July 2010 Archives

The Foothill Family Shelter will have a fundraiser with Cookie Lee Jewelry from 4 to 6 p.m. Aug. 19 at their offices, 1501 W. Ninth Street Suite D.

Cookie Lee will give at 40 percent donation to the Upland-based non-profit. They will donate $25 to the shelter for any home show booked during the fundraiser.

Anyone interested in buying jewelry and helping the shelter can start ordering thorugh the spring/summer catalog.

Missy Ash, an independent jewelry consultant for Cookie Lee is available for orders.

To place orders call Ash at 909-989-7913 or visit www.cookielee.com, then call Ash.

Joseph Machado was greeted by Rep. David Dreier, R-San Dimas, when he arrived at the White House July 14.

Joseph, 13 of Upland, rode his bicycle nearly 3,000 miles to the capital to raise money and awareness for children charities. 

He left on June 5 and arrived in Washington D.C. on July 13. 

Dreier presented Machado with a certificate of recognition from the U.S. House of Representatives. 

"In these difficult times, Joseph and the entire Machado family have spent their summer traveling across our great country to raise awareness and help others," Dreier said.  "They are a real inspiration and living proof that one person, and one family, can make a difference.  It was an honor to welcome Joseph and his parents, Robert and Elvira, his brother Robert and sister Mercedes to Washington and to congratulate them on their exciting journey."

Residents trying to keep up with Upland's water conservation efforts can follow the city on twitter.

The Upland Water twitter page gives residents tips on conserving water, where the water comes from and other water related information in the city.

Alison Loukeh, a water conservation specialist for the city, will be posting the twitter updates here https://twitter.com/Upland_Water

Fun After Fifty in Upland will be going to Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio on August 3.

The group will be leaving at 9 a.m. and returning by 6 p.m.

Cost is $30 per person, with a $20 back in play.

Attendees do not have to be members.

To make reservations and for more information call 909-982-8754. 

Registration for the United States Youth Volleyball League Fall season is now open.

The eight-week-league will play at Sierra Vista Park at 3rd Avenue and 15th Street in Upland.

The season starts in September.

The league is an instructional volleyball league that operates in a co-ed format for boys and girls ages 7-15. The organization's mission is to provide every child with a chance to learn and play volleyball in a fun, safe, supervised, low-pressure environment.

Multiple child discounts are available.

For information on registration and volunteer positions visit www.usyvl.org or call 1-888-988-7985. 

The Upland Woman's Club will be hosting their annual Bing Bash from 1 to 4 p.m. August 1 at their clubhouse, 590 N. Second Ave.

Tickets are $10.

Hot dogs, baked beans, chips, drinks and ice cream will be served from 12 to 12:45 p.m.

There will be 12 games of bingo, door prizes and game prizes.

All proceeds will benefit philanthropic projects in the community.

To make reservations call 909-946-8549 by Monday.

The Upland Public Library has introduced two new online resources.

The first is Career Transitions, an electronic resource offering a comprehensive guide to career changes. Career Transitions is a complete, guided, self-paced application that walks the user through the entire process of assessing strengths and interests, exploring new opportunities, preparing a resume, finding educational opportunities and networking advice as well as performing a comprehensive job search and applying online. Once the user completes the self-evaluative process, the site sends them appropriate job listings.

The second is Mango Language, an online language-learning system that teaches actual converation skills for a wide variety of languages. Every language is a self-paced system that integrates vocabulary and grammar into real-life sentences. The learner improves pronunciation with the help of high quality audio narration, phonetic spelling and a voice analyzer.

For more information call the reference desk at 909-931-4205.

The Upland Boy Scout Troop 608 Venture Crew backpacked up Mt. Whitney on July 4.

Life Bible Fellowship church in San Antonio Heights was recently given an Automated External Defibrillator from the American Medical Response.

Keith Douglas, a fire captain/paramedic with the Los Angeles Fire Department was the winner of a raffle at the California's Fire, EMS and Disaster Conference and Expo. He was able to chose an organization to be the recipient of an Automated External Defibrillator.

Douglas chose the church and the machine was presented on July 1.

An AED is a portable electronic devise that automatically diagnoses the potentially life threatening cardiac arrhythmias and is able to treat them through defibrillation.

The Upland 8U All-Star team have qualified for the State Championship Tournament in Camarillo Friday.

The team competed in the Amateur Softball Association Eastern District Tournament in Beaumont the weekend of July Fourth.

Their record for the season so far is 18-4.

The team includes front row:  Brooklyn Veldman, Jenna Gallagher, Keeley Bulza, Haley Petersen, Makenna Reyes, Jackie Lauer.  Second row:  Raeleen Gutierrez, Brooke Hatfield, Marisa Marquez, Allie Beck, Heather Goodwin, Hailey Boyle.  Third row:  Coaches Mark Lauer, Mike Boyle, Brenda Beck, Bob Beck, Chris Veldman

Curves of Upland is offering free diet classes through The Weight Loss Center.

Start up classes, which will introduce a comprehensive weight loss program, are at 6 p.m. July 21 and 10 a.m. July 22. Healthy desserts classes will be at 11:30 a.m. July 22 and 6 p.m. July 28.

Curves is at 299 W. Foothill Blvd. Suite 111

Information: 909-608-7666.

Joseph Machado is within miles of Washington D.C.

The 13-year-old Upland resident, started a near 3,000-mile bicycle ride to the capital on June 5.

He is expected to reach his goal today around noon.

Joseph has been invited into the Senate and House of Representatives, but is still waiting to hear if he will have the opportunity to meet with President Barack Obama. A representative to the President will greet Joseph.

Joseph and his family will be driving back home together.

Joseph was made an honorary fire fighter on July 4 by the Bedford Fire Department in Ohio.

He spent some time riding with a group of kids in Cincinnati who are part of a bike program for underprivileged children. They rode one mile with Joseph.

The Machado family formed the nonprofit Kids In Christ, in order to collect the money and distribute it to the charities. Joseph will be raising money for the Child Evangelism Fellowship, Together In His Arms and Hope International. 

To track Joseph's progress or to make a donation visit www.bikingforamerica.com

San Antonio Community Hospital is hosting a community lecture from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. today in the Aita Auditorium, 999 San Bernardino Road.

The lecture entitled "Confidence Factor: Total Pelvic Health" will be led by Lisa Chong, MD and OBGYN. She will discuss common disorders of the female reproductive system and pelvic floor.

Guests will learn about maintaining bladder issues and strengthening their pelvic floor. 

The Upland City Council adjourned their meeting last Monday night in memory of David Lewis, the executive vice presidents of Upland-based Lewis Group of Companies.

Lewis was found dead on June 25 in his Las Vegas home.

Mayor John Pomierski said a few words about Lewis, who worked closely with the city on various development projects.

"I think everyone up here has known David for many many years, even before any of us were probably on the council," Pomierski said.

"He had many many responsibilities, a lot that has to do with entitlement projects. Most notably in the latest time period for us, he worked to get Wyeth Cove entitled, which is on 15^th (Street) and Benson (Avenue) and most recently the crossings, which they haven't broken ground on yet over on Foothill and Monte Vista.

He was in charge of that type of work for the company both in California and Nevada, so he had a lot of responsibility."

Pomierski said Lewis was always willing to help the community.
"Whether it was like last November when he helped feed seniors on Thanksgiving at the senior center or with young sports, the soccer field, the band, whatever it was he was always there on behalf of his family and their company. He supported anything we needed here in this community."

Some of the fees collected from Lewis developments helped secure the city's new ladder truck.

"Those are the kinds of things developers input into our community," he said. "They're not just here building houses and making profits and heading to some other city. They actually pay fees that bring resources to our city and others as well."

Twenty military banners went up last Monday in honor of the city's service personnel.

The banners were discussed during Monday's council meeting when Ken Willis brought up the program.

Willis said he had recently spoken to a resident who was concerned over banners that had not gone up.

"She was very concerned about a number of banners that had not yet gone up with her son being one of them, whose a Marine in Afghanistan," Willis said.

"Being a vet myself, it's hard to believe 43 years ago at this time I was in Vietnam, but I remember what it was like coming home and I should wish we could have seen banners like we have in Upland."

Willis said he contacted Mark Bertone of the Upland Planning Commission and Councilman Ray Musser to meet with him and the resident.

We kind of got it worked out as to some solutions then we had a meeting this morning with the help of the city manager organizing a lot of city staff and we were able to come up with I think a preliminary action plan to keep this program rolling."

The city also has a blue star banner for the families of residents serving in the military. The banners are to be posted in their home window to let the community know they have a loved one in the service.

The council has started recognizing World War II and Korean War veterans at their meetings.

"I think it's important both for history and for the knowledge and respect of what people sacrifice on behalf of all the rest of us and so often we take it for granted and we really should not, so that's really the point of the banner program," Willis said. "The other program we do is to help our community not take for granted the sacrifices young men and women are making for their country."

The Upland High School Girls Basketball and Track Teams are having a golf tournament August 28 at the Upland Hills Country Club to raise money for next season.

Due to budget cuts the team needs to raise money to fund transportation and pay for uniforms.

Donation opportunities are as follows:
$50 donation, Dinner Only
$100 donation, One Player and Dinner
$250 donation, One Player, Dinner and TEE Sign
$500 donation, Two Players, Dinner and Tee Sign
$1000 donation, Two Players, Dinner, Sponsor will be advertised on the Team Website, Banners of the sponsor will be displayed during Football and Track Season.
$1500 donation, Four Players, Dinner, Sponsor will be advertised on the Team Website, Banners of the sponsor will be displayed during Football and Track Season.

The Upland Community Foundation is seeking nominations of individuals to be honored at the 1^st annual Community Spotlight Awards on October 2 at the Grove Theatre in downtown Upland.

The awards event will highlight people who have enriched lives in Upland and the surrounding community through the arts.

Nominations are being sought for the following awards:

Inspirational Award - artist, artist under 18 years old or volunteer

Trailblazer Award

Outstanding Educator Award

Proceeds from the Spotlight Awards will support arts in the community and public schools.

The Upland Community Foundation's mission is to enrich the lives of the people and quality of life in Upland and surrounding communities through preserving community resources, partnership development, promoting a positive image and providing leadership for charitable giving.

Projects have included the Carnegie building and plaza, the Chaffey Statue, the skate park and downtown Upland mural.

To nominate someone for the awards visit www.uplandcommunityfdn.org or visit their Facebook.

Rehabilitation work of the city's first fire station has been completed.

The fire station was built in 1915 and will be used as a museum.

The work included brick restoration showcasing the craftsmanship of the early 1900s.

The original downstairs area has been renovated to serve as a museum and houses artifacts as well as collections from the historical era.

The upstairs area has been refurbished to provide new office space, with access between floors via a new elevator and stairs.

In Feb. 2009, the City Council awarded the project to ALMA Construction for $1.15 million.

The council approved a contract change in April increasing the construction costs to $1.3 million. Overall the project cost $1.27 million.

E Clampus Vitus fraternal organization restored the station's siren, which was used to call the volunteer fire department in the early 1900s.

The fire station is on D Street next to the Carnegie Library.

The council accepted the completed work during the June 28 city council meeting.

Residents can grab a bite to eat at Mimis Cafe and raise money for the Foothill Family Shelter at the same time.

Patrons who visit the Cafe, 370 N. Mountain Ave., between 7 a.m. and 9 p.m. on July 27 will have 15 percent of their sale donated to the shelter if they present this article or a flyer.

Flyers can be picked up at the shelter, 1501 West 9th St. suite D, in Upland.

The Foothill Family Shelter is an Upland-based non-profit that serves as a transitional facility for homeless adults and children.

The Upland Public Library and Public Works Department will be teaching adult participants how to create a garden that will lower the water bill during a seminar at 1 p.m. July 24 in the library's multi-purpose room, 450 N. Euclid Ave.

Garden design basics, plant selection and irrigation will be discussed.

There will also be handouts, water wise giveaways and snacks.

The seminar is free and pre-registration has already started.

To register call 909-931-4205.  

The Upland Public Library and Public Works Department will present a seminar on edible plants at 1 p.m. July 17 in the library's multi-purpose room, 450 N. Euclid Ave.

Adult participants will learn how edible plants can enhance a garden.

The use of vegetables and herbs in landscapes, composting and water conservation will be discussed.

Planned activities will allow participants to take home an edible plant.

Refreshments will be served.

For more information call 909-931-4205. 

Nancy Ziebell, photographer and owner of Wonderfully Created, will talk about ways to use a camera to make portraits, group photos and landscapes, during a seminar from 2 to 3 p.m. July 10 in the Upland Public Library multi-purpose room, 450 N. Euclid Ave.

Ziebell will cover photograph composition and will give tips on taking good pictures.

There will also be a question and answer session.

The program is free.

For more information call 909-931-4205.