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Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center Plans Seminar on Advanced Care Planning
“Do we really need to talk about it?” Pomona, CA– Perhaps you’ve heard the common replies from loved ones before – “We don’t need to talk about this now.” “We can talk about this later…” “There’s nothing to talk about.” Or, maybe it’s been the most frequent response of “Do we really need to talk [...]
Octavia Spencer Earns Palm Springs Fest’s “Breakthrough Award”
LOS ANGELES, CA- Octavia Spencer will be recognized with the Palm Springs Film Festival’s Breakthrough Performance Award for her role in “The Help,” according to The Hollywood Reporter. “Octavia Spencer is a consummate actress who seamlessly blends her dramatic and comedic talents, creating performances of uncommon depth,” festival chairman Harold Matzner said in announcing the [...]
‘Sweetie Pie’s’ Miss Robbie Shares Her Recipes
The story of Miss Robbie Montgomery and her soul food restaurant in St. Louis, Missouri has created fervent fans. Oprah Winfrey’s OWN has found at least one winning formula in its programming – the reality show “Welcome to Sweetie Pies.” The story of Miss Robbie Montgomery and her family-run soul food restaurant in St. Louis, [...]
Inland Empire is Home to New Gamma Phi Delta Sorority, Inc. Chapter
Rancho Cucamonga,, CA.-November 11, 2011 marked a significant day for Gamma Phi Delta Sorority, Inc. They welcomed Iota Epsilon as a new chapter into their vastly growing sisterhood. “I am extremely excited about the opportunity to share our programs and expand the sorority’s reach to the Southern California communities that we live in,” stated Iota [...]
Surviving the Life: Holidays for the Divorced Dad
Holidays are difficult not only for the children but for the parents as well. It is even more difficult for the father. In the advent of the divorce it is usually the dad who leaves the home and getting back in there is not only awkward but a little hard; it’s not your territory anymore. [...]
School Transportation That Makes The Grade
Before grading different ways to get your kids to school, you may want to separate the transportation safety myths from the facts. Myth: Students are safe no matter how they get to school. Fact: The National Academy of Sciences and the U.S. Department of Transportation agree that school buses are the safest way to transport [...]
AARP Launches Social Security Benefits Calculator
New planning resources help Americans decide when to claim benefits and prepare for retirement Washington, DC- AARP announced the launch of its Social Security Benefits Calculator, a unique interactive tool designed to help people make the complex but critical decision of what is the best age to claim Social Security benefits to meet their financial [...]
Southern California Edison Warns: Never Touch a Downed Power Line
Rosemead, CA–With more wind and rain expected as winter approaches, Southern California Edison (SCE) reminds people to never touch a downed power line. Storms can bring high winds, which may result in downed power lines. Never ever touch a downed line — even if it appears not to be energized. Call 911 to alert emergency [...]
Primm Tabernacle AME Launches 1st Annual Salute to Veterans
By F. Finley McRae Pomona, CA- For the first time in its 115-year history, Pomona’s Primm Tabernacle AME Church will honor heroic African American veterans whose valor has largely been unacknowledged, ignored or unknown. Saluted in the Saturday, November 12 service at the church, 1938 South Towne Avenue, will be the Greater Los Angeles Area [...]
PVHMC’s 9th Annual Celebrating with Style Fashion Show was a Great Success
Pomona, CA- Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center Foundation recently put on a fashion show to benefit the Robert and Beverly Lewis Family Cancer Care Center Endowment Fund at the Double Tree Hotel in Ontario. The 9th Annual Celebrating with Style Fashion Show was a tremendous success and featured only cancer survivors as models. The funds [...]
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