Calimesa Chamber of Commerce held the Calimesa State of the City luncheon at Mesa View Middle School on June 24. The campus multi-purpose room was filled with members of businesses, organizations and residents who arrived on the newly completed road to the school.
Citizens came to the aid of an 83-year-old Yucaipa male driver who was the victim of an attempted carjacking by Glen Dewitt, 24, of Yucaipa on June 24, and detained the combative suspect until law enforcement arrived and made an arrest.
As part of the continued effort to mitigate the impacts of home foreclosures, the city of Yucaipa will be applying to the Department of Housing and Urban Development for funding assistance through the second round of the Neighborhood Stabilization Program. NSP2 funds are authorized under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The Recovery Act is allocating $1.93 billion to NSP2 activities, which include, as a primary goal, the revitalization of targeted neighborhoods negatively affected by abandoned or foreclosed properties.
Yucaipa National Junior League All-Stars (ages 13-14) tuned up for its Fourth of July showdown with rival Yucaipa American by pounding out 20 hits in a 15-5 win over Desert Hot Springs on June 28.
DIGS Volleyball is a year-round recreational volleyball program for boys and girls in kindergarten to eighth grade that focuses on the overall development of volleyball fundamentals. It emphasizes learning and improvement in skills. DIGS Volleyball aims to provide each participant with various skill levels with an equal opportunity to develop fundamental volleyball skills while having fun at the same time. DIGS Volleyball will be held from July 12 to Aug. 9 at Mesa Grande Academy. Visit www.digvolleyball.org.
Yucaipa-Calimesa Amateur Softball Associations’s 12-Under All-Stars are heading to the All-Star State Championship competion Friday, July 10-12 in Lancaster.
Paul and Becky Latawiec started the Party Shoppe 25 years ago. It was then located on Outer Highway 10 and they only had a few tables and chairs. The family business has really grown over the years.
Dennis and Janet Morgan of Morgan’s Creek Nursery sponsored a backyard composting seminar on June 27. Questions were answered by Calimesa resident Carol Hamre who shared what composting is, reasons for composting and what you should add to your compost efforts. Hamre said, “It is fun!”
Yucaipa Valley Chamber of Commerce hosted its monthly luncheon at the Yucaipa Com-munity Center on Thursday, June 18, with great food and an enlightening guest speaker. Following lunch provided by Don Craw of the Gourmet Pizza Shoppe, Yucaipa Sheriff Ser-vice Specialist Sherrie Will-iams introduced chamber mem- bers to the city’s new police captain Lee Hamblin.
We may not be enjoying fireworks in town this year, but until we can again, let’s be safe and sane and celebrate our country without damage to others or ourselves.
The communities of Yucaipa and Calimesa offer residents many free activities to enjoy during the summer. Libraries have weekly programs for youth, concerts are offered for families to gather in the evenings, the senior centers offer events for seniors, Yucaipa has a teen center, the Wildlands Conservancy offers a summer family program every Wednesday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., and the town is abundant with parks.
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