Redlands Magazine Fall 2011

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A survivors’ story In season

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Downtown wine explorations Noodle 21 Asian Grill Discovering J.D. Myers

Ball o’ Fire

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Three cancer survivors team up to organize the Believe Walk, a community event that’s gaining ground in the fight against cancer. Thousands are expected to participate, including walkers, supporters and many RESIDENTS 3 FAMILIES, GLOBE-TROTTER business owners.

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TO THE RESCUE Raising dollars for RFD’s new truck

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1 ORCHESTRA Redlands Symphony’s support runs deep

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FOR COOL GIFTS Jane Myers travels far to fill her boutique

DEPARTMENTS FROM THE EDITOR A night at the fire station 6

NONPROFIT Special event lights up the night 20

CAN’T MISS Munchin’ at the Mansion, Veterans Memorial Car Show and a safe trick-or-treat 8

WINE Pouring top vintages, locally 32

ARTS & CULTURE Lots to see and do this fall 8

TASTE Noodle 21 Asian Grill 38 Delicious desserts 43 Restaurant guide 46

TECHNOLOGY New apps help city run smoother 18

Face time Alyssa Mason, volleyball player extraordinaire 50

ON THE COVER Sarah and Redlands Fire Capt. Chris Randolph Photo by Eric Reed Makeup by Paula Frazier, Bella Visage Salon & Spa

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all, and it’s busy again in Redlands. Men in shiny patentleather shoes soon will be dancing with ladies in long gowns, savoring the city Fire Department’s first ever ball.

During our work on this issue, we got to spend time at Fire Station No. 1 photographing Redlands Fire Capt.

Chris Randolph and his lovely wife, Sarah, who graciously consented to get dolled up (and man-handled) under a photographer’s lights to help promote the ball and to raise funds for the purchase of a new ladder truck for Fire Capt. Chris Randolph and his wife, Sarah the department.

We had scheduled the shoot for the evening — to avoid the week’s unrelenting 100-plus-degree temperatures — so when we started, the heat of the day had passed.

But fire assistance calls came in from other communities. Randolph didn’t want to miss the action, but he and his wife stayed on task.

The bosses looked on. Fire Chief Jeff Frazier and his wife, Paula, who did makeup for the shoot, stood by. Also on hand were Battalion Chief David Graves, local photographer Marie Bunke, who lent a gown for the photo, and Myra Patterson, who left some 40-odd Redlands Bowl dinner guests at her house to check in and see how it was going.

Dare I say it? That’s just typical Redlands. People getting together, turning out, joining in for a cause. And it’s not just about the Fire Department’s Oct. 22 ball.

You find this same spirit of community when you sit down with Paul Ideker, president and CEO of the Redlands Symphony, and Rachel Wade, symphony operations manger. And just ask people about supporting downtown businesses, CASA’s Munchin’ at the Mansion (Sept. 28) or the Believe Walk (Oct. 2).

The image on our index page speaks volumes.

It shows Nancy Varner, Annie Sellas and Cathy Stockton, co-founders of Redlands Believe Walk, arm in arm sharing a moment and a vision.

You can’t see their faces. But it’s easy to read the meaning: people with a cause, committed to each other, committed to making something happen.

To those of you who share a vision of making Redlands a better place, all of you who start the day thinking of neighbors, survivors, music lovers, children in need and the seniors at home, thank you. And thank you for acting on your good will — that’s what makes Redlands special.

In this issue: our friend Allan Borgen reports in from Noodle 21 Asian Grill; we spend time shopping at J.D. Myers, venture on a downtown wine tour, take a slice of Mommie Helen’s pie and visit with local volleyball phenom Alyssa Mason.

There’s plenty to enjoy in Redlands ... in fact it’s all right here.

Don Sproul

don.sproul@icpg.biz 909-386-3899

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At Riley’s Apple Farm, for instance, several apple varieties are available in September and October for picking and enjoying including Jonathan, McIntosh, Red Delicious and Spar tan. Oak Glen, east of Yucaipa and nor th of Beaumont, off Interstate 10; 909-797-6833, www.oakglen.net.

MUNCHIN’ AT THE MANSION annual fundraiser for CASA (Cour t Appointed Special Advocate) of San Bernardino. Event features international foods presented by San Bernardino County restaurants, plus wine, beer and margaritas, along with live music and a silent auction. Edwards Mansion, 2064 Orange Tree Lane, Redlands; $50, or $350 for eight; 909-881-6760, www.casaofsb.org.

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annual Veterans Memorial Car Show. Jerry L. Pettis Memorial VA Medical Center, 11201 Benton St., Loma Linda; 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.; www.veterancarshow.com.

REDLANDS SYMPHONY OCT. 22 – Renowned pianist Rober ta Rust, left, joins the orchestra for a performance of Bar tok’s stunning third piano concer to — Bar tok’s final work before his death in 1945. Memorial Chapel, University of Redlands, 1200 E. Colton Ave.; 8 p.m.; 909-748-8018, www.redlandssymphony.com.

Also: The passion of Rachmaninoff is paired with Dvorak’s powerful 7th Symphony, featuring pianist Valeriya Polunina, Nov. 12.

For more information about the Redlands Symphony, turn to Page 25

arts&culture T H E C A L E N DA R

AUTUMN GARDEN WALK SEPT. 23 – Tour of the grounds of the historic mansion. Additional public tour hours: 1-3:30 p.m. Thursday-Sunday. Kimberly Crest House & Gardens, 1325 Prospect Drive, Redlands; 909-792-2111, www.kimberlycrest.org.

Also: Wedding Faire, Nov. 6; Tree Lighting, Dec. 4; Winter Solstice Garden Walk, Dec. 18.

CRUISIN’ YUCAIPA SEPT. 24 – Charity car show food, music, fun

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for kids, raffle, Mourning Star Childrens Center benefit auction and more. Yucaipa Regional Park, 33900 Oak Glen Road; 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.; 951-334-9182, www.cruisinyucaipacarshow.com.

SMOKEY ROBINSON SEPT. 24 – Primm Valley Casino Resor ts, Interstate 15 at the California/Nevada state line; 8 p.m.; 800-745-3000, www.primmvalleyresor ts.com. Also: Cheech and Chong, Oct. 1; Ramon Ayala, Oct. 8.

SAfE TRICK-OR-TREAT OCT. 31 – Downtown merchants will be giving goodies to costumed children, and there will be both silly and spooky Halloween stories for the kids at Ed Hales Park.

Dowtown Redlands; 3 to 5 p.m.; 909-798-7629, www.downtownredlands.com.

PARTIES FOR THE NECKLACE banquet of locally grown, farmraised food, a farm tour and planting demonstration and live music. It’s the ninth in a series of events in the Redlands Conservancy’s Emerald Necklace program to conserve and promote Redlands’ open spaces.

Par ty No. 10, a Middle Eastern dinner, Oct. 6; No. 11, guided walking tour of Los Angeles, Oct. 8; No. 12, an oppor tunity to make silver jewelry, lunch included, Oct. 15; No. 13, San Timoteo Nature Sanctuary preview, Oct. 22; No. 14, digging for diamonds, Nov. 4; No. 15, snowshoeing in Forest Falls, Feb. 25; No. 16, community scavenger hunt, March 16.

909-389-7810, www.redlandsconservancy.org.

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GOLF TOURNAMENT SEPT. 26 – Sixth annual fundraiser to benefit Building A Generation, a nonprofit that ensures youth have a stable and healthy childhood. Lunch, putting contest, shotgun star t at noon, social at 5 p.m., and dinner at 5:30 p.m. Redlands Country Club, 1749 Garden St.; 909-793-8822, www.buildingageneration.org B.B. KING SEPT. 28 – Concer t featuring the king of blues.

Fox Performing Ar ts Center, 3801 Mission Inn Ave., 951-779-9800, www.foxriversidelive.com.

Also: Leon Russell, Dr. John, Sept. 29; “Forever Plaid,” Oct. 7-8; Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Experience, Oct. 12; Anjelah Johnson, Oct. 14; Riverside County Philharmonic, Oct. 15; Pat Benatar, Nov. 6; Howie Mandel, Nov. 11; “Smokey Joe’s Café,” Nov. 18-19; Masters of Harmony, Dec. 4.

INTOCABLE SEPT. 29 – Concer t featuring one of the most popular names in Tejano/Nor teno fusion.

San Manuel Indian Bingo & Casino, 777 San Manuel Blvd., Highland; doors open at 6:30 p.m.; $25-$45; 800-359-2464,

www.sanmanuel.com. Also: Conjunto Primavera, Oct. 20.

CALIFORNIA THEATRE Bernardino Symphony Orchestra 2011-12 season opener, Oct. 1; Phil Vassar, Oct. 7; Gar th Brooks Tribute, Oct. 8; “Nosferatu,” Oct. 15; “The Joy Luck Club,” Oct. 21-23; Recuerdos, Sinfonia Mexicana’s Day of the Dead Concer t, Oct. 29; Steven Cur tis Chapman, Nov. 3; Riverdance, Nov. 4-6; Canned Heat, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Nov. 11; San Bernardino Symphony Orchestra’s Evening by the Rhine, Nov. 19; “The Wizard of Oz,” Nov. 22-23. California Theatre of the Performing Ar ts, 562 W. Four th St., San Bernardino; 909-885-5152, www.californiatheatre.net.

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VINTAGE JOHNSTON OCT. 1 – Fifth annual wine tasting and dinner, presented by Johnston Alumni and Friends.

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GOLF TOURNAMENT & Johnston Memorial Golf Tournament, a benefit for the San Gorgonio Search and Rescue Team. Shandin Hills Golf Club, 3380 Little Mountain Drive, San Bernardino; $90 per player or $330 per foursome; 11 a.m. shotgun star t; www.sgsar.org.

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Redlands United Church of Christ, 168 Bellevue Ave.; 7-10 p.m. Oct. 14, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 15, 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Oct. 16; free admission; 909-793-3520, www.ar tforheavenssake.org.

KENNY G OCT. 15 – The smooth sounds of the jazz saxophonist at Casino Morongo Resor t & Spa, 49500 Seminole Drive, Cabazon; 800-252-4499, www.morongocasinoresort.com.

Also: Joan Rivers, Oct. 23; Zapp and The Ohio Players, Nov. 29; Tower of Power, Jan. 1.

DON RICKLES OCT. 15 – Stand-up performance by the veteran comedian. Agua Caliente Casino Resor t Spa, 32-250 Bob Hope Drive, Rancho Mirage; 888-999-1995, www.hotwatercasino.com.

Also: Brian McKnight, Oct. 22; The Band Perry, Oct. 29; Village People, Nov. 4; Dierks Bentley, Nov. 12; Air Supply, Dec. 10.

HARVEST OF QUILTS OCT. 15-16 – Quilt show presented by the Citrus Belt Quilters. Yucaipa Community Center, 34900 Oak Glen Road; $8; www.citrusbeltquilters.org.

‘THE LION, THE WITCH & THE WARDROBE’ OCT. 22-NOV. 6 – The 18th season opens with the story of four brave children who join forces with a mighty lion to free the land of Narnia from the clutches of the White Witch.

Deaf interpretation, Oct. 29. LifeHouse Theater, 1135 N. Church St., Redlands; 909-335-3037, www.lifehousetheater.com.

Also: “Les Miserables,” through Sept. 25; “It’s a Wonderful Life,” Nov. 19-Dec. 30.

HAUNTED GROVE EXPERIENCE OCT. 22-23 – Wine, food, classic haunts, live music, and vignettes features the Bard’s most notorious villains, monsters and tor tured characters set in and about a four-acre private orange grove on Redlands’ posh south side. Adults only. Tours, which last 90 minutes, star t from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.; $45; 909-335-8210, www.redlandsshakespearefestival.com.

‘FLEMMING (AN AMERICAN THRILLER)’ NOV. 3-20 – A spoof by Sam Bobrick, directed

by Patricia McQuillan. Redlands Footlighters, 1810 Bar ton Road, Redlands; $15, $10 students; 909-793-2909, www.redlandsfootlighters.org. Also: “An Act of the Imagination,” Jan. 12-29; “Queen Milli of Galt,” March 8-25; “The Sunshine Boys,” May 3-20.

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STOP PRESS | This just in …

Family Day at A.K. Smiley Library The Young Readers’ Room will hold its eighth annual Family Day on Saturday, Oct. 1, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. This special event is designed for families with K-5th graders to come to the library, enjoy a day of literaturebased activities and meet a well-known children’s author.

Each child who attends will receive a free book, and other books will be available for purchase.

Writer and illustrator Lauren Stringer, whose books include Author and illustrator “Snow,” “Our Family Lauren Stringer Tree” and “The Princess and her Panther,” will be the featured author. The San Bernardino County Activities at Family Day Museum, Inland Empire Resource Conservation District, Boy Scouts of America and Redlands Mayor Pete Aguilar also will par ticipate.

A.K. Smiley Public Library, 125 W. Vine St., 909-798-7674; www.akspl.org.

– Plymouth Village will hold its first grand gala dinner and auction to raise funds for the Plymouth Village Foundation Endowment Fund, which assists residents who have outlived their financial resources. Information at www.plymouthvillage.org.

SEPT. 17

– The fifth annual Ar tists for a Cause Charity Ar t Show and Sale to benefit The Associates of the Redlands Bowl, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., 560 Terracina Blvd., Redlands. More information at http://ar tistsforacause.com.

NOV. 13

DAY OUT WITH THOMAS NOV. 5-6, 11-13 – Take a 25-minute ride aboard a full-sized Thomas the Tank Engine and enjoy other family friendly activities including storytelling, ar ts and crafts, petting zoo and live music. Orange Empire Railway Museum, 2201 S. A St., Perris; $18; 951-943-3020, www.thomasthetankenginesocal.com.

HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE NOV. 12 – Enter tainment, carriage rides and downtown merchants offering refreshments add up to a festive star t to the holiday season.

Event presented by the Downtown Redlands Business Association. Dowtown Redlands; noon to 3 p.m.; 909-798-7629, www.downtownredlands.com.

ART ON STATE STREET NOV. 13 – Ar tists bring their works and set up along State Street, where items will be available for sale. RAA Gallery and Ar t

Center, 215 E. State St., Redlands; 909-792-8435, www.redlandsartassociation.org.

THANKSGIVING SNOWTACULAR play area with more than 20 tons of the white stuff, visits with Santa, horse-drawn hay rides, inflatables, carnival rides, petting zoo, music performances and Thanksgiving weekend sales at 60-plus stores and restaurants. Tri-City Shopping Center, Redlands; 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; 877-727-2828, www.tricitycenter.com.

NOV. 26 – Snow

HIGHLAND FAMILY RUN JAN. 29 – 29th annual community event, featuring a half marathon, 10K and 5K runs, and a kids’ fun run. Proceeds benefit the Highland Family YMCA scholarship program for youth and their families. For information, visit the YMCA, 500 E. Citrus Ave., Redlands; 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; $25 in advance, $30 day of the event; 909-425-9622, www.ymcaeastvalley.org.

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cover story | time passages

Hook, Ladder & history With funds to raise for new equipment, the Redlands Fire Department plans its first firefighters ball

By SUZANNE SPROUL

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n 1888, the Redlands Fire Hose Company No. 1 was formed to protect the community. Ralph Levy was the first foreman, and 25 firefighters volunteered for duty.

Two years later, their jobs were made a little easier with the addition of a motordriven, four-cylinder air-cooled Seagrave fire apparatus with two 35-gallon soda acid chemical tanks, some hoses and a 24-foot ladder.

Times have changed. Today, Redlands is served by 57 firefighters at four stations. They are trained and prepared to act at a moment’s notice to continue to

protect the community.

The old Seagrave is long gone, replaced during the decades by the latest and greatest equipment. Now with two aging ladder trucks in the Fire Department’s fleet, the time has come for another upgrade.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency is prepared to help with $636,000 toward the purchase of a new ladder truck, but there’s a catch. The city must come up with the remaining $160,000.

The Redlands Ladder Truck Fund recently made it halfway to that goal, thanks to a $30,000 contribution by the University of Redlands plus $5,000

donations by Beaver Medical Clinic and Epic Management.

And a major fundraiser — the inaugural Redlands Firefighters Ball — is expected to boost the tally even more.

The elegant, black-tie optional event is set for Oct. 22, with proceeds going toward the ladder truck purchase.

Most ladder trucks have a lifespan of 10 years, and after that time there can be safety concerns with the vehicles, says Myra Patterson, one of the nine members of the Redlands Ladder Truck Fund committee.

The Redlands Fire Department has two ladder trucks, both more than a decade old — a 1998 Seagrave and a 1975 Crown model. The older one is Fire Station No. 1 as it appears today Photo by Eric Reed

Images courtesy Heritage Room, A.K. Smiley Library, Redlands

Proud citizens and firemen pose with two motorized fire trucks in a circa 1914 image taken in front of the fire station at Fifth and Water streets.

Redlands Fire Engine No. 1 was a horse rig with hoses, shown here in front of the Casa Loma Hotel at the corner of Colton and Orange.

Notes on the back of the image indicate the driver might have been Jack Levy, who at one time was the city’s only paid fireman.

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Redlands Volunteer Fire Department, circa 1901

considered a “reserve,” but is still used in as many as 18 percent of emergencies.

“Having the proper ladder truck goes beyond simply being able to help with twostory buildings,” Patterson said. “Redlands has multi-story buildings and this city is filled with wonderful historic buildings — many with high-pitched roof designs, while others are set back. Having the right equipment is essential in protecting everyone.”

Battalion Chief Scott MacDonald agrees.

“We don’t buy ladder trucks very often, and they are very expensive,” he said.

“Having the federal government pay for 80 percent of the cost is a great opportunity for the department and the city. It’s huge.”

Once the Redlands Fire Department is able to purchase a new truck, the 1998 model will become the reserve, while the older unit will be decommissioned and sold for parts or to a collector.

New models come equipped with the latest safety features, such as anti-lock brakes, shoulder belts, a closed cab and a more modern aerial ladder system.

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Looking back … Glimpses of R.F.D. history Redlands Fire. It’s a modern unit with a rich past — that much is evident from a review of photos on file in the Heritage Room at the A.K. Smiley Library in Redlands.

Some of images are slowly fading. Some have been scanned and digitally cleaned up. Together they tell a story of the Redlands Fire Department.

There’s a fading sepia print of the old “engine house” — a wood structure that looks more like a barn or a stable.

According to notes on the back of the print, the building was demolished on Oct. 20, 1902 — the same year on the face of Redlands’ “new” brick fire station shown in images dating from 1903.

Other bits of history slide forth in images from the past: a photo of the volunteer department in their parade uniforms, circa 1901, shows Chief J.E. Brown seated at center, with Assistant Chief Lincoln Sherrard, seated far right.

The men’s uniforms look to be white waistcoats, tucked like blouses into highwaisted pants. Flat-topped caps indicate job descriptions like assistant chief, hose,

driver. Most of the men, also sported ties, the selection of which appeared to be completely up to the individual.

A fellow in the back row, wearing his hat with a jaunty tilt, is identified as “Blondie Kanady.” He pops up again in another photo of the “laddies” in swimwear, again, one of the few men specifically identified.

Other photos mark periods of transition.

A circa 1896 image shows only horsedrawn fire apparatus, while a photo circa 1907 shows horse-drawn and mechanically powered equipment in the same frame.

From 1910 and thereafter, the horses are out of the picture, replaced by a Windjammer engine and in 1914, a hook and ladder vehicle in front of a station at Fifth and Water streets.

The images appear to share a few constants: from a circa in 1896, with “Jack Levy?” on the back, to a 1950s era photo of the state-of-the-art vehicle at that time.

There seems always to have been an Engine No. 1 and earnest firefighters to man it.

— Don Sproul

“The ladder truck is a very specialized piece of equipment that acts sort of like a rolling tool box in rescue mode for us,” MacDonald said. “It also provides a safe base of operations that enables our firefighters to work in a safer way.”

Patterson believes this is the first firefighters ball in Redlands history, and event organizers say it’s an appropriate way to raise money for the truck.

“It’s going to be at the historic and simply beautiful Burrage Mansion, which in the past has not been open to the public but ball attendees will have full access to the house. We think that is going to add an exciting element to the evening,” Patterson said. “It will be a night full of surprises and exclusive access to the mansion. We will be dining inside and outside of the mansion, and we will have the opportunity to wander around the grounds and home.”

A live auction is planned, dinner will be served and guests are invited to dance and visit with friends.

The 28-room estate, which was built in 1901 for Harvard attorney Albert Burrage, was purchased in 2007 by Tim Rochford and now serves the needs of foster children and other community youngsters.

During the festivities, a Firefighter of the Year and a Volunteer of the Year will be recognized, and a social hour will begin at 6 p.m. Tickets are $125. Sponsorship opportunities range from $1,000 to $10,000.

Donors also may become a part of the city’s rich Fire Department heritage. Those who give $1,000 or more will have their names affixed to the new truck, and donors of $500 to $999 will have their names displayed on a plaque at Fire Station No. 1. Those who give $100 or more will be invited to a reception hosted by Fire Chief Jeff Frazier.

Said Patterson: “Our firefighters are sworn to protect us and our community.

Let’s help by providing them the equipment they need to do their jobs.”

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city government | technology & efficiency

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David Hexem with some of the laptop computers that have been donated to the city.

Better

service?

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By JERRY RICE

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avid Hexem is looking for ways to save the city of Redlands tax dollars — and we’re not talking small change.

“We’ve been trying to figure out ways to save money, or to try to be more creative in how we operate,” said Hexem, the city’s chief information officer, before outlining some significant successes: • A copier contract with Xerox was renegotiated, increasing the number of copies employees could make plus expanding the ability to do color at a savings of $250,000 over five years.

• A detailed survey of pavement conditions on every road throughout the city was recently completed at a cost of $50,000 — one-third of what a similarly sized city would expect to pay. That analysis will help city leaders determine how to best spend the funds available to refurbish streets.

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• Fifty computers that Esri was planning to recycle were re-purposed for city use through a partnership with the local technology company.

“It allowed us to put computers where we haven’t had them before, replace computers that were up to 12 years old, and give laptops to directors or some people in the Police Department so they can do work from home,” Hexem said. “That saved us an immense amount of money that can be used for something else.”

Another initiative, Redlands 311, streamlines some city operations. The free smartphone application makes it easy to report potholes, graffiti and other problems to the city department responsible for addressing those issues.

When a user opens the app, the phone’s camera takes a photo of, say, a sign that has been knocked down, and the app’s Esri-developed GIS technology tells workers exactly where the problem is. The ease of use increases the likelihood problems will be reported, officials say. And the sooner they’re reported, the sooner they can be fixed.

“It really has engaged citizens,” said Hexem, who added that more than 700 work orders have come through the system since it was launched in February.

In another efficiency move, crews repairing potholes were equiped with Internet-connected laptops so work orders can be downloaded anytime during the day.

“Now we can communicate with a crew so they don’t have to drive in to pick up a piece of paper from the main office,” Hexem said.

“If a pothole crew is being paid for a nine-hour day, we want them to be filling potholes for as much of that nine-hour day as they can.”

The effort toward maximizing savings and efficiencies is an ongoing process, Hexem adds. His department has been directed by City Manager N. Enrique Martinez to interview city employees at all levels of government to gather ideas for improvements. Called the Redlands Path to Excellence, Hexem will deliver the findings to the City Council.

“Even in a down economy, we still are trying to be innovative and trying to bring creative solutions to enhance the quality of life index for residents,” Hexem said.

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nonprofit | light the night walk

Redlands family keeps son’s spirit burning bright

By CARLA SANDERS

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HREE YEARS AGO, Stan and Julie Waite’s world shifted.

The Redlands couple departed in April 2008 on a two-week dream trip to Scotland, bidding goodbye to son Chris Long and daughter Rhiannon.

Within days, Chris, who’d had flu-like symptoms, became so ill that his sister insisted he go to the hospital.

Then, the diagnosis came. He did not have the flu. His symptoms, plus bruising and a 20-pound weight loss, were attributed to something much more grim: leukemia.

Rhiannon called the Waites, breaking the news about Chris’ condition. Doctors recommended they return home immediately. Shortly after booking their flight, the couple received another call, this one from a doctor in the emergency room.

Their robust, 6-foot-1 son had died, a mere 10 hours after being diagnosed. He was 22.

“We kept trying to figure out how this happened without us knowing,” Julie said.

“His body was completely shutting down and trying to fight it as long as it could, and we didn’t even know.”

They turned to the Internet for information and found the website of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. By that

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She raised $1,100 in pledges and met Dianne Callahan, whose own story Chris Long of her battle with Stage 4 non-Hodgkins lymphoma had inspired Julie to join in the first place.

And, in one of several twists of fate, the Waites and Callahan learned they lived only nine houses from each other in Redlands.

The next year, the Waites formed a team for the 2009 walk. They gave it the name Primate Aflame, which Chris â&#x20AC;&#x201D; passionate about media arts â&#x20AC;&#x201D; had hoped to use one day as the name of a production company.

About 40 people signed on to the team, which raised more than $5,100. The 2010 team of 37 walkers surpassed $6,700. This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s goal is $7,000.

Chris is the 2011 memorial honoree, and the Waites shared their story at the campaign kickoff event.

In addition, the Waites have turned their fun, friendly lifestyle into something more meaningful, hosting dinners and fundraisers often to benefit the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

The most recent was in late August, a Celebration of Life event to commemorate what would have been Chrisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 26th birthday. They raised $1,500. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Stan and Julie amaze me with their strength and generosity,â&#x20AC;? said Callahan, who is deputy executive director of the Orange County/Inland Empire chapter of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve turned their heartbreaking story into something positive to help others.

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community | walking for a cause

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Believe Walk co-founders Nancy Varner, left, Annie Sellas and Cathy Stockton each survived battles with cancer.

Women who Believe Ben ef i t wa l k is ga i n i ng grou n d i n t h e ca ncer f igh t

By AMY BENTLEY

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ome cities host a Susan G. Komen walk and others hold an Avon walk to fight breast cancer. Redlands has its very own: the Believe Walk — unique because funds raised in the Inland Empire stay in the Inland Empire, helping to support local cancer patients and survivors.

The three women who started the Believe Walk — cancer survivors Cathy Stockton, Annie Sellas and Nancy Varner of Redlands — are still at the helm as participants prepare to converge on downtown Redlands for the fourth annual event on Sunday, Oct. 2. It promises to be a positive, festive day as many storefronts will be decorated in a colorful show of support.

“What’s neat is the spirit and the feeling,” Sellas said. “Even my friends who came from the L.A. area said how beautiful it was. It’s so powerful.

That’s what heals people. God healed me, and it’s a blessing to be able to do this.”

When the women and their supporters launched the Believe Walk four years ago, officials at the

Police Department needed an estimate of the number of people who would turn out. The women guessed 400; more than 1,700 showed up.

“We were stunned and feel pretty blessed,” said Varner, adding that each year the number of participants has grown.

More than 7,000 people participated last year, and this time organizers are preparing for 8,00010,000.

Vicky Armstrong, who has helped publicize the walk since its inception, is not surprised the event has grown so big so fast, noting that just about everyone has a friend or relative who has dealt with cancer.

“My two best friends died of breast cancer,” she said. “Few families in the Inland Empire have not been touched by cancer. The walks are so much fun, and you are doing so much good. We really needed

something like this in our valley.”

Varner was inspired to bring a cancer-fighting fundraising event to the Inland Empire after she attended a Susan G. Komen breast cancer walk for five years in San Diego.

Varner, Sellas and Stockton joined forces with friends, cancer survivors and supporters to form a group called Inland Women Fighting Cancer.

“It was when we all were on our cancer journeys that we cemented our friendship,” said Varner, who along with Stockton recently celebrated five years of being cancerfree. Sellas has been cancer-free for 10 years.

“The point of the walk is it’s a celebration of life, and we want to help other people,” Varner said.

“We love what all the other walks do, especially, the Komen walk — they raise so much money for national research. We wanted the

The Believe Walk is expected to draw 8,000 to 10,000 participants this year, who, along with cancer survivors will include friends, family members and supporters.

Encouraging art in support of battling cancer, the Believe Walk also includes a bra and tie decorating contest. The top prize is a weekend getaway to South Coast Winery in Temecula.

Crazy ties, bras ‘support’ event

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mong the more colorful aspects of the Believe Walk are the bras and ties.

We don’t mean a red-lace C cup or a blue paisley tie. Instead, it’s the outright crazy, funky and imaginative pieces of embellished clothing that have become a local legend in their own right as well as a signature of the event.

Just for fun and to add some artistic expression to the Believe Walk, organizers developed a fancy bras and ties decorating contest. Prizes are awarded for first, second and third place, and the people’s choice. One top winner will receive a weekend getaway at the South Coast Winery in Temecula’s scenic wine country.

The contest has led to some pretty creative bras — decorated with every sort of embellishment imaginable, from feathers and funky fabrics to rhinestones, little stars, golf balls, mini butterflies and artificial flowers.

These special bras and ties grace downtown Redlands storefronts along with the SUV of Believe Walk co-founder Annie Sellas. Her Ford Excursion, covered with the decorated bras and ties, cruises along the Believe Walk route, driven by the organizers’ husbands who park in different places so walkers can enjoy it and people can take fun pictures of the vehicle.

“The first year we decided we would decorate an SUV. We decorated Annie’s car with all these bras and called it, ‘the support van,’ ” said Nancy Varner, a Believe Walk co-founder. “We decided last year to have a contest, and had about 65 bras and ties. People brought them from all over. It’s pretty crazy. It’s fun.”

After the walk, the bras and ties are saved and re-used as decorations for future Believe Walks and other local charity events.

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the arts | redlands symphony 2011

Living the

passion

Symphony enjoys the community’s embrace

By CARLA SANDERS

I

f the city of Redlands is “the jewel of the Inland Empire,” then the Redlands Symphony, as one fan says, surely must occupy a key facet of that gem. What started more than six decades ago as part of the music program at the University of Redlands has evolved into a world-class symphony, with patrons so loyal they’ve inspired friends and generations of their families to return time and again.

“We really need to cherish this; it’s something special,” said W. Robert Clark, who served on the symphony’s board of directors for six years and was president for two years. He and his wife, Norma, have been Redlands Symphony subscribers for nearly 20 years.

The Gomez family, Julia, left, Christine, Roland, Jonny, Geneva and Garrison Photo by Micah Escamilla

Classical music lovers for a good portion of their lives, the Clarks had been longtime subscribers to the Pasadena Symphony when they moved to Redlands in 1992. The couple became involved with the Redlands Symphony soon thereafter and even chaired the annual Symphony Gala committee along the way.

Attending a concert is “a wonderful all-around experience,” said Norma, adding that she especially enjoys the conductor, Maestro Jon Robertson.

“I love the music he chooses and the way he conducts. It’s so impressive. He puts his whole heart and soul into it,” she said.

“We’ve always loved classical music, and the programs he puts together provide such a learning experience. There are things you recognize and want to hear again and again, and there are things that are new.”

Robertson, who is nearing 30 years at the helm of the symphony, garners high praise from others as well.

“I love his familiarity with the music,” said Chris Gomez of Riverside, who started attending symphony concerts about seven or eight years ago. “I love going early and listening to Jon’s monologue. I get to experience his genius. The way he describes the music whets your appetite.”

Gomez, a piano teacher who grew up in Yucaipa, first started attending the concerts with her mother.

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The University of Redlands Student Concerto Competition winner performs with the Redlands Symphony in a concert anchored by one of the greatest works of Western music, the powerfully expressive, perfectly constructed Fourth Symphony of Johannes Brahms. This symphonic masterpiece encompasses the widest range of emotion in its direct expression and musical craftsmanship.

Just days before Valentine’s Day, celebrate the passion and romance of the greatest love arias from the Italian operatic repertory. These beautiful, timeless love songs of the Italian masters—taken from the greatest operas of Puccini, Verdi, Mascagni, and Bellini—are followed by Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet.

The mastery of Haydn and Mozart—Haydn’s elegant 104th symphony and Mozart’s playful overture, The Marriage of Figaro—is paired with two pieces for oboe and orchestra. Guest artist and New York Philharmonic Principal Oboist Liang Wang performs the Strauss Oboe Concerto and the world premiere of Redlands Symphony Principal Oboist and composer Francisco Castillo’s new work for the oboe.

The Redlands Symphony performs a concert of works all composed in the United States: Paul Hindemith’s tour de force Symphonic Metamorphosis, Michael Daugherty’s uproariously entertaining nod to the outrageous piano stylings of Liberace—La Tombeau de Liberace, and composer and jazz legend Duke Ellington’s The River.

‘I remember thinking that this is such a treasure, it would be so sad if a younger generation didn’t come to support it and treasure it as well.’ it would be so sad if a younger generation didn’t come to support it and treasure it as well.”

She has done her part to encourage more youthful involvement. The mother of four children ages 10 to 20, Gomez purchases two season tickets annually and makes it a point to take a different person with her to each concert — husband Roland, one of her children, a nephew, friends. And, she says, through the years she’s noticed that there has been “a big difference” in the audience, with more and more younger couples and younger families attending, as well as an increased number of collegeaged men and women.

“It’s exciting,” said Gomez, noting that she often encourages others to give the symphony a go. There has been an added benefit, she says, as the musical events have had “a lasting effect” on her children. Three of the four have thus far pursued choral music. The fourth may be headed that way also.

If concertgoers and patrons seem proprietary about their

orchestra, it’s because of the role it occupies within the city, according to Paul Ideker, president and chief executive officer of the symphony.

“It has been an important part of three or four generations of some local people’s families,” he said.

“You just don’t see something like that very often in Southern California. For more than 60 years, it has been an institution that’s grown in importance and has a connection to people.

“Some of our subscribers have been there from the start. We had people on the last gala committee who worked on the first one 25 years ago.”

Ideker says there is enthusiasm and appreciation for the music, as well as the symphony’s longevity, which is remarkable in today’s fast-forward society.

“We have a pretty loyal core group,” he said, noting that the Redlands Symphony’s renewal rate for subscribers is 85 to 90 percent, higher than the average for similar organizations. “It’s different here. It’s very different, in a very good way.”

Part of that difference comes from the volunteers who help with symphony events.

The Cappelli family of Redlands has assisted with many symphony concerts, handling ushering duties and staying on to listen to the evening’s program from the balcony.

“It really connects the family to the community,” said mom Dawn Cappelli.

Jon Robertson conducts the Redlands Symphony.

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Adds daughter, Kathy, 16: “It’s a fantastic thing that Redlands has its own symphony.

It’s very culturally rich and gives the town a good reputation with such diversity.”

Kathy, a high school junior, is particularly inspired as she also plays the cello. Her sister Courtney, 11, plays the cello, too, and says she was inspired to do so by the symphony.

As for the concerts, Courtney says she enjoys seeing everyone there and associating with so many different people. “It’s amazing,” she added.

It’s that wonder that Ideker, the president and CEO, would like to see spread to many other lives. To those who’ve yet to experience the orchestra’s enchanting evenings, he offers this: “The people who’ve gone before, you have created a cultural core with this organization that is remarkable. You should inherit it, and it should be for you and your children’s children. It’s a gift, a real gift ...

It’s going to be up to you to continue it.”

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Jane Myers is reflected in a mirror at her J.D. Myers boutique.

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visit to J.D. Myers on State Street is always an adventure.

It sells everything from chic yet comfortable clothes to handcrafted jewelry, timeless home decor and seasonal accouterments.

The merchandise is comprehensive yet varied: a shopper can come in and find a birthday gift for mom, a baby shower gift for a best friend and a stylish ensemble of their own.

“We’re for people who are unique and different,” owner Jane Myers said. “It’s all about a lifestyle; we’re here to be your fashion, home and living stop.”

Myers moved to Redlands from the South Bay area of Los Angeles in the early 1990s. After having a hard time finding everything she wanted to buy locally, she opened her own store in 1994.

“I had been in retailing my whole life,” she said. “We started on Sixth Street, around the corner from where we are now. It was a very small space, with just home goods. Three years later, the lease was up and we moved to State Street.”

The store expanded again two years later when the storefront next door became vacant. Myers, who previously worked as a buyer at a Los Angeles department store, had been considering selling clothes in the back of the shop.

“When the space became available, it was, ‘OK, you gotta do it or forget about it,’ ” she recalled. “So, we did it.”

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“It’s just a great environment to be in.

We get along great.”

The draw of J.D. Myers is the eclectic mix of goods — a diversity that makes the store a destination.

“We have customers who fly down here from the San Francisco area to shop,” Myers said. “There are those who have relatives in town, and when they visit, this is where they have to come. They’re a God send for us.”

Myers goes to New York City and Paris twice a year, and Los Angeles about five times a year to search for the latest items to sell in the store.

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I haven’t seen before — something that catches my eye, that is different and unique that I think we can sell,” she said.

“I’m one of those crazy people who walk the entire show. People who work for me say, ‘I can’t believe we have to look at everything,’ but we don’t want to miss anything. It’s about the hunt.”

Myers recently decided to resume selling shoes, and was amazed by the colorful pairs she saw during a recent show in Las Vegas.

“They were green and orange and amber, just really interesting,” she said. “We were in the shoe business at one time, but it’s difficult. You have to buy ‘X’ amount of

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pairs, and you’re always stuck with some of them. But I felt like the only things I was shopping for in other places were makeup and shoes. So, I think we can have shoes again.”

Like many other State Street business owners, Myers has had to revamp a bit due to the economic downturn.

“These times are very challenging and

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difficult,” she said. “We’ve downsized, and got rid of non-essential things.

“We got rid of very expensive stuff, and bought some things that are wearable and comfortable but don’t cost an arm and a leg. We went for some still stylish yet classic pieces and clothing. You just have to re-work your business to stay in it.”

Myers is a champion of the Redlands 3/50 Project, which urges shoppers to pick

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three local, independently owned businesses where they can spend $50.

“I’ve been part of it for a long time,” she said. “It’s just so important to buy locally, to keep money in Redlands so your money works for you. We have some fabulous things, and before you drive to Orange County or Los Angeles, look in your own downtown.”

Redlands 3/50 suggests that the money should be spent at independently owned businesses, not big box or chain stores.

“If it’s owned by someone who is local, they have a vested interest in it,” Myers said. “They want you to be happy. During these tough times, if you don’t support businesses you like downtown, they’re not going to be there. If you want it to be here, you have to use it, or it’s going to be gone.”

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Trio of businesses help city ripen as a wine destination

By CATHERINE GARCIA

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edlands isn’t quite the Napa Valley, but it’s quickly becoming a destination for wine lovers.

Within the past few years, several wine-related establishments — all run by tight-knit families — have opened downtown, offering everything from tastings to bottling opportunities.

Paxton’s Cellar sells only the best California wines, while Time in a Bottle serves gourmet food with wine, champagne and mixed drinks. Barely a few months old, State Street Winery is already creating a following of locals who enjoy the $5 tastings. Here’s a closer look at the three businesses that are helping make Redlands a wine aficionado’s paradise.

Philip Paxton of Paxton’s Cellar

Paxton’s Cellar If it’s not made in California, you won’t find it at Paxton’s Cellar. “I decided that if I’m in California, which has such great wines, why should I sell other wine?” said owner Philip Paxton. “This is a 100 percent California destination.”

Paxton and his wife, Amelia, moved to Redlands from the Napa Valley three years ago to be closer to their daughters, Mary Joy and Annemarie. A former hotelier with Hilton, Paxton was looking for something to do when he decided to open a wine bar, finding Redlands to be the perfect location for such an establishment.

“When we came three years ago, it was already an entertainment center,” he said.

“State Street has so much allure, and is just a very nice place to be.”

After originally settling in a spot closer to the freeway, Paxton’s Cellar moved later to State Street.

“I try to select wines from all the wineries, but I do more with family businesses,” Paxton said. “If you come to my store you notice I don’t carry Mondavi or any of the big boys. You can buy those anywhere.”

Paxton views wine as a lifestyle, but doesn’t have time for wine snobbery. “If

I enjoy it, I don’t care about it being a $2 or a $200 bottle. Most wines in my store are in the mid-teens to about $25 or $27.”

Paxton’s Cellar has developed a strong, regular, and loyal local following, says Paxton, who asks his customers questions to determine the best possible wine experience for them. He finds that many of them already know their stuff.

“There is an aura of knowledge that seems to float around the bar,” he said.

“About 90 percent of my customer base knows their wines, and they tell me about wines.”

He’s also close with his fellow business owners. “I am so fortunate that so many proprietors on State Street come in to see me,” he said. “I’ve developed a real nice relationship with them, and they’ll send people to me and I’ll send people to them.

It’s how we all survive.”

Paxton keeps them coming in with wine tastings every day and special events. He doesn’t serve food daily, but visitors can order meals from such local restaurants as Caprice Cafe and The Gourmet Pizza Shoppe.

“In the fall, I bring in (people from) wineries so they can come in and talk about their wines,” he said. “We also have fundraisers and mixers, and sometimes we even have a challenge, like a merlot versus a merlot, and a cabernet versus a cabernet.”

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wife, who comes in whenever she can, and Annemarie, who handles the store’s Facebook and Twitter accounts. Paxton himself works on a monthly newsletter, but a vast majority of business comes from word of mouth.

“It’s been amazing,” he said. “That has brought in a good amount of business.”

Paxton’s Cellar 104 E. State St., Suite L, Redlands; 909-666-8848, www.paxtonscellar.com Hours: 1-8 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, 1-9 p.m.

Friday-Saturday, closed Sunday and Monday

State Street Winery It took several years, but Janet and Robin Harter’s dream of opening a winery finally came true in July.

“We always wanted to do something like this,” said Janet. “We started the process five years ago, and last year we said, ‘We’re going to do it, it’s now or never.’ ” State Street Winery sits at the end of the street, near Baskin-Robbins and Bank of America. The location is perfect, and has adequate parking, which was very important, Janet says.

The couple studied the wine market before opening, and found that it was “going up while everything else was going down.”

The Harter family has lived in Redlands

Robin Harter opens a bottle at State Street Winery.

for 30 years. The winery is a group effort, with their three daughters, son-in-law and grandson all involved.

“My husband and son-in-law make all the wine in our back room,” Janet said.

“They recently filtered 11 wines, and it took about four to five hours.”

State Street Winery offers reds, whites and fruit wines, with fun names like Cran Chi Chi (cranberries and chianti), Purple Twilight (acai raspberry cabernet sauvignon) and Ginger Goddess (pinot gris

State Street Winery is a busy place as wine lovers enjoy conversation and vintage selections.

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infused with loquat and ginger).

“We’ve been selling reds like crazy,” Janet said. Bottles range from $14 to $22, tastings are $5, and all glasses are $5.

“We kept our prices at a certain price point, so we could be more successful; we could easily charge $10 a tasting or $10 a glass,” she added.

Food is not available on site, but State Street Deli and Brisket’s both deliver, and if customers purchase a bottle of wine to drink on the premises but don’t finish it,

it will be re-corked for them. Wine tastings are available every day, consisting of five one-ounce samples; on Taster Tuesdays, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s free. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When people find out the prices, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why so many customers come back,â&#x20AC;? Janet said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s very reasonable.â&#x20AC;?

One unique aspect of State Street Winery is that customers can come in and bottle their own wines. Interested participants purchase a batch of 29 bottles, and then come back five to seven weeks later to bottle and label their items. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A lot are scheduled for October, November and December, right around the holidays,â&#x20AC;? Janet said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had a wedding party come in and bottle their own wine, and groups of friends.â&#x20AC;?

The participants come into the bottling area, rinse the bottles, fill them with wine, cork them, put on the hot foil, and then label the front and back. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It takes about two hours for 10 people,â&#x20AC;?

Janet said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They love it.â&#x20AC;?

So far, the winery is attracting large crowds, and is especially busy during Market Night on Thursdays. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have a lot of repeats already,â&#x20AC;? Janet said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The atmosphere just feels relaxing.

It has a different feeling from a bar.â&#x20AC;?

The energy is positive because, as Janet points out, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everyone who comes in wants to be here. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not like you have to come and drink wine!â&#x20AC;?

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“My sister-in-law was in Redlands, and we often visited,” Paula said. “We loved this town and the old homes and buildings.”

Paula had the vision, and Angel implemented it, taking more than a year to create one-of-a-kind tables and a long bar featuring exotic woods and inlaid grapes.

When it came time to name their new wine bar, they chose one with two meanings.

“Wine spends time in a bottle, and if we knew we would only have our son for a short time, we would have saved the time we had in a bottle,” said Paula, who has been in the service industry since she was 14, working as everything from a server to catering director.

While part of the first graduating class in management at the California School of Culinary Arts, she “infected her husband with wine disease.”

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“It’s approachable. It was created by a farmer who is proud of his product and puts it in a bottle. People don’t understand that that’s what it really is.”

The Time in a Bottle drink list is vast.

“We decide what goes on the list, and what we think guests want to see,” Paula said. “Wine lovers have to try everything, and it’s all about educating the palate.”

Food is a huge component of Time in a Bottle, and the menu includes appetizers like Puerto Rican style tacos and awardwinning crab cakes, in addition to pizzas and soups and sandwiches.

On Taste Test Tuesdays, a new appetizer is introduced for just a few dollars, with guests invited to give their feedback.

“They get an Iron Chef form, and they fill it out and are brutally honest,” Paula said.

Everything is made from scratch, so that ingredients like sugar in desserts are controlled and are sure to go well with wine. The food is prepared by chef Carmine Curiel, a graduate of Le Cordon

Bleu who interned at a three-star Michelin restaurant in Spain. Desserts are headed by the Negrons’ daughter, Adrienne, whose husband Brian is assistant manager.

“We’re so excited we’re all here as a family and involved in the business,” Paula said.

In February, Time in a Bottle received a liquor license, and now serves well drinks and items off of a Martini Madness menu.

“It was a response to what our guests were asking for,” Paula said. “They had friends who didn’t drink wine, but who wanted to go out with them.”

The atmosphere at Time in a Bottle is laid back, and guests make themselves at home on couches complete with blankets.

There is music every Tuesday and Saturday with no cover charge.

“You can dress in shorts and a tank top or tails and an evening gown,” Paula said.

“We try to appeal to everyone.”

The Negrons also give back to the community, and often donate to local

charities, especially those concerning children. On Oct. 27, they will host a fundraiser for The Compassionate Friends in Redlands.

“It supports parents who lost a child,” Paula said. “When our son was killed, we desperately needed a group like this, but couldn’t find one. It’s a special situation, and you need to know you’re not the only one.”

Three years since opening, the Negrons are thrilled with what the business has become.

“This is our home away from home,” Paula said. “We spend more time here with our guests than anywhere else. We are committed to Redlands and our business and family. We love being part of this community.”

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ietnamese cuisine is one of the most misunderstood cuisines of the world for two main reasons. While Chinese and Japanese restaurants seemingly are everywhere, there are relatively few Vietnamese restaurants in our area, and many people are afraid to try foods that are new to them.

But it doesn’t need to be that way.

Some of the primary ingredients in the Vietnamese diet are common in many other cultures including rice, fresh herbs, fruits and vegetables as well as proteins like meat, fish, chicken and duck.

Vietnam was a province of China for more than 1,000 years, so many Chinese food items — dumplings, fried rice and noodles — are found in Vietnamese cuisine.

Another major culinary influence came from the French who introduced baguettes for sandwiches as well as shallots, potatoes, butter and tarragon. They also showed Vietnamese cooks new ways of preparing food with a distinctly French twist.

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And unlike the sauces used in Chinese and Thai food, Vietnamese versions tend to be more refined and are considered among the healthiest of any Asian cuisine because of the fresh ingredients and cooking methods.

At Noodle 21 Asian Grill, where diners may enjoy winning Vietnamese cuisine, the décor is both soft and soothing with lightcolored walls and tables and dark brown trim — translating into a relaxing dining experience. Light jazz and modern pop music fills the air as delicious aromas from the kitchen filter into the dining room.

The menu features authentic, popular and delicious Vietnamese dishes including the unique Roll Your Own Fresh Spring Rolls ($11.50). This fun and hands-on experience features a large plate of fresh lettuce leaves, mint, julienne carrots, cucumbers, rice noodles, an array of charbroiled chicken, pork, beef or shrimp, a bowl of hot water and seven or so paperthin rice papers that are used to wrap up the goodies.

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more. The broth is ladled into a large bowl over a bed of thin rice or egg noodles and comes with any combination of meat that you choose. There are rare and well-done slices of steak, flank steak, brisket tendon, tripe, meat balls, chicken and shrimp. The broth is delicately seasoned and delicious — especially with the addition of fresh basil leaves, bean sprouts, sliced jalapenos or fresh lime that are presented along with this unique noodle soup. Prices range from $5.95 to $6.95, which is truly a bargain given it makes a filling and satisfying lunch or dinner option.

The charbroiled pork sandwich ($3.95) consists of slices of delicious pork, fresh cucumbers, carrots, cilantro and butter in a nice crispy French roll that’s ready to be devoured. I like adding hot sauce and hoisin sauce — a Chinese barbecue sauce — for extra layers of flavor.

The best dish I sampled during a recent visit was the No. 31 shaken beef ($9.95).

It was juicy, tender and deliciously

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The rolls are delicious and have a multitude of flavors and textures. And

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Other selections I recommend include the No. 40 house special, Com Dak Biet ($7.95), which includes slices of steak, chicken and pork basted and charbroiled with a fantastic sweet and savory sauce served with Jasmine rice, and the No. 62 crispy noodle with chicken and lots of fresh vegetables.

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Owners Jennifer Nguyen, Mai and Hoang Tran are lovely people who take great pride in their food and restaurant and really treat each customer like family.

Noodle 21 is a wonderful family owned and operated restaurant that features the best of what Vietnamese food is all about. Even if you have never had this type of cuisine, you are sure to enjoy a great dining experience here.

Allan Borgen can be heard Saturday afternoons from 3 to 5 p.m. on the “Let’s Dine Out” radio show on KTIE-AM 590. Email allan@feedme411.com, or call 909-910-3463. Be sure to visit his new website, feedme411.com.

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little bit of start-up money and a big dream were all it took for Dorothy Pryor Rose to become more famous than she ever imagined. The 65-year-old has made quite a name for herself with the homemade pies and desserts she bakes in her Colton shop, Mommie Helen’s Bakery.

Rose started the bakery on a modest budget in 1999 in a 900-square-foot space. Her idea was inspired by the rave reviews she received for the peach

cobbler she frequently took to potluck gatherings. It didn’t take long for word to get around town after she opened for business.

To this day, long lines of hungry customers form in front of Mommie Helen’s Bakery, which moved to a 2,600-square-foot building in 2006.

Patrons are more than happy to pay $13.50 to $14.50 for one of her pies.

“We make our pies completely from scratch,” Rose said. “We cut up our apples, roll out our dough and use 100 percent fresh ingredients. So many

customers tell us that our pies are almost exactly like the pies their mothers or grandmothers used to make. We’re very proud of that.”

Before opening Mommie Helen’s Bakery, Rose worked at Pacific Bell for 30 years. It took a leap of faith to give up her stable income, but the calling to open the pie shop was undeniable.

“God gave me the vision to do this, so I let Him take the lead,” Rose said.

According to Rose, divine intervention paved the way in 2000

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for her to send some pies to an event that former Lakers star Shaquille Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Neal was involved with. After Shaq tasted her sweet potato pie, he became her biggest fan â&#x20AC;&#x201D; telling his friends and colleagues about Roseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pies, and soon orders were pouring in from everywhere.

Roseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most famous clients include Oprah Winfrey, Stevie Wonder, Mariah Carey, James Worthy, Magic Johnson, Penny Marshall and Kathy Ireland. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our shop has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, on CNN and on all the local news stations,â&#x20AC;? Rose said.

to pinpoint exactly what makes her desserts so popular, she does say they are baked with lots of love and care. Her mother, Helen, who gave Rose most of her recipes, wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have it any other way. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My mom sampled the pies every week, and she loved all of them,â&#x20AC;? said Rose, whose mother died in 2007. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sweet potato pie was her favorite, and she was eating so much of it, I wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t let her have it anymore. After that, she would call on the phone and try to disguise her voice and order a pie. It was really funny.â&#x20AC;?

Along with sweet potato and fruit pies, Mommie Helenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bakery offers everything from cakes to cupcakes to cookies. Her shop also features a variety of sugar-free items. Pies can be shipped anywhere in the United States for about $50.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;In 2009, my berry cobbler made it into Oprah Winfreyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s magazine. People started calling and ordering pies from all around the world.â&#x20AC;?

Rose and her staff of five family members (including her husband Robbie) bake about 500 pies a day â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and that is still not enough to keep up with the growing demand.

She is considering another expansion, but is afraid of losing quality control where recipes are concerned. Rose is trusting a higher power to let her know when, and if, the time is right. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I would very much like to expand and turn this into an empire,â&#x20AC;? Rose said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s still a lot to learn as far as the business side of things is concerned. When I feel that God is telling me to take the next step, I will. Ultimately, things have to be done right.â&#x20AC;?

While itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s difficult for Rose

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