Inland Valley Daily Bulletin back issues from July 2004:
Just Desserts
Jul 02, 2004; ... This summer the Inland Valley is bursting with lip-smackingsurprises. Whether you're into low carb, low fat, sugar free orsinful decadence, there's a place you can go to satisfy your summersweet tooth. Tantalize your taste buds with such treats as the Blue MoonFreeze, gelato, ...
United Way funds dwindle
Jul 04, 2004; ... Faced with stiffer competition and more complicated paperwork,local groups that depend on the United Way to fund counseling andcamping trips will now have to scrape by with less money. A change in how United Way determines which groups to fund and howmuch money they will receive ...
Homeless ABA franchise weighing 2 options
Jul 04, 2004; ... Blessed with fertile land, the future of Ontario looks promisingto say the least. An affluent area in the making with homes and businesses sproutingup everywhere, city officials estimate the population will rise byabout 100,000 in the next 20 years. Then there is San ...
Holdiay honors democracy's bold creation
Jul 04, 2004 ... "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are createdequal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certainunalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and thepursuit of Happiness.'' So reads what's arguably history's most eloquent statement onman's ...
Federal screeners blamed for rise in lost bags
Jul 04, 2004; ... Air travelers whose belongings get lost or stolen this summer canexpect little relief from the federal baggage screening agency blamedfor a spike in missing items since early last year, according toairline industry officials. Two years after the U.S. Transportation Safety ...
Bradley delivers message
Jul 04, 2004; ... ANAHEIM - When Milton Bradley got into a spring-training screamingmatch with Indians manager Eric Wedge, earning himself a ticket rightout of Cleveland, Bradley's mother later blamed it on "bigotry." WhenBradley was ejected from a June 1 game with Milwaukee and reacted byemptying a bag ...
Gang barred from recruiting youth
Jul 04, 2004 ... LOS ANGELES - A Superior Court judge approved a permanentinjunction against a notorious street gang, taking the unusual stepof barring it from recruiting young members. Superior Court Judge Aurelio Munoz signed the injunction this weekagainst the 18th Street gang, covering ...
Lakers on hold for Coach K
Jul 04, 2004; ... The Lakers have circled Coach K for their future. They are even willing to wait while the Duke coach makes up hismind. Their future is on hold. Their present is on hold. As the Lakers play the waiting game, the sharks are circling. The rest of the NBA is talking ...
Dodgers feed off Colon, 8-5
Jul 04, 2004; ... ANAHEIM - The Dodgers got a scare when Edwin Jackson, Saturday'sstarting pitcher and the franchise's prized prospect, left the AngelStadium mound in the second inning with pain in his right arm. Just watching Bartolo Colon take that same mound is becomingdownright frightening for ...
A throw-away kitten society
Jul 04, 2004; ... It's called the green room. The room at the Pomona-based Inland Valley Humane Society is whereworkers inject animals with lethal drug doses. The barrel outside the room fills with cats killed because theywere diseased, injured or unwanted. Due to rampant overpopulation, ...
Basketball league reborn
Jul 04, 2004; ... Mention the word "ABA" and visions of Dr. J soaring in for a dunkwith his afro picked out and a red, white and blue basketball in hishands probably pops into mind. For its trendy styles that symbolized the retro era of the 1970s,the ABA left a lasting image in the sports world. Now ...
Readers are first priority
Jul 04, 2004; ... It is a rare opportunity indeed to edit two very distinct, verystrong local newspapers. It's also the kind of challenge newspaper editors live for. With that, I introduce myself to readers of the Inland ValleyDaily Bulletin, and re-introduce myself to readers of The Sun ....
Letters to the Editor: July 4
Jul 04, 2004 ... Headline an insult to Pomona police As the president of the Pomona Police Officers' Association I findit very disturbing (and an insult) that The Daily Bulletin chose tosensationalize a front-page story by placing the headline "Pomonaofficer involved in beating." Other than ...
Fulmer gets a rude welcome back
Jul 04, 2004; ... RANCHO CUCAMONGA -T.A. Fulmer just might be wondering whether theTexas League has moved down a level. The Quakes welcomed the 66ers pitcher back to the CaliforniaLeague much the same way as when he left Class AA with a 11-3 victorybefore 6,959 at The Epicenter. Rancho ...
Will patriotism translate to votes in November?
Jul 04, 2004; ... It's less than a week since the 850th American was killed tryingto bring democracy to Iraq. So why is it that in this country, only about half of thoseeligible to vote bother to show up at the polls? Or put another way,that half don't? And that's in a good year. Even on this ...
Red, white, blue
Jul 04, 2004; ... Overcast skies could hardly dampen the spirits of those whoattended Independence Day parades in Ontario and La Verne Saturdaymorning. Hundreds of Inland Valley residents, many waving flags and blowingbullhorns, paid tribute to public safety officers, veterans and theArmed ...
Star spangled spirit
Jul 05, 2004; ... Phyllis Ackerman waited patiently yet again for the IndependenceDay parade on Indian Hill Boulevard in Claremont. Two hours before the 4 p.m. parade, which features cars, boats andfloats, Ackerman, a 43-year resident, had sat up her chair. Although the seventy-something ...
Teacher, coach arrested on sex charges again
Jul 05, 2004; ... FONTANA - A Kaiser High School teacher arrested twice in June oncharges of having sex with minors, was arrested again on Saturday onadditional sex-related charges, according to the Fontana Police. Edward Kang, 32, who was out on bail, was taken into custody onsuspicion of having ...
More than 100 children hospitalized with suspected food poisoning
Jul 06, 2004 ... BANGKOK, Thailand - More than 100 children of a provincial schoolwere hospitalized Monday for apparent food poisoning, but none was inserious condition, a hospital official said. The 102 children, from kindergarten to sixth grade, were broughtby teachers to the Paat Rangsit ...
Mexican president's chief aide resigns
Jul 06, 2004 ... MEXICO CITY - The chief aide to President Vicente Fox resigned onMonday, complaining about First Lady Martha Sahagun's presidentialambitions. "The country has certainly advanced politically, enough that it isready for a woman to reach the presidency of the republic," ...
Industry may get more acres
Jul 06, 2004; ... INDUSTRY - The city of Industry wants to buy another piece ofTonner Canyon, an acquisition that would give it about 5,700 acres inthe area. Industry is in exclusive negotiations with Tonner Canyon LLC tobuy 525 acres along Tonner Canyon Road in Orange County. The propertyis south ...
County favors OT over hiring
Jul 05, 2004; ... Benefits for Los Angeles County firefighters have become soexpensive, equaling 59 percent of their base salaries, that officialssay it's now cheaper to pay massive amounts of overtime than hiremore firefighters. As state and county officials have sweetened benefit and ...
Children's concert slated in Claremont
Jul 05, 2004 ... CLAREMONT - Dan Crow will perform a children's concert in MemorialPark at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Crow, a family entertainer and recording artist, is the star of"Just For Fun," a show that has won Emmy and Gold Parents' Choiceawards. He was nominated for ...
Judge postpones guard's trial
Jul 06, 2004; ... RANCHO CUCAMONGA - Security guard Dameon Wroe, who was scheduledto face trial Wednesday in the shooting death of a 19-year-old man atan apartment complex, will instead wait more than a month. The lawyer representing Wroe asked for the delay on Friday,telling a judge he is still ...
Quakes streak past Mavs
Jul 05, 2004; ... ADELANTO - Greg Porter stayed hot and his Rancho Cucamongateammates tallied a single-game season-high four triples, all ofwhich helped the Quakes play the foil in front of High Desert'sbiggest crowd of the 2004 season. Porter increased his hitting streak to a team season-high 19 ...
Professor killed in front of police station
Jul 06, 2004 ... OCALA, Fla. - A community college professor was shot to death infront of an empty police station by her husband, who then committedsuicide, police said. Debra Allen Vazquez, 50, had driven to police headquarters to gethelp, but all officers were on assignment at the time, ...
Letters to the Editor: July 6
Jul 06, 2004 ... Court ducked real issue in Pledge case The U.S. Supreme Court left the words "under God" in the Pledge ofAllegiance, but the court's decision might not be the great victoryit should have been. The majority of the justices did not rule that "under God" isconstitutional ....
West Nile hits horses harder than humans
Jul 06, 2004; ... Rocky, a docile 24-year-old paint who loves to have his neckscratched, received his West Nile virus vaccine booster shot latelast week. Rocky's owner and personal physician, Norco veterinarian ElizabethSchilling, was taking the same advice she gives to her clients:Ensure the ...
Public meeting to discuss tax proposal
Jul 05, 2004 ... MONTCLAIR - The City Council will conduct a public hearing Tuesdayat 7 p.m. to discuss putting a new tax measure on the Nov. 2 ballot. To make up for decreased state funding, city officials want tohike sales tax by one quarter of one percent. If the tax measure is put on the ...
Lakers could name their coach today
Jul 05, 2004 ... Seventeen days after parting ways with Phil Jackson, the Lakersexpect to identify their next head coach as soon as today. Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski spent the holiday weekend pondering theoffer extended by Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak last Thursday.According to reports, the ...
STREAK OVER
Jul 06, 2004; ... LOS ANGELES - Eric Gagne got a rare kind of curtain call Monday.This one was for his imperfection. Streak over. Gagne's incredible consecutive saves streak -- which lasted nearlytwo years -- ended at 84 against the Arizona Diamondbacks at DodgerStadium. It was over ...
Big money talks, but it also suppresses negative information regarding
Jul 06, 2004 ... the consumption of alcohol. Big money tends to make friends with political leaders at alllevels of government, but it places their children and grandchildrenat high risk for substance abuse and sexually transmitted diseases. Hopefully, one of the greatest lessons your child ...
Cheney drops doctor who reportedly was put on leave due to drug use
Jul 06, 2004 ... WASHINGTON - Vice President Dick Cheney recently dismissed amember of his medical team who has reportedly been battling anaddiction to prescription drugs. Dr. Gary Malakoff was chairman of internal medicine at GeorgeWashington Medical Center, but was placed on leave in June, the ...
I share the general disappointment at the lack of public understanding
Jul 06, 2004 ... and support for the observance of Memorial Day. However, that wasn't the case in Claremont. There was a verydifferent experience for veterans at Claremont's Oak Park Cemetery.At 11 a.m., a ceremony was conducted by the American Legion KeithPowell Post 78, VFW Post 11128, the city ...
West Nile drians Agency's funds
Jul 06, 2004; ... The West Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District set up a WestNile virus informational booth at the Chino Hills Fourth of Julyfair, and that cost money. They tested chickens for the virus, and that cost money, and theytested batches of mosquitoes for the virus, and that cost ...
West Virginia fire kills four in mobile home
Jul 06, 2004 ... BRANCHLAND, W.Va. - Fire gutted a mobile home early Monday,killing a couple, their 3-year-old daughter and another relative. The fire killed Roger Lee Frye, 41, and Angela Dawn Frye, 33, andAngela Frye's aunt, Ramona Farley, 52. Firefighters pulled 3-year-old Patience Frye ...
Firefighters douse brush fire in forest
Jul 05, 2004 ... VALLEY OF ENCHANTMENT - About six acres of brush burned in the SanBernardino National Forest on Sunday afternoon, threatening at leastone home. The U.S. Forest Service, the California Department of Forestry andFire Protection and the Crest Forest Fire Department were sent to ...
Life's a drag for region's street racers
Jul 06, 2004; ... Sean Miller refuses to be photographed; nor does he want picturestaken of his late-model Honda Accord. The 21-year-old culinary school graduate doesn't mind talkingabout street racing - both legal and otherwise - and why he andothers are drawn to it. But he's adamant against ...
Two desalter plants on line for March finish
Jul 05, 2004; ... MIRA LOMA - The second of two plants which remove nitrates andsalts from the vast groundwater basin underneath the Inland Valley isexpected to be completed by March, say officials involved with theproject. The two plants, when complete, are expected to produce more than20 ...
Bus drivers make smooth stops at 'roadeo'
Jul 06, 2004; ... IRWINDALE - Andres Carrillo is a smooth operator. Put Carrillo behind a 40,000-pound Foothill Transit bus and he cansmoothly swerve through a serpentine slalom of cones and an obstaclecourse of barrels. There are no bumps, jolts or wipeouts. Carrillo, a safety training ...
Lottery to determine who gets to rebuild cabins
Jul 06, 2004; ... Angeles National Forest officials plan to use a never-before-tried lottery system to determine which cabin owners will be allowedto rebuild among those who lost their homes in the 2002 Curve andWilliams fires. Dozens of cabin owners will place their names into a hat, and 10of ...
Glory days of Legion gone
Jul 06, 2004; ... Whatever happened, the caller said, to the annual Fourth of JulyAmerican Legion Tournament at Upland? In fact, whatever happened toAmerican Legion baseball? They're both still going, although far from the glory days forboth. The tournament, which once featured 16 teams from ...
90-year-old still active despite Alzheimer's
Jul 05, 2004; ... Maria C. Siller planted herself on her favorite chair at the delinear the automatic glass doors sliding open and shut as customerspass through. The deli employees at Liborio Market know all about Dona Maria ofOntario, who at the age of 90 has practically become a fixture at ...
U.S. OLYMPIC TEAM TRIALS SCHEDULE
Jul 05, 2004 ... Wednesday-Saturday: Prelims, 9 a.m., Finals, 5 p.m. Wednesday 400 IM - Men;400 IM ;Mens FINAL 100 Fly - Women;100 Fly ;Womens Semifinal 400 Free - Men;400 Free ;Mens FINAL 400 IM - Women;400 IM ;Womens FINAL 100 Breast - Men;100 Breast;Mens ...
Coach K stays away
Jul 06, 2004; ... Mike Krzyzewski declined the Lakers offer to become their headcoach Monday, robbing the franchise of a potentially powerful ally intheir effort to retain Kobe Bryant. Krzyzewski was the top choice of the Lakers front office and,more than coincidentally, the candidate preferred by ...
Fontana man dies in terrain vehicle accident
Jul 06, 2004 ... VICTORVILLE - A 37-year-old Fontana man died near a campsite at ElMirage Dry Lake after losing control of his new all terrain vehicle,coroner's officials said Sunday. Douglas A. Jovel was reported missing at 9 p.m. Saturday when hedidn't return to his campsite after leaving for a ...
Army Ranger answered the call on D-Day
Jul 05, 2004; ... On June 6, 1944, Joice Page helped make history. The 20-year-old was among 250 Army Rangers, part of the first waveto storm Omaha Beach on the shores of Normandy, France. Only 90 wouldsurvive, Page among them. But his fighting was not done; his Ranger unit headed ...
Weaver shuts down Angel bats
Jul 05, 2004; ... ANAHEIM - If Angels general manager Bill Stoneman squinted hiseyes while looking at the pitcher's mound Sunday night, he might haveseen the future. But upon a further inspection, the floppy blond mop-top belongedto Dodgers pitcher Jeff Weaver -- not the Angels' No. 1 draft ...
Quakes' winning streak ends
Jul 05, 2004; ... RANCHO CUCAMONGA - It's hard to figure out the game of baseball,even when there are apparently obvious indicators. Take for instance Monday's game at the Epicenter, which featuredtwo starting pitchers in Khalid Ballouli for High Desert and PhilWilson for the Quakes who were the top ...
Letters to the Editor: July 5
Jul 05, 2004 ... Stars' publicity grab was out of place How thrilling it was to see the Olympic flame once again in LosAngeles. It symbolizes achievement, sportsmanship, and goodwill toour fellow man. What was so disappointing was to see the honor of carrying thatflame bestowed on so many ...
Right to vorte a civic duty
Jul 05, 2004; ... As a boy, the Rev. John Washington remembers his parents talkingabout their relatives in the South who couldn't vote because theywere black. Washington, a Claremont resident who grew up in Pittsburgh, alsoremembers the fear he felt reading about those who tried. "Their houses ...
Growth plan visionary, but is it practical?
Jul 05, 2004 ... The folks at the Southern California Association of Governmentsapparently think of themselves as miracle workers as well asplanners. Just look at what SCAG says it can achieve through its planfor regional growth: 6.3 million new residents of Southern Californiaover the next 25 years, ...
Rialto Resident warns of real fraud
Jul 05, 2004; ... RIALTO - All Ellen Harris wanted was a home. What she got insteadwas a hassle. She also got scammed by a real estate agency that is not licensedto perform the services Harris thought she was paying for. A widow with three children two of them foster children she wasdesperate ...
Fontana to feature Latino art at festival
Jul 05, 2004; ... FONTANA Lynda Gonzalez remembers what Fontana used to be like. The Ku Klux Klan had marches on the city's main drag. White supremacists passed out literature at the post office. The Hells Angels were a common sight. But Fontana is leaving its dark days behind as it ...
Montclair officials seek tax hike
Jul 07, 2004 ... MONTCLAIR - City officials are looking to Montclair voters toapprove a tax increase they say will help the city stay afloat duringstate budget take-aways, new competition to the Montclair Plaza andthe rising costs of city employee benefits. After reviewing an 11-page report and ...
Fontana waits for study result on auto mall
Jul 06, 2004; ... FONTANA - The city is expected to put off a vote on zoning anddesign regulations for its new north end auto mall for the secondtime today. A closer look at the environmental implications of the project -especially on air quality - is needed before it can go forward, saidCity ...
Public's right to speak trumps Bonita's policy
Jul 06, 2004 ... Bonita Unified School District officials need to take a refreshercourse in civics, judging by how they handled a recent school boardmeeting. The board refused to let some teachers make public comments,on the grounds that it violated a district policy. So much for the First ...
Nomo to begin rehab Monday
Jul 06, 2004; ... LOS ANGELES - Hideo Nomo won't pitch at all this month and Dodgermanager Jim Tracy wasn't interested in making any predictions beyondthat. Nomo, who's on the disabled list with right rotator cuffinflammation, is expected to begin his rehabilitation process --which includes ...
Angels looking for answers
Jul 06, 2004; ... CHICAGO - If they had the answer, the Angels wouldn't be in thismess. So the solution becomes as vexing as the problem. How in the name of Vladimir Guerrero did this club average nearlysix runs per game in April, only to see that number dip closer tofour in June? How can a ...
[ What is California coming to ... ]
Jul 06, 2004 ... What is California coming to -- catering to the lazy? I just readthat one of the issues with the budget is a cost-of-living increasefor welfare recipients. I am a state employee and did not get a raise last year and don'texpect to get one this year. And I don't know if I will be ...
[ I find it interesting that the most fervent critics of the movie "Fahrenheit 9/11" ... ]
Jul 06, 2004 ... I find it interesting that the most fervent critics of the movie"Fahrenheit 9/11" seem more obsessed with attacking Michael Moorethan in taking on the points he makes in his film. Moore's film offers a dramatic and unapologetic critique of Bushand his administration. But the facts ...
Topless protesters march in Spain against bullfighting
Jul 06, 2004 ... MADRID, Spain - Several hundred animal rights activists some intheir underwear, others topless marched through the streets ofPamplona Tuesday to condemn bullfighting on the eve of the Spanishcity's wildly popular running of the bulls. About 200 supporters of People for the Ethical ...
Lakers dealt blow by Coach K
Jul 06, 2004; ... Now what? The Lakers tried to hit a grand slam with Mike Krzyzewski.Unfortunately, they had nobody on base at the time. With little guarantee of what the roster will be next winter, theLakers could only offer Coach K the promise of their past, for theirfuture is truly ...
Trials provide tough test
Jul 06, 2004; ... When the U.S. Olympic swimming trials begin Wednesday at LongBeach's moveable feast of a pool, quite a few of the swimmers, fromwunderkind de jour Michael Phelps to 15-year-old Katie Hoff, will besuffering from a unique case of athletic vertigo. That's what happens when the process ...
[ Player of the year ]
Jul 06, 2004 ... Player of the year: Daniela Urincho, Sr., P, Norco Coach of the year: Steve Gatson, Ontario Christian First team P: Amanda Klimczak, Jr., Diamond Ranch P: Gabby Smith,So., Fontana P: Brittany La Rosa, So., Diamond Bar C: Rachel Folden,Sr., Diamond Bar INF: Nicole ...