January - La Verne Community News

January 2012
Fourth Annual Series of Free Autism Parenting
Workshops at LeRoy Haynes Center in La Verne
Assistive Technology Specialist Nancy Brady, MA-EdSP,
ATS, spoke on “Using the iPad
as a communication device for
students with limited language
abilities” and its application
to children with autism last
month in this year’s first free
autism parenting workshop
sponsored by the School for Autism at the LeRoy Haynes Center in La Verne.
Brady showed how the iPad
can be used for communication,
academics and life skills for
those who use and need assistive technology.
Topics included addressing
motor and movement difficulties when using assistive tech
The autism training and
informational workshop was
scheduled for 6 to 8 p.m. on
Thursday, December 22, for
parents and teachers of children who have or may have
autism.
While there was no charge
for the event, reservations
were required due to space limitations in the Family Resource
Center at LeRoy Haynes Center.
Brady, the founder of
S.T.A.R. (Supported Typing
and Autism Resources) in Orange County, works as an Inclusion Specialist and Assistive
Technology Specialist teach
Nancy Brady,
nology, how to support those
movement difficulties so the user
can be successful, how to find an
appropriate communication application to use, and how to customize “apps” to the individual.
She also shared and demonstrated several fun and highly
engaging apps for the iPad and
iPod touch for a variety of users
and age levels.
ing children with autism how to
use assistive technology for communication and academic purposes.
A resident of San Clemente,
she has a bachelor’s degree in
communication studies and sociology from UC Santa Barbara
and a master’s degree in special education from Chapman
University.
In addition, she holds a cer-
tificate in Assistive Technology from Cal State University
Dominguez Hills.
This fourth annual series of
highly successful and informative workshops is designed to
provide information to parents
who typically face numerous
challenges with their children
who have autism or related
disorders.
Autism occurs in one out of
150 births in the United States.
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
– therapeutic residential treatment, transitional housing,
Haynes Education Center and
mental health.
For more information, contact the LeRoy Haynes Center
at 233 West Baseline Road, La
Verne, CA 91750, (909) 5932581, or visit the web site at
www.leroyhaynes.org.
Roger Hanawalt, DDS Appointed
as New Hillcrest Board Chair
By Karen Clobes
Roger Hanawalt, a local La
Verne dentist and La Verne resident has been elected as the new
Chair of Hillcrest’s Board of Direc-
tors, replacing Gerald A. Davis,
who will continue to serve on the
Board as Immediate Past Chair.
Dr. Hanawalt is no stranger
to Hillcrest’s rich history. His
grandfather, J. Ross Hanawalt
Advisory committees and on its
Executive Committee. As a dentist, he is well acquainted with
many Hillcrest residents and associates. Dr.
Hanawalt’s interest in Hillcrest comes
not only from
past connections, but also
from present
relationships-his parents recently moved
to Hillcrest in
the last year.
Dr. Hanawalt was installed
as Hillcrest’s Board Chair at Hillcrest’s Annual Board of Directors
Installation Dinner on December
1, 2011. During his acceptance
Hillcrest Board of Directors
also served on the first Hillcrest’s
Board.
In fact, when Ross Hanawalt
was appointed to the Hillcrest
Board, he began the search late
one afternoon for a site for a retirement home. He and Warren Crosier had a timely conference while
the latter was milking a cow, late
one afternoon. Crosier, a lemongrower, found that he was no longer allowed to raise chickens on
his property at the then “western
edge” of the town of La Verne. He
was so pleased with the idea of
building an “old folks’ home” on his
six-and-one-half acres that he lowered his asking price of $18,000 to
$12,500. With the Rev. Galen K.
Walker and J. Ross Hanawalt cosigning a personal note, the down
payment was made and the western section of Hillcrest began to
take shape.
The new Chair, Dr. Hanawalt,
grew up hearing about Hillcrest
and was honored when he was
invited to become a member of its
Board of Directors in 2009. He
has served on Hillcrest’s Board
speech he expressed his eagerness
to contribute his part in a legacy of
service to the organization.
Other board members include
Steve Morgan, Mike Wolfsen,
Kathy Duncan, Emmett Terrell,
Lora Lee Russell, Tim Hepburn,
Jack Meek, Karin Heckman-Nelson, Steve Johnson, Jerry Davis,
Howard Hawkins, Don Fancher,
Don Booz, and CEO Matthew
Neeley.
Brethren Hillcrest Homes (Hillcrest) is a not-for-profit Continuing Care Retirement Community
in La Verne, California with approximately 400 residents. Hillcrest offers independent living cottages, apartment style residential
living, assisted living, memory
support in a special care dementia
neighborhood, and skilled nursing and rehabilitation in its 5-star
nursing facility, Woods Health
Services.
Individuals seeking to learn
more about Hillcrest may call
(909) 392-4375 or visit Hillcrest on
the web at www.livingathillcrest.
org.
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La Verne Community News
Orange Picking Season at
La Verne Heritage Park
LA VERNE — The La Verne
Heritage Foundation will open
its gates January 7, for the annual Orange Picking at Heritage
Park. The public is encouraged to
come and pick oranges from the
last working orange grove in La
Verne. They are the best tasting
navel oranges around. There are
also some grapefruits and lemons
available for picking.
The orchard will be open to the
public each Saturday until approximately the middle of March
from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Oranges and
other citrus fruit are $5 a bag. The
Foundation provides the tools and
the bags, the customers provide
the manpower.
The La Verne Heritage Foundation is a non-profit preservation
group that has had the opportunity to restore a Victorian style
house built in 1885. The Weber
House is surrounded by the last
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remaining working orange grove
in the San Gabriel Valley. You
may also want to take a tour
through the Weber House, which
are in the mornings. The Foundation has been able, with the
funds it has raised, to include a
barn that is over 100 years old as
well as a restored working windmill onto the premises.
There are approximately
10,000 people who will visit the
park over the course of a year.
Some of the other fundraising
events the Foundation sponsors throughout the year are the
“Spring Squeeze” for local school
age children in March, “Hands
on History Tours” conducted by
the Foundation, and a Pumpkin
Patch.
They are located at 5001 Via
De Mansion, La Verne. More information about the Foundation
can be found at www.laverneheritage.org.
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Artists Frances Pampeyan and
Bjlane will exhibit their paintings
in the 2nd Story Art Gallery in the
Walker House on the Friday and
Saturday evenings of January
13,14 & 20,21 from 5:30-8:30 p.m.
There is no admission charge for
viewing this event. Wine and hors
d’oeuvres will be provided on the Friday evenings of January 13 & 20.
California artist Frances Pampeyan has had a brush in hand
since early childhood. She studied
drawing and painting at Pasadena Art Center of Design and
has continued her art education
through workshops instructed by
nationally and internationally rec-
ognized artists. Frances is an active member of the art community
where she enjoys painting in plein
air with her fellow artists and has
participated in numerous group
shows including the “Art Matters”
exhibition at the Huntington Library. She also has had numerous
solo shows. Frances enjoys traveling to new places in the U.S. and
abroad with her art supplies in tow
and her sketchbook in hand. Her
subject matter includes landscapes,
portraits, florals and stilllifes.
Bjlane also found her artistic
passion at a young age. By the
time she was in high school she
knew that art would be her life.
She first began exhibiting her
work in local galleries while majoring in fine art at Yavapai College
in Prescott, AZ. At the age of 19
she was offered her first one-woman show. She continued her education in California at community
colleges and art workshops, then
started giving workshops on her
own. Bjlane is a multi disciplinary
artist. In her work she attempts
to capture her environment – the
intricacy of living a metropolitan
lifestyle with its changing history, intermixed with modern
technology and structure. In her
city scapes there are suggestions
of our modern world as she incorporates power poles, light signals
and commonplace elements. Her
“plein air” landscapes capture
many places in the U.S, and Europe. She is currently an instructor at the Creative Arts Group in
Sierra Madre and is a member of
several art organizations.
The 2nd Story Art Gallery is
located in the Walker House, 121
N. San Dimas Ave., San Dimas.
Again, the dates of this exhibit
are: January 13,14 & 20,21, 5:30
- 8:30 p.m. For more information
call (909)599-5374 or go to: www.
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’Tis the Season of Giving
Second Sowing Seeds for Life Toy and Food Giveaway was held Wednesday December 21, at DPI Labs in La Verne
By Larry Stewart
The spirit of giving has been
alive and well during this holiday
season in the East San Gabriel
Valley.
The second of two Sowing
Seeds for Life toy and food giveaways was held Wednesday, Dec.
21, from 3-5 p.m. at the DPI Labs
parking lot at 1350 Arrow Highway in La Verne. The first one
was held Dec. 3 at Ganesha Park
the varsity football team, spearheaded a toy drive that brought in
some 350 toys.
Cornucopia Foods, a division
of Fairplex, contributed various
items such as ice and forklifts and
provided parking volunteers. The
Los Angeles Regional Food Bank
donated food that was given away
and John and Will Fueling, owners of the Corner Butcher Shop at
in Pomona.
It is something you’ll want to
be a part of. Even if you and your
family are not struggling, you can
still participate as a donor, a volunteer or a sponsor. All that is required is a healthy spirit of giving.
The Dec. 3 giveaway was the
fourth annual Sowing Seeds for
Life “Christmas in the Park” –
and what an event it was.
More than 3,000 people participated, with 2,042 signing up to
receive non-perishable food items.
Also, 406 toys were passed out
to children. And some of the best
musicians in the area provided
entertainment arranged by jazz
radio station KTST (79.5 FM).
Performers included the B-Keyss
and vocalist Britney Young, the
daughter of Sowing Seeds for Life
volunteer Paulette Young. Also
drawing lots of attention were
performances the Pacesetters drill
team and drum corps and the
Rancho Dominators drill team.
It was all made possible by
Glendora “Wonder Woman” Vicki
Brown, founder and CEO of Sowing Seeds for Life, or SSFL, a charitable non-profit organization that
feeds some 6,000 people in need
per month.
2359 Foothill, donated hot dogs
that were sold. The Von’s market at Foothill and Wheeler in La
Verne collected bags of groceries.
Lee Kum Kee, maker of Chinese sauces, contributed two
pallets of various products. Arrowhead contributed water. The
Zendejas Mexican restaurant in
San Dimas and El Merendero of
La Verne and Pomona donated
But Brown said some 150 volunteers, plus a long list of donors
and sponsors are the ones who
made the event so successful.
Damien High School played
a major role, donating $500 and
raising another $350. Also, students Jacky Yao, Jason Haney
and Keith Waldron, along with
Valley Vista Services donated a
roll-off trash bin.
The City of Pomona got involved and Pomona Mayor Elliott
Rothman attended the event.
Molly the Clown donated her
time to entertain children.
Haney & Associates of Glendora and Julie and Graham Bell
chips. Costco and Sam’s Club
also made contributions. Waste
Management and United Site
Services donated porta-potties.
of Claremont made cash donations.
The list goes on and on. Brown
in particular praised Christine
commitment in the fight against
hunger.
The “Christmas in the Park”
event is evidence about how far
Chau, an employee of Lee Kum
Kee who hand-knitted teddies,
hats and other items that she donated.
“I knit, sew and quilt at my
leisure and have always wanted
to help people in need with the
items I make,” Chau said. “I have
been making blankets for homeless animals and people. Last
year I donated handmade teddy
bears to a school with lower income kids for them to make funds
to buy new chairs for their graduation ceremony. Two years ago
during Christmas time I raised
over $1,000 for Smile Train by
selling handmade tote bags and
SSFL has come in such a short
time. To get the kind of turnout
it did, and to see all the happy
faces, was simply amazing.
Rebecca Rosenberger of Pomona brought her two grandchildren, Jasiyah and Jediah
Rosales, ages 3 and 1, and loved
every minute of it.
Rosenberger said she learned
of SSFL through her 92-year-old
mother, Geneva Hite, a resident
at Emerson Village, an apartment complex for seniors in Pomona.
“I came last year too,” Rosenberger said. “This is a great event.
I love it. It’s amazing how giving
some people can be.”
The charity also operates
a community farm at Falcon
Ranch, a 45-acre spread owned
by John Defalco in the foothills of
San Dimas Canyon.
A major fundraiser for the organization has become its annual
celebrity golf tournament. The
first three were held at Sierra La
Verne County Club. The fourth
is scheduled for Monday, Oct. 8,
2012, at Glendora County Club.
The last two years, the golf
tournament has drawn some of
the biggest names in sports, including Jerry West, Elgin Baylor,
James Worthy, Bill Sharman,
Jim Harrick, Dodger legends Bill
Russell, Tommy Davis and Al
Downing, and legendary horse
racing announcer Trevor Denman.
Through her organization,
Vicki Brown has generously given of her time, talents and finances to help form a better life for
many families in need and also
help various area communities
as well. She has set an example
for all of us to follow.
For further information or to
make a donation, call DPI Labs
at (909) 392-5777).
teddies.”
“What she did for Sowing
Seeds is amazing, Brown said
who is pretty amazing herself..
As if organizing two major
charity events in one month
isn’t enough, Brown is also the
CEO and president of DPI Labs,
a multimillion-dollar aerospace
company in La Verne.
DPI also is the site of the SSFL
food bank that hands out needed
goods the first and third Wednesday of every month. SSFL, which
also has several satellite pantries
at various locations and locations
throughout the month, gives
award about a million pounds of
food per year.
SSFL has grown from a small
garden project in 2007 into one
of the East San Gabriel Valley’s
most significant charities. Brown
was given $100 by her church to
use for good works, so she planted some seeds in order to grow
produce to donate to families in a
mobile home park.
Brown recently was named
this year’s winner of the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank’s Tony
Collier Award for her dedicated
A Date for the
New
Year!
Tina L. Kerrigan, MS, RD
Dates are one of the oldest staple
foods in human history. Evidence
indicates they have been cultivated
in the Persian Gulf as long ago as
6000BC. The Arab conquest spread
dates to Asia,
Italy, Spain and
Northern Africa.
In the Americas,
the Spanish introduced them
to Mexico and
Tina Kerrigan California in the
late 1700’s and
now they are an important crop in
Arizona and Florida as well as California.
Today, despite all that has occurred there, Iraq remains the world’s
largest producer of dates.
The date palm is described as
having “its feet in the water and its
head in the sun” because they thrive
in well irrigated, dry, high heat environments. The fruit of the date, technically known as a drupe because of
its inner stone, ripens in six to seven
months.
Dates can be eaten both fresh and
dried but most are dried for storage
and future consumption.
Many of us have partaken of the
famous “date shake” from Hadley’s
while exploring the desert of the
Inland Empire. In Spain, dates
wrapped in bacon and sometimes
stuffed with almonds or cabrales
cheese, are broiled as popular tapas.
In many countries of the world,
however, the date, instead of being a
sweet treat or appetizer, remains an
essential part of the daily diet both for
humans and animal feed.
One study concluded that dates
“may be considered and almost ideal
food, providing a wide range of essential nutrients and potential health
benefits”. Dates are very high in sugar (almost 80%). Trace elements are
boron, cobalt, copper, fluorine, magnesium, manganese, selenium and zinc
with fiber and protein making up the
remainder.
There is much anecdotal reference to the medicinal uses of dates.
They are high in tannin and have
been used for centuries as a cure for
intestinal problems. Syrups or pastes
made from dates are used to treat
sore throat, colds, bronchial distress
and fever. In many Arab countries
dates are believed to counter alcohol
intoxication.
The date has been a major food
product for much of recorded history.
Now that the New Year is upon us,
resolve to try some!
Tina Kerrigan is the owner of Corner Office Healthcare Consultants of
San Dimas and Jobs In Dietetics
(www.jobsindietetics.com). She
can be reached for questions, comments, or ideas for future columns
at [email protected]
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La Verne Community News
January 2012
La Verne President, Football Team Volunteer with Emergency Department at San
Dimas Community Hospital Is
Habitat for Humanity to Make a Local Family’s
Ready to Serve Your Needs
Dream Home a Reality
Habitat for Humanity President Jody Gmeiner welcomes University
of La Verne President Devorah Lieberman and members of the
university football team as they prepare to work on the Ontiveros’ new
home, which should be ready for move in this month.
Several cars started to park on
East Cypress Street in Covina,
Calif., followed by a van with the
University of La Verne’s name on
its side. The chill of the morning
did not stop the scores of young
men, all members of the La Verne
football team and their university
President Devorah Lieberman
from dedicating their time to help
a local family in need.
Partnering with the Pomona
Valley Habitat for Humanity, the
university volunteers traded their
book for construction tools on Friday, December 2 to help build a
home for local Covina residents,
the Ontiveros family. The young
family of four includes Edgar, father, Bridgette, mother, and their
two children, Jeremiah, age 3 and
Rebecca, age 8 months. Currently
living in a one-bedroom apartment and in need, the Ontiveros
family met all provisional eligibility requirements by Habitat for
Humanity to be considered and
selected to move into this new
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The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline
and studies, Air Force core values,
physical fitness, and basic warfare
principles and skills.
Airmen who complete basic
training earn four credits toward an
associate in applied science degree
through the Community College of
the Air Force.
Belarmino is the son of Romeo
Belarmino of Aurora Drive, Walnut.
He is a 2010 graduate of Nogales
High School, City of Industry.
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home, featuring three bedrooms,
two bathrooms and will be 1,287
square feet.
President Lieberman and
members of the football team
worked on the construction of the
house, specifically prepping for
paint and prepping the driveway
for new concrete. The home is expected to be completed and ready
for move in by January 14, 2012.
The La Verne football team
has worked with Habitat for Humanity before by donating volunteer hours to help the organization reach its goals in serving local
families. Inspired by the team’s
service, President Lieberman offered to join them this year. This
volunteer time is also close to her
heart – the home being constructed will be built in Covina, her
hometown.
“There is no better feeling than
to give back to the community and
that is a core value at the University of La Verne,” said President
Lieberman. “Helping build a place
for a family to call home is incredible. I am honored to participate in
this and the holidays being right
around the corner only make our
efforts that much more special.”
University of La Verne football players volunteered their time
for a local Habitat for Humanity project that would benefit a
local Covina family
San Dimas Community Hospital is a 93-bed acute care hospital
which provides many advanced
services for a hospital its size, including 24-hour emergency services with shorter wait times.
Their 8 bed Emergency Department offers Board Certified
physicians, evidence based medicine and is open to the public 24
hours a day 7 days a week. The
Emergency Department is accredited by the Joint Commission on
Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, the largest and oldest accrediting body in healthcare.
This accreditation is a nationwide
seal of approval that indicates a
hospital meets high performance
standards.
“The Emergency Department
has a friendly and caring staff
that serves with quality and compassion. Your care and welfare is
our greatest concern”, states Lisa
Ryken, Director of Emergency
and Intensive Care. Ms Ryken
also stated that “we are committed
to providing a high-quality health
department with a compassionate
and people friendly environment”.
Medical emergencies happen
when you least expect whether
it’s a minor scrape or major injury.
That’s why it’s important to be
prepared. Know where to go just
in case you or your family needs
to go the emergency room. San
Dimas Community Hospital is located at 1350 W. Covina Blvd. in
San Dimas. For additional information, please call our Emergency Department at (909) 599-6811.
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Bon Appétit
“Marstellerz at the Walker House” in San Dimas
By Irene Acedo and Sherry Breskin
You’re thinking this month’s
Bon Appétit is déjà vu, right?
Nope, it’s the revisit of an old favorite with a new name and vision—and you’re going to love it!
Saffron in San Dimas has kept
staff, client base and cuisine with
a snazzy new name “Marstellerz”
and some changes in availability
and price to enchant diners who
choose to do more with less: A good
example is all desserts are one
dollar less than before—kudos to
Cordon Bleu trained pastry chef
Larry Gray and the Manageress
with your happiness in mind Arlene
Anaya. (Unless you order an entrée
on a Wednesday evening, when your
dessert is complimentary.)
The new lunch menu is high
flavor and pleasing prices; top
out choice ($13) is the San Dimas
Steak Sandwich—imagine their
regular “Flat iron steak” grilled
with caramelized onions, red bell
peppers, provolone, served with
garlic Cilantro aioli on toasted
Ciabatta and a side of fries. Big
wow!
These lunch offerings don’t
dance alone—excellent bread
choices—challah, toasted wheat,
sourdough, and featuring hero
buns for the Mansion Meatball
with Marinara sauce, mozzarella
and a side of cole slaw ($11). Your
bread will not be dry with pungent
Dijon aioli courting the Pastrami
and provolone at $10; Buttermilk
dressing sparking up the Carutthers Crackling Chicken Sandwich ($12); honey chipotle bbq
sauce romancing the half-pound
Walker Burger ($12) and its collection of onion rings, cheddar
cheese, bacon crisps and fries; four
other choices make you glad you
learned how to read, all in the $1012.00 range.
Delicious salads $9-11, large
and crunchy, with light dressings
so the taste of the Smoked Turkey Cobb ingredients can come
through; the Rosemary doesn’t
overpower the red onions, tomatoes, and feta; the classic Caesar
with croutons and shredded parmesan are a mix not a threat, and
the new to us, the Spanish Caesar
sprinkled with manchego cheese
and toasted pepitas-- tossed but
not forgotten in Cilantro Lime
dressing. These lovely salads are
a fresh way to begin the lunch or
dinner at the same price, but we
are grateful for take home boxes
(made of paper not plastic—thank
you Marstellerz!), so much else to
enjoy at this restaurant.
The Walker House is an historical gem acknowledged by its
inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places, and also by
the Los Angeles Conservancy for
its elegant restoration: A perfect
attraction for your out-of-town
guests and your art-loving friends
will enjoy the gallery on the second floor. If a full meal doesn’t
fit your schedule, try one of the
remarkable evenings that allow
a sampling of lighter fare starters
and drinks at bargain prices.
We hit the jackpot with “Two
Dollar Taco Tuesdays”, your
choice of Carne Asada, Roast
Chicken, or Fish—that’s fingerlickin’, deep fried, never greasy,
brightly seasoned fish tacos.
We’re in!! There’s a special place
in culinary heaven for Amparo
Tecero, Naomi Lopez and Diana
Diaz who together have created
all these wonderful offerings for
the past 20 years, and also the
red and green salsa that sends the
tacos out of this world. Yes, bring
the kids, you can order these tacos
to be served any place in the venue. Don’t worry, the terrace can
get a bit cool, but there is a trunk
collection of wraps for guests so
their evenings can continue comfortably.
With so much to please the
guests in the early evenings,
4 p.m.-7 p.m. on Tuesday and
Thursdays, Marstellerz gathers quite a crowd. One reason to
drop by is the warm hospitality of
bartender Valerie Cichon ‘in the
parlor’; some guests may do a
double-take-- Valerie’s day job is
at Southland Properties on Glendora Avenue, in Glendora and as
her mantra goes—“Dreams Do
Come True.” She is happy when
everyone is having a great time.
Pizza Thursdays highlight
gourmet pizzas at $7 and half-off
imported and domestic beers and
house wine: Valerie serves the
drinks and enjoys seeing ‘the regulars’ like Chris Kostolefsky who
has had the convenience of living
“walking distance” from Walker
House since 1985. Chris is an author, actor, comedian and “Dad”
of Morgan, a former “Little Miss
San Dimas”. Chris’ love is magic,
and with so many opportunities
at the Marstellerz in the coming
year, he would be delighted to see
the venue become Magic Castle
“East” periodically. “Will your assistant open the box for the audience, please?”
Marstellerz has continued the
generous portions of its previous
incarnations—the Grilled Flat
Iron Steak ($22) served in thick
slices smothered in au jus was
prepared the exact way it was ordered: Tender, juicy and braced by
garlic potatoes, and seasonal vegetables. Penne a la Vodka ($15)
features the boisterous scents
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Happy New Year! What a year
we’ve had, we should put everything behind us and look forward
to year 2012. We had a big windstorm last month. Some patients
visited due to injury occurred
while they were cleaning their
yards after the storms. Most of
them hurt their lower back. After
just one week of treatment, they
all got back into their normal routine without a problem.
This winter has arrived earlier
than usual. The cold temperature
caused a lot of soreness for patients with arthritis. A lot of my
old patients who haven’t visited
for at least a year visited my clinic
recently. They came in for arthritis. Some of them were healed
with one week of treatment. The
rest were all healed after a couple
weeks of treatment. Most importantly, they all will enjoy a wonderful Christmas and New Year.
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and splendid textures of chicken,
Italian sausage, and roasted vegetables all tossed in a vodka cream
sauce—vegetarians may order
this entrée without the chicken
and sausage.
The grilled pork chops ($14)
were richly delightful sauced
with tart-sweet cranberries; the
presentation of this dish was so
pretty it was sad to break it apart
into nourishment. There is also a
‘catch of the day’ at market price.
The kids menu selects what kids
will enjoy while the adults continue dining—chicken fillets, ‘mac
and cheese’, fries, etc., and dessert,
for $7, lunch or dinner. The focaccia bread is tasty and is served
with all meals.
We hope you have left room
for the dessert—servers Brandon Metesser, Suzanne Smith,
Jennifer Wilson, David Calvillo,
Alexandra Lee and Josh Selover
all relish the moments they bring
something special to the table—
it’s a wonderful reward to watch
the faces light up as we deliver
the order, they say. Dessert is
special at Marstellerz; mixing and
matching is an option. The Vanilla Bean Crème Brulee is a classic
and is part of the repertoire of this
chef. The warm, flourless chocolate cake has a wonderful thick
texture and melt in your mouth
chocolate—($7 and 15 minutes
advance notice for baking time.)
New on the menu is Banana
Bread Pudding—we’re saving
that for next visit.
Ask about “Bounce Back Mondays” as you take your check--now
that is an offer!
At Marstellerz and the Walker
House, the location is a fabulous
contribution to the ambiance surrounding the hospitality, not sepa-
rated from it. We intend to try the
Murder Mystery Dinner evening
beginning again in February. But
at the time you read this issue, December 1st and 2nd, a Christmas
office party is going terribly wrong.
The hypothetical Toyz Company,
currently being bought out by Elfz
Inc. scenario is in process of devolving into an evening of deception,
lies and death—they ask, “How
about a good stiff drink?”
At “our Walker House, at
Marstellerz, a murder,--really?”
Bimonthly, in 2012, the Renaissance Murder Mystery Players
will continue to delight you, as
they have in 2011, over a four
course meal; Soup, Salad, Choice
of Entrée and the chef’s “Mystery
Dessert” for $60. Beginning February 11th and 12th, for one weekend a month, Saturday shows
beginning at 6:30, Sunday shows
beginning at 5:30; a cold wind can
chill your spine as the plot thickens—dress warmly. Reservations
may be made by phone (909) 5997900, on-line reservations are not
recommended, Arlene Anaya, or
Executive Assistant, Breanna
Edwards are pleased to note your
requests.
Overheard during our farewell
compliments to Arlene, from a
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Page 6
La Verne Community News
January 2012
LA VERNE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
MCNERNEY
A Bowl of Heaven, Literally
City of La Verne Update
New Restaurants Set to Open- the vacant Marshalls and Vons
Newly opened Bowl of Heaven’s acai bowls offer a fresh take on
The Patio Restaurant, in the locations.
MINUTES
health food.
Foothill Boulevard location for- 3rd Street Wine Shop Now Open
2011 flew by and for most of
us we are glad to see it go and are
looking forward to a bigger and
better 2012. Your Chamber is
excited about the upcoming year
and looking forward to planning
programs and events that help
out our Chamber members, the
City of La Verne and the community itself.
To keep our City strong it is
important that we support our local businesses and Shop La Verne
whenever possible. For those
of you who have not joined the
Chamber, please consider this for
the upcoming year. It is difficult
for small businesses to get their
message out about their products
and services since most small
businesses have limited budgets.
The Chamber serves as another pair of eyes. We watch what our
elected officials are doing to make
sure that new legislation doesn’t
hurt the business community. We
sponsor community events such
as our Community Yard Sale, Car
Show Expos, Taste of La Verne,
Teacher of the Year, etc. We act
as the Visitors Bureau for the
City and pass out information to
people visiting or thinking about
relocating to La Verne. We also
host monthly networking meeting
with our Connections Luncheon
and mixers.
Make Chamber Membership
one of your New Year Resolutions. To learn more about us,
please give us a call at (909) 5935265. I want to wish everyone a
happy, healthy and prosperous
New Year.
By Erin Rode
When most people envision
health food, they typically don’t
think of something they would
actually want to eat. Bowl of
Heaven, located at 1087 Foothill
Boulevard in La Verne, proves
that health food can be delicious
as well as nutritious.
The secret to the bowls is the
acai fruit, which is extremely rich
in antioxidants. Bowl of Heaven’s
acai bowls are made from a blend
of frozen acai, fruit, and juice.
Bowls also include Bowl of Heaven’s special g3 super fruit blend,
which provides energy.
Bowl of Heaven’s most popular item, the North Shore Bowl,
is composed of acai, bananas, berries, g3, and apple juice, and is
topped with granola, honey and
bananas.
These acai bowls’ perfect blend
of complementary ingredients offer a tasty and healthy alternative to frozen yogurt, ice cream, or
smoothies. The bowls also provide
a feeling of fullness without feeling overindulged.
“I think that Bowl of Heaven
tastes a lot better than frozen yogurt and once I found out that it
is a lot healthier I felt like I should
eat it more often,” says Hayley
Blockinger.
Brandon Beazer and his father - in - law, Dan McCormick,
were inspired to begin the Bowl
of Heaven chain while in Hawaii,
where they frequently enjoyed
acai bowls.
Bowl of Heaven La Verne,
which is co-owned by Rick Sweatt and Tammy Records, is the
company’s seventh location. “La
Verne seems like a very connected
community with people that are
interested in their health,” says
Sweatt.
Helping customers meet their
health goals is obviously a large
part of Bowl of Heaven’s mission,
as evidenced by their weight loss
challenges. Beginning in January, customers can enter weight
loss challenges that award prizes
to customers who lose the most
weight in a month.
To help customers lose weight
and keep it off, Bowl of Heaven
offers an exclusive weight loss
program, CR500, which uses supplements to curb hunger, provide
energy, and burn fat. Co - owner
Rick Sweatt can vouch for CR500,
as he lost almost 40 pounds in 50
days while following the program.
Along with health features and
yummy bowls, Bowl of Heaven
offers a friendly and welcoming
environment. Helpful and knowledgeable, employees are happy to
give health advice as well as serve
acai bowls.
As co-founder Dan McCormick
says, “When people come in, we’re
not really just interested in serving you a bowl, we’re interested in
helping the whole community of
La Verne be healthier.”
Bowl of Health is definitely a
business that cares about its community and will quickly become a
part of citizens’ lifestyles.
merly occupied by the Grapevine
Restaurant, expects to open mid
January 2012. Like Grapevine
before it, The Patio will specialize in Mediterranean food. The
restaurant owners have invested
considerably in an upgraded
patio and remodel of the building.
Likewise, the new House
of Wings Restaurant, located in
Old Town in the former Ellsworth
Stationers location on D Street,
also expects to open mid January.
House of Wings will offer a family
sports bar concept, similar to what
several successful national chain
restaurants are offering. Plan to
visit these new restaurants soon!
Marshalls and Staples OpeningsMarshalls Department Store, taking advantage of the holiday shopping season, opened on October
13th and Staples Office Supply
will soon be opening at the former
Vons supermarket location in the
La Verne Towne Center (Target)
shopping center at Foothill Boulevard and White Avenue. Meanwhile, the City continues to work
with property owners and brokers
to fill other vacancies, including
in Old Town- La Verne’s first
wine shop and tasting bar, the 3rd
Street Wine Shop, has opened in
Old Town La Verne, at 2142 Third
Street, between D and E Streets,
next to Chase’s Restaurant. The
new wine shop offers wine tastings and wine by the glass, as well
as retail sales of wine by the bottle
and accessories. Give them a visit
when you have a chance.
Annual State of the City and
State of the District Luncheon
Scheduled for January 26th- This
year’s annual Mayor’s State of the
City Address Luncheon will be
held on Thursday, January 26th
at the Meeting House at Hillcrest
at 2705 Mountain View Drive.
This year, for the first time, Bonita School District Superintendent Dr. Gary Rapkin will join in
providing an annual address for
the school district. The luncheon
event is $20 per person; reservations are required and must be
received by Friday, January 20th.
Please call Hillcrest @ (909) 5934917, ext. 0 for reservations.
Don Kendrick
Mayor, City of La Verne
CHAMBER HOLIDAY LUNCHEON
On Wednesday December 7th the Chamber held our annual Holiday Luncheon at the wonderful Doubletree Hotel in Claremont. We had
well over 100 people attending and everyone had a great time.
We held our traditional ornament exchange which people really
Hillcrest Annual Good Samaritan Holy Name of
Dinner - February 24th
Mary School to
On Friday, February 24th, the the Good Samaritan Dinner evCandlelight Pavilion in Claremont ery year to help their residents extend School
will host the good folks from Hill- who might need financial support
crest as they present the award as they age. The highlight of the
Year
winning musical “Fiddler on the event is a drawing for a trip for
Roof”. The Hillcrest Annual Good
Samaritan Dinner is very special
and once again, for the fifth year
in a row, the Event sponsor will be
Inter Valley Health Plan.
The play depicts a poor dairyman trying to instill in his daughters the traditions of his tight-knit
Jewish community in the face of
changing social mores and the
growing anti-Semitism of Czarist Russia. Fiddler on the roof has
touched audiences around the
world with its humor, warmth
and honesty. Some of the familiar
songs include “If I Were a Rich
Man” and “Sunrise Sunset”.
Hillcrest, a Remarkable Retirement Community, puts on
two to visit the island of Kauai in
Hawaii. The airfare is provided
by Lewis & Associates Insurance
Brokers. The car rental is provided by Abel Montalvo, the owner
of the Engine Room, 1808 Arrow
Highway in La Verne. The condo
provided is the courtesy of Hillcrest.
If you want to support this worthy event by attending the dinner
and play, becoming a sponsor,
providing a raffle prize or simply
making a donation, please contact
Maryann Williams at Hillcrest.
She can be reached at (909) 3924309. If you want to send her an
e-mail her address is mwilliams@
livingatHillcrest.org.
By the 2013/14 school year,
the school year will have 190
days
San Dimas — Holy Name of
Mary School Board and Extended
School Year Committee have announced that they will adopt an
additional ten days to the school
year calendar by 2013/14. An additional five days will be implemented into the 2012/13 calendar
and the remaining five days will
be added into the 2013/14 school
year. This decision will yield a 190day school year for Holy Name of
Mary School students.
Holy Name of Mary’s announcement comes nine months
liked. Those people who brought an ornament had the opportunity to
go up and exchange theirs for one that somebody else brought to the
lunch. We also asked members to donate gift cards that we could share
with our non-profits in town who support the displaced children they
serve in La Verne. We then distributed the cards and the non-profits
were very happy to receive them.
The highlight of the event was a great performance by Toni Morrell
as she sang famous songs from the stars of Music, Stage and Screen.
She also sang some Christmas songs and got everyone in the holiday
Continued page 7
Montessori School of San Dimas: Newly Remodeled
Built on the principles of Dr.
Maria Montessori, the Montessori
school of San Dimas focuses on
children as individuals, nurturing
their minds to reach full potential
in an interactive and fun environment.
Recently undergoing new
management, our fully qualified
staff offers a safe and loving environment where individuality,
independence and learning are
encouraged. Call (909) 599-7774
to set up a tour today and learn
more about the teaching method
used by the British royal family,
founders of Google, The Clintons
and even Ghandi! We are located
on 730 E. Foothill Blvd. and are
open from 6:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Hot
lunch provided. Karate, Dance
and Spanish offered.
Bring us your child and we will
help reveal their inner genius!
spirit. Toni and her husband David Dial will be performing at the Grove
in Upland on Saturday January 21st. For more details you can call the
box office at (909) 920-4343. Their website is www.grovetheater.com.
January 2012
La Verne Community News
Page 7
LA VERNE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
The Grove Theater Presents
“Remembering the Ladies”
Upland — On January 21st,
British Singer-Entertainer, Toni
Morrell returns to The Grove by
popular demand with her critically-acclaimed one-woman show,
“Remembering the Ladies.” Voted
“Best Solo Show in California The-
Toni Morrell
atre 2010” and nominated for “Best
Special Theatre Event in L.A. 2011”
by Broadway World, “Remembering The Ladies” is a Multi-Media
Tribute to the Legendary Ladies of
Music, Stage and Screen through
song, story and film clips. Not by
dio commercials for the luxury auto
line, Jaguar.
Providing the brilliant onstage
technical and musical direction for
“Remembering the Ladies” is Toni’s
husband and multi-keyboard “wizard,” David Dial. David has served
as Musical Director and/or Technical Director for several Broadway
musicals and has worked with such
headliners as Peter Allen, Burt
Bacharach and Carol Channing.
He is one of the leading “electronic
orchestrators” in the business, a
renowned composer and music producer.
“Remembering The Ladies” is
directed by celebrity television producer, Karen G. Cadle (“Lifestyles
of the Rich and Famous”, “The
Whoopi Goldberg Show”). Karen
has worked with many revered
Hollywood legends, including Audrey Hepburn, Lana Turner, Doris
Day, Bette Davis, Elizabeth Taylor,
June Allyson, Esther Williams and
many more. Ms. Cadle’s personal
and unique insight on “life with the
CHAMBER HOLIDAY LUNCHEON Holy Name of
Mary
Continued from page 6
Continued
RIBBON CUTTING FOR
ROUND TABLE PIZZA
On Tuesday, December 13th, a special re-opening ribbon cutting
event was held at the Round Table Pizza Parlor at 2488 Foothill Blvd. in
La Verne. We had elected officials for the City of La Verne and area reps
from our district take part in welcoming Sam and Maxine Martinez, the
new owners, back to La Verne.
They have done a wonderful job refurbishing the restaurant and
their new and improved Banquet Room is perfect for birthday parties,
team events, fundraisers, etc. So plan to stop by and say hello and look
at their great lunch specials they are offering. You’ll be glad you did.
They can be reached at (909) 596-2600.
Good Tidings from Reloadable
Prepaid Cards
(in the aftermath of Bank Debit Cards Fees)
doing impersonations, but in her
own unique style, Toni Morrell
salutes such Legendary Ladies as
Judy Garland, Edith Piaf, Shirley
Bassey, Marlene Dietrich, Lucille
Ball, Marilyn Monroe, Liza Minnelli, Lena Horne, Cher, Bette Midler,
Peggy Lee, Debbie Reynolds and
many others. Toni’s great singing
voice, quirky English humor and
story-telling combine with film
clips to create a loving homage to
the great female entertainers of all
time. Visit: Remembering TheLadies.co.uk for more information.
Toni has performed throughout
the United States, Great Britain
and Europe, starring on prime-time
television in Italy and co-starring
twice with Broadway legend Carol
Channing. She can be heard worldwide as the spokesperson for the
Pixar/Walt Disney Company’s Tinker Bell and Disney Fairies motion
pictures. She is also the voice on ra-
legends” lends a fascinating and
truly unique appeal to this show.
This is a wonderful evening of
theatre and music not to be missed.
This one evening only performance is Saturday, January 21st
at 7:29. Tickets to see “Remembering the Ladies” are $30 and $25 for
adults, with senior, group and student discounts. Tickets can be purchased by calling or going to the Box
Office (909) 920-4343, or by visiting
The Grove’s website at http://www.
grovetheatre.com. Discounted tickets are only available by calling the
Box Office.
The Grove Theatre is at 276 E.
Ninth Street, Upland, CA 91786.
Box Office hours are (except holidays):
Monday – Friday 11:00 a.m.
– 4:00 p.m, Saturday 11:00 a.m. –
2:00 p.m. The Box Office opens one
hour before all performances.
The prepaid debit cards are distinctively different from the reloadable gift and retailer’s cards. The significant difference is that, in addition,
to being able to purchase merchandise from almost anywhere, you can
also withdraw cash.
The prepaid debit cards may be
reloaded at almost any financial
institutions and those that service
Western Union and Moneygram clients. The fee to load cash may vary
between each establishment. However, like a regular bank account,
you can transfer money between two
accounts; you may make payments
online, you can make a direct deposit
of your pay checks, pay bills, shop
over the phone or use an ATM.
The prepaid debits cards have
a distinct advantage over the bank
accounts in a way that there are no
forms to fill out No overdraft fees to
deal with No checks system or good
banking history required, and of
course, no return fees.
You can discard the card when
there is no balance left and like credit
cards they are acceptable anywhere
the Visa and Mastercard logos are
accepted. By going with an established company, your funds are generally FDIC insured, which at present, is up to $250,000.00.
Always look for free customer service from your card issuer. The customer services which helps you keep
track of your balance and spending
are generally available at no extra
charge. They are automatically texted to your cell phone, check the balance on line or call customer service.
There may be some nominal fees but
nothing like the $34 dollar check return fee per item! Ask about the fees,
however nominal. Some debit cards
give you an optional savings account,
too. It never hurts to ask.
Holiday season has passed, so
load, reload and spend without letting the banks reach into your pockets with sneaky bank charges!
For more information contact
Bhavini Feldman at Express Cash
Network Inc (909) 596-2194
www.Expresscashnetwork.com.
after the Archdiocese of Los Angeles revealed that the Catholic schools
in the Diocese would be implementing a 200-day calendar. Holy Name
of Mary School decided to further
evaluate the situation and created
an Extended School Year Committee to look into what would be the
best thing for the School.
In a letter dated, November 18,
Holy Name of Mary School Principal, Candice Kuzmickas, and Pastor,
Fr. Rich Danyluk, ss.cc., explained
the decision. Stating that the School
attempts to be mission based and
mission driven, they explained that
their goal is to be a childcentered
Catholic school, which partners with
parents to meet the academic, emotional, and spiritual needs of each
child. The letter stated that the decision was made with careful consideration to the elements of the Mission
Statement, balancing educational
excellence, nurturing each child’s
individual needs, maintaining their
Catholic identity, and partnering
with the parents. The School Board
and the Extended School Year
Committee met with a professional
consultant, Richard Burke while
addressing this issue. Mr. Burke,
President of Catholic School Management, is nationally recognized as
an expert in consultative guidance
for Catholic Schools and has worked
with over 3,000 schools. With Mr.
Burke’s guidance, a decision was
reached that the best thing for Holy
Name of Mary School students was
to adopt 10 additional days over two
years and then remain at a 190-day
school year for five years, during
which they can evaluate the effectiveness of the calendar, the teaching/learning process, and the student
outcomes.
The next step for Holy Name of
Mary School will be for the faculty to
review the curriculum and identify
where the extra time will have the
greatest impact on student learning. Faculty members will address
all subject areas on a grade-by-grade
basis to ensure appropriate sequencing of the curriculum.
The decision to add additional
days to the school year comes as the
California state budget shortfalls
threaten to eliminate school days in
the public schools. With the possibility of California’s public schools moving to a 168-day school year, Holy
Name of Mary School’s 190-day calendar provides an alternative, allowing for more time in the classroom.
Holy Name of Mary School is
a private Catholic school, serving
over 320 students in grades Pre-K
through 8. The School is grounded in
Christian values and is accredited by
the Western Catholic Educational
Association and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.
Holy Name of Mary School is
located at 124 S. San Dimas Canyon Road, at the corner of Bonita
Ave. and San Dimas Canyon Road
in the city of San Dimas. For more
information, please call school principal, Candice Kuzmickas at (909)
5420449 ext. 226.
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La Verne Community News
January 2012
Where to Turn When Your
La Verne Professor’s Gift for Written Word Earns NEA Grant Home Doesn’t Sell
Associate Professor of Writing
money on your investment. Before
Bernard selected as only recipient in California
“Cynthia blocks my number.
Don gets tenure. Everyone sort of
tolerates me but they don’t hide it
well. I move out of the city, to an
apartment in Eagle Rock. We don’t
see each other anymore, them, me,
you, us. We were part of the group
of smart people, so smart, our
group of smart clever smart people,
and then you and me baby we split
and sure we tried to make up, but
we split again and they all chose
you. No, no, that’s not exactly what
happened but it’s close. I call Don
late the way I used to, drunkenly
smoking on our porches, but he’s
married now, has to sleep, notes
for tomorrow’s lecture. “Those were
some strange days,” I tell him, my
voice thick, I can’t help it. He’s polite. “Yes, indeed. Strange days.
Like in that The Doors song,” he
says. That the. Always smart,
Don. “Gotta tuck up, bud,” he tells
me. “We’ll get together soon.” Some
days I sit watching re-runs of the
host’s television show. How cheery
he is! How sated! I know that TVhim isn’t real-him, that he’s a different man with his own fears, his
own struggles, I know I need to
stop need to let go of Cynthia/her
the kids/them you/you so I/me
can move on but the words trip me
up every time, “move on,” isn’t moving on just moving back? Yielding?
A surrender? I’ve never liked this
state, it’s always felt uneasy to me,
trembly, on the verge of explode, it’s
the air, the winds, the fires, tides
under ocean, deserts, I don’t know,
such foreboding, just a sense is all.
You can come to the west what you
can do is you can come to this land
of grand scale and learn to think
in shadows, in shadows men will
pan for gold backroom deals buy
all the land steal the water forces
align, it’s obvious, look around,
such tremendous forces after all.
Look, that dome, that volcano, that
geyser. That beach. That bear. Eagle. Whale. Ronald Reagan. Woolly mammoth. Joshua tree. Death
Valley. Donner Party. Neverland
Ranch. John Muir. Manson. To
think no forces are conspiring
would be to be a fool! Sometimes
I think I could learn a bit by reading up on Manson but what good
would that do? It’d only make me
obsessive and it’s bad to obsess
over crazies. Obsess over normal
things. It’s healthier.”
-Winning excerpt from NEA
for from “California”
When University of La Verne
Sean Bernard submitted his fiction for a National Endowment
for the Arts (NEA) Literary Fellowship in February of 2011, he
wasn’t sure what to expect. Nine
months later, when he received
word that his writing would be
honored with a $25,000 grant,
he admitted that he wasn’t sure
what to say.
“They called me in my office,
in the middle of student conferences,” he says. “I feel happy and
grateful about the honor, but it’s a
lot to take in.” A native of Tucson,
Bernard has taught at La Verne
for more than five years. When
he is not teaching creative writing
to his students, he’s studying and
practicing the craft at home. His
was one of 40 individual grants
awarded nationwide out of 1,179
submissions, and was the only in
Southern California.
Bernard said he believes the
benefits of the recognition go well
beyond his own writing. He hopes
the award sparks additional attention for La Verne’s still-fledgling creative writing major. “This
should add an even greater sense
of legitimacy and appeal to the
major and our curriculum,” he
said.
The National Endowment for
the Arts was established by Congress in 1965 as an independent
agency of the federal government.
To date, the NEA has awarded
more than $4 billion to support artistic excellence, creativity, and innovation for the benefit of individuals and communities. The NEA
extends its work through partnerships with state arts agencies, local leaders, other federal agencies,
and the philanthropic sector.
The CNN Freedom Project named the 2012 Jane
Velez-Mitchell Journalism Award Honoree
Portland, OR — The Northwest Coalition Against Trafficking (NWCAT) announced that
The CNN Freedom Project will
receive the 2012 Jane VelezMitchell Journalism Award on
Saturday, January 14, 2012 during the 4th Annual Northwest
Conference Against Trafficking &
Film Festival in Portland, Oregon.
The Jane Velez-Mitchell Journalism Award is named after
award-winning journalist Jane
Velez-Mitchell, host of “Issues”
on HLN. “I am proud to support
such an honorable and urgent
cause by encouraging journalists
to cover the critical issues affecting women. Fighting the ‘war on
women’ must become a priority
in our society…this can be accomplished only by making it a priority in our national dialogue,” said
Velez-Mitchell.
CNN launched earlier this
year The CNN Freedom Project
and in a very short time they have
made a global impact on Ending
Modern-Day Slavery. A vision
of Executive Vice President and
Managing Director of CNN International Tony Maddox a year ago,
today has become a global recognizable brand on the war against
human trafficking in America and
around the world and has gener-
ated more than 200 stories of human trafficking from five continents. “The ongoing commitment
to educating viewers is one of the
utmost important defense tactics
we can take on the frontlines of
this war,” said Michelle Bart, NWCAT Conference and Soroptimist
Public Awareness Chair. “The
CNN Freedom Project without a
doubt has improved the lives of
women and girls this year,” said
Bart.
Velez-Mitchell will present the
award at the NWCAT Conference
in January to Mike McCarthy,
Senior Vice President of Programming at CNN International. For
more information or to register log
onto www.NWCAT.org.
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February will be honoring Prime
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technology solutions that have the
ability to improve patient safety
and quality of care.
Eleven Prime Healthcare Services hospitals and both of the
hospitals from the affiliated nonprofit Prime Healthcare Services
Foundation achieved the Stage 6
designation of the HIMSS Analytics Electronic Medical Record
(EMR) Adoption Models. Currently, only 256 hospitals (4.8%) in the
United States, and only 269 hospitals in the world, carry a Stage 6
designation.
“Using information technology
to improve patient outcomes is our
continuing goal,” said Sreekant
Gotti, Prime Healthcare Services
Chief Information Officer. “This
honor reflects the significant investments in technology that the
leadership has made and the
great teamwork of all the clinical
and non-clinical staff across Prime
Healthcare hospitals. ”
The Prime Healthcare Services
hospitals recognized are Centinela Hospital Medical Center, Chino
Valley Medical Center, Desert
Valley Hospital, Garden Grove
Hospital & Medical Center, Huntington Beach Hospital, La Palma
Intercommunity Hospital, Paradise Valley Hospital, San Dimas
Community Hospital, Shasta Regional Medical Center, Sherman
Oaks Hospital Medical Center
and West Anaheim Medical Center. The Foundation’s non-profit
Encino Hospital and Montclair
Hospital Medical Center were
also recognized.
HIMSS Analytics developed
the EMR Adoption Model as a
way of evaluating the progress
and impact of electronic medical
record systems for hospitals in the
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Tracking their progress in completing eight stages (0-7), hospitals can review the implementation and utilization of information
technology applications with the
intent of reaching Stage 7, which
represents an advanced patient
record environment.
“We know that it takes executive commitment, support and a
great team of health care professionals to achieve this advanced
level,” said H. Stephen Lieber,
President and CEO HIMSS Analytics. These hospitals “are great
examples of how a vision can become reality in the world of health
care information technology.”
The hospitals will be recognized at The HIMSS12 Annual
Conference & Exhibition, which
will be held on February 21 - 24,
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January 2012
Huff Statement
on Governor’s
Plan to
Implement
Trigger Cuts –
Seek
Taxes
Sacramento — Senator Bob
Huff (R-Diamond Bar) issued the
following statement following the
Governor’s announcement to implement mid-year trigger cuts to
deal with a mounting state budget
deficit and seek new taxes.
“I’m pleased that the Governor
has spared K-12 education the
draconian trigger cuts set up by
the Democrats last July. Using
their newly delegated majority
budget authority, legislative Democrats forged a budget without Republican input that included rosy
revenue assumptions and onerous
trigger cuts to education should
the tax money not come in. Senate Republicans were ready to roll
up our sleeves and hammer out a
budget solution then, and we are
still ready now. Lost in the slick
sales pitch for higher so-called
temporary taxes, though, is the fact
that our tax revenues are up over
last year, with sales and use tax
leading the charge at almost 8%,
followed by personal income tax
growth of 4.5 %. Raising the tax
rates at a time our state is struggling to emerge from a recession
and high unemployment is not
the answer, and will strangle our
recovery.”
Senator Huff serves as the Vice
Chair of the Senate Budget Committee and represents the 29th
Senate District covering portions
of Los Angeles, Orange and San
Bernardino Counties. Follow Senator Huff on Twitter @bobhuff99.
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California
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Drive a Success
Thanks to
Community
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ties conducted a food drive for the
holidays in lieu of their annual toy
drive and car show. Alan Nash
Broker/Owner of CPP and his Realtors still wanted to give back to
the local community in the spirit
of the holidays. It was decided
that there is such a demand for
donations to the food banks that
not only could we donate, but
we could continue to encourage
others to donate by becoming a
drop-off location for Shepherd’s
Pantry of Glendora. The community responded with enthusiasm
and Alan Nash and the Realtors
of California Preferred Properties
would like to thank all of those
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great success! The donations were
delivered to Shepherd’s Pantry of
Glendora. The food pantries are
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January 2012
Lutheran High School NJROTC
Aging
gracefully with Functional Movement Training
by Jordan Nichols, CSCS
Unit 99639 “VETERANS….YOU
I always tell my clients that the sues you may have allowing you is avoid unnecessary strain on
brain does not recognize isolated to lift weight that you normally these structures. Also as we age
WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN.” muscle activity (i.e. bicep curl on would not be able to. As a result we have a tendency to become
Veterans Day is a very important day for a lot of people. The
NJROTC unit of Lutheran High
School of La Verne showed their
thanks for all the veterans out
there in a very unique and significant way.
The NJROTC unit 96639 had a
very busy Veterans Day weekend.
The unit did a total of 6 Honor
Guard events to honor our veterans. November 9, the first Honor
Guard detachment celebrated
the Veterans Day with John L.
Golden Elementary School in
Rancho Cucamonga. Golden Elementary School together with
Lutheran High’s NJROTC has
been honoring veterans in two
separate assemblies for the past
three years. After the colors were
posted and the national anthem
and the “Pledge of Allegiance”
have been done, the color guard
dipped the flag for each branches
of the military as the veterans
were politely asked to stand. In
addition, a three-man armed drill
team performed a special salute
for them. Then the student council members of the school read the
notes they wrote to honor the veterans. In the end, the veterans introduced themselves individually,
shared some of their experienced
in the military service and said
their heartfelt thanks for what everyone has done to celebrate this
special day.
November 10, the unit celebrated Veterans Days at Lutheran High School (LHS) during
the Chapel Service dedicated to
the veterans. They marched to
the center of the gym and dipped
the colors as everyone sang our
national anthem and later recited
the “Pledge of Allegiance”. The cadets joined the rest of the student
body as Pastor Wirtz delivered the
message from the Bible in relation
to the many sacrifices that the veterans have done for our freedom
and democracy.
November 11, Veterans Day…
the LHS NJROTC Unit did not
ONLY one but three Honor Guard
events. They were two morning
events and one in the afternoon.
A detachment went to Pomona ,
California where the cadets celebrated the day with the members
of the American Legion Post #30.
After honoring the veterans, the
detachment participated in solemn ceremony of burning the old
American Flags. The celebration
ended with the cadets sharing a
special lunch with the members of
the American Legion as they listen
to the many experiences of veterans during their service. A second
NJROTC detachment went to the
Veterans Hall in La Verne , California where the cadets handled
the raising of the American and
the “POW*MIA” flags. It was a
celebration full of pride and patriotism for what our country stands
for. The day did not end for our
unit; because another group of
cadets joined the members of the
community at San Dimas, where
their way of recognizing the veterans this year is by unveiling the
San Dimas Veterans Memorial
Monument led by the San Dimas
H.E.R.O.E.S. organization. Many
veterans of World War II, Korean,
Vietnam , Desert Storm, etc. and
their families were present. The
community members were out in
force to celebrate and support the
event.
November 13, the last event
of the week was at Edgewater
Lutheran Church in Corona , CA
. This event was also special because it was during the beginning
of the church service that songs
and prayers were dedicated to the
veterans for their unselfish sacrifices. The colors were presented
during the singing of our national
anthem and the “Pledge of Allegiance”. Veterans of the different
military branches were honored
by the dipping of their flag.
Indeed, it was a very busy week
for Lutheran High’s NJROTC
Unit 96639. Through the leadership of the unit’s Naval Science
Instructor, Master Chief Eduardo David (U.S. Navy Retired)
the cadets live-up to their motto
of “Service with Honor”. In this
unit, it is every cadet’s honor and
privilege to serve the community
especially during this week of celebration, because each and every
cadet wants to assure our veterans that their service, loyalty and
dedication to our nation will never
be forgotten.
Dreier Response to GAO Station
Fire Inquiry
WASHINGTON, D.C. — CongreLibrary Higjlightsssman David Dreier (R-CA) responded to a
Government Accountability Office
(GAO) independent report on the
2009 Station Fire that claimed the
lives of two firefighters and burned
over 160,000 acres. Dreier requested that the GAO conduct an
independent review of the events
surrounding the devastating fire
in order to establish what lessons
were learned and provide the basis
for reforms to prevent future loss of
life and property. Senators Dianne
Feinstein (D-CA) and Barbara
Boxer (D-CA) as well as Representatives Judy Chu (D-CA), Buck
McKeon (R-CA), Adam Schiff (DCA), and Brad Sherman (D-CA)
joined in making the GAO request.
“An independent investigation
into the events surrounding the
2009 Station Fire is vital to fully
understanding and implementing the lessons learned from this
tragic event,” Dreier said. “The
GAO report confirms many of the
concerns I have heard from the
firefighting community, including
the importance of giving our emergency responders the tools they
need to safely and effectively fight
fires. As we prepare for future fire
seasons, I believe this analysis will
be of tremendous value. I thank
the GAO for their work and I remain committed to working with
the many local, state and federal
agencies involved in protecting
our neighborhoods from wildland
fires.”
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and
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We are made to grow strong and
to age gracefully. We must reclaim the flexibility we had when
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that you can maintain as you age.
Power, strength and endurance
will diminish, but a loss of flexibility is from years of living a sedentary lifestyle. If you are healthy
and without injury you should
still be able to move without pain
and stiffness. We simply cannot
have better fitness and improve
the quality of our life without improved movement/flexibility.
The problem individual’s
face when they go to a gym is
they come across modern fitness
equipment that allows them
to move muscles without the
burden of controlling their own
bodyweight. These machines also
mask balance or alignment is-
these machines do you a disservice by not actually pointing
out your movement dysfunction.
For example, when you lift your
carry-on bag into a plane’s overhead compartment, you don’t
have a backrest to lean against
like while using a shoulder press
machine in a gym. You have your
muscles in your feet, legs, inner
and outer core to sense your position which holds you upright.
This is why gym equipment in
general is ineffective. Your body
is in a constant state of dynamic
movement, one that requires coordination that many machines
do not provide or even allow.
We need to start training
muscles in the way you use them.
We cannot simply move from
machine to machine thinking
that you are functionally training yourself. By doing that you
are hardening your arms and
legs and leaving your core soft.
Your extremities should never
be trained before your core. What
people don’t realize is that to
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flexion of your spine needs to be
avoided at all costs, especially in
senior populations. Core training
is all about protecting your spine
from going into hyperextension,
so the last thing we want to do
less active causing you to lose mobility and stability in your hips.
Your hips should be the focus of
every movement you make; they
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factor to consider is we should be
doing everything possible to build
an injury buffer zone by training
healthy movement. It is always
better to bend than break and
strong agile bodies bend better
than weak stiff bodies.
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You worked very hard in
2011 and will deserve that tax
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There are many ways to
spend that tax return, but how
about an investment in your
health by purchasing a new bed
or mattress set?
Lack of sleep impacts our
health, safety, and longevity,
but getting enough sleep not
only enhances those aspects of
our lives, but also is vital for
learning and memory. Sleeping better is probably the easiest way to accomplish your New
Year’s resolution to get healthy.
Paul Niederer, owner of Cost
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help you choose the right mattress for your best night’s sleep,
and if he doesn’t have it in his
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he’ll custom-tailor it to your
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He sells only mattresses
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closely with family-owned
manufacturers, many located
in Southern California, after inspecting each company’s design
and manufacturing processes.
Niederer has worked in mattress manufacturing for more
than seven years, and knows
the necessary components to
produce just what your bed requires for top quality comfort.
Want a pillow top? He offers mattresses with pillow tops
on both sides to guarantee the
same comfort once you flip the
mattress. His “Mattress 101”
class shows customers what to
look for in a mattress, but his
expertise goes beyond.
He’ll explain that one mattress may seem firmer than
another simply because its top
quilting is stitched with a tighter pattern. You’ll also learn that
a bed may be comfortable as
you test it in the showroom, but
it will seem much firmer after
sleeping on it for eight hours.
This all is just part of Niederer’s business philosophy that
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“If you’re not happy with
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Niederer is a strong community supporter, and gives a
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So not only will your new bed
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January 2012
La Verne Community News
Plant Genetics
Expert, Dr.
Roger Beachy,
to Speak on
Sustainable
Agriculture
at Cal Poly
Pomona
Cal Poly Pomona is proud to
present the Kellogg Distinguished
Public Lecture Series funded by
Dr. Roger Beachy
the Kellogg Legacy Project Endowment. We are pleased to announce
our first distinguished speaker, Dr.
Roger Beachy, a member of the
U.S. National Academy of Sciences,
founding president of the Donald
Danforth Plant Science Center, and
Professor of Biology at Washington
University in St. Louis, Missouri.
Dr. Beachy will discuss, “The
Role of Science and Technology in
Achieving Global Food Security.”
The lecture will be at 7 p.m. on
Thursday, January 26, 2012 in the
Cal Poly Pomona University Theatre.
The event is free and open to the
public, but advanced registration is
required. For more information and
registration, please visit our website
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CalCPA Awards First Firm Public
Service Award
GLENDORA, — On December 7, 2011, Vicenti, Lloyd &
Stutzman was presented with the
Public Service Award given by the
Inland Empire Cal CPA Society.
This recognition is typically given
to an individual CPA for contribution to the community; VLS is the
first firm to receive this award collectively. Linda Saddlemire, CPA/
CFF, CFE, Partner, and Jonathan Fitzhugh, CPA, received the
award on behalf of the firm.
Vicenti Lloyd & Stutzman has
a long history of service to the
communities of the Inland Empire. The purpose of the firm “is to
make a positive difference in our
world. This is done by providing
exemplary services to our clients
while caring for people, our community and the world in which
we live.” With the onset of the economic crisis, The Partners of VLS
believed it was vital for the firm
to increase its collective efforts to
serve the community and environment during a time of increasing
needs. A C.A.R.E. (Community,
Action, Responsibility and Environment) committee was formed
by employees at all levels, to focus
on recognizing responsibility for
the community and environment
while helping initiate action by
the firm and employees. VLS
employees have devoted significant amounts of time and energy
giving back to the community
through various fundraisers,
food drives and community outreach programs. Here are some
notable examples in the last
three years:
Clothing Drive: Over 500
pounds of clothing were donated
to the Goodwill/Woman’s Day
Magazine Clothing Drive.
KaBOOM! Community Playground: Employees helped to
build a playground for a local
group home for boys.
E-Waste Recycling: $1,146 was
raised through recycling e-waste
for an elementary school for the
purpose of creating vegetable gardens in their school.
Haley’s Hugs: Employees donated 112 blankets for disadvantaged families.
Inland Valley Hope Partners
Walk for the Hungry: Employees
walked and donated to raise nearly $8,000 to help food banks in our
region.
Relay for Life Cancer Walk: A
24 hour walk-a-thon by employees raised $6,500 which earned
VLS employees Relay for Life
“Gold Status”.
Beach Clean-Up: Employees,
family and friends partnered with
a local organization to spend the
day cleaning up the coast.
In addition to the corporate
efforts undertaken, the Partners
have encouraged employees to
volunteer for an organization of
their choice. Each employee is given 8 hours of paid time per year to
find their own way to contribute to
the broader community. Through
their collective efforts and contributions, VLS continues to make
a positive difference not only in
the lives of people today, but also
in making the environment better
for future generations.
Vicenti, Lloyd and Stutzman is
a full service accounting and business consulting firm in Glendora,
established in 1953. Nearly 70
dedicated professionals keep this
firm mission to make a positive
difference in mind as they help clients succeed and meet their goals.
VLS works with individuals and
companies in a variety of industries throughout California to provide tax, accounting, audit, fraud
and business valuation services.
For more information, contact
Linda Saddlemire, Partner and
Partner Liaison for the C.A.R.E.
Committee (626-857-7300 ext.
256, [email protected]).
Marketing Tips
The Right
Color Means a Lot
go online to Wikipedia and do a business cards with one color and
A little while back I said I
would discuss the issue of color in
more depth sometime in the future. Well that time has arrived,
right on the
heels of the
Holidays where
we enjoy a season full of color,
of course most
of it associated
with the red and
Shorty Feldbush
green of Christmas. But for year-around use in
your marketing strategy you will
want to consider some studies that
may give you a leg up on appealing
to those who see your printed matter.
Around the world, for years
now, it has been shown in many
surveys that blue is the favorite
color of most people. Next in line,
way back at only 1/3 of the blue
percentage, is purple and then
green. One firm tried to refine
this survey even further and came
up with a particular color called
azure blue that seemed most preferred amongst the many shades
of blue. You can see what all these
shades look like on a Pantone
printer’s ink color guide or you can
search on “azure blue.”
That used to be enough information for someone starting a
new company or redesigning an
existing one. Then someone logically thought – gee, I wonder what
color is most disliked? That led to
more studies and they found pretty
quickly that orange was that color.
Brown (except for those into “earth
colors”) was next most disliked.
Now listen to this … the fashion and home decorating industries like to pick a “color of the
year” as a way to get you to buy
something in that color – even if
you don’t need it … and this year
they have selected ORANGE for
2012. Various manufacturers
have their own slightly different
shade with a name to go with it
- usually something that makes
your mouth water or your nose
twitch.
So my suggestion is this …
if you are going to start a new
business, or revamp one that is
already running, you can be safe
with blue or you can be daring
with some other color that tickles
your fancy. The important thing
is to be consistent. Don’t do your
your letterhead with another and
then something else on the envelope. Make your signs, your newspaper ads, your direct mail flyers
all reflect the same basic use of that
color in order to build your image.
People will begin to recognize you
after enough repetitions of the same
color, the same logo and your choice
of corporate or product names all
using the same font style. This develops a psychological bonding that
makes you seem like an old friend
to the reader and if the relationship
is favorable you will want to retain
that feeling for as long as you can.
Of course, if the relationship goes
bad you may want to start from
scratch and begin using a bright
new color and a different name.
+++++++++++++++++++
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 42 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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HOLIDAY GIFTS FOR THE KIDS AT
LEROY HAYNES CENTER --
Employees of McKinley Equipment Corp., an Irvine-based company with 100 employees in the
equipment, elevators and masonry industries, dropped off gifts for
the kids today at LeRoy Haynes
Center in La Verne. The nearly
500 gifts -- three each for 160 kids
in the residential or educational
programs at LeRoy Haynes --were purchased based on "wish
lists" the kids provided and paid
for by contributions from McKinley employees throughout the
year. The gifts were in honor of
LeRoy Evans, father of one of the
employees, who was a resident of
LeRoy Haynes from 1949-1951
before going on to a career in the
Air Force and the U.S. Postal Service. Now retired, he lives in Hesperia. McKinley's owner matches
the employee contributions dollar
for dollar. Pictured, from left, are
Dan (LeRoy Evans' son) Evans,
controller at McKinley; his wife,
Claudia Evans, McKinley's HR
and contract administrator; Marc
Crockett, a McKinley sales executive; Jim Martinez, a McKinley
project manager; and, representing LeRoy Haynes Center, Director of Development Jane Woods
and President and CEO Dan
Maydeck. "It's our chance to impact some kids' lives," Dan Evans
said, adding the company planned
to continue the program at LeRoy
Haynes next year. Pictured in
front with some of the donated
gifts are, from left, Moises C., 14,
and Robert R., 13, both of Pomona
and both students at the Haynes
Education Center on campus.
Others donating gifts for the
kids at LeRoy Haynes this year
include Harrington Industrial
Plastics of Chino; students at Oak
Mesa Elementary School in La
Verne; employees of SCE; South
Hills Academy in West Covina;
Irwindale Chamber of Commerce;
SCE; Marine Toys for Tots Foundation; Faith Lutheran Church in
San Dimas; Friends of Foster Children, San Gabriel Valley; CHiPS
for Kids; The Claremont Club;
Hardy Insurance & Risk Management; Kiwanis of Walnut Valley;
and Friends for Life. Friends of
Foster Children and Ontario Refrigeration are supporting holiday
parties for the kids on Christmas
Day and New Years Eve.
The LeRoy Haynes Center
serves 350 to 400 children annually through its four basic programs -- therapeutic residential
treatment; transitional housing;
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.
Christian Community Credit
Union’s Staff Donates Toys
and More Through Operation
Christmas Child
San Dimas — Christian
Community Credit Union’s
staff participated in Operation
Christmas Child, a program
that brings joy, hope and God’s
love to boys and girls around the
world through gift-filled shoeboxes while focusing on the true
meaning of Christmas—Jesus
Christ. In all, the staff donated
48 shoeboxes filled with toys,
school supplies, hygiene items,
clothing and more.
“I was a single Mom of three
girls for 17 years and Christmastime was always hard; however,
every year God provided for us.
It’s such a blessing to know that
through Operation Christmas
Child, children are not only receiving a gift, but the Gospel along
with it,” said Sylvia Foy, Christian
Community Credit Union Staff
and Coordinator of Operation
Christmas Child.
With assets over $500 million,
Christian Community Credit
Union serves over 29,000 members nationwide and has served
as a financial partner of Christian
churches, ministries and their
members for over 50 years. For
more information, call (800) 347CCCU or visit myCCCU.com.
Operation Christmas Child is a
program of Samaritan’s Purse
International Relief organization
(samaritanspurse.org).
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La Verne Community News
City of La Verne’s Military Members
Who are Currently Serving as of December 12, 2011
ARMY
**In Memory of
Cory F. Hiltz-Army**
Brian J. Acuff
Steve P. Acuff Jr.
Christopher T. Allan
Michael Amaro
Brent Apodaca
Brett E. Babb
Michael C. Badet
Jared A. Behounek
Joseph R. Bock
Daniel Bout
Cody A. Boardman
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
Brandon T. Flores
Luis M. Gamboa Jr.
Leonard Garcia
Nick J. Garry
Ian T. Goetz
Remberto Gutierrez
Jennifer Haskell
Daniel J. Head
Patrick J. Heskett
Alan J. Hoffman
Derek C. Houston-Brown
Alex I. Jamsa
Scott P. Jefferson
Benjamin J. Jones
Robert Kirkland
Benjamin J. Knight
Alexander Kurdoghlian
Karl Kurtz
Casey Larkin
Michael Liscano
Jordan J. Long
Christopher R. Lopez
Thomas Madrid
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
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
Kyle J. Sandoval
Michael Stiteler
David A. Taylor
Timothy P. Timmins
Benjamin A. Tirado
Julian J. Torres-Palomino
Joshua M. Trout
Mark A. Vinci
Louis N. Werrick
Joe Williams
Brent A. Wilson
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.
Christopher Cassinelli
Joshua Castaneda
Ryon J. Clark
Ashley Curtis
Joseph E. Davis IV
Brian Drechsler
Matthew R. Dumais
Gerard M. Fillion
Kevin R. Flickinger
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
Jackie A. Miller
Fernando E. Miranda
Andrew Morales
Michael D. Morales
Jered M. Mundt
Christopher L. Negrette
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
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
Bradford C. Brooks
Christopher Buckley
Joel Carrera
Gustavo F. Castillo
Scott Chalmers
Cole M. Connors
Derek Dreyfuss
Eric C. Fleury
Anthony L. Fox II
Edmundo Gamiao Pena
Scott Garcia
Michael A. Gomez
Maria Gomez-McKinney
Courtney X. Hawkins
Samantha Hegg
Aaron Matthew Hunter
Michelle C. Layman
Brian A. Leon
Robert A. Leyba
Jimmy Lopez
Kimberly A. Luera
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
Tiana Browner
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
Christopher J. Finch
Travis M. Garcia
David C. Halberg
Shawn Harden
Mark D. Heller
Wesley T. Knudson
Curtis L. Lacey
Peter A. Lazos
Cameron Link
Jesse Loera III
Christopher D. Lucero
David A. Manuel
Renee M. Martinez
Samuel A. Martinez
Ariana J. Medina
Michael J. Ortega
David E. Palfrey
Bruce Peterson
Nitesh R. Pymagam
Ethan M. Reifer
Nathan S. Rhodes
Peter Rodriguez
Cameron Rosen
Qasim Shakir
Sam Shwetz
Derek Stogsdill
Jonathan L. Stremel
James L. Tiffie
Julie R. Torres
John V. Trapani
Erik N. Ursulo
Kenneth Valmonte
Louis O. Velarde III
COAST GUARD
Daniel R. Almada
Sean T. Dawson
Austin M. King
Aaron M. Lee
Kevin A. Morris
Dan E. Miller
The Citrus Pest and Disease Prevention Program Warns Residents
to Inspect Their Citrus for a Dangerous Pest
January 2012
Beware
of Home
Inspection
Pitfalls
BEFORE You
Put Your Home
Up
For Sale
La Verne — According to in-
dustry experts, there are over 33
physical problems that will come
under scrutiny during a home
inspection when your home is for
sale. A new report has been prepared which identifies the eleven
most common of these problems,
and what you should know about
them before you list your home for
sale.
Whether you own an old home
or a brand new one, there are a
number of things that can fall
short of requirements during a
home inspection. If not identified and dealt with, any of these
11 items could cost you dearly in
terms of repair. That’s why it’s
critical that you read this report
before you list your home. If you
wait until the building inspector
flags these issues for you, you will
almost certainly experience costly
delays in the close of your home
sale or, worst, turn prospective
buyers away altogether.
In most cases, you can make
a reasonable pre-inspection yourself if you know what you’re looking for. And knowing what you’re
looking for can help you prevent
little problems from growing into
costly and unmanageable ones.
To help home sellers deal with
this issue before their home is
listed, a free report entitled “11
Things You Need to Know to Pass
Your Home Inspection” has been
compiled which explains the issues involved.
To hear a brief recorded message about how to order your free
copy of this report, call 1-800-3381636 and enter ID #1003 or visit
www.HomeInspectionMistakes.
info. You can call anytime, 24
hours a day, 7 days a week. Call
NOW to learn how to ensure a
home inspection doesn’t cost you
the sale of your home.
This report is courtesy of Melodie
Benson Real Estate, Inc. DRE
#01901398. Not intended to solicit
properties currently listed for
sate.
California Department of Food and Agriculture is Trapping in the San Dimas and La Verne Areas
A dangerous pest has been discovered in the La Verne and San
Dimas areas and is making its way
through California, threatening
the ability of homeowners to grow
citrus in their backyards.
The pest is called the Asian
citrus psyllid, and it is confirmed
to be in Imperial, San Diego, Orange, Ventura, Riverside, San
Bernardino and Los Angeles counties, sparking quarantines in those
areas. The pest can be a carrier of
a fatal tree disease, called Huanglongbing, also known as HLB or
citrus greening disease. While not
harmful to human health, HLB
destroys the taste of citrus fruit
and juice, along with the production, appearance and value of citrus trees. Once a tree is infected
with the disease, there is no cure
and the tree will eventually die.
While the psyllids in California
have not been found to be carrying the disease, the Citrus Pest
and Disease Prevention Program
is reminding homeowners that we
all play a critical role in keeping the
disease out of California.
“The best way to protect backyard citrus is to inspect for the
pest,” said Ted Batkin, representative of the Citrus Pest and Disease
Prevention Program. “We want to
encourage homeowners to do their
part and inspect for the pest before
it’s too late.”
Currently, treatment of the pest
is happening throughout the La
Verne and San Dimas areas by
the California Department of Food
and Agriculture. Residents may
be asked to allow a yellow sticky
trap to be placed in their trees or
for their trees to be treated for the
pest.
“By cooperating to allow a trap
to be placed on a tree or allow for
treating of psyllids, residents are
helping to not only protect their
backyard citrus trees from a disease that kills trees, but they are
also helping protect their neighbors’ trees,” said Batkin. “Because
this pest can travel easily, it’s important that the entire community
step up to fight against this pest.”
The Citrus Pest and Disease
Prevention Program is offering the
following tips to La Verne and San
Dimas homeowners:
Inspect your citrus trees each
month or whenever watering,
spraying, pruning or tending trees.
It is especially important to inspect
during active growth or flushing.
Only buy citrus trees from reputable retail nurseries licensed by
the California Department of Food
and Agriculture.
Do not bring any plant material
into California from other states
or countries and don’t move citrus
plants out of quarantined areas,
because they might be carrying
psyllids.
Dry or double bag plant clippings before putting them in green
waste recycle bins to avoid moving
psyllid.
Cooperate with agriculture officials on detection and treatment of
the Asian citrus psyllid.
For more information and to
find out what to look for, visit www.
CaliforniaCitrusThreat.org. If you
think you have found a psyllid, act
fast. Time is critical. Call the California Department of Food and Agriculture hotline at (800) 491-1899.
The pest and the disease have
already caused devastation in Asia,
India, parts of the Middle East,
and South and Central America.
The pest and the disease have
been found domestically in Louisiana, South Carolina, Georgia and
Florida. In Florida, the psyllid and
HLB are ravaging the citrus industry. The insect pest, in the absence
of disease, is also found in Hawaii,
Texas, Arizona and California.
January 2012
La Verne Community News
From Plastic to Fantastic
by Laura Pohopien
In the Pantry
I enjoy throwing parties, and
back in the day, my husband and I
hosted quite a few “ragers!” Well,
not quite ragers, more like the
Golden Girls throw a wine tasting event. At
any rate they
were fun, but
man, it was a
ton of work…
and a ton of
money!
O n c e
Laura Pohopien we had our
daughter, we
scaled back on the parties and
opted to be invited guests instead.
We delighted in the party giving,
but savored the party attending!!
I loved to partake in the festivities
of eating, drinking and joyful merriment without having to do the
dishes afterward. We treasured
hiring a sitter, dressing up, and
heading out without having to
worry about whether we bought
enough ice or food for everyone.
That was until I got the bug to
host the ragers again! This time,
however, I don’t rule over every aspect of the party (or at least I like
to think I don’t. I venture to guess
my husband would disagree). But
really I have relinquished much of
the hullabaloo in favor or actually
enjoying myself at my own par-
ty. Instead of constructing each
menu item from scratch, I opted
to let my friends at Trader Joes,
Costco and Stater Brothers help.
I call them helpful trio: Joes, Co,
and Bro.
I now make food for my parties
without stressing out myself and
everyone around me. We have
a saying in our house, “Mom’s
making plastic platters into party
pretties.” By combining a couple
premade foods from your favorite
ready-made items, you’ll certainly
create delicious bites.
Here are a few of my favorite
“mash-ups”:
Sabra Hummus plated with a
lovely and hefty dollop of olive tapenade on top. Serve with endive
leaves.
Grand Parisian Salad Mix
with add ins: avocado, shredded
rotisserie chicken breast and,
pomegranate arils.
Firm polenta, cut into rounds,
sautéed in olive oil and topped
with artichoke dip, feta cheese,
and a sprinkle of Parmesan.
Try a mash-up of your own and
send me picture of your favorite.
You can find me on www.facebook.com/inthepantrywithlaura
Visit my website for cooking
class information at www.inthepantry.net.
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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
Gray’s Anatomy, a standard ropractic Initiative Act, Regula- his Doctor of Chiropractic Degree
medical textbook used in chiro- tions and other applicable laws. from Cleveland Chiropractic Colpractic and medical schools states 3) Educating consumers on how lege located in Los Angeles, Calithe following;
to protect themselves and make fornia in 1983. He continued his
“The Ner- good choices.
studies in Applied Kinesiology,
vous System
The Board of Chiropractic Ex- Chiropractic Orthopedics, Spinal
includes the aminers seeks qualified chiroprac- Trauma, Sports Injuries and Precentral ner- tors to serve as expert witnesses vention, Nutrition, and Exercise
vous system, to review consumer complaints, Application.
which is com- develop expert opinions, prepare
In 2001, he received his cerposed of the written reports and testify at ad- tificate in Industrial Disability
Waites Williams brain and spiministrative hearings. An expert Evaluation as well as a Qualified
nal cord, the witness is any person possessing Medical Evaluator for the State of
peripheral nervous system, which technical or professional knowl- California’s Department of Indusis composed of nerves and ganglia edge from advanced education trial Relations Industrial Mediand the sense organs such as the and extensive work experience cal Council. In June of 2002, Dr.
ear. Its function is to control and enabling the formation of definite Williams received his professorcoordinate all organs and struc- opinions in an area of expertise.
ship at the University of Natural
tures and to relate the individual
The Board of Chiropractic Medicine located in San Dimas,
to his/her environment.”
Examiners only considers those California.
The Board of Chiropractic licensed doctors of chiropractic
His Chiropractic Office is loExaminers for the State Of Cali- who hold a current active license cated at 615 East Foothill Blvd
fornia has selected Waites Earl in good standing with no prior dis- Suite D in San Dimas (One block
Williams, Jr., D.C., QME as an ciplinary actions or convictions. As west of San Dimas Canyon Road
Expert Consultant. The Board an expert consultant, the expert & Foothill Blvd). Dr. Williams
of Chiropractic Examiners para- consultant assists the Board of Chiropractic Office treats patients
mount responsibility is to protect Chiropractic Examiners in evalu- involved in Auto Accidents, EmCalifornia consumers from the ating enforcement cases relevant ployment Related Injuries, Sports
fraudulent, negligent or incompe- to his/her area of expertise.
Injuries and Nutritional/Stress
tent practice of chiropractic care.
Congratulations to Waites Earl Injuries.
The Board of Chiropractic Williams, Jr., D.C., QME for being
For an appointment with Dr.
Examiners protect California selected as an Expert Consultant Williams, call his office at (909)
consumers in the following three to the Board of Chiropractic Ex- 592-2823. Visit with Dr. Williams
(3) ways; 1) Ensuring those en- aminers!
on his websites at www.Waitetering the profession are trained
Waites Earl Williams, Jr., is a sEarlWilliamsJr.com and www.
and meet minimum competency chiropractor and ordained min- WholisticCounselor.com.
standards. 2) Enforcing the Chi- ister. Doctor Williams received
What Does Investment Landscape
Look
Like in 2012?
Mooneyes
Submitted by Cindy Bollinger, Financial Advisor for Edward Jones Joanne Montgomery to Serve as
As an investor, you know that tial election years. Coincidence? No
Exhibit Opens
2011 was a somewhat “choppy” one can say for sure — and at this President of Citrus Community
year, with the financial markets go- point, no one can say if this pattern
inPomona
January
ing through many ups and downs. of positive returns will continue dur- College District Board of
— Wally Parks
So what can you expect in 2012?
ing this election year. Still, it’s an
NHRA Motorsports Museum
As baseball Hall of Famer Yogi interesting phenomenon. So there
is pleased to host a new exhibit
Berra is quoted as saying: “It’s hard you have it: the good, the bad and Trustees
By Paula Green
to make predictions — especially
about the future.” And these words
are certainly applicable for anyone
who would like an accurate forecast
of the investment climate.
Yet we do know of some factors
that may affect your portfolio in the
months ahead. Here are a few of
them:
• Strong business fundamentals — This past year, all the noise
about the debt ceiling debate, the
size of the U.S. deficit and the European financial situation tended to
drown out some fairly good news:
U.S. businesses’ balance sheets
were strong for the most part, borrowing costs remained low, and
corporate profits were good — and
corporate profitability remains a
key driver of stock prices. Heading
into 2012, these fundamentals continue to look positive, which may
bode well for investors.
• Europe’s debt crisis — Greece’s
economic problems made a lot of
news in 2011, but they weren’t the
end of the story in Europe, as major
financial difficulties also face Italy,
Spain, Portugal and Ireland. It’s
by no means clear how these problems will be resolved, so don’t be
surprised to see them lead to intermittent, if short-lived, shocks to the
markets.
• Election-year patterns — As
you’re well aware, we’re voting for
president in 2012. But you might be
surprised to learn that the S&P 500
index has shown negative returns
in only three of the last 21 presiden-
the quirky. Take them all together,
and you still may not be able to foresee what will happen with the markets this year, but you’ll have a lot to
think about.
But instead of trying to predict
what will happen in 2012, you may
be better off following these triedand-true investment strategies:
• Diversify your holdings. By
spreading your money among a
wide range of investments, you
can reduce the effects of volatility on your portfolio. Keep in mind,
though, that diversification, by itself, can’t guarantee profits or protect against loss.
• Don’t ignore your risk tolerance.
If you worry excessively about market fluctuations, you may have too
much risk in your portfolio, which
means you may need to make some
changes.
• Always look at the “big picture.”
Financial markets will always
fluctuate. But if you can keep your
focus on your long-term objectives,
and make decisions accordingly,
you can avoid overreacting to shortterm events.
Like other years, 2012 will bring
with it periods of both turbulence
and smooth sailing. But by making
the right investment moves, you
can still chart a course that can allow you to move ever closer to your
future goals.
This article was written by Edward Jones for use by your local Edward Jones Financial Advisor.
Mrs. Joanne Montgomery, community leader and Citrus Community College District governing board
member, was installed as president
of the Citrus College Board of Trustees during the board’s annual reorganization meeting.
Mrs. Montgomery represents
the city of Monrovia and portions of
Bradbury and Duarte. She was appointed to the board of trustees in
1998 to fill a vacancy and was elected
to the board in 1999, 2003, 2007, and
in November 2011.
“In these challenging economic
times, Citrus College’s greatest contribution will be its ability to ensure
student success. In order to develop
an educated citizenry and a highly
skilled workforce, we must continue
to provide the academic programs
and support services students need
for degree and certificate completion, as well as transfer,” stated Mrs.
Montgomery. “While coping with reductions in state apportionment, the
Citrus College community has demonstrated creativity and expertise
in developing innovative programs
and services. I am confident the college will have a significant role in the
economic recovery of both the region
and the state.”
A longtime Monrovia resident
and educator, Mrs. Montgomery
was an elementary school teacher for
the Monrovia Unified School District
for 32 years, worked with the district’s gifted and talented education
program, and was named Teacher
of the Year. She earned a bachelor’s
degree from the University of Arizona, a master’s degree from Azusa
Pacific University and completed
postgraduate work at the University
of Southern California, University of
California, Los Angeles; Pepperdine
University and the University of La
Verne.
“I am grateful to Trustee Montgomery for her contribution to Citrus
College’s progress and success,” said
Dr. Geraldine M. Perri, Superintendent/President of Citrus College.
“She possesses an unwavering commitment to the institution’s vision
and mission, and her primary focus
is student success. The Citrus College community looks forward to a
productive year under her leadership.”
Mrs. Montgomery’s service to the
community earned her the Monrovia Chamber of Commerce’s Dick
Lord Award in 2003. She is currently a member of the Monrovia
Chamber of Commerce Business
Education and Community Outreach Network (BEACON). Her
civic involvement also includes positions on the boards of the Boys and
Girls Club of the Foothills and the
Duarte Chamber of Commerce.
Board members also installed
during Citrus College’s annual reorganization meeting were Mrs.
Susan M. Keith, of Claremont, vice
president; Dr. Gary L. Woods, of
Azusa, clerk/secretary; Dr. Edward
C. Ortell, of Duarte, member; and
Dr. Patricia Rasmussen, of Glendora, member.
celebrating the history of one of
Photo courtesy of Mooneyes
Dean Moon
American motorsports most iconic
brands--Mooneyes. Mooneyes is
one of the world’s most recognized
logos right up there with the Nike
Swish and Apple’s apple.
Dean Moon, the founder of
Mooneyes, got his start right after WWII working on the oil rigs
surrounding Pop Moon’s Café in
Norwalk, Calif. There he, older
brother Buzz and members of the
“Hutters” car club built numerous
primitive hot rods. Like his contemporaries he started racing a
hot rod Deuce at the dry lakes and
the Santa Ana drags.
Unfortunately, his fledgling
business was put on hold when
he was drafted into the Korean
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La Verne Community News
January 2012
NEWS FROM THE BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
Superintendent’s Message
Dr. Gary Rapkin
“Without belittling the courage with which men have died,
we should not forget those acts
of courage with which men have
lived.”
John F. Kennedy
As we launch into the New
Year, we do so with tremendous
admiration and a deep appreciation for all that Bonita Unified
School District students and staff
accomplished in 2011. Whether
one chooses to look at achievement in academics, arts, athletics, or student activities, the list
is long and impressive. And as we
seek to continually move forward
with high expectations for all students, staff, and ourselves in a
culture of respect and support, our
collective accomplishments have
set the stage in Bonita Unified
School District for a highly successful 2012.
However, for the fifth year in
a row, educational attainments
at BUSD will have to be accomplished in spite of the diminishing
school resources. The $12.9 million in budget cuts to our district
over the past few years, evidently,
was not enough for our elected officials in Sacramento. Additional
cuts will be made this month, and
we anticipate further reductions
to public schools beginning in July
2012.
John F. Kennedy’s book Profiles in Courage makes clear the
importance for elected officials
to demonstrate courage in their
leadership roles. The 2012 school
year will require leaders in Sacramento to demonstrate the requisite courage to ensure that the
education of California’s children
is in fact the priority it needs to be.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
once said, “The school is the last
expenditure upon which America
should be willing to economize.”
I would hope that FDR’s words
echo through the halls of our
State Capitol so all Bonita Unified
School District students will continue to have the opportunity for a
well-rounded, challenging educational experience.
Gary Rapkin, PhD
Superintendent
Singing the
Spirit of the
Season
Student bands and choirs
perform for friends and family
Celebrating the most wonderful time of the year, students
throughout Bonita Unified District performed holiday concerts
for the community. Whether for
Choir or Jazz Band at the secondary schools or Honor Choir or
Band at the Elementary schools,
students worked hard with their
teachers and directors to prepare
their music.
Andy Mainiero directs a combined Elementary Band with student
musicians from Grace Miller, Shull, Oak Mesa and La Verne Heights
schools at Church of the Brethren in La Verne.
Up close and personalized:
Keeping a 25 foot view of each student
As part of the Bonita Unified
district-wide reading project, principals and teachers are focusing
special attention on students who
are not advancing as quickly as
others toward proficiency. Research shows that in most cases,
eighty percent of students should
be able to learn from core instruction, while twenty percent may
struggle. Helping these students
grow as readers requires implementing interventions that best
meet each student’s needs.
“There was a time in education
that whenever a child struggled,
schools recommended testing for
learning disabilities,” Senior Director of K-8 Education, Nan Hall
said. “Now we approach things
differently. There could be many
reasons for a child’s lack in understanding, including limited exposure to books at an earlier age.”
After core instruction, most of
the students in the twenty percent
range respond well to intervention programs such as Passport to
Reading, Read Naturally, Distar
or SIPPs. These programs address reading skills in a different
way than the core curriculum.
Even with these interventions,
five percent of the twenty are like-
Whole-child
education
emphasized
through District
Wellness
Campaign
Through mentoring and coun-
San Dimas Saints smash multiple records
Student athletes completed
a superb fall season for San Dimas High School. The volleyball
team won the league title for the
sixth straight year. Tennis and
Football took 2nd place, Water Polo took 3rd place, and the
Lady Saints Cross Country team
took 3rd place. Each team made
great runs into the playoffs with
the Lady Saints Volleyball team
making it to the Semi-Finals for
the first time in school history.
The football team played in the
Semi-Finals for the third straight
year. Way to go, Saints!
Football goes to CIF semi-
finals
The 2011 Saints football
team enjoyed another thrilling
season, finishing with a 10-3 record. Three-year starter, Dillon
Corona became the San Dimas
All Time Points Scoring Leader.
Shawn Kennedy set the All
Time Touch Down Passes record. The Coaches and Staff are
extremely proud of how these
young men represented San Dimas High School with class and
character. With many returning players, San Dimas Football
is excited to see what the future
may hold.
Photo 3: First Team All Leaguer Yamani Wallace leaps for the ball as
her team leaps to the CIF semi-finals for the first time.
San Dimas Saints All Time Points Scoring Leader Dillion Corona
bursts through the Bearcat defense at the annual Smudge Pot Game
against Bonita High School.
Volleyball Finishes Record Breaking Season
With a roster stacked with semifinals was an outstanding
eight seniors and a relentless accomplishment for the program
pursuit of a section title, the Lady and school. Led by Juniors Emily
Saints finished a stellar season Pincin, Jene Lee and Yamani
with a tough loss in the South- Wallace, Seniors Kaileen Mejia
ern Section CIF Semifinals. The and Lauren Toneck and FreshSaints had never moved past the man Hannah Doonan, the Lady
quarterfinal round in previous Saints dominated the region with
seasons, and advancing to the decisive victories all season.
Varsity squad captured its
sixth consecutive Valle Vista
League title with a perfect league
record of 12-0, losing only one set
the entire season. The team’s overall season record of 24-2 set a single season record for San Dimas.
First year coaches Jeff Pang and
Chris Peterson came into their
inaugural season at San Dimas
knowing the program’s desire to
get past the CIF quarterfinals,
and they kept the team focused on
the goal throughout the year.
Team Captain and Setter Emily Pincin was voted the Valle
ly to still struggle. For these students, a third intervention occurs
through a curriculum called Language! Students who exhibit more
of a gap in their reading achievement are finding success through
this program, which is designed to
help students make up two years
worth of growth in one year.
“Teachers and principals can
now utilize resources from Educational Services and Special
Education in a more integrated
way to provide each student with
instruction that is tailored to the
student’s needs,” Hall continued.
Vista League MVP, followed by
1st Team All League selections
Jene Lee, Kaileen Mejia, Yamani Wallace and Hannah
Doonan. Lauren Toneck,
Lindsey Toneck and Audrey
Vasquez were selected for the
2nd Team All League.
Four starters are returning
next year setting up the team to
be a contender for a section title
once again. Congratulations to
all of the players and coaches on
a truly memorable and record
breaking season! San Dimas is
looking forward to another great
year in 2012.
seling services at the elementary
level, Bonita Unified’s District
Wellness Campaign helps children get off to a good start in
school so that they can grow academically and eventually achieve
their dreams. Through the TriCities Mental Health Prevention
and Early Intervention Grant,
the District has access to $137,000
over the next three years to launch
the program.
“We could have the brightest
children in the world, but they
need a well-rounded approach
in order to be successful,” Co-Director of the Wellness Campaign
Casey Cox said. The program
includes early intervention for
students who need emotional or
social skills help and provides a
framework for children to create
healthy relationships with adults.
One goal of the Wellness Campaign is to provide more counseling for students. As a component
of their fieldwork, University of
La Verne students who are studying to receive their Pupil Personnel Services in School Counseling
credential will provide group and
one-on-one counseling services to
students in Kindergarten through
2nd grade. Because these grades
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La Verne Community News
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NEWS FROM THE BONITA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
Schools in the Spotlight
Gladstone Elementary School
Grace Miller Elementary School
Like well dressed ducks in three pieces tuxes, Grace Miller’s fourth
graders don their shades to sing “Penguin, James Penguin” at their
holiday choir concert.
When only hippopotamuses would do, Grace Miller’s first graders
sang their hearts out to make sure Santa would deliver the large
African mammals Christmas morning.
Awards a-plenty
Holiday Happenings at Grace
Miller Elementary School
December brought the spirit
of giving to Grace Miller School,
starting with a Holiday Book
Fair, where family members
could give the gift of reading.
Giving the gift of music, the
annual Grace Miller Holiday
Program filled the sanctuary
at Church of the Brethren to
capacity twice. Families and
friends were first entertained
by Kindergarten through second grade students and again
by grades 3-5 and Chorus. Band
and Chorus students performed
on two separate occasions,
bringing holiday happiness to
everyone who attended.
The PTA hosted “Santa and
Pajamas” where students were
able to wear their pajamas to
school to listen to Santa’s Elf
read “Twas the Night Before
Christmas.” Students talked to
Santa while their parents took
pictures. Continuing in the spirit of the season, families clipped
gift cards to a Giving Tree for
families in need in our community. All proceeds from the
event were given to help families in need.
The Grace Miller family is
grateful to have such a wonderful school, in such a wonderful
district, in a community that
values children and their education. That, in and of itself, is
a wonderful gift!
Allen Avenue Elementary School
Committees provide opportunities to serve
Allen Avenue Elementary
School is taking a new approach
to the traditional student council
model. Instead of electing four officers, all fourth and fifth grade
students now have an opportunity to serve on one of six committees: Pizza Night Banners,
Family Fun Night Banners, Special Events, Assembly Set Up,
Veteran’s Memorial Fund, and
Cans of Kindness. Two students
from the Community Leadership
Council oversee each committee.
Teachers select two council members from each fourth and fifth
grade classroom to make up a
body of six.
Giving all the upper grade
students an opportunity to participate on a committee of their
choice, has provided a sense of
ownership and pride in their
learning environment. For example, the Veteran’s Memorial Fund
Committee collected $360 to purchase a large paver to be placed
at the San Dimas Veteran’s Memorial. “It was great to see all our
hard work come together,” fourth
grader Olivia Spindola said.
Fifth grader Mollie Radenbaugh said, “It makes my heart
feel warm to give back to others.”
Learning
beyond
the
“GATEs”
After conducting in-class experiments to study Sir Isaac
Newton and the Three Basic
Laws of Motion, 30 GATE students and Advanced Learners
attended the “Energy in Motion”
tour at Knott’s Berry Farm. With
an expert guide, the students
experienced the laws of motion
by riding roller coasters. With
twists, turns and drops, the students discovered how the laws
applied to each ride – a physics
lesson they will never forget. The
guide was so impressed with the
Allen Ave. students that she took
them on the newest ride. At the
time, no school group had ever
been on this ride. It was a great
day!
Science isn’t the only exciting
subject for GATE students. History, art, math and spelling are
coming to life as well. In March,
the students will visit the Getty
Villa in Malibu to view the collection of Greek mythology.
Teachers will preview the collection in January in order to prepare lessons for the classroom
prior to the March visit. Young
mathematicians are preparing
for the annual Math Olympiad,
which provides an opportunity
to problem solve for a prize. The
District Spelling Bee will take
place on January 17, students
are currently learning lists and
practicing their best spelling
strategies.
Distinguished School Application and API Growth
As a result of API growth of 22
points, Allen Avenue Elementary
School qualifies to apply for the
California Distinguished School
Award. Over the past two years,
the score has grown 35 points.
“We are very proud of our students’ hard work and the support
given by families,” Principal Debbie Grenier said. “Whether or not
we are selected, we all feel honored to have had the opportunity
to apply for Distinguished School,
but most especially for being recognized for our dedication to student achievement.”
As part of the application
process, faculty and staff identified two signature practices that
brought about this growth: schoolwide intervention programs and
grade level data meetings. Intervention for reading and math has
helped students make significant
growth. For example, as a direct
result of specialized intervention,
one student accomplished three
years of reading growth in just
one year. Data meetings create
an opportunity for teachers from
adjacent grades to meet each
month to discuss growth and
challenges they see. As a result of
these meetings, teachers streamline education across grade levels
to provide continuity and sequential challenge.
The Gladstone student council raised $600 through a penny drive and
recycling program to purchase two pavers for the San Dimas Veterans
Memorial. Student council officers Megan Tiddle, Kaitlyn Jones, and
Luke Willet pose at the site.
Gladstone had a terrific first
trimester. This year, the awards
assembly honored more students
than ever for academic excellence in the classroom. More than
400 awards were given based on
benchmark testing scores, attendance, accelerated reader accomplishments, citizenship, and
improvement in the classroom.
Friends and families attended the
ceremonies to show their Griffin
Pride and support the students.
New Mural
Gladstone parent Jennifer Sarzotti designed and painted a new
mural for the handball wall on the
blacktop. She hopes her work will
help inspire students to aim high
– reaching for their goals!
Pride Stride Fundraiser
Pounds the Pavement
The Gladstone family offers
big thanks to the San Dimas community and Gladstone families
for sponsoring their annual Pride
Stride Fundraiser, which took
place at the Louie Pompei Park
in Glendora. Students had a police escort as they marched to the
park. The community embraced
the theme “Teaming Up for Education” and raised more than
$35,000 for Gladstone. Patrick
Jones was the PTA volunteer in
charge of the event.
Whole-child education emphasized
Cont from page 16
lay the instructional foundation
for future learning, it is important
to address needs early on.
“We can listen to and comfort
students who are grieving a loss
such as death or divorce,” Co-Director of the Wellness Campaign
Carolyn Cockrell said. “Through
counseling, we can work proactively with students to develop
needed skills to address behavior
problems or difficulties with peer
relationships.”
Bearcats Bury the Ball
Bonita High School’s Boys Water Polo won the league championship
for the twentieth straight season! They went on to win the CIF
Southern Section Championship and then beat Pasadena Poly 5-2 to
win the Championship on November 19, 2011.
What an exciting fall season
for Bonita High School. Volleyball
won the league championship for
the fifth consecutive season, and
progressed to the third round of
CIF play-offs. Girls Cross Country
won league as well, and qualified
for State as a team. They placed
13th at the State level, which is one
of the best finishes in Bonita’s history! Marissa Scott was the Hacienda League Runner of the Year
for Girls Cross Country.
Five student athletes took up
pens on the national NCAA signing day, committing to play for
universities: Victoria Dennis will
play volleyball at University of California, Irvine; Justin Garza will
play baseball for Cal State, Fullerton; Brianna Kennedy will play
basketball for Loyola Marymount
University; Ambyr Stewart will
play water polo for University California, Irvine; Shavvon Johnson
will play soccer at Lamar University in Texas.
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Putting Anxiety In Its Place
by Michael McClary,
Marriage and Family
Therapist
Dealing with anxiety can sometimes be a complex process. With
the pressure of today’s fast paced
world it’s easy to get stressed and
begin experiencing anxiety. Sometimes anxiety will come as a sudden attack,
while on other
occasions it
will
slowly
build
over
time. Many of
us know what
an attack of
Mike McClary
anxiety feels
like. Your heart pounds before a
big presentation or an exam. You
get butterflies in your stomach
before a blind date. You fret over
family problems and get jittery
over asking the boss for a raise.
These are all natural reactions.
However, if worries and fears or
anxiety attacks seem overwhelming and are preventing you from
living your life the way you want
to, you may have an anxiety disorder. Fortunately there are many
anxiety treatments and self-help
strategies that can help reduce
your anxiety symptoms and take
back control of your life. Here are
some tips that can help you get
hold of your anxiety.
1. Avoid caffeinated beverages.
This is often easier said than done,
but according to studies, caffeine
and sugar may increase anxiety.
They can also cause sleep disturbances, which increases anxiety
as well.
2. Focus on your breathing and
practice relaxation techniques.
Most of the time when people feel
anxiety beginning to build, they
will start to breath “unnaturally”
and build muscle tension. When
practiced regularly, techniques
such as progressive muscle relaxation and deep breathing can
MOONEYES
Continued from page 15
War, however, the Air Force
taught him photography which
would prove an invaluable skill
in his post-war business—Moon
Automotive. The iconic logo came
about while at collage Dean saying, “When I typed my name, I’d
hold the carriage off-center and
put two periods in the OOs.”
It was further developed when
Dean sponsored Creighton Hunter’s drag car which was numbered
00—pupils were an obvious addition. In 1957, Dean had a Disney
artists draw the eyes as we know
them today.
Ever creative, Dean invented
a string of automotive products
starting with a fuel block which
he crafted from billet aluminum
in high school shop before sand
casting the production version.
There soon followed a steady
stream of products including the
ubiquitous Moon fuel tanks and,
of course, his most iconic offering
the Moon disc—all of which he
photographed and marketed like
a pro. Spun from aluminum, the
discs found their way onto everything from lakes, drag and Indy
cars to, well, the NASA Moon buggy. Back in the fifties, Dean was
reduce anxiety symptoms and
increase feelings of relaxation and
emotional well being.
3. Build up your self-esteem. According to studies, low self-esteem
often accompanies anxiety attacks. If this is you, then you really
should focus on the areas of your
life where you feel inadequate.
Would going to the gym or back to
school start you on a path toward
feeling better about yourself?
Work on building self-esteem and
anxiety will often start to reseed.
4. Create an anxiety “worry
time”. Choose one or two 10-minute “worry periods” each day—
time you can devote to your anxiety. During these worry periods
focus exclusively on your negative, anxious thoughts. Use this
time to work on resolving your
problems and concerns. The rest
of the day, however, is to be designated as free of anxiety. When
anxious thoughts come into your
head during the day, write them
down and “postpone” them to your
worry period.
5. Exercise Regularly. Besides
just the general health benefits,
exercise helps specifically with
treating anxiety. When you workout you pump blood more quickly
through the body. The end result
is that your blood pressure is lowered and this helps to counterbalance some of the negative physical
effects of anxiety.
6. Be patient. No matter how
much you wish it were not so,
the process of dealing with anxiety will take time. Learning to
breath properly, change your selfconcept; getting into a significant
exercise routine and managing
your anxiety with a new sense of
self-understanding, all takes time.
The idea of this article is to get you
started on the right track.
Be well.
selling 10,000 a month and they
can still be found on almost every
land speed race car there is.
In 1962, Dean’s shop was used
by good friend Carroll Shelby to
assemble the very first Cobra—
arguably America’s most famous
sports car. In 1964, Dean became
the second president of SEMA
(then the Speed Equipment Manufacturer’s Association) and like
so many back then helped build
an international business along
with an industry that now boasts
sales of more than $37 billion, all
without so much as an MBA.
A member of the SEMA Hall
of Fame, Dean Moon was a selftaught automotive pioneer and
his achievements will be honored
with a new exhibit at the Wally
Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum. The exhibit will open on
Friday, Jan 27 in conjunction
with the Grand National Roadster Show and will feature some of
the famous Mooneyes race cars as
well as artifacts, memorabilia and
photography. For more information about this and other events at
the Parks Museum visit the web
site at http://museum.nhra.com or
call (909) 622-2133. To learn more
about Mooneyes visit www.mooneyes.com.
January 2012
Prime Healthcare Services
Recognized for Health Care
Technology
Cont rom age 9
Sands Convention Center.
Prime Healthcare Services
Ontario, CA-based Prime
Healthcare Services, recognized
as one of the top 10 health systems
in the country, is a progressive, innovative and rapidly expanding
hospital management company
with a mission to provide comprehensive quality healthcare in
a compassionate, convenient and
cost-effective manner.
With over 10,000 employees,
Prime Healthcare Services currently owns and/or operates 12
acute care facilities: Alvarado Hospital Medical Center, Centinela
Hospital Medical Center, Chino
Valley Medical Center, Desert Valley Hospital, Garden Grove Hospital Medical Center, Huntington
Beach Hospital, La Palma Intercommunity Hospital, Paradise
Valley Hospital, San Dimas Community Hospital, Shasta Regional
Medical Center, Sherman Oaks
Hospital, and West Anaheim
Medical Center.
Nine of these hospitals are ac-
credited by The Joint Commission, and seven of the nine hospitals were recently recognized as
Top Performers in the Nation (Top
14%) on Key Quality Measures by
The Joint Commission, a Medicare accreditation agency.
Prime Healthcare Services
Foundation
The Foundation is a nonprofit
public charity that was founded
by Dr. Prem Reddy and his family reflecting their commitment to
give back to the communities that
they serve.
The Foundation owns and
operates two nonprofit hospitals,
Encino Hospital Medical Center
and Montclair Hospital Medical
Center (a Top 100 Hospital in the
Nation in 2009), and is governed
by an independent Board of Directors. Both hospitals were recently
recognized as Top Performers
in the Nation (Top 14%) on Key
Quality Measures by The Joint
Commission, a Medicare accreditation agency.
Pepperdine University Center
for the Arts Presents River North
Dance Chicago
“From high drama to low comedy, from torch songs to lyrical love
duets, and from abstract modernism to jazzy ballroom style--River
North...is a contemporary company that can do it all.” -Hedy Weiss, Chicago Sun-Times
River North Dance Chicago
will perform dynamic, jazz-based
works combining athletic prowess
and contemporary artistic perspective with bold, theatrical flair
at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, January
11, at Pepperdine University’s
Smothers Theatre in Malibu.
Tickets, priced at $40, $30,
and $20 for the public and $10
for full-time Pepperdine students,
are available now by calling (310)
506-4522. Tickets are also available through Ticketmaster at
(800) 982-2787. More information: http://arts.pepperdine.edu/
or http://www.rivernorthchicago.
com/
The 13-member company will
perform Sherry Zunker’s “Evolution of a Dream” (2009), which is a
reimagining of River North Dance
Chicago’s 1992 signature piece,
“Reality of a Dreamer”; Ashley
Roland’s “Beat” (2001); Robert
Battle’s “Train” (2008); and four
works by the company’s artistic
director, Frank Chaves: “Sentir
em Nós” (2009); “Simply Miles,
Simply Us” (2011), “Fixé” (1994),
and “Habaneras, the Music of
Cuba” (2005).
River North Dance Chicago
was founded in 1989 and since has
grown to become an internationally acclaimed company that embodies a true flavor of Americana
in its versatile repertoire. Under
Chaves’ artistic direction, RNDC
demonstrates depth and sophistication with a commitment to
creating an accessible, enriching
experience for audiences ranging
from seasoned dance patrons to
those having their first encounter
with concert dance. Chaves aims
for audiences to feel the complete
spectrum of human emotions in
a single evening and leaves them
feeling joyful and exhilarated at
the end of each program. The Chicago Sun-Times wrote, “This is
one sleek, confident, athletic, daring, versatile company.”
River North Dance Chicago
has a varied, eclectic, and powerful repertoire. Core works by
Chaves are augmented with an
array of pieces by nationally and
internationally renowned choreographers. The company has
acquired and commissioned original works by Robert Battle, Lauri
Stallings, Sidra Bell, Sabrina and
Ruben Veliz, Daniel Ezralow,
Lynne Taylor-Corbett, Ashley
Roland, Randy Duncan, Julia
Rhoads, Harrison McEldowney,
Kevin Iega Jeff, and former coartistic director Sherry Zunker,
among others.
RNDC has toured extensively
in Illinois and throughout the
United States, and in 2008 it embarked on its first European tour.
The company recently participated in 2011’s Busan International
Dance Festival in Korea and returned to Germany and Switzerland on a three-week, 11-city tour
in fall 2011.
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
8 p.m.
Smothers Theatre
Pepperdine University
24255 Pacific Coast Highway
Malibu, CA
Pepperdine
University
Center for the
Arts President’s
Choice Series
Presents
Dionne
Warwick
Pepperdine University Cen-
ter for the Arts presents Dionne
Warwick, one of the world’s
most famous pop music vocalists
and the winner of five Grammy
Awards, in a concert at Pepperdine’s Smothers Theatre at 7 p.m.
on Sunday, January 15.
Limited tickets, priced at $70,
$60, or $40 for the public and $10
for full-time Pepperdine students,
are available now by calling (310)
506-4522. Tickets are also available through Ticketmaster at
(800) 982-2787. More information: http://arts.pepperdine.edu/ or
http://www.dionnewarwick.info/
“Scintillating,” “soothing,” and
“sensual” best describe the instantly recognizable voice of the
one and only Dionne Warwick,
who has become a cornerstone of
American pop music and culture.
Warwick’s career has spanned
more than 48 years, establishing
her as an international music legend. She has earned more than 60
charted hits and sold over 100 million records.
She began singing professionally in 1961 after being discovered
by a young songwriting team,
Burt Bacharach and Hal David.
She had her first hit in 1962 with
“Don’t Make Me Over.” By 1970
she had racked up more than 18
consecutive Top 100 singles, including her classic Bacharach/
David recordings, “Walk on By,”
“Anyone Who Had a Heart,”
“Message to Michael,” “Promises, Promises,” “A House is Not
a Home,” “Alfie,” and the theme
from the motion picture Valley of
the Dolls.
Warwick received her first
Grammy Award in 1968 for her
classic single “Do You Know the
Way to San Jose?” and a second
Grammy in 1970 for the best-selling album I’ll Never Fall in Love
Again. In 1974 she hit the top of
the charts with “Then Came You,”
a million-selling duet with The
Spinners. In 1976 her Arista Records label-mate Barry Manilow
produced her first Platinumselling album, Dionne, which included the back-to-back hits “I’ll
Never Love This Way Again” and
“Déjà vu.” Both recordings earned
Grammy Awards, making Warwick the first female artist to win
the Best Female Pop and Best Female R&B Performance awards.
Warwick’s 1982 album Heartbreaker, co-produced by Barry
Gibb and the Bee Gees, became
an international chart-topper. In
1985 she reunited with producer
Burt Bacharach and longtime
friends Gladys Knight, Stevie
Wonder, and Elton John to record
the landmark song “That’s What
Friends Are For,” which became a
number-one hit record around the
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TOURING NEW ZEALAND
Story & Photos By Stan Wawer
New Zealand is so far
removed from that wild and crazy
world in the Northern Hemisphere
that it might
be the main
reason why
its
people
are so darn
friendly and
happy. Going
Stan Wawer
through airport
security is remarkably uncomplicated. And, even more remarkable, New
the US dollar (about NZ1 to US82
cents), everything in New Zealand
appears overpriced. It is now summer
in New Zealand, but when my wife
and I visited in November it was the
end of spring and sales items were
higher than regular prices in California for similar merchandise.
We spent six days in and around
Wellington, known as “the coolest
little capital in the world.” Wedged
between steep hills, the rippling waters of Wellington Harbor and the
is the main hub for the South Island.
Wellington as the nation’s capital is
the seat of government and also has
a lively art scene.
was released in December. It was
directed by Steven Spielberg and produced by Jackson.
A Maori heritage tour immersed
Rugby statue in Wellington. New Zealand’s All Black won the Rugby
World Cup in October by beating France.
Dogs herding sheep at Wharekauhau Lodge outside of Wellington. The
lodge is remote and exclusive. Most guests come in by helicopter.
Zealanders refuse tips.
New Zealand is one of the last
landmasses in the Southern Hemisphere north of Antarctica and the
last discovered landmass on earth.
That’s way down under. The country
offers chains of stunning mountains,
volcanoes, lakes, fiords, native forest
and tidy beaches. Add to these awardwinning vineyards and cuisine, a
rapidly growing film industry and
world-leading efforts in conservation
and you have yourself a pretty neat
place to visit.
The unique indigenous Maori culture is evident everywhere throughout New Zealand. The Dutch in 1642
were the first Europeans to check out
the land of the Kiwi. But it was James
Cook, a Brit Royal Navy officer, who
rediscovered New Zealand 120 years
later. The European hordes followed.
The British and Maori people
tempestuous seas of Cook Strait, Wel-
Wellington trolly bus.
lington is, with a population of about
180,000, the southern-most city on
New Zealand’s North Island. Auckland, its largest city, is at the north-
A scene from “Lord of the Rings” was shot in this very spot on Mount
Victoria.
signed a treaty in 1840 in the Bay of
Islands, which established British
law in New Zealand, while guaranteeing Maori authority over their land
and culture.
New Zealand, population 4.3
million, has a vibrant economy with
dairy, meat, engineering, wine and
the film industry leading the way.
The country has 60 million sheep,
almost 15 for every NZ citizen. It’s no
wonder New Zealand has become
known for producing premium outdoor clothing, especially high-quality
Merino wool. Merinos are regarded
as having some of the finest and softest wool of any sheep.
Surprisingly, New Zealand is expensive. Even with the advantage of
Peter Jackson has brought a new
fame to Wellington and New Zealand
with his Oscar-winning “Lord of the
Rings” trilogy. The city has become
known as “Wellywood,” which created a great controversy. There was a
movement to place a Wellywood sign
(ala the Hollywood sign) on the side of
a hill overlooking the bay. It went to a
vote in late November and was overwhelmingly defeated.
end of the North Island. Christchurch
I took a tour of Middle Earth filming locations on Mt. Victoria only a
short distance from central Wellington. A “Lord of the Rings” expert, who
shared behind-the-scenes insights,
hosted the tour. Phillip played six
different character roles in the film.
Highlights of the tour include the
outskirts of the Shire, the Gardens of
Isengard, River Anduin, Helm’s Deep
and Minas Tirith. We strolled where
the hobbits raced to the ferry and
hid from the Nazgul, through the elf
kingdom of Rivendell and alongside
the Fords of Isen. Jackson is filming
“The Hobbit,” which is scheduled for
a 2012 release.
The tour also included a visit to
Jackson’s post production studio (not
included on the regular tour). Park
Road Post Production is a Californiastyle Craftsman building where we
viewed the trailer for “TinTin,” which
Peter Jackson’s Park Road Post Production in Wellington.
us into Aoteroa’s (New Zealand’s)
unique culture. We were greeted at
the Waiwhetu, Lower Hutt City,
cultural center by touching noses.
The tour included demonstrations of
Maori arts and crafts, an opportunity
to create something special for ourselves and to view work from Leading
Maori artists.
When visiting Wellington, do not
leave town without riding the cable
car — it’s iconic, it takes a great picture and there are great views at the
top. Peruse the views from the top of
Mount Victoria — it’s gorgeous up
there. Sample the three C’s: coffee,
cocktails and cuisine. Taste the wines
— especially Pinot Noir and Sauvignon Blanc.
It’s a long way to Tipperary and
even longer to New Zealand, but it
should be high on your travel list. The
country will leave a lasting impression, especially the people.
If You Go
Air New Zealand flies non-stop to
Auckland twice daily from LAX. It is
a 12-to-13-hour flight and crosses the
international dateline. Air New Zealand partners with United Airlines.
Where to Stay
InterContinental
Wellington:
Only internationally branded 5 Star
hotel in Wellington. Adjacent to the
waterfront. Walking distance to a
number of attractions. Excellent
rooms, fitness center, spa, business
center. Fee for wireless connection.
www.intercontinental.com/intercontinental/en/gb/locations/wellington.
Museum Art Hotel Wellington: A
165-room luxury hotel in the center of
Wellington opposite New Zealand’s
national museum, Te Papa. Fitness
center, sauna, indoor heated pool, spa
pool and day spa. The hotel boasts a
total of 66 original artworks from 55,
mainly local, artists. www.museumhotelart.co.nz/
Amora Hotel Wellington: Overlooks the harbor and just across the
road from the Wellington Convention
Centre and a two-minute walk to Te
Papa. www.wellington.amorahotels.
com.
All information is accurate at the
time of publication but prices, dates
and other details are all subject to
change. Confirm all information before making any travel arrangements.
Travel Editor Stan Wawer is a La
Verne resident, a member of the Society of American Travel Writers and
editor of his own travel blog, www.
travelwithstan.blogspot.com. Address
all travel-related questions to his blog
Pepperdine
University Center
for the Arts
Presents Dionne
Warwick
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world and the first recording dedicated to raising awareness and
major funds for AIDS research,
which Warwick continually supports.
Throughout the ‘80s and ‘90s,
Warwick collaborated with many
of her musical peers, including
Johnny Mathis, Smokey Robinson, Luther Vandross, Jeffrey Osborne, Kashif, and Stevie Wonder.
Recently she recorded an album
of duets, My Friends and Me,
and a much-anticipated gospel album, Why We Sing. In 2011 she
released a new album featuring
the music of legendary composer
Sammy Cahn, Only Trust Your
Heart.
Most recently Warwick added
“author” to her list of credits with
a best-selling children’s book, Say
a Little Prayer, and her autobiography, My Life, As I See It.
Always one to give back, Warwick has supported and campaigned for a number of causes
and charities near to her heart, including AIDS research, the Starlight Foundation, children’s hospitals, world hunger, disaster relief,
and music education, for which
she has raised millions of dollars.
A New Jersey school was named
in her honor, the Dionne Warwick
Institute, in recognition of her
support and accomplishments.
Sunday, January 15, 2012
7 p.m.
Smothers Theatre
Pepperdine University
24255 Pacific Coast Highway
Malibu, CA
Glendora
Christian
Women’s
Connection
You are invited to attend our
“Living Life to the Plus + Luncheon” on Monday, January 9,
2012, from 11:00 am - 12:30 pm.
Doors open @ 10:00 am. Admission: $15.00 inclusive.
Event will be at Via Verde
Country Club, 1400 Avenida Entrada, San Dimas.
Speaker: Shanda Oakley-New
Circuit Speaker, Teacher, Interpreter, Community Volunteer,
and Blogger
Shanda explains how after returning from a life abroad. She
learned how to open her heart to
love others in “Finally Fitting In”
Special Feature: Lori Ulloa~
Wellness Consultant shares on
“Living Life to the Plus +”
Feel good, with good health
and a good attitude!
For luncheon reservations contact Wilma by January 6, 2012:
(909)593-6100
For free nursery with reservations contact Kim (626) 592-4472
All women are welcome to attend this event!
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