Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Bingo begins at 7 p.m. Tickets are $25 per person and $30 at the door. Limited seating to 350. 

The Special Friends and PALS Programs have been a cooperative effort between the CVUSD and the city of Chino since 1995. The programs are K-3 early intervention and prevention programs for children with mild to moderate school adjustment difficulties. 

You can help by purchasing tickets, donating merchandise for door prizes and drawings, sponsoring one or more games, or by making a monetary donation. All donations are welcome andtax deductible with all proceeds used to fund the Special Friends and PALS Programs. 

Information: 909-628-1201, ext. 6771, or visit www.healthservices.chino.groupfusion.net.

Site competitions will determine which projects advance to the district event. 

This year, 15 schools are expected to send representatives from grades 4-12. Projects are scheduled to be set up on Monday, and judging will take place on Tuesday afternoon. 

The awards ceremony, wherein which participants receive ribbons and trophies, will take place on Wednesday at 6 p.m. with a reception. 

Trophy winners will go on to the county event at the National Orange Show FairgroundsEvents Center in San Bernardino and winners at that level will advance to the state competition. 

Last year, Townsend 8th grader Eugene Laksana won a first place award at the state event.

For more information or to sign up to judge student projects, contact John Lynde at 909-628-1201, ext. 1590.

The first will be held 4:30-6:30 p.m. Thursday<NO1>, Feb. 11<NO> and Feb. 18 <NO1>4:30-6:30 p.m.<NO> at the Founders Recreation Center, 2000 Founders Drive, Chino Hills.

Other meetings:

Feb. 25: 5 to 6 p.m., Chino Community Building.

Feb. 27: 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., Chino Senior Center.

March 4, 4:30 to 7:30 p.m., Chino Community Building.

March 20, 9 a.m. to noon, Crosspoint Church in Chino. 

Anyone interested in learning about the educational philosophy of this school, which will enroll students from kindergarten to eighth grade, should attend one of the meetings.

These meetings will allow perspective families to learn more about this public school, which will focus on teaching all students using "The Theory of Multiple Intelligences." 

Attendees will be able to speak to founders Sue Roche and Jason Watts, along with the other lead petitioners, as they explain the curriculum, schedules, educational philosophies and enrollment procedures for Oxford Preparatory Academy.

Information: oxfordchampions.com.

Information: Tina Cherry at 909-464-0770 or by e-mail to tcherry@cityofchino.org beginning Monday. The deadline to participate in the Chino Valley-Opoly game is March 15, or as long as real estate is available. 

The 2010 Administrator of the Year Awards went to Preston Carr, secondary principal of the year, Jaime Camacho, middle schools principal of the year, and Heather Williams, special education administrator of the year. 

Carr, principal at Don Lugo High, was nominated for spearheading academic growth through school reforms and innovations. 

He came to the district in 2000 as an assistant principal at Ayala High and was named principal of Don Lugo High in 2002. Carr worked as an assistant principal and high school counselor prior to joining the district. 

Camacho, principal at Canyon Hills Junior High, was selected for promoting collaboration including the introduction of professional learning community strategies and the establishment of power lunches that enable her to work with students who are struggling. 

Camacho joined the district as an assistant principal in 2006 and was named principal in 2007.

Williams, director of special education, was honored for her vision and mission that centers on what is best for children, which includes the involvement of families in decision-making. Williams has been with the district since 2000 when she became principal at Dickson Elementary School. She moved to the Special Education Department in 2007. Williams was a teacher and assistant principal before joining the district.

High School, 2725 S. Campus Ave., Ontario. Anyone over six (6) months f age is eligible for the vaccination.

"The District is doing everything possible to keep students safe, healthy and in school, it's the best place for students to be Monday through Friday," said Julie Gobin, District Spokeswoman.

The flu season typically peaks in February and March. The 2009 H1N1 season is expected to last into the spring of 2010 and can last as late as April or May.

During the 1957-58 pandemic, flu activity dropped in December and January. Public health officials assumed the worst was over and stopped encouraging people to get vaccinated. Then flu activity increased abruptly n February and March and hospitalizations and deaths increased as well. 

That was an important lesson, even if flu activity declines in January, as it has this year, the season is not over. It's still important to get vaccinated aainst the flu and be as prepared as possible if activity increases again this season.

High School, 2725 S. Campus Ave., Ontario. Anyone over six (6) months f age is eligible for the vaccination.

"The District is doing everything possible to keep students safe, healthy and in school, it's the best place for students to be Monday through Friday," said Julie Gobin, District Spokeswoman.

The flu season typically peaks in February and March. The 2009 H1N1 season is expected to last into the spring of 2010 and can last as late as April or May.

During the 1957-58 pandemic, flu activity dropped in December and January. Public health officials assumed the worst was over and stopped encouraging people to get vaccinated. Then flu activity increased abruptly n February and March and hospitalizations and deaths increased as well. 

That was an important lesson, even if flu activity declines in January, as it has this year, the season is not over. It's still important to get vaccinated aainst the flu and be as prepared as possible if activity increases again this season.

The first phase of the project will begin in the far western portion of the project area, near Canyon Hills Road and the Los Angeles County Line. Much of the vegetation  nside the project area has been growing for decades, creating a significant fuel load that poses a threat to the residents of Carbon Canyon. When brush and trees grow without being thinned, they can create a direct line of fuel from a fire to homes and buildings. This vegetation build-up makes it very difficult and dangerous to defend homes. If the vegetation is strategically reduced to no longer create a direct line of fuel to buildings, it is much easier to defend homes. Once the vegetation

has been thinned, the Fire District will periodically re-thin the vegetation as needed.

In 2004 FEMA approved the Fire District's Hazard Mitigation Plan and tentative funding for the project. Biological and historical surveys of the project area were conducted from 2006-2008 to prepare the required environmental documents for FEMA approval. This work was done to identify and protect historical sites, endangered wildlife and sensitive plant species within the project area. Landowner agreements to allow work on private lands were completed in 2009 when the project received the final environmental clearance through the California Clearinghouse.

The Fire District has also contracted with the San Bernardino Unit of CAL FIRE for use of their inmate fire crews from Prado Conservation Camp to assist with the project. The initial thinning of overgrown and dead vegetation on the 200 acre project will take place over the next three years and the Fire District will periodically re-thin the vegetation as needed to help maintain defensible space in and around high-risk developed areas of Carbon Canyon. According to

Chino Valley Fire District Chief Paul Benson, 'The Carbon Canyon watershed has a history of large and damaging wildfires. This program will help reduce the fire intensity in and around developed areas, improve firefighter and public safety during a fire, and significantly reduce the

loss and damage caused by those fires'. 

Performances: Feb. 5, 6, 12, 13, 19 and 20 at 8 p.m. and at 2:30 p.m. Jan. 31 and Feb. 14.

Ticket cost is $15 general admission and $12 for students and seniors. All performances are at Seventh Street Theatre, 13123 Seventh Street in Chino. For reservations call the Box Office at (909) 590-1149

Church member David  Bustamente, who helps coordinate worldwide relief and ministry efforts for the local church, said he learned of the Haiti Calvary Chapel church from a sister Calvary Chapel in Appleton, Wisconsin. 

A couple who run the church in Haiti are from the Appleton church and had been celebrating their wedding anniversary at the time of the earthquake. The couple is safe and are accepting aid from sister churches in the United States.

Bustamente said the Chino Valley church is ready to provide people and resources to the effort, but for now is accepting monetary donations. 

Checks can be made to Calvary Chapel Chino Valley, 12205 North Pipeline Avenue, with the note of "Haiti Relief" written on the memo line.

Information: (909) 464-8255.

Nexgrill Industries Inc., a manufacturer of barbecue grills, has leased nearly 50,000 square feet of office and warehouse space in the city. 

 

The company leased 39,723 square feet of warehouse and office space in Chino Gateway Business Park, located at 5270 Edison Ave., and an additional 10,000 square feet of warehouse space located at 13860 Benson Ave.  Nexgrill will use the space in the Chino Gateway Business Park as the company's headquarters. 

 

"Nexgrill is relocating to Chino because of its central location and the benefits the headquarters space offers, including ample office space and abundant parking for employees," said Wu.  

Nexgrill took occupancy of both spaces immediately. 

 

 

The company leased 39,723 square feet of warehouse and office space in Chino Gateway Business Park, located at 5270 Edison Ave., and an additional 10,000 square feet of warehouse space located at 13860 Benson Ave.  Nexgrill will use the space in the Chino Gateway Business Park as the company's headquarters. 

 

"Nexgrill is relocating to Chino because of its central location and the benefits the headquarters space offers, including ample office space and abundant parking for employees," said Wu.  

Nexgrill took occupancy of both spaces immediately. 

Pop Warner National Championships - Pop Warner Little Scholars founded in 1929 by Joe Tomlin is the oldest national youth football and cheerleading organizations in the world. Each year, Pop Warner Little Scholars, Inc. hosts the Pop Warner Super Bowl and National Cheer and Dance Championships. For the past ten years, the event has taken place at Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. during the second week of December. More than 400 cheer and dance squads and 64 football teams compete for the right to be crowned Pop Warner National Champion.