Redlands Daily Facts back issues from September 2004:
Redlands Art Association plans 40th anniversary celebration
Sep 01, 2004 ... </media-caption>REDLANDS Redlands Art Association invites the public to its 40thanniversary Gala Benefit and Art Auction Saturday, Sept. 11, at 5p.m. in the Mitten Building in Redlands. Guest speaker will be master woodworker Sam Maloof, who willpresent a slide show of his ...
No injuries when car burns
Sep 01, 2004 ... REDLANDS A car broke down and caught fire shortly before 1 p.m.Tuesday on eastbound Interstate 10 just west of Tennesee Street,according fire officials. The owner of the vehicle was aware that the vehicle's engine headwas cracked and told firefighters that smoke had begun coming ...
10 cars vandalized in residential areas
Sep 01, 2004 ... REDLANDS Ten cars parked at residences in various parts of thecity were reported broken into or vandalized Tuesday morning,according to police. Almost all the victims reported broken windows and some reportedhundreds of dollars worth of theft, according to reports. It ...
Seat belt enforcement set
Sep 01, 2004 ... REDLANDS Redlands police officers will be ticketing drivers andpassengers not wearing seat belts during Labor Day weekend as part ofthe California Seat Belt Compliance Campaign. "How much is it worth not to buckle up? Taking two seconds tobuckle a seat belt is the simplest thing a ...
Engagement:
Sep 01, 2004 ... Alexander and Santuci will marry Ralph and Irene Santuci of Alta Loma announce the engagement oftheir daughter, Rachel Santuci, to Dan Alexander, son of Steve andCheryl Alexander of Redlands. The couple will wed Sept. 4 at the Lake Arrowhead Resort. The bride-elect ...
Convention themes resonate with local Republicans
Sep 01, 2004; ... LOMA LINDA Midway through the GOP Convention, local Republicansare hailing the event as a success. With two nights to go before President George W. Bush accepts hisparty's nomimation for re-election, local residents are saying thatthe first night of the convention set the tone ....
Bowl season ends with triumphant close
Sep 01, 2004; ... REDLANDS Maestro Frank Fetta began last Friday's closing concertof the 81st annual Redlands Bowl Summer Music Festival with somenostalgia and heartfelt sadness at the ending of another season. "It is always a very sad moment for me to come to the end," saidFetta. "One pauses for a ...
Spraying for West Nile virus planned in Loma Linda
Sep 01, 2004; ... LOMA LINDA An increase in the number of adult mosquitos infectedwith the West Nile virus was one of many factors that led to theplanned Thursday morning emergency spraying of parts of Loma Linda,say county officials. Between 5 and 6:30 a.m., vector control trucks will ...
Mae Perry
Sep 01, 2004; ... Eula Mae Perry, a longtime resident of Redlands, died of heartfailure Saturday, Aug. 28, in Hawthorn, Pa. She was 88. Born Sept. 1, 1915, in Arkansas, she had lived in Redlands from1948 until 2002, when she moved to Hawthorn to live with herdaughter. She was a 50-year member ...
Charlotte Tilton
Sep 01, 2004; ... Charlotte Bihlmeier Tilton, a longtime resident of Redlands andfrequent writer of letters to the editor in the Daily Facts, died athome Monday, Aug. 30, from complications of a stroke. She was 87. She was born Feb. 26, 1917, in Chicago, Ill., and grew up in PortByron, Ill., where ...
Area's new home building up 17.6%
Sep 01, 2004; ... In spite of a seasonal drop-off in July, the Inland Empire isstill well ahead of 2003 when it comes to new home construction. A monthly report by the California Building Industry Associationshowed the San Bernardino- Riverside-Ontario area up 17.6 percent forthe first half of 2004 ...
Correction
Sep 01, 2004 ... In Tuesday's Daily Facts, there were several inaccuracies in thearticle "RUSD posts slight dip in proficiency scores," on Page A1. It was incorrectly reported that the district's Adequate YearlyProgress declined by 1 point; it should have read that the district'sAcademic ...
Political office to the highest bidder
Sep 01, 2004; ... This time of the year, I get real tired of hearing campaignpromises and of looking at politicians. Also, it seems that in everyelection, candidates go through same old "dirty laundry" rhetoricabout the opposition, and I am often left with a choice between notvoting at all and casting my ...
State budget uncertainties kept incoming students guessing
Sep 01, 2004; ... REDLANDS Private colleges were not immune to California's statebudget crisis this past year. The ambiguity and the slow-moving progress of budget negotiationsrang in a challenging new era in college finance, since financial aidoffices all over the state were stuck guessing and ...
Gas, water lines broken in crash
Sep 01, 2004 ... REDLANDS The Gas Company and the water department responded toBarton Road at San Timoteo Canyon Road Tuesday after a gas meter andwater line were struck, according to the Fire Department. The crash occurred at 6:15 p.m. and involved only two vehicles,according to ...
UR welcomes new students
Sep 01, 2004; ... </media-caption>REDLANDS Kassi Murray wanted to get as far away from the coldwinters of Stockbridge, Mass., as she could. "I hated the Massachusetts weather," she said. "I hated waking upin the pitch black and it being zero degrees out. I couldn't go hangaround outside ...
Inland Empire hot spot for companies
Sep 01, 2004; ... The maturation of the Inland Empire as a financial market iscontinuing apace in 2004, according to a study by Marcus & MillichapReal Estate Investment Brokerage Co. With vacancy rates already among the lowest in the country - andpoised to go lower - and development activity at a ...
Student art contest honors Hispanic Heritage Month
Sep 02, 2004 ... LOS ANGELES -- Union Bank of California N.A., in partnership withStaples, invites students of all ethnicities (ages 8 to 18) toparticipate in its fourth annual young artist contest, in celebrationof Hispanic Heritage Month. submitting an original 8.5-by-11-inchdrawing or painting based ...
UR adds new faculty
Sep 02, 2004 ... REDLANDS An expert in American history from England and aforensics director with more than 17 years' experience as a teacher,coach and competitor are among 26 new faculty who will begin teachingat the University of Redlands for the 2004-05 academic year. The University has added ...
Redlands High School spirit leaders bring home awards
Sep 02, 2004 ... REDLANDS It was All-Stars and awards for Redlands High School2004-2005 spirit leaders at the annual cheerleading camp held at theUniversity of California, San Diego, Aug. 5-8. Redlands High School received four awards: superior for varsitycheer, junior varsity cheer and freshman ...
Man arrested in brother's stabbing
Sep 02, 2004 ... REDLANDS A man was arrested Wednesday night after stabbing hisbrother with a switchblade, according to police. Mario Montalbo, 39, was arrested on suspicion of assault with adeadly weapon in the stabbing of his ...
Modern Western comes to Hollywood's MET Theater
Sep 02, 2004 ... HOLLYWOOD The world premiere engagement of a new play, "WesternBig Sky," will be presented at the MET Theater through Oct. 2.Written by Robert Tobin and directed by L. Flint Esquerra, "WesternBig Sky" is a contemporary Western set in Montana. It's still theWild West in Tobin's ...
Historic California Theater stages Beauty and the Beast'
Sep 02, 2004 ... SAN BERNARDINO Nominated for nine 1994 Tony Awards including BestMusical, Theatrical Arts International will produce Disney's "Beautyand the Beast" Sept. 21-26, at the Historic California Theatre in SanBernardino. This fantastic, extravagant, romantic musical comedy is ...
Documentary explores role of Bush advisor Karl Rove
Sep 02, 2004 ... LOS ANGELES "Bush's Brain," the acclaimed feature filmdocumentary that introduces the country to Karl Rove, the man knownas the brain behind President George W. Bush and one of the mostpowerful political figures in America, will open in the Los Angelesarea Friday, Sept. 3 in select ...
Casino players have shot at Thunderbird convertible
Sep 02, 2004 ... PALM SPRINGS A new promotion at Agua Caliente Casino and SpaResort Casino will have players cruising with cash and cars. The$250,000 T-Bird Giveaway promotion is now under way and continuesthrough Sept. 26. Club Paradise members can play slots or table games at either ...
Rodriguez brings comedy with Latin flair
Sep 02, 2004 ... COACHELLA "It is a small planet in a huge galaxy, but the planetChicano is a warm and welcoming place to inhabit," says actor andcomedian Paul Rodriguez who will bring his south-of-the-border comedystyle to the Spotlight Showroom at Trump 29 for a one-night onlyperformance 8 p.m ....
Trio arrested in vehicle theft try
Sep 02, 2004 ... REDLANDS A man and two juveniles suspected of trying to steal avehicle in the 12900 block of Hilary Way were arrested this morningafter the victim followed them in his truck, police reported. Johnny Placencia Diaz and two young men under the age of 18 werearrested during a ...
Local Christian Science church sponsoring lecture on spirituality
Sep 02, 2004 ... REDLANDS Christian Science practitioner and touring speaker DavidStevens of Petaluma will discuss spirituality and its practicality ata workshop Tuesday, Sept. 14, at 5 p.m. at The Eating Room inRedlands, The workshop, sponsored by the First Church of Christ, Scientist,of ...
Hannah's Outreach Ministries seeks property for expansion
Sep 02, 2004 ... Hannah's Outreach Ministries, a non-profit ministry designed toassist women in the Redlands and Yucaipa communities, is in need of aproperty which could shelter four to six women. For more than four years, the support group has been helping womenwho have experienced financial ...
RAF warbirds land at Air Museum
Sep 02, 2004 ... CHINO Historic Combat Aircraft Supermarine Spitfire PR Mk XIX willbe in action over the Chino Airport during the Royal Air Force eventSaturday, Sept. 4. Although British airplanes were in action from the very start ofWorld War I, the Royal Air Force did not actually become ...
Kimberly Crest hosts Jazz at the Castle'
Sep 02, 2004 ... REDLANDS Kimberly Crest House and Gardens is hosting an eveningof contemporary jazz under the stars on the terrace at Kimberly CrestSaturday, Sept. 11. The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. Performing at the historic estate is contemporary smooth jazzguitarist Steve Oliver, a jazz ...
Pet inventions sought for television show
Sep 02, 2004 ... HOLLYWOOD A major television network is looking for new petinventions for their upcoming television show. This two-hour showwill require a large number of inventions and members of the publicare invited to submit their ideas for a chance to appear on the show. All types of pet ...
Rialto Community Players stage Mr. Roberts'
Sep 02, 2004 ... RIALTO Rialto Community Players will present the classic "Mr.Roberts"Sept. 10 through Oct. 2. Winner of the 1948 Tony Award forBest Play and considered by some to be the greatest of war plays, aswell as a superlative comedy, "Mr. Roberts" is a rowdy, realisticsaga of a group of American ...
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Poker players invited to showdown at Trump 29
Sep 02, 2004 ... COACHELLA Poker fever is red hot and is sweeping the nation. Fromthe World Series of Poker to Celebrity Poker Showdown, Texas Hold'emhas taken the country by storm. In recognition of this newrecreational craze, Trump 29 Casino is holding a Satellite Show DownTexas Hold'Em Poker ...
Popular Picks
Sep 02, 2004 ... Night Out International Street Faire Sept. 3-5 in Orange Circle at Chapmanand Glasell Avenues in the City of Orange. Folk music, internationalcuisine, dancing, artisans and more. Information: (714) 538-3581. Cabaret Night and Open Mic 7:30 p.m. Thursdays at the TEN20 Clubin ...
Joseph Mochizuki
Sep 02, 2004 ... Joseph Yoshisada Mochizuki, a member of the Loma Linda JapaneseSeventh-day Adventist Church, died Sunday, Aug. 29, at RiversideRegional Medical Center, after a short illness. He was 85. Mochizuki was born April 13, 1919, in Seattle, Wash., and hadlived in Indio for 43 ...
Singers invited to audition for Riverside Master Chorale
Sep 02, 2004 ... RIVERSIDE The Riverside Master Chorale will be holding auditionsfor new singers 1-4 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 11. The Chorale is seekingsingers for all four choral parts, including soprano, alto, tenor,and bass. Walk-in auditions will be held at the Riverside CommunityCollege Music ...
Artists featured at LA County Fair
Sep 02, 2004 ... POMONA Three major artists will be featured at the Millard SheetsGallery exhibit during the LA County Fair Sept. 10-26. The exhibittheme, "Love: Whimsy and Wonder-Art from the Heart," explores theconcept of love through the works of Corita Kent, Kathe Kollwitz andRoy ...
Arts Council Desertscape' exhibit features work of photographer Ken Eschmann
Sep 02, 2004 ... SAN BERNARDINO The Arts Council for San Bernardino County(ACSBCo) announces a new exhibition, "Desertscape," featuring thework of photographer Ken Eschmann through Nov. 30 during weekdaybusiness hours at Michael Brandman Associates, (MBA), 621 E. CarnegieDrive, Suite 100, San ...
Doors of the 21st Century to perform
Sep 02, 2004 ... POMONA The Doors of the 21st Century will perform Saturday, Sept.11, at The LA County Fair. The 8 p.m. concert will take place on theLos Angeles Newspaper Group Grandstand Stage as part of the Fair'sEnd of Summer Concert Series. While the element "of the 21st Century" may be new, ...
Elizabeth Lash
Sep 02, 2004 ... Elizabeth A. Lash, 80, died Sunday, Aug. 29, at Braswell'sColonial Care in Redlands, following an illness. Born March 8, 1924,in Jackson, Mich., she was a 52-year resident of Redlands. She had been office manager at McMahan's Furniture in Redlands for15 years and had attended the ...
Calling system in place to warn residents
Sep 02, 2004; ... REDLANDS The county's Telephone Emergency Notifications System(TENS), described in the past as "reverse 911," is ready to helpspread the word about emergency fire and flood conditions to all SanBernardino Mountain communities and portions of several cities,including some of Redlands and ...
Community outreach going strong at LLU School of Dentistry
Sep 02, 2004 ... Students and faculty of Loma Linda University School of Dentistryare involved in a community service program ranging from Loma Lindato several foreign countries LOMA LINDA More than 1,600 students and 88 faculty members of theLoma Linda University School of Dentistry took part in ...
On faith, religion and leaving home
Sep 02, 2004; ... This week the professor has taken his first child off to collegefor the first time. He will write more rationally next week, butperhaps you know someone who needs to have this clipped out and sentto him or her. My Dear One, You will, I hope, forgive your father for his ...
Political satire Dubya 2004' picks up where 2000' left off
Sep 02, 2004 ... HOLLYWOOD "Dubya 2004," a new play written and directed by JoeJordan, will be presented in a world premiere engagement at theSacred Fools Theater Sept. 9 through Oct. 16. In 2000, the Sacred Fools produced Rik Keller's savagely funnypolitical satire "Dubya 2000," in which members ...
Loma Linda Medical Supplies store closing its doors
Sep 02, 2004; ... LOMA LINDA Loma Linda Medical Supplies will close its doors forthe last time Friday. The store, a Loma Linda mainstay for the past two decades, has hadits challenges over the past year. "Our goal was to at least break even and we were unable to dothat," said W. Augustus ...
Storyteller Oba William King coming to Feldheym library
Sep 02, 2004 ... SAN BERNARDINO Guest performer, Oba William King "The PoeticStoryteller" will relay stories and poems to all ages at the FeldheymCentral Library 6 p.m. Sept. 8 in the Bing Wong Auditorium. King grew up in San Bernardino and now lives in Chicago where hehas formed a nonprofit ...
Labor Day Weekend concerts set at Lake Arrowhead Village
Sep 02, 2004 ... LAKE ARROWHEAD Lake Arrowhead Village Center Stage Concert Serieswill present three days of family musical entertainment over LaborDay Weekend, Sept. 3-5. Performances feature such notable bands as 9-Ball, The Antix and Tijuana Dogs. All concerts will be held 5-8 p.m.Lake Arrowhead ...
How you can help the city fix standing water problems:
Sep 02, 2004 ... Keep the street clean in front of your home. Remove or clean up locations that attract standing water, such asweeds, litter, trash cans in the street, abandoned cars ...
Auditions set for Emperor's New Clothes'
Sep 02, 2004 ... SAN BERNARDINO Sturges Family Playhouse will hold auditions fortheir eighth annual musical, "The Emperor's New Clothes" 6-9 p.m.Sept. 8-9, at the Sturges Center for the Fine Arts, 780 N. E St., SanBernardino. The all-new musical adaptation of the Hans Christian Andersenclassic ...
Sports and entertainment offered at Spa Resort Casino
Sep 02, 2004 ... PALM SPRINGS The popular Cascade Lounge, inside the new SpaResort Casino, offers regular sports viewing and entertainmentopportunities, featuring their new state-of-the-art sound and lightsystem. There is no cover charge, but a two-drink minimum does apply. The new Spa Resort ...
LA County Fair creates South of Border landscape
Sep 02, 2004 ... POMONA The LA County Fair will create the rich, colorfullandscape of Mexico this year in the Fair's Home and Gardensneighborhood. The various exhibits within the neighborhood will havea South of the Border feel during the Fair, Sept. 10-26. The Home and Gardens neighborhood houses ...
A sinking feeling
Sep 02, 2004; ... </media-caption>REDLANDS Annorr Gowdy has had problems with street maintenancefor years, but when her 34-year-old son contracted West Nile viruslast week, she looked on the standing water in her gutter with neweyes. The puddle that forms at the gutter on one side of her ...
LA man arrested, two others sought, in jewelry store burglary
Sep 03, 2004 ... REDLANDS Police arrested one man this morning in connection witha jewelry store burglary and are looking for two others, according todetective Ricky Smith. Julio Anibal Osori Guerra, 32, of Los Angeles, was stopped in hiscar by police near a jewelry store in the 1400 block of ...
Trio arrested in car break-ins
Sep 03, 2004 ... REDLANDS A man and two teen-age boys arrested Thursday inconnection with a car burglary in the 12900 block of Hilary Way arealso believed to be responsible for a series of car break-ins thatoccurred between Monday and Wednesday, according to police. Johnny Placencia Diaz, 21, and ...
Man arrested on suspicion of rape
Sep 03, 2004 ... REDLANDS A man was arrested at coffee shop in the 600 block ofOrange Street Thursday afternoon on suspicion of rape, according tocounty booking logs. Damon Mark Carpenter, 35, was arrested by Fontana police andbooked into West Valley Detention Center on charges ...
Unforgettables Foundation hires executive director
Sep 03, 2004 ... REDLANDS Tim Evans, chair of The Unforgettables Foundation,recently announced that the organization's board of directors hashired a contract executive director. Susan Patane began work Sept. 1. "We are excited to add Miss Patane to our very dedicatedUnforgettables team," said ...
Local basketball team finishes 2nd at tourney
Sep 03, 2004 ... The Redlands Bearcats advanced to the finals of the RiversideSwift Back to School Tournament last weekend, but fell to Team Inlandof Cucamonga 41-29 in the championship game. The Redlands Bearcats is a 13-and-under youth basketball team thatcompetes through the National Junior ...
Concert pays tribute to firefighters, law enforcement
Sep 02, 2004 ... SAN BERNARDINO The second in a series of concerts honoring lawenforcement and fire fighting personnel will be presented at theNational Orange Show Events Center Saturday, Sept. 11. The concertwill feature the Jazz Junkies and J-Smooth playing genres from jazz,old-school and R&B with a ...
Open Water
Sep 02, 2004; .../REDLANDS Patience is usually awarded. For University of Redlands men's water polo coach Tom Whittemorehe could only hope this rings true. With the 2004 season nearly here, the Bulldogs have lost a solidcore of players that helped the team win three consecutive ...
Congregation Etz Hadar plans High Holidays services
Sep 02, 2004 ... REDLANDS The Jewish New Year begins Wednesday, Sept. 15, andRedlands' Congregation Etz Hadar plans a series of High Holidaysservices Sept. 15-25 at the Redlands Masonic Temple. Services will be led by Rabbi Avi Havivi, with Carmel Armonserving as cantor for the High ...
Revue filled with songs of Sondheim
Sep 02, 2004 ... COSTA MESA An evening of show-stopping songs by Tony Award winnerStephen Sondheim arrives Sept. 7-19, at the Orange County PerformingArts Center's Founders Hall with "Side By Side By Sondheim." Thiscritically acclaimed revue collects famous and lesser-known songs byone of Broadway's ...
New play opens South Coast Repertory theater season
Sep 02, 2004 ... COSTA MESA South Coast Repertory launches their new season with anew play by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author Donald Margulies.Directed by Tony Award-winner Daniel Sullivan, "Brooklyn Boy" willpremiere Sept. 3 and run through Oct. 10 before moving to Broadway'sBiltmore Theatre in ...
Hazardous waste site closed Sept. 4
Sep 03, 2004 ... REDLANDS The Household Hazardous Waste Disposal Site, located at500 Kansas St., will be closed Saturday, Sept. 4, in recognition ofthe ...