking a soccer ball on a golf course
into enlarged 21 inch diameter FootGolf cups. FootGolf is similar to golf in
that it shares some of the same rules.
Players try to get the soccer ball into
large bucket sized holes in the fewest amount of kicks. It combines the
worldwide passion of soccer with the
focus and precision of golf. I like to call
it the new beautiful game.
Championship in Chicago and currently holds the Title of the Best FootGolfer in the United States. He plays
for West Coast Footgolf Club and is
currentlytheBestFootGolfClub inthe
US after winning the team category
at the National Championships. He
graduated from California State University, Fullerton and is looking forward to growing the sport. He works,
trains, and competes in events at the
Jordan Marshall Godfrey (23 years old) pictured next to parents.
American Youth Soccer Organization player, volunteer, assistant
coach, coach, and all star coach; La Verne Lazers club soccer player;
City of La Verne employee for 6 years: Swim Instructor at Las Flores
Pool; Graduate from California State University, Fullerton.
Jordan Marshall Godfrey went out
to Argentina to compete in the 2016
FIFG FootGolf World Cup with 15
other United States Footgolf Team
members in January. They qualified by competing in Footgolf events
throughout 2015. There were 230
players from 26 countries with a team
and individual competition. We were
victorious against Hungary in the
quarterfinals and against Holland
in the semifinals. With two modified
match play victories, they competed
against Argentina in the final and won
the Title of the Number One FootGolf
Country in the World. Nothing could
describe the feeling of hearing the national anthem being played as Jordan
celebrated as part of Team USA. We
made Footgolf history by becoming the
first ever Team Champions in only the
second Footgolf World Cup.
Jordan Marshall Godfrey won
the 2015 US Men’s National Footgolf
closest course around which is Arcadia
Par 3 Golf and FootGolf Course. It is
a popular night-lit family facility that
has 18 holes of FootGolf from 6am10pm. everyone is encouraged to try
it at least once as it can be played for
$10-15 and goes by quicker than a traditional round of golf.
FootGolf organizations host charity and fun corporate events as well
as competitive tournaments. Competitions in Pro-Ams with cash purses,
FootGolf World Cups every 4 years,
andareintheprocessofmakingbidsto
be in the Olympics. Sharing the sport
with the world in order to attract major sponsors and TV coverage. Check
out thisisfootgolf.com where you can
learn more about the sport and see the
magazines myself and Team USA are
featured in. More information about
West Coast Footgolf Club can be found
on major social media platforms by
searching for our club name.
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La Verne Community News
Continued from page 1.
David & Margaret... Wins IKEA 2016 Grant
lished in 1910, serves more than
1,000 clients annually through a
comprehensive range of services,
including a residentially-based
program for adolescent girls,
shelter care for adolescent girls, a
foster family agency, adoption assistance, mental health services,
treatment for learning disabilities, transitional living programs,
school- and community-based education and mentoring programs.
Additionally, it has a chemical
dependency program that is certified by the State of California
for residents who are recovering
from substance abuse. Joan Macy
School, a specialized nonpublic
on-grounds school serves special
education students in grades 1-12
from D&M, as well as students
referred from surrounding school
districts.
D&M is currently building a
36-unity supportive housing complex for youth transitioning out of
foster care, as well as for low income families; a new Youth Work
Force Training Center; and an
endowment fund to provide for future needs of the agency. For more
information, contact Development
Director Michael Urquidez at
(909) 596-5931 ext. 3246 or [email protected].
David & Margaret Youth and Family Services’ Tarr Cottage will
receive an IKEA Life Challenge 2016 makeover. The cottage is home to
adolescent girls in foster care who are preparing to emancipate
May 2016
Eat Great Look Great!
by Jordan Nichols, CSCS
When someone gets motivated to improve their eating habits,
lose weight or
get
healthy
it always involves
the
same course
of action. They
buy a diet
book,
start
Jordan Nichols,
counting caloCSCS
ries, download
a diet app and start an exercise
program. Now some of this can
be useful for short term success
but if you’re looking for long term
success you need to establish a
foundation of respect for food.
You need to think bigger than a
measurement change because
from my experience they never
last. Just wanting to be skinny or
gaining muscle is great but these
more often than not lead to obsessive behaviors and shortcuts.
We cut out carbs, use harmful dietary aids that don’t work, go on
strict diets and exercise way too
hard that eventually leads to injury or nutritional burnout. Now
how about trying to factor your
food choice for the rest of your life
on how you want your body to
look. Most people treat food like
a one night stand they want to
know nothing about it once they
are through with it.
Let’s start thinking about
what this food is going to do for
me. Then ask what the repercussions of this food choice may be.
How will it affect farm workers
and the environment? Our poor
nutrition in the United States is
the cause of a complete disconnect from where it comes from
and a lack of respect for food.
Less than 1% of the U.S population are farmers. In fact, we actually have twice as many people in
prison than we do farmers in this
country. The average American
spends 30 minutes a day preparing food when it took 6 hours a
day in 1900. Twenty five percent
of the food we buy ends up in the
dumpster meaning if you buy
four bags of groceries one of them
will be going in the trash. When
you’re not involved in food production it’s hard to have a respect
for food. One of the biggest complaints I get is that it’s just too
expensive to eat healthy. According to the Unites States Dietary
Association (USDA) we currently
spend less than 11% of our disposable income on food, by far the
cheapest in the world. If we look
back in 1929 we spent 23.4 % of
our disposable income on food.
So what can we do for long
term success? How about eating
foods that will prevent disease
and not a measurement change
or eat to lower your health care
costs, risk of diabetes and heart
disease. Don’t eat food that can
be passed through a window like
fast food or packaged food. Shop
at a farmer’s market because
when you do you’re supporting
local farmers and sustainable agriculture. This results in eating
foods that are good for the environment and the planet. Realize
that your food choices influence
everything around you. When
you realize the cause is bigger
than you, hopefully you will have
a much better chance of following
through. Think beyond bigger biceps, smaller bikinis, whether or
not you should avoid gluten and
realize what you eat three times
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May 2016
La Verne Community News
Wanted: Volunteers
An Invitation to the Mission Circuit Dog Shows at Fairplex
by Arlene Davis
their professional talents. Are you a
massage therapist? A hair stylist?
A professional nail technician? Perhaps you speak a foreign language
and can translate between the patient and the hospice nurse. Think
of how those talents could enrich
many lives.
Or maybe you are an animal
lover. There seems to be nothing
like a dog to bring smiles to patients
and their families. Instinctively, dogs
seem to recognize when someone is
having a bad day and becomes generous with cuddles and special attention. It is always a pleasure to witness the enjoyment these animals
bring.
Other volunteers may work
closely with the bereavement team.
They may assist in arranging a memorial service or helping to set up a
reception. They may just sit with
the bereaved and accompany them
through their grief.
Are you more interested in the
administrative side of hospice care?
There is always a stack of filling
just waiting for that one person who
might not find filing the most interesting hobby but does enjoy bringing
order!
Many volunteers express concern that they do not have the experience or the knowledge to work
with the dying and their families. No
worries. The hospice professionals
will train you in the do’s and do not’s.
There are sensitive issues facing our
patients. Confidentiality is of the utmost importance. Our training will
cover physical care, emotional, psychological and spiritual aspects of patient care. The training is free – but
we do have application and screening process to protect our volunteers,
our patients, and their families.
Volunteers are just ordinary people from our community, and that is
what makes them so special. Because of their efforts and care, hospice patient and their families begin
to feel more comfortable and at ease
with hospice care. The relationship
you build with the patients and with
their families will stay with you for a
lifetime. Doing what you enjoy doing just might make a big difference
in someone’s quality of life. You will
find the experience most rewarding
and your time well spent.
Give us a call. We would love to
talk to you. Community Care Hospice, 222 W Foothill, Glendora. 626
335 9759. Jennifer is a Hospice
Chaplain at Communtiy Care Hospice.
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Admission: Free
Hours: 9:00am-6:00 PM
Dates: May 27-30; Friday,
Saturday, Sunday and Monday
Location: Fairplex
Enter gate 17 and proceed to
the air conditioned building 4
to see the show.
Parking is $10 per vehicle.
Pre entered dogs only.
Children under twelve must
be accompanied by an adult.
Did you ever wish you could
attend the dog shows that are
shown on TV. The beautiful,
the little and big dogs and the
funny looking dogs with special haircuts. Now you can go
to the fabulous Memorial Day
weekend of AKC dog shows.
And admission is free. The
Mission Circuit Dog Shows is
a great event coming to Fairplex on Memorial Day weekend. There are four days of
dog shows featuring over 160
different breeds of dogs. The
dogs come from all fifty states
and represents some of the
top winning dogs in the country. Over 2,000 dogs compete
daily for the coveted Best In
Show award. In addition to
the competition for Best in
Show there is competition for
Obedience awards, Rally and
Agility. The show is sponsored by Purina and the admission is free.
There are many vendors offering unique gifts for your favorite canine as well as beautiful dog related art work,
supplies, food, toys and clothing. All with a doggy motif!
In addition, Mission Circuit
supporter, Mike Thompson
RV will be showing a selection
of many different sized R Vs
that are ideal for family and
their pets. And they have special prices for this weekend.
The clubs sponsoring the
event are the Antelope Valley Kennel Club, the San Fernando Kennel Club, Los Encinos Kennel Club and the San
Gabriel Valley Kennel Club.
All clubs are non profit organizations. The proceeds go to
various charities that are local and national. Guide Dogs
for the Blind, Police Department Canine Units, Spark of
Love Toy Drive, Citrus College, Rotary and AKC Health
foundation are just a few of
the many organizations that
have received donations.
For more information see
us on Facebook, MissionCircuit.com
The Sounds of
Harmony Chorus
The Sounds of Harmony chorus
wants to invite the community to
a free performance in La Verne.
1236 N San Dimas Canyon Rd
San Dimas, CA 91773
909-599-0901
Editor-in-Chief
Richard A. Astin
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by Jennifer True Leos
The best way to find yourself is to
lose yourself in the service of others.
Mahatma Gandhi
I remember a time and place
when – no matter what you did
the night before – breakfast was on
the table at 7 AM and you were expected to be there. My father would
open the Bible and aloud read a
chapter every morning. It was his
way to start each day. After evening
chores were done, Dad would end
the day hungrily devouring his book
of choice. My father also memorized
poems and long passages of prose.
His delight was teaching those to his
children and listening to our recitation.
My father is alone now. My
mother died last year. All of his
brothers and sisters are gone. His
friends have passed on too. His six
children are spread from coast to
coast. But, Dad’s biggest loss is the
loss of his eyesight to macular degeneration. What brings the most joy to
Dad is a wonderful volunteer. She
comes several times and week and
reads to my Father. She listens to
his memorization, and together they
can repeat passages from the readings. Her sacrifice of time makes
Dad’s life not only bearable but joyful. My Father and our entire family send this volunteer our deepest
thanks. We cannot begin to express
our appreciation for giving Dad a bit
of his life back.
In this column, we have been
talking about hospice care and giving comfort and some quality of life
to the dying and their families. The
hospice staff is professional and efficient, but nothing is quite as comforting as a caring and loving volunteer.
Our volunteers play an important
role in hospice care.
Our volunteers come with a wide
variety of talents and interest. Most
are involved directly with patient
care. They provide companionship,
emotional support, or perhaps a
listening ear. Some patients appreciate having someone read to them
or play music. For the caregivers,
volunteers are essential for support.
The caregiver, routinely a family
member, needs an occasional break
just to rest and have some personal
time. Volunteers also offer support by running errands, mowing
the lawn, or doing small household
chores. The services are as diverse
as the many interests and talents of
our volunteers!
Some of our volunteers bring
with them specialties and volunteer
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Community News from The City of La Verne
The Drought
Continues
During this rainy season from
October through March, Southern California has remained significantly drier than forecasted.
El Niño, a weather pattern that
typically increases Southern California rainfall, has not increased
rainfall in the region around Los
Angeles. The strong El Niño predicted to lessen the drought has
so far brought Southern California only about 59% of average
rainfall for the year. This is about
a third of the 155% that is typical of strong El Niño years. Most
Southern California reservoirs
remain at about 30-40% capacity
even after our rainy season, due
to using more water than can be
resupplied. The urban and suburban area around La Verne, a region from Oxnard to Mission Viejo
to San Bernardino, has been drier
than average for a fifth consecutive year.
The rainfall situation is not
all bleak though. Large portions
of Northern California have been
near or above average rainfall allowing depleted reservoirs in the
north to fill. Lake Shasta and
Lake Oroville, the two largest
reservoirs in the state, are near
maximum capacity. Allocations
of this water to the Central Valley
and Southern California are increasing from just 5% of requested
amounts last year to 45%. The
increased amount of water sent
from Northern California to the
South is allowing slight easing of
drought restrictions and refilling
of reservoirs.
As of April, most foothill communities received a 2% reduction
in their conservation target. For
La Verne this means that instead
of a 32% water use reduction we
will now be mandated to save
30%. With La Verne saving about
24% of water from May-February
compared to 2013 we are very
close to our goal. Rainfall throughout the state has eased conservation targets, but the drought is not
over. While California had more
rainfall this year, it is still below
what would be needed for a serious recovery from drought conditions. The uncertainty of weather
next year means conservation will
continue to be a critical answer to
the drought.
La Verne Summer/
Fall Recreation At A
Glance
The Summer/Fall Recreation
Guide will be delivered mid-May
to residents of La Verne. The City
is excited to be offering new summer classes like Beginning Chinese, Pilates, and Classical Ballet
Lessons. The City will continue offering popular classes and camps
from last summer including Vacation Playschool, Mad Science,
Aquatics classes, and Gymnastics.
The Summer/Fall Guide will also
include the schedule for the Summer Concerts in the Park series
as well as the Movie Nights in the
Park.
May 2016
Do You Want to Vote in New “Open PACE”
Avoid Becoming a
Registration Dates
the Presidential Primary Energy Program Offers Carbon Monoxide
for La Verne
on June 7, 2016?
Financing Options to
Poisoning Statistic! Recreation
(courtesy of Los Angeles
Homeowners
County Registrar-Recorder/
According to the national May 10-12 – Fall Preschool priCounty Clerk)
All voters can vote in a primary election. Voting for President depends on the party you
are registered with.
If you are registered with
a political party: You can vote
for a candidate running for
President in that party.
If you registered with no
party preference, you can vote
in the Presidential primary for
the following parties:
•Democratic
•American Independent
•Libertarian
You can select the party ballot at your polling place. If you
vote by mail, you were sent a
postcard to select a party ballot.
If you registered with no
party preference and want to
vote in the Presidential primary for one of the following
political parties:
•Republican
•Green
•Peace & Freedom
You must re-register to vote
with that party by May 23,
2016. Register to vote online
at www.registertovote.ca.gov.
Los Angeles County residents
can check voting status at
www.lavote.net/vrstatus/.
Free Hazardous/
Electronic Waste
Disposal Event
After cleaning up the house
this spring, you may have some
old paint, outdated computers, a
bulky television, expired medications, old cell phones, or used batteries lying around. Hopefully,
you don’t throw them in the trash
since these items contain toxic
chemicals. Those chemicals then
make their way into our landfills,
water supply, soil, and into our
bodies. Additionally, they contain chemicals that can often be
recycled, reducing the resources
needed to produce new goods.
Please collect your hazardous waste (pesticides, old batteries, used automotive fluids, used
cleaning products, etc.) and electronic waste products (computers, old televisions, and broken
cell phones) for two FREE collection events in West Covina on
May 21 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at the
West Covina Maintenance Yard,
825 Sunset Ave., West Covina,
91790 or in Pomona on June 4
from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at the L.A.
County Fairplex, Hotel & Exposition Complex, Gate 23, Arrow
Highway, Pomona, 91769. All
L.A. County residents are welcome to participate. If you can’t
make it to these events, there is
a roundup nearly every weekend
in L.A. County. The entire schedule and more details are posted
at www.888cleanla.com.
The new Open PACE Energy
program is now available to La
Verne homeowners. This is a
program administered by the
League of California Cities. The
La Verne City Council recently
approved participation in the
Open PACE Program to allow
three companies to offer property
owners in La Verne financing
options for energy-efficient and
water-efficient improvements.
PACE stands for Property Assessed Clean Energy and allows
property owners to finance energy efficient, water conservation,
and renewable energy upgrades
with low upfront costs. The improvements are paid for by a loan
attached to the owner’s property tax bill and are tied to the
property and not the individual.
The loan payments are spread
out anywhere from five years to
twenty years depending on the
type of improvement financed.
The new Open PACE Program
will join the HERO Program that
has been available to La Verne
property owners since 2014. The
Open PACE Program offers access to three different PACE
providers (CaliforniaFIRST, Alliance NRG, and PACE Funding),
creating competition on terms,
service, and rates between the
companies. Each provider offers
slightly different programs and
rates depending on the improvements being financed. The programs are offered for residential
and commercial properties. Be
sure to review all the PACE programs to find what will work best
for your planned improvement.
For more information on
PACE Programs contact the
Planning Department at La
Verne City Hall at (909) 5968706.
Donation Request
for Free Summer
Lunch Program
The City of La Verne will once
again offer its Summer Lunch
Program this upcoming summer.
The Summer Lunch Program
is a free program for kids who
receive a free lunch during the
school year. Once the school year
ends, the free lunches are not
available from schools through
the summer. The program will
run daily at Las Flores Park from
12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. from June
13 through August 19. The program is staffed by City employees and includes activities, crafts,
and a free nutritious lunch. Last
year close to 1200 lunches were
served.
The Summer Lunch Program
is funded entirely through donations. If you are interested in being part of this great program,
please contact the Community
Services Department at (909)
596-8700.
Centers for Disease Control
(CDC) more than 400 people
die in the U.S. from accidental CO (carbon monoxide)
poisoning every year. More
than 20,000 people per year
are seen in emergency departments and 4,000 hospitalized
with CO exposure. According
to Underwriters Laboratories,
the majority of the people who
die every year from CO poisoning either did not recognize the
symptoms, or lived in one of the
estimated 80% of U.S. homes
that don’t have a CO alarm.
The CDC website lists the
most common symptoms of CO
poisoning as “headache, dizziness, weakness, upset stomach, vomiting, chest pain, and
confusion. CO symptoms are
often described as ‘flu-like.’ If
you breathe in a lot of CO it
can make you pass out or kill
you. People who are sleeping
or drunk can die from CO poisoning before they have symptoms.”
Carbon monoxide is produced whenever most common
fuels like gasoline, oil, natural
gas, kerosene, propane, wood,
and charcoal are burned. In a
typical home, there are several
sources of carbon monoxide,
including the furnace, clothes
dryer, water heater, and fireplace.
If you can’t smell or see carbon monoxide, how do you beat
this silent killer? Here are some
useful tips to help prevent CO
poisoning: When warming a vehicle, move it out of the garage.
Do not run a fueled engine indoors, even if garage doors are
open. Also, make sure the exhaust pipe of a running vehicle
is not blocked. Clear all debris
from dryer, furnace, stove, and
fireplace vents. Generators and
gas or charcoal grills should
only be used outdoors, in a
well-ventilated location away
from windows, doors, and vent
openings. Make sure that all
gas appliances are in proper
working condition without any
leaks.
Local hardware and home
improvement stores carry a
variety of carbon monoxide
alarms including battery-powered devices, plug-in devices
with a battery backup, or a
hard-wired unit that has a
battery backup. Combination
smoke and carbon monoxide
alarms are also available and
are approved for use. The recommendation is one carbon
monoxide alarm on every level
of the home and outside each
sleeping area (i.e. the hallway
outside of the bedrooms). Follow the manufacturer’s instructions for specific placement of
your carbon monoxide alarm.
If your alarm sounds, immediately move yourself and
others outdoors. Report the
carbon monoxide alarm warning by calling 9-1-1.
ority registration (for current
preschool students only)
May 17 – Regular registration
begins for fall preschool, and
mail-in and online registration
begins for all other classes
May 18 – Private swim registration begins (must register in
person)
May 23 – Walk-in registration
for non-Aquatics Classes begins
May 24 – Walk-in registration
for Aquatics begins
June 7 – Vacation playschool
registration begins
Summer Adult
Softball Leagues
The City of La Verne has
moved its Adult Softball Leagues
to the University of La Verne’s
Campus West Athletic Complex.
This new sports facility is located at 1837 Wheeler Avenue.
Registration is currently going
on and leagues will start in June
and run though the summer on
Sunday through Friday nights.
The City will also have a Fall
league start after the Summer
league has finished. Stop by the
La Verne Community Services
Office or call (909) 596-8700 for
more information.
ALDI Food Market
Now Open
The new ALDI food store is
now open in the La Verne Courtyard Center, next to Orchard
Supply Hardware, at the southwest corner of Foothill Blvd. and
White Ave. The German-based
ALDI is known for their store
brands at substantial savings.
There are approximately 1,300
ALDI stores currently in the
U.S., primarily in the east and
midwest, but they are now opening stores in California.
Brian McNerney
Retirement Roast
La Verne- The Meeting
House at Hillcrest was jumping
in April for a retirement roast
for Brian McNerney, former
CEO at the La Verne Chamber
of Commerce. Over a hundred
members of local businesses,
school officials, city personnel,
and his many friends in the
community gathered to roast,
McNerney in an evening of
laughs and a few brief moments
Continued next page.
May 2016
La Verne Community News
Continued from page 6.
Brian McNerney Retirement Roast
of nostalgia. Former Mayor Jon
Blickenstaff served as master of
ceremonies for the evening. The
event was organized to express
the communities appreciation
for the dedication Brian has
shown to his job in the City of
La Verne.
A portion of the evening
was devoted to sharing a bit of
McNerney’s life, and achievements. Born and raised in New
York, Brian received a Catholic education from elementary
school thru college. At one time,
he taught juvenile boy delinquents. Brian is still a dedicated fan of the New York Yankees
baseball team as well as the
fighting Irish of Notre Dame.
He is also a big fan of the L.A.
Dodgers, and the Los Angeles
Lakers. And of course, he loves
to travel, and play golf.
McNerney and his wife Carol
Ann moved to California almost 40 years ago and bought a
home in the Via Verde area of
San Dimas. He joined the San
Dimas Chamber of Commerce
and earned the record setting
achievement of being “ambassador of the month” for five
straight months. In the year
2006 Brian won the Ambassador of the Year Award. Additionally, during
October of
2006, Brian accepted the job as
President/CEO of the La Verne
Chamber of Commerce.
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Upcoming Events and Reminders for La
Verne & San Dimas in May
by Linda Koontz
La Verne mayor Don Kendrick (Left) and Brian C. McNerney (Right)
Photo courtesy of La Nueva Voz, Pomona
The local club is announcing their May club meeting will be held the Second
Thursday, May 12th instead
of the Third week due to State
convention.
Fran Robertson, Development Director of
“Sowing Seeds For Life” Food
Bank in La Verne will speak
regarding projects planned at
the Food Bank that the local
club can get involved. The
club will resume their regular
meeting Thursday, June 16th.
Club President, Linda
Koontz and First Vice President, Pat Borchard will
represent the local club as
Delegates to the upcoming
California Federation of Women’s Clubs State convention at
the Irvine Marriott, May 1922. Club members, Shirley
Burgess Vanderbeck, Bettina
Aschenbrenner and Christine
Yee will also attend. The club
will be honored and presented
with their charter on Friday
evening as a new club in the
State.
Dori Kelsey, State Second
Vice President will preside at
the charter ceremony along
with State President, Chris
Herzog, Area C Vice President, Pam Potter and San
Gabriel Valley District President, Patsy Wilson.
The local Woman’s Club is
selling tickets for “Concerts
Under The Stars” to raise
funds to continue with their
philanthropic projects for the
communities.
Tickets are
$55.00 each, which includes
dinner and music on the Herb
Hafif estate in La Verne, and
completely tax deductible.
For further information or to
purchase tickets, please contact Linda at the number below.
If you are looking to become involved in community
projects, make new friends,
meet your neighbors, then call
Katherine at 909-802-4563
or Linda at 909-593-3906 for
further information. Interested women are encouraged
to go to www.gfwc.org to see
what the General Federation
of Women’s Clubs is involved
in. “We always have women
attending our meetings to see
what we’re all about, so make
the call and come to our May
12th meeting at Hillcrest,
2705 Mountain View Drive in
La Verne” states President,
Linda Koontz.
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La Verne Community News
Congratulations again to Nancy Telford!
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enabled her to achieve again the
Top Producer in the Inland Empire/San Gabriel Valley Foothill
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in the entire United States per
the Century 21 Corporation.
Eighty-five percent of Nancy’s
business has been referrals
from past satisfied clients due
to her OUTSTANDING QUALITY SERVICE based on a sincere interest in helping people
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amongst the best of the best in
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May 2016
The Response to
Terrorism: Home &
Workplace Safety,
Awareness and
Preparedness
submitted by Scott Snider, MSG
Tiffany Ramirez, volunteer coordinator, Michelle Stoddard, member
of Citrus Valley Health Foundation, Bonnie Singleton, Auxiliary
President and Joe Zanetta thank the FPH volunteers.
On April 13th, Citrus Valley Health Partners said thank you to the
many hardworking volunteers at FPH. A delicious dinner, catered by
Claro’s Italian Market, was provided for the volunteers and their guests
at the Bidwell Forum. After dinner entertainment by the Darden Sisters had everyone clapping and singing along with the music.
It was a night to celebrate the men and women who had donated an
incredible 20,272 hours during the year serving the hospital in many different capacities including
working at
the
reception desk, gift
shop, emergency room,
and surgery
waiting
room. Also
recognized
were the volunteers who
chose to focus
their time on
fund raising
events, the
Mustang car
raffle
and
the upcoming “Corks
Linda DeMarco, Pam Byars and Jana Swete together
and Forks”,
have donated 2,600 hours of service. They are just three
that benefit
of the many volunteers who make Foothill Presbyterian
the hospital’s
the kind of hospital we want in our community.
building improvement fund and the auxiliary’s scholarship program. Service pins
and a big thank you were given to each volunteer by Tiffany Ramirez,
volunteer coordinator and Joe Zanetta, CEO of Citrus Valley Health
Foundation.
If you are interested in helping your community while meeting new
and interesting people, the FHP Auxiliary welcomes you. Please call the
volunteer office, (626)857-3103. Anyone looking for more information on
purchasing tickets for Corks and Forks may call (626)857-3102 or visit
cvhpauxiliaries.org.
Hillcrest’s Business Associates
Steering Committee would like to
invite the community to an important breakfast event on May 10,
2016 titled, “The Response to Terrorism: Home & Workplace Safety,
Awareness and Preparedness.”
The purpose of this event is to provide information to citizens about
what La Verne’s first responders
are doing to prepare for potential
terror attacks, what businesses
and individual citizens should do to
prepare for such attacks, and what
citizens should do if caught in such
an attack. This event is in response
to the San Bernardino Regional
Center attack. It is the realization
that equipping the community
with information and advice about
what to do if such a terrorist attack
occurs in the future can save lives.
The program will be presented
by members of the Foothill Special
Enforcement Team (FSET) which
is a highly trained tactical response
team comprised of members from
the La Verne, Glendora, Monrovia
and San Marino police departments. The primary focus of FSET
is to save lives during dangerous
high risk incidents, including the
lives of the innocent, responding
law enforcement personnel and all
involved. This is accomplished by
the deployment of highly trained
personnel who utilize specific tools
and tactics to handle high risk crucial situations.
The event will take place on
Tuesday, May 10th from 8:00 –
9:30 a.m. at The Meeting House at
Hillcrest (2705 Mt. View Drive, La
Verne). Complimentary breakfast
will be served. Please RSVP your
attendance by Friday, May 6th by
calling Leslie Campuzano at (909)
392-4309 or by email: [email protected]
http://www.lavernecommunitynews.com/
May 2016
La Verne Community News
Here’s How to Keep Your Portfolio Healthy
submitted by Cindy Bollinger, Edward Jones Financial Advisor
If you have a medical appointment this week, you might want to
wish your nurse a happy National
Nurses Week. This annual event is
designed to celebrate the important
role nurses play in health care. Of
course, while nurses and doctors
can help you in many ways, you can
do a lot of good for yourself by adopting healthy living habits, such as
eating right, exercising frequently,
and so on. But you can also do much
to help your financial health.
Here are a few suggestions:
•Stay invested. During times of
market volatility, it can be temping
to head to the investment “sidelines” until things “cool off.” Going
to the sidelines can mean a few different things – you could simply not
invest anything for a while, or you
could move a substantial portion of
your portfolio to “cash” instruments,
which are safe in the sense of preserving your principal but offer almost nothing in the way of return
or protecting against inflation. If
you’re not investing during a market downturn, or if you’ve moved
heavily into cash, you might well
miss out on the beginning of the
next market rally.
•Rebalance your portfolio. It’s a
good idea to periodically rebalance
your portfolio to make sure it still
reflects your goals and your comfort level with risk. Over time, and
without any effort on your part,
your portfolio can become unbalanced. For example, following a
long “bull” market, the value of your
stocks could have risen to the point
where they make up a greater percentage of your portfolio than you
had intended. When that happens,
you may need to rebalance by adding bonds and other fixed-income
vehicles.
•Diversify. Rebalancing is important. But a balanced portfolio
should also be a diversified portfolio. If you only owned one type of
financial asset, such as U.S. growth
stocks, you could take a big hit during a market downturn. But different types of financial assets don’t
always move in the same direction
at the same time, so by owning a
wide variety of investments – U.S.
stocks, international stocks, government securities, corporate bonds,
real estate, certificates of deposit
(CDs) and so on – you may help
reduce the effects of market volatility on your portfolio. Keep in mind,
though, that diversification by itself
can’t guarantee profits or protect
against loss.
•Maintain realistic expectations.
If you expect the financial markets
to always move upward, you will be
disappointed many times. Market
downturns are a normal part of the
investment process, and they will
always be with us. Once you accept
this reality, you will be less likely to
make questionable decisions, such
as abandoning a long-term strategy. If you’ve designed an appropriate strategy, possibly with the help
of a financial professional, you can
stick with it through all market environments.
By following the suggestions
mentioned above – staying invested, rebalancing your portfolio as
needed, diversifying your holdings
and maintaining realistic expectations, you can go a long way toward
maintaining the fitness of your financial situation.
This article was written by Edward Jones for use by your local Edward Jones Financial Advisor.
Welcome to Wellness
Fair at Hillcrest
submitted by Sandee Hayden
The Community is invited to attend our special Health & Wellness
Fair Friday,
May 20 from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm.
Screenings and services include balance testing, hearing aids, dog training, stroke screening, reflexology, lung
testing, blood pressure, volunteerism,
foot comfort and more.
Breakout sessions feature; Bring
Back the Monarch Butterflies, Quicker, and Healthier Cooking, What is
Alzheimer’s? , The Mind-Body Connection, Colon Health, and Better
Hearing is Better Living.
Our goal is for Hillcrest to be a
place that inspires and promotes wellbeing in such a way that just by being
here, you become healthier and happier.
The fair will take place in The
Meeting House at Hillcrest, 2705
Mountain View Drive, La Verne. Admission is free.
For more information call Dr.
Ryan Harrison 909 392-4392.
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La Verne Community News
Citrus College Signs Transfer Agreement with Local University
by Stacy Armstrong
Glendora, CA—Citrus College recently signed a historical agreement that will ensure
transfer student admission
to the University of La Verne
(ULV).
Dr. Geraldine Perri, Citrus College superintendent/
neering, and Mathematics)
grant. This award has enabled
the two institutions to work together to help students reach
their educational goals in the
STEM fields.
In addition to these grants,
ULV has a regular presence
University of La Verne President Devorah Lieberman (seated, left)
and Citrus College Superintendent/President Geraldine M. Perri
(seated, right) are joined by former Citrus College students and Citrus
Community College District Trustees (standing, fourth from left) Dr.
Edward C. Ortell, Mrs. Joanne Montgomery, Clerk/Secretary Patricia
A. Rasmussen, Vice President Barbara R. Dickerson, and President
Susan M. Keith at the transfer agreement signing on April 5, 2016.
The students pictured have transferred to the University of La Verne
and are studying to become teachers.
president, and Dr. Devorah
Lieberman, University of La
Verne president, made the new
Transfer Admission Guarantee
(TAG) agreement official during a special signing ceremony
on April 5, 2016.
“Citrus College and the University of La Verne have a history of collaboration that has
connected many of our students
with their academic dreams
and career aspirations,” Dr.
Perri said. “The creation of a
TAG agreement is an exciting
development in the relationship
between our two institutions
and an amazing opportunity for
Citrus College students.”
As part of this agreement,
Citrus College students will
receive guaranteed admission
to the University of La Verne,
provided they meet all of the
eligibility requirements. They
will also have access to academic and financial aid advisors at
the university, receive an application fee waiver, and they will
qualify for a one-time $1000
TAG scholarship from ULV.
The Transfer Admission
Guarantee is the newest facet
of a productive partnership
that dates back several years.
In 2011, Citrus College and
the University of La Verne
jointly received a $3.8 million,
five-year, Hispanic Serving
Institution cooperative grant
from the U.S. Department of
Education. The purpose of the
grant was to fund program initiatives to improve the completion and graduation rates of
students who aspire to enter
the teaching profession. In fact,
the TAG agreement signing
ceremony took place during an
open house for the Citrus College Center for Teacher Excellence, which was made possible
by grant money.
Citrus College is also a partner in the University of La
Verne’s College Cost Reduction
and Access (CCRAA) STEM
(Science, Technology, Engi-
in the Citrus College Transfer
Center. University representatives have scheduled more than
20 separate visits to the college
for the spring 2016 semester
alone.
“Citrus College and the University of La Verne are both
committed to helping guide students down the path to success.
As a result, we have joined forces to create programs and services designed to do just this,”
Dr. Perri said. “Over the years,
this partnership has proven to
be extremely successful.”
According to the ULV Fact
Book, Citrus College sends
more transfer students to the
University of La Verne than
any other community college.
With the introduction of the
TAG agreement, these numbers are sure to increase in the
years ahead.
“By providing students with
this clear and efficient pathway, Citrus College and the
University of La Verne will empower students to reach their
goals and achieve success,” said
Mrs. Susan M. Keith, president
of the Citrus Community College District Board of Trustees.
“On behalf of the entire college community, I would like
to thank the many individuals
at both institutions who have
devoted their time and effort to
this worthy endeavor. This is
definitely something to be celebrated!”
Personal Technology
by Mitchell Crawford
Saving money with telephone
calls
Three issues recently came to a
nexus to cause me to change the provider of my home phone service:
1) Since we moved to our home in
1992 we have
had a buzz
on our home
phone line and
contacting Verizon
never
fully solved the
problem.
2) A friend
Mitchell
of
mine who
Crawford
has extensive
phone system experience told me
that the transition of Verizon phone
service, and Verizon FIOS service to
Frontier might not be a good experience and might be more expensive.
3) With plain phone service and
only voice mail as an extra feature
my phone bill was approaching $50
each month.
4) And, I read Mary Hunt’s Everyday Cheapskate column about a
phone service called Ooma:
http://www.everydaycheapskate.
com/home-and-family/else-wantsslash-phone-bill/
I had heard about Ooma before
but never wanted to move away
from a hard-wired telephone that
connects to the telephone company
network. The reason? In the event
of a major catastrophe, the telephone
company phone system typically will
still work because the telephone company system runs on batteries that
are constantly charging. That is why
even when there were power failures
after the Northridge earthquake the
phone system still worked. I wanted
a phone that would work in case we
needed to make or receive a call from
my mom or my in-laws during an
emergency. All of them have passed
so that need has dissipated and I decided to roll the dice and try Ooma,
which requires a high-speed Internet connection.
You can purchase an Ooma box
for about $130. The box is about the
size of a book. After the purchase
you only pay taxes and fees that
May 2016
amount to around $5. Unlimited
nationwide calls are free, both local
and long distance. I opted for some
extra features from the Ooma deluxe
package for an additional $10 making my total phone bill around $15.
When you receive and connect
the Ooma box to the Internet you register it at the Ooma Website and you
select a phone number. I used that
initial phone number to test Ooma
for a month or so. After I was satisfied with the quality I paid $30 for
Ooma to port my home phone number from Verizon to Ooma. Once
that happened (it took less than a
week) I disconnected my house from
Verizon and connected the Ooma
box to the house. When we receive
a phone call or make a phone call we
can use any phone in the house, just
like when we were connected to Verizon. The important issue was the
change was transparent for Susan:
phones work exactly the same for
both making and receiving calls as
with Verizon. There are no codes to
dial. Happy Wife = Happy life!
Ooma is dependent on having
an Internet connection, so if there is
a power failure or the Internet service goes down we will loose phone
service.
So far so excellent. The Ooma
connection is crystal clear, and
mercifully the buzz on my phone
line that Verizon was never able to
solve is gone. I’m saving about $45 a
month using Ooma eliminating both
the service from Verizon and a long
distance service. Plus it seamlessly
integrates with NoMoreRobo, so all
those illegal home repair calls are
eliminated.
And, a friend of mine installed
Ooma at his home and he is also
quite satisfied.
You can read more about Ooma
at: Ooma.com
Have an idea, comment or question? You can e-mail me with your
questions, comments or ideas for
future columns at mlcrawford@
lavernecommunity news.com. You
can also visit the La Verne Community News at wwwlavernecommunity news.com. In addition visit
the official City of La Verne Web site
www.ci.la verne.ca.us and the La
Verne Chamber of Commerce Web
site at www.lavernechamber. org.
VIA VERDE COUNTRY CLUB IN SAN
DIMAS HAS A LOT TO OFFER
ADVANCED LANDSCAPE
DON DAVIES
NEW, REDO’S, EMERGENCY REPAIRS
DESIGN, INSTALLATIONS
SPRINKLERS, PLANTS, SOD, DRAINAGE
CONCRETE AND STAINING BRICK
LIGHTING, FOUNTAINS, BBQ
WALLS, PATIOS and more
CALL: 909-599-9530
Lic # 323243
est. 1973
Spring is here and the summer
is right behind it. With that said,
Via Verde is in full swing and has
a lot to offer the public to come to
the club and enjoy what we have
to offer. We will be hosting our
Tennis Festival Open House on
Saturday May 7th from 9am to
noon. Our tennis pro, Scott Booth,
will be hosting tennis fun for people of all ages. You can bring your
own gear and play a little or just
visit and see what they have to offer.
Our very popular Junior Golf
Program is ready to go and open
to all junior golfers. You don’t have
to be a member of the club. This
event is open to all junior golfers
who are 14 years old and under.
There are four different sessions
to choose from starting on June
14th and the last session will begin on July 26th. Again this is
a great way for a child to get exposed to golf knowing what to do
and not do on the course. Call the
club for more details.
The club is also offering our
kids and grandkids a summer
tennis and swim program. This
is a wonderful way to learn about
tennis and how to swim and a
great way to keep the kids busy
and out of trouble during the summer. Again, you don’t have to be a
club member to enjoy. The public
is welcome to attend.
Via Verde Country Club wants
to reach out to our neighbors and
invite them to enjoy our facilities.
The club is located at 1400 Avenida Entrada in San Dimas. To
call for more details you can call
the club at 909-599-8486 and ask
Michelle for more information.
Our club has a lot to offer with
a Championship golf Course, six
lighted tennis courts, Olympic size
swimming pool and one of the best
clubhouse views of the San Gabriel Valley. For more information on
our membership packages, please
call Brian McNerney at (951) 7516980. We are one of the best kept
secrets in our area.
May 2016
BackPainFree.org
by Yu Chen L.Ac.
If you twist your back, I’ll get
you back on your feet in 5 days
Some patients asked
me if I treat
cancer,
it’s
a very good
question.
Chinese medicine has recYu Chen L.Ac.
ognized the
existence of cancer (liu) since
around 1600 BC.
Detailed
descriptions of various types
of cancer were recorded from
around 200 BC. Yes, Chinese
medicine can treat cancer, but
it’s a different approach. We
are doing immunotherapy by
acupuncture and herbs. In
another word, we are boosting
the immune system to against
the cancer cell instead to kill
it. You will see the patient live
along with the cancer for long
time. A large scale review of
research from Australian and
Chinese University scientists
has proven with thousands of
studies using hundreds of thousands of cancer patients that
Chinese herbal medicine offers
significant treatment for most
types of cancers. So neat time
you will have one more option
for your treatment plan.
The most popular disease
in my clinic is the back problem. There was a patient in a
wheelchair visited recently. He
twisted his back and got into
sciatica. The pain was in his
left hip and leg, and he couldn’t
move. After the fifth treatment,
he felt a lot better and was able
to walk with a cane. He is back
to work after another week of
treatments.
There are many things you
can do to prevent getting back
pain. Following any period of
prolonged inactivity, begin a
program of regular low-impact
exercises. Walking or swimming 30 minutes a day can
increase muscle strength and
flexibility. Yoga can also help
stretch, strengthen muscles,
and improve posture. Always
stretch before exercise or other
strenuous physical activity. In
addition, you can join our back
pain free program after we cure
your back pain.
Back Pain & Sports Injury:
Acupuncture Center has been
specializing in back pain, sports
injury, headache, heel pain
and a lot of difficult diseases
for more than 40 years. My father, Dr. Chao Chen, developed
the theory, “I Ching Acupuncture”. In our clinic data, more
than 60% of my patients visited
due to back pain. 80-90% of
them experienced great relief
after 3-12 treatments in average, even if the back pain was
caused from a surgery.
Don’t worry if you have back
pain, knee pain, shoulder pain
or any sports injury, I can relieve it in days or weeks.
40 years Sports Injury & Back
Pain Specialist
Contact Yu Chen L.Ac. Now at:
412 W Carroll Ave. #205, Glendora CA 91741
(626)852-0688 or (626)852-0988
www.BackPainFree.org
La Verne Community News
Huff Formally
Introduces Measure
to Combat Drugged
Driving
SACRAMENTO:
Senator
Bob Huff (R-San Dimas) unveiled legislation during a news
conference held earlier today
at the State Capitol, which is
designed to crack down on the
growing problem of drugged
drivers on California roads. SB
1462 will allow law enforcement officers to use oral fluid
drug screening tests when there
is probable cause that a driver
is impaired and the driver has
failed sobriety field tests.
Senator Huff’s legislation is
sponsored by the California Police Chiefs Association, California Narcotic Officers Association
and We Save Lives, an international coalition that is committed to saving lives by preventing
crashes and crimes from the 3
Ds: Drunk, Drugged, and Distracted driving.
“Drugged driving is quickly
becoming a serious public health
and safety problem that is under-reported,
under-enforced
and under-recognized,” said
Senator Huff. “We lack the same
kind of deterrents for drugged
driving as we do for drunk driving, yet highway safety hazards
and fatalities are increasing
with widespread prescription
and illicit drug abuse across all
demographics.”
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHSTA) in 2014 found the number
of drivers with the presence of
drugs in their system has been
dramatically increasing:
•From 16.3 percent of drivers on
weekend nights in 2007, to 20
percent in 2014.
•In California alone, drivers
killed in crashes that tested
positive for drugs increased from
27.8 percent in 2009 to 39.6 percent in 2013.
•The NHTSA estimates that
more than a half million Americans are injured in DUI-D crashes each year, and that DUI-D
collisions cost the U.S. economy
more than $60 billion annually.
SB 1462 will allow law enforcement to use oral fluid roadside tests as a screening device
to detect drivers with drugs in
their system when there is probable cause that an officer suspects suspicious or reckless driving and the driver has already
failed field sobriety tests.
“Police departments in Bakersfield, Fullerton, Los Angeles and Sacramento tested oral
swabs during 2013 and 2014,
with assistance from the California Office of Traffic Safety
and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration,” said
Senator Huff. “They do not replace blood tests, which deliver
more conclusive detail about the
exact concentration of legal and
illegal substances in a person’s
blood. However, oral swabs are
the only way to quickly and accurately test for the presence of
six of the most common drugs of
abuse.”
SB 1462 faces its first policy
committee hearing on April
19th in the Senate Public Safety
Committee.
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Talent Agency Scam Powdered Alcohol Ban Passes Key Fiscal Test
Huff Measure Moves from Sen- than in any other state: $32 billion
Prevention
ate Appropriations Committee to for one year of excessive alcoholic
Bill Passes First Policy Committee
Sacramento, CA – Assemblymember Chris Holden’s Talent
Agency Scam Prevention Bill, AB
2068, passed the Assembly Privacy
and Consumer Protection Committee with unanimous, bipartisan support. AB 2068 strengthens the Talent
Scam Prevention Act by expanding
the list of communication forms that
can be regulated such as online and
computer applications.
“With the unprecedented popularity of reality television and social
media sites such as YouTube, Instagram, Tumblr, and others, the quest
for instant stardom has become
prevalent among all ages, especially
teens and young adults,” said Assemblymember Chris Holden. “Unfortunately, this creates a ripe situation for
illegitimate talent agencies to scam
young, aspiring artists.”
There are nearly 500 talent agencies registered within Los Angeles
County ranging from large powerhouses to smaller companies. Although most registered talent agencies are legitimate, it is often the
smaller, unlicensed talent agencies
that charge upfront fees or refuse to
remove content at the request of a client.
The Talent Scam Prevention Act
outlawed such practices; however,
the law passed in 2009 and did not
regulate newer forms of technology.
This bill updates the talent service
laws to accommodate new technologies, such as mobile apps and online
services that are not on the internet as
websites. The bill applies the same 10day deadline that currently applies to
the removal of website content and
photos to the removal of content and
photos from mobile apps and online
services.
Things to Do with Your
Genealogical Research
The May 14th meeting of the Pomona Valley Genealogical Society will
feature local genealogist Pat Chavarria presenting on “Things to Do with
Your Genealogical Research This
Summer”. Pat, who is the president
of the Glendora Genealogical Group,
an accomplished genealogist and a
popular presenter, will cover updating family group sheets, creating
family timelines, setting up to do lists,
citing your sources, organizing your research, letter writing and much, much
more. This will help participants do a
mid-year genealogical “tune up” as we
head into summer.
Pat, who was adopted as a child,
first became interested in genealogy
in 1990 when she discovered that she
had a sister, a brother, and that her
birth mother was still alive at that
time. Not knowing anything about
that family and wanting to find out as
much as possible, Pat started her journey into family history. She is doing
research in Illinois, Wisconsin, Ohio,
Pennsylvania, Arizona, New Mexico,
Texas, California, Mexico, Germany,
old Prussia, and Luxembourg. She
belongs to several other genealogical
societies, teaches genealogy refresher
classes for the Glendora Genealogical
Group and the Whittier Area Genealogical Society, and has presented to
various organizations on how to trace
their family roots.
The presentation, which is open to
the public, will be held at the Pomona
Public Library, 625 S Garey Avenue,
Pomona in the Community Room
from 2:00pm to 4:00pm.
the Senate Floor
SACRAMENTO:
Legislation
that would ban powdered alcohol,
or “Palcohol,” in California easily
passed its first fiscal test today, receiving unanimous support from the
Senate Appropriations Committee.
SB 819, authored by Senator Bob
Huff (R-San Dimas), would make
California the 29th state to ban or
restrict the sale of this dangerous
product.
Powdered alcohol is a freeze dried
version of alcohol which comes in a
small pouch and is the equivalent of
a shot of alcohol. The crystallized formula becomes a cocktail once mixed
with water. Although the product
isn’t sold in stores yet, labeling was
approved by the U.S. Alcohol and
Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau in
2014.
“The Appropriations Committee
has concluded that my legislation
does not present any significant state
cost to taxpayers and I’m happy with
that determination,” said Senator
Huff. “This product must not be
allowed to reach store shelves. It
presents an array of potential health
problems as it can be snorted, added
to energy drinks, slipped to unknowing recipients, or even added to beverages already containing alcohol in
an attempt to create a dangerously
potent concoction.”
According to a national advocacy
group Alcohol Justice, California is
the largest alcohol market in the
U.S. and suffers the most alcoholrelated harm. A 2013 study from
the U.S. Centers for Disease Control
found that the societal costs for binge
drinking are higher in California
consumption. Problems caused by
binge drinking include lost work
productivity, poor health, crime, automobile accidents, property damage
and death.
SB 819 has earned the support of
numerous organizations, including
Alcohol Justice, California Alcohol
Policy Alliance, California Council on
Alcohol Problems, California District
Attorneys Association, California
Friday Night Live Partnership, California State Sheriffs’ Association,
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and the Los Angeles Drug and
Alcohol Policy Alliance. The California College and University Police Chiefs Association (CCUPCA),
which also supports Senator Huff’s
legislation, recently weighed in with
the following warning:
“Our organization is responsible
for the protection of over three million students and employees at the
campuses those students attend,”
the CCUPCA states in a letter to
Senator Huff. “We are already on
the front lines of criminal behavior
rooted in overconsumption of alcohol
and the injection of so-called Palcohol
into the campus equation will only
exacerbate existing problems.”
Senator Huff is pleased the issue
has achieved bipartisan support, including the co-authorship of Senate
President pro-Tem Kevin de León.
Huff is also working closely with
Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin (DThousand Oaks) on a companion
measure that has been introduced
in the Assembly, AB 1554. Assemblymember Irwin is also a principal
coauthor of SB 819.
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La Verne Community News
May 2016
News from the Bonita Unified School District
Superintendent’s Message
Gary Rapkin, Ph.D.
Interim Superintendent
Great Educators
Matter
“You never really understand
a person until you consider things
from their point of view, until you
can climb into their skin and walk
around in it.”
Harper Lee
To Kill a Mockingbird
The promise that the 21st century would be a complex and challenging time has certainly become
a reality in the United States and
around the world.
It has been a tremendous gift
to have had the opportunity over
the past nine months to observe,
listen, read, and process many of
the social, cultural, political, and
educational issues playing out nationally and internationally.
The need to truly educate and
produce a generation of students
that have the skills to one day
thoughtfully and creatively solve
these challenges has never been
greater.
Nobel Prize recipient George
Santayana wrote, “Those who do
not learn from history are doomed
to repeat it.”
A well-rounded, caring, and
rigorous education is one of the
major tools we have to ensure
that a generation comes forth
that truly does learn from history. A generation that is able to
bring the level of creativity, critical thinking, and communication
skills needed to lead and solve the
numerous important issues on the
plate set before us.
But perhaps the attribute desired and needed more than any
other is empathy- the ability to
understand the feelings, thoughts,
and attitudes from the point of
view of other people.
I believe the task is clear and I
know we are up for the challenge.
One of the hallmarks throughout the Bonita Unified School
District is a highly dedicated, very
skilled and deeply caring educators and support staff who come
each day prepared to serve the
students at each of our schools at
the highest level.
I look forward to over the next
few months playing any role I can
to support the efforts of our teachers, classified staff, administrators, and parents providing the
highest level of service to each of
BUSD’s 10,000 students.
Gary Rapkin, Ph.D.
Interim Superintendent
High School Math Curriculum Transitions to
Integrated Model
Bonita Unified School District’s high school math curriculum will begin transitioning to
an integrated pathway in the
2016-2017 school year. A traditional pathway teaches Algebra
I, Geometry, and Algebra II in
isolation over three years. The
integrated pathway also takes
three years to complete, but it
teaches specific standards of Algebra I, Geometry and Algebra
II each year.
“The integrated pathway
allows students to build proficiency and see connections and
interrelationships between every math domain each year,”
Senior Director of Curriculum
and Instruction Kenny Ritchie
said. “Through discussions with
teachers and administrators,
we were able to have powerful
conversations about how math
curriculum is delivered to students in BUSD. At the conclusion of these conversations, we
now firmly believe that the integrated math pathway will pro-
vide our secondary math students with the knowledge and
conceptual understanding to be
prepared for the 21st century.
The elementary and middle
school curriculum already uses
an integrated approach, which
allows the high schools to build
on a solid foundation and eliminate the current Algebra I to Algebra II gap. Additionally, the
11th grade Smarter Balance
Assessment Consortium test
is based on the integrated approach. This curriculum change
will allow for a better connection between the way math concepts are taught and how they
are tested.
The transition to a fully integrated math pathway will be
completed over a three-year process. This will allow students
currently in the traditional
program to complete the traditional pathway without causing
learning gaps or covering material twice in high school.
Ed Foundation
Provides 21 Mini
Grants
Twenty-one Bonita Unified School District teachers
received mini-grants from
the La Verne / San Dimas
Educational
Foundation.
Mini-grants are available for
causes that are close to the
heart of the teachers and that
benefit the classroom with
special equipment, supplies,
books, and more. The minigrants combined total about
$5,000.
“The Foundation supports
Bonita Unified in key ways
that have a direct and positive impact on the educational
experience of our students,”
Assistant Superintendent of
Education Nanette Hall said.
“I am excited for these teachers and how their students
will benefit from the Foundation’s hard work and generosity.”
Congratulations to the following teachers:
Sheri Dill,
Bonita High School
Monica Redfox,
San Dimas High School
Joshua Harnden,
San Dimas High School
Kelly Montgomery,
Lone Hill Middle School
Steve Guiles,
Lone Hill Middle School
Dana Renquist,
Lone Hill Middle School
Christopher Alertas,
Ramona Middle School
Cheryl Demus,
Allen Avenue Elementary School
Elisabeth Reyes,
Allen Avenue Elementary School
Ronalea Freeth,
Ekstrand Elementary School
Katherine Balino,
Gladstone Elementary School
Shannon Joyce,
La Verne Heights
Elementary School
Lauren Konrad,
La Verne Heights
Elementary School
Elizabeth Quezada,
La Verne Heights
Elementary School
Laurel Nelissen,
La Verne Heights
Elementary School
Cherry Agapito,
Roynon Elementary School
Mary Fabela,
Oak Mesa Elementary School
Robin Ryser,
Oak Mesa Elementary School
Sue Garcia,
Oak Mesa Elementary School
Amanda Francis,
Oak Mesa Elementary School
Crystal Rivas,
Oak Mesa Elementary School
Update: Judge Rules BUSD Teachers
that Student Data Will Honored by CUE
Not Be Automatically
CUE is an annual technology State Conference focused
Shared in CDE Case on supporting educators. Two of
On March 1, federal District Court Judge Kimberly
Mueller modified an earlier
order and determined that
records containing the information of some 10 million California students will
not be provided outright to
the attorneys involved in a
statewide special education
lawsuit (Morgan Hill Concerned Parents Association
v. California Department
of Education). Instead, the
database containing the records will remain in the sole
custody of the California
Department of Education
(CDE). The CDE must assist the plaintiffs’ attorneys
in searching the database
for information.
The judge also reiterated
that no personally identifiable information of any student may be released to the
plaintiffs’ attorneys unless
they demonstrate to the satisfaction of the court that a
secure method will be used
to store the data. Student
data will not be automatically shared with the plaintiffs.
In April 2012, two organizations, the Morgan Hill
Concerned Parents Association and the Concerned
Parent Association, filed a
lawsuit against the CDE alleging widespread, systemic
non-compliance by local education agencies with special education laws. Bonita
Unified School District is
not involved in the lawsuit
and is not the subject of any
of the suit’s allegations.
Bonita Unified’s teachers were
recently recognized as two of
six finalists in the CUE Leroy
Finkel Fellowship Awards program. Ekstrand Elementary’s
first grade teacher Ronalea
Freeth had the “Big Idea” to
connect students to a digital
world using a 3D printer. Oak
Mesa Elementary’s fifth grade
teacher Crystal Rivas had the
“Big Idea” to use a filmmaking kit as a way for students to
demonstrate their learning in
true 21st century form. Each finalist won $500 from CUE, and
the District is funding the balance so that each teacher can
purchase what is necessary to
complete the projects.
Grace Miller’s fourth grade
teacher Matthew Miller was
honored with the CUE Gold
Disk Award. The Gold Disk is
CUE’s oldest recognition program. Recipients receive this
honor for their contributions to
CUE and to technology in education. Matthew has organized
the CUE volunteers the last
four years and has served on
the CUE Conference Committee for 6 years. He will Chair
the Conference Committee in
2017. He has recruited many
Bonita educators to volunteer
for free attendance to the conference during his tenure.
CUE, which originally stood
for Computer Using Educators,
inspires innovative learners by
fostering community, personalizing learning, infusing technology, developing leadership, and
advocating educational opportunities for all.
Spelling Bee
Congratulations to fifth grader
Isabella Trejos for placing 3rd out
of 56 students at the BUSD Spelling Bee! Way to represent Gladstone!
Isabella Trejos won third place
at the annual Bonita Unified
School District Spelling Bee.
May 2016
La Verne Community News
Page 13
News from the Bonita Unified School District
Schools in the Spotlight
Shull Elementary School
Fundraisers Target $34,500 to Support Shull Elementary School
Shull Elementary School, winner of a 2016 California Gold Ribbon Award, is selling tickets for
the Gold Ribbon Celebration Casino Night on Saturday, May 14,
2016. Tickets are on sale at the
Shull School office, 825 N. Amelia,
San Dimas. The school hopes to
raise $35,000. To find out how you
can help, contact Principal Chris
Ann Horsley at 909-971-8200.
Grace Miller
Lone Hill Middle School
Elementary School
Outdoor Reading Garden
The Will Zheng Reading Garden has been completed and dedicated, including pathways, tables,
plants, and Monarch butterflies
who have moved into the adjacent butterfly garden on the east
side of campus. Will Zheng, who
suffers from ALS (Lou Gehrig’s
disease), is the father of a Grace
Miller student. His family helped
raise $20,000 to create a beautiful
garden just north of the library.
Grace Miller Wacky Walk-a-thon
Shull 5th Grader Grace Brownwood displays her Science Fair Project
at the school’s recent Open House.
Gladstone Elementary School
During Grace Miller’s Wacky
Walk-a-thon students maneuvered through many obstacles on
the course. They crawled under
and stepped over barriers, hopped
like bunnies, walked through
bubbles, crab-walked and more.
The best news about the Wacky
Walk is that the community
raised $17,900 in cash for campus improvement projects, and
$26,000 for in-kind donations that
were used as prizes. The grand total raised was $43,900. That’s not
wacky, that’s awesome!
Reading Week at Gladstone
At the end of March, Griffins at Gladstone focused on the joy and
value of reading and writing, even more than usual. Erica Silverman,
an award winning children’s author, spoke at Young Author’s Night,
encouraging students to continue their creative writing. She joined with
others in congratulating students whose original stories were published
in the Griffin Tales, an annual collection of stories and drawings created by the students. A local theatrical group called Imagination Machine brought selected stories to life and performed them as skits for the
school a few days later. Special thanks to the Cultural Arts Society of La
Verne for helping fund the Imagination Machine. Several volunteers
from the Gladstone community visited classrooms to read to students.
Scholastic Book Fair ran all week, giving students access to more books.
A special thanks to Mrs. Blount, Mrs. Burton, Mrs. Sierra, and Mrs.
Turner for coordinating this year’s activities.
Science Olympiad
In February, the Lone Hill
Middle School Science Olympiad
took 2nd Place at the Los Angeles
Regional Science Olympiad, and
then finished in the top 30 percent
at the State Finals at Cal Tech.
This is the second year in a row
that Lone Hill Middle School has
competed in the State Finals.
The Olympiad consists of 23
events that encompass the science
curriculum and Next Generation Science Standards. Students
participate in written tests and
performance activities, where
students build a machine to very
strict criteria. For the past four
years Lone Hill Middle School has
been increasing its placement in
each Olympiad.
The team includes 15 students,
Lone Hill Science Instructor Dr.
Craig Benzel, and parent Paul
Stowitts. These students, parents,
and coaches deserve an immense
amount of credit for their hard
work and effort.
Math Olympiad
In March, Lone Hill’s 6th and
7th grade math teams took first
place in Bonita Unified’s Annual
Math Field Day. They advanced
to the regional competition on
April 30, at Glendale High School;
results from that event were not
known at the time of this publication. The 8th grade team took second place, but did not advance to
the regional event.
Math teacher Alecia McGill
coached the teams weekly to prepare for the competition. Last year
two of Ms. McGill’s team placed in
the top three in at least one category at the county level.
Choir
Grace Miller’s Wacky Walk-athon raised almost $18,000 for
campus improvements.
Lone Hill presented “The Music of Africa” at their spring concert in March. Chamber Singers,
which consists of 65 seventh and
eighth grade students, participated in a middle school choir festival
held at the Bonita Center for the
Arts (BCA) and hosted by Ramona Middle School. At that festival,
five schools performed three songs
each, and were given comments
by two professional judges. The
Lone Hill Choir then hosted an
elementary festival. Each elementary choir in the District came to
the BCA to perform and receive
comments from the middle school
choir teachers Katie Vincent and
Caitlin Shaw.
Band
In March, over 100 Lone Hill
Intermediate and Advanced Band
students participated in the Bonita Unified Southern California
School Band and Orchestra Association (SCOBA) Festival at
the Bonita Center for the Arts.
SCOBA is the professional organization that all band and orchestra
directors in Southern California
belong to. Students were judged
as a band for their on-stage performance, how well they played
a prepared song, and their sight
reading skills. Both bands earned
an Excellent rating for their stage
performance, and a Superior rating, the highest rating possible, in
their sight reading session. Way to
go Lone Hill Band!
Sports
The 2015-2016 season was a
success for Lone Hill Basketball
teams. Eighth grade boys and
girls basketball teams both finished the season 10-1. The seventh grade teams finished 3-8
(boys) and 4-6 (girls). Track is
off to a good start with students
placing first, second or third in 18
events. Regardless of the final outcome, each team put in hard work
and stayed positive while slowly
making improvements.
Gym Construction
Construction on Lone Hill
Middle School’s new gym started
in late November and has made
great progress. The 15,304 square
foot gym will include fixed bleachers, retractable basketball goals,
and volleyball courts on a floating
wood sport flooring system. Wall
pads, high efficiency lighting, a
weight room, and multi-fixture
restrooms will make the structure
ideal for physical education, team
practices and events.
Gladstone Reading Week volunteer Kelley Mealey reads to a group of second graders.
Gladstone Variety Show
The annual Gladstone Variety show featured 20 students who
showed off their talents for the school. There were dance and piano performances, martial art demonstrations, yo-yoing, hula hooping, Rubik’s
Cube solving, and more! It takes a lot of confidence to get up in front of
more than 500 school mates, faculty, and parents. Congratulations to all
of the student performers!
Kindergarten Circus
The Annual Kindergarten Circus on March 25 featured 75 kindergarteners dressed as clowns, jugglers, lions, acrobats, peanut sellers,
and more to perform for the school and then for their families. The annual event raised more than $1,500 to benefit the Kindergarten classes
at Gladstone. In addition, 30 fifth graders from Gladstone helped with
the show and ran a pre-show carnival for students to play games and
win prizes. Special thanks to Mrs. Simpson, Mrs. Amos, Mrs. Turner,
and Mrs. Pang for organizing this year’s event!
Grace Miller’s Library now has
an outdoor reading space thanks
to the generosity and fundraising
efforts of Will Zheng and his
family.
A new gym is under construction at Lone Hill Middle School.
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La Verne Community News
City of La Verne’s Military Members
May 2016
Eagle Scout - Christopher James Marston
Who are Currently Serving as of April 7, 2016
ARMY
**In Memory of
Cory F. Hiltz-Army**
**In Memory of
Jose O. Belmontes-Army**
Steve P. Acuff Jr.
Brent Apodaca
Dennis M. Ascencio
Brett E. Babb
Michael C. Badet
Jared A. Behounek
Andrew D. Bissell
Joseph R. Bock
Daniel Bout
Cody A. Boardman
James Bunsold
David M. Cabot
Aaron B. Castro
Jason Cheney
Donovan Coble
Logan Coble
Michael Cross
Francisco Cruz
Allen T. Dade Jr.
Stephanie Daly Long
Joseph C. Dunken
Sean M. Ellingson
Brandon T. Flores
Luis M. Gamboa Jr.
Leonard Garcia
Nick J. Garry
Ian T. Goetz
Remberto Gutierrez
Luke F. Hall
Jennifer Haskell
Daniel J. Head
Jonathan D. Hernandez
Patrick J. Heskett
Alan J. Hoffman
Alex I. Jamsa
Christen H. Jamsa
Jake S. Kausen
Michael Liscano
Jordan J. Long
Christopher R. Lopez
Thomas Madrid
Michael Magdaleno
Andrew A. Martin
Loran McClung
Michael N. McCune
Andrew McKindley
Charlene M. Morales
Brent R. Moreno
Michael S. Moreno
Trisha M. Newton
John A. Oliver
Erik R. Pereyra
Robert Perez
Michael Porras
Robert Quinn
Ricky Rickords
Kelly R. Rojas
Mariah M. Rojas
Kelsey M. Samuelson
Ernie Sanchez
Alexander B. Sandona
Ryan Sinclair
Nicholas A. Soza
Marco Stogsdill
David A. Taylor
Timothy P. Timmins
Benjamin A. Tirado
Julian J. Torres-Palomino
Joshua M. Trout
Mark A. Vinci
Louis N. Werrick
Joe Williams
Stephen V. Williams II
Brent A. Wilson
MARINES
Ronald M. Alberca
Joshua M. Albert
Michael Arballo Jr.
John Beaucar
Robert Belleville
Mario Blancas
Ryan J. Burkovich
Steven Bustillos Jr.
Jonathon Cardinal
Christopher Cassinelli
Joshua Castaneda
Jeremy D. Delgadillo
Brian Drechsler
David R. Flickinger
Kevin R. Flickinger
Kenneth V. Fuqua
Daniel D. Gabaldon
Anthony M. Godinez
Frank P. Gonzales
Daniel J. Grant
Justin W. Grimm
Donald J. Hadden
Amede Hanson
Dane Hanson
Diana M. Hernandez
Brian Higeons Dewhurst
Michael R. Jacobellis
Jason Lau
Brian Link
Michael Lopez
Isaac T. Martinez
Fernando E. Miranda
Andrew Morales
Michael D. Morales
Jered M. Mundt
Christopher L. Negrette
Zachary R. Osborn
Dennis M. Parker Jr.
Brandon M. Peralta
Alfred Perchez
Xavier C. Ries
Patrick A. Romero
Ryann Sartor
Andrew D. Serrano
Matt Shaupp
Thomas D. Tello
Isaiah M. Telnas
Ryan M. Torrez
Alexander W. Vance
Daniel D. Vargas
Michael L. Yslas
AIR FORCE
Brent A. Baker
Jeffrey W. Baker
Eric R. Barrios
Philip Bartoo
Laural E. Bernard
Bradford C. Brooks
Christopher Buckley
Joel Carrera
Gustavo F. Castillo
Scott Chalmers
Cole M. Connors
Derek Dreyfuss
Eric C. Fleury
Edmundo Gamiao Pena
Scott Garcia
Michael A. Gomez
Maria Gomez-McKinney
Courtney X. Hawkins
Samantha Hegg
Olivia Latham-McMahon
Michelle C. Layman
Brian A. Leon
Robert A. Leyba
Jimmy Lopez
Ryan P. McKee
Wesley J. Moore
Kassidy Morikawa
Michael L. Narmore
Sean V. Orme
Shane E. Ornelas
Desiree R. Patterson
Brian Peters
Joshua S. Pettus
Ardi B. Pribadi
Earle L. Rojas
Jacquelyn Ruffino
Chad J. Ryan
Christopher R. Smith
Daniel J. Sullivan
Garrett R. Tolle
Allison N. Ziolkowski
NAVY
Joseph A. Aldana
Christian A. Arteaga
Brett A. Augarten
Ronald D. Ballenger II
Luz C. Bautista
Ray A. Bernal
Michael S. Buckhannon
Venessa V. Burgos
Kristopher E. Cervantes
Steven I. Davis
Marquis K. Dawson
Gary L. Deal
Scott D. Dennis
Christy A. Dismukes
Matthew F. Espina
Paul A. Espinoza
Robert R. Espinoza
Dan Farnsworth
Devon Fasana
Christopher J. Finch
Kimberley Glaeser
David C. Halberg
Shawn Harden
Mark D. Heller
Wesley T. Knudson
Curtis L. Lacey
Cameron Link
Jesse Loera III
Christopher C. Lupton
David A. Manuel
Renee M. Martinez
Samuel A. Martinez
Shelby A. McWilliams
Ariana J. Medina
Dominic A. Morales
Dean Nusbaum
Michael J. Ortega
David E. Palfrey
Bruce Peterson
Edward R. Probst
Ethan M. Reifer
Nathan S. Rhodes
Peter Rodriguez
Cameron Rosen
Raul J. Salazar
Justin M. Serrano
Qasim Shakir
Sam Shwetz
Derek Stogsdill
Jonathan L. Stremel
James L. Tiffie
Julie R. Torres
Andrew Touche
John V. Trapani
Erik N. Ursulo
Kenneth Valmonte
Louis O. Velarde III
COAST GUARD
Daniel R. Almada
Nathaniel M. Batoon
Sean T. Dawson
Austin M. King
Aaron M. Lee
Kevin A. Morris
Dan E. Miller
Gabriel W. Vigil
Christopher James Marston
Christopher James Marston obtained the rank of Eagle Scout on October 7th, 2015. His Court of Honor
was held on April 16th, 2016. He is
the son of Tom and Jean Marston, of
La Verne, and is a member of Troop
411.
Chris began as a Cub Scout
with Pack 415 in 2004, advancing
through the ranks of Tiger, Wolf,
Bear, and Webelos. He earned the
Arrow of Light before bridging into
Boy Scout Troop 411 in 2009.
In Boy Scouts, Chris exceeded
the minimum Eagle Scout badge requirements by completing 32 merit
badges. His camping experience of
over 75 nights included a camping
trip to Lost Valley where he earned
a mile swim award. He also earned
his Small-Boat Sailing badge at
Cherry Valley on Catalina Island.
The troop leadership positions Chris
held were: Patrol Leader, Assistant
Scribe, Scribe, Quartermaster, and
Assistant Senior Patrol Leader.
To complete his Eagle Scout
Project, Chris led over 60 volunteers providing approximately 500
man-hours of beautification work
to the Claremont United Church of
Christ’s Memorial Garden. This included rebuilding the patio awning,
planting new plants, updating irrigation, and adding a memorial bench.
In addition to his scouting experiences, Chris has been a member
of the Bonita High School Choirs,
which includes being a member of
the award winning Chamber Singers for the past year. He has been a
member of the Varsity Tennis team
for the last 3 seasons and was named
the La Verne Young Adult Community Hero in 2014.
Chris will be attending California State Polytechnic University,
San Luis Obisbo in the fall where he
will pursue a degree in construction
management.
May 2016
La Verne Community News
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Wuzhen: A Water Town for the Ages
Story & Photos By Stan Wawer
The Great Wall may be China’s No. 1 tourist attraction, but
the country whose history dates
back more than 4,000 years, has a
plethora of historical sites, including Wuzhen.
Wuzhen is a 1,300-year-old
water town
on the lower
reaches
of
the Yangtze
River It is a
national 5A
scenic area
Stan Wawer
and one of
China’s top
10 historical and cultural towns.
Located on the Hangzhou-
crowded, quieter during the day
and more spacious. There is a seven-story pagoda at one end by the
Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal.
There are a number of alleys, ancient docks, secondary waterways
and an eclectic variety of bridges.
Taking a boat cruise along the
waterway is a great way to enjoy
the abundant scenery of Wuzhen.
Yu can choose from two kinds of
boats, a six-passenger sculling
boat and a tourist cruise, which
can handle as many as 12 passengers at a time.
Wuzhen, at the center of an
extensive network of waterways,
was once a transport hub linking
Where to Stay
Housing along the canal that dates back 1,300 years.
The riverside denizens called out
to passing boats and they would
row up to the house with fresh
vegetables or fruit for sale, delighting many of the local inhabitants.
It still thrives today.
1½ hours
Bullet train to Tongxiang: 1½
hours
From Nanjing (or further) — take
the bullet train!
Bullet train to Tongxiang: 2½
hours
Bus to Wuzhen: 3½ hours
The Fairmont Peace Hotel in
Shanghai. Across the street from
the Bund. (FairmontPeaceHotel.
Reservations.com)
Hangzhou Dragon Hotel (TheDragonHotel.Reservations.oom}
Grand Trustel Mandarin Garden
in Nanjing {www.mandaringardenhotel.com)
All information is accurate at
the time of publication but prices,
dates and other details are all subject to change. Confirm all information before making any travel
arrangements.
Travel Editor Stan Wawer is
a La Verne resident, a member
of the Society of American Travel
Writers and editor of his own travel blog. Address all travel related
questions to his travel Facebook
page at www.facebook.com/ TravelWithStan.
Cruising down the canal in Wuzhen water town.
Jiaxing-Huzhou Plain in north- the surrounding prefectures and
ern Zhejiang Province, it is at provinces. People residing nearby
the center of the golden triangle, rowed their boats to Wuzhen in
which consists
of
Shanghai,
Hangzhou and
Suzhou. In this
area you also will
find West Lake,
Mao’s favorite
place for R&R,
Lingyin
Temple, the famous
Dragon
Well
Another bridge connecting two sides of Wuzhen.
Green Tea Plantation and the
If You Go
equally famous
Visiting the east area
silk factory.
Open: 7:20 a.m. to 6 p.m. (May 1
In 2009, Wuto Oct. 8); otherwise till 5:30 pm
zhen was named
Entry: 100 yuan ($16.50 USD)
as the first PATA
Visiting the west area
(Pacific
Asia
Open: 9 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. (May 1
Travel Associato Oct. 8); otherwise till 10 p.m.
tion) eco-tourism
Entry: 120 yuan ($19.50 USD);
destination
in
150 yuan ($24.50 USD) includes
Mainland China.
Dong Zha and is valid for one day.
The ancient
Getting There
Beijing-HangThere are a number of airlines
zhou
Grand
flying from LAX to Shanghai and
Canal
flows
Hangzhou, including United, Chithrough
the
The seven-story pagoda.
na Southern and China Eastern.
town, which is
divided by waterways into four ar- the early morning to drink a cup From Hangzhou
eas. Wuzhen remains much as it of tea or to sell their vegetables Bullet Train to Tongxiang + cab:
did in 872 A.D. Traditional build- and fruit. It gradually developed 25+20 minutes
ings remain intact despite hun- into a thriving waterway market. Bus from Hangzhou East Bus
Station to Wuzhen: 50 minutes
dreds of years
From Shanghai
of weathering.
— better by bulThe water town
let train
receives
and
Bullet
train
estimated five
from
Shangmillion Chinese
hai Hongqiao
and
foreign
to Tongxiang +
tourists a year.
cab: 40+20 minWuzhen’s
utes
east area is
Bus
from
loaded
with
Shanghai
sights and tourSouth Bus Staists; the west
tion to Wuzhen:
area is more re2 hours
laxed, charming
From Suzhou
and
restored
— quicker and
with boutique
cheaper by bus
hotels.
The
A tranquil scene and one of a number of architecturally beautiful
Bus to Wuzhen:
west also is less
bridges.
A water house and pagoda.
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