February 2016
Planet Rehab to bring “Lunar New Year” Celebration to San Dimas A Taste of Chicago Now Open in La Verne
by Vanessa Mejia
on Saturday February 20, 2016!
To commemorate the “Lunar
New Year” Planet Rehab is host-
2016 from 3 PM – 7 PM.
Family unity is a central theme
ing their first ever Lunar New
Year Festival. The festival is a
multi-cultural Asian Celebration,
which will feature authentic performances and delicious traditional cuisine. Festivities to include
Red Envelope Ceremony, Chinese
Dancers, Lighting of the Lanterns
and more! Tickets include admission, food and entertainment and
are $15 for Adults and $5 for children 12 and under. Tickets may
be purchased at the door or beforehand by calling (323) 350-0873
(parking for event on Cataract
St). All proceeds go to benefit the
nonprofit Planet Rehab and their
Animal Sanctuary.
Planet Rehab is located at 2745
W Dalepark Dr. San Dimas. The
Festival will be held on Feb. 20,
to the Lunar New Year festivities
and the Planet Rehab Festival
will have something for all ages,
from frolicking in the petting zoo,
to strolling through tropical gardens, koi ponds and getting to
know the over 350 animals that
call Planet Rehab their home.
The Mandarin Lagoon, home to
one of the largest populations of
Chinese Mandarin Ducks in S
CA, will be prominently featured.
A pair of Mandarin Ducks, (arguably the most beautiful ducks in
the world), was traditionally given
to Chinese newlyweds to symbolize beauty and loyalty.
2016 is Year of the Monkey and
Planet Rehab seeks to highlight
the challenges facing primates as
well as numerous other species.
The Lunar New Year focuses on
Prosperity and Planet Rehab will
demonstrate ways in which humankind, as well as nature, can
prosper.
Ever concerned with the embattled environment (human actions have sped up the natural
extinction rate by 1000%), Planet
Rehab, a 501 c3 nonprofit organization hosts fun and educational
events aimed at nurturing the relationship between humanity and
nature. The Planet Rehab Lunar
New Year Festival is one more
way that Planet Rehab seeks to
enlighten the public as well as
raise much-needed funds to care
for the Planet Rehab Animals as
well as move their mission forward.
To offset the many costs associated with animal care, individual animal sponsorships are
now available. Planet Rehab is
also looking for individuals as well
as businesses that can assist with
their Costa Rica Endangered Species Project. To sponsor the event,
an animal or the Costa Rica Endangered Species Project contact
Gary Mitchell [email protected] or (323) 350-0873.
More information on Planet
Rehab can be obtained at www.
planetrehab.org.
Nancy’s Pizza is a full-service,
family friendly restaurant that
originated in the heart of Chicago
by Nancy and Rocco Palese. Nancy’s Pizza has expanded beyond
Chicago to Atlanta and California. Now we bring Nancy’s Pizza
to you at the La Verne Village located at 2855 Foothill Blvd. Open
7 days a week for Dine-in, Take
Out, and Delivery.
Natives to the Chicago area,
Nancy and Rocco began their
dream of delivering an exceptional product with quality ingredients and in 1974 the first Nancy’s
Pizza opened. Today, La Verne’s
Restaurant Manager and Chef,
Michele Galifi preserves that vision. Michele developed an early
love for pizza while he was growing up in his father’s pizzeria in
Palermo, Sicily. Michele has mastered the technique of every type
of dough and pizza oven. His extensive knowledge combined with
his passion for cooking has enabled him to create a truly memorable dining experience. He now
takes pride in creating a unique
Chicago-style pizza and sharing
it with the La Verne community
for a quality-driven dining experience.
Nancy’s Pizza serves several
types of pizza including Pan, Thin,
and Rustic Italiano. However, we
are best known for our 2 ½ inch
Stuffed Pizza. All the toppings
and cheese are stuffed inside
two layers of crust, giving you a
mouthful of sensational flavor.
Every pizza is unique because we
have 27 toppings for you to choose
from to create your very own Nancy’s favorite! Nancy’s also serves
pasta, wings, salads and more!
Don’t forget to make your meal
complete with our wine and beer
selection. We have local, Italian,
and Chicago options available! We
are delighted to be a part of the La
Verne community and can’t wait
for you to join us for delicious food
and an experience you won’t forget!
Hours: 11am-9pm, SundayThursday and 11am-10pm, Friday and Saturday
Phone: (909) 593-7979
Old Town La Verne
Event Dates Set
ALDI Supermarket
Readies for Opening
The two largest and most exciting annual events in Old Town
will occur this coming spring. The
annual Cool Cruise Car Show,
always held the Saturday just before Easter, will be held on Saturday, March 26. Interested classic
car participants are encouraged
to contact Larry Trujillo at (626)
274-0011. And the annual “A Sip
of La Verne” Wine Walk has been
scheduled for Saturday, April
30. Tickets for the event, which
sells out early every year, will be
available beginning March 1, at
oldtownwinewalk.com. For more
information on Old Town events,
please call City Hall at (909) 5968706.
A new ALDI supermarket is
under construction in La Verne,
with plans to open in March 2016.
The 20,000 sq.ft. market is located at the former Office Depot location in the Orchard Supply Hardware (OSH) (La Verne Courtyard)
Shopping Center at Foothill Boulevard and White Avenue. ALDI
is a new brand for California and
the west coast, but is a very popular market in the Midwest, south
and east coast areas of the U.S.
ALDI is distinctive in carrying primarily ALDI’s own store brands,
at lower prices than conventional
markets.
More Cellular Towers Planned for La Verne
Local wireless carriers are
making plans to install additional
cellular towers to improve service
in La Verne. In addition to one
existing cellular tower (T-Mobile)
at Sierra La Verne Country Club,
two additional towers have been
approved by the City; one for
AT&T and one for Verizon. These
should eventually help to improve
cellular and other wireless service
in north La Verne. These three
antennae will all utilize a faux
tree design that has been effective with the first antenna. In addition, another Verizon wireless
antenna has been approved by
the County of Los Angeles for an
unincorporated property at Foothill Blvd. and San Dimas Canyon
Rd. This antenna will be incorporated into a decorative water
tower. This antenna should help
with service on the west side of
La Verne, including the Roynon
and Foxglen neighborhoods. An
approval process by the California
Public Utilities Company remains
for all of the antennae, typically
taking approximately one year after City approval.
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The Sounds of Harmony
Arizona here we come! Our chorus would like to invite women who
enjoy singing and are blessed to be able to keep a tune. Yes, you read
right, that’s all you need to join the chorus. Our talented director, Yasu
Ichikawa, will take care of the rest. He will introduce vocal exercises
and ways to improve and develop your performance skills. Now is the
time to join because we are preparing to Sing Off with all the Sweet
Adelines in region 21 come this May 12-15, 2016 in Phoenix Arizona.
We gather, have a few meals together, take a few classes if you so desire,
and naturally we SING! It really is an amazing experience you don’t
want to miss, that is if you like singing, especially barbershop style.
Visit us at rehearsal for more information or call Gloria 909.262.7618;
it really is a lot of fun!
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North Hills Sailor Receives U.S. Citizenship
in Yokosuka, Japan
YOKOSUKA, Japan (Jan. 28, 2016) - Damage Controlman 1st Class
Jeffrey Macatangay from North Hills, Calif., receives his certificate
of naturalization for U.S. citizenship at the Chapel of Hope on Fleet
Activities Yokosuka, Jan. 28. Chapel of Hope hosted the naturalization
ceremony where 10 service members and 23 spouses representing 14
countries became naturalized American citizens. FLEACT provides,
maintains, and operates base facilities and services in support of
7th Fleet’s forward-deployed naval forces, 83 tenant commands, and
24,000 military and civilian personnel. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass
Communication Specialist 1st Class Juan King/Released)
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February 2016
McNerney Minutes
by Brian McNerney
As we begin the New Year, I
first want to thank the Board of
Directors of the Chamber and
the City of La Verne for working
together to be able to have a tree
planted in my honor at Lowell
Brandt Park in La Verne. I especially want to thank our former
Board Chair, Nikki Hoar, who
helped coordinate this with the
City. I was both very surprised
and happy to receive this honor.
My first grandchild, little Brian,
was born on December 2nd and I
can’t wait to take him to the park
to show him my tree.
On Thursday, February 18th
at Hillcrest, Kurt Madden, the
new Superintendent for the Bonita Unified School District will give
his first State of the District Presentation beginning at 11:30am.
This is a wonderful way to learn
what is happening in the district
and what they have planned for
the New Year.
On Monday, February 29th,
Sowing Seeds for Life, will be holding their 7th Annual Celebrity
Golf Tournament to Fight Hunger
at the Glendora Country Club. In
the past Jerry West, James Worthy, Elgin Baylor, Bill Sharman,
Steve Garvey, Trevor Denman,
Jim Harrick and others have attended. This organization does a
fantastic job feeding the hungry
in our area. They serve over 7,000
people each month with almost
50% of those are served being
children. They also offer special
pantries for senior citizens, veterans and those with disabilities.
For more information about this
tournament, please call 909-3925777 or the Chamber office at
909-593-5265. By supporting this
tournament, you are supporting
our community and helping Sowing Seeds continue fulfilling their
mission to serve those in need.
The very popular Community
Yard Sale will be held again this
year in the morning of Saturday
April 23th in the Bonita High
School parking lot. This event
sells out every year so if you want
a space, please call the Chamber
office for more details. You can
also get registration forms at the
La Verne City Hall.
Happy Valentine’s Day and enjoy the rest of the month.
February 2016
La Verne Community News
Retirees Need “Longevity Strategy”
The late, great Yogi Berra supposedly said it: “The future ain’t
what it used to be.” And the same
could be said of retirement. Due to
several factors, such as advances
in health care, today’s retirees
are living longer, more active
lives than their predecessors. In
fact, you could spend two, or even
three, decades in retirement –
which means you need a “longevity strategy.”
Such a strategy needs to be
part of your overall retirement
income strategy, but here are five
key areas you’ll need to address:
•Lifestyle – What do you plan
to do during your retirement
years? Travel the world? Stay
close to home and pursue your
hobbies? Volunteer? Open a small
business or do some consulting?
Your choice of lifestyle will probably affect every aspect of your
longevity strategy.
•Income – Your biggest threat
to an enjoyable retirement is the
possibility of running out of money. This fear is apparently widespread; in a survey commissioned
by Allianz, a life insurance company, more than 60% of respondents said they were more scared
of outliving their assets than they
were of dying. You need to create a retirement income strategy
that incorporates, among other
elements, a withdrawal rate that
allows you to take money from
your 401(k), IRA and other investment accounts in such a manner
that you don’t run out. You’ll also
need to answer other key questions, such as when to take Social
Security – as you may know, the
longer you wait, the bigger your
monthly checks, until they “max
out” at age 70.
•Housing – Once you retire,
you may want to review your
housing situation. If you’ve already paid off your mortgage,
and you like your house, you may
want to stay there. But if you’re
thinking downsizing, or moving to
a more favorable climate, or even
purchasing a vacation home, you
need to calculate the costs and include them in your plans.
•Health care – As far as health
care, consider these questions:
What will the treatment of existing medical conditions cost over
the long term? Do you know what
costs Medicare will cover? Have
you thought of how you might
pay for a nursing home or other
long-term care? This last item is
especially important, because the
annual average cost for a private
room in a nursing home is more
than $90,000, according to the
2015 Cost of Care Survey, produced by Genworth, a financial
services company. A financial
professional can suggest ways
of meeting these long-term care
costs.
•Caregiving – It’s possible,
at least early in your retirement
years, that you could still be a
caregiver to aging parents. If so,
you might need to factor in these
costs to your financial strategy.
Later on, you may need some
caregiving yourself, such as that
provided by a home health aide.
So you’ll need to consider these potential expenses.
Your retirement years can be
filled with activities and accomplishments. And you can get even
more enjoyment from this time of
life if you stick to an appropriate
longevity strategy.
This article was written by
Edward Jones for use by your
local Edward Jones Financial
Advisor.
How would you like to make room in your
closet and make prom dreams come true?
My Sister’s Closet is a community project that collects gently used, special occasion dresses
that will be given to local girls in
the community so that they are
able to attend their prom. The
Azusa Unified School District,
Azusa Pacific University, the
Assistance Outreach League of
Covina and the Azusa/Glendora
Soroptimists are collaborating to
reduce the financial stress by providing these dresses at NO COST
to any young lady who plans on
attending her high school prom.
Silvana Cavazos, program coordinator for the Azusa Unified School
Districts Family Resource Center
created this program to help girls
participate in all the activities that
make their high school experience
fun without worrying about how
they would pay for a dress. “I was
lucky to have 4 sisters to share
clothes. My family, like many,
was struggling to make ends meet
without the extras like prom” says
Cavazos. “I realized that I, like
many others I knew, had special
occasion clothing that could be
put to good use. My hope is that
girls will come to this event and
not only take a dress but also that
they will feel good about the experience and encourage their friends
to do the same.”
Donations sites are located a
the Azusa Unified School District
Family Resource Center located
off of Citrus and Gladstone, 546 S.
Citrus Avenue, Azusa and Azusa
Pacific University Social Department at 901 E. Alosta Avenue in
Azusa at the School of Behavioral
and Applied Science. Additional
information can be found at our
website: http://sites.google.com/
site/mysistersclosetazusa/
Donations are not limited to
formal dresses. Jewelry, shoes,
wraps, new make up, hair accessories and evening bags are also
appreciated. The dress giveaway
event will take place at the Azusa
Pacific University on Saturday,
March 19, 2016 with two sessions;
the first one begins at 9:00 a.m.
Girls must register to attend this
free event, no walk-ins will be accepted. For more information or to
reserve a spot, contact Silvana A.
Cavazos at (626) 732-8032 at the
Azusa Unified School District.
Free Hazardous/
Electronic Waste
Disposal
After cleaning up the house
after the holidays, you may have
some old paint, outdated computers, a bulky television, expired medications, old cell phone,
or used batteries lying around.
Please don’t throw them in the
trash, as these items contain toxic
chemicals. Those chemicals then
make their way into our landfills,
water supply, soil and into our
bodies. Additionally, they contain chemicals that can often be
recycled, reducing the resources
needed to produce new goods. The
Environmental Protection Agency calculated that the recycling
of one million laptop computers
saves enough energy to provide
electricity for 3,657 homes for an
entire year!
Please collect your hazardous waste (pesticides, old batteries, used automotive fluids, used
cleaning products, etc.) and electronic waste products (computers, old televisions, and broken
cell phones) for a FREE collection
event in Claremont on February 6, 2016 from 9:00 a.m.-3:00
p.m. at the Claremont Corporate
Yard (1616 Monte Vista Ave).
The next event is in Diamond
Bar on February 13, 2016 at the
Gateway Corporate Center (1300
block of Bridge Gate Drive). All
L.A. County residents are welcome to participate. If you can’t
make it to these events, there is
a roundup nearly every weekend
in L.A. County. The entire schedule and more details are posted at
www.888cleanla.com.
La Verne Chamber
of Commerce to
Host Community
Yard Sale on
Saturday, April 23
The La Verne Chamber of
Commerce will host its popular
Community Yard Sale this year
on Saturday, April 23, 2016, from
8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., in the Bonita High School parking lot. Single
spaces are available for $30; doubles are $40.
“No license or permit is required. Our motto is, ‘One person’s trash is another person’s
treasure’,” says event Chair
Wayne Hurley, owner, Solutions
Insurance. “Not only is the event
a great way to reuse completely
high-quality items, it helps the
City of La Verne to meet difficult
state waste diversion requirements by keeping items out of local landfills. Things you may no
longer want will be treasure to
someone new. It’s not too early
to begin sorting and setting aside
items for the holiday sale. If you
don’t have enough items of your
own, maybe you could plan to
share a space with a friend, relative, or club members.”
Admission and parking are
free, so come early and enjoy the
day! Applications are available online at www.lavernechamber.org.
You can also pick up applications
at City Hall or at the Chamber office, 2078 Bonita Ave. If you would
like to have an application mailed
to you, please call (909) 593-5265.
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DARRELL PARK ANNOUNCES
CAMPAIGN FOR COUNTY SUPERVISOR
CA – Darrell Park, a former
White House Office of Management and Budget staffer, author, and entrepreneur, officially
announced his campaign for Los
Angeles County’s 5th Supervisorial District today. The seat
is currently held by Supervisor
Mike Antonovich, who is prevented from seeking re-election
by term limits.
In announcing his campaign,
Park said:
“I am running for Supervisor because Los Angeles County
needs leaders with new ideas,
progressive values, and a demonstrated ability to bring people
together to tackle the problems we face. I am committed
to fighting for policies that will
end homelessness, invest in a
green energy future, reform our
foster care and criminal justice
systems, preserve the natural
beauty of our region, and protect
funding for the services on which
our most vulnerable citizens
rely. The unique communities
of this district deserve a progressive representative, one who will
fight for a better quality of life
for all. I am excited to officially
launch my campaign and to get
to work.”
Park, a Democrat, opened a
fundraising committee at the
end of September and has more
than $100,000 on-hand as of December 31st.
Although the District has
been represented by a Republican for more than three decades,
Los Angeles County’s 5th Supervisorial District is a strongly
Democratic seat, especially dur-
ing a Presidential Election Cycle. In 2012, President Barack
Obama won the district by 16%
and Senator Dianne Feinstein
carried the seat by more than
20%. By registration, Democratic voters outnumber Republicans in the district by a margin
of 91,595 voters or 9% of the electorate.
After earning an undergraduate degree in History from Allegheny College and a graduate
degree in Public Policy from
Georgetown University, Park
embarked on a nearly decadelong stint as a civil servant
serving two Presidents in the
White House Office of Management and Budget. There he
worked hard to get things done,
including a role in the historic
multi-year balancing of the Federal Budget and was inspired by
what is possible when America
is motivated towards a common
goal. After moving west to earn
a Masters of Science in Management at the Stanford Graduate
School of Business, Darrell then
moved to Los Angeles County,
where he has lived for the past
10 years. During that time,
he joined several alternative
energy start-ups, and wrote a
book about common-sense solutions on which his Supervisor
platform is based, called Better
Than We Found It: Simple Solutions to Some of the World’s
Toughest Problems.
Darrell is married with a
young son and divides his time
between new start-up projects
and community service.
February 2016
UPPER SG VALLEY MWD BOARD OF DIRECTORS REORGANIZE
MONROVIA, CA – At the first
board meeting for 2016, the Upper
San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District (Upper District) Board
of Directors elected Bryan Urias to
serve as the 2016 Board President.
Director Anthony Fellow, Ph.D.,
was elected to continue serving as
Vice President and Director Michael Touhey was elected as Board
Secretary/Treasurer.
Referencing the year ahead,
Director Urias stated, “I greatly appreciate my fellow board members’
support and confidence in me to
serve as President this year. I look
forward to working with them to
ensure that a reliable, affordable,
and sustainable water supply continues to flow into the San Gabriel
Valley long into the future.”
Director Urias first served as
President of the Board in 2012,
and then as Secretary/Treasurer
from 2013-2015. He currently also
serves as the Chair of Upper District’s Administration & Finance
Committee, and is the board’s
representative to the San Gabriel
Basin Water Quality Authority
and the San Gabriel Valley Water
Association. Director Urias represents Division 5 which includes all,
or parts of, Baldwin Park, Duarte,
El Monte, and Irwindale.
First elected in 1991, Dr. Fellow is currently serving his seventh
term on Upper District’s Board of
Directors and his second consecutive year as the Board’s Vice President. Dr. Fellow will continue representing Upper District at the Main
San Gabriel Basin Watermaster,
San Gabriel River Discovery Center Authority, San Gabriel Valley
Economic Partnership, and the
New Water Supply Coalition. Most
recently, Dr. Fellow was appointed
as a member of the Association of
California Water Agencies’ Federal
Affairs Committee and chairs Upper District’s Government Affairs
& Community Outreach Committee. Dr. Fellow represents Division
1 which includes all, or parts of, Arcadia, Bradbury, El Monte, Monrovia, Rosemead, and Temple City.
Director Michael Touhey was
elected to Upper District in November 2012 and is Upper District’s appointed representative on the Metropolitan Water District Board of
Directors, where he serves as Vice
Chair. Director Touhey was recently elected as the 2016-17 Region 8
Chair of the Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA). Director Touhey additionally serves
as the chair of Upper District’s
Water Policy Committee and represents Division 4 which includes
all, or parts of Azusa, Covina, Glendora, Irwindale, and West Covina.
As the outgoing Board President, Director Touhey stated, “I
want to extend my appreciation
to the Board for their commitment to developing sound policies
and implementing programs that
helped us address the impacts of
this unprecedented drought. I look
forward to my new responsibilities
representing Upper District as the
Association of California Water
Agencies Region 8 Chair.”
Director Charles M. Treviño is
currently serving his second term
of office on Upper District’s Board
of Directors. He is an educator,
long-time community leader and
retired water sector professional.
Director Treviño currently represents Upper District on ACWA’s
Joint Powers Insurance Authority, the Main San Gabriel Basin
Watermaster, and the San Gabriel
Valley Protective Association. He is
also a member of Upper District’s
Water Policy Committee. Director Treviño represents Division 2
which includes all, or parts of, Arcadia, Rosemead, San Gabriel, South
Pasadena, South San Gabriel, and
Temple City.
Director Ed Chavez is also serving his second term on Upper District’s Board of Directors. Director
Chavez, an educator, is a former
Board Member of the Bassett Unified School District, Mayor and
Councilmember of the City of La
Puente, and three-term member of
the California State Assembly representing the 57th District. Director
Chavez currently serves as a member of Upper District’s Government
Affairs & Community Outreach
Committee. Director Chavez represents Division 3 which includes all,
or parts of Avocado Heights, City
of Industry, Hacienda Heights, La
Puente, and South El Monte.
Upper District’s mission is to
provide a reliable, sustainable, diversified and affordable portfolio
of high quality water supplies to
the San Gabriel Valley; including
water conservation, recycled water, storm water capture, storage,
water transfers and imported water. Upper District services nearly
one million people in its 144 square
mile service territory. Governed by
a five member elected board of directors, Upper District is a member
agency of the Metropolitan Water
District of Southern California. Annually, more than 78 billion gallons
of water is used in Upper District’s
service area. For more information
about Upper District, please visit
our website www.upperdistrict.org
or call 626-443-2297.
February Community News from The City of La Verne
La Verne Chamber
- Heritage Senior
Home Care
Heritage Senior Home Care
are two residential care facilities
for the elderly (RFCE) located in
La Verne, California. We have
been providing non-medical livein care for seniors for about eight
years. These facilities are licensed
by the Department of Social Services to care for a maximum of six
seniors in each home with ages
sixty years old and above. We
may also care for someone below
sixty years old who exhibits the
same level of care of seniors. Our
mission is to improve the physical,
emotional and spiritual wellness
of our clients. We are committed
to making our residents feel that
they are part of our family and be
their home away from home.
We provide 24 hours of supervision and assistance in daily living such as bathing, grooming,
laundry, meal service and housekeeping. We assist clients with
medication management, special
diet preparation, transportation
service, mobility assistance, hospice care, dementia care, incontinent care and other non-medical
needs. We keep our clients engaged by providing activities such
as arts and crafts, bingo or card
nights, movie or music appreciation and celebration of birthdays
and special holidays. Our homes
take pride in the quality of service we provide our residents.
Our caregivers passed criminal
background and fingerprinting
requirements and completed necessary training in order to provide
the greatest care, compassion and
assistance to our senior residents.
Make the right choice for your
loved one by visiting our facilities.
Heritage Senior Home Care is
dedicated to providing a truly caring home for our elderly residents.
Contact us today!
Administrators: Nino Navarro
(626) 272-1540 / Michelle Navarro
(626) 272-7442
Facility # 1 – 4146 Atlantic
Circle, La Verne, CA 91750
Facility # 2 – 820 Glenlea
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Preventing Chimney
Fires
Each year, thousands of homes
experience chimney fires due to
improper maintenance. These
fires can be prevented by making
sure your flue is lined and in good
repair, by having it inspected and
cleaned regularly by a professional, and by learning how to build
fires that reduce the build-up of
creosote.
The cause of most chimney
fires is creosote which is a byproduct from the incomplete combustion of wood. It accumulates
on the sides of your chimney as
a liquid and later condenses into
a solid. As it builds up, it not only
blocks the flue, but can ignite into
a roaring fire. It is recommended
that you have your chimney professionally cleaned and inspected
at least once a year. If you use
your fireplace or wood stove as a
primary source of heat for your
home, you should consider a
cleaning and inspection at the beginning and end of each heating
season.
You can cut down on the buildup of creosote in your fireplace or
wood stove by burning a hot fire;
the hotter the fire, the more complete the combustion. Take care
not to burn construction scraps,
treated woods, wrapping paper
or fresh tree limbs. If you’ve never
had your chimney cleaned and inspected or it’s been a while, the La
Verne Fire Department encourages you to take these precautions
to prevent a chimney fire in your
home.
City of La Verne’s
Special Event
The Sweethearts Dance for individuals with Special Needs will
be hosted by the City of La Verne
at the La Verne Community Center on Friday, February 12 from
6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. Tickets are
$5 presale and are on sale now at
the Community Services Department. Tickets can be purchased
the night of the dance for $7 at the
door. Parents and guardians are
free to attend. Volunteers provide
refreshments and snacks while
participants show off their dance
moves and enjoy music from a live
DJ.
Prepare for El Niño
Now!
In an Emergency…
• Be prepared to leave immediately if an emergency evacuation is ordered, and make sure
your car’s gas tank is full. Have
alternate evacuation routes out
of your neighborhood. • Check on
neighbors who may require special assistance, especially senior
citizens, persons with disabilities,
and minors who are home alone.
• Make sure pets are indoors or
have safe cover.
• Stay away from storm drain
channels and any flooded areas.
• If you must drive, be cautious
and allow extra time for travel.
California law requires that headlights must be turned on whenever windshield wipers are in use.
• If you are driving and see
flooded roads ahead, turn around.
About 80 percent of all flood-related deaths occur when drivers try
to navigate flowing water.
• Stay home if possible until
the weather situation improves.
Some roads may be impassable
due to fallen trees and/or downed
power lines.
• Stay clear of downed power
lines and anything touching them.
Always assume that a power line
is live and hazardous. Downed
cable and telephone wires can also
be hazardous.
Free Sandbags and
Sand Available
Free sandbags and sand are
available at the following locations:
Fire Station 1-2061 Third
Street Fire
Station
3-5100 Esperanza Drive
The fire stations are open 24
hours a day, should you have an
emergency and require sandbags.
The bags are not prefilled. Residents will have to fill the sandbags with the available sand. It
is suggested to bring your own
shovel to avoid having to wait.
Free sandbag supplies are limited. Residents may purchase
additional sandbags at Orchard
Supply Hardware, Home Depot
and Lowes.
February 2016
La Verne Community News
Metrolink Lowering
Fares on January 1
New reduced station-to-station
fare encourages local trips via
train
LOS ANGELES - Beginning
Jan. 1, 2016, Metrolink is lowering one-way, short- distance fares
to as low as $3 and only $1.50 for
seniors.
“The station-to-station fare
is designed to increase ridership
by encouraging local trips using
Metrolink as an additional transportation option, complementing
local bus service,” said Metrolink
CEO Art Leahy.
The $3 fare is good for up to
two stations. For example, riding
from Cal State L.A. to Los Angeles
Union Station is only $3 for a OneWay ticket and $6 for a round
trip for adults/youth/students.
However a trip from the El Monte
Station to Union Station is $6 for
an adult One-Way ticket and $12
for a Round-Trip ticket. Beyond
two stations, Metrolink’s existing
fares are already more affordable.
Approved at the Oct. 9 meeting of the Metrolink Board of
Directors, the fare change is a 45
percent discount to the current
average fare of $5.50 for a oneway ticket between stations. The
Metrolink Board of Directors also
made the 25 percent Student and
Youth discount part of its regular fare policy and approved the
extension of the Antelope Valley
Line promotional 25 percent discount on all fares with the exception of the Weekend Day Pass.
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THE FRIENDSHIP GARDEN CLUB
Board members Linda Price and Barbary Forgey introduce two new
members: Margaret Fitzpatrick and Margie Musser.
Flower arranging teacher Carroll Leese
The friendship garden club
will have a special prgram on
Thursday, February 25th. Elena
Layugan from The Upper San
Gabriel Municipal Water District
will speak about “Water Efficient
Landscaping.” All of The club ‘s
events are open to the public at no
cost, once a month.
We meet inside THE COVINA
WOMAN’S CLUBHOUSE, located in Old Town Covina, 128 S.
San Jose, Covina, CA, One block
south of Badillo, between Citrus
and Barranca.
We will meet early at 11:00 am
for a jewelry and accessory sale.
The business meeting begins at
noon, then our program and finishing with a lovely TEA.
For questions please contract
Jeanette Gulli, Program Chairman at 909-599-1904, jhgulli@
verizon.net.
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The News Capsule
Ulcerative Colitis
by Rick Reggio Pharm D
Ulcerative colitis is a type of
inflammatory bowel disease that
causes
swelling and
ulceration of
the inner lining of the large
intestine and
rectum. It is a
chronic condiRick Reggio
tion, although
Pharm D
symptoms
may improve or worsen throughout a person’s lifetime.
Causes and Symptoms
The cause of ulcerative colitis
is not fully understood. It is most
likely the result of an overactive
immune system that causes inflammation in the lining of the
colon similar to the inflammation
seen in an infection. A family history of ulcerative colitis increases
the risk, but an exact genetic link
has not been discovered. There
may also be an environmental
cause or a combination of causes.
People of European origin or Jewish descent are at higher risk for
developing ulcerative colitis.
Symptoms of ulcerative colitis
are diarrhea with blood, abdominal pain, cramping, a sudden urge
to pass stool, poor appetite, weight
loss, fatigue, and fever. The diagnosis is based on symptoms, a
physical examination, and blood
and stool sample testing. Endoscopy can confirm ulcerative colitis by allowing the doctor to look
La Verne Community News
February 2016
Stop, Relax and Smell the Roses
Jordan Nichols, CSCS
at the walls of the intestines and
take a sample of tissue using a
lighted tube inserted into the rectum.
Goals of Therapy
The goal of treatment is to
control intestinal inflammation
and ulceration to relieve symptoms. Avoiding foods that increase
symptoms (acidic, spicy, or highfiber) may help some people. A
healthy, balanced diet of appealing foods is the goal to counteract the problem of poor appetite.
Medication can relieve symptoms
completely or reduce the number
or severity of flare-ups. Drug therapy reduces inflammation and
helps heal ulcers in the intestinal
wall. There are several classes of
drugs used to treat ulcerative colitis. Often, patients will be treated
with more than one class of drug
to achieve the best results.
In mild cases or to keep symptoms in remission, an amino salicylate is often chosen. Examples
are sulfasalazine and mesalamine. Corticosteroids (steroids)
are also used to control inflammation, either by mouth or in a rectal
dosage form. Although steroids
such as prednisone can be used
by mouth, their long-term use
has side effects, and they must
be tapered slowly when discontinued. Locally applied steroids,
such as budesonide in a rectal
foam, have fewer systemic side
effects. If other classes of medications do not eliminate symptoms,
immunomodulators are another
option. These medicines block
the immune system from causing inflammation. Examples are
azathioprine,
mercaptopurine,
and cyclosporine.Recently, biologics have been developed to treat
more serious cases of ulcerative
colitis that do not respond to
other agents. Biologics such as
infliximab, adalimumab, and golimumab interfere with the body’s
inflammation response, stopping
the symptoms of ulcerative colitis.
An IV drug recently approved for
adult patients who do not respond
to any other therapy is vedolizumab, a monoclonal antibody that
works specifically in the intestine
to block inflammation.
Complications
Complications of ulcerative
colitis can be serious and include
dehydration, blood loss,and perforation (hole) in the colon wall.
People with ulcerative colitis are
also at higher risk for colon cancer and should be monitored with
regular colonoscopies.In more
than one-fourth of patients, drug
therapy does not control symptoms and surgery may be indicated. Depending on the patient,
the entire colon and rectum are
removed, and an external opening
on the abdomen is covered with a
pouch to empty waste. A newer
procedure removes only the colon,
and an internal pouch is created
and attached to the rectum to allow for more normal defecation.
As always, you can reach me at
Via Verde Verde 909-599-3444.
Hillcrest’s Annual
Good Samaritan
Dinner – Friday,
March 11th
Hillcrest, a not-for-profit retirement community in La Verne
announces its annual fundraising
event, the Good Samaritan Dinner. The event will take place
on Friday, March 11, 2016 at the
Candlelight Pavilion in Claremont. Dinner seating begins at
6:00 p.m. This year’s event will
feature Candlelight Pavilion’s fine
dining experience along with a
production of the beloved musical
Oklahoma!
All of the proceeds from this
event go to support the Good Samaritan Fund, which was established to provide assistance for seniors whose financial assets have
been depleted because of illness,
injury, economic recession, or who
have simply outlived their financial resources and can no longer
cover the cost of their own health
care.
A highlight of this year’s event
will be a drawing featuring several prizes, including: a trip for two
to the island of Kauai in Hawaii
(including airfare, accommodations and rental car), an iPad mini
with iTunes gift card, and a Fitbit
personal fitness tracker.
To support this worthy event
by attending the dinner and musical, becoming a sponsor, purchasing raffle tickets or by making
a donation please contact Leslie
Campuzano at (909) 392-4309 or
[email protected].
Reservations may be purchased
for $140 with $88.00 of each reservation being a tax deductible gift
to the Good Samaritan Fund.
Most people are walking into
their workouts in various states
of disarray, feeling exhausted,
stressed, immobile, injured, overused and in pain. Unfortunately,
full range of motion, flexibility and
strength which in turn will lead to
moving and feeling better. 
An example of improper posture are those with chronic neck
tightness.
Their
neck
muscles are
extremely
tight.
That
knotted
up
muscle
is
called your levator scapulae
and it essentially hangs
your shoulder
blade
from
your
upper
neck. As a reJordan Nichols, CSCS
sult it’s a very
we live in a world where “stopping reactive muscle. But your neck
to smell the roses” no longer exists. pain is a symptom not the cause
From the moment we wake up in (of tightness) so massaging it is
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La Verne Community News
Stars of Tomorrow from USC Thornton
School of Music
Event: Rolling Hills United
Methodist Church’s
SECOND SUNDAYS AT
TWO presents Stars of Tomorrow
from USC Thornton School of Music: ALIN MELIK-ADAMYAN
piano, PHILIP MARTEN violin,
COLEMAN ITZKOFF cello.
When: Sunday, February 14,
2016 at 2:00 p.m. sharp
Where:Rolling Hills United
Methodist Church 26438 Crenshaw Blvd. Rolling Hills Estates,
CA 90274 (NE corner of Crenshaw & PV Drive North)
Admission: Free. Donations
appreciated - 100% for the artists
Calendar Listing
Rolling Hills United Methodist Church’s Second Sundays At
Two concert series presents Stars
of Tomorrow from USC Thornton School of Music -- pianist Alin
Melik-Adamyan, violinist Philip
Marten, and cellist Coleman Itzkoff -- on Sunday, February 14,
2016 at 2:00 p.m. The address is
26438 Crenshaw Blvd, Rolling
Hills Estates, CA 90274. Admission is free.
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Honor Flight Southland
by Clyde L. Wright
I want to thank you for the
kind thoughts I received from you
regarding my Washington D.C.
trip.
It was one of the most awe-
in 21 seconds, did an about-face,
in 21 seconds, and did this for 21
minutes when he was relieved by
another soldier who did the same
drill. Although I have no proof of
some and inspiring experiences
of my life. There were some 65 of
us WWII veterans who were the
guests of an organization called
Honor Flight Southland. They
are headquartered in Rancho
Santa Margarita and have been
responsible for flying in the neighborhood of 100,000 WWII veterans back there.
In view of the fact that all of us
vets were in our late 80’ or early
90’s, one at 100, we were required
to have a “Guardian” as well as a
wheel chair. I am happy to say
my daughter fit the bill for the former and I certainly didn’t need the
chair. I walked the whole distance
and we used the chair to “tote” our
back packs.
We were on a charter flight,
on American Airlines, out of LAX
on 23 October, nonstop, to BWI
(Baltimore Washington International). Interestingly enough we
did not have to go
through the baggage check just
the body scan. From BWI, by bus,
to the Sheraton Hotel in
D.C. Our accommodations
were first class and being on-the
sixth floor, we had a nice view of
the area.
On Saturday, we went by
charter bus to Arlington National
Cemetery, the WWII Memorial,
the Korean Memorial, the Vietnam Memorial, the Iwo Gima
Memorial, and he Tomb Of The
Unknown Soldier. At the Tomb
we were ushered into a small amphitheater, in complete silence,
and although there were several
hundred people in attendance you
could have heard a pin drop, not
even a whisper out of reverence.
There was a young soldier, who we
understood, was handpicked and
committed to a strict lift style because of the honor, who marched
in front of the Tomb. I checked
it out and he marched 21 steps,
it I surmise that the 21 was significant since a 21 Gun Salute is
reserved as a tribute to notable
and revered people in our society,
and the Unknown certainly fits
that bill. This ceremony brought
tears to my eyes when I thought
of all the friends I lost, some who
were never recovered, who might
be there.
From there we went to each
of the other Memorials, WWII,
Korea, Vietnam, Iwo Gima, all of
which were magnificent, and unlike what we might see in California there was not a scrap of litter
anywhere and everything was
kept pristine as it should be. Although I was born and raised in
Richmond, VA I had never been
to Washington. Countless times
I have seen pictures on TV or the
newspaper of these places but
had never grasped the size and
was astounded when I saw for
instance Grant’s Tomb. We were
on the bus a short distance from
it and the people around it looked
like ants.
The HFS crew did a fantastic
job and was mainly responsible
for running, as we would call in
the Navy “A tight ship”􀀞They did it calmly and efficiently and
kindly. I can only imagine the
planning that went into putting
all the pieces of this puzzle together, particularly with the unusual
requirements of this age group.
We made all the venues, unloaded
people and wheel chairs, took in
the venue unhurriedly, back on
the bus to the next stop, an all
done in the time frame allotted on
the schedule, and done without
any emergency problem we were
aware of. I cannot begin to tell
them what this meant to me and
my daughter.
Kindest regards to HFS and
may GOD Bless you.
Kiwaniannes to hear
about city news and
the Gold Line in
February
The Glendora Kiwaniannes,
a nonprofit service club affiliated with Kiwanis International,
meets the first and third Wednesday of the month at 5:30 p.m. at
the Glendora Continental Restaurant, 316 E. Route 66, Glendora.
February 3, Glendora City
Councilwoman, Judy Nelson, will
talk about the city’s response to
the drought and the city’s infrastructure. February 17, two representatives from Metro Link will
talk about the new Gold Line, how
to access it, where it will take you
and what is the cost. “We thought
members would like to know how
to use the system when it is up and
running,” said Kiwanianne President, Mary Jane Bettfreund. Any
member of the public is invited to
attend. Cost is $15 for dinner.
For more information about
the Kiwaniannes, visit their
website at www.glendorakiwaniannes.org.
SUPERVISOR
ANTONOVICH
ANNOUNCES
COUNTY’S
ENHANCED
ELECTRONIC
PERMITTING AND
INSPECTIONS
SYSTEM
LOS ANGELES COUNTY –
To enhance customer service by
reducing costs and making the application and permitting system
process easier, the Department
of Regional Planning’s improved
web portal, “EPIC-LA” provides a
comprehensive approach to land
entitlement processing and code
enforcement, announced Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich.
“EPIC-LA will reduce the
time necessary to approve planning permits and respond to code
enforcement violations -- saving
businesses time and money,” said
Antonovich. “Customers will have
the ability to initiate land use projects, pay fees online, request services, research, communicate and
access information related to their
projects online using a handheld
device or computer with internet
access.” Visit EPIC-LA at: https://
portal.planning.lacounty.gov
Additional features include
electronic plan checking and review as well as mobile tools for
code enforcement and inspections.
The Los Angeles County Department of Regional Planning
(DRP) is responsible for the strategic growth and development of
the unincorporated areas of Los
Angeles County through the preparation of the Los Angeles County
General Plan. DRP performs all
land use planning and zoning
functions in the unincorporated
areas of Los Angeles County. The
unincorporated areas include
more than 2,600 square miles
and represent two-thirds of the
County’s land and one tenth of its
population.
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La Verne Community News
BackPainFree.org
Small Business of the Year – Nominations
Due February 18, 2016
If you twist your back I’ll get you back on your feet in 5 days
By Yu Chen, L.Ac.
A patient recently came in with
a swollen wrist His wrist was
jammed. He couldn’t even move
his fingers. After I put only one
needle in his ankle, he was able
to move his wrist and fingers instantly. The
pain in his
wrist
was
completely
gone and he
could move
his
wrist
and fingers
Dr. Yu Chen
after
just
three treatments, although there
remained some bruises on his
wrist. He has been my patient
for years. The first time he visited
me was for a sprained ligament in
his knee. I placed a needle in his
elbow, which healed the sprained
ligament within a week.
Another patient came to see
me for severe sciatica. Sciatic
pain originates in the L4-L5 or
L5-S1 vertebrae and the pain is
unbearable. I put 2 needles in
his back after 2 weeks of treatment he could walk again, He was
very happy with the results of the
treatments. He is a runner and he
understands running is not good
for his back, so he comes back to
get an acupuncture treatment every 2 weeks for maintenance. This
is the only choice for his running
career.
The most common diseases in
my clinic are sciatica and other
back problems. Acupuncture is
the best treatment for sciatica
and back pain. It makes the energy (Qi) go through the meridian
again in L4, L5 and S1. The fluency of Qi is the key to fix the inflammation around the disc. Eight to
12 treatments can eliminate the
pain and get you back on your feet
again.
There are many things you can
do to lower your chances of getting
back pain. Following any period
of prolonged inactivity, begin a
program of regular low-impact
exercises. Walking or swimming
30 minutes a day can increase
muscle strength and flexibility.
Yoga can also help stretch and
strengthen muscles and improve
posture. Always stretch before exercise or other strenuous physical
February 2016
activity. In addition, you can join
our back pain free program after
we cure your back pain.
Back Pain & Sports Injury:
Acupuncture Center has been
specializing in back pain, sports
injury, headache, heel pain and
a lot of difficult diseases for more
than 40 years. My father, Dr.
Chao Chen, developed the theory,
“I Ching Acupuncture”. In our
clinic data, more than 60% of my
patients visited due to back pain.
80-90% of them experienced great
relief after 8-12 treatments on average, even when the back pain
was caused by surgery.
Don’t worry if you have back
pain, knee pain, shoulder pain
or any sports injury, I can relieve it in days or weeks.
Assemblymember Holden is
seeking nominations to honor
the 41st Assembly District “2016
Small Business of the Year.”
The San Gabriel Valley has over
69,000 small and medium sized
businesses, and he looks forward
have been in business for at least
two years, and meet the SBA
Small Business Size Standards.
A business may be nominated by
any business owner or resident
and/or municipal and chamber of
commerce staff within the 41st
to receiving nominations for the
great businesses within the 41st
Assembly District, which includes:
Altadena, Claremont, La Verne,
Monrovia, Pasadena, San Dimas,
Sierra Madre, South Pasadena,
Upland, and portions of Mt. Baldy
and Rancho Cucamonga. Small
businesses are doing great things
for our economy and communities
and submitting a nomination is a
great way to share their contributions and successes.
In order to qualify, the business must have a physical location
within the 41st Assembly District,
Assembly District (NO self-nominations). One small business will
be selected and recognized in Sacramento at the California Small
Business Association Luncheon.
Please think about a small
business owner who is a leader
that is positively contributing to
the community. Then, please
complete and submit the attached
nomination form before February
18, 2016. For more information,
contact Matthew Lyons at [email protected] or 909624-7876.
40 years Sports Injury & Back
Pain Specialist
Contact Yu Chen L.Ac. at:
412 W Carroll Ave. #205
Glendora CA 91741
(626)852-0688 or
(626)852-0988
www.BackPainFree.org
Genealogy Society to Present
“Re-do Your Genealogy Research?”
Have you ever considered
starting over and re-doing all
your genealogical research? Getting rid of all your “old” research
and starting over? No? You might
consider at least re-doing some
of your old research with all the
skills you have acquired through
the years. This presentation will
look at several items that might
make you think about how you
have done your research in the
past and what you might think
about doing with some, if not all, of
your previous research and some
good practices going forward.
Hal Horrocks is a professional
genealogist, teacher, author, and
lecturer and has been doing family research for 15 years. He is a
member of several professional genealogical associations and is the
current president of the Orange
County California Genealogical
Society (OCCGS) headquartered
at the Huntington Beach Central
Library. He has been lecturing to
genealogical and other societies
for the last 8 years on a range of
subjects that include why people
get involved in genealogy to conducting research in early England.
The program, which is open to
the public, will be held in the Community Room of the Pomona Public Library, 625 S Garey Avenue,
Pomona from 2:00pm to 4:00pm,
Saturday, February 13, 2016.
Seasoned Logistics Company with major experience joins La
Verne family of businesses
LA VERNE CALIFORNIA
1/18/16: Route 66 Logistics Inc.
is a highly seasoned third party
logistics company with years
of experience under their belt.
Throughout their career, they
have serviced and/or worked
with majors such as Tilly’s, Stage
Stores, Nordstrom, BCBG, Le
Tote, Chanel, Bulova, Lululemon,
Citizen Watch, American Apparel
and more. Looking to expand
their reach, R66 has relocated to
Glendora CA and has joined the
La Verne Chamber of Commerce.
MICHAEL FARRAJ (SENIOR LOGISTICS ADVISOR):
“We only work with a select few
companies as to keep our level of
service extremely high.”
We at Route 66 believe that the
transportation industry should be
based on honesty and respect and
we look forward to building long
term working relationships with
our clients. We strive to always
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La Verne Community News
David & Margaret Youth and Family
Services Receives Grant from
Kaiser Foundation Hospital – Fontana and
Ontario Medical Centers
David & Margaret Youth and
Family Services (David & Margaret) in La Verne has received
a grant from Kaiser Foundation
Hospital – Fontana and Ontario
Medical Centers in support of the
agency’s Youth Workforce Training Program (YWTP), which provides on-the-job training to transitional age youth, ages 18-24, who
are preparing to transition out of
foster care to adulthood.
The YWTP provides occupational training, work experience,
job placement, and life skills training to facilitate development of
work habits and skills that are
essential for success in the workplace. “This is a tremendous opportunity for these youth to be
able to learn on-the-job skills they
might not otherwise learn and use
them to help them become selfsufficient. We are grateful that
Kaiser sees the wisdom in investing in our youth who have been in
foster care,” said David & Margaret’s Executive Director, Charles
Rich.
“Kaiser Permanente has a social mission to care for the communities we serve. It is through
the work of strong partners like
David & Margaret Youth and
Family Services that we achieve
that mission,” said Jennifer ReschSilvestri, Senior Director of Public
Affairs and Brand Communications for Kaiser San Bernardino
County Area.
About David & Margaret
Youth and Family Services
Founded in 1910 as an orphanage, David & Margaret serves
more than 1,000 clients annually.
It provides a wide array of services including a residential program for adolescent girls, foster
family and adoption assistance,
and programs focused on mental
health, learning disabilities, and
mentoring. David & Margaret
also include a chemical dependency program that is certified
by the State of California. The
Joan Macy School, a non-public
school for grades 1-12, provides
special education for some agency
residents and students from area
school districts.
David & Margaret are currently expanding with a new 36unit supportive housing complex
for transitional age youth and
low-income families. Also under
construction is a Youth Workforce
Training Center that will include
a not-for-profit retail outlet and
café whose proceeds will support
David & Margaret’s mission.
For more information contact
Development Director, Michael
Urquidez, at [email protected] or at (909) 5965921, ext. 3246.
About the Kaiser Permanente Community Benefit Program
Kaiser Permanente’s Community Benefit program is committed to improving the health of
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Citrus College
Veterans Success
Center Receives Grant
Glendora, CA—The Citrus
College Foundation has received
a grant from the Ludwick Family
Foundation that will support the
continuing work of the Citrus College Veterans Success Center.
The grant will fund Veterans
Success Center programs, facilitating student veterans’ transitions from the military to civilian
and college life. Academic and
student support services funded
by the grant include, but are not
limited to tutoring, peer mentoring, leadership and service learning opportunities, mental health
services, and assistive technology.
“The Citrus College community extends its heartfelt gratitude
to the Ludwick Family Foundation for its generous grant,” said
Superintendent/President Geraldine M. Perri, Ph.D. “Their gift
will allow the Veterans Success
Center to enhance its outstanding
programs and provide more opportunities for student veterans to
complete college and achieve their
life goals.”
Citrus College has been a national leader in supporting its student veterans since 2007, when
the institution became the first
college in the U.S. to develop a
counseling class that addressed
the challenges military veterans
face. Today, the Veterans Success
Center serves an estimated 500
student veterans per academic
year, reflecting the educational
and social needs of a student
segment whose enrollment has
more than doubled over the past
10 years, and whose graduation
rates increase every year.
“The Ludwick Family Foundation grant will provide excellent
opportunities for student veterans
to achieve their educational goals,”
said Mrs. Susan M. Keith, president of the Citrus Community
College District Board of Trustees.
“The Citrus College community is
very proud of the contributions
of these valiant men and women
who served in the military and
who are now preparing for greater
service as civilians and students.”
Page 11
Personal
Technology
by Mitchell Crawford
Using your cell phone in an
emergency and upgrading to Windows 10
Last month’s column was
about using your cell phone to
contact public safety officials in case
of an emergency. Often,
depending on
your physical location,
if you dial
Mitchell Crawford
911 your call
might be routed to the California
Highway Patrol. If the emergency
you are reporting requires either
the La Verne Police Department,
or the San Dimas Sheriff’s Station, reaching the CHP first and
then having the call transferred
by the CHP to the La Verne or
San Dimas stations can take
valuable time. Both departments
recommend that you have their
direct dial number stored in your
cell phone.
Due to a production issue, last
month’s column did not display
correctly, and did not contain
the phone number for calling La
Verne PD. So, let me repeat part
of last month’s column:
In San Dimas you should
call 909-450-2700 from your cell
phone to reach the San Dimas
Sheriff’s station.
For La Verne Captain Nick
Paz of the La Verne Police department told me “The sure thing is to
call our station directly using our
emergency number 909-593-2531
from your cell.”
Add the appropriate phone
numbers to your cell phone contact list. To avoid having to scrolldown your list of contacts to get
to these numbers the Sheriff’s
department recommends you put
the letter A in front of the agency
name. For example: A Sheriff San
Dimas – or – A La Verne PD. This
will cause the contact to appear at
the top of you contact list.
Now, to Windows 10.
If you have a computer running Windows 7 or Windows 8.1
you have probably seen this icon
in the lower right hand corner of
your screen:
Clicking the Windows icon will
provide a snap shot report of your
computer’s compatibility for Windows 10 and at your option, reserve and download a copy of Windows 10 for installation on your
PC. Microsoft is offering Windows
10 free until July 29, 2016.
In this column I have been advising readers to wait to install
Windows 10 until the dust cleared
with several updates. Meanwhile,
I have downloaded and tested
Windows 10 on a couple of computers, but not on my main computer. In January I downloaded
Windows 10 on my main computer, and working with it day in and
out have found only two small issues. The two issues were solved
by downloading and reinstalling
two programs.
So, if you want to enjoy the latest Windows operating system
from Microsoft, with new features
and better security, I believe it is
safe to download and begin using
Windows 10.
Note that Windows is an operating system that manages your
PC programs and hardware. Programs and files that are on your
PC before installing Windows 10
will still be there after installing
Windows 10. So, for example, if
you have Microsoft Office on your
pre-Windows 10 PC, Microsoft
Office will be there after the Windows 10 upgrade.
Microsoft has published a Windows 10 Q and A page at:
http://www.microsoft.com/enus/windows/windows-10-faq
Have an idea, comment or
question? You can e-mail me
with your questions, comments
or ideas for future columns at
[email protected]. You can also visit
the La Verne Community News
at www.lavernecommunitynews.
com. In addition visit the official
City of La Verne Web site www.
ci.laverne.ca.us and the La Verne
Chamber of Commerce Web site
at www.lavernechamber.org.
Mattress Recycling Press Conference in Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA – As of December 30th, California became
the second state in the nation with
a statewide recycling program for
used mattresses and box springs.
The program, known as Bye Bye
Mattress, allows California residents to drop-off used mattresses
at participating collection sites
and recycling facilities for free. Recently, government officials, municipal and solid waste representatives and the mattress industry
gathered at Grand Central Recycling & Transfer Station in Industry City to officially launch the
new mattress recycling program.
Guests were also informed on how
a mattress is deconstructed and
recycled and there were samples
of raw materials to touch and
feel—cotton, coconut husk, urethane foam, memory foam, mattress topper, felt, metal springs
and wood.
“In California, we are now going to do better. This new program balances landfill pressures
and environmental objectives
with industry concerns. It incentivizes Californians to recycle used
mattresses, thus easing the burden on our landfills and communities, while retaining valuable
employers, creating new jobs and
business opportunities,” stated
former Senator and Congressional Candidate, Lou Correa.
The event included remarks
from Lou Correa as well as:
Ryan Trainer, President of
the Mattress Recycling Council
(MRC)
Andrew Palomares, Grand
Central Recycling
Richard Diamonstein, Paramount Sleep and MRC Chairman
The program diverts old mattresses from waste to recycling
so California landfills will be less
crowded as old mattresses are recycled into new, useful products.
Residents can find their nearest
participating collection site or
recycling facility at www.byebyemattress.com.
Bye Bye Mattress is administered by the Mattress Recycling
Council (MRC), a non-profit organization created by the mattress
industry to develop and manage
the recycling program mandated
by law in 2013. The program is
funded through an $11 recycling
fee that is collected when a mattress or box spring is sold to California consumers. Consumers will
notice this fee as a separate line
item on their receipt. The fee is
used to pay for transporting and
recycling the discarded mattresses—ultimately making recycling
easier for California residents.
Page 12
La Verne Community News
February 2016
News from the Bonita Unified School District
Superintendent’s Message
Kurt Madden
Embrace Life-Long Learning
Growth and academic success
for all students continues to be a
priority throughout the Bonita
Unified School District as we collaborate for a safe, challenging
and comprehensive learning environment. We keep the goal ever
before us to prepare all students
for our rapidly changing world.
We are inspired to reach this
goal because of the courage demonstrated by Nobel Peace Prize
Laureate Malala Yousafzai, who
was shot by the Taliban for advocating for the education of girls
in Pakistan and other parts of
the world. We are inspired by
celebrity Oprah Winfrey who advocates for education and literacy.
We are inspired by Facebook CEO
Mark Zuckerberg who has shown
the importance of modeling lifelong learning through his commitment to learning Mandarin
Chinese, engaging in coding on a
daily basis, making generous donations to education, and sharing
his vision and plan to connect all
seven billion people in the world
via the Internet.
The Bonita Unified School
District Board of Education, employees, parents, and surrounding communities are committed
to growth and life-long learning
through our laser-like focus on a
strong academic program. District employees are committed
to sharing best practices relative
to highly engaging instructional
strategies and exposing students
to rigorous academic standards
that will better prepare them for
college and their careers. Moreover, we recently invested over
$500,000 of “one-time” state funding to improve and increase technology in classrooms. This investment enhances the opportunity
for students to improve their 21st
century skills.
Never underestimate the power of learning because you never
know where it might take you.
Advance your career by pursuing
a 40-year or “life-long learning”
degree. A commitment to this
worthwhile endeavor will lead
you into an even more successful
future with limitless possibilities
such as receiving a Nobel Prize,
acquiring fame and using it to better others, or successfully pioneering new technologies.
Respectfully submitted,
Kurt Madden
Superintendent of Schools
Enrollment Dates for Bonita
Unified School District
The Bonita Unified School District announces dates for Attendance Permits, Kindergarten and
New Student Registration, and
Open Enrollment. Applications
for inter-district and intra-district
attendance permits, as well as
those that qualify for the Allen Bill
will be accepted beginning February 16. New student and Kindergarten registration will open on
March 1. Open Enrollment begins
April 4.
Inter-district permits grant
permission to enroll in a district
outside of the student’s home
district, while intra-district permits grant enrollment in a samedistrict school other than the one
closest to home, both for one year.
The Allen Bill provides enrollment rights to students whose
parents are employed within the
BUSD boundaries, but who live
elsewhere. Open Enrollment is
an opportunity to permanently
change a student’s home school,
whether within the zoned school
district, or in another.
In order to register for Kindergarten, students must turn five by
September 1, 2016. Students who
turn five between September 2,
2016, and December 1, 2016, are
eligible to register for Transitional
Kindergarten.
Call Student Services at 909971-8200 ext. 5321 for more information about any of the registration options.
• Inter District Attendance
Permits: opens February 16, 2016
• Intra District Attendance
Permits: opens February 16, 2016
• Kindergarten & New Student Registration: opens March 1,
2016
• Open Enrollment for IntraDistrict and Inter-District: April
4 - May 2, 2016
Rob Roberts Selected for Assistant
Superintendent HR Position
William F. Roberts IV has
been selected as the Bonita Unified School District Assistant Superintendent Human Resources.
Roberts, who goes by “Rob,” has
a long and respected history in
the Hacienda La Puente Unified
School District, as well as a welldeveloped speaking and writing
résumé in educational organizations.
Roberts began his career as a
coach and then took a full time
role in special education. “Working with the most challenging
behavioral challenges turned out
to be my forte,” Roberts said, “and
has proved to be the most beneficial professional experience of my
career.”
Before No Child Left Behind
and statewide educational standards, special education led the
way in working with students
with clearly defined goals, objectives, and accountability measures. “To transition to Human
Resources in California with this
experience was super beneficial as
California’s labor laws and com-
pliance regulations are some of
the most complex in the nation,”
Roberts said.
“Working with families in
special education has taught me
so much about empathy,” Roberts continued. “Within Human
Resources, what I love most is
helping people through very difficult times, identifying resources
to help them, withholding firstimpression judgments, being understanding, carrying part of their
emotional burden—these are
skills I learned as a special education teacher, both in working with
students and in developing relationships with their families.”
Roberts served as an Assistant
Principal, Principal, Director of
Human Resources, and Assistant Superintendent of Human
Resources in the Hacienda La
Puente Unified School District. In
fact, he had been in that district
since the third grade. “You don’t
pull up stakes with deep roots like
that very easily, but I was attracted to Bonita Unified because it is a
premier school system,” Roberts said.
Roberts credits former Superintendent Gary Rapkin with elevating the District, and Rapkin
and former Assistant Superintendent Human Resources Curtis Frick with developing healthy
relationships with the Bonita
Unified Teachers Association and
the California School Employees
Association. He also praised the
Bonita Board of Education for
their functional, cohesive, and
productive collaboration with city
governments in San Dimas and
La Verne.
“I am excited about working
with Superintendent Kurt Madden and the rest of the cabinet to
continue to build upon a strong
foundation,” Roberts said. Roberts
has developed networks in higher
education and many educational
associations that he believes can
be leveraged to benefit the school
district. “We had a teacher shortage in this state, and I believe
some of my connections can be
useful in continuing to attract
talented, bright people to Bonita
Unified.”
Tyler Durham to Speak at Special Ed Parent
Education Event
On February 6, 2016, the Special Education Department of Bonita Unified School District will
host the inaugural Parent Partnership Academy. This is a day
for the communities of San Dimas
and La Verne to come together and
celebrate disabilities, network with
families, and hear an inspirational
message from guest speaker Tyler
Durham about hope, empathy,
and love. There will be several
breakout sessions for parents to
learn strategies that can be implemented in the home.
“We are passionate about providing the best resources we can
to parents of children with special
needs,” Director of Special Education Carl Coles said. “Gathering as
a community is an exciting way to
collaborate, encourage, and educate.”
Portions of the Parent Partner-
ship Academy will be hosted at the
Bonita Center for the Arts and at
Lone Hill Middle School. The program runs from 8:45 am to 12:30
pm. Free childcare is provided for
ages 3-22; childcare check-in is
from 8:00-8:30 am.
The event is free, but parents are
required to register at https://bonitausdparentpartnershipacademy.
eventbrite.com
Schools in the Spotlight
Oak Mesa Elementary School
Hour of Code
President Barack Obama challenged schools to participate in
“Hour of Code” this year. “Hour of
Code” is a nonprofit organization
that aims to encourage school children to learn computer science,
a field that is anticipated to need
over a million employees in the
coming years.
On December 8 at Oak Mesa,
2nd and 5th grade Technology Buddies joined forces to write
computer code. The day began
with students watching a short
tutorial presented by the creator
of MOJANG. This computer scientist explained how anyone can
program. He showed the students
the basics for a type of coding
called “Blockly.”
The students were engaged
and excited to create the code,
and were able to incorporate
their favorite characters moving
and performing tasks within the
game Minecraft. Students were
also able to select a character,
and have that character complete
tasks through the code they created.
One student said, “It is fun because you create the video games
that you play. It is really hard because you need to use math skills
and both sides of your brain.”
Another student noticed that,
“You have to put yourself into the
game, and imagine your movements as the character, then write
the code for those movements.”
Students enjoyed the collaboration of having a person help them
solve the problems so that they
could progress through fourteen
levels. One student said,” We had
to come up with a plan and try
it. Sometimes it didn’t work, and
we had to change our plans and
try again. It was fun to try again,
even though it was hard.”
The collaborative partners set
their own pace as they progressed
through the levels. Some of the
tasks included gathering materials, building homes, and planting
crops. Students had such a great
time! They begged for more, and
didn’t even want to go to recess!
Visit the “Hour of Code” website, which offers up to twenty
courses of free coding instruction.
Students can share their learning with their families and make
what they learn a family activity.
Let’s help the future by encouraging our students to become coding
experts!
February 2016
La Verne Community News
Page 13
News from the Bonita Unified School District
Shull Elementary School
San Dimas Mayor Curt Morris visits first graders
at Shull Elementary School.
Civic Lessons for Shull
First Graders—A Visit from
Mayor Curt Morris
Mrs. Yauchzee’s first grade
students at Shull Elementary recently had a unique lesson in Social Studies. The class invited the
San Dimas Mayor Curt Morris
to visit their classroom to answer
questions about city government
and his job. Specifically, the students asked Mayor Morris about
how to have a better playground
built at Via Verde Park. He explained the process the city uses to
upgrade and improve all the park
facilities. When asked about his
favorite speech, Mayor Morris explained that although he does not
give many speeches, he always
enjoys telling students that he
was raised and went to school in
Bonita Unified School District. He
has known three people who have
had schools named after them including Ms. Arma J. Shull. She
was Mayor Morris’ teacher and is
the namesake for Shull Elementary School!
Shull first grade students were
inspired to speak with the Mayor
after learning about how cities are
operated and run. Mrs. Yauchzee
thought carefully about how to
help the students connect with the
local city government. She decided
to have her students learn from
actual city government leaders
and invited the Mayor, Mayor Pro
Tem, the Parks and Recreation
Director, and the Public Works
Director to visit her classroom.
Mayor Morris is the first City
leader to respond and come to
Shull Elementary. Mrs. Yauchzee
had each student prepare at least
one question before the Mayor’s
visit. Additionally, Mrs. Yauchzee
had her students write thank you
notes to the Mayor after the visit.
They enjoyed everything Mayor
Morris had to share, including
knowing that he had met the President of the United States, Barack
Obama, when he was here in San
Dimas a year ago. Mayor Morris
is quite the celebrity with the students. Shull students love the city
of San Dimas and they appreciate
learning about all that San Dimas
City government does to help San
Dimas be a great place in which to
grow up!
Bonita High School
Bonita High School Chamber
Singers and Concert Choir will be
participating in a concert performance of the Broadway musical
“The Secret Garden” on February
21 at the Geffen Theater at Lincoln Center in New York City. The
choirs were selected last spring
through an audition process. The
performance will include a chorus
of 200 singers from schools and
professional choirs from around
the country.
“The Secret Garden” originally premiered on Broadway
in 1991 and won several Tony
Awards. This production will
feature Broadway actors Ramin
Karimloo (Les Miserables), Sierra
Boggess (Phantom of the Opera),
Cheyenne Jackson (All Shook Up,
30 Rock), Ben Platt (Pitch Perfect)
and Sydney Lucas (Fun Home).
Daisy Eagan, who won a Tony
Award for playing Mary in the
original production, will be playing Martha. The show is conducted by Broadway veteran music
director Michael Kosarin and will
feature the New York Chamber
Orchestra.
Senior Lauren Ober-Miller
said, “I am very excited to be a
part of a Broadway Show, this is a
once in a lifetime experience.”
During their 5-day trip to
New York, the 91 students and
10 chaperones will be staying in
Times Square. In addition to re-
hearsals leading up to the Lincoln
Center performance, they will be
attending a Broadway show, touring Ellis Island and the Statue
of Liberty, and experiencing the
sites of the city.
Under the 32-year leadership
of Todd Helm, the Bonita choirs
have performed throughout
Southern California, including almost 100 performances at the Disneyland Resort. Most recently, the
Chamber Singers were invited to
perform a “test” concert at the
Fantasyland Theater and both
Concert Choir and Chamber Singers participated in the Candlelight Procession on Main Street in
December. Outside the Southern
California area, the choirs have
performed at Carnegie Hall, Chicago Symphony Hall, San Francisco Davies Symphony Hall,
Epcot Center/Disney World and
have twice participated in music
festivals in Honolulu, Hawaii.
The Bonita Choral Boosters
have been very busy organizing fund-raisers to make this
$200,000 trip a reality. Students
have sold See’s Candy, poinsettias, program ads, and Tupperware, and have received many
donations from local businesses
and patrons.
The Bonita Choir Program includes 285 students singing in 5
different performance ensembles.
Grace Miller Elementary School
On December 4, 2015, the
Grace Miller students sang the
Holiday Program for a packed
house at the Bonita Center for the
Arts (BCA). Each grade-level performed two songs such as “Must
Be Santa,” “Mele Kalikimaka,”
“The Christmas Song,” and “Season of Hope.” It has been an annual tradition for many years, but
this was our school’s first performance at the BCA.
Grace Miller has been fortunate to add tremendously to
our technology this year: Two
Chromebook carts (with two more
on the way), Apple TVs for every
classroom, and added online programs and software to the inventory. Students have gone on virtual field trips around California,
participated in the “Hour of Code,”
and most are learning to use
Google Classroom. Teachers are
using Class DOJO school-wide to
encourage positive behaviors attached to the “Boomerang Behavior” Program. An upcoming Parent Technology Training Night on
Feb. 11 will help parents navigate
the many programs that students
are using that can also be used at
home.
Library Clerk Amy Torres
has been dreaming of having
an outdoor space for students to
read when the library is crowded.
She has been able to realize this
dream with the efforts of many
people who donated money for
the “Will Zheng Library Reading
Garden.” After having raised over
$17,000 in less than two months,
the Reading Garden is nearly
Grace Miller students performed at the Bonita Center for the Arts for the Holiday Program.
Ramona Middle
School
7th Grader Takes the Beeutiful Trophy
Ramona Middle School in La
Verne is hosted its 6th Annual
Spelling Bee on January 12, 2016,
with Avinash Chauhan emerging
as the winner among all 6th, 7th,
and 8th grade contestants. Chauhan received a Viking Bobble
Head Trophy and now advances
to the Inland Valley Regional
Spelling Bee, which is sponsored
by the Quest Literacy Consortium.
“It was great to see students
from grades 6 to 8 competing,”
Principal Anne Neal said. “Each
round was more difficult than
the last, but 7th grader Avinash
Chauhan prevailed by correctly
spelling ‘longanimity.’ I’m so
proud of all the Vikings who participated.”
Ekstrand Elementary School
in San Dimas is hosting Bonita
Unified School District’s 12th Annual Elementary Spelling Bee.
The District’s eight elementary
schools each conduct a spelling
bee for 4th and 5th grade students
at their individual school sites.
The top seven spellers in each
contest advance to the District
event on February 16, 2016, 5:30
PM, at Bonita Center for the Arts.
The District’s top three spellers
receive a trophy, and the student
who wins 1st Place will advance
to the L.A. County Office of Education’s 11th Annual Spelling Bee
on March 30, 2016.
complete. The space includes patio areas with tables and benches
surrounded by drought-tolerant
native California flowers, shrubs,
and trees. The area will also include two water features that will
be available for the birds to enjoy.
This Reading Garden will provide
a quiet refuge for Grace Miller
readers to go with their classes
and families to read their favorite
books.
Special Events
Feb. 11 – Parent Technology
Training Night
Feb. 29 – Mar. 4 – Read Across
America Week
Mar. 10 – PTA Founder’s Day
Program and Talent Show
Mar. 18 – Wacky Walk Walka-thon
La Verne Community News
City of La Verne’s Military Members
Who are Currently Serving as of January 14, 2016
ARMY
**In Memory of Cory F. HiltzArmy**
**In Memory of Jose O. Belmontes-Army**
Steve P. Acuff Jr.
Christopher T. Allan
Brent Apodaca
Dennis M. Ascencio
Brett E. Babb
Michael C. Badet
Jared A. Behounek
Andrew D. Bissell
Joseph R. Bock
Daniel Bout
Cody A. Boardman
James Bunsold
David M. Cabot
Aaron B. Castro
Jason Cheney
Donovan Coble
Logan Coble
Michael Cross
Francisco Cruz
Allen T. Dade Jr.
Stephanie Daly Long
Joseph C. Dunken
Sean M. Ellingson
Brandon T. Flores
Luis M. Gamboa Jr.
Leonard Garcia
Nick J. Garry
Ian T. Goetz
Remberto Gutierrez
Luke F. Hall
Jennifer Haskell
Daniel J. Head
Jonathan D. Hernandez
Patrick J. Heskett
Alan J. Hoffman
Alex I. Jamsa
Christen H. Jamsa
Jake S. Kausen
Michael Liscano
Jordan J. Long
Christopher R. Lopez
Thomas Madrid
Michael Magdaleno
Andrew A. Martin
Loran McClung
Michael N. McCune
Andrew McKindley
Charlene M. Morales
Brent R. Moreno
Michael S. Moreno
Trisha M. Newton
John A. Oliver
Erik R. Pereyra
Robert Perez
Michael Porras
Robert Quinn
Ricky Rickords
Kelly R. Rojas
Mariah M. Rojas
Ernie Sanchez
Alexander B. Sandona
Ryan Sinclair
Nicholas A. Soza
Marco Stogsdill
David A. Taylor
Timothy P. Timmins
Benjamin A. Tirado
Julian J. Torres-Palomino
Joshua M. Trout
Mark A. Vinci
Louis N. Werrick
Joe Williams
Stephen V. Williams II
Brent A. Wilson
MARINES
Ronald M. Alberca
Joshua M. Albert
Michael Arballo Jr.
John Beaucar
Robert Belleville
Mario Blancas
Ryan J. Burkovich
Steven Bustillos Jr.
Jonathon Cardinal
Christopher Cassinelli
Joshua Castaneda
Jeremy D. Delgadillo
Brian Drechsler
David R. Flickinger
Kevin R. Flickinger
Kenneth V. Fuqua
Daniel D. Gabaldon
Anthony M. Godinez
Frank P. Gonzales
Daniel J. Grant
Justin W. Grimm
Donald J. Hadden
Amede Hanson
Dane Hanson
Diana M. Hernandez
Brian Higeons Dewhurst
Michael R. Jacobellis
Jason Lau
Brian Link
Michael Lopez
Isaac T. Martinez
Fernando E. Miranda
Andrew Morales
Michael D. Morales
Jered M. Mundt
Christopher L. Negrette
Zachary R. Osborn
Dennis M. Parker Jr.
Brandon M. Peralta
Alfred Perchez
Xavier C. Ries
Patrick A. Romero
Ryann Sartor
Andrew D. Serrano
Matt Shaupp
Thomas D. Tello
Isaiah M. Telnas
Ryan M. Torrez
Alexander W. Vance
Daniel D. Vargas
Michael L. Yslas
AIR FORCE
Brent A. Baker
Jeffrey W. Baker
Eric R. Barrios
Philip Bartoo
Laural E. Bernard
Bradford C. Brooks
Christopher Buckley
Joel Carrera
Gustavo F. Castillo
Scott Chalmers
Cole M. Connors
Derek Dreyfuss
Eric C. Fleury
Edmundo Gamiao Pena
Scott Garcia
Michael A. Gomez
Maria Gomez-McKinney
Courtney X. Hawkins
Samantha Hegg
Olivia Latham-McMahon
Michelle C. Layman
Brian A. Leon
Robert A. Leyba
Jimmy Lopez
Ryan P. McKee
Wesley J. Moore
Kassidy Morikawa
AIR FORCE CONT.
Michael L. Narmore
Sean V. Orme
Shane E. Ornelas
Desiree R. Patterson
Brian Peters
Joshua S. Pettus
Ardi B. Pribadi
Earle L. Rojas
Jacquelyn Ruffino
Chad J. Ryan
Christopher R. Smith
Daniel J. Sullivan
Garrett R. Tolle
Allison N. Ziolkowski
NAVY
Joseph A. Aldana
Christian A. Arteaga
Brett A. Augarten
Ronald D. Ballenger II
Luz C. Bautista
Ray A. Bernal
Michael S. Buckhannon
Venessa V. Burgos
Kristopher E. Cervantes
Steven I. Davis
Marquis K. Dawson
Gary L. Deal
Scott D. Dennis
Christy A. Dismukes
Matthew F. Espina
Paul A. Espinoza
Robert R. Espinoza
Dan Farnsworth
Devon Fasana
Christopher J. Finch
Kimberley Glaeser
David C. Halberg
Shawn Harden
Mark D. Heller
Wesley T. Knudson
Curtis L. Lacey
Cameron Link
Jesse Loera III
Christopher C. Lupton
David A. Manuel
Renee M. Martinez
Samuel A. Martinez
Shelby A. McWilliams
Ariana J. Medina
Dominic A. Morales
Dean Nusbaum
Michael J. Ortega
David E. Palfrey
Bruce Peterson
Edward R. Probst
Ethan M. Reifer
Nathan S. Rhodes
Peter Rodriguez
Cameron Rosen
Raul J. Salazar
Justin M. Serrano
Qasim Shakir
Sam Shwetz
Derek Stogsdill
Jonathan L. Stremel
James L. Tiffie
Julie R. Torres
Andrew Touche
John V. Trapani
Erik N. Ursulo
Kenneth Valmonte
Louis O. Velarde III
COAST GUARD
Daniel R. Almada
Nathaniel M. Batoon
Sean T. Dawson
Austin M. King
Aaron M. Lee
Kevin A. Morris
Dan E. Miller
Gabriel W. Vigil
February 2016
David & Margaret Youth and Family
Services Receives Grant from the Ludwick
Family Foundation
David & Margaret Youth and
Family Services (David & Margaret) in La Verne recently received
a grant from the Glendora-based
Ludwick Family Foundation in
support of the agency’s Youth
Workforce Training Center Lab,
currently under construction as
part of a new Youth Workforce
Training Center (YWTC) that will
benefit youth who are transitioning out of foster care and into independence.
The grant will support the complete construction of the YWTC
Lab, and equipment for the lab,
including computers. The training lab will become a central location for the agency’s transitional
age youth, males and females
ages 18-24, to apply for jobs and/
or educational advancement opportunities. Upon completion, the
YWTC will also include the agency’s expanded retail store and a
new café, and will provide up to 36
paid job training internships annually. The agency is continuing
to pursue additional funding opportunities to support the YWTC’s
complete construction through its
capital campaign, The Campaign
for David & Margaret.
“We are very gratified that
the Ludwick Family Foundation
sees the value in helping those in
less fortunate circumstances become productive and contributing
members of society,” said David
& Margaret’s Executive Director,
Charles Rich. “This is a huge investment!”
“The Foundation is thrilled to
contribute to and be part of this
worthwhile project. We all look
forward to seeing it come to fruition,” said Ludwick Family Foun-
dation Program Officer Trista
Campbell.
About David & Margaret
Youth and Family Services
Founded in 1910 as an orphanage, David & Margaret serves
more than 1,000 clients annually.
It provides a wide array of services including a residential program for adolescent girls, foster
family and adoption assistance,
and programs focused on mental
health, learning disabilities, and
mentoring. David & Margaret
also include a chemical dependency program that is certified
by the State of California. The
Joan Macy School, a non-public
school for grades 1-12, provides
special education for some agency
residents and students from area
school districts.
David & Margaret is currently
expanding with a new 36-unit
supportive housing complex for
transitional age youth and lowincome families. A Youth Workforce Training Center, including
a not-for-profit retail outlet and
café, is also under construction.
All proceeds from the Youth
Workforce Training Center will
support David & Margaret’s mission. For more information contact Development Director Michael Urquidez at UrquidezM@
DavidandMargaret.org or at (909)
596-5921, ext. 3246.
About the Ludwick Family
Foundation
Founded in 1990 by Arthur
and Sarah Ludwick, the Ludwick
Family Foundation is a philanthropic organization committed to
assisting a broad array of groups
that are working to make a positive difference in the world.
Sowing Seeds for Life
Glendora, CA – Celebrity golf
tournament for local food pantry.
Join Sowing Seeds For Life on
Monday Leap Year Day February
29, 2016 for the 7th Annual Celebrity Golf Tournament to Fight
Hunger. The event will take place
at the beautiful Glendora Country
Club, registration starts at 9:00
a.m. and shotgun at 10:00.
Previous year’s celebrities have
been invited back and the evening’s festivities include a wonderful sports panel with invited
guests such as KABC 7’s Rob Fukuzaki, Super Bowl participants
Mike Sherrard and Chris Hale
among others.
The evening will also recognize
and honor Brian McNerney of
the La Verne Chamber of Commerce with presentation the Hero
Award.
This annual fundraiser supports the food programs of Sowing Seeds For Life which include
the veteran’s and senior pantries.
These special pantries along with
our general pantries serve over
84,000 people annually.
Community support is vital to
the operation of our program. Single slots for the tournament begin
at $150; foursomes are $550 with
additional sponsorships such as
Memorial, Kids Korner and others
still available.
The auction will include some
great items just in time for Mother’s Day gift giving such as passes to Disneyland, Knotts Berry
Farm, Universal Studios, the Los
Angeles Dodgers and much more.
All funds raised from this event
will help the families who rely on
the food pantries of Sowing Seeds
For Life.
For more information or to register please call 909-392-5777 or
email [email protected]
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L.L. Bean’s Freeport Home a Shopper’s Paradise
Story & Photo by Stan Wawer
In 1951, Leon Leonwood Bean
declared that his sporting goods
store would never close. L.L. Bean
was a truthful man, but his store
has closed twice since 1951 — the
day L.L. died
and the day in
1978 when the
store across
the
street
burned down.
Employees
Stan Wawer
who work on
Christmas say it’s a great time to
work because of all the spirit. “Nobody minds working Christmas
and you get paid double time,”
said on employee. “You work your
shift and then go home for Christmas with the family. It’s a festive
time of year around here.”
L.L. Bean of Freeport, Maine
has been around for 103 years.
It is a company that truly knows
the outdoors. The store has everything you ever wanted in outdoor
equipment and clothing. The retail store, in the heart of downtown Freeport on Main Street,
is three stories high and its own
adventure. It is the prototype for
stores such as Bass Pro Shop and
Cabela’s.
Not only is Freeport the home
of L.L. Bean, but the home of
about 170 designer outlets, specialty stores, inns and restaurants. Outlet junkies, who love
to shop until they drop, will adore
this place. The town offers shopping until you drop and a lot of
natural beauty.
The list of outlets is endless —
Brooks Brothers, Calvin Klein,
Gap, J. Crew, North Face, Ralph
Loren Polo, Dansk, Cole Haan,
Nine West, Coach, Timberland,
Dooney & Bourke, Samsonite,
Jockey, etc., etc.
All of this in a quaint New
with cold, damp feet, and a revolutionary idea. L.L. enlisted a local
cobbler to stitch leather uppers to
workman’s rubber boots, creating
a comfortable, functional boot for
exploring the Maine woods. His
offer a variety of activities, from
short lessons to multi-day adventures. A wide variety of activities
include snowshoeing, archery,
kids’ camps, fly fishing kayaking,
shooting, hiking, teen adventures,
England hamlet about two hours
north of Boston and 20 minutes
from Portland.
Freeport also has one-of-a-kind
shops, hidden away in the nooks
and crannies of the town village.
Fudge, chocolate, maple syrup,
American crafts, quilts, pottery —
it is all here.
L.L. Bean’s store and mail order catalog started with a boot.
An avid outdoorsman, L.L. returned from a 1912 hunting trip
Maine hunting shoe changed outdoor footwear forever and began
one of the most unique and successful outdoor businesses in the
country.
One of L.L. Bean’s most famous customers was the legendary Babe Ruth. Bean custommade a hunting boot and hunting
outfit for his friend and hunting
partner.
Then there are the L.L. Bean
outdoor discovery schools, which
hunter safety, bird watching and
the list goes on (www.LLBean.
com/OutdoorDiscovery).
Today, L.L. Bean is still family
run. L.L.’s grandson, Leon Gorman, took over the directorship
when his grandfather died. He
became chairman in 2001. He
died last year. His son, Shawn
Gorman, was elected L.L. Bean’s
chairman in 2013. L.L. Bean has
been in the same Freeport location for almost 101 years.
If you can’t find what you need
for the outdoors at L.L. Bean, you
can’t find it anywhere. If you go
you can fly into Boston or Portland, Maine and rent a car. Driving distance from Logan International Airport and Freeport is 121
miles (about two hours). The distance from Portland International
Jetport is 22 miles (about a half
hour).
Where To Stay
Harraseeket Inn, 162 Main
St. Opened in 1984 as a bed and
breakfast. Built by a Maine family, the Grays, with a history of
inn keeping that goes back to
1895. All room rates include a full
buffet breakfast and afternoon
tea. (www.harraseeketinn.com).
Room rates $140 to $315 depending on the season. Cheapest rates
are from Jan. 1 to April 25.
Best Western Freeport Inn &
Café, 31 US Route 1. Set high on
a hill overlooking 25 acres of windswept lawns and the salt marsh
of the Cousins River. Go to www.
freeportinn.com for room rates.
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. His
travel Facebook page is www.facebook.com/ TravelWithStan.
AMERICA’S CHRISTIAN CREDIT UNION’S
“LIVE THE MISSION” INITIATIVE A SUCCESS IN ITS FIRST YEAR
Glendora, CA, January 8, 2016
— Last year, America’s Christian Credit Union initiated its
overwhelmingly successful community outreach program, Live
the Mission. In its first year, staff
hosted or took part in ten major
community events, a half-dozen
run/walks for charities, and more
than doubled their level of overall
charitable giving. ACCU’s three
charities of choice – Children’s
Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA),
Neighborhood Homework House
and Shepherd’s Pantry – were the
chief beneficiaries of the employees’ financial gifts.
ACCU hosted the “Pause for
Paws” pet adoption event on
Valentine’s Day, helping more
than 15 animals find permanent
homes. In May, the credit union’s
Home Office in Glendora was also
the venue for the second annual
Patriot Week festivities, which
honored local veterans, activeduty service members, and first
responders. In November, ACCU
organized and hosted its fourth
annual “Annual Day of Praying
Together” (ADOPT), focusing
on prayer and awareness of our
country’s great need for the adoption of orphans, foster children,
and other at-risk kids who desperately seek a forever family to take
them in.
Staff participated in additional
worthy projects and fundraisers,
including Empty Bowls hosted
by the First Christian Church of
Glendora; Occasional Angels with
Neighborhood Homework House
in Azusa; the Salvation Army’s
Christmas Angels gift program;
and events benefitting Mothers Helping Others, L.A. Dream
Center, and other charities and
to demonstrate that mission with
our actions in the community, and
I’m overwhelmed by our staff’s
response to our Live the Mission
campaign. I’m proud of the work
we’ve accomplished this year in
our efforts to give back to this
non-profit ministries. The Credit
Union was noticed by many organizations in the community. Andie Alama-Smith, Director of Corporate Relations at The Dream
Center exclaimed, “Your partnership has made this year an enjoyable and memorable one for the
children and families amongst the
Los Angeles area.”
Mendell L. Thompson, America’s Christian Credit Union
President/CEO, explained, “Our
mission is ‘to Reach, Serve and
Teach.’ Over a year ago we set out
community that has given us so
much. ”
Live The Mission concluded
the year by bestowing recognition
on the team and the individual
with the greatest level of giving, in
terms of time spent on charitable
and outreach events, dollars donated, and community events attended. For 2015, the team award
went to SVP/CFO Nicki Harms
and her “Team David” team members, and the individual honor
went to AVP of Human Resources
Richard Mathews. Both were rec-
ognized for their outstanding work
at the company’s staff Christmas
breakfast on December 18.
*Pictured: (1) Assemblymember Roger Hernandez with Mendell L. Thompson, Glendora City
Council Officials & Animal Shelter Representatives (2) Kristianna Torres, Khloe Carlson-Torres,
Mendell L. Thompson & ACCU
Staff (3) Mendell L. Thompson &
Daniel Warner*
America’s Christian CU provides a broad range of financial solutions to individuals and minis-
tries that empower them to reach
their stewardship goals while expanding God’s Kingdom. Founded
in 1958 and currently managing
nearly $500 million in assets,
ACCU serves the financial needs
of its individual, family, ministry
and business members. Funds
entrusted to the credit union are
reinvested in Kingdom purposes,
supporting the Church worldwide. For additional information,
visit www.AmericasChristianCU.
com.
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February 2016
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