Inland Valley Daily Bulletin back issues from October 2008:
Businesses in Inland Empire keep watch on bailout
Oct 01, 2008; ... The proposed $700 billion government bailout of big banks andlenders is putting Inland Empire companies on the alert. For some, a bailout could ultimately ease credit restrictions,opening up new channels of funding, so they can keep their doorsopen. But if a bailout plan ...
Candidate Statement: Debra Dorst-Porada, Ontario City Council candidate
Oct 01, 2008 ... It's time for change in Ontario - time for the City Council toinclude an individual with experience in elected office coupled withindependent thinking. Time for a person who has shown the ability towork as a team member but who is not afraid to stand alone on issuesimportant to Ontario ...
Warner for Congress
Oct 01, 2008 ... There are plenty of reasons to vote against David Dreier on Nov.4. His record as a Bush rubberstamp is clear, but I want the 26thCongressional District to know why I believe Democrat Russ Warnerwould be a better choice. Russ is a family man, a local businessmanwho understands the needs ...
Candidate Statement: Maryanne Avila, Ontario-Montclair School District board candidate
Oct 01, 2008 ... I pledge to dedicate myself to bring administrators, teachers,and parents together to focus on common responsibility towards asuccessful goal of all our children's education. I will utilize my people skills, knowledge, and effectiveexperience to endeavor to create,re-discover and ...
High-speed rail important to state
Oct 01, 2008; ... Every commuter has had the misfortune of sitting in traffic. Theflashing break lights and crawling cars can be almost hypnotic, andin those moments our minds drift to more pleasant thoughts. Like theflying cars from "The Jetsons," or a time machine like H.G. Wellswrote about; we all ...
Justice Department: Politics in firing unethical, unacceptable
Oct 01, 2008 ... The firings of nine U.S. attorneys in 2006 was more thanimproper. It was potentially criminal. That's the upshot of an investigation released earlier this weekthat examined the reasons behind the Justice Department's dismissalsof U.S. attorneys during the tenure of Alberto ...
Chaffey, Cal State San Bernardino work out dual-admission program
Oct 01, 2008; ... RANCHO CUCAMONGA - Chaffey College and Cal State San Bernardinohave agreed on a dual-admission program guaranteeing qualifiedChaffey students admission to the university after two years at thecommunity college. The agreement gives focus to university-bound students and ...
New SB County superintendent meets the press
Oct 01, 2008; ... SAN BERNARDINO - Closing the achievement gap and lowering thedropout rates among students in San Bernardino County are two of thebiggest educational challenges facing the county, said new countySuperintendent of Schools Gary Thomas on Wednesday. The issues of such importance to ...
7 Inland Empire tax-stamp counterfeiters convicted as part of cigarette-smuggling ring
Oct 01, 2008; ... A 13-member cigarette-smuggling ring that used counterfeit taxstamps to cheat the state out of more than $908,000 was sentencedthis week to federal prison. Seven of the men convicted of distributing more than a millionpacks of cigarettes bearing knockoff tax stamps between August ...
Cime and Public Safety: 10-02-08
Oct 01, 2008 ... POMONA Arraignment in murder case postponed The arraignment scheduled Wednesday in Pomona Superior Court fora man accused of stabbing his cousin's wife to death was postponedto Oct.22. Joseph Gary Orta, 34, is accused of stabbing and killing EileenNicole Ponce-Orta ...
Accused Riverside MySpace predator to face psychological exam
Oct 01, 2008; ... RANCHO CUCAMONGA - A 32-year-old Riverside man accused of luringan underage Ontario girl for sex through a popular social networkingWeb site will undergo a psychological examination to determine hislikelihood to re-offend. Celestino Torres Paguyo appeared Wednesday morning in West ...
Pomona Red Cross plans Halloween blood drives
Oct 01, 2008; ... POMONA - In the spirit of Halloween, Count Dracula will visitvarious American Red Cross blood donor centers across SouthernCalifornia on Friday and Saturday - including the one in Pomona. The Count will be at the Blood Donor Center within the AmericanRed Cross Blood Services ...
Fed gang sweep nets 108 Inland Empire arrests
Oct 01, 2008; ... A four-month federal sweep targeting gang members and otherviolent criminals illegally in the country ended this week with morethan 100 arrests in the Inland Empire. "This operation far, far exceeded our expectations," said DebraParker, assistant special agent in charge for ...
Teaching legend lectures Rialto educators
Oct 01, 2008; ... RIALTO - A hall-of-fame teacher, principal and schoolsuperintendent packed several lessons into a one-hour speech Tuesdaynight before a group made up mostly of black educators at the SeniorCenter. "Whenever we talk about the gap in public education, we knowagainst whom that gap ...
Park dedication was a community effort
Oct 01, 2008 ... Thank you to all the individuals who participated in the"movement" (as David Allen called it in his column) to renameMadison Park to Tony Cerda Park in Pomona. Thank you for your support in signing the petition, writingletters and making phone calls to the city of Pomona in ...
Experts urge public to stay calm during economic crisis
Oct 01, 2008; ... "We do a lot of hand-holding and counseling during this time,"said David Kirkland, compliance manager for New York Life in SanBernardino. "It's part of what we do, like a doctor at a patient's bedside." As the government attempts to hammer out a $700 billion bailoutplan, ...
Man acquitted in Mt. Baldy sword attack trial now charged with threatening to kill victim, witness
Oct 01, 2008; ... An Ontario man who was acquitted on attempted murder charges lessthan two weeks ago is now being charged with threatening to kill thevictim and a witness from his previous trial. Prosecutors said Eric Brockway, 34, threatened to kill DavidGregory, who was nearly killed in a ...
Parents at Upland Christian Schools distraught over speculation
Oct 01, 2008; ... UPLAND - Parents of students at Upland Christian schools say theyare frantic over speculation that the property will be sold toWestern Christian Schools. A letter from school administrator Sue Chiappone this weekinformed parents that negotiations for the sale of the property ...
Jazz series continues in Claremont
Oct 02, 2008 ... By Wes Woods II Staff Writer CLAREMONT - Hundreds of people clapped, nodded their heads ordanced Friday night at the annual Depot Jazz Series. Joel Penner, 62, of Burbank performed with his Joel Penner Sexteton Friday. "The last time we were here, it was ...
The circus was in town
Oct 02, 2008 ... By Neil Nisperos Staff Writer With about 45 trucks, 130 performers, the Carson & Barnes circusrolled into town last weekend. Acrobatic and daredevil acts from Russia, Nicaragua, Peru,Argentina, Brazil, three elephants, more than a dozen childperformers, camels and ...
Hynes wins silver medal at National History Day
Oct 03, 2008 ... By Sandra Emerson Staff Writer Caitlyn Hynes, 16, is a junior at Upland High School and aNational History Day silver medalist. Hynes' project entitled "The Conflict and Compromise of theKindertransport: The British Choice to Save 10,000 Children," wonher the ...
Local teens win medals at ACT-SO competition
Oct 02, 2008 ... By Imani Tate Staff Writer Daniel David Jr., 17, of Corona has been taking things apart andrebuilding them with Legos since his toddler playtime. Chelsea Dixon, 18, of Rancho Cucamonga shifted from makingmemorable musical moments on clarinet to scientifically ...
New minister comes to Montclair
Oct 03, 2008 ... By Canan Tasci Staff Writer Becoming a minister has been Kundant Peter's greatestaccomplishment. As the new minister at the First United Methodist Church inMontclair, Peter is determined to unite his congregation through hissincerity and the word of the Lord ....
Big Read event to feature 'To Kill a Mockingbird' actress
Oct 03, 2008 ... By Imani Tate Staff Writer Mary Badham, the actress who played Scout in the classiccourtroom drama "To Kill A Mockingbird," will be among the specialfeatures of the 2008 Pomona Big Read events. Big Read officials involved in the literacy campaign conducted byCal ...
Another war, time
Oct 03, 2008 ... By Liset Mrquez Staff Writer "What's Going On - California and the Vietnam Era," an exhibitwhich looks at the impact of the Vietnam War on California life andculture, is now on display at the Museum of History and Art inOntario. California was central to all of ...
Putting on A BIG SHOW
Oct 02, 2008 ... By Neil Nisperos Staff Writer With about 45 trucks, 130 performers, the Carson & Barnes circusrolled into town last weekend. Acrobatic and daredevil acts from Russia, Nicaragua, Peru,Argentina, Brazil, three elephants, more than a dozen childperformers, camels and ...
Teacher of Olympic champions
Oct 03, 2008 ... By Imani Tate Staff Writer Young In Cheon, 54, of Diamond Bar used the discipline he learnedas an eighth-degree black belt to contain his excitement when TexanSteven Lopez took the first gold medal in tae kwon do at the 2000Olympics. Minutes earlier, Cheon, the ...
Jazz series continues at Claremont Train Depot
Oct 03, 2008 ... By Wes Woods II Staff Writer CLAREMONT - Hundreds of people clapped, nodded their heads ordanced Friday night at the annual Depot Jazz Series. Joel Penner, 62, of Burbank performed with his Joel Penner Sexteton Friday. "The last time we were here, it was ...
Columnist happy new TV season has started
Oct 02, 2008; ... With the 2007-08 Writers Guild of America strike behind us, myfavorite sitcoms are finally back on schedule. I've been waiting for this week for months, and for some shows ayear. My intellectual favorites are "Heroes" and "My Name is Earl." Nighttime soap opera is ...
Lively acts to take stage at Lewis Family Playhouse
Oct 03, 2008 ... Staff Report RANCHO CUCAMONGA - A couple of energetic acts will liven up thestage this weekend at the Lewis Family Playhouse. On Saturday the Grammy-nominated swing band Big Bad Voodoo Daddywill take the stage at 8 p.m.On Sunday, at 2 p.m., the comedy group Capitol ...
Fontana plans class on job development, retention
Oct 02, 2008 ... The city of Fontana will hold a four-week "Job Development andRetention" class at 7p.m. Tuesdays beginning Nov. 18. The class isopen to the public, ages 15 and older, and costs $40. Courseinstruction will include job development, job retention and theproper completion of job ...
Panera offers heavenly bread and more
Oct 02, 2008 ... The weather last week was back into the double digits, but Istill decided to go in search of something different for lunch. Istopped in at Panera Bread in the Summit shopping center in Fontana.I had heard good things about it from a co-worker, so I thought Iwould give it a shot ....
Countywide task force in Ontario provides resources to fight gangs
Oct 02, 2008; ... ONTARIO - San Bernardino Countywide Gangs and Drugs Task Force isproviding resources, intervention and prevention to help communitiesbe drug- and gang-free. Its annual School Safety Summit on Thursday at the Ontario PoliceDepartment featured speakers who talked about collectively ...
Ontario to host Walk to Cure Diabetes
Oct 02, 2008; ... ONTARIO - Breaking from tradition, the Juvenile Diabetes ResearchFoundation International Inland Empire Chapter is combining its twofundraiser walks. The Mega Walk to Cure for Diabetes, the chapter's largestfundraiser, will take place Saturday at Guasti Park, said TamaraMoreno, ...
Behind-schedule Bonita school projects expected to catch up
Oct 02, 2008; ... SAN DIMAS - Modernization efforts of local schools were detailedwith photos and presentations Wednesday night at the Bonita UnifiedSchool District board of education meeting. Two schools, Allen Avenue and Gladstone Elementary schools, weretwo weeks behind schedule, but the board ...
Candidates in Upland's races state their platforms
Oct 02, 2008; ... UPLAND - City council and mayoral candidates presented theirplatforms and emphasized the importance of finances at Wednesdayevening's candidates forum at City Hall. In the Nov. 4 election, Councilman Ray Musser is running againstMayor John Pomierski, who is seeking re-election ....
Ex-clown upset with plea deal in San Bernardino child molestation case
Oct 02, 2008; ... A Fontana man who entertained audiences as Trim-Trim the clowntried Thursday to back out of a plea bargain he had reached withprosecutors in a San Bernardino child molestation case. David Albert Lemus, 51, was scheduled to be sentenced to 12 yearsin state prison when he announced ...
Trial continues in Fontana man's killing
Oct 02, 2008; ... FONTANA - Officers arrived at an apartment complex to find a manlying dead on the ground, face down in a pool of his own blood, at3:52 p.m. July 19. This was the testimony Thursday in Fontana Superior Court byseveral Fontana police officers who arrived on the scene in responseto ...
Freeways no place for video screens
Oct 02, 2008 ... OUR VIEW: Gov. Schwarzenegger's support of video billboardsstands in stark contrast to the state's hard line on eliminatingdriver distractions. Motorists can no longer drive in California with one hand andhold a squawking cell phone in the other. Why? Not because it's ...
Crime and Public Safety: 10-03-2008
Oct 02, 2008 ... ONTARIO Car crash kills resident An Ontario man was killed in a car crash Wednesday near thecorner of Jurupa Street and Haven Avenue. Richard Dean Vest II, 33, was pronounced dead at the scene at7:10 p.m., San Bernardino County coroner's officials said. Vest was ...
Blame the Dems
Oct 02, 2008; ... It is funny how people write articles and letters to the editorto try and shift the blame from where it belongs. The bailout - lookup your history, and you will find the blame belongs with Democrats.Why aren't Chuck Schumer and Chris Dodd screaming for federalinvestigations? ...
Waste of money
Oct 02, 2008 ... The Ontario-Montclair School District apparently has nothingbetter to do with its money than spend it on a useless investigationagainst Paul Avila. Millions of people are suffering because of the economy and yetOMSD thinks it's more important to spend tens of thousands ...
Stress a health risk for animals, humans
Oct 02, 2008; ... Americans could barely believe their eyes when shown thesickening mistreatment of downer cows at a Chino slaughter plantearlier this year.An investigator for The Humane Society of the United States wentundercover there and documented downed cows being brutalized inorder to get ...
Candidate Statement: Danilet Querubin, Pomona City Council, District 6 candidate
Oct 02, 2008 ... My name is Danilet Querubin and I am running for Pomona CityCouncil, District Six. I am excited to run and strongly believe thatmy qualifications meet the standards you seek. Pomona has many unique qualities that separate it from othercities. From the Los Angeles County ...
Candidate Statement: Stephen Atchley, Pomona City Council, District 6 incumbent
Oct 02, 2008 ... I am asking my neighbors to reelect me to the Pomona CityCouncil, district 6 on November 4th. By voting for me, you will getan educated, honest, hard-working public servant who is dedicated torebuilding the economic base of our city. Just this year, the city faced a budget deficit ...
Joe Baca considering yes vote for second House bailout proposal
Oct 02, 2008; ... Rep. Joe Baca, D-San Bernardino, said he's leaning toward holdinghis nose and voting for the bailout proposal when it returns to theHouse today. "In light of the crisis we're in, we may have to do something tohopefully stimulate the economy," Baca said in an interview ...
Study says number of illegal immigrants in the U.S. is down
Oct 02, 2008; ... The growth in the number of illegal immigrants in the country isslackening, according to a study released Thursday. The flow of illegal immigrants into the United States fellconsiderably in the past three years compared to the first part ofthe decade, the report by the nonpartisan ...
Domocratic Opinion: Experience shines
Oct 02, 2008; ... At 6:03 p.m., Sarah Palin asked, "Can I call you Joe?" and thenthe rest of the evening danced her way across a "bridge to nowhere." Palin failed to do her job at the debate, because she became thepresidential candidate rather than John McCain. It was obvious that this was a ...
Republican Opinion: Message resonates
Oct 02, 2008; ... I have to admit that I was nervous about Gov. Sarah Palin'sperformance Thursday night considering the recent polls andinterviews. However, she blew me away. Her message of mavericks,reform and shaking up Washington resonates with the averageAmerican; especially in times such as these. ...
Pomona mayoral candidates get chance to address community
Oct 03, 2008; ... POMONA - Crime, the city's budget deficit and the Pomona Youthand Family Master Plan were among the topics of discussion attonight's forum, which drew the eight candidates seeking to bePomona's next mayor. It was during the closing remarks of the forum, held in thePomona City ...
Teacher of Olympic champions
Oct 02, 2008 ... By Imani Tate Staff Writer Young In Cheon, 54, of Diamond Bar used the discipline he learnedas an eighth-degree black belt to contain his excitement when TexanSteven Lopez took the first gold medal in tae kwon do at the 2000Olympics. Minutes earlier, Cheon, the ...
I.E. manufacturing industry slows even more in September
Oct 01, 2008; ... A report released Wednesday morning by Cal State San Bernardino'sInstitute of Applied Research and Policy Analysis shows the region'sslow-growth manufacturing trend spiraled even more downward duringSeptember. Forty-five companies responded to the institute's monthlysurvey, which ...
Rialto police baffled by case invovling gunfire, hand grenade and hatchet
Oct 01, 2008; ... RIALTO - A barrage of gunfire late Tuesday led police into abizarre case involving a man hit in the head with a hatchet, adisappearing woman, a cache of guns and a hand grenade. Several neighbors in the 500 block of North Park Avenue called 9-1-1 about 9 p.m. to report the ...
Testimony begins in shooting of Rialto man
Oct 01, 2008; ... FONTANA - Somber testimony filled the first day of witnessaccounts Wednesday for the man accused of killing his pregnantfiancee's brother at a birthday party in July. Carl Marion, 22, was arrested the same day as the shooting ofRahman Garrett, 34, of Rialto and has pleaded not ...
Summit to bring together I.E. ethnic chambers of commerce
Oct 03, 2008 ... The Inland Empire Culture Alliance and Arrowhead Credit Unionwill host a legislative summit Oct. 23 at Cal State San Bernardino. The culture alliance is an "informal alliance of the ethnicchambers of commerce throughout the Inland Empire," said DoloresArmstead, vice president of ...
Let the people you love see it in your actions
Oct 03, 2008 ... The word "love" has become an interesting word in our culture.Many use it but rarely put it into action. Many believe if you sayit enough to the people in your life that you really don't have todo anything to show that you really mean it. Throughout history menhave used it in order to ...
Redlands business growing in popularity
Oct 03, 2008; ... A Redlands company has developed a new type of screen door thatis gaining momentum in the industry - ClearView retractable systems. The screen doors retract when not needed - making them nearlyinvisible. "It's a relatively new door to many people," said Lewis Kasner,vice ...
Board to honor SB County teachers of year
Oct 03, 2008; ... Three San Bernardino County teachers who go above and beyond toensure their students are successful will be honored by the countyBoard of Education at its meeting Monday. The teachers are: Zach More, an eighth- grade algebra and Advancement ViaIndividual Determination ...
Crime and Public Safety: 10-04-08
Oct 03, 2008 ... RANCHO CUCAMONGA Man breaks his leg in construction site fall Firefighters from the Rancho Cucamonga Fire Department rescued aman who fell into a hole at a construction site about 10 a.m.Friday. The victim suffered a broken leg during the incident and ...
Inland Empire weather will cool down for weekend
Oct 03, 2008; ... The vice presidential debates may be over, but this weekend'sweather will provide people with another debate - long-sleevedversus short-sleeved shirts. Temperatures the next few days will be cooler due to a stormcoming in from the Pacific Northwest and pushing in a cold front ....
Mammoth tusk makes its way to Riverside
Oct 03, 2008; ... RIVERSIDE - It took six people on Friday to carry a mammoth tuskinto the storage area of the Jurupa Mountains Cultural Center. The elongated 6-foot tusk of the long-dead Columbian Mammoth wasstill encased in a solid block of plaster, altogether weighing 250pounds.The tusk ...
Claremont schools improve exam scores
Oct 03, 2008; ... CLAREMONT - Passing scores on Advanced Placement exams in theschool district were up in 2008. In total, 577 students passed theexam, compared with 520 in 2007 and 537 in 2006. Judith Daley, executive director of education services, gave areport on the AP results at the Claremont ...
Ontario condominium project moves forward
Oct 03, 2008; ... ONTARIO - Things may have slowed down in the New Model Colony,but it is a different story a couple of blocks west on RiversideDrive. Recently, the Planning Commission approved a development plan forcondominiums on the northwest corner of Riverside Drive and CampusAvenue ....
Pomona candidates discuss master plan
Oct 03, 2008; ... POMONA - The Pomona Youth and Family Master Plan was among thetopics addressed at a candidates forum Thursday evening that drewthe eight people seeking to be Pomona's next mayor. More than 70 people turned out for the forum organized by thePomona Chamber of Commerce and held in ...
Gang member agrees to plea for defacing RC court
Oct 03, 2008; ... RANCHO CUCAMONGA - A recent parolee who etched gang-relatedmessages into a courtroom door has agreed to a plea deal thatincludes a 4-year prison sentence. Prosecutors said they believe Sergio Santillan, 29, used a thumbtack in February to etch on the door of a second-floor ...