September 2011 Archives
Rosemary Grasso and Ed Singel were married Sept. 22 in the place where they shared their first kiss - the Gazebo in downtown Upland.
ceremony taking some pauses to allow the nearby Metrolink sound its horn.
With less than 20 guests seated inside the historical downtown monument, Grasso, 58 and Singel, 61, vowed to love and honor each other for the rest of their lives.
"It was wonderful. I couldn't ask for anything better," said Grasso, who will now be known as Rosemary Singel.
This is Singel's first marriage and Grasso's second.
They have dated off and on since the 1980s.
"We said the third times the charm. This time it works," Singel said.
The two decided to hold their ceremony in the gazebo because one of their first dates was at the Grove Theatre down the street and spent much time walking throughout downtown.
"I was always fond of the area and we were looking for a local little place. It was a small wedding. We knew we didn't need a lot of people, a lot of room, so we wanted to find some place that was right," Singel said. "We had a couple ideas and then suddenly the gazebo popped up."
After making it official with the city, they got started on planning.
Mostly Upland businesses were hired to help with the wedding including Star Struck Event and Party Planners, True Emotions Photography and The Local Baker.
The Singels held their reception up the street from the gazebo at Christophe's Restaurant and Lounge.
Judge Dennis Murray performed the
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A few people passing through downtown stopped to watch the nuptials.
Among the guests were Grasso's parents, Grace Grasso, 85 and Sam Grasso, 90.
"I couldn't ask for anything better," Grasso said. "The only thing we missed was (Singel's) mom back east."
Singel called his mother after the ceremony to let her know she had a new daughter-in-law.
"I was under order to call her up right after we finished the ceremony, so I called her. She's going to spread the word to the rest of the family," he said.
Singel's family lives in the East, so the couple will have another reception with them later on.
The couple spent the days after their ceremony moving into their Upland home.
Singel is relocating from Redondo Beach and Grasso from Ontario.
"Now that the wedding is over, we can breathe," Grasso said. "We've workers in (the house). Now we can start moving."
A honeymoon will come later, but they spent some nights at the Christmas House Inn in Rancho Cucamonga.
"We're happy to be together and living in Upland," Grasso said. "I'm just so excited that my parents could be there at their age."
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Massage Envy in Upland is participating in Healing Hands for Arthritis Day on Oct. 12.
The company will donate $10 from every on-hour massage to the Arthritis Foundation.
Massages are $39.
Massage Envy nationwide has joined forces with the Arthritis Foundation to host the event.
"There's no better way to give back than to treat yourself, a friend or family member to a relaxing and rejuvenating massage," said Gary Rea, owners of Massage Envy in Upland and Rancho Cucamonga in a news release. "We strongly encourage the community to come out on Oct. 12 to help fight a disease that affects 50 million Americans and is actually our nation's leading cause of disability."
Over the past two years Massage Envy has donated nearly $100,000 to fund clinical research related to the benefits of massage therapy, according to a Massage Envy news release.
To make an appointment for the Healing Hands for Arthritis event in Upland, 1900 N. Campus Ave. Suite C, call 909-946-9996.
San Antonio Community Hospital is hosting a blood drive from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Oct. 6 in the Aita Auditorium, 999 San Bernardino Road in Upland.
Gifts from local vendors will be given to donors.
Walk-ins are welcome or to make an appointment visit www.redcrossblood.org
Peggy Linberg of Upland has taken home more ribbons from the L.A. County Fair.
Linberg has taken home first place ribbons for tabouleh, tamales and cream-filled pie. She won second place for hummus and chili. She took home a third place ribbon for eggrolls.
She has a final competition for pizza on Oct. 2, the last day of the fair.
"I'm not exactly sure what I'm doing yet for pizza," Linberg said in a L.A. County Fair news release. "I still have some sampling to do."
Linberg also has ribbons from several years of Fair food competitions. Her husband also got in on the action this year, taking first in the barbecue sauce competition.
Linberg always brings great food to the Fair, said the judge Chef Leslie Sassaman in a news release.
"She is a strong competitor, for sure," said Sassaman. "Peggy shows how the home cook can really make some elegant dishes."
The L.A. County Fair is open Wednesdays through Sundays through Oct. 2.
Friends of the Upland Animal Shelter volunteer Brenda Thall, of Rancho Cucamonga, spends time with one of the cats up for adoption Monday, September 26, 2011, at the Upland Animal Shelter in Upland. ((Jennifer Cappuccio Maher/Staff Photographer))
A group of volunteers, who have been committed to the well being of the animals living in the shelter, have formed Friends of Upland Animal Shelter.
"There are a lot of volunteers that are rally committed to the cause," group President Brenda Thall said. "By organizing, we're able to do fundraisers (as a nonprofit), which we weren't able to do before."
The Friends will focus its efforts on pursuing private donors to provide funding for environmental enrichment, equipment, medical needs and procedures as well as any other shelter needs. They will also apply for grant funding.
just put a face on the united volunteers that we have," Thall said. "People been there for years whether it be taking pictures or grooming or socializing animals. We really wanted to be able to support the shelter in a more organized and formal way."
"We're also able to sponsor events, sponsor adoptions and really
Friends of the Upland Animal Shelter volunteer Nancy Wiegenstein, of Rancho Cucamonga, plays with Joey, a pug mix, up for adoption Monday, September 26, 2011, at the Upland Animal Shelter in Upland. ((Jennifer Cappuccio Maher/Staff Photographer))
The nonprofit is working to increase membership while they focus on two projects: raising money for play yards for the dogs and purchasing additional cat cages.
"We had a really great increase in the foster program this year. As animals come back from foster (care), they need some additional room to place cats," Thall said.
The shelter, which opened in February 2010 at 1275 San Bernardino Road, has been subsidized out of the city's general fund.
The city has been working on a business plan for the shelter to help reduce costs and make operations more efficient. Staffers are working on formalizing the shelter's policies and procedures, said Roberta Knighten, the city's community services director.
"Our goal is to make the subsidy that the city provides to the shelter as close to zero as possible," Knighten said.
The nonprofit will be able to go above and beyond what the city is able to provide, Knighten said.
"The city has a limited number of employees that work there full time for the animals, and we're able to really supplement the staffing," Thall said.
One shelter volunteer makes blankets to be sent home with every pet that is adopted.
Another will take photos of the pets and put them online as well as on poster boards.
Other volunteers will spend hours with cats and dogs getting to know them so they can be matched with the perfect adopter.
"We have one lady that has volunteered every single weekend since the shelter opened, she has not missed a single weekend, to show cats to adopt and she is really be able to place the correct animal with the correct family because she knows them all so well," Thall said.
Friends of Upland Animal Shelter - which held its first meeting on Sept. 9 - will be a coalition member of the Upland Community Foundation, a nonprofit that raises funds for city events and organizations.
For more information on the organization visit www.friendsofuplandanimalshelter.org.
Upland Highland Regiment Boosters Inc. will be selling raffle tickets from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m Saturday at Upland High School, 565 W. 11th St.
The Regiment's Boosters organization is raffling off a 2011 Ford Fiesta to raise money for the band and color guard.
Tickets are $20.
The drawing will be on Oct. 9 at the Ford of Upland dealership, 555 W. Foothill Blvd.
They will also raffle off $2,000 in cash and a 42-inch flat screen television.
The winner does not need to be present.
For more information and to purchase tickets visit www.uhrb.org
The Upland Woman's club will host a day of fun and games with friends from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 6 at the clubhouse, 590 N. Second Ave. in Upland.
Cost per person is $12 and includes a salad bar and desert.
Deadline for reservations is Tuesday.
Proceeds from the event will benefit Philanthropic projects throughout the community.
For more information or to make a reservation call 909-946-8549.
Upland Heritage is hosting a free historic home restoration workshop from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at the First Mennonite Church of Upland, 379 N. Campus Ave.
This workshop is for homeowners of historic homes who are interested in properly restoring their home and in turn raising their property values.
The workshop topics include the repair of historic windows, plaster repair, appropriate color combinations for period homes, drought tolerant landscaping as well as do's and don't's of historic preservation.
Sandy Koepke, an interior and garden designer who has been seen on HGTV and in numerous magazines, will speak.
A free supervised children's workshop will be offered to families.
For more information visit www.workshop4u.org.
The Upland Highland Regiment Boosters Inc., will be selling raffle tickets from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday at Upland High School, 565 W. 11th St.
The Regiment's Boosters is raffling off a 2011 Ford Fiesta to raise moeny for the band and color guard.
They will be selling the tickets in the parking lot along San Antonio Avenue.
Tickets are $20.
The drawing will be on Oct. 9 at the Ford of Upland dealership, 555 W. Foothill Blvd.
They will also raffle off $2,000 in cash and a 42-inch flat screen television.
The winner does not need to be present.
For more information and to purchase tickets visit www.uhrb.org
The Just Eliminate Suicide Classic Car show will be from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 1 at Tony's French Dip, 986 E. 2nd St. in Pomona.
The family of Upland High School graduate Jacob Elias Soto will host the event in his honor.
Soto was born on March 13, 1986 in Pomona and graduated from Upland High in 2004. He attended Chaffey College.
He took his own life on Oct. 1, 2006, just a few months shy of his 21st birthday.
"The impact of his death left our family and the entire community devastated," said Jacob's mom, Teresa "Cissy" Soto.
Teresa Soto and her husband Randy decided to organize the car show in memory of their son, who loved classic cars. They chose the name of the event by using Jacob's initials "J.E.S." The day of the event will mark the 5th year anniversary of his death.
"We hope to use this opportunity to educate the community about suicide and raise much-needed funds to support local prevention efforts," Teresa Soto said. "We also want to provide others with hope that surviving a suicide loss is possible."
The car show will benefit the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.
All funds raised from the show will support the establishment of an Inland Empire Chapter of the Foundation. The Foundation is the leading national non-profit exclusively dedicated to understanding and preventing suicide through research, education and advocacy as well as to reaching out to people with mental disorders and those impacted by suicide.
According to the Foundation, more than 34,000 people in the country die by suicide every year, with close to a million people attempting suicide.
Suicide is the third leading cuse of non-natural deaths in California. From 2006 through 2010, 1,014 people died by suicide in riverside county, according to the Foundation.
"Suicide is a major health problem that takes an enormous toll on family, friends, co-workers and the entire community," said Jessica van der Stad, area director for the Foundation.
Classic car entries for the chow are still available.
Car owners can visit www.afsp.org/inlandempire/carshow and download a registration form.
The fee is $25 and includes a lunch and a t-shirt.
Car owners can also registered at the event for $35.
There will be live music, food, merchandise as well as community resource booths, awards and raffle prizes.
A sandwich eating contest will be at noon.
The Soto family is looking for local businesses to sponsor the event by providing a tax-deductible donations and/or an item to raffle off during the show.
For more information call Teresa Soto at 909-560-0787.
San Antonio Community Hospital will be sponsoring free "drive thru flu shots" for adults from 7 to 10 a.m. Sept. 30 at Sierra San Antonio Medical Plaza at 16465 Sierra Lakes Parkway in Fontana.
The clinic will only be for adults over 18 years old.
People who are at higher risk of contracting influenza should receive the shot:
people over 50 years old
people with certain health conditions such as heart, lung or kidney disease, diabetes, blood disorders or a weakened immune system
people with conditions that may effect breathing such as brain injury, spinal cord injury, seizures and nerve and muscle disorders
healthcare workers
women who will be pregnant during the flu season, which is October 2011-March 2012
close contacts of children under 6 months old
people over 6 months old
For more information call 909-985-3627.
The Upland Woman's Club is hosting their first tea of the year at 1 p.m. Tuesday at their clubhouse, 590 N. Second Ave. in Upland.
The guest speaker will be Jim Orr who will speak on Operation Community Cares. This organization prepares and ships packages for service men and women across the globe.
For more information call 909 987-1253.
The Upland Public Library is attempting to raise $1,000 to provide students and teachers with resources they need for reading, research and curriculum supplements.
To help raise the money the library is participating in a new online fundraising program called Funds4Books, which is sponsored by Mackin Educational Resources, a school library and classroom vendor.
The online fundraiser will run through Nov. 30.
For every $25 donated, the library can purchase one or two new books that are ready to be shelved and checked out. The entire donation goes to the library.
To participate, donors can go to www.funds4books.com and log in to Upland Public Library's Funds4Books page with the code 3819.
From there they can donate in $10 amounts or more via credit card, e-check or check.
Those without computers or credit cards who wish to donate, the library will accept checks written Funds4Books with Upland Public Library in the memo line.
"We are so excited this new donation program is available for us to raise money to purchase books and other learning materials," said Ann-Marie Biden, youth services librarian. "The fact that 100 percent of every donations comes right to the library sets it apart from other fundraising programs and book fairs. It doesn't require staff or volunteer time and all the books are labeled and shipped for free."
Mackin Educational Resources, based in Burnsville, Minnesota, created the new Funds4Books program in response to nationwide school budget cuts and a struggling economy.
Mackin works with librarians to analyze their inventory and determine what additional books should be purchased to meet the needs of the library's patrons, according to a library news release.
"If everyone gives a little, we can reach out goal of $1,000," Biden said. "I can't wait to see all those smiling faces when the new books arrive."
For more information call Principal Librarian Maria Sunio at msunio@ci.upland.ca.us or call 909-931-4296.
The Upland Public Library will host a free program about the employment search from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Sept. 24 in their multipurpose room, 450 N. Euclid Ave.
Gina McIntyre, human resource analyst, will provide a presentation about how to prepare for a job interview and how to write an effective resume.
There will be handouts with tips, examples and resources.
Carol Lumsden, registered nurse and certified health coach, will speak about maintaining good health while on the job.
Attendees will learn how healthier living helps them to work better and feel better.
For more information about the library's Meet the Expert series call 909-931-4205.
Upland Junior High School has 205 reasons to be proud, said teacher Jason Craig.
Craig's Project Lead the Way class, 205 students researched, designed and built a 1980's vintage video game cabinet.
As an added twist, the students used current technology and electronics to do it all.
The project was entered into the L.A. County Fair student competition and took home first place in the Junior High School category for group projects.
Seventh graders ended the year in a unit called Magic of Electrons and eighth-graders ended the year in a unit called Energy and the Environment.
The students used their design and modeling skills to recreate the look of a vintage game cabinet that they designed on the computer using 3-D modeling software, Craig said. They collected all of the necessary parts and spent about a week on the construction and installation of the electronics.
Students applied their recent classroom learning about electricity and electronics as they installed the monitor, buttons, joystick, computer card and power supply.
Their project can be seen at the Fair through Oct. 2 in the Education Building.
City programs and organizations may see a boost in activity after Inside Upland Family Fun Day from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday in Memorial Park.
The 8th annual event showcases Upland businesses, organizations and city-backed programs as a means to encourage residents
"So often people go outside of the city because they're not familiar," said Janis Line, city recreation coordinator. "With Upland being kind of a bedroom community, people really don't know what is available in their own city - right in their own back yard."
This year's event focuses on recycling with the theme "Recycling is Our Future."
Upland Recycles is the premier sponsor.
Goodwill will collect household items as well as e-waste from residents.
Shred-it is offering free document shredding to the community.
There will be more than 60 vendors at the event passing out information to attendees.
"The responses that I get back are 'wow that was a great event so many people here we handed out all our information,' so I think the contact they make with the community is good," Line said. "Hopefully that's positive. Over the years seem like people come back year after year."
Stonez Rolling Video Games will offer 10 minutes of play for $2. Some of the proceeds will go to the city's Build a Dream program, which gives low income children the ability to participate in recreation programs and classes free of charge.
Dogs and cats are going to be available for adoption from the Upland Animal Shelter as well as the Upland-based animal rescue charity Helping Out Pets Everyday.
Divisions of the Upland Police Department and Upland firefighters will be available to residents.
LifeStream is holding a blood and marrow drive.
San Antonio Community Hospital will hold a blood pressure screening as well as a Teddy Bear clinic.
"It's their way of saying look we're here. Come visit us," Line said.
Parents can get identification folders on the children free of charge as part of the Upland/Mt. Baldy Masonic Lodge's Child I.D. Program.
Line said she hopes that the residents are able to see how the city works to support the community.
"We're organizing ourselves as a group," she said. "We're supporting our community. We're doing this for the community and want them to realize that this is what your city has in it. This is what we have to offer. Don't go to Rancho Cucamonga. Don't go to Ontario. Come here."
Upland Highland Regiment Boosters Inc. is raffling off a 2011 Ford Fiesta to raise money for the band and color guard.
The drawing will be on Oct. 9 at the Ford of Upland dealership at 555 W. Foothill Blvd.
The winner does not need to be present.
Tickets are available for $20.
They will also raffle off $2,000 in cash and a 42-inch flat screen television.
For more information and to purchase tickets visit www.uhrb.org
Upland Professional Firefighter Nathan Foster presented a check on Sept. 4 to the Muscular Dystophy Association during their annual telethon.
Foster presented the check on behalf of the firefighters on KCAL-9 at 6:15 p.m.
"Each year, Upland Professional Firefighters are proud to participate in the MDA donation drive," said Upland Professional Firefighters President Ryan Webb. "Given the fact that many local nonprofits are having trouble securing much-needed funds during these tough economic times, our members felt it especially important to participate in this year's drive."
Upland firefighters were able to collect $23,826 for MDA in two days.
The Upland Professional Firefighters' Local #3477 is the labor association representing the 36 members of the Upland Fire Department.
Toastmasters Club 2330, Success for Speakers, recently installed its new officers for the 2011-12 year.
The new officers are Marjorie Benesh, president; Mary Anne Cortus, vice president of education; Raquel Barton, vice president of membership; Kay Presto, vice president of public relations; Bill Cortus, treasurer; Scott McGookin, secretary and Gale Sykes, sergeant-at-arms.
The formal officer installation was performed by District 12 Area A-4 Governor Theresa Rosenveldt. The District 12 Area A-4 Assistant Governor attended as a guest.
Success for Speakers meets on the second and fourth Friday of every month in the private banquet room at the International House of Pancakes at 80 N. Euclid Ave. in Upland.
Their "meet and greet" begins at 6:30 p.m. followed by their meetings at 6:45 p.m.
Their forums include public speaking, skills in leadership and community as well as how to use a meeting agenda.
The public is invited to attend.
For more information call 909-985-3041 or visit their Website at www.success4speakers.org
Acting Upland Police Chief Jeff Mendenhall said Police Chief Steve Adams has served honorably.
"It's a shame that a medical condition is shortening his career and I wish him nothing but success in whatever endeavors he takes on in the future," he said.
Mendenhall will be named Chief of Police once Adams' retirement is official, which could be by the end of the week, said City Manager Stephen Dunn.
Adams will be retiring after a 30-year career with the Upland Police Department.
Photo: Peggy Lindberg and her Pina Colada pie. (Courtesy photo)
Upland resident, Peggy Lindberg took home a prize from the L.A. County Fair for her Pina Colada pie.
Lindberg won the cream filling category in the Fair's 2011 pie contest on Sept. 6.
Judges had to pick the winners out of 29 pies that were entered into the contest.
Lindberg's Pina Colada pie had a pineapple bottom with a cocunut cream filling. She has been entering the Fair's pie contest for several years and said she has won a few times.
"I have all my ribbons displayed at home and I'm very proud of them, but I'm not keeping count" Lindberg said in a Fair news release.
Virginia Joines of La Verne won an award for her Cherry Lattice pie and Jeanelle Coffey of Sherman Oaks won for her Chipotle Key Lime pie.
Joines took first place for the second year in a row.
The L.A. County Fair will be open Wednesday through Sundays until Oct. 2.
For more information visit www.lacountyfair.com
Master Builders Toastmasters is sponsoring a communication workshop from 6:45 to 7:45 a.m. from Thursday through Oct. 13 in the private banquet room at Denny's Restaurant, 385 S. Mountain Ave. in Upland.
The cost for materials and fees for the workshop is $27.50.
Participants will overcome fear of public speaking, control nervousness, learn effective evaluations, the art of extemporaneous speaking as well as the fundamentals of public speaking: organization, gestures and vocal variety.
Master Builders Toastmasters meets from 6:45 to 7:45 a.m. every Thursday at Denny's in Upland.
With more than 260,000 members and more than 12,500 clubs in 113 counties, Toastmasters International helps people of all backgrounds find the courage to change and become more confident in front of an audience, according to a Toastmasters news release.
Toastmasters is the world's largest educational organization dedicated to increasing communication and leadership skills, according to the news release.
For more information call Marjorie Benesh at 909-985-5238 or email marjorie.benesh@gmail.com
The Upland Chamber of Commerce will hold a business mixer from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Brunswick Upland Bowl, 451 W. Foothill Blvd.
Brunswick is sponsoring the event.
There will be hors d'oeuvres, a 50/50 opportunity drawing and raffle prizes.
Bowling will be free between 5 and 7 p.m.
For more information contact the Chamber at 215 N. 2nd Ave. Ste. D or call 909-204-4465.
Carden Arbor View School recently kicked off their 30th school year.
Students and staff returned to class on Aug. 31.
Students and their families as well as staff members shared a celebration cake on Sept. 2 during the school's Friday assembly.
Carden Arbor View, 1530 N. San Antonio Ave., is a non-sectarian, spiritually diverse, values based school, according to a school news release. They provide classes to students in grades K-8.
After teaching at a Carden school and being impressed by the reading program, school founder, Claudia Humphries, said she knew she had to open a school utilizing the Carden curriculum when her daughter was in kindergarten.
"Finding a school site was difficult, and Upland Christian Church needed Sunday school rooms and leased me a small part of the present site," Humphries said in a Carden news release. "My husband and I borrowed money for the first building which is the present administration building. We opened in September, 1981 with 45 students for kindergarten through sixth grades. We were on our way."
Carden provides small class size, foreign language, focused learning for math, science and technical skills, arts, music and intramural sports as well as educational trips. They offer before and after school childcare and an afternoon tutoring program.
More than 40 percent of Carden graduates go on to Webb School in Claremont or some of the finest high schools, colleges and universities across the country, according to a news release.
"Much like a tree, Carden Arbor View School's roots run deep and branches stretch wide. It is much stronger and much larger than ever imagined and continues to grow due to the love and support it receives from our community of families and staff," Head of School Cathy Edwards said in a news release. "As we continue on this educational journey, Carden Arbor View School will always focus on where we are going. Our children the beneficiaries of this wonderful school, are provided an education filled with joy, growth, enthusiasm, dignity and respect."
For more information on Carden call Terri DiMarco, director of development, at 909-982-9919 or email her at tdimarco@cardenarborview.org
Helping Out Pets Everyday is holding a fundraiser from 4 to 9 p.m. Sept. 19 at Outback Steakhouse, 530 N. Mountain Ave. in Upland.
The Upland-based animal rescue charity is raising funds to provide medical care and boarding for their rescued dogs and cats
Tickets are $20 and include a choice of soup or salad, 7-ounce sirloin steak with a choice of one side, a 5-ounce chicken with choice of one side, grilled salmon with choice of one side or Walhalla pasta.
Beverage and gratuity are not included.
Tickets will be available from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays at PetSmart, 1935 N. Campus Ave.
The 7th annual Megan Savage Memorial Run for a Cure will be Sept. 24 at McCarthy Park in Upland.
Registration and bib pick up begins at 7 a.m.
There will be pancake breakfast from 7 to 11 a.m. Tickets are $4 and can be purchased by calling 909-532-8135.
A 1K Kids Fun Run for children 1 to 12 years old begins at 8 a.m. The 5K, about 3.1 miles, will begin at 8:30 a.m. and is for all ages.
An awards ceremony, raffle and prize giveaway will follow at 10 a.m.
The butterfly release in memory of those lost to cancer will be at 11 a.m.
Early bib pick up will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday at the Park.
McCarthy Park is at 2046 N. San Antonio Ave.
Register online at www.meganswings.org
The Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles will be holding an informational meeting for parents at 7 p.m. Sept. 21 in the cafeteria at Pepper Tree Elementary School, 1045 W. 18th St. in Upland.
The Girls Scouts are looking for girls in grades k-12 to join.
For more information email Angie Ngiam at uplandgirlscoutmembership@gmail.com
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The Upland Woman's Club will host a luncheon at noon Sept. 13 at their clubhouse, 590 N. 2nd Ave.
Upland entertainer, Norm Gadegaard will perform "Boogie Woogie and Blues" music from the 1920s, 30s, and 40s.
Attendees are required to make reservations today by calling 909-986-2800.
The 8th annual Inside Upland Family Fun Day will be from noon to 4 p.m. Sept. 17 in Memorial Park, 1100 E. Foothill Blvd.
There will be free food, games as well as information booths from Upland businesses, organizations and schools.
San Antonio Community Hospital will offer blood pressure screening and a Teddy Bear Clinic. Attendees are required to provide their own teddy bear.
Upland Police Department's SWAT, K-9 and crime prevention units will be there. Code Enforcement will also be present.
Kids can play games in the "game zone."
Other attractions include performance demos by class instructors and participants, Helping Out Pets Everyday and the Upland Animal Services pet adoptions, Upland Fire and other vehicles and equipment as well as a Child I.D. Program.
A Goodwill truck will be on site to collect gently used items and e-waste.
Shred-it will offer community shredding.
LifeStream will have a blood and marrow drive.
STONEZ Rolling Video games will offer 10 minutes of play for $2.
Icebreakers and Daylight Echo will provide the musical entertainment.
Upland Recycles is the event's premier sponsor.
After eight years of obstacles and setbacks, Lamont Brown is finally able to recognize the impact of the Sept. 11 attacks in the way he's always wanted. Brown, an executive producer in the music industry, recently completed his work on "America's Song 911," which is now available on iTunes. "This is not necessarily a 9/11 song. This 9/11 stands for America's Song - emergency," said Brown, a Pomona resident. "This is basically a song for us to join together and not take anything that is not above-board as a country - mend together." Brown, who has worked with artists such as Gladys Knight, Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson, decided to record a song with "true Americans" who are in the music industry but may not be well known. His first attempt at the record was before the second anniversary of 9/11, when he made a demo recording with co-writer Norman Dozier at a sober living house in Florida. Several years later, after dealing with divorce, relapse and incarceration, Brown met Robert Leak, owner of A1 Conditioned Air Co. in Upland. Until the economy took a turn for the worst, Leak gave recovering addicts a chance in the air conditioning business. He met Brown at one of his sober living houses. Brown has been sober for more than four years and is working on getting his song heard. He and Leak recently teamed up to re-establish Brown's former business, ASMOOVE Entertainment Group. As a means to offset decreasing profits in the air conditioning business Leak agreed to work with Brown on the song's production by offering financial support to the project. "We're 50 (percent), 60 percent off any type of profit at all in the last couple of years," Leak said. "Me and Lamont have been sitting down for weeks trying to decide how to make some money. We're entrepreneurs. Getting a job doesn't work for us." Brown and Leak will also be lending advice to song writers and producers who are looking for projects. "To me that's where your biggest stories are made, when you fought through everything to get to the end - and I can't say enough how important this man has been in my development," Brown said. The two grew closer after Brown's girlfriend, Taffy Beasly, was diagnosed with Stage 4 brain and lung cancer. "Right before the diagnosis it just held me back over here and we started doing different endeavors. Long story short, a lot of crazy stuff has happened to us in the last few months," Brown said. Brown enlisted the help of producers Dale Thompson, also on guitar, and Albert Lee. He also worked closely with Flip Matrix, also known as Floyd Wilcox on the song's production. It was completed in two sessions at a home in Baldwin Hills. "I saw it as being a `We are the World' type of project and planned on going and getting people I have affiliations with that I have worked with in the past," Brown said. "Especially here in the recent past, I was like wouldn't it be rather unique to do a project like this and go get true Americans that are still having to get up and go to work and go punch that clock, that happen to be singers that have been in this business before, like myself, and either had their rise and fell off or (are) newcomers."
Read more:http://www.dailybulletin.com/news/ci_18845240#ixzz1XNpQ3Qw0
A video for the song has also been made. You can watch it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OGEpmc3BUc
People involved in the song's production:
Dale Thompson on guitar; Alwaz Carey Rap. Mixed and mastered an additional Vocal production by Flip Matrix, aka Floyd Wilcox. Performers: Michael Speaks, Marko Polo aka Mark Pollar, Dre Boogie Wilson aka Andre Wilson, Briana July, Dr. Bo Williams, Alex Mauricio, Amara Jean, Britt J, Lisa Bello, Dale Thompson, Tanja Henderson, Soniq aka Shinika Tolbert, Keaira Lashae.
Special thanks to: Jerry Lingle, Debra Ware, Marshal Starr, Taffy Beasly, The Leak Family, Holly Ware and Danyale Ware.
Executive Producers: Lamont Brown, Dale Thompson and Robert Leak.
Associate producer, Alwaz Carey
Producers: Lamont Brown and Albert Lee.
Written by Lamont Brown and Norman Dozier.
Integrity of Excellence Christian Ministry will be hosting a Miracle Healing Service at 7:30 p.m. Saturday.
The service is open to everyone.
The Ministry is at 800 W. Arrow Hwy. in Upland.
Vintage Baby and Kids, 151 N. 2nd Ave. in downtown, will be holding a "Little 1 Model Search" from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.
Girls ages 9 to 12 months can enter.
They will receive a free session, a 4X6 portrait and a chance to be one of four featured wall portraits at the store.
The winner will recieve a portrait session and package valued at more than $350 by True Emotions Photography, 1525 W. 13th St. in Upland.
Photographs will be taken by Kimberly Saxelby.
The clothing will be provided by Vintage Baby for the session.
Space is limited.
To enter call 909-982-4915 or 909-949-9117.
San Antonio Community Hospital is offering a class entitled, "Robotics: The New World of Surgery," from 6 to 8 p.m. Sept. 13 in the Aita Auditorium, 999 San Bernardino Rd.
Attendees can meet the hospital's newest addition to their precision surgery team, the da Vinci Si Surgical Robot.
There will be a hands on demonstration of da Vinci's precision with the robot simulator in action.
A panel of physician experts will answer questions about gynecologic and urological procedures for endometriosis, fibroids, hysterectomy, bladder and kidney cancers as well as prostatectomy.
Panelists include OBGYN Franklin Johnson, Urologist Adam Kickerson and Urologist Christopher Tsai.
To reserve a seat call 909-920-6139.
Pre-registration is recommended.
Togo's Sandwiches has teamed up with Share Our Strength, a national non-profit with a "No Kid Hungry" strategy to end childhood hunger in America by 2015.
All 240 restaurants, including the Upland restaurant at 110 S. Mountain Ave., are participating.
For every dollar or more donated to Share Our Strength, guests will receive a free 20-ounce fountain drink for their next visit.
This will run in conjunction with Share Our Strength's "Dine Out For No Kid Hungry" national campaign.
The Inland Valley Humane Society & S.P.C.A. in Pomona has teamed up with VCA Animal Hospitals to ensure that all adoptable animals from the shelter receive a healthy start in their new homes.
VCA Central Animal Hospital is at 281 N. Central Ave. in Upland.
Each adopted pet will receive a complimentary overall wellness exam as well as 14 days of follow-up care.
The shelter spays and neuters each pet and provides free vaccinations, de-worming, micro-chipping and an identification tag.
Now, they will be going a step further with VCA to provide the complimentary exam within five days of an adoption.
The exams include checking the pet's heart, lungs and other vital organs as well as examining the pets for fleas, ticks and other external parasites.
All adopted animals will receive 14 days of free follow up care at VCA for conditions ranging from respiratory infections to suture removal.
"It is our goal to put ourselves out of business so we no longer need to rescue thousands of stray, injured, and homeless animals," said Bill Harford, president/CEO, Inland Valley Humane Society & S.P.C.A. in a news release. "In the meantime, we will continue to provide the utmost in care for our animals and working with VCA Animal Hospitals helps us achieve this goal."
Once an adoption occurs at the shelter, the new pet owner will receive a new pet parenting kit which provides tips on helping each companion to adjust to his new home, outlines the services offered by Inland Valley Humane Society & S.P.C.A. and VCA Animal Hospitals, and explains how to go about taking advantage of and making an appointment for the complimentary aftercare services.
IVHS is located at 500 Humane Way, Pomona, Calif. 91766 and can be reached at 909.623.9777or by visiting www.ivhsspca.org.
VCA Central Animal Hospital in Upland can be reached at 909-981-2855 or by visiting http://www.vcahospitals.com/central
The St. Joseph's Church Family Fall Festival kicks off Friday and will run through the weekend.
The Silver Beatles will perform songs from the legendary 1960's rock band, The Beatles, from 6 to 10 p.m. Friday. They will perform early and later hits in costume.
Los Angeles-based Cold Duck will perform from 6 to 10 p.m. Saturday.
The band brings a brass section and plays rock, disco, funk and more.
On Sunday, the day begins at noon with a memorial service to commemorate the 10th anniversary of 9/11, conducted by Pastor Jerry Ochetti.
The event will conclude with a performance by Los Adventureros from 4 to 7 p.m.
There will also be food including a steak dinner on Friday night, carnival rides, games, a teen zone, a white elephant booth, plants, books as well as wine and cheese throughout the three-day festival.
Admission and parking is free.
St. Joseph's is at 877 N. Campus Ave. in Upland.
A free workshop on the uses of mulch will be offered from 9 a.m. to noon Sept. 10 at the Magnolia Recreation Center, 651 W. 15th St. in Upland.
The workshop will address the basics of composting and the proper ways to use and apply mulch.
Door prizes will be given away.
For more information call 909-931-4280.
The Upland Professional Firefighters and Upland City Fire Department delivered new backpacks and school supplies to local elementary schools during the first week of classes.
"Most of our firefighters have families of their own so were excited to participate in a project like this where we're helping local kids in need. With each of our members participating in this project, our department was able to collect dozens of new backpacks along with several boxes of school supplies for children here in Upland," said Ryan Webb, president of the Upland Professional Firefighters, in a city news release. "Every day as we respond to emergency calls within the city, our firefighters encounter families in
need so we felt this was an excellent opportunity to help those families during these hard
economic times."
Upland firefighters spent the last few weeks collecting donated backpacks and school supplies from the community to give to Upland elementary school students.
The Upland Professional Firefighters' Local #3477 is the labor association representing the 36 members of the Upland Fire Department.
Kenneth Mays wants his neighbors to never forget the terrorists attacks on America on Sept. 11, 2001.
Mays has created a sculpture in recognition of the 10th Anniversary of the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center. The piece will be on display in his front yard through Sept. 13, 1465 N. San Antonio Ave.
"I want to make a re-statement of not just what that day meant but what those folks are planning for your future," said Mays, retired.
This is his second tribute. His first was prepared for the second anniversary of the attacks, which was destroyed in mud slides following a fire.
He wanted to rebuild the piece to remind people that terrorists are still plotting against America.
"But since there hasn't been an attack in 10 years it's not even in the freezer, it's not even in the stove let alone on the back burner," he said.
Mays spent 47 days, about 8 to 10 hours a day, building the sculpture, entitled "Freedom and Sacrifice."
It is about 25 feet long, 10 feet deep and 12 feet high.
The piece includes replicas of the Statue of Liberty, Mount Rushmore and the Saint Louis Gateway Arch.
There will also be three firefighters posting an American Flag, a "ghost towers" illusion and an American Flag with the names of the nearly 3,000 victims in the attacks.
There will also be a portrait of Crazy Horse to represent the country's Native American history.
"I made it more reflective of what America is as opposed to what our enemies both foreign and domestic think we are," he said.
Mays said he was not too happy with his first sculpture because of it's weight and how it looked, but he is pleased with this one.
"My skills are five times better and this one is 10 times better and it's lighter," he said.
Mays, who has a background in corrections and art, came up with the idea while on an assignment in Stockton. He was writing training manuals for the incoming Academy and staying in an RV in the meantime.
"So I just started putting this together just screwing around something to do while locked in the RV in the frosty fog," he said.
Mays plans to display the sculpture again on Memorial Day, which will include a tribute to the Marine Corps.
Upland residents can enter the L.A. County Fair for free during "Upland Day," from noon to 6 p.m. Sept. 8.
Residents are to bring one new or gently used book to get in for free.
A portion of the books will go back to an organization within the city.
Entertainment on the community stage will feature local Upland bands.
The Upland Community Parade will begin at 5 p.m. followed by a celebration for Upland's Community Heroes at 5:30 p.m. on the Building 4 stage.
This year's heroes are Cara Nicole Ablett, Max Williams and Linda R. Bracey.
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