The Sun, San Bernardino, Calif. back issues from October 2007:
Muscling Iran the California way
Oct 01, 2007 ... The U.S. visit by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was met with an uproar overthe Iranian president's outrageous views on everything fromhomosexuality to the Holocaust, not to mention his country's nuclearaspirations and its link to global terrorism. But one of the most meaningful responses ...
A little courtesy, please
Oct 01, 2007 ... I am a disabled Vietnam veteran. Recently, as I was headed for theentrance of the Albertsons store in Highland, I noticed a woman about25 years of age getting into a car. She was parked in one of thedesignated spaces for handicapped drivers. I asked her if she washandicapped. Her reply ...
SB County offering $5 flu vaccinations at many locations
Oct 01, 2007; ... Many of us have been there.The misery, the fevers, the aches and pains, the sore throat, theheadaches and the fatigue.If you've ever experienced these symptoms you know what they mean;you've probably got the flu. No one wants the flu but every year, during a ...
Advising the police?
Oct 01, 2007; ... REDLANDS - A new citizens' panel could be created today now thatthe City Council has the option of creating a Public Safety AdvisoryCommission. Police Chief James Bueermann strongly supports the idea, which hedescribed as an avenue for Redlanders to provide input on ...
Detectives, suspect have not found sword
Oct 01, 2007; ... MOUNT BALDY - An Ontario man accused of nearly cutting off afriend's arm during a cabin sword fight was back on the mountainMonday with detectives searching for the weapon. Wesley Brockway was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadlyweapon Sunday after a fight over the sword ...
Teen center up for discussion
Oct 01, 2007; ... COLTON - The city is thinking about opening a teen center at CesarChavez Park. The City Council is expected to discuss the issue at its 6 p.m.meeting today.A teen center has been a top priority of city leaders for morethan a year, but officials have been unable to secure ...
Musician devoted his life to helping out his family
Oct 01, 2007; ... HIGHLAND - The streets of Brooklyn where Secundino Rosado movedwith his family as a young man were fraught with crime and gangs. So Rosado, who stayed home with his children while his wifeworked, always made sure he was there to walk his three youngsters toand from school and keep ...
Autistic kids' schooling gets boost
Oct 01, 2007; ... CHINO HILLS - This month Cameron Rasmussen will blow out fivecandles on his birthday cake. And like most kindergartners, he lovesgoing to school. He was diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder at age 2, and heis able to go to classes tailored to his needs through the ...
Man found shot dead in car
Oct 01, 2007; ... HIGHLAND - Officials are trying to piece together what happened toa man they found shot to death and sitting in a car late Sunday. Authorities were trying to identify a gunman and determine whatled to the shooting, said Jodi Miller, spokeswoman with the SanBernardino County ...
Community Events
Oct 01, 2007 ... PROGRAMS/MEETINGS/ SERVICES The San Bernardino Family YMCA, 808 E. 21st St., offers swimlessons, itty-bitty soccer, gymnastics, martial arts, yoga, tai chi,water aerobics, aqua gym and Silver Sneakers classes. It also offersfull-time preschool for children ages 3-5. The YMCA's ...
Mystery party to pitch plans for large Ontario development
Oct 01, 2007; ... ONTARIO - The nearly 250 vacant acres of dry yellow grass justnorth of the 10 Freeway between Vineyard and Archibald avenues mighthave found a new buyer. The land - owned by the Meredith family trust and known as theMeredith property - had most recently been courted by Newport ...
Father pleads guilty
Oct 01, 2007; ... CHINO - The father who accidentally shot and killed his nearly 2-year-old son pleaded guilty Monday to two misdemeanor weaponscharges. Joselito Silva was immediately sentenced to three years ofprobation and fined $1,500. He must also attend parenting classes andforfeit his two ...
Rumors fly after high school's outage
Oct 01, 2007; ... ONTARIO - A power outage at Colony High School lasted severalhours Friday, but the rumors surrounding the incident are stillcirculating several days later. During lunch hour Monday, the outage was the topic of manyconversations as students talked about the police presence and ...
Hungry, poor get some assistance on Humanitarian Day
Oct 01, 2007; ... A line of people - some hungry, some thirsty - snaked around theblock Sunday morning in downtown Los Angeles with the warm rays ofsun exposing the filthy streets of Skid Row, their home. Serving them warm meals and distributing other essentials were 600equally hungry people, ...
Banning staff: Drag City plans drag on far too long
Oct 01, 2007; ... Drag City almost came to a halt during the last Banning CityCouncil meeting. Banning city staff recommended that the council terminate themaster agreement of Drag City, a project near the Banning Airportthat will include drag racing, saying it's taking too long - sevenyears - to ...
Ontario will lose Sunkist plant soon
Oct 01, 2007; ... Video: Sunkist headquarters moving ONTARIO - It is one of the last remaining testaments to theflourishing citrus industry that once dominated and shaped thisregion. And soon it, too, will be gone. Sunkist recently announced its plant in Ontario will be heading ...
Roadway update
Oct 01, 2007 ... CLAREMONT: A motorist overturned a vehicle on the westbound 10Freeway at Indian Hill Boulevard, blocking several lanes. TheCalifornia Highway Patrol issued a Sig Alert in the 12:20 p.m. crash.Witnesses reported the driver was bleeding and had crawled out of thecar. The freeway was ...
Mural inspires artistic dreams
Oct 01, 2007; ... Painting a bald-eagle mural on the wall outside his alternativehigh school has helped Roger Alvarez spread his wings. Alvarez turns 18 today, and with a colorful mural on his list ofaccomplishments, now plans to finish high school and go on to artschool. A special-education ...
Plan to declare crisis delayed
Oct 02, 2007; ... A plan to declare a state of emergency in Rialto because ofperchlorate contamination of the water supply keeps getting pushedback, and e-mails from state officials reflect some skepticism aboutthe idea. The drinking water in Rialto is cleaned of perchlorate, aningredient in ...
Financial literacy vital for students, O'Connell says
Oct 02, 2007; ... In light of the housing crisis, financial literacy is moreimportant than ever, state Superintendent of Public Instruction JackO'Connell told educators Monday at Bon View Elementary School inOntario. And he wasn't just talking about adults. Starting as young as kindergarten, ...
City approves shelter
Oct 02, 2007; ... SAN BERNARDINO - Amid a wave of recent backlash against localparolee and sex-offender group housing, the City Council on Mondayapproved construction of a massive homeless shelter andrehabilitation facility. The council opted to amend a city development code to ...
Truck splits, 8 injured
Oct 02, 2007; ... Video: USFS firefighters injured in crash BIG BEAR LAKE - A U.S. Forest Service truck plunged off Highway 18on Monday morning, tumbling nearly 300 feet down a mountainsidebefore splitting in two. Eight firefighters were injured. The California Highway Patrol is still trying ...
Clerk debate heats up over collecting taxes
Oct 02, 2007; ... SAN BERNARDINO - Irascible City Clerk candidate Joseph Turner saidhe went into Tuesday's forum with a goal of remaining subdued,coherent.He succeeded, mostly, until the issue of major businesses notfollowing city sales-tax rules was broached.Incumbent City Clerk Rachel ...
A mother's flu could hold key to child's health
Oct 02, 2007; ... PASADENA - A mother's flu could hold the key to whether her childis born with schizophrenia or autism, a team of Caltech biologistsannounced Tuesday. Working with mice that carry the genes for a schizophrenia-likecondition, the researchers found that the health of newborn ...
Two still hospitalized after firetruck tumble
Oct 02, 2007; ... COLTON - They survived a harrowing plunge off a mountain highwaybut still exuded the courage and strength associated withfirefighters. The wheelchairs Miguel Lopez, 26, and Mark Smith, 25, wereconfined to at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center on Tuesday fadedinto the background ...
Bargain classes, room to spare
Oct 01, 2007; ... Community college enrollment across the Inland Empire may be goingup, but there are still plenty of people not taking advantage ofperhaps the best bargain in America - higher education at $20 a unit. Community college enrollment fees were lowered in January from $26a unit to $20 - ...
Streets need an update
Oct 01, 2007; ... REDLANDS - Cortez Street does not look like part of a modern city. There is no asphalt. Nor are there any sidewalks. It's just asmall dirt road in north Redlands that, aside from the late-modelpickups parked along the street, seems as if it's stuck in the city'sagricultural past ....
Legislators mum on earmark requests
Oct 01, 2007; ... WASHINGTON - Congress' Golden State members are among the growingchorus calling for more transparency in the federal budget process -but some insist on keeping their own requests for pet projectsshrouded in secrecy. Eight of Southern California's 15 lawmakers refused a ...
7:11 a.m.: Three-car crash jams 210 Freeway
Oct 01, 2007; ... RANCHO CUCAMONGA - A SigAlert was issued following a three-carcrash on the 210 Freeway this morning, but there were no reportedinjuries. A white GMC pickup truck, a Toyota Camry and a white Volkswagencollided on the westbound ...
7:18 a.m.: La Verne to swear in first councilwoman
Oct 01, 2007; ... LA VERNE -- Want to catch some city history? Well then head overto City Hall tonight for the swearing in ceremony of Donna Nasmyth. The life long resident, Nasmyth, will be ...
7:29 a.m.: Ontario man arrested after sword fight
Oct 01, 2007; ... MT. BALDY - A sword-wielding man who nearly cut off his friend'sarm during a cabin brawl was identified today as a 26-year-oldOntario resident, sheriff's deputies said. Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies arrested Wesley Brockway onsuspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, said ...
7:14 a.m.: Chance of showers locally today
Oct 01, 2007; ... Clouds and possibly showers will move through the area today, butthe rest of the week is expected to be clear and sunny. The National Weather Service said there's a 40 percent chance ofrain today. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are more likely toaffect the mountain ...
8:27 a.m.: Road work set to close some I-10 lanes
Oct 01, 2007; ... REDLANDS - Freeway lanes and several on-ramps and off-ramps willbe closed this week for the 10 Freeway widening project, according toSan Bernardino Associated Governments. The westbound 10 closures from 8 p.m. to 4 a.m. today throughFriday, are as follows: ...
8:15 a.m.: San Bernardino County set to offer flu shots
Oct 01, 2007; ... Many of us have been there. The misery, the fevers, the aches and pains, the sore throat, theheadaches and the fatigue. If you've ever experienced these symptoms you know what they mean;you've probably got the flu. No one wants the flu but every year, during a ...
11:13 a.m.: Forest Service vehicle plummets off cliff; Sig Alert on Highway 18 issued
Oct 01, 2007; ... BIG BEAR LAKE -- A Sig Alert has been issued on Highway 18 fromSnow Valley Road to the Big Bear Dam. A U.S. Forest Service vehicle went off the road about 9:45 a.m.and landed 400 yards down the cliff, authorities said.There were six or seven people inside, said California ...
11:17 a.m.: Bloomington man found dead inside a car in Highland
Oct 01, 2007; ... HIGHLAND -- Sheriff's deputies found the body of a man inside acar late Sunday. San Bernardino County sheriff's deputies were searching for theman's friend, 32-year-old Javier Cruz, because he seen with thevictim earlier in the evening. Deputies came to an apartment complex ...
10:41 a.m.: Rialto Police lieutenant at at FBI National Academy
Oct 01, 2007; ... RIALTO -- On Saturday, Lt. Joe Cirilo planned to fly out toVirginia for a 10-week executive management course at the FBINational Academy. "It's the first time anyone from the Rialto Police Department hasattended the academy in 14 years," he said ....
12:02 p.m.: Parent seeking action after son's death
Oct 01, 2007; ... ONTARIO - An Upland man whose son was killed Sept. 17 whilecrossing Grove Avenue at Elma Street in Ontario is asking for action. In a letter addressed to Ontario Police Chief Jim Doyle - andcopied to Ontario Mayor Paul Leon and Gov. Arnold ...
12:06 p.m.: Clarement program to debate touchy subject
Oct 01, 2007 ... CLAREMONT -- The N word. That's a real mouthful of controversy intoday's society. Tuesday evening at the Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum at ClaremontMcKenna College there will be a panel discussion on the use of thatphraseology: "Using the N Word: ...
3:27 p.m. Ontario man arrested after sword fight
Oct 01, 2007; ... MT. BALDY -- An Ontario man accused of nearly cutting off afriend's arm during a cabin sword fight was back on the mountainMonday with detectives searching for the weapon. Wesley Brockway was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadlyweapon Sunday after a fight over the sword ...
12:02 p.m.: Tutoring academy in San Bernardino now open
Oct 01, 2007; ... SAN BERNARDINO -- The Native American Family Center's FutureLeaders Tutoring Academy, which held its grand opening Saturday, isopen for business. The academy, at 1264 S ....
2:39 p.m.: Highway 18 to stay closed until 4 p.m.
Oct 01, 2007; ... BIG BEAR LAKE -- A six-mile stretch of Highway 18 that was closedafter a U.S. Forest Service truck slid down the side of the mountainwill be closed until about 4 p.m ....
1:45 p.m.: Sig Alert on westbound 10 Freeway at Indian Hill
Oct 01, 2007 ... CLAREMONT - A motorist overturned a vehicle on the westbound 10 atIndian Hill Boulevard, blocking several lanes this afternoon. The California Highway Patrol issued a Sig ...
12:59 p.m.: Eight firefighters injured in Highway 18 crash
Oct 01, 2007; ... BIG BEAR LAKE - Eight U.S. Forest Service firefighters wereinjured this morning when their truck plunged about 400 feet down theside of Highway 18. Two of the firefighters received moderate injuries and were flownto Arrowhead Regional Medical Center and Loma Linda ...
1:48 p.m.: Colton Council considers teen center
Oct 01, 2007; ... COLTON -- The city is thinking about opening a teen center atCesar Chavez Park. The City Council is expected to discuss the issue at its 6 p.m.meeting Tuesday. A teen center has been a top priority of city leaders for morethan a year, but officials have been unable to ...
2:17 p.m.: Yucaipa park to open in a few weeks after the grass grows in
Oct 01, 2007; ... YUCAIPA -- There's no more work to be done to create Civic CenterPark, but the place isn't quite ready for the public, city publicworks director Ray Casey said. The newly-created green area was merely a dirt lot in front ofCity Hall at ...
3:33 p.m.: Highland commissioners consider shopping center on Greenspot Road
Oct 01, 2007; ... HIGHLAND -- The Planning Commission Tuesday night ill vote on anapplication for a site permit for Los Angeles-based developer RegencyCenters to develop a shopping center on Greenspot Road next to wherea Lowes is planned. The project calls for a multi-tenant center of retail shops ...
3:57 p.m.: Local muslims help feed hungry during Ramadan
Oct 01, 2007; ... A line of people - some hungry, some thirsty - snaked around theblock Sunday morning in downtown Los Angeles, the warm rays of sunexposed the filthy streets of Skid Row, their home. Serving them warm meals and distributing other essentials were 600equally hungry people, though ...
3:53 p.m.: Ontario Sunkist plant set to close
Oct 01, 2007; ... ONTARIO - It is one of the last remaining testaments to theflourishing citrus industry that once dominated and shaped thisregion. And soon it, too, will be gone. Sunkist recently announced its plant in Ontario will be heading tothe Central Valley - a trail already blazed by ...
4:47 p.m.: State of emergency for perchlorate contamination pushed back again
Oct 01, 2007 ... RIALTO - There are 12 items on Tuesday's City Council agenda butnone about the city's attempt to have the state declare a state ofemergency because of water contamination in the area. Though the drinking water in Rialto is cleaned before being servedto residents, it is contaminated ...
4:49 p.m.: Father who accidently shot son sentenced to probation
Oct 01, 2007; ... CHINO - The father who accidentally shot and killed his nearly 2-year-old son pleaded guilty today to two misdemeanor weapons charges. Joselito Silva was immediately sentenced to three years ofprobation and fined $1,500. He must also attend parenting classes andforfeit his two ...
5:07 p.m.: Ontario freeway frontage may have new buyer
Oct 01, 2007; ... ONTARIO - The nearly 250 vacant acres of dry yellow grass justnorth of the 10 Freeway between Vineyard and Archibald avenues mayhave found a new buyer. The land - owned by the Meredith family trust and known as theMeredith property - had most recently been courted by Newport ...
Crime and Public Safety 10-2-07
Oct 01, 2007; ... COLTON Man sought for exposing himself to teen Authorities are searching for a man who exposed himself to ateenage girl as she walked home from school. The 14-year-old girl was approached at 1:30 p.m. on Sept. 25 inthe 700 block of West Valley Boulevard, as she walked ...
7:27 p.m.: San Bernardino approves change that will allow
Oct 01, 2007 ... SAN BERNARDINO - The City Council on Monday approved a change tothe development code that paves the way for construction of a massivehomeless shelter and rehabilitation facility. The new code allows for "social service centers" in industrialdistricts. Councilman Neil Derry, ...
Lawsuit filed against city to halt new senior-housing complex
Oct 02, 2007; ... GRAND TERRACE - Opponents of a 120-unit senior housing complexhave filed another lawsuit to stop the project. A group of residents called Citizens for Responsible and OpenGovernment claims the city failed to perform an adequateenvironmental analysis of the project. The ...
Three educators honored as county's top teachers for 2007
Oct 02, 2007; ... Three teachers - out of a pool of more than 19,000 - have beennamed Teachers of the Year for San Bernardino County. James Fipps, Eric Sorenson and Kathy Stark are the county's topthree teachers for 2007. "They really represent the best and the brightest," saidSuperintendent ...
Firefighters build Habitat house for SB family
Oct 02, 2007; ... Photo Gallery: Firefighters build Habitat house SAN BERNARDINO - The framing of her house wasn't nailed togetheryet, but Rosemary Ray was already playing hostess. She bustled around the lot on the corner of 36th and E streets,collecting discarded water bottles and checking on ...
Prop. 8 means lower property taxes
Oct 02, 2007; ... Among landmark reforms adopted by California voters in the late1970s as part of the citizen revolt against excessive taxation,nothing proved more important for taxpayers than the passage of twokey voter initiatives, Propositions 13 and 8. Of the two, Proposition13 is more widely known ...
Freedom of press extends to schools
Oct 02, 2007 ... Public schools bear huge responsibilities for their young charges. Too many responsibilities, most of us would agree. Public schoolsover the years have had to assume many duties that could and shouldbe performed by students' parents. That's what makes it odd that so many ...
Classrooms without water
Oct 02, 2007 ... Despite spending millions of the taxpayers' dollars on"modernization" and "renovation," the Colton Joint Unified SchoolDistrict has chosen to leave some classrooms without running water. I teach in one of those "modernized" classrooms, and students haveno access to running water ....
7:12 a.m.: Big Bear meeting to discuss growth topics
Oct 02, 2007; ... BIG BEAR LAKE -- Growth, housing, transportation and theenvironment in the next quarter century will be the topic ofdiscussion Wednesday afternoon at the city's Planning Commissionmeeting. The Southern California Association of Governments, or SANBAG,will discuss the region's ...
7:48 a.m.: Claremont candidates debate tonight
Oct 02, 2007; ... CLAREMONT - The three candidates for November's Claremont UnifiedSchool Board election will square off tonight in a debate at El RobleIntermediate School. Hilary LaConte, Beth Bingham and Barbara Miller are vying for twoopen seats. The debate, scheduled from 7 to 8:30 p.m., ...
7:55 a.m.: Banning to allow freeway signs
Oct 02, 2007; ... BANNING -- The Banning City Council has tentatively approved anordinance to allow freeway signs directing motorists to localbusinesses. With the Banning Business Center now under construction on LincolnStreet, more signs are needed to advertise the ...
8:51 a.m.: Ex-Colton cheerleaders needed again
Oct 02, 2007; ... COLTON -- If you're a former Colton High School cheerleader whowants to turn back the clock to enjoy the big homecoming game andFriday night lights once again, you have one more chance to show offyour school spirit, no matter what your age! ...
7:59 a.m.: 'N word' topic for college panel
Oct 02, 2007 ... CLAREMONT - The N word. That's a real mouthful of controversy intoday's society. Tonight at the Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum at Claremont McKennaCollege there will be a panel discussion on the use of thatphraseology: "Using the N Word: Should ...