July 20, 2007

New Walnut Valley principals

Janet Dovidio

Walnut Valley Unified School District welcomes four new principals for the 2007-08 school year. They are: Jackie Brown, Castle Rock Elementary; Robert Chang, Collegewood Elementary; Denise Rendon, Westhoff Elementary; and Alysia Shen, Quail Summit Elementary.

Jackie Brown brings 26 years of experience to her new position. For the past five years, she has served as principal at Vine Elementary School in the West Covina Unified School District.

She previously served in many positions in Walnut Valley. Brown holds a master's degree in educational administration from Cal State Fullerton.

Robert Chang was principal for the past two years at Lassalette K-8 school in the Hacienda La Puente Unified School District. Prior to that he served for a decade in many positions in the district. Chang earned his master's degree in educational management at the University of La Verne.

Denise Rendon has served 22 years in education, all in Walnut Valley. She has served as a classroom teacher and a learning specialist. Rendon holds a master's degree in education from Cal Poly Pomona.

Alysia Shen brings nine years of experience to her new position. She previously served as assistant principal at Newton

PUENTE HILLS CONCERT IN THE PARK

The next Puente Hills Concert in the Park features The Answer at 7 p.m. on Tuesday July 24. The free concert takes place at Schabarum Park, 17250 Colima Road, Rowland Heights.

Group founders Van Mosley and Jim Searing have known one another since the sixth grade, when they shared a love of singing and playing guitar. The Answer was founded in 1965 and now also includes Ray Garrobo and Dave Slater. All members are Southern California natives, who perform a wide selection of classic rock.

Bring a lawn chair or blanket and a picnic dinner. Or purchase food from Marie Callender's, Kentucky Fried Chicken and Casa Blanca Mexican Restaurant.

Sponsors for this concert are St. Mark's Lutheran School and Puente Ready Mix.

WALNUT CONCERT IN THE PARK

The next presentation in the City of Walnut Summer 2007 Concert Series is at 6:30 p.m. Sunday July 22 at Creekside Park, 780 Creekside Dr., Walnut.

The performers will be Electric Mayhem, who will play an assortment of classic rock and rhythm and blues. A snack bar will be available from the Walnut Lions Club.

KNABE APPOINTMENTS

Supervisor Don Knabe has recently appointed Julie Moore as the new Planning Deputy for the Fourth District.

Moore is a Hacienda Heights native and graduate of Wilson High School. She has more than 17 years of experience in urban and regional planning with the County of Los Angeles.

Moore received her Master's Degree in Urban and Regional Planning from UC Berkeley and her Bachelor's Degree in History from UCLA. She currently resides in Glendale with her family.

Supervisor Knabe has also appointed Field Deputy Dickie Simmons as his representative for unincorporated communities to the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments. His alternate will be long-time community resident and activist Wil Briesemeister, who has recently served as President of the Foothill Transit Board of Directors.

SUMMER CONCERT

The City of Diamond Bar continues its free summer concert series with the Caribbean music of Kindred at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday July 25. The concert takes place at Sycamore Canyon Park, 22930 Golden Springs Drive.

Free parking is available at the Diamond Bar Golf Course parking lot with shuttle service to and from the park, starting at 5:30 p.m.

This concert will be followed by the movie "Peter Pan."

Bring a chair or blanket for grass seating. Dinner concessions are available for purchase from community non-profit groups.

For information, contact the Community Services Division at (909) 839-7070.

LIBRARY PROGRAM

The next Diamond Bar Library free summer children's presentation takes place 3:30 p.m. Thursday July 26, with the magic of Rafael and Katia, who will explore the magic of books.

The duo performs for over 500,000 people a year in television shows, the Magic Castle, libraries, parties and corporate events. Last year, they performed more than 300 shows.

The library is located at 1061 S. Grand Ave., Diamond Bar. For information, call Children's Librarian Julie McCasland at (909) 861-4978.

NEW LIONS OFFICERS

The Diamond Bar Breakfast Lions Club installed its new officers for the 2007-08 year.

Congratulations to: Wanda Tanaka, President; Ruben Torres, Vice President; Jack Tanaka, Secretary; Brian Quan, Treasurer; James Farmer, Lion Tamer; Ruby Huey, Tail Twister; and Directors Anne Sue, Roy Takemura, Annie Ko and Rachel Clarke.

Send your comments, questions, milestone anniversaries and birthdays, or any suggestions to Drop In On Diamond Bar, The Highlander, 1210 N. Azusa Canyon Road, West Covina, CA 91790, or contact Janet by e-mail at fetjetjd@aol.com