Inland Valley Daily Bulletin back issues from August 2007:
Driver killed on Highway 91
Aug 01, 2007 ... RIVERSIDE - A box truck driver was killed this morning after heslammed into another box truck that was parked on the shoulder ofHighway 91. The California Highway Patrol shut down one lane of the eastbound91 at Buchanan Street on the border of Riverside and Corona for morethan ...
Pomona hospital charting its future
Aug 01, 2007; ... POMONA - Just as the Inland Valley continues to grow, PomonaValley Hospital Medical Center is approaching a period of rapidgrowth as well. Hospital officials presented conceptual plans to the City Councilon Monday that they would like to carry out in phases over roughlytwo ...
Letters to the Editor: Aug. 2
Aug 01, 2007 ... Witness to accident does the right thing On July 18 at approximately 11:30 a.m., I was involved in an autoaccident at the corner of 11th Street and Mountain Avenue in Upland. I was attempting to turn left on a green left-turn-only light whenI was hit by a driver in a black ...
House botches farm subsidies; it's up to Senate
Aug 01, 2007 ... House Speaker Nancy Pelosi must have wanted a new farm bill in theworst way. Because that's exactly what she got. There's not much to be said in defense of the massive package ofsubsidies-as-usual that Pelosi shepherded through the House lastweek, except that it thoroughly ...
Reader response to volunteerism, 8/1/07
Aug 01, 2007 ... I work for a well-known not-for-profit organization. I was avolunteer at this organization for several years before I was hired.The past 5 years have seen a drastic decline in our volunteers, newrecruits and old-timers retiring. We have found out that manyparents are choosing to work; ...
Democrat adds his voice to call for release of two border agents
Aug 01, 2007; ... WASHINGTON - A leading Democrat joined the chorus of mostlyRepublican lawmakers on Tuesday in calling for the release of twoformer Border Patrol agents convicted of shooting an unarmed drugdealer in the buttocks. Beyond Borders Special Section: Complete immigration news ...
Store hit by armed robbers
Aug 01, 2007; ... UPLAND -- Armed robbers stole cash from a Circle K store lateTuesday, police said. The robbers, one armed with a sawed-off rifle and the other with ashotgun, came to the store at 460 S. Campus Ave. at 10:48 p.m., saidUpland police Sgt. Eleno Arriaga. Police said the men ...
Shelter's impact? Depends on who you're asking
Aug 01, 2007; ... UPLAND - While it's easy to form an attachment to man's bestfriend, it could be a whole different story living across the streetfrom a facility that houses more than a hundred of them for months ata time. The Upland animal shelter on 15th Street was built on a formerlandfill ...
The Buzz: Aug. 1
Aug 01, 2007 ... An artful experience CLAREMONT - Adult art classes are now being offered by StudioClaremont. Classes for adults include collage, watercolor, drawing,introduction to art and abstract art. The downtown Packing House studio previously only offered programsfor ...
Suspects wanted in shooting
Aug 01, 2007 ... FONTANA - Two people are wanted in connection with the shooting ofa man from the city on Monday night. The wounds were not considered life-threatening, police said.The shooting was reported about 11:10 p.m. in the 15600 block ofNorthwind Avenue, according to a Fontana ...
Man found in Santa Ana waters
Aug 01, 2007 ... JURUPA - A man was found fully submerged in water on Monday in theSanta Ana riverbed, police said. There were no obvious signs of trauma and the death could be froman accidental ...
Suspect in retired L.A. officer's slaying sought
Aug 01, 2007; ... DIAMOND BAR - The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department onTuesday asked for the public's help in the killing of a retired LAPDofficer. Ruben Whittington, 61, of Diamond Bar was shot Sunday on LemonAvenue in Walnut while he waited for a tow truck to help with a flattire, ...
Man fails in carjack attempt
Aug 01, 2007 ... FONTANA - A man attempted to carjack a woman at Baseline andCitrus avenues. The 33-year-old woman was approached about 3:30 a.m. Sunday by aman on foot who had a black object in his hand, according to aFontana police news release. The man demanded the ...
No Gold Line harm seen in House vote
Aug 01, 2007; ... The U.S. House's refusal last week to include funding for the GoldLine Foothill extension east to the Inland Valley in this year'stransportation bill is a minor bump in the road to completion of the$1.37 billion project, officials said Tuesday. The money lost in the bill amounted ...
Pomona shooting victim identified
Aug 01, 2007 ... POMONA - The Los Angeles County sheriff's coroner's officerevealed the identity of a man who was shot and killed Thursday. Fernando Mora, 49, of Chino suffered a gunshot wound to the chest,sheriff's coroner Lt. Fred ...
Oversight group added to Claremont youth plan
Aug 01, 2007; ... CLAREMONT - An updated version of the city's nationally recognizedYouth Master Plan was approved Monday evening by a joint session ofthe City Council and Board of Education. The 397-page document, now called the Youth and Family MasterPlan, was drafted at the conclusion of a ...
Court clerk charged with altering records
Aug 01, 2007; ... RANCHO CUCAMONGA - A West Valley Superior Court clerk has beencharged with illegally altering court records. Prosecutors say Eva Woods, 47, of Yucaipa eliminated fines ordismissed traffic tickets three times for a boyfriend and an ex-husband. Deputy District Attorney John ...
Chaffey to be first to perform 'Wonka' musical
Aug 01, 2007; ... In the 43 years since author Roald Dahl wrote "Charlie and theChocolate Factory" there have been two movies based on that book, butno play. Until now. The first licenced musical performance of "Willie Wonka and theChocolate Factory" will appear on stage - not at the ...
State grant boosts colleges' outreach programs
Aug 02, 2007 ... State Treasurer Bill Lockyer has announced that the CaliforniaEducational Facilities Authority will award $250,000 to PomonaCollege and $189,313 to Scripps College to bolster both institutions'outreach programs for low-income middle and high school students. The Summer Scholars ...
Laemmle Theatre debuts, raises $15,000 for museum
Aug 02, 2007; ... With ticket in hand, Karen Rosenthal was the first one to walkinto Laemmle Theatres' latest expansion, Claremont 5, on July 26. Rosenthal was so excited she let out a silent shriek while wavingher hands in the air. "I have been looking forward to this day for 20 years," she ...
Churches reach out to community with cleanup event
Aug 02, 2007; ... UPLAND - Standing near right center field at the baseball field inMemorial Park, Scott Irwin, 13, wrote his name on the fence withgreen paint. Scott was not vandalizing, he was actually a part of a group of 30volunteers taking part in Serve Day. Serve Day was created nine ...
Move sparks interest in immigration
Aug 02, 2007; ... When Elliott Barkan first moved to Southern California in 1970from New York City, the Harvard graduate was ignorant about ethnicminorities in the area. "I had a Ph.D. from Harvard and I did not know there were Mexicans- nobody talked about the western half of the United States," ...
Foothill Family Shelter celebrates Christmas in July
Aug 02, 2007; ... UPLAND - Holding a snow cone in one hand and a straw in the other,5-year-old Precious Daniels looked up at the man in a red suitstanding if front of her. It was Santa Claus. Despite the sweltering heat, he was not a figment of herimagination. Every year residents of the ...
Taking in jazz for kids' education, charities
Aug 02, 2007; ... Internationally known jazz musicians are making their way toOntario for a jazz festival to benefit youth education programs andchildren's charities. The first Inland Empire Jazz Festival will feature a variety ofjazz styles, including bebop, Dixieland, New Orleans, free funk ...
Land, sea adventures await people with disabilities
Aug 02, 2007 ... Casa Colina's Outdoor Adventures program will stage its 13thannual Land Meets Sea Sports Camp on Monday at Long Beach MarineStadium and other Long Beach sites. The camp is "a unique event for persons with disabilities, ages 4and older, and incorporates water and land recreational ...
Happy Hooping: Gentle giant visits Rancho child center
Aug 02, 2007; ... Standing at 6 feet 10 inches, Rick Darnell, 55, is often referredto by friends as a teddy bear. "He's one of the few gentle giants I know - he's just a largeteddy bear," said Benny Mendez, 36, of Rancho Cucamonga, who hasknown him for four years. Darnell, a former American ...
Cal Poly Pomona students working on LED lighting project
Aug 02, 2007 ... Five Cal Poly Pomona engineering students are working with facultymembers to design more energy-efficient lighting electronics fortraffic signals, using light emitting diodes, or LEDs. Students Tim Schow, Scott Borg, Josh Tomashefsky, Ed Sanders andNathan Son are working on the ...
Eatery has Mexico's regional cuisines on menu
Aug 02, 2007; ... There's tacos here. There's even a bell. But this is no fast-foodjoint. The newly opened Las Campanas restaurant in Rancho Cucamonga isnot without its posh frills. It is a $5million venture headed byDuane and Kelly Roberts, owners of Riverside's historic Mission Inn ....
'A going-away party' for neighborhood crime, drugs
Aug 02, 2007; ... Be on the lookout for National Night Out. That's what citizens and law-enforcement agencies, communitygroups, business and local officials, who are on a mission to helpfight crime, will be doing Tuesday in the Rancho Cucamonga andFontana areas. "We want to give neighborhood ...
Fontana Government
Aug 02, 2007 ... Fontana City Hall 8353 Sierra Avenue, Fontana, CA 92335. All Area Codes are (909)unless otherwise specified. City Hall: 350-7600 City Hall Fax: 350-6613 City Clerk: 350-7602 City Council: 350-7606 City Manager: 350-7653 Mayor: ...
Benefit concert to feature country, classic rock
Aug 02, 2007 ... Country and classic rock will be the music of the night for thesecond Concerts Under The Stars program Saturday at the Hafif FamilyEstate in La Verne. The shows, staged by the Hafif Family Foundation and the DailyBulletin, afford charities and nonprofit organizations ...
Rancho Cucamonga honors Sen. Bob Dutton
Aug 02, 2007 ... The city of Rancho Cucamonga recognized state Sen. and formerAssemblyman and Councilman Bob Dutton for his commitment to the cityat a special reception on Wednesday.The RSVP-required reception was followed by a special publicpresentation at the city's regularly scheduled council ...
Envisioning Johnny Depp through Warhol's eyes
Aug 02, 2007; ... I like to think I come from a family of artists. My father the jewelry designer and my mother the self-proclaimedinterior designer. I may not know how to carve a ring out of wax or strategicallyplace doilies around the house, but I can draw a really great stickfigure ....
Senior centers
Aug 02, 2007 ... Rancho Cucamonga James L. Brulte Senior Center, 11200 Base Line Road, RanchoCucamonga Hours: 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Mondays through Fridays;8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays; and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. SundaysInformation: (909) 477-2782 Fontana Josephine ...
Summer heat can be dangerous for seniors
Aug 02, 2007 ... Many seniors enjoy fun in the sun, but extreme summertime heat canbe dangerous and even deadly for Inland Valley seniors. Experts tell us that as we age, our bodies can't handle the heatas when we were younger, said Geneva Labate and Ruby Louie, owners ofHome Instead Senior Care, ...
Vans, trucks to load up with donated school supplies
Aug 02, 2007 ... Inland Empire United Way is working the Rancho Cucamonga Quakesand Victoria Gardens to host the School Tools supply drives tocollect new supplies for local, low-income school children. The Quakes and United Way will host the "Stuff the Truck" supplydrive on Aug. 10 at the ...
Silver Fox Express expands senior transportation services
Aug 02, 2007 ... RANCHO CUCAMONGA - A 16-passenger van dubbed the Silver FoxExpress and sporting lively teal and purple graphics is receiving agreat deal of attention as it rolls along city streets. Sporting anew, flashier look, the Silver Fox Express Senior TransportationSystem has expanded its services ...
Diamond retires from RUSD, leaves sparkling legacy
Aug 02, 2007; ... Registering for school is probably not something many kids enjoy.But Sue Diamond, until very recently the manager of the RialtoUnified School District's registration center, tried to make theexperience as pleasant as possible. After all, her office was the first place families ...
Girls' special mission: Knitting hats for newborns
Aug 02, 2007; ... Registered nurse Laurie Hummel barely had "Do you want to see abrand-new baby?" past her lips when 12 young girls dashed around acorner of Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center's newborn nursery andpressed their small faces as close to the viewing window as possible. Baby boy ...
Charity starts at home for girls in church program
Aug 02, 2007; ... "Hopefully, when they're older, they'll be like my mom," said NanBody of Chino Hills, noting service and charitable works are habitschildren learn from parents and adults who are positive role models. Karen Pinkelman of Diamond Bar, Body's mother and 10-year-oldAllison Body's ...
Unity the theme as cities mark National Night Out
Aug 02, 2007; ... There is power in numbers. When law-enforcement agents and local residents work together, itimproves the quality of life and reduces crime in a community. That's the premise behind National Night Out. La Verne, Pomona and San Dimas will commemorate National Night ...
Sheriff's volunteer believes in giving back - from the heart
Aug 02, 2007; ... SAN DIMAS - New sheriff's station Capt. Joe Hartshorne knowsDebbie Iketani is not a full-time Los Angeles County Sheriff'sDepartment employee. But she certainly is "an A-plus player" on the local law-enforcement team, he said. Iketani, 54, is a frequent figure around the ...
Library takes the mystery out of reading
Aug 02, 2007 ... Reading shouldn't be a mystery. The Diamond Bar library's summer reading program continues itsliteracy efforts through Aug. 31. Library officials will host a partyat 3:30 p.m. Thursday.Its final Scooby Doo Mysteries skit will be presented at 4 p.m.Tuesday ....
Montclair picks its prettiest homes
Aug 02, 2007; ... The Community Action Committee in Montclair has an eye forbeautiful homes in the city. For the past 12 years, the group has sponsored the HomeBeautification Awards. This year, 17 homes were judged in the contestand awards were given to four homes selected as the most ...
Lucky 7 offers summer horse-riding camp
Aug 02, 2007 ... Lucky 7 Stables in Ontario is giving children a chance to saddleup this summer. Summer Camp 2007 will teach children ages 6 to 14 about handling,grooming, basic anatomy, maintenance, mounting and dismounting, andriding of specially trained horses. Each camp session is one ...
Animal control seizes malnourished horses
Aug 01, 2007; ... FONTANA - San Bernardino City Animal Control seized at least twohorses and a colt on Tuesday that were being kept at a Fontanaresidence. Kenneth Childress, animal control director, said that in 25 yearsof being in the business the incident was one of the worst animalabuse cases ...
Animal shelter site opposed
Aug 01, 2007; ... UPLAND - Memorial Park sounds like the perfect place to build ananimal shelter, with its peaceful atmosphere, easy access andfrequent visitors. New Video: Upland animal shelter relocation But some of the park's neighbors don't agree. Residents of nearby streets said ...
Christmas star will twinkle again
Aug 01, 2007; ... SAN ANTONIO HEIGHTS - The Christmas Star will shine again. Ken Petschow said the lighted 30-foot star that for years has beenseen from Thanksgiving to the first week of January on his hillsideproperty will be back this holiday season. "It'll make a good Christmas for ...
Inspectors find Stark to be better
Aug 01, 2007; ... CHINO - It's report card time again for the Heman G. Stark YouthCorrectional Facility, and the state Office of the Inspector Generalhas found some improvements have been made since a January 2005follow-up audit. The report released Tuesday praised the youth facility ...
Fontana growth stall?
Aug 01, 2007; ... FONTANA - Just a few years ago, this city was among the top 10fastest-growing in the nation. Retail development increased behind aflood of home building. Nowadays, Fontana ranks high on a different top 10 list - it's No.2 in home foreclosures in San Bernardino County, nestled ...
Musical at school is totally cool
Aug 01, 2007; ... ONTARIO - David Masterson lives by a simple philosophy: "If youare really good at what you do, you don't have to stand on the streetcorner and yell it out or tell anybody." It's the reason that Masterson, the chairman of the Chaffey HighSchool theater department, and partner Dave ...
Double trouble on the freeway
Aug 01, 2007; ... Driving east on the 60 Freeway, Derek Deason noticed an exit signthat seems to be giving itself positive reinforcement on itsdirections (see photo). Columnist David Allen: Read more David Allen columns Deason included a photo of a second sign, at Mountain Avenue, ...
Edison opens area 'peaker' power plants
Aug 01, 2007; ... LONG BEACH - Meeting the electricity needs of the state's fastgrowing population is no easy task. But Southern California Edison took a significant step forwardWednesday when a gas-fueled generating station in Long Beach wasrepowered, providing Edison with another 260 megawatts of ...
Showers in High Desert, mountains
Aug 01, 2007; ... SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY -- Scattered showers are expected for theHigh Desert and mountains, while the rest of the Inland Empire willbe cloudy and warm through tomorrow. The National Weather Service said temperatures today and Thursdaywill be between ...
Steppin' out with Los Angeles Steppers Connection
Aug 02, 2007; ... When he stepped out of Chicago and into California, Terance Jonesfelt like something was missing so he decided to fill the void. Jones has a passion for stepping, a dance form that originated inChicago where he was born and raised. The dance style hadn't yetreached the West Coast ...
Taking in jazz for kids' education, charities
Aug 02, 2007; ... Internationally known jazz musicians are making their way toOntario for a jazz festival to benefit youth education programs andchildren's charities. The first Inland Empire Jazz Festival will feature a variety ofjazz styles, including bebop, Dixieland, New Orleans, free funk ...
Ontario man writes for 'Chicken Soup' books
Aug 02, 2007; ... Chicken soup has been good for an Ontario man's soul. After years of having his short stories rejected, Lawrence Elliottwasn't sure that he could ever become a published author. His luckchanged, thanks to the popular Chicken Soup for the Soul book series,where the author made his ...
Swimming teaches young group self-reliance
Aug 02, 2007; ... Two at a time, they perched at the pool's edge and then launchedthemselves into the water on cue. Clusters of moms watched from behind the chain-link fence andcheered on the 6- and 7-year-olds. Each tiger guppy shot through the water at his or her turn with anuncanny focus ...
Chino Youth Museum: Where kids can play grown-up for real
Aug 02, 2007; ... What do you want to be when you grow up? It's the question that every child (and the occasional adult)hears and it's also the question that drives them well into theiradult lives. The Chino Youth Museum allows children to get a hands-on look at what it would be like to be a ...
STARS makes sure kids are prepared for school
Aug 02, 2007; ... CHINO HILLS - The 2007-08 school year is right around the corner. And while most students wring the fun out of their last few weeksof summer, the city wants to make sure all children are ready fortheir first day of school. Last year, the city launched its STARS (Supplies To ...
'Cinderella' production to help fight against cancer
Aug 02, 2007; ... Community members bring more than acting to Rodgers andHammerstein's "Cinderella," as building sets, walking and fundraisingfor cancer all play a part in the upcoming theater production. The Corona Civic Light Opera Association was formed in 2003, butonly produced a couple of ...
Residents to hold 'Night Out' to fight crime, drugs
Aug 02, 2007; ... When the sun goes down on Tuesday, Chino Hills should be a verysafe city. Will there be more police officers on the streets? Are there newpolicing strategies being practiced by the city's law enforcement? Actually, the city is trying to get everyone to throw blockparties ...
Jurupa resident finds fulfillment in volunteering
Aug 02, 2007; ... Jane Anderson is a 62-year-old crime fighter, and a good one atthat. The Eastvale resident was recruited into the Jurupa ValleyCitizen's Patrol three years ago and hasn't looked back. During atime in her life when she could be relaxing by the pool, Andersonspends a lot of her ...
Art with common 'thread' on show
Aug 02, 2007 ... With buttons, beads, thread and ribbons, the Chaffey Community ArtAssociation presents "Fiber Pictures," a collection of works byartists who use textiles as their medium. "We usually think of a picture as a pigment on some type offoundation but this is clothing material or ...
Allen Avenue preschool posts successful first year
Aug 02, 2007 ... Bonita Unified School District's pilot preschool at Allen AvenueElementary has had a successful first year. Alice Murphy, director of school-age care, reported that theprogram has been very popular with families of the2<MD+,%30,%55,%70>1/<MD-,%0,%55,%70>2- to 5-year-old ...