LAST WEEKS PROGRAM Redlands Mayor PAUL FOSTER provided a most interesting presentation on redistricting, including historical background and various potential maps of what our voting districts might look like in the future. The California Voters Act is forcing public agencies into this model of representation,...
LAST WEEK’S PROGRAM MARIA CARRILLO, archivist at the A.K. Smiley Library, presented a fascinating program dealing with Redlands’ women that were involved with the World War I American war effort. Many of the women of Redlands that were involved in the effort did so through such...
LAST WEEK’S PROGRAM Our own TOM ROGERS, who has been involved in bring much needed health care assistance to those in Ecuador, Mexico and Nicaragua for nearly twenty years, enlightened us as to his latest venture Nicaragua related addressing the issue of Type I diabetes....
LAST WEEK Our own LORI RHODES, Superintendent of the Redlands Unified School District, gave us some insights into a new initiative in RUSD called “Redlands Ready” which focuses on ensuring students are college ready. The goals of this program are to make sure that all...
LAST WEEK DR. ART SVENSON, Professor of Government and the David Boies Endowed Chair.at the University of Redlands presented an energetic, interesting and humorous review of his time in China as a Fulbright scholar as well as his earlier attempt to win a Fulbright. ...
LAST WEEK Maestro RANSOM WILSON our recently appointed Music Director and Conductor of the Redlands Symphony gave us some insights into his background as a both a performer/recording artist with the flute to his evolution as a conductor, director, and arranger. He also noted...
LAST WEEK We had very interesting craft talks by 2 of our club theologians. SHARALYNN HAMILTON shared her journey originating in Ohio, initial college as an Ohio State “Buckeye” and her personal journey of discovery in both theology and politics, through work in nonprofits,...
LAST WEEK ANN LEONARD brought two leaders of Compact to address our club and explain how helpful it has been to high school students. The engagement with working adults greatly aids the students in learning about net-working, resume building, social and business etiquette, and how to...
LAST WEEK An interesting history, insights into how it all works, and plans for the future celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Auto Speedway in Fontana, is what president DAVE ALLEN focused upon in his engaging talk. He is a young man possessed of clear...
LAST WEEK NYRON MCCLEAN, former president of Rotary Sunrise Riverside, delivered a passionate, spirited sobering, shocking and ennobling account about the repercussions of the Haitian earthquake. He showcased a German film documenting the horror amidst the rubble with uncensored clarity. Then he proceeded to...