Microsoft is offering free technology training and certification through a partnership with the State of California and the San Bernardino Employment and Training Agency.  California has received 166,500 vouchers to allow the public to take advantage of this on-line training opportunity.

The vouchers are being distributed through the State Employment Development Department (EDD) and through local One Stop Career Centers.  The San Bernardino Employment and Training Agency (SBETA) One-Stop Career Center will be distributing over 1,200 vouchers to local residents in an effort to help them become more competitive in today’s job market.

Lily of the Valley Chapter #12 Order of the Eastern Star recently held their 99th Annual Scholarship Banquet at the Inghram Community Center in San Bernardino.

The Chapter honored four noted civic leaders for their faithful service to the San Bernardino and Rialto communities; they were presented with plaques as expressions of gratitude. They included:

By Dianne Anderson

You, smoking couch potato with a bag of chips in one hand and a 32 oz., or worse, in the other – you won’t last long.

It’s a slippery slope. Lots of folks seem to be on a mission to see just how fast they can use up what’s left of their self-imposed shortened lifespan, refusing to quit anything on their growing list of bad habits.

But for those who can’t seem to find the motivation to get in healthy mode: The National Stroke Association reports that half of all African Americans will die from a heart attack or stroke. They will die younger and at least double the rate of whites.