Dec. 23: CSO ‘Messiah’
The orchestra will offer Part I of Handel’s beloved oratorio at both times. Music Director Robert Sage advises, “It’s a good idea to arrive early, since we have had full houses for these programs in recent years.”.

SOUNDS OF THE SEASON
Early concert goers are invited to come at 6:45 p.m. to hear “The Woodwind Celebration,” an ensemble of musicians from the Show Band. A pre-concert of Christmas music by the ARISE Joy Ringers bell choir will be at 7:15 p.m. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m..

Holiday Security: leave no gifts for wretched burglars
lights. If you have a home security system let thieves know it by displaying the sign prominently in the yard or by the front door. Display a “Beware of Dog” sign…whether you have one or not..

Monday: Gold Line meeting, La Verne
The proposed phasing is necessary to match with both existing funding and pending/future funding and provides the Construction Authority the flexibility to build and operate the phases as funding becomes available..

Ontario cargo tops Atlanta
“Ontario plays a leading role in the nation’s goods movement industry with its proximity to interstate highways, rail lines and the nation’s largest seaport complex,” said Alan D. Wapner, Mayor pro Tem of the City of Ontario and President of the Ontario International Airport Authority.

Kiwaniannes support hospice patients
Sherry Heinrich (left) immediate past president; and Kandy Nunn (right) current president of the Glendora Kiwaniannes, present lap blankets made by club members to Michelle Stoddard, Chief Executive Officer for Citrus Valley Health Foundation .

Dec. 20: Under the Streetlamp
The singing-and-dancing gentlemen of Under the Streetlamp bring favorite holiday tunes, plus songs from the American Radio Songbook, to the Lewis Family Playhouse for a one-night only performance at 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 20..

Holiday Renaissance
The Upland High School Choral Music Department presents the 32nd annual Elizabethan Dinner Show, Thursday through Sunday, Dec. 13-16. Guests will step back in time to Elizabethan England and experience the Renaissance. The event will be at Pacific Christian Center 800 W.

Holiday air travel tips
• Many now travel with boarding passes stored on their phone. Have at least one hard copy available as a back-up and that should include emergency contact numbers..

Pomona Hospital offers emergency provider on arrival
Since the September launch of Provider on Arrival, patients requiring an immediate bed have experienced shorter wait times and prompt care once they’ve been moved to a bed because the physician has already placed the treatment and medication orders during the rapid medical exam at triage.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR
COLTON Ongoing Arrowhead Regional Medical Center offers maternity tours and preparation for childbirth classes regularly through its mother-baby unit,.

Cal Poly offers scholarships for Special Education
The College of Education and Integrative Studies offers full-tuition scholarships to assist qualified students in earning both their credential and master’s degree in special education. The deadline to apply for the Special Educators of Excellence in Diverse Settings (SEEDS) scholarship for fall 2019 is April 1, 2019.

Dec. 12: AAIE shows ‘print without press’
Jacobson has studied under artists such as Skip Lawrence, Christopher Schinks, Sylvia Megerdichian, Gerald Brommer, Robert Burridge, and Chris Cozen. She has won numerous award for her artwork and currently teaches in Claremont and Upland..

Tournament of Roses
The 2019 theme, ‘The Melody of Life,’ celebrates music, the universal language,” said Gerald Freeny, president of the 2019 Tournament of Roses. “Music has the power to not only bring us together but take us back to memories and moments as nothing else can.

SoCal Cars Calendar
Wild Bunch Car Club’s 10th Annual Toy Drive and Cruise In,.