Inland Valley Daily Bulletin back issues from May 2009:
Talleur named Haynes board chairman
May 01, 2009 ... LA VERNE -- Businessman Phillip Talleur of Claremont has beennamed 2009 chairman of the all-volunteer Board of Directors of LeRoyHaynes Center. Talleur, who has served on the board since February 2004, ispresident and CEO of Ontario Refrigeration, a commercial airconditioning ...
Short takes, May 2
May 01, 2009 ... Van Vorse installed as Moose governor UPLAND -- Gary V. Van Vorse is the new governor of the PomonaValley Moose Lodge No. 650. He was installed last weekend in Upland.Other officers were Robert C. Petersen, junior past governor;Harry (Hap) Kordes, administrator; ...
Iverson named Soroptimists' Prism Award winner
May 01, 2009; ... For the 18th year in a row, the Soroptimist International ofMontclair/Inland Valley has recognized outstanding community heroes. Each year, the very active service organization hosts its PrismAward luncheon where women and organizations that serve women andchildren are honored for ...
Senior briefs, May 2
May 01, 2009 ... UPLAND Gibson Center to host Mother's Day event A Mother's Day celebration will take place at 3 p.m. Thursday atthe Gibson Senior Center. The event will include prizes, treats andmore. Cost is $2, on sale at the Gibson office, 250 N. Third Ave.,Upland. Tickets are also ...
Senior menus, May 2
May 01, 2009 ... Hot meals for seniors 60 and older are provided by OldtimersFoundation from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Friday at areasenior centers. A donation of $3 is requested. Meals are served atthe following centers: Bloomington: 18317 Valley Blvd., (909) 877-4310. Chino: ...
Rancho Cucamonga debates tighter rules on smoking in the city
May 01, 2009; ... RANCHO CUCAMONGA - It took a while for participants to get warmedup at the Thursday workshop on proposed smoking regulations in thiscity. But once the crowd put voice to opinions, the meeting grewspirited. Franz Wagenbach, 78, a Rancho Cucamonga resident who has beensmoking for ...
Special Ontario clinic Sunday will teach sled hockey to kids with disabilities
May 01, 2009; ... ONTARIO - It's Thursday afternoon and the ice rink is brimmingwith young skaters while their parents watch them fulfill theirdreams. Off to the side is Christie and Todd Jenkins and their sonNicholas who has spina bifida. The 8-year-old has never been on an ice rink because ...
Motion picture gives glimpse into the world of homelessness and mental illness
May 01, 2009; ... POMONA - The recently released film "The Soloist" offers theaverage moviegoer a glimpse into the troubled world of the homelessliving with mental illness. It also keeps the issues of homelessness and mental health in thepublic eye serving as a catalyst motivating people to learn ...
Crossroads Entertainment Center sold for $25M
May 01, 2009; ... CHINO HILLS - The owner of the Chino Avenue property thatincludes the large Harkins Theatres multiplex and several adjoiningrestaurants has sold the building to a private buyer for $25.5million. The 90,879-square-foot Crossroads Entertainment Center, in the3000 block of Chino ...
Three-shows-in-one in Ontario offers a variety of options for visitors
May 01, 2009; ... ONTARIO - It was the best of both worlds for the Devera family atHome Improvement & Green Living Expo & Wood Working Show on Friday. While Mayumi Devera's husband shopped around for the latest toolsin woodworking, she and her daughters checked out the HomeImprovement and Green ...
Crime and public safety, May 2
May 01, 2009 ... UPLAND Drive passes through San Bernardino County A Hummer H3 memorializing fallen officers trekked through SanBernardino County on Friday on its 5,000-mile "Drive to Remember"from Vancouver, Canada, to Washington, D.C. California Highway Patrol officers met the ...
Trial ordered in ex-fire official's animal cruelty case
May 01, 2009; ... RIVERSIDE - Following three days of testimony, a judge ruledFriday that a former Los Angles County assistant fire chief muststand trial on animal cruelty charges. Prosecutors accuse Glynn Damon Johnson, 54, of beating hisneighbor's puppy to death in November, by first punching ...
Appeal court reinstates murder charge in Ontario overdose case
May 01, 2009; ... A state court of appeal reinstated murder charges Friday againstan Ontario man accused of thwarting attempts to seek medical carefor his girlfriend as she died of a drug overdose. A judge dismissed murder charges in October against AndrewGirvan, 32, ruling that there wasn't enough ...
In good shape
May 01, 2009; ... San Antonio Community Hospital's strong reputation and financialfoundation may give it a boost over other hospitals feeling thepressure of the recession.Recently designated as one of the top 100 hospitals in thenation, the Upland hospital is seeing an increase in patients ...
Local religion briefs, May 2
May 01, 2009; ... ONTARIO Christ Church Parish to host annual spring rummage sale Christ Church Parish Ontario will host its annual spring rummagesale from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 9. The sale will include a wideassortment of gently used items, a piano, kitchenware, appliances,toys, linens, ...
Deficit hampers public aid
May 01, 2009; ... A $47.3 million annual deficit in state funding is crippling SanBernardino County's public assistance programs, which have seenstaggering increases in applications for food stamps and cashassistance in the last year. Requests for cash assistance and food stamps by ...
The Bizz, May 2
May 01, 2009 ... Rancho manufacturer sees 10 percent increase in sales Gear Technology, a Rancho Cucamonga manufacturer of precisiongears for the aerospace, military and commercial industries, saw a10 percent increase in sales volume for fiscal year-end 2008,according to a news release. "We ...
Your city now, May 2
May 01, 2009 ... MONTCLAIR NOW Park irrigated by recycled water Monte Vista Water District crews this week completed the watermeter conversion from drinking to recycled water at Saratoga Park.City crews had made the necessary alterations to the irrigationsystem last October in ...
Plethora of choices
May 01, 2009; ... UPLAND - Kyle Brown said he wants to be a professional baseballplayer when he grows up. The 12-year-old had a chance to find out what it takes to make itin the big leagues from someone who has already been in theprofession - former Los Angeles Dodgers and Seattle Mariners ...
Judge turns down retrial request
May 01, 2009; ... RANCHO CUCAMONGA - A judge denied a retrial Friday for MichaelTerrell Moore, who was convicted of murder and attempted murder forhis role in an Upland shooting in 2007. Moore's attorney, James Sprouse, told Judge Martin A. Hildreththat his client deserved a new trial based the ...
From the Pomona Now blog, May 2
May 01, 2009; ... Hearing on tow franchises scheduled A public hearing is scheduled for Monday evening's City Councilmeeting followed by a final vote to award nonexclusive franchises tothree tow-truck companies. City Council members on March 16 gave preliminary approval givingS and J Towing ...
Turning away from the truth
May 01, 2009; ... For the time will come when they will not endure sound(healthful) doctrine, but according to their own desires, becausethey have itching ears, they will heap up for themselves teachers -2 Timothy 4:3 This period of which the apostle wrote quickly came on, and itscharacter has ...
Judge sentences man to 109 years
May 01, 2009; ... RANCHO CUCAMONGA - Despite a request for a new trial, a reputedgang member charged with the murder of a Montclair man nearly fiveyears ago was sentenced to more than a century behind bars onFriday. Jose Laguna, who opted to represent himself in West ValleySuperior Court, claimed ...
They walk to support, help find a cure for cancer
May 02, 2009; ... UPLAND - There were many stories to be told at Magnolia Park onSaturday. The protagonists came from all walks of life - teachers,police officers, teenagers. And they were all fighting the samevillain - cancer. The city kicked off its 7th annual Relay For Life, a 24-hour-long ...
Upland vs. Pomona: A tale of two cities' speeches
May 02, 2009; ... WEEKS AFTER the valley's other mayors gave their State of theCity speeches, mayors in Upland and Pomona finally gave theirs thelast few days of April. You've gotta admit, it's easier to give an accurate outlook for2009 when it's one-third over. But how did the twin events ...
Ballot package not the answer
May 02, 2009 ... We joined in the statewide relief when the governor andLegislature reached agreement on a budget deal in February, eventhough taxes were raised and deep spending cuts were made. Afterall, the Golden State had reached the pathetic point where itcouldn't even pay its bills. The ...
Many thanks
May 02, 2009 ... The Mountain View Republican Club would very much like to thankJim Gilchrist for speaking at our recent meeting. He was witty, veryinformative, and his words gave further energy to our group's focuson America's issues and actions. Thank you very much also to all those supporters ...
Free comic book giveaway attracts hundreds
May 02, 2009; ... RANCHO CUCAMONGA - It was a true fan appreciation day. Free comicbooks, free hot dogs, free bouncy house admission. Every first Saturday in May, comic book stores across the nationgive away comic books, and 4 Color Fantasies was no exception. OwnerChris Brady doled out 12,000 or ...
Students learn to speak loudly in silence
May 02, 2009; ... UPLAND - Leah Carrasco's class at Upland High School isn't justquiet like a library, it's quiet like an oldschool library. Alibrary of a forgotten time when storytelling, computer classes orany activity that would put a stern librarian in a tizzy did notexist. But Carrasco's ...
Apple Valley man in held in carjacking
May 02, 2009; ... EASTVALE - A carjacker on parole was arrested Thursday after oneof his victims followed him until deputies arrived. Riverside County sheriff's deputies from the Jurupa Valleystation responded at 7:35 p.m. to a robbery call in a parking lot ofa business in the 12600 block of ...
Citrus heritage, memories at Reeder Ranch fundraiser
May 02, 2009; ... MONTCLAIR - Long-time Inland Valley residents can connect withtheir past and make sure that newcomers know about this area's onceproud citrus heritage. And to help make that happen, the Reeder Heritage RanchFoundation and the Soroptimist International Montclair/Inland Valleyare ...
Bank 'well above' regulatory threshold
May 02, 2009; ... Provident Financial Holdings Inc.'s loan losses keep rising, butthe company's bank is still "well above" the well-capitalizedfederal regulatory threshold, according to Provident's Securitiesand Exchange Commission filing made available Wednesday. Because of money thrown into its ...
Aircraft service company at SB airport projects new business
May 02, 2009; ... It seems one Inland Empire company is gaining the upper hand onthe nasty recession. The thundering roar of C-130 planes and other aircraft will soonbe landing on San Bernardino International Airport's tarmac asCertified Aviation Services' integration and modification sitebegins ...
Christian academy hires 28 educators for new site
May 02, 2009; ... RANCHO CUCAMONGA - A group of teachers at Upland ChristianSchools will be on a different campus this fall. Upland Christian Academy - the parent-formed private Christianschool - has hired 22 teachers, three principals and three deansfrom Upland Christian Schools. "When we ...
The Bronco brand
May 03, 2009; ... POMONA - Fruits and vegetables that Ryan Connelly planted next toCal Poly Pomona's Restaurant at Kellogg Ranch will account for halfthe produce needed by its kitchen staff. The idea of working for a homeowner or a restaurant and growingproduce on their land is exactly what the Cal ...
Buyer gets Crossroads center in Chino Hills for $25.5M
May 03, 2009; ... CHINO HILLS - The owner of the Chino Avenue property thatincludes the large Harkins Theatres multiplex and several adjoiningrestaurants has sold the building to a private buyer for $25.5million. The 90,879-square-foot Crossroads Entertainment Center, in the3000 block of Chino ...
Mission Boulevard slated for closure
May 03, 2009; ... POMONA - Drivers who take Mission Boulevard across the 71 Freewayshould start looking for alternate routes around that intersection. In two weeks Mission Boulevard will close where it meets thefreeway as crews begin construction of a bridge expected to improvetraffic flow in the ...
Cal Poly plans 'Romeo and Juliet,' musical salute
May 03, 2009 ... POMONA - "Romeo and Juliet" and a musical salute to memorablefilms and operas highlight a busy schedule of theatrical productionsat Cal Poly Pomona next weekend. Shakespeare's timeless tale of star-crossed lovers will be toldat Cal Poly's main stage theatre. The play will ...
Montclair man accused of killing parents found mentally incompetent
May 03, 2009; ... RANCHO CUCAMONGA - A Montclair man accused of killing his parentsand shooting at three police officers in February has been ruledmentally incompetent to stand trial. Adrian Marvin Bonadie, 33, is accused of shooting and killingEarl Bonadie, 63, and Angela Bonadie, 62, on Feb. 6 in ...
Students hosting benefit concert helping young victims of war
May 03, 2009; ... LA VERNE - Chantelle Marchesano stared at her computer screenstunned. Images of grotesquely mutilated children were flashingbefore her. Adolescent boys and girls with missing arms and legs. Then there were the dead. Hundreds of bodies carelessly thrown onpatches of dirt ....
Cal Poly students show off Arabian horses
May 03, 2009; ... Photo Gallery: Arabian horses POMONA - Aside from classes and her job, Julie Devault devotesthree to four hours of her day to volunteering at Cal Poly Pomona'sK.W. Kellogg Arabian Horse Center. Devault, a sophomore hotel and restaurant management student,spent her Sunday ...
Fooled to distraction
May 03, 2009 ... Looks like San Bernardino County Supervisor Neil Derry has joinedmagicians and con artists in perfecting the art of fooling thepublic through distraction. Like McCain in the last election, Supervisor Derry, in his April16 guest commentary, is now positioning himself as a foe ...
It's getting less smoggy
May 03, 2009 ... At first glance it seemed to be just another chapter in SouthernCalifornia's uphill struggles in fighting air pollution. The American Lung Association's latest study of air qualitynationwide rated the L.A.-Long Beach-Riverside area as No. 1 inozone, or smog, and No. 3 in annual ...
Fit Fins in the swim of things in Chino Hills
May 03, 2009; ... Summer is approaching. Temperatures will rise. Kids are bound toget wet. It's money in the bank for Fit Fins Swim School, a home-basedbusiness in Chino Hills. But profiting off of swim students isn't Fit Fins' focus, theowners said. "We really want to help kids get ...
Inland Empire logistics industry shows small signs of hope
May 03, 2009; ... For the past two years almost every day has brought more badeconomic news. This trend is especially true for the Inland Empire,which has a local economy highly dependent on real estatedevelopment and foreign imports to stimulate job growth. Both ofthese vulnerable sectors have been hit ...
Burglars going to prison
May 03, 2009; ... RANCHO CUCAMONGA - Two alleged gang members have pleaded guiltyto burglarizing homes in Rancho Cucamonga. Edward Lamar Scott and Craisean Ryan Evans, reputed members of aMoreno Valley street gang, will be sentenced to state prison,prosecutors said. Scott was arrested by ...
Teddy Tea supports teachers
May 03, 2009; ... DIAMOND BAR - As the school year neared, Gayle and Bob Pachecowere shopping at the grocery store when they encountered a teacherthey knew buying materials for her classroom.Later at Kmart, they ran into yet another educator doing the samething. That was 13 years ago, when ...
Hit, run suspect faces trial
May 03, 2009; ... CHINO - A Pomona man accused of killing a 42-year-old father oftwo during a hit-and-run car crash last month is due in court todayfor a hearing in his case. Alfredo Antonio Ramirez, 18, has pleaded not guilty to a felonycount of leaving the scene of an accident, a misdemeanor ...
Police detail New Year's Day slaying
May 03, 2009; ... POMONA - There is no dispute between Adrienne Renee Davidson'sdefense attorney and the prosecution case over whether the PhillipsRanch woman shot and killed her husband. Ezra Kipling Davidson, 46, was in bed in the early morning of NewYear's Day, under the covers with his arms ...
Man to get 9 years in death
May 03, 2009; ... RANCHO CUCAMONGA - A man charged with participating in a 2006gang-related beating death will be sentenced to nine years in stateprison after pleading no contest last week to voluntarymanslaughter, his defense attorney said. Ivan Pierce, 23, was arrested and charged with murder in ...
Battle over giving women the vote was a struggle in 1911
May 04, 2009; ... Men in the Inland Valley - especially those who were married -had one touchy decision to make when they went to the polls nearly acentury ago. On the special ballot of Oct. 11, 1911, was a measure to givewomen the right to vote in California, nearly a decade before thenation ...
One of the king's men tried by student panel in Pomona over death of Humpty Dumpty
May 01, 2009; ... POMONA - After intense deliberations, the jury reached a verdictFriday in the homicide trial of Roy L. Kingman, the man accused inthe fatal fall of Humpty Dumpty. Verdict: A hung jury. All but two jurors found Kingman not guilty. Such was the result of a 90-minute ...
Pomona marijuana dispensary shut down by police
May 01, 2009; ... POMONA - Pomona police shut down a medical marijuana dispensaryThursday just seven days after it opened when officers received acomplaint about the facility. Police say the facility in the 100 block of West Arrow Highwaywas operating without a business license. Pomona ...
Crime and Public Safety, May 4
May 03, 2009 ... UPLAND Man held after assualting police officer with vehicle A 20 year-old man was arrested Saturday on suspicion ofassaulting an Upland police officer with a deadly weapon, officialssaid. Erick Espinoza of Mexico was arrested after he accelerated hisvehicle toward ...
Opening statements heard in Ontario murder trial
May 04, 2009; ... RANCHO CUCAMONGA - Jurors heard opening statements from attorneysMonday in the murder trial of a wife and her boyfriend accused ofkilling the woman's husband. Shortly after midnight on Aug. 2, 2006, Angel Esteves, 26, droveto the area of D Street and Parkside Drive in Ontario ...
Economy showing signs of recovery
May 04, 2009; ... A recent report from Cal State San Bernardino shows what could befurther indication that the Inland Empire's economy is poised forrecovery.In the Institute of Applied Research's monthly Report onBusiness, the purchasing managers index for April came in at44.5percent. Though ...
Don't treat immigrants as scapegoats
May 04, 2009; ... For months our community has debated the issues of immigrationand the economic crisis. We have heard from the xenophobes, thewhite supremacists, and the Minutemen - most positions stemming fromfear. Fear that immigrants are the cause of our social ills, thecause of crime, the cause of ...
Tribute to state's fallen peace officers
May 04, 2009; ... If our home alarm goes off, if our car is broken into, or worseif we should ever find ourselves the victim of a violent crime, itis a person in uniform who is called in to investigate the crime andprotect the public. The sense of security this provides all of us isone of tremendous merit ...
Chance to save jobs
May 04, 2009 ... I was very excited to learn that Chino Valley Unified SchoolDistrict has applied for federal stimulus money. As a teacher targeted for a layoff, it has been very discouragingto watch districts and unions all over Southern California worktogether to save jobs, while our district ...
Claremont calls for nonprofits to pay fee
May 04, 2009; ... CLAREMONT - It really costs to be a nonprofit here.No, it really does.Nonprofits in Claremont are required to have a free businesslicense as well a commercial location or home-occupation permit -which costs $50. "This is the first we're aware of it," said Mike ...
City's double luck
May 04, 2009; ... UPLAND - Rehabilitation of the city's first fire station appearsto be moving forward. The station, which is next door to the Carnegie Library building,was built in 1915 and will be restored to its original condition.Memorabilia such as antique fire equipment and photographs will ...
Bullets in short supply
May 04, 2009; ... Worried gun owners are stockpiling ammunition and cartridgereloading components at such a rate that manufacturers can't meetdemand. The concern stems from the election of President Barack Obama -who the National Rifle Association said would be the most anti-gunpresident in ...
Ontario council to vote on rental plan
May 04, 2009; ... ONTARIO - The City Council is expected to make a decision tonightthat would allow 140 units in Ontario Square townhomes to becomerentals. As of Monday, city staff had yet to receive all of the paperworkfor that decision, but "we may be suggesting an approval on acontingency ...
Students want job cuts at college halted
May 04, 2009; ... CLAREMONT - Pomona College students rallied Monday afternoon toprotest possible budget cuts for 2009-2010 while a college officialsaid a recommendation on what to cut would be made Friday. Students and a former housekeeper for the college gave speechesoutside Alexander Hall on the ...
Musician inspires students
May 04, 2009; ... POMONA - With a mixture of American folk, Latin Americanchildren's songs and some pop and rock, Jose-Luis Orozco had morethan 800 Philadelphia Elementary School students dancing in placeand singing along in front of the campus Monday morning. Students weren't the only ones ...