Thursday October 2

Frosh girls volleyball @ 3:15 p.m. against Ayala

Junior Varsity girls volleyball @ 4:15 p.m. against Ayala

Varsity girls volleyball @ 5:30 p.m. against Ayala

Friday October 3

Junior Varsity girls tennis @ 3:15 p.m. against Great Oak

Frosh girls tennis @ 3:15 p.m. against Great Oak

Thursday October 2

Frosh Football @ 3:15 p.m. against Bloomington

Friday October 3

Varsity Football @ 7 p.m. against Bloomington - This one is the Homecoming game.

Today is the first day for students to sign up to learn how to save and manage money through Upland High School's first on campus credit union.

The Chaffey Credit Union in Ontario will be working with students to teach them the basics behind saving money and how credit unions work.

The campus's own credit union will be ran by students under the supervision of Chaffey Credit Union.

The union will be open every Tuesday and Friday during first and second lunch.

This Friday will be the first day students can open up their accounts.

The annual Upland Fire Department open house is from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Upland Fire Headquarters at 475 N. Second Ave.

There will be a pancake breakfast from 8 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. and Hot Dogs and chips will be served afterward until 1:30 p.m.

For more information call (909) 931-4180.

The House of Representatives today turned down the $700 billion emergency bailout plan to save the failing financial system.

The plan was defeated by a 228 to 205 vote.

Consequently, the Dow Jones industrials fell more than 700 points and the Bush Adminstration will be meeting to discuss the next step.

Rep. David Dreier (R) of San Dimas and Rep. Gary Miller (R) of Brea voted yes to the bill. Rep. Grace Napolitano (D) of Santa Fe Springs voted no.

The City Council Candidates forum is Wednesday from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the City Council Chambers at Upland City Hall located at 460 N. Second Ave.

Time Warner Cable decided not to televise the event. The decision was made by Time Warner Cable solely, not the city nor the chamber.

Residents will have the opportunity to submit written questions for the candidates.

The event is hosted by the Upland Chamber of Commerce. For more information contact their offices at (909) 931-4108.

The purple pipes being placed in the ground around the city will soon be transporting recycled water.

The city approved a $20 million recycled water master plan to be completed over the next 20 years.

The plan will allow the city to use recycled water to irrigate schools, parks, golf courses and plants within the city in an effort to conserve as much drinking water as possible.

Read the full story online at www.dailybulletin.com or in tomorrow's edition of the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin.

The street lights at the intersection of Mountain Ave. and 7th Street are out.

Police are directing traffic.

It has been over a year since a second principal was added to the Upland High School payroll, which has proven to be a successful plan thus far.

Upland Unified School District superintendent Gary Rutherford and Upland High School Principal Guy Roubian decided more supervision was needed, so they hired Ben Rich as co-principal.

Read about the success of the first year of the dual principal system online at www.dailybulletin.com or in tomorrow's edition of The Inland Valley Daily Bulletin newspaper.

Heritage Park Rehabilitation Center and Heritage Court Assisted Living are inviting guests to an open house 5 p.m. today to showcase their recently renovated facilities.

Guests can tour the recently renovated facility, get information on care programs for seniors, and meet with civic and community leaders. 

The buildings have brand new carpet, paint, furniture and lighting.

The facilities are located at 275 Garnet Way, Upland. For more information or to make reservations call (909) 949-4887.

St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Upland is holding their Family Fall Festival tomorrow through Sunday for the first time in five years.

The festivities will include games, music, food, a ferris wheel, dunk tank and contests.

The festival is tomorrow from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m., Saturday from 12 p.m. to 10 p.m. and Sunday from 12 p.m. to 7 p.m.

The church is located at 877 N. Campus Ave. For more information call (909) 981-8110.

Meet the Expert: Hypnosis Explained and Hypnosis Experienced is Saturday from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the Upland Public Library multi-purpose room.

Susan Zottneck is a certified hypnotherapist and founder of the Hypnosis Clinic of Upland. She will be teaching participants how hypnosis can help you lead a healthier and happier life.

Volunteers will have an opportunity to participate in a group hypnosis experience.

for more information call the library at (909) 931-4200 or visit
http://www.ci.upland.ca.us/asp/Site/Library/Programs/details/index.asp?ID=1

The sixth annual Ride For Hope event for Steven's Hope for Children charity is Saturday October 4 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Memorial Park.

Families of children with serious illnesses are invited to attend the event, which will showcase hundreds of classic cars, food, games, contests and music. They will be given free food and wristbands for games and activities. The organization wishes to have 200 sponsored children attending, but only have 75 signed up.

The cost to sponsor one child is $5 and $20 for a family of four.

Memorial Park is located at 1100 E. Foothill Blvd. For more information call 909-373-0678 or send an email to ride@stevenshope.org.

The Junior Varsity Football game against Eastside High School scheduled for 3:15 p.m. Thursday at William J. Knight High School in Palmdale has changed to 5 p.m.

All other home and away games schedules remain the same.

The groundbreaking ceremony for the Upland Animal Services Shelter was today at 10 a.m. at Memorial Park.

Assistant City Manager Rod Foster, City Manager Rob Quincey and Mayor John Pomierski all spoke at the event.

Margaret Coffman, president of Helping Out Pets Everyday - a non-profit animal rescue organization, had long been awaiting the approval of the shelter, which has been opposed by residents who live adjacent to the park.

Read the full story online at www.dailybulletin.com or in tomorrow's edition of the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin.

Mayor John Pomierski made an announcement during last night's City Council meeting that he and his wife are to be grandparents.

His daughter Danielle and her husband stopped by their house Sunday night to tell them the good news, he said.

This is the first grandchild for the Pomierskis.

Yesterday was the first day of Autumn and sadly, the last night of "Hawaiian shirt summer."

The City Council members and employees wore their Hawaiian shirts to last night's City Council meeting for the last time this year.

Major John Pomierski announced the official end to the theme. "It's back to shirts and ties," he said.

Oct. 5 through 11 is officially "Fire Prevention Week."

Councilman Ken Willis read the proclamation during last night's City Council meeting, recognizing next week as Upland's official week of fire prevention. The week of Oct. 5 is recognized across the nation as "Fire Prevention Week."

The proclamation was accepted by Division Chief-Fire Marshall Lou Steslicki, who had tips for residents on preventing home fires.

Some of the leading causes of home fires are open flames, such as candles and electrical/power cords, he said.

Steslicki even brought props to go along with his advice. He purchased Glade flame less candles from Target in the Colonies to show an alternative way to have the scent and glow of a candle without the risk of fire.

Eagle Scouts Brent Hamilton Langrehr and Kevin Wayne Waldron of Troop No. 608 were awarded Certificates of Recognition during last night's city council meeting.

Langrehr helped build two gates for Lutheran High School in La Verne. He cut and welded steal from Patton Steal. He said the project took "three long days."

Waldron and a small group scraped and repainted red curbs at his school, St. Mark's Episcopal Church. He said the project took less time than he expected - about half a day.

The entire troop led the council and guests in the flag salute.

The Fire and Police Committee meeting for today at 5 p.m. is canceled.

The parent and public presentation of Rachel's Challenge is tonight at 7 p.m. at the Upland High School Auditorium.

Rachel's Challenge is a non-violence school initiative created in memory of Rachel Scott, the first person killed in the Columbine High School shooting in 1999.

If you are unable to attend the event you can read the full article online at www.dailybulletin.com or in tomorrow's newspaper.

The Upland Public Library is hosting "How to Write a Winning Resume" in the multi-purpose room on Thursday.

The event is hosted by Tony Solorzano, a graduate of UCLA's Anderson School of Management from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

The FREE program will teach career seeking participants how to write a great resume.

For more information you can visit the Web site:

http://www.ci.upland.ca.us/asp/Site/Library/Programs/details/index.asp?ID=115

The Chamber of Commerce is having a luncheon at the Magic Lamp restaurant in Upland this Thursday at 11:30 a.m.

Fire Chief Michael Antonucci will be the guest speaker.

For more information call the Upland Chamber of Commerce at (909) 931-4108

Tuesday September 23:

Varsity girl's tennis @ 3:15 p.m. against Bonita

Thursday September 25:

Frosh football @ 3:15 p.m. against Eastside (Lancaster)

Junior Varsity girl's tennis @ 3:15 p.m. against Diamond Bar

Varsity girl's tennis @ 3:15 p.m. against Diamond Bar

Friday September 26:

Varsity football @ 7 p.m. against Eastside (lancaster)

Saturday September 27:

Frosh Reserve football @ 10 a.m. against South Hills

If you visit the Library or City Hall today you may notice a fair going on in the courtyard.

It's the annual Health and Benefits fair for City Employees - and city employees only.

Once a year city employees are able to wonder around the numerous booths to find out more on the benefits they can receive.

There is construction again on 11th street, but this week it is located on Euclid Avenue.

It is not as extensive as the construction last week, but it will require you to merge right temporarily.

The College Funding Strategies office of Ontario will host a free community workshop on Sept. 30 to teach parents of tenth-, eleventh- and twelfth-graders about the opportunities available to help them finance their children's college education.

The workshop will take parents through the intricacies of college funding systems from FAFSA applications to a discussion of all the major grants and loans.

The workshop open to the public and begins at 7 p.m. at the Upland High School's library meeting room, 565 W. 11th Str., Upland.

Attendees are invited to reserve their seats by calling (888) 445-3156.

If you're planning to attend Oktoberfest on Sunday, maybe you should make other plans.

Despite what the City's community calendar says, there will be no Oktoberfest festival on Main Street this Sunday.

The event was not canceled because it was never planned to begin with, according to David Jackson, executive director for Main Street Upland.

Jackson, who recently took over, said plans to bring Oktoberfest to the city next year are being discussed.

The next regularly scheduled Planning Council meeting will be Wed. Sept. 24 at 6:30 p.m.

The meeting, like the city council meeting, will be held in the City Hall Council Chambers located at 460 N. Euclid Ave.

The next Upland City Council and Redevelopment Agency meeting is scheduled for Monday Sept. 22 at 7 p.m.

The meeting will be held in the City Hall Council Chambers located at 460 N. Euclid Ave.

The Upland Unified School District installed 30 surveillance cameras around the high school campus as well as the district offices.

Superintendent Gary Rutherford said the cameras are merely a security precaution to deter vandalism after school hours and make sure the students stay safe.

The cameras were initially installed in Spring for beta testing, but are now up and running to their full capacity.

Read the full story online at www.dailybulletin.com or in tomorrow's edition of the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin newspaper.

The last two performances of The New World at the Grove Theater are this weekend.

The New World is a musical review starring Broadway performers and features muses taking a character named "Anyman" from his every day life and work at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, New Work on a musical adventure around the world.

In order to share the show with more people before it's close, tickets will be available at a two tickets for the price of one.

Performances are Saturday at 7:29 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. Tickets are $25 and $20 and Senior group discounts are available.

To purchase tickets, visit or call the box office at (909) 920-4343 and ask for the 2 for 1 special.

Eighth graders from Pioneer and Upland Junior High Schools along with Upland High School Freshmen will take on Rachel's Challenge on Monday, Sept. 22.

Rachel Scott was the first person killed in the Columbine High School shooting on April, 20 1999.

"Rachel's Challenge," a non-profit organization, was founded by her father, Darrell Scott to spread what his daughter believed in - treating other with kindness and compassion.

The eighth graders will travel to the Upland High School auditorium to view the program at 9 a.m. Afterward,  student leaders will meet to discuss what they had just viewed until Noon. The freshmen will view the same program at 1:30 p.m.

Parents are invited to view a public presentation of Rachel's Challenge later that night at 7 p.m.

Thursday Sept. 18:

Frosh Football @ 3:15 p.m. against Serrano

Friday Sept. 19:

Varsity Football @ 7 p.m. against Serrano

Varsity Girls Tennis @ 3:15 p.m. against Murrieta Valley

Saturday Sept. 20:

Frosh Reserve Football @ 10 a.m. against Bonita

There is construction on the corner of West 11th Street off of Mountain Ave.

Drivers going southbound on Mountain Ave. may be slowed down for a couple of blocks.

Upland Family Fun Day is moments away and some companies and organizations are already doing their part to make this a successful and helpful event.

Local restaurant Mi Ranchito donated a 120 foot long burrito to be sold by the Upland Highland Regiment. The students will be selling a foot at a time for $3 a piece. Proceeds will go to the Upland High School music program.

San Antonio Hospital will be checking blood pressure, glucose and cholesterol levels of volunteers.

The Upland Firefighters are also donating their time to barbecue hot dogs to give away to hungry guests.

Upland Family Fun Day is Sat. Sept. 20 in Memorial Park, located at 1100 E. Foothill Blvd.
For more information contact Janis Line at (909) 931-4281.

The San Antonio Water Company began draining the Colonies Water Basin on Monday in order to boost the water supply.

The Basin, located below 19th Street and east of Campus Avenue, has been clogged due to an accumulation of silt and algae along the bottom preventing water percolation.

The project entails draining the basin so geological technicians can sample the ground soil to determine the amount of percolation that the basin will be capable of.

An illegal population of Bass was discovered in the basin. The Department for Fish and Game took samples to determine if the fish contaminated the drinking water distributed from the basin.

Read the full story online at www.dailybulletin.com or in the Thursday edition of the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin.

A collision at the intersection of Mountain Avenue and 11th Street left one person injured and a pet Chihuahua dead, according to Upland Police Sgt. Cliff Mathews.

The crash occurred at approximately 8:30 a.m. today when a black Chrysler 300 going northbound on Mountain Avenue struck a white Cadillac while attempting to turn left onto W. 11th Street.

The driver of the Cadillac sustained non-life threatening injuries and was transferred to San Antonio Community Hospital, said Sgt. Mathews.

The driver of the other vehicle had no injuries, but one of the five dogs in the car was killed.

Saturday Sept. 27 will be the fourth annual Megan Savage Memorial Run for a Cure held by the Megan's Wings Foundation.

The event will take place in McCarthy Park at 7 a.m.

The event will start off with a 1K kid's fun run and will be followed by a 5K run/walk. A local band called Johnny Come Lately will be performing, complimentary breakfast will be served and a silent auction will take place.

Participants are encouraged to put their thumbprints, dipped in paint, in the shape of butterflies on the "Megan's Wings of Hope" banner, which will be taken to the Children's Oncology Clinic afterward for all the children receiving medical care to see the love and support they have in the community.

What really makes this event special is the live butterfly release set to take place near the end of the event. Each guest can purchase a live butterfly for $5 to set free with the other guests.

Megan's Wings Foundation was founded by Kim and Dave Savage after they lost their 9 year-old daughter, Megan, to Leukemia on April 2, 2003. The foundation provides support for families and children who are dealing with this disease.

To register go online to www.meganswings.org or contact the foundation at (909) 608-9152.

Read the full story tomorrow online at www.dailybulletin.com or in the Wed. Sept. 17th edition of the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin.

Main Street Upland is hosting "VW Panic!", a car show showcasing approximately 400 Volkswagen vehicles, beginning at 7 a.m. and ending around 4 p.m.

It is sponsored by Hot VWs Magazine and 20 other companies will partake in the festivities.

This will be the fifth year for the car show in Downtown and around 5,000 people are expected to attend.

Main Street is located in Upland between 2nd Avenue and 9th street. For more information contact Main Street Upland at (909) 949-4499.

The Upland Public Library is showing Upland teens a productive and interesting way to be hip - with the program "Pimp Your Backpack."

Teens 13 years and up are invited to bring themselves and their backpacks to the Library's Multi-purpose room from 6 to 7:30 p.m.

There they'll decorate their backpacks for the new school year, already in progress.

For more information contact the Children's Desk at (909) 931-4213.

Terry K. Pearson, former Los Angeles Police Department Detective, passed away at his home in Northridge on Aug. 26 after a long battle with brain cancer, according to family. He was 60.

Pearson was born in Upland on June 29, 1948 and moved to the L.A. area after Junior High School. He joined the LAPD where he worked for 32 and a half years.

According to his sons, who are currently in the process of joining the LAPD in their father's footsteps, Pearson loved USC football, reading, airshows and English Bulldogs.

Services were held on the afternoon of Sept. 4 at Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills.

He is survived by his wife of 33 years, Mahin Pearson, their two sons Courtney Pearson, 24 and Christopher Pearson, 26 and his brother Larry Pearson.

read the full story online at www.dailybulletin.com or in the Tuesday, Sept. 16 edition of the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin.

Upland Family Fun Day in Memorial Park is taking place this Saturday, Sept. 20, from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. for the fifth year in row, but will have a different element - a craft fair.

This will be the first year for the craft fair, but as in past years the event will spotlight local businesses and organizations.

The Family Fun Day will provide: food, information booths, health and fitness screening, fitness challenges, demonstrations, and voting registration to guests.

For more information contact Janis Line at (909) 931-4281.

Valencia Elementary school scored a 903 on their Academic Performance Index making them the first school in the district to break the 900 mark.

The API ranges between 200 and 1000 and represents the overall results of statewide testing, which means this a huge accomplishment for the school, students and staff.

read the full story online at www.dailybulletin.com or in tomorrow' s newspaper.

AYSO Soccer season is here and there are many ways the community can get involved in this popular pass time.

Region 32 - that's Upland - is offering referee training.

Regional Referee Classes for fall 2008:

September 19th (6:30-9:30 PM) and 21st (8:00 AM - 3:00 PM) must attend both classes;
Upland Recreational Facilities at Magnolia Park (South Hall).

 

Angie Ngiam is the Regional Referee Administrator. She can be reached at refereeadmin@ayso32.org If you would like to sign up to referee games, email Angie at angiamx3@gmail.com and include the date, field, time and whether you want to be the referee or assistant on the game.  

More information for Upland AYSO Region 32 can be found by logging on to:

http://www.ayso32.org

Dogs don't talk, which makes them great listeners.

Starting tomorrow, the Upland Public Library is hosting "PawPals" every Saturday until Nov. 22.

PawPals is a program developed for beginning readers to give them practice reading to "Reading Education Assistance Dogs."

The library is located at 450 N. Euclid Ave.

The city approved plans to build a new animal service shelter in Memorial Park last month and construction is finally set to take place.

The first bit of dirt will be broken during the groundbreaking ceremony on Tuesday Sept. 23 at 10 a.m. in the park.

RSVP to (909) 931-4106 by Sept. 17 to attend.

The city of Upland is joining with the Metropolitan Water District and The Inland Empire Utilities Agency to provide residents free workshops to teach them new ways to care for their yards.

The workshops will help teach participants how to save money, time and water through colorful slide presentations, workbooks, landscape literature and hands-on demonstrations.

Some topics of discussion include:

• Landscape design basics

• California friendly and native plants

• Efficient sprinkler systems

• Soils, fertilizers and watering

Four Saturday workshops will be offered beginning Sept. 20 at the Upland City Yard located at 1370 N. Benson Ave. A minimum of 25 participants must sign up or classes will be canceled.

To register contact Patti Genther, water conservation coordinator, at (909) 291-2935 or via e-mail at pgenther@ci.upland.ca.us.

Getting ready to start on those homemade holiday gifts? What better time than in September - National Sewing Month!

It's website: http://www.nationalsewingmonth.org/ has lots of tips and information. 

It also has information on the American Sewing Guild and links to get involved with your local chapter.  They have monthly meetings, stitch-ins, workshops, seminars or the popular annual conference and where to find many free sewing projects such as on the site: www.sewing.org

Below are some local places that stock sewing needs.

Needles & Niceties (909) 985-6264 1655 N Mountain Ave, #116, Upland,

Upland Vacuum & Sewing Center (909) 949-4884 113 N 2nd Ave, Upland, CA Get Directions uplandvacsew.com

Jo-Ann Fabrics & Crafts (909) 983-9769 980 N Mountain Ave, Ontario

Fabric Patch (909) 985-9000 5436 Arrow Hwy, #D, Montclair

Hancock Fabrics (909) 989-5566 8776 Base Line Rd,

Need a pair of pants hemmed? A zipper replaced? Your favorite blouse coming apart at the seams? Or maybe you'd just like to have clothes fit like they were made for you.

No problem. Upland has a master tailor who does the work on site in the Mountain Green Center.

He has saved many of my clothes from getting tossed out or given away.

Alberto Master Tailoring is located at 1655 N. Mountain Ave., Upland - next to Claro's - phone number: (909) 949-8388.

As always, please pass along other city jewels:) Diana

 

 

The Upland Noon Kiwanis Club met at Boomers last Saturday to award the winners of their latest event for charity.

A miniature golf tournament was held from June to August to raise money to support the various charities the Kiwanis Club donates to including: Foothill Family Shelter and the Upland Community Partnership. At the end of the two month-long competition, scores were tallied and winners were determined.

Read more in the Sept. 12th edition of City News.

Children ages six through 12 have a place to go after school if they just couldn't learn enough in class.
 
Amelia's After School Adventure began yesterday and will run every Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. until Nov. 12.

Amelia, the Upland Public Library's Delta Society-certified library dog, will meet with youngsters to read books, eat snacks and make crafts.

The city has adopted a downtown surveillance camera program to help deter vandals.

$30,000 of redevelopment funds have been set aside to offer property owners and tenants financial help with installing surveillance cameras outside of their stores.

Rob Quincy, city manager, says the downtown area does not have a high vandalism rate, but there have been some instances that the businesses have shared concern about.

read the full story online later tonight at www.dailybulletin.com or in tomorrow's newspaper.

Upland High School students must make sure they have their parking permits and their school identification cards.

As of this week, all cars parked in the student parking lots are required to have a current parking permit. All students must also be sure to carry their current U-high I.D. cards as unannounced tardy sweeps will be taking place throughout the year.

Members of the Upland community and "Stop Minding Your Own Business" are joining together for a food drive bike-a-thon on Sunday Sept. 14 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m to support the Foothill Family Shelter.

Participants will bike around Yosemite Loop in Fontana, approximately 1.5 miles per lap, to raise money.

Last year, the event collected 1,200 cans and $600 for the shelter. 

Volunteers, riders, donations and sponsors are still needed!

For more information contact: Dior Hildebrand at (909) 803-5147 or visit www.stopmindingyourownbusiness.com

To donate directly to the shelter contact Megan Nehamen, community service director for the Foothill Family Shelter at (909) 931-1732.

The third annual "Game Day" to benefit Steven's Hope For Children of Upland and The Let It Be Foundation of Chino Hills kicked off this morning at 8 a.m.

60 participants in teams of two spread out across 9 holes of the grassy-green golf course of the Sierra Lakes Golf Club in Fontana to compete in the first event of the day long triathlon.

The teams will then travel to Dave and Busters in Ontario to finish the competition with billiards and darts.

read the full story online at www.dailybulletin.com later tonight or in tomorrow's newspaper.

If you're counting calories and are having trouble satisfying your sweet tooth try The Golden Spoon Frozen Yoguart.

It's fat free, only 22 calories per ounce and delicious. Their mini, which is 4 ounces, is plenty and less then other sweet treats that are in much less quantity.

Watch out for the toppings, which can add up the calories quick - choose fresh fruit or the sprinkles which are about 40 caleries for about three spoonfuls.

There's one in Upland at: The Colonies, 1902 N. Campus Ave, Unit B, (909)985-1625

 

Please feel free to add any other helpful healthful hints:)

Enjoy!

Diana

Hey there:)

I was so excited about having the chance to post something interesting I went searching - and look what I found!

The Upland Public Library is having an open house. Is there any better value then the library?

Everyone's invited.

Get your full of deep fried White Castle burgers, spam and everything else edible and fry-able during Upland Day at the L.A. County Fair tomorrow.

Swing by City Hall to pick up a discount card to receive one free fair admission when you buy one fair adult admission at the regular price.

Just a reminder for local Ice Cream eaters...

Bert and Rocky's Ice Cream Company in Upland is closing down shop tomorrow, September 10.

The final farewell bash celebrating the years of fund raising the company has done for local schools will begin at 5 p.m. and end at 9 p.m.

The event also seconds as a fundraiser for the Upland High School choir department, whose members will be scooping ice cream and singing songs when tipped.

If you miss it, don't worry. Their Claremont store will still be open for business!

Upland city council announced the approval of the land lease agreement for the up and coming Scheu Family YMCA of Upland during Monday's city council meeting.

The terms of the lease allows the YMCA to issue annual community program scholarships to low income Upland residents who cannot afford a membership. They will be able to take advantage of the facilities and programs available to them free of charge.

The new YMCA is in the process of taking over the old Wayne Gretzky Roller Hockey building on foothill, to provide the community a fully functional YMCA complete with an aquatic center, indoor track and field, wellness center, nutrition center and a spirit, mind and body center.

The full story can be read online at www.dailybulletin.com or in the Wednesday September, 10 edition of the Daily Bulletin newspaper.

Well,

I've finnaly moved into the 21st century and am learning how to blog. Wait 'till my kids find out - they will be shocked beyond belief. I still have to ask for help working my cell phone.

I've got a small favor to ask readers.

If you have any interesting tidbits, maybe you could pass them along or point me in the right direction. It would really help me get this blogging thing down. Starting today I'll be on the look-out for unusual, informative, quirky, money-saving and just all around helpful hints.

Thank you in advance:)

Diana