Inland Valley Daily Bulletin back issues from November 2005:
Navigating a dangerous job
Nov 01, 2005; ... The countless times drivers nearly crashed into Reggie Autreydidn'tscare him off his sheriff's motorcycle. He continued to ride even after the death of his partner, SanBernardinoCounty sheriff's Deputy Ron Ives, who died in an on-dutymotorcycleaccident in 2004. But on Oct ....
Plenty of officers answering call of the open road
Nov 01, 2005 ... It's apparent there's no shortage of officers wanting to take ontheduty of motorcycle officer, despite the potential danger. San Bernardino County sheriff's Cpl. Wayne Martin began training anewgroup of motorcycle officers last week at the agency's EmergencyVehicleOperations Center ...
Immigrants still have individual opinions
Nov 01, 2005 ... (Editor's note: This is a twice weekly column written byConorFriedersdorf, who is managing the Daily Bulletin's blog, orspecial Website, on immigration issues. The blog is designed toprovide a forum foropinions and information on immigration. The blogis ...
High tech helps in special ed
Nov 01, 2005; ... CLAREMONT - Emily Bergstresser, student body president ofDanburySchool, clicked through a lesson plan Tuesday along with herclassmates. Interacting with the world is a constant challenge for the 11-year-old,as cerebral palsy severely limits her motor skills andrequires her ...
Murder case could carry death penalty
Nov 01, 2005; ... RANCHO CUCAMONGA - A carjacking suspect accused of dragginghisvictim to death outside Ontario International Airport will findout todaywhether he must stand trial on charges that could bring himthe deathpenalty. A preliminary hearing began Tuesday in West Valley Superior ...
Prison officials call for better inmate rehab
Nov 01, 2005; ... MONTCLAIR -- A new approach is needed to reduce thestaggeringnumber of inmates who return to California prisons aftergetting out, stateofficials said at a hearing Tuesday. At a special meeting of the Assembly Business and ProfessionsCommitteeheld in Montclair, Roderick Hickman, ...
Jury recommends death sentence for Abbott
Nov 01, 2005; ... RANCHO CUCAMONGA -- Jurors on Tuesday recommended a deathsentencefor a man who murdered an armored car guard during therobbery of anOntario bank. The jury deliberated less than three hours before announcingthedecision. Their speed surprised even the prosecutors, who ...
I.E. manufacturing activity drops in October
Nov 01, 2005; ... Manufacturing activity for the combined San Bernardino andRiversideCounty area slowed significantly in October, according to aCal State SanBernardino report released Tuesday. The local purchasing managers index registered 49.2 in October,downfrom 58.2 in September. The index is ...
Police close to ID of dismembered man
Nov 01, 2005; ... SAN BERNARDINO - Dismembered human remains found in twolocationsare believed to be those of a 73-year-old man reportedmissing over theweekend, sheriff's officials said Tuesday. The name of the missing San Bernardino resident was beingwithheldpending notification of his family and ...
Women visit U.S. to view operations, take ideas home
Nov 01, 2005; ... RANCHO CUCAMONGA - Five Russian businesswomen toured Cask n'Cleaveron Monday in an effort to better understand how America'solder capitalismworks. The Russian women are touring the Inland Valley as part of theOpenWorld Program, which is managed by the independent Open ...
BRIEFS
Nov 01, 2005 ... IMMIGRATION BLOG: "Am I suppose to feel sorry for someone who diesduring their own attempt to break the laws of our country?" Blogcolumnist Conor Friedersdorf addresses the generalizing of millionsof immigrants and the fact that even illegal immigrants areindividuals not easily ...
County spreads extra money around to various projects
Nov 01, 2005; ... San Bernardino County supervisors voted Tuesday to spend awindfallof $39.5 million for a multitude of projects throughout thecounty. The board amicably and unanimously assigned the money - taxreceipts,fees and state paybacks that are running well ahead ofprojections - to avariety ...
Rialto councilmembers served recall notices
Nov 01, 2005; ... RIALTO A citizens' group served two City Councilmembers withnotices of intent to recall them from their postsat a contentious,often confrontational council meeting Tuesdaynight. Council members Winnie Hanson and Ed Scott both face arecalleffort. Organizers of the recall said ...
Residents call for police vote
Nov 01, 2005; ... RIALTO - About 25 Police Department employees andsupportersrallied before Tuesday night's City Council meeting,demanding that they beallowed to vote on who provides police servicesfor their city. Protesters angrily denounced the council for its Sept. 13 votetodisband the Police ...
Rubidoux campus may be ready for new academies
Nov 01, 2005; ... GLEN AVON The educationally trendy Smaller LearningCommunitiesmodel may be instituted at Rubidoux High Schoolnext year, a full yearearlier than expected, and at theschool's original home. The Rubidoux High campus, in the midst of renovation, couldbepartially re-opened next year for ...
INFO FOR FALLEN OFFICER PICTURES:
Nov 01, 2005 ... Fallen motorcycle officers in San Bernardino, Los Angeles andRiverside counties since 2000: Los Angeles County sheriff's Deputy Brandan Hinkle - died Feb. 14,2001 Inglewood police Officer John Frederick Lee Small - died June 24,2003 California Highway Patrol Officer ...
Shakere Guy, 23, dies on patrol when roadside bomb explodes
Nov 01, 2005; ... POMONA -- Shakere Guy liked dancing, playing video games andteasinghis mother. The serious side of him looked forward to returning to Pomona fromIraqand continuing his studies in computer engineering, whilespending timewith his family and fiancee. All those plans were wiped ...
Six seek Claremont board seats
Nov 01, 2005; ... CLAREMONT - At least two new faces will make it ontoClaremont'sschool board after Tuesday's election, when voters head tothe polls todecide on three open seats. Voters in the Claremont Unified School District will chooseamongchallengers Kevin Arnold, Mary Caenepeel, Niles Hirschi, ...
Recall organizers ready for battle
Nov 02, 2005; ... RIALTO The day after a citizens group handed recall papers to CityCouncil members Ed Scott and Winnie Hanson, supporters of the city'sPolice Department were digging in for a long battle with cityleaders, and a deeply torn council vowed to continue to do thepeople's business. The ...
Leaders chide Bush proposal
Nov 02, 2005; ... Local forest and fire-safety leaders joined Rep. JerryLewis, R-Redlands, and Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., incriticizing a Bushadministration proposal to meet HurricaneKatrina costs by cutting$500 million from wildlandfirefighting fund reserves. "Nationwide maybe they can do ...
DA adds staff to Public Integrity Unit
Nov 02, 2005; ... SAN BERNARDINO District Attorney Mike Ramos isexpanding a divisionof his office that specializes inprosecuting public corruption cases. Ramos announced Wednesday he has added a lawyer, twoinvestigatorsand a secretary to his Public Integrity Unit. With the additions, the ...
Meeting ordered for land dispute
Nov 02, 2005; ... San Bernardino County supervisors will once againconductsettlement talks with developers who are suing the county,andthis time they may have some appraised land to barter with. Superior Court Judge Peter H. Norell ordered representativesofColonies Partners L.P., all five county ...
Upgrades needed for shipping lines in I.E., experts contend
Nov 02, 2005; ... ONTARIO The growth of global trade is driving theneed for upgradesto the Inland Empire's transportationinfrastructure, according toexperts at a trade conferenceWednesday. The event, co-sponsored by the Los Angeles Area Chamber ofCommerceand the city of Ontario, brought business ...
States would bear brunt of costs
Nov 02, 2005; ... Under the president's new emergency plan, some state andlocalhealth agencies might not be able to afford flumedications or be ableto provide health services should adangerous flu outbreak reachepidemic proportions. Scientists warn that the avian, or bird, flu virus that ...
Boeing machinists strike, satellite launches could be delayed
Nov 02, 2005 ... LOS ANGELES Boeing Co. officials have not yet decidedwhether toscrub upcoming satellite launches or hirereplacement workers aftermachinists went on strike inCalifornia, Alabama and Florida, acompany spokesman saidWednesday. About 1,500 workers joined the walkout that began at ...
Deadline nears for Pomona mayor race
Nov 02, 2005; ... POMONA The deadline to file nomination papers for theJanuaryspecial election to fill the city's mayoral post closesFriday with 14residents already having taken out nominationpapers. Of the 14, only two had filed their final documents as ofWednesdayafternoon. Xavier Alvarez is ...
Brothers in custody after shooting
Nov 02, 2005; ... DIAMOND BAR Two brothers remain in custody after areal estateagent was shot in what deputies are calling a caseof mistakenidentity. John Steven Heesch, 29, of Diamond Bar was arrested onsuspicion ofattempted murder while his brother, James HowardHeesch, 27, wasarrested on ...
Questions remain about body
Nov 02, 2005; ... SAN BERNARDINO The case of the dismembered manbecame slightlyclearer Wednesday when he was identified, butnew elements seemed tomake things still murkier. For years, he had been under the care of a conservator, butit wasunknown why. The dismemberment apparently occurred athis home, ...
Fighting to keep the hills
Nov 02, 2005; ... CLAREMONT A landowner has leveled the tops off twohills, dammed upa stream and bulldozed several spots forpotential homes in the hillywilderness above Claremont duringthe past couple of weeks all withoutany permits. Jose Cuevas ignored strict city regulations that ...
Changing global economy influences America
Nov 02, 2005; ... ONTARIO - America's economy and business are going through some ofthe most rapid changes ever seen, the publisher of Forbes told morethan 100 people at the Ontario Convention Center on Wednesday. In the past 10 years, technology has become so cheap that billionsof people now are ...
Companies leaving state hurts but not too much, study shows
Nov 02, 2005; ... We've all heard the dire news. Businesses are fleeing California in droves. Companies can'thandle the state's costly and restrictive regulations and mandates,so they're leaving the Golden State in search of more business-friendly locales. There's no doubt that many companies ...
Man suspected of exposing himself to children
Nov 02, 2005; ... ONTARIO Police are seeking a man who has exposed himself to atleast four teenage girls walking near schools, detectives saidWednesday. The man has not tried to make any physical contact with the girls,but police and school officials still urged students to ...
Ontario seeks new report on Wal-Mart
Nov 02, 2005; ... ONTARIO The city will seek additional environmental analysis of aproposed Wal-Mart Supercenter that has upset residents in theneighborhood close by. Ontario officials had long contended that theoriginalenvironmental impact report for the site, completed in1997,was a sufficient ...
OBITUARY
Nov 01, 2005 ... Georgeann Bleemers, 57, San Dimas, died Oct. 28, 2005 Todd Memorial Chapel, Pomona Julius Feingold, 96, Claremont, died Oct. 30, 2005 Services were held Angela P. Garcia, 94, La Verne, died Oct. 31, 2005 Emmanuel Hispanic Presbyterian Church, ...
NHRA career fair gets green light
Nov 01, 2005 ... The annual National Hot Rod Association's Career OpportunitiesFair is today from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Fairplex's Pomona Raceway.Students can ...
MEETINGS
Nov 01, 2005 ... - Norco City Council: 7 p.m., City Council Chambers, 2820 ClarkAve. - Rancho Cucamonga City Council: 7 p.m., Civic Center, 10500 CivicCenter Drive. - San Dimas Planning Commission: 7:30 p.m., Council Chamber, 245E. Bonita Ave. EVENTS - Support Group: Hope ...
Chino bridge closed for long renovation
Nov 01, 2005 ... The Chino Creek Bridge was closed Monday for rebuilding, a projectthat will take anywhere from six months to a year to complete,according to Chino city officials. Caltrans will construct a new bridge with stronger supports toaccommodate ...
Wellness clinic rolls to Pomona church
Nov 01, 2005 ... POMONA Low-cost health services will be offered Thursday between8:30 and 11:30 a.m. at the International Building of First BaptistChurch of Pomona, 757 N. Garey Ave. Services will be provided by the Portable Wellness Clinic, and theevent is sponsored by Compassion Net and the ...
History group to hear about Civil Air Patrol
Nov 01, 2005 ... RIALTO Gene Jozens, of Rialto, will speak about the Civil AirPatrol at the Rialto Historical Society's open house at 12:30 p.m. onSaturday Nov. 5 at 201 N. Riverside Ave., Rialto ....
Alta Loma alumni plan Veterans Day event
Nov 01, 2005 ... RANCHO CUCAMONGA The Alta Loma School Alumni Association willsponsor a Veterans Day ceremony at 3:30 p.m. Sunday at the VietnamMemorial Rose Garden at Alta Loma High School, 8880 Base Line Road. This is the 15th year for the ceremony, which has been held by theAlumni Association ...
Nonprofit seminar looks at fund-raising
Nov 01, 2005 ... RANCHO CUCAMONGA A nonprofit resource seminar will be heldThursday at the Central Park Community Center, 11200 Base Line Road,in Rancho Cucamonga, to offer groups tips on how to secure funds andpromote better programs. The free seminar from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. will ...
S.B. County initiates program to give flu spray to schools
Nov 01, 2005; ... Hours after President Bush unveiled his $7.1 billion strategy tocombat an avian flu outbreak, San Bernardino County initiated aseparate plan to fight the annual garden-variety flu insideclassrooms. As soon as willing school districts are on board, the county'sPublic Health ...
Upland Woman's Club hosts monthly lunch
Nov 01, 2005 ... UPLAND The Upland Woman's Club will hold its monthly luncheonTuesday at noon. The program will be Bruce Sievers-American Poet, "Man in Love withHis Country." The luncheon will ...
Did lawyers, not Sith, got revenge on this Jedi?
Nov 01, 2005 ... "LUKE, I AM YOUR TRAVEL AGENT": In April 2004 a photo appearedhere of a travel agency on Ontario's South Vineyard Avenue with theunlikely name Jedi Travel. When I asked, an employee swore the name had nothing to do with"Star Wars." Rather, he said, Jedi was picked because the ...
Assault victim found with head injury
Nov 01, 2005 ... MONTCLAIR Police are looking for a person who struck a man in thehead early Monday. The victim, a 52-year-old man, was found with head injuriesconsistent with blunt force trauma at 10295 Mills Ave. at 6:44 ...
Police arrest two suspected in stabbing
Nov 01, 2005 ... UPLAND Two Upland men suspected in a stabbing were arrested bypolice early Tuesday. Police said Joshua Dominguez and Michael Wolf, both 18, got intoan argument over a girl with two other teens near the corner of 24thStreet and Mountain Avenue at 12:19 a.m. Dominguez pulled ...
Bonita candidate meet at forum
Nov 02, 2005 ... A forum for candidates for the Bonita Unified School Districtboard will take place tonight at 7 at Hillcrest Retirement Community,2705 Mountain ...
Kennard approved as head of L.A. airports
Nov 02, 2005 ... LOS ANGELES The City Council voted Wednesday to confirm theappointment of Lydia Kennard as head of the agency overseeing OntarioInternational Airport. Kennard previously served as executive director of LosAngelesWorld Airports, which also operates Los Angeles ...
Felony charges filed in dog sex abuse case
Nov 02, 2005 ... RANCHO CUCAMONGA Prosecutors filed felony animal cruelty chargesthis week against a 39-year-old Ontario man accused of performing sexacts with a dog. Ubaldo Vasquez Huizar pleaded not guilty to the charge Tuesday inWest Valley Superior Court. Huizar, a convicted sex offender, ...
Carjacking suspect will face murder trial
Nov 02, 2005 ... RANCHO CUCAMONGA A carjacking suspect accused of dragging a man todeath was ordered to stand trial for murder on Wednesday. Jose Luis Chichipa will return to West Valley Superior Court Nov.10 to be arraigned. Prosecutors say Chichipa fatally dragged Seok Rhee in March ...
Rembrandt Club sets speaker, meeting
Nov 02, 2005 ... The Rembrandt Club will host a meeting at 1:30 p.m. Friday inLyman Hall in the Thatcher Building at Pomona College. The guest speaker will be Sylvia Pauloo-Taylor, who will discuss"A Bird's Eye View of a Rewarding ...
OBITUARY
Nov 02, 2005 ... Robert John Benzing, 86, Rancho Cucamonga, died Nov. 1, 2005 Inland Memorial, Upland Jennie May Crutcher, 86, Upland, died Oct. 31, 2005 Stone Funeral Home, Upland Michael A. Devers, 20, Rancho Cucamonga, died Oct. 29, 2005 No Service ...
Colgate-Palmolive, P&G profits up
Nov 01, 2005 ... CINCINNATI Procter & Gamble Co. and Colgate-Palmolive Co.postedquarterly profit increases Tuesday, attributing strongbrandperformances boosted by new products and booming growth indevelopingmarkets. And both major consumer products companies expect growth tocontinueover the next ...
Today is Wednesday, Nov. 2, the 306th day of 2005. There are
Nov 01, 2005 ... 59 days left in the year. On Nov. 2, 1947, Howard Hughes piloted his huge woodenflying boat,the Hughes H-4 Hercules (popularly known as the"Spruce Goose"), onits only flight, which lasted about aminute over Long Beach Harbor. In 1783, Gen. George Washington issued his Farewell ...
[ BRIEFS ]
Nov 03, 2005 ... LOCAL RARE SIGHTING: A tiny bird, a painted redstart, perched on an oaktree inside Bonelli Park in San Dimas hasbeen attracting swarms ofbird watchers for the past few days.Experts say it is a rare visitorto California, with its normalbreeding grounds being Mexico, Nevada,New ...
Today is Friday, November 4, the 308th day of 2005. There
Nov 03, 2005 ... are 57 days left in the year. Nov. 4, 1979, the Iranian hostage crisis began as militantsstormedthe U.S. Embassy in Tehran, seizing its occupants. Forsome of thehostages, it was the start of 444 days ofcaptivity. In 1879, humorist Will Rogers was born in Oologah, ...
High Desert airport seeks aviation workers
Nov 03, 2005; ... VICTORVILLE Wanted: 550 trained aviation specialists byApril. Longer term needs: between 2,000 and 4,000 more. Southern California Logistics Airport is about to take off. Four hangars totaling approximately 350,000 square feet areunderconstruction. The companies that will ...
Filling gaps tough in Jurupa district Jurupa district having trouble filling the gaps
Nov 03, 2005; ... GLEN AVON Jurupa schools are having a tough timefinding enoughsubstitute teachers, and enhanced efforts toraise student scorescould be partly to blame, a schooldistrict official said this week. Full-time teachers are spending more hours in mandatory out-of-the-classroom training ...
Fourth town-hall meeting opens floor for arguments on election
Nov 03, 2005; ... Declaring himself "the people's governor," Gov.ArnoldSchwarzenegger was on the defensive Thursday night at atownhall meeting where a skeptical audience grilled him on hisfourreform measures on next week's special election ballot. Casting the election as a necessity to "give me the ...
Bird sighting rare occurrence
Nov 03, 2005; ... SAN DIMAS A tiny bird perched on an oak tree insideBonelli Parkhas been attracting swarms of bird watchers forthe past few days. The painted redstart is an insect-eating songbird that birdexpertssaid is a rare visitor to California, with its normalbreeding groundsbeing Mexico, ...
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3
Nov 02, 2005 ... EVENTS - Auto Club Finals: Today through Sunday, Fairplex presents theNHRA Auto Club Finals at the Pomona Raceway. Gates open at 7 a.m.Admission: adults $20-$62, ages 6-12 $10-$24 and ages 5 and younger$10-$14. Parking is accessible at Gate 17 on Fairplex Drive.Information: (626) ...
Merger of Red Cross chapters approved
Nov 02, 2005 ... POMONA The merger of the San Gabriel Valley and Pomona Valleychapters of the American Red Cross became official this week, aspokesman for the local organization said Wednesday. Jeremy Schlittenhart, spokesman for what is now the SanGabrielPomona Valley Chapter of the American Red ...
Great Outdoors store in Chino Hills robbed
Nov 02, 2005 ... CHINO HILLS A man robbed a retail store Tuesday after heapproached the register and feigned making a purchase. San Bernardino County Sheriff's deputies responded to an armedrobbery call at the Great Outdoors at 13000 Peyton Driveat 3:45 p.m.,said a police statement. The ...
Boys Republic student arrested for auto theft
Nov 02, 2005 ... CHINO HILLS - A 17-year-old boy was arrested in Riverside Countyafter he stole a car from a group hom eWednesday morning, accordingto police. San Bernardino County Sheriff's responded to a report of a stolencar at Boys Republic at 3493 Grand Ave. at 11:30 a.m., according to ...
Man seriously hurt in freeway accident
Nov 02, 2005 ... MONTCLAIR A 22-year-old man suffered major injuries following acrash that left traffic creeping along a major freeway after histruck overturned Wednesday afternoon. California Highway Patrol officers responded to an accident on thewestbound 10 Freeway at 2:05 p.m., according to are ...