Norco Pony Express (Newspaper) - February 17, 1977, Norco, California 17, 1977 2429 Hamner CALI FORNI A ELAINE GRADER MARK ADAMS READS HIS COMPOSITION FOR NATIONAL t SCHOOLS classmates hold poster showing all the happy St. Mel School It was a scene of much marching and reciting last week as the entire student body of St. Mel Catholic School joined together to celebrate National Catholic Schools and gathered on the campus lawn to witness each class express its appreciation of St. Mel and principal Sister Hilda in its own Hilda served as master of ceremonies during the and clapping along with the students as they went through their graders led things off with a costume parade around the and adorned pertaining to the procession was followed by the second graders singing The Saints Go Marching to the accordian of Tony Three students read compositions and then pairs of students a fast outdoor graders led the student body in a cheer for St. clocking off a number of advantages and activities offered by the small school using brightly colored Lynn an eighth grade read an essay as ihe remainder of the class joined voices in the background singing a Small to stress the school's texts and their application to the student's lives were offered by the fifth and sixth Consuela and Colleen Lamkins read their Diana a seventh followed with a message in her own words the fourth and eighth grades joined in the singing the school song to the tune of Got the Whole World in His with local environmental and growth issues takes a lot of time and the City of Norco is discovering that it takes a lot of money as city finance said today that the city has already exhausted the amount of money set aside attorney services in this year's to the city budgeted for legal services at the beginning of fiscal year 1976-77. The tally at the end of January was he lawsuit filed by the state Attorney General in September is primarily responsible for excessive legal according to City Attorney Gerry such cost which will appear in February's billing will amount to upwards of to pay for the use of special a court and transcripts of a public hearing related to the Attorney General suit held earlier this suit charges city with Quality Act in approving the of septic tanks by Fullerton developer Richard Blair and Bluffs Development Company Environmental that he has spent a amount of time in redrafting the city's environmental review procedure to comply with DONALD READS ESSAY ON SCHOOL GROWTH Eighth grade a Small World the rural community demanded considerable amount of time for drafting of a series of ordinances including a moratorium on sewer a halt to major land divisions and a building permit allocation agreed that the amount of work was quite a bit more than he had anticipated and obviously more than the city had I was first interviewed there was only a handful of fairly routine which I inherited from Taylor and he said that he inherited a suit involving the Southern California Gas Company concerning rights on Seventh is still being and two other minor cases initiative attempts spearheaded by former councilman Louis de city action has been upheld in added expense has been the defense of City Councilman lawsuit filed by de The council voted several months ago to pay for Taylor's defense since the charges stem from action he took while in this Shoaf said that it appears on litigation should calm the City Manager Tom Mauk said that most of money for additional legal services will be appropriated the city's parents of St. students Tlie Riverside Sheriff's Office has that two applications for bingo permits in Norco be denied because the applicants do not fall under the slate tax-exempt Manager Tom Mauk said today thai Ihe Norco Lions Club and Ihe Oddfellows Lodge have been for by the law explained that neither organization falls under the tax section of the state Revenue and Taxation It is not a city law but a state enabling which must included in the city said particular section is making it very difficult for local organizations for the bingo permit very few the stringent tax-exempt he the Lions and the Oddfellows enjoy tax-exempt stiatus as far as they are not considered exclusively non-profit according to noted thai so far the only local organizations which have received approval is the Family YMCA St. Edwards in He added that he has checked with the City of and apparently there have been no approvals there County Sheriff's Department has launched a public awareness program to acquaint the what can be done to reduce burglaries in in areas under its Jim Hearn and Deputy ' have been assigned to get the program under way in Norco and the unincorporated sections of West Riverside The sheriff's department provides contractual police service for met with directors of the Coronita Civic Association Wednesday to discuss the programs that are available for Coronita general membership meetings are scheduled tor Feb. 28 and March 3 at the Coronita Elementary second meeting will be a repeat of the first for the benefit of persons unable to attend the first A similar session has been scheduled for residents of the El at 7:30 next Thursday at the El Cerrito Elementary Chief Sam will De at the El Cerrito sheriff's department is caDing the Community Awareness and Self Help want to make communities understand what are the problems related to crime and law enforcement and what can done about the said want to show people how we can our problems by working department plans to carry into private homes following the initial ' exploratory the officers the officers must be a in their home for either Hearn or Russell at 737-4468. deputies will about home security at the and will tell residents how to make a burglary more They said they will be willing to take ihe audience on a tour of the home to show weak points in existing security and how to needed topic of the will concern the that community residents can provide for one - ' ' ' Sheriff's officers have a problem the response time to a call in case of the suspect could be gone by the time a unit can don't expect people to run out and try to stop a said we want is a good of the persons involved and the etc. of the car used in the Getting a ' is most Hearn and Russell said neighbors could assist each other by watching for something suspicious in the neighborhood and reporting it to One of the subjects to be said is what constitutes a suspicious fees are charged for participation in any of the and tlie deputies urging public attendance as a step toward self ' SHOW JIMMIED DOOR LOCK Jim and L.
