Category Archives: Eastvale Community News

How Do We Stop Sinning?

By Sean Ortiz

How do we stop sinning?  This is a challenge we all think about in our walk as Christians.  So, what is the answer?  Well, sometimes we make it more difficult than we need too.  Here, let me give you something to think about.  There is a Scripture in 1 Peter 4:8 which says ”Most important of all, continue to show deep love for each other, for love covers a multitude of sins.”  The passage is Peter quoting a truth that is not new.  It is found in Proverbs 10:12 which states, “Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all sins”.  What is Peter saying?  Well here is something to think about.  In Ephesians 5:1-2 “Therefore be imitators of God as dear children. 2 And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aroma”. What if we as imitators of Christ were to love like Him? Meaning our love for people is so great that it covers or even prevents us from thinking or doing things like lying, committing adultery, gossiping or doing anything else the Lord considers a sin. When we love others truly like Christ loved the church, we could then understand, we would never want to hurt or do something unimaginable to the people we love that would damage or cause us to sin.  People would mean ALL people.  Also, if we love ourselves, we would never want to violate ourselves either.  You see love is a powerful thing.  It is easily powerful enough to prevent us from sinning.  So, let go and let God show you love so great, it can and will cover a multitude of sins.  Not others…………. but yours.

Pastor Sean Ortiz

Sundays at 10am

http://www.nbccjv.org

New Beginnings Community Church Jurupa Valley

9010 Limonite Ave

Jurupa Valley, CA 92509

951-734-9574

 

Inland Christian Home: Quality Environment For Seniors

 Staff Reports

Ontario- Inland Christian Home, was founded by a number of local churches and began providing services in 1978. The primary mission of the community is a reflection of the heritage of its founders: to provide quality affordable individualized care to seniors in a Christian environment, it’s a place you can feel right at home. The community’s non-profit status promotes this mission as there are no owners who profit from its operation and all the revenues received are reinvested into the operations of the facility.

 

As the baby boomer generation continues to age, it is important to know they have options. The aging process is not always an easy one and, at times requires the assistance of others. Inland Christian Home offers a community that assists in many ways. Its primary mission is to provide quality, affordable, individualized care to seniors in a Christian environment, making it a place you can feel right at home.

 

Inland Christian Home, being licensed as a Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) through the Department of Social Services, provides many different levels of care which include Independent Living, Assisted Living, Memory Care, Adult day care, Skilled Nursing and Rehab and Custodial Home care Services. The availability of different levels of care and service arrangements on the same grounds, offers seniors very unique advantages. Our philosophy is to encourage our residents to live as independently as possible at the lowest level of care. Our residents’ individual needs and desires are always considered in the arrangement of these services. We want Inland to be their home, not the facility in which they live, where all are treated as individuals and they participate and are given choices in how they live.

 

The availability of different levels of care and service arrangements on the same grounds offers residents some very unique advantages. Residents can continue to reside at the community even though their abilities may change. Resident and their families have the comfort in knowing that their needs will be met. Inland Christian Home is a close-knit community that promotes the maintaining of social relationship residents have with other residents, friends, and family.

 

Inland Christian Home also provides services to those who prefer to stay in their own homes. Custodial Home Care services make it possible by providing assistance with housekeeping, cooking, shopping, meal preparation, bathing, and dressing through educated caregivers.

 

Inland Christian Home is here to promote aging in place, and gives seniors the ability to live at the lowest level of care even though their abilities change and their families have the comfort in knowing their needs will be met; making it a place you can feel right at home.

 

Be A Miracle

By Rohmon Merchant

If we are all being honest; extremely honest, it is easy to say that at some point, everyone needs a miracle. I know that I have (unspoken) and boy I pray so hard for one. Literally blood, sweat and tears praying, ugly crying, snot nose, can’t keep my breath, falling on my face, neighbors so worried they call the police type praying. In those times I feel God should take my urgency into consideration. I feel at that moment there is no more pressing matter than the one that I am bringing to the table. Not to down play it at any or level, but I am in dire straits at those moments. These are the times I feel like I can’t take anymore, that I am falling apart so completely that if He doesn’t show up, then I am completely finished. Have you ever been there? Have you ever found yourself at the mercy seat of God, uncharacteristically begging? After all that, we don’t want to seem like our faith is completely shattered so we try our best to look and think upon things that are pure and holy so that our faith doesn’t look totally annihilated. While at the same time staying hopeful and looking out for where our miracle is coming from. I have to even check my thoughts so as to not work myself to anger, and yes even to fits of rage because I felt as though God didn’t show in my time. I want to encourage you, but I also want to challenge you with this thought. If anyone reading this can honestly say they are at a place with the Lord where you feel; “I have walked with you for some time now, I know that you will never leave me nor forsake me”, “I am the righteousness of Christ!,”  “I have never seen the righteous forsaken or a seed begging for bread”, we know that God is, and will provide all things that we have asked for. (Some answer/resources we have prayed came in the form of seed but that is a different subject). There is no need for the high emotional level trying to manipulate the hand of God. What if we changed our perception of this? What if instead of looking for a miracle, we were looking to be a miracle.

26-Year-Old Man’s Body Identified

By Anthony Saude

Corona – The young man’s body that was unceremoniously discarded in the middle of a Corona street last week has been identified by family members. Michael Williams, who had recently turned 26, was an aspiring chef according to his grief-stricken relatives.

The family gathered for a vigil at the scene to mourn and remember their slain precious Michael. A little later on that Monday the Corona police confirmed that Williams was the person they had found.

Five days earlier the Corona Police Department responded to a report that there was a pedestrian lying in the middle of the street. When they arrived at the 1300 block of Old Temescal Road shortly before 2 a.m. they discovered Williams’s lifeless body. A homicide investigation into the crime was opened immediately.

His mother Elyse Vaughn told reporters, “it’s a call that you never want to get.” She told them that she wished it was like a bad dream that she could wake up from but it’s not.

Family members told reporters that they believe he may have been dumped in the remote industrial area where he was found. They had no idea why he would be in the area.

“Michael was fun-loving, he was a very sweet young man,” Vaughn told reporters. “There’s so much to say about him. It’s hard to put it in words. He was the light of our lives … he was the energy that walked into every room.”

The family is very confused about who would want to hurt their sweet Michael. They can’t think of anbody that would want to hurt him. The family says he was a very kind, gentle fun loving person that had a lot of friends.

There is a Gofundme page set up to help the family pay for funeral costs that describes Williams as “a kind, funny, gentle and truly compassionate soul,” who “loved basketball, music, fashion and food.”

It is always a tragedy when people are struck down senselessly at such a young age. They will never get to watch their child get married or see their grandchildren be born or grow up. This type of crime robs so many people of so much happiness that should have been part of their lives in the future.

Corona Police Department said that the investigation is still ongoing. They are searching for surveillance video from nearby businesses that could help solve the crime.

A cause of death has not been released at this time but it is being investigated as a homicide according to the police. If anyone has any information in relative to the crime they are encouraged to call the Corona police at 951-279-3628

 

The Traceys

By Anthony Saude

Jim and Kristin Tracey of Eastvale have adopted, Kaden, a 10-year-old boy from the foster care system. They are in the process of adopting 2 others children, a girl and a boy. None of them are infants so they come with problems from the lives that they have led so far. What makes this story so beautiful is that the Tracey’s had raised 2 children of their own to adulthood before they started this process. The story began when Kristin, always looking for ways she can help the marginalized, went to a foster kid’s camp.  Royal Family Kids’ Camps, Inc. RFKC, Inc. is a network of camps, children’s clubs, and child mentoring for abused, abandoned and neglected children in the foster care, system. RFK founded in 1985 by Wayne and Diane Tesch.

Kristin fell in love with the cause, but most of all she fell in love with the children she met at one of the camps. Taking some into her home and adopting them sounded very normal to her but these were not normal times in the Tracey house. Jim was unemployed at the time and had been for an extended amount of time. They finished their parenting responsibilities they had signed up for over 18 years earlier. I loved being a parent but it is a tough job and signing up for more years after the end of the game is just a little nuts in my book.  Being a man, Jim may have been having those thoughts as well some anxiety about the financial responsibility it would create in their lives. In the beginning Jim may not have been as enthusiastic as Kristin but he has always said “it is biblical”. Jim is the cautious one and Kristin is full speed ahead with both feet, no in matter how cold the water might be. Kristen prayed for Jim to share her enthusiasm and Jim prayed for understanding and answers. Making a decision of this magnitude would be difficult for any male in a perfect situation. The Tracey’s circumstances were anything but perfect. “Every time I prayed I kept getting the same answer, trust God.” said Jim. When my son said, “if that is the answer you keep getting from God, wouldn’t it be disobedient to not follow through? Jim took it to heart stepped out in faith, put his fears behind him and hasn’t regretted one second.

82.2% of child abuse perpetrators were found to be between the ages of 18-44, of which 39.6% were recorded to be between the ages of 25-34. In the United States, more than 4 children die from child abuse and neglect on a daily basis. Over 70% of these children are below the age of 3.

Riverside County has 4,300 children in foster care, 341 of whom are in group homes.

Approximately 3.5 million reports are made to child protective services annually concerning the safety and well-being of approximately 6.4 million children.

A nationally estimated 679,000 children were found to be victims of child abuse or neglect. (1)

Of these children, 79.5 % were neglected, 18.0 % were physically abused, and 9.0 % were sexually abused.

Approximately 1,520 children died due to abuse or neglect every year.

Eighty four percent of foster children will become parents within a few years after reaching adulthood, potentially repeating the cycle of abuse.

Jim once told me “if one family in every church in America took in one foster child there wouldn’t be any left in the system”. Seems simple. Google foster care in your area and throw your hat in the ring for a child’s sake. You know who you are, you have been thinking about it for years. It is that little voice in the back of your mind that just won’t go away. Jump in with both feet and take a chance on a kid that needs your help, you won’t regret it.

menofimpakt@gmail.com

http://www.menofimpakt.org

 

 

A New Legacy

By Rob Norris

This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it; for then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have success.
Joshua 1:8

As a people, we are healthier but not happier. We are drenched in knowledge but parched for wisdom. Materially we are wealthy, but we suffer a profound poverty of the soul. The longer I live, the more I see that our nation needs a spiritual reformation in its inner spirit.

Nowhere is this more apparent than in the state of the family. The biblical values that built our great nation–once passed on from each generation to the next as a national treasure–are being questioned and dismissed. As a result, never before have we seen such deterioration in our homes:

Never before have so many children grown up in broken homes.

Never before has the definition of marriage been altered to allow for two people of the same sex.

Never before has the marriage covenant been viewed with such contempt by a generation of young people.

Never before have parents been ridiculed for seeking to raise children with biblical values.

Never before have so many Christians laughed, shrugged their shoulders or did nothing about adultery, divorce and sin.

Never before has materialism been so flagrantly embraced over relationships.

Never before has the family been in such need of a new legacy.

The pivotal national issue today is not crime; neither is it welfare, health care, education, politics, the economy, the media or the environment. The pivotal issue today is the spiritual and moral condition of individual men and women, husbands and wives, mothers and fathers, and families.

Live It:
Nations are never changed until people are changed. The true hope for genuine change in the heart lies only in the life-changing power of Jesus Christ. Through Him, lives can be rebuilt. Through Him, families can be reformed.

Pray: That change in our country will begin with change in our lives and homes.

Meeting @ 10:00 at River Heights Intermediate School 7227 Scholar Way, Eastvale CA.

Trusting and believing with you,

Pastor Rob

 

Metz Air Control Voted #1 in Customer Satisfaction

Staff Reports

Metz Air Control has been in business since 1977 and is located in Chino.  The family owned once small company has recently expanded to 15 employees.  Jon and Bryan Metz are brothers own the business together. They are dedicated and determined to uphold the core values their father taught them about business and life years ago.  They pride themselves on offering honest and dependable service.

 

Metz Air Control has received many notable awards over the years for their professional installation and superior customer service:

 

Metz Air Control has been a Trane Comfort Specialist since 1999; not every dealer qualifies as a Trane Comfort Specialist. Dealers need to meet Trane’s stringent standards and demonstrate a commitment to customer satisfaction and continuing education.  Homeowners can trust a TCS dealer will deliver a quality installation and superior customer experience.

 

Metz Air Control received the Dealer of the year award from Trane, which is the highest recognition given by Trane. Every year they are recognized by Trane for outstanding customer service based on customer satisfaction surveys.

 

The communities of Chino & Chino Hills voted Metz Air Control the People’s Choice Award for the “Best Heating and Air Conditioning Company” for the past 3 consecutive years.

 

Metz Air Control is an A+ rated member of the Better Business Bureau, 5-star YELP Company and comes highly recommended from Angie’s List.

 

Every technician is background checked and trained to provide an exceptional experience for their customers.  The office staff has also been well trained to provide personal and professional services.  Whether you are calling to set up a service call, need maintenance or just need information, we will make sure you are pleased with your overall experience.

 

Metz Air Control is well known in the community and they believe their positive ratings are attributed to the relationships they build with their customers.  They are a member of the Chino and Eastvale Chamber of Commerce and support local charities and sports teams. Metz Air Control is currently expanding their services as the surrounding communities continue to grow in housing and development.  They currently serve San Bernardino, Riverside, Orange and Los Angeles counties.

 

This past year, Metz Air Control began providing Protection Plans to their customers for increased value and service. Customers participating in these plans receive a 24- hour turn-around service as well as discounts. Please call the office for more information about this program.

Seasonal specials include maintenance discounts, manufacturer rebates, and promotional offers that can always be found on their website @ www.metzaircontrol.com  for more information

 

Metz Air Control offers many financing options to fit your individual needs.

 

Metz Air Control is licensed, bonded, and insured.  Every technician is background checked and trained to provide exceptional service.  It is important for homeowners research any contractor you bring into your home to make sure they meet these same standards.

Metz Air Control is proud to say that over 70% of their business comes from referrals.  They believe a referral is the best compliment a customer can give them.

Don’t be fooled; if it sounds too good to be true, it usually is.

The Obesity Epidemic in America

By Adriana Martinez

Double doubles, chicken nuggets, and McFlurries have taken over our vocabulary when deciding what to eat. More and more Americans today are choosing to eat fast foods and microwaved lunches. Despite the low cost of these foods, they are costing us our health. According to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, over 1 in every 3 adults is considered to be overweight or obese. One in every thirteen adults is considered to be suffering from extreme obesity. Our kids are suffering as well, 1 in 6 children, ages of 2 to 19 have been declared overweight.

Due to this epidemic in the U.S. we must ask the question, what is the average American eating on a daily basis? This can range from race, religion, and class but at the end of the day, statistics show the average Americans who are obese are families with lower incomes.

While grocery shopping, Americans are looking at the prices and not what’s in the foods they’re buying. Processed foods like potato chips and microwaved lunches contain unknown chemicals that the average American will shadow over because it’s foreign to them. People are buying foods without truly knowing the effects of what these foods can do to their health. There are chemicals with GMO’s and high corn fructose syrup that not many people are aware of.

Along with these processed foods, advertising has shifted towards children companies are enticing them with prizes in their cereal boxes. Based on the Netflix documentary Fed U, companies like Kellogg’s are planting kids favorite superheroes or cartoon characters onto their boxes causing kids to be attracted to these foods. What is a parent to do when they see their kid happy and excited to try their new “favorite cereal”?

The effects of these foods are harming the health of both kids’ and adults’. Over time, eating these foods are damaging the health of the American people by contributing to high blood pressure, diabetes, heart concerns, and massive weight gain. Today if an American chose to shift to a healthier lifestyle the Huffington Post reports it would cost an extra $550 a year due to the high costs in healthier substitutions. Not many people in America have the income or access to these foods in today’s wave of poverty. The American people are stuck in a position of having to balance their choice of foods and income just to live a longer, healthier life.

The Obesity Epidemic in America begs the question, is the reason our belts continue stretching in the United States because our foods are in the hands of businesses that only believe in sales and not in what they’re putting down our throats?

Senior Andrea Franco shares her perspective on the Obesity Epidemic in America: “I understand why people in the U.S. are overweight because of what’s fed and sold to us on a daily basis. Not everything on the shelves is healthy or even relatively safe for our bodies. It’s a horrible thing that businesses are allowing their products to be sold with these harmful chemicals.”

She then shares her opinion on the difference of prices of healthier food compared to processed foods. “I had noticed here and there the difference in cost but now it’s shockingly apparent. It is a bit ironic that America is being screamed at for eating unhealthy foods, when healthier foods are so expensive.”

 

 

 

The Faith of the Philadelphia Eagles

By Jeremy Mercer

Super Bowl LII was won in dramatic fashion by the underdog Philadelphia Eagles, 41-33, over the defending Super Bowl Champion, New England Patriots. What you may not know is how central faith in Jesus Christ is to the heart of the Eagles. Carson Wentz the starting QB, is a strong follower of Christ. Nick Foles, who had to take the place of the injured Wentz, is also a Christian. The faith of the Philadelphia Eagles is now going viral.

Head Coach, Doug Pederson, Zack Ertz (TE), Torrey Smith (WR), Stefen Wisniewski (OG), Jordan Hicks (LB), and several other players were seen in videos giving their testimonies, being baptized in the team’s rehabilitation pool and holding weekly team Bible studies. Their faith is central in their lives and has bonded this team together in a unique and powerful way.

On my weekly internet radio show, “God, I Love Sports” on Hope Radio 24/7, I made myself clear on how following Christ shaped this year’s Super Bowl Champs. NO, I’m not saying that Jesus wanted the Eagles to win or that God hates the Patriots like everybody not from New England. God doesn’t control our every step, every word and every thought. As Joshua 24:15 says, “Choose today whom you will serve.” When someone chooses to serve Jesus and follow Him, then God can come alongside them, guide, strengthen, help, and bless them as they follow the instructions in God’s Word.

What the Eagle’s discovered goes beyond the “X’s & O’s” of the game. They have found a relationship with a real God and know as do I, how much difference God can make in our lives. If you will give your life to Christ, allow His Holy Spirit to help you understand the scriptures and begin to build your life around His Word and follow its teachings, you too, will discover the power of God in your life. You may not end up in a Super Bowl, but God loves you and is for you. He desires to bless you! Trust in Him, follow His Word, and you’ll become a champion in your own life.

Lead Pastor

Connection Church

Corona CA

State Approves Norconian Property For National Register

Staff Reports

Norco – The California State Historical Resources Commission unanimously voted to expand the current Lake Norconian Club Historic District to encompass the property’s World War II Naval hospital and Cold War guided missile laboratory-related buildings and grounds. Many Norco residents have supported Norco’s David and Goliath efforts and praised the Commission’s decision – a decision that completely reversed a previous denial by the State Office of Historic Preservation. The nomination cited four areas of historic significance: health/medicine, military history, social history, and architecture.

Norco’s nomination was produced by Norco’s Cultural Resources Consultant Bill Wilkman, who was hired by the City Council more than three years ago to prepare the documents to support the City’s nomination efforts. The nomination took three years to compile and was based on 10 years of comprehensive and painstaking research.  Nearly 20 letters were sent from leading local and national historians and historical organizations supporting the City of Norco’s nomination. Significantly, these included letters from the California Preservation Foundation, the Society for the History of Naval Medicine, and former California State Historic Preservation Officers Wayne Donaldson and Dr. Knox Mellon.

The State Commission praised the nomination and strongly declared the historic site was important to both local and national history and needed to be preserved. Council Member Kevin Bash stated, “It was very gratifying to hear the Commissioners give proper due and respect to the Navy physicians, nurses, Corpsmen and other medical staff who pioneered so many medical advances and saved lives.”

Chair of the City’s Historic Preservation Commission Matt Potter noted, “Some Norconians may not realize how significant it is to have the State Historic Preservation Commission approve our nomination to the National Register with a unanimous vote despite objecting statements and testimony from two large influential entities. The Herculean efforts made by Bill Wilkman and Council Member Kevin Bash to document and preserve the Lake Norconian property should be commended.”

This nomination places Norco in a similar situation to 1996 when Navy historians found the Norconian Resort did not qualify for National Register listing. Disagreeing with this finding, the City of Norco hired respected historian Dr. Knox Mellon, who supplied substantial documentation to support the historical significance of the resort-related buildings and grounds. The result was the listing of the Lake Norconian Club Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. Because of this listing, the Navy subsequently received a sizable grant to repair the beautiful lakeside pavilion.

As in the year 2000, the Navy’s Federal Historic Preservation Officer must endorse the expanded historic district before it can be sent to the Keeper of the Register for final approval to be listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The Keeper of the Register is the final arbiter of nominations to the National Register. Continued public support will be needed to assure the nomination successfully negotiates these final steps. Individuals interested in voicing support of the nomination are encouraged to visit the City’s website and social media accounts where news regarding the nomination’s status will be posted.

FOR INFORMATION:

Andy Okoro, City Manager

(951) 270-5617

 

Eastvale Area Crime Recap: January 2018

 

INCIDENT: TORTURE/ CHILD ENDANGERMENT

WHEN: 1/14/2018

WHERE: 100 Block of Muir Woods Road, Perris, CA

 

Early Sunday morning on January 14, 2018, a 17-year old juvenile escaped from her residence situated in the 100 Block of Muir Woods Road, Perris and managed to call 911 from a cellular device she found inside the house.  The teenager claimed her 12 brothers and sisters were being held captive inside the residence by her parents and further claimed some of her siblings were bound with chains and padlocks.

When Police Officers from the Perris Police Department and Deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department met with the juvenile, she appeared to be only 10 years old and slightly emaciated.  After a brief interview with the female, they contacted 57-year old David Allen Turpin and 49-year old Louise Anna Turpin at the residence where the teenager escaped.

Further investigation revealed several children shackled to their beds with chains and padlocks in dark and foul-smelling surroundings, but the parents were unable to immediately provide a logical reason why their children were restrained in that manner.  Deputies located what they believed to be 12 children inside the house, but were shocked to discover that 7 of them were actually adults, ranging in age from 18 to 29.  The victims appeared to be malnourished and very dirty.  Perris Station Detectives were dispatched to the residence for further investigation.

All 13 victims, ranging from the age of 2 to 29, were transported to the Perris Station and interviewed.  Both parents were detained and transported to the station for further investigation.  Child Protective Services (CPS) and Adult Protective Services (APS) arrived to assist in the investigation.  The victims were provided with food and beverages after they claimed to be starving.

The six children were eventually transported to the Riverside University Hospital System (RUHS) for medical examinations and admitted for treatment.  The seven adult children were transported to Corona Regional Medical Center for an examination and admitted for medical treatment.

Both parents were interviewed in this matter and subsequently transported to the Robert Presley Detention Center (RPDC).  They were booked for violations of California Penal Code Section 206–Tortureand Section 273a(A)–Child Endangerment.  Bail was set at $9,000,000.00 each.

Anyone with additional information regarding this investigation is encouraged to contact Master Investigator Tom Salisbury at the Perris Station by calling (951) 210-1000, or by email at PerrisStation@RiversideSheriff.org

 

INCIDENT: DEPUTY INVOLVED SHOOTING

WHEN: 1/14/18

WHERE: 3900 block of Brotherton Street, Unincorporated Community of Home Gardens

 

At approximately 1:09 AM, deputies from the Jurupa Valley Sheriff’s Station responded to a report of a stabbing within the 3900 block of Brotherton Street.

After their arrival, the deputies eventually contacted two Hispanic male adults, both of whom suffered from stab wounds.  As the investigation unfolded, there was a deputy involved shooting with one of the two Hispanic male adults.  A handgun was located at the scene of the shooting.

The Deputies and emergency medical personnel rendered medical aid to both men at the scene, and both men were transported to an area hospital for additional treatment. The circumstances surrounding the stabbing, as well as the subsequent deputy involved shooting remain under investigation.  The names of the involved subjects will not be released at this time. The deputy involved has been placed on administrative leave per department policy. The involved deputy’s name will not be released at this time. No deputies or other citizens were injured during the incident.

Investigators from the Riverside County Sheriff Department’s Central Homicide Unit and Jurupa Valley Station responded and assumed the investigation. Anyone with information regarding the incident is encouraged to contact Central Homicide Unit Investigator Dickey at (951) 955-2777.

 

INCIDENT: COMMERCIAL ROBBERY- ARREST

WHEN: 1/12/18

WHERE: 8000 block of Limonite Avenue, Jurupa Valley

DETAILS: On January 12, 2018, Jurupa Valley deputies responded to a robbery in progress call at a drugstore located at  the 8000 block of Limonite Avenue, Jurupa Valley.  Employees said the suspect stole cash and was armed with a crowbar.

Deputies saw a male matching the description of the suspect exiting the store. They pursued the suspect on foot to a nearby neighborhood, where he was apprehended with help from the Jurupa Valley K-9.

21-year-old Jurupa Valle resident, Jose Romero, was arrested and booked at Robert Presley Detention Center for robbery.

The investigation is on-going. Anyone with further information is encouraged to contact Detective Martinez from the Jurupa Valley Sheriff’s Station at (951) 955-2600.

 

INCIDENT: ROBBERY

WHEN: 1/10/18

WHERE: 6200 Block of Arcadia Street, Eastvale, CA

DETAILS: An 81-year-old female victim was robbed of her purse containing a large sum of money.  The incident occurred in her garage after the victim exited her car to walk inside the house.  As a result of the robbery, the victim received a non-life-threatening injury in which she was treated at a local area hospital.

We’re asking anyone with information about this incident to contact Deputy Johnson at (951) 955-2600.

INCIDENT: GRAND THEFT

WHEN: 1/9/18

WHERE: Eastvale

DETAILS: On January 9, 2018, at 1:04 p.m., a grand theft occurred at a business in the 12000 block of Limonite Avenue in the City of Eastvale. The suspect, who was identified as a 16-year old juvenile from the city of Rowland Heights, entered the business and stole a cellular phone valued at one thousand dollars. The juvenile fled the location in a white van south on the I15 freeway. A Deputy from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department located the van traveling southbound on the I15 freeway and initiated a vehicle stop. The front passenger was identified as the juvenile that stole the cellular phone and was arrested. The stolen cellular phone was recovered and returned to the business. The juvenile was charged with grand theft and released to his parents.

INCIDENT: ATTEMPTED MURDER & ARSON

WHEN: 1/3/18

WHERE: 28000 block of Yosemite Place, Canyon Lake, CA

DETAILS: On January 3, 2018, a female resident of Canyon Lake was inside her house when she was startled by a loud thud, similar to an earthquake.  Seconds later, a wooden stake crashed through her living room window, followed by a burning road flare.  The flare ignited the interior of her house, burning the window blinds and carpet.  However, she quickly retrieved the device and threw it onto her driveway before any further damage occurred.

As the victim exited her house, she was confronted by her next-door neighbor; 45-year old David Brian Harry.  When the victim screamed at Harry to stop, he yelled several expletives and made vulgar comments about her.  At the same time, he ignited another road flare and set the victim’s wooden fence ablaze.  The victim was able to douse the flames with her garden hose before the house caught fire, but not before a portion of the fence was permanently damaged.

The victim called 911, so Harry fled in his pick-up truck, which appeared to have been lodged against the victim’s house.  Within minutes of the emergency call, police officers from the Canyon Lake Police Department engaged Harry, but he fled in his truck.  Officers and Riverside County Sheriff’s Deputies pursued Harry from Canyon Lake to Lake Elsinore, and then into the city of Corona, but he refused to yield to the emergency vehicles.

California Highway Patrol Officers assumed control of the pursuit and successfully disabled Harry’s truck tires on the 15-Freeway.  However, Harry continued to evade officers and led them on a slow speed pursuit on the 91-Freeway towards Orange County.

Harry’s vehicle eventually left the freeway near Featherly Park in Yorba Linda and came to rest near the intercounty bike trail.  Harry refused officers commands to surrender, but he was eventually placed under arrest after a brief struggle from resisting their attempts to detain him.

Canyon Lake PD Officers took custody of Harry and transported him to the Sheriff Department’s Perris Station for further investigation while CHP impounded his vehicle.  After Harry was interviewed, he was booked at the Cois Byrd Detention Center for Attempted Murder, Arson and Committing a Felony while out on Bail.  Bail for Harry was denied since he had committed virtually the same criminal act in April 2017, and had attempted to burn down the same residence at that time.

Anyone with additional information regarding this investigation or information about similar incidents involving Harry is encouraged to contact Investigator Flores at the Perris Sheriff’s Station by calling (951) 210-1000, or by email at PerrisStation@RiversideSheriff.org

Here We Grow Again

Information provided by City of Eastvale

 

Notice of Intent To Adopt A Mitigated Negative Declaration For South Milliken Distribution Center Project

The City of Eastvale intends to adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) for the “South Milliken Distribution Center” project (Planning Project No. PLN17-20013).  The proposed project site involves two parcels located on the northeast corner of South Milliken and State Route 60 off-ramp, in Eastvale, Riverside County, California (Assessor’s Parcel Numbers 156-030-001 and -002). Total area of the project site is approximately 15.8 acres.

The proposed project includes the following:

A General Plan Amendment from General Commercial Retail (CR) to Light Industrial (LI) for the entire project site consisting of two parcels totaling 15.8 acres; and

A Change of Zone from Scenic Highway Commercial (C-P-S) to Manufacturing Medium (M-M) for the northern parcel of approximately 12.5 acres; and

A Major Development Review for the development of an approximately 273,636-square foot warehouse building and associated site improvements.

An Initial Study (IS) was completed in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Based upon the information contained in the IS and pursuant to the requirements of CEQA, it has been determined that this project as proposed, revised, or mitigated will not have a significant impact on the environment. The approval of the project would incorporate a combination of project design features, standard conditions and requirements, and specific mitigation measures that will reduce any potential impacts to the environment to a less than significant level.

The project site is not on a list compiled pursuant to Government Code section 65962.5.

In accordance with CEQA Guidelines Sections 15702 and 15073, this public notice is posted to officially notify the public, public agencies, and responsible and trustee agencies that the required 30-day public review period is from Friday, January 19, 2018 to Tuesday, February 20, 2018.  Any written comments (via e‑mail or letter) on the IS/MND must be submitted to Kanika Kith, Project Planner, Eastvale Planning Department no later than 5:00 p.m. on February 20, 2018. Written comments may be mailed City of Eastvale Planning Department, 12363 Limonite Ave, Suite 910, Eastvale, CA 91752, or can be emailed to kkith@eastvaleca.gov. Those who need additional information or have any questions concerning this project, please contact Kanika Kith at (951) 258-8300 or via email.

The IS/MND is available for public review and can be downloaded from the City of Eastvale webpage at http://www.eastvaleca.gov.  A copy of the IS/MND is also available for public review at the following three (3) locations:

Eastvale City Hall, 12363 Limonite Ave. Suite 910, Eastvale, CA 91752 (Mon–Thurs 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.).

Eastvale Library, 7447 Cleveland Avenue, Eastvale, CA 92880 (Mon–Thurs 3:00 to 8:00 p.m.; Fri 3:00 to 6:00 p.m.; Sat 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; Sun – Closed).

Riverside County Clerk-Recorder, 2720 Gateway Drive, Riverside, CA 92507 (Mon-Thu 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).

City Council and Planning Commission meetings and agendas are available on the City of Eastvale webpage at http://www.cityofeasvaleca.gov.

 

 

Black History Month

By Gisselle Guerrero

Black History Month is celebrated every year in February to recognize the central role of distinguished African Americans in US history. Ever since 1976, every US President has officially designated the month of February as Black History Month.

The celebration began five years after the 13th amendment abolished slavery in 1915. That year, in the month of September, historian Carter G. Woodson and the prominent minister Jesse E. Moorland founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History (ASNLH). ASNLH is an organization that was formed to focus on researching and promoting the achievements by black Americans and other people of African descent. Today we know that ASNLH sponsored a “National Negro History Week,” in 1926, the second week of February was chosen to coincide with the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass. This event was the inspiration for schools and communities nationwide to organize local celebrations as well as to establish history clubs and host performances and lectures.

Camryn Johnson, a senior at Eleanor Roosevelt mentioned, “Every month we celebrate something new we’ve accomplished and how far we have come and that is what makes Black History Month important to the growth of America.”

Black History Month was officially recognized in 1976 by President Gerald Ford. He announced to the public, “Seize the opportunity to honor the too-often neglected accomplishments of black Americans in every area of endeavor throughout our history.”

Ms. Johnson even said, “Black people have been a part of America in many ways.”

Since President Ford made it official, there has been a specific theme advocated to Black History by the American President in office at the time. This year’s theme is, “African Americans in Times of War.” 2018 is the year that marks the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I. The theme honors the endless roles that black Americans have played in combat, dating back all the way from the American Revolution to their present day military involvement.

Roosevelt vs. Centennial

By Chris Pate

Eastvale – A year removed from a five-game sweep over Centennial High School, Roosevelt High’s Varsity Basketball team finds themselves on the opposite end of the broom after falling to the Centennial Huskies, for a second time this season, with a 63-59 loss. With the win, Centennial all but ensured yet another Big VIII Boys’ Basketball League Title.

Neither team got off to a hot start, but Centennial emerged from the first quarter with a 4-point lead. Despite the score, it seemed as though Roosevelt was significantly outplayed in the first eight minutes of the game.

What was the key for Centennial? It was pressure and a lot of it. A full-court press forced Roosevelt into a number of predicaments and reckless plays ensued. The Mustangs tried their luck on passes across the width of the court, and sure enough, Centennial intercepted a number of the attempts. A key difference that separated the two teams was the Huskies’ ability to capitalize on turnovers whereas Roosevelt frequently came up empty-handed.

Roosevelt’s two biggest threats, David Agba and Jared Williams, fought a physical battle in the paint. Given the lack of opportunities on the perimeter, both players were force-fed the ball. Despite the attention they received from Centennial’s defense, Agba and Williams had productive days with 16 and 20 points respectively.

Guard DJ Davis proved to be the x-factor for Centennial; he was the player that separated the two teams. Arguably the best shooter on the floor, he stretched Roosevelt’s defense as they were forced to give him extra attention. He finished the night with three three-pointers and 24 points total.

While still competitive, the difference between this year’s Roosevelt team and last year’s couldn’t have been more evident. The departed duo of Matt Mitchell (San Diego State) and Jemarl Baker (Kentucky) haven’t been replaced. Jared Williams did his best Mitchell impression by doing damage from the paint and nailing a deep shot in the fourth quarter to give Roosevelt a temporary lead. However, the Mustangs don’t have a shooter who is a threat to score every time they touch the ball to replace Baker.

Fouls were an issue for both teams, but in the end, they hurt Roosevelt more. Two starters, Jared Williams and Brennon Wade, reached the five-foul limit in the fourth quarter and were forced to come out of the game. It was the ejection of Williams that was costliest. After his departure, Centennial went on a five-point run that gave them a 55-50 lead.

Four points was the difference between Roosevelt and Centennial on Friday night. The Mustangs made 14 of 19 free throws on the night for free throw percentage of 73.6%; Centennial made 19 of 25 free throws (76%). Fouls and missed opportunities was the story of the night for Roosevelt.

One can only hope the two teams will get a shot to play each other in the playoffs. Redemption is on Roosevelt’s mind, and there’s little doubt that if the inland powerhouses get one more chance to compete against each other, we’ll get to witness yet another instant classic.

 

National Signing Day At ERHS

By Christopher Hilsinger-Pate

Eastvale– Kids around the country dream of becoming professional athletes. They have the vision of becoming the next LeBron James, Peyton Manning, Alex Morgan, or Mike Trout. On Wednesday, February 7, 2018, 27 athletes from Eleanor Roosevelt High School took the next step in accomplishing their athletic ambitions by signing their letters of intent to play at the collegiate level.

The class of 2018 is the largest group of signees Roosevelt has ever seen, it’s expected that several more athletes will sign with colleges before the conclusion of the school year. Athletic director Aaron Shires was ecstatic about the number of student-athletes that committed to continue their athletic careers in college. “Well, it’s awesome. It speaks volumes to the level of effort and work that our coaches put in, our teachers put in, and the student-athletes themselves have put in, most importantly, the home atmosphere and the families.”

Allison Poole, the goalkeeper for the girls’ soccer team, said that, “Sports has helped me so much. It’s been my getaway; I’m able to become someone different when I get on the field, it’s a blessing to be able to play.” Poole will play soccer at California State University of Fullerton next year.

While the accomplishments of Roosevelt’s athletes on the field are impressive, their successes in the classroom are equally as remarkable. A majority of the athletes have maintained above a 3.5 GPA over the course of their high school careers. Florida Tech commit Jordy Araya took to Twitter to encourage underclassmen to focus on their studies “because of the doors a high GPA and SAT” can open.

National Signing Day is a special day across the country when we are reminded of the impact sports can have on young men and women and their families. While sports may not cure all issues, they do have the unique ability to create phenomenal opportunities and well rounded adults. Sports are an outlet that can create a beautiful paradise for athletes and fans alike. Most importantly is the fact that sports brings people together.

The following is the full list of athletes that signed their letter of intent today:

Football: Andy Koch: Utah State; Lionel Masivi: Dixie State; Michael Macdonald: Azusa Pacific University; Jordy Araya: Florida Tech; Chase Williams: USC; Jeremy Moussa: University of Hawaii

Baseball: Adrian Banales: Pomona Pitzer; Aaron De La Torre: University of Sioux Falls; Jack Drury: California Baptist University; Brandon Gutierrez: Cal State San Bernardino

Girls Volleyball: Dejah Dade: University of California Riverside; Hailey Gomez: Arkansas Pine Bluff

Girls Soccer: Delanie McKeon: Austin Peay State University; Allie Poole: Cal State Fullerton; Sydney Studer: Oregon State; Jasmine Walker: Grambling State.

Girls Softball: Madelyn Ruffin: Long Beach State; Amanda Argomaniz: George Mason University; McKenna Batterton: Florida Gulf Coast; Hayley DiMase: University of Redlands; Hannah Tenberge: Mid America Nazarene University; Kristen Lucas: Butler College; Janna Helberg: College of Charleston

Track & Field: Breanna Bernard-Joseph: USC

Cheerleading: Janae Magpale: California Baptist University; Ashley Padilla: California Baptist University

 

 

 

Strong into the Night

Pastor Rob Norris

He who trusts in the LORD will be exalted. Proverbs 29:25

In September 1939, Great Britain allied with France and several other alarmed countries in declaring war on Hitler’s Germany, which had invaded Poland in its intended march toward global domination. By the end of the year, anxieties throughout England remained on high alert; everyone was fearful of bombing and invasion.

When King George VI sat down before two large microphones to make his Christmas Day speech to the nation, he was dressed in his official uniform as Admiral of the Fleet. With so many parts of the world facing an uncertain future, his goal was to reassure the people that their nation was prepared and able and their cause right and just.

“A new year is at hand,” the king said. “We cannot tell what it will bring. If it brings peace, how thankful we shall all be. If it brings us continued struggle, we shall remain undaunted.”

Then, turning to some lines of poetry his wife had recently shared with him, he concluded his speech with these words, which are a fitting close to our year together. They offer a word of encouragement that–we hope–will settle your hearts amid the troubles of our own era in history. These lines are from “The Gate of the Year,” a poem written in 1908 by Minnie Louise Haskins:

I said to the man who stood at the gate of the year
“Give me a light that I may tread safely into the unknown.”
And he replied, “Go into the darkness and put your hand into the hand of God
That shall be to you better than light and safer than a known way!”

Live It

As you make the turn to a new year, what are you facing that needs you to sink your hand more deeply into God’s hand?

Pray

Pray for one another that as you embark upon a new year, God will grant you and your family His favor.

Meeting @ 10:00 at River Heights Intermediate School 7227 Scholar Way, Eastvale CA.

Trusting and believing with you.

Pastor Rob

 

I Want To Be In Love

By Anthony Saude

Feeling mesmerized, thinking about someone without trying.  Can’t get her off of my mind, her eyes, her touch, the way her smile lights up a room.  She makes my heart expand, it grows and wants to  be filled with the feelings that that everybody tells me about love. It always seems just out of reach; just on the other side of lonely is where I am told it is. It should belong to me, to all of us, shouldn’t it?

I am told that it is a feeling that lifts you up when you are down, makes you happy when you are sad and can even save your life. That perfect feeling that has eluded me for so many years it came and went so quickly that I barely even felt anything at all. Where does it go? When will it return?

One day it dawned on me that it would never stay for long, it is just a feeling and feelings are fleeting after all, right? Wrong. Love is not a feeling it is an action that I am responsible for showing. It is not something that I am owed by anyone or that I even deserve. Love is something that I can give every day of my life without expecting anything in return. That is a feeling that nobody can take away from me no matter the circumstance.

Love is shown in the way we treat somebody else not in the way somebody treats us. Love when given honestly and freely will always come back to us but if it doesn’t does that mean that we shouldn’t love? Are we called to be loved or  to love that is the question that so many seem to answer incorrectly. If everybody just showed love with actions all the time then nobody would be feeling unloved. How much would that change the world?

Thank you to my wife and children for showing me the difference between a feeling and an action. Love is a gift to be given and if in turn you receive it, then you are doing something right.

 

Men Of Impakt

By Anthony Saude

We are going to start the New Year off with a new column here in the Eastvale Publication. Men of Impakt started as a bible study group that meets every Saturday Morning for 6:30-8 a.m. at Starbucks on De Palma Ave off of the 15 freeway, Indian Truck Trail exit. Due to the impact that has made in my life I decided that we need to recognize some of the real heroes in this country, men of impact. So every week I host an internet Radio Show on Thursday afternoon on Hope Radio 24/7 from 5-6 p.m it is also broadcast live on Facebook. The men I have as guests are making a positive impact in the lives of their families, community or even the world. You see, the real heroes in this world aren’t found on the stage, court, field or the Forbes 500 list, that doesn’t mean that they don’t exist there. Are you treating you wife kindly? Are you treating your children kindly? Do you love your neighbor? Are you happy about what you have or do you dwell on what you don’t?

Men in this country are under attack and mostly for good reason but with divorce, drug addiction and pornography, to name a few, being at an all time high a lot have not learned how to be a good man. The show is just a reminder that there are good men out there in our everyday lives. Men willing to put in the work and help some of the men out that may have come from a home with no role model or a bad one.

On December 4th I had Robert Fultz as a guest, a pastor at Saddleback Church in Corona, whose hometown was Charlottesville Virginia. We talked about the existence of racism and in this country and the lack of real discussions we have about it, discussions that revolve around information and not emotions. December 21st saw Cannon Pearson an attorney and business man who has been married for 22 years. We talked about goals in our personal life and our marriage. He said it is normal for us to set goals at the workplace and about money but we don’t set goal for our marriage. On December 28th a young man name Parker Ray became my first returning guest. He came back after his first semester of college to discuss the challenges that college has for his faith, his resolve and having a girlfriend that lives so far away.

You can listen to all of the recorded live shows at http://www.hoperadio247.com there are lots of other shows on the website that bring hope to many different walk of life.

 

Norco College Offers Degrees to Prisoners

By Anthony Saude

Norco – There are seven rows of desk that seat 23 Norco College students, all men all dressed with the same blue shirts and pants. Does college have a uniform these days? No the shirts the men wear all have “CDCR prisoner” printed on them. Each one of these college students are actually inmates at the California Rehabilitation Center in Norco, a medium security prison on the grounds of the former Lake Norconian Resort.

Norco College formed an alliance with the prison in February of 2016 to make college degrees for these men available. The core mission of the College in Norco has always been to educate the historically under-served populations. The college is just continuing to follow their core mission statement with the prison for no other reason other than it is right in their own backyard.

One student Robert Beebe, 41, dropped out of his Norwalk high school in the ninth grade. He got involved in gangs at a young age and served two, two-year terms in prison in the 90’s. Ultimately he was arrested for attempted murder and he is now in his 19th year of a 20 year sentence.

Beebe, got his GED while in solitary confinement and has been moving in a positive direction ever since. Beebe got out of the gangs, changed his whole mindset and will be living somewhere different when he is released. He has already earned an associate’s degree in theological studies while in prison. He plans to earn his associate’s degree in business by the spring of 2018. That will take 6 months off of his sentence.

The warden shows his support to the men and their efforts by having a graduation ceremony twice a year for GED and vocations. He works in the prison’s plumbing department. He would use his degree and experience to start a business installing ornamental koi ponds and waterfalls.

A lot of these men just made some bad choices but have been committed to turning their life around since the day they were convicted. This type of program shows them that people do care and there is hope and love out there for them.

Norco College’s original plan was to start offering classes in the fall of 2018 that just wasn’t fast enough for the official’s at the prison. The wanted it to happen immediately so the college made it happen.

Prisoners who take part in an educational program are 43 percent less likely to return to prison says a 2013 RAND Corporation report.  They’re 13 percent more likely to get a job. The report also says that for every $1 invested in prison education save the taxpayers $4 to $5 after prisoners are released.

105 students enrolled this fall, all of them with 10 years or less left on their sentences. Giving prisoners vocational skills gives them hope and options other than committing crimes.

The college hasn’t had any trouble with finding faculty members to take part in the program. They are knocking down the administration’s doors asking them to pick their major. They don’t focus on the crimes committed only on helping them make a new life for themselves. They understand that there is a danger there but that what they are dealing with are human beings that made a bad choice or choices in their lives.

 

Eastvale Academy, One Place, Many Opportunities

By Anthony Saude

Eastvale – City of Eastvale has more than 12,000 school age children and simply not enough after school program are out there for parents to take advantage of. That is where Eastvale Academy is stepping in to fill the gap with a beautiful exceptionally equipped education center. It is designed to keep kids safe, improve academic performance, and promote student well-being. “It is our belief that a center of this caliber is an absolute necessity for any community”, said the center director, Helen Tan.

Eastvale Academy is privately owned and operated by several education institutions, with over 30 years of experience in art, music and language education. “We are a Youth education center, we proudly provide high quality education in art, language, music, dance, math, engineering for kids and homework support”, says Tan  We offer a safe, structured and fun environment for children of all ages.

The Center is conveniently located in the Goodman Business Park, a part of the commerce center in the city of Eastvale. This will optimize the access the surrounding families. The center is a beautiful architecturally designed center with 10 spacious classrooms, 2 dance studios, and a spacious indoor play area. Enrichment classes will be offered in the mornings.

After school programs will be available during the critical hours of need between 3pm and 6pm for homework Support and Academic Tutoring. Private lessons, small group classes, Individual Studies, and Special Workshops are available for students in need.

“We believe that our Music, Art, Language and Enrichment Classes will give students a positive outlet to express their artistic independence and creativity says,” Tan.  We want to make sure our students have the best opportunity to become academically successful and have wider variety of knowledge than regular school is able to offer. Our age-appropriate and sequential curriculums were designed to develop a student’s talents, critical thinking skills, creative confidence and self-esteem.

Eastvale Academy is passionate about the parents being able to save time and money. The students and the parents will enjoy the Learning Benefits of:

Small Class Sizes

Qualified & Experienced Instructors

Loving and Caring Atmosphere

Wide and Varied Curriculum

Individual Education Plans

Spacious and Safe Facility

The after school program is dedicated to giving exceptional support to the working families of the City of Eastvale by providing practical solutions for tutoring by qualified professionals on all subjects. Our focus is to ensure students receive the knowledge, encouragement and support they need to grow into confident and accomplished lifelong learners.  We are offering a 10% introductory offer on this program for a limited time.” said Tan. Our brand new beautiful facility offers academic based program with structured activities Monday-Friday for kids K-6h grade that include:

Homework Help

Advance Math Workshop

Art and Crafts Project

Computer Lab

Team Work

Recreational Time

Field Trips, Holiday Parties

Healthy Snack

Eastvale Academy

5337 Hamner Ave Ste. 701-705

Eastvale CA 91752

For more information you can call 951-456-0518

Website is www.eastvale-academy.com

Email: info@eastvale-academy.com