Redlands Daily Facts back issues from September 2007:
Redlands to San Francisco and back at 18 miles per hour
Sep 01, 2007; ... Anyone remember the last two items in last Sunday's "One hundredyears ago in Redlands"? They were letters from Lewis B. Avery, written as he and his wifetook an automobile trip from Redlands to San Francisco and back. Butthose letters, printed Aug. 30 and 31, 1907, in the Redlands ...
Local scoreboard
Sep 01, 2007 ... FOOTBALL Nonleague at Vista Murrieta High School Redlands7 0 7 0 -14 Vista Murrieta 0 14 0 7 - 21 First quarter RHS - Cameron Phillips 1 run at 1:16 ( Jonathan Jimenez kick) Second quarter VM -Alex ...
'Grandma' has a nice ring to it
Sep 01, 2007; ... I hung two signs last week. One said, "For sale." The otherannounced "It's a girl." I hate to use the clich, but for the first time I find my lifetruly at a crossroads. It is unpredictable and strange territory,with emotional swings between happy and sad that have thrown me ...
The house the Smileys built
Sep 01, 2007; ... On a pristine sliver of lake, in a rambling Victorian castle on ahilltop in the Shawangunk Mountains, my New York childhood and myRedlands adulthood melded one recent August weekend. For the 34 years I have lived in Redlands, I have heard of thelegendary Mohonk, the resort in ...
Local schedule
Sep 01, 2007 ... MONDAY University of Redlands 4 p.m. - Women's soccer: UR vs. The Master's College in SantaClarita* TUESDAY Redlands High School 3:15 p.m. - Boys' water polo: RHS at Upland High School* 5 p.m. -Girls' volleyball: RHS at Rim of the World High ...
A mixed bag for Terriers
Sep 01, 2007; ... MURRIETA - When you lose the amount of players the Redlands HighSchool football team lost in 2006, growing pains are surely to beexpected. Take Friday night's 2007 season opener against Vista Murrieta forexample. In a game that saw several flashes of brilliance for RHS, ...
North Redlands group says yes to redevelopment
Sep 01, 2007; ... REDLANDS - The north Redlands revitalization project took a hugestep forward Tuesday night. Members of the North Redlands VisioningCommittee and north Redlanders overwhelmingly approved the proposedredevelopment area recommended by Urban Futures. "We believe this is an opportunity ...
Student convicted in dorm burglaries gives up position
Sep 01, 2007; ... REDLANDS - A University of Redlands student has resigned from hisposition as a dorm supervisor after he was convicted of helpingburglarize the same dorm two years ago. Michael John Farruggia, whose father has donated or pledged$135,000 to the university, resigned ...
RHS among nation's best high schools
Sep 01, 2007; ... Redlands High School has been ranked among the top 5 percent ofpublic high schools in the nation. Redlands High School was named in the Sept. 3 issue of Newsweek asone of the nation's top public high schools. Its rank of 1,208 placesit among the top 5 percent of the more than ...
One hundred years ago in Redlands
Sep 01, 2007; ... SEPT. 2 Work was begun this morning upon the car barn for the RedlandsCentral railway. The new location is on the south side of East Citrusavenue, between Church and Eleventh streets, upon lots purchased byGill & Rabbeth from Peter Monahan. The contractor for the building isthe ...
UR volleyball looks to build on 2006 glory
Sep 02, 2007; ... REDLANDS -Fresh off a landmark season for the University ofRedlands women's volleyball team, a word that hasn't been seen toooften around the Bulldogs is apparent this season. Expectations. "For the first time," fourth-year head coach Mari Burninghamnoted. That's what ...
'Holy Name Idol'
Sep 02, 2007; ... REDLANDS - Holy Name of Jesus church hosted the first "Holy NameIdol" talent show Saturday night, presenting the musical talents ofseveral church members. According to Sharon Callon-Schwartz, director of pastoralservices, the talent show was the Rev. Paul Granillo's idea. The ...
Redlands woman dedicates poetry to God and her kids
Sep 02, 2007; ... REDLANDS - When Willa Tyler began writing poetry, she didn't thinkof it as poetry, but rather letters to God. Tyler said she never thought of submitting her work in a poetrycontest until her sons Toby and Richard encouraged her to share it. "I encouraged her because her work ...
City Council may christen 'Quality of Life' department
Sep 02, 2007; ... REDLANDS - The City Council will vote on the formation of aQuality of Life Department recommended by City Manager N. EnriqueMartinez at Tuesday's 3 p.m. meeting. If approved, the $301,947 department will focus on environmentalstewardship and responding to community concerns, ...
Magazines rate University of Redlands among the elite colleges in the West
Sep 02, 2007; ... Troy Campbell took to heart the words of Sherry Manning, a two-time student body president at the University of Redlands, oneSeptember day nearly four years ago. She told the freshmen that "some day, one of you will be up heregiving this speech" and welcoming students to the ...
Readers enjoy looking back at Sylvan Park - circa 1956
Sep 02, 2007; ... Last week's "Recognize This?" photo was of Sylvan Park inRedlands. "That's Sylvan Park," said Lupe Lara of Redlands. "I used to playthere, when I went to Franklin School. I also see on the right side,way in the corner, the Plunge." "I grew up playing there," said Leda ...
UR volleyball looks to build on 2006 glory
Sep 03, 2007; ... REDLANDS - Fresh off a landmark season for the University ofRedlands women's volleyball team, a word that hasn't been seen toooften around the Bulldogs is apparent this season. Expectations. "For the first time," fourth-year head coach Mari Burninghamnoted. That's what happens when ...
City Council may christen 'Quality of Life' department
Sep 03, 2007; ... REDLANDS - The City Council will vote on the formation of aQuality of Life Department recommended by City Manager N. EnriqueMartinez at Tuesday's 3 p.m. meeting. If approved, the $301,947 department will focus on environmentalstewardship and responding to community concerns, ...
Redlands doctors give the gift of hearing to a young singer
Sep 05, 2007; ... REDLANDS - Talk about a community that hears with its heart. A 9-year-old girl from Africa who appeared on "American Idol" withthe African Children's Choir is now able to hear herself sing again,thanks to the generosity of Redlands physicians, Redlands CommunityHospital and members ...
Owner of Frugal Frigate plans conference on writing and promoting reading for children
Sep 05, 2007; ... They told him it could not be done, but Brad Hundman, owner of theFrugal Frigate, has his own ideas about things. Hundman believes goodcustomer service is good business and the promotion of qualitychildren's literature in turn promotes literacy. "We've been very well received in ...
Pregnant woman taken to hospital after park dispute
Sep 05, 2007 ... REDLANDS - A victim of domestic violence was taken to the hospitalTuesday night. The 20-year-old woman suffered a scraped right elbow and anklewhen her boyfriend drove away while she was still on the back of hiscar, the police log ...
Dinner, dialogue and fitness for seniors
Sep 05, 2007; ... REDLANDS - Fitness and nutrition are important to everyone, butperhaps seniors have a special challenge because of age, infirmities,or more probably, lack of exercise. Linda Wilkin dispelled some myths regarding senior fitness andencouraged better nutrition when she spoke at the ...
Lucille Innes
Sep 05, 2007 ... Lucille Cassell Innes, a medical illustrator who had worked forLoma Linda University, died of heart disease Aug. 29 in Redlands. Shewas 96. She was born Oct. 29, 1910, in Chicago and had lived in Redlandsfor 43 years. She loved art and received a scholarship to the Art ...
Robert Dunn
Sep 05, 2007 ... Robert G. Dunn, a three-year resident of Redlands and formerresident of Highland and San Bernardino, died of a heart attack Aug.28 in Redlands. He was 94. He was born July 31, 1913, in Pennsylvania and had lived in SanBernardino for about 20 years before moving to Highland, where ...
Olive Bennett
Sep 05, 2007 ... Olive M. Bennett, a longtime resident of the Yucaipa and Redlandsarea, died Aug. 31 in Redlands, after a month's illness. She was 96.She was born June 15, 1911, in Missouri and had lived in Yucaipa formany years before moving to Redlands seven years ago. She and her husband, Cotton ...
Freddie Lara
Sep 05, 2007 ... Freddie Lara, a 50-year resident of San Bernardino, died Aug. 21in San Bernardino, following a long illness. He was 59. He was born Nov. 2, 1947, in Chicago, and had lived in Loma Lindaand Mentone a few years before moving to San Bernardino. He was a welder for Loran Inc. in ...
Council OKs Quality of Life Department
Sep 05, 2007; ... REDLANDS - The City Council voted 4-1 to form a Quality of LifeDepartment at the 3 p.m. Tuesday session. City Manager N. Enrique Martinez recommended the formation of thedepartment as an efficiency saver. In his analysis of city operationshe saw that services provided to the ...
Car theft victim hit on the head-on by his own car
Sep 04, 2007 ... REDLANDS - The victim of a car theft followed the thief and washit head-on by the stolen car, according to police reports. Police spokesman Carl Baker said a family member followed the 1996green Honda Accord from the house on the 600 block of Doyle Streetand another Honda, which ...
Car window smashed by unidentified object
Sep 04, 2007 ... REDLANDS - A man's car window was busted in while he drove byUniversity Street and Lugonia Avenue Saturday night. The man determined that whatever object that hit his car wasthrown from the ...
Works in progress: Nevada/Redlands Corporate Center
Sep 04, 2007; ... REDLANDS - Phase I of the Nevada/Redlands Corporate Center issetting shape on Redlands Boulevard. "This is a multitenant project that will accommodate a wide rangeof businesses," said Mike Mueller, principal of Capital Investments."It will bring 300 jobs to town. We're zeroing in ...
Take a critical look at your garden, start making plans
Sep 07, 2007; ... Greetings, dirty thumbers! The end of summer is a good time toexamine your garden critically and plan for this next year - whileyour triumphs and disappointments are still fresh in your mind. Takepictures, make notes. Which combinations worked? Which didn't work sowell? Were there ...
Original City Council member, former Loma Linda Academy principal dies at the age of 87
Sep 07, 2007; ... On Sept. 29, 1970, Elmer Digneo led Loma Linda into cityhood,serving on its charter City Council. He went on to serve 24 years on the council, five of those yearsas mayor, and earned a reputation for fairness and respect. "He'struly one of the pioneers of Loma Linda. There's no ...
Bookstore, new principal team up to raise money for Cope beautification
Sep 07, 2007; ... REDLANDS - Bookworms, Cope Eagles and Barnes and Noble lovers weregreeted Thursday evening by newly appointed Principal Kate Pearne andvolunteers from Cope Middle School helping to raise money for theircampus' beautification efforts. Barnes and Noble bookstore was donating 10 ...
Bill Mellies
Sep 07, 2007 ... William "Bill" Mellies, a longtime resident of Redlands, died ofheart disease Aug. 31 at his home in Bullhead City, Ariz. He was 61.He was born Sept. 21, 1945, in Redlands, graduated from Redlands HighSchool in 1963 and lived in Redlands until he moved to Bullhead City12 years ...
REV gets ready for prime time
Sep 07, 2007; ... MENTONE - What a difference a year makes. Just a year ago, Redlands East Valley's Tyler Shreve was preparingto make his first start as a quarterback for the REV freshmenfootball team. "We played some local team around the area," Shreve said about thememories. "We had one ...
ACA hoping for a bounce back season
Sep 07, 2007; ... REDLANDS - There's only one way to go for the Arrowhead ChristianAcademy football team. Up. It was another woeful season for the Eagles in 2006. They didn'twin a single game on the field and were overmatched throughout mostof their schedule. But a new sense of ...
Sports Park opens
Sep 07, 2007; ... REDLANDS - The 35 acres of lush green lawn up on San BernardinoAvenue at Dearborn Street saw something it had never seen beforeThursday night - soccer balls. The new grass will have to get used to the patchwork black andwhite balls as well as the cleats of the AYSO participants, ...
Shotgun goes off, blasts hole in roof
Sep 04, 2007 ... REDLANDS - A shotgun accidentally went off Monday evening, takingout part of a roof. A neighbor on the 1200 block of Tribune Street reported a loudnoise Monday evening, according to police spokesman Carl Baker.Police found the ...
Lucy Rivera
Sep 04, 2007 ... Lucy Perez Rivera, a six-year resident of Redlands, died of heartdisease Aug. 30 in Redlands. She was 94. She was born Jan. 2, 1913, in Los Angeles and graduated fromRoosevelt High School in Los Angeles. She had lived in Banning for 45 years before moving to Redlands.In ...
As classes resume, so does the celebration
Sep 04, 2007; ... REDLANDS - Now that students are arriving on campus and classesbegan today, the centennial events at the University of Redlands areready to begin again. In September, there will be a High Table Dinner on Thursday the13th, and on Wednesday the 26th Rick West, class of 1965, will ...
From the floor up
Sep 04, 2007; ... Interior decorator Tracy Hanson says she can replicate looks outof Crate and Barrel, Pottery Barn and Restoration Hardware catalogs -for a lower cost. "People really like the style but (I) make it more accessible. Noteveryone can spend $4,500 on a couch," she said. Hanson, ...
Post-Labor Day tax planning
Sep 04, 2007 ... Labor Day marks the end of summer. For all of you laboring asemployees, now is the time for tax planning, cash flow planning andimproving your take-home pay! Let's start by improving your cash flow. Why not begin receivingyour 2007 tax refund now instead of waiting until filing ...
Redlands man makes Barron's top 100 list
Sep 04, 2007 ... Kerrick Bubb of KWB Wealth Managers Group in Redlands was namedone of the top 100 independent financial advisers in the country byBarron's. Bubb, a Redlands resident, was ranked No. 27 on the "Indie 100"list, published in Barron's Aug. 27 issue. Bubb was given a score of ...
Burglar awakens women, gets away with nothing
Sep 04, 2007 ... REDLANDS - A burglar woke two women up while rummaging throughtheir house, but left without any stolen goods. According to police spokesman Carl Baker, the elderly women wereawoken around 1 a.m. Friday by a noise upstairs. One of the women confronted the burglar and ...
Magazines rate University of Redlands among the elite colleges in the West
Sep 03, 2007; ... Troy Campbell took to heart the words of Sherry Manning, a two-time student body president at the University of Redlands, oneSeptember day nearly four years ago. She told the freshmen that "some day, one of you will be up heregiving this speech" and welcoming students to the ...
Readers enjoy looking back at Sylvan Park - circa 1956
Sep 03, 2007; ... Last week's "Recognize This?" photo was of Sylvan Park inRedlands. "That's Sylvan Park," said Lupe Lara of Redlands. "I usedto play there, when I went to Franklin School. I also see on theright side, way in the corner, the Plunge." "I grew up playing there," said Leda Stockton of ...
Redlands woman dedicates poetry to God and her kids
Sep 03, 2007; ... REDLANDS - When Willa Tyler began writing poetry, she didn't thinkof it as poetry, but rather letters to God. Tyler said she never thought of submitting her work in a poetrycontest until her sons Toby and Richard encouraged her to share it."I encouraged her because her work touches ...
Training for an airplane disaster
Sep 06, 2007; ... REDLANDS - The Vault Martini Bar opens its doors from noon to 8p.m. Sunday, Sept. 16, for the Save Darfur Awareness Festival, in hopesof raising money and awareness about genocide in Darfur. Brittany Carvajal, founder of Redlands for Darfur Awareness, saidshe wanted to host ...
Prepare ye the way of 'Godspell'
Sep 06, 2007; ... REDLANDS - The Redlands Civic Light Opera presents "Godspell"Sept. 13 through 23, at Clock Auditorium at Redlands High School. The show is presented in parables depicting the lessons of JesusChrist in the book of Matthew, as well as the story of his life anddeath ....
Great fun and good food at Giovanni's Pizza
Sep 06, 2007; ... REDLANDS - Giovanni's Pizza is a low-key establishment with goodpizza and a fun atmosphere. Three editors, a reporter and I recently ate lunch here, and weall ordered the same thing: pizza. We also shared an antipasto saladand garlic bread. You order at a counter, and then wait for ...
Flag flown in Iraq flies here as a thank you
Sep 06, 2007; ... The kindness of strangers sent a ripple of appreciation that wasfelt halfway around the world one hot evening in July. Sarah Crotinger, 38, and her family were in the midst ofcelebrating her sister's birthday when they heard a car accidentoutside their home. Like half of the ...
Vault hosts Save Darfur Awareness Festival
Sep 06, 2007; ... SAN BERNARDINO - A small jet burst into flames Wednesday night atthe former Norton Air Force Base, but it was all just part of theshow. The San Bernardino Regional Emergency Training Center, which is onthe eastern edge of San Bernardino International Airport, held it'sfirst ...
'Nanny' doesn't wear Prada
Sep 06, 2007; ... "The Nanny Diaries " is a cute enough tale about the lives of therich and powerful, and the people who raise their children. Scarlett Johansson stars as Annie Braddock, a recent college gradfrom New Jersey who through a chance encounter in Central Park withrich mom Mrs. X (Laura ...
Clerk recognizes counterfeit $100 bill, customer arrested
Sep 06, 2007 ... REDLANDS - A clerk at an Orange Street market recognized acustomer's counterfeit $100 bill and called police Monday. The clerk was working at Vasquez Market in the 1500 block ofOrange Street at about 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 3, when a man entered thestore and attempted to purchase $23 ...
Families scoop up fun at YMCA ice cream social
Sep 09, 2007; ... Thanks to Dr. D.L. Van Voorhis of San Bernardino, hundreds ofchildren and their families enjoyed an evening of food, games and funSaturday at the YMCA in Redlands. Van Voorhis paid for almost everything at the fifth annual YMCAIce Cream Social, including gallons of vanilla ice ...
John Stratton
Sep 09, 2007 ... John Charles Stratton, a longtime resident of the Redlands andMentone area, died from complications of pneumonia Sept. 2 atBraswell's Hampton Manor in Yucaipa. He was 92. He was born May 31, 1915, in Salina, Pa., and grew up inKittanning, Pa. Stratton retired from the U.S ....
Brown bears and a mixture of cultures thrive in Kodiak
Sep 09, 2007; ... It was day 10 of our voyage from Nome, Alaska, through the BeringSea, to the Aleutian Islands to Whittier, Alaska, aboard the Spiritof Oceanus. It was raining when we arrived in Geographic Harbor on thesouthern coast of Alaska, opposite Kodiak Island. The KatmaiPeninsula is best ...
Prime time players
Sep 09, 2007; ... RIVERSIDE - That Redlands East Valley football team sure knows howto put on a show. Playing for the second time in three years before the TV camerasof Fox Sports, the Wildcats put forth an effort that was worth savingon the TIVO player, knocking off Riverside North in a thrilling ...
Bulldogs start off strong in Spokane
Sep 09, 2007; ... It was a good day for Bulldog football. The University of Redlandsdid something it has not done in at least five years - it won itsfirst scheduled game. UR defeated Whitworth University 24-12 Saturday on the road. ThePirates are ranked 16th by www.D3football.com. The Bulldogs are ...
Defense does it for ACA
Sep 09, 2007; ... REDLANDS - For a team that hasn't tasted victory on the footballfield for almost two seasons, Arrowhead Christian Academy almostfound a way to hand a victory over on a silver platter Saturdaynight. But thanks to a stout defense and two years of pent upfrustration, the Eagles ...
Man running 63 marathons in 63 days
Sep 09, 2007; ... REDLANDS - While almost everyone else was relaxing and enjoying aday off from work on Labor Day, 32-year-old Tim Borland was runningaround. Ten days later, on Sept. 13, the Los Gatos resident will runthrough Redlands. By the end of his 63 days of 63 consecutive 26.5-mile ...
Living on the edge: The San Andreas Fault
Sep 09, 2007; ... Did you feel it? I sure did, and lots of folks I've talked to didas well. Last Sunday's relatively mild 4.7 magnitude earthquakecentered 10 miles northwest of Lake Elsinore really wasn't much, butit was a startling reminder that as residents of this region, we liveon the edge - never ...
Service makes the dining fine
Sep 09, 2007; ... When I was a kid, which for this new grandma seems so long ago, wedidn't eat out at restaurants much. Dining out was a luxury that ourone-income household couldn't afford often. But we did have the Friday night splurge. It was payday for Dad,and we had some kind of takeout, which ...
Top-flight field at IE Classic
Sep 07, 2007; ... Not a team to back away from a challenge, the University ofRedlands men's water polo team will get just that when they open the2007 season on Saturday with the Inland Empire Classic. The two-day, 16-team event will take place at Thompson AquaticCenter, Las Flores Park in La Verne, ...
'Green' bonus points may push complex over the top
Sep 10, 2007; ... REDLANDS - The Planning Commission is going through its finalround with the old residential development allocation rating system,under which Zigrossi Company Inc. is asking for a reevaluation of itsrating. Zigrossi Company Inc.'s 77-unit apartment-style complex earnedonly 84 ...