Lane Home Furnishings has gone on tour to showcase their newest innovations. Featuring the traditional family room to the ultimate in home theaters, the mobile tour will make its way to Ontario on May 21-23, and I think it would be a perfect fit for your readers.

Below is a media advisory with more details.  The Lane Home Entertainment Tour is a massive 18-wheeler mobile showroom that highlights three complete home entertainment room solutions. At this free, public event, you will see visitors:

• Trying out new product innovations from Lane Home Furnishings including a home theater with stadium seating and the newest electronic options from Samsung
• Enjoying a variety of games, contests and prizes and entering to win $2,000 worth of furniture
• Consulting one-on-one with Lane representatives on ways to create their ultimate home entertainment room
• Taking advantage of the Nintendo Wii Kid Zone
• Learning about the features and benefits of Lane products through the hands-on wall mural
• Getting their photo taken while lounging in a recliner in front of a green screen set to a variety of fun background settings (e.g. Grand Canyon, football game, fashion runway, beach, etc.)

After months of scrutiny, city leaders have opted to retain Philadelphia-based SMG management company as operator of the Convention Center for two more years.

The venture will help the development clear its biggest barrier to getting construction started.

Irvine-based land developer Foremost Communities Inc., has entered into a joint venture with a controlled affiliate of Starwood Capital Group Global LLC, to form Forestar Land Partners LLC.

 It has been almost 20 years since Lucky 7 Stables first hung its sign on the corner of Philadelphia Street and Cypress Avenue.

Throughout the years, horses have come and gone. Beginners evolved into avid, experienced riders.

And now this humble, intimate haven for horses and children is doing some growing up of its own, moving to a 10-acre site a couple of miles away to make way for the expanding Ontario Christian High School.

Tucked behind a wall of green vines, the small stable has been a favored after-school place for children in the area by keeping them occupied, said Janet Turgetto, a longtime riding instructor at the stables.

Business partners and cousins Jim and Randall Fehlman wanted to do something to honor their uncle Willis, who had done so much for the family business, Gregg Electric Inc.

A newly formed squadron of the Sons of the American Legion is holding meetings on the first Sunday of each month at 11 a.m. at American Legion Post 112, 310 W. Emporia St.

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Created: 04/19/2010 05:39:06 PM PDT

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court appears likely to rule against Ontario police officers who claimed the city violated their privacy by reading racy text messages they sent on their employers' account.

Several justices said Monday that the Police Department acted reasonably in monitoring the text messages in view of its written policy warning employees they have no guarantee of privacy in the use of office computer and electronics equipment.

Justice Stephen Breyer said he didn't see "anything, quite honestly, unreasonable about that."

While the case involves government workers, the decision could have broader privacy implications as courts continue to sort out privacy issues in the digital age. Many employers tell workers there is no guarantee of privacy in anything sent over their company- or government-provided computers, cell phones or pagers.

The case arose when the Ontario department decided to audit text message usage to see whether its SWAT team officers were using them too often for personal reasons. Three police officers and another employee complained that the department improperly snooped on their electronic exchanges, including many that were said to be sexually explicit.

An Ontario police official had earlier informally told officers that no one would look further if officers personally paid for charges above a monthly allowance.

"To allow a no-privacy policy to completely disavow all employees' expectations of privacy, without regard for the unique circumstances existing in the workplace, would not be legitimate regulation," said Dieter Dammeier, attorney for Jeff Quon, a sergeant on the SWAT team.

Quon used his police-issued pager to send and receive work and personal messages.

"Sgt. Quon's Fourth Amendment rights are significant," Dammeier wrote in a brief to the U.S. Supreme Court. "The officers were specifically afforded the right to use the pagers for personal communication."

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco said the informal policy was enough to give the officers a "reasonable expectation of privacy" in their text messages and establish that their constitutional rights had been violated.

The appeals court also faulted the text-messaging service for turning over transcripts of the messages without the officers' consent. The court declined to hear the appeal of USA Mobility Wireless, Inc., which bought the text-messaging service involved in the case.

The Obama administration is backing the city, arguing that the written policy, not any informal warning, is what matters.

"The nature of (Quon's) job as a police officer, as a SWAT team leader, diminished his expectation of privacy," Ontario's attorney Kent Richland told SCOTUS Blog in a podcast published Monday.

"He had to expect, in acting in that role, that his communications would be reviewed in the media, that defense counsel in cases that might have developed as a result of the SWAT team activities would request to review his text messages in litigation, and that inquiry boards might also be involved in looking at SWAT team activities and would want to examine the text messages that had been sent."

Justice Department lawyer Neal Katyal said the appeals court ruling calls into question policies put in place by governments across the country.

"Thousands of employers rely on these policies, and millions of employees," he said.

The court could take a very narrow path out of the case.

Because the employees involved are police officers, several justices said that their communications might be sought by defense lawyers in criminal cases.

"I mean, wouldn't you just assume that that whole universe of conversations by SWAT officers who were on duty 24/7 might well have to be reviewed by some member of the public or some of their superiors?" Justice John Paul Stevens said.

Justice Sonia Sotomayor wondered whether the reason for looking at the messages mattered.

"Let's assume that in this police department, everyone knew, the supervisors and everyone else, that the police department people spoke to their girlfriends at night," Sotomayor said. "And one of the chiefs, out of salacious interest, decides: I'm going to just go in and get those texts, those messages, because I just have a prurient interest."

It wouldn't matter, said Kent Richland, the city's lawyer, and Justice Antonin Scalia chimed that he agreed. "So when the filthy-minded police chief listens in, it's a very bad thing, but it's not offending your right of privacy. You expected somebody else could listen in, if not him," Scalia said.

Chief Justice John Roberts was alone in asking questions that suggested he would side with the officers. Roberts said the department might have allowed officers to black out any messages they were willing to pay for, providing an accurate picture of text message usage without compromising privacy.

The argument also displayed the limits on the justices' mastery of modern communications devices as Roberts tried to figure out the role of the text-messaging service in enabling an exchange between two people.

"I thought, you know, you push a button; it goes right to the other thing," Roberts said.

"You mean it doesn't go right to the other thing?" Scalia said.

A decision is expected later this year.

The case is City of Ontario v. Quon.

The Associated Press and Staff Writer Will Bigham contributed to this report.

There are two Fresh and Easy markets in Ontario. Good luck

Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market today launched its Design-A-Bag Contest as part of an increased effort to encourage customers to use reusable bags.  The company is inviting customers to submit their original bag designs through its website, www.freshandeasy.com/designabag, through May 31^st.  The winning design will be printed on a reusable bag that will be sold in all Fresh & Easy stores.

Customers 18 years of age or older in Arizona, California and Nevada can submit a design.  From the designs submitted, a panel of judges will select 10 semi-finalists based on originality and creativity.  The winning bag design will be chosen exclusively by "friends of fresh&easy," customers who have signed up to receive the latest news about the company along with exclusive discounts at www.freshandeasy.com/friends.  Semi-finalists will each receive a $100 Fresh & Easy gift card and the winning designer will win a year's worth of groceries.* 

"We are actively trying to increase reusable bag usage in our stores through increased signage, bag giveaways and improving our current range," said Roberto Munoz, Fresh & Easy Director of Neighborhood Affairs.  "We want to offer bags that people really want to use, so it made sense to enlist the creativity of our customers to help design them."

The bag contest is part of a broader initiative Fresh & Easy is rolling out to increase the use of reusable bags by customers.  Last Wednesday, the company began a week-long bag giveaway in celebration of Earth Day.  Customers can still receive a free canvas bag through April 22^nd when they spend $20 or more.  The special Earth Day coupon for the free reusable bag can be found on Fresh & Easy's Facebook fan pagewww.facebook.com/freshandeasy.** 

The dilapidated or non-existent sidewalks on the major thoroughfare is not a representation of what the city envisions for its future.

To kickstart the redevelopment of this transportation corridor, the city has applied for a $200,000 planning grant, which is offered by the California Department of Transportation.

It's 9:30 p.m. on a Thursday night and inside the music is blaring and outside girls dressed in skinny jeans and stilettos file into Citizens Business Bank Arena.

But there were subtle differences in his behavior.

Developmentally, something was not right, said his mother, Justina Hernandez, 32.

The Ontario family in January sought the advice of a specialist who diagnosed Junior with a mild form of autism.

"I suspected something, but I never really knew," Justina Hernandez said.

Autism is a developmental disorder that affects the brain's normal development of social and communication skills. April is National Autism Awareness Month.

Warning signs for autism include lack of eye contact and social interactive skills as well as repetition and unusual behavior patterns, said

April is National Autism Awareness Month and, in an effort to highlight information about the disorder, several local organizations have planned events.

• The public today is encouraged to change their porch lights to a blue bulb as part of the "Light it Up Blue" campaign. Throughout the world, there will be several landmark locales, such at Los Angeles International Airport, expected to participate.

• Gear Cyclewear Inc. as well as the Talk About Curing Autism organization will hold a benefit this month at Boomer's Coffeehouse at 220 E. A St., Upland.

Local artwork will be displayed and available for bid.

Local, national, and international photographers have donated prints of people biking.

Winning bidders will be able to pick up their artwork from 4 to 7 p.m. April 30.

Proceeds will go toward TACA.

Opening night festivities will be from 5 to 8 p.m Saturday.

For more information, send an e-mail toride@gearcyclewear.com.

• Vons and Pavilions markets in Southern California in April will hold a month-long charitable fundraising campaign in support of Easter Seals Disability Services.

Customers can contribute to Easter Seals at checkout counters.

The donations will help Easter Seals provide job training and employment opportunities, pre-school and after-school services, independent living options - which keep people in their own homes instead of institutions - and services that help adults learn daily living and social skills.

• A walk on April 24 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena will include the availability of resources for families. About 15,000 people are expected to attend the walk. The goal is to raise $1.3 million this year.

• PVW, the former Pomona Valley Workshop, will host a Game Night on May 1. All proceeds will support the Anthesis Autism Services program.

The event will be from noon to 4 p.m. in the AAS parking lot, 520 E. Foothill Blvd.

Admission is $10. The price includes gaming for 20 minutes, a food and drink ticket as well as a raffle ticket.

The ultimate video Game Truck will be at the event.

Each participant can play Xbox games, Wii and Playstation 3.

Other games will include "3 Point Shootout," "Football Toss" and "Wheel of Fortune."

For more information, call 909-624-3555, ext. 239; visitwww.pvwonline.org; or send an e-mailterri@pvwonline.org.