Old Spanish Trail plaque unveiled

The San Dimas Old Spanish Trail plaque was unveiled Thursday in the San Dimas City Hall Council Chambers with a ribbon-cutting by the Chamber of Commerce.

For traveling Mexican caravans between 1829 and 1848, the Old Spanish National Historic Trail was known as the shortest path to riches between Los Angeles and Santa Fe. It was a trail of commercial opportunity and western adventure as well as slave- trading, horse-thieving and raids.

The San Dimas Civic Center has many pieces of public art, including an extensive collection of Western Art, the Jedediah Smith statue, the 45-foot Tongva mural and the Corner Stone of Freedom bronze.

For information, contact the San Dimas Historical Society at 909-592-1190.

Service to Youth Award nominations

The City of San Dimas and the San Dimas Parks and Recreation Commission are accepting nominations from the community for Distinguished Service to Youth Awards.

The purpose of the awards, which have been given annually since 1976, is to recognize and honor people in the community who have demonstrated exceptional service to San Dimas youth and to create an awareness of the need for citizens to become involved in youth programs.

The deadline to submit nominations for Distinguished Service to Youth Awards is 4 p.m. Friday, March 8. Nomination forms are available at San Dimas City Hall, Parks and Recreation Department, 245 E. Bonita Ave.

For additional information, please contact Theresa Bruns at 909-394-6230 or tbruns@ci.san-dimas. ca.us.

Opera Talks at Glendora Library

The Glendora Public Library and the Glendora Public Library Friends Foundation and the Library Community Volunteers are pleased to partner with the LA Opera to present a series of Opera Talks — interactive presentations led by members of the LA Opera Speaker’s Bureau.

The second “Opera Talk” will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 16 in the Bidwell Forum. It will highlight the Flying Dutchman by Richard Wagner and conducted by James Conlon.

The Glendora Public Library is located at 140 S. Glendora Ave. For more information on these or other programs, contact the library at 626-852-4891 or visit the library’s website at www. glendoralibrary.org. All events are open and free to the public.

Claremont Symphony presents free concert

The Claremont Symphony Orchestra will present a free concert titled “A United States Landscape” on Sunday, March 17.

Associate Conductor Ruth Charloff will lead the symphony in a variety of contemporary pieces that reflect the history and culture of our country. Featured on the program is Souvenir de Porto Rico by Louis Moreau Gottschalk.

The concert will be at Bridges Hall of Music on the campus of Pomona College, 150 E. Fourth St., Claremont. Doors open at 3 p.m. and the program will begin at 3:30 p.m.

For more information, see the orchestra’s web page, www.claremontso. org.

Teachers rally for Social Security change

The California Retired Teachers Association has launched an awareness campaign for Social Security fairness.

Two federal laws prevent educators in the CalSTRS pension program from receiving their Social Security benefits. In addition, if a spouse dies, retired educators are also denied Social Security spousal benefits.

Legislative Advocacy Day for CalRTA will be April 3 in Washington, D.C. and in local legislative offices.

There will be a discussion at the next meeting of CalRTA Pomona Valley Division 13 at 11:15 a.m. Wednesday, March 13, in the Meeting House at Hillcrest Retirement Community in La Verne. For reservations, call 626- 335-4796.