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MAY 2011
Ride For Life
The Third Annual Ride for Life
was held April 16 at the Fairplex
Equestrian Center. The riders
came together to fight the horror of
Cancer. They exceeded their goal
set at $10,000 by over $2,000 raising more than $12,103.00.
The Ride for Life is the equestrian’s equivalent to the American
Cancer Society’s signature event,
Relay for Life ©. Relay & Ride
represents the hope that those lost
to cancer will never be forgotten,
that those who face cancer will be
supported and that one day cancer
will be eliminated.
One in three people will be diagnosed with cancer during their
lifetime. The funds raised at Ride
for Life will help save lives by funding cutting-edge cancer research,
early detection and prevention
education, advocacy efforts and
life-affirming patient services.
The Ride for Life is supported
by Los Angeles County Supervisor, Michael D, Antonovich, the
City of San Dimas Relay for Life
Committee, the City of San Dimas
Chamber of Commerce and the
Los Angeles County Fairplex.
The Ride for Life gave an opportunity for all equestrians in Los
Angeles County and surrounding
counties to participate in the fight
against cancer.
You can join the fight against
cancer by taking part in the Re-
lay for Life, Saturday, May 21st
stating at 9:00 a.m. at Horsethief
Canyon Park, 301 Horsethief Canyon Rd. San Dimas.
About Relay For Life
Teams of people camp out at
a local high school, park, or fairground and take turns walking or
running around a track or path.
Each team is asked to have a
representative on the track at all
times during the event. Relays
are 24 hours in length; representing the reality that cancer never
sleeps. By participating, you honor cancer survivors, pay tribute to
the lives we’ve lost to the disease,
and raise money to help fight cancer in your community.
Relay began in 1985 when
Dr. Gordy Klatt, a colorectal surgeon in Tacoma, Washington, ran
and walked around a track for
24 hours to raise money for the
American Cancer Society. Since
then, Relay has grown from a single man’s passion to fight cancer
into the world’s largest movement
to end the disease.
Online Chair Contact: Kevin
Frey at goodusernamestaken@
gmail.com
La Verne
Metro Gold Line Moves Forward
Over the last two weeks there the M&O location in Monrovia;
City Council
has been significant activity on and the second challenges the
key aspects of the project that right of the city of Monrovia and
Suspends
warrant your attention. First and its Redevelopment Agency to sell
foremost is the progress that has its property to the Authority. At
made on the Iconic Freeway this time, the Authority Board
Conservation been
Structure over the I-210 Freeway. has given me instructions to do
Significant design for the overall what is necessary to limit signifiPenalties
bridge has been approved by Cal- cant scheduling delays and added
Submitted by the City of La
Verne
The improvement in Southern
California water reserves and the
water-saving efforts of residents
and businesses has enabled the
La Verne City Council to end its
call for mandatory water restrictions and associated penalties.
City-wide, La Verne residents
exceeded the original goal of 10%
water use reduction reaching
15%.
Although the current water
shortage is over for now, conserving water and maintaining wise
water use remains as essential as
ever. Improved short-term conditions in California do not signal an
end to the state’s long-term water
challenges and wise water use
must continue to be a permanent
way of life. La Verne still faces two
complex issues in its water supply. First, La Verne is in an arid
climate where water is scarce and
the climate is very dry. Second, a
large majority of the City’s water
supply is imported from outside
sources where environmental and
political issues make it very unreliable.
Even though you will no longer be assessed conservation surcharges, that shouldn’t be a reason to change water conserving
habits. Wise water use is a necessary habit in Southern California.
The City thanks its residents
for implementing measures to reduce water use and for assisting
the City in getting through this
difficult shortage period. Conservation programs currently offered
by the City will continue and overall conservation will remain a focus as the City strives to meet the
legislative goal of a 20% overall
reduction in water use by the year
2020.
For any questions regarding
the City’s water system or conservation programs, please contact La Verne Customer Service
at (909) 596-8744.La Verne City
Council Suspends Conservation
Penalties
trans and Metro, paving the way
for construction to begin. Starting
this week, the contractor (Skanska) began mobilizing equipment
costs. The Authority Board will be
considering schedule impacts and
revisions in the months ahead.
With regard to procurements,
in preparation for the initial stages of construction. A temporary
sound wall was installed, and
shoring of the median slopes will
begin in the coming weeks. Foundation work for the structure itself
will start in June.
Separately, the agreement
between the BNSF railroad and
Metro has been reached and execution of the agreement is pending. This “shared use” agreement
between Metro and BNSF must
be completed, per the Funding
Agreement, before significant
funding is transferred to the Authority and a design-build team
is hired for the Pasadena to Azusa
Alignment work.
Another condition of the Funding Agreement is acquisition of
half of the land needed for the
Maintenance and Operations
(M&O) facility to be constructed
in Monrovia. Appraisals and offer
letters to nearly all property owners within the 24-acre site have
been distributed, starting us on
the path for taking possession of
properties in the months ahead.
Acquisition of these properties
must be timed to coincide with the
needs of the winning design-build
team, who will be responsible
for building the M&O facility as
part of the $450 million (approx.)
Alignment package.
You may be aware that two
lawsuits have been commenced
relating to the M&O facility by
a private property owner within
the approved site. The first is a
challenge to the Supplemental
EIR certified in January by the
Authority Board, which cleared
we are actively progressing on
two in addition to the designbuild package for the Pasadena
to Azusa Alignment. Last month,
the Authority issued a Request
for Proposals for architectural,
engineering and design services
to complete significant designs for
six intermodal parking facilities
at Pasadena to Azusa segment
stations. This month, we will be
issuing a Request for Interest for
developers interested in redeveloping the historic Santa Fe depot
in Monrovia, which is in significant disrepair.
Regarding the procurement
for the Alignment design-build
team, we are now giving the three
short-listed teams a few more
weeks to finalize their proposals,
allowing one additional opportunity to receive questions and hold
discussions with each about their
proposals for designing and building the M&O facility. Discussions
with the proposer teams as part
of our procurement process have
proven to be advantageous to the
Authority and proposers. These
discussions have significantly reduced the amount of ambiguity
typically encountered in procurements, and have ensured that the
best possible proposals are developed by the teams - so we achieve
a true “best value” result. As long
as the schedule is not significantly
delayed, I believe this additional
time will ultimately improve the
submittals, saving the project millions.
The Journey Continues,
Habib F. Balian
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La Verne Community News
May 2011
Mt. SAC Students Take
Home “AeroDef Award” in
Manufacturing Competition
DR. W. DONALD CLAGUE:
IN MEMORIAM
(1920-2011)
By Dr. Garbis Der-Yeghiayan
Walnut — Mt. San Antonio
College’s Engineering Design
Technology Team won the firstever AeroDef Outstanding Project
Award at the Society of Manufacturing Engineers AeroDef conference held at the Anaheim Convention Center on April 5.
The Mt. SAC students, part of
a multi-departmental team, won
for their computerized torque
tools entry in the student manufacturing competition portion of
the event, an exposition and convention for companies in the aerospace and defense manufacturing
industry.
“This is a significant achievement for our students to compete,
win, and shine in the front of some
of the giants in the aerospace industry,” said Mt. SAC Architecture & Engineering Design Pro-
My dear and precious mentor
and friend, Dr. W. Donald Clague,
departed from our midst On Sunday, March 20, 2011. A unique
man who was so special, so multitalented, so resourceful, so dedicated to his tasks, so inspirational
and so wholeheartedly devoted to
his family, to his church, to higher
education, to Rotary International, and to his community. He has
left a vacuum of immense proportions. His departure is our loss.
His life should be our lesson.
Dr. Clague’s life was one long
journey upward, without a halt or
backward step. His success was
not meteoric; he won his way step
by step, and pitched his tent on
higher ground at the end of each
day’s travel. The marble shaft
over his grave may crumble to
earth, but the influence of his good
deeds will continue to enrich our
lives like the waves of the mighty
ocean.
Dr. Clague was my mentor
and confidant. During my tenure as president of the American
Armenian International College
at the University of La Verne, he
advised me wisely and cherished
generously. As Dean of Graduate studies and Executive Vice
President of the University of
La Verne he inspired me. As an
ordained minister and Moderator of the Church of the Brethren
he impacted the lives of many
by instilling the virtues of faith,
hope, and love in their hearts and
minds. He served with distinction
the Rotary Club of La Verne, the
La Verne Chamber of Commerce,
Hillcrest Homes, David and Margaret Homes, Red Cross, Bonita
Unified School District and numerous other civic organizations
as a strong pillar by constantly
planting the seeds of compassion
and love. He served as my doctoral dissertation advisor and guided
me throughout my studies. As a
Charter Member of the Rotary
Club of La Verne he inspired and
encouraged me to join the ranks
of this prestigious service organization. As I embarked on a new
educational mission, he served as
chairman of the Board of Trustees
of a new college for 16 years.
His unique qualities, extraordinary skills and honesty combined
with his enthusiasm, dynamism,
tireless efforts, perennial optimism, conscientious loyalty to
what he believed to be right and
true, and unwavering commitment to his family have touched
and enriched the life of his countless friends and admirers. He and
his exceptionally gifted and dedi-
fessor Max Lizarraga.
The torque tool entry, designed
to ensure safety in aircraft maintenance, alerts the user when he or
she has reached the appropriate
torque. The device uses Bluetooth
functionality to read the torque
level and send a signal that could
be routed to a nearby computer.
The data signal from a current job
in progress could in turn be monitored for safety by a supervisor.
Mt. SAC students who worked
on the project were Richie Han
(Walnut), Abdul Hameed (Baldwin Park), David Couzens (Walnut), and Amy Russell (Pomona).
More than 100 companies from
the aerospace industry such as
Boeing and Lockheed Martin participated in the Society of Manufacturing Engineers 25th annual
convention.
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cated wife, Betty, whom he adored
very much, were outstanding examples of the finest in the American character and attributes. As
an exemplary husband and father
he honored the sanctity of the
family and served as a role model
for others to follow his example.
His number one priority was his
family. He enjoyed being in their
company. He loved his daughter Gayle and his son Skip, their
families, his three beloved grandchildren and great-grandson -- his
most important treasures.
Another characteristic was his
perfect sincerity. The expressive
origin of this word comes from two
Latin words that signify “without
wax,” pure honey. Surrounded
by the dissipating and clouding
influence of life. In our 35 years
of genuine friendship I never saw
him wavering from that high and
pure purpose, from that sincere
life which characterized him from
the very first bearing the mark of
the noble chevalier, “without fear
and without reproach,” he added
courage, persistency, hidden but
indomitable, planted in his life,
and enduring even when the unfortunate hand of illness was laid
upon him.
Booker T. Washington once
said: “Success is to be measured
not so much by the position that
man has reached in life as by the
obstacles which he has overcome
while trying to succeed.” The secret of Dr. Clague’s success lies
in the fact that he had a habit of
doing things that failures don’t
like to do. He was a unique educator who went straight forward
- with an aim on only what was
right. His footprints in the sand of
time were not made sitting down:
He worked diligently; he systematized his work and organized his
time. His goodness consisted not
only in the outward things he did,
but also in the inward things he
was.
Dr. Clague was, and will always be, my special friend. He
planned wisely, prepared prayerfully, cherished generously, served
purposefully, advised justly, assisted readily, adventured boldly,
took all patiently, and loved and
cared unconditionally. He was a
rare, genuine, ardent, and devout
warrior of great faith. He was a visionary leader who turned weaknesses into strengths, obstacles
into stepping-stones, and disasters into triumphs. His actions
were the picture book of his vision.
Farewell to you, my dear mentor! Your continued presence in
our hearts and minds will shine
and live forever.
In Memory of
Marigail Rogers
Marigail Rogers joined the
team at the San Dimas Community News in June, 2004..
She was the senior account
representative in the display advertising department for several
years, and an integral part of the
newspaper.
Marigail un-expectedly passed
away during the early morning
hours of April 1, 2011.
Marigail Jeannette Rogers
was born in Phoenix, Arizona on
July 1, 1946. She briefly lived in
the Grand Canyon State with her
mother, Virgina Gayle and her
father, Samuel Thurston Carney,
until moving to Corona, CA. As a
young child Marigail was doted on
by her parents and enjoyed wearing fancy dresses and curls in her
hair. When Marigail was 10 years
old, the family moved to Ventura,
California. Marigail found her
niche in a local theatre company
called the Plaza Players, that
produced and performed classic
musicals such as West Side Story,
South Pacific, and the King and
I. One of Marigail’s favorite roles
was that of Liat in South Pacific.
In 1964, Marigail began attending
Azusa College (known today as
Azusa Pacific University). It was
there that she met James C. Rogers and the two were married in
June 1966. James and Marigail
spent the early years of their marriage living in Pasadena and attending Pasadena Church of the
Nazarene. In 1967, Marigail gave
birth to her first child, Jimmy Matthew. In 1975, her second child
Michael Kevin was born. In 1977,
her third child, Steven Jeffery was
born. As a stay-at-home mother,
Marigail spent her time as a room
mother in her sons’ classroom
and teaching childrens’ church
on Sundays. In 2008, Marigail
became a beloved Grammy to her
first granddaughter Adella Rose.
Her second granddaughter, Hannah Joy was born in 2010. While
her children and grandchildren
were the joy of her life, Marigail
also loved ballroom dancing, feeding the homeless with Helping
Hands in Pomona and attending
church at Christ Church of the
Valley in San Dimas.
Her loss was unexpected and she
is greatly missed by those who
knew her. Marigail is survived by
her three sons, her daughter-inlaw and two granddaughters.
May 2011
Tony Battaglia Appointed to Three-Year Term at
LeRoy Haynes Center in La Verne
Tony Battaglia, a resident of
Claremont and a Branch Manager with Crowell, Weedon and Co.,
in the financial services industry,
has been appointed to the all-volunteer Board of Directors of LeRoy Haynes Center in La Verne.
He will serve a three-year term
at the LeRoy Haynes Center. The
Board meets every two months.
“Tony is a good fit for this position because he cares about the
kids,” said newly-elected LeRoy
Haynes Board Chairman John
Renken, President of The Renken
Company in Claremont. “We are
delighted to have Tony join our
Board and we look forward to
working with him as we continue
to provide services for the children
here at the LeRoy Haynes Center.”
Battaglia said he first became
aware of the good work at the LeRoy Haynes Center during a summer sports camp two years ago at
his church, Baseline Community
Church in Claremont.
“We actually had a few young
men from LeRoy Haynes Center
participate in our sports camp and
we were all impressed with their
dedication and spirit, particularly
considering the difficult circumstances in their young lives.”
He said he later met Renken,
Past President Phil Talleur and
President and CEO Dan Maydeck
and continued to be impressed.
“It is a good company to be associated with,” Battaglia said. “It
is a real worthwhile organization
and I’m very proud to be a part of
it.”
Battaglia, who manages the
Encino branch of Crowell, Weedon
and Co., has worked in the financial services industry for the past
15 years.
A graduate of Cal State University Northridge with a degree
in business and finance, he lives in
Claremont with his wife, Jennifer,
and children Juliana, 6; Daniel, 4;
and Matthew, six months.
About LeRoy Haynes Center
The LeRoy Haynes Center
provides specialized treatment
and educational services to children with special needs relating to
emotional development, autism,
Asperger’s Disorder, learning disabilities, neglect and abandonment.
It was founded in October 1946
by LeRoy Haynes, a former chaplain at the Fred Nellis
Youth Authority in Whittier,
as a way to help many of the troubled boys he served through
intervention and treatment in
a home-like setting.
The group home facility has
grown from its initial 10 residents
to six cottages, each housing 12
children. Mental health treatment services are provided to every resident.
The Haynes Education Center,
a non-public school founded in
1989 as a companion to the group
home facility, initially provided
schooling to the children of what
On Your Marks, Get Set, Go:
Local Students Competed to
Represent the City of La Verne
La Verne — On Saturday,
March 26, 2011, local elementary
school students competed in a
track meet at Bonita High School.
The track meet included individual and relay running events of various lengths, jumping and throwing events. The purpose of the
track meet was to encourage the
students to get more involved in
physical education and to promote
physical exercise. Those students
who placed first or second in an
event will move on to compete at
the regional track meet (SCMAF
– San Gabriel Track Meet) where
these students will represent the
City of La Verne and not just their
individual schools. This event will
be held on May 14, 2011 at 9:00
a.m. at Bonita High School.
Grace Miller Elementary
School is proud of all students
who competed in this year’s track
meet and would like to recognize
those from our school who will be
moving on to the regional event:
Michael Gordon, Tyler Quincey,
Simeon Hernandez, Luke Mendez, Grant Harris, Luc Peifer,
Matthew Spurgeon, Sarah Sanchez, Tori Swindle, Allison Draper, Autumn Ziolkowski, Kaitlyn
Fleming, and Akare Briggs. It
gives a whole new meaning to
our motto: “Running the Road to
Success!” The Grace Miller track
team was led by our PE teacher
Kim Jeter and her PE aide Janet
O’Malley.
Brought to you by the Grace
Miller Elementary PTA
For more information, contact
Grace Miller PTA, 909-971-8206
or [email protected].
Tony Battaglia
was formerly LeRoy Boys Home.
It has grown to serve not only the
children who live on campus but
the community as a whole, accepting children (boys and girls) from
14 school districts throughout
Southern California.
Credentialed teachers working
in a highly structured environment address curriculum as well
as learning disabilities including
autism, emotional challenges and
developmental disabilities.
The entire facility serves 350
to 400 children annually through
its three basic programs – residential, Haynes Education Center
and mental health.
For more information, contact
the LeRoy Haynes Center at 233
West Baseline Road, La Verne,
CA 91750, (909) 593-2581, or visit
the web site at www.leroyhaynes.
org.
Mt. SAC Students
Take Home
“AeroDef Award”
Walnut — Mt. San Antonio
College’s Engineering Design
Technology Team won the
first-ever AeroDef Outstanding
Project Award at the Society
of Manufacturing Engineers
AeroDef conference held at the
Anaheim Convention Center on
April 5.
The Mt. SAC students, part of
a multi-departmental team, won
for their computerized torque
tools entry in the student manufacturing competition portion of
the event, an exposition and convention for companies in the aerospace and defense manufacturing
industry.
“This is a significant achievement for our students to compete,
win, and shine in the front of some
of the giants in the aerospace industry,” said Mt. SAC Architecture & Engineering Design Professor Max Lizarraga.
The torque tool entry, designed
to ensure safety in aircraft maintenance, alerts the user when he or
she has reached the appropriate
torque. The device uses Bluetooth
functionality to read the torque
level and send a signal that could
be routed to a nearby computer.
The data signal from a current job
in progress could in turn be monitored for safety by a supervisor.
Mt. SAC students who worked
on the project were Richie Han
(Walnut), Abdul Hameed (Baldwin Park), David Couzens (Walnut), and Amy Russell (Pomona).
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Consider These “Tax-smart”
Investment
Moves
Submitted by Cindy Bollinger
Edward Jones Financial Advisor
April 18 was the deadline for
filing your individual tax return.
But that wasn’t the only event
that occurred this tax season. Although you might not have been
aware of it, Tax Freedom Day fell
on April 12.
Tax Freedom Day, calculated
annually by the Tax Foundation,
is the day on which Americans
have earned enough money to pay
this year’s federal, state and local
taxes. Of course, Tax Freedom
Day is something of a fiction, because most people pay their taxes
throughout the year, via their
paychecks. Furthermore, when
you pay taxes, you help fund public education, the police, the fire
department, highways, college
scholarships and many other important elements of society. Nonetheless, you may want to use the
concept of Tax Freedom Day to
look for ways to reduce the taxes
associated with your investments.
Here are a few suggestions:
• Fully fund your IRA. For 2011,
you generally can contribute up
to $5,000 to a traditional or Roth
IRA, or $6,000 if you’re 50 or older.
When you invest in a traditional
IRA, your contributions may be
tax deductible, depending on your
income level, and your earnings
can grow on a tax-deferred basis.
With a Roth IRA, your contributions are not deductible, but your
earnings can grow tax free, provided you’ve had your account at
least five years and you don’t start
taking withdrawals until you’re
59-1/2.
• Increase your 401(k) contributions. When you contribute to a
401(k), you can receive two main
types of tax benefits. First, you
typically put in pre-tax dollars to
your 401(k), so the more you contribute, the lower your taxable
income. And second, your earnings can grow on a tax-deferred
basis. For 2011, you generally can
contribute up to $16,500 to your
401(k), or $22,000 if you’re 50 or
over. (The same contribution limits apply to 457(b) plans, for state
or local government employees,
or 403(b) plans, for employees of
schools or other tax-exempt organizations.) So, whenever your
salary goes up, you many want to
consider boosting your contributions to your 401(k) or other employer-sponsored retirement plan.
• Invest in a 529 plan. If you
have children or grandchildren
whom you’d like to help through
college, you may want to invest
in a 529 plan. Your earnings grow
tax-free, provided they are used
for qualified higher education expenses, and your contributions
may be deductible from your state
taxes, depending on your state of
residence and the plan in which
you choose to participate.
• Be a “buy-and-hold” investor.
By holding investments at least
one year before selling them, gains
on your investment will generally
be taxed at a rate of 15 percent.
If you sell an appreciated investment you’ve held less than one
year, the tax rate will be the same
as your individual tax rate, which
could be as high as 35 percent.
• Look for dividends. You can potentially increase your cash flow
by purchasing investments that
pay dividends. For 2011 and 2012,
individual investors also benefit
from a maximum tax rate of 15
percent on qualified dividends. If
you don’t need the extra cash, you
can reinvest the dividends and increase your ownership shares —
which is a key to building wealth.
(Keep in mind, though, that companies can decrease or eliminate
dividends at any time.)
As mentioned above, Tax Freedom Day is more of an idea than a
reality. But by following these taxsmart investment tips, you can
potentially gain some benefits for
years to come.
This article was written by
Edward Jones for use by your local
EdwardJones Financial Advisor.
Edward Jones, its associates and
financial advisors do not provide
tax or legal advice.
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May 2011
Bits’n’Pieces of History
Torrey’s
Grocery Store
by Galen Beery, La Verne Historical Society
Few in La Verne have heard
of the Torrey family, but a century ago Torrey’s General Store
stood on Arrow Highway near “D”
Street in Lordsburg.
In the 1880’s, Luther and Susan Torrey lived in a sod house in
Kansas. They ran a general store,
farmed, and raised six children.
They were very religious and
hard-working.
When Luther and his son Martin heard wonderful stories about
Southern California, they came
west on the Santa Fe Railroad.
In San Dimas, they bought
land to build homes. Luther built
a house at the northwest corner
of today’s Cienega and Cataract.
It was later known as the Rouse
House. Martin built the first of
three houses which stood on the
southwest corner of Bonita and
Walnut.
Luther built a general store in
the business district of Lordsburg,
on Arrow Highway just off D
Street, then sent word to his wife
to sell the Kansas store and bring
the family west.
The Torreys planted fruit trees
on land Martin bought on the
northeast corner of Bonita and
Walnut, and on San Dimas Canyon Road. When the trees bore
fruit, it was dried, packed and
taken by wagon to a store in north
Pomona across from the Santa Fe
depot to ship east.
The Lordsburg store did rather
well, selling just about everything
for the home and farm. People
could buy on credit, paying as
soon as they had money. Luther’s
son Albert helped in the store, and
was Lordsburg Postmaster for
two years.
Seeing that citrus grew well,
Martin Torrey replaced his fruit
trees with small orange and lemon
trees from the R. M. Teague nursery. These had to be irrigated regularly with water brought down
from the mountains in ditches.
He and his wife Jane raised
five sons – Raymond, Earl, Tevis,
Kenneth and Guy .
The boys were still small when
Lordsburg College invited people
in surrounding towns to a family
picnic day. By now Martin Torrey owned a Buick touring car, so
Jane fixed enough food for several
families and everyone piled into
the car. They arrived to find at
least twenty other automobiles
there, most touring cars. The
college had games such as potato
sack races, and awarded prizes.
Later the women put the food on
the tables for lunch and visiting.
There were more games for the
kids while the tables were cleared
and the men showed off their cars
to each other.
After Jane Torrey passed
away, Martin assigned tasks to
their five boys. Raymond took
over household duties of cooking,
cleaning, washing and shopping.
Earl finished his second year at
Bonita high school, then helped
his father in work to make a living
for the family. Tevis had the job
of looking after his two younger
brothers; they fed the chickens,
rabbits, cow and horses, milked
the cows, churned butter, and
tended the garden.
By the 1920’s Martin’s enthusiasm for automobiles led him to
speed. He bought a Model T Ford
which he souped up by installing
a special “Rajo” unit. Each Saturday his family piled into the car
and roared through La Verne to
go shopping in Pomona.
Torrey always drove too fast
and was soon involved in a running battle with La Verne Speed
Control Officers Epperson and
Hayden, who could not stop
him from speeding. The Torrey
children were a bit scared and
watched to see if the police car was
gaining. This went on for months.
The officers told him one day they
would catch him and throw the
book at him.
One evening in Pomona, Martin told his sons that he would
stop for the police. He did so.
They gave him a ticket, then
wanted to know what he had under the hood. They seemed a bit
disappointed that he had stopped,
so the next week he outran them
again! He would drive by the police station and honk so they knew
another chase was underway.
Torrey’s market is now long
gone. The Martin House, home of
the San Dimas Chamber of Commerce, now stands on the site of
the Torrey home.
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NORM’S
Special
Senior Breakfast
only $4.75
Great Coffee - Just 50¢
Mon-Fri 7:00-10:30 am
Hangar
Coffee Shop
It’s back starting
April 5th
Taco Tuesdays
4 pm - 8 pm
Enjoy our Patio Dining
Watch the airplanes
while you eat.
Businessman
Lunch Special
Homemade Soup
Delicious sandwiches
Side dish and decadent dessert
Under $10.00
Norm’s Hangar Coffee Shop
at Bracket Airport
1615 McKinley Ave.
La Verne
(909) 596-6675
Open 7 am - 3 pm Everyday
Drawn from an account
written by Luther’s daughter
Nadine. We’re interested in
artifacts, letters, or memories of
Lordsburg-La Verne. Contact us
at [email protected] or (909) 5935014
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CHIROPRACTIC HEALTH CARE
By Waites Earl Williams, Jr., D.C., QME
“The Doctor Of The Future Will Give No Medicine But Will Interest His Patients In The Care Of
The Human Frame, In Diet, And In The Cause And Prevention Of Disease,” Thomas Edison.
Dr. Williams Chiropractic Office
is happy and proud to announce
that Waites E. Williams, Jr., D.C.,
will be
traveling to
Spain, with
New Spirit
Naturals, Inc.
Dr. & Mrs.
Williams will
Waites Williams be traveling
with other
natural healthcare professionals
beginning on May 28 until June
06, 2011. The natural healthcare
team will depart from Los Angeles, California and fly directly
to Madrid, Spain. The natural
healthcare team will visit Madrid, Merida, Seville, Cordoba,
Granada, Valencia and Barcelona, Spain.
While enjoying the Spanish citizens, cities and culture, Dr. Williams will also be taking a class
to meet his State of California,
Department of Industrial Relations-Division of Worker’s Compensation Medical Unit-Qualified
Medical Evaluator’s yearly educaQME,
tional requirements. Dr. Williams
is honored and pleased to be traveling with such a distinguished
group of natural healthcare professionals. One of the natural
healthcare professionals that Dr.
Williams will be traveling with is
Dr. Larry J. Milam, H.M.D., Ph.D.
Dr. Larry J. Milam, H.M.D.,
Ph.D., is the founder and president of New Spirit Naturals, Inc.,
located in San Dimas, California. New Spirit Naturals, Inc., is
a leader in the formulation and
manufacturing of natural healthcare products. The products of
New Spirit Naturals, Inc., are
used across the United States as
well as Canada, China, Germany,
Ireland, Kuwait, Mexico, Saudi
Arabia, Sweden, Thailand and
the United Kingdom.
Waites Earl Williams, Jr., is a chiropractor and ordained minister.
Doctor Williams received his Doctor of Chiropractic Degree from
Cleveland Chiropractic College located in Los Angeles, California in
1983. He continued his studies in
Applied Kinesiology, Chiropractic Orthopedics, Spinal Trauma,
Sports Injuries and Prevention,
Nutrition, and Exercise Application.
In 2001, he received his certificate
in Industrial Disability Evaluation as well as a Qualified Medical
Evaluator for the State of California’s Department of Industrial Relations Industrial Medical Council. In June of 2002, Dr. Williams
received his professorship at the
University of Natural Medicine
located in San Dimas, California.
His Chiropractic Office is located
at 615 East Foothill Blvd Suite D
in San Dimas (One block west of
San Dimas Canyon Road & Foothill Blvd). Dr. Williams Chiropractic Office treats patients involved
in Auto Accidents, Employment
Related Injuries, Sports Injuries
and Nutritional/Stress Injuries.
For an appointment with Dr. Williams, call his office at (909) 5922823. Visit with Dr. Williams at
his website www.WaitesEarlWilliamsJr.com.
Sales Associate Wanted!
Set your own hours, Work from home
Liberal Commissions Offered, Sales Experience Required
Please call Jerry at 626-967-2263
May 2011
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Bon
Appétit
By Irene Acedo and Sherry Breskin
The Golden Spur Restaurant, Glendora
The Golden Spur, Glendora’s
landmark restaurant on Route 66,
has reopened for a reprise of its renowned dining amid celebrations
of special occasions and treasured
memories. Already iconic, the
popular eating house is newly rich
in its interior design. Outside, the
familiar bronze statue of a cowboy
on a rearing horse is the welcoming reminder of a venerable past.
However, there is a new manager
in town: Since March 29, Stefan
Kuftedjian, formerly of the Mandalay Bay Resort Hotel, in Las
Vegas has combined new features
with old favorites; results can be
noticed—tradition meets cool.
As a sign of deference to those
who have reveled in the comforting hospitality of the Golden Spur
for decades, the lunch menu has
remained practically unchanged
since 1993 according to hostess
Georgia. She continues, “Horse
traffic is still welcome, but we
haven’t seen a buggy or a buckboard in quite some time.”
The Stuffed Filet Mignon is
again a feature on the dinner
menu. A friend of this column,
Roseanne Italia rejoiced in the
news, those guys at the Golden
Spur really know how to cook a
piece of meat; that was the best
steak I’ve had in my whole life.”
We were so interested in the
Golden Spur’s history we almost
forgot to order—just kidding.
With a large number of choices,
we ordered a “sampler for two”
from the Starters section of the
menu.
Three selections came at once
on a large white platter; we began
with the halved artichokes, roasted, then grilled. Fragrant and flavorful the exterior leaves and the
tender heart gave up their flesh
to the teeth and by the spoonful.
The artichoke’s unusual taste and
texture were enhanced after being
dipped into a sauce of sweetened
horseradish and garlic.
Central to the choices were
three plump, juicy “Lollipop”
Lamb Chops that had been marinated in mustard, mint, rosemary
and honey, grilled vertically like
the spokes of a wheel then placed
over a bed of fresh spinach dressed
with a blend of horseradish, honey
and citrus flavors. This appetizer
is generously served at $14.95 and
would make a satisfying light dinner. The trio of Starters was completed by Maryland Crab Cakes
($11.95); a crab lover’s delight—
composed of large amounts of crab
meat, crusty on the outside, sweet
and moist on the inside; perfectly
accented by Jalapeno Tartar
sauce.
Food presentation at the Golden Spur is everything: It reflects
the cordon bleu training of chef
David Kretovics at the California
Culinary Academy in San Francisco, proud that he once got a nod
of approval from the late great Julia Child while chef at Restaurant
“Lulu” in that city of gastronomes.
Experiences at Wolfgang Puck
Catering were also a pleasure for
him, parties at the Kodak Theater
for the Academy Awards were
a favorite; “I like being out there
with the guests, and being involved with the community.”
We are glad to report that for
a small fee ($4.00), the large entrees may be split at the Golden
Spur—so no fights at our table
that evening. Our meat entrée
was the Golden Spur’s signature
dish—The Stuffed Filet Mignon.
(It can be ordered at $32.95 for
the 8oz. and $37.50 for 10oz.) The
beef is prime filet, aged 28 days for
exquisite tenderness and flavor.
It is then stuffed with a nugget of
herbed cream cheese, seared on
both sides to a perfect medium
rare, then glazed in a burgundy
reduction sauce. This gem is
served with a side of Potatoes au
Gratin, and a broiler crisped topping of parmesan cheese. Words
can fail in adequate description of
the delicious flavors in this entrée.
Although many consider the
Golden Spur a steak house; it has
always been known to expertly
prepare seafood entrees. There
are 10 selections of Seafood entrees able to prove that. We will
not forget the thick slice of Pan
Crusted Sea Bass ($27.95) we
ate that evening and the following day. Cooking generous por-
tions of fish while leaving them
moist and mouth-wateringly
flaky throughout is an art; adding a broiled golden crust makes
us grateful that Chef David and
his crew are available nearby
for lovers of the treasures of the
deep. A side of mashed potatoes
was created from the Yukon Gold
variety; a different type of creamy
texture rich with flavor next to the
Lemon Butter sauce gracing the
Sea Bass.
Eating your vegetables at the
Golden Spur is not just to refresh
your palate, or to compensate for
the richness of your entrée; tender
carrots, bright green asparagus
and the best beets we have ever
eaten. Probably not your mother’s beets, definitely not ours, and
not all vegetable lovers enjoy that
earthy taste of cooked beets. Perhaps Chef David’s methods might
convince you. He selects striped
beets, locally grown (Chioggia),
oven poached in white wine, orange and cinnamon, when tender
they are glazed with honey and
herbs. Veggies are to be savored
with an entrée at the Golden Spur.
Dessert took us over the top,
Chocolate Decadence Cake,
which is Flour-less cake served
in a wedge like from a cheesecake round. Silky and smooth in
texture, it is oh-so chocolate in essence. Staff recommended we try
it bite by bite with a glass of port.
A remarkable combination with
berries in season on the side.
The Golden Spur is famous for
an elegant bar with comfortable
ambience in the Lounge area.
At the top of the wine list is Dom
Perignon, (France) at $175 a bottle for that incredibly special occasion—the brand of Atomic by the
bottle is $22; individual glasses of
wine are available in most cases.
Mid-week, ‘The Music Man’, Martin Kohl, keeps things piano light
and musically interesting for the
bar and patrons waiting for seating: Great hospitality continues
at the Golden Spur.
The first Monday of the Month,
beginning May 2, will become
“Cigar Night” with a sampling of
world class cigars and an open bar
MOMS Club
San Dimas Community Hospital Implements
Open
House
Are you a stay-at-home mom
looking to meet other moms? Are
you looking for activities for your
kids? The MOMS Club of San Dimas is for you! Please join us at
our Spring Open House Wednesday, May 4, 2011 at 10:00 a.m.
located at Faith Lutheran Church
505 E. Bonita Avenue, San Dimas
(please note we have no religious
affiliations). We are a non-profit
support group for the stay-athome MOMS. We offer monthly
meetings and weekly play dates.
We hold many fundraisers with
all proceeds benefitting local charities, including the San Dimas
Library and MOMS Club International Mother-to-Mother Fund.
For more information please call
(909) 592-0052 or email at [email protected]. Or
visit us on the web at http://sites.
google.com/site/sandimasmomsclub.
Bedside Medication Verification (BMV)
A new system at San Dimas
Community Hospital will greatly
improve the safety for patients
who receive medications in the
hospital. In March, after a six
month project, Bedside Medication Verification (BMV) was
implemented at the hospital. The
software and technology ensures
patients and medications are correctly identified using bar code
scanning that helps decrease preventable medication errors.
San Dimas Community Hospital selected an enthusiastic and
motivated core team to make this
project successful. The project
which started in October 2010
includes an electronic medication
administration record (eMAR)
that will help track medications in
a more efficient manner.
The nursing staff was trained
to help them feel comfortable with
this new process. Administration,
physicians, and other hospital departments were kept informed to
allow this new project to become
active.
The hospital was fortunate to
meet with Shasta Regional Medical Center in Redding and their
I.T. Department and their BMV
core team who gave many suggestions and tips on how to implement this program at San Dimas.
Their assistance was invaluable
and helpful for this process to be
successful.
San Dimas Community Hospital is dedicated to providing comprehensive, quality healthcare in
a convenient, compassionate and
cost effective manner.
with some bottles of wine opened
especially for that evening. Anticipated cost at around $70. For
special occasions, large or private
parties can be scheduled for the
VIP Room across the parking
lot;,catering and music can be arranged. Small gatherings can be
accommodated in the regular dining room with advance notice.
It was Wednesday evening
when we visited the Golden Spur,
chosen because many restaurants
experience less traffic on that
evening and yet, the guests kept
arriving. Stefan has arranged
the evening’s schedule in a very
rhythmical system for Early and/
or Late Birds dining—a menu
of six excellent dinners from the
regular menu entrees served with
choices of House Salad or Soup
(from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. and
8:00 p.m. to Close) in the $13-$17
range. A number of happy guests
enjoyed these items with a lovely
bottle of wine. We salute the idea.
The Golden Spur welcomes all
guests, however this is not a casual family restaurant for dropping
by on any evening. Many youngsters could miss the nuanced flavors and respectful graces of the
serving staff. For families we recommend the Sunday Brunch recently added by Manager Stefan
at $15.95—just in time for annual
celebrations and Mother’s Day.
Since this is the Centennial of the
City of Glendora, Stefan is considering setting aside an area for
“Memories of the Golden Spur in
Photos” as is the City of Glendora
soliciting photos for their website.
Over almost 100 years of hospitality, we are sure there are many
photos and memories to share
and re-share during the coming
celebrations, many including the
Golden Spur.
The Golden Spur is located at
1223 E. Route 66, Glendora, CA,
91740. Phone: (626) 963-9302.
LA Doctors
Symphony to
Perform in La
Verne
Sunday, May 15 at 3 p.m.,
the Arts & Culture Society of La
Verne will be presenting the Los
Angeles Doctors Symphony in
concert at The Meeting House at
Hillcrest, 2705 Mountain View
Drive, La Verne. Joining them for
this extraordinary musical afternoon will be the Hollywood Master Chorale, conducted by Jeffery
Bernstein, and the Ebell Chorale,
conducted by Lauren Buckley.
The program will include such
audience friendly pieces as: Mozart’s Overture to the Magic Flute
and selections from Brahms to
Beethoven featuring the Chorus
and Orchestra together. It is a
concert that will delight the whole
family.
The Los Angeles Doctors Symphony Orchestra, conducted by
Dr. Ivan Shulman, founded in
1953, is one of the oldest community orchestra having its origins
in the health professions in the
United States. In subsequent
years, the orchestra has gone
from strength to strength, playing to sold-out audiences and
hosting guests including Donald
O’Connor, Debbie Reynolds and
comedian Jerry Lewis. In this concert they have brought together
the exceptional talents of the Hollywood Master Chorale and the
Ebell Chorale.
The Hollywood Master Chorale, founded in 1995, is a recognized and respected ensemble
performing a diverse repertoire,
including Baroque, Classical and
contemporary music. The Chorale is a non-profit vocal organization comprised of men and women
who share a passion for the art of
Choral music.
The Ebell Chorale, a women’s
singing group, was formed in 1916
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Today’s
Flawed Fitness Culture in America
By Jordan Nichols, CSCS
Because of today’s flavor of
the month training programs I
constantly come in contact with
individuals
who believe
they are fit
and healthy
yet are unable
to touch their
toes or squat
into a relaxed
Jordon Nichols
position with
their heels resting on the ground.
We get so caught up in the idea of
just calorie burning and this more
is better philosophy that we completely ignore the primary purpose of exercise which is to gain
competency, efficiency and motor
control of a movement. There is so
much more to exercise than just
burning calories and looking good
on the beach.
Adding strength to a dysfunctional body in American strength
and conditioning is generally what
we do. We take someone who can’t
move and then ask them to move
more weight. He can’t squat very
well but let’s make him widen his
stance; turn his or her toes out;
in essence we have to compensate to get them into the correct
natural position. The emphasis
shouldn’t be on how much weight
you can lift but be more on how
well you can move. We also have
developed this ideology that you
might have seen on infomercials
that are muscles somehow need
to be confused in order to make
any progress. First of all “Muscle
Confusion” is not even a scientifically valid word. These programs
will constantly introduce yourself
to a new workout every day to
keep your interest but they are
not applied in a repitive enough
manner for the body to adapt and
make change, you are essentially
exercising with no purpose. What
these training programs fail to let
you know is that there is a remedy
to keep your interest and yourself
from hitting a plateau, it is called
Periodization. Periodization is scientifically tried and true and has
been around forever. Periodization involves manipulation of volume, intensity, duration and rest
periods in different cycle phases
which would keep you from hitting a plateau and keep your body
functioning at a high level all the
time.
Our society knows we need to
be more active, so we punish ourselves as a penance for our sloth.
Please do not make the assumption that any activity will yield
achievement. This goes back to
our boot camp drive yourself into
the ground to make up for that
extra slice of pizza you had last
night mentality. Do not assume
Marketing Tips
HOW
THE BRAIN SHOPS!
By Shorty Feldbush
A & m Mailing Services, Inc.
I’m sure many of you have
been waiting with great expectations for this month’s Community
News article
after reading
the teaser I
wrote about
last
month.
That, in its
self, is a good
marketing tip
Shorty Feldbush
– tease them
to generate interest as a “hook.”
Maybe I’ll try to expand on that
concept sometime in the future
(another tease).
Actually, while I’m getting to
the subject of how the brain shops,
let me mention that scientists
have proposed that putting your
mind in a positive mood prepares
it for creative insight. You might
like to try that at http://nyti.ms/
eQFhiJ right now. I’ll wait.
OK, now that you are in a positive mood let me be clear that this
brain study has a long way to go
before we can put it to practical
use in guiding our marketing programs. But it is coming! At the
University of Wisconsin-Madison,
they have found that individual
human brain cells can be savvy
Doctors
Symphony
Cont from page 5
and has managed to stay a viable
organization over all these years.
The group sings music from the
Renaissance to the present, in
several languages and in many
styles.
This a rare opportunity to see
these three groups in performance
together without the long drive to
Hollywood or Beverly Hills. Tickets are on sale at the Meeting
House at Hillcrest or on-line at
www.livingathillcrest.org. Click
on News & Events, scroll down to
the May 15th event and click on
Buy Now, where you will be able
to use your credit card. Tickets
are $20 pre-sale and $25 at the
door. Children under 12 year
of age are $10. Call Carmen at:
(909) 593-4917.
shoppers, tuning their behavior
to precisely reflect a “value” for
any particular object observed.
Researchers, using human volunteers who are undergoing a procedure using electrodes that can
pinpoint the activity of a single
neuron, study these bean-counting neurons. The activity, which
takes place in the amygdalae – a
pair of almond-shaped structures
located on each side of the brain –
is compared with the volunteer’s
indication of the exact value ascribed to an object being shown to
them.
Jonathan Wallis, a neurophysiologist at the University of
California, Berkeley says, “In this
study, you can get humans to tell
you how much they value something. You’re not just getting, ‘It’s
good,’ or ‘It’s bad.’ You’re getting a
precise estimate of how good it is,
or how bad it is.” The team at the
Univ. of Wisconsin is testing how
these neurons respond to foods
that some people find disgusting,
such as oyster juice and liver pate.
They are also examining how
these neurons behave when a person decides between two objects.
Now when those results be-
come practical (process of decision making viewed economically) you can see how Honda or
Toyota might have an interest
… maybe you could see where it
might fit your planning as you
lay out your strategy for the next
big project. Airlines would never
have thought a few years ago that
they would be pushing passengers through x-ray scanners and
full body screening. With the aid
of new technology, perhaps in the
future your marketing survey will
include an electrode helmet and a
bunch of volunteers making their
test selection before you roll out
your new product. Hey, at least
it is food for thought and it might
interest “Star Trekkers”.
====================
Shorty Feldbush is President of
A & M Mailing Services, Inc., 2871
Metropolitan Place, Pomona, CA
91767. He has been active in providing marketing and advertising
services to the San Gabriel Valley for over 41 years. Should you
wish to contact him regarding a
“Marketing Tip” or other business
advice, he can be reached at (909)
593-6255 or [email protected].
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difficulty as the true measure of
your fitness level; it could not be
farther from it.
At Heart Fit we understand
that everyone’s body, age and level
of fitness is different. That is why
we individually screen each client for underlying problems that
may cause an injury or reduce the
quality of your workout. We work
out of a private, non-intimidating
studio with professional college
degreed trainers that are Certified Strength and Conditioning
Specialists (CSCS). 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.
Heart Fit-Functional Movement
Training
1795 E. Route #66
Glendora, CA
(626) 914-3000
www.heartfitfmt.com
La Verne San Dimas Pop
Warner Football and Cheer
proudly announce their POP
WARNER ALL- AMERICAN
SCHOLAR WINNERS 20102011
Each year, the most academically accomplished Pop Warner kids
compete for Academic All-American status. This process begins at the
association level and up through each of the eight Pop Warner regions
to the national level. In 2011, over 410,000 kids participated in Pop
Warner. The PWLS All-American Program requires a minimum 96%
grade point average to apply for All-American status. After the applications have been processed, Pop Warner determines National First
Team All-Americans (35 football, 35 cheer per grade), National Second
Team All-Americans (top 2%) and National Honorable Mention Scholars.
LVSD is the La Verne/San Dimas youth tackle football and competitive cheer program that welcomes all boys and girls age 7 through
15. The program is competitive, instructional, and most of all fun for
everyone. Since 1963, La Verne San Dimas Pop Warner has provided
the best possible experience for all our participants while stressing
the value of TEAMWORK, SPORTSMANSHIP, and SCHOLASTIC
ACHIEVEMENT. With that being said La Verne/San Dimas Pop
Warner Football and Cheer is proud to announce the accomplishments
of their football players and cheerleaders as 2010-2011 WESCON REGIONAL Scholastic Achievement Award recipients, AND Pop Warner
National Academic All-American Scholar Winners. These individuals
not only display good athleticism, but outstanding academics:
Chandler Auguste 5th grade 2nd Team, Lancers
Aaron McCraven 5th grade 2nd Team, Lancers
Mathew Johnston 6th grade 2nd Team, Romans
Alexander Nitinthorn 7th grade 2nd Team, Trojans
Ryan Cheyne 8th grade 2nd Team, Romans
Blake Lowary 8th grade 2nd Team, Romans
Adrian Sosa 8th grade 2nd Team, Romans
Derek Johnson-May 8th grade Honorable Mention, Trojans
Danielle Camarillo 8th grade 2nd Team, Cheer
If you are interested in participating in LVSD call (909) 593-1969 or
you can visit our website at www.leaguelineup.com/lvsdpw.
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR LVSD ALL AMERICAN
SCHOLARS WE ARE PROUD OF YOU!
May 2011
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Soroptimist Club of San Dimas / La Verne
Soroptimist Fundraiser
Back row: (left to right) Connie Liu, Sharon Juliussen, Cheri Panzer,
Sandi Snyder, Debra Carter, Joe Fransen, Margie Green, Delia
Pedroza, Gail Hartman, Front row: (left to right) Sue Tyra, Hilda
Dubin, Rhonda Beltran, Marilyn Ambrosini, Jody Padfield, Sherry
Scott, Bobbie Banderas, Marianne Cinton
On Saturday, March 5th over
140 San Dimas and LaVerne community members attended the
Soroptimist International San Dimas/La Verne Annual Fundraiser, “Viva Soroptimist” at the Avalon located in the Fairplex. They
all had a wonderful time coming
together to support the efforts of
Soroptimist. The evening started out with a wonderful dinner,
casino fun provided by Fantasy
Casino, they listened and danced
to music by SoundBytes, and
spent over $8,000 on the live auction, silent auction, and Opportunity Drawings. The hot table was
Micky’s Treasurer Hunt with jewelry from Soroptimist member,
Micky Rehm of Micky’s Jewelry
Studio in La Verne. All 50 boxes
were gone within an hour of our
doors opening at 6 p.m.
All the profit from the evening
goes directly back into the communities through Soroptimist’s
service programs and projects.
Soroptimist is taking an active
role in helping to stop human
trafficking, which affects men
and women and children around
the world. We also hold Bonita’s
Children every year in which we
clothe 100 or more children from
Bonita Unified School District.
The club also gives teacher grants
to help local teachers with projects that are not funded through
the District. During the Holiday’s
you will find the members at the
La Verne Manor singing carols for
the residents and giving each resident a bag of gifts.
The members would like to
thank everyone who attended this
fun and exciting event, who supported our event, and to helped
get the fundraiser up and running.
If you would like more information on becoming a member of
Soroptimist or would like to make
a contribution, please contact
Sandi Snyder at (626) 966-0890.
Soroptimist Gives Out Teacher Grants
BONITA TEACHERS EARN AWARDS FROM SAN DIMAS/LA
VERNE SOROPTIMIST
Fourteen teachers and two Library staffers earned money for special
projects from our local Soroptimist Club of San Dimas/La Verne. A total of $3155 was distributed to recipients at the monthly School Board
meeting. Projects funded ranged from a “Handwriting Without Tears
Program for elementary” to Accelerated Math support; from class sets of
novels for 4th graders to Hands on Geometry building of “icosahedrons”
(3 dimensional pyramids) to improve spatial intelligence; and from a
Cannon Powershot to Chef Coats for the cooking classes.
SI San Dimas/La Verne offers a competitive application process
every year to help support special projects that may not be able to be
funded by the school site. Amounts vary from $50 to $350 based upon
the teachers’ request and its relevance to site and district goals.
Soroptimist
Gave Four
Young Women
the Violet
Richardson
Award for Their
Service to the
Community
The Violet Richardson Award
was created in honor of the first
president of the Soroptomist Club
in 1921. Violet Richardson believed she had a responsibility to
make a difference in the community, and believed “it’s what you
do that counts.” The goal of the
award is to acknowledge young
women between the ages of 14-17
who volunteer in the community
to improve the lives of women and
children. This year, the Soroptomist International San Dimas/La
Verne club was fortunate to recognize four very talented young
women who have inspired others.
Paris Bennett and Gabriela
Perez received Honorable Mentions for their volunteer work as
Teaching Assistants in the Bonita
Unified School District. Both Paris and Gabriella were awarded
$50 in recognition of their work
with children who have learning
disabilities and/or communication
handicaps.
Our next recipient is Natalie
Holland, who was awarded $250
for her volunteer work with the
Autistic Youth Sports Program,
which introduces autistic kids to
sports activities and helps them
develop their social skills. She is
currently head coach of a baseball
team and is Co-President of a club
called “Athletes for Autism” which
recruits other volunteers for the
program.
Our top honors go to Archana
Reddy, who received $500, for her
volunteer work in several different organizations. Archana is a
student volunteer at the hospital
and also participates in the Key
Club and Recycle Club in school.
With the Key Club, Archana has
been involved in several different projects such as Project Shine
(which involves working with special needs children and adults),
Volunteers Needed
David & Margaret Youth and
Family Services is looking for volunteers for an upcoming event at
the main campus located at 1350
Third Street, La Verne on Saturday, May 14 David & Margaret
and the La Verne Chamber of
Commerce will cohost a Community Picnic, 12:00-3:00 p.m. volunteers needed. FREE admission,
games, chance drawings, dunk
tank, pony rides, Frisbee toss,
food, and area businesses will be
sharing information. Business
and vendor space still available.
For more information call (909)
596-5921 exxt. 3246 or email [email protected].
WOMEN OF ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
SIGNATURE PROJECT FOR SIA
The Soroptimist Women’s Opportunity Awards give women the
resources they need to improve
their education, skills and employment prospects. Eligible applicants must be women who provide the primary support for their
families, and who are enrolled in
or have been accepted to a vocational/skills training program or
undergraduate degree program.
Each year, Soroptimist clubs in
19 countries and territories assist
women in overcoming personal
difficulties and bettering their
lives through education and skills
training. The women may use the
cash award to offset any costs associated with their efforts to attain
higher education, including books,
child care and transportation.
This year, our club recognized
Ms. SARAH BAGGETT, a single
mom with a 3 year old son. Sarah
is currently enrolled at Pasadena
City College in the Speech and
Language Pathology Program
with the long range goal of becoming a licensed Speech Therapist.
In addition to schooling and being a mom, Sarah works about 30
week for OneWest Bank. She received a check for $1000 to assist
her with the accomplishment of
her goal.
Front Row seated, left to right: Bonnie Crum, Grace Miller; Audrey
Madrid, Ramona Middle School; Bobbie Banderas, Soroptimist;
Middle Row: Rita Lignos, La Verne Heights; Lynn DeAlmedia, Allen
Avenue; Kristina Cardeno, Gladstone; Sharon Jacks, Shull Elana
Webb, Ramona Back Row: Rhonda Beltran, Soroptimist; Lisa Young,
Oak Mesa; Marianne Cintron, Soroptimist; Marilyn Williams, San
Dimas High School; Tara Muro, Roynon Lynn Mosher, Bonita High
School; Laurie Brandler, Chaparral Sue Tyra, Soroptimist
Thom Young, counselor at Bonita High, Archana Reddy of Bonita
High, Natalie Holland of San Dimas High, Lois Klein, Assistant
Superintendent Bonita District, and Gabby Perez of Joan Macy School.
May 2011
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Mattress, La
Verne
Paul Niederer, owner
of
Cost + Mattress 1167 Foothill
Blvd., La Verne, has worked in
the mattress manufacturing industry for over seven years. Paul
knows the most important components and designs for the construction of quality mattresses.
He only carries mattresses from
family-owned manufacturers in
the United States after inspecting
the design and the manufacturing process at their factories. Paul states, “Value
is about quality, price and
customer service. My success
has always been about creating value for my customers.”
Paul stands by his customers and his manufacturers
stand behind their products.
The sales process is about educating consumers about quality mattress construction and
manufactured obsolescence
in the industry. In his Mattress 101 class Paul educates
consumers about what to look for
when purchasing a mattress. He
also designs mattresses in collaboration with his manufacturers. For example, he has recently
introduced a two-sided latex
pillow top on firm steel coils
he calls Pacific Latex. As part
of his business philosophy, Paul
believes that businesses have an
obligation to collaborate and support the local community. He is
presently looking for opportunities to support La Verne and our
neighboring communities.
Contact: Paul Niederer
(909) 392-5554
Hours: Mon- Sat
10 a.m.--7 p.m.
Sundays 11 a.m.-5 p.m. for the
next 2 to 3 months.
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May 2011
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May 2011
News From The Bonita Unified School District
Superintendent’s Message
Waiting for “Superman”…No Longer
Dr, Gary Rapkin
I read the news today, oh boy.”
These words from the Beatles’
song, “A Day in The Life,” rang
disturbingly true as I read, listened, and watched the news
today. “Oh boy:” the news, once
again was filled with words from
members of the media and politicians throughout the United
States portraying students and
public schools as tragically underachieving. Whether it is in Wisconsin, New Jersey, Philadelphia,
or right here in California, we are
bombarded with misinformation
that public education is failing
and that educators are to blame.
What has brought about this
reactionary perception of public
education? What has brought
about this growing disrespect for
public school teachers? Perhaps
it is a byproduct of the effort to
identify and transform the lowest performing schools in the nation. Although a noble endeavor,
focusing on the challenges at the
exclusion of the system’s successes
has presented a politically expedient opportunity for state and nationally elected officials to paint
all public schools with the same
broad brush.
This is the theme of Waiting for
“Superman,” Davis Guggenheim’s
film pointing to an unrepresentative and disproportionately small
percentage of schools to make
the case that public education
in the United States is failing its
students. The film celebrates the
accolades of a small, handpicked
selection of private and charter
schools, while declining to showcase a single one of the many excellent public schools and teachers
that have successfully educated
America’s students for decades.
Many politicians and members
of all forms of the media then ran
with Waiting for “Superman’s”
theme perpetuating the myth
that public education is failing in
all 50 states and that educators
and teacher unions are responsi-
ble, thus, further galvanizing the
efforts behind the privatization of
schools in America.
While the public school system is by no means perfect, the
distorted representation and the
fact that few of the film’s banner wavers questioned the film’s
claims, critiqued the data, or confirmed the accuracy of the reports
is alarming. For example, what
is the true track record of charter schools? What are the true
intentions and motivation of the
entities that financed and went
to such great lengths to publicize
this documentary?
On an almost daily basis, I have
the opportunity to visit the campuses and classrooms throughout
the Bonita Unified School District
and observe firsthand the high
quality work our students achieve
academically, in the arts, and in
athletic competitions. I walk away
from the classroom visits and data
analyses sessions with the conviction that we are providing a more
comprehensive, challenging, and
rigorous academic program for all
students Kindergarten through
12th grade than ever before.
However, I am also clear that continual improvement must be an
integral part of the culture with
high expectations. Bonita Unified
School District has realized a 98%
graduation rate with 85% of these
students going on to higher education. Each year the academic
achievement of our students consistently improves. I know these
same levels of achievement are being accomplished in public schools
throughout California. These accomplishments by students and
staff come despite:
California ranking 48th nationally in respect to the ratio of
students per teacher
49th in students per counselor
47th in students per administrator
50th in students per librarian
I encourage the critics of public
education and the proponents of
the Waiting for “Superman” film
and all members of the community – to visit the campuses and the
classrooms of any of our outstanding schools. They would then have
the opportunity to observe the
super work performed by a significant number of supermen and
superwomen we call public school
educators.
Gary Rapkin, PhD
Superintendent
Regional ACSA names Administrator
of the Year
Assistant Superintendent of Business Ann Sparks was named
Administrator of the Year by Region XV of the Association of California
School Administrators (ACSA).
Sparks was honored for 1) keeping the district solvent through challenging financial times, 2) staying positive and student centered, 3)
seeking staff input regarding bond projects in order to do what is best
for each site and the district, 4) looking for outside resources to support
BUSD, and 5) supporting students through attending school events.
“Ann has done an exemplary job balancing Bonita Unified School
District’s budget during these unprecedented, challenging times in California,” Dr. Rapkin said. “She has played an important role in allowing
our schools to not just survive, but to continue to thrive.” Congratulations, Ann Sparks!
High Schools Dominate CIF Winter Season
Bonita High School
The Bonita Bearcat saw his shadow this year as our winter season was extended six weeks because all
teams went to CIF Playoffs. Following a fall when all Bonita teams saw play-off action, it is unbelievable that
the Bearcats could do it again… but they did.
Girls’ Basketball – played and won first CIF Championship game
State Championship Tournament – played to Quarter Finals
Taylor Anderson – Hacienda League Most Valuable Player
Madison Zylstra – set individual career scoring record at Bonita with 1285 points
Taylor Anderson – San Gabriel Valley Player of the Year
Coach Baumunk – San Gabriel Valley Coach of the Year
Girls’ Water Polo – CIF League Champions for the second time in three years
Ambyr Stewart – Hacienda League Most Valuable Player
Boys’ Basketball – 12 and 0 in league play and 26 and 4 overall, tying the Bonita High School Basketball
record for wins in a season and winning percentage for a season
James Northup – Hacienda League Most Valuable Player
Boys’ Soccer – Hacienda League Champions, played to the second round of CIF Play-offs.
Girls’ Soccer – second in league, making it to the second round of CIF Play-offs
Hallie Warreli – Hacienda League Most Valuable Player
Wrestling –
Eddie Dominguez – Hacienda League Champion in the 145-pound weight class.
Mariah Miller – second in her weight class at the Junior Varsity level, first female wrestler in Bonita’s history to place in a boys’ league
San Dimas High School
Girls’ Soccer – CIF Finals
Shannon McKee and Marabel Duran – All CIF 1st team and All-Area 2nd team
Rachel Jones – All CIF 2nd team and All-Area 1st team
Boys’ Basketball – CIF Round 1
Girls’ Basketball – CIF Round 1
Wrestling – 8 athletes qualified for CIF Individuals
Research, Serve & Reflect: Bonita Unified Seniors
Prepare for the Future through Senior Projects
Graduating seniors in Bonita
Unified School District complete
a rigorous senior project that for
many students reveals an undiscovered passion, pre-empts an
ill-matching career, or provides
critical self-reflection. While Bonita High School, San Dimas
High School and the Ed Jones
Educational Center frame the requirements for their unique populations, all projects are the culmination of the K-12 experience,
meant to showcase the abilities of
students to research, reflect, and
present to an audience.
“Students
are
mentored
through the process and when the
time comes for their project, they
are professionally dressed, nervous, but ready to go!” Assistant
Superintendent of Education
Lois Klein said.
Bonita High School students
benefit from immersion in a topic
and superior writing instruction.
“Most students I speak to come
back from their first year in college and talk about how easy their
freshman writing classes are due
to the research process we teach
them here,” teacher Adam Archibald said. “The unsung student is the one who decides to do a
project that they are only partially
interested in, but subsequently
become so invested that it becomes a passion that he/she didn’t
even know existed.”
San Dimas High School students complete their project incrementally over the four years
in high school. In the freshman
through junior years, students
save their “best work” from each
class on a district-based electronic
portfolio, complete 10 community service hours per year, and
complete a Web-based career exploration program. In the senior
year, students complete an additional 10 hours volunteering and
compile a Portfolio representing
their SDHS years that includes
a “Personal Story” (showcasing
their individual talents, interests,
and accomplishments), four best
of “Best Work” samples (one from
each year; one must be researchbased), their experiences from the
40+ Community Service Hours,
and their “High School and Beyond Plan” (that includes a resume, career exploration results,
and post-high school plans).
“Special populations students,
students on the fringe, and students who might otherwise fall
through the cracks really shine
in this project because all of these
students have a directed focus
and spotlight on their academic
and personal choices while in high
school,” San Dimas Connection
Project Coordinator Kathi Casey
said. “These students receive the
continuous message that THEY
and their choices matter!”
At the Ed Jones Educational
Center, seniors hone academic
skills and character through the
development of three essays with
preset topics: how can I make the
world better, what do I want my
legacy to be and how can I overcome life’s challenges.
“The project is set up for them
to reflect on their lives and where
they are going after high school,”
Senior Project Coordinator Paula
Bostick said. “The objective is for
students to think of themselves as
adults and not students or teens.
The goal is for students to look at
where their lives are headed and
see that they have the power to
make choices that will lead to success.”
“Some essays from students
who have already lived through
much turmoil and challenge in life
are raw and revealing,” Bostick
continued. “Once in a while, an essay will leave the reader in tears.
The essays demonstrate that our
students are resilient and optimistic in looking forward to life after
school.”
The projects from each school
are scored by a panel of judges
comprised of staff from the school,
district staff, and community
members. “It is always rewarding to see our students present,
showing off the abilities they have
gained through the educational
process,” Klein continued. “This
process allows them to reflect on
their learning, become aware of
their responsibilities as community members, and to think about
their future. It is amazing to hear
how high students regard their
experiences with community services.”
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News From The Bonita Unified School District
Schools in the Spotlight
Ekstrand Elementary School
Oak Mesa Elementary School
Library Receives Grant for Books
BNI Misner Charitable Foundation funded a $1,000 grant to
Ekstrand Elementary School for
the purchase of chapter books for
Providing a well-rounded and
balanced education, Oak Mesa
Elementary School parents and
teachers have mentored the
school’s student council since
2004. “I am exultant at the level
the Student Council members
have grown in leadership as they
impact the student body on a daily
basis,” Principal Karen Eberhart said. “This makes a huge
statement about their Advisors/
Coaches as they personify servanthood and inspiration.”
Mentors kick off each year
with “Building Blocks” from
Coach John Wooden’s book Inch
and Miles. Wooden teaches that
character is built and success is
achieved through the importance
of hard work, enthusiasm, friendship, loyalty, cooperation, and selfcontrol. “It is important to develop
a platform for children to aspire
for great things outside of themselves which in turn will make
Oak Mesa a stronger and more
effective school,” teacher Sandra
Dunville said.
With more than 40 student
leaders working together, objectives include promoting school
spirit and pride; providing service
to our school and community; developing and exhibiting strong
BNI Charitable Foundation.
Campus gathers for 15 minutes of
reading
Students fostered a love of
reading during the annual “Pop
Students and staff of Ekstrand Elementary School thank BNI Misner
Charitable Foundation for a $1,000 grant to be used for library books.
the Accelerated Reader (AR) Program. The school’s PTA requested
the grant in support of AR, which
encourages reading through an
online system that monitors reading and comprehension. Ekstrand
students, faculty, staff and parents extend a “big thank you” to
Elisabeth and Ivan Misner of the
Your Top” event. With the entire
school (students and staff) gathered in the quad, Principal Lucinda Newton counted down
from ten and everyone “popped
their tops” on juice cans and then
enjoyed fifteen minutes in the
sunshine with a drink and their
favorite book.
Shull Elementary School
Forest ecology, botany, fresh
water ecology, herpetology, astronomy, orienteering, and fire
ecology provide depth to the science curriculum as Shull Elementary School’s fifth grade students
camp, which costs approximately
$200 per student for meals and
sleeping accommodations. Additional funds were raised for charter bus transportation and student scholarships.
More than 40 students serve on Oak Mesa Elementary School’s
Student Council and are mentored in leadership skills by parents
and teachers.
leadership skills; representing
student body views; and modeling and promoting good character
traits to the faculty and students.
Teachers Sandra Dunville, Jim Symonds, and Phil
Suttner, and Parent Advisors
Amanda Woo and Jennifer
Ward help the students learn
and practice parliamentary procedures, plan and schedule student
activities, promote fundraising to
support school initiatives, address
student body issues with faculty,
and model respectful behavior.
Student Council hosts “Cans
for Kids;” weekly recycling;
Kid’s BUNCO Night to provide
games for goodwill; Weekly Spirit
Awards; Annual Thanksgiving
Food Drive; Bookmark Contest;
Gardening Day; Random Acts of
Kindness; Holiday Wish Drive for
LeRoy Haynes School; Holiday
Concert Bake Sale; Movie Night;
Holiday Shoebox Drive; Overseas
Collection; Monthly Dress-Up
Days; Valentine Grams; Posttesting Ice Cream Social; Morning
Greeters; and Daily Snack Monitors; and more.
CDE awards BUSD school, one of 209
Roynon Elementary School
received the Title I Academic
Achievement Award from the
California Department of Education. Out of 6000 schools that
qualify for Title I funding school
wide, only 209 were chosen for the
award.
For two consecutive years,
qualifying schools including
Roynon have closed the achievement gap in math and in English
Language Arts between students.
Not only has Roynon met its API
targets school wide, but also they
have made significant strides in
Title I subgroups.
“We focus on knowing each
student and providing intervention and acceleration programs
to meet their needs,” Principal
Sean Grycel said. “Most of our
programs occur during the instructional day which helps all
students participate in needed
educational initiatives.”
Dr. Rapkin and five members
of the Roynon staff will accept the
honor for the school on May 20 at
the Disneyland Hotel.
La Verne Heights Elementary School
Parents Volunteer Time at La Verne Heights Elementary School Career Day
Shull fifth graders canoe at Pathfinder Ranch during a week of
science camp.
participate in a week of outdoor
science camp. Last year, over 82
percent of Shull’s fifth graders
scored proficient or advanced on
the California State Test (CST)
in science after attending camp.
Teachers feel the outdoor camp
experience enhances the acquisition of science State Standards.
“We learned a lot about science; but I also really liked the
archery class, horseback riding,
and canoeing,” fifth grade student
Ryan Knowles said.
Sarah Codoner, another 5th
grade student, enjoyed the hikes.
“We looked at many different
types of rocks including feldspar,
granite, and quartz.”
Students and parents from
Shull Elementary raised money
over the last year to attend the
“Shull’s 5th graders will continue to attend science camp each
school year,” fifth grade teacher
Susan Hsiung said. “Even with
budget cuts, parents and students
feel this is a valuable trip well
worth the time it takes to fundraise for the four-day experience.”
Pathfinder Ranch in Idyllwild,
CA is located off of scenic Highway 74. The science and outdoor
education school provides safe,
fun, and challenging learning
experiences that build a sense of
respect for the natural world, self,
and others. At camp, students
also learn the value of water and
food conservation. Food waste at
the end of each meal is weighed,
with the goal being less than one
pound of waste per meal from the
100 students attending.
La Verne Heights Elementary
School held its third annual Career Day. Parents and community
members enthusiastically shared
their professions, giving the students a look at careers they might
want to pursue as adults. Some of
the careers included a neonatal
nurse, a firefighter, an attorney,
a microbiologist, a movie studio
grip, a police officer, a photographer, an agent from NASA, and a
chemical engineer.
As the La Verne Heights
GATE program focuses on science, GATE students participated in a whale-watching trip.
Students observed whales, bottle
dolphins, and sea lions in their
natural habitat.
PTA Membership Sets Record
Membership in the La Verne
Heights PTA rose to 727 members
this year, thanks in part to membership coordinator Maureen
Hemler. The La Verne Heights
PTA, under the direction of Mae
Gill and Natalie Curley, has provided students with numerous
learning experiences including
assemblies, field trips, and weekly
Family Reading Nights. They
also support the learning in the
classroom by funding Accelerated
Reader and Accelerated Math,
and overseeing the Parent Volunteer Program. A big THANK
YOU to the La Verne Heights
PTA for all it does.
Luis Echevarria introduces
students to the world of a Bio-Tech
Engineer.
Students enjoy a whale-watching trip
to enhance their science education.
Mark Tyler talks with students
about being a firefighter during
Career Day.
Parent Joanne Distaso instructs
students on the finer points of
photography.
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May 2011
La Verne Chamber of Commerce Highlights
THE MAYORS COLUMN
La Verne Chamber of
MCNERNEY
City Fiscal News- The City of pared with the prior year actual of
La Verne has been busy address- $3.1 million.
Commerce Elects New Board
MINUTES
La Verne Village MixedWe want to thank all the ing the State’s latest “money grab”
Chamber members and mem- of local government resources- the Use Development for Ford Members
bers of the Community who sup- Governor’s proposed elimina- Dealership?- The City’s process
ported our “Business Supporting
Business Golf Tournament held
last month at the Sierra La Verne
Country Club. We had Chamber weather and everyone had
a great time in supporting the
Chamber and all our programs.
This is a very busy month for
our Non Profit members and
they have events happening that
they would love the community
to know about and to support.
The Chamber along with David
& Margaret Youth and Family
Services will be hosting a Community Picnic on Saturday May
14th from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. on
their main campus located at
1350 Third Street here in La
Verne. There will be games, raffles, a dunk tank, a live music
and food vendors. Please plan to
stop by and join in the fun and
games and support a great organization.
On Monday May 16th Lutheran High School will be hosting
their annual Golf Tournament
at Los Serranos Golf Club in Chino Hills starting at 1 p.m. This
school of only 130 kids just won
their second consecutive State
Basketball tournament in Sacramento. Way to go Lutheran!!
For more details you can call the
school at (909) 593-4494.
The following Monday, May
23rd, LeRoy Haynes will be holding their annual golf tournament
at Red Hill Country Club with
a shotgun start at noon. There
will be Dodger legends attending including Bill Russell, Lou
Johnson, Maury Wills and Tommy Davis. After the golf there
will be a sports panel and these
greats will be taking questions.
For more information on how you
can get involved please call (909)
593-2581 ext 583 or 221 for more
details.
tion of redevelopment agencies
throughout the State. The La
Verne Redevelopment Agency is
the City’s greatest tool for creating and encouraging affordable
housing and for economic development. Numerous businesses in
La Verne have received assistance
over the years from the La Verne
Redevelopment Agency, along
with encouraging and facilitating
much of the current commercial
development in place today. The
Redevelopment Agency funds
over $ 4 million annually in local projects, infrastructure, services, personnel, and debt service.
Also, the Redevelopment Agency
provides a majority of the City’s
funding for the City’s Chamber of
Commerce contract funding subsidy.
Efforts have been made to
encumber the Redevelopment
Agency’s funds for local projects,
in order to protect some degree of
local control, but the effectiveness
of those efforts remains to be seen.
In the meantime, the League of
California Cities and the California Redevelopment Association
have submitted an alternative
plan to the legislature for it to consider. The plan calls for Redevelopment Agencies to make voluntary contributions to local schools
in exchange for extending the life
span of the agencies making these
payments.
In the meantime, local support
to maintain Redevelopment in La
Verne is very much appreciated!
On a positive note, we have
just received fourth-quarter sales
tax figures showing increase to
local sales tax of approximately
7.25% for 2010 as compared to
2009. The data reflects an increase of $65,000 in sales taxes
(gross receipts of $957,000 in 2010
vs. $892,000 in 2009). This good
news helps to support that our
2010/11 budget of $3.25 million
should be met given that the City
had reflected an increase com-
is well underway for consideration
of La Verne Village, a mixed use
development for the vacant Person Ford site at the northeast
corner of Foothill Boulevard and
Bradford Street. The project, as
proposed, includes 15,000 sq. ft. of
retail commercial along with 172
resort-quality apartment units.
The developer constructed a similar project in the City of Upland
that has been very well received.
So far the project has received
strong local support. Public hearings for the project are to be held
in April and May. Should the
project be approved, construction
could begin as soon as fall 2011.
La Verne Towne Center
(Target Center) on Foothill
at White- The owners of this center, KIMCO, have received City
approval for a high quality architectural remodel and split of the
recently vacated Vons space. The
location is expected to accommodate two medium tenant retailers,
with names to be announced very
soon. The same exterior remodel
theme is under review for the balance of the center, providing the
entire property a major facelift.
New Mexican Restaurants, just in time for Cinco
de Mayo?!- In the last year we’ve
seen two new superb Mexican
Restaurants open in Old Town La
Verne- Café Cabo and Chamela
Grill. But did you know that two
new ones are also on the way for
Foothill Blvd.? It’s true. Sergio’s
Mexican Restaurant (famous for
years in Glendora) will shortly be
open at 2091 Foothill (formerly
Taco Factory) and Chipotle is expected to open at 2298 Foothill
(formerly Starz Beauty and Talking Book). Enjoy!
For more information on any
of these or other projects, please
contact the La Verne Planning
Department at (909) 596-8706
Don Kendrick
Mayor, City of La Verne
Connolly’s
Kitchen A Labour of Love
Wendy Connolly
Did I spell that right? Which
Connolly are you asking, Paul or
Me? Connolly’s Kitchen is an Irish
themed, mom-and-pop restaurant just opened in La Verne. The
mom and pop are my husband
Paul and me, near-newlyweds
born an ocean away, myself in
Southern California, Paul in Dublin, Ireland.
How could we know that when
we met in a Dublin pub on the last
day of my trip to Ireland that it
would lead to a restaurant in La
Verne? Well, we couldn’t, but
we’re glad it did, a long distance
romance which blossomed into
working together every day.
And so back to the labor (or in
Anglo-English-speak, labour) of
love. Not just of each other, but of
tradition and culture, family and
friends, fresh foods wholesomely
prepared, and love of the people
who walk in our door. How could
we not? We have received such a
warm welcome in return, in good
wishes and return patronage.
Some have even brought gifts!
The beautiful vintage map of Ireland, Irish beanie baby and woven
placemats bring more than décor
to our shop. Thanks, LaVerne!
Hospitality is a revered tradition in Ireland, and made its way
to Connolly’s Kitchen. The first
thing we wanted to do was to remove any signs of a fast food, corporate copycat look or feel. Every
choice was made to feel comfortable and warm, and make you
feel very much to home. You don’t
have to be into Irish culture to appreciate being treated as a person
rather than an order number. We
want you to be on a mini-vacation
while you’re here. Crafters are
invited to bring their projects to
share at afternoon tea.
The menu is Irish, no question,
and UK enthusiasts can trust
that they are getting here, what
they would get there. The chips
(like fries, but soft and potato-y
in the middle) are fresh, as is the
cod which is hand battered and
cooked in 100% peanut oil. The
stew is from Paul’s family recipe.
Soda bread, pastries and sides are
made on premises from scratch.
Irish rashers (lean bacon) and
sausages are brought in and are
made to Irish recipes. Premiumimported teas, preserves, condiments and snacks are available
as well.
Connolly’s Kitchen, 1453 Foothill at Wheeler, CVS Plaza.
Specialties: Fish and chips,
stew, sandwiches, home baked
goods
Hours:
Tues-Sat, 11:30 – 7:00, Sun., 12-5
Afternoon tea: Mon-Fri., 2-4.
It is with great enthusiasm I
write this article, as I am given the
privilege to introduce the La Verne
Chamber of Commerce, Board of
Directors for the 2011/2012 term.
The current board of directors will
continue to finish out the current
term, which will end in June of
2011. The new board term will
begin in July of 2011.
Members of the 2011/2012
board will be: Arun Tolia of Arun
Home Realty and Express Cash;
Barbara MacKirdy of Noah Travels; Bill Drayer of Von’s Market;
Carolyn Anderson of Waste Management Services; Dan Neale of
Nationwide Insurance - Baldy
View Group; Ernest Dorado
of Henderson Insurance; Jody
Gmeiner of Pomona Valley Habitat for Humanity; Ken Armour
of System Resolutions; Howard
Hawkins of The Law Offices of
Howard Hawkins; Julie Wheeler
of The University of La Verne;
Marianne Stark of M.K. Stark
Company; Micky Rehm of Micky’s
Jewelry Studio; Mark Levy of
Palace Pet Salon; Nikki Hoar of
MTO Clean and Rhonda Beltran
of McKinley Children’s Center.
To our new members, WELCOME! Also, several of our current board members will be terming out in June. They are Joe
Fransen of Awards by Champion
and Sound 2000 Mobile DJ, Andy
Hakopian of Netsmart Systems
and Dan Harden of Pomona Fairplex. To these members, THANK
YOU for your hard work, your
dedication and hours of time devoted to the La Verne Chamber of
Commerce!
The new board will be sworn
in at the Chamber’s monthly Connections Luncheon on Wednesday, June 1, 2011 at 11:30 a.m.
The Luncheon will be held at the
Sierra La Verne Country Club, in
La Verne. The luncheon is open to
members and prospective members. Please call the Chamber
office to make your reservations
early (909) 593-5265. See you
there!
Dan Neale
Chair Elect
Board of Directors
La Verne Chamber of Commerce
LEROY HAYNES CRUISIN’ LA
VERNE CLASSIC CAR SHOW
TO INCLUDE “PRICELESS PETS”
-NO KILL ANIMAL RESCUE
Priceless Pets, a nonprofit no
kill animal rescue, promises to
bring four legged furry friends to
display for adoption at this years
“LeRoy Haynes Annual Classic
Car Show, Cruisin’ La Verne. The
event, scheduled for June 11 in
Old Town La Verne will be even
better this year as more organizations join in the festivities of the
day.
Public invited to participate,
bring entire family
For more information about
how you can register your four
wheeled classic car or join Priceless Pets in the vendor fair contact
LeRoy Haynes at (909) 593-2581,
ext. 583.
Priceless Pets, no kill animal
rescue is established so our community has a place to take unwanted, found or abandoned animals. Priceless Pets is located in
the city of Chino Hills.
All pets adopted through Priceless Pets are spayed, neutered,
vaccinated and micro-chipped prior to the adoption. “Think adoption first – by adopting an animal,
you have saved the lives of two;
the one you have adopted and the
one you have made room for at
the shelter.” The website is: www.
pricelesspetrescue.org.
About LeRoy Haynes Center
The LeRoy Haynes Center provides specialized treatment and
educational
services to children with special needs relating to emotional
development, autism, Asperger’s
Disorder, learning disabilities, neglect and abandonment.
It was founded in October
1946 by LeRoy Haynes, a former
chaplain at the Fred Nellis Youth
Authority in Whittier, as a way to
help many of the troubled boys he
served through intervention and
treatment in a home-like setting.
The group home facility has
grown from its initial 10 residents
to six cottages, each housing 12
children. Mental health treatment
services are provided to every resident. The Haynes Education Center, a non-public school founded in
1989 as a companion to the group
home facility, initially provided
schooling to the children of what
was formerly LeRoy Boys Home.
It has grown to serve not only the
children who live on campus but
the community as a whole, accepting children (boys and girls) from
14 school districts throughout
Southern California.
Credentialed teachers working
in a highly structured environment address curriculum as well
as learning disabilities including
autism, emotional challenges and
developmental disabilities.
The entire facility serves 350 to
400 children annually through its
four basic programs – residential,
Haynes Special Education Center,
mental health, and transitional.
May 2011
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La Verne Chamber of Commerce Highlights
LA VERNE CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE BUSINESS
SUPPORTING BUSINESS
ANNUAL GOLF EVENT
Chamber of Commerce weather again began and continued
throughout the day as we welcomed 100 golfers to Sierra La
Verne Country Club to enjoy our
Annual Golf event.
Support of Your Local Businesses is our theme! And that it
did…. Tim Haas from Tournament Golf & Travel organized
Blvd. and White Ave., we moved to a larger facility at 2445 Foothill
Blvd. #B – across from Target, on the North side of Foothill Blvd. We
will continue to offer dry-cleaning, alterations and laundry on premises
at affordable prices and with quick turnaround. Same-day service is
still available from Monday to Saturday (in by 10 a.m., out by 4 p.m.)
For bulk orders, such as those for schools and churches, corporate discounts can be applied. Watch for our Grand Opening specials as well as
yet another fantastic tournament for additional services. For more information call us at (909) 593-6584.
that left our participants extremely pleased. From beginning to end
it was well orchestrated without a
lull in the action.
I would like to congratulate
our Corporate Sponsors who were
vital keys in our success. I would
like to highlight them and the
Sponsorship opportunities:
Title Sponsor: Waste Management
Lunch Sponsor: Arun Tolia with Arun Home Realty
Dinner Sponsor: Rick Dow with Dow Hydraulics
Carts Sponsor: Dan Neale with Nationwide Insurance
Entire Hole Sponsor, 3rd: Micky Rehm with Micky’s Jewelry Stu
dio, 5k Shopping Spree Entire Hole Sponsor, 5th: Dan Neale with Nationwide Insurance, 5k Hole-In-One
Beverage Sponsor: Hutton Industries
Beverage Donation Sponsor: Anheuser-Busch Sales of Pomona
Beverage Donation Sponsor: Miller / Coors of Irwindale
Beverage Donation Sponsor: Fairplex / Cornucopia Foods
Supporting Your Local Business Sponsor: Deborah Reyes with Deborah Reyes Insurance
Supporting Your Local Business Sponsor: Randy Blackman with Haaker Equipment Corporation
Here are some of the tournament
highlights….
Tournament Results:
1st Place - Team Score 54
1.) Ernie Dorado
2.) Rob Iorio
3.) Dale Long
4.) Ken Wenzl
2nd Place - Team Score 55
1.) Edwin Esteron
2.) John Alsop
3.) Rudy Montalvo
4.) Cynthia Mathews.
3rd Place - Team Score 56
1.) Bill Aguirre
2.) Lauren Greenwall
3.) Hal Fredrickson
4.) Dave Vidal
Cynthia Matthews was a
standby and up until we were
ready to tee off we didn’t have a
team for her to play with. As it
turned out, Cynthia, along with
her team, won second place and
Brandon Earns
Rank of Eagle
La Verne Towne Center Cleaners has Moved
After having done business for 21 years at our old location of Foothill Scout
ended up winning two of the
“Closest to the Pins” contest on
the par 3’s!!!!
Special thanks go to Darrell
Johnson of Intelli-Tech. He donated two tickets in his suite for
the Yankee/Angels game on Sept.
11th, along with Preferred Parking and the winning bid brought
in $600!!
We would like to thank all of
our Board Members, Committee
Members, Volunteers and Raffle
Prize Donators along with the
Golfers and Bunco Players who
made the day so special….
We know that there are many
choices to increase the visibility of
your business but not many that
will be a cornerstone.
Please consider joining the La
Verne Chamber today!
They can be reached at (909)
593-5265
Ernie Dorado, Director
La Verne Chamber of Commerce
LA VERNE TEACHER AWARDS
BANQUET
2011
On May 17, 2011, the La Verne Chamber of Commerce will sponsor
the 9th annual La Verne Teacher of the Year Awards Banquet. We will
have our dinner at Sierra La Verne Country Club at 5:30 p.m.
This year the following teachers will be honored:
Afflerbaugh-Paige High School – Zipora Stewart
Bonita High School – Jammie Halberg
Calvary Baptist School – Toni Hooper
Damien High School – Doug Yegge
Grace Miller Elementary – Matthew Miller
Holy Name of Mary School – Linda Cassidy
Joan Macy School – Sharon Skinner
J. Marion Roynan Elementary – Jeanie Dolan
La Verne Heights Elementary – Victoria Echevarria
LeRoy Haynes Education Center – Margarita Olado
Lutheran High School – Patti Maisano
Oak Mesa Elementary – Jim Symonds
Ramona Middle School. – Julie Pacino
We welcome event sponsors from local businesses and individuals
who would like to support our local schools at this event and we recognize our sponsors in the program.
This event not only honors our local teachers but brings awareness to
families and the business community in La Verne as to the importance
of our teachers in helping to build future leaders within our community.
Please contact the Chamber of Commerce office at (909)593-5265 or
committee chairperson, Barbara MacKirdy at (909) 971-9950 for additional information.
A New Chair at McKinley Children’s Center
San Dimas – The 111 year-old
non-profit McKinley Children’s
Center, tucked away at the end
of a street next to the 57 freeway,
is considered one of San Dimas’
best kept secrets. New Chairman
of the Board, T. Joseph Fransen,
thinks that it is time to change
that misconception. His association with McKinley’s goes back 16
years as a volunteer. Not taking
his term lightly, Fransen is determined to build awareness about
the century-old facility and the
good it does for children throughout L.A. County, parts of Riverside and San Bernardino Counties. Making a difference in the
lives of the abused, neglected and
at-risk children between the ages
of 2 and 19 has been the driving
force behind the dedicated staff of
counselors, teachers, therapists
and administrators that cater to
the childrens wellbeing.
The 39 acre McKinley campus
houses a foster family agency,
residential cottages, a non-public
school, Mental Health facility, a
library, a chapel, a Brain Lab, a
Sports Pavilion and a large swimming pool. Not only is the mental
health of the child a top priority,
but the physical and social aspects
are stressed for a well rounded
child to be mainstreamed into a
normal public life, be it through
an adoption, a foster family or a return to their birth family. According to Director of Development,
Rhonda Beltran, “The welfare
of the children in our care is first
and foremost and that is reflected
in every decision and action that
Joe makes. His philosophy and
direction for the Board will be to
maintain and support the long
term strategic plan, laid out by the
CEO and staff, to strengthen our
standing among the dwindling
facilities established to rescue our
youth and future leaders.”
Having been on multiple nonprofit boards in leadership positions, Fransen comes onboard
with a wealth of knowledge encompassing fundraising, major
events and long term business
strategy. As a past Chair of the
Board with the San Dimas and La
Verne Chambers, he has been instrumental with the introduction
of new major events, strategizing
alternate income streams, and an
extensive hiring process for new
President/CEO’s.
McKinley Children’s Center is
lucky to have Joe Fransen as their
new Chairman of the Board and is
looking forward to the future under his leadership.
Frank & Angie Ramos announce their son, Brandon M.
Ramos, has earned the rank of
Eagle Scout, the highest honor in
the Boy Scouts of America. Brandon began his scouting experience
in 1998 with Cub Scout Pack 415
at Oak Mesa School in La Verne
and earned the rank of Arrow of
Light, the highest award in Cub
Scouting.
Brandon continued his Boy
Scout experience with Troop 443
at the First Presbyterian Church
in Covina. His Eagle Scout Leadership project was the renovation
of a trail at San Dimas Canyon
Nature Park. He lead 40 volunteers in the removal and replacement of the existing wooden steps
on a popular and well travelled
area of the trail.
Though Brandon completed
the requirements of Eagle Scout
in March 2010, the Court of Honor was held on March 12, 2011 at
the First Presbyterian Church in
Covina. Attendees included the
Mayor of La Verne, Don Kendrick; a representative for the Mayor of Covina, Peggy Delach; and
a representative of the senate for
Bob Huff.
Brandon graduated from Bonita High School in 2010. During
his high school years, he played
on the school’s soccer team and
earned the National Honors Society of Sports Medicine certification. In addition to scouting, his
extra-curricular activities included playing AYSO soccer, and riding motorcycles with his family.
Brandon currently attends Mt
SAC College and aspires to complete his education in the field of
nursing.
Serving the Inland Empire For Over 20 Years
Dr. Williams Chiropractic Office
“The Power that Made the Body
Can Heal The Body”
615 East Foothill Blvd Suite D San
Dimas
(Corner of San Dimas Canyon Road & Foothill Blvd.)
(909) 592-2823
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Call Today For A Complimentary Consultation & Examination (A $125.00 Value)
Dr. Williams Chiropractic Office treats patients involved in Auto Accidents, Employment Related
Injuries, Sports Injuries, & Nutritional/Stress Injuries.
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City of La Verne’s Military Members
Who are Currently Serving as of April 12, 2011
ARMY
**In Memory of
Cory F. Hiltz-Army**
Brian J. Acuff
Steve P. Acuff Jr.
Christopher T. Allan
Michael Amaro
Brent Apodaca
Joseph Aschenbrener
Brett E. Babb
Michael C. Badet
Jared A. Behounek
Joseph R. Bock
Daniel Bout
James Bunsold
David M. Cabot
David M. Champion
Jason Cheney
Donovan Coble
Francisco Cruz
Allen T. Dade Jr.
Stephanie Daly Long
Rose Anne Delacerda
Joseph C. Dunken
Sean M. Ellingson
Jordan Fankhauser
Luis M. Gamboa Jr.
Leonard Garcia
Nick J. Garry
Ian T. Goetz
Remberto Gutierrez
Jennifer Haskell
Daniel J. Head
Patrick J. Heskett
Justin Hickam
Derek C. Houston-Brown
Scott P. Jefferson
Benjamin J. Jones
Robert Kirkland
Benjamin J. Knight
Alexander Kurdoghlian
Karl Kurtz
Casey Larkin
Michael Liscano
Christopher R. Lopez
Michael Magdaleno
Nicole Matus
Amber M. McIntire
Loran McClung
Andrew McKindley
Tyke A. Milliken
Ryan B. Min
Charlene M. Morales
Brent R. Moreno
Jorge Moreno
Michael S. Moreno
Chris Morrie
Jared S. Nelson
Tasha M. Newell
Trisha M. Newton
John A. Oliver
Richard G. Palafox
Robert Perez
Michael Porras
Andrew P. Quiroz
Ricky Rickords
Kelly R. Rojas
Mariah M. Rojas
Ernie Sanchez
Michael Stiteler
Timothy P. Timmins
Benjamin A. Tirado
Julian J. Torres-Palomino
Joshua M. Trout
Mark A. Vinci
Louis N. Werrick
CHANGE YOUR MIND
CHANGE YOUR LIFE
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Laura Bonilla, Hypnosis
& Spiritual Counseling
909-994-5701
www.themindclinic.net
Self Hypnosis CD‛s
Available online
Joe Williams
Christopher A. Woods
MARINES
Ronald M. Alberca
Joshua M. Albert
Michael Arballo Jr.
David A. Barrera
John Beaucar
Robert Belleville
Mario Blancas
Michael E. Boggs
Ryan J. Burkovich
Steven Bustillos Jr.
Jon Carver-Blackmon
Christopher Cassinelli
Joshua Castaneda
Ryon J. Clark
Ashley Curtis
Joseph E. Davis IV
Brian Drechsler
Matthew R. Dumais
Gerard M. Fillion
George L. Frey Jr.
Daniel D. Gabaldon
Anthony M. Godinez
Frank P. Gonzales
Daniel J. Grant
Robert B. Gray
Justin W. Grimm
Donald J. Hadden
Amede Hanson
Dane Hanson
Diana M. Hernandez
Brian Higeons Dewhurst
Michael R. Jacobellis
Jason Lau
Brian Link
Michael Lopez
Anthony J. Magallanes
Marcy D. Mendoza
Jackie A. Miller
Josh R. Miller
Andrew Morales
Michael D. Morales
Jered M. Mundt
Christopher L. Negrette
John K. Newell
Justin J. Pelot
Brandon M. Peralta
Alfred Perchez
Nick H. Rhoades
Xavier C. Ries
Patrick A. Romero
Ryann Sartor
Timothy W. Schendel
Aaron Joseph Serna
Andrew D. Serrano
Matt Shaupp
David A. Taylor
Isaiah M. Telnas
Ryan M. Torrez
Ryan A. Valenzuela
Alexander W. Vance
Eric J. Wagner
Darin H. West
Michael L. Yslas
AIR FORCE
Nathan V. Anderson
Brent A. Baker
Jeffrey W. Baker
Eric R. Barrios
Philip Bartoo
Laural E. Bernard
Joel Carrera
Gustavo F. Castillo
Scott Chalmers
Cole M. Connors
Nicole M. Dreyer
Derek Dreyfuss
Eric C. Fleury
Anthony L. Fox II
Edmundo Gamiao Pena
Scott Garcia
Richard S. Gill
Michael A. Gomez
Maria Gomez-McKinney
Greg Hart
Courtney X. Hawkins
Samantha Hegg
Aaron Matthew Hunter
Michelle C. Layman
Brian A. Leon
Robert A. Leyba
Jordan J. Long
Jimmy Lopez
Kimberly A. Luera
William E. Masten
Ryan P. McKee
Wesley J. Moore
Michael L. Narmore
Sean V. Orme
Dylan M. Ornelas
Brian Peters
Joshua S. Pettus
Ardi B. Pribadi
Earle L. Rojas
Jacquelyn Ruffino
Chad J. Ryan
Branden N. Shepperd
Heath L. Shepperd
Daniel J. Sullivan
NAVY
Joseph A. Aldana
Brett A. Augarten
Ronald D. Ballenger II
Luz C. Bautista
Mark Belanger Jr.
Ray A. Bernal
Venessa V. Burgos
Kristopher E. Cervantes
Steven I. Davis
Marquis K. Dawson
Gary L. Deal
Scott D. Dennis
Christy A. Dismukes
Matthew F. Espina
Paul A. Espinoza
Robert R. Espinoza
Dan Farnsworth
Andrew M. Fernandez
Travis M. Garcia
David C. Halberg
Shawn Harden
Mark D. Heller
John Hepburn
Wesley T. Knudson
Curtis L. Lacey
Peter A. Lazos
Cameron Link
Jesse Loera III
Christopher D. Lucero
David A. Manuel
Renee M. Martinez
Ariana J. Medina
Michael J. Ortega
David E. Palfrey
Bruce Peterson
Nitesh R. Pymagam
Ethan M. Reifer
Nathan S. Rhodes
Peter Rodriguez
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Daniel R. Almada
Sean T. Dawson
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May 2011
The
Art of Tea
The Friends of the La Verne
Library Presents “The Art of Tea”
on Saturday, May 21, 2011 at 1:00
p.m. in the La Verne Library’s
Meeting Room, 3640 D Street.
“The Art of Tea” will be presented by Linda Louie of the Bana
Tea Company. Learn the History
of tea, the six categories of tea and
the story of the two types of Pu’erh
tea: Raw and Ripe Pu’erh.
Call Tamiko Treadwell Teen/
Adult Services Librarian at (909)
596-1934.
BackPainFree.org
If you twisted your back, I’ll get you back on your feet in 5
days!
By Yu Chen, L.Ac
Sports Injury & Back Pain Specialist
Shoulder pain can be complicated. One of my patients had
shoulder pain caused by a cervical problem. I could never heal
her shoulder
pain if I only
treated her
shoulder.
I
had to pinpoint the root
cause of the
shoulder pain
Dr. Yu Chen
then treat her
neck to completely heal the problem. She experienced a total relief of pain after the treatment.
The most important thing for a
shoulder problem is to get it fixed
as soon as possible. The longer
you wait, the more complications
you are going to experience. As a
result, you might end up with a
severely frozen shoulder and possibly surgery to get completely
healed.
In fact, most sports injuries
need immediate attention. The
faster you seek treatment, the
easier it is to be healed. It would
only take a few treatments if you
deal with it right away. Otherwise, it could become a chronic
problem and require more or
even double the number of treatments to resolve the issue. Many
prolonged sport injuries result in
chronic arthritis.
Headaches are very common
now due to the usage of computers
in the modern day environment.
Often times, the headache or mi-
graine which originates from the
neck is caused by incorrect posture. It is very important to have
an ergonomic chair with full support of the back and neck while
working on the computer. When
you type, you should pull yourself
forward to the keyboard, not just
lean forward. Your back and neck
should be fully rested against the
back of an ergonomic chair. You
should move around after an hour
of work to protect your neck.
Back Pain & Sports Injury
Acupuncture Center has been
specializing in stroke, back pain,
sports injury, headache, heel pain
and a lot of difficult diseases for
more than 40 years. My father,
Dr. Chao Chen, developed the
theory, “I Ching Acupuncture”.
In our clinic data, more than 60%
of my patients visited due to back
pain. 80-90% of them experienced
great relief after 3-12 treatments
on average, even when the back
pain is caused by surgery.
Don’t worry if you have back
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May 2011
Migration of the
Sandhill
Crane
Story & Photos By Stan
Wawer
The dark, cold early morning
silence was interrupted by the
gargling sound of thousands of
sandhill cranes. The snow from
a mid-March
storm
the
night before
crunched under my feet as
I followed the
path to a phoStan Wawer
tographer’s
blind. The closer I got to the blind,
the louder the noise.
I knew from the moment I
boarded my flight to Kearney,
distinctive. Every available sandbar was overloaded with sandhill
cranes.
The sight of the cranes taking off at sunrise is impressive
— a few, then an entire sandbar,
then several sandbars as thousands and thousands of cranes
rise in waves until they fill the
sky. They make parachute landings in the cornfields where they
spend the day fueling up for their
migration north and in turn helping the farmers by feeding on the
dead corn. Shortly after the cranes
leave, the farmers plow their fields
and get ready for planting in May.
When they finally head north
they will ride the thermals and
go about 350 miles a day. I think
that’s how the old joke started —
“I just flew in from Kearney and
boy are my arms tired!”
the migration route. Adult sandhill cranes are distinguishable by
their red cap.
The sandhill crane migration
means about $10 million to the
local economy. Photo blinds go for
$25 to $150. The $150 blind is an
all-nighter. Maximum capacity
is two people and each blind is
equipped with small porta-potties.
I spent my second morning in a
cornfield blind with a guide and
another photographer. The cranes
mostly come from New Mexico,
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the Nebraska Platte River Valley heading northward every year
during the annual spring and fall
migrations. They migrate through
an 80-mile-wide “flyway” stretch
along the Platte River from near
Grand Island to west of Kearney.
It is estimated that about 80 percent of the world’s population of
sandhill cranes do an annual migration layover in this area of the
Platte River. The Platte Valley
area has great habitat for many
types of birds, including bald ea-
Filling the Sky
Sunrise Day
Nebraska this was going to be
something special. I had come to
Kearney to witness the migration
of the sandhill crane, which has
been doing this migratory thing
since the age of the dinosaurs. I
hunkered down in the blind on the
banks of the Platte River waiting
anxiously for the sun to rise.
It was 27 degrees in the blind
but the anticipation of what I was
about to witness kept me warm.
Between 600,000 and 700,000
sandhill cranes spend about six
weeks in this region prior to making their migratory trek to Canada, Alaska and Siberia.
They start arriving in Kearney
near the end of February or the
first week of March. The first to
arrive are the first to leave. The
crane migration north is the largest migration in the world, according to a Rowe Sanctuary & The
Texas and Oklahoma.
Cranes are omnivores, eating
both meat and plants. Their diet
is made up of around 80 percent
waste corn and 20 percent insects,
mice, snakes, frogs and plants.
They eat about 1,600 tons of waste
corn. The life span of a crane is
25 years or more and as long as
34 years in captivity. The lesser
crane averages about 41 inches in
gles.
The spring migration usually
begins on the Platte River in late
February, peaks in mid March,
and has a mass exodus in mid
April. The fall migration covers
a longer period — September
through December, peaking between late October and early November — but they don’t hang
around like they do in the spring.
The stays are mostly overnight
on the Platte River as the cranes
head south to warmer weather.
For more information, go to the
Rowe Sanctuary Website at www.
rowesanctuary.org.
Kearney is on the north bank
Cranes Taking Off
Iain Nicolson Audubon Center
volunteer. Cranes mate for life.
Males pick a partner in the winter
Coming Home at Sunset
the sun began to peek over the horizon, the shadows became more
before they turn 3. The youngsters
tag along on the first trip to learn
What to wear
It’s cold in the early morning in
March. Wear the warmest clothing you have, including thermal
underwear. Wear the warmest
shoes or boots. I wore my hiking
boots with thermal socks. Warm
mittens or gloves. If you are taking pictures (and that’s pretty
much a must) wear gloves. No
flash photography, flashlights or
cell phones. Bring a video camera if you want to capture all the
sights and sounds.
Other sights around Kearney
The Great Platte River Road
Archway, which spans 1-80. This
place is fantastic. See the trials
and triumphs of the trappers,
pioneers, 49ers and Pony Express
that passed through this area on
their way West (www.archway.
org).
Fort Kearny, named for Col.
Stephen Watts Kearny, was built
in 1848 to protect those journeying west along the Oregon Trail.
There is also the Museum of
Nebraska Art, the Nebraska Firefighters Museum and Education
Center and the Trails and Rails
Museum.
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 travelrelated questions to his blog.
height with a wingspan of 73 inches. The great sandhill is about 46
inches, with a 77-inch wingspan.
They fly 30 to 50 mph. Some fly
more than 10,000 miles annually
at altitudes of 3,000 to 5,000 feet.
Most of the cranes on the Platte
Parachute Landing
Lodging
Kearney has numerous hotels
and motels. I stayed at the Best
Western Inn and Suites (308-2342541). Breakfast and wireless
Internet included. Fitness center
and pool.
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.
Heading for the Cornfields
All I could see from the blind at
6:30 a.m. was this eerie shadow
that stretched seemingly forever
along the shore of the Platte. As
United Airlines flies from Ontario to Denver. Transfer to Kearney by twin-engine aircraft.
River are lesser cranes. They roost
and sleep on sandbars covered
with shallow water and surrounded by deeper water, which acts
as an alarm from predators. The
main predator is the bald eagle.
Second is the coyote.
Sandhill cranes pass through
of the Platte River in central Nebraska. It is 1,733 miles from San
Francisco and 1,733 miles from
Boston. It runs along Highway 30
(the Old Lincoln Highway) and is
five hours to Denver.
If you go
Duo Recital
2 p.m. Saturday,
May 14th, 2011
The program, Featuring
Dmotry Koudymov (classical
guitarist) with Brian Barandy,
opens with a journey through the
landscape of 19th century Europe
with works by Johann Mertz and
Mauro Giuliani. For contrast, the
duo transitions to a specially commissioned piece composed by Jon
Brenner, which presents Purcell’s
Baroque theme through the lens of
the 21st century. From there, the
journey continues with folk music
from Mexico as conceived by neoclassical composer Manuel Ponce.
Rounding out the performance,
Celso Machado’s infectious and
earthy Brazilian rhythms find
great expression through the colors of the nylon strings.
La Verne Library
3640 D St.
La Verne, CA 91750
(909) 596-1934
This event is free and open to the
public!
County of Los Angeles Public Library www.colapublib.org
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Foothill
Extension
According to Metro’s statis-
tics, ridership on the Gold Line
reached a new high of more than
34,500 average daily weekday
boardings in March - 3,000 more
than last March (and more than
10,000 more than March 2009).
And, although some growth is certainly attributable to the Eastside
Extension opening at the end of
2009, the vast majority of boardings continue to occur at Phase 1
stations of the line between Pasadena and Union Station where
Metro has already begun expanding service by adding a third car
to some trains and anticipating
reduced headways in the future.
Importantly, the results of our
recent ridership projection recalculations (as part of the EIS/EIR
process for Azusa to Montclair)
conclude that the Foothill Extension segments together will more
than double the current ridership
numbers and that Azusa to Montclair stations are attracting more
than 60% of the additional boardings.
These facts help illustrate the
point made in the Pasadena Star
News and San Gabriel Valley
Tribune editorial – that extending light rail to the region’s “bedroom communities” will help ease
gridlock, cut air pollution and give
commuters “found time” instead
of stress time by providing a transit alternative that makes sense
to those using travel time and convenience as major factors in their
commuting decisions.
The Journey Continues,
May 2011

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