January 2009 Archives
The Big Bear City Council will hold a public hearing Feb. 9 at 6:30 p.m. to consider an ordinance that will regulate the placement and maintenance of newsracks in the city.
City Hall is at 39707 Big Bear Blvd. Anyone in support or opposition of the placement and maintenance of newsracks in the city is encouraged to attend the hearing. More information can be obtained by calling (909) 866-5831.
One firefighter received minor injuries while battling a house fire in Highland this morning.
The firefighter was taken to a hospital for treatment.
The fire was reported in the 7500 block of Satinwood Court at 8:49 a.m. Fifteen firefighters from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection arrived and found the structure engulfed in flames, said fire dispatcher Frank Wilson.
Firefighters gained control of the blaze at 9:08 a.m.
An investigator was on scene this morning searching for a cause of the fire.
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A man was shot five times when at least one person confronted him outside his apartment Thursday evening.
The victim was taken to Loma Linda University Medical Center for treatment. San Bernardino County sheriff's officials said his wounds were not considered life threatening.
The victim and another man walked out of an apartment in the 8000 block of Shirley Avenue at 8:26 p.m. The shooter or shooters, who had driven to the apartment complex, parked and got out of the vehicle, had been waiting for the victim to come out of his home.
The victim was shot in the upper torso.
When sheriff's deputies arrived, both the shooter and victim were gone. Deputies later found the victim in the 27000 block of 10th Street with gunshot wounds.
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A medical condition may have caused a 51-year-old Highland man to swerve into oncoming traffic early this morning and hit a Redlands couple head-on, killing himself and injuring the other two, police said.
The unnamed man who died was driving a Chrysler 300, heading north on Orange Street about 7 a.m. when he began to swerve in and out of oncoming traffic near Pioneer Avenue, said Redlands police spokesman Carl Baker.
A Honda Passport traveling east on Pioneer had just started to make a right turn onto Orange when the Chrysler struck it. The Chrysler appeared to be going about 50 mph and the Passport about 10 mph., police said.
The unnamed Highland man was taken to a hospital, where he later died. The driver and passenger of the Passport, a 32-year-old Redlands man and his 30-year-old wife, were hospitalized with minor injuries.
For nearly two months, Highland sheriff's deputies kept busy investigating a spate of window- smash burglaries in the city, traveling from one business to another, piecing together clues and gatehering information in hopes of nabbing the perpetrator causing so much grief to area businesses.
Investigators got their big break this week, arresting 38-year-old Rialto resident John Fredrick Wailer in connection with the burglaries. He has been tied to a dozen burglaries in Highland and Yucaipa. Investigators continue looking into whether Wailer may be tied to other window-smash burglaries in Redlands, San Bernardino and Colton, said Lt. Mike Lenihan of the Highland sheriff's station.
"I believe Colton is looking at one to three (burglairies)," Lenihan said. He said his team of investigators are still waiting to hear back from the San Bernardino and Redlands police departments regarding several similar burglaries that occurred in their jurisdictions during the same time period.
Between Nov. 17 and Jan. 7, 10 window-smash burglaries occurred in Highland and two in Yucaipa, including the Jade Inn restaurant, It's a Grind coffee shop, Joyce's Cleaners, Surreal Salon, Great Clips for Hair, Albarro's Mexican restaurant, In Style hair salon and Alta Vista cleaners. The In Style salon and Alta Vista cleaners are in Yucaipa and the other businesses are in Highland.
The brazen burglar hit some businesses twice, hurling a large rock or similar object through the window, darting in and taking whatever money was in the cash register. More than $1,400 in cash was taken during the Highland burglaries, authorities said.
The pattern fits the method used in the burglaries in the other cities, Lenihan said.
Video surveillance footage and other evidence gathered during the investigation led to Wailer's arrest.
Wailer has been charged with 10 felony counts of second degree commercial burglary. He pleaded not guilty to the charges during his arraignment Wednesday in San Bernardino Superior Court. He returns to court on Jan. 23 for a pretrial hearing.
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Sheriff's deputies arrested a 20-year-old Highland man Thursday on suspicion of gunning down another man at his home.
Bryan Serrano, 20, was arrested in the 7800 block of Lankershim Avenue in Highland. He was booked into Central Detention Center in San Bernardino on suspicion of homicide and held without bail.
San Bernardino County sheriff's deputies came to the 26100 block of Cypress Street at 4 p.m. Wednesday after receiving a 9-1-1 call. There was no one at the home.
Someone brought Robert Rodriguez, 19, of Highland to St. Bernardine Medical Center in San Bernardino for treatment of a gunshot wound. Paramedics then transferred him to Arrowhead Regional Medical Center in Colton where he died at 5:49 a.m. Thursday, San Bernardino County sheriff's deputies said.
Before he died, Rodriguez told hospital staff the name of the man who shot him and that the shooting was an accident. Deputies said they spent Thursday talking to several people who were with Rodriguez when he was shot and then tracked down Serrano at his home.
Anyone with information may contact Detective Neal Rodriguez, (909) 387-3589 or WeTip, (800) 78-CRIME.
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The Diocese of San Bernardino will hold its Third annual Migration Mass from 2-5 p.m. Sunday at St. Catherine of Alexandria Catholic Church in Riverside.
The colorful mass will observe 25 different ethnicities and cultures within the Diocese's 97 parishes and about one million parishioners in San Bernardino and Riverside counties, Diocese spokesman Andres Rivera said.
Among the ethnicities and cultures to be represented during the mass will be the Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians in Hemet and Barstow, the Nigerian Igbo and the Vietnamese, Korean, Latino and Irish communities, Rivera said.
Bishop Gerald R. Barnes and Auxiliary Bishop Rutilio del Riego will be in attendance.
For more than 25 years, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has set aside a week in January for Catholics to reflect on the dignity of migrants and their importance to the church.
"Today, it is more important than ever that our church stand in solidarity with the migrant," Auxiliary Bishop Rutilio del Riego said in a news release. "This mas is our way of celebrating the many positive contributions of the migrant to our society."
A potluck Agape reception will follow the mass in the parish hall.
The church is located at 3680 Arlington Ave., in Riverside.
The Big Bear Lake Civic Center will be closed on Monday, January 19 in observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday. City Hall will re-open on Tuesday, January 20 at 8:00 a.m.
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The Highland Area Chamber of Commerce will name RMB Printing and Promotions as Highland's Business of the Year during its Community Awards and Installation Dinner Thursday at the Castaway restaurant in San Bernardino.
RMB owner Rich Blanco will be honored during the event.
"It is truly an honor to be selected for this recognition," Blanco said in a news release. "I share this award with each and every valued customer and friend in Highland and the surrounding areas. I am grateful for your support."
Blanco moved his business from Orange County to Highland in 2003. He has been in the printing business 30 years. He started his business after retiring from the Orange County Register, where he worked for 20 years.
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Sheriff's deputies have arrested a Rialto man on suspicion of a dozen window-smash burglaries at businesses in Highland and Yucaipa, sheriff's officials said.
John Frederick Wailer, 38, was booked into Central Detention Center in San Bernardino. He had a no bail arrest warrant.
Between Nov. 17 and Jan. 7, deputies said Wailer broke into six Highland businesses and two Yucaipa businesses, some more than once. He used a rock or other item to throw at a window of a closed business or or unoccupied business. He then climbed through the broken window, took cash from the register and fled, deputies said
He stole more than $1,400 in all the break-ins, sheriff's officials said.
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Two ordinances aimed at eliminating newsrack blight in the city will make their way to the City Council next month after getting the green light from the Planning Commission.
The Commission approved a proposal at its Jan. 7 meeting to adopt two ordinances regulating the placement, size and color of newsracks on both public and private property.
The city has fielded numerous complaints from citizens and business owners over the years regarding the proliferation of newsracks, primarily in the Big Bear Lake Village area, said Jim Miller, the city's director of building and planning.
According to a city staff report, the clustering of newsracks has created a public nuisance by limiting access to public sidewalks and restricting access to businesses. In addition, the various colors and styles of newsracks have reduced the aesthetic quality of many buildings and compromised street scenes and views.
Key provisions of the proposed ordinances mandate that newsracks be placed on two-foot by 12-foot areas on commercial properties. Newsracks must be the same size and either brown, green or bronze in color. Newsracks would be allowed on any commercially zoned parcel.
Private property owners would need to provide to the city a dimensioned plot plan showing the location, type and color of the newsracks to be installed. Wire mesh, wood and plastic racks would be prohibitied, Miller said.
If the ordinances pass, people would have 180 days to move their newsracks to the appropriate locations, and private property owners would be given five years to switch out their out-of-compliance newsracks with ones that meet the new code regulations, Miller said.
The City Council is expected to vote on the new ordinances in February. If they pass, they will go into effect 30 days thereafter, Miller said.
San Manuel Chairman James Ramos, in an unprecedented move, has announced his tribe's decision to fine two convicted tribal members linked to a murder conspiracy and ban them from the reservation.
Decisions made by the tribal council, composed of all tribal members over the age of 21, typically remain private matters within the tribe and are never made public.
Ramos said the tribal council's Dec. 13 decision to ban Stacy Barajas-Nunez, 26, and her brother Erik Barajas, 36, from the reservation and fine them a "considerable" amount of money for disorderly conduct speaks volumes to the tribe's position of holding its members accountable for errant behavior.
"This isn't just lip service. This is action in force," Ramos said. "We're actually taking action, and showing through action, with overwhelming support, to impose fines and bans on our own tribal members."
Ramos wouldn't disclose how much the Barajases were fined or how long they will be banned from the reservation. He did say the tribe is now enforcing its decision, and working with the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department and the District Attorney's Office to ensure that the Barajases remain in compliance.
Erik Barajas' San Bernardino attorney, Chuck Nascin, declined to comment Friday.
Barajas-Nunez's attorney, Albert Perez Jr., didn't return phone calls seeking comment.
San Bernardino police and agents from the federal Drug Enforcement Administration arrested the siblings in December 2006 during a joint investigation into the Mexican Mafia's methamphetamine rackets in the San Bernardino area. Authorities learned during that investigation of a conspiracy hatched by the Barajases and several others, including two high ranking members of the Mexican Mafia, to kill Leonard Epps.
The murder conspiracy stemmed from an altercation Erik Barajas had with Epps at the now closed Brass Key bar in Highland. Epps, who remains in hiding, was the former manager of the bar.
On Nov. 6, the Barajases were sentenced to five years probation for their roles in the murder conspiracy. Judge Michael Dest told the pair their sentences were not light ones, and they could face "double digit" prison time if they violated the terms of their probation.
Two weeks after her sentencing, sheriff's deputies arrested Barajas-Nunez for trespassing at San Manuel Indian Bingo & Casino. The tribe had previously ordered her to stay away from the casino.
Deputy District Attorney Douglas Poston says that's a violation of probation. One of the conditions of Barajas-Nunez's probation was to not break any laws.
Barajas-Nunez remains in custody, without bail, at the West Valley Detention Center in Rancho Cucamonga. A probation revocation hearing is scheduled for Jan. 23.
In his petition for probation revocation, filed Nov. 24 in San Bernardino Superior Court, Poston argues that Barajas-Nunez broke the law and violated the terms of her probation by trespassing and not having in her possession a copy of her terms of probation.
Barajas-Nunez is facing up to 20 years in prison, Poston said.
The California Native American Heritage Commission has named San Manuel tribal Chairman James Ramos as the Commission's chairman.
The Commission announced Ramos's appointment on Tuesday.
Gov. Arnold Scwarzenegger appointed Ramos to serve on the Commission in November 2007.
"James Ramos is going to do a great job of fostering the preservation and protection of Native American cultural and ancestral remains, artifacts and traditions," said Larry Myers, the Commission's executive secretary, in a news release.
He cited Ramos's extensive leadership experience and role as San Manuel's cultural awareness program coordinator among the qualifying factors behind his appointment to Commission chairman.
"As a tribal chairman he has had a considerable amount of experience in this regard, and we expect his voice to be heard loud and clear in ensuring that there is widespread respect for our past, and that our traditions are carried proudly for future generations," Myers said of Ramos.
The Native American Heritage Commission assists the public, developers, local, state and federal agencies, educational institutions and California's American Indians to better understand the problems relating to the protection and preservation of cultural resources. Its mission, among other things, is to provide protection to Native American burial and archaeological sites from vandalism and inadvertent destruction.
Balbir Jhawar, owner of the Arco gast station and a neighboring apartment complex on the northwest corner of Highland and Victoria avenues, has applied to the city to expand his business and income property.
Jhawar is proposing to build a 16,068-square-foot, 38-unit motel, converting his 4,960-square-foot apartment complex into a 32-unit motel and expanding his gas station to 4,330 square feet.
Jhawar locked horns with the city nearly two years ago when the city sought to acquire a portion of his property to build a right-turn lane on southbound Victoria Avenue at Highland Avenue to improve traffic flow.
The City Council/Redevelopment Agency will review the city's 2009-2010 work program during a study session beginning at 9 a.m. Jan. 14 in City Council chambers, 27215 Base Line.
For more information call (909) 864-6861.
The City Council on Tuesday is expected to instruct city staff to revise conditions previously set by the Planning Commission that will allow the two developers building the Highland Crossings plaza and neighboring Regency Centers on Greenspot Road, east of the 210 Freeway, to be responsible for constructing and maintaining their half of the common entrance to the two centers.
The meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. Tuesday in City Council chambers, 27215 Base Line.
Country music icon George Jones will perform at San Manuel Indian Bingo & Casino on Jan. 22. Tickets are available now at Ticketmaster.com and the San Manuel Box Office for $25, $35, and $45.
Jones helped set the standard for modern country music. By the age of 24, the Texas-born Jones was a veteran of the Texas honky-tonk circuit. In 1955, at a recording session in Houston, a producer suggested Jones quit singing like his idols - among them Roy Acuff and Hank Williams - and try singing like himself. The result was "Why Baby Why," his first original top-five song.
In 1959, Jones captured his first number one country hit with "White Lightning". He also reached the top of the charts with "Tender Years," "She Thinks I Still Care," "The Window Up Above," "The Race Is On" and "Walk Through This World with Me."
In 1969, Jones had further success with other hits which include "The Grand Tour," "A Picture of Me Without You" and "The Door". Additionally, he had duet hits with his then wife, who is also a country music artist, which included "We're Gonna Hold On," "Golden Ring" and "Near You."
A 21-and-older age requirement to enter the casino and/or see the show is strictly enforced.
For more information on San Manuel Indian Bingo and Casino, please visit their Web site at www.sanmanuel.com or call 800-359-2464.
The Lake Arrowhead Community Services District will be billing all its customers with a final bi-monthly billing statement this week. Monthly billing cycles will begin next week, so most customers will be receiving two bills this month.
Both bills will likely be prorated.
Although the initial transition period will be somewhat inconvenient, the district is confident that as it implements the new rate structure and monthly billing customers will find the resulting process easier to manage.
Customers will begin receiving their full monthly bills the second week of February, and can expect their bills to arrive at approximately the same time every month thereafter.
For more information, call Charis Larson, community information coordinator, at (909) 336-7115 or via e-mail at clarson@lakearrowheadcsd.com
SOURCE: Press release
The Highland Design Review Board on Tuesday reviewed a development plan for 133 homes on about 22 acres on the southeast corner of Greenspot Road and Orange Street.
Concerns centered around street right-of-ways, drainage and a proposed trail and open space, and how the project relates to another neighboring development approved by the city a couple of years ago, said John Jaquess, Highland's community development director.
City staff will prepare a packet for the Planning Commission to review at an upcoming meeting, likely in March, Jaquess said.
In other news, the board approved a sign program for a new Farmer Boys restaurant and a stand alone retail building on a 1 1/2-acre parcel of land on the northwest corner of Fifth Street and Palm Avenue.
The restaurant is currently under construction.
The family of a Highland boy killed in a DUI-related collision in the Cajon Pass on New Year's Day is holding a car wash to help cover the cost of the boy's funeral.
Evion Yanez, 4, died about 2:55 a.m. New Year's Day after he was pinned between the Mitsubishi Montero he was riding in and a lightpole on southbound Interstate 15, just south of Kenwood Avenue. He, his uncle, his uncle's girlfriend and their 3-year-old daughter were returning from a family New Year's Eve party in the High Desert when a 25-year-old San Bernardino man, suspected of driving drunk, made an unsafe lane change and clipped the back of the Mitsubishi, said California Highway Patrol Officer Joe Ramos.
The impact of the collision caused the driver of the Mitsibushi to lose control of the vehicle, which rolled about eight times before striking the lightpole. Evion died at the scene, and the woman passenger identified as Victoria Valencia suffered major injuries and remains hospitalized at Loma Linda University Medical Center, said Erica Rodriguez, Evion's aunt.
"Doctors say she may be paralyzed from the waist down. She underwent spinal surgery on Monday, and they're going to try reconstruct her legs," Rodriguez said of Valencia.
Rodriguez said Evion's mother, his 2-year-old sister and his father were traveling in separate vehicles in front of them on the freeway just before the deadly collision.
The 25-year-old suspected drunker driver was arrested and booked into jail, but posted bail the next day. He faces felony charges of driving under the influence of alcohol resulting in injury and vehicular manslaughter. Police are still awaiting toxicology tests to determine the man's blood alcohol level, Ramos said.
Evion's funeral will be Friday at the Preciado Funeral Home in San Bernardino.
The car wash will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday at the Carl's Jr. restaurant at 1505 E. Highland Ave. in San Bernardino, west of Del Rosa Avenue.
Proceeds from the car wash will go toward the costs of Evion's funeral and Valencia's medical expenses.
Highland Avenue Luthern Church is inviting the community to attend its monthly Faith in Community lunches, which are held immediately after Sunday service in the parish hall.
The Faith in Community program consists of monthly lunches with guest speakers touching on topics of interest to the community. Each lunch is held at noon, and this month's luncheon will be held on Jan. 24. San Bernardino Mayor Pat Morris will be the guest speaker, touching on ways to revitalize the community.
Sponsors such as food vendors, restaurants or caterers are being sought to sponsor each month.
February's guest speaker will be Kim Carter from the Time for Change Foundation in San Bernardino, which provides services and counseling for homeless women and their children.
For more information, contact Dennis Wilkins at (909) 862-2961.
The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians on Tuesday donated $7.3 million to 25 nonprofit organizations, the largest sum of money given by the tribe at one time.
Nineteen of the nonprofits that received monetary gifts during San Manuel's Forging Hope Community Luncheon at the National Orange Show Events Center are based in the Inland Empire. One nonprofit is based in the Victor Valley, and the rest are in other states.
San Manuel wasn't always the wealthy tribe it is now, and grappled with the same issues of poverty that many other tribes across the country still face. It once operated on an annual budget of $300.
"We know what it's like to suffer adversity - to be on that side of the table screaming for support," tribal chairman James Ramos said.
Now, the tribe has achieved great wealth through its gaming enterprise, San Manuel Indian Bingo & Casino, and is in a position to give back to the community, Ramos said.
On Tuesday, the tribe pulled out all the stops in its gesture of generosity, undeterred by the flagging economy.
"Their commitment and passion to this community is immeasurable," said Yvette Ramos, director of the American Red Cross Inland Empire Chapter, which received $500,000.
San Manuel and the American Red Cross forged a partnership years ago, and have called on each other during some of the most disastrous times in recent memory. They pulled resources in providing financial and humanitarian aid during the Old Fire of 2003, Hurricane Katrina, 9-1-1 and more recently, during the wildfires of 2008 and Hurricane Ike.
The Inland Empire nonprofits that took home the most money Tuesday included the St. Bernardino Medical Center Foundation, which received $1 million, Aquinas High School in San Bernardino, which received $200,000, and the Crafton Hills College and San Bernardino Valley College foundations, each of which received $150,000.
But the largest contributions went out of state - to Northwest Indian College in Bellingham, Wa., which received $2.5 million, and Northern Arizona University, which received $2 million.
It underscores Ramos's view that one of the biggest ways to change the cycle of poverty on reservations across the country is through education, whether it's in an academic setting or a vocational setting.
San Manuel's business committee presented the 25 nonprofits with poster-size checks mounted on foamboard.
Then, Chairman Ramos concluded with encouraging words during troubling economic times.
"Times are going to get tougher, but if we stand together as one, as a community, we'll be able to move forward," he said.
Volunteers are being sought for the first Bald Eagle count of the season Saturday in Big Bear Lake, Lake Arrowhead, Silverwood Lake and Lake Hemet.
Volunteers will be stationed at various vantage points around the mountain lakes where they map and note any eagle observations during a one-hour period. No experience is needed - just bring binoculars, a watch, and a pen. Don't forget to wear warm clothing (and boots - snow is deep in some areas).
Volunteers for the Big Bear Lake area should meet at 8 a.m. at the San Bernardino National Forest Discovery Center on North Shore Drive. For more information contact Robin Eliason at reliason@fs.fed.us; Phone: (909) 382-2832.
Volunteers for the Lake Arrowhead area should meet at 8 a.m. at the Arrowhead Ranger Station on Hwy 18 in Skyforest. For more information contact Robin Eliason at (909) 382-2832.
Volunteers for Silverwood Lake State Park should meet at the visitor center at 8:00 a.m. For more information contact Kathy Williams at khwilliams@parks.ca.gov or by phone at (760) 389-2303.
Volunteers for Lake Hemet should meet at the Lake Hemet Grocery Store at 8:30 a.m. For more information contact: Heidi Hoggan at hhoggan@fs.fed.us or by phone at (909) 382-2945.
Burglars smashed the front window of a hair salon and stole a cash box over the weekend in what sheriff's deputies say is a series of similar burglaries occurring in Highland in the past month.
San Bernardino county sheriff's deputies said the cash box contained a small amount of coins and was found in a nearby residential area. The theft occurred at Great Clips hair salon in the 28000 block of Greenspot Road sometime between Saturday and Sunday. Deputies are examining fingerprints and surveillance camera footage.
Anyone with information may call deputies at the Highland station, (909) 425-9793 or WeTip, (800) 78-CRIME.
Highland is gearing up for its annual Citrus Harvest Festival - a one-day street festival celebrating the city's rich citrus history.
On Thursday, the city's Historic and Cultural Preservation Board will meet to discuss preparations for the upcoming event, scheduled for 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 28. A rain date has been scheduled for the same time on April 4.
The festival budget this year is $15,405. More than 150 vendors and exhibitors are expected to show for this year's festival, which will include live entertainment, a car show, a kids zone, historic home tour and much more. The festival is held each year at the intersection of Palm Avenue and Main street, the city's historic district.
Vendor information packets and applications are available at City Hall, 27215 Base Line. Those interested in having a booth at the festival are encouraged to fill out their applications and return them as soon as possible. A late fee will be applied for applications mailed after March 2.
For more information, call (909) 864-8732, ext. 204.
The 2009 Business Owners Club is providing free classes and one-on-one counseling with staff from the Inland Empire Small Business
Development Center (SBDC), and is hosting two complete programs in 2009, the first of which will run from January through June, covering 12 subjects in six sessions.
Subjects to be covered include managing cash flow, forecasting,
management control, target marketing, financing, human resource management,
inventory control, credit & collections, strategic analysis and knowledge
management systems. In order to maintain the quality and integrity of the program,
January sessions have been capped at 40 businesses. All business owners in the Big
Bear Valley are eligible to participate for free.
The second program will run from July through December, with similar content. Classes will be held in the morning and counseling
sessions in the afternoon, on the second Thursday of each month in Hofert
Hall at the Big Bear Lake Civic Center.
The Civic Center is located at 39707 Big Bear Blvd.
To make an appointment for counseling or to RSVP for a class, business owners
can call Kristen Gerke at (760) 951-1592. Counseling sessions are by appointment
only.
Banda/Corrido singer Jenni Rivera will bring her act to San Manuel Indian Bingo & Casino on Jan. 15.
Tickets are on sale now at Ticketmaster.com and the San Manuel box office for $25, $35 and $45.
Rivera is considered among many industry professionals to be the leading female artist in contemporary regional Mexican Banda/Corrido music, and has recorded more than a dozen albums and has attained sales of more than 20 million copies worldwide. Her fans gave her the moniker "La Diva de la Banda."
Rivera's latest album, "Jenni," debuted at number one on the U.S. top Latin albums chart, making her the first artist in the history of Billboard Latino to have all of their albums reach the number one spot.
For more information, visit www.sanmanuel.com or call 800-359-2464.
Joe and Heska King, owners of Heska's sandwich shop in Redlands, are raising money so they can open a coffee shop in Mentone.
The Sugar Shack was set to open nearly two years ago on Mentone Boulevard. The Kings got county approvals, but could not get loans to finish the business, Joe King said.
The couple are selling 365 entryway bricks for $100 each, and more bricks for $50 each, to help raise money to complete and open their coffee shop.
The Sugar Shack will be completely staffed by college students, King said. Heska's, which is in the Stater Bros. shopping center at Lugonia and Wabash avenues, has been in business 11 years, King said.
Information: (909) 389-9976
The Highland Senior Center offers non-credited university classes, including brain fitness, bible study, making common sense out of uncommon science, writing, oil painting, wood carving, sign language, and much more.
Registration will be held from 9-10 a.m. on January 9. A small fee may apply for some classes. No pre-registration is required.
For more information call (909) 862-8104.
A man who held a woman at knifepoint inside her Highland home late Sunday was arrested outside the residence, sheriff's officials said.
Lavelle Barnes, 20, entered a home in the 26000 block of Base Line Road at 9:10 p.m. and held the victim against her will, San Bernardino County sheriff's deputies said.
The victim tried to escape Barnes by locking him out of the home, but he kicked in the door and began breaking furniture inside the house.
Sheriff's officials said when a neighbor tried to call 9-1-1, Barnes twisted the woman's arm behind her back and threw the phone. He ran from the home before deputies arrived, but deputies spotted him walking near the residence.
He was arrested on suspicion of burglary, robbery and false imprisonment and booked into Central Detention Center in San Bernardino.
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A 4-year-old Highland boy died in a rollover car crash Thursday in Devore on the 15 Freeway.
Evion Yanez was secured in a child safety seat in the back seat of a Mitsubishi Montero, whose driver was heading south on the 15 at Kenwood Avenue.
Someone in a Mazda RX8 struck the back of the Mitsubishi at 3:02 a.m., causing the Mitsubishi to flip several times and strike a sign post, San Bernardino County coroner's officials said.
Yanez died at the scene.
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