The Grove Theatre will be celebrating the holidays with three shows in December.
Performances of "The Elves and the Shoemaker" are December 4 through 19. The show is at 7:29 p.m. Fridays and Saturday and at 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets are $15 and $20 with senior and group discounts available.
"The Elves and the Shoemaker" is about a shoemaker with very little money who gives his last pair of shoes to an old beggar. He's then visited by five elves who create the most fantastic and magical shoes the town has seen.
"A John Denver Christmas," starring Jim Curry, will be at the Grove Theatre at 8 p.m. December 6. Tickets are $22 with senior, student and group discounts available.
Curry will be performing musician John Denver's music along with his wife Anne Curry on mandolin, Diane Ireland on flute and his other band members.
The 15th Annual "Dale and Bill Christmas Concert" will be at 2 p.m. December 20.
Tickets are $25 and $30.
The performance features Dale Kristien, who starred as Christine in "Phantom of the Opera," and Bill Hutton, who played the original Joseph in "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" on Broadway. There will be some audience participation and Grove owner, Sherry Kinison will featured on several songs.
The Grove Theatre is at 276 E. Ninth Street in downtown Upland.
Tickets to performances at the Grove can be purchased by calling (909) 920-4343 or by visiting the Grove box office Web site: http://www.grovetheatre.com.
The City of Upland expects to receive approximately $700,000 in federal funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) each year. The City of Upland wants you to have a voice in how the City invests this money.
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The Visiting Nurse Association and Hospice of Southern California's annual Celebration of Life is scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday at the First Presbyterian Church, 869 N. Euclid Ave. in Upland.
This event offers the families and staff of VNA Hospice an opportunity to memorialize those lost over the past year.
"We at the VNA are honored to serve our community with the compassion and dignity deserved by all during the final stages of life. It is important that we celebrate the lives of our patients with their loved ones," said Marsha Fox, President/CEO of VNA and Hospice of Southern California in a news release.
"Our Celebration of Life is heartfelt by all in attendance, allowing us to reflect on those we have lost and ultimately celebrate the lives that have touched us" said Betsy deBos, Bereavement Coordinator for the VNA and Hospice of Southern California in a news release.
VNA and Hospice of Southern California maintains the tradition of holding its annual Celebration of Life on the first Saturday in November as it acknowledges and honors November as National Hospice Month.
The agency dedicates the month to the hospice staff who selflessly give themselves and their clinical expertise to those who are in the final stages of life.
Families and friends invited to the Celebration of Life memorial are encouraged to bring a picture, memento or flowers in celebration of their loved one's life. These are placed in the front of the sanctuary for all to share during the service.
Marsha Fox will address those in attendance with a memorial service and Dr. Timothy Dauwalder, Medical Director, will be the guest speaker.
In addition, a few hospice families will discuss their hospice "journey" along with the reading of inspiring poems by the staff.
Following the memorial service refreshments are served in the fellowship hall where staff and families reunite and share stories about their hospice experience.
The VNA and Hospice of Southern California is a non-profit 501 (c) (3) Hospice and Home Care Agency that has been providing services to the community since 1952. The agency provides comprehensive hospice care through a team of professionals and volunteers to terminally ill patients and their families.
The agency has two office locations, Claremont and San Bernardino. Their service area includes parts of Los Angeles County, San Bernardino and Riverside Counties.
The
37 foot-tall "Scriven & Shafia" trebuchet sat like a giant on
the outskirts of the Upland High School soccer field Wednesday.
The
trebuchet, built by 17 year-old Chris Shafia and Zack Scriven,
launched pumpkins more than 600 feet across the pumpkin
cluttered-field.
"Go
big or go home," Scriven said.
A
trebuchet is a lopsided see-saw with a weight on one end and a sling
on the other, and dates back to the Middle Ages.
About
200 physics and engineering students armed their trebuchets around
the soccer field as part of the 4th Annual Pumpkin Launch.
Scriven
and Shafia's monsterous project was brought to campus on a
trailer.
"It
barely cleared all the lights," Shafia said. "We had to check
them all last night to see if it'd clear all the street lights and
telephone wires."
There
were trebuchets of all shapes and sizes. Some launched pumpkins into
the air, while others used smaller fruit such as oranges.
"It teaches you a
lot about all the different physics you have to use," said Brad
Schroeder, 17, who built the trebuchet with a group of other physics
students.
This
is Schroeder's first time launching pumpkins across the field.
"It's
been launching pretty well," he said. "The first two launches we
had, the first one went backwards and the second one went straight
up, but since that we've fixed all those problems."
The
trebuchet project allows students to actually apply physics theories
in reality, said David Geller, physics teacher.
"I
love this project because we spend all year studying abstract physics
theories that take place with no air resistance, no friction, and
sometimes no gravity," Geller said. "When you troubleshoot a
trebuchet that is not working, you usually make small adjustments to
the friction. For example, you might bend a nail a few
degrees. It
is not a law of physics that can be derived from the textbook."
It is not a
law of physics that can be derived from the textbook."
Home
Depot on Mountain and 8th Street, the Cal Poly Pomona farm
store and the University of La Verne donated money for supplies,
making the event free to the school, Geller said.
All of the pumpkins are being composted in the school's garden.
A "Holiday Extravaganza" on Friday and Saturday at the American Cancer Society's Discovery Shop will feature sales of holiday decor and clothing.
The sale will be from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Friday and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.
The shop is at 1236 W. Foothill Blvd., Upland.
For more information, call (909) 981-7466.
Seniors can get free health checkups and information about other free and low-cost services available to them during the Senior Health and Wellness Fair from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 6. San Bernardino County Second District Supervisor Paul Biane, and 31st District Senator Bob Dutton, and 63rd District Assemblyman Bill Emmerson partnered to host the event at the Scheu Family YMCA of Upland located at 1150 E. Foothill Blvd. in Upland. The Senior Health and Wellness Fair will include free blood pressure, diabetes, body fat, hearing, vision, dental, blood glucose, skin cancer, and podiatrist screenings as well as stroke risk assessments. Seniors can also collect a variety of health information from state and local government agencies and nonprofit groups that will be at the event. For more information about the Senior Health and Wellness Fair, call Supervisor Biane's office at 945-4297.
There are four finalist in the Upland Music and Arts Festival battle of the bands. They are Cold Comfort Blues, Raya Nova, The Motel Life and Henheart.
Visit their Web sites at: www.myspace.com/thecoldcomfortbluesband, www.myspace.com/rayanova,
http://myspace.com/themotellife,
http://Myspace.com/henheartmusic.
The battle started off with 44 bands and was narrowed down to the top 16. Every week, two to three bands performed and judges picked the final four last week based on marketability, technical ability and their show.
Online voting was incorporated into the judges' votes as well.
The final battle will be at 6 p.m. Friday during the Upland Music and Arts Festival in downtown Upland, 9th Street and 2nd Ave.
The winner of the battle of the bands will open for Soul Asylum Saturday.
San Bernardino County Second District Supervisor Paul Biane is currently accepting applications from residents who would like to serve on the County Flood Control Zone 1 Advisory Committee. Applicants must live in the cities of Fontana, Rancho Cucamonga, or Upland.
The Advisory Committee recommends prioritization of flood control projects, reviews the Zone 1 budget, discusses the status of ongoing flood control and water conservation projects, and performs other tasks. The Committee meets twice a year and reports to the Board of Supervisors, which serves as the governing board of the Flood Control District. Committee members serve a four-year term.
Applications for the Zone 1 Advisory Committee can be accessed through Supervisor Biane's homepage www.sbcounty.gov/biane. Go to the "Contact Information" link on the left side and scroll down to "Boards, Committees, and Commissions" on the drop-down menu.
The Upland Wrestling club meets from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. every Monday and Wednesday in the Upland High School wrestling room.
People ages 12 and up can learn folkstyle, free style and Greco Roman wrestling styles.
The club is intended to help prepare boys and girls for high school wrestling and improve their physical abilities in other sports.
There are kids familiar with Jiu-Jitsu, wrestling and judo involved with the program. Beginners are welcome and experience is encouraged.
There is no cost to participate.
Information: wrenestle@yahoo.com
The Helping Out Pets Everyday 2010 calendar is now available.
The calendar fundraiser is the Upland based animal rescue charity's biggest fundraiser.
Each calendar is $10 and the proceeds go toward the group's efforts in saving homeless pets.
A rescued dog or cat is pictured for each month along with a story about their journey. This year, Roxy and Cleo, two female retriever/spaniel mixes grace the cover.
The calendars are available at:
Upland Animal Hospital
8763 Grove Avenue
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
909-982-8854
WAGS Doggie Salon
156 "D" Street
Upland, CA
909-931-5054
Scrubby Puppy
1125 East 16th Street, #3
Upland, CA
909-608-1800
Welcome Wagg'n Home of Upland Feed
164 North 2nd Avenue
Upland, CA
909-985-8700
True Emotions Photography
1525 West 13th Street, Unit F
Upland, CA
909-949-9117
Graber Olive House
315 East 4th Street
Ontario, CA
909-983-1761
Heavenly Pet Resort
913 North Benson Avenue
Upland, CA.
909-931-7577
4-Paws Pet Boutique
222 E. Holt Blvd. Suite B
Ontario, CA
909-986-1199
Calendars will able be available from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Saturday at PetSmart in the Colonies Crossroads shopping center in Upland.
Calendars can also be mailed. Mail donations, plus an extra $5 for postage for one to four calendars or an extra $10 for five or more calendars, to HOPE P.O. Box 2005 Upland, CA 91785.
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