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CAL PHIL TURNS UP
THE HEAT ON SUMMER
ENTERTAINMENT
SERIES OF CONCERTS BEGINNING
JUNE 27, 2015
Traditional Art Featured at 2nd
Story Gallery
Traditional art is featured this
month at the 2nd Story Gallery
with works by local artists, Lorna
Skeie and Pat Brahs. The work of
this team is impressive and they
will be at the gallery to answer
questions during the evenings of
June 12, 13 and June 19th, 20th
from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Lorna Skeie
Even though Lorna was surrounded by art as a child, she did
not start painting until later in
life. Her grandmother, Maggie
Williams, was a well-known artist at the turn of the century. Her
father, Thomas E. Williams, was
2015 Program Promises More Unforgettable And Wildly Entertaining Evenings
Of Magical Music At Southern California’s Premiere Outdoor Venue
Santa Anita Race Track
April 20, 2015, Arcadia – It may
not be summer yet, but it is the
time of the year when thousands
of people throughout the Southland begin to plan for another
unforgettable California Philharmonic concert season. Marking
California Philharmonic’s 19th
season, the incomparable Maestro Victor Vener is, once again,
turning the heat up on summer
entertainment with a spectacular series of concerts featuring his
world-class orchestra and a sizzling slate of special guests.
Now, mark your calendars!
On Saturday June 27, all
you need is love – and Beethoven
– when California Philharmonic
kicks off its 2015 concert series
with The Beatles & Beethoven.
Always a fan favorite, the concert
combines revolutionary music
from two prolific eras. Adding to
the excitement this year, California Philharmonic welcomes special guest Beatlemania Now, the
“best tribute band on the planet,”
to the stage. Concert-goers will
delight as the spontaneous dance
rhythms of Beethoven’s 7th Symphony pair perfectly with Beatles’
hits including Penny Lane, Sgt.
Pepper, Hey Jude and more.
The San Gabriel Mountains
come alive on Saturday July
11 when California Philharmonic
presents Rodgers & Hammerstein & More. Two of today’s
top voices, Anthony Fedorov, who
captivated audiences as a season
four finalist on American Idol, and
Jennifer Paz, star of Les Miz’ 10th
anniversary on Broadway and
the national tour of Miss Saigon,
perform songs from The Sound
Of Music, South Pacific and Cinderella. The concert also includes
Schubert’s Unfinished Symphony
and highlights from classic film
scores.
Expect the unexpected on
Saturday, July 25 during California Philharmonic’s third concert of the season, Phantom/
Les Miz. Broadway sensations
Tracy Miller Schell and Darren
Ritchie join the orchestra and the
Cal Phil Chorale in haunting performances of highlights from Les
Misérables and Phantom Of The
Opera. Berlioz’ electrifying Symphonie Fantastique and Fauré’s
heavenly Requiem round out the
show.
California
Philharmonic’s
blockbuster season continues on
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known as a pioneer in the field of
fine art printing and publishing
and was the founder of Fine Arts
Press. His work is in the special
collections of the Huntington Library, Bowers Museum, Southwest Museum and many others.
But it wasn’t until Lorna’s four
children were grown that she fully
realized her own talent. During
that time, she was offered a job
with a display company to paint
mannequins used in storefront
window displays, and that was
the beginning of her artistic career.
Lorna was driven to assimilate
as many painting techniques as
possible. She attended numerous seminars and classes led by
nationally known artists such as
Ron McKee and Neil Boyle. She
further expanded her studies under Phillip Rowson at the Royal
College of Art in London.
Lorna’s paintings have been
used on television and movie
sets. She has participated at the
Beverly Hills Affaire in the Garden. Her miniatures have been
popular items in the Hotel Bel Air
Gift Shop; and, her work is regularly requested for displays, or as
gifts, at banquets, weddings, and
special events hosted by the hotel. Lorna’s paintings have sold
in art fairs at the world famous
Kona Village Resort in Hawaii,
and can be found in numerous
private collections throughout the
US, Japan, Germany, Brazil and
the UK.
Officer Louie
Pompei Golf
Tournament
2015
On June 9, 1995, Glendora
Police Officer Louie Pompei was
shot and killed while attempting to stop an armed robbery at a
grocery store. Louie’s sudden and
violent death was the most devastating occurrence in the history of
the Glendora Police Department.
Louie’s charm and infectious
smile will long be remembered
by members of the Police Department and the community.
Pat Brahs
From her very beginning Pat
knew she had the God given ability to draw and to create artistic
images.
While raising her four sons, Pat
“We shall never forget”
worked as a teacher’s aide for educationally handicapped children.
Her creativity helped her to inspire and encourage these young
students to do their very best.
In the past, Pat volunteered
to decorate for many community
fundraisers in which her family was involved such as: Little
League Baseball and Pop Warner Football. These fundraising
events provided a creative outlet
for her while raising her family. More recently, the Festival of
Western Arts, San Dimas Chamber of Commerce, San Dimas Rodeo, and other fundraising events
help to promote her work.
Pat experimented with various mediums but she found
her passion in watercolor and
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In Louie’s honor, the Louie
Pompei Memorial Golf Tournament was created to raise money
for the families of police officers
who have been killed in the line
of duty. Since the inception of
the tournament following Louie’s
death, a generous portion of tournament proceeds have been donated to the California Peace Officers’ Memorial Foundation each
year. Additional proceeds are also
donated to charitable organizations in Glendora throughout the
year.
This year the tournament date
is Monday, July 13, 2015 at the
Glendora Country Club. Check-in
begins at 10 a.m. with a 12 noon
shotgun start. The cost of the
tournament includes: cart, green
fees, range balls, lunch, unlimited
drinks on the course, and dinner
at T. Phillips Alehouse and Grill
located at 180 N. Glendora Avenue.
We are also looking for individuals and organizations to donate
or sponsor a hole. Our sponsors
will receive a professionally made
sign at a tee box as well as your
company logo on our website!
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Officer Louie
Pompei Golf
Tournament
Continued from page 1
Please help us raise money for
worthy causes! Come and enjoy a
special day of golf and fun at beautiful Glendora Country Club followed by a great dinner and raffle
at T. Phillips!
To play in the tournament,
sponsor, or donate, please visit
our website at: Pompeitournament.com. Payment can be made
online by credit card or PayPal. If
you prefer to pay by check, please
make payable to: Glendora Police
Management Association P.O.
Box 1693 Glendora, CA. 91741.
Please include your email and
phone number. Also, if known,
please include names of other
golfers in your group. You will be
contacted prior to the tournament
if you are unsure of your pairings
at the time of registration. Sponsors paying by check should email
their company logo to: sstrong@
glendorapd.org.
Jay Leno Helps
The Petersen
Automotive
Museum Raise
Awareness For
Crowdfunded
Car Restoration
“Los Angeles — Jay Leno, the
world’s highest-profile “car guy,”
included The Petersen Automotive Museum in his most recent
episode of “Jay Leno’s Garage.”
The show covered the museum’s
rare 1948 Davis Divan and the
quest to restore it via the Indiegogo crowdfunding website.
No stranger to 3-wheeled cars,
Jay took particular interest in
the Davis. This car is one of only
a handful of cars ever built in Los
Angeles. Gary Davis managed to
make 17 Divans in a hanger at
the Van Nuys Airport from 19471948 before his company was shut
down for failure to pay wages and
taxes. Davis was later convicted of
theft.
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2nd Story Gallery
her art teacher at the time,
Milford Zornes, encouraged
her to continue with this medium. But it was Pat’s son,
Dale, knew Pat’s exceptional
talent and urged her to become a more serious career
driven artist. When Pat lost
Dale in January of 1993, she
decided to focus on her life.
She states, “Dale was, and is,
my inspiration.” It is in memory of Dale that Pat always
paints or draws a rose in all
her creations.
Currently, Pat’s work has
expanded into writing and illustrating children’s books
with the goal of teaching kids
to be nice to each other.
Pat’s collectors all agree
that her work is both warm
and sensitive. It triggers memories of kindred moments and
exciting times. The knowledge
Petersen Automotive Museum
Chief Curator Leslie Kendall
gave Jay a tour of the car. He also
outlined the museum’s plans to
restore the Davis in time for The
Petersen’s grand reopening in
December 2015, following a yearlong, $125 million renovation. The
museum is using crowdfunding as
a forward-thinking way to raise
the $30,000 necessary to restore
the car to display-worthy quality.
An unexpected benefit during filming was that museum
Chief Curator Leslie Kendall got
to spend some quality one-on-one
time with Jay — while broken
down on the side of the road. Petersen Collection Manager Dana
Williamson diagnosed the vacuum problem, and Jay eventually drove the 3-wheeler back to
his garage. As one of the world’s
foremost collectors of old cars, Jay
shrugged off the unexpected delay, emphasizing that the Davis
needs a restoration.
of this inspires Pat to paint
more, as she says, “I don’t hurt
for ideas; I hurt for time.”
Join the Festival of Arts,
2nd Story Gallery members
and artists on June 12, 13 and
19, 20 from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30
p.m. Wine and hors d’oeuvres
will be served on Friday evenings. This event is open to
the public at no charge. Please
bring your friends, mingle
with the artists and enjoy their
work. The gallery is located at
the Walker House, 121 N. San
Dimas Avenue. For more information call (909) 599-5374
or go to www.sandimasarts.
org.
To view the show featuring The
Petersen’s Davis Divan, please
visit the “Jay Leno’s Garage”
YouTube or NBC sites: www.
youtube.com/user/JayLenosGarage or www.nbc.com/jay-lenosgarage More information on the
Davis Divan crowdfunding restoration project, please visit the Indiegogo campaign page: be www.
indiegogo.com/projects/let-s-buildthis-3-wheeled-car-together For
more information about The Petersen Automotive Museum and
updates on its renovation, please
visit www.petersen.org or call
323/930-CARS.
The Petersen Automotive Museum Foundation is a non-profit
501(c)(3) charity. The Museum is
located at 6060 Wilshire Boulevard (at Fairfax) in Los Angeles,
California 90036. For general Museum information, call 323/930CARS or visit the Museum’s Web
site at: www.petersen.org.
Some Tricks of the Antiques
Trade
by David Baiz
Is it necessary to call an expert
to determine the authenticity of a
vintage or antique artifact? Not
always, and in some instances, a
layman can
just as easily
determine the
authenticity of
an item with
just a few simple tricks:
David Baiz
Bakelite - Developed in 1907, Bakelite is a very
durable synthetic plastic that was
used in product manufacturing.
Today, vintage Bakelite products
(radios, telephones, jewelry) retain high value, and are particularly sought after. Bakelite looks
identical to plastic, but is fairly
easy to authenticate. Because
it is more dense, true Bakelite is
heavier than plastic, and consequently will have a heavier feel
and sound when “clinked” against
a similar Bakelite piece. A more
telling test can be done with Formula 409 cleaning product and a
cotton swab. Dampen the swab
with the cleaner and gently rub
the item to be tested. In almost
all instances, the cotton swab will
turn yellow if it’s a genuine Bakelite (in some instances however,
black Bakelite may fail the test, as
will pieces that are lacquered).
Vintage Signs - Knowing 20th
century American history is helpful before plucking down hard
earned dollars for an antique or
vintage sign. Remember that
during World War II, metal was
collected and scrapped by the tons
to help the war effort, and invariably decreased the signage total in
the U.S. Additionally, the highly
sought-after porcelain signs were
not manufactured until after
the 1900’s, and brass signs were
prohibitively expensive to make,
particularly during the depression
era. It is important to know how
signs were made. For example,
older signs were almost always
made of steel and invariably
rusted. Newer or replica signs are
generally made of aluminum with
an enamel overcoat. A simple
magnet will help in determining
the composition.
Also, authentic older signs
(other than painted signs) did not
have prices on them. Merchants
often changed the price of their
goods and expensive porcelain or
steel signs with pre-printed prices
were not practical. Finally, check
for aging. Authentic older signs
will age, rust or chip anywhere
and everywhere on the sign. If the
sign is generally in pristine condition, with the aging solely on the
edging, then the chances are it’s a
fake.
Ivory - The tried and true method for checking ivory has been to
heat a pin till red-hot and poke
an inconspicuous part of the
tested item. If you faintly smell
something akin to burning hair,
it is probably ivory. However, I
am not a big fan of this method.
In the instance that you have a
beautiful vintage plastic bracelet instead of ivory, your pin test
will likely damage your heirloom
piece. A better method, but one
which requires more practice,
is to use your senses. Feel the
piece. Ivory is smoother and
denser (heavier) than bone or
plastic. Hold it to your cheek.
Ivory tends to be colder to the
touch. Look closely at the piece.
Under loop magnification, ivory
will have cross hatching (also
called Schreger Lines) which
are evident in elephant ivory,
or faint rings, like that of a tree.
Resin composite will be uniform,
and bone will be porous and appear pitted.
Frankenphones - This is the
trade moniker for phonographs
that have been cobbled together with inferior quality parts.
Since the 1960’s, India, Pakistan
and China have produced thousands of “antique” phonographs
that resemble the real things.
Unfortunately, these phonographs are poor substitutes, and
are practically worthless, except
as decorative pieces. To discern
an authentic from a knock-off,
check the wood casing. A replica
may have poor quality wood, or
have empty screw holes and an
uneven finish. There may be
shadows inside the case where
components have been removed.
In some instances, the case may
be authentic, but the rest of the
components will be substandard.
Metal horns will be tinny and
lightweight. The phonograph
mechanism itself will be mediocre at best. Record speed will be
irregular and they will generally
have to be cranked for each record. Authentic phonographs in
today’s market are relatively affordable, and it is best to know
what to look for.
A little bit of knowledge will
save you lots of money and tons
of heartache.
Waste
Management
Recognized for
Commitment to
Environment,
Ethical Business
Practices and
Corporate
Citizenship
Waste Management (NYSE: WM),
has been named to Corporate Responsibility (CR) Magazine’s list of the 100
Best Corporate Citizens, which ranks
public companies based on outstanding
corporate responsibility performance.
This marks the first time WM has appeared on the list, debuting at 54.
The 100 Best Corporate Citizens
List documents 303 data points of disclosure and performance measures collected from publicly available information in seven categories: environment,
climate change, employee relations,
humanrights,governance,finance,and
philanthropy and community support.
The list ranks companies from the Russell 1000 Index.
“We are honored to be recognized
among CR Magazine’s 100 Best Corporate Citizens,” said Doug Corcoran, director of public sector solutions
of Waste Management of Southern
California. “For more than forty years
we have been serving as a green community partner throughout the City of
Los Angeles and beyond, while remaining deeply rooted in our commitment to
the environment and ethical business
practices.”
In addition to recycling millions of
tons of material otherwise destined for
the landfill and supporting charitable
organizations with cash or in-kind services donations, WM demonstrated its
commitment to corporate responsibility
in 2014 by:
• Generatingenoughenergyfromcollected landfill gases to power more than
500,000 American homes
• Dedicating over 27,000 protected
acres to wildlife habitat
• Decreasing emissions by using
more than 3,700 trucks that run on
natural gas
CR Magazine provides case studies, analyzes best practices, and tracks
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June 2015
News from the Bonita Unified School District
Superintendent’s Employees of the Year and
Message
Retirees of BUSD Honored at
May 19 Reception
Bonita Unified School District
honored a host of retirees and
three District Employees of the
Year at a reception on May 19,
2015, at the Meeting House at
Hillcrest.
Nominating committees sited
the following achievements in
their selection of the District Employees of the Year:
Dr. Gary Rapkin
Thank You and
Farewell
It has been said, “Everything
has a beginning and an end.”
As you are aware, I will be retiring from Bonita Unified School
District on June 30th. I am truly
humbled to have had the opportunity to serve the students, staff,
and parents within the Bonita
Unified School District community. To all of the wonderful School
Board members, teachers, administrators, support staff, students,
parents, and community members whom I have had the opportunity to work with over the past
8-1/2 years…THANK YOU!
I leave Bonita Unified School
District with great confidence in
the people here and know that together you will continue the path
from “good” to “great” to “exemplary.”
I wish all of you every success
for the future.
With warm regards,
Gary Rapkin, PhD
Superintendent
SCHOOLS IN THE
SPOTLLIGHT
Ramona Middle
School
In late May, all sixth graders
and their 8th grade Where Everybody Belongs (W.E.B.) leaders met
at lunch for a play day and a celebration of the successful completion of sixth grade year. Through
the W.E.B. program, hand selected eighth grade students acted as
mentors to incoming sixth grade
students. It began with a special
half day summer camp in 2014,
to which each incoming 6th grade
student is invited by their W.E.B.
leader. That day, the students
learned a little about each other
and the campus. In addition, they
practiced all things middle school,
like opening a combination lock,
setting goals, and traveling from
class to class. Throughout the year
the W.E.B. leaders and their mentees met during lunch, checked
on goals, solved problems, played
games and had fun!
Current seventh grade students have submitted applications to participate in W.E.B. for
the 2015-2016 school year and are
anxiously awaiting their chance to
be part of this special class. Dates
for W.E.B. Orientation for next
year’s class are Aug 12 and 13.
Certificated Employee of the
Year: Kelly Leyva
In her tenure as Lone Hill Middle School’s band teacher, Kelly
Leyva has transformed the band
program from two partially-filled
classes to four stage-filling bands.
Students under her tutelage progress from beginning, to intermediate, to advanced, to jazz bands.
Leyva has led her student groups
to victory in several band competitions this year. Both the Advanced
Band and the Jazz Band received
a Gold Rating at the San Francisco Heritage Festival in April. Jazz
Band took first place in their division at the Western States Jazz
Festival in February and third
place in the Riverside Community
College jazz band competition in
May.
Classified Employee of the
Year: Debbie Mc Garry
Debbie Mc Garry is an office
clerk at Oak Mesa Elementary
School, but her service to the
school and the community goes far
beyond the title. She is caring and
thoughtful as she interacts with
students. She puts her training
as a Registered Nurse to practice
by assisting the health office and
plays a big role in monitoring the
budget as she orders supplies and
administrates the details of field
trips. She is also the treasurer of
the St. Vincent de Paul in the Holy
Name of Mary conference, which
allows her to meet with families
in need to assist with emergency
financial issues.
Management Employee of
the Year: Dr. Gary Rapkin
Gary Rapkin joined Bonita
Unified in 2006 as Superinten-
Kurt Madden Named New Bonita
Unified Superintendent of Schools
dent of Schools. With a focus on
high achievement in a culture of
mutual respect, Dr. Rapkin has
led this District to increases in
student achievement and national, state, and regional recognition. “We have gone from a
District focus to a school focus
during his tenure,” one nominating employee wrote. “Gary’s focus
is the student; he brings us back
to this in meetings and in all of
his speeches.”
The following individuals are
retiring from service at Bonita
Unified School District. The District wishes each one well as they
go.
Certificated Retirees (Teachers)
Harriet Arreguin
Janice Cromer
Kathleen Curtis
Cynthia Davis
Brian Elliott
Keith Ensman
Caryl Fitzgerald
Elaine Henspeter
Linda Horoshak
Christine Johnson
Joann Label
Julie Lizcano
Peggy McBeath
Michael Morgan
Jan Reck
Ron Sintek
Dennis Tannen
Naomi Tozier
Classified Retirees (Administrative & Support Staff)
Anita Avila
Rosemary Coronado
Julie Courtice
Carole Gilbert-Jones
Roseann Gracza
Irene Jaime
Eileen Johnson
Ralph Jorquez
Daryl Matson
Kassandra Quick-Vana
Management Retirees
Tom Davis
Shelley Eishtadt
Bob Ketterling
Barbara Litwin
Dr. Gary Rapkin
Kurt Madden as selected to be
Bonita Unified School District’s
next Superintendent of Schools.
The Bonita Unified School
District Board of Education concluded their yearlong search for
a new Superintendent of Schools
by signing a contract with Mr.
Kurt Madden at the May Board
meeting. Madden will take his
post July 1, 2015, succeeding Dr.
Gary Rapkin who announced
his retirement at the beginning
of the school year. Madden has
served as Superintendent of the
Bear Valley Unified School District since 2011. Prior to that, he
has served as a middle school
and high school principal, high
school assistant principal, science teacher, and physical education teacher.
“In our interviews, Mr. Madden demonstrated his skills with
communication, his passion for
team building, and his ability
to set a vision,” Board President
Diane Koach said. “He is in tune
with what we were looking for.”
“I am intrigued by the eight
areas of focus the Board has
set—they have done a great job
setting a framework for success,”
Madden said. “My first objective
is to reach out and develop relationships within the District
and the community in order to
formulate trust with the stakeholders so that we can multiply
the collective genius within the
community and together build
on the great works this District
has already accomplished.”
“Kurt shares with the school
board and the community, a vi-
sion that the Bonita Unified
School District is an exceptional
educational organization striving to provide the best available
learning opportunities for all our
students,” Board member Chuck
Coyne said. “He will be an inspirational and invaluable member
of the BUSD leadership team as
the District faces challenges as
well as exciting opportunities in
the coming years.”
Board member James Elliot
said, “In our view, Kurt Madden brings to Bonita Unified
that special combination of skills
and personality traits that are
essential for our success. The
relationships and partnerships
that have been so carefully
crafted and built over the years
throughout Bonita Unified, are
very precious to us and our District family. From the classroom
to our principal corps, to the District Office, to the communities
we serve locally, regionally, and
at the state level, we believe that
Kurt is the right person to lead
us into the future.”
Board member Patti Latourelle said, “I have found Kurt
to be thoughtful and very knowledgeable. He exhibits the knowledge base that is critical for a
Superintendent. He also has the
personality traits that we were
looking for.”
Outside of his professional
endeavors, Madden is a triathlete. Despite temperatures in
the high 80’s and low 90’s at the
Ironman Triathlon in Houston
in May, Madden finished 397th
out of 2,800 competitors, first in
his age group, which is considered an Ironman North American Age Group Champion. His
success in that race qualifies
him for the Ironman Triathlon
in Kona, Hawaii in October.
Madden and his wife Kelly
currently live in Big Bear, but
are “ecstatic to relocate into the
Bonita Unified Community. As
a former middle school principal,
Kelly is thrilled about supporting the schools and the community in any way she can,” Madden said. Together, the Maddens
are advocates for art, athletics,
and community connections.
Christopher Regan Selected as New Lone Hill Principal
Christopher Regan was selected
to be the next Principal of Lone
Hill Middle School.
Lone Hill Middle School will
start the 2015-2016 school year
with a new principal. As Sean
Grycel takes a new role at Kranz
Intermediate School in the
Mountain View School District,
Christopher Regan joins the
Bonita Unified family. Regan is
currently an Assistant Principal
at Malibu High School.
“I applied for the position because I was looking for a school
and district that has high expectations for their students, a
dedicated staff and a collaborative environment,” Regan said.
“I like the sense of family that
I have found in the District and
community as a whole. In my
first year, I plan to focus on getting to know the school, teachers, staff, parents and students.
I want to start to build relationships of trust and caring so that
the school community can work
together to be a great place for
everyone.”
Regan began his career as a
Spanish teacher at Calabasas
High School and more recently
has been serving as an Assistant
Principal in the Santa Monica
Malibu Unified School District,
at Malibu High School, and John
Adams Middle School. Regan
holds two masters degrees, one
in Education and the other in
Educational Leadership.
Current Principal Sean Grycel has taken a position in the
Mountain View School District.
“I have thoroughly enjoyed being principal of Lone Hill for
the past two years, and being a
part of the Bonita Unified School
District for the past eight years,”
Grycel said. “I am excited to now
be taking on a new challenge as
principal of Kranz Intermediate
School.”
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News from the Bonita Unified School District
Student Art Competition Winners SCHOOLS IN THE SPOTLIGHT
Lone Hill Middle School
Announced
Academic Olympiad Teams Earn First Place
CONGRESSIONAL ART CONTEST WINNERS
Students from Bonita, San Dimas and Chaparral High Schools participated in the 32nd Congressional District Art Competition. Congresswoman Grace F. Napolitano sponsored the event, which included 305
entries from high schools throughout the Congressional District. Five
BUSD students placed in the competition:
Top 3 Finalist: Dayna Murri, “Daffodils,” grade 12, Bonita High
Judges Choice Award: Thomas Beach Tucker, “The Land Forgotten,”
grade 12, Bonita High
Judges Choice Award: Lilianna Fournier, “Cactus Flowers,” grade 12,
Bonita High
Honorable Mention: Dallas Bagshaw, “The Misty Meadow Music Maker,” grade12, Bonita Dimas High
WESTERN ART SHOW RESULTS
Students from Bonita, San Dimas and Chaparral High Schools took
part in the Western Art Competition sponsored by the San Dimas Festival of Arts. Interpreting their views of “California Images and History,”
the students created original paintings and ceramic pieces. Board of
Education President Diane Koach coordinated the student program for
the competition.
Best of Show Artist
Devin McGilvra, “California Gridlock,” grade 12, Bonita High School
Most Promising Artist
Lindsey Hughes, “Trail of Tears,” grade 12, San Dimas High School
Division 1: Two Dimensional
First: Thomas Beach Tucker, “The Land Forgotten,” grade 12, Bonita
High
Second: Bryn Riihimaki, “#1 With Animal Style Fries,” grade 12, Bonita
High
Third: Dayna Murri, “Daffodils,” grade 12, Bonita High
Honorable Mention: Dallas Bagshaw, “The Lily Garden,” grade12,
Bonita High
Honorable Mention: MacKenzie Reyes, “California Symbols,” grade 12,
Bonita High
Honorable Mention: Kathleen Geiger, “The Sweet Life,” grade 12,
Bonita High
Honorable Mention: Rebecca Harding, “Cruising on PCH,” grade 12,
Bonita High
Division 2: Three Dimensional
First: Victoria Cirrito, “Sky Full of Stars,” grade 11, San Dimas High
Second: Sarah Calderon, “The Hawk,” grade 9, San Dimas High
Third: Natalie Carter, “The Golden State,” grade 11, Bonita High
Honorable Mention: Summer Blanco, “Young Horse,” grade 12, San Dimas High
Honorable Mention: Miranda Barbiere, “We Are One – Cowboys & Native Americans,” grade 12, Bonita High
Ed Foundation Recognizes
85 Students for Kindness,
Perseverance and Achievement
in Spite of Challenges
June 1, the La Verne / San
Dimas Educational Foundation recognized students from
each school in the Bonita Unified
School District for kindness, perseverance, and achievement.
Two Acts of Kindness Awards
are given by the Foundation annually to students who have accomplished something remarkably kind in their community.
Nominations are sought from the
community, and this award is given in honor of former Board Member Ed Jones who gave much
of his life to the schools and his
community. The 2014-2015 Acts
of Kindness Awards are given
to: Owen Hughes from La Verne
Heights Elementary School and
Celine Peltekci from Chaparral
High School.
The Perseverance Award is
given to two students in grades
three through eight at every elementary and middle school who
have persevered through hardships in their lives. The Foundation salutes their courage and
admires their ability to continue
in spite of great difficulty.
The Ed Foundation’s college
scholarships are given to commend Bonita Unified high school
students who have faced significant challenges, but succeeded in
spite of them. Sixteen students
from Bonita Unified high schools
received scholarships from the Ed
Foundation this year.
Lone Hill’s Science Olympiad Team
Competed at the State Finals in February
The L.A. County Office of Education’s Math Field Day is a contest to demonstrate knowledge of
mathematics through competition
and celebration. All three of Lone
Hill’s grade level teams, led by
Alecia McGill and Alyssa Doniak,
placed in the top two categories
at the competition in April. The
sixth grade team took home a gold
medal in the Problem Solving
category. The seventh and eighth
grade teams both took home silver
medals in the Conceptual Understanding category.
Lone Hill’s Math Olympiad 6th, 7th, and 8th grade teams earned
gold and silver medals at the L.A. County Office of Education’s Mach
Field Day.
ASB Receives 7th Consecutive Outstanding Student
Leadership Program Award
Lone Hill’s ASB leadership
students, led by Leslie Sandoval,
recently participated in the California Association of Student
Leaders conference. During the
conference, the ASB team re-
ceived the coveted Outstanding
Student Leadership Program
Award. This marks the seventh
year in a row that Lone Hill’s
ASB team has received this
award!
Track Team ‘Breaks Tape’ in Several Races
Lone Hill’s track team, led by
Keith Ensman and Daniel Lopez,
just completed a very successful
season. At the final meet held at
the University of La Verne where
over a dozen teams competed,
Lone Hill had three first place winners. Aidan Ferguson won both
the 400 and 200-meter events.
Austin Rivera won the 800-meter
event, while Stephen Manalo won
the High Jump event.
Shull Elementary School
Shull 4th Graders – HEART Detectives
Vincent Little, Scarlett Munoz, and Kaiden Melnyk, fourth graders
from Shull Elementary School, interview Principal Chris Ann Horsley
as part of a collaborative research project with Pomona College. The
Heart Education And Research Team (HEART) is helping the school
develop and publish a list of healthy snacks for on-the-go families.
In May, Shull Elementary
School was chosen by the Heart
Education And Research Team
(HEART) from Pomona College
in Claremont, California to participate in a “Health Detective”
project. The HEART Team is
composed of pre-health students
interested in the challenge of
Lone Hill’s Science Olympiad and Math Olympiad teams
both had a tremendous year.
The Science Olympiad Team
led by Dr. Craig Benzel and parent volunteers finished in fourth
place at the LA County Regional
Competition in February. This
achievement qualified the team to
compete in the State Finals competition for the first time in Lone
Hill’s history. The team finished
in twenty-sixth place, which is in
the top twenty percent of teams in
California. Two team members,
Sean Ono and Elissa Zhang, finished fifth in the state in the Entomology category
community health promotion.
As mentors, these college students engage young students, like
Shull’s 4th graders, to become
problem solvers.
The HEART Team first taught
4th grade students about research
and how to use a worksheet to ask
meaningful interview questions.
Lone Hill Lions Roar at Local
Music Competitions
Students participating in the
Lone Hill music department have
also had a very successful year.
The Jazz Band took first place
in the Western States Jazz Festival in February, and then won
the Adjudicator’s Award at the
San Francisco Band Festival in
April. The Advanced Band also
took home the Gold award at
the San Francisco Band Festival.
The bands are led by the recently
named Bonita Unified School
District Teacher of the Year,
Kelly Leyva. Lone Hill’s Chorus
students, led by Alyssa Cossey,
have been busy performing in
numerous concerts and festivals
throughout the year. They recently achieved the Superior rating at
the Southern California Vocal Association Festival in April.
As “HEART Detectives,” their
mission is to discover healthy
snacks that get everyone through
the day. The Shull 4th graders
are now collecting data from parents, relatives, neighbors or school
personnel by asking 14 questions
about snacks they enjoy and
snacks for on-the-go lifestyles.
Through this collaborative
learning lesson, the HEART
Team will help transform our students’ efforts into a creative list of
advice on snacks designed for the
busy lifestyles of families in our
communities. After the students
collect the data, the HEART team
will compile the data and present
the results to the students. Shull
students will share their “healthy
snack” advice through the school’s
website and through a website
created by the HEART Team.
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Library Highlights
San Dimas Library
County of Los Angeles Public Library
145 N. Walnut Avenue, San Dimas, CA, 91773
Telephone (909) 599-6738
Monday–Tuesday 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Wednesday–Thursday 12:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Friday–Saturday 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Library Website http://www.colapublib.org/libs/sandimas/
All Library programs are FREE!
SUMMER READING PROGRAM-- READ TO THE RHYTHM!
Thursday, June 25th, at 3:00 PM. Not a poet? Wouldn’t know a
metrical foot from your own foot? No problem! Experiment with artistic
blackout poetry in re-purposed book or get out of your comfort zone and
create your own poetry from random key words. It’s easy and fun!
ADULT ACTIVITIES
BOOK PARTY BOOK CLUB
Join us at 10:30 AM on the first Wednesday of the month. This
month we discussed The Book of Tomorrow, by Cecilia Ahern. The
Book Party is held at the San Dimas Senior Center, 201 E. Bonita Ave.,
in San Dimas.
YARNOLOGY
Wednesday, June 10th & 24th at 6:30 PM. Calling all knitters,
crocheters, cross-stitchers & embroiderers! Learn and perfect basic
stitches in a group environment. Share your projects and patterns
while learning from and teaching others. Bring your own supplies and
we will provide guidance and ideas. Ages 10 and up, all levels of experience are welcome.
THIRD THURSDAY BOOK CLUB
We will be kicking off our Summer Reading Program at the San Dimas Library on Saturday, June 13th, and it will run through the end
of August! Come to the library and sign up for our kids, teens, or adults
summer reading program and receive prizes! Events for children will be
held every Tuesday & Wednesday at 3 PM, and programs for teens will
be held every Thursday at 3 PM.
Don’t forget to also participate in our Online Summer Reading Program
and sign up at SummerReadingLA.org!
THE KIDS’ CORNER
Preschool Storytime
Friday, June 12th, 19th, and 26th, at 10:30 AM. On June 12th,
we will meet to celebrate Father’s Day. An art activity just for Dad will
be available to complete! On the 19th and 26th, we will offer our Read
and Play Storytime format where the children will have an opportunity
to play with educational toys after the stories, songs, fingerplays and
flannel board nursery rhymes. Preschool aged children are welcome, as
well as any who can sit quietly and listen. Children who have a birthday
during the month get to pick out a free book from our golden treasure
chest!
Summer Reading Program Kick-Off: Face Painting
Saturday, June 13th, at 2:00– 4:00 PM. We will have a face painting program to kick off our Summer Reading Program. Sign up for the
program and earn prizes just for reading!
Terrific Tuesdays
Tuesday, June 16th, 23rd, and 30th, at 3:00 PM. Join us for
Terrific Tuesdays at 3:00 PM. Every week will be different – Art! Music!
Games!
One World Rhythm
Wednesday, June 17th, at 3:00 PM. One World Rhythm gives
everyone a chance to play a variety of percussion instruments. This program will be held at the San Dimas Community Building.
Annie Banannie Balloon Show
Wednesday, June 24th, at 3:00 PM. Join Annie Banannie Balloon Storyteller for a great program where balloons are the props! This
program will be held at the San Dimas Community Building.
Thursday, June 18th, at 6:30 PM. Join our Thursday evening
book club. This month’s selection is House Girl by Tara Conklin. Copies
of the book are available for check out at the San Dimas Library.
VICTORIAN PAPER PEOPLE
Saturday, June 20th at 3:00 PM. The Library once again welcomes Corky, professional crafting maven, to lead a crafting class in how
to create your own Victorian era paper people! Create a whole miniature crowd to display, or a single lovely work of art.
FRIENDS OF THE SAN DIMAS LIBRARY
JOIN Friends of San Dimas Library!
Meetings are usually held on the third Tuesday of every month in
the Library Meeting Room at 9:30 a.m. All meetings are open to the
public. Friends are always in need of volunteers to help sort books for
our ongoing lobby sale.
LIKE US ON FACEBOOK! www.facebook.com/SanDimasLibrary
June 2015
Angeles
Chorale
concludes its
40th season
with NEXT!
A sneak preview of
blockbuster seasons to
come:
O Fortuna from Carmina Burana
by Carl Orff
Lacrymosa from Mozart’s Requiem
Down to the River to Pray (traditional)
Movement 1 from Leonard Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms
Gloria from The World Beloved, A
Bluegrass Mass
Plus songs made famous by The
Beach Boys, The Beatles,
Led Zeppelin, and U2
Saturday, June 13 , 7:30
p.m., First United Methodist
Church
500 East Colorado Blvd , Pasadena, CA. 91101
$25 in advance/ticket, $30 at
the door (day of the concert)
Student price: $20 (day of the
concert only) with valid ID
Tickets available online or by
phone:
www.angeleschorale.org,
818.591.1735
Where
Is San Dimas Peak ?
By Linda Nelson
San Dimas Historical Society
San Dimas has a long history of having its residents active
in city, county and state affairs.
The walls of
the conference
room at the
Chamber
of
Commerce are
lined with photos of its presidents - individLinda Nelson
uals who have
made a difference in the lives of
our residents. So it was with this
Chamber President.
William Arthur Johnstone was
tion Company and the Artesian
Belt Water Company that had the
first producing well in the San Dimas wash.
In 1900 Johnstone, with other
growers, opened the San Dimas
Lemon Packing House, and also
the San Dimas Orange Packing
Roady’s Restaurant is the building’s largest tenant.
Throughout the state he was
well known in many avenues of
activity where his splendid character and broad intelligence left
an indelible good impression.
Will Johnstone was elected to the
Family Board Game
Saturday, June 27th, at 3:00 PM. Join us for a Family Board
Game Afternoon and enjoy challenging your friends. Refreshments will
be served.
Johnstone Building
Richard Woloski’s Puppet Show
Wednesday, July 1st, at 3:00 PM. Oh me! Oh my! What are the
puppets up to now? Join Richard and his friends and enjoy this great
puppet show! This program will be held at the San Dimas Community
Building.
TEEN HANGOUT
TEEN SUMMER READING
Come in to the Library and sign up for summer reading and
win prizes. And don’t forget to also sign up for our online program:
SummerReadingLA.org.
AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE
Thursday, June 18th at 3:00 PM. Join us as we get an introductory lesson in sign language from professional signers Ken and Georgia
Frawley. Have a blast signing across the room to your friends, learning
a new skill, and starting off the summer with a new challenge.
FUN WITH POETRY
William A. Johnstone
born at Ameliasburg, Ontario, in
1869 and came to San Dimas in
1890 where, with his father and
brothers, he began to improve the
120 acres of land that his father
had purchased into orange and
lemon orchards. The Johnstone
orchards were prized for its production of a fine quality of oranges
and lemons. He was involved in
the start of the San Dimas Irriga-
House. Both of these later joined
in the San Dimas Fruit Exchange,
which shipped the fruit. This office was on “Exchange Place” - the
street on the west side of the Bank
of America. In 1901 he helped
start both the San Dimas Savings
Bank, serving as a member of its
board of directors, and the First
National Bank of San Dimas of
which he served as President for
many years. William Johnstone
(he would say “call me Will”) married Alice Eugenia Bost Pomona
in 1902 in Pomona. Alice was also
active in civic affairs and was a
member of the Wednesday Afternoon Club of San Dimas.
In 1910 or 11, the Johnstone
Block was built on the south
side of Bonita, and is still in use.
The second floor was used for offices and apartments. At present,
California Assembly 1902 and reelected in 1904. In 1912 he was an
alternate to the Republican National Convention at Chicago as a
supporter of Theodore Roosevelt.
In 1912 he was again elected to
the State Assembly where he was
elected speaker pro tem. During
the session he introduced the water code entitled the State Water
Commission Act, which was duly
passed and became a law and he
was appointed a member of the
State Water Commission by Governor Johnson in 1915.
Johnstone was President of
the San Dimas Chamber of Commerce, led the successful effort to
get the Pacific Electric Railway
line extended through town and
was the founder of the Feed Store
– San Dimas’ oldest continuallyContinued page 7
June 2015
The San Dimas Community News welcomes letters to the editor on subjects of public interest. The letters must be signed and a phone number
where you may be reached included for our records. The editor reserves
the right to edit each submission for clarity, space, and content, Send
your letters to The San Dimas Community News, Letters to the Editor,
P.O. Box 3128, San Dimas, CA 91773.
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The San Dimas Community New’s opinion is expressed only in its editorials. Opinions expressed in columns, letters, and guest editorials, are
those of the authors.
By Yu Chen, L.Ac
Letters to the Editor
Letter to the Editor:
Last night I attended a meeting in the San Dimas City Hall Council
Chambers, conducted by the Parks & Recreation Commission to discuss
the Walnut Creek habitat and Open Space Project Study. This project
has been discussed in the past and it was agreed to that there would be
limited access to the park and that pedestrian access would be available
through a gate to be constructed in Loma Vista Park on Avenida Loma
Vista. I still have an e-mail from Councilman Dennis Bertrone dated
September 3rd, 2012 thanking me for “My positive and Common-Sense
approach to the Plan”.
Now that a grant of $800k has been received, it seems the original
plan that all the parties agreed was too aggressive for the size of the area
is back in play. It appears that no Environmental Impact Report was
asked for to consider fire concerns, burglaries, noise, traffic, Vandalism
or privacy issues. Once again it appears the City and the Mountain
Rivers Conservancy are completely ignoring the input of the Via Verde
Homeowners on this project.
It is important that the citizens in the area make their feelings
known to the commission by June 10th or else there is a real chance
that our local government will sneak this project in without support of
the people. I, for one, am fed up by our government officials not listening
to the wishes of their citizens.
All comments should be directed to:
Ann Garcia
Community Development
Department
City of San Dimas
245 E. Bonita Avenue
San Dimas, CA 91773
A [email protected]
Phone: 909-394-6200
Brian McNerney
Via Verde Resident
Where Is San
Dimas Peak ?
operating business. In 1931 Mr.
and Mrs. Johnstone donated property for the Girl Scout House, now
known as the Johnstone Program
Center, and in 1934 gave the San
Dimas Post of the American Legion 2½ acres of land on which to
build a park for the town.
William Johnstone was one of
the area’s first environmentalists
and was instrumental in establishing the Experimental Forest
in the mountains just north of
town. On the hill known as San
Dimas Peak which now hosts
radio communication towers, he
and Herbert Gilman paid for a
Lookout Tower to watch over the
forest. William Johnstone died
September 15, 1937, in Winnipeg,
Manitoba, Canada while traveling with his wife. San Dimas
Peak was renamed in his honor in
1940, and is identified on today’s
maps as “Johnstone Peak”.
Are you related to William
Johnstone? Do you have a story
to tell about San Dimas history?
Treasures exist in your family’s
scrapbooks, memory boxes, basements and attics. As always, I
am interested in talking with you
about what you remember of early
San Dimas and seeing newspaper
clippings, keepsakes and memorabilia. Contact me at (909) 5921322 or by email at lnelsoncpa at
aol.com — Linda.
Holden’s Bill to
Certify Music
Therapists
Passes CA
Assembly
AB 1279 - Music Therapy
Changing Lives
Sacramento – Assemblymember Chris Holden’s Music Therapy
bill to provide formal recognition
to music therapists has been approved in the state Assembly and
now goes to the Senate for consideration.
“Music therapy has many benefits for every age from babies to
adults,” said Assemblymember
Holden. “It can help ill patients
recover faster, soothe anxiety, and
ease depression. For children with
learning and behavioral disorders,
it is especially effective. There are
several studies to back up the notion that music really is universal.”
Music therapists deliver plans
that help improve an individual’s
overall functional skills, such
as physical and communication
skills. However, inconsistencies in
current state regulation have created confusion among individuals
regarding the practice of music
therapy.
AB 1279 will establish a standard definition of the music therapy profession to ensure continuity
and uniformity of music therapy
services.
Page 7
www.edwardjones.com
If you have arthritis I’ll
stop your pain in the first
treatment
As usual, there are a lot
of patients who visited with
some kind of back pain this
month.
For backache patients, I always set their expectation that it will take
approximate 8-12 treatments
to cure his
or her back
problem.
However,
every cause
of the backache is different. For
Dr/ Yu Chen
some cases,
it only took a couple of treatments to be cured. Especially
for some arthritis patients.
One patient told me that
she felt a lot better after the
second treatment of her back.
I dismissed her after a total
of 4 treatments since she was
completely cured. The cause
of her back pain was arthritis.
Another patient was experiencing shooting pains in her
left leg and a constant ache
above her left ankle, even after back surgery. She felt a lot
better after a total of 6 treatments spreading over two
weeks. The shooting pains
down the leg and the ache
above the ankle were gone after the treatments.
There was a patient who
complained about pain all
through her body. She suspected that she might have
Fibromyalgia. After examining her back, I found she had
severe cervical and low back
disc problems. After 3 weeks
of treatments, the ache in her
hands and arms were gone.
After another 3 weeks of treatments, all of the aches in her
legs were also cleared. She
was so thankful, she brought
me a beautiful floral bouquet
on her last treatment. She
was completely cured after six
weeks of treatments.
The Best Result From I
Ching Acupuncture
Acupuncture is not only
best form of treatment for
headaches, back problems,
arthritis and sports injuries;
it’s also the best treatment for
post injury syndromes. Acupuncture can take away the
discomfort and the herbs can
speed up the healing process.
It shortens the healing time
from surgery and enables the
patient to return to their normal lifestyle a lot sooner.
Don’t worry if you have
back pain, knee pain,
shoulder pain or any
sports injury, I can heal it
in days or weeks.
40 years Sports Injury &
Back Pain Specialist
Contact Yu Chen L.Ac. at:
412 W Carroll Ave. #205
Glendora CA 91741
(626)852-0688 or (626)8520988
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San Dimas Senior Club
Adventures
By Jay Pace
From the time I write this article to the time you read it the following have already happened…
Our own Nancy Wilson has been
honored for Older American, she
now has the membership up to
104 and counting… We have enjoyed playing with spoons. Yes,
playing with spoons. Robin came
back and taught us how to play
spoons. And dang, we sounded
pretty good. One of our members
sang with Robin and we have
asked him to return to be on center stage. “Chosen Martial Arts”
came out and showed us how to
defend ourselves and I’m embarrassed to say I forgot his name,
BUT, I will always remember
his special smile. If you know of
anyone [young or old] that might
be interested I will get all the information for you. Man, I know
one person I don’t want to meet in
a dark or light alley for that matter. We watched Delores use the
palms of her hands and her feet
to defend herself. Good goin’ Delores. If I need someone to defend
me…you’re my bud…
The first week of June…Kris
from the Sherriff’s Station will be
back to keep us up to date. June
9th we will have business meeting, 16th we will have our handsome member with that beautiful voice entertain us, the 23rd
we will have someone from “The
House of Ruth. And, you betcha’,
B-I-N-G-O is our name OOOOO.
We just love to play B-I-N-G-O.
As I’ve said before, some play 4,
yes I said four cards at once mind
you. Talking about B-I-N-G-O…if
you were there last Thursday for
lunch/ B-I-N-G-O you saw things
a hoppin’. Jim kept B-I-N-G-O going longer than usual. The lunch
was minus a lot of turkey and
thanks to Florabel’s quick thinking she saved the day. She had
Chi and someone else go over to
Albertson’s to get not only chicken
but also potato salad for all of us
hungry seniors. The bus waited
until seniors finished their lunch.
One more thing we can take off
our “Bucket list” of things we
want to do before we leave this
earth…ha, ha. Talking about Albertson’s and getting back to club
business…the cakes they donate
are always yummy.
By now you all know that the
bus trip had to be changed from
June 10. At this present time I
don’t know what date it will be
changed to because we will vote
on it May 26th.
Sue and I went to San Dimas
High School and interviewed two
students May 20th. We then went
to Chaparral/Vista High School
and interviewed five then went to
the senior center and interviewed
one that is from Bonita High
School BUT lives in San Dimas.
I was the lucky one because I got
to hug each student and they had
to throw Sue a kiss because she
had a cold. We had one male and
he didn’t care…he went over and
gave her a hug. They will all receive scholarships. The one from
Bonita High School will come and
thank us in person because we
can’t go to her graduation due to
time. If Sue is feeling okay she
will be attending the San Dimas
High School graduation because
my grandson is due on that day
[I love you Grads BUT…] Prudie
and I will be at the Chaparral/
Vista Graduation. I wish I had
the time to share all the things
they talked about. AND…THEY
ALL WANTED TO SAY THANK
YOU TO ALL OF YOU for the
scholarships. Oh man, you would
have been sooo proud of them.
Why not….they live in SAN DIMAS…
This is going to be short and
sweet this time because I’m going
to send this…get some marble ice
cream and sit down and watch
Dancing with the Stars…Oh, I almost forgot…I went to the dollar
store so I could have pretzels with
my ice cream. I said that to the cashier when I bought my ice cream
and she laughed….emmmm I
wonder if she went home and tried
it. When my mom was out when
my daughter was 2 I took dessert
to her class. My mom looked at
me and yep…we went and got
some ice cream and pretzels and
the kids went wild. Talk to you
next month…. Oh by the way you
can use any type of ice cream…
what kind did you have??? Jay
Special Olympics World Games
Works with UPS on Journey to
Bring “Flame of Hope” to Los
Angeles
Games Supplier transported
10 local law enforcement vehicles
to East Coast to escort the flame
on the three routes of Unified Relay Across America that began
May 26.
The LAPD and Sheriff’s Department vehicles were loaded
and sent to the three starting
points for the URAA - Augusta,
Maine; Washington, D.C. and
Miami, Florida. Law enforcement worldwide has played a role
in raising awareness and funds
for Special Olympics since 1981
through the Law Enforcement
Torch Run®. For more information on the Unified Relay or LETR,
visit www.unifiedrelay.org or http://
www.letr-finalleg.org/, respectively.
The Special Olympics World
Games will be the largest single
sporting event Los Angeles has
hosted since the 1984 Olympic
Games. The World Games that
will take place in July will include
more than 7,000 athletes and 3,000
coaches representing 177 countries,
along with 30,000 volunteers and
500,000 spectators in attendance.
For more information on the 2015
World Games, including volunteer
and sponsorship opportunities,
visit LA2015.org and on social with
#ReachUpLA on Facebook, Twitter
and Instagram.
Come for the
history; stay
for the murder
(mystery)
Renaissance Murder Mystery Players is kicking off its
bimonthly Walker House Sunday Series in partnership with
LucaBella Fine Foods at the
historic San Dimas landmark
with “Murder at Midnight” on
June 28.
“We are thrilled to be returning to the Walker House,”
said Ken Salzman, artistic
director. “We believe our arrangement with LucaBella,
which opened at the Walker
House in April, will provide a
perfect blend of interactive entertainment and fine dining in
an elegant setting.”
“Murder at Midnight” is
a lighthearted performance
with a dark twist. The Players weave a tangled web during an evening of charades at
the home of James and Edna
Kennedy that is predictably
disrupted by a murder.
As the perfectly executed
crime is being investigated,
the audience is engaged in
trying to identify the suspect,
who was likely motivated by
a desire to steal a priceless
jewel, the Eye of the Elephant
from India?
Guests are encouraged to
wear white and black in keeping with the original film noir
style.
The performance begins at
5:30 p.m. Cost is $60 per person and discounts are available for groups of five or more.
Tickets include a threecourse dinner with choice of
entrees prepared by LucaBella
Fine Foods.
The cast includes: Salzman
as Duncan Channing; Osbaldo
Alvarado as Phillip Montrose,
Georgan George as Mrs. Adelaide Kennedy, John Thomas
as James Kennedy, Mark Levy
as Levi Colton, Nancy Bryant
as Miss Julia Kennedy and
Jody Bardin as Lawrence, the
butler.
The evening promises to be
a memorable experience that
guests will be talking about
long after the murder is solved.
Renaissance Murder Mystery Players with Salzman
and Chris Sands, associate
director, has been producing
murder mysteries in the San
Gabriel Valley since 2011. In
addition to the Walker House
Sunday Series, the group produces six murder mysteries a
year at restaurants throughout the San Gabriel Valley
including the Village Eatery
in Glendora.
The group also partners
with non-profit agencies for
fundraisers and is available
for private and business parties.
For more information
about the Renaissance Murder Mystery Players and the
remainder of the 2015 season
go to
www.sanzmanprod.
com
June 2015
Should You Make Investment
Moves Based on a Strong Dollar?
Submitted by Cindy Bollinger, Edward Jones Financial Advisor
Currently, the U.S. dollar is
pumped-up and powerful. But
what does a strong dollar mean to
you, as an investor?
To begin with, it’s important to
understand just what is meant by
a “strong” dollar. The U.S. dollar
does not exist in a vacuum — its
value, from a global perspective, is determined by its changing strength relative to that of
other currencies. Let’s look at
an example: Suppose that, in
2011, you traveled to Europe and
wanted to trade in one dollar for
its equivalent value in euros. At
that time, your dollar would have
converted to about .75 of a euro.
Fast forward to early 2015; if you
returned to Europe now, your dollar would fetch you almost one full
euro. In other words, you can buy
more euros because the dollar is
“stronger.”
In fact, earlier this year, the
euro hit a 12-year low versus the
dollar. And it isn’t just the euro;
the dollar is strong against almost every other major currency
in the world. What has led to this
strength? It’s not always easy to
determine what’s behind foreign
exchange rates — which can fluctuate even more than the stock
market — but the recent surge in
the dollar seems to be due, at least
in part, to its obvious connection
to the American economy, which
has been growing faster than
many other economies around the
world. The stronger dollar is also
due to expectations that interest
rates will remain higher in the
U.S. than in many other countries.
But whatever the reasons for
it, the dollar’s strength may be
having an impact on your investments. A strengthening dollar
typically lowers returns from international investments because
you get fewer dollars in exchange
for the value in euros or other foreign currencies. And some U.S.
companies with a global presence
may face challenges due to lower
earnings from their international
operations.
These results might lead you to
think that a strong dollar would
be bad news for the stock market,
but that hasn’t been the case in
the past. At different times, the
markets have performed well
with both a strong and a weak
dollar.
In contrast to its impact on U.S.
companies, a strong dollar can
help foreign companies compete
and may give them an earnings
boost from their U.S. sales. Also,
the stronger dollar can help make
foreign investments “cheaper.”
Even more importantly, by taking advantage of the stronger dollar and investing an appropriate
amount internationally, gaining
exposure to different economies
and markets, you can help diversify your holdings, which is important. Although diversification
can’t guarantee a profit or always
protect against loss, it can help
reduce the impact of volatility on
your portfolio. Be aware, though,
that international investing carries special risks beyond currency
fluctuations, including political
and economic instability.
The strong dollar may have attracted your attention, but don’t
be distracted by it — and don’t
overreact. Currency exchange
rates can fluctuate rapidly, and no
one can predict how long a strong
dollar environment will last. By
sticking with a solid, long-term
investment strategy, you can help
keep up the “strength” of your
own dollars.
This article was written by Edward Jones for use by your local
Edward Jones Financial Advisor.
Christian Community
Credit Union Begins Water
Conservation Efforts With
Drought-Tolerant Landscaping
Christian Community
Credit Union replaces the
front lawn of its San Dimas
branch with drought-tolerant
trees, plants, and hardscape
materials as part of its ongoing water conservation efforts.
The Credit Union will also install a drip irrigation system
to further reduce its water
consumption. In response to
the California Public Utilities
Commission’s mandate to reduce water usage by 20%, the
Credit Union participated in
the SoCal Water $mart’s “Turf
Rebate” program. The Credit
Union engaged the services
of Environs Landscape Architecture, Inc. in Claremont, CA
for the landscape design and
Meier Brothers Landscape
in Duarte, CA for the project.
The landscaping project started on May 12, 2015 and is expected to be completed by July
1, 2015.
“Christian
Community
Credit Union is committed
to water conservation to help
provide a sustainable future
for all Californians,” said John
Walling, Christian Community Credit Union President/
CEO. “It’s important for us
to be good stewards of our
natural resources as well as
our financial resources. This
drought-tolerant landscaping
project will allow us to accomplish both.”
Christian
Community
Credit Union has $600 million in assets and over 30,000
members nationwide. For over
58 years, the Credit Union
has served as a financial partner of Christian ministries,
churches, and their members.
For more information, please
call 800-347-CCCU (2228) or
visit myCCCU.com.
June 2015
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The 3 Essentials Needed for Summer Travel
(Read about your chance to win a Big Screen TV below!)
By Craig Jeong, DDS
The temperature is now consistently 90 degrees and above. Our
drought is becoming worse. School
is out. But it is time for the annual
vacation! Whether you are taking
the kids with you, or leaving them at
home, there are always 3 necessities
to travel that every traveler needs.
These 3 items will allow you to always
feel clean on the go and be prepared
even with the increasing risk of having a cancelled flight and unexpectedly staying overnight at the airport
or hotel.
1. Toothbrush
We all tend to overindulge while
traveling. It is our getaway, our relaxation, our freedom to eat everything in sight. All that translates
into more food stuck around your
teeth, attracting more plaque and
build-up throughout the day. In addition, airplane air, especially during
a red-eye flight, creates that slimy
feeling around your teeth that you
feel needs to be taken off right away.
The best travel toothbrushes are children’s toothbrushes with a suction
cup at the end. The suction cup will
allow you to stick your toothbrush on
the mirror or stand it upright on the
counter. We never know how clean
the counters and cups they provide
really are. There are always news reports of how dirty towels are used to
clean everything. The maids could be
potentially using the same towel they
use to wipe down the toilet to wipe
down the rest of the bathroom. Also
don’t forget your tooth cap. You don’t
want your deodorant or makeup to
get into your toothbrush bristles. Potentially brushing with your armpit
isn’t very much fun.
2. Floss
There are a number of reasons
to pack floss while traveling. Receiving great advice from Onebag.com,
I have found floss to be more than
just cleaning teeth. When traveling
on a tour bus or through the airport
and you happen to lose your luggage
lock, you could fasten your luggage
with a waxed floss “lock” so airport
personnel can’t go looking through
your things after you check them in.
Waxed floss is difficult to untie. It can
also be used to secure your pants leg
while riding a bike during your countryside ride or if you are caught in bad
rain or hurricane. It could be used as
a wine cork by securing a plastic bag
over the wine bottle, or you could even
use it as a shoelace during your long
backpacking trip and your shoelaces
gets damaged. When you are on your
romantic picnic at the beach or park,
floss can be used in place of a knife. It
can be used to slice some cheese for
your sandwiches, your celebratory
cake, or even butter. You may have
a difficult time spreading butter (you
can use your toothbrush handle for
that). It can be used for sewing, and
the floss cutter on the box can be used
to cut thread for those who enjoy knitting on the plane. It can also replace
ukulele string, used as a clothesline or
even temper a dripping faucet. If your
hotel or airbnb stay has a dripping
faucet that is keeping you awake, you
could tie floss around the faucet and
let it hang to the bottom of the sink,
and the water drops would be quietly
guided down to the drain!
Ideally, I would want everyone to
keep floss in their pockets. I always
tell my patients, if I were to choose between flossing and brushing, I would
choose flossing. And I am not talking
about just flossing the teeth with food
stuck, or flossing only the front teeth.
There is that saying “floss only the
teeth you want to keep.” What that
quote is missing is that we need to
floss between the teeth and gums as
well. Most people are not flossing deep
enough. So there are some people
who floss everyday and still develop
inflamed gums and thick calculus.
The floss needs to pass further into
the gums to really clean everything
out.
3. Toothpaste
Toothpaste is less of a necessity
during travel unless you stay at an
airbnb location. For those of you who
have not heard of airbnb it is an online
vacation rental website where people
offer a bedroom or their home for others to stay for vacation. The difference
between airbnb and renting a cabin
in the mountains for the weekend
is that in airbnb, people are offering
their homes that they actually live
in. It is possible to rent a room for
the weekend while the family is still
there. They are taking competition
away from hotels, and cities are upset
because there are less taxes collected.
Nonetheless, airbnb places usually
don’t provide toothpaste during your
stay. Hotels will almost always provide toothpaste, so nobody can make
the excuse that they couldn’t brush
their teeth during their vacation because the TSA made them throw
their toothpaste tubes away while
moving through airport security.
When you are traveling this summer or the next, remember to bring
your 3 essentials. They are important
and could potentially be more useful than just cleaning your teeth and
gums. SUMMERTIME CONTEST!
Via Verde Dental is doing a summer
contest for our patients with a chance
to win a BIG SCREEN TV. To enter:
• Refer a friend or family member.
(They must have their visit with us
before the end of the contest.)
• Submit a testimonial on Google or
Yelp.
• Take a photo wearing our stylish
Via Verde Dental sunglasses while
on your vacation! If you don’t have
vacation plans, take a photo in a fun
and unique place around town! Upload the photo to either our Facebook,
Instagram, or Google+ page with a
hashtag #ViaVerdeDental. We have
our sunglasses available for free!
You don’t know how to upload
photos? Ask your children or grandchildren to show you. Or we would
also be happy to explain how to do it.
A drawing will be done on September 8, 2015, the day after Labor Day.
Each photo entered will receive one
raffle. Each testimonial entered will
receive three raffles. And each referral
will receive five raffles. The more photos, testimonials, and/or referrals entered, the higher chance of winning!
Dr. Craig Jeong is one of three
dentists at Via Verde Dental. He is
the son of Dr. Bennett Jeong and
the cousin of Dr. Kimberly Foon. For
more information please contact us!
Onebag.com was used as a reference
for this article.
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June 2015
Children’s Book Illustrators
Gallery Exhibition Focuses on
Literacy
Society of Children’s Book Authors and Illustrators will present
their 1st Annual Gallery Exhibition, Imagine: The Art of Children’s Book Illustrations
June 13–July 18, 2015 at the dA
Center for the Arts in Pomona.
This is the first exhibition of its
kind in the San Gabriel Valley.
It will showcase original illustrations from the published works
of local illustrators. The artworks
are some of the best examples of
how illustrations sharpen perception, stimulate imagination, and
increase the sense of observation
for all ages.
Award-winning illustrator, Joe
Cepeda, is the featured artist and
will be on-site to sign books. Not
only an accomplished and innovative illustrator, Joe is dedicated
to reaching out to underserved
communities and seeks to inspire
children by demonstrating how
math, science, and engineering influenced his present career as an
illustrator.
Local published and awardwinning illustrators from the San
Gabriel Valley and surrounding
communities will have their original works on display. These illustrators include: Caroline Arnold,
David Barneda, Lisze Bechtold,
Diane Browning, Priscilla Burris,
Gina Capaldi, Cliff Cramp, Mary
Anne Fraser, Diane Greenseid,
Soma Han, Naomi Howland, Max
Kornell, E.B Lewis, Irina Mirskaya, Lori Mitchell, Rodolfo Montalvo, Jennifer Gray-Olsen, Atilio
Pernisco, Carla Roque, Beth Spiegel, Frans Vischer, and Marianne
D. Wallace.
The gallery will feature specially designed areas based on popular children’s themes for guests
to read favorite books. Areas also
include an interactive illustrator’s
studio, a sustainable garden, an
interactive glitter star factory, a
music studio, and more! There
also will be a space for people to
learn more about the Pomona
Little Free Library community
project.
For ages 3 and up, a special
Story & Art Project Time begins
June 17 and will be held every
Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, starting through July 24,
2015. Times for these events are
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. All activities are free.
In addition, there will be two
special reading events. Soma Han
will read her book, Maya and the
Turtle, a Korean folk tale handed
down from Soma’s grandmother.
Author/illustrator, Frans Vischer
of the Fuddles book series, will
read funny stories inspired by
Fuddles, a very portly and entertaining cat.
Artist’s Reception, Friday,
June 12, 2015- 5:30 p.m. - 8:30
p.m. Opening Night, Saturday, June 15, 2015, 6:00 – 8:00
p.m. The entire show continues
through July 18, 2015. All events
are free.
Located at the dA Center
for the Arts, 252-D South Main
Street, Pomona, CA 91767. Call
for more information (909) 3979716. www.dacenter.org [email protected] facebook.com/
thedacenterforthearts
“Life After Loss”
Thursday, June 18, 2015
2:00 p.m.- 3:30 p.m.
Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center
1601 Monte Vista Avenue,
Suite 150 Claremont, California
Presented by: Toni Dickson &
Don Smith
Bereavement Facilitators,
Inland Hospice Volunteers
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The loss of a love one can
be a devastating experience
emotionally, physically, financially and spiritually. Regardless of your loss - past, present or anticipated - you are
sure to find reassurance and
comfort in this presentation.
Don and Toni are facilitators
of a weekly bereavement support group sponsored by IHV,
a community program of VNA
Hospice & Palliative Care of
So California. They are trained
bereavement facilitators who
have experienced the benefits
of such a group when they each
experienced their own personal
loss. While there is no simple
solution to overcoming grief,
Don and Toni share insights
about how to process it. Spending time and sharing with other bereaved people in a support
group can help us find our “new
normal.”
4 Reasons for
Tutoring Over
the Summer
For most kids, academics are
the furthest things from their mind
over the summer, which is why it’s
the job of the parents to put their
best interests forward. While you
might be tempted to let your child
have some downtime, the truth is
that during the summer there is
plenty of time to go around. They
can have their relaxing break and
prepare for the upcoming school
year at the same time.
Here are some reasons why education should still be a priority during the summer.
The summer brain drain
Studies have shown that students lose roughly half of what they
learned in the previous school year
over the course of a summer. This
translates into the first weeks of the
new school year being used for review rather than for making progress. And if the student was struggling to begin with, they’ve just put
themselves behind by another six
months. In that case, the summer
can be used to catch up rather than
fall behind.
Creatures of habit
Say what you will about students, but they are creatures of
habit. That’s what happens when
your life is organized with a series
of bells. Students get lazy over the
summer not because they’re worn
out from nine months of intellectual
pursuits, but because they don’t
know what to do with their time
without that structure. Staying active academically can bring some of
that structure back.
Better sleep
There was a famous study that
showed people who read and wrote
intensely for a day burned more
calories and slept better than people
who ran or lifted weights. Exercise
is still beneficial in many ways, but
it turns out that the brain is the
body’s biggest consumer of resources. When students stay up late and
sleep until noon over the summer,
it’s much harder to get them back
into the school schedule come August.
Diversification of skills
Tutoring over the summer
doesn’t necessarily have to be about
a student’s shortcomings. It can also
be used to prepare a child for the upcoming school year. Maybe they can
get a head start on learning a language or preparing for an entrance
exam like the SAT or ACT. Maybe
they can even learn skills in a course
that their school doesn’t even offer,
like software engineering.
Call Xamaze Tutoring today to
enroll your student in our summer
bridge workshops. 909-394-0823
www.xamaze.com
Founded in 1997, Xamaze Tutoring has provided in-home and
learning center based tutoring solutions for California’s students in
every major city, working with students from Pre-K to adult. Xamaze
an approved tutoring provider by
the California State Board of Education.
June 2015
America’s Christian Credit Union Conducts 57th
Annual Meeting
Glendora — America’s Christian Credit Union held its 57th
Annual Meeting on April 24,
2015. Members, Staff, the Board
of Directors, Supervisory Committee and Senior Management
all attended the event held at the
ACCU Headquarters in Glendora, California.
Speakers included ACCU
President and CEO, Mendell
L. Thompson; Chairman of the
Board, Norm Sauvé; Chairman of
the Supervisory Committee, Dale
Best; Sylvia Nash, Secretary of
the Board; and fellow board member, Dr. Kevin Mannoia, Graduate Chaplain of Azusa Pacific University.
Chairman, Norm Sauvé, introduced two new board members.
One is Dr. Barbara R. Dickerson,
who is currently a member of the
Citrus College Board. She also
serves as Executive Director of
Neighborhood Homework House,
an Azusa-based non-profit community organization that is dedicated to serving at-risk students
and their families. Dr. Dickerson’s professional career began as
a teacher in the K-12 community;
first as a classroom teacher and
later as a resource provider. Af-
ter earning her bachelor’s degree
at Grand Canyon University, Dr.
Dickerson earned her doctorate at
Arizona State University in Curriculum and Instruction.
Mrs. Lisa Penberthy was also
elected to ACCU’s Board. She
currently serves as Director of
Operations at The Foursquare
Church in San Dimas. She graduated from Life Pacific College with
a bachelor’s degree in Biblical
Studies. She furthered her education at The
King’s Seminary with
a Master of
Divinity in
Theology/
Christian
Disciplines
and Leadership. She
is currently
pursuing
her MBA
at Corban
University
with an emphasis in Non-Profit/
Public/Organizational Management. Chairman Norm Sauvé
commented, “We are honored to
have these two highly respected
leaders join our board and provide
a wealth of direction and insight
for ACCU.”
There was a special dedication
to honor Board Director and former Chairman of the Board, David
Morse, who completed his term.
Mr. Morse, along with his wife, Muriel, was presented with a bouquet
of flowers and a plaque honoring his
dedication and service. Mr. Thompson stated, “It was an honor to have
David serve and provide outstanding leadership. We will miss him.”
Mr. Thompson proudly announced that Katie Karlsson, Senior Member Lending Specialist, is
Employee of the Year for 2014. She
was awarded with a trophy, plaque,
certificate, and congratulatory flowers on behalf of ACCU. Katie Karlsson, highly knowledgeable and experienced in her field, has been with
the credit union for over 7 years.
About America’s Christian
Credit Union
America’s Christian CU provides a broad range of financial solutions to individuals and ministries
that empower them to reach their
stewardship goals while expanding
God’s Kingdom. Founded in 1958
and currently managing nearly $500
million in assets,
ACCU serves the
financial needs of
its individual, family, ministry and
business members.
Funds entrusted to
the credit union are
reinvested in Kingdom purposes, supporting the Church
worldwide.
For
additional information, visit www.AmericasChristianCU.com.
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June 2015
MY
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Born and raised in Brooklyn,
New York, my father Nathan
grew up with the Dodgers. Like
the Dodgers, he moved west and
in 1958 was reunited as the team
became the Los Angeles Dodgers.
I have many fond memories of my
Dad and me listening to the voice
that captivated our team, our city,
and in time, all of Southern California. That amazing voice, that
man who could paint the game
like a Monet with his brush, and
who brought my father and me
together in such an intimate and
indescribable way, was none other
than Vin Scully. It was Vin Scully
who not only taught us the game
of baseball, but who also etched
into our hearts, the love of baseball as well.
Each spring and summer, and
into the fall if the Dodgers had a
good year, Vinny would be the
constant magical voice instilling
hope, generating enthusiasm,
and keeping the game alive in the
hearts and minds of a passionate
constituency. Players, managers,
and owners have come and gone,
but the one constant has been
Vinny. There has been no more
valuable Dodger.
My Dad and the Dodgers, like
life itself, moved along with many
wonderful seasons and a few challenges along the way. In his 90’s
living in a retirement home, the
routine of dinner in the dining
hall, and then reclining in his easy
chair watching the Dodgers, and
listening to Vin Scully was one of
my father’s greatest joys. Through
highs, lows, aches, and pains
Vin Scully announcing Dodgers
games on TV could be counted on
to complete his day.
Then, as the 2014 baseball season got underway Time Warner’s
multi-billion dollar TV package
with the Dodgers took Vin Scully
away from my father, from myself,
and from the majority of the fans
he had nurtured over decades. Big
business and the Dodgers organization “won” in dollars, but most
Dodgers fans, and certainly my
father, lost the gift of Vin Scully as
he now only became available for
3 innings on the radio, and for the
most part, home games only.
Prior to the opening of the 2015
baseball season, my father passed
away having the last year of his
life without the joy of watching his
Dodgers on TV. As 2015 baseball
season moves forward Vin Scully
continues to be held hostage from
the majority of Dodger fans. As
Dodgers fan Ross Merrin has said,
“Time Warner’s billion dollar TV
package should not buy the rights
to keep Vin Scully’s voice quiet or
breach the bond he established
over a half-century with the Los
Angeles audience.”
It is time for the Dodgers organization and Time Warner to step
up.
I truly miss my Dad and sure
miss Vin Scully, who instilled in
me a deep, life-long love for the
game and wonderful memories
connecting with my Dad around
America’s greatest game.
Gary Rapkin, PhD
Superintendent
Bonita Unified School District
21 Students Receive DKG
Citizenship Awards
There were smiles, laughter, and
tears on April 28, 2015 as the Beta
Mu Chapter of the Delta Kappa
Gamma Society International, an organization of women educators, held
its 42nd annual Citizenship Awards
Program for high school seniors from
high schools received the awards.
These seniors were selected by school
administrators, counselors and teachers for their exceptional growth during their high school years as well as
for specific acts of good citizenship in
their schools or communities. Par-
Congratulations
again to Nancy
Telford!
NANCY TELFORD, Broker
Associate/Century 21 & Local
Resident for approx. 31 year is
AGAIN the TOP Producer for
2014. Nancy has been the Top
Producer consistently for the last
19 years. Her superior performance has enabled her to achieve
again the #1 Top Producer in the
entire Inland Empire/San Gabriel
Valley, #7 in the entire United
States & #12 in the World per the
Century 21 Corporation. Eightyfive 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 with all their
real estate needs. Consistently
the recipient of the #1 Top Quality Service Award, Top Referral
Agent Award, Top Investment
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Agent Club Award, GRI Certification, Certified Green Real Estate
Professional (CG-REP) & “Grand
Centurion Honor Society Award”
which is a symbol of excellence &
is the highest professional ranking that a Realtor can receive in
the Century 21 system!
Nancy ranked as one of the
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the best of the best in the entire
Century 21 system.
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Determined - Honest Dedicated - Diligent
The following students from the Bonita Unified School District,
Alejandro Torres, Celine Peltecki, Britain Chaputa, and Samer
Najjar receive Citizenship awards from the Beta Mu Chapter of the
Delta Kappa Gamma Society International.
Bonita Unified, Claremont Unified
and Pomona Unified School Districts.
The program was held at the Trinity
United Methodist Church in Pomona
and over 125 people attended. The
program chairperson, Jean Bristol
said “Our organization feels it is important to highlight those students
who choose to improve their school,
their community, or their own lives”.
Each student recipient is partnered
with a Beta Mu member who shares
the student’s success story with the
audience and presents the certificate.
One Beta Mu member declared “We
are here to celebrate the ‘good kids’!!!”
Twenty-one seniors from thirteen
ticipating schools were asked to select
students of outstanding character
that may not be recognized by other
awards.
Presenting the citizenship awards
is Delta Kappa Gamma’s way of recognizing positive character traits and
encouraging students to continue
being good citizens. “Meeting these
young people certainly makes us
feel more positive about our future”
stated Bristol. Each recipient was
presented with a pin, a certificate and
a monetary award. Students’ guests
included family, friends and their
school staff members who have been
significant in their successes.
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Happy
Father’s
Day
June 2015
“2015 San Dimas Ho’olaule’a”
The News Capsule
MEASLES
San Dimas Canyon Nature Center Annual Fundraiser for the
Animals
By Rick Reggio, Pharm. D
Acute Infectious Disease of
Childhood
Measles (also called rubeola),
an infectious disease caused by
a virus, is highly contagious. It
is easily spread by coughing,
sneezing, or touching a contaminated surface. Typically considered a childhood disease,
measles can
also
infect
adults. After
a person is
exposed
to
the measles
virus, it takes
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up
to 2 weeks
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for
symptoms to appear. The respiratory
symptoms of measles are not
specific, so diagnosis may not
be made until the characteristic
rash appears. Measles can have
potentially serious, even fatal,
complications. Serious complications are especially likely in
young children and people with
poor immunity.
Although Measles Is Rare in
the U.S., Small Outbreaks
Sometimes Occur
Before an effective measles
vaccine became available,
several million people developed measles each year in the
United States, and thousands
were hospitalized. Nowadays,
measles is seldom seen in the
U.S. as a result of the availability of the vaccine. Unfortunately, measles is common
in many countries that do not
have widespread, effective immunization programs. Small
outbreaks of measles occur in
the U.S. when travelers with
measles enter the country and
infect people who have not
been vaccinated.
Disease Spread and
Symptoms
Measles may be spread for
several days before and after
the rash appears. As with other
respiratory viruses, the measles virus is spread through
the air in droplets, as well as
when contaminated surfaces
are touched. The early symptoms of measles are similar
to those of other common respiratory viral infections. Initial symptoms include fever,
runny nose, sore throat, red
eyes, and cough. Two to 3 days
after these first symptoms appear, a skin rash begins on
the face and upper body, traveling down the arms, chest,
and back and finally reaching
the legs and feet. As the rash
spreads, the fever continues
and can worsen. After another
3 to 4 days, the fever improves
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and the rash begins to slowly
fade in a pattern similar to how
it first appeared, disappearing
from the face and upper body
first and from the legs and feet
last.
Diagnosis and Treatment
Measles is diagnosed on the
basis of a characteristic rash, although a blood test may be used
for confirmation. Some patients
may also develop small white
spots on the lining of the cheeks
inside the mouth. Treatment
for a measles infection is aimed
at relieving symptoms. Acetaminophen or ibuprofen may
be used to reduce fever. Aspirin
should not be used to treat a fever in children or adolescents,
owing to the risk of Reye syndrome. Replenishing fluids lost
through sweating due to a high
or prolonged fever is important.
Water, juices, electrolyte solutions, sports drinks, and frozen
ice pops are good choices for
fluid replacement. Measles is
caused by a virus, so antibiotics
are not effective.
Complications and Prevention
Complications from the measles virus can be serious. Ear
infections, laryngitis, and croup
are the most common complications; bronchitis, pneumonia,
and encephalitis (swelling of
the brain) are less common. It
is very important for pregnant
women to avoid measles exposure because the virus can
cause low birthweight, early labor, or miscarriage.
Measles is preventable with
the measles vaccine, which
is usually given as part of an
MMR vaccination (measles,
mumps, and rubella) at age 12
to 15 months, with a second
dose at age 4 to 6 years. The vaccine contains a weakened live
measles virus that stimulates a
healthy immune system to fight
the measles virus without developing an infection. This immunity prevents infection upon
exposure to the measles virus
throughout the vaccinated person’s lifetime.
People who have not been
vaccinated and are exposed to
measles can receive the measles
vaccine up t 72 hours after exposure. In this case, the vaccine
provides at least partial, if not
complete, protection against
measles infection. An immune
booster (immune globulin) affords the same partial protection to pregnant women, people with poor immunity, and
infants, if given within 6 days
after measles exposure. If you
have any questions you can
reach me at Via Verde pharmacy 909-599-3444.
How would you like to have
some fun, see and help animals
and enjoy first class Hawaiian
music and dancing? If you answered, “Yes I would!” have we got
the event for you!
On Saturday, June 13th and
Sunday, June 14th from 10 a.m.
to 6 p.m., the San Dimas Canyon
Nature Center Associates and Los
Angeles County Parks and Recreation are partnering together to
hold their annual fund raiser to
help raise money to feed and care
for the Nature Center’s animal
residents and to support nature
and educational programs. This
year’s event is called the “2015
San Dimas Ho’olaule’a”.
What is a Ho’olaule’a, you ask?
It’s a Polynesian festival where
different music groups and dance
troupes (called halaus) perform
continuously for your enjoyment.
This event may be a bit different
than most Ho’olaule’as, as you
also get the opportunity to have
a close-up view of some amazing
creatures, most from the local
area, through the help of such organizations as:
• Wild Wings - They are a raptor and bird rescue/rehabilitation
organization. They will be joining
with some of their regal feathered
friends like hawks and owls
• Southwest Herpetology – They
typically bring snakes and lizards,
including their six foot monitor lizard that gets exercised by walking
it on a leash! Don’t miss this!
• San Dimas Canyon Nature
Center (SDCNC) – At this booth,
you might see a tortoise, tarantula
or snake (oh, my!) This booth will
be manned mostly by SDCNC
Junior Naturalists, who have
participated in the SDCNC sponsored Junior Naturalist Program.
Through this program, these
young people learn about the local
plants, as well as the care, natural habitat and behaviors of the
resident animals, while “earning”
their position to handle and present these creatures to help educate the public.
Did I mention the handcraft
booths? Here’s a chance for your
young ones (and the young at
heart adult!) to explore their
creative side by decorating a
pinwheel or painting a wooden
snake, or making wind chimes or
a butterfly magnet. You can also
decorate a hiking stick, and then
take it on a nature hike led by a
knowledgeable naturalist. Our
reasonably priced handcrafts and
nature hikes will cost you “wampum”, which can be purchased at
the Information Booth for a nominal amount.
We are hopeful that some other organizations, including more
County and State agencies, will
also be joining the event to help
heighten awareness about forest-
ry, fires, the environment, safety,
etc. You may even see Smokey
the Bear!
Shop at the various vendors
whose booths will be surrounding the stage viewing area. They
really make this event possible.
Purchase some delicious Hawaiian food from one of the food vendors, buy a soft drink at the Drink
Booth, put on your hat and sunscreen, plop down on your blanket
(no tents, please) and feast your
taste buds, eyes and ears for two
days of fun!
This music-filled event is being
held at the San Dimas Canyon
Park on the corner of San Dimas
Canyon and Sycamore Canyon
Roads in San Dimas.
• Admission and parking are
free.
• Call the Nature Center at 909599-7512 for more information or
visit the Center Tuesday through
Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
at 1628 North Sycamore Canyon
Road, San Dimas, 91773. (Due
to budget cuts, County parks are
closed on Mondays, except most
holidays that fall on Mondays).
We invite you to attend the
“San Dimas Ho’olaule’a” on June
13th and 14th and support a great
cause!!! Thank you!
Casa Colina
Hospital &
Centers For
Healthcare
Laboratory
Receives
Accreditation
Pomona — The Accredita-
tion Committee of the College
of American Pathologists (CAP)
has awarded accreditation to
Casa Colina Hospital and Centers for Healthcare Laboratory,
Pomona, California, based on
results of a recent on-site inspection as part of the CAP’s Accreditation Programs.
Casa Colina’s president and
CEO, Felice L. Loverso, PhD,
was advised of this national recognition and congratulated for
the excellence of the services being provided. Casa Colina Hospital and Centers for Healthcare
Laboratory is one of more than
7,600 CAP-accredited facilities
worldwide.
“We could not be more proud
of our pathologist, clinical lab
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June 2015
Cal Phil
Continued from Page 1
Saturday Aug. 8 with lights,
Camera, Action! Prepare to
hold on as Maestro Vener and his
orchestra take the audience on a
wild ride while performing some
of the powerful pieces that made
Jurassic Park, Star Wars and
Psycho Hollywood classics. The
concert also includes Korngold’s
romantic Violin Concerto, featuring violin virtuoso, and California
Philharmonic Concert Master,
Armen Anassian, as well as the
thrilling finale of Shostakovich’s
5th Symphony. Concert-goers will
also be treated to the world premiere of California Philharmonic
Composer In Residence rogerallenward’s 2nd symphony.
The season finale, Postcards
From Abroad, takes place on
Saturday, August 22. Packed
with riveting entertainment and
awe-inspiring performances. Concert-goers will be travel to Europe
with Capriccio Espagnol and Il
Postino, rediscover the rhythms
of New York City with Gershwin’s
2nd Rhapsody, featuring consummate pianist Bryan Rezone and
explore Kenya with Out Of Africa.
Music lovers will also be transported to the fantastical worlds of
The Hobbit and Harry Potter.
“California Philharmonic is
thrilled to announce a fresh, immensely entertaining and enlightening program for the 2015
summer season,” said Vener. “We
have an exciting line-up, world
class musicians and many phenomenal special guests that we
are welcoming on the California
Philharmonic stage for the first
time. I look forward to experiencing another summer full of new,
unforgettable and uniquely California Philharmonic memories –
and am honored to do so with the
best audiences in the Southland.”
A California Philharmonic
show is more than just a concert, it
is an experience. Saturdays are always right on track with concerts
at Santa Anita Race Track. Gates
open at 5:30 p.m. to pre-concert
dining including delicious gourmet food offerings available onsite, full bars and live jazz. Concerts begin at 7:30 p.m. Table and
lawn seating on the lush green
grass of Santa Anita Race Track’s
infield are available, complete
with the area’s best unobstructed
view of the beautiful San Gabriel
Mountains.
The magic continues Sunday
afternoons at the incomparable
Walt Disney Concert Hall. Cal
Phil at Walt Disney Concert Hall
performances start at 2:00 p.m.,
with the intimate pre-concert
Talks With The Maestro at 1:00
p.m. in BP Hall.
The California Philharmonic is
supported by the California Philharmonic Society, a non-profit
community benefit organization
whose main emphasis at this time
is to support the California Philharmonic.
To purchase tickets to attend
the incomparable Victor Vener
and his California Philharmonic
concerts at Santa Anita Race
Track, call 626-304-0333 or www.
calphil.com.
Tickets for Walt Disney Concert Hall are available for purchase through Ticketmaster at
800-745-3000 or online at www.
ticketmaster.com.
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Strength Training and Protecting Outdoor
Food Safety
By Tina Kerrigan
Your Back and Knees
Summer has arrived and it’s
Make sure to take disposable
Jordan Nichols, CSCS
Whether you’re an athlete,
weekend warrior or even a senior,7 weighted back squats
are hands down one of the
most dangerous strength
training exercises out there.
When you put a weighted bar
on your back you put compression on your spine which can
lead to debilitating back
pain. Compressing the
spine is not
something
you want to
do; whether
Jordan Nichols you’re fit or
sedentary there is way too
much risk of injury when doing back squats. One study by
Cappozzo, found that squatting to parallel with 1.6 times
body weight (which is not
very much even for non athletic populations) led to compressive loads of ten times
body weight at L3-L4 (Lumbar) Spine (1). That’s 9000N
(of pressure) for a guy who
weighs about 190 pounds.
The spine will not give out
until 12,000-15,000N of pressure is applied in compression so it goes without saying
that you’re setting yourself
up for injury, especially with
those that are lifting much
heavier weight (2). We also
know roughly 3/4 of all athletes have disc bulges/herniations that go completely undiagnosed. It’s also estimated
that 4.4% of six-year olds
have spondylolysis (defect of
the vertebra) (3). Presence
of spondylolysis is estimated
at 15-63% in ordinary people
(highest is among weightlifters) - yet only 50-60% of those
diagnosed under imaging actually report lower back pain
(4). In fact most people will
feel great up until they hurt
their back.
For the most part general population and athletes
do not train the back side of
their body very well. We are
often more concerned about
the front side. The amount
of inefficiency the average
person has makes squatting
not worth the risk of injury.
For example, when the average person squats they don’t
fire their glutes in hip extension (when you come out of a
squat), instead they substitute lumbar extension to attempt to get “upright.” Not
to mention most will use the
weight of the bar on their back
as a springboard to push them
through the range of motion,
giving them the feeling that
they have more strength than
they actually do. So much of
squat form is based upon hip
anatomy and femur length
(thigh bone) which will directly affect how your knees track
over your feet during the
squat. If your knees track medially while your squatting,
chances of suffering a chronic
knee injury increases. Another reason back squatting
is very problematic for the
knees are that most people
lack flexibility in their lower
leg (dorsiflexion). This is important because it will restrict
the need to flare one’s knees
outward and cause one to flex
at their lumbar spine. So you
can see the damaging effects
on loading the spine can cause
especially when we know 14
million people - or 3-7% of
the general population - have
spondylolysis (5), and previous research has shown that
asymptomatic disc bulges and
herniations may be up in the
80% range (6).
Here are some simple
tips to prevent injuries and
strengthen the back. 1) Improve hip mobility. Remember it is much easier to stabilize the middle part of your
spine on a mobile set of hips.
2) Avoid crunches, side bends
and repetitive extension of
your spine. Remember proper
core training is about resisting motion not creating it. 3)
Lose the beer belly. There is
a reason why you have back
pain and that is because your
spine is being driven into extension by the extra weight
around your mid-section.
4) Lastly get more range of
motion in your upper spine
(thoracic region). It is safe
to ask for mobility from this
segment of your spine and it
could also help improve shoulder and neck function as well.
Remember being fit is relative
to each individual’s pursuit of
goals and objectives, but your
number one goal in any exercise program has to be injury
prevention first and foremost.
At Heart Fit we have most of
our clients and athletes avoid
heavy back squatting and they
still manage to yield great results. For free research based
fitness and program design
advice check out our YouTube
channel at heartfitfmt.com.
Look better, feel better and
move better. At Heart Fit,
our results driven approach
covers every aspect necessary to achieve your goals,
whether they involve weight
loss, sports performance or
a healthier lifestyle. If you
are looking to lose weight or
need a jump-start to get back
into shape our highly qualified trainers will provide the
knowledge and the means to
help you become fit and stay
that way. We are offering a
free functional movement
screen and one free personal
training session to those that
are looking to improve their
quality of life.
References: See Website
HeartFit-Functional Movement Training
821 E. Route #66
Glendora, CA
(626) 914-3000
www.heartfitfmt.com
time for outdoor cooking and picnics.
There’s nothing like spreading
a blanket on the grass and enjoying some good
food and companionship in
the great outdoors.
Unfortunately an unwelcome comTina Kerrigan
panion can be
food borne illnesses.
The issue is to keep foods at the
proper temperatures.
Bacteria will multiply rapidly
between 40F and 140F.
Hot foods must be kept hot and
cold foods kept cold right up to the
moment of cooking or serving.
With a little preplanning and
you can have the peace of mind
that you will be serving safe foods
to family and friends.
1. First the essential basics:
2. Always wash your hands thoroughly before cooking, after touching raw meat, fish, or chicken and,
of course, after using the bathroom.
3. Make sure foods are cooked
thoroughly.
4. Minimum safe internal temperatures are 155F for hamburgers or other ground meats, 140F
for steaks, lamb, fish or shellfish,
165F for poultry and 150F for
pork. Use an inexpensive digital
thermometer to be sure.
5. Don’t cross-contaminate. Never prepare vegetables or slice
ready to eat foods on a cutting
board that has been used for any
raw meat product without thoroughly sanitizing both the board
and the knife first. I recommend
taking two cutting boards (you
can even get them color coded so
there’s no confusion about which
is which).
6. Never put cooked meat or poultry on the same platter that held
the raw food.
(You can use paper plates for
the uncooked and discard.)
7. Never partially cook meat or
poultry at home and finish cooking later.
Some other obvious, or not so
obvious, tips:
washcloths and paper towels for
cleaning hands and surfaces.
Highly perishable foods like
potato or macaroni salads, luncheon meats, or any precooked
meat must be kept in an insulated
cooler packed with several inches
of ice, ice packs, or even containers of frozen water. When packing, make sure to leave plenty of
room for the ice. If you have extra
room, folded up newspaper makes
a great insulator.
If you cook ahead of time, make
sure the food is thoroughly chilled
in the refrigerator before putting
it in the cooler. Put the cooler inside the car, rather than in the
trunk If possible, take one cooler
for beverages and one for food because the beverage cooler will be
opened and closed far more often.
Keep the cooler in the shade
and replenish the ice often.
Try to take just the amount of
food that you think will be eaten,
so leftovers won’t be worrisome.
Pack condiments in small containers, rather than taking the
entire jar.
Once canned foods are opened,
keep them in the cooler.
If you are using take out. Eat it
within two hours or, again, chill it
thoroughly and put it in the cooler.
Take only as much food out of
the cooler as you are going to cook
or use immediately.
Return any leftovers to the
cooler promptly. Any that have
been left outside for an hour or
more should be discarded.
Check your cooler after you get
back home. If some ice remains
and the leftovers are still cool to
the touch, they should be safe to
eat.
If there is any doubt, throw it
out.
Following these simple guidelines for handling, cooking, and
storing your picnic foods will ensure a safe and enjoyable season
of outdoor eating.
Tina Kerrigan is the owner of
Corner Office Healthcare Consultants of San Dimas. For questions,
comments, suggestions for topics,
she can be reached by e-mail at
[email protected].
TIME
TRAVELERS TRIBUTE
Alliance for Performing Arts (APA), a nonprofit theater organization, will
be performing “Time Travelers” in June at the Seaver Theater located on
the Pomona College campus in Claremont.
The show pays tribute to a wide variety of Broadway hit musicals with
a time traveling twist. An original storyline, collaboratively written by
APA students and teachers, “Time Travelers” takes us to a magical, musical theater that is on the endangered species list. A group of quirky theater kids stumble onto various clues left behind by the mysterious “GC”
that ultimately leads to... oops, said too much! Come travel through time
and follow the clues to learn the fate of this most special theater while
enjoying great musical performances by our very talented students!
Show Dates and Times: June 19 at 7:30pm, June 20 at 2:30pm & 7:30pm,
June 21 at 2:30pm. Doors open a half hour before show-times.
Tickets: General: $24, Seniors/Students & Children: $18, Group Discounts Available. www.APAtheplace.org
Seaver Theater: 300 E. Bonita Ave. Claremont, CA 91711
About Alliance for Performing Arts
Under the direction of Melinda Brasch, APA provides carefully structured
education for youth and adults in the performing arts while offering high
quality, wholesome entertainment to the general public. Our very talented teachers offer guidance through the process of auditioning, casting and
teaching all aspects of Musical Theater. Each session culminates in a high
quality musical performance in a local theater. We take great pleasure in
watching and encouraging all students to reach their fullest potential by
providing opportunities to excel and add to their abilities and confidence.
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June 2015
SAN DIMAS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Treasures of
Ireland Trip
Planned by San
Dimas Chamber
Departs March
28, 2016
One of New Spirit Naturals’ Teams takes home the first team prize
of the San Dimas Biggest Loser Community Challenge eight week
challenge.
San Dimas Business and
Community Awards Dinner –
Thursday, June 25
Applauding Those that Make a Difference
Each year the San Dimas
Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the City of San
Dimas names a Business of the
Year, a Business Person of the
Year, and recognizes several others important business and building awards. In addition to the
business awards, the prestigious
San Dimas Citizen of the Year
is announced and honored. This
year’s San Dimas Business and
Community Awards Dinner is
scheduled for June 25, 2015.
In addition to the awards and
Chamber’s Board of Directors installation of officers’ ceremony,
we will be thanking Scott Hay of
Exciting Windows by Design for
his outstanding year as Chairman of the Board and welcoming
Attorney Cheryl Panzer as the
new incoming Chairman of the
Board. Special awards will also
be given to community members
and chamber members along with
recognition to those that helped
make this past year a success.
Reservations are now being accepted for this special event, which
will be held starting at 5:30 p.m
at the San Dimas Canyon Golf
Course and Clubhouse located at
2100 Terrebonne Ave. in San Dimas. The cost of dinner is $40.00
per person. Please RSVP on or
before June 22 to ensure adequate
seating and food arrangements.
For more information, please call
909-592-3818 or visit us at 246 E.
Bonita Ave., in San Dimas. Reservations are also available online at
www.sandimaschamber.com.
Looking for a little more Irish
in your March next year? The
San Dimas Chamber of Commerce has just partnered with
Chamber Explorations to visit Ireland featuring Dublin, Limerick,
and Killarney and we are inviting
chamber members and community members to join us on this once
in a lifetime experience.
The 9 day trip includes a 1
Night Castle Stay, 2 Nights in
Dublin, 2 Nights in Killarney,
Dublin City Tour, Trinity College Book of Kells, Old Jameson Whiskey Distillery, Cliffs of Moher,
Ring of Kerry, Bunratty Castle
Medieval Banquet, Glendalough
& St. Kevin’s and more. The trip
includes Roundtrip Airfare –
LAX, 11 Meals: 7 - Breakfasts &
4 – Dinners, Tour Director, Motorcoach Transportation, Admissions
per Itinerary, Comprehensive
Sightseeing and Baggage Handling.
Space is limited, so act fast.
Save $200 per person and pay only
$3295 with early discount booking
offer. For more information about
this amazing trip, please call the
San Dimas Chamber of Commerce at 909-592-3818, visit us at
www.sandimaschamber.com or
email us at [email protected].
Discover China
through the
San Dimas
Chamber
Chamber helps promote
import/export business and
tourism with China trip
New York Life partners with San Dimas Chamber as premier sponsor
of successful Spring Into Business Table Top Mixer
We are excited to announce a
special invitation from the San
Dimas Chamber of Commerce to
join us Discover China! Through
an exclusive partnership with
Citslinc International Inc., we are
offering a 9 day, all-inclusive tour
of Beijing, Suzhou, Hangzhou and
Shanghai for $2,399 per person
based on double occupancy. The
trip offers great sightseeing tours
of Tian An Men Square, Temple of
Heaven, the Great Wall, the Ming
Tombs, Lingering Garden, Tiger
Hill, Hanshan Temple and more.
Registration and additional details on the entire trip are posted
on our website at www.sandimaschamber.com or contact Silvia
Melendez or Autumn Washington
at the Chamber office by phone at
(909) 909-592-3818 or by e-mail at
[email protected].
Chamber honors the best teachers of the year along with their
principals at this year’s Teacher of the Year Awards Dinner
Learning to Think Differently
Helped Build Chamber’s Action
Plan for 2015-2016
The San Dimas Chamber of
Commerce looked for inspiration
during their 2015-2016 Chamber
Planning Session from the man
who imagined a world where a
mouse could capture the hearts
and minds of everyone - Walt
Disney. As with all successful
businesses, the Chamber has to
continually stay abreast of current trends and be an Imagineering resource full of ideas and have
the ability to carry out those ideas
in order to always be Everything
A Chamber Should Be and More.
Learning to “Think Differently” set the tone for the San
Dimas Chamber of Commerce to
create new and innovative ways
to approach how we do business
and how we can better serve our
membership. In addition to ReImagining our current services,
programs and events to ensure
that we are meeting the needs of
our members and the community
we also have plans to gear up for
the Fast Lane of Change so we
can offer a Wonderland of support
to everyone we serve. Throughout
the year we will be looking for new
ways to engage our members and
the community so more people
can become involved not only in
the Chamber but also in the City.
Here’s an overview of just some
of the new projects and updates
planned for the coming year:
Expand our Economic
Development efforts to support
business retention and bring business to San Dimas. Continue to
coordinate Shop Local programs
and promote our Discover San
Dimas campaign to help promote
shopping centers and businesses
in addition to offering San Dimas
information to their employees to
generate more community awareness. Continue to help businesses
start, grow and get stronger with
the use of our Tools for Business
online resource program and expand our partnerships with the
San Gabriel Valley Economic
Partnership, SBDC and SBA so
we can offer additional resources
and showcase San Dimas.
Expand our efforts to launch
new business friendly services
and programs such as our new
Discover San Dimas Economic
Development resource webpage
and our new Business Locator
and Resource Guide. Look for new
business friendly resources that
can be used by local businesses
to grow and expand their businesses.
Continue to foster partnerships between education and the
business community. Continue
to work with local colleges, high
school, and businesses to learn
what skills are needed and how to
match students with jobs.
Expand our efforts to create
community awareness about
the Good Morning San Dimas
Community Breakfast, which
has changed to be more community oriented with presentations
about the City of San Dimas, San
Gabriel Valley, Education, Real
Estate, Development, Infrastructure, Public Safety and Legislative News.
Continue to take on more Legislative issues impacting local
businesses and generate more
awareness of the importance of
taking business friendly positions
with our elected officials.
SUMMARY
Commerce proudly provides services to businesses and the community as a means of maintaining
and growing a healthy business
climate. We understand that a
strong business community is an
important component to any city
and the tax dollars generated
by businesses help fund services
such as police and fire for the
community. We also understand
that healthy, active businesses
are more likely to get involved
and serve as members of service
organizations and or donate to
charitable organizations which
in turn help the community grow
stronger. We are proud to know
that through our hard work we
have been and will continue to be
the driving force and business resource center for local businesses
and the community.
June 2015
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SAN DIMAS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
San Dimas Small Business Seminar July 8
Business owners, entrepreneurs, and individuals who
would like to start a business
are invited to attend a free small
business seminar in San Dimas
on Wednesday, July 8, 2015. California State Board of Equalization (BOE) Chairman Jerome E.
Horton; (BOE) Member George
Runner; (BOE) Betty T. Yee;
Senator Carol Liu, Assemblyman
Chris Holden, the City of San Dimas, and the San Dimas Chamber of Commerce are sponsoring
this event.
Entrepreneurs and small
business owners looking for assistance with state and federal tax
laws, as well those who want to
expand their business knowledge
will benefit from presentations
given by representatives from
the BOE, Employment Development Department, Franchise
Tax Board, Internal Revenue
Service, and the U.S. Small Business Administration. Seminar
topics include, traditional and
non-traditional business financing, using tax credits to finance
your business, the power of your
Chamber of Commerce, accessing helpful problem solvers, and
other significant topics.
Business Seminar
Date: Wednesday, July 8, 2015
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
(Check-in begins at 8:00 a.m.)
Place: San Dimas Stanley Plummer Community Building
City Hall at San Dimas
245 E. Bonita Ave.
San Dimas, CA 91773
Registration:
www.boe.ca.gov/
sutax/sbf.htm or call 1-888-8479652
Learn more about a variety of
other BOE in-person classes and
online seminars.
Event: Free San Dimas Small
Incoming Chairman of the Board Cheryl Panzer, Attorney, welcomes
new members of Yoga Funk with a new member Chamber plaque
Chamber Hits High Notes in 2014-2015 Year In Review
Every day, the San Dimas
Chamber of Commerce works to
help local businesses get started
and grow so they in turn become
active and engaged in the community. This helps build what
we all enjoy as our sense of pride
in our community. Many of our
local businesses get stronger
and find ways to get involved
through the programs and services provided by the San Dimas
Chamber of Commerce. At the
Chamber, our mission is to foster and promote growth of the
business and professional community while enhancing the
quality of life in San Dimas.
We do this by being committed
to our Core Values because we
understand that the harder we
work to help local business the
stronger our community will be
for those efforts.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Creating a Strong Local
Community,
Promoting the Community
Commerce has continued to grow
while working hard to make improvements to the products, services and programs we offer so
we can better serve our local businesses and community. Everything the Chamber does is geared
to help create a strong local economy. Our events, business training, resources, marketing, and
even our Shop Local programs
are coordinated to help foster and
promote business growth.
ACTIVITIES
We promoted the community,
provided networking opportunities, provided business tools,
worked on workforce development and helped create a strong
local economy through our annual events such as the San Dimas
Day at the Fair, Birthday BBQ,
Awards Dinner, Christmas Tree
Lighting, Toast of the Town and
Western Days. We continued our
Discover San Dimas campaign
to help generate awareness and
help engage our local businesses
and their employees get involved
in the San Dimas community.
SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS
• Hosted the annual summer
and winter holiday Shop Local
campaigns to help inform residents about the importance of
shopping local and to help generate additional tax dollars which
in turn can be used to benefit the
community.
• Worked with businesses to
potentially locate in San Dimas
and to navigate the permit process with government.
• Created a Volunteer Business
Skills Intern Program to help
high school and college students
apply their trained skills in a
business environment.
• Launched Discover San Dimas Campaign to help promote
the community and introduce
the public to all that the city has
to offer.
• Continued to offer businesses
the free “Tools for Business” online resource program, which offers new and existing businesses
the tools they need to open and
or expand. The program offers information on business
and marketing plans, training,
emergency preparedness, permits, funding and everything
else a business may need all in
one spot.
• Launched a Shopping Center
and Business Locator Guide to
assist potential businesses, developers, and commercial realtors find possible business location vacancies opportunities.
GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
AND LEGISLATION
Representing the Interests of
Business with Government
The San Dimas Chamber
of Commerce works to support
the functions of government to
enhance the economic base of
private enterprise and business
and we work closely with our
elected officials to ensure that
the business community has a
voice with government. Through
our Legislative Platform and
Priorities we take on issues in-
volving government, energy,
labor, healthcare, environment,
infrastructure, transportation
and education.
ACTIVITIES
We do this by being actively
involved in the San Gabriel
Valley Legislative Coalition of
Chambers so we could take on
issues impacting businesses on a
broader scale and with a larger
voice. We also discussed and
took on issues locally through
our own Legislative Action Committee and shared that information with our members.
SIGNIFICANT
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Hosted the Mayor and City
Council Candidate’s Forum to
give residents an opportunity to
meet the candidates and hear
about important issues regarding our city government.
Hosted numerous events to help
educate businesses and the public on the new Affordable Care
Act and Covered California requirements.
Communicated important legislative issues to our members
through our Chamber eNews
Briefs giving them an opportunity to be informed and take personal action.
• Took action on numerous
bills that met with our Legislative Platform and continue to follow them through the legislative
voting process.
• Took the lead in promoting
the new Advanced Gas Meter
installation and educated businesses and the general public on
how it works and the benefits it
now offers.
• Kept abreast of the City’s Bonita Corridor improvement projects and offered input through
our volunteer committee members. Also began creating a marketing plan to assist the downtown merchants during the
façade improvement process.
• Offered Employment Law
Posters and important legal resource information to businesses
to ensure they were in compli-
ance with government regulations.
• Hosted the annual State of
the City and the State of the
School District.
CHAMBER MEMBERSHIP
Providing Networking and
Marketing Opportunities
Providing Business Tools for
Success
Commerce continually works
to offer members opportunities
to connect with others, market
their businesses and organizations, and get the support they
need with workforce development issues to business and
marketing planning so they can
prosper and in turn will get involved in supporting the community.
ACTIVITIES
Every day of the year you will
find the Chamber providing networking and marketing opportunities, providing business tools,
working on workforce development and helping create a strong
local economy. By offering members a multitude of events such
as luncheons, breakfasts, coffee
hours, mixers, award dinners,
ribbon cuttings, annual community events and even travel
tours we are giving members opportunities to meet others, build
relationships, and showcase who
they are and what they do. We
also invest in educating members through our workshops,
providing access to training tools
and partnering with organizations such as SBDC and SBA as
a means of assisting members
with their needs.
SIGNIFICANT
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
• Hosted the annual summer
and winter holiday Shop Local
campaigns to help promote local
businesses and give members
opportunities to promote their
businesses.
• Partnered with American Express to promote Shop Small Saturday and the SBA to promote
Small Business Week as a means
of supporting local business.
• Hosted Luncheons, Breakfasts, Mixers, Ribbon Cuttings
and Coffee Hours throughout the
year to give members opportunities to connect with one another.
• Hosted annual events such
as Birthday BBQ, Western Days
and Music Festival, Toast of the
Town, Teacher of the Year, Installation and Awards Dinner,
Holiday Tree Lighting, Golf Classic, and the San Dimas Day at the
Fair as a way to give members
opportunities to market their
businesses and organizations to
community members.
• Launched the Charlie the
Chamber Bear campaign to give
members an opportunity to promote their products and services
to others in a fun and unique way.
• Continue to invest in Member Management Software,
which gives members access to
promote their businesses and organizations, events, job postings,
and special offers on the Chamber’s website. This helps the general public find what’s local.
• Continue to invest in the Business Tools for Success online
resource program, which gives
businesses easy access to the
tools they can use to open and
grow. We also are continuing to
offer Coggno’s online training
programs on everything from
learning how to use social media
to complying with labor laws and
even learning how to sell.
So much goes into what the
Chamber does throughout the
year. We continually try to be
everything we can be as a Chamber to meet the needs of all different types of memberships.
We know that when people see
everything we do for businesses
and our community – there is
no comparison. The San Dimas
Chamber of Commerce offers
more services, more resources,
more visibility, more networking, more marketing, more connections, more events, more
online benefits, more exposure,
more community outreach, and
just more of everything.
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Vector Control Urges Residents to Help Thwart
Invasive Mosquitoes
The presence of invasive mosquitoes increases new viral threats in Los Angeles County
San Gabriel Valley, May 15, 2015
For the fourth year in a row,
two Los Angeles County vector control districts are tackling
potentially dangerous, invasive
mosquitoes and the public health
agencies are asking residents for
help.
The Greater Los Angeles
County Vector Control District
(GLACVCD) and the San Gabriel
Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District (SGVMVCD) have
been working together since 2011
to control these invasive mosquitoes.
Three recent mosquito introductions now impact Los Angeles
County residents - the Asian tiger
mosquito (Aedes albopictus), yellow fever mosquito (Aedes aegypti) and Australian backyard mosquito (Aedes notoscriptus). These
mosquitoes have been found in
and around San Gabriel Valley.
They are excellent at colonizing
new areas and vector control officials warn that these invasive
Aedes could be anywhere in the
county.
The Asian tiger mosquito currently poses a larger threat compared to the other two invasive
mosquitoes since it is the most
pervasive in L.A. County. Discovered in 2011, there are now 15
communities experiencing Asian
tiger mosquito infestations - up
from three communities since the
beginning of 2014.
Much of the fight against these
six-legged invaders occurs in the
backyard.
Invasive Aedes are able to lay
eggs on the walls of small containers, including buckets, plant saucers, and even in recyclables that
can hold standing water. Their
ability to adapt to urban environments makes these mosquitoes
extremely difficult to control in
cities around the world.
The presence of invasive Aedes
increases the risk of residents being exposed to tropical diseases
such as dengue, chikungunya,
and yellow fever. These viruses
are currently not transmitting locally.
“It’s not a matter of if, but
when,” says Susanne Kluh, Scientific-Technical Services director
for GLACVCD. “It takes just one
traveler infected with chikungunya or dengue fever to be bitten
by the invasive mosquitoes in
L.A. County to start local transmission.”
Vector control officials actively
monitor and control invasive
species wherever they are found
through grassroots door-to-door
inspections, source reduction,
mosquito control, and education
programs. Year-round population
monitoring yields crucial data
necessary to determine the best
control options.
“Our focus is to suppress populations of these mosquitoes wher-
ever they are detected and to limit
their expansion into surrounding
cities,” says Dr. Wakoli Wekesa,
Scientific Programs Manager
at SGVMVCD. “It’s critical we
utilize all the tools and resources
available to us - from traditional
management techniques to the
latest, environmentally-friendly
technology - to combat this urban
threat.”
Vector control is calling upon
all residents to do their part by following these steps:
• REPORT any sightings of
small, black-and-white mosquitoes, or if you are being bitten by
mosquitoes during the day! Residents can contact SGVMVCD at
626-814-9466 or GLACVCD at
562-944-9656 or online at www.
ReportMosquitoes.org.
• Dump and drain all water
around your home. Eliminate
plant saucers and other unnecessary containers and thoroughly
scrub outdoor pet water dishes
weekly to remove eggs.
• Do not transport or share plant
stems rooted in water. Do not
keep outdoor buckets full of water.
• Use insect repellent containing
CDC-approved active ingredients,
such as DEET, Picaridin or oil of
lemon eucalyptus, to avoid bites.
• For more information please
visit the districts’ websites at
www.glacvcd.org and www.sgvmosquito.org .
Citrus College Superintendent/President Receives
National Award
Citrus College Superintendent/
President Geraldine M. Perri,
Ph.D. was recently recognized by
the national Phi Theta Kappa
Honor Society. The society, whose
mission is to recognize and encourage the academic achievement of
two-year college students, honored
Dr. Perri with the Shirley B. Gordon Award for Distinction.
Dr. Perri was one of the select
community college presidents and
CEOs, and the only college leader
from California, to receive the
award which was presented on
April 17th in San Antonio, Texas.
Every year, presidents and CEOs
from the nation’s 1,137 community
colleges are nominated to receive
the award, which was established
in memory of Dr. Shirley B. Gordon, Phi Theta Kappa’s longestserving board of directors’ chair.
“I am truly honored to receive
this distinguished award,” Dr. Perri said. “The fact that the Shirley
B. Gordon Award of Distinction is
presented by a student organization is especially meaningful to me,
and I am very grateful to Citrus
College’s Beta Nu Eta Chapter of
Phi Theta Kappa for their nomination.”
The Beta Nu Eta chapter of
Phi Theta Kappa has been an
active student voice in support of
President Barack Obama’s national challenge to produce 10 million community college and fouryear college graduates by 2020.
In 2012, the chapter conducted
research on college completion
at Citrus College, and the collaborative efforts between them,
Dr. Perri, and the campus community became a catalyst for the
institution’s innovative College of
Completion initiative. The Beta
Nu Eta chapter was recently
recognized by Phi Theta Kappa
when it advanced to the Four-Star
Chapter ranking, the highest level
it has ever received.
Dr. Perri became Citrus College’s seventh superintendent/
president in 2008. Under her
leadership, Citrus College is
continually being recognized
nationally for educational excellence. Among many accolades,
it has been named as a Top 100
community college associate degree producer and the 5th fastest growing college in the nation
with enrollments greater than
10,000 students by Community
College Week magazine, a Top 25
community college in the United
States for total associate degrees
granted to Hispanic students by
Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education, a Military Friendly School
by G. I. Jobs magazine, and one of
the nation’s top 10 public two-year
colleges based on alumni earning
potential. In addition, the institution has broken its own record for
the number of degrees awarded
for the past three years.
“The Shirley B. Gordon
Award of Distinction is very special, and I am so proud of Dr. Perri
for receiving it,” said Mrs. Joanne
Montgomery, president of the Citrus Community College District
Board of Trustees. “She exemplifies the true essence of the award
and under Dr. Perri’s leadership,
Citrus College students continually achieve new successes.”
REAL Connections BBQ Celebration
3 Year Anniversary Event
REAL Connections is your local Village supporting seniors aging at home and we are turning 3! Come celebrate with us on July 10th from 5:00-7:00 pm at Larkin Park as we honor our many volunteers and community members who make our village possible. We’ve grown to serve seniors in eight cities and it’s all possible
because of community members like you who get involved! Please join us and don’t hesitate to bring a friend
to this fun filled event! Larkin Park is located at 763 W. Harrison, Claremont (one block east of Mountain Ave.
on Harrison Avenue). Light dinner and refreshments provided. Must RSVP (909) 621-6300 by July 8, 2015.
June 2015
Casa Colina Hospital & Centers For Healthcare
Laboratory Receives Accreditation
scientists, certified phlebotomists
and support staff for once again
achieving this esteemed accreditation from the College of American Pathologists,” said Felice L.
Loverso, PhD., president and
CEO of Casa Colina Hospital
and Centers for Healthcare.
“Meeting all of the applicable
standards for accreditation reassures referring physicians and
their patients that we will continue to meet their needs now
and well into the future, as we
prepare to open our new medical/surgical hospital later this
year.”
The U.S. federal government
recognizes the CAP Laboratory
Accreditation Program, begun in
the early 1960s, as being equalto or more-stringent-than the
government’s own inspection
program.
During the CAP accreditation process, designed to ensure
the highest standard of care for
all laboratory patients, inspectors examine the laboratory’s
records and quality control of
procedures for the preceding
two years. CAP inspectors also
examine laboratory staff qualifications, equipment, facilities,
safety program and record, and
overall management.
About Casa Colina Hospital
and Centers for Healthcare
Casa Colina Hospital and
Centers for Healthcare was
founded in 1936 in Chino, Calif.,
under the leadership of Frances
Eleanor “Mother” Smith and other community leaders and physicians to provide rehabilitative care
to children with polio. In the early
1950s, when polio was at epidemic
proportions, a plan was developed
to build a new hospital in nearby
Pomona, Calif. In 1959, the new
hospital was completed, and Casa
Colina expanded its medical and
physical rehabilitation services to
concentrate on treating people of
all ages and disabilities resulting
from neurological and/or orthopedic conditions. In recent years,
Casa Colina has renovated its
entire 20-acre Pomona campus to
build a continuum of rehabilitative care unmatched in the Western United States. This includes a
state-of-the-art acute rehabilitation hospital, outpatient center,
post-acute residential rehabilitation center, children’s services,
adult day health care, specialized
physician clinics, diagnostic imaging, ambulatory surgery center,
outdoor recreation program, and
other highly specialized services.
The new Casa Colina Medical Office Building opened on the campus in June 2013, and construction of a 31-bed medical/surgical
hospital addition is currently underway with a scheduled opening
late 2015. For the latest updates
on Casa Colina Hospital and Centers for Healthcare, visit www.casacolina.org.
About the College of American Pathologists
As the leading organization
with more than 18,000 boardcertified pathologists, the College
of American Pathologists (CAP)
serves patients, pathologists, and
the public by fostering and advocating excellence in the practice
of pathology and laboratory medicine worldwide. The CAP’s Laboratory Improvement Programs,
initiated 65 years ago, currently
have customers in more than 100
countries, accrediting 7,600 laboratories and providing proficiency
testing to 20,000 laboratories
worldwide. Find more information about the CAP at cap.org.
Mt. SAC to Honor 20 Students of
Distinction
Walnut — Mt. San Antonio
College honored 20 Students of
Distinction at its annual awards
ceremony and luncheon on May
16 at at the Pacific Palms Resort,
20055 E. Colima Road, in the City
of Industry.
These annual awards recognize students for competitive, academic, and personal achievement
as well as outstanding service
to the college. Recipients of this
year’s Academic Achievement
award, who earned a minimum
3.75 GPA, are Andrew Pastor
of San Dimas, Ayo Osilaja of
Chino, Jasmine S. Paek of Hacienda Heights, Marie Kim of Diamond Bar, and Marina Alkasa
of Rowland Heights.
Recipients of the Service
Achievement award, who earned
a minimum 3.0 GPA and provided notable volunteer service
to the college and community, are
Amayrani Ochoa of La Puente,
Candice Handjojo of West Covina, Charles Tran of Rosemead,
Christopher Nguyen of Pomona, and Stephanie Gonzalez of
La Puente.
Recipients of Personal Achievement award, who were selected
based on a minimum 2.75 GPA
and overcame personal hardship,
are Carlos Vazquez of West Covina, Jeremy Ossy Chandiyana
of Rowland Heights, Sabrina
Short of Pomona, Sectino Bradley of Chino Hills, and Michael
Castellanos of Glendora.
Recipients of the Competitive
Achievement award, who earned
a minimum 3.0 GPA and earned
distinction as part of a competitive
student group or team, are Cathleen Nguyen of Walnut, Chloe
Clancy of Rowland Heights,
Jendi Samai of Chino Hills,
Nichelle Radiance Jackson
of Fullerton, and Reed Scale of
Manhattan Beach.
“Safety in the Home & Fall
Prevention”
Wednesday, July 29, 2015 10:00am-11:30am
Maury Smeltzer Lounge at Hillcrest
2705 Mountain View Drive, La Verne, California
Presented by: Starla Howard, PT, VNA Risk Manager
June 2015
Travel
Story
Story & Photos By Stan Wawer
Branson, MO, once known
as Disneyland for Seniors, has
evolved into a
destination with
something for
all ages. It has
become a pretty
cool place with
lots to see and
Stan Wawer
lots to do.
“When Branson opened, the
average age of visitors was 65,”
said Lynn Berry, director of
communications for Branson’s
Convention & Visitors Bureau.
“Today, the average age is 57; in
BRANSON, MO
ing the eight-stage Branson
Zipline Canopy Tours. Dogwood
Canyon is waterfalls heaven.
The park covers 10,000 acres of
pristine Ozark Mountain landscape. There are miles of crystal-clear trout streams, dozens
of cascading waterfalls, unique
hand-built bridges and bottomless blue-green pools. The park
continues into Arkansas where
I saw elk, bison and Texas longhorn steers. I even got to scratch
a female elk behind the ear and
under her chin.
Bass Pro Shops’ founder
rides of the white-knuckle variety. Craftsmen demonstrate the
art of woodcarving, glassblowing, pottery, blacksmithing and
candy making.
Riding upside down on WildFire
in Silver Dollar City.
Fireman’s Landing in Silver Dollar City.
June, July and August it’s 41.”
During my stay in Branson
in early May, I saw more families than I did seniors. Branson
was way more than I expected.
Branson offers live shows, outdoor adventure and family fun.
It all starts with Branson Landing along Lake Taneycomo and
reaches out to the theater dis-
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In June, Silver Dollar City
features the Harlem Globetrotters headlining and performing
in an exhibition of basketball expertise. They will star in 30-minute performances presented
three times daily for six weeks.
Branson’s theaters will host
Shanghai in 2006 and the smaller group in Branson. They will
leave you spellbound.
The Titanic, the world’s largest museum attraction, is a must
see. This is an incredible museum and one I highly recommend.
The museum has more than 400
artifacts, 20 galleries and 2,208
stories to share. Since the venue
opened in 2006, it has received
more than 5.5 million visitors. If
you love history, this place is going to make you drool.
The museum is a half-scale
replica of the original ill-fated
cruise ship that hit an iceberg
south of Newfoundland and
sank on April 25, 1912. Of the
2,223 passengers on board,
1,517 died. Boarding daily starts
at 9 a.m. The Titanic Museum is
open year round.
There are many excellent
restaurants in Branson. I dined
at the magnificent Chateau on
the Lake Restaurant overlooking Table Rock Lake. It started
out with a great sunset over the
lake, a filet mignon dinner, excellent malbec wine and a chocolate dessert to die for. The hotel’s
atrium with waterfalls is anoth-
Johnny Morris acquired the
land in 1990. The Dogwood Canyon Foundation, a non-profit
organization dedicated to preserving and protecting the canyon’s natural plant and wildlife
environment, manages the park.
The park offers trail rides, biking, wildlife tram tours, private
guided jeep tours, Segway tours,
to eight international airports
via five airlines — Allegiant Air,
American, Delta, Northwest and
United. Branson Airport opened
in 2009. It is where many private planes land. Check at FlyBranson.com. I flew American to
Springfield, with a plane change
in Dallas-Fort Worth. Rental
cars are available at both air-
The Silver Dollar City roller
coaster heading up.
ports.
Where to Stay
There are a number of hotels, motels, inns and resorts
in the Branson area. I stayed
at the Hilton Promenade at
Branson Landing ((hiltonsof-
Sisters June and Joan stretch peanut brittle at Copper Kettle Candies
in Silver Dollar City. June, 71, has worked here since 1968.
Water show in Branson Landing along Lake Taneycomo.
trict, Silver Dollar City and the
stunning Dogwood Canyon Nature Park.
Branson Landing has a
variety of high-end shops, including Bass Pro Shops White
River Outpost on the south end
of Branson Landing. Bass Pro
Shops Inc. corporate office and
headquarters are located in
nearby Springfield.
fishing and a cattle drive. A new
working gristmill, with general
store, restaurant, bike barn and
patio area will open later this
year. Hope Wilderness Chapel,
which hosts weddings, is a replica of churches from the 1800s.
Silver Dollar City is an 1880sstyle theme park much like
Southern California’s Knott’s
Berry Farm. The park features a
a number of big names in 2015,
including Charlie Daniels, Johnny Mathis, Little River Band
and the Oak Ridge Boys in the
Oak Ridge Theatre. Andy Williams Moon River Theatre hosts
Rick Springfield, B.J. Thomas,
Moe Bandy and Joe Stampley.
Moon River also hosts regulars the Osmond Brothers, the
er stunner. Branson also offers
camping, boating, the Branson
Scenic Ozark Zephyr Railway
(www.bransontrain.com)
and
golf.
As I said earlier in this story,
Branson isn’t just for seniors
anymore, it is now an every age
go-to destination.
One of 12 waterfalls in Dogwood
Canyon Nature Park.
branson.com). It is across Main
Street from the Hilton Branson
Convention Center Hotel (hiltonofbranson.com). Chateau On
The Lake Resort & Spa is four
diamonds, with an excellent restaurant a breathtaking view of
Table Rock Lake (ChateauOnTheLake.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.
A bison roaming on the Arkansas side of Dogwood Canyon
The Grand Staircase in the Titanic Museum.
I spent an exciting day at
Dogwood Canyon Nature Park
following a morning of ziplin-
dozen restaurants, 40 live shows
daily, 60 unique shops and 30
rides and attractions, several
Lennon Sisters, illusionist Rick
Thomas and Mary Wilson of The
Supremes.
Acrobats of Shanghai is one
of Branson’s biggest attractions.
I saw them perform on a trip to
If you go
Most visitors to Branson fly
into Springfield-Branson National Airport. It is about 50
miles north of Branson. It offers
dozens of daily flights connecting
Travel Editor Stan Wawer
is a La Verne resident, a member
of the Society of American Travel
Writers and editor of his own
travel blog, www.travelwithstan.
blogspot.com. Address all travel
related questions to his blog. His
travel Facebook page is www.
facebook.com/TravelWithStan.
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