Redlands Daily Facts back issues from March 2008:
Kids' authors coming to town
Mar 01, 2008; ... REDLANDS - The 12th annual Charlotte S. Huck Children'sLiterature Festival, featuring several well-known authors andillustrators, will be held March 7 and 8 at the University ofRedlands. Registration costs $175, and includes five meals and a March 7afternoon autograph party. The ...
In living color
Mar 01, 2008; ... REDLANDS - Stories come in all shapes and sizes. They arecomposed with pen and ink on 8.5-by-11- inch paper, with sound fromstring and brass and with paint on canvas. George Gallo told a storywith brush, oils and canvas Saturday about how no matter what youuse to tell a story, how you ...
Author visits Mariposa
Mar 01, 2008; ... REDLANDS - Children's book writer Barney Saltzberg treated thestudents of Mariposa Elementary School to a reading of his work onThursday. Saltzberg, an author of more than 25 children's books, was thefocus of three assemblies held throughout the school day Thursday atMariposa ....
City to give update on The Terrace
Mar 01, 2008; ... REDLANDS - City staff is presenting the North Redlands VisioningCommittee with an update on The Terrace park master plan at itsMonday meeting. The Terrace is a linear park running along Colton Avenue fromChurch Street to Sixth Street. The 100-year-old ...
Franklin Elementary School honors the work of Dr. Seuss
Mar 01, 2008; ... REDLANDS - As a part of the National Read Around America Week,Franklin Elementary School honored the work of Dr. Seuss. Teachers taught their classes with tall red and white hats likethe one worn by the title character in "The Cat in the Hat," andcommunity leaders, parents of ...
Committee to discuss water deals
Mar 01, 2008 ... REDLANDS - The Municipal Utilities/Public Works Commission meets4 p.m. Monday in the Municipal Utilities Conference Room in Suite15A at 35 Cajon St. The commission is discussing ...
Bulldog baseball takes one from No. 1 team
Mar 01, 2008; ... The University of Redlands baseball team defeated the No. 1division III team in the country Friday. The Bulldogs came frombehind to take down Chapman University 7-3. "We're excited about our progress," said head coach ScottLaverty. "If you want to be the best you have to play the ...
On sail at the Frugal Frigate
Mar 01, 2008; ... Dinner was just beginning to wind down and our friends were aboutto serve dessert when I heard my buddy's wife asking my wife ifinstead of playing cards, we could look through about 1,000 picturesfrom their vacation. Not exactly my cup of tea. It is rare for me to look through ...
Top 10 sellers at the Redlands Barnes & Noble
Mar 01, 2008 ... Fiction: 1. "Walter's Treasure" - Harold Lerner 2. "The Appeal" - John Grisham 3. "Strangers in Death" - J.D. Robb 4. "Lady Killer" - Lisa Scottoline 5. "Atonement" - Ian McEwan 6. "7th Heaven" - James Patterson 7. "Treasures: Secret ...
One hundred years ago in Redlands
Mar 01, 2008; ... MARCH 2 The damage suit instituted by W.R. Cheney and others against theSan Bernardino Valley Traction company for the loss of a Germancoach stallion, came to an end Saturday night in Judge Bledsoe'scourt by a disagreement of the jury, which after a number of hoursof careful ...
What's new at the A.K Smiley Public Library
Mar 01, 2008; ... The Smiley is fortunate to have special endowments established byRedlands patrons who have a specific subject that inspires them. Onesuch endowment was funded from the estate of Eva Burton Ginzel in1964, and her passion was art. Every year since 1964, the librarybook selectors choose a ...
Touring Havana
Mar 02, 2008; ... This is the second in a series of articles by Janet Landfried onher trip to Cuba in November 2007. Havana is truly a beautiful city. We walked through the streetsof old Havana, a charming mix of architectural building styles withcobblestone-paved warren of streets and alleys. ...
ACA falls in CIF championship
Mar 02, 2008; ... DOWNEY - One referee call and a penalty kick later and it was allover for Arrowhead Christian Academy Saturday. The boys' soccer teamfell to Desert Mirage 1-0 in the CIF-Southern Section Division VIfinals."They just caught a lucky goal on a PK (penalty kick) off ahorrible ...
RHS hosts clinic
Mar 02, 2008 ... REDLANDS - The Redlands High School softball program is hosting aplayers clinic Saturday, March 22 at the varsity field.Players will be instructed on hitting, outfield, throwing,catching and base running techniques by RHS varsity players and headcoach Brandon Ford ....
Council to look at raises for some
Mar 03, 2008; ... REDLANDS - Not a week after the Redlands Budget Committeeproposed cuts, the City Council will be considering salary rangeincreases for city employees in its meeting on Tuesday. The issue is on the consent calendar for Tuesday's 3 p.m.session, along with a presentation by ...
Fleet of foot Highland boy, 11, is Bantam male track and field athlete of the year
Mar 03, 2008; ... Long distance runner Trevor Capestany of Highland was namedBantam Male Athlete of the Year by USA track and field. He is 11years old. The award is given to the male athlete that scored the mostpoints throughout the track season. Trevor accumulated points bywinning three national ...
Terriers to host players clinic
Mar 03, 2008 ... REDLANDS - The Redlands High School softball program is hosting aplayers clinic Saturday, March 22 at the varsity field.Players will be instructed on hitting, outfield, throwing,catching and base running techniques by RHS varsity players and headcoach Brandon Ford ....
Gertrude West, 92
Mar 03, 2008 ... Gertrude Blanche West, a retired teacher and 31-year resident ofRedlands, died Feb. 28 at her home in Redlands, from long-termeffects of a stroke. She was 92. She was born Feb. 1, 1916, in Wisconsin and attended school inBrooklyn, N.Y., and Three Rivers, Quebec, Canada. She ...
Mary Cardoza, 84
Mar 03, 2008 ... Mary Gutierrez Cardoza, a longtime resident of Redlands, diedFeb. 28 in Redlands, following an illness. She was 84. She was born Dec. 23, 1923, in Sanderson, Texas, and had lived inRedlands for 74 years. She grew up in Redlands, attended Redlands High School and laterworked ...
Jensen and Karr will marry
Mar 03, 2008 ... Steven and Ruth Jensen of Los Altos announce the engagement oftheir daughter Elizabeth Susan Jensen to David Pete Karr, son ofDavid and Sharon Karr of Fayetteville, Tenn. The couple will wed April 12 in Twentynine Palms. The bride-elect graduated from Los Altos High School ...
UR baseball settles for only one victory
Mar 03, 2008; ... REDLANDS - The University of Redlands baseball team had to settlefor just one victory this weekend over the No. 1 seed. The Bulldogs took down the NCAA Division III top ChapmanUniversity 7-3 Friday. However, Chapman came back with a vengeanceSaturday, taking a decisive 9-3 ...
High school softball takes the field
Mar 03, 2008; ... The Redlands High School varsity softball team is looking forwardto a year free of life-threatening illnesses and near career-endinginjuries. Despite their head coach battling cancer and losing their starcenter fielder to a serious knee injury in their opening gameagainst ...
Redlands students play in honor jazz groups
Mar 03, 2008 ... Jared Lopez, a Redlands High School sophomore, and PaigeCaldwell, a Redlands East Valley High School junior, performed atDisneyland and Cal State Fullerton Feb. 23 and 24 with the SouthernCalifornia School Band and Orchestra Association Honor Jazz groups. More than 200 top student ...
Hensley, Bartels will marry
Mar 03, 2008 ... Tracy Lea Hensley and Aaron David Bartels will marry March 9 inthe Casa Loma Room at the University of Redlands. The bride-elect is the daughter of Terry Hensley of Redlands andLarry Hensley of Riverside. The groom-to-be is the son of Sandra Bartels of Carlsbad and thelate ...
Town and Gown to honor 10 women
Mar 03, 2008 ... The University of Redlands Town and Gown will honor 10 localwomen at the annual Women of Distinction luncheon scheduled forSaturday, March 15. This year's honorees are Lisa Conyers, Janet Cosgrove, Edna Davis-Herring, Sharon Graff, Cheryl Heesen, Donna Hoffmann, Beth ...
Megnia, Angliss to wed Sept. 27
Mar 03, 2008 ... Col. John and Wendy Megnia of Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., announcethe engagement of their daughter Heather Lee Megnia to U.S. ArmyCapt. Matthew William Angliss, son of Bill and Susanne Angliss ofRedlands. The couple will wed Sept. 27 in Cape Cod, Mass. They met in Germany where ...
REV girls softball ready to make a comeback
Mar 03, 2008; ... MENTONE - The Redlands East Valley softball team is looking tomake a comeback this season. The Wildcats' goal is to get back into playoff contention, saidREV head coach Jim Cruz. In 2007 REV finished out of the top fourslots, missing playoffs for the first time in several seasons ....
Girls raped at party
Mar 03, 2008; ... REDLANDS -Five arrests have been made after two teenage girlswere raped multiple times at a party on Friday night. According to Redlands police spokesman Carl Baker, atapproximately 5 p.m. on Friday, the two girls, aged 14 and 15 yearsold, were walking home from a friend's house ...
Committee considers new cell tower
Mar 04, 2008; ... REDLANDS - During its Monday morning meeting, the EnvironmentalReview Committee discussed the possible construction of a cellulartower near a residential area. If approved, the tower, proposed by Omnipoint CommunicationsInc., a consultant for the cellular service provider ...
Students and educators celebrate Seuss on 'Read Across America Day'
Mar 04, 2008; ... REDLANDS - The words of Dr. Seuss rang through Lugonia ElementarySchool Monday as students celebrated Read Across America Day, inconjunction with Dr. Seuss' birthday. Theodor Seuss Geisel, known to millions as rhyming master Dr.Seuss, was born March 2, 1904, in Springfield, Mass ....
Panel hears plans for new pothole crew
Mar 04, 2008; ... REDLANDS - During Monday's Municipal Utilities and Public WorksCommission meeting, Quality of Life Director Gary Van Dorst broughtup the issue of street maintenance. The city of Redlands has one two-man crew working with a singletruck to fill in the potholes in the city's streets ....
Family Service names new board, thanks volunteers and donors
Mar 04, 2008; ... REDLANDS - Stuart and Michelle Dorsey opened their home Feb. 19for the annual meeting of Family Service Association of Redlands. The get-together was also a chance to thank FSA "friends," peoplewho have given generously in the prior year. New officers were announced during a ...
Gem on Olive Avenue
Mar 04, 2008; ... When Lee Wilmarth built his little Victorian cottage at 214 E.Olive Ave. in 1891, he wanted it to be distinguished from theplainer neighboring houses. He loaded it with fine architectural minutia that seemed toaccomplish his purpose. The beauty of Wilmarth's heavily ...
Five arrested after rape of two girls
Mar 04, 2008; ... REDLANDS - Five arrests have been made after two teenage girlswere raped multiple times at a party on Friday night. According to Redlands police spokesman Carl Baker, the two girls,ages 14 and 15, were walking home from a friend's house atapproximately 5 p.m. on Friday when they ...
Surveillance camera program will expand
Mar 05, 2008; ... REDLANDS - The Redevelopment Agency voted to help foot the billfor the expansion of the Police Department's surveillance cameraprogram. During Tuesday's Redevelopment Agency meeting, Police Chief JimBueermann and Redevelopment Director Steven Dukett sought theapproval of the use ...
REV baseball competes in quarterfinals
Mar 05, 2008; ... REDLANDS - The Redlands East Valley baseball team is competing inthe quarterfinals of the Chino Tournament today. "You want to end up in the winners' bracket so you can play ahigher level of competition," said REV head coach Steve Hernandez. The Wildcats face off against ...
Civics lessons Students step into city leaders' shoes
Mar 05, 2008; ... If students could make all the decisions for the school district,families could see fees rise and programs decreased. Students learned real-life lessons as they shadowed RedlandsUnified School District officials and school board members Tuesdayas part of Civics Day ....
Fourth-graders pause to hear about 'Bad Kitty'
Mar 05, 2008; ... REDLANDS - On Tuesday afternoon, the students in Cid Bryer'sclass at Kimberly Elementary School were treated to a story read byDaily Facts Managing Editor Jennifer M. Dobbs. This week, community members are reading to local elementaryschool kids as part of the Read Across America ...
Patient Safety Awareness Week at Redlands Community Hospital
Mar 05, 2008 ... REDLANDS - Patient Safety Awareness Week, which runs until March8, may be a good time for a medicine cabinet makeover, say expertsat Redlands Community Hospital. The Journal of the American Medical Association reported that 3to 11 percent of all hospital admissions are due to ...
Council cuts $622,000 from city's budget
Mar 05, 2008; ... REDLANDS - With the budgetary outlook for 2008 looking bleak, theCity Council approved a spending decrease to the tune of $622,000during Tuesday's meeting. On Thursday, the Redlands Budget Committee admitted to fallingvictim to the recent economic downturn and reported an expected ...
Eat, drink and help kids enjoy reading
Mar 05, 2008 ... REDLANDS - Redlands Sunrise Rotary Club will give away books atMarket Night April 24, as part of the club's Read for Life! program.But one doesn't have to be a Rotarian to help. Anyone who likes toeat crab, taste beer and dance can help the club give books tochildren. The club's ...
Beatrice Huettig, 96
Mar 05, 2008 ... Beatrice S. "Bea" Huettig, a 42-year resident of Redlands andlongtime Realtor in Redlands, died of heart failure Feb. 20 atRedlands Community Hospital. She was 96. She was born July 31, 1911, in Edgefield, S.C., and grew up thereand in Georgia and Tennessee. She was living ...
MS Awareness Week is next week
Mar 05, 2008 ... Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week is March 10 through 17. The MS Society will have a booth at Market Night in Redlands onThursday, March 13. The Inland Empire office of the National MS Society is holding anopen house from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, March 13. The office is at ...
RHS takes down ACA
Mar 05, 2008; ... REDLANDS - The Redlands High School baseball team defeated theArrowhead Christian Academy Eagles 7-1 Tuesday. "Today was one of our better played games. We took care of theball defensively and we executed offensively," said RHS head coachEstevan Valencia. "We're just trying to get ...
Philip Reading, 90
Mar 05, 2008 ... Philip Boelzner Reading, a longtime resident of the Redlandsarea, died of heart failure Feb. 28 at Redlands Community Hospital.He was 90. Born in Glendale, Ariz., he grew up in Lawndale, Calif., where hemet and married his wife of 67 years, Margarete "Maggie." After serving ...
Lois Weitzel, 92
Mar 05, 2008 ... Lois Clare Charlton Weitzel, a longtime resident of Mentone, diedof heart failure Feb. 26 in Poulsbo, Wash. She was 92. She was born April 19, 1915, in Paradise, Calif., and was agraduate of the Bible Institute of Los Angeles. She married the Rev. David Edward Weitzel on July ...
Bulldog basketball earns All-SCIAC honors
Mar 05, 2008 ... REDLANDS - University of Redlands basketball had four playersnamed to the All-Southern California Intercollegiate AthleticConference teams. Representing their respective teams were, senior guard ValerieKatayama (Huntington Beach, CA) and senior guard Dave Thomas (SantaCruz, CA) ....
Cecelia Renteria, 57
Mar 05, 2008 ... Cecelia Yglecias Renteria, a longtime resident of Redlands, diedof complications of high blood pressure Feb. 28 at ArrowheadRegional Medical Center in Colton. She was 57. She was born Jan. 3, 1951, in Redlands and grew up here,attending Redlands High School. In the 1970s ...
The Internal Revenue Service is sending you free money!
Mar 05, 2008; ... Most people filing a tax return will receive a refund check.Others, who do not normally need to file a tax return, may qualifyand will need to file a specially designated tax return so the IRScan say to you, "The check is in the mail." Economic stimulus payments will be issued to ...
Beloved pianist dies at age 79
Mar 03, 2008; ... REDLANDS - Lorene Forsyth, a pianist from Redlands whose musicalcareer took her to many parts of the world to work with some of theworld's top singers, choreographers and contemporary composers, diedof cancer Feb. 27 at her home in Redlands. She was 79. Her career as a soloist, ...
Luck of the Irish in the kitchen
Mar 06, 2008; ... St. Patrick's Day honors St. Patrick, the patron saint ofIreland. We celebrate St. Patrick's Day on March 17. Americans marchin parades, dance the Irish jig and gather to sing Irish songs.People wear green in memory of Ireland, the Emerald Isle and wearshamrocks, clover with three ...
ADK fashions a fundraiser for education
Mar 06, 2008 ... REDLANDS - The Redlands chapter of Alpha Delta Kappa held itsannual fashion show and luncheon Saturday, March 1, at theUniversity of Redlands' Orton Center. Alpha Delta Kappa is an international honorary sorority for womeneducators. Its goals are educational excellence, altruism ...
MY BEST FRIEND: Buddy
Mar 07, 2008 ... "My name is Buddy Costa (unofficially Bud-Lite). I'll be 15 yearsold in August, and I reside with my owners in Redlands. My dad was atoy poodle and my mom, a cocker spaniel. I resemble my dad in size,weighing in at about 6 pounds. My only human peeve is when my ownersgo on trips and ...
African violet wins popularity contest
Mar 06, 2008; ... It all started with a few seeds. Near the end of the 19th century, most of East Africa was ruledby Germany. When Baron Walter von St. Paul, the German governor of anortheastern province in Tanganyika (now part of Tanzania), firststumbled across African violets growing in the ...
What is Easter cactus and how do you keep it growing?
Mar 07, 2008 ... Q: I was given an Easter cactus last year. What should I do tokeep it growing? Is this plant considered an epiphyllum? - N.S.,Alta Loma A: Easter cactus, Rhipsalidopsis gaertneri, the Christmas cactus,Schlumbergera x buckleyi, and the orchid cactus, Epiphyllum, are allfrom the ...
Cabaret theme planned for symphony gala
Mar 07, 2008 ... The annual gala that raises funds for the Redlands SymphonyOrchestra is planned for June 7 REDLANDS - "Life is a cabaret." The Redlands Symphony Association is planning to prove that onJune 7 when it holds its annual gala, built around the cabarettheme. Planned at ...
PHILOSOPHER FROG
Mar 07, 2008 ... The bearded iris has three petals that grow upward on the topwhich are called standards. The three petals that hang down arecalled falls. The smaller fuzzy or hairlike parts in between ...
Violinist Daniela Shtereva to play with Redlands Symphony Orchestra
Mar 07, 2008; ... REDLANDS - The Redlands Symphony Orchestra will present "VibrantVirtuosi" at 8 p.m. Saturday, March 15, and 3 p.m. Sunday, March 16. One highlight of the concert will be violin soloist DanielaShtereva. Born in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, into a family with musical traditionextending ...
Calendar
Mar 07, 2008 ... March 8 and 9, Pacific Camellia Society Show, 1 to 4 p.m.Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Descanso Gardens, 1418 DescansoDrive, La Canada-Flintridge. No charge for show. Information: (714)799-9470 after 4 p.m. March 8, 9:30 a.m. to noon, "In the Garden" program at UCRiverside ...
'Hamlet' opens Tuesday
Mar 07, 2008 ... REDLANDS - The Performance Loft, in partnership with the RedlandsRegional Players and 3 Theatre of Riverside, presents a double billof "Hamlet" and "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead," March 11through 19, with touring dates in Riverside and Yucaipa. Redlands Regional Players ...
RHS beats Carter
Mar 07, 2008 ... Citrus Belt League BOYS at Redlands High School Redlands 73, Carter High School 53 400 relay: Carter 44.58; 1600: 1. Young (RHS) 4:39, 2. Brooks(RHS) 16:80; 110 HH: 1. Johnson (RHS) 15.91, 2. Brooks (RHS) 16.80;100: 1. Wooten (CHS) 11.4, 2. Lavender (CHS) 11.4, 3 ....
Hershey track meet registration begins
Mar 07, 2008 ... SAN BERNARDINO - The city of San Bernardino Parks, Recreation andCommunity Services Department is hosting the 2008 Inland Valley/Hershey qualifying track meet Saturday, April 5.The event is at San Bernardino High School, 1850 N. E ...
Jack Price is a one-man band
Mar 07, 2008; ... Jack Price considers himself a variety artist. The local musicianperforms on various instruments, including a looping machine, tocreate a full rock band sound. Price first began playing the acoustic guitar when he was 8 yearsold. "I always wanted to play saxophone but went ...
Inland Master Chorale sings this weekend
Mar 07, 2008 ... REDLANDS - Inland Master Chorale will present "A Night at theOpera" 8 p.m. Saturday, March 8, and 3 p.m. Sunday, March 9, atRedlands First Methodist Church, at the corner of Olive Avenue andCajon Street. The concert features opera choruses presented by the 60-memberchorale and ...
Wildcats take to the track
Mar 07, 2008 ... REV TRACK & FIELD Citrus Belt leagueBOYS at Redlands East Valley High School REV 65, Eisenhower High School 62 4x100: Ike 44.30, REV DQ; 4x400: REV 3:34.64, IKE 3:36.68; 100:1.Pilcher IKE 11.03, 2.Wilson IKE 11.23, 3.Garner IKE 11.28; 200: 1.Pilcher IKE ...