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Eastvale

A Spoon Full of Sugar for All Ages!

WALNUT, CA--Walnut High School of the Arts will present Disney and Cameron Mack-intosh’s Mary Poppins show-ing March 17,18, 23,24, 25 at 7 p.m. in the Performing Arts

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Eastvale Planning Dept To Hear Walmart Proposal

Photo By Mike Armijo

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By Staff Reports

SoCal – Advanced Improvements is an expert in air conditioning and heating, wa-ter heating, water filtration, and solar power. For over 20 years, they have been providing

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Southern California – Get ready to spring forward this week-end as clocks will jump forward by one hour early Sunday morning, March 12 at 2 a.m. The jump for-ward in time pushes sunrise and sunset by an hour from the day before and means an end to dark winter nights, as evenings will see more light. That also means you'll lose an hour of sleep Saturday

BY SARAH ARMIJO Southern California – What does 4%

opposed to 6% really mean? If you’re sell-ing your home, you’ll pay a 6% commis-sion to the realtors. But with Gil Rivera from SellYourCasa.com you’ll only pay 4% for the SAME AMOUNT OF WORK! So if

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Walnut High Presents Mary Poppins

“The application to sell beer and wine is in progress, but not yet approved,” said Martha, a Chino 99 Cent Store employee. see Time page 5

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Chino Teen Undergoes Heart Transplantsee 99Centspage 3

Chino 99 Cents Store Applies For Alcohol License

By Michael Armijo

Chino – A 16-year old sophomore cheerleader at Chino Hills High School un-derwent a heart transplant last Sunday after a month of hospitalization after her condition took a turn for the worse.

Lexi Anderson, who lives in Chino, has been waiting for her new heart, is at Loma Linda Medical Center recov-ering from surgery.

“The most important thing is our daughter’s alive,” Lexi’s fa-ther Todd Anderson told CBS2 Sunday night.

“We are feeling overjoyed, this is a day that’s been long coming,” he added.

Her health battle re-ceived a great deal of attention last month when her c l assma te , Lamello Ball,

scored 92 points in a Chino Hills High School basketball game Feb. 7, and dedicated his performance to her.

The surgery, which lasted 12 hours, was considered a success after the family was in-formed Sunday afternoon that a heart donor match had been found. She went into surgery at 9 pm Sunday night and came out Monday morning at 11 am.

“March 6th will forever be an important date in the life of our family, and in the life of Alexis. It has been a good day, and for the first time in over a month we have more certainty of a future life with Alexis,” fa-ther Todd Anderson wrote on the GoFundMe online fundrais-

By Michael Armijo

Chino – Those of you who have visited the “Smart and Final” shopping center on Central Ave-nue and Philadelphia may have noticed a new sign in the window of the “99 Cents Store”: “Applica-tion to Sell Alcoholic Beverages”.

It’s a growing trend around the state, and nearby states, as Tempe Arizona approved a liquor license. But not so fast here in southern California, as the Chula Vista 99 Cent store’s application was rejected. Two more licenses were sought after, one rejected and one granted. The Lake For-est 99 Cent store may sell beer and wine only, but not at the Foot-

Walnut

By Michael Armijo

Eastvale – The long awaited Walmart project is finally being heard by the Eastvale Planning Commission at a public hear-ing next Wednesday, March 15, at Rosa Parks Elementary School, located at 13830 Whis-pering Hills Drive, Eastvale, 92880.

The meeting will commence at 6 pm and residents will have the opportunity to voice their opinion or comments at the public hearing, to consider the development of the new retail center with a Walmart Store on an approximately 24.68-acre site – Project No. 12-0051. The project site is located at the

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Our Life: Ten Things They Don't Tell You About MarriageBy Sarah Sanchez

I married my best friend this past June, and I believe I’ve settled into the routine of my new married life. I can look back over the last year and honestly say that no one pre-pared me and my husband for marriage. Even though we took a pre-marital course and were given advice from family and friends, there are still things that no one told us about.

Now don’t get me wrong, I love my husband and I love our marriage. This is not a com-plaining session, but an infor-mative piece. If I had been giv-en this list before the wedding, I don’t think I would have been so shocked with the changes. So pass this along to any en-gaged or newly married cou-ples you may know, and you’ll save them a few surprises.

#10 – Develop And Main-tain Certain Household Roles: My husband and I see marriage in the old fashioned way, so I went into this union expecting to be ‘wife of the year’ by doing all the cooking, cleaning, and laundry. And whether he knew it or not, I expected my husband to do the dirty work (i.e. taking out the trash, cleaning the patio, killing any and all insects inside the house, etc.). In the first year of marriage, you will discover what your roles are and you will learn what to expect of each other. The nice part of this is that if either of us switches roles for a day – I come home to a clean house, or he comes home to a clean patio (bug-free!) – it becomes a nice treat.

#9 – Practice Makes Per-fect When Learning Your Role: So, after burning and cutting almost every finger, get-ting bleach spots on clothes, shrinking my husband’s t-shirts, and forgetting to dust the house, I can now say I finally got used to my wife-role. Who-ever is in charge of maintaining the house in your relationship, try to learn all of this before you get married. Trust me. I have the battle wounds to prove it.

#8 — Beware Of Becoming Your Parents: Parents tend to have certain habits that were easy to complain about. Well, beware, because you will find yourself executing those same habits without even realizing it. I got the chills the day I start-ed accidentally banging all the pots as I was cleaning the kitchen, the same way my mom used to late at night when we were trying to go to sleep. And the day I uttered my dad’s fa-mous answer to everything, “I’ll make it work,” was the day I realized I was becoming my parents. We grew up watching their habits and hearing their phrases, so naturally, we will repeat them. If you would rath-er avoid this, then just be aware of your actions throughout your marriage and remember to take your parents’ good habits and leave the bad ones.

#7 – Communication And Compromise Are Key: Marriage is about becoming one unit, and this “all for one, one for all” mentality can be a little tough to get used to. You will be making sacrific-es throughout your marriage, mainly because it’s not just about you anymore; it’s all about the “we”. You are a team now and you need to constantly be on the same page. But if you communicate and compromise with one another, then both of you can be happy with the de-cisions that are made.

#6 – You Will Become One; But So Does Your Bank Ac-count: If you and your spouse put all your money into a joint bank account, all of it now be-longs to both of you, which means you have to learn to budget EVERYTHING. This can be tough because budget-ing your money makes you re-alize how much you need to cut down on going out to eat, and how much groceries and gaso-line really cost. My suggestion is to print out a budget sheet online, fill it out every month, and – oddly enough – actual-ly follow it by writing down (or typing out) every expense you make every single day. Dave Ramsey has an awesome book and class you can take that will benefit you as well.

#5 – Men And Women Are Wired Differently: This particular point actually became quite clear to us after reading a daily devotional called, “The Love and Respect Experience,” by Dr. Emerson Eggerichs. We learned that men and wom-en are very different in almost every aspect: emotionally, physically, sexually, etc. As ex-pressed in the book, a way to look at it is that women wear pink glasses and hearing aids, and men wear blue glasses and hearing aids. When you are in a disagreement, men occasionally need to put on the pink glasses and hearing aids, and women occasionally have to put on the blue glasses and hearing aids, in order to under-stand how the other is feeling. Sometimes it’s just about per-spective.

#4 — When You Say ‘I Do’, You Marry The Family Too: When you get married, it’s a package deal, meaning the in-laws come along with the spouse. Therefore, it’s better to put your differences aside and try to be civil with one another. A trick my husband and I use is that we confront our own fam-ilies, and not our in-laws. For example, if the problem is with my side of the family, then I will be the one to confront the fami-ly member. But if the problem is with my husband’s side of the family, then he will be the one to confront the family member. That way, the relationships with our in-laws aren’t jeopardized with the confrontation. The bot-tom line is to try to find a way to keep the peace and don’t let the little things bother you. Also, remember that every fam-ily is different, so the way your in-laws act may be very differ-ent than the way you grew up. It’s not wrong, just different; keep that in mind.

#3 – Pick Your Battles: There is a difference between a disagreement and a fight. From my experience, disagreements are more about bickering back and forth, while fights are the escalated form of a disagree-ment. Fights usually include some form of yelling at each other; perhaps a slammed door or two. My advice is to pick your battles, otherwise you’ll fight about the most ridiculous things. Unfortunately, our first real fight as a married couple was about boxes. No underly-ing issues. Just boxes. Every-body is entitled to their opinion, and there will be conflicts in your marriage; so aim for dis-agreements, not fights.

#2 – Learn to Embrace Your Spouse’s Differences: You have to remember that you are two very different people who grew up in very different homes. There are certain habits, flaws, and pet peeves your spouse will have that may be very different from what you are used to. As long as their habits aren’t hurting anyone, life will be much easier for you if you learn to accept your spouse’s differences instead

of trying to change them. You know how hard it is to change your own behavior, even when you want to. So the pressure increases significantly when someone else wants you to change a behavior that you’d rather not. Refer to #3.

#1 – Your Spouse Is Not – And Will Never Be – The Same Person You Married: This is the number one thing that they don’t tell you about marriage. It sounds bad, but it doesn’t have to be. One of the most common reasons people get divorced is because their spouse is “not the same person they married”. But we forget that every relationship has phases. For example, you start with the person you date (on best behavior); then comes the person you’re engaged to (you still know the person, but the façade starts to crack a bit); and finally, you end up with the person you marry (where, oh where, is my fiancé?). So if you go into the marriage know-ing there will be changes, your expectations will be better bal-anced. I’ve only been mar-ried to my husband for eight months, and I can honestly say we both have already changed since the day we got married. I learn new things about him every day, even with dating him for four years prior. He has new dreams, new goals, and new personality traits I’ve nev-er seen before. He’s noticed the same in me, too, and that’s okay, because we married each other for who we were to become, not the people we were at that moment. You can be very different, and still grow together, which is the goal any-way.

Marriage is an amazing ex-perience and I wouldn’t trade it for anything. Yes, by the list above, it is tough and there is a lot of learning you have to do. But once you get it down, it’s so wonderful to have someone who cares for you, who loves you, who supports you, and is there by your side through all of life’s adventures. For better or worse… “The best is yet to be, come marry me.” ■

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Planes of Fame

WHAT: Open to the public, Planes of Fame Air Muse-um (Chino, CA) presents its monthly Living History Flying Day on March 4, 2017, featur-ing the North American P-51 Mustang. A speaker panel of distinguished aviation experts, historians and veterans is featured, followed by a ques-tion & answer period and flight demonstration when possible. The North American P-51 Mustang will be on display and perform a flight demonstra-tion. At 12:00 noon, the Raffle Flight will occur. Become a member to enter the Raffle. All members are eligible to enter the Raffle, but you must be present to win. Distinguished veterans, aviation experts, and historians constitute the presentation panel. Stay tuned for announcement of special

REGULAR EVENTS:Alcohol and Addiction

Intervention InformationWhen: Third Tuesday, monthly at 6 p.m.Where: Aurora Charter Oak Hospital, 1161 E. Covina Blvd., CovinaDetails: Free information ses-sions about the intervention process, a powerful tool to combat alcoholism and addic-tion. Attendees can expect to learn what the intervention process consists of, when an intervention is appropriate, and what local resources are avail-able. Space is limited and res-ervations are recommended.Contact: Call (626) 859-5269, or visit www.charteroakhospital.com.

Free Acupuncture for Veterans, Active Military,

First RespondersWhen: Every Tuesday at 5 p.m.

speakers. Kevin Thompson (POF Moderator and Aviation Historian) moderates and joins in the presentation.

WHEN: Saturday, March 4, 2017, 10am–12 noon: Speaker program & flight demonstra-tion. Museum doors open at 9:00am.

WHERE: Planes of Fame Air Museum, 7000 Merrill Avenue #17, Chino, CA 91710

WHY: It is the Mission of Planes of Fame Air Museum to pre-serve aviation history, inspire interest in aviation, educate the public, and honor aviation pioneers and veterans. The Museum sponsors regular events in the form of inspira-tional experiences, educational presentations, flight demonstra-tions, and airshows in fulfillment of this mission.to win.

Where: 12598 Central Avenue, Unit 113, Chino, CA 91710.Cost: FreeContact: (909) 590-4183 or www.healingcirclecommuni-tyacupuncture.com

Jack Newe’s Farmers Market sponsored by SGV Regional

Chamber of CommerceWhen: Every Saturday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.Where: Mt. San Antonio College Campus, Parking Lot B, 1100 N. Grand Avenue, WalnutCost: Free Admission/Parking Features: Seasonal organic produce, breads and cakes, olive oils, cheese and spreads, a variety of nursery plants, hand-crafted items and jewelry, fresh-popped Kettle Corn and grilled food plates.Contact: (909) 869-0701

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Pomona Inner City Home-less Ministry Dinner

When: Saturday, March 18 2017, 5 pm -7 pmWhere: First Baptist Church, 601 N. Garey Ave., Pomona Why: Come help serve the homeless and economical-ly disadvantaged at monthly dinners. Volunteers meet in E202 (2nd Floor) at 12 noon for prayer/devotion, followed by orientation, clothing and hygiene kit distribution, and instruction for serving dinner to the homeless. Ministry ends by 5:30 p.m.

Paws At The ParkWhen: Saturday, March 11, 2017Where: Vila Borba Park, 17001 Amadora Dr., Chino HillsCost: FREE

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hill Ranch store on Towne Centre Drive, a city commission has de-cided.

Requests made by the stores in January for waivers that would allow them to sell alcohol-ic beverages to custom-ers were denied in this month by Development Services Director Gayle Ackerman. Such waivers are an option for busi-nesses in tracts deemed “saturated” by the ABC, which makes such deter-minations based on pop-ulation.

99 Cent Only store in Chula Vista was rejected by the community and subsequent-ly the Chula Vista Police Depart-ment.

Applications to the Department of the Alcoholic Beverage Control for certain alcohol licenses in cen-sus tracts with an oversaturation of licenses or high crime rates (over 120 percent), require an in-vestigation by law enforcement to determine if the business would be a necessity or convenience to the community.

Chula Vista police Det. Jesse Vicente, who oversees these types of licenses, said Friday his team re-jected the request to sell alcohol at the Third Avenue and Moss Street location because it didn’t meet cri-teria to be deemed necessary or

convenient to the public. “We want to be a convenient

store,” said Manuel Becerra, district manager for 99 Cents Only accord-ing to the San Diego Tribune. “You come to the store and you find ev-erything you need.”

Wine is sold at a discount, but more than a dollar, at 99 Cents Only stores because they buy in bulk, a 99 Cent spokesperson said. The chain has been expanding beer and wine sales across the country.

Chino 99 cents store applies for alcohol license99Cents from page 1

St. Patrick's Day

History 101Courtesy History.com

St. Patrick’s Day is celebrat-ed on March 17, the saint’s religious feast day and the anniversary of his death in the fifth century. The Irish have ob-served this day as a religious holiday for over 1,000 years. On St. Patrick’s Day, which falls during the Christian season of Lent, Irish families would tra-ditionally attend church in the morning and celebrate in the afternoon. Lenten prohibitions against the consumption of meat were waived and people would dance, drink and feast–on the traditional meal of Irish bacon and cabbage.

Today, people of all back-grounds celebrate St. Patrick’s

Day, especially throughout the United States, Canada and Australia. Although North America is home to the largest productions, St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated in many other loca-tions far from Ireland, including Japan, Singapore and Russia.

In modern-day Ireland, St. Patrick’s Day was traditionally been a religious occasion. In fact, up until the 1970s, Irish laws mandated that pubs be closed on March 17. Begin-ning in 1995, however, the Irish government began a national campaign to use interest in St. Patrick’s Day to drive tourism and showcase Ireland and Irish culture to the rest of the world. Today, approximately 1 million people annually take part in Ire-land ‘s St. Patrick’s Festival in Dublin, a multi-day celebration featuring parades, concerts, outdoor theater productions and fireworks shows. ■

Chino teen undergoes heart transplantTransplant from page 1ing page, set up to help with medical costs. Agape Miracles Org posted Anderson’s com-ments on his behalf.

Todd Anderson’s posted that Lexi’s new heart began beating after the surgery, but there were some complications with bleed-ing. Surgeons kept her in the op-erating room for an additional six hours to manage the blood loss. For now, Lexi is being given her blood transfusions to deal with the loss.

The donor match came as she had a difficult Saturday and had to be shocked seven times over the course of the day, Todd An-

derson wrote.According to a Facebook post

from her father, Todd Anderson first discovered his daughter not breathing Feb. 3. Her parents performed CPR until paramedics could take over. She was revived and rushed to the emergency room with a rare heart condition that put her on the transplant list.

An ECMO machine, which pumps and oxygenates a pa-tient’s blood, kept Lexi alive while the family waited. She had emer-gency surgery Feb. 7, right be-fore Chino Hills basketball player Ball scored 92 points in a game against Los Osos High, sparking lively debate online and sports talk shows about the all-offense showing. Afterward, the soph-

omore and UCLA commit said he dedicated the game to Lexi, according to local reports. “92 points #love4lexi,” Ball tweeted.

Doctors planned to lessen Lexi’s reliance on a breathing tube Tuesday, which will mark the beginning to a long recovery process, Todd Anderson wrote. He also noted that she’s been in ICU for over a month and will face physical therapy and reha-bilitation.

As of Thursday afternoon, the GoFundMe page has brought in more than $77,774 for the fam-ily to assist in their medical costs. According to the GoFundMe ac-count, the family is trying to raise $500,000 to cover medical bills.

“Since the moment it first start-

ed beating at 3:50 am on Mon-day, March 6th, Lexi’s new heart has beat approximately 440,640 times.,” wrote Anderson on Lexi’s Facebook account. “We are thankful for each and every con-traction.”

“Another momentous thing happened today. Lexi sat up! She had her first dose of phys-ical therapy today, and the main objective for today was to sit Lexi upright. This was done with assistance from the phys-ical therapist, and Lexi sat up-right for about 10 minutes. This was a big accomplishment that left Lexi feeling exhausted. She has been lying in a hos-pital bed for over one month,” added Anderson.

The Andersons attribute their success to God and their

faith in Jesus.“In the book of James,

James completes this thought, and describes life as a vapor. Life without God is a danger-ous game...an endless ‘chas-ing after the wind.’ He con-cludes that we need to bring God into our planning, and let Him have ultimate control. ‘Come now, you who say, To-day or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, spend a year there, buy and sell, and make a profit;’ whereas you do not know what will happen to-morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanish-es away. Instead you ought to say, ‘If the Lord wills, we shall live and do this or that.’ (James 4:13-15)” Anderson wrote. ■

The 99 Cents Only stores be-gan selling beer and wine in 1983, shortly after the first store opened, spokeswoman Sarah Correa said. While one Mesa store obtained a liquor license in 2000 and anoth-er surrendered its license about a decade ago, the rest of the approx-imately 20 stores that applied for li-

censes did so this year, according to Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses and Control data.

Dollar stores may have a challenge that other retailers that sell alcohol do not because they often are neighborhood stores, he said. Some communities have re-sisted the addition of

alcohol to dollar-store shelves, according to news reports.

“The application to sell beer and wine is in progress, but not yet approved,” said Martha, a Chino 99 Cent Store employee. “But the one in Pomona currently sells alco-hol, you can go there to purchase,” she added. For more information, or to provide input, contact the Riverside ABC District Office at 951.782.4400, or write to them at 3737 Main Street Suite 900, Riv-erside CA 92501. ■

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Daylight savings

night into Sunday morning.The U.S. implemented Day-

light Saving Time in March 1918, with the official reason that setting clocks an hour ahead would save fuel and money. Researchers have found, however, that the practice may not be worth the trouble.

According to a 2011 report, electricity consumption grew as much as 4% after some Indiana counties began observing Daylight Saving Time.

Not every state observes Day-light Saving. Although it is a stan-dard practice across the U.S. and much of the world, both Arizona and Hawaii have opted out of observing Daylight Saving Time. Several other states have debated staying on standard time through-out the year, like Illinois and Mich-igan, while others like Florida and New Mexico have consid-ered staying on Daylight Saving throughout the year, according to a report in the Washington Post.

Springing forward can help re-set your sleep schedule as your routine is shifted, which can keep you on your toes. Or it could just steal an hour of sleep, depending on how you look at it. Either way, don’t forget to “Spring Forward” this weekend! ■

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The jack-of-all trades, Bert, in-troduces us to England in 1910 and the troubled Banks family.

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Mary Poppins takes the chil-dren on many magical and mem-orable adventures, but Jane and Michael aren't the only ones upon whom she has a profound effect.

Even grown-ups can learn a lesson or two from the nanny who advises that "Anything can happen if you let it."

Based on the books by P.L. Travers and the classic Walt Dis-ney film, Mary Poppins delight-ed Broadway audiences for over 2,500 performances and received nominations for nine Olivier and seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical.

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Lean Mean Chicken and Greens

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By HelloFresh

Cooking Time: 30 min.Servings: 2Nutrition: Calories: 659Ingredients:• Lemon- 1• Garlic- 2 Cloves• Shallot- 1• Rosemary- ¼ oz.• Parsley- ¼ oz.• Ykn Gold Potatoes- 12 oz.• Chicken Breasts- 12 oz.• Arugula- 4 oz.• Dried Cranberries- 1 oz.• Walnuts- 1 oz.Preparation:1. Prep and Boil potatoes. Wash and

dry all produce. Cut potatoes into ¾-inch cubes. Place in a medium pot with enough salted water to cover by 2 inches. Bring to a boil and cook until tender, 10-12 minutes, then drain. Meanwhile, zest and halve lemon. Mince garlic. Halve, peel, and mince shallot. Strip rosemary from stems. Chop leaves until you have 1 tsp. Finely chop parsley.

2. Butterfly chicken. With your hand on top of one chicken breast, cut ¾ of the way, parallel to the cutting board, stopping before you slice it completely. Repeat with other breast. Place chicken in a medium bowl with juice of one lemon half, half the garlic, and a large drizzle of olive oil. Sea-

son with salt and pepper. Toss to coat and set aside to marinate.

3. Make gremolata. In a small bowl, combine parsley, lemon zest, and a pinch of the remaining garlic. Stir in a large drizzle of olive oil. Season with salt and pepper.

4. Cook chicken. Heat a drizzle of olive oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Remove chicken from marinade, shak-ing off excess, and add to pan. Cook until browned and no longer pink in center, 3-4 minutes per side. Remove from pan and set aside to rest 5 minutes. TIP: Cover chicken with aluminum foil to keep warm.

5. Crisp potatoes. While chicken rests, toss together potatoes, rosemary, shallot, remaining garlic, and a drizzle of olive oil in same pan over medium-high heat. Cook until fragrant and starting to brown at edg-es, 3-4 minutes, stirring occasionally. Sea-son generously with salt and pepper.

6. Make salad and serve. In a medium bowl, whisk together a squeeze of lemon juice and a large drizzle of olive oil. Add arugula, cranberries, and walnuts. Toss to coat. Season with salt and pepper. Divide salad between plates, then add chick-en and potatoes. Spoon gremolata over chicken. ■

Getting Fit

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By Women's Health Magazine

Getting stronger is a beautiful thing. It’s what helps you see more definition and build more metabo-lism-boosting muscle. But according to new research in Current Biology, it also causes you to burn fewer calo-ries during each workout.

For the study, researchers ex-amined 300 men and women, spe-cifically their levels of physical ac-tivity and the number of calories they burned each day. They found that while moderately active people burned about 200 more calories per day than the most sedentary par-ticipants, the most physically active people didn’t burn any more calories than those who were only moderate-ly active.

“Think about your job. When you first started, there were some learn-ing curves, it took more energy and more time, but you became more efficient,” he says. Exercise works the same way. Your body adapts to a specific demand. So you natural-ly become more efficient, and use less energy [a.k.a. calories] to meet that demand." says California-based trainer Mike Donavanik, C.S.C.S.

But that’s no reason to forgo ex-ercise in the name of weight loss or, more importantly, fat loss. After all, you want to lose fat, not mus-cle. Right? One obesity study of 439 women found that those who ate healthy and exercised lost consider-ably more body fat than those who stuck with dieting alone.

So how do you make sure every sweat session helps you burn more? Follow these rules of exercising for weight loss

Get FIITWhen it comes to making sure

your body never gets too comfy with your workout, you’ve got to cozy up to the FIIT principle. It stands for fre-quency, intensity, time, and type—the four factors that determine the exact stress you put on your body during a given workout, says Dona-vanik. Changing up any one of them “surprises” and challenges your body in a new way. Remember, as long as your body is forced to adapt to pro-gressively challenging workouts, it’s going to burn more calories during every workout. It’s when your body gets used to your current workouts that things start to plateau. “Look to

change one to two of these variables every four to six weeks and you’ll keep losing weight,” he says.

And HIITIn one 2013 study from Human

Performance Laboratory at the Uni-versity of Wisconsin-La Crosse, people who performed a 20-minute HIIT workout torched 15 calories per minute—about twice as many as they did during long runs. Plus, with HIIT workouts, you benefit from the “after burn” effect, which a steady-state cardio just won’t give you. “So instead of burning 250 calories from your 30-minute session, you can burn up to 40 percent more through-out the next day or so as your body recovers,” says Donavanik. Follow the study’s lead: Perform all-out ef-fort for 20 seconds, rest for 10 sec-onds, and repeat until you’ve hit four minutes. Rest one minute, then repeat to complete a total of four rounds.

Prioritize Clean EatingEating junk can make your work-

outs feel more difficult, so even if you think you’re pushing yourself to the max, you’re not, he says. And sub-max workouts, as you might have guessed, burn fewer calories. He recommends limiting added sugar and focusing on eating lean protein, healthy fats, and whole carbs from fruits, veggies, and whole grains.

Don’t Forget to FuelWhile everyone thrives on a slight-

ly different pre-and post-workout nutrition plan, research published in Sports Medicine shows that eat-ing carbs before you hit the gym improves your performance during HIIT and endurance workouts alike. And tougher workouts burn more calories—both during and after your workout, Donavanik says.

That explains why recent research published in the International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Me-tabolism found that downing coffee (or any caffeine) an hour before your workout can boost your post-work-out caloric burn by 15 percent. After your workout, Donavanik recom-mends eating a meal that’s about 40 percent carbs, 40 percent protein, and 20 percent fat. The combination will help your muscles recover, get your energy levels up, and have you burning more calories as your body repairs…and, yes, adapts. ■

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A Rabbit Or A Rat?

Deciding To Start TherapyBy Nancy Stoops

D e -ciding to start ther-apy can be a very hard de-

cision. It’s hard to admit to ourselves that we can’t do it on our own and that we need some help. The truth is even though we take care of our-selves sometimes we need the help of a good doctor or an antibiotic and sometimes surgery. I have always re-ferred to myself as an emo-tional surgeon. What I mean by this, is that I open you up and help you begin to deal with all of those dysfunction-al feelings that are making you feel so bad and so stuck. Starting therapy takes an in-credible amount of courage and is a sign of strength not weakness. Please never feel embarrassed that you feel have run out of options and

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Straight Talk With Danice

By Danice Akiyoshi, N.D.

D e a r Readers:

W h e n you hear the word, “hormone,” what comes

to mind? Do you have thoughts

of a boy or girl going through puberty, or a woman going through menopause? Do you think of your grouchy girlfriend who has PMS or an older man who has lost his spark? Hor-mones play a big role in a man’s life, too. As men age, they experience andropause, which is the male equivalent to menopause in women.

Whether you are male or female, young or old, if you are suffering from symptoms

of hormonal imbalance, vis-it your doctor and have your hormone levels checked. Bringing your system into balance can have a positive effect on your health. Do a bit of research so you un-derstand all the various op-tions. Bio identical hormone replacement is an interesting subject. There is a vast array of information available on the Internet.

-Danice Akiyoshi, N.D. ■

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O u r grandchil-dren love to have a Tea party at Grammie’s

house. They have a special set of Tea cups that depict the story of Peter Rabbit. These young grandkids know the story by heart but they love to hear it again and again.

The story of Peter Rabbit is probably familiar to many of you. When Peter’s mother goes in to town, she tells Peter and his brothers and sisters to not get into mischief. She spe-cifically warns them to not go into Mr. McGregor’s garden.

But, Peter does not obey his mother. He goes to Mr. McGre-gor’s garden and can’t find his way out. Mr. McGregor chas-es Peter with a shovel and a rake around the garden. Peter tries to hide as Mr. McGregor searches to find him. What will happen toPeter?

Recently, we had a similar story at our house. One eve-ning while my wife and I were watching TV we heard nois-es in our garage.

A plastic container was knocked over and a rake in the corner had fallen down.

We knew there was some-thing alive in the garage, but we were not sure what it was. The next morning we saw drop-pings on the garage floor and a puddle of urine, too. We began to wonder - was it a rabbit or a rat? Who was making all that noise and leaving all that mess in our garage?

We continued to hear nois-es again the next night, but we could not see anything. When I arrived home after work the next day, I finally found the an-swer. As I pulled into the drive-way and the garage door rolled up, I saw a large bunny rabbit in our garage starring at me! I looked at him and he looked right back at me!

But, instead of running out the open door, he ran back be-hind some boxes and storage tubs in the back of our garage. Bummer! What should we do with this unwanted guest?

At first I thought I would just go into the house and leave the garage door open hoping he would make his escape. But, then I realized I wouldn’t know if he really left or if he was still hiding in the garage.

I decided to take action. I opened both the garage door and the side door that led out into the back yard. I wanted to provide as many escape routes as possible.

Then I began removing the boxes and storage containers from the back of the garage. I could hear the rabbit trying to hide and con-ceal himself.

Then I used a broom handle to gently coax this furry critter out of the corner and out one of the doors. It was more difficult than I expected. He dashed from one hiding place to another. Either he didn’t want to leave or he couldn’t figure out which way to go. He was a lot like Peter Rabbit!

Finally, the rabbit made a dash for the side door. He was gone in a flash! My efforts had succeed-ed. The invader had been defeat-ed! My wife was impressed with my courage and skill as I dealt with this furry adversary. I guess I was a lot like Mr. McGregor!

My wife and I were both re-lieved that it was a rabbit and not a rat. We were thankful that we were able to get him out of our garage and thankful that he was not hurt. Now we need to figure out a way to get him out of our back yard and back to where he belongs. His mother is probably worried about him!

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The proposed project in-cludes the following entitlement applications for consideration and recommendation to City Council:

• Environmental Im-pact Report (EIR) (SCH #2015011020) for the project pursuant to the California Envi-ronmental Quality Act (CEQA)

• General Plan amend-ment to change the land use designation for the eastern half of the project site from Light In-dustrial to Commercial retail.

• Change of Zone to change the zoning for the east-ern half of the project site from Manufacturing-Service Com-mercial to General Commer-cial.

• Tentative Tract Map No. 35061 for the subdivision of approximately 24.68 acres into five commercial parcels and one water detention basin parcel.

• Major Develop-ment Review for the devel-opment of an approximately 192,000-square-foot Walmart store and associated improve-ments within the retail center.

• Variance from the park-ing lot landscaping and shad-ing requirements of the Zoning Code for a portion of the park-ing lot in front of Walmart.

• Conditional Use Per-mit to operate a drive-through pharmacy for Walmart.

• Conditional Use Per-mit to allow alcohol sales in Walmart.

• Conditional Use Permit to allow alcohol sales in a fu-

ture gasoline service station in the retail center.

• Two Conditional Use Permits to allow two drive-through facilities on two parcels in the retail center.

The project, which was pro-posed in 2011 by Walmart, will be a 177,000 square foot Super Walmart (open 24-hours), and a “Green Store”, with part of their environmental plan direct-ed to boost energy efficiency, cut down on waste, and reduce greenhouse gases tied to glob-al warming. This store, which was considered a nationwide “pilot store”, will anchor the lot with other tenants still to be de-termined.

The widening of Limonite and Archibald, part of the plan to accommodate the higher amount of already congested traffic, affects the proximity of electrical towers that occupy the 40-acre property. These two tow-ers, bordering Archibald Avenue and Limonite Avenue, created a liability issue, according to online reports. Moving the estimated

120-foot towers cost about $1 million, the report said.

“This could bring over $1 mil-lion in sales tax revenue to the city,” said then Mayor Ike Boots-ma in an interview last year. “Residents will have an oppor-tunity to review plans and offer opinions at City Council meet-ings before the project breaks ground.”

Though Walmart and Sam’s Club regularly build in close proximity of each other, the city said this location will be strictly a Walmart.

The City of Eastvale has completed an EIR for the pro-posed project in accordance with CEQA to assess the potential for any significant environmental impacts associated with the pro-posed project. The draft EIR was released for public and agency review on October 3, 2016, with the 45-day review period ending on November 17, 2016. The Planning Commission will review the EIR and provide a recom-mendation to the City Council for consideration prior to making a

decision on the project.The EIR recommends the

adoption of various mitigation measures that, with three ex-ceptions, reduce the project’s environmental impacts to a less than significant level as required under CEQA. The EIR identifies three (3) envi-ronmental impacts that cannot be reduced to a less than sig-nificant level: air quality, noise, and transportation. Because of these significant and unavoid-able impacts, a Statement of Overriding Considerations must be adopted by the City Council prior to any decision to approve the project.

Any person may submit written comments prior to the public hearing or may appear in person before the Planning Commission to be heard. Writ-ten comments may be mailed to the City of Eastvale City Clerk located at 12363 Limo-nite Avenue, Suite 910, East-vale, CA 91752. Any questions on the project may be directed to Eric Norris at (530) 574-4875 or via e mail at enorris@east-valeca.gov. ■

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