January 2011 Archives

The Fun After Fifty Club in Upland will be going to Fantasy Springs Casino on Feb. 1.

The group will leave the George M. Gibson Senior Center at 8:30 a.m. and will return by 6 p.m.

Cost is $30 per person, with $20 on the players card.

Attendees do not need to be members of the club.

The group hosts trips the first Tuesday of each month.

For more information or to make reservations call Lisa at 909-982-8754.

The book, "My Life in France," by Julia Child will be the topic of discussion during the February book enders club meeting.

The group will meet from 10 a.m. to noon on Feb. 5 in the Upland Public Library's multi-purpose room, 450 N. Euclid Ave.

A fundraiser is being held for the Cucamonga Middle School Renaissance Program from 1 to 4 p.m. Feb. 26 at Generations Healthcare, 275 Garnet Way in Upland.

The Upland Animal Shelter will be hosting "A yard sale for the animals," from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 5.

Proceeds from the sale will help the homeless pets in the community.

The yard sale will be held next to the Animal Shelter at 1275 San Bernardino Road, inside Memorial Park.

The facility is now accepting donations for the sale. Anybody who has always wanted to help the homeless pets, but are financially unable can donate items.

The donations will help raise money to save animals' lives.

Almost everything imaginable will be available during the sale.

For more information call the shelter at 909-931-4185.

Grace Lutheran Church at 2108 N. Euclid Ave. is celebrating it's 50^th year anniversary.

A dinner/program will be held at 4 p.m. Sunday at the University of La Verne, 1950 3^rd St.

The Church purchased land at Euclid Avenue and 21^st Street in 1961 with hopes to build a new church building.

Founding Pastor, Rev. Kenneth Rusdahl and his family canvassed the Upland area to gatehr a Lutheran congregation.

A steering committee was then formed to begin plans for the new church.

The first official worship service of the Grace Lutheran Church was held at the Upland Woman's Club on January 22, 1961. About 92 people were baptized.

The first groundbreaking took place in October 1961.

Rev. James Pike is the presiding Pastor.

For more information call the Church from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays at 909-982-2954.

Church services are 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. Sundays.

Helping Out Pets Everyday is hosting a fundraiser from 4 to 9 p.m. Feb. 7 at Outback Steakhouse, 530 N. Mountain Ave. in Upland.

Tickets are $20 each and includes a choise of a 7 ounce sirloin with one side, an 8 ounce chicken or Walhalla Pasta entree with a choice of either soup or salad.

HOPE is an Upland-based non-profit that helps find homes for abandoned dogs and cats.

Fifty percent of the proceeds will be donated by Outback to help fund medical and boarding expenses incurred by their rescued dogs and cats. The proceeds will also help support the on-going spay and neuter program that is provided to Upland residents free of charge.

Tickets will be available during the organization's adoption hours from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Saturday at PetSmart, 1935 N. Campus Ave. in Upland.

For more information call 800-811-4285 or visit www.helpingoutpetseveryday.com

The Upland Chamber of Commerce is hosting a business mixer from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Arby's Roast Beef at 1299 E. Foothill Blvd. In Upland.

The meeting is an after business hours networking opportunity hosted by Arby's.

There will be hors d'oeuvres, raffle prizes and refreshments.

Attendees are to bring their business cards and a door prize to market their business.

Steve Collins has moved his Arby's from the Mountain location next to Big 5 to the Foothill location across from Memorial Park. The former location lacked a drive-thru window. He will be celebrating with a ribbon cutting at 5:15 p.m.

For more information call 909-204-4465.

The Upland Chamber of Commerce is hosting a "home team small & home based business" committee meeting from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday at their office, 215 N. Second Ave. Suite C in Upland.

The meeting is geared toward owners of home-based businesses or small businesses with one or two employees.

Attendees are to bring their own brown bag lunch and should be prepared to make new business contacts, offer and receive advice on how to be a sucessful home/small business and learn how the Chamber can assist.

This month's speaker will be Pete Ellena for P&G Accounting. The topic is "Business record keeping."

Attendees are to RSVP by today by calling 909-204-4465.

Pacific Lifeline is having a rummage sale from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Upland Brethren In Christ Church at 845 W. Arrow Hwy. in Upland.

Pacific Lifeline is an Upland-based women's transitional shelter.

The name of the event is "Trash to Treasures," and the board and staff are donating items for the sale.

The proceeds will help fund the shelter's women and children's programs.

The Foothill Family Shelter is hosting a free electronic waste recycling event from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 22 at their office, 1501 W. Ninth St. Ste. D, Upland.

Electronic items accepted:

computer monitors

television sets

cameras

plasma T.V.s

PC Systems

laptops

copiers

scanners

UPS

printers

LCD's

VCR's

cell phones

fax machines

vacuums

DVD's

Large household appliances, batteries, florescent light bulbs, glass, wood and tires will not be accepted.

The Route 66 Toastmaster is sponsoring "Speak and grow rich," a communication workshop in six bi-monthly sessions beginning Jan. 21.

The workshop is scheduled from 6:45 to 8:30 p.m. at the International House of Pancakes at 80 N. Euclid Ave., Upland.

The workshop will run through April 1.

Cost for materials and fees for the six session workshop is $25.

Participants will learn the fundamentals of public speaking including using gestures, vocal variety, organizing a speech, effective evaluations and the art of extemporaneous speaking.

Route 66 Toastmasters meets from 7 to 8:30 p.m. the first and third Fridays of each month at IHOP in Upland.

With more than 250,000 members in over 12,000 clubs in 90 countries, Toastmasters International is the world's largest educational organization dedicated to increasing communication and leadership skills, according to a Toastmasters news release.

For more information call Richard Snyder at 909-946-6574 or e-mail tmrsnyder@verizon.net

The City is actively seeking volunteers to participate in a variety of opportunities at the newly opened Upland Animal Services Shelter, 1275 San Bernardino Road.

Volunteers are needed to provide regular assistance with walking dogs, playing with cats, showing pets to visitors, matching pets to potential adopters, grooming pets, fostering puppies and kittens as well as other activities that enhance the care and well-being of the facility's animals.

Volunteers must be at least 16-years-old.

Others who want to help but do not have time each week to work in the facility may choose to get involved with special evens, preparing promotional materials, fundraising or other functions.

There will be an information meeting about volunteering at the facility at 10 a.m. Jan. 22 at the shelter.

The meeting will include a tour of the new shelter.

To sign up for the meeting call Jon Knowlton, Animal Services Supervisor, at 909-931-4183.

Those who wish to begin volunteering immediately need to:

• visit the Human Resources Department at Upland City Hall, 460 N. Euclid Ave., to fill out a volunteer services application

• make an appointment for fingerprinting at the Upland Police Department

• attend an orientation meeting from 8 to 9 a.m. at the shelter on the first or third Saturday of each month.

For more information call 909-931-4185 or visit www.ci.upland.ca.us and click on "animal services."

Otie Braden made a unique discovery in San Antonio Canyon 15 years ago.

Equipped with a metal detector, Braden of Upland, found a 1981 Upland High School class ring buried about 6 inches deep in the stream.

The ring has the initials "B.B.B" engraved, so he began looking for the possible owner.

Having found no one with those initials in the 1981 year book, he set the ring aside.

He recently attempted to find the possible owner again.

After looking through the 1978 class of freshman, he found a Bessie Bishop, whom he believes to be the ring's rightful owner.

He is trying to get in contact with Bishop or someone who knows her so he can return the ring.

He can be contacted at 909-981-1757 or otieaco@hotmail.com

The Upland Woman's Club is hosting a bus trip to San Manuel Casino on Jan. 19.

Attendees are to meet at the clubhouse, 590 N. Second Ave., at 9:15 a.m. The bus will leave at 9:30 a.m. and is set to arrive back between 5:30 and 6 p.m.

Cost is $11 per person with a $10 player's Choice incentive. Those with a Serrano Card need their number when making a reservation. Those without a card need their birth date.

The bus will leave the casino after the afternoon bingo session around 5 p.m.

To make reservations call Donna at 909-982-2203.