POMONA - Pomona Unified School District administrators this week presented information to school board members on funding for individual school campuses should Measure PS be approved.

Administrators also provided board member with information on the approach to take in creating an oversight committee for the measure.

POMONA - Young boxers from around Southern California and Las Vegas will be in Pomona Sunday for a boxing show to raise money for the Fist of Gold Youth Center in Pomona.

Athletes ages 8 to young adults will be participating in the 15 bout event beginning at 1 p.m. at Boys & Girls Club of Pomona Valley, 1420 S. Garey Ave., Pomona.

Admission is $5 to the event which benefits Fist of Gold. Tickets will be sold at the door.

POMONA -- Summer-like temperatures may make it hard for people to remember that flu season is approaching.

To help people prepare, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health and the city are teaming up.

They will provide free flu vaccinations from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at the Ganesha Park Community Center, 1575 N. White Ave.

POMONA - Members of the Pomona Youth Leadership Network will host a candidates forum Thursday at Western University of Health Sciences that is expected to draw the participation of least nine of 12 council district candidates and six of eight mayoral candidates.

The forum will begin at 7 p.m. in the univeristy's Gary and Shirley Johnston Lecture Hall, 309 E. Second St.

The network works to familiarize young people and their families with the operations of city government in addition to encouraging them to become involved in mentoring, leadership opportunities, after-school programs and other activities, according to the city's Web site.

Dia de Los Muertos Family Discovery Day is coming from noon to 4 p.m. Nov.1

There will be hands-on crafts, papel picado workshop, printmaking workshop and Day of the Dead storytelling.

ADMISSION IS FREE!!

Museum of History and Art, Ontario

225 S. Eculid Ave., Ontario

(909)983-3198

"Friends" a ceramic art collection by Marjorie Heady is currently on display at the Claremont Community Foundation Gallery. An artist reception for Marjorie will be from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30, Nov. 7.

Claremont Community Foundation: 205 Yale Ave., Claremont

(909)398-1060

If you're interested in ways to protect the planet and your health there may be a website just waiting for you: www.GoGreenOnline.com

Some ideas on the site include:

* Progressively make changes in each room of your house

* What you can do improve your home, health and enviroment.

* Take the 20% Energy Challenge: set your own baseline and track your
progress.

* Learn key facts and improve your knowledge.

Come on down to the Ladies' Night Out at Filippi Winery on Wednesday, October 29th from 6-9 PM. There will be wine, food, shopping and prizes. 

Authors of the cook book: "Stud Muffin" and some hunky male models will be on hand to sign copies.

Joseph Filippi Winery: 12467 Base Line Road, Rancho Cucamonga

For ladies 21 and older

Tickets: $20

POMONA - Parents, residents and teachers along with Pomona Unified School District leaders and city elected officials will gather at Lincoln Elementary School Sunday afternoon to rally in support of Measure PS.

The event, a joint effort of OneLA-IAF and Associated Pomona Teachers, includes a walk to gather support for the ballot measure that will go before Pomona Unified School District voters next month.

POMONA - Vintage and classic motorcycles will be the focus of attention Saturday at the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum.

The museum is in Building 3A on the grounds of Fairplex, 1101 W. McKinley Ave. in Pomona.

The second annual Indian Motorcycle Day will be part of California Bike Week activities taking place at Fairplex.

POMONA - Hope Theater Arts Youth Program has organized a garage and bake sale that will begin at 7 a.m. Saturday. 

The event, which will conclude at noon, will take place at the Pomona Elks Lodge, 695 E. Foothill Blvd.

The lodge is in the shopping center on the northwest corner of Foothill and Towne Avenue.

Proceeds from the sale will go toward cover the cost of the program's production costs.

POMONA -- Jeronimo Ortega works with an organization that
provides job training and life skills to at-risk youth and young
adults.

Laura Arellano-Gonzalez works with teenagers in foster care who are
about to leave the system and are preparing to be independent.

On Thursday morning, Ortega and Arellano-Gonzalez found they each
have something their clients can benefit from.

POMONA - About 2,700 students representing 16 Pomona Unified School
District schools filled the Pomona Civic Center Plaza Thursday
morning for a ceremony marking the start of Red Ribbon Week
activities.

The event, organized by the Pomona Police Department's Crime
Prevention unit and the Pomona Unified School District, included the
participation of city and school district officials, said police Cpl.
Brian Hagerty.

From:

Inland Valley's Fetch Pet Care and the ASPCA

POMONA - The race for the District 1 City Council widened a bit this week.

Robert Hayes made Tuesday's deadline and will be a write-in candidate for the District 1 seat in next month's election, said Pomona City Clerk Marie Macias Wednesday.

Hayes, 55, is a general building contractor who ran in the January 2006 special election to fill the mayoral seat following the death of Mayor Eddie Cortez in September 2005.

Rancho de Philo, voted 2008 best dessert wine of the show at the LA County Fair
International Wine Competition, has sold its award winning Sherry - only one week a year - for more than 25 years.

This year's sale is from Nov. 8 through 16

Prices:

2008 blend - $24.95
2007 blend - $34.95
2006 blend - $39.95

Rancho de Philo Winery
10050 Wilson Avenue, Alta Loma
Phone: (909) 987-4208

FULL FREEWAY CLOSURES WEEK OF NOVEMBER 3

o Eastbound Interstate 10 at Live Oak Canyon Road is Scheduled to Close on :

November 5, from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m.

o Westbound Interstate 10 at Live Oak Canyon Road is Scheduled to Close on: November 6, from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m.

o Live Oak Canyon Road Bridge over Interstate 10 is Scheduled to Close on: November 5 and 6, from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.

A full closure of Live Oak Canyon Road bridge at I-10, between 14th Street/Calimesa Blvd, and Outer Highway 10 South is scheduled on November 5 and 6, from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. Freeway access will not be available, except for the following exceptions;

• Motorists traveling northbound on Live Oak Canyon Road will have access to the I-10 eastbound on-ramp both nights

• Motorists traveling southbound on Live Oak Canyon Road will have access to the I-10 westbound on-ramp during the November 5 closure only.

Contest Winner Will Receive Kitchen Makeover Worth More Than $9,000

ONTARIO, Calif. (Oct. 21, 2008) Who has the ugliest kitchen in Riverside and San Bernardino Counties? Granite Transformations of Ontario is about to find out. As part of the companys Ugliest Kitchen Contest, homeowners are asked to submit photos of their style-challenged kitchen by Oct. 31. The winning homeowner will receive a kitchen makeover valued at more than $9,000. To enter, please go to www.granitetransformations.com/Ontario.

For those homeowners who are still waiting for avocado green tiles to come back into fashion, this is the chance to make a giant style leap forward with beautiful new Granite Transformations countertops from its Ontario showroom located at 4295 Jurupa Street. Granite Transformations countertops are manufactured using 95 percent granite and a specially formulated polymer that is cast into lightweight slabs that are then custom cut and installed directly over existing countertops. The resulting transformation, from old and worn to beautiful granite countertops that resist scratching and staining, takes as little as one to two days.

To enter, homeowners simply need to send in the photo that best illustrates why their ugly, out-of-date kitchen deserves a makeover. Granite Transformations judges will do the rest. This is a contest that will show the dramatic transformation that can happen in one or two days using Granite Transformations unique installation process, which easily covers existing counters with beautiful new surfaces. Take your kitchen from ugly to gorgeous just in time for the holidays.

The winner of the Ugliest Kitchen Contest will receive Granite Transformations countertops and backsplash, a Wind Crest gas or electric cooktop, a new sink and a kitchen faucet set. Total makeover is valued at more than $9,000.

Josie Navarro of Pomona was found conscious and responsive about 9:30 p.m. in a room at the Comfort Inn, 1421 S. Garey Ave. Police discovered her 5-year-old son, Edgar Manuel Sanchez, under water in the bathtub.

"This is a sickening event," Sgt. Mike Olivieri said. "It's hard to imagine a human could do this to their child."

By Monica Rodriguez

Staff Writer
POMONA - As homeowners all over the nation and the state
struggle with foreclosure problems neighborhoods also feel the impact
of the housing crisis.

This week City Council members approved a strategy geared at
attempting to address the foreclosure problem in the city. An
estimate of more than 700 Pomona properties in the city are in
various stages of foreclosure proceedings.

The strategy involves steps already being taken and concepts that are
being developed and which will require City Council action at a later
date, Mark Lazzaretto, Pomona's planning and housing director, said
Tuesday.

POMONA - Councilman Elliott Rothman, who is seeking Pomona's mayoral post, missed Monday night's City Council meeting.

Mayor Norma Torres said Rothman attended a community meeting related to the construction of a bridge carrying Mission Boulevard traffic over the 71 Freeway. 

This was the first City Council meeting since Rothman was arrested in Pomona on suspicion of driving while under the influence of alcohol on the evening of Oct. 7.

Pomona Police arrested Rothman at Grand Avenue and Hamilton Boulevard, according to a statement from the City Manager's Office.

Time:10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sat. and Sun (Oct. 25 & 26)

Tricks to a Healthy Halloween

1)      Plan Ahead.  Make a plan prior to Halloween so that you can keep tabs on what your children will be consuming on Halloween.  Talk to teachers (many schools hold Halloween events), party host(s) and neighbors to agree on the types treats to be handed out to children. 

2)      Negotiate with Kids. Talk to kids and set-up expectations for Halloween day.  Make sure that they do their homework and chores before trick-or-treating. 

3)      Dinner First.  On Halloween night, give children an extra-nutritious dinner before trick-or-treating.   It will reduce their appetite for sweets.  A meal filled with lean protein, whole grains and vegetables are the way to go!  Remember to serve a glass of low fat or nonfat milk with the meal for extra nutrition. Drinking milk is proven to strengthen teeth, prevent cavities, boost calcium, vitamin D and potassium levels.

4)      Non-Food Treats.  Consider handing out treats like themed school supplies like pencils and erasers to school-age children as they will come in handy for class.  Small toys are also appropriate in reducing the amount of candy children eat during Halloween.  Plus, they're fun!

5)      Power Trick-or-Treat.  Make sure children get enough physical activity to burn off excess sugar and fat.  Trick-or-treating can be a fun way to incorporate walking and exercise.  Plan a few extra loops around the neighborhood.  This process can tire out kids and prepare them to hit the sack when they get home.

6)      GOT  MILK?  Serving chocolate milk after trick or treating is a great, healthy treat.  It doesn't deprive kids of the chocolate closely associated with Halloween, while still providing them great nutrition.   If you want to help your kids sleep on Halloween night, a glass of warm low fat or nonfat milk prior to bed will do the trick.  Milk contains tryptophan which helps people snooze. 

7)      Set Limits.  Set boundaries with your child on how many pieces of candy they're allowed to eat on Halloween and while trick-or-treating.   Allow your children to make their own selections, but tell them they can only pick a few pieces.   

8)      Exchange Program.   Trade your children's Halloween candy for a desired toy to reduce candy consumption.  Many schools, doctors and dentists have similar programs.  Just ask! 

9)      Out of Sight. Out of Mind.  Bring candy to work or throw them away.  Kids don't eat what they can't see. 

10)  Set an Example.  Parents should also stay away from eating too much candy during Halloween.  They need to be role models for their children.

Courtesy of the California Milk Processor Board and the California Dietetic Association  

Comedienne Judy Tenuta is performing at The Brick Nightclub, on November 14th at 10:00 pm.

Cost is $15.  They can call for info or tickets

Information: (909)629-6333

The Brick Nightclub: 340 S. Thomas St., Pomona

The American Museum of Ceramic Art in Pomona is hosting its annual holiday Art and Pottery Market featuring handmade ceramic works by 25 Southern California artists. This sale, held in AMOCA's outdoor paseo behind the museum, will feature both functional and decorative handmade ceramic works including mugs, bowls, plates, tiles, vases, jewelry, and sculptures.

American Museum of Ceramic Art

340 S. Garey Ave.

Pomona, CA 91766

(909) 865-3146, www.ceramicmuseum.org