November 2010 Archives
Chino and Chino Hills city facilities will be closed for Thanksgiving on Thursday, November 25th and Friday, November 26th. If your regular trash day falls on, or after Thanksgiving Day, your trash pickup will be delayed by one day.
Senator Bob Huff and the City of Chino Hills will host a disaster preparedness forum at the McCoy Equestrian Center, 14280 Peyton Drive on Tuesday, Nov. 30 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The purpose of this forum is to educate the community on the importance of preparing their families, homes, and businesses in the event of a disaster and provide them with valuable resources. Information: (909) 598-3981.
The City has declared a citation-free period for street sweeping day parking violations in order to accommodate the extra visitors expected in Chino Hills neighborhoods for Thanksgiving. The City will not issue street sweeping parking tickets on Thursday, Nov. 25 and Friday, Nov. 26. Other types of parking tickets may be issued during this time period as this applies only to street sweeping day parking tickets.
Ayala Band & Color Guard will be hosting an Electronics Recycling / Collection Day on Saturday, Nov. 27, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. This free one day event will be located in the parking lot at Ayala High School, 14255 Peyton Drive, Chino Hills. All electronic items are welcome, especially televisions, computers, monitors, typewriters, cell phones, gaming consoles, radios, handheld devices, etc. Items not accepted are batteries, large household appliances such as refrigerators & washing machines.
Hundreds turned out Friday evening for The Shoppes at Chino Hills tree lighting and manmade snow fall. The first 200 shoppers in line at 8 a.m. today, Nov. 26, get gift bags with gift cards from $10 to $100.
Scores of Ahmadi Muslims gathered on Wednesday, Nov. 17, at the Baitul Hameed Mosque in Chino to celebrate Eidul Azha, the festival of sacrifices.
Eidul Azha is an important religious holiday celebrated by Muslims worldwide to commemorate the willingness of the patriarch Abraham to sacrifice his son Ishmael as an act of obedience to God.
Nearly a thousand members came from all over Southern California, including Los Angeles, Inland Empire, and Orange and San Diego counties; and joined to offer
the mid-morning prayer services.
Imam Shamshad Nasir led Eid prayers at about 10:30am. The congregational prayers were followed by a traditional Eid sermon delivered by Nasir, who also prayed for peace.
Imam Shamshad also commemorated the sacrifices of the prophet Abraham, his wife Hagar, and his son Ishmael. Today, the Muslims commemorate that original sacrifice of Abraham; through pilgrimage to Mecca and offering of sacrificial meets to the poor and needy. Those who are unable to go to Mecca still offer sacrifices at their
homes.
The Chino Council approved an agreement in the amount of $319,620 with San Bernardino County for the Riverside Drive Rehabilitation Project. Riveside Drive form Reservoir Street to Pipeline Avenue, is partially lcoated withinthe unincorporated area of San Bernardino County.
The County agreed to design and construct the pojecct and is responibsle for 83 percent of the total cost. The city agreed to pay 17 percent of the total cost. Prior to budget approval, staff anticipated and included this project cost int he Transportation Engineering program budget to reimburse the County. Upon completion and formal acceptance of this project, the city will reimburse the County $310,620.
The Chino Council authorized the acceptance ofa Department of Californai Highway Patrol grant of $9,999.99 to help the Chino Police Department put on the Every 15 Minutes porgram at local high schools next year. The program encourages students not to drink and drive.
The program will be held at Don Lugo High School next year from April 7 to 8. Costs include motivational speaker payment, purchase of materials and supplies, and lodging for student participants.
The Chino Council approved moving $36,000 from the unappropriated reserves of the asset forfeiture department of justice fund to use for training Chino Police Department officers and to purchase equipment for patrol supervisory vehicles.
Over the last several years, the Chino Police Department has directly participated in investigations or prosecutions that have resulted in federal forfeiture and, therefor, an equitable share of the net proceeds of the forfeiture are returned to the city. The police department propsoes to use a portion of the Federal Asset Forfeiture funds to enable eight Chino Police Officers to attend training, purchase entry and safety equipment for Patrol Supervisor vehicles, and to conduct an in-house narcotics training program for Department personnel.
The Chino Council approved the use of $30,327 from the unappropriated reserves of teh Santiation Fund for the Used Oil Payment Program (formerly known as the Used Oil Block Grant); increase the Used Oil Payment Program revenue and expenditure budgets by $30,327.
The city is responsible for developing and implementing waste diversion programs that will allow the city to meet its assembly Bill (AB) 939 diversion goal. AB 939 requires local agencies in California to reduce the amount of waste disposed in landfils by 50 percent. Cirrently, the City of Chino is at 72 percent diversion.
The state awards annual Used Oil Payment Program funding to cities and counties for used oil and oil filter recucling activities, using a per capita formula.
Scores of Ahmadi Muslims gathered on Wednesday, Nov. 17, at the Baitul Hameed Mosque in Chino to celebrate Eidul Azha, the festival of sacrifices.
Eidul Azha is an important religious holiday celebrated by Muslims worldwide to commemorate the willingness of the patriarch Abraham to sacrifice his son Ishmael as an act of obedience to God.
Nearly a thousand members came from all over Southern California, including Los Angeles, Inland Empire, and Orange and San Diego counties; and joined to offer
the mid-morning prayer services.
Imam Shamshad Nasir led Eid prayers at about 10:30am. The congregational prayers were followed by a traditional Eid sermon delivered by Nasir, who also prayed for peace.
Imam Shamshad also commemorated the sacrifices of the prophet Abraham, his wife Hagar, and his son Ishmael. Today, the Muslims commemorate that original sacrifice of Abraham; through pilgrimage to Mecca and offering of sacrificial meets to the poor and needy. Those who are unable to go to Mecca still offer sacrifices at their
homes.
Baitul Hameed Mosque, in Chino, and the Ahmadiyya Music Community, in Chino brought a message of Muslims for peace to an Upland fire station on a recent Saturday.
The event, sponsored by the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), was attended by over 2000 Muslims from all over Southern California, where Imam Shamshad was joined by two Ahmadi members in attendance. Some 200 participants representing various faiths were present at the morning breakfast at the fire station. The Upland Interfaith Council (UIC), which the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is a member, arranged its 15th annual 'Prayer Breakfast' at the same location as the last year - the Fire Station No. 1, located at the corner of Arrow Highway and 2nd Street in Upland, California.
Imam Shamshad Nasir, the Regional Missionary of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, began the event with opening prayers.
With several dignitaries from Upland city government and the president of the UIC at the head table, prayer meeting opened when Imam Shamshad Nasir recited the opening chapter from the Muslim Holy Scriptures, the Holy Quran.
Information: www.alislaqm.org or call Imam Shamshad Nasir at 909-627-2252.
Chino Valley Fire District firefighters discovered an antique hose cart from the late 1800s or early 1900s in a condemned barn at the Yorba-Slaughter Adobe in Chino Hills after a 65-acre vegetation fire burned near the area on Sept. 11, 2010.
Engineer Rich Cramton made contact with the caretakers of the barn after the fire and
discovered the antique firefighting equipment in the Adobe. The Adobe site is one of the
oldest residences in San Bernardino County and houses only equipment from the local area. Cramton researched the history of the cart and believes it could be the Fire District's original cart. The artifacts inside the Adobe are owned and maintained by the San Bernardino County Natural History Museum.
The Fire District entered into an agreement with the San Bernardino County Natural History Museum that allows the Fire District to remove the hose cart from the condemned barn and display it within the District. As part of the agreement, the hose cart will remain in its original state and be displayed at Fire Station 63, located at 7550 Kimball Avenue in Chino.
The hose cart was removed by Chino Valley Fire District personnel from the Adobe on
Nov. 8, 2010 and is being cleaned for display. It is expected to arrive in its new home
sometime next week.
By Neil Nisperos
Staff Writer
CHINO HILLS -- The struggle and sorrow is ever-continuing for David and Linda Tennies.
Staff Writer
CHINO HILLS -- The struggle and sorrow is ever-continuing for David and Linda Tennies.
The couple has been grieving for months over the loss of their only son, Jason. The 20-year-old suffered an apparent psychological break from reality in the five days leading up to his death on Sept. 25.
The incident came less than a week after Jason began to exhibit behaviors not consistent with his personality, his parents said. "He would curl up on the couch and he would be sobbing, and he would say, 'Mom and Dad, what's going on?'" Linda Tennies said.
"I don't understand. Am I losing my mind? Am I going insane? What's going on? And we'd hug him, and comfort him and say, we love you. We're going to help you."
Jason Tennies was hit and killed by an oncoming vehicle in front of Crossroads Park at Chino Hills Parkway and Eucalyptus Avenue.
Jason Tennies was hit and killed by an oncoming vehicle in front of Crossroads Park at Chino Hills Parkway and Eucalyptus Avenue.
He had just left his parents' house to go for a walk in the middle of the night.
According to a San Bernardino County coroner's report, Jason had been standing in the middle of the road when he was hit by a sport utility vehicle traveling westbound on Eucalyptus Avenue.
According to a San Bernardino County coroner's report, Jason had been standing in the middle of the road when he was hit by a sport utility vehicle traveling westbound on Eucalyptus Avenue.
The death was ruled accidental, and nothing indicated that it was a suicide, according to the coroner's office.
Jason had never experienced any signs of mental illness in the five days leading up to his death, his parents said.
A lead guitarist and songwriter in several bands, Jason wanted to continue his musical ambitions. He also was expecting an acceptance letter to San Francisco State University to study business, his parents said.
But Jason's behavior changed in the days leading up to his death.
The young man suffered delusions, hallucinations, rambling speech, agitation and paranoia. The actions were consistent with the mental disorder schizophrenia, his parents said.
The young man suffered delusions, hallucinations, rambling speech, agitation and paranoia. The actions were consistent with the mental disorder schizophrenia, his parents said.
The Tennies said it is clear that Jason succumbed to a sudden onset of a mental illness.
The Chino city council on Tuesday approved a contract with the Chino Valley Unified School District for additional and expanded services of various Community Service Programs. An expenditure of $73,562 was approved from the Community Services Fund. A master contract with the school district for services was approved in August for a an original budget amount of $995,689.
The additional money will go toward helping fund the three programs that help K-3 students with social, academic or educational difficultues at Howard Cattle, Newman, Hidden Trails and Oak Ridge elemantary schools, in additon to heping a provide outreach, resources and support to students identified as homeless.
Baitul Hameed Mosque, in Chino, and the Ahmadiyya Music Community, in Chino brought a message of Muslims for peace to Upland Fire Station on Wednesday.
The 'Muslims for Peace' pamphlets were distributed at a Saturday event sponsored by Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR). The event was attended by over 2000 Muslims from all over Southern California, where Imam Shamshad joined by two Ahmadi members were in attendance.
At the interfaith event held at a fire station in Upland, some 200 participants representing various faiths were present at the morning breakfast and seven Ahmadi
Muslim members with Imam Shamshad also joined.
The Upland Interfaith Council (UIC), that Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is a member of, had arranged its 15th annual 'Prayer Breakfast' at the same location as the last year - the Fire Station No. 1, located at the corner of Arrow Highway and 2nd Street in Upland, California.
Imam Shamshad Nasir, the Regional Missionary of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, began the event with opening prayers.
With several dignitaries from Upland city government and the president of the UIC at the head table, prayer meeting opened when Imam Shamshad Nasir recited the opening chapter from the Muslim Holy Scriptures, the Holy Quran.
Information: www.alislaqm.org or call Imam Shamshad Nasir at 909-627-2252.
Teens are often exposed to dangers while dating. As a parent, it's important to understand the dangers that teens can be exposed to and how to protect your child. The San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department, in conjunction with CVUSD, presents a Teen Dating Abuse Forum at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010, at Magnolia Junior High School in the Multi-Purpose Room. For more information, please contact Deputy Wendi Beaton at (909) 364-2043.
Pomona Valley Health Centers (PVHC) and Premier Family Medicine Associates, Inc. will provide immunizations at both their Chino Hills (Crossroads site) and Claremont locations for adults and older children, ages 9 years and older. The available immunization includes the H1N1 vaccine.
The $15 flu shots will be available on Saturday, Nov. 13 from 10 am to 1 pm at PVHC at Crossroads, 3110 Chino Ave., Ste. 150A, Chino Hills or at PVHC at Claremont, 1601 Monte Vista Ave., Claremont. The shots are cash only at the time of the immunization.
Information: 909-630- 7868 for the Chino Hills facility, or 909-865-9977 for the PVHC Claremont offices. Both PVHCs are satellite centers in affiliation with Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center.
A Lifestream community blood and marrow drive will take place at Don Lugo High School, 13400 Pipeline Avenue, Chino, from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 8.
Donors receive Gift of Life Loyalty Points that may be redeemed in the online store at www.LStream.org. You may also register for Be The
Match bone marrow screening at all donor locations free of charge or go to bethematch.org and use the promo code 92408.
Healthy individuals at least 15 years of age may donate blood. Information: 1-800-TRY GIVING.
Be a Santa to a Senior, a campaign that has delivered 1.2 million gifts to needy seniors throughout North America in the past six years, is gearing up again this holiday season during a time when seniors may need more of the bare necessities to survive.
The Home Instead Senior Care office serving San Bernardino County, including the cities of Rancho Cucamonga, Chino Hills, Chino, Ontario, Montclair, Upland, Bloomington, Fontana, Victorville, Alta Loma and Rialto has joined Briarwood Manor of Montclair, Chino Senior Center, Citrus Villa Retirement Center, Department of Aging and Adult Services, Generations Healthcare, Hope Through Housing, Meals on Wheels of Ontario, Old Timers Foundation for the cities of Chino, Fontana and Rialto, JC Penney Stores and Walgreens along with Aria Del Rey, Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles-Chino, Mercury Insurance Co., and PODS Corporation to provide presents to seniors who otherwise might not receive a gift this holiday season.
Program sponsors expect gift requests to be up this year as the economic downturn continues and Social Security benefits fail to keep pace with daily living expenses.
Prior to the holiday season, the participating local non-profit organizations will identify needy and isolated seniors in the community and provide those names to Home Instead Senior Care. Christmas trees, which will go up in JC Penney's, Montclair Plaza, 5100 Montclair Plaza Lane, Montclair, JC Penney's Rancho Del Shopping Center, 14659 Ramona Ave., Chino, JC Penney's at Victoria Gardens, 12399 South Mainstreet, Rancho Cucamonga, JC Penney's at the Ontario Mills, 4410 Mills Circle, Ontario and Walgreens at 12490 Central Ave., Chino on Nov. 3, feature ornaments with the first names only of the seniors and their respective gift requests.
Holiday shoppers can pick up an ornament, buy items on the list and return them unwrapped to the store, along with the ornament attached. Volunteers will then collect wrap and deliver the gifts to area seniors.
For more information about the program, call Leticia Vazquez at 909-476-9030 or log on to www.beasantatoasenior.com.
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