Inland Valley Daily Bulletin back issues from March 2007:
Gov. to send prisons chief to CIM
Mar 01, 2007; ... CHINO - Gov. Schwarzenegger has finally replied to several letterssent by Mayor Dennis Yates and has agreed to send the head of theprison system to view overcrowded conditions at the CaliforniaInstitution for Men. Special Section: Criminal Neglect Yates has written the ...
Station 4 to move to permanent location
Mar 01, 2007; ... UPLAND - The temporary fire station on 15th Street has done a finejob housing firefighters, but officials agree it's time to buildsomething new. "Station 4 is a temporary position, currently made up of rentedtrailers," said Fire Chief Michael Antonucci. "The engine house usedto ...
Upland gets a new name: Gotham City
Mar 01, 2007; ... After I clarified here that it was "Boomerang" with Dana Andrews,not "The Razor's Edge" with Tyrone Power, that played at the openingof Upland's Grove Theater, a note of correction arrived. "The movie playing that night was 'The Mark of Zorro,' anotherterrific action movie ...
17-year-old arrested in Mills shooting
Mar 01, 2007; ... ONTARIO - A 17-year-old from San Bernardino was arrested Wednesdaynight in connection with the Saturday shooting at the Ontario Millsmall. The juvenile, whose name will not be released because of his age,was arrested about 9 p.m. when he and two other juveniles went toretrieve ...
AmberWatch joins with judo club to offer self-defense for children
Mar 01, 2007; ... There are countless stories of parents who turned away for a splitsecond and to look back and see their child gone. It is that splitsecond that can be vital to saving a child's life. Gary Goltz Judo Club in Claremont has joined the AmberWatchFoundation to provide "Be Safe," an ...
Racer's killer gets 2 life sentences
Mar 01, 2007; ... PASADENA - Convicted murderer Michael Frank Goodwin was sentencedThursday to two consecutive life sentences for the deaths oflegendary auto racer Mickey Thompson and his wife, Trudy, about 19years ago. On Jan. 4, a jury found Goodwin, 62, guilty of orchestrating theshooting ...
Peace on Earth, between races is focus of San Bernardino activists
Mar 01, 2007; ... SAN BERNARDINO - Activists gathered in front of City Hall onThursday to launch what they said will be a movement promoting peaceand immigrants' rights. Their top issues include bringing about immigration reform, peacein Iraq and peace in local communities or "barrios" by ending ...
Police: Tracking device foils insurance fraud scheme
Mar 01, 2007; ... A Pomona woman was arrested this week in connection with an autoinsurance scam that apparently unraveled when she was outsmarted byher own car. Prosecutors say Elva Padilla hid her new Ford Focus at herbrother's house in Victorville and then falsely reported it stolen topolice ...
Pomona gang targeted in sweep on drug ring
Mar 01, 2007; ... VICTORVILLE - Sheriff's deputies swept through the High Desertearly Thursday to strike a blow against collaborating drug-trafficking gangs, especially focusing on activities of a longtimeBloods gang from Pomona. Special Section: Neighborhood Watch Photo Gallery: Operation ...
Suicide bomber kills local civilian
Mar 01, 2007; ... Geraldine Marquez was always a kid at heart, so her family wasn'tthe least bit surprised to learn how she celebrated her birthdayMonday night - surrounded by friends and eating ice cream cake. Just hours later, after nursing a cup of morning coffee andplotting some online ...
JCSD's closed session called violation of law
Mar 01, 2007; ... The Jurupa Community Services District apparently violated theBrown Act on Monday night by calling for a closed-session meetingthat was not on the meeting's agenda. Obtain Public Information: Freedom Friday Board member Paul Hamrick made a motion for the agency to meet ...
Lake Arrowhead puts requested records on Web
Mar 01, 2007; ... LAKE ARROWHEAD - A small government agency in the local mountainshas taken an unusual step that increases the public's access toofficial records. For about one year, Lake Arrowhead Community Services Districtstaffers have posted their responses to public records requests onthe ...
Incumbents at odds with pasture's owners
Mar 01, 2007; ... CLAREMONT - Incumbents for Tuesday's City Council election arecrying foul at the timing of this week's public statements by theowners of Johnson's Pasture. With ownership now describing in detail the stalled negotiationsfor the undeveloped hillside land, Mayor Peter Yao and ...
House fire strands 3 adults, 1 child
Mar 01, 2007 ... ONTARIO - A house fire on Thursday displaced three adults and onechild. The fire in the 400 block of East Ralston Street was reported at12:08 p.m., Ontario fire spokesman Jacob Green said.About 15 fire personnel and the American Red Cross ...
Man robbed at gunpoint at home
Mar 01, 2007 ... SAN DIMAS - Sheriff's deputies are searching for four people whorobbed a man at gunpoint in his driveway late Wednesday. The victim, who had just returned from a business trip, drove tohis house in the 2200 block of Calle Margarita at 10:50 p.m. and gotout of his car. Four men, ...
Woman accused of lying about injuries
Mar 01, 2007 ... FONTANA - Investigators with the District Attorney's Office andthe Fontana Police Department have arrested a woman they said liedabout the extent of her on-the-job injury.Officials said that Aida Hernandez-Torres, 47, of Fontana, filedtwo workers' compensation claims claiming ...
Woman scammed with 'gold bars'
Mar 01, 2007 ... MONTCLAIR - A woman was conned out of more than $1,000 on Tuesdayafter two people convinced her to put down a deposit on "gold bars." The victim, a 41-year-old Pomona woman, called Montclair policeafter two people she entrusted with $1,300 didn't show up for aprearranged meeting ....
3 suspected in fraud, burglary
Mar 01, 2007 ... RANCHO CUCAMONGA - Three people were arrested Saturday onsuspicion of credit card fraud, burglary and conspiracy. Raymond Barner, 30, of Rialto; Quiana Houston, 28, of Fontana; andCynthia Jeter, 41, of Fontana, were arrested at a Wal-Mart parkinglot, police said. Barner was ...
Wanted R.C. parolee arrested
Mar 01, 2007 ... RANCHO CUCAMONGA - An at-large parolee was arrested Tuesday onsuspicion of possessing stolen drugs, cash and guns. David Allen, 27, of Rancho Cucamonga, was arrested about 6 p.m. atan apartment on Ramona Avenue, according to a San Bernardino CountySheriff's Department news release ....
Children not hurt in bus crash
Mar 01, 2007 ... A California Highway Patrol officer marks the position of a schoolbus that was involved in a traffic collision early Thursday atMerrill and Locust avenues in Fontana. Two students who were on thebus were not hurt. The crash occurred when a vehicle going south on Locust ran a ...
Suspected copper thieves arrested in Upland
Mar 01, 2007; ... UPLAND - Police arrested two people Wednesday morning afterbackflow valves apparently stolen for their valuable copper werefound in the suspects' vehicle. Upland police arrested Bruce Bartholomew, 45, and Gloria Alvarez,26, both of Montclair, after officers saw them acting ...
News from around The Inland Valley
Mar 01, 2007 ... Two principals to lead Upland High UPLAND - The Upland Unified School District Board of Educationdecided to move forward with the plan of having two principals atUpland High School. On Tuesday, Superintendent Guy Rutherford explained in detail theresponsibilities both ...
Claremont candidates keep bringing in the big bucks
Mar 01, 2007; ... CLAREMONT - Candidates for the March 6 City Council electioncontinue to raise and spend money in far larger quantities than theprevious two election cycles, campaign finance filings show. Through Feb. 17, the race's seven candidates raised a total of$97,018 - 22 percent more than ...
Suspects arrested in Rialto shooting
Mar 01, 2007; ... The suspected triggerman and getaway driver in the deadly shootingof a 33-year-old man in Rialto have been arrested in San Bernardino. The Rialto Police Department's Street Crime Attack Team found thegetaway car at Randall and Meridian avenues in San Bernardino about1:30 p.m ....
Seen & Heard: March 2
Mar 01, 2007 ... Have you seen something around town you want to know more about?Heard a rumor you want verified? Write us atcitydesk@dailybulletin.com or call (909) 483-9316. We'll run it hereTuesday through Saturday. UPLAND Take me out to the salon Not many places provide the raw ...
Upland hosts native plant, water conservation seminar
Mar 01, 2007; ... California-native plants have gotten a bad rap through the years. Bill Neelans, Upland's senior management analyst, has organized afour-week session program for Upland residents that talks about thebenefits of California native plants and water conservation. "A lot of people ...
Claremont Centennial Celebration to begin today
Mar 01, 2007; ... When L.N. Smith became president of the Board of Trustees of thenewly-incorporated city in 1907, Claremont was thriving with lemonand oranges groves. Much of the landscape 100 years later has changed. But Claremontresidents have vowed not to forget what once was, said Bill ...
Speedway auction raises $8,200 for library
Mar 01, 2007; ... It was good times at the California Speedway in Fontana when thelive auction on the main stage raised $8,200 to benefit the FontanaLibrary and Resource Technology Center Fund. "Since I live in Fontana, it makes me feel good that my tax-paying dollars are going here," said Reed ...
Reporter not the only speed demon at Racefest
Mar 01, 2007; ... I don't drive fast. I fly low. It's what I tell my friends after their first spin with me. I know this may sound like I am tooting my own horn, but I'm anexcellent driver. Sure, some may say I live life in the fast lane, but I don'tbelieve I can match or catch up to ...
Wake Amnesia brimming with confidence
Mar 01, 2007; ... Members of the band Wake Amnesia are not suffering from memoryloss. Dustin M. Krapes of Los Angeles, Victor Ona of Rancho Cucamonga,Sean Michael and Kevin Dieterle of Upland are well aware of who theyare as individuals and as band members. The four are not concerned with ...
Farnsworth named volunteer of the year at Trinity Youth Services
Mar 01, 2007; ... Cindy Farnsworth wants you! Investing her time since January 2006 as volunteer coordinator atTrinity Youth Services in the Rancho Cucamonga Foster Care office,Farnsworth has been named as its "Volunteer of the Year." "Trinity is a big company with a lot of volunteers, but ...
Seniors watch movies, make friends and eat popcorn at center
Mar 01, 2007; ... Lights, camera, popcorn! Every Wednesday at the Rialto Senior Center, in Rialto, seniorscan enjoy a free popcorn and movie matinee. On Feb. 21, seniors laughed during the comedy "Clicked," starringAdam Sandler and Christopher Walken. "A lot of seniors don't get out ...
Fontana High School presents 'South Pacific'
Mar 01, 2007 ... Fontana High School's STAR Productions will present the Rodgersand Hammerstein wartime romance, "South Pacific" March 8 through 11in the Theodore Auditorium at Fontana High School. This musicalromance deals with prejudice and tolerance within the confines of asmall, tropical island ...
School has a day to say students are special
Mar 01, 2007 ... Holy Name of Mary School, an Inland Valley parochial school in SanDimas, culminated Catholic Schools Week with its annual SpecialPersons Day on Feb. 2. "Each day we celebrated something special: the people in theparish, the community, the faculty and staff, Black History Month ...
'Mr. Ontario' takes pride in city
Mar 01, 2007; ... After decades of serving his community, he was given the nicknameMr. Ontario. Tom Burciaga proudly answers to the title. In 1959, Burciaga moved from East Los Angeles to Ontario with hisfamily and he made it his business to give back to the community.A member and founder of ...
Claremont to award scholarships for sports programs
Mar 01, 2007; ... For nearly 20 years, Claremont has provided low-income childrenwith scholarships used for after-school activities or child care. Throughout the years, the city has continued to expand theservices they offer, said Mercy Santoro, deputy director of humanservices. "We ...
Sova Hunger Program expands operations
Mar 01, 2007; ... After decades in a small house next to a scrap metal recyclingyard, a food program that serves local cities is calling a new 5,000-square-feet facility home. Next week the Sova Hunger Program will be open for business at itsnew location on the corner of California Street and Bon ...
DB Library filled with song, learning
Mar 01, 2007; ... Guitarist Ethan Wilson laid down a heavy bass line, before therhythmic beats of Sam Roy Jr.'s congo drums and the tap-tap-tap ofVictor Praedes' sticks on timbales augmented the ancient sounds ofAfrica. Abdul Salaam Muhammad came in last, his flute flavoring the numberwith gospel ...
James Gang making way through Ontario
Mar 01, 2007 ... A band of bikers took to the streets of Ontario on Feb. 18 tospread news about motorcycle safety and awareness. The James Gang, Abate Local 19, Pomona Valley Hog, and the Vagosmotorcycle clubs went for a ride up Mountain Avenue and parked theirbikes at Edwards Theater to enjoy a ...
De Anza sixth-graders to help New Orleans
Mar 01, 2007; ... The sixth-graders at De Anza Middle School in Ontario have decidedto reach across the country to share their love of reading in anational literary event. National Read Across America is a literacy campaign observed March2 of every year to promote reading. The event began as ...
Talent from Norco, Corona, surrounding areas to be showcased
Mar 01, 2007; ... American Idol fans in the Norco and Corona area unable to see theshow live need not worry. The Norco Parks, Recreation and Community Services will be holdingits 11th annual Party Partners Talent Show. The show will feature Norco, Corona and surrounding areacontestants ....
Speedway auction raises $8,200 for library
Mar 01, 2007; ... It was good times at the California Speedway in Fontana when thelive auction on the main stage raised $8,200 to benefit the FontanaLibrary and Resource Technology Center Fund. "Since I live in Fontana, it makes me feel good that my tax-paying dollars are going here," said Reed ...
Murvel Williams ministers to prisoners, Jamaica
Mar 01, 2007; ... Murvel Williams, 56, of Fontana is a man on a spiritual mission. Williams operates on the premise one person can make a significantdifference. Thankful for the love and support he's always receivedfrom family and friends, he does more than count his blessings. The independent ...
Long to emphasize 'each and every child' in address
Mar 01, 2007; ... Riverside County Superintendent of Schools David Long will holdhis annual Educational Briefing in which he presents a state ofeducation address to the public. "Every year he picks a theme," said Riverside County of EducationMedia Specialist Rick Peoples. "He talks about what's ...
Library continues with multicultural focus
Mar 01, 2007; ... Diamond Bar library, an affiliate of the Los Angeles County PublicLibrary System, continues its series of multicultural, multiethnicand intergenerational programs. All the special programs at the library located at 1061 S. GrandAve. are free and open to the public ....
Speakers will focus on children in crisis
Mar 01, 2007; ... Dr. Mattie L. Jerry and the Rev. Amanda Mayo, educators andspiritual leaders focusing on children in crises, will be the keynotespeakers at the Jamaica Care Ministry International's benefit dinnerand silent auction on March 9. The two women's presentations will relate to the ...
Go, fly a kite
Mar 01, 2007; ... For the past 20 years, Ontario Recreation and Community Serviceshas held a kite flying contest, and this year was no different. On Feb. 27, the department hosted the 21st annual contest at BonView Community Center in Ontario. The contest is one of the mostpopular events at the ...
Stars Youth Hockey teams skate way to state championships
Mar 01, 2007; ... They play on the ice like champions, because they are. On Feb. 11, two teams from California Stars Youth Hockey, a clubthat practices at Center Ice in Ontario, won the state championshipsby winning all five games in a tournament held in NorthernCalifornia. The Bantam AA ...
Ontario fair touts positive choices for youths
Mar 01, 2007; ... The Ontario Police Department Crime Prevention Unit is planning tobring to light the abundance of positive activities for youth toengage in locally. On March 10, the department will host its Positive AlternativesFair in Ontario. The event will feature more than 20 youth ...
Fraizer played role in development of Norco Western Art Show
Mar 01, 2007; ... The 11th annual Norco Western Art Show is just around the cornerand for Francis Fraizer it's overwhelming to think about how theevent has grown into a Norco pastime. Fraizer was one of the original artists to participate in theevent 11 years ago. "I didn't have any ...
Rivers moves Corona Regional Medical forward
Mar 01, 2007; ... Ken Rivers has only been chief executive officer of CoronaRegional Medical Center for a little less than half a year, but onewould be hard-pressed to believe that given the progress made. "He has an interest in not only improving our hospital but gettinginvolved in our community," ...
Kiwanis flip for fundraising
Mar 01, 2007; ... Don't worry about cooking breakfast on Saturday, the CoronaKiwanis Club has you covered. The club's annual pancake breakfast fund-raiser will be held onthat day and anyone interested is welcome. Attendees will get a chance to enjoy all the pancakes, fresh eggsand sausages ...
Community garden stills has plots available
Mar 01, 2007; ... Planting, weeding and preparing the soil. These are things gardeners think about during the early months ofthe year. For Chino residents interested in such topics, but who may nothave the space in their own backyards to plant a vegetable, fruit orflower garden, have no need ...
College president to be honored at celebration
Mar 01, 2007 ... Dr. Garbis Der Yeghiayan of La Verne, an internationally renownedscholar, peace advocate and visionary, will be honored at a March 17dinner for 30 years of service to Armenian higher education and worldpeace. The celebration will be held at the Verdugo Hills Country Club ...
Autism conference slated at Harvey Mudd
Mar 01, 2007 ... Casa Colina Centers for Rehabilitation will hold its 6th annualTrends in Autism Conference at Harvey Mudd College's Galileo Hall onMarch 10 and 11. Physicians, therapists and autism experts will be among thekeynote speakers and workshop facilitators at the conference heldfrom ...
Aerial Gunners take flight at Planes of Fame
Mar 01, 2007; ... April 18, 1942. Sixteen B-25B Mitchell bombers took off from the USS Hornet 600miles from their targets, for the first bombing of the Japanesemainland in World War II. It was a day of retaliation against Japan for the bombing of PearlHarbor four months before. That ...
Councilman doubles as an assistant principal
Mar 01, 2007; ... Ed Graham of Chino Hills knows just about everything teens likeand dislike. The former Chino Hills mayor and councilman should. He spends mostof his time surrounded by them. Graham is the assistant principal of Pioneer Junior High School inUpland and each day he has the ...
Children can hop up and have breakfast with Easter Bunny
Mar 01, 2007; ... The Easter Bunny is coming to Chino Hills on March 31 and he'sstaying for breakfast. Breakfast for the city event will be provided by the Chino HillsKiwanis Club and pancakes are on the menu. The event will include allsorts of adventure and fun including a craft time and a picture ...
Choir raises $2,000 for Laiken Kenwood
Mar 01, 2007; ... On Feb. 23, 175 voices took to song to benefit Laiken Kenwood, an11-year-old battling acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL), which is acancer that is in the bone marrow and lymph tissues. The choir raised around $2,000 to help Laiken and her mother,Stacey Pleasant. "It's just ...
Community rallies around Chino Hills girl with cancer
Mar 01, 2007; ... Laiken Kenwood of Chino Hills has a smile so bright that it canbring joy into any room. But what one doesn't see when Laiken smiles is the pain the 11-year-old has experienced due to a life-threatening disease. Laiken, has acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL), which is a ...
Car falls 40 feet off freeway
Mar 01, 2007 ... A man lost control of his car and plunged 40 feet over the side ofthe 15 Freeway in Ontario, Thursday afternoon March 1, 2007. The man was carried up an embankment by Rancho Cucamonga andOntario ...
Claremont to award scholarships for sports programs
Mar 01, 2007; ... For nearly 20 years, Claremont has provided low-income childrenwith scholarships used for after-school activities or child care. Throughout the years, the city has continued to expand theservices they offer, said Mercy Santoro, deputy director of humanservices. "We ...
Five displaced by attic fire
Mar 01, 2007 ... FONTANA - An attic fire displaced five people on Thursday evening. San Bernardino County firefighters responded at 7:47 p.m. to afire at a single-family home in the 8200 block of Citrus Avenue, saidKaren Humphreys, supervising fire dispatcher. Firefighters learned the fire had ...
Conference contest promotes families
Mar 01, 2007; ... Terry Boykins wants to engage parents in taking responsibility forwhat their children are doing. He founded 4Positive Knowledge in Grand Terrace in 1997 with themission to help parents do a better job in raising and nurturingtheir children. "It is awareness - it means being ...
San Dimas man robbed at gunpoint
Mar 01, 2007 ... SAN DIMAS -- Sheriff s deputies are searching for four people whorobbed a man at gunpoint in his driveway late Wednesday. The victim, who had just returned from a business trip, drove tohis home in the 2200 block of Calle Margarita at 10:50 p.m. and gotout of his car ....