Photo caption: Incumbent Club Trustee Leticia Garcia swears in the 2024 leadership team: (left to right) 1st VP Roxanne Rios, President Tim Prince, Trustee Leticia Garcia, 2nd VP Mark Alvarez, SB Valley Water Conservation District Board Member, Club Trustee and George E. Brown, Jr. Peace Award recipient Col. David Raley (Ret.) and Treasurer Ladd Seekins. Also present but not in the photo were Parliamentarian Gil Navarro and Trustee Christian Shaughnessy.
SAN BERNARDINO, CALIF. — The San Bernardino Democratic Luncheon Club swore in its 2024 leadership team on Saturday, February 24, at the San Bernardino Elks Lodge. Six officers and three trustees took the oath of office.
Founded in 1993, the Democratic Luncheon Club of San Bernardino (DLCSB) is the Inland Empire’s largest and most active Democratic club. Over a hundred members and guests attended the affair, which featured comments from several candidates for local and statewide offices.
Following the invocation by Stephanie Liggins, the Pledge of Allegiance led by San Bernardino Valley College professor Dr. Ed Millican, the singing of The National Anthem led by James M. Smith and incoming President Timothy Prince’s welcome, Trustee Leticia Chavez introduced the distinguished guests and then lunch was served.
Six officers and three trustees comprise the leadership of the Club each year. Officers serve for one year and trustees for three. The club’s 2024 officers are Timothy Prince, President; Roxanne Rios, First Vice President, Programs; Mark Alvarez, Second Vice President, Membership; John Fisher, Secretary; Ladd Seekins, Treasurer; and Gil Navarro, Parliamentarian.
Incumbent Trustees Leticia Garcia and David Raley welcomed Christian Shaughnessy, the newly elected Trustee. Shaughnessy is a candidate for San Bernardino City Council, Ward 3, the southernmost city ward. Shaughnessy also serves as President of the Young Democrats of San Bernardino.
Among the politicians who spoke, San Bernardino Sixth Ward Council Member Kimberly Calvin gave an especially stirring acceptance speech upon receiving a special plaque recognizing her “unfailing service & support of the Democratic Party.” Calvin teared up as she recounted the challenges she has had to surmount to move San Bernardino forward.
Photo caption: San Bernardino Sixth Ward Councilmember Kimberly Calvin accepts the Democratic Luncheon Club’s Democrat of the Year 2024 recognition award.
“I am truly honored to have been named Democrat of the Year by the Democratic Luncheon Club of San Bernardino… In my role as Councilmember of San Bernardino’s Ward 6, I will continue to work for the betterment of all community members and the voice for those who consider themselves to be voiceless, as that is the Democratic way!”
After all the speeches and recognitions, “We had over two dozen prizes plus the 50/50 opportunity drawing, with David Raley and Carol Robb as the biggest winners who required a cart for their haul… All the attendees felt good about their Party’s chances for success in the upcoming March 5th primary,” said Prince.
Photo caption: Plaque honoring San Bernardino Sixth Ward Councilmember Kimberly Calvin for her service to the Democratic Party and the City of San Bernardino.
American Girl Doll Collection. Many are available for check out at the San Bernardino City libraries.
After a two-year hiatus due to Covid, youngsters will again indulge in Afternoon Tea and snacks with the American Girl Doll collection thanks to the San Bernardino City Library Foundation
(San Bernardino, Calif.) The British may have invented the “afternoon tea,” but on August 6, the Dr. Mildred Dalton Henry Elementary School will host a much more diverse variation on this old English tradition, with the American Girl Doll collection, thanks to the San Bernardino City Library Foundation.
The tea starts at 12:00 noon on the sixth of August at Dr. Mildred Dalton Henry Elementary School, 1250 W. 14th Street, San Bernardino. Refreshments and an educational program will be delivered by the University of California’s local Master Gardner/Master Preserver program.
After a two-year hiatus due to Covid, youngsters will indulge in tea and snacks being served by dutiful adults who stand ready to ensure that the children have a delightful time. The annual event attracts children and their parents from the Greater San Bernardino Area.
Cheryl R. Brown, Board Member
“American Girl dolls represent the cultures of San Bernardino. Each one is unique, and the variety always finds favor with attendees—both kids and adults,” said Cheryl Brown, San Bernardino City Library Foundation Board member.
Brown adds, “The library’s American Girl Doll collection reflects the ethnic diversity of our community and youngsters can check out dolls that look like them. They can even customize them using the accessories that come with each doll.”
All year round, children can check out an American Girl Doll kit, at San Bernardino City Library’s that includes one of several ethnically diverse dolls, a carrying case, accessories, a book about the doll, and a journal.
The program provides an engaging learning experience that provides a glimpse into different time periods in American history through each doll’s story and a chance for children to write about their own adventures.
The doll collection and the annual tea are both made possible thanks to the generous support of the people and organizations of San Bernardino that take delight in giving children entertaining educational experiences.
San Bernardino City Library Foundation partners include Edison International, the Irvine Foundation, the Inland Empire Community Foundation, and the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians.
San Bernardino City Foundation Board President Arlington Rodgers
“We had to suspend our in-person tea event during the Covid pandemic, but now that things have calmed down, we are eager to again welcome the public to our version of ‘afternoon tea’,” says Foundation President Arlington Rodgers.
A reservation is required to attend. The deadline for registration is Wednesday, August 3rd, BUT people who want to register up to the 5th are encouraged to try and sign up anyway, as if there are spaces still available, they will be accommodated.
To make your reservation call (909) 381-8211, by August 1, 2022, leave contact information and how many reservations. Participants are requested to call early.
The mission of the San Bernardino City Library Foundation is to make sure that our public libraries continue to be places where everyone in the community can gather, learn, grow, and interact.
Since 1995, the San Bernardino City Library Foundation has provided the San Bernardino Public Library system with the financial support it needs to provide new books for patrons, offer free tutoring for all academic levels, provide patrons with access to e-books and audio books, and provide innovative programs like a Makerspace and the American Girl Doll program.
Board members include Arlington C. Rodgers, Jr. President, Cheryl R. Brown, Vice President— Community Relations, Mary Kay De Crescenzo, Vice President-Operations, Debra A. Fields, Secretary, Timothy Prince, Director.
Local historian and San Bernardino Sun newspaper columnist Nicholas Cataldo will be on hand to present “Reading Between the Lines: The History of San Bernardino Libraries” at the annual meeting of the San Bernardino City Library Foundation Board on June 14th. The meeting is open to the public.
“We’re delighted to have Nicholas Cataldo present a history of San Bernardino libraries,” says Foundation Board President Arlington Rodgers.
(San Bernardino, Calif.) Local historian and San Bernardino Sun newspaper columnist Nicholas Cataldo will be on hand to present “Reading Between the Lines: The History of San Bernardino Libraries” at the annual meeting of the San Bernardino City Library Foundation Board on June 14th. The meeting is open to the public.
Cataldo is a retired San Bernardino teacher who writes a monthly column about local history, covering people, places and events that are eye-opening and entertaining. He volunteered for 10 years in the California Room at the downtown Feldheym Library and was always ready to share interesting anecdotes about the greater San Bernardino area’s history.
San Bernardino City Foundation Board President Arlington Rodgers
“We’re delighted to have Nicholas Cataldo present a history of San Bernardino libraries,” says Foundation Board President Arlington Rodgers. “It’s always a pleasure to read his column and it’s going to be especially good to hear him provide details about San Bernardino’s first library and all its branches.”
Cataldo will cover Andrew Carnegie’s (1835–1919) worldwide library founding movement that ran from 1883 to 1929 and resulted in 2,509 libraries opening to the public, one of which was here in San Bernardino. In the summer of 1904, San Bernardino’s first public library opened, thanks to a $20,000 gift from the Carnegie Foundation two years earlier. That original gift would amount to over $672,000 in 2022 dollars, according to the CPI Inflation Calculator.
Cataldo’s presentation will also include historical coverage of the people whose names grace all four of the library branches.
The meeting starts at 5:30 PM in the Mary Belle Kellogg Room of the Norman F. Feldheym Library at 555 West 6th Street, San Bernardino. A light meal will be served, and seating is limited. For more information, call (909) 381-8211.
The mission of the San Bernardino City Library Foundation is to make sure that our public libraries continue to be places where everyone in the community can gather, learn, grow, and interact.
Since 1995, the San Bernardino City Library Foundation has provided the San Bernardino Public Library system with the financial support it needs to provide new books for patrons, offer free tutoring for all academic levels, provide patrons with access to e-books and audio books, and provide innovative programs like a Makerspace and the American Girl Doll program.
Board members include Arlington C. Rodgers, Jr. President, Cheryl R. Brown, Vice President— Community Relations, Mary Kay DeCrescenzo, Vice President-Operations, Debra A. Fields, Secretary, Timothy Prince, Director.
