Redlands Daily Facts back issues from May 2008:
Redlands baseball falls to Yucaipa
May 01, 2008; ... Photo gallery: Redlands at Yucaipa baseball YUCAIPA - The Redlands High School baseball lost another toughfight with Yucaipa High School Wednesday. The Terriers could nothold on to a 3-3 tie, falling 7-3. In the first round of play RHS lost a one-run ball game to ...
Urgent message to our readers
May 01, 2008 ... To our readers, Because of major computer and system failures, Friday's editionsof The Sun, the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin and other newspapers inthe Los Angeles Newspaper Group were abbreviated and missingfeatures and certain sections. The problems have also affected ...
RHS softball clinches first
May 01, 2008; ... REDLANDS - There is a new champion in town. With its 2-1 extra-innings victory over Yucaipa High School Wednesday the Redlands HighSchool softball team secured first place. For many years Fontana High School has led the Citrus BeltLeague, but over the past four years RHS has been ...
Lights, camera, action
May 01, 2008; ... REDLANDS - At 16 years old, Trevor Stevens knows exactly what hewants to do with his life: make films. Stevens, a Redlands High school student, spends a lot of his timebehind the lens of a camera. He helps out with Redlands TV, thecity's cable access TV operations, and he produces ...
James H. Moore, 96
May 01, 2008 ... Moore, a prominent psychologist whose career included pioneeringwork with the Air Force, died April 24 at his home in Redlands. Hewas 96 and had been in declining health in recent years. Moore was born May 16, 1911, in Denver and spent most of hisearly years in Beatrice, Neb., ...
Bettye Wheeler
May 01, 2008 ... A memorial service for Bettye Wheeler is scheduled at 2 p.m.Saturday, May 3, at Redlands United Church of Christ. Wheeler, a longtime resident of Redlands who was active in manyorganizations including Redlands Meals on Wheels, Family ...
Y Circus goes to Plan B for emcees
May 01, 2008; ... REDLANDS - Warren "Woody" Wood and Pete Wray may be retired ascircus directors, but they're not retired. Both were slated to be masters of ceremonies at this year's GreatAll-American Youth Circus at the Redlands YMCA that begins May 2,and within hours of each other had separately ...
Seniors: Is your car a fit?
May 01, 2008; ... Are you comfortable driving? Can you reach the pedals easily? Isthere something that just doesn't feel quite right? To find a solution to these kinds of problems, Loma Linda SeniorCenter is holding a free "CarFit" assessment day for seniors from 10a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday, May ...
Happy birthday to David Curtis, 1
May 01, 2008 ... David Curtis turns 1 today. He is celebrating with family, and ofcourse the party wouldn't be complete without an ...
Local calendar, May 1
May 01, 2008 ... TONIGHT Redlands Footlighters' production of "Everybody Loves Opal"opens, 8 p.m. at the theater at 1810 Barton Road, Redlands, followedby a reception on the patio. Tickets are $14 for adults, $10 forstudents. Performances continue at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and ...
'Baby Mama' more painful than childbirth
May 02, 2008; ... Once in a great while, a movie comes along that smashes viewers'expectations of the romantic comedy. "Baby Mama" is not one of these movies. I'm a fan of Tiny Fey, who has risen to fame after her work intelevision with "Saturday Night Live" and now her show "30 Rock." ...
Redlands youth baseball/softball roundup, May 2
May 02, 2008 ... Softball under 14 1. Blue Jays 9-1-2 (.833) 2. Devil Rays 7-3-2 (.667) 3. Rockies 7-5 (.583) Softball under 12 1. Devil Rays 7-1 (.875) 2. Yankees 5-1-1 (.786) 3. Rockies 4-2-1 (.643) Softball under 10 AMERICAN ...
Redlands Police Department logs, April 20
May 02, 2008 ... Sunday, April 20 4:52 p.m. 0 block of South 4th Street, graffiti 5:08 p.m. 1700 block of Colton Avenue, simple assault 5:22 p.m. 200 block of Grand View Drive, theft 6:26 p.m. 1100 block of Cero Court, theft 8:08 ...
Local calendar, May 2
May 02, 2008 ... TONIGHT Free screening of "Who Killed the Electric Car, A Lack ofConsumer Confidence or Conspiracy?" at 7 p.m. at Redlands UnitedChurch of Christ, 168 Bellevue Ave., Redlands. The film, about thedemise of GM's fleet of electric vehicles, is narrated by MartinSheen. Brief ...
Man killed in single-vehicle accident
May 02, 2008 ... REDLANDS - A 22-year-old Yucaipa man was pronounced dead shortlyafter he was found in the wreckage of a rental car in a rocky areaoff Greenspot Road early Thursday morning. According to a press release issued by Redlands Police Departmentspokesman Carl Baker, the California ...
Celebrate Redlands calendar, May 2
May 02, 2008 ... Through May 18: Redlands Footlighters presents "Everybody LovesOpal," a hilarious comedy by John Patrick and directed by TeresaDolan. For reservations call the box office at (909)793-2909. May 3: Trails at 10. Information: www.redlandsconservancy.org May 3: 10:30 a.m., ...
How to help, May 2
May 02, 2008 ... Family Service Association will receive the food collected May 10in the Postal Carriers' Food Drive. Volunteers are needed to help pack and move the food to FamilyService Association between 2 and 6 p.m. May 10. Those who areinterested in helping are asked to call Tony or Lorie at ...
Redlands yesterdays, May 2
May 02, 2008 ... Five years ago Temperatures - high 69, low 44 Under the leadership of fourth- and fifth-grade teacher JeffStanner, several students from Cram Elementary School's Running Clubwill participate in the Run Through Redlands this Sunday morning. The bleachers have been set ...
Street names reveal secrets of the past
May 03, 2008; ... Place names, especially streets, usually have a historical talebehind them. In Redlands, walking the streets for history can be anentertaining experience. "Streets are like tattletales, like children artlessly blurtingout the household secrets of those who named them," declared ...
On sail at the Frugal Frigate
May 03, 2008; ... My dog always seems to know when we are getting ready to leave ona trip. Even before we bring the suitcases in from the garage, shefigures out we are destined to leave her. An attempt to convince herhow grand a few days at the doggy hotel will be just falls gently ondeaf fluffy ears ....
Breaking news: Homicide at Jennie Davis Park
May 03, 2008; ... 5:11 p.m. REDLANDS - A man was shot and killed in broad daylightat Jennie Davis Park at about 1:30 p.m. today. Redlands policespokesman Carl Baker confirmed the victim had died, but detailssurrounding the incident are unclear. The victim has not beenidentified. The homicide happened near ...
What's new at the A.K. Smiley Public Library
May 03, 2008 ... As Americans moved west from their established settlements on theEast Coast they tried to recreate the neighborhoods they werefamiliar with, but soon California demanded an architecturalexpression of its own. The many directions this expression has takenare explored in a plenitude of new ...
Top 10 sellers at the Redlands Barnes & Noble
May 03, 2008 ... Fiction: 1. "The Whole Truth" - David Baldacci 2. "The Miracle at Speedy Motors" - Alexander McCall 3. "Dead Heat" - Joel Rosenberg 4. "The Shack" - William Young 5. "The Bourne Betrayal" - Eric Lustbader 6. "The Double Agents" - W. Griffin ...
Celebrate International Museum Day
May 03, 2008; ... As I write this, we at the San Bernardino County Museum arepreparing for our annual International Museum Day celebration, to beheld today. What do you look forward to seeing and doing at the countymuseum? Which exhibits are vivid in your memory? What makes thatmemory strong: the ...
Thanks to all the folks who protect Our Town
May 03, 2008; ... I grew up in one of 12 houses on a cul-de-sac, or what we calledthe keyhole, in Lakewood. The city was just one year old when my folks moved into a tracthome in the middle of nothing in 1955. It was the first and lasthome they would own together, and it was home to my family more ...
Birds invade Redlands home
May 03, 2008; ... REDLANDS - When the Andersons walked into their house after aneighborhood barbecue, they never expected to find 200 birds inside. On Saturday, April 19, the Andersons were enjoying the eveningwith friends when they saw a large flock of birds fly overhead. "We decided they were ...
ESRI gives trees for Earth Day
May 03, 2008; ... REDLANDS - In honor of Earth Day, ESRI donated 1,500 CaliforniaOak tree seedlings to ten local schools. "This is the latest in a long ESRI tradition of supporting agreener Redlands community through the support of tree plantingprojects," ESRI's Shelli Stockton said ....
House on Colton Avenue still beautiful after 100 years
May 03, 2008; ... REDLANDS - The Charleston House on Colton Avenue, home to On theAvenue Day Spa, is celebrating its 100th birthday this year. "It's a very peaceful place," said Rosemary Humbert, a manicuristwho works in the building. "There's a good energy here." Visitors to the nine-room ...
New officers for the April Morning Club
May 02, 2008 ... REDLANDS - Members of the April Morning Club held their annualmeeting and recognition of new officers April 21. Incoming officers and committee chairwomen, introduced by LizWilson, are Carol Heim, president; Emily Wright, vice president;Joyce Dangermond, secretary-treasurer; ...
Our Town calendar, May 2
May 02, 2008 ... Evening of wine tasting and music, 6:30 p.m. today at the MittenBuilding, 345 N. Fifth St., Redlands. Food from local restaurants,wine tasting, live musical entertainment, live and silent auction.Must be 21 or older to attend. Tickets are $40 per person, $450 forVIP table for eight ....
Sample an exhibit of samplers at county museum
May 02, 2008 ... REDLANDS - "Indulge the true ambition to excel in that best art,the art of living well." While this statement might sound like a tag line used toadvertise a luxury consumer product, it was stitched on a hand-worked fabric sampler dating to 1809. This unusual form of textileart ...
Talk will explore the 'museum mindset'
May 02, 2008 ... REDLANDS - Eric Scott, curator of paleontology at the SanBernardino County Museum, will speak on "Museums are a Mindset" 2p.m. Sunday, May 11, at the county museum. The lecture is free with museum admission. "Say 'museum' and many people imagine impressive edifices ...
Quilting workshop and class offered
May 02, 2008 ... REDLANDS - A machine quilting workshop is offered Tuesday, May 6,at the Redlands Community Senior Center. The class will meet from 1:30 to 8 p.m. Cost is $22. The workshop is designed to explore techniques of machinequilting beginning with easy stitch-in-the-ditch technique ...
Restaurant review: Isabella's
May 02, 2008; ... When one door shuts, another one opens. This time-honored bromidemust work for restaurants as well as people, for just around thetime that Isabella's Ristorante closed its doors in San Bernardino,its owners opened a new branch in Calimesa. Isabella's has long remained one of my ...
Attempted murder suspect extradited from Missouri
May 02, 2008 ... A Missouri man arrested in connection with attempted murderstemming from a June 2007 assault in Redlands is now in custodyafter he was extradited Monday. According to Redlands police spokesman Carl Baker, Redlandspolice detectives arrested 34-year-old Shannon Lee McDonald ...
Artist's love of Redlands pays off
May 02, 2008; ... Christine Curry had some explaining to do while earning herbachelor of fine arts degree in Los Angeles."People (in Los Angeles) think the Inland Empire is kind of aredneck area," Curry said. "I talked about it in my senior thesisand in my artist statements and some people just ...
Students share poems
May 02, 2008; ... REDLANDS - A butterfly, suddenly realizing a ladybug has alightedon his favorite flower, attempts a poetic duel. The butterfly is downtrodden and dismal, while the ladybug ischeerful. "Hey! That's my flower," the butterfly declares. "In fact, thatis my particularly favorite ...
Out to lunch: Vons
May 02, 2008; ... REDLANDS - We're sandwich people at the Daily Facts. Give us somegood bread, quality meat and vegetables, and some cheese and we'rehappy. Recently we went into Vons to check out their sandwiches, whichhave names such as "The Great Western" and "The Pub." All are madeon Vons' ...
Redlanders go on to CIF finals
May 02, 2008 ... Redlands had several of its young track and field stars grace thepodium at the Citrus Belt League Finals and qualify for the CIFpreliminaries.At the CBL finals held at A.B. Miller High School WednesdayRedlands East Valley had four field competitors earn top spots. T.J.Viola ...
The Farm is open for Mothers Day brunch
May 02, 2008 ... REDLANDS - The Farm Artisan Foods will be open for Mother's Daybrunch from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, May 11. The menu will consist of our regular dinner menu, with anaddition of brunch selections such as eggs Benedict, omelettes andfrench toast. The restaurant's next beer ...
Enforcers take the field for Cops N Jocks Bowl
May 02, 2008 ... REDLANDS - The Inland Empire Cops N Jocks and the Inland EmpireEnforcers are teaming together for the inaugural Cops N Jocks BowlGame, between the Enforcers and the Ventura County Sheriff'sBadgers. The event will include a helicopter kickoff, with the SanBernardino Sheriff's ...
Catherine says, 'Go to Americana at Brand'
May 02, 2008; ... I know there's been talk about bringing a mixed-use shopping areato Redlands, with stores, restaurants and housing in one location. Ithink this is a fantastic idea, as do many people I've talked to. Now there's a reference point for this project in Glendale, atAmericana at Brand ....
A big Bulldog weekend
May 02, 2008 ... REDLANDS - The University of Redlands has a packed weekend with anumber of teams having qualified for postseason play and otherswrapping up championships.In women's tennis the Bulldogs earned an at-large bid to the NCAAChampionships and will be the No. 2 seed at the West ...
Different faiths, same praises
May 02, 2008; ... REDLANDS - Pastor Tim Boyer was impressed by the crowd in theOrton Center Thursday morning: Before him were more than 100 "risk-takers." It can be a risk to surround one's self with people of differingreligious beliefs, but people from several faiths proved it can bedone ...
Wheeler was a dedicated volunteer
May 02, 2008 ... REDLANDS - Bettye Wheeler dedicated her life to helping people,as a nurse and as a volunteer in many Redlands organizations. She served as president of the board of Redlands Meals on Wheelsand president of Redlands United Church of Christ, and she was notonly a leader but a ...
Run through Redlands Sunday
May 02, 2008; ... In the years after the 1984 inaugural Run Through Redlands, thecourse has assumed three distinct layouts. The original course, which started on Redlands Boulevard at theRedlands Mall and ended in the Harris Co.'s parking lot, was in usethrough the 1991 Run. In 1992, the ...
Daily Facts recovers after system failure
May 02, 2008; ... Not publishing was not an option.A major computer failure across the entire Los Angeles NewspaperGroup network Wednesday night knocked out our publishing system andforced us to print a much-abbreviated version of the newspaper. The failure was so severe that it compromised ...
Local writer Bruce McAllister among those teaching workshops Saturday
May 02, 2008; ... So many things can go wrong when writing a novel, especially ifit is the first one someone is trying to write, according toRedlands author Bruce McAllister. "Writers, out of lack of experience, often have such troublewriting novels," according to McAllister, who usually charges ...
Happy birthday to twins Edmund and Edward Flores, 30
May 02, 2008 ... Twins Edmund and Edward Flores turn 30 today. They were born andraised in Redlands. Their wives, Laura and Marissa, and children wanted to wish themhappy birthday. They are throwing a joint birthday party tonight. Edmund has six children: Gabriel, 13; Rudy, 12; Ethan, 8; ...
Details on Sunday's Run Through Redlands
May 02, 2008 ... REDLANDS - The 25th annual Run Through Redlands, featuring a USATrack and Field-certified 5K, 10K and half-marathon, will take placeSunday, May 4. The event also will include a new ADA Wheelchair Athlete 5K, inpartnership with PossAbilities. Those races will start at the ...
Legacy of wisdom and volunteerism
May 02, 2008; ... I was saddened to hear of the passing of my friend BettyeWheeler. During my six years as executive director of the RedlandsSymphony Orchestra, I could always count on Bettye's cheerful smileand unflagging professional and personal support. This made all thedifference in the world to me ...
Happy 121st birthday to the YMCA
May 02, 2008; ... Today, May 2, is your 121st anniversary, so Happy Birthday, YMCA,you seem to be getting younger and younger as the years roll along.It is hard to believe Redlands citizens demanded such anorganization in 1887, just 43 years after the Y was founded inLondon, England, in ...
Westwood says incumbent may be tough to beat
May 02, 2008; ... REDLANDS - According to Mark Westwood, he is the change needed inthe 63rd Assembly District. "I really want to help," he said. "I'm a grassroots activist." Westwood, a Democrat, is hoping to go up against currentassemblyman Bill Emmerson in November. He also ran during the ...
High-tech hair
May 02, 2008; ... Looking for a new hairstyle, but not quite sure what direction togo in? By using Evans & Co.'s new state-of-the-art technology, youcan see your face with any 'do you like, in addition to countlessother interactive features. "Redken contacted us about six weeks ago and told us they ...
Plymouth Village residents celebrate 'human bouquet'
May 03, 2008; ... REDLANDS - When Janet Wilson looks around at her fellow residentsat Plymouth Village retirement community, she sees "a magnificenthuman bouquet." Residents at Plymouth Village come from around the world, andmany of them still remember their native languages. Thursday ...
Homicide in Jennie Davis Park
May 03, 2008; ... REDLANDS - Jennie Davis Park was closed off for much of the daySaturday after a man was shot and killed there. The Redlands Police Department received a report that a man hadbeen killed at the park at approximately 1:30 p.m. Saturday. Policeofficers and investigators spent ...
Terriers qualify for CIF track prelims
May 03, 2008 ... REDLANDS - The Redlands High School track and field team setseveral new records at the Citrus Belt League finals held Thursdayat Colton High School.Meredith Robie won the 800- and 1600-meter runs. Her winning timeof 5 minutes and 7.96 seconds was a new CBL record. Robie ...
Champs miss playoffs
May 03, 2008; ... REDLANDS - Once a team falls into the loser's bracket of atournament, rarely do they manage to climb back out. The four-gameclimb was one game too may for the University of Redlands softballteam."I was shocked that we didn't pull it out, because that's what mygirls do," said ...
Eagles go on to CIF track prelims
May 03, 2008 ... REDLANDS - Arrowhead Christian Academy had several athletesqualify for the CIF preliminaries at the Christian League finalsheld at the University of Redlands Friday. Justin Strong took second place in the 300-meter hurdles and KyleGeers finished second in the triple jump. Spencer ...
Cyclists raise money for education
May 04, 2008 ... REDLANDS - Eight Inland Empire cyclists will ride across Americato raise money to expand the Special Education Center on theRedlands Christian School campus.On Wednesday, June 11, cyclists will peddle from Oceanside,Calif. and ride 24 hours a day for 8 days toward Annapolis, ...
Bulldogs falter at finish line
May 04, 2008; ... With a conference title in sight and a trip to the West Regionaltournament riding on each and every pitch, the University ofRedlands baseball team took the first victory in a three-game seriesat The Yard Friday afternoon against Claremont-Mudd-Scripps College. In order to secure ...
Roses & raspberries
May 04, 2008 ... A rose - the "if you want something done, do it yourself award" -to Steve Stockton and the Kiwanis Club of Redlands for initiatingand carrying through the Eureka Street median landscaping project. That median, which divides the street at the most commonly usedofframp on Interstate ...
5:18 p.m.: Arrests made in Jennie Davis Park shooting
May 04, 2008; ... Documented Westside Rialto gang members Peter Soto, 21, and hisbrother Paul Soto, 18, were arrested Saturday in connection with thebroad-daylight shooting death of a 48-year-old Redlands man inJennie Davis Park, according to Redlands police spokesman CarlBaker. The two men allegedly shot ...
Psychologist James Moore dies at 96
May 05, 2008 ... James H. Moore, a prominent psychologist who did pioneering workwith the U.S. Air Force and later was a professor at San BernardinoValley College, died April 24 at his home in Redlands. He was 96 andhad been in declining health in recent years. Moore was born May 16, 1911, in ...
One hundred years ago in Redlands
May 03, 2008; ... MAY 5 Possibly no one topic of conversation has been so general aroundtown as that of the resignation of Prof. L.B. Avery from theposition of superintendent of public schools in this city. Theannouncement as made in the Facts on Friday created not a littlesurprise and was the ...