The San Bernardino County Sun from San Bernardino, California • Page 37

FDcsllOijlCO) metro, obituaries, living Thursday, March 16, 1978 The Sun-Telegram, San Bernardino, Calif. Section 1 11 1 1 1 Four to be honored in ceremony 1 i it i i i Lj til ii.ir i. ZL2rf I. By ELAINE HAITE Sun-Telegram Staff Writer RIALTO Four persons nominated here for the California Department of Justice Attorney General Awards Program will receive certificates for valor and meritorious service in an awards ceremony March 23 in Coronado. Two Rialto police officers, one Los Angeles police cadet, who was killed here, and a local citizen, were nominated for the awards by Police Chief i Raymond Farmer.

The purpose of the awards program is to give official recognition to citizens and peace officers who support law enforcement or crime prevention through heroic acts or meritorious service. All nominations are subject to review and recommendations of a special award committee. This is the first year Rialto has submitted nominations for the program, Farmer said. Award recipients are: Officer Michael Dennis Vis-ser, certificate of commendation; Joseph T. Venegas, certificate of commendation; Officer Jerry Prieto, Michael Visser certificate of valor; Officer David E.

Bailey, certificate of valor, posthumously. Visser, an eight-year veteran of the Rialto Police Department, was named for his involvement with the citizens of the community and law enforcement personnel, particularly in the realm of martial arts. A fifth-degree black belt in karate, Visser is currently serving as Training and Personnel Officer for the local police department. He is an instructor in physical training and officer survival at the Joseph Venegas sheriff's academies in San Bernardino and Riverside counties. Visser was responsible for the development of the Rialto Police Cadet Program and volunteered his off-duty time to teach karate for the Reach Out Rialto Youth Organization for two years.

He has developed a model training program for police officers, regularly publishes training bulletins and has assisted in minority recruitment for the police department. Venegas, founder and president of the United David Bailey Prieto, aimed a Colt .38 re-:" volver at him and striking him in the Prieto returned the-; fire with a single round from his shotgun, killing the suspect. Bailey was nominated af-'. ter he lost his life exhibit-C ing a "true sense of respon- sibility by approaching an armed assailant who -had already discharged' several rounds in; crowded shopping here. The incident occurred last Oct.

15 at the North--Rialto Shopping Center while Bailey was off duty-Bailey was confronted by-! three juveniles, one ing a gun, in the parking lot of the shopping center. armed, he and a friend cover behind some parked cars as the suspect fired several shots. Bailey identified himself and attempted to disarm the youth, who ran, then turned and fired, striking Bailey in the mouth and the left thigh. The juvenile was arrested and Bailey died several days later as a result of the head wound. "Officer Bailey displayed heroism far beyond the call of police duty, and a deep, sensitive dedication to" police professionalsim at" great risk to his own safe- ty," Farmer said.

"One cannot give more than his life." I Jerry Prieto Mexican American Council (UMAC) of Rialto, has coordinated a Cinco de Mayo parade each of the past three years. He has been responsible for sending many under-priviledged youngsters to Disneyland, Knotts Berry Farm, Sportsmans Lake and the California 500 at Ontario Motor Speedway. He works against gang-related incidents and juvenile delinquency through involvement in youth activities, Farmer said. Venegas has been known to physically interfere in fights at Rialto Junior High School and has assisted the police department on a number of occasions, Farmer said. Prieto, a four-year member of the police department, was named to receive the award of valor after he "deliberately exposed himself to potential harm to prevent possible danger to civilians or fellow officers" and was grazed by a bullet in the process.

Prieto responded to a call of a man with a gun firing shots in an apartment complex Jan. 10. When he arrived he saw the suspect turn toward another person. Prieto identified himself and called for the suspect to throw down the gun. The suspect turned on Board sets special session Staff photo by Connlo Ruth osition 13 would be known.

But the teachers said they wanted to meet anyway, Ruttan said. Proposition 13 is the Jarvis-Gann tax limitation initiative. School officials say the district stands to lose $3 million in revenue if the voters approve the measure. REA President Bert Wief els said, "We indicated we wanted to stay within the bounds of the contract," which means the RIALTO The Board of Education has scheduled a special meeting Friday noon to present its initial contract counter-proposal to the Rialto Education Association (REA). Larry Ruttan, assistant superintendent for employee relations, said the administration had requested that contract negotiations between the district and REA be postponed until after the June 6 election, when the outcome of Prop Practice drills deadline for the district's counter-offer was March 15.

The district did not meet the deadline, which is why the special meeting was called for Friday. Wiefels said Schools Superintendent Robert Williams had contacted him March 9 to request postponing contract negotiations for the 1978-79 school year until after June 6. "He said it would be better for both parties involved to wait until after the election," Wiefels said. "We see their point of view on this," Wiefels said, "but there's the problem of retroactivity if you don't settle the contract, you don't get paid for that period of time." The contract permits reopening the two-year contract at the end of the first year on monetary matters. The meeting will be in the district offices, 182 E.

Walnut Ave. A helicopter pilot practices water drop drills in the area of Base Line and Lilac Avenue Wednesday afternoon. Bill Browder, vice president of operations for Western Helicopters, said U.S. Forestry pilots from across the nation are participating in a workshop here this week. Also participating were pilots from the Office of Aircraft Services, Boise, Idaho.

The program is to standardize procedures for checking all contract pilots who work for both agencies, Browder said. Besides the water drops, used to fight fires in hazardous areas, pilots practiced landing aircraft on steep terrain under windy conditions, Browder said. The workshop ends today. Injured child critical 9J93 t2S STEAK A LOBSTER Oil LOBSTER CHOICE PRIME RIBS OF BEEF TOP SIRLOIN The boys tried to veer out of the motorcycle's path and the motorcycle tried to avoid hitting the children and in the confusion one boy was hit, police said. The other youth was not injured, police said.

The driver of the motorcycle was Stephen- Saunders, 17, 979 N. Primrose Ave. bulletin board RIALTO A six-year-old boy who was struck by a motorcycle here Tuesday afternoon is in critical condition at Kaiser Foundation Hospital in Fontana, a hospital spokesman said. Police said Allen Clair Ward, of 117 N. Sycamore and a friend were riding a toy vehicle on Mesa Street about 100 feet east of Sycamore when the accident occurred.

Police said the boys were facing away from the direction of travel of the motorcycle when a witness saw the motorcycle approach and called out to the boys to look out. BEEF 'EN ff9S BROCHETTE VEAL "CORDON BLUE" INCLUDES: Salad, choice ol dressing, baked potato, rolls butter, beverage. CCtDK! CAC1E0 fin fie number LUNCHES DAILY 11-2 131 W. FOOTHILL RIALTO 875-2252 mm transportation and reserved seat. The bus will leave the Civic Center parking lot, W.

First Street and Palm Avenue at noon. Reservations should be made at the Rialto Parks and Recreation Department before the March 29 deadline. p.m. to 1 a.m. Tickets are available at the post hall for a $4 donation.

Ice Capades RIALTO Openings are still available for the Senior Citizens charted bus trip to the Ice Capades in Long Beach Arena May 14. A $9 charge includes LOOKING FOR A CAR? CHECK THE SUN-TELEGRAM CLASSIFIED ADS Master Charge Bank Amerlcard Carte Blanche Diners Club American Express Banquet Facilities Available Feotfellf, KlaSt tsss. Alpha Delta Kappa RIALTO A meeting of Tau Chapter of Alpha Delta Kappa is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. March 16 at the home of Frances Brooks, 1057 Fremontia Ave. Legion celebration RIALTO Past commanders and past presidents will be honored at a celebration planned by Robert Allen Romo Post No.

422 American Legion and Auxiliary. The event, set for 7 p.m. March 18 at the Legion Hall, 848 S. Lilac will also mark the American Legion's 59th birthday. Festivities planned include a steak dinner at 7 p.m.

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