Redlands Daily Facts back issues from August 2008:
Redlands Theatre Festival
Aug 01, 2008 ... Redlands Theatre Festival presents five plays in repertory July11 through Aug. 23 at the Avice Meeker Sewall Theater in ProspectPark. This season's plays are "Beehive," "Tuesdays With Morrie,""Big River," "The Good Doctor" and "Beautiful Bodies." Shows start at 8:30 p.m. Season ...
Redlands yesterdays, August 1
Aug 01, 2008 ... Five years ago Temperatures - high 91, low 66. The city and county have drafted an agreement that calls for thecity to provide water and sewer services to the 1,100 acres of landknown as the "doughnut hole" and receive in exchange 90 percent ofthe sales tax revenue from ...
Retirement can be a balancing act for couples
Aug 01, 2008; ... Retirement is what we look forward to for most of our workinglives. We plan for it, sock money away in retirement accounts and dreamabout world travel. For some people it is a wonderful stage of life,the golden years. It means waking up whenever they feel like it,hitting the ...
David Maupin named a 'Pro With a Heart'
Aug 01, 2008; ... David Maupin was chosen this year as a "Pro With a Heart" byAssociated Securities Corp., for his work with children and youngpeople. The organization, with which his firm Maupin Financial Servicesof Redlands is affiliated, picks 10 people each year to honor fortheir efforts ...
'Mamma Mia!' good portrayal of mother-daughter bond
Aug 01, 2008; ... "Mamma Mia!" opened July 18, and seems to be a popular pieceamong crowds of middle-aged women. The musical, with many songs from the hit group ABBA from the'70s, has women jumping up and dancing in their seats. People can expect the movie to be like any other musical ...
Auditions for Performance Riverside's 'South Pacific'
Aug 01, 2008 ... RIVERSIDE - Performance Riverside announces open call auditionsfor professional non-union performers for the upcoming production ofRodgers and Hammerstein's "South Pacific." The production is directed and choreographed by Roger Castellanoand musically directed by Scott T. Smith ....
Wine and cheese: Finding the balance
Aug 01, 2008; ... The ideal wine paired with the perfect cheese can boost both tonew culinary heights - so why is it so hard to find the balance? It seems simple enough, especially since wine and cheese share somany comparable qualities. Both undergo fermentation to produce aproduct that is ...
Candlelight Pavilion Dinner Theater season
Aug 01, 2008 ... 'Peter Pan' Show dates: Through Aug. 17 The cast will fly for the first time. There are also child rates. Information: (909) 626-1254 ext. 1.'All Shook Up' Show dates: Aug. 22 to Sept. 28 The charismatic guitar-playing Chad turns a 1950s ...
Redlands Footlighters will begin season with 'Nunsense II'
Aug 01, 2008 ... REDLANDS - The Redlands Footlighters Theatre will open its newseason with "Nunsense II: The Second Coming." Performances are 8 p.m. Sept. 11, 12, 13, 19, 20, 26 and 27 and 2p.m. Sept. 14, 21 and 28. Six weeks after their first benefit performance, the zany singingnuns are ...
Happy birthday to Julia Richardson, 7
Aug 01, 2008 ... Julia Richardson turns 7 years old today.She will celebrate her birthday ...
Puccini at the Bowl tonight
Aug 01, 2008 ... Giacomo Puccini's "Madame Butterfly," is at the Redlands Bowltonight at 8:15. Maestro Frank Fetta will conduct. Madame Butterfly will be playedby soprano Rachel Watson and Pinkerton will be sung by MatthewEdwardsen. "Madame Butterfly" is an opera in ...
'Pilgrim's Progress' opens Saturday
Aug 01, 2008 ... REDLANDS - LifeHouse Theater's 14th season will conclude with thereturn of its musical adaptation of John Bunyan's novel "Pilgrim'sProgress." Opening performance is at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 2, andperformances continue weekends through Sept. 7. Performances are 7:30 p.m ....
Alumni group keeps grads involved at university
Aug 01, 2008; ... REDLANDS - After graduating, University of Redlands students mayno longer take classes, but they are still a part of the school. "When students graduate, a representative from the board - eitherthe president, the past president, or the president elect - shakestheir hand and says, ...
City helps build local 'Habitat'
Aug 01, 2008; ... REDLANDS - The city has pitched in to help build a Habitat forHumanity house. The City of Redlands Redevelopment Agency helped the SanBernardino branch of Habitat for Humanity with $103,000 to buy theland at 826 Tribune St. in Redlands. The agency also gave the organization ...
Happy birthday to Peg Wizer, 95
Aug 01, 2008 ... Peg Wizer of Redlands celebrates her 95th birthday today. Originally from the Topeka, Kan., area, she arrived in Redlandsafter a 28-year stop in Sun City, Ariz. Three years ago, her son,Phil Wizer, and his wife Carole encouraged her to move to Redlands,where she now lives ...
Young Redlander gets a career lesson in firefighting
Aug 01, 2008 ... REDLANDS - Richard Fowler, 6, received hands-on training at FireStation 1 on Thursday. Richard and his mother, Tracy, were on their way to see thecircus on Thursday afternoon when they engaged firefighter KevinJohnston in a casual conversation. Johnston, a Redlands ...
Redlands Bowl Summer Music Festival
Aug 01, 2008 ... TonightOpera, "Madame Butterfly" Frank Paul Fetta, artistic director and producer. Louis Lebherz,stage director. The compelling story of a young, faithful geishabride and the U.S. Navy officer who abandons her, then returns threeyears later to claim their son ....
Local calendar, August 1
Aug 01, 2008 ... TONIGHT Redlands Bowl Summer Music Festival presents "Madame Butterfly,"8:15 p.m. at the Redlands Bowl. Redlands Theatre Festival presents "Beehive," 8:30 p.m. at theAvice Meeker Sewall Theater in Prospect Park, Redlands. ContinuesAug. 9, 14, 18 and 21. Other plays, ...
Redlands Fire Department logs, June 19 to July 8
Aug 01, 2008 ... Thursday, June 19 8:53 a.m. On 940 Carob Street, gas leak 1:07 p.m. On Citrus Plaza Drive at Lugonia Avenue, motor vehicle/pedestrian accident, provided basic life support 6:38 p.m. On Highland Avenue at Redlands Boulevard, vehicleaccident with injuries, provided ...
How to help, August 1
Aug 01, 2008 ... Step by Step: A Community Reentry Coalition, a group that helpsparolees re-enter the community of Redlands, is starting a programto help children of parolees by providing school supplies to be usedat home or at school. The program depends on donations and needs thefollowing supplies: ...
David Ferree, 80
Aug 01, 2008 ... Retired U.S. Air Force Col. David Frederic Ferree Sr., a formerresident of Redlands, died July 27 in Fairbanks, Alaska, following abrief bout with cancer. He was 80. He was born April 23, 1928, in Mattoon, Ill., and grew up on thefamily farm with three brothers. For eight years he ...
Margaret Gray, 92
Aug 01, 2008 ... Margaret C. Gray, a longtime resident of Redlands, died of heartfailure July 29 in Redlands. She was 92. She was born Oct. 10, 1915, in Omaha, Neb., and had lived inRedlands for 71 years. She worked for J.C. Penney in Redlands for more than 30 years,for many years as credit ...
Paul Morse, 97
Aug 01, 2008 ... Paul Ward Morse, a longtime resident of Redlands, died July 18 atCountry Villa in Redlands. He was 97. He was born June 20, 1911, in Colorado Springs, Colo., to CharlesWard Morse and Winnifred McKendry Morse. His family moved toRedlands when he was 5, and he lived here the rest of ...
Redlands Police Department logs, July 21 to 26
Aug 01, 2008 ... Monday, July 21 2:28 p.m. On 2000 block of West Redlands Boulevard, vehicleburglary 4:37 p.m. On 1600 block of Industrial Park Avenue, vehicleburglary 5:30 p.m. On 400 block of North Church Street, residentialburglary 7:43 p.m. On 1200 block of East Citrus ...
'Big River' is big fun at theater festival
Aug 01, 2008; ... REDLANDS - "Persons attempting to find a motive in this narrativewill be prosecuted; Persons attempting to find a moral in it will bebanished; Persons attempting to find a plot in it will be shot." So begins "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," and so says asheet hanging over the ...
Produce group to reorganize
Aug 01, 2008 ... REDLANDS - The Inland Empire Organic Produce Buying Club willrestructure as it takes a hiatus from operation. Alexis Black, the organizer of the club, said the cooperativeeffort will restructure leadership before it begins providingorganic produce for its members.Jet ...
Note of thanks from 'Oz' director
Aug 01, 2008; ... On behalf of all of us who worked together as cast, crew andproduction staff for the Redlands Community Music Association'spresentation of "The Wizard of Oz" at the Redlands Bowl, I want toexpress my heartfelt appreciation to the thousands who attended andsupported the production each ...
Out to Lunch: Applebee's
Aug 01, 2008; ... REDLANDS - Applebee's is a favorite at the Redlands Daily Facts,because of one thing: the Blondie, which is arguably one of the bestdesserts ever created. Three of us - Business Editor Joy Juedes, Managing EditorJennifer M. Dobbs and I - decided to eat at Applebee's recently, ...
Our Town calendar, August 1
Aug 01, 2008 ... "Going Loco" Family Fun Day, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 3, atthe San Bernardino County Museum, 2024 Orange Tree Lane, Redlands.Children will assemble paper locomotives and learn railroad terms.Admission is free to all museum visitors Sunday, Aug. 3. Redlands Police ...
Wine and tapas dinner at the Farm
Aug 01, 2008 ... REDLANDS - Experience the authentic, vibrant tastes of SpainMonday, Aug. 11, at a geographical wine and food pairing at FarmArtisan Foods in Redlands. Wineology will select an array of Spanish wines to pair with ChefRoberto Argentina's full menu of tapas. The dinner begins ...
Tough times hit YMCA, members
Aug 01, 2008; ... REDLANDS - Another problem rising as the economy continues tostruggle is the affordability of child care. The YMCA of the EastValley is stepping up to provide day care for families who need itmost, and want people to know there are resources available forhelp. "We don't turn ...
Redlands NJB signups under way
Aug 01, 2008 ... REDLANDS - Signups for the winter season of the Redlands chapterof National Junior Basketball runs through Sept. 30.Redlands NJB has the following divisions: kindergarten throughsecond grade rookies (no tryouts required, only signups); third andfourth grade boys and girls; fifth ...
Copper stolen from apartment complex
Aug 01, 2008 ... REDLANDS - Copper fittings and tubing were stolen from 48 waterheater closets at an apartment complex near Barton Road and KansasStreet in the past few weeks. Police are looking for a man who might have posed as amaintenance worked and pried open the doors of the water ...
Redlands Fire Department logs, July 8 to 18
Aug 02, 2008 ... Tuesday, July 8 12:16 p.m. At 616 Brookside Avenue, vehicle accident withoutinjury, investigated Thursday, July 10 8:34 a.m. On East Lugonia Avenue at Orange Street, vehicleaccident without injury, investigated 10:17 a.m. At 490 Nevada Street, building fire, ...
Barnes & Noble to donate sales to Redlands Bowl Aug. 15-17
Aug 02, 2008 ... REDLANDS - The Associates of the Redlands Bowl are working withBarnes & Noble in Redlands to raise money for the Redlands BowlSummer Music Festival Aug. 15 to 17. Customers can mention the Redlands Bowl at the ...
On sail at the Frugal Frigate, August 3
Aug 02, 2008; ... As the front door opened, I set my briefcase next to the halltree and turned my full attention to my 4-year-old son heading myway down the hall from the kitchen. "Hey, how's my little man?" was my greeting as he ran at me atfull speed. "Tip, tip, dig, dig, toot, toot, beep, ...
Top 10 sellers at Redlands Barnes & Noble, August 3
Aug 02, 2008 ... Fiction 1. Playing for Pizza - John Grisham2. The Dangerous Days of Daniel - James Patterson3. The Shack - William Young4. Fearless Fourteen - Janet Evanovich5. Lean Mean Thirteen - Janet Evanovich6. The Host - Stephenie Meyer ...
Our Town calendar, August 3
Aug 02, 2008 ... Story times at the A.K. Smiley Public Library, 125 W. Vine St.,Redlands. Family Story Time 7 to 7:30 p.m. every Tuesday. Tiny TotStory Time, rhymes, songs and stories for toddlers ages 2 to 3, 10a.m. Thursdays. Preschool Story Time for ages 4 to 6 at 10:30 a.m.Thursdays. Baby ...
Summer learning benefits everyone
Aug 02, 2008; ... Perhaps you can remember learning a new language, or finallyunderstanding quadratic equations in school. Unless you speak thatlanguage often, or do that math daily, can you remember much of it?Like anything we don't use for a while, material learned in schooldissipates if we don't use ...
Off to see the Wizard
Aug 02, 2008; ... I made a point of scheduling my weekend with granddaughter LilyGrace July 25 because I wanted to take her to the Bowl to see herfirst musical, "The Wizard of Oz." It is time for Lily to start getting cultured, as she willcelebrate her first birthday Aug. 18. Oh my stars, ...
One hundred years ago in Redlands, August 3 to 8
Aug 02, 2008 ... AUG. 3 Tomorrow evening is the time selected for a mass meeting to beheld for the express purpose of selecting the names of fifteen mento be voted on for freeholders to frame a charter for the city ofRedlands. Housebreakers are again operating in this city, two houses ...
Hometown barber shop
Aug 02, 2008; ... REDLANDS - The Patio Barber Shop on State Street has everything abarber shop should - comfortable chairs, friendly barbers and thered-and-blue-striped barber pole outside the door. The shop has only had three owners since opening in 1953 -Waldemar Klemm, George Leest and current ...
Identify baskets at the county museum
Aug 02, 2008 ... REDLANDS - Collectors and others interested in baskets ofSouthern California Indian tribes are invited to a free basketidentification workshop conducted by David Earle at 2 p.m. Sunday,Sept. 7, at the San Bernardino County Museum. Collectors who are bringing baskets from their ...
Dancers sought for festival at museum
Aug 02, 2008 ... REDLANDS - Interested in showcasing your traditional dances tothe community? The San Bernardino County Museum is hosting aMulticultural Dance Festival Saturday, Oct. 18, and dance groups aresought to participate in the event. "This event is part of the museum's annual ...
Free admission to museum today
Aug 02, 2008 ... REDLANDS - The San Bernardino County Museum invites the public tovisit the museum with no admission fee today. Visitors can participate in programs and see special exhibits aswell as displays of specimens and artifacts that interpret localhistory, anthropology, geology, ...
Redlands yesterdays, August 3
Aug 02, 2008 ... Five years ago Temperatures - high 93, low 60. The new Redlands Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, near citrus groves in east Redlands at Wabash and Fifth,will be open to visitors for a month before its dedication,beginning Saturday, Aug. 9 ....
More riches of Redlands
Aug 02, 2008; ... There are many wonderful things in Redlands. Here are a few moreto consider. 1. Outstanding educational opportunities at all levels. Theoptions are vast and overwhelming: Montessori, Valley Prep,Mariposa, Redlands High School, Redlands East Valley High School,University of ...
Redlands is fortunate to have ESRI
Aug 02, 2008; ... Did you know ESRI is installing a massive photovoltaic system onmultiple buildings in Redlands? ESRI is green and leading the wayfor energy conservation in Redlands! ...
Response to local group's budget concerns
Aug 02, 2008; ... The other day, my neighbors and I received a door hanger implyingthe Republican legislators are solely responsible for the currentbudget gridlock. Furthermore, they alleged that the delays in thebudget are causing overcrowded classrooms, emergency room closures,traffic congestion and a ...
Galpagos mating game
Aug 02, 2008; ... This column is the last in a series on my trip to the GalpagosIslands with KFI's Bill Handel and 100 of his friends and fans inAugust 2005. We had been aboard the Explorer II for four days and had visitedseveral of the islands that are part of the Galpagos Archipelago.The ...
Redlands Country Club is a gem
Aug 02, 2008; ... Redlands is home to Southern California's second-oldest existinggolf club and one of the oldest occupying its original site. On the evening of Nov. 21, 1896, 30 men gathered at the Casa LomaHotel to discuss the creation of a golf club. By early 1897, RCC had25 members and grew to ...
Do you shop on State Street?
Aug 02, 2008 ... Some businesses are struggling, some businesses are surviving andsome businesses are thriving on State Street. Business owners say ifthe people of Redlands want State Street ...
Redlands Bowl Summer Music Festival
Aug 02, 2008 ... Tuesday, Aug. 5The Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Band Carrying on the proud tradition of military music forged by thewhistling fifes and rolling drums of the first Marine Musicians of1775, the band performs a variety of contemporary wind bandliterature, orchestra ...
Happy birthday to Toby Fisher, 1
Aug 01, 2008 ... Toby Fisher turns 1 today.He will celebrate his birthday at a pool party with family andfriends. Toby is "the happiest baby in the world and loves to laughand play with his sister, Olivia."Happy birthday Toto, we love you and your smile so much" - LoveMom, Dad, and ...
Redlands Police Department logs, July 27 to 29
Aug 02, 2008 ... Sunday, July 27 12:17 a.m. 1000 block of Post Street, brandishing a weapon 7:00 a.m. 1500 block of Margit Street, vehicle burglary 10:51 a.m. 400 block The Terrace, vehicle burglary 1:48 p.m. 11000 block of South Wabash Avenue, grand theft 2:42 p.m. 100 ...
Summer art camp helps young artists grow
Aug 02, 2008; ... REDLANDS - State Street was the inspiration this week for youngart students who took to the sidewalk there and let the architectureinspire them to draw their own imaginary cities. The Redlands Art Association has been holding kids camps allsummer, and the most recent one ended ...
'Butterfly' beautifies the Bowl
Aug 02, 2008; ... REDLANDS - Puccini's "Madame Butterfly" - conducted by Frank PaulFetta, with stage direction by Louis Lebherz - made its return tothe Redlands Bowl stage Friday, after last being performed there in1999. The two-act "Madame Butterfly" opera tells the tale of Pinkerton,an American ...
Happy birthday to Neal Agarwal, 5
Aug 02, 2008 ... Neal Shanker Agarwal is turning 5 today. He is celebrating all weekend with his sister Sonia, alsopictured, parents Jay and Madhu, and grandparents Daya and MithleshAgarwal and Inder and Usha Chopra.He is proud to be a student at ...
Twilight prom
Aug 02, 2008; ... REDLANDS - Young teens and adults flooded Barnes and Noble Aug. 1for the "Twilight Prom" from 8 p.m. to midnight, a pre-celebrationto get ready for the release of Stephenie Meyer's new book "BreakingDawn" at 12:01 a.m. Maria Galvez, mother of 11-year-old Kathlene Galvez, started ...
Happy birthday to Meredith Hancock, 7
Aug 02, 2008 ... Meredith Hancock is celebrating her seventh birthday with herfamily today. She is looking forward to swimming with ...
Happy birthday to Daniel Sanchez, 3
Aug 02, 2008 ... Daniel Sanchez turned 3 on Saturday. His parents and brothers took him to Disneyland. He likes playing with his brothers ...
Redlands All-Stars make national semifinals
Aug 02, 2008 ... The Redlands Red under 10 All-Star Team competed in the PONYsoftball nationals in Texas this week. Redlands went 7-3 in thetournament, going 2-1 in pool play before falling 4-2 in double-elimination play. Redlands won their first two games in pool play, defeating theSparkling ...
Odom pleads guilty in Kile beating
Aug 02, 2008; ... SAN BERNARDINO - An 18-year-old Riverside man accepted a pleabargain Thursday for his part in the robbery and beating of aRedlands man with cerebral palsy. Ronn James Odom, 18, pleaded guilty to counts of home invasionrobbery, dependent adult abuse and theft from a dependent ...
Redlands treasures: Stop sign
Aug 02, 2008 ... The Redlands Historical Museum recently received this early 20th-century metal traffic stop sign from Jacques and Darlene Deckwar ofRedlands. The sign had been in the estate of Jacques' stepfather's father,Eugene Savoie, and later hung in Jacques' own garage since the1940s ....
Our Town calendar, August 4
Aug 04, 2008 ... Redlands Police Department's Community Services Division presentsMovies in the Park every weekend through Aug. 17. Movies are shownFriday evenings at Brookside Park, Sunday evenings at Texonia Park.Games, crafts and entertainment begin at 7 p.m., movies begin at 8p.m. or as close to dusk ...