Una de las iglesias más pequeñas de Pomona hizo granimpacto al conmemorar los acontecimientos del 9/11 yrendir homenaje a héroes locales quienes sirven a la co-munidad a diario.

El culto del Domingo de Sept. 11 se desarrollo en una“Recepción de Héroes – Evento Comunitario en Pomona”en la iglesia Mountainside Christian Fellowship, el cual sereune dos veces al mes en la escuela primaria Harrison.

El Pastor Paul Berry dijo que él contrajo matrimonio tresdías después de los acontecimientos del 9/11, y esto dejouna huella profunda en su memoria.

Y a razón de que él mismo sirvió en la infantería de lasmarinas y que el pastor juvenil Rick Morris también sirviócomo Explorado del Ejercito por 21 años, ambos sintieronla importancia de otorgar re-

One of Pomona’s smallest churches made one of thebiggest impacts in the city’s remembrance of 9/11 thismonth when it honored the local heroes who serve thecommunity on a daily basis.

Sunday services on Sept. 11 were expanded into a full“Hero’s Welome – Community Event in Pomona” atMountainside Christian Fellowship, which meets twice amonth at Pomona’s Harrison Elementary School.

Pastor Paul Berry said that because he was marriedthree days after the 9/11 attack, the series of events left “anindelible mark on my memory.”

And, because he served briefly in the Marines and be-cause his youth pastor Rick Morris served as an ArmyRanger for 21 years, the two felt it was important to rec-ognize those who have served and those who continue toserve – in the police and fire departments, in rescue andparamedic services, in the military and others.

“The idea is while commemorating the tragedy wewanted to turn it into a day of honoring the people whoprotect the security of the

dents and tried to brain-storm solutions to theirtruancy issues.

Because of the successof the Viking Council atGarey High School, thePomona Unified SchoolDistrict is consideringimplementing this pro-gram at other highschools.

Vanessa SapienHero Vanessa Sapien

became a motivationalspeaker for the dis-abled community at avery young age,Driebe said, and con-tinues that worktoday. She speaks topeople living withdisabilities aboutmaintaining an activelifestyle throughsports and recreation,and speaks to localhigh school and col-lege students withspecial needs aboutthe importance of pur-suing a higher educa-tion.

She recently re-ceived her bachelor’sdegree in psychologyfrom the University ofLa Verne and is on theBoard of Directors for

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The L.A. County Fair in Pomonathrew a party on “Pomona Day at theFair” this month complete with a pa-rade, recognition of Pomona’s“community heroes” and a reception– and it seemed like the entire cityturned out to celebrate.

Top billing went to this year’s he-roes – Stephanie Lemus, VanessaSapien and Anne Henderson.

Mike Driebe, Chairman of thePomona Community Committee,welcomed Pomona to the 89th an-niversary of the L.A. County Fair.

“Each year, the L.A. County Faircelebrates our local communitiesand today we are proud to honor ourown hometown – the City ofPomona,” Driebe said. “It is tradi-tion that every year we honor amaz-ing individuals for their heroicachievements in making our home-town a more extraordinary place.Each of these heroes brings some-thing different and extraordinary toPomona through their significantcontributions, enthusiasm and dedi-cation toward making our commu-nity a better place to live.”

Stephanie LemusStephanie Lemus, first hero to be

recognized, was a member of thepeer counseling program and headof the Viking Council, a group thataddressed the issue of truancy atGarey High School. She organizedthe council, assigned jobs to com-mittee members, met with truant stu-

‘Pomona Day at the Fair’ a success as city’s ‘community heroes’ honored

POMONAʼS ʻCOMMUNITY HEROESʼ HONORED ON POMONADAY AT FAIR – Pomonaʼs hometown community heroes were hon-ored on Pomona Day at the L.A. County Fair this month in cere-monies following the Pomona Day parade around the fairgrounds.Heroes, pictured from left, are Stephanie Lemus, who worked onthe truancy problem at Garey High School; Vanessa Sapien, a mo-tivational speaker for the disabled community, and Anne Hender-son, a volunteer with numerous groups including the PomonaChamber of Commerce, Fairplex Friends, the Lionʼs Club and theAnti-Bully Campaign.

FIREFIGHTERS DISPLAY MEMORIES OF 9/11 – Los Angeles County Fire Department Sta-tion 101 (Claremont) firefighters display memories at this monthʼs special service at Moun-tainside Christian Fellowship to honor the victims on the 10th anniversary of 9/11. Pictured,from left, are Capt. Gabriel Ramirez, Engineer Paul Asquini, Firefighter Scott Gibbs and Pas-tor Paul Berry.

Héroes comunitarios reciben homenaje

FAIRPLEX CEO JIM HENWOOD RECOG-NIZED BY POMONA UNIFIED SCHOOL DIS-TRICT – Pomona Day at the L.A. County Faireach year is designed to honor communityleaders from Pomona but the Pomona UnifiedSchool District turned the tables this year andtook the opportunity to present a special certifi-cate of recognition to Los Angeles County FairAssociation President and CEO Jim Henwoodfor his support for public education and hiscommitment to the welfare of the children andthe community. Pictured, from left, are PomonaUnified Supt. Richard Martinez; school boardmembers Jason Rothman, Dr. Roberta Perl-man and Richard Rodriguez; and Henwood.

Services Center for IndependentLiving which helps the disabledcommunity find affordable housing.She also works extensively withProject Sister Family Services, anorganization that assists women andchildren who have been sexually as-saulted.

Anne HendersonHero Anne Henderson’s “constant

supply of energy and her willingnessto serve make her a great volunteer,”Driebe said.

She is involved with organiza-tions including the Pomona Cham-ber of Commerce, Fairplex Friends,the Lion’s Club and the Anti-BullyCampaign. She sings in the choir atSt. Paul’s Episcopal Church, whereshe is a member, and sings regularlyin the Repertory Opera Company,Pomona’s own opera company.

She leads the local chapter ofDaughters of the King and works inthe Mercy and Justice Ministry rep-resenting St. Paul’s in several com-m u n i t y

La Feria del Condado de Los An-geles en Pomona festejó el día dePomona con un desfile, un re-conocimiento a héroes comunitarios,y una recepción donde pareció quetoda la ciudad entera se presentópara la celebración.

Stephanie Lemus, VanessaSapien, y Anne Henderson reci-

bieron grandes honores por ser“héroes del año.”

“Cada año, la Feria del Condadode Los Angeles celebra a nuestrascomunidades locales y ahora esta-mos orgullosos de rendir re-conocimiento a la Ciudad dePomona,” dijo Mike Driebe, presi-dente del

Small Pomona church makes big impact as it remembers 9/11, honors local heroes

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Henderson also volunteers onservice projects such as the LiteracyProject at Yorba and Pueblo Ele-mentary Schools, Pomona Beautifi-cation Day and others.

Pomona Day got under way as thefair opened with Pomona exhibitorslined up for the day just off Broad-way near the main entrance – groupsincluding the City of Pomona,Pomona Valley Hospital MedicalCenter, Pomona Chamber of Com-merce, Western University of HealthSciences and La Nueva Voz.

But the highlight of the day beganlate afternoon with a “Fairplex

Pomona Day... from pg. 1style” reception in the MillardSheets Center for the Arts for electedofficials, volunteers and communityleaders.

At the reception, board membersand Supt. Richard Martinez of thePomona Unified School District pre-sented a special certificate of recog-nition to Los Angeles County FairAssociation President and Chief Ex-ecutive Officer Jim Henwood “withgrateful thanks for your unwaveringsupport for public education andoutstanding commitment to the wel-fare of our children and commu-nity.”

“This is a great day,” Henwoodsaid in accepting the special recog-nition. “I’m very impressed with thenumber of people that have comeout.”

“We really want to make sureeverybody gets a chance to come outto the Fair,” he said.

Following the reception was the

LIVE SHARK ENCOUNTER – Fairgoers this year have an opportunity in the back of Building 5 to view live sharks in a special tank as part of a “handson” educational exhibit all about sharks.

Pomona Day parade – completewith marching bands and floats –around the fairgrounds.

The festivities continued inside

Building 4 with music from theGarey High School marching bandand the presentation of awards to thecity’s three community heroes.

rest of us,” Berry said. “God hascalled the special people to continueto serve.”

“We always want to honor thememory of those who lost theirlives,” Berry said. “We can all re-member where we were that day. Itis a day that left an imprint on ourlives forever.”

“But even though our world isdifferent, some things haven’tchanged,” he said. “There are thosewho are willing to serve.”

Berry added that those who servedon’t refer to themselves as heroes.

“One of the clearest images...were all of the people climbingdown the stairs of the twin towers(of the World Trade Center)... andthe responders climbing up,” hesaid.

Those recognized during the serv-ices included representatives of the

Remembering 9/11... from pg. 1

and guests – attended the Sundaymorning services, which were fol-lowed by a community lunch pro-vided by 10 area restaurants.

The church also provided lunchfor Los Angeles County Fire Sta-tions 182 and 186 in Pomona, thePomona Police Department and thehomeless in downtown Pomona.

BLESSING THE HEROES – Pastor Paul Berry, center, leads a special blessing for the local heroes during Sept. 11 services at Mountainside Chris-tian Fellowship in Pomona. The church remembered 9/11 but wanted to thank those in the community who are heroes on a daily basis. Includedwere law enforcement officers, firefighters, a U.S. Marine, military veterans, paramedics and others.

Pomona Police Department, the LosAngeles County Fire Department,the Marine Corps, military veteransand others.

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More than 50 people – includingboth members of the congregation

Berry, of Pomona, said the two-month-old church – quite likelyPomona’s newest and one of thesmallest of the nearly 150 churchesin Pomona – started as a home biblestudy program in his parents’ home.

“We’re small but focused,” Berrysaid of the non-denominationalchurch which is affiliated with Cav-alry Chapel. Berry graduated fromCalvary’s School of Ministry inJune.

“Pomona is a place where weneed to go to the people,” Berrysaid, adding that the church offers ayouth ministry, a children’s ministryand a men’s and women’s fellowshipnight.

Lunch was provided by Fatburgerin Pomona, Warehouse Pizza andCafé Cabo in La Verne, Marie Cal-lender’s in Claremont, andDomino’s Pizza, Chicken & Fish,Farmer Boys, New York Pizza, KFCand Chipotle in Upland.

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'Pomona Day' on parade at the L.A. County Fair

'POMONA DAY AT THE FAIR' PA-RADE -- Participants in thismonth's "Pomona Day" parade atthe L.A. County Fair were (clock-wise from top left) the Boys andGirls Clubs of Pomona Valley; Dia-mond Ranch High School; GareyHigh School; Pomona Host LionsClub; Ganesha High School;Pomona Breakfast Optimist Club;and Pomona High School.

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Business and property owners inthe downtown Pomona area – in anon-going dialogue with the city toreview parking needs – want to pro-vide adequate parking for customersbut are concerned that a parkingstructure proposed by a consultantfor Pomona’s RedevelopmentAgency and the Vehicle ParkingDistrict will be located on one endof downtown and will be financedby customers of stores on the otherend.

The structure – large enough toprovide a total of 800 parkingspaces – is proposed for a vacantparking lot near the Verizon build-ing east of Garey Avenue.

But businesses across Garey areconcerned the new structure wouldnot be used by their customers andthat their customers would be penal-ized when they park in surface lotsand are required to pay a higherparking rate.

Consultant Pat Gibson prepared aparking management plan for thedowntown area three years ago. Theproposal unveiled last month in aparking “community meeting” ofabout 50 business and propertyowners in the School of Arts andEnterprise Pomona Downtown Cen-ter focused on how to implement the

Business, property owners in downtown Pomona debate proposal for new parking structure, downtown parking fee increaseplan.

At the heart of the plan is an in-crease in parking rates to cover thecosts of parking lot maintenance,operation and security along withactual construction of the parkingstructure expected to cost $12 mil-lion.

Parking fees in the downtownlots under the program – betweenthe hours of 7 a.m. and 10 p.m. –would be two hours free and a $3flat fee thereafter in surface lots, andtwo hours free and $5 flat fee there-after in the parking structure.

According to Gibson, 80 percentof shopping trips require less thantwo hours.

Nighttime rates (between thehours of 10 p.m. and 7 a.m.) wouldbe $3 per night flat rate in lots and$5 per night flat rate in the parkingstructure.

Monthly parking permit costsalso would increase under the pro-posal.

Daytime permits currently cost$20 and would increase to $30under the program.

Current parking revenue totals$477,200 a year, while revenueunder the proposed program wouldgenerate $1.4 million – the amountneeded to operate the lots and park-

ing structure, pay for debt service onthe construction of the parkingstructure, provide improvementsand security and keep a 5 percent re-serve in the budget.

According to Gibson, timing forthe structure is good because of lowconstruction costs, land availabilityand available financial assistance.

The down payment for construc-tion of the structure would comefrom a combination of Vehicle Park-ing District revenue bonds and rede-velopment funds.

If the program isadopted, parking feescould increase as early asJanuary and the parkingstructure could be com-pleted as early as June2013.

Downtown businessowner Terry Dipple, whooperates Ink’d Chroni-cles, said the increasedparking fees would putPomona at a competitivedisadvantage with shop-ping areas such as Mont-clair Plaza or VictoriaGardens where parking isfree.

“You are asking us andour client to bear the bur-

den,” he said, when it may not benecessary.

Others said the east side of GareyAvenue has parking problems andthat any new development should berequired to provide parking.

“I’m not convinced there is aneed to build a garage for $12 mil-lion,” Dipple said, adding that thecity provided a live/work areadowntown and then required tenantsto pay for their own parking.

Gibson said his review includeda review of cities such as Pasadena

and Santa Monica. Even BeverlyHills, he said, is planning on elimi-nating its two hours free parking.

Dipple said that rather than hire aparking consultant to justify a park-ing garage, it would make moresense to look at the entire downtownarea and determine what develop-ment is coming in and what isneeded based on a “big picture” andfuture parking requirements.

Pomona Fox Theater co-ownerJerry Tessier, past president of theDowntown Pomona Owners Associ-ation (DPOA), said the DPOAwants to work with the VehicleParking District and the city to comeup with a plan that works.

He pointed out that there are cur-rently 2,500 spaces and that, withthe new parking structure beingbuilt on a parking lot that includessome of those spaces, the total withthe parking structure would be onlyabout 3,000 – approximately an-other 400 spaces for $12 million.

Tessier said the DPOA does notwant to charge customers not beingcharged today when they can go toplaces like Claremont and park forfree, and that the parking structureshould pay for itself.

There were no speakers in favorof the proposal.

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The Pomona Community Devel-opment Loan Program Workshop,held at the Los Angeles UrbanLeague’s Pomona Business and Ca-reer Center, included topics coveringeverything from working with U.S.Small Business Administration“504” loans to working with thelocal chamber of commerce.

The SBA 504 Loan enables entre-preneurs to purchase real estate, fi-nance equipment and tenantimprovements, and finance all “soft”costs. Other SBA programs areavailable to finance working capital,inventory, business acquisition anddebt refinancing.

At the chamber level, PomonaChamber of Commerce ExecutiveDirector Frank Garcia said workingwith the chamber is based on build-ing relationships.

“There’s nomagic in the(membersh ip)plaque... themagic is in thisroom,” Garciasaid. “This re-cession istough.”

Mark Harris, abusiness devel-opment officerfor AmPac TriState CDC (acertified devel-opment companyof the SBA), said his company fi-nances up to 40 percent of the proj-ect costs through an SBA 504 loan

Workshop helps show businesses how to help finance their recoveryand takes a sec-ond mortgage po-sition, while thesmall businessowner provides adown paymentthat can be as lowas 10 percent.

A bank orother lender typi-cally finances 50percent and takesa first lien posi-tion. AmPacworks with a di-verse array oflenders who canput together competitive marketrates and fees for their share of theproject.

Pomona Redevelopment Man-ager Ray Fong also described thePomona Community DevelopmentLoan Program, which provides low-interest working capital to growingbusinesses in Pomona that have beenin business for two years or more.

The U.S. De-partment ofHousing andUrban Develop-ment has allo-cated $1 millionfor this programin the City ofPomona alone.Proceeds of theseloans can be usedto hire new em-ployees, purchaseinventory, de-velop marketingprograms, covermoving expenses

and related working capital needs.Michael Thomas, a career advisor

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He said his of-fice is capable ofproviding busi-nesses “with thetype of employ-ees that are goingto help you be-come success-ful.”

The UrbanLeague also pro-vides employees

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In addition, work opportunity taxcredits are available to employersfor new employees with benefits ofup to $2,400 for each new hire.

“That hidden job market is bust-ing at the seams,” he said, addingthat the Urban League can make adifference through communication.

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Recaudación de alimentos – Miembros del Club de Leones de Pomona y la Bandade Conciertos de Pomona coleccionaron comida enlatada y no perecedera el mespasado para ayudar a abastecer las despensas de alimento de los Socios de la Es-peranza de Inland Valley. Los miembros del Club de Leones asistieron a los concier-tos que se daban los Jueves por la tarde para colectar donaciones de arroz, frijol ypasta junto con anteojos los cuales se darán en donación a proyectos de la visión. Enla foto aparecen los miembros de los Leones Jack Lightfoot y Mary P. Wallace, el pres-idente de la Banda de Conciertos de Pomona Allan Small, el asistente de conductorDr. Jorge Garcia, y los Leones Richard Sugerman y Anne Henderson.

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8 • Thursday, September 22, 2011 • La Nueva Voz

UPS PITCHES IN AT BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS – Some 140 UPS managers from throughoutSouthern California, Las Vegas and Hawaii grabbed brooms, rakes and shovels last month to helpthe Boys and Girls Clubs of Pomona Valley with an outdoor clean-up and landscaping effort as acommunity outreach program of the UPS Foundation. Huntington Beach-based Mario Archaga,International Business Development Manager for Southern California, said a portion of employeepaychecks goes to needy organizations through the foundation. “This is part of our neighbor-to-neighbor program,” he said, adding that it is “something we hold very dear to our heart.” He saidthe Boys and Girls Clubs of Pomona Valley is a “great facility” that “does a lot of good in Pomona.”The volunteer crews used a combination of donated materials and materials purchased through

the UPS Foundation.

LUNCH TIME AT END OF SUMMER FESTIVAL – A UPS volunteer, at right,serves hot dogs in the lunch line to kids at the Boys and Girls Clubs of PomonaValley “End of Summer Festival” last month.

A LITTLE FOOTBALL – Michael Beverly, 11, tries his hand attossing a football through an opening in the net at the Boys andGirls Clubs of Pomona Valley “End of Summer Festival” lastmonth. Volunteer John Ogunrinu, at right, looks on. Boys andGirls Clubs Executive Director Victor Caceres, not pictured, firedone through on his first attempt when he happened to walk byand pick up a ball.

The Farm Store at Cal PolyPomona will host its 19th annualPumpkin Festival next month featur-ing activities for the entire familyfrom a pumpkin patch and corn mazeto game booths and a petting zoo.

The event, scheduled for 8 a.m. to5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 15and 16, also will include horse ridesand a pancake breakfast (Saturdayonly), entertainment and food.

Cal Poly orange juice will be fea-tured at the pancake breakfast from

8 to 11 a.m. Saturday. Cost is $5 foradults and $4 for children 12 andunder.

Food vendors also will providepizza, subs, hot dogs, carne asadaand more.

And for those who like bugs, theInsect Fair runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.Saturday and Sunday in the Cal PolyBronco Student Center, featuringmore than 500,000 live and pre-served insects to view and, in someinstances, handle.

Cost of the Insect Fair is $6 foradults, $4 for students and childrenages three to 12, and free for childrentwo and under.

Parking and admission to thePumpkin Festival are free, althoughprices vary for individual activitiessuch as the corn maze, petting zooand game booths.

The Farm Store is located at 4102S. University Drive, Pomona. Formore information, visit the web siteat www.csupomona.edu/farmstore.

Farm Store at Cal Poly to host 19th annual Pumpkin Festival

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*Para calificar para el CD de música latina, un cliente nuevo de cuenta de cheques para el consumidor de Wells Fargo debe abrir una nueva cuenta de cheques Wells Fargo Checking Package® elegible y efectuar un depósito inicial mínimo de $100. Los Paquetes de Cuenta de Cheques de Wells Fargo (Wells Fargo Checking Packages®) elegibles son Paquete PMA®, Paquete Complete Advantage®, Paquete Premium Membership®, Paquete Custom Management®, Paquete Way2Save®, Paquete Preferred, Paquete Wells Fargo at WorkSM o Paquete Opportunity PackageSM. College Combo® no es elegible para esta oferta. Pregúntele a un representante bancario para detalles sobre el Paquete de Cuenta de Cheques. Oferta válida del 1° de septiembre de 2011 al 17 de octubre de 2011 hasta que se agoten las existencias, y no puede ser combinada con ninguna otra oferta. Límite de un CD de música latina por cliente. El cliente recibirá el CD de música latina en el momento de abrir y efectuar un depósito en la nueva cuenta de cheques Wells Fargo Checking Package®. La oferta está disponible sólo en las sucursales de Wells Fargo participantes. Los miembros del equipo de Wells Fargo no son elegibles para esta oferta.© 2011 Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Todos los derechos reservados. Miembro FDIC. (623103_03032)

HELPING OUT – Community representatives helping out at the BrownMemorial Temple back-to-school give-away include, from left, PomonaValley Latino Chamber of Commerce President Mike Suarez; BishopC.E. Milton of Pasadena, of the Church of God in Christ; Pastor I.R.F.Brown of Brown Memorial Temple and son of its founder; and PomonaUnified School District Supt. Richard Martinez. Brown serves on theSuperintendentʼs Faith-Based Roundtable. The 48-year-old BrownMemorial Temple is one of 25 churches in the Los Angeles Countyarea affiliated with the Southern California Evangelistic Jurisdiction ofthe Church of God in Christ. For more information, contact the churchat (909) 622-6292.

FREE BACK-TO-SCHOOL BACKPACKS –Cynthia Brown, at left, organizes the free “back-to-school” backpacks give-away to foster chil-dren and low income families last month atBrown Memorial Temple 985 W. Holt Ave.,Pomona. Helping out is volunteer Liz Martinez.Each backpack was filled with back-to-schoolsupplies that were either donated or purchasedby Project Caring & Sharing, a separate non-profit organization affiliated with the church.

LINED UP DOWN THE BLOCK – More than 300 children and their families lined up down theblock for the annual back-to-school “Celebration” and give-away last month at Brown MemorialTemple. According to organizer Cynthia Brown, everyone would receive a backpack as the groupplanned to give out rain checks when they ran out of school supplies.

NEW SHOES FOR SCHOOL – VolunteerTheresa Henry helps find just the right pair ofshoes at the shoe booth at the Brown MemorialTemple back-to-school give-away “celebration.”

10 • Thursday, September 22, 2011 • La Nueva Voz

Legendary boxer and Pomonanative Sugar Shane Mosley willbe this year’s Grand Marshal forthe Pomona Christmas Parade onSaturday, Dec. 10.

The theme of this year’s pa-rade is “Miracle on 2nd Street.”

Mosley has won world titles inthree weight divisions and is theformer WBA Welterweight SuperChampion.

His accomplishments illustratethe promise of miracles that arepossible for every child in

in this year’s parade.The parade – with school

bands, floats and more – willmarch down 2nd Street throughDowntown Pomona beginning at10 a.m. It will conclude in thecivic center where “Holiday atthe Plaza” will continue the fes-tivities.

For more information on par-ticipating in this local tradition,contact DPOA at (909) 469-1121or visit the web site atwww.metropomona.com.

Boxer and Pomona native Sugar Shane Mosley toserve as Grand Marshal of Pomona Christmas Parade

Pomona, according to a news re-lease from the DowntownPomona Owners Association(DPOA), primary sponsor of theparade.

“Having Sugar Shane join theparade may be just what the doc-tor ordered for helping Pomoni-ans get into the Christmasspirit,” said Andre Robinson,Fist of Gold Boxing board mem-ber.

More than 100 entrants fromall areas of the city are expected

CLEAN UP DAY – About 30 volunteers from throughout Southern California assembled in the foothills of the Angeles National Forest thismonth for the San Antonio Canyon Watershed Seventh Annual Clean Up Day. The Saturday morning, Sept. 10, event, with a staging areaacross from Fire Station 25 near Shinn Road and Mt. Baldy Road, is an annual effort by the City of Pomona, the City of Upland and the SanAntonio Water Company – since all share water rights from this key water source – to keep the forest and the water supply clean. In 2010,about 68 percent of Pomonaʼs water was produced from city-owned wells. Another 15 percent originates in the San Gabriel Mountains whereit flows into San Antonio Canyon and is processed by the cityʼs treatment plant, filtered and disinfected. The remaining 17 percent comesfrom imported water through the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California and Three Valleys Municipal Water District. Volunteer TomThomas of Upland, Board President of the San Antonio Water Company, said he has participated for the past six years and is seeing “a lotless trash,” partially he said because of increased awareness. Pictured, from left, picking up everything from paper and cans to old shoesare Bob Rothenberger and David Allred, both of Banning and both members of the Fisheries Resource Volunteer Corps.

GETTING TO KNOW THE ANIMALS – Emily Schenkel, a resident of Tarzana and an in-comingfreshman at Pitzer College in Claremont, gets to know the animals at the L.A. County Fair thismonth. It was Schenkelʼs first trip to the fair and she learned first-hand that the fair truly has some-thing for everyone. She is pictured with the goats and a black sheep who became her new friendsat the fairʼs own free petting zoo in the Big Red Barn.

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La Nueva Voz • Thursday, September 22, 2011 • 11

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October 2011• Parent Institute for Quality Education (PIQE), 8:30 to 10 a.m.and 6:30 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 12• Bilingual Advisory Committee (BAC), 9 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 13• Title 1 School Advisory Committee Meeting (SAC), 10 a.m.,Thursday, Oct. 13• Coffee with the Principal (Principal Roger Fasting), 9 a.m.,Wednesday, Oct. 26

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conocimiento a aquellos que hanservido y continúan sirviendo en losdepartamentos de policía y debomberos, en los grupos de rescatey a los paramédicos, y a los que sir-ven en las fuerzas armadas.

“La idea es de que al conmemo-rar la tragedia del 9/11, tambiénrindamos homenaje a aquellas per-sonas que nos protejen a diario,”dijo Berry. “Dios hace un llamado aestas personas que continuénsirviendo.”

“Deseamos honrar la memoria deaquellos que perdieron la vida,” dijoBerry. “Fue un día que dejo huellaen nuestras vidas para siempre.”

“Pero aunque nuestro mundo esdiferente, algunas cosas no hancambiando,” dijo Berry. “Aun exis-ten aquellos que desean servir.”

Se le rindió reconocimiento arepresentantes del Departamento dePomona, del Departamento deBomberos del Condado de Los An-geles, a miembros del Cuerpo deFuerzas Armadas, a veteranos mil-itares y otros más.

Los miembros de la congre-gación tuvieron oportunidad de ex-presar su gratitud por su seguridad,por la vida de sus familiares, y porla paz del país y por muchas cosasmas.

Más de 50 personas asistieron alculto dominical y después disfru-taron de un almuerzo que fueproveído por 10 restaurantes delárea.

La iglesia también proporcionócomida a las Estaciones deBomberos del Condado de Los An-geles números 182 y 186 enPomona, al Departamento dePolicía de Pomona, y a los desam-parados que se encuentran en el cen-tro de Pomona.

Berry dijo que la iglesia de ape-nas dos meses de existencia – y muyprobable la más nueva y la más pe-queña entre casi 150 iglesias que ex-isten en Pomona – tuvo suscomienzos con estudios bíblicos enel hogar de sus padres.

“Somos una iglesia con mem-bresía pequeña, pero estamos muyenfocados,” dijo Berry sobre la igle-sia, la cual esta afiliada con CalvaryChapel. Berry se graduó de la Es-cuela Ministerial de Calvary Chapelen Junio.

“Pomona es un lugar donde debe-mos llegar a las personas,” dijoBerry, agregando que la iglesiaofrece ministerio juvenil, infantil, yde adultos.

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HISPANIC INDEPENDENCE – Pomona celebrated Hispanic Independence on Sept. 16 on 2nd Street with everything from livemusic, dance, food, vendor booths and more. Pictured (at left) trying on a tutu featuring the colors of the Mexican flag is MiaNavarro, 18 months, with her mother, Lilliana Navarro, of Pomona, while Cierra Sifuentes, 4, checks out a little balloon art byChicharrin the clown of Panorama City.

La Nueva Voz reachesLa Nueva Voz reaches50% more readers in50% more readers inPomona each monthPomona each month

than the local suburbanthan the local suburbandaily newspaper.daily newspaper.

12 • Thursday, September 22, 2011 • La Nueva Voz

END OF SEASON AWARDS CEREMONY – Assemblymember Norma Torres (D-Chino), at left,one of the sponsors of the Pomona United Youth Soccer League, and Carlos Goytia, SouthPomonaʼs representative on the board of Three Valleys Municipal Water District, award secondplace medals last month to the Catorros “puppies” team, which won second place in its division forthe season. The championship team in the 14-year-old category was Real Colima of Pomona.Nearly 1,500 players on 60 teams – from age 4 to 15 and more than 90 percent of them fromPomona – played in the league based at Pomonaʼs Simons Middle School this summer, accord-ing to league president Jose Velasquez. The Jarritos soft drink company was a major sponsor ofthe league.

SIGNING AUTOGRAPHS – Former Chivas USA Major League Soccer player Ramon Ramirezsigns autographs – on anything from programs, jerseys, balls and more – at the “end of season”awards ceremony for Pomona United Youth Soccer League. Ramirez, a native of Tepic, Nayarit,was considered one of the top world footballers in the 1990s.

GIRL SCOUTS OF POMONA -- Girl Scouts of Pomona participated in the Pomona Day parade atthe L.A. County Fair this year.

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As a part of an effort to take itsmessage to the ratepayers, South-ern California Edison held a spe-cial news briefing in Rosemeadfor Southern California’s ethnicnews media this month to explainwhy an electric-ity rate increaseis needed andhow it will pro-vide jobs, boostthe economy andupgrade thepower deliverysystem – all foronly $3 to $9 amonth for thetypical house-hold.

The rate in-crease, currentlypending beforethe CaliforniaPublic UtilityC o m m i s s i o n(PUC), will helpupgrade an aginginf ras t ruc ture ,according to Russell Worden,SCE’s Director of the GeneralRate Case.

He explained that planned

of communicating power usagefigures, enabling power saving in-centive programs, and enablingSCE customers to use their owncomputers to track their energyusage and energy savings pro-grams.

It would also enable SCE tocontinue work to develop addi-tional renewable energy resourcesas required by state law.

The $1.4 billion increase (overthree years) would create an addi-tional 31,700 jobs in Los AngelesCounty alone and would con-tribute a total of $21 billion intothe California economy.

Under the rate increase an in-crease in economic value added tothe state annually would total $2.8billion and the increase in stateand local taxes would total $1.2billion.

Edison filed its “Notice of In-tent” with the PUC in July of lastyear. Public participation hearingswere held this summer and a finaldecision is expected in December.

SCE, a $12 billion a year com-pany, serves some 14 million peo-ple in a 50,000 square mile servicearea.

equipment replacements –whether electrical cable or indi-vidual power transformers – gen-erally are less costly, safer andreduce the likelihood of longer,unplanned outages.

I n c r e a s e drates would bephased in from2012 to 2014 ifapproved bythe PUC, witha 6.9 percentincrease set forthe first year,1.3 percent forthe second yearand 4.35 per-cent for yearthree, totaling12.55 percentover the three-year period.

In additionto upgradingequipment, therate increasewould provide

for operations and maintenanceand a continuation of Edison’s“Smart Grid” system, featuringEdison Smart with meters capable

Edison ‘starts a conversation’ withratepayers over pending rate increase

Russell Worden

La Nueva Voz • Thursday, September 22, 2011 • 13

ANUNCIO PAGADO

SOLAR POWER CONSTRUCTION KICK-OFF FOR POMONA SENIORS COMPLEX – Elected officials, representatives of TELACU and officialsfrom Main Street Power officially kicked off construction last month for a 33.6 kiloWatt solar power system expected to provide about 34 percent ofthe electricity used at TELACUʼs senior citizens apartment complex at 286 Beaver Court, Pomona. The project is one of 17 properties included in a700 kiloWatt U.S. Housing and Urban Development solar project giving low-income property owners and residents free solar for 10 years. The en-tire project will save $1.48 million in utility costs over five years. Main Street Power developed and financed the solar project. Rep. Joe Baca (D –San Bernardino) said, “It really takes team work, collaboration and partnerships and everyone here has made this project possible.” Pictured withsamples of the solar panels to be installed are representatives of the various companies participating in the project along with, from left, Pomona CityCouncilmember Danielle Soto (left of center), TELACU CEO David Lizarraga, Baca and, third from right, Pomona City Councilmember Paula Lantz.

Mandatory pre-registration isnow open for the City of PomonaCultural Arts Commission’s fifthannual Chalk Art Festival sched-uled for November in ThomasPlaza in Downtown Pomona.

The annual event, part of thePomona Big Read festivities, willbe held on the 2011 theme “The

Pomona Cultural Arts Commission’s fifth annualChalk Art Festival pre-registration now open

Maltese Falcon.” Both profes-sional artists and youth are invitedto participate.

The Chalk Art Festival will beheld from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Satur-day, Nov. 12, in Thomas Plaza, atthe corner of Thomas and 2ndStreets.

Featured will be entertainment,

a raffle and cash prizes with win-ners announced at 3 p.m.

To enter, download an applica-tion at www.metropomona.com.

In the event of rain, the festivalwill be rescheduled to Nov. 19.

For more information, contactthe Pomona Public Library at (909)620-2473.

Comité Comunitario de Pomona.“Es una tradición que cada añorindemos homenaje a héroes sobre-salientes que hacen la diferencia yhacen de nuestra ciudad un lugar ex-traordinario. Cada una de nuestrashéroes trae algo diferente y excep-cional a Pomona a través de sus con-tribuciones, su entusiasmo ydedicación y transforman a nuestracomunidad y la convierten en unlugar mejor para residir.”

Stephanie LemusStephanie Lemus, fue miembra

del programa de consejería VikingCouncil, un grupo que se enfoca eneliminar el absentismo escolar en laescuela secundaria Garey. Ella orga-niza el concilio, asignó trabajos a losmiembros del comité, se reunió conestudiantes que practicaban el ab-sentismo y se esforzó en hallar solu-ciones a los problemas delabsentismo.

Debido al éxito del programaViking Council, el Distrito EscolarUnificado de Pomona ahora estaconsiderando implementar el pro-grama a otras escuelas.

Vanessa SapienVanessa Sapien desde muy joven

es una oradora que da discursos demotivación a los minusválidos. Ellahabla a personas con incapacidadessobre como mantener un estilo devida activa a través del deporte y larecreación y habla a estudiantes connecesidades especiales sobre la im-portancia de perseguir una educaciónavanzada.

Ella recientemente recibió su li-cenciatura en psicología de la Uni-versidad de La Verne y es miembrade la Mesa Directiva del Centro deServicios del Vivir Independiente-mente, el cual ayuda a los mi-nusválidos a buscar viviendas debajo costo. También trabaja extensa-mente con Project Sister FamilyServices, una organización queayuda a mujeres y a niños que hansufrido abuso sexual.

Anne HendersonAnne Henderson esta involucrada

con organizaciones tales como la Cá-mara de Comercio de Pomona,

Amistades Fairplex, el Club deLeones, y campañas de anti-intimi-dación. Ella canta en el coro de laIglesia de San Pablo, y participa conel Repertorio de la Opera.

Ella encabeza la sección local deHijas de el Rey y trabaja en el Min-isterio de Misericordia y Justicia enrepresentación de la iglesia SanPablo y en varios esfuerzos comuni-tarios. Con el Club de Leones, ellaorganiza y recauda fondos paraproveer exámenes de la vista gra-tuitamente para estudiantes de bajosrecursos del Distrito Escolar Unifi-cado de Pomona.

El Día de Pomona se llevó a caboen la apertura de la feria y asistieronfuncionarios de la Ciudad dePomona, personal del CentroMédico del Valle de Pomona, miem-bros de la Cámara de Comercio dePomona, representantes de la Uni-versidad Western de Ciencias deSalud y de La Nueva Voz.

El momento culminante fue unarecepción que se llevó a cabo en elMillard Sheets Center for the Artsdonde asistieron funcionarios, vol-untarios y líderes comunitarios.

En la recepción, el Superinten-dente Richard Martinez y algunos delos miembros de la mesa directivadel Distrito Escolar Unificado dePomona presentaron un re-conocimiento especial a Jim Hen-wood, director ejecutivo y presidenteasociado de la Feria del Condado dePomona. “Estamos muy agradecidospor su apoyo incondicional por la ed-ucación y por el sobresaliente com-promiso por el bienestar de nuestrosniños y nuestra comunidad.”

“Es un día estupendo,” dijo Hen-wood al recibir el especial re-conocimiento. “Estoy muyimpresionado con el número de per-sonas que se presentan hoy.”

Después de la recepción, se llevóa cabo el desfile del Día de Pomonacon bandas de música y carrozas.

Las festividades continuaron den-tro con música de la banda de GareyHigh y la presentación de re-conocimientos de héroes comunitar-ios.

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Ink’d Chronicles to hold fourthannual ‘Tattoos for the Cure’

Pomona’s Ink’d Chronicles tattoo studio will present its fourth annual“Tattoos for the Cure” fundraiser next month.

The event, a day and night of tattoos, piercing, art, fashion, music,raffle prizes and more, has raised more than $16,000 to date to benefit thebreast health program at the Lewis Family Cancer Care Center.

“Tattoos for the Cure” will be held from noon to midnight on Satur-day, Oct. 15, at the studio, located at 264 W. 2nd St., in the Pomona ArtsColony.

Cost of a pink breast cancer awareness ribbon tattoo is an $80 dona-tion. A temporary tattoo will be available for $10.

For more information, call (909) 622-5351 or visit the web site atwww.inkdchronicles.com.

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La Villita, new Pomona taco stand, serves good food the way Pomona likes it!

There’s a new taco stand inPomona that not only serves deli-cious authentic Mexican food that ismade fresh on site daily – customerseat it the way Pomona likes it – andthe way La Nueva Voz likes it – onthe street.

La Villita Mexican Restaurant, at1382 W. Holt Ave., Pomona (justwest of St. Joseph Catholic Church),is easy to find – it was once aWienerschnitzel hot dog stand andnow has a blue slanted tile roof in-stead of the original yellow.

And, just like the original occu-pant of the building, La Villita offers

walk up service from the sidewalk,comfortable patio dining under um-brellas and drive through orderingand pick up. Delivery also is avail-able on orders $20 or more.

The service is fast, courteous andprofessional. But La Nueva Voz hasa word of advice – if you order oneof the burritos (the house specialty),don’t order anything extra like ataco. The burritos are huge!

Tacos are $1.49 (fish tacos are$.99 during happy hour – from 4 to 7p.m. Monday through Saturday andare available either fried or grilled).

All in all, La Villita offers the

“west end” a pleasant and appealingdining style – the way Pomona likesit.

Owners Carlos and Xochitl Sosahave put a lot of work into therestaurant, have become members ofthe Pomona Chamber of Commerce,and are already reaching out to thecommunity. They’ll be participatingnext month in the fifth annualPomona Eagles Charity Chili &Menudo Cook-Offs (Oct. 15 at theEagles lodge, 954 W. Mission Blvd.,Pomona).

They even offer 10 percent off forseniors, students and governmentemployees with identification.

This is one Pomona restaurantthat does a good job in La NuevaVoz’ book and will be a regularlunch time stop.

For more information, visit theweb site at www.lavillitamexican-restaurant.com or call in an order at(909) 802-2002.

RIBBON-CUTTING AT LA VILLITA – Civic leaders, Pomona Chamber of Commerce officials and friends gathered this month to cut the ribbon mark-ing the official opening of Pomonaʼs newest taco stand, La Villita Mexican Restaurant, that serves authentic Mexican food the way Pomona likes it.Pictured, from left (front row), are Rufino Bautista, aide to Sen. Gloria Negrete McLeod; La Villita owners Carlos and Xochitl Sosa; Pomona Cham-ber Vice President of Networking Stephanie Benjamin; Chamber Executive Director Frank Garcia; and Chamber President Jeffery Keating. Therestaurant is located at 1382 W. Holt Ave., Pomona. For more information, visit the web site at www.lavillitamexicanrestaurant.com.

Margie Shamblin of River-side has been named manager ofeducation for The Learning Cen-ters’ Career and Technical Edu-cation Center (CTEC) atFairplex.

She will be responsible forthe planning, organization, im-plementation and administrationof CTEC and the Junior FairBoard that serve youth andyoung adults in conjunction withneighboring school districts andcommunity colleges.

Shamblin, who received abachelor’s degree in vocationaleducation and a master’s degreein educational administration,both from Cal State University, San Bernardino, most recently headed theRiverside County Office of Education Career Technical Education program.

She also served as an instructor for the Baldy View Regional OccupationProgram and University of California Riverside.

Shamblin replaced former La Verne City Councilmember Dan Harden, aformer teacher and athletic coach at Bonita High School in La Verne, whoretired. Harden helped create the CTEC program at Fairplex.

CTEC was established in 2008 providing on-site vocational educationclasses in areas many public school districts have eliminated including watertechnology, fleet maintenance and commercial art.

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Margie Shamblin. . . new Fairplex education manager

Boys and Girls Clubs summerprogram gets boost from Disney

The Walt Disney Company made this summer a little more like “The Hap-piest Place on Earth” for the kids at the Boys and Girls Clubs of Pomona Val-ley by providing a $5,000 grant that was used for the summer program.

Disney also provided 50 tickets to Disneyland for the kids, according toVictor Caceres, Executive Director of the Boys and Girls Clubs.

“We wanted to acknowledge this gift and thank Disney for helping ourkids make it to Disneyland,” Caceres said. “Their sponsorship helped makeour summer program the best it has ever been.”

“We’ve had a relationship with Disney for the last few years,” he added.“The entire Disney organization has a meaningful understanding of the workwe are doing here at the Boys and Girls Clubs. They understand how im-portant this type of outing can be to our children.”

“The entire Pomona community is grateful for everything they are doing,”Caceres said.

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NUTRITION WORKERS BACK IN BUSINESS – Nutrition worker Leti-cia Garcia goes back to work on Garey High Schoolʼs first day of school,a shortened day with only a 20-minute food break. Normally, breakfastis served from 7:30 to 8 a.m. and a nutrition break is from 9:35 to 9:45a.m. Renee Cuellar, manager of nutrition and food services at Garey,said nearly 500 nutrition meals are served daily at the school. And atlunch time, roughly 1,200 students are served over a two and a halfhour period.

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FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL – Sidewalks and the quad were packed onceagain between classes and students started a new school year with a cleanslate in the Pomona Unified School District on the first day of school lastmonth. Pictured at Garey High School between classes on the first day ofschool are some of the schoolʼs approximately 1,800 students.

GLAD TO BEBACK – GareyHigh School secu-rity officer WalterWilliams, back onhis post on the firstday of school, said“Everyone is glad tobe back, includingmyself.” The 71-year-old Williamshas worked for theschool district forthe last 10 yearsand has been as-signed to Garey forthe last four years.Seven security offi-cers are assignedto the school.

Charity “remote caller” bingogames are now being offered everyTuesday evening at Pomona’s Amer-ican Legion Post 30, with eachbingo paying between $250 and$800.

“Red Session” games get underway at 4:30 p.m. for $10; “GreenSession” games begin at 6:30 p.m.for $15; and “Blue Session” gamesstart at 8:30 p.m. for $15.

A total of 24 games are playedeach Tuesday. Doors open at 3:30p.m.

Post 30 is located at 239 E. HoltAve., Pomona. For more informa-tion, contact (909) 620-0943. Forinformation on rules, visit the website at www.linkedbingo.com.

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The kick-off event for the fifthannual Pomona Big Read will beheld at the Western University ofHealth Sciences Education Centernext month, featuring a “ClassicNoir” panel moderated by “Los An-geles Noir” author Denise Hamilton.

Panelists will include RaymondChandler biographer Judith Free-man, Ross Macdonald biographerTom Nolan and Julie Rivett, grand-daughter of “The Maltese Falcon”author Dashiell Hammet.

Open to the public, the panel dis-cussion serves as the opening eventfor a diverse, month-long series ofevents celebrating the Big Read –

‘Pomona Big Read’ opens fifth annual run withpanel discussion at Western University

book talks, book give-aways, a mys-tery dinner, film showings, art ex-hibits, author talks, a chalk artfestival and more scheduledthroughout Pomona from Oct. 7 toNov. 12.

The kick-off panel discussion isscheduled for 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7,at the Western University EducationCenter, Room 2001, 701 E. 2nd St.

The goal of the Big Read is to re-store reading to the center of Amer-ican culture and highlight theimportance of literature in daily life.

The City of Pomona, the CulturalArts Commission, Western Univer-sity of Health Sciences, Cal PolyPomona, the Pomona UnifiedSchool District and other partnersare sponsoring the event as one ofonly 75 grant awardees across thenation in a celebration of literaturefunded by the National Endowmentfor the Arts.

For more information about theBig Read in Pomona, contact PatLambert, adult reference services su-pervisor at the Pomona Public Li-brary, at (909) 620-2043, ext. 2706.

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REVIVING A TRADITION – Pomona Catholic High School Principal Samuel Torres, atleft, along with members of the schoolʼs Associated Student Body Executive Board,leads 310 high school and middle school students down the front stairs and onto thesidewalk along Holt Avenue for a half-mile walk of “faith, unity and school pride” to St.Joseph Catholic Church for the first Mass of the school year. The walk to St. Josephbecame an annual tradition beginning in 1948 when St. Joseph purchased the highschool property, according to Torres. It became a school of the Roman Catholic Arch-diocese of Los Angeles in 1979 but the walk continued into the mid-1980s. The schoolwas founded in 1898. Torres said the walk is an effort to “call us back to our roots.”Parents, alumni and friends of the school joined students for lunch in the Rose Gar-den following the return walk.

BACK TO SCHOOLEMPLOYEE KICK-OFF – Pomona Unified School District Supt. Richard Martinez,front, leads a fitness exercise this month at the districtʼs first “Back to School Kick-off” for all employees,held at Ganesha High School̓ s McCracken Stadium. School board member Dr. Roberta Perlman is pic-tured over Martinezʼ right shoulder. Theme of the day, “Fit for Learning, Fit for Life,” set the tone for theschool year, encouraging a college-bound culture for all students. Olympic gold medalist Bob Seagren,a district alumnus, invited everyone to participate in Pomonaʼs “Holiday Half Marathon” in December.

Claudia Ponce DeLeon has been namedbranch manager atPomona’s Wells FargoBank and Andres M. Gar-cia has joined the team asBusiness Banking Spe-cialist.

“In this crucial timewhere our economy is sounstable, our goal is toserve everyone in ourcommunity by promoting financialeducation to both our customers andnon-customers,” Ponce De Leon said.“We are committed to listening to andunderstand-ing our cus-tomers’ goalsas they aretruly impor-tant to us.One of thethings thatmake us dif-ferent is thatwe take thetime to genuinely understand our cus-tomers’ fears, goals and aspirations.”

She added that Wells Fargo leadsin the area of service “to help our cus-tomers feel at home and truly helpthem succeed financially.”

The two top-level staff additionsbegan with Ponce De Leon coming

on board in June, fol-lowed by Garcia, whojoined the bank lastmonth.

Ponce De Leon, whohas worked in the bank-ing industry since 1998,has served with WellsFargo Bank since joiningthe company in 2000.She moved to Arcadia asbranch manager from

2006 to 2010 and briefly in the City

New branch manager, business banker hired at Pomona Wells Fargoof La Puente.

Garcia, who also has had prior ex-perience with Wells Fargo, has servedin the banking industry for nearly fouryears.

“We’re here to help business,”Garcia said. “It’s my goal to helpsomebody get from a small businessto a corporation.”

The Pomona Wells Fargo Bankbranch is located at 321 E. Holt Ave.,Pomona. For more information, con-tact the bank at (909) 620-3514.

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