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From the Twitter feed yesterday by the superintendent of Chaffey Joint Union High School District: Veteran's Day: November 11, Hope everyone is enjoys their day off. 

The Alta Loma Education Foundation, the fundraising arm of the Alta Loma School District will host a golf tournament tomorrow in honor of Veterans Day at Fontana's Sierra Lakes Golf Club. Floyd Stork, the district's first superintendent and a decorated veteran, will be the keynote speaker. The golf tournament starts at 8 a.m.; gala luncheon at noon.

Information: (909) 964-7253 

Don't forget to vote today if you haven't already done so.

Elections for the Chaffey College board is today. If you haven't done your homework, check out our elections blog for the candidates' statements.

The parking issue that surfaced earlier this year is just one example of how board members' decisions affect the community. So vote! There probably won't be a line. 

The Chaffey College Car Club is putting on Truck or Treat for families to enjoy a safe Halloween evening. The event is 5 to 7 p.m. next Saturday at parking lot 18, which is near the Automotive Technology building in the southwest part of the school.

There were enough gifts to throw a white elephant party this morning at Etiwanda High, where a posse of British dignitaries arrived to invite the school's marching band to the London New Year's Parade.

School officials and council members had the tough job of giving gifts to some VIPs from the motherland -- former Lord Mayor of Westminster Catherine Longworth, pictured, and parade director Bob Bone. The event officially put local leaders like Fontana Councilwoman Aquanetta Warren one degree away from the Queen. Gasp!

Councilman Dennis Michael was also there. He could have pulled an Obama and presented Longworth a DVD collection (perhaps Rancho Cucamonga themed DVDs like Jack Benny and Ice Cube's "Friday") but instead offered lapel pins and pens with the city logo. I'm sure the British guests were pleased the presents were small and easy to pack.

In turn, Michael received crystal tumblers with the Westminster and Buckingham Palace insignia.

Warren and Fontana Councilman John Roberts gave the visitors Afghan blankets with a design that tells the history of Fontana. I'm sure the British guests were pleased since they won't have to pay extra for blankets on the plane. The blankets also teach a thing or two about Fontana, a place that the delegation did not get to visit.

"It'll remind you that you have been near the city," Warren said.

Warren received a paper weight. Roberts got a pair of cuff links designed with the Westminster coat of arms, which Roberts quickly put on, replacing his Rotary Club links.

Perhaps the best gift we Yankees offered was the smashing weather -- 80 degrees with clear skies and no wind. Jonathan Whaley, a parade organizer from rainy London, made note of the California sunshine.

"We enjoy this wonderful weather all the time at home," Whaley deadpanned.

I guess the only thing dry about England is the humor.


 

Two and three-dimensional pieces by artists who hand cut paper will be on display at Chaffey College's Wignall Museum from Oct. 19 to Nov. 21. "Cut: Makings of Removal" is a group exhibit that blends drawing, painting, sculpture, installation, photography and collage.

An artist reception is scheduled from 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 20.

A Day of the Dead-inspired workshop led by paper cutter Margaret Sosa is scheduled for 1 to 3 p.m. Oct. 24. Sosa will teach participants the Mexican style of paper cutting known as papel picado. To sign up for the free workshop, e-mail Rebecca Trawick.

Information: (909) 652-6490

It'll be early but it's a good cause.

The Rancho Cucamonga High School girls basketball team will hold a flapjack breakfast at Applebee's from 8 to 10 a.m. Saturday. For $10, you'll get pancakes, sausage, bacon, eggs, juice and coffee while helping the team raise funds for tournaments, transportion and other costs.

Applebee's is on 10709 Foothill Blvd.

                                                                           Photos courtesy of Chaffey College

When old timers talk about Alta Loma, they often describe Chaffey College as a school in the middle of nowhere. This black and white photo shows that the school site in the late 1950s was indeed in the middle of nowhere in an unincorporated area that was already in the middle of nowhere.

In 1960, when the Alta Loma campus was dedicated, Councilwoman Diane Williams was among the students who helped move furniture from Chaffey High in Ontario (former site of Chaffey College) to the Haven Avenue school. Williams, who lived in Ontario at the time, said it was rather scary driving at night in the middle of nowhere.

Yesterday, the City Council spent two hours walking and golf carting around the campus. The school that was once in the middle of nowhere has more students than ever with nearly 21,700 students, which is a 6 percent increase from last year.

Some residents near the community college wish the school was still in the middle of nowhere. They've been complaining to the city about rude students who park and litter outside their homes. Their concerns are what prompted the City Council to visit Chaffey.

Council members discovered that there is parking at Chaffey but often times, the available parking spaces are too far from the classrooms. The solution for now appears to be permit parking. That means as early as next semester, students who park in the residential neighborhood near Amber Lane could find a big fat ticket after class.      

Claremont High senior McKinley Pollock at work on a video submission for the My Home Town contest.









Courtesy photo

High school videographers will have a chance to showcase their work in the My Home Town video contest organized by the University of La Verne. The contest, also hosted by La Verne Community Television LVTV-3 and San Dimas Community Television KWST, asks students in high schools of 14 cities to submit a video about their communities.

The cities are Azusa, Montclair, Claremont, San Dimas, Ontario, La Verne, Claremont, Diamond Bar, Upland, Rancho Cucamonga, Glendora, Diamond Bar, Covina and West Covina.

The video submissions should be five minutes or less and can be about what you love/hate about your community, the strange/interesting characters who live there or the historic/haunted places that mark the town. The deadline is Sept. 30.

There's cash prizes for the top three winners ($250, $125, $75). The top submissions will be aired on public access television stations and shown at an Oct. 10 screening at University of La Verne.

Information: (909) 392-2706



 

Residents near Chaffey College have been complaining to the city lately because too many students are parking on their streets. It has put the city in a pickle because it has little or no say in how the community college expands. At recent meetings, council members have told residents: Hey, why don't you complain to Chaffey's board?

Opportunity to speak on this issue to both groups of elected officials is tomorrow at 3 p.m. A joint study session with the City Council and Chaffey governing board will precede the 4:30 p.m. regular meeting. Click here for a brief agenda of the study session. Click here for the agenda to the regular meeting.

The meeting will be held in the staff dining room in campus center west, which is listed as CCW on this map.


   

Two exhibitions, "Alphabet: An Exhibition of Hand-Drawn Lettering and Experimental Typography" and "Sky Burchard: It's Dangerous to Go Alone" will open the school year at Chaffey College's Wignall Museum on Aug. 24. A reception is scheduled Sept. 9 from 6 to 8 p.m.

Letters are the star in the "Alphabet" exhibit, which features works by 47 artists who take the alphabet and turn the unique shapes into works of art.

Students entering grades nine through 12 this fall can sign up for a summer writing camp to take place at Los Osos High School July 27 to 31. The week-long program is from 9 a.m. to noon.

Any students interested in creative writing is encouraged to sign up for the opportunity to develop skills in writing poetry, memoir, screenplay and other forms. The program, hosted by the high school and UC Riverside, is $125.

Email Stephani Elliott for more information. 

Starting today, there will be free lunch served at Northtown Community Center from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. All children ages 2 to 18 and developmentally disabled adults are welcomed. The meals are provided by the Cucamonga School District through the USDA National School Lunch program. You don't have to sign up and you don't have to attend any of the district's schools. You just have to show up and eat lunch at the center.

Northtown Community Center is at 10071 Feron Blvd. Call (909) 941-7465 for more information.
 

Several readers have inquired about the Chaffey Summer Science Academy, a program I mentioned in this space last week. I forgot to mention one very crucial thing about the community college program -- it's free!

The week-long program for high school juniors, seniors and Chaffey students is funded by a Title V STEM grant, which aims to increase the number of Hispanic students entering careers in science, technology, engineering and math -- or STEM. The academy, from August 3 to 7, will give students experience in crime scene investigations, robotics and microbiology. Everything's free including lunch.

Information: (909) 652-6499

Los Osos High School is hosting a blood drive on campus next Thursday. The drive, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., will take place at the school gym on 6001 Milliken Ave.

If helping out to save a life isn't incentive enough, donors will also get a coupon for a free pint of Baskin-Robbins ice cream.

The residents weren't the only ones with strong words tonight. The mayor and council members had some pretty strong words, too, and it was directed to the Chaffey College board.

Some residents who live west of Chaffey College -- on San Felipe Court and San Andreas Drive -- are upset that students park in front of their homes, leaving no room for themselves and blocking their mailboxes.

It turns out, according to Traffic Engineer Jon Gillespie, the college recently built an office building in a spot where there was a parking lot. That means there are not only less parking spaces but a greater need for them.

Mayor Don Kurth wrote a letter to the community college board asking them to meet with the city on this issue. The board hasn't responded.

"It's shameful that Chaffey has not stepped up to the plate," Kurth said.

The council urged the irate residents to attend a Chaffey board meeting and complain to them.

Ironically, their board meeting takes place in the administration building, the same part of the campus that lacks parking spaces.

"If you go," Kurth said, "please don't park on San Felipe."

  

The Etiwanda School District will be closed Fridays from June 22 to July 24. The four-day week will be implemented to reduce energy costs. The district will be opened from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. with the exception of the weeks starting June 29 and July 3. On those two weeks, the district will be closed at 4 p.m. The summer child care program will continue to operate Monday through Friday.  

High school juniors, seniors and Chaffey students can sign up now for the Summer Science Academy, which will take place at the community college from August 3 to 7. Students will get hands-on experience in crime scene investigations, robotics and microbiology. The program is from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. and lunch is provided.

Information: (909) 652-6499 or e-mail Wanda Mitchell  

Leah Carrasco is an American Sign Language instructor at Chaffey College. ASL is the second most popular language class at the community college, beating out French. Spanish, no surprise, is the most popular.

Thomas Cordova/
Staff Photograher


I wanted to write an article about American Sign Language and thought it would be a good idea to visit Leah Carrasco, a Chaffey College instructor who also teaches a class after school at Upland High. I didn't realize there would be a major roadblock until I showed up -- the entire class was conducted in ASL and since I can't understand it ... well, you can't really quote someone in ASL can you?

Carrasco said she used her voice at first but three weeks into the class, she turned her voice off. This surprised me considering my first year of high school Spanish and first quarter of university Mandarin were conducted in English.

I understood more than I thought. Reading Carrasco's lips and her expressions helped. I even learned how to count from 60 to 100 in ASL. Hopefully, that will come in handy.

To read more about the ASL class, look for the Sunday Read feature in this Sunday's paper.