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Five men posing as law enforcement officers tied an elderly Chino Hills man up Monday morning before ransacking his house, authorities said.
They knocked on the door of a home in the 13000 block of Ravenna Court about 10 a.m. At least one of the suspects had a gold star on his clothing and was armed, said San Bernardino County sheriff's spokeswoman Arden Wiltshire.
The victim's son came home around 3 p.m., untied his father and called 9-1-1, authorities said.
No one has been arrested. The victim was not injured.
Anyone with information is asked to call sheriff's deputies at (909) 364-2000. Anonymous tipsters can call (800) 78-CRIME.
-stacia.glenn@inlandnewspapers.com
The City of Chino Hills will hold a Teen Dance on Friday, Feb. 20 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Chino Hills High School, 16150 Pomona Rincon Road. The event is open to 7th and 8th grade students who live in Chino Hills or attend schools in Chino Hills. Pre-sale tickets cost $3 per person and students must present their 2008/2009 school identification card to attend the dance.
Tickets sold at the door will cost $5 if the event is not sold out. Refreshments will be available for sale and teens may have their photo taken in the photo booth for a fee. Chino Hills Recreation staff will supervise the event. For more information, call (909) 364-2700, and dial 4.
Residents can find information on property regulation compliance and violations at the neighborhood network program's community meeting on Thursday, Feb. 26 at 7 p.m. The meeting will be held at the McCoy Equestiran and Recreation Center, 14280 Peyton Drive.
Code enforcement is important toward protecting properties and enhancing the value of our community through compliance with Chino Hills Municipal Codes, according to organizers.
For additional information, contact the Neighborhood Services Division at (909) 364-2730.
The city of Chino Hills will host a Valentine Tea Party from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the McCoy Equestrian Center on Saturday, Feb. 7.
Participants are encouraged to dress up in fancy apparel where they will enjoy snacks, play Valentine games, make arts and crafts projects, and make a special Valentine treat. Pre-registration is required as space is limited. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
All ages are welcome.
Information: 364-2600.
My Gym, a children's fitness center in Chino Hills, will hold a free open house on Sunday from 9 a.m. to noon and 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Padded rolling cylinders, monkey bars, swings, and plastic play forts abound at My Gym Children's Fitness Center in Chino Hills. The workout equipment is shuffled around the gym each week in an effort to keep the children challenged.
Instructors lead young children in various exercises designed to teach them coordination, balance, teamwork and social skills.
In a time when one out of five young children is obese, My Gym is among a number of children's fitness centers that serve to instill the importance of physical activity and healthy habits for kids at an early age.
For more information on My Gym in Chino Hills, 4200 Chino Hills Parkway, call (909) 597-6563. For information on the La Verne location, 2416 Foothill Blvd., call (909) 593-1633.
The city is pushing forward with its alternative plan to reroute a proposed wind energy transmission line through the Chino Hills State Park instead of the Southern California Edison proposal that brings the line through the city.
Edison's wind-energy project proposes the activation and expansion of power lines near at least 1,500 homes in Chino Hills. Towers would also be increased in size from between 120 and 140 feet to between 150 and 195 feet.
City manager Doug La Belle travelled to Sacramento last week to continue dialogue on the city's alternative with State Parks Director Ruth Coleman on the issue, though he said the discussion was "informational" and did not expect any agency officials to announce any thoughts on the city plan until its environmental impact review was complete sometime in mid to late February.
Elements of the city proposal include construction of a wildlife crossing under Highway 71 from the park into the Prado Basin, habitat restoration, removal of about 14 miles of active and inactive high-voltage power lines from the state park, and moving lines and towers away from ridgelines and other prominent areas to improve the public's view.
Roy Stearns, spokesman for the state parks, said "Regarding this specific project on the table, we have not either given support or opposition yet."
Stearns said the state parks is waiting to see which route the EIR lists as the preferred route.
"Our intention is to allow this process to move forward before we take a stand," Stearns said.
Despite the city's environmentally-minded rerouting proposal Sandi Blain, manager of transmission project licensing at Southern California Edison, explained the energy company's route will lessen the environmental impact.
"Part of the project's objective is to utilize existing transmission right of way wherever possible," she said. "The existing right of ways are areas that already been impacted environmentally and that does lessen the environmental impact. That's why we make it our preferred transmission route."
The EIR will determine which of the proposed routes contains the least environmental impact, and the EIR's preferred route will be heavily considered by the California Public Utilities Commission, which will decide the matter. After the EIR is released, LaBelle said there will be a 60-day review period during which public participation meetings will be held.
The PUC is expected to make a decision in July or August.
The Edison plan has irked many Chino Hills residents with concerns over the eye-sore large power lines would create, noise, the impact on home values and the possible negative health effects from electromagnetic fields.
LifeStream, the new name for the Blood Bank of San Bernardino and Riverside Counties, will hold blood drives in Chino and Chino Hills in the coming weeks.
The first takes place Saturday, Jan. 31, 2009 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at BJ's Restaurant Brewery, 4585 Chino Hills Parkway in Chino Hills. Donors receive a pazookie and pizza, compliments of BJ's Restaurant Brewery.
The second drive will be held on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2009 from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Alicia Cortez Elementary School, 12750 Carissa Street in Chino. Donors at both these events receive points as part of the "Gift of Life" Donor Loyalty Program that may be redeemed for items through LifeStream's online store. For more information or to schedule an appointment, visit www.LStream.org or call LifeStream at 1.800.879.4484.
Healthy individuals at least 15 years of age may donate blood. Information: 1 (800) 879-4484 or visit www.LStream.org.
Chino Hills Council on Tuesday approved plans for a bike lane striping on Chino Hills Parkway from the north city limit to Carbon Canyon Road. In 2007, Chino Hills was successful in obtaining a $35,000 grant from San Bernardino Associated Governments (SANBAG) for bicycle lane demarcations. The staff will now solicit bids for construction of the work.
As the economic crisis has caused a stall in development, the city found no bids last week after it offered developers last year the opportunity to purchase and develop 12-acres of its land just south of a new outdoor shopping mall and east of the adjacent new civic center.
Council on Tuesday extended the bid date another 120 days at the request of interested developer Opus West, as a hotel company working with Opus had requested more time to consider a deal, officials said.
The city hopes to expand its shopping and government area downtown with the "Shoppes 2" project, which is envisioned to include additional shops and housing opportunities as well as one or two hotels . If it doesn't receive another bid, Council may decide to hold the land until the market recovers.
Since last July, the City Manager and executive management team have been working on a development scenario for commercial and residential growth for the next 12 years taking Chino Hills to the year 2020.
The plan is called Vision 2020. Along with development assumptions, city officials have worked to make revenue projections and cost projections in line with the city's Capital Improvement Plan, in order to continue work on the city's long term financial plan.
Chino Hills is transitioning from building a community to maintaining a community and the Vision 2020 project will provide information that will help the City Council make policy decisions in the future, city officials said.
The City Manager will provide an overview of the plans to the City Council and commissions at a workshop at 3 p.m. at City Hall on Wednesday.
Family Fun Days, sponsored by the Inland Empire Network Partners, will be held on Saturday, Feb. 28 at the Crossroad Center in front of the Hampton Inn.
Proceeds will be donated to Rhett Syndrome Research. More information is coming and vendor applications will soon be available on Chinohillsonline.com shortly.
Information: (909) 606-5825
A small vegetation fire was reported on 3:28 p.m. on Norton Avenue at Rushmore Ct. in Chino. The fire was approximately 17-feet-by-17-feet along a block wall of residences. The fire consumed dead leaves and bushes along the roadway. Investigators determined the cause of the fire to be arson. Two juvenile suspects were taken into custody.
A fire was reported on Maplewood Drive in Chino Hills which was found to be a five inch in diameter burn mark with ash near a garage. There was no structural damage and the fire was already out when firefighters arrived.
Residents had their needs answered Wednesday as a Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market opened at Eucalyptus Avenue and Chino Hills Parkway.
Hundreds of people converged at the store in the Gordon Ranch Marketplace shopping plaza that has been needed in the neighborhood since a supermarket closed several years ago .
Green balloons decorated the entrance and a long line of customers snaked outside the parking lot at 10 a.m. when the doors opened. Aisles quickly became crowded and some customers had to wait for available shopping carts.
The Fresh & Easy experience aims to do just what its name implies, representatives said.
At about 10,000-square feet, the store is designed to be smaller than the typical grocery store -- about the size of a Trader Joe's.
Fresh & Easy representatives said its smaller size, wider aisles and lower shelves makes shopping easier.
"Before we opened the first store, our parent company (Tesco) sent a group to research American consumers and what they said they wanted was an easier shopping experience," Fresh & Easy spokeswoman Ellen Belot Roggemann said. "They wanted to be able to go to the store and get in and out quickly."
Despite the wider aisles, Carlos Illescas was among those slowly navigating shopping carts through the crowded store.
"It looks very nice and it's what we wanted," Illescas said. "It's clean and fresh and the prices seem to be reasonable. We hope it stays that way."
In addition to name-brand merchandise, about half of the store's food products are under the Fresh & Easy brand, which representatives said are without added trans-fats, artificial flavors or colors.
The store also sells ready-made food, such as sandwiches and salads.
Fresh & Easy, which is owned by U.K.-based company Tesco, has more than 100 stores in the United States.
The company last year reportedly experienced problems with revenues far short of targets and a freeze on the opening on any new stores last year.
Fresh & Easy officials said they believe the store's location, which is surrounded by neighboprhoods, will be beneficial to its success.
Residents said they have been anxiously waiting for a grocery store to return to the plaza.
"I think it's the best location for all of us around here," said Lupe Johle, who lives in the nearby neighborhood of Carriage Hills. "We were waiting for a grocery store to come into this area.
We've been having to go down across town to go to a grocery store."
Mayor Peter Rogers, who helped cut the ribbon on opening day, also lives nearby.
"This is a shot in the arm," he said. "When this place lost Ralphs, it lost traffic."
Kim Cooper, director of Kimco Realty Corporation, which owns the Gordon Ranch Marketplace, toured the store on Wednesday morning.
"The loss of the Ralphs was taking a toll on the tenants," Cooper said. "We expect the tenants to flourish."
As part of the opening ceremony, Fresh & Easy presented a $1,000 check to the local Let It Be Foundation, which helps support the families of children with life-threatening medical conditions.
A structure fire was reported at approximately 3:20 a.m. on Wednesday Jan. 7 on the 6700 Block of Mystic Canyon Drive in Chino Hills. Firefighters noted light smoke and found a fire in the garage wall with some extension into the second floor. Units were able to limit the spread of the fire to the to the garage wall and the subfloor of the guest room on the second floor. No injuries were reported. The cause of fire appears to be accidental.
The Curtain Call Performing Arts Academy of Corona will present the first in a series of family friendly youth performances on Saturday at 1 p.m. at The Shoppes at Chino Hills, 13920 City Center Drive.
Performances will include fully staged productions featuring student actors and singers from the Inland Empire. Curtain Call Performing Arts Academy performances will also be held in February and March, including a special preview of "The Sound of Music."
Curtain Call Performing Arts Academy of Corona is a non-profit school that offers the Inland Empire an individualized program in the performing arts. The school is staffed by degreed professionals that are hand selected to provide the highest level of education and ensure that students of all ages are given the tools for success in all areas of the arts.
The next program will be held at The Shoppes at 1 p.m. on Feb. 7 and again at 1 p.m. on March 7.
Free food will be distributed on Thursday from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Monte Vista Park, 13196 Monte Vista Avenue, Chino, to low-income residents of Chino and Chino Hills.
Proof of residency will be required.
Chino Hills Disposal will pick up Christmas trees for recycling from now through Jan. 9.
Residents are advised to remove all decorations, nails and the tree stand from the tree and to place it at the curb on a regular trash day. Residents who wish to place their tree in the green waste container should chop the tree in half iif its taller than six feet.
The trees wil be used for mulch to be given out to residents throughout the year at free mulch giveaway events.
A Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market celebrates its grand opening at the corner of Eucalyptus Avenue and Chino Hills Parkway on Wednesday at 10 a.m.
Fresh & Easy will present a donation to the Let It Be Foundation, a local non-profit organization, as part of the opening ceremonies.
The store has been described as similar to the Trader Joes chain of supermarkets. The new Chino Hills store is 10,000-square-feet.
The third annual Chino Hills "Snow Day" will be held on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Crossroads Park, 2765 Chino Hills Parkway.
Real snow will be available at the event for making snowmen and sledding. The event also features games, face painting and winter crafts. Food vendors will also be onsite.
The fee is $8 per participant. Pre-sale wristbands will be available until Friday.
Sleds will be provided. Information: (909) 364-2600.
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