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Page A2 • August 23, 2012 • Inland Empire Community Newspapers • Inland Empire Weekly Our community in the service Papers mailed First Class every Thursday. Now you can receive every issue at home (Every Week) SUBSCRIBE TODAY!!! Inland Empire Weekly Your Hometown Family Newspaper! 1 year subscription to Inland Empire Weekly Only $25. 00 Call Today!! 909-381-9898 ext.205 N avy Seaman Apprentice David J. Brown, a 2011 graduate of Redlands High School, Redlands, Calif., was recently pro- moted to his current rank upon graduation from recruit train- ing at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill. Brown received the early promotion for outstanding performance dur- ing all phases of the training cycle. Training which included classroom study and practical instruction on naval customs, first aid, firefighting, water safety and survival, and shipboard and aircraft safety. An em- phasis was also placed on physical fitness. The capstone event of boot camp is "Battle Stations". This exercise gives recruits the skills and confidence they need to succeed in the fleet. "Battle Stations" is designed to galvanize the basic warrior attributes of sacrifice, dedication, teamwork and endurance in each recruit through the practical application of basic Navy skills and the core values of Honor, Courage and Commitment. Its distinctly "Navy" flavor was de- signed to take into account what it means to be a Sailor. Reports able from the Redlands Police Department Records Division during regular business hours at no charge for those who do not wish to pay the fee or who do not have a computer. There is no cost to the City to provide reports online, however the Po- lice Department expects to realize thousands of dollars in savings for paper and ink, in addition to staff time otherwise spent processing re- ports. Additional information on Docview is available online at www.docview.us.com. Checkpoint Avenue. A second DUI/Driver’s License check- point is scheduled from 10 p.m. Saturday Aug. 25, through 3 a.m. Aug. 26, in the southbound lanes of Wabash between Brockton and Colton Avenue in partnership with law enforcement statewide during the Summer/Labor Day Campaign. On Aug. 17, Redlands Police conducted a DUI/Dri- ver’s License checkpoint in the westbound lanes of San Bernardino Avenue between University and Oc- cidental. Sixty-eight vehicles passed through the checkpoint. Four drivers were arrested for DUI, one driver was arrested for having an outstanding DUI warrant for his arrest, two drivers were arrested for possession of ecstasy, two cars were impounded for 30 days, two drivers cited for driving on a suspended driver’s license, two drivers cited for having no dri- ver’s license, two passengers cited for possessing open containers of alcohol and one driver cited for running a red light. The crime of impaired driving is a serious one. In 2010 alone, 791 people died in California in crashes in which a driver or motorcycle rider was at or above the legal limit. The age group with the highest per- centage of alcohol-impaired-driving fatalities in motor vehicle traffic crashes was the 21-24 age group. “On average there is one alcohol impaired driving- related fatality every 51 minutes across America. But this tragic loss of life can be reduced if we get impaired drivers off our roadways,” said Redlands Police Sgt. Ricky Smith. “Research has shown that high-visibility enforcement like the 'Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over' campaign reduces alcohol-impaired driving fatalities by as much as 20 percent. By join- ing this statewide effort, we will make Redlands’ roadways safer for everyone throughout the Labor Day period.” San Bernardino County Avoid the 25 Task Force will also deploy DUI Driver’s License Checkpoints, Multi Agency DUI Task Force operations and local Roving DUI patrols during the 18-day Summer/Labor Day Campaign. “Obviously we want to remind everyone that it is illegal to drive impaired, and we hope the campaign will remind people that if they plan on drinking, to never get behind the wheel,” said Sgt. Smith. “But if someone does choose to drive impaired, we will ar- rest them. No warnings. No excuses.” Violators will face jail time, loss of their driver’s li- censes, or being sentenced to use ignition interlocks. Their insurance rates go up. Other financial hits in- clude attorney fees, court costs, lost time at work, and the potential loss of job or job prospects. When fam- ily, friends and co-workers find out, violators can also face tremendous personal embarrassment and humiliation. Candidates gent,” said Aguilar. Pat Gilbreath is a Certified Pub- lic Accountant and a former coun- cilmember and mayor. She is running for city council once again. She believes that the council has made some bad decisions in the past that have led to the city being not as financial stable as it could be. She says that after her loss in the last election by a few hundred votes many residents asked her to run again. Her top priorities are the city’s fi- nances. She says the city needs to spend less and ensure what is spent is done wisely. Specifically she wants to address pension spending and increasing reserves. Another major concern for her is the city’s infrastructure, specifi- cally its streets and parks. “We are so for behind on our in- frastructure,” she said. She is also running so that she can continue projects that she was especially proud of while she was on the council, specifically in- creasing the number of commu- nity gardens and promoting a healthy Redlands. Mike Layne is a small business owner in Redlands who is running for city council for the second time. He is running because he has a vested interest in the community which includes his two children who go to school in the city, a business and two houses in Red- lands. His top priorities include public safety, smart development, and making the city more business friendly. He says that he is con- cerned about the significant gang presence in the city and believes public safety can be improved without significant detriment to the budget. He is also against big box stores like the proposed Wal- mart and for any new develop- ments that will not fit into the city’s culture. He wants the city to not only create a good environ- ment for startup and new busi- nesses but to support businesses that are already established. “It is important for the long term health of the community,” said Layne. The remaining four candidates, Mike Saifie, Don Wallace, Mark Goldman and Lane Schneider, will be featured in next week’s edition. Shelter icated volunteers. The shelter housed 1,300 dogs and cats last year. The volunteers there work hard year round through city council meetings, Facebook and television to get as many animals adopted as they can, and improving the shelter to en- sure that animals have a comfort- able stay. The jobs completed that day in- clude screening in a dog run, fix- ing broken kennels which had been broken by the bigger dogs, and general clean-up. Volunteers also painted fences, installed benches, and added potted plants to beautify the area. They also constructed a covering for the dog bowls to prevent them from being sullied by bird droppings. The staff has been cleaning dog food and water bowls multiple times a day because of that. The Redlands Animal Shelter is always receiving new animals in need of adoption and always look- ing for volunteers. For more infor- mation on adopting a dog or cat or volunteering go to their website at www.redfosa.com or call (909) 798-7644. The shelter is located at 504 North Kansas St. in Redlands. IECN PHOTO COURTESY WILLIAM MILLER Volunteers repaired kennels, painted, installed benches, potted plants, and did general clean-up to ensure animals have a comfortable stay at the Redlands Animal Shelter IECN PHOTO NAIMA FORD The shelter has numerous outreach efforts to get dogs and cats adopted including showing them at council meetings. Pictured here is City Manager Enrique Martinez. IE2_Layout 1 8/22/12 11:44 AM Page 1
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Page A2 • August 23, 2012 • Inland Empire Community Newspapers • Inland Empire Weekly
Our communityin the service
Papers mailed First Class every Thursday.
Now you can receive everyissue at home (Every Week)
SUBSCRIBE TODAY!!!
Inland EmpireWeekly Your
HometownFamily
Newspaper!
1 year subscription to Inland Empire WeeklyOnly $25.00Call Today!! 909-381-9898
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Navy Seaman Apprentice David J. Brown, a 2011 graduate ofRedlands High School, Redlands, Calif., was recently pro-moted to his current rank upon graduation from recruit train-
ing at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill. Brown received the early promotion for outstanding performance dur-ing all phases of the training cycle. Training which included classroomstudy and practical instruction on naval customs, first aid, firefighting,water safety and survival, and shipboard and aircraft safety. An em-phasis was also placed on physical fitness. The capstone event of boot camp is "Battle Stations". This exercisegives recruits the skills and confidence they need to succeed in the fleet."Battle Stations" is designed to galvanize the basic warrior attributes ofsacrifice, dedication, teamwork and endurance in each recruit throughthe practical application of basic Navy skills and the core values ofHonor, Courage and Commitment. Its distinctly "Navy" flavor was de-signed to take into account what it means to be a Sailor.
Reportsable from the Redlands Police Department Records Division duringregular business hours at no charge for those who do not wish to pay thefee or who do not have a computer.There is no cost to the City to provide reports online, however the Po-lice Department expects to realize thousands of dollars in savings forpaper and ink, in addition to staff time otherwise spent processing re-ports.Additional information on Docview is available online atwww.docview.us.com.
Checkpoint
Avenue. A second DUI/Driver’s License check-point is scheduled from 10 p.m. Saturday Aug. 25,through 3 a.m. Aug. 26, in the southbound lanes ofWabash between Brockton and Colton Avenue inpartnership with law enforcement statewide duringthe Summer/Labor Day Campaign. On Aug. 17, Redlands Police conducted a DUI/Dri-ver’s License checkpoint in the westbound lanes ofSan Bernardino Avenue between University and Oc-cidental. Sixty-eight vehicles passed through thecheckpoint. Four drivers were arrested for DUI, onedriver was arrested for having an outstanding DUIwarrant for his arrest, two drivers were arrested forpossession of ecstasy, two cars were impounded for30 days, two drivers cited for driving on a suspendeddriver’s license, two drivers cited for having no dri-ver’s license, two passengers cited for possessingopen containers of alcohol and one driver cited forrunning a red light. The crime of impaired driving is a serious one. In2010 alone, 791 people died in California in crashesin which a driver or motorcycle rider was at or abovethe legal limit. The age group with the highest per-centage of alcohol-impaired-driving fatalities inmotor vehicle traffic crashes was the 21-24 agegroup.“On average there is one alcohol impaired driving-
related fatality every 51 minutes across America.But this tragic loss of life can be reduced if we getimpaired drivers off our roadways,” said RedlandsPolice Sgt. Ricky Smith. “Research has shown thathigh-visibility enforcement like the 'Drive Sober orGet Pulled Over' campaign reduces alcohol-impaireddriving fatalities by as much as 20 percent. By join-ing this statewide effort, we will make Redlands’roadways safer for everyone throughout the LaborDay period.”San Bernardino County Avoid the 25 Task Forcewill also deploy DUI Driver’s License Checkpoints,Multi Agency DUI Task Force operations and localRoving DUI patrols during the 18-daySummer/Labor Day Campaign.“Obviously we want to remind everyone that it isillegal to drive impaired, and we hope the campaignwill remind people that if they plan on drinking, tonever get behind the wheel,” said Sgt. Smith. “But ifsomeone does choose to drive impaired, we will ar-rest them. No warnings. No excuses.” Violators will face jail time, loss of their driver’s li-censes, or being sentenced to use ignition interlocks.Their insurance rates go up. Other financial hits in-clude attorney fees, court costs, lost time at work, andthe potential loss of job or job prospects. When fam-ily, friends and co-workers find out, violators canalso face tremendous personal embarrassment andhumiliation.
Candidatesgent,” said Aguilar.Pat Gilbreath is a Certified Pub-lic Accountant and a former coun-cilmember and mayor. She isrunning for city council onceagain.She believes that the council hasmade some bad decisions in thepast that have led to the city beingnot as financial stable as it couldbe. She says that after her loss inthe last election by a few hundredvotes many residents asked her torun again.Her top priorities are the city’s fi-nances. She says the city needs tospend less and ensure what isspent is done wisely. Specificallyshe wants to address pensionspending and increasing reserves.Another major concern for her is
the city’s infrastructure, specifi-cally its streets and parks.“We are so for behind on our in-frastructure,” she said.She is also running so that shecan continue projects that she wasespecially proud of while she wason the council, specifically in-creasing the number of commu-nity gardens and promoting ahealthy Redlands.Mike Layne is a small businessowner in Redlands who is runningfor city council for the secondtime. He is running because he hasa vested interest in the communitywhich includes his two childrenwho go to school in the city, abusiness and two houses in Red-lands.His top priorities include publicsafety, smart development, and
making the city more businessfriendly. He says that he is con-cerned about the significant gangpresence in the city and believespublic safety can be improvedwithout significant detriment tothe budget. He is also against bigbox stores like the proposed Wal-mart and for any new develop-ments that will not fit into thecity’s culture. He wants the city tonot only create a good environ-ment for startup and new busi-nesses but to support businessesthat are already established.“It is important for the long termhealth of the community,” saidLayne.The remaining four candidates,Mike Saifie, Don Wallace, MarkGoldman and Lane Schneider, willbe featured in next week’s edition.
Shelter
icated volunteers. The shelter housed 1,300 dogsand cats last year. The volunteersthere work hard year roundthrough city council meetings,Facebook and television to get asmany animals adopted as they can,and improving the shelter to en-sure that animals have a comfort-able stay.
The jobs completed that day in-clude screening in a dog run, fix-ing broken kennels which hadbeen broken by the bigger dogs,and general clean-up. Volunteersalso painted fences, installedbenches, and added potted plantsto beautify the area. They alsoconstructed a covering for the dogbowls to prevent them from beingsullied by bird droppings. Thestaff has been cleaning dog food
and water bowls multiple times aday because of that. The Redlands Animal Shelter isalways receiving new animals inneed of adoption and always look-ing for volunteers. For more infor-mation on adopting a dog or cat orvolunteering go to their website atwww.redfosa.com or call (909)798-7644. The shelter is located at504 North Kansas St. in Redlands.
IECN PHOTO COURTESY WILLIAM MILLER
Volunteers repaired kennels, painted, installed benches, potted plants, and did general clean-upto ensure animals have a comfortable stay at the Redlands Animal Shelter
IECN PHOTO NAIMA FORD
The shelter has numerous outreach efforts to get dogs and catsadopted including showing them at council meetings. Picturedhere is City Manager Enrique Martinez.
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