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OPINION FAITH & FELLOWSHIP COMMUNITY THE WEEKLY BEAT New tax proposals are unnecessary and hurt Dr. Martin SJUSD names the middle-class Luther King Jr. new language ‘Life Meets Life!’ at MSJC A4 A6 and faith A7 school B1 Thursday, January 24, 2019 VOL XVIII EDITION 4 75 cents (including tax) MLK Unity Breakfast draws 150 people to Mt. San Jacinto College Students use art to express plight of the oppressed ■ CHRONICLE NEWS through racism.” Smith served in STAFF the U.S. Marine Corps, rising to the rank of major during his highly Mt. San Jacinto College hosted its decorated service career. 13th Annual Dr. Martin Luther Smith shared much about his life King Jr. Unity Breakfast last Mon- and how he overcame racism to day in celebration of Martin Luther become one of the most honored King Day. members of the Marines to achieve The federal holiday, which is a true leadership role. He spoke of held annually on the third Mon- how Dr. King’s leadership inspired day of January, celebrates the life him throughout his career in the and achievements of Martin Luther military and later when he arrived King Jr., the influential American here in the San Jacinto Valley. He civil rights leader. told the audience, “Dr. King had a The Library at Mt. San Jacinto vision. He had a dream. I didn’t know College was filled to capacity with at that time that he was speaking to students and residents of the San me.” He also reminded the audi- Jacinto Valley as well as from Ban- ence: “Intelligence plus character is ning and other cities. Members of what we need today.” the MSJC faculty, staff, and local Today, our valley is reaping the government officials all showed Chronicle The Valley Chris Smith / benefits of Smith’s training and up so there were about 150 people Hosted by Thomas Catering, the buffet breakfast at the MLK Unity Breakfast was a big hit. accomplishments. He is high- joining together for a meal. ly recognized as a developer of They were there to honor the life tance to racism and intolerance,” a Path of resistance Jr. (USMC ret.), who inspired the young people where he teaches and work of Dr. Martin Luther King topic that pervaded the room and One of the highlights was a talk crowd with his life story, which Jr. The event had the theme, “Resis- was the topic of many conversations. by guest speaker Dr. Jordan B. Smith he called, “My path of resistance 4SEE MLK ON A-2 Women’s March takes to Florida Avenue Perfect weather welcomes a happy band of Hemet demonstrators ■ BY DENNIS FLETCHER CONTRIBUTED San Jacinto Valley women and men didn’t have to go to Riverside to demonstrate their strength and solidarity with popular women’s is- sues. They had their own celebration right here at Gibbel Park on Florida Avenue in Hemet on Jan. 19, the 29th day of the government shutdown. An estimated 60 happy, cheering, chanting souls gathered at Gibbel Mia Basquez Park to exchange hugs and listen Dick Gale Seventeen students who were part of the Ramona Bowl All Star Band and to local speakers at the third annual 2019 Hemet Women’s March demonstrators head towards Florida Avenue. several chaperones and family members traveled to England for a week of Women’s March and second held sightseeing that was highlighted by an appearance in the London New Year’s in the valley. They then marched weather framed by snow-capped Monica Cary, the march’s organiz- Day Parade on Jan. 1. down Kirby Street to Florida Ave- mountains following the week of er this year, announced, “Women, nue where they stood across from drenching rain. men and children marching here Ramona Bowl All Star Band Denny’s Restaurant and waved The Women’s March movement today are advocating for equal pay their signs to the honks and cheers started in the U.S. but has become for women, who often today do the of passing cars. The total event last- a global drive to support women’s same work as men for less money. travels across the pond ed two and a half hours, offering a rights, fight for an end to the gender They also march to halt violence joyous occasion for the crowed to pay gap, and hopes to bring aware- against women, as well as for racial 4SEE FULL STORY ON B-2 voice their views under blue skies and ness of violence against women and wave their signs under near-perfect demand action to end it. 4SEE WOMEN’S ON A-3 Get Your Comics On, Vol. 2 Comic book, anime and cosplay fans take over Hemet Public Library for the second year ■ BY COREY EVAN REPORTER Exactly one year ago in the City of Hemet, an intrepid duo set out on a quest: To call upon the city’s undercover heroes, crusaders and dreamers to assemble themselves and give hope to a population held captive by the one thing that many an underdog dreads: a lack of means to express themselves. Their call was answered. Over 400 comic book fans, cartoonists, cos- Corey Evan players and pop culture geeks met ‘Darth Vader’ invites fans to come over to the Dark Side. at the Hemet Public Library for the ‘Get Your Comics On’ convention, go unheeded. As was the case last year, these fans Volume 1. So good was the feeling On Saturday, Jan. 12, they would were greeted with the opportunity they felt together that they begged once again descend on the library for more. Their begging would not for ‘Get Your Comics On,’ Volume 2! 4SEE COMICS ON ON A-3 A2 NEWS January 24 - 30, 2019 www.thevalleychronicle.com Photos by Dennis Fletcher / The Valley Chronicle The Valley Photos by Dennis Fletcher / Artist Barbara Rivera describes her commissioned painting, “Our Future,” to attendees and Prof. John Dr. Jordan Smith Jr., who served as a major in the Marines, inspired the room of 150 people with his “My Knuth, MSJC Art Department chairman, right. Depicting children from every continent around the world, Path of Resistance Through Racism” speech at the 13th annual MLK Unity Breakfast at Mt. San Jacinto the painting will hang in the college library. College in San Jacinto. MLK Guests enjoyed an ample early on. “I was so honored for their continued support FROM PAGE A1 breakfast, numerous sing- to be able to work with and participation in the an- ing and dance performanc- Aretha, Neil Diamond, nual event, celebrating and math at Mountain View es, speaker presentations, Gladys Knight, and have life and work of Dr. King. High School in San Jacin- and viewed the results of a performed in theater. I am After the event, he told to. Mountain View High student art contest. MSJC a writer and a poet also.” us, “Education is the way School is a public, alter- Political Science Professor to overcome racism. Focus native school with 244 stu- Willie Hamilton, who co- All the same inside on your education to over- dents in grades 9-12 with ordinated and hosted the She observed, “Our skin come barriers in your way. a student-teacher ratio of event and similar past MLK may be different on the The importance of educa- 21 to 1. breakfasts in conjunction outside, but we all are the tion is power. Get as much with the MSJC Diversity same inside. We are living as you can, as early as you The restorer Committee, announced in some scary times; but if can. And use it to make a “I am a restorer. I change that this would be his last Photo courtesy of Mt. San Jacinto College everyone will come togeth- contribution to your com- their mindsets,” Smith told breakfast honoring the life Mt. San Jacinto College Art student Wayne Yeager Jr. of Hemet er and stick together like in munity. I’m happy today the audience, noting that and work of Dr. King, as won first place in the MLK Day Unity Breakfast art contest for his the old time, and stand for that I have done my job.” he helps many of his stu- he was retiring this year. mixed-media art installation that represents poverty, racism, and something, then the only He hopes the communi- dents graduate. “I make other societal challenges among tribal nations in America. winner will be God who ty and the MSJC Diversity them believe in their abil- Art contests created us all. No matter Committee will continue to ities.” He told the story of MSJC student Wayne represent the controversial ty of the world,” she said. what race or creed or color support this event beyond one difficult student who Yeager Jr., of Hemet, won Dakota Access Pipeline. “Children are represented you are, hang in there and the MLK breakfasts that he refused to cooperate in first place in the MLK Day MSJC student Delisa from North America, Cen- strive for your dreams … has organized. class. One day, after class, Unity Breakfast art contest Williams of Banning won tral and South America, we all have a dream.” The event also was sup- he discovered the student for his mixed-media art honorable mention for Asia, Australia, the Arabic She also pointed out that, ported by the local Hemet liked to draw, so he asked installation that represents her “Dream Come True” countries, Polynesia, Ant- “Education is important. and San Jacinto chapter him to prepare a drawing poverty, racism and other art that features Dr. King arctica, Norway, and Native It’s the key to your life.

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