Redlands Daily Facts back issues from December 2004:
Local Scoreboard
Dec 01, 2004 ... BASKETBALL BOYS Beaumont Tournament Redlands 59, Beaumont 45 REDLANDS (59) Richard Vazquez 19, Chris Scott 12, Mychal Estrada 10, QuintinCarthell 6, Matt Norris 5, T.R. Wilson 3, Chad Smith 2, John Alemu 2. BEAUMONT (45) Kinney 13, Morgan ...
Utilities Advisory Committee will meet
Dec 01, 2004 ... REDLANDS The Utilities Advisory Committee will meet Thursdayevening at 6 p.m. Agenda items include a review of preliminary rate models, apreview of outside city ...
Local Red Cross chapter plans sidewalk sale Saturday morning
Dec 01, 2004 ... SAN BERNARDINO The American Red Cross Inland Empire Chapter isholding a sidewalk sale 8 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Dec. 4, at thechapter headquarters, 202 W. Rialto Ave., San Bernardino. Sidewalk sales benefit many chapter programs and services for thelocal community, but especially ...
Teachers sought for horticulture classes in San Bernardino
Dec 01, 2004 ... SAN BERNARDINO The city of San Bernardino Parks, Recreation andCommunity Service Department is looking for people to teach classesin horticulture at the Norton Recreation Center, 1554 Art TownsendDrive, San Bernardino (formerly Norton Air Force Base). The one-hour classes will be ...
Citrus Label Society plans meeting
Dec 01, 2004 ... RIVERSIDE The Citrus Label Society will meet from 10 a.m. to 1p.m. Saturday, Dec. 11, at the California Southern Law School, 3775Elizabeth St., Riverside. Meetings offer a chance for label enthusiasts to show off theircollections and introduce visitors and newcomers to the ...
Ornamental honors
Dec 01, 2004; ... </media-caption><media-caption/>REDLANDS The surprise came to the two women in the form of aninvitation to the White House. Both Sue Bowers of Mentone and Dianne Crowther of Redlands hadsubmitted an ornament for consideration, but had heard no more aboutit until the ...
Loma Linda physicians' group settles with Medicare
Dec 01, 2004; ... LOMA LINDA Physicians associated with Loma Linda University paid$2.2 million to the Medicare program Monday, ending a nine-yearfederal investigation into the health group's billing practices. The settlement reflected the total projected amount of Medicarebilling that was not ...
Annette's Markets featured in trade magazine
Dec 01, 2004; ... REDLANDS Our Town knows that local Renaissance woman Annette Weisis a progressive grocer. Her new store, Annette's Markets, hasquickly become a place known for providing a unique shoppingexperience and special food-based events. Now, thanks to Progressive Grocer magazine, ...
Keeping watch on the horizon
Dec 01, 2004; ... Growth and expansion, including potential acquisitions, continuedresearch and development and increased sales, top a local technologycompany's list of strategic plans for 2005. Industry-based Global ePoint Inc., which manufactures and installsvideo surveillance and recording ...
Hot Topic shares fall on analyst downgrades
Dec 01, 2004; ... Shares of mall-based retailer Hot Topic Inc. fell 13 percentTuesday, after two analyst firms expressed concerns lower-than-expected holiday sales could hurt the company's fourth-quarterprofits. The slide came one day after officials for the Industry-basedseller of music-licensed ...
Hansberger says no, 3rd District loses $6.3 million
Dec 01, 2004; ... Supervisors Chairman Dennis Hansberger held his ground Tuesday andended up losing $6.3 million for projects in his 3rd District, whichincludes Redlands. The chairman lost the funds by refusing to support a $31 millionspending plan because he said it funneled millions of general ...
Tidwell charges reduced, no jail time
Dec 01, 2004; ... SAN BERNARDINO Former Sheriff Floyd Tidwell Tuesday receivedthree years' probation, had his felony charges reduced tomisdemeanors and paid a $10,000 fine for pilfering hundreds of gunsfrom the Sheriff's Department's property room during his tenure. Superior Court Judge J. Michael ...
UR has Fulmer title to defend
Dec 01, 2004; ... REDLANDS Basketball junkies take note. With four games each day, Currier Gym will be hopping on Thursday,Friday and Saturday when the University of Redlands plays host to theLee Fulmer Tournament, a men's college basketball event which is inits 57th year. The contests will ...
Presentation set on Emerald Necklace project
Dec 01, 2004 ... REDLANDS Members of the the University of Redlands environmentaldesign studio course will present a multimedia presentation on thecity of Redlands Emerald Necklace Project Thursday, Dec. 9. The presentation is scheduled for 7:30-9 p.m. in ...
REV and RHS boys get victories
Dec 01, 2004; ... </media-caption>SAN BERNARDINO Expectations are high for the Redlands East Valleyboys' basketball team this year. Even though the Wildcats defeated Kaiser 74-69 on the first day ofthe 4th Annual San Gorgonio High School Tip-Off Classic on Tuesdaynight, the mood was a ...
Bucks Cooked
Dec 01, 2004; ... There was no other way for the first month of their season to cometo an end, with Kobe Bryant feeling like a kid again, Brian Cookfloating on air and the Lakers exiting the Bradley Center lateTuesday to find snowflakes falling. On the final day of November, the Lakers took comfort ...
Gas leak shuts down fast-food restaurant
Dec 01, 2004 ... REDLANDS The Jack in the Box restaurant in the 2000 block of WestRedlands Boulevard was closed for several hours Tuesday after adelivery driver backed into a natural gas line on the propertyshortly after 8 a.m. "One of our distribution drivers hit our gas main with his ...
[ Caption only: Dianne Crowther, left, of Redlands shows her artwork ... ]
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Shirley Jones to appear in Anaheim
Dec 02, 2004 ... ANAHEIM Actress and songstress Shirley Jones will appearlive in concert at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 4, at the Heritage Forum,201 E. Broadway Ave., Anaheim. The concert will benefit the Front Porch Gallery, a venturecreated by a grant from California Lutheran Homes and supported ...
Auditions open for the Mummers' The Ransom of the Red Chief'
Dec 02, 2004 ... FONTANA Auditionsfor the children's musical "The Ransom ofRed Chief" will be held 5-7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 6 and Wednesday, Dec.8, at theFontana Mummers Theater, 8443 Nuevo Ave., one block west ofSierra Avenue at the southeast corner of Spring Street and NuevoAvenue ....
Icetown to present Christmas Showcase
Dec 02, 2004 ... RIVERSIDE Riverside Icetown will host their annualChristmas Showcase Sunday, Dec. 5. The matinee show is at 3 p.m. and the evening show will begin at 5p.m. Tickets are $10 for general seating, and $15 for "on-ice"seating.Tickets are on sale at the Icetown box ...
Nirvana for games comes to Anaheim
Dec 02, 2004 ... ANAHEIM The second annual Gen Con So Cal Convention, theWest Coast's largest annual consumer hobby game convention, is firingup this year with an incredible roster of events and tournaments. Gen Con So Cal, set for Dec. 2-5 at the Anaheim Convention Center,is a huge gathering ...
Bryant can't save Lakers against Bulls
Dec 02, 2004; ... If Jerry Buss' stated rationale for the Shaquille O'Neal trade wasto avoid a fate similar to the Chicago Bulls now 121-351 in six-plusseasons since Michael Jordan retired perhaps a good first step forhis new- look Lakers would have been actually beating those sameBulls. Even that ...
Burger King reports SpongeBob thefts
Dec 02, 2004 ... JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Evil Plankton is the obvious suspect, butlandlubbers are more likely to blame for a nationwide rash of theftsof 9-foot-tall and 9-foot-wide SpongeBob SquarePants inflatablespropped on the roofs of Burger King restaurants. More than 50 SpongeBob-nappings have been ...
AIDS challenges still formidable
Dec 02, 2004; ... LOMA LINDA - A breakthrough is likely the only way to get a gripon the HIV and AIDS epidemics. After all, there's no cure and, this alleged HIV vaccine thatsurfaces once a year or so, is nowhere near being given the greenlight. So, we're left with talking to people about not ...
Terriers can t hang with Pumas
Dec 02, 2004; ... BEAUMONT It is pretty simple. If your team can t put the ballthrough the hoop, it s going to be a long night. Redlands High School found out the hard way, as the Terriersdropped a 55-45 boys basketball contest to Chaparral in the Beaumont Tip-Off Tournament ...
Public invited to tour orthopedic facility's new building in Redlands
Dec 02, 2004 ... Arrowhead Orthopaedics plans an open house Friday 1-5 p.m. REDLANDS The staff of Arrowhead Orthopaedics invites thepublic to tour their new facility at 1901 W. Lugonia Ave. between 1and 5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 3. Arrowhead Orthopaedics, which has been in the Inland Empire ...
Chippendales coming to Trump 29
Dec 02, 2004 ... COACHELLA The men of Chippendales will perform in theSpotlight Showroom at Trump 29 Casino Saturday, Dec. 4, at 8 p.m. Tickets are $20 for general admission seating, and both women andmen are welcome. Free tickets are available to patrons who bring anew, unwrapped toy to the ...
Check out 'Books of Days'
Dec 02, 2004 ... RIVERSIDE The Off-Broadway Play Series of RiversideCommunity College will present its third offering of the season,"Book of Days," by Lanford Wilson, directed by Amanda Sue RudisillDec. 3-5. A cheese factory and a fundamentalist church are the heart andsoul of a small ...
Christmas Carol' in Costa Mesa
Dec 02, 2004 ... COSTA MESA South Coast Repertory's production of "AChristmas Carol" by Charles Dickens is playing through Dec. 26 atSergerstrom Stage in Costa Mesa. This 25th annual production of the holiday favorite is directed byJohn-David Keller and stars Hal Landon in his 25th season as ...
Couple arrested in bank heist
Dec 02, 2004; ... A Redlands couple suspected of committing an armed bank robberyMonday in Boise, Idaho, were arrested Tuesday evening after drivinginto an icy 10-acre man-made lake during police pursuit in BakerCity, Ore., two hours from Boise, according to officials. Investigators believe the ...
Boy leaves Loma Linda with repaired heart
Dec 02, 2004; ... LOMA LINDA -- The gifts Felix Cabahug carried home with himWednesday don't compare to the gift he will carry forever in hisheart. The 10-year-old Filipino boy left his 4-month home at RonaldMcDonald House with a Game Boy, new clothes and toys he never knewexisted. But the ...
Lady Terriers battle Upland to 0-0 draw
Dec 02, 2004; ... Terriers can't hang with Pumas By JIM WORKMAN Sports Editor BEAUMONT It is pretty simple. If your team can't put theball through the hoop, it's going to be a long night. Redlands High School found out the hard way, as the Terriersdropped a 55-45 boys' ...
Building sector on the grow
Dec 02, 2004; ... A key index for the Inland Empire's manufacturing sector continuedto show growth for the 15th consecutive month, a Cal State SanBernardino report showed Wednesday. The purchasing managers' report for the combined Riverside/SanBernardino area registered 51.4, according to the ...
Play 'Musical Chairs' at the Stella Adler Theatre
Dec 02, 2004 ... LOS ANGELES Three women determined to survive theirstruggles with breast cancer eschew their traditional support groupand bond in their own little circle meeting repeatedly at a favoriterestaurant in Nalsey Tinberg's "Musical Chairs." The world premiereengagement of the new play ...
REV, RHS mock trial teams in semifinals
Dec 02, 2004 ... REDLANDS Redlands East Valley High School and Redlands HighSchool mock trial teams both progressed to the semifinals Tuesday andwill compete at the Foothill Law and Justice Center in RanchoCucamonga Dec. 4. REV beat Apple Valley High School and will compete with UplandHigh ...
Antique show and sale in Pasadena
Dec 02, 2004 ... PASADENA The Bustamante Antique Show and Sale will be atthe Pasadena Conference Center Dec. 3-5. This exciting event featuresantiques and collectibles ranging from 18th-century tapestries to artnouveau, deco accessories and jewelry. More than 190 quality antique dealers ...
Local TV offers new programs on yoga, art
Dec 02, 2004 ... SAN BERNARDINO The Inland California Television Network hastwo new program offerings for December focusing on meditation andexercise through yoga and a program on the artwork of a Cal State SanBernardino professor. The network, which was founded by California State ...
Popular picks
Dec 02, 2004 ... Warren Miller's 55th annual ski and snowboard film, "Impact," 8p.m. Friday, Dec. 3, at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium, 300 E. GreenSt., Pasadena. This all-new film is packed with impressive action cinematographyfrom around the globe. It delivers the very best of this year'sskiing ...
Sunni, Shiite Muslims hold different views on government
Dec 02, 2004; ... One of the most common questions my students have put to me in themonths since the beginning of the war in Iraq concerns the differentMuslim communities in the Middle East. One of the regular questions I receive concerns the distinctionbetween the Sunni and the Shiite Muslims who, ...
Will Ralphie get his Red Ryder rifle this Christmas?
Dec 02, 2004 ... FONTANA Based on the famous 1983 movie "A Christmas Story,"compiled from the writings of humorist Jean Shepherd, the FontanaMummers will present the live stage version of "A Christmas Story."Directed by Beth Hauff, the play will be presented at Mummer's newhome at 8443 Nuevo Ave., ...
Yoga, music and creativity meet in musical for children
Dec 02, 2004 ... LOS ANGELES The Geffen Playhouse at the Brentwood Theatrewill present the West Coast premiere of the Off-Broadway hit "OhmlandLive!," an interactive musical for children integrating yoga, worldmusic and creativity. The production, written by Laurie Miller, Ben Tollefson and ...
Lady Terriers battle Upland to 0-0 draw
Dec 02, 2004; ... Staff Writer REDLANDS The rust showed for the Redlands and Upland girls'soccer team in Wednesday's season opener for the schools, and theresult showed just that. At a time where teams are still adjusting to each other, the LadyTerriers and Highlanders (0-0-1) battled ...
L.A. Theatre Works records radio plays
Dec 02, 2004 ... LOS ANGELES L.A. Theatre Works continues a yearlongcelebration of its 30th anniversary with a season of plays to berecorded before live audiences for broadcast on LATW's nationallysyndicated radio theater series, "The Play's the Thing." The season, a mix of classics and ...
Holiday Toy Express running this weekend
Dec 02, 2004 ... Metrolink will continue to help celebrate the holiday season withthe Holiday Toy Express, a 450-ton Metrolink train decorated withgiant glittering ornaments, animated displays and more than 50,000twinkling lights. Metrolink's Holiday Toy Express has been delighting audiences ...
Les Miserables' coming to Pantages
Dec 02, 2004 ... HOLLYWOOD The legendary award-winning musical "LesMiserables" returns to the Pantages Theatre for five weeks. Themusical by Alain Boubil and Claude-Michel Schonberg and presented byCameron Mackintosh will run Dec. 2 through Jan. 1. Based on Victor Hugo's classic novel, "Les ...
Terriers can't hang with Pumas
Dec 02, 2004; ... Sports Editor BEAUMONT It is pretty simple. If your team can't put theball through the hoop, it's going to be a long night. Redlands High School found out the hard way, as the Terriersdropped a 55-45 boys' basketball contest to Chaparral in the BeaumontTip-Off ...
LifeHouse celebrates Little House' Christmas
Dec 02, 2004 ... REDLANDS LifeHouse Theater continues its 11th season with anew edition of "A Little House on the Prairie Christmas," openingSaturday, Dec. 4, and running through Dec. 30. The opening night performance is at 7:30. In "A Little House on the Prairie Christmas," the Western ...
Roses & Raspberries
Dec 02, 2004 ... Roses & Raspberries Today, the Redlands Daily Facts introduces an editorial feature,Roses & Raspberries. These are short observations about the good, the bad and the uglyaround town. Other publications call them Darts & Laurels, Bouquets &Brickbats, Cheers & Jeers, ...
First Sundays programs offer fun for families
Dec 02, 2004 ... RIVERSIDE First Sundays offers free events for families indowntown Riverside Sunday, Dec. 5. Events and activities will be held1-4 p.m at a variety of venues in the downtown area. Activities at participating venues include: "Celebrate the Season, Faux Stained Glass ...
Steve Tyrell brings jazz standards to Orange County
Dec 02, 2004 ... COSTA MESA Steve Tyrell will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday,Dec. 4, in the Orange County Performing Arts Center's SegerstromHall. Tyrell, who last played the Orange County Performing Arts Centerin January, returns for the 2004 Candlelight Encore concert. In 2002,he sold out ...
[ Caption only: Sue Bowers of Mentone with photos of her ornament chosen for the White House tree and the invitation from the first lady. ]
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Holidays unwrap problem of unhealthy desires
Dec 01, 2004; ... The holidays are approaching and issues come up about materialismand meaning.However, this is a year-round conflict as people try tofind a balance with normal needs vs. desires that are unhealthy. Normal needs fit with your personality and the lifestyle of yourfamily. It is ...
Old-fashioned Christmas event at Rains House
Dec 02, 2004 ... RANCHO CUCAMONGA -- The Rains House, a historic site of the SanBernardino County Museum in Rancho Cucamonga, will be the site of an"Old-Fashioned Christmas" 5-8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Dec. 3 and 4. The event is a fund-raiser for the Casa de Rancho CucamongaHistorical Society, ...
Public invited to tour orthopedic facility's new building in Redlands
Dec 03, 2004 ... Arrowhead Orthopaedics plans an open house Friday 1-5 p.m. REDLANDS The staff of Arrowhead Orthopaedics invites the publicto tour their new facility at 1901 W. Lugonia Ave. between 1 and 5p.m. Friday, Dec. 3. Arrowhead Orthopaedics, which has been in the Inland Empire ...
Logo petition nears finish line
Dec 03, 2004; ... REDLANDS The future is looking rosy for citizens hoping to putthe city logo issue to a vote of the public. Resident Scott Siegel, who in August began circulating a petitionto codify the contested 40-year-old city logo, reports that he isonly about 500 signatures short of getting ...
ACA boys open new field with a bang
Dec 03, 2004; ... Staff Writer REDLANDS It was more than just a home season opener for theArrowhead Christian Academy boys' soccer team. This time the wordhome actually meant something. Playing in their very first game at their newly built on-campussoccer field, the Eagles made it a moment to ...
Roses & Raspberries
Dec 03, 2004 ... Today, the Redlands Daily Facts introduces an editorial feature,Roses & Raspberries. These are short observations about the good, the bad and the uglyaround town. Other publications call them Darts & Laurels, Bouquets &Brickbats, Cheers & Jeers, etc. If you have suggestions, ...
RHS duo loses in round of final 16
Dec 03, 2004; ... COSTA MESA They came, they saw and, much like last year, RedlandsHigh School's Lara Aragon and Claudia Vazquez were overwhelmed byhigh-caliber opposition and left in a hurry. Redlands' two-time reigning Citrus Belt League champion doublesteam lasted 47 minutes before being ousted ...
Dell gets $700 million deal from Philips
Dec 03, 2004 ... DALLAS - Dell Inc. said Thursday that it has won a $700 million,five-year contract to provide computers and services for RoyalPhilips Electronics. Dell said it will supply desktop and notebook computers for 75,000workstations in 60 countries for the Dutch electronics ...
Bake sale to support RecoveryWorks
Dec 03, 2004 ... REDLANDS Homemade baked goods will be sold to support the non-profit organization RecoveryWorks Saturday, Dec. 4, in the OrangeStreet Plaza parking lot between Vons and Trader Joe's. The bake sale will take place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. RecoveryWorks is a Redlands area ...
Lights, camera shhhh?
Dec 03, 2004; ... REDLANDS Justine Curley is not only a literacy expert, she isalso a television producer who has three commercials under her belt. Curley, the head of literacy services at the A.K. Smiley PublicLibrary, was wearing her producer's hat Tuesday when the literacyprogram filmed a new ...
Play Musical Chairs' at the Stella Adler Theatre
Dec 03, 2004 ... LOS ANGELES Three women determined to survive their struggleswith breast cancer eschew their traditional support group and bond intheir own little circle meeting repeatedly at a favorite restaurantin Nalsey Tinberg's "Musical Chairs." The world premiere engagementof the new play comes ...
Antique show and sale in Pasadena
Dec 03, 2004 ... PASADENA The Bustamante Antique Show and Sale will be at thePasadena Conference Center Dec. 3-5. This exciting event featuresantiques and collectibles ranging from 18th-century tapestries to artnouveau, deco accessories and jewelry. More than 190 quality antique dealers fill the ...
Cold-weather shelter moves to Joslyn
Dec 02, 2004 ... REDLANDS -- The cold-weather shelter recently started at theRedlands Community Senior Center will be at the Joslyn Senior Centerat 21 Grant St. beginning Friday, according to officials. The move to Joslyn will allow the shelter to open at 9 p.m.instead of 11 p.m. on days when the ...