BUSH TO HOLD TOWN HALL MEETING? WHITE HOUSE WON'T CONFIRM, BUT LOCAL FACILITIES READIED FOR SATURDAY EVENT.Byline: Matt Krupnick and David M. Drucker Staff Writers President George W. Bush is expected to hold a town hall meeting Saturday at the Ontario Convention Center, local officials said Wednesday. The White House could not confirm the visit, but convention center manager Ty Stroh said as many as 3,500 people are expected to attend the event scheduled to begin at 9 a.m.. Local politicians were scrambling to adjust their schedules so they could attend. ``We're busy trying to get things ready for him,'' Stroh said. ``There's a lot of Secret Service and White House staff around. They've been doing their job and getting stuff set up.'' White House officials on Wednesday said they could not confirm the visit and that no final plans had been set. Stroh said the convention center has been told to expect a one-hour session and that his staff had provided Bush aides with a list of Inland Valley California's Inland Valley is a region that inlcudes parts of San Bernadino, and Riverside counties. As the name implies, the Inland Valley is situated on the inland side of the Santa Ana Mountains in southern California. There are few geographic boundaries to define the area. business people and politicians as potential attendees. Officials at Ontario International Airport said that they could not confirm whether Bush will arrive there this weekend. Local and state officials said Wednesday that the president's schedule is rarely made public more than 48 hours in advance. Several city, state and federal lawmakers said they plan to attend. GOP gubernatorial gu·ber·na·to·ri·al adj. Of or relating to a governor. [From Latin gubern candidate Bill Simon's schedule was changed so that he could be there, said his Press Secretary Bob Taylor, while fellow candidates Bill Jones and Richard Riordan Richard J. Riordan (born May 1, 1930) is a Republican politician from California, U.S. who served as the California Secretary of Education from 2003–2005 and as Mayor of Los Angeles from 1993–2001. Riordan ran for Governor of California unsuccessfully in 2002. are also planning to attend, their spokesmen said Wednesday. State Sen. Bob Margett Robert "Bob" Margett is a California State Senator. He currently represents the 29th California State Senate District which includes parts of Los Angeles, Orange, and San Bernardino counties. , R-Arcadia, is reviewing his schedule as well, Chief of Staff Jodie Day said. ``He's not scheduled to be there right now, but if I can rearrange re·ar·range tr.v. re·ar·ranged, re·ar·rang·ing, re·ar·rang·es To change the arrangement of. re his schedule, then maybe he will be,'' Day said. Assemblyman as·sem·bly·man n. A man who is a member of a legislative assembly. assemblyman Noun pl -men a member of a legislative assembly Noun 1. Bill Leonard This article is about the California State Assemblyman Bill Leonard. For the Kung Fu Elder Master Bill Leonard please go to: Shaolin-Do William R. Leonard (born 1947) is a Republican U.S. , R-Rancho Cucamonga, said Bush's decision to come to Ontario is exciting because it puts the Inland Valley on the presidential map of key places to visit Places to Visit (1999) is an EP released by British group Saint Etienne. It showed the band moving toward the experimental electronic sound that they would perfect on their next official full-length, 2000's Sound of Water. . ``I've offered any assistance I can to make it a helpful town meeting,'' Leonard said. The event, to be held in the center's main exhibit hall, would be the first visit by a president to the facility, and is expected to bode well for awareness of Ontario, Stroh said. ``Anytime we can get out and wave our flag and tell people we're not in Canada and say we're a thriving, energetic city, it's good for us,'' Stroh said. ``We think it's wonderful.'' |
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