Happily Divorced And After

ONTARIO, CA- After more than 4 years, the Professional Bull Riders (PBR) will be returning to Ontario, CA. The PBR and AEG are proud to be teaming up when the PBR Blue DEF Velocity Tour bucks into the Citizen Business Bank Arena on Saturday, November 15 at 7 p.m. Tickets go on sale Friday, June 6, at 10 a.m.and start as low as $15. Tickets will be available at the Citizens Business Bank Arena box office, www.AXS.com and by telephone at 1-888-929-7849.

Photo caption: Team members of the Boys & Girls Clubs of San Bernardino pose for a photo after successfully completing the five-week Operation HOPE Banking on Our Future financial dignity program. They are joined by (Far Left) Boys & Girls Clubs of San Bernardino Program Director Alma Flores and (Far Right) Union Bank Branch Manager and volunteer instructor Michael Milian.

SAN BERNARDINO, CA- As part of its ongoing commitment to responsible banking and to help increase youth financial education, Union Bank partnered with Operation HOPE (HOPE) and the Boys & Girls Clubs of San Bernardino (BGCSB) to educate high school students about the basics of personal finance using HOPE’s Banking on Our Future curriculum.  Union Bank volunteers Rosella Bernal, Michael Milian and Jason Nesbihal began teaching HOPE’s award-winning youth financial dignity program to members of the BGCSB on April 11.  The five-week course culminated with a recognition ceremony to celebrate the students’ completion of the program May 9. The Banking on Our Future curriculum offers five modules:  Course in Dignity (covers the importance of responsible budgeting and money management), Basics of Budgeting, Get Smart About Banking (Checking and Savings Accounts), Fundamentals of Credit, and Introduction to Savings and Investing.   Each week, students participating in the program learned practical lessons by using hands-on calculations and real-world examples. During the ceremony, students, teachers and parents were also treated to a special demonstration of the bank’s newest financial education tool – the Yuby app.

ONTARIO, CA- In an effort to promote education in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering Arts, and Math, join Victorville Motors and Shear Realty and buy a student a ticket to see Mindless Behavior and Friends at the Citizens Bank Arena, and also EXCITE their appetites for STEAM. Tickets are on sale now at Citizens Business Bank Arena for $49, $39, and $29. Proceeds will go towards providing FREE Millionaire Mind Kids Summer Camps and meals for Victor Valley’ Youth. Purchase tickets under one of the schools’ PROMO CODES which can be found on the Millionaire Mind Kids Smart Center Facebook page.

Millionaire Mind Kids is accepting applications for summer Camps. To receive your application, please email millionairemindkids@verizon.net. Deadline to complete and return applications is May 31. The Camp will be held from June 16-27 for ages 13 to 18; July 7-July 11 for ages 9 to 12; July 14-July 18 for ages 13 to 18; and July 21-July 25.  Open House for sponsors, businesses, educators, families and students (the public) will be held on June 16 from 9:00 a.m.—11 a.m.  Contact MMK for group student tickets at (760) 240-4044.

SAN BERNARDINO, CA- Willing Winn Association and Mission (WWAM) Inc., will be providing free lunch to the youth of San Bernardino starting Tuesday, May 27 to Thursday, July 31. Lunch will be provided Monday through Friday from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. at Juanita Blakely Jones Elementary School, 700 N. “F” Street in San Bernardino (92410). There will be activities after lunch. For more information, please contact Dr. Deborah Winn at (909) 890-8674 or (909) 386-2020.

SAN BERNARDINO, CA- BLU Educational Foundation is pleased to announce the kick-off of its Hustle & Flow Academy, an innovative hands-on approach to preparing young people for college and career success.  Considered the ultimate college and career readiness experience for young people, the Academy will be held June 9 – 13 and June 16 on the campus of San Bernardino Valley College.  The Hustle & Flow Academy is open to all young adults 16 to 23-years-old.  Tuition is $150 and includes lunch.

The Academy will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily beginning June 9.  Registration may be completed online.  Attendees will use their talents, skills and dreams to create a personalized action plan for their future.  Students will be guided by college advisors and business professionals through intense, results producing activities and workshops that will include resume building, public speaking, creating a personal statement, and interviewing and soft skills training for the workplace.  Attendees will also have an opportunity to compete for internships and win a $500 scholarship.  For more information, visit www.blueedfoundation.org or call (909) 820-2827.

Lou Coleman

By Lou Coleman

Consider the text God’s warning to anyone who’s “Playing Church!’ I ought to just finish right there with that one statement, for the text says it all. You can fool man, but you can’t fool God! Man is easy to fool because man’s assessment and evaluation of people is based on what man sees “outwardly,” but there is an “unseen eye” that sees all we do and an “unseen ear” that hears all we say. That unseen eye and that unseen ear belong to God, and God sees stuff and knows stuff about you that nobody else knows.

Tares are going to be found among the wheat. Goats will be found among the sheep, but the day will come when the Lord distinguishes between the wheat and tares, the goats and the sheep. In that day there will be no more hiding and masquerading as Christians. The question you must ask yourself is, “What will that day expose about me?” Are you playing Church?

People of God we need to “Stop Playing Church” and “Be the Church.” So many today put on their Sunday best, go to Sunday morning meetings, but have nothing; they are void inside of Christ. They are “Playing Church,” but “Aren’t the Church.” They look like good Church folks; they carry a Bible; they wear a cross, and sometimes they have on a robe, but they are not the real deal. It’s time that we realize that this is not a game, we must take Christ seriously. “Stop Playing Church!” Stop pretending to be living in obedience to God. Stop pretending to truly love God. “Stop Playing Church” the way little children play “house” or “doctor.” Stop Playing with God!

We have to wake up from our slumber and be about our Father’s business. {Galatians 6:7} “Do not be deceived and deluded and misled; God will not allow Himself to be sneered at (scorned, disdained, or mocked) by mere pretensions or professions, or by His precepts being set aside.” “For whatever a man sows, that shall he reap.” {1 Peter 4:17-18} For the time has arrived for judgment to begin with the household of God; and if it begins with us, what will be the end of those who do not respect or believe or obey the good news, The Gospel of God?

I believe that Jesus is calling “His Church” to stand up, share the truth, and be a catalyst of change.  God made us for greatness, not pettiness.  God gave us the best and greatest gift of all, His son Jesus.  It’s time to “Stop Playing Church and Be the Church.”  It’s time to get serious about this thing because time is winding up. I don’t know when He’s coming, but this one thing I am sure of, it’s just a matter of time. “Stop Playing Church and Be the Church.”

Warnings are an act of grace. The clearer the warning, the more abounding in the grace of God. God acts graciously when he gives warnings, for by such warnings there is given the opportunity to repent and seek the grace of forgiveness and eternal life in the infinite loving act of God in giving His Only Son to be the propitiation for our sins. We need to take this to heart. If we do not listen and turn from our evil ways, and so suffer awful judgment, then it is not the grace and love of God that is lacking, but the fault of our unrepentant hearts which refuse to heed the revelation of God, and spurn His love. Let us believe God. Let us not deny the truth, but warn people to flee from the wrath to come. Let us make sure that we ourselves have repented and hidden ourselves in Christ alone, so availing ourselves of the one and only escape from God’s wrath, faith in Christ.

Assemblymember Cheryl R. Brown is seeking nominations to identify and honor outstanding men whose successes and contributions to the community have set the standard for future generations to emulate. A selection committee will use the nomination forms and independent research to make final selections to be recognized by Assemblymember Brown.

Residence – Men of Distinction nominees must reside within the boundaries of the 47th Assembly District. These cities include: Colton, Fontana, Rialto, Grand Terrace, the southwest parts of San Bernardino, and the communities of Bloomington and Muscoy.

Submitting Nominations – Please submit your completed nomination form to: jon.gaede@asm.ca.gov. If you have any questions, please contact Jon Gaede at (909) 381-3238. Deadline for entries: Friday, May 30, 2014. Please direct any questions to: Jon Gaede 909-381-3238, Jon.gaede@asm.ca.gov.

Mail, or FAX, nominations to:
Assemblymember Cheryl R. Brown
Father of the Year Award 2013
290 North “D” Street, Suite 903
San Bernardino, CA 92401
FAX: 909-885-8589

Download Application (below):

Nomination for – ‘Men of Distinction’ – 2014

MONTCLAIR, CA – Ontario City Councilmember and Retired Ontario Fire Chief Jim Bowman announced his endorsement of Gloria Negrete McLeod’s campaign for County Supervisor today.  Bowman joins a growing list of local elected leaders that are supporting Negrete McLeod.

“Gloria Negrete McLeod is a no nonsense local leader that brings people together to get things done,” said Bowman.  “She understands that government should be an ally to small businesses, not a roadblock and she works as hard as anybody on the issues that matter most to San Bernardino County families.  I’m looking forward to continuing to work with her as she continues her legacy of local leadership.”

Bowman has served 6 terms on the Ontario City Council and is a former Fire Chief in the City of Ontario and the City of Upland.  He has lived in Ontario for 68 years.

A 44-year resident of San Bernardino County, Negrete McLeod has an unparalleled record of winning elections in San Bernardino County.  She won election to the Chaffey College Governing Board in 1995 and 1999, State Assembly in 2000, 2002, and 2004, and State Senate in 2006 and 2010.  In 2012, she was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.  Negrete McLeod currently serves over 68% of the Fourth Supervisorial District in Congress.  She previously represented large portions of the district in the State Assembly and State Senate.  She served all the communities in the district on the Chaffey College Governing Board.

Throughout her two decade career in public service, Negrete McLeod has distinguished herself as an effective advocate for creating quality jobs, reforming government, strengthening neighborhood safety, and improving local schools.  She and her husband Gilbert McLeod, a retired police lieutenant, have 10 children, 25 grandchildren, and 29 great grandchildren.

The Inland Empire will soon see a flood of red and white fezzes as it gears up to receive visitors from all around  the state this month to celebrate the 54^th annual Desert Conference/Gala Day for the A.E.A.O.N.M.S and the 47^th  Desert Conference/Gala Day for the Daughters of Isis.

The Desert Conference is an annual business meeting and celebration of the Prince Hall Shriners and the Daughters of Isis (an Auxilliary to the A.E.A.O.N.M.S., P.H.A.), which is composed of 8 temples and 7 courts (chapters) throughout the state of California.  The Desert conference/Gala Day will run from May 21-25, with events mainly taking place at the Ontario Airport Hotel and Conference Center.

The scheduled events of the Session, which are open to the public are:

• E. Katherine Norris Annual Prayer Breakfast – Saturday May 24, 2014 at 7:00 A.M. (Donation is $35.00)
• Gala Day Golf Tournament – May 24, 2014.  First Tee is 9-00a.M. (Donation 70.00)
• Hospital Visitation – Loma Linda Veteran Hospital / Loma Linda, California on May 24, 2014, 9:30 A.M..
• Bowling Tournament May 24, 2014, 3:00P.M. (Donation $25.00)
• Deputies Dance May 24, 2014  8:30 P.M. -12:00 A.M. (Donation $15.00)
• Religious Service May 25, 2014, 8:00 A.M.

The Ancient Egyptian Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine of North and South America and its Jurisdictions, Inc. was established as an Imperial Council of Prince Hall Shriners Jones.  They met in the Apollo Hall on State Street where Palestine Temple was organized.  On June 10, 1893, Jones and his associates organized the Imperial Grand Council of Prince Hall Shriners.  The Desert of California in 1960, in the Oasis of Oakland CA.  The first Desert Conference was held November 25-26 at Menelik Temple Mosque No. 36; in Oakland California.

The Imperial Court, Daughters of Isi, is an auxiliary of the female family members of Prince Hall Shriners, and was formally organized at the annual session of the Ancient Egyptian Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, held in Detroit, Michigan, on August 24, 1910.  The Daughters of Isis, a charitable and benevolent organization, stresses the development of powerful leaders and encourages health awareness among youth and adults, provides services to help disabled and senior citizens, provides for effective networking among members and organizations, recognizes and celebrates the historic and current achievements of African American women, exerts positive influence and utilizes the tool of role modeling for youth, teenage mothers, high school and college students, and disseminates information for educational opportunities and career planning to youth and young adults.  The organization of 12 courts at inception has grown to almost 200 courts located in the United States, Canada, the Bahamas, Germany, Italy and Japan.

Our Fraternal Order has fostered the following programs:

• Annual grants of thousands of dollars to the Prince Hall Shrine Health and Medical Research Foundation.
• Annual grants to several institutions of higher learning and to hospitals throught the United States for Medical Research.
• A National Scholarship Grand Program for young ladies between the ages of 17-24 to attend college and universities of their choice.
• Annual Educational Grants for economically deprivied youths.
• A program of financial aid to youth in their fight against drugs, crimes, and delinquency.
• Annual grants to the N.A.A.C.P., the Legal Defense Fund, and the United Negro Collelge Fund.
• Support summer camps for youth.
• Voter education and registration drives.
• Establishment of and maintaining dialogue with White House officials, Congress men, and national leaders on various issues affecting African-American and others.

Should you have any questions, please call (909) 586-4343

SAN BERNARDINO – About 70 students from a pair of San Bernardino County high schools will attend the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers’ Apprenticeship Forum on May 22.

The event will be held at the Inland Empire Electrical Training Center, which is located at 1855 S. Business Center Drive in San Bernardino. The forum is free for students and will take place from 8:15 a.m. to 2 p.m. on May 22. Students from Carter High School in the Rialto Unified School District and Bob Murphy County Community Day School of the San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools will attend the forum.

Students will have the opportunity to experience hands-on demonstrations and activities with apprenticeship coordinators that will relate their trades to real world applications.

Additional sponsors for the event include the San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools’ Alliance for Education and Regional Occupational Program, as well as the San Bernardino Community College District.

For more information about the event, contact the Alliance for Education at (909) 386-2636.