TOMMY LASORDA TO SPEAK AT THE SENIOR LITTLE LEAGUE WESTERN REGIONAL TOURNAMENT

The following article is from guest contributor Sid Robinson from the blog Sid's Side.

UPLAND, Calif. – Eleven champion teams will converge in Ontario and Upland from Aug. 4-11 to determine the best team in the West at the Senior Little League Western Regional Tournament.

The tournament, which will be held at Jay Littleton Field in Ontario and Memorial Park in Upland, is the final event before the Senior Little League World Series in Bangor, Maine, featuring teams with players ages 14-16.

State champion teams from Alaska, Arizona, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Northern California, Oregon, Southern California and Washington, along with the host team from California District 23, will compete in this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to earn a trip to the Senior Little League World Series.

Opening Day activities will begin at Memorial Park with the kick off on Tuesday, Aug. 4, with a pancake breakfast for $3 hosted by the Upland Fire Department from 7-10 a.m. Outback Steakhouse will serve lunch for $5 from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Former Los Angeles Dodgers Hall of Fame Manager Tommy Lasorda will speak at 10 a.m., along with Upland Mayor John “J.P” Pomierski.

A home run derby featuring two players from each participating team will follow the ceremonies.

Four games are scheduled for every day from Aug. 4-8, with games at each field at 4 and 7 p.m. Two games will be played on Aug. 9, leading up to the tournament semi-finals on Aug. 10 at Jay Littleton Field. The championship game will be played at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 11.

The 4 p.m. Opening Day contests feature Montana against Northern California at Jay Littleton Field and Arizona vs. Southern California at Memorial Park. At 7 p.m., Hawaii will play Oregon at Jay Littleton and Nevada will play the District 23 team at Memorial Park.

Many local organizations have contributed either with financial, service and other non-monitory support. The most notable supporters include Doubletree Hotel, Mark Christopher Chevrolet, Aires Hotel, Pro Nine, Colonies Partners, and the City of Upland.

A complete schedule and more tournament information can be found here.

For more information, contact Ralph Cavallo at (951) 990-4595.



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Wednesday Concert in the park: The Answer

Upland's favorite classic playin', shirt shootin', flag wearin' band will be playing tonight at Magnolia Park in Upland. Of all the bands that play these type of events, they seem to have the biggest following.

Music starts at 7:00PM and the movie, "Madagascar, Escape to Africa", starts at about 8:45. There is also a kids activity called "Fun with water". I'll be there and will post a trip report this weekend.

For more info on The Answer, visit their site here.


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Summer Steak Watch: Stater's Top Sirloin $1.97 per LB

All summer whenever I see a good deal on steak I'll be passing it along. Today, Stater Bros. has Top Sirloin for 1.97 per lb. Not a bad deal. I picked up about 6 lbs today and that should last me a while. Now I just need to stock up on some Lawry's Beef Marinade.

Steak+Lawry's=MMMMM puts E=MC2 to shame. Even light speed would slow down for a good Porterhouse.

Let me know if you see any steak deals.

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Concert in the Park tonight at Magnolia Park

Night two of the series is tonight. The band is the Ravelers and the movie is IGOR. I haven't heard of either but it all starts at 7:00 (Movie after the band at about 8:45). It should be a good time.

For a complete list of events and times over the following weeks see the complete schedule here.

See you there.

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World Vision Experience: HIV/Aids: Step Into Africa exhibit coming to Alta Loma

OK, this isn't for Upland but it's still local. The following was sent to me by the good people over at World Vision and Hillside Community Church in Alta Loma.

Hillside Community Church, in Alta Loma, is hosting the World Vision Experience: AIDS exhibit, beginning May 15th. Visitors walk through a replica of an African village and experience the effects of the AIDS pandemic in a real way as they listen to a personal audio track relating the story of one of four children – Kombo, Babirye, Emmanuel, and Mathabo.



The event will take place at:

Hillside Community Church

5354 Haven Ave., Alta Loma, CA 91737

Exhibit information can be found at www.worldvisionexperience.org/hillsidechurch



The free exhibit will be open to the public from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. every day starting Friday, May 15, 2009, through Friday, May 22, 2009, except Sunday, May 17, 2009, the hours are 11:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

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Free movie rental tonight from Redbox

So if you've been to an Albertson's lately you've seen the big Redbox station in the walkway after the register. It's a great service and the movies are only $1 per night. You pick a movie, swipe a debit or ATM card and it bills you when you return.

Today, they are giving away a free one day rental. To get the free rental, type in code BT73H9 on the Redbox screen. Get the movie back to any Redbox before 9PM Tuesday and you won't pay a dime.

Below are a list of local stations.

Albertson's - Mtn & Foothill
Walmart
Albertson's - Campus & 19th

There used to be some in all Stater's also but Redbox isn't listing them anymore.


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There's a brewery in Upland?

Damn right! Dale Bros. Brewery to be exact and you can order up a bottle over at Lamppost Pizza. Check out this video then go get ripped.



Their website is here. Time to start your weekend.

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