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december 2012 - january 2013 • VOLume 5, ISSue 6<br />
COVER STORY<br />
8 Big lights,<br />
Bigger smiles<br />
riverside and the M<strong>is</strong>sion Inn’s power<br />
couple, Duane and Kelly roberts, are<br />
celebrating 20 years of the Festival<br />
of Lights. What does it all add up to?<br />
More than 250,000 v<strong>is</strong>itors a year,<br />
4 million lights and as many smiles ...<br />
and Kelly says Duane still gets a huge<br />
kick out of it.<br />
NEIGHBORHOOD SPIRIT... Another<br />
place that’s aglow <strong>is</strong> Chapman Place<br />
in the Wood Streets h<strong>is</strong>toric D<strong>is</strong>trict. 32<br />
FEATURES<br />
16 everyday heroes<br />
heroes aren’t just the folks who leap<br />
into a burning building or stand up for<br />
what’s right. they’re also the people<br />
who are out there, often every day,<br />
doing something good for the<br />
community. Meet a few folks who are<br />
finding fulfillment and richer lives by<br />
serving others.<br />
22 one more <strong>interview</strong>,<br />
mr. mayor<br />
ron <strong>Loveridge</strong> <strong>is</strong>n’t the kind of guy<br />
who sits in the back row. he was out<br />
in front for the riverside rena<strong>is</strong>sance,<br />
the Fox Performing Arts Center<br />
restoration, for the arts and for<br />
innovation. he’s <strong>ending</strong> h<strong>is</strong> tenure<br />
as mayor, but don’t expect him<br />
to just fade away.<br />
29 an artful leap<br />
how bold are you? Could you walk<br />
away from your job for one year<br />
to pursue a passion? that’s just what<br />
Sue Mitchell, co-founder of riverside<br />
Personnel Services, has done — she’s<br />
exploring a personal new frontier, in art.<br />
38 welcome BaBy,<br />
we’re friendly<br />
riverside Community hospital takes<br />
special pride in being friendly — baby<br />
friendly. the hospital, along with its<br />
NICu unit, have earned recognition<br />
by focusing their efforts on a high level<br />
of infant care and helping moms learn<br />
to how to breast-feed their newborns.<br />
42 tale of the dumpling<br />
Allan borgen knows a good place<br />
when he finds it. the Peking Chinese<br />
restaurant <strong>is</strong> one such spot. Explore<br />
dumplings and Midnight Seafood with<br />
him.<br />
DEPARTMENTS<br />
From the editor 6<br />
Calendar 12<br />
Seen 46-48<br />
Nonprofits 48<br />
ON THE COVER<br />
Sharon rotando, left, and her husband Dave<br />
Larsen, both of Corona, enjoy dinner at the<br />
M<strong>is</strong>sion Inn hotel & Spa during the 2011<br />
Festival of Lights in downtown riverside.<br />
photo by Gabriel Lu<strong>is</strong> acosta<br />
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baking a dozen types of cookies and<br />
other treats, then at the end of the day<br />
realizing there aren’t as many goodies<br />
as you thought, and there’s no need to<br />
make dinner because nobody’s hungry.<br />
• S<strong>ending</strong> out 150 Chr<strong>is</strong>tmas cards<br />
to family and friends, many of them you<br />
never took the time to talk to during<br />
the year, but you still want to stay in<br />
touch. <strong>The</strong>n, after they don’t<br />
reciprocate, you vow to take them<br />
off the l<strong>is</strong>t the next year.<br />
• Taking photos of each of the kids<br />
posing with their gifts in front of the<br />
tree, then d<strong>is</strong>covering in January after<br />
the film <strong>is</strong> developed and the prints<br />
come back that only a few of the shots<br />
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Holiday traditions should be<br />
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treasured, shared and passed on.<br />
In th<strong>is</strong> <strong>is</strong>sue, we celebrate a pair of<br />
long-running activities in the heart<br />
of <strong>Riverside</strong> that incorporate all three<br />
of those values.<br />
In the Wood Streets neighborhood,<br />
the residents of Chapman Place have<br />
been decorating the homes on their<br />
street with elaborate d<strong>is</strong>plays for<br />
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And a short d<strong>is</strong>tance away, downtown<br />
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During th<strong>is</strong> special season, we hope<br />
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family and friends, to pursue your<br />
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All <strong>is</strong> bright and beautiful in downtown riverside for the 20th annual<br />
festival of lights at the M<strong>is</strong>sion inn hotel & spa.<br />
With nearly 4 million brilliant lights and more than 400 animated figures, the six-week<br />
spectacular <strong>is</strong> one of the largest collections of Chr<strong>is</strong>tmas lights in the nation.<br />
th<strong>is</strong> year’s festival prom<strong>is</strong>es some extra-special magic, says Kelly roberts, who co-founded the event<br />
with her husband, duane, at their h<strong>is</strong>toric inn.<br />
“We’ve added a lot of new and fun things, including the world’s largest m<strong>is</strong>tletoe, which <strong>is</strong> 12 feet tall<br />
by 8 feet wide,” said roberts, adding that once it’s set up they hope to have it l<strong>is</strong>ted in the guinness<br />
book of World records. “We’re also going to have a special 12 days of Chr<strong>is</strong>tmas holiday drink menu<br />
and are offering some great hotel and spa packages,” she added.<br />
duane roberts purchased the M<strong>is</strong>sion inn in december 1992, and the couple consider the festival<br />
of lights to be their Chr<strong>is</strong>tmas gift to the community. duane’s inspiration for creating the event was<br />
seeing holiday light d<strong>is</strong>plays with h<strong>is</strong> family while growing up in riverside.<br />
“i have to applaud my husband for making th<strong>is</strong> event like a d<strong>is</strong>neyland for everyone,” Kelly said.<br />
“We’ve put a lot of time, labor and money into it, and we hope everyone loves it as much as we do.”<br />
the festival annually attracts 250,000 v<strong>is</strong>itors, and continues to grow each year. the first d<strong>is</strong>play<br />
cons<strong>is</strong>ted of 250,000 lights and 50 animated characters — still an impressive d<strong>is</strong>play.<br />
besides the spectacular lights, v<strong>is</strong>itors may enjoy a stroll around the elaborately decorated M<strong>is</strong>sion inn.<br />
there also will be dickens-style carolers, live entertainment and nightly appearances<br />
by santa Claus.<br />
it all begins nov. 23 with a “switch-on” ceremony.<br />
“after all these years, it’s still a thrill for duane when he turns on the<br />
lights and looks out at the children’s faces filled with wide-eyed<br />
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M<strong>is</strong>sion Inn<br />
<strong>is</strong> only part of the show<br />
Downtown business<br />
owners and volunteers are<br />
as busy as elves making plans<br />
for added attractions to the 20th annual<br />
Festival of Lights.<br />
one of the highlights <strong>is</strong> an outdoor iceskating<br />
rink, measuring 50 feet by 70 feet,<br />
on Main Street between University and<br />
M<strong>is</strong>sion Inn avenues. Adm<strong>is</strong>sion <strong>is</strong> $10 per<br />
hour, and frequent skater cards are $50.<br />
there will be horse-drawn carriage<br />
rides, Santa Claus will appear in h<strong>is</strong><br />
workshop at Sixth and Main, and there<br />
will be nightly entertainment.<br />
“You can see everything from your<br />
daughter’s dance group to a number of<br />
professional bands,” said Margie Haupt,<br />
<strong>Riverside</strong>’s arts and cultural manager.<br />
Making its first appearance <strong>is</strong> the<br />
Art<strong>is</strong>ans Collective marketplace, presented<br />
by Div<strong>is</strong>ion 9 Gallery. the collective <strong>is</strong><br />
made up of a variety of shops along Main<br />
Street (between University and ninth<br />
Street), offering hand-crafted jewelry,<br />
ceramics, sculptures, paintings, mosaics,<br />
garments, stationary and art demos.<br />
Also new <strong>is</strong> a thursday night movie<br />
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the lineup includes such holiday classics<br />
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ALTERNATIVE GIFT FAIR<br />
DEC. 2 – 31st annual event features<br />
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DEC. 2 – Return engagement by the à capella<br />
choral group to perform Chr<strong>is</strong>tmas carols and<br />
other seasonal songs. Fox Performing Arts<br />
Center, 3801 M<strong>is</strong>sion Inn Ave., <strong>Riverside</strong>;<br />
951-779-9800, www.foxriversidelive.com.<br />
RIVERSIDE MASTER CHORALE<br />
DEC. 2 – California Citrus State H<strong>is</strong>toric<br />
Park, 9400 Dufferin Ave., <strong>Riverside</strong>; 5:30 p.m.<br />
wine and hors d’oeuvres, 7 p.m. concert; $25;<br />
www.riversidemasterchorale.com.<br />
‘A CHRISTMAS CAROL’<br />
DEC. 7-9 – Traditional version of the Charles<br />
Dickens holiday classic. <strong>Riverside</strong> Community<br />
Players <strong>The</strong>ater, 4026 14th St.; 951-686-4030,<br />
www.riversidecommunityplayers.com.<br />
THE CHRISTMAS SONG<br />
DEC. 8-9 – Dramatic Chr<strong>is</strong>tmas musical<br />
celebration. Magnolia Avenue Bapt<strong>is</strong>t Church,<br />
8351 Magnolia Ave., <strong>Riverside</strong>; Dec. 8 at 5 p.m.,<br />
Dec. 9 at 5 and 7 p.m.; free; 951-689-5700,<br />
www.magonline.com.<br />
CARILLON RECITAL<br />
DEC. 8 – David Chr<strong>is</strong>tensen rings in the<br />
holidays via UC <strong>Riverside</strong>’s 48-bell carillon<br />
with a selection of festive holiday music.<br />
900 University Ave.; 3-4 p.m.; free, $5 parking<br />
permits at the information kiosk;<br />
http://events.ucr.edu.<br />
‘HERE COMES SANTA’<br />
DEC. 8 – Alien Ant Farm with the RCC<br />
Studio Orchestra. Land<strong>is</strong> Performing Arts<br />
Center, <strong>Riverside</strong> City College, 4800 Magnolia<br />
Ave.; 8 p.m.; $12.50 through Dec. 7, $15 day<br />
of the event; 951-222-8100, www.land<strong>is</strong>pac.com.<br />
calendar<br />
‘PAINTING IN PIXELS’<br />
THROUGH JAN. 10 – An exhibition<br />
of concept art used in the pre-production<br />
of movies and video games. <strong>Riverside</strong> Art<br />
Museum, 3425 M<strong>is</strong>sion Inn Ave.; 951-684-7111,<br />
www.riversideartmuseum.org.<br />
‘HELL’S UNION’<br />
THROUGH DEC. 8 – Exhibition of vests<br />
and patches from defunct motorcycle clubs.<br />
UCR/California Museum of Photography,<br />
3824 Main St., <strong>Riverside</strong>; 951-827-4787,<br />
http://cmp.ucr.edu.<br />
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PHOTO BY JERRY RICE<br />
Daniel Cocco will greet guests at the M<strong>is</strong>sion<br />
Inn and Laurel Hampton-Hunt will serve one<br />
of the four courses during the Twelfth Night<br />
Celebration and Progressive Dinner.<br />
TWELFTH NIGHT<br />
JAN. 4-5 – Old <strong>Riverside</strong> Foundation’s<br />
Victorian celebration returns, featuring an<br />
elegant four-course progressive dinner that<br />
includes fine wines and tempting desserts.<br />
Evening starts at the M<strong>is</strong>sion Inn Hotel<br />
& Spa, then guests are transported via<br />
horse-drawn carriage through <strong>Riverside</strong>’s<br />
h<strong>is</strong>toric downtown neighborhoods to<br />
beautifully appointed vintage homes.<br />
Event benefits the foundation’s h<strong>is</strong>toric<br />
preservation projects. Reservations<br />
required. $85; 951-683-2725,<br />
www.oldriverside.org.<br />
MESSIAH SINGALONG<br />
DEC. 8 – Holiday musical event with singers<br />
from the Raincross Chorale, <strong>Riverside</strong> Master<br />
Chorale, area high schools, and the <strong>Riverside</strong><br />
‘UNSUSTAINABLE CREATURES’<br />
THROUGH DEC. 29 – Life-size animal<br />
sculptures made from repurposed and recycled<br />
plastic objects, containers and toys, and lit<br />
from within by custom LEDs. Culver Center<br />
of the Arts, 3834 Main St., <strong>Riverside</strong>;<br />
951-827-3755, http://culvercenter.ucr.edu.<br />
Also: “Ecce Homo,” through Dec. 14;<br />
“Four Gravities,” through Dec. 31;<br />
“Free Enterpr<strong>is</strong>e,” Jan. 19-March 23.<br />
ROMANO’S CONCERT LOUNGE<br />
DECEMBER – Led Zepagain, Dec. 8; DSB,<br />
Dec. 15; Dead Man’s Party, Dec. 22; . 5225<br />
C a n y o n C r e s t D r i v e , R i v e r s i d e ; 9 51-7 81-76 6 2 ,<br />
http://theconcertlounge.com.<br />
M<strong>is</strong>sion Belles. La Sierra University Church,<br />
4937 Sierra V<strong>is</strong>ta Ave., <strong>Riverside</strong>; 6 p.m.;<br />
free; http://raincrosschorale.blogspot.com.<br />
MESSIAH SING-IN<br />
DEC. 9 – <strong>The</strong> Chr<strong>is</strong>tmas section of<br />
Handel’s famous oratorio. <strong>Riverside</strong> Stake<br />
Center, 4375 Jackson St.; 7 p.m.; free;<br />
951-359-1411.<br />
‘NUTCRACKER’<br />
DEC. 9 – On Pointe Dance Studio’s Winter<br />
Recital and “Nutcracker” performance.<br />
<strong>Riverside</strong> Auditorium and Events Center,<br />
3485 M<strong>is</strong>sion Inn Ave.; 951-738-9085,<br />
www.onpointedance.org.<br />
VICTORIAN CHRISTMAS<br />
OPEN HOUSE<br />
DEC. 9 – An 1890s-style Chr<strong>is</strong>tmas with<br />
caroling, autoharps, dulcimers, bagpipes,<br />
homebaked sweets, fresh-cut greens for<br />
handmade wreaths and m<strong>is</strong>tletoe. Heritage<br />
House, 8193 Magnolia Ave., <strong>Riverside</strong>;<br />
noon to 4 p.m.; free; 951-826-5273,<br />
www.riversideca.gov/museum.<br />
HANUKKAH FESTIVAL<br />
DEC. 10 – Eighth annual event, presented<br />
by Chabad Jew<strong>is</strong>h Community Center. 6 p.m.;<br />
951-222-2005, www.jew<strong>is</strong>hriverside.com.<br />
‘DAVID ALLAN’S NUTCRACKER’<br />
DEC. 15-16 – Holiday classic presented<br />
by BRAVA and <strong>Riverside</strong> Ballet Arts. Land<strong>is</strong><br />
Performing Arts Center, 4800 Magnolia Ave.,<br />
<strong>Riverside</strong>; 1 and 7 p.m.; $15-$35;<br />
800-870-6069, http://riversideballetarts.com,<br />
www.brava-arts.org.<br />
‘CHRISTMAS CAROL: ON THE AIR’<br />
DEC. 21-23 – Charles Dickens’ holiday classic<br />
<strong>is</strong> hilariously retold in the style of a classic<br />
radio show. Land<strong>is</strong> Performing Arts Center,<br />
4800 Magnolia Ave., <strong>Riverside</strong>; 8 p.m.<br />
Dec. 21-22, 2 p.m. Dec. 22-23; 951-222-8100,<br />
www.performanceriverside.org.<br />
HISTORY LECTURE<br />
DEC. 2 – Erle Stanley Gardner: Man<br />
of Many Talents, by h<strong>is</strong>torian Steve Williamson.<br />
Dining Commons, La Sierra University,<br />
4500 Riverwalk Parkway; 951-780-2313,<br />
www.riversideh<strong>is</strong>toricalsociety.org. Also:<br />
First Congregational Church h<strong>is</strong>tory, Jan. 27.<br />
‘JOHN MUIR’<br />
OPENS DEC. 2 – Exhibition compr<strong>is</strong>ed<br />
of the traveling exhibition, “Nature’s Beloved<br />
Son: Red<strong>is</strong>covering John Muir’s Botanical<br />
Legacy” and objects from the Smithsonian’s<br />
U.S. National Herbarium. Metropolitan<br />
Museum, 3580 M<strong>is</strong>sion Inn Ave., <strong>Riverside</strong>;<br />
951-826-5273, www.riversideca.gov/museum.
ARTS WALK<br />
DEC. 6 – Browse more than 20 art galleries,<br />
studios and museums with exhibits in various<br />
art mediums. Special performances, poetry,<br />
theater, hands-on art activities, refreshments<br />
and more. Continues the first Thursday of<br />
every month. Downtown <strong>Riverside</strong>; 6-9 p.m.;<br />
951-682-6737, www.riversidedowntown.org.<br />
TOWER OF POWER<br />
JAN. 5 – In concert with the Average White<br />
Band. Fox Performing Arts Center,<br />
3801 M<strong>is</strong>sion Inn Ave., <strong>Riverside</strong>; 951-779-9800,<br />
www.foxriversidelive.com. Also: Denn<strong>is</strong><br />
DeYoung, music of Styx, March 1.<br />
‘DREAMGIRLS’<br />
JAN. 10 – Production of the musical<br />
that was the winner of six Tony Awards.<br />
Fox Performing Arts Center, 3801 M<strong>is</strong>sion Inn<br />
Ave., <strong>Riverside</strong>; 951-779-9800,<br />
www.foxriversidelive.com. Also: “Nunset<br />
Boulevard,” Jan. 26; “Fiddler on the Roof,”<br />
March 28; “Elv<strong>is</strong> Lives,” May 10.<br />
CITRUS HERITAGE RUN<br />
JAN. 12 – Fourth annual 5K and 10K fun run,<br />
promoted by the <strong>Riverside</strong> Road Runners.<br />
Reg<strong>is</strong>tration starts at 6:30 a.m. Arlington<br />
Heights Sports Park, 2547 Van Buren Blvd.,<br />
<strong>Riverside</strong>; $20-$40; 951-201-4348.<br />
CRAFT & ART SHOW<br />
JAN. 12, FEB. 9 – Arts and crafts to browse<br />
and purchase. Canyon Crest Towne Centre,<br />
5225 Canyon Crest Drive, <strong>Riverside</strong>;<br />
951-686-1222, www.cctownecentre.com.<br />
Also: Car show, Jan. 13 and Feb. 10.<br />
‘FARRAGUT NORTH’<br />
JAN. 18-FEB. 5 – During a tight presidential<br />
primary race, a press secretary’s meteoric r<strong>is</strong>e<br />
falls prey to the attacks of backroom politics<br />
of more seasoned operatives. <strong>Riverside</strong><br />
Community Players <strong>The</strong>ater, 4026 14th St.,<br />
<strong>Riverside</strong>; $15 regular shows, $18 musicals,<br />
$8 family series; 951-686-4030,<br />
www.riversidecommunityplayers.com.<br />
RIVERSIDE COUNTY<br />
PHILHARMONIC<br />
JAN. 19 – “Landscapes,” featuring <strong>The</strong> Phil’s<br />
obo<strong>is</strong>t <strong>Ron</strong>g-Huey Liu. Pre-concert talk at<br />
6:40 p.m., concert at 7:30 p.m. Fox <strong>The</strong>ater,<br />
<strong>Riverside</strong>; 951-787-0251,<br />
www.thephilharmonic.org.<br />
ROSE PRUNING DEMONSTRATION<br />
JAN. 20 – Staff, volunteers and local experts<br />
demonstrate how to prune various roses and<br />
answer questions. UC <strong>Riverside</strong> Botanic<br />
Gardens, 900 University Ave.; 951-784-6962,<br />
www.gardens.ucr.edu.<br />
LUNAR NEW YEAR FESTIVAL<br />
JAN. 28 – Annual event celebrating the Inland<br />
Empire’s Asian/Pacific American cultural<br />
heritage. Arts and cultural d<strong>is</strong>plays, music,<br />
market, fashion, live performances, fireworks<br />
a n d f o o d . D o w n t o w n R i v e r s i d e ; 9 51 - 4 5 3 -3 5 4 8 ,<br />
www.lunarfestriverside.org.<br />
RIVERSIDE DICKENS FESTIVAL<br />
FEB. 2-3 – A celebration of all things Dickens,<br />
with dozens of costumed characters portraying<br />
eminent Victorians and characters from h<strong>is</strong><br />
novels, musical acts and a themed marketplace.<br />
Entrance to the festival <strong>is</strong> free. M<strong>is</strong>sion Inn<br />
Avenue, between Orange and Lime streets,<br />
<strong>Riverside</strong>; 951-781-3168, www.dickensfest.com.<br />
‘HELLO, DOLLY’<br />
FEB. 8-17 – Based on the play “<strong>The</strong><br />
Matchmaker” by Thornton Wilder, with music<br />
and lyrics by Jerry Herman. Land<strong>is</strong> Performing<br />
Arts Center, 4800 Magnolia Ave., <strong>Riverside</strong>;<br />
951-222-8100, www.performanceriverside.org.<br />
CALDER QUARTET<br />
FEB. 17 – Musical foursome relies on the<br />
motion of interrelated shapes to balance one<br />
piece of music against another so that each<br />
reveals something new. Culver Center of the<br />
Arts, 834 Main St., <strong>Riverside</strong>; 4 p.m.; free;<br />
951-827-4331, http://ucriversidepresents.ucr.edu.<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Riverside</strong> County Philharmonic and Music Director Tomasz Golka Present<br />
Making Musical Magic<br />
RIVERSIDE COUNTY<br />
<strong>The</strong> PHILHARMONIC <strong>Riverside</strong> County Philharmonic and Music Director Tomasz Golka Present<br />
RIVERSIDE COUNTY<br />
PHILHARMONIC<br />
2012-2013 Season ~ Fox Performing Arts Center<br />
Making Musical Magic<br />
2012-2013 Season ~ Fox Performing Arts Center<br />
October 13, 2012<br />
January 19, 2013<br />
March 23, 2013<br />
May 18, 2013<br />
“Schumann and h<strong>is</strong> friends”<br />
“Heavenly Voices”<br />
“Coming to America”<br />
“Landscapes”<br />
Guest January Art<strong>is</strong>t 19, 2013<br />
March 23, 2013 Scarlatti “ Concerto grosso #1 in F Minor” May 18, 2013 Guest Art<strong>is</strong>t<br />
Yuval Yaron, violin<br />
Sibelius - “Finlandia”<br />
Beethoven “Symphony #4”<br />
Adam Golka, piano<br />
October Corigliano - “Concerto for Oboe<br />
Brahms “Violin 13, “Landscapes”<br />
Concerto” 2012<br />
“Heavenly Voices” Haydn - “Lord Nelson Mass” “Coming to America”<br />
Schoenberg “Accompaniment to<br />
and Orchestra” featuring<br />
Mendelssohn “Ruy Blas Overture”<br />
January 19, 2013<br />
featuring March the La Sierra 23, University 2013<br />
May 18, 2013<br />
“Schumann and h<strong>is</strong> Chorale<br />
Sibelius<br />
friends”<br />
- “Finlandia”<br />
a cinematographic scene”<br />
principal obo<strong>is</strong>t <strong>Ron</strong>g-Huey Liu<br />
“Coming to America”<br />
Schumann “Symphony # 2”<br />
“Landscapes”<br />
Scarlatti “Concerto grosso #1 in F Minor” “Heavenly Voices” Guest Art<strong>is</strong>t Adam Golka, piano<br />
Guest Art<strong>is</strong>t<br />
Tchaikovsky “Piano Concerto #1”<br />
Dvorák “Symphony #7”<br />
Scarlatti “ Concerto grosso #1 in F Minor”<br />
Rachmaninoff Guest “Symphony Art<strong>is</strong>t<br />
Yuval Corigliano Yaron, - “Concerto violin for Oboe and Orchestra”<br />
Beethoven “Symphony #4”<br />
Schoenberg “Accompaniment to a<br />
Sibelius - “Finlandia”<br />
#3”<br />
Beethoven “Symphony #4”<br />
Adam Golka, piano<br />
Corigliano - “Concerto for Oboe<br />
Brahms featuring “Violin Concerto” principal obo<strong>is</strong>t <strong>Ron</strong>g-Huey Liu<br />
Haydn - “Lord Nelson Mass” featuring Haydn - “Lord Nelson Mass” cinematographic scene”<br />
Schoenberg “Accompaniment to<br />
and Orchestra” featuring<br />
Mendelssohn “Ruy Blas Overture”<br />
featuring the La Sierra University Chorale<br />
Dvorák “Symphony #7”<br />
the La Sierra University Chamber Singers<br />
Tchaikovsky “Piano a Concerto cinematographic #1” scene”<br />
principal obo<strong>is</strong>t <strong>Ron</strong>g-Huey Liu<br />
Schumann “Symphony # 2”<br />
Tchaikovsky “Piano Concerto #1”<br />
For season ticket information Dvorák please “Symphony contact #7” the <strong>Riverside</strong> County Philharmonic at Rachmaninoff 951-787-0251. “Symphony #3”<br />
Rachmaninoff “Symphony #3”<br />
All concerts begin at 7:30 ~ Dates, times, locations, art<strong>is</strong>ts and programs are subject to change.<br />
For season For ticket season information ticket information, please please contact contact the the <strong>Riverside</strong> County County Philharmonic Philharmonic at 951-787-0251 at 951-787-0251.<br />
All concerts All concerts begin at begin 7:30 at ~ 7:30 Dates, ~ Dates, times, locations, art<strong>is</strong>ts, art<strong>is</strong>ts and and programs programs are subject are subject to change. to change.<br />
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community<br />
malcolm Smith<br />
with h<strong>is</strong> family,<br />
Alexander, left,<br />
Ashley and Joyce,<br />
at malcolm Smith<br />
motorSports<br />
Heroes<br />
<strong>The</strong>se <strong>Riverside</strong> neighbors<br />
are making a difference in the lives of others<br />
of<br />
GivinG ii<br />
IT’S THE TIME of the year when most feel generous.<br />
Whether it’s fulfilling a sense of community,<br />
answering a call to help or simply performing<br />
a small act to lift one’s spirits, many <strong>Riverside</strong><br />
residents donate their time, treasure and talents<br />
to make th<strong>is</strong> a better community.<br />
But even during the season of giving, some folks stand out.<br />
For them, it doesn’t matter what the calendar says — they<br />
see a need and they fill it. Those are the people we call<br />
the Heroes of Giving, and for the second year <strong>Riverside</strong><br />
<strong>Magazine</strong> <strong>is</strong> proud to tell their stories.<br />
16 | riversidethemag.com | december 2012 - january 2013<br />
Written by Carla sanders<br />
Photo by Gabriel Lu<strong>is</strong> Acosta<br />
Malcolm Smith family<br />
In the world of off-road racing, Malcolm<br />
Smith <strong>is</strong> a legend.<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Riverside</strong> man has won the prestigious<br />
Baja 1000 race six times — three in a car,<br />
three on a motorcycle; the Baja 500 four times.<br />
He also has collected dozens of trophies and<br />
accolades for races on both two wheels and<br />
four across several continents and countries<br />
including Sweden, Morocco, Poland, Italy, Spain,<br />
France, Germany and the United States.<br />
Among them are eight gold medals between<br />
1966 and 1976 in the International Six Day
Trials, the European cross-country<br />
event considered the Olympics<br />
of motorcycle racing.<br />
Partly because of h<strong>is</strong> success south<br />
of the border, Smith <strong>is</strong> making a name<br />
for himself in another arena: the world<br />
of philanthropy.<br />
“My dad had the feeling that h<strong>is</strong> fame<br />
and fortune came about because of<br />
winning the Baja 1000 as many times<br />
as he did,” said Alexander Smith, son<br />
of the renowned racer. “He felt that<br />
since Baja had given him so much it<br />
was important to give something back<br />
to Baja.”<br />
That something began in 1995,<br />
in the form of support for the El Oas<strong>is</strong><br />
orphanage in Valle Trinidad. At that<br />
time, the orphanage, located in the<br />
mountains away from any major city,<br />
was a desolate place, serving only a<br />
handful of children with two or three<br />
buildings, according to Alexander. With<br />
initial help from the Smith family and<br />
friends, and subsequently the<br />
motorsports community and the<br />
Malcolm Smith Motorsports Foundation<br />
Inc., El Oas<strong>is</strong> has grown and thrived.<br />
Thirteen houses are now situated<br />
in a neighborhood-like setting, and<br />
53 children reside there, living in the<br />
houses with a married couple —<br />
a “mother and father” — who<br />
Steve and Cathy Kienle<br />
Eighteen years ago, Steve and Cathy<br />
Kienle made a dec<strong>is</strong>ion that has changed<br />
the lives of a generation of children.<br />
“We started thinking that we know<br />
a lot of people, and we should be doing<br />
something for the community,”<br />
Cathy said.<br />
That something materialized as<br />
the Walter’s Children’s Charity Classic,<br />
an annual golf tournament that to date<br />
has ra<strong>is</strong>ed more than $3.4 million<br />
benefiting Loma Linda University<br />
Children’s Hospital.<br />
It <strong>is</strong> named after Walter’s Automotive,<br />
the Mercedes-Benz dealership in<br />
<strong>Riverside</strong> that Steve’s father, Walter<br />
Kienle, opened nearly half a century ago.<br />
Steve <strong>is</strong> the general manager; Cathy<br />
<strong>The</strong> El Oas<strong>is</strong> orphanage <strong>is</strong> home to more than 50 children in northern Baja California,<br />
and Malcolm Smith and h<strong>is</strong> family v<strong>is</strong>it regularly.<br />
oversee each one.<br />
<strong>The</strong> foundation and it various<br />
fundra<strong>is</strong>ers have provided continual<br />
support for El Oas<strong>is</strong> in dozens of areas.<br />
Among these are donating clothing, toys<br />
and school supplies; planting 400 trees;<br />
pouring concrete foundations; building<br />
a new education center; installing<br />
2.5 miles of underground irrigation;<br />
purchasing and setting up 100 bunk<br />
beds; and providing hundreds<br />
of thousands of dollars for the general<br />
operating fund.<br />
<strong>The</strong> efforts also are aimed at helping<br />
the children not just at the orphanage,<br />
but to brighter futures as well. <strong>The</strong><br />
foundation pays for all university tuition<br />
and educational expenses for every child<br />
at El Oas<strong>is</strong> who has the grades<br />
to move on to college.<br />
“<strong>The</strong>re are five or six kids in college<br />
now,” Alexander said. “Our first child<br />
to go to university — a girl — will<br />
graduate th<strong>is</strong> year.”<br />
And, in a joint effort with Loma Linda<br />
University Medical Center, a 13-year-old<br />
girl from El Oas<strong>is</strong> with severe scolios<strong>is</strong><br />
recently underwent surgery at the<br />
hospital. Alexander said the doctor<br />
donated h<strong>is</strong> services and the foundation<br />
worked about a year to coordinate the<br />
effort and obtain the necessary v<strong>is</strong>as.<br />
Malcolm Smith Motorsports<br />
Foundation, Inc.<br />
7599 Indiana Ave., <strong>Riverside</strong><br />
malcolmsmithmotorsportsfoundation.org<br />
PHOTO By RACHEL LUnA<br />
Steve and Cathy Kienle hold a poster of their charity inside their Walter’s Mercedes-Benz<br />
dealership in <strong>Riverside</strong>.<br />
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<strong>is</strong> director of the foundation.<br />
<strong>The</strong> 2012 tournament, played in<br />
October at the Victoria Club, ra<strong>is</strong>ed<br />
about $220,000. But the money doesn’t<br />
just go into a general fund at the<br />
hospital; it <strong>is</strong> used each year to<br />
purchase specific equipment.<br />
“That’s what makes our golf<br />
tournament different,” Cathy said.<br />
“We do a different unit each year.<br />
We buy the equipment and tag it with<br />
a small Walter’s Children’s Charity<br />
Classic plaque.”<br />
<strong>The</strong> impetus behind the couple’s first<br />
efforts was their own family. <strong>The</strong> couple<br />
has two sons, one of whom, Ryan, has<br />
Fragile X syndrome, a genetic condition<br />
similar to Down syndrome.<br />
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“We chose a children’s charity<br />
because we have a child with special<br />
needs,” Cathy said. “But we wanted<br />
to help other parents, too.”<br />
<strong>The</strong>ir family expanded recently with<br />
the addition of a daughter-in-law when<br />
their other son, Jonathan, married Sara.<br />
<strong>The</strong> golf classic was an extension<br />
of Cathy’s volunteer endeavors through<br />
the years.<br />
“I’ve always been very philanthropic,”<br />
she said. “I helped out at the schools<br />
and sat on many boards.”<br />
Among those, she was on the board<br />
for Parkview Hospital Foundation,<br />
<strong>Riverside</strong> Art Museum, and American<br />
Heart Association’s <strong>Riverside</strong> chapter,<br />
for which she <strong>is</strong> co-chairing a walk in<br />
PHOTO By GABRIEL LUIS ACOSTA<br />
Andrea Palagi stands next to a painting of h<strong>is</strong> mother Eleanora inside Mario’s Place.<br />
February at the Galleria at Tyler. Steve<br />
<strong>is</strong> on the board of the Loma Linda<br />
Children’s Hospital Foundation as well<br />
as the boards of several business<br />
organizations.<br />
<strong>The</strong> golf classic <strong>is</strong> their main focus,<br />
but it’s not their only one. Walter’s<br />
Automotive holds an annual toy drive<br />
that Cathy calls “huge.” <strong>The</strong> numerous<br />
items collected are d<strong>is</strong>tributed to<br />
charities that help families throughout<br />
Southern California.<br />
“<strong>The</strong>re are so many organizations<br />
that need help,” she said.<br />
Walter’s Children’s Charity Classic<br />
951-354-4203,<br />
http://waltersccc.org<br />
Palagi family<br />
More than three decades ago, a chef<br />
and restaurateur from the Hollywood<br />
area relocated to <strong>Riverside</strong>, opening<br />
a fine dining Italian restaurant in the<br />
Inland Empire. Mario Palagi’s namesake<br />
establ<strong>is</strong>hment <strong>is</strong> still thriving today, and<br />
h<strong>is</strong> sons — Andrea, Leone and Arrigo<br />
— are carrying on the family tradition,<br />
but with a tw<strong>is</strong>t.<br />
Not only are they feeding those who<br />
come to Mario’s Place, located since<br />
2001 across from the M<strong>is</strong>sion Inn, but<br />
they are using their business to help out<br />
in the community as well.<br />
“We donate a lot of gift certificates<br />
and dinners,” said Andrea Palagi. “We<br />
do it because it’s just the right thing to<br />
do. We give back, and the community<br />
<strong>is</strong> continually giving back to us.”<br />
<strong>The</strong> Palag<strong>is</strong> also donate catering for<br />
more than 50 events each year that<br />
support a number of <strong>Riverside</strong> charities,<br />
among them the <strong>Riverside</strong> Area Rape<br />
Cr<strong>is</strong><strong>is</strong> Center, Meals on Wheels,<br />
United Way, the Humane Society,<br />
and American Heart Association.<br />
In October, Mario’s Place donated<br />
and served the food and wine for the<br />
34th annual Mayor’s Ball for Arts &<br />
Innovation to benefit the <strong>Riverside</strong> Arts<br />
Council. Andrea chairs the council’s<br />
board of directors.<br />
Patrick Brien, executive director
of the arts council, <strong>is</strong> effusive<br />
in h<strong>is</strong> pra<strong>is</strong>e of the Palag<strong>is</strong>.<br />
“<strong>The</strong> Palagi brothers and Mario’s<br />
Place exemplify the spirit behind the<br />
City of Arts and Innovation tagline,<br />
as well as that of Seizing Our<br />
Destiny, <strong>Riverside</strong>’s strategic plan.<br />
“<strong>The</strong>y have a deep awareness<br />
of how support for the arts has an<br />
economic impact on both their own<br />
business and the community at large.<br />
Any support offered to an arts<br />
organization <strong>is</strong> an investment that<br />
comes directly back to the<br />
community,” he said.<br />
“Beyond economics, though,<br />
the Palagi brothers have a sense<br />
of wanting to support the people<br />
around them. If you walk into the<br />
restaurant, you’ll see they know<br />
many of their customers. You will<br />
also likely see one of them dining<br />
in other restaurants around town<br />
on their days off. <strong>The</strong>se men are<br />
part of th<strong>is</strong> community. It runs in<br />
their family.<br />
“My former associate director<br />
used to talk about how their mother,<br />
Eleanora, would come to her high<br />
school to help paint sets for<br />
theatrical productions. It’s little<br />
wonder why that sort of spirit<br />
carries on in her sons.”<br />
<strong>The</strong> Palag<strong>is</strong> also are encouraging<br />
volunteer<strong>is</strong>m among their staff.<br />
Those who donate their time at<br />
events receive a free meal later<br />
at Mario’s Place. However, for the<br />
Mayor’s Ball, the Palag<strong>is</strong> went even<br />
further: All staff members who<br />
worked the ball received full pay.<br />
“We are helping to promote<br />
goodwill in the community,” Andrea<br />
said simply. “It comes back again<br />
and again. It’s just karma.”<br />
Mario’s Place<br />
3646 M<strong>is</strong>sion Inn Ave., <strong>Riverside</strong><br />
951-684-7755<br />
www.mariosplace.com<br />
<strong>Riverside</strong> Arts Council<br />
3700 Sixth St., <strong>Riverside</strong><br />
951-680-1345<br />
www.riversideartscouncil.com<br />
Kathy Allavie<br />
When it comes to volunteering and<br />
making a difference in the community,<br />
Kathy Allavie encourages everyone<br />
to get involved.<br />
“One or two people can’t do it all,”<br />
she explained.<br />
You might think otherw<strong>is</strong>e by<br />
looking over her own l<strong>is</strong>t of<br />
accompl<strong>is</strong>hments, which compr<strong>is</strong>es<br />
an amazing array of efforts, from art<br />
to education to civic involvement.<br />
A third-generation <strong>Riverside</strong><br />
resident, Allavie said she has “long<br />
roots in the community. It’s easy<br />
for me to love it. I have seen a lot<br />
of changes and want to help keep<br />
<strong>Riverside</strong> as nice a community<br />
as I possibly can.”<br />
To that end, Allavie, a married<br />
mother of three daughters with a<br />
journal<strong>is</strong>m/public relations degree<br />
from USC, has thrown herself into<br />
philanthropic endeavors for more<br />
than 25 years.<br />
She has served on boards for<br />
Fox <strong>The</strong>ater Foundation, M<strong>is</strong>sion Inn<br />
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Foundation, <strong>Riverside</strong> Ballet, and the<br />
PTSA in several schools, along with<br />
numerous other organizations. She’s<br />
been involved with Junior League and<br />
National Charity League, holding office<br />
with each, as well as the Library Task<br />
Force, the city’s Seizing Our Destiny<br />
endeavor and the <strong>Riverside</strong><br />
Philharmonic. She’s won awards and<br />
accolades from groups including<br />
Soroptim<strong>is</strong>ts, YWCA, and the Chamber<br />
of Commerce, and she <strong>is</strong> a member<br />
of the <strong>Riverside</strong> Unified School D<strong>is</strong>trict<br />
Board of Trustees.<br />
<strong>The</strong>re <strong>is</strong> one area for which she holds<br />
a strong affinity.<br />
“I have a passion for the arts,” she<br />
said. “I believe they add to the quality<br />
of life in our community. Without them,<br />
our community would really suffer.”<br />
Two decades ago she founded<br />
Ghost Walk <strong>Riverside</strong>, which benefits<br />
California <strong>Riverside</strong> Ballet and just<br />
marked its 20th anniversary. Th<strong>is</strong> year<br />
she chaired the <strong>Riverside</strong> Art Alliance’s<br />
OrangeAID Fundra<strong>is</strong>er, which benefits<br />
<strong>Riverside</strong> Art Museum.<br />
She’s been involved with the event<br />
for several years, previously chairing<br />
and coordinating the Giant Orange<br />
ArtVenture in 2005-2006, which to date<br />
has netted more than $100,000 for the<br />
museum.<br />
Drew Oberjuerge, executive director<br />
of the <strong>Riverside</strong> Art Museum, <strong>is</strong> a huge<br />
fan of Allavie and her philanthropic<br />
work.<br />
“Throughout the years, Kathy Allavie<br />
has been such an incredible champion of<br />
the <strong>Riverside</strong> Art Museum,” she said.<br />
“She not only has donated to our<br />
museum, but has spearheaded<br />
fundra<strong>is</strong>ing efforts with the Art Alliance<br />
such as th<strong>is</strong> year’s sold-out OrangeAID.<br />
“<strong>The</strong> energy, v<strong>is</strong>ion, and organization<br />
Get involved,<br />
stay engaged<br />
<strong>The</strong>re are many other<br />
<strong>Riverside</strong> nonprofits<br />
that can use an ass<strong>is</strong>t.<br />
For places where<br />
you can make<br />
a difference, v<strong>is</strong>it http://bit.ly/XWJu4j<br />
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PhOTO BY MICAh ESCAMILLA<br />
Kathy Allavie holds an orange she painted for the OrangeAID fundra<strong>is</strong>er that benefits<br />
the <strong>Riverside</strong> Art Museum.<br />
Kathy brings to any effort she <strong>is</strong> involved<br />
in ensure their success. She <strong>is</strong> truly an<br />
inspiration.”<br />
Allavie said she gets her sense of<br />
wanting to help from her family,<br />
many of whom have been involved<br />
in charitable and civic efforts most<br />
of her life.<br />
“I love giving back, and I get an awful<br />
lot, too. I get wonderful friends and<br />
a sense of accompl<strong>is</strong>hment,” she said.<br />
And, she adds, it’s all been extremely<br />
worthwhile.<br />
“I do feel I have made a difference<br />
in some ways. Sometimes it’s not always<br />
v<strong>is</strong>ible, but in small ways you do these<br />
things that have a great impact. I want<br />
people to know that small efforts really<br />
add up.”<br />
<strong>Riverside</strong> Art Museum<br />
3425 M<strong>is</strong>sion Inn Ave., <strong>Riverside</strong><br />
951-684-7111, www.riversideartmuseum.org
Aaron Norr<strong>is</strong><br />
If the Energizer Bunny were in human<br />
form, it just might look like Aaron<br />
Norr<strong>is</strong>. That assessment comes from<br />
Sharilyn Hunke of <strong>The</strong> Community<br />
Foundation, which has benefited a great<br />
deal from Norr<strong>is</strong>’ nonstop dedication.<br />
“He <strong>is</strong> extremely enthusiastic,”<br />
she said. “He’s the type of person<br />
who, once he commits himself, puts<br />
110 percent into it.”<br />
Norr<strong>is</strong> <strong>is</strong> much more modest. “I do it<br />
because I love it,” he said. “I get to meet<br />
a lot of really cool people. I excite<br />
people because I get excited talking<br />
about the possibilities for change.”<br />
And he excites a lot of people,<br />
sp<strong>ending</strong> about 10-15 hours a week on<br />
volunteer activities. Professionally, he<br />
works in marketing for a family-owned<br />
real estate firm, <strong>The</strong> Norr<strong>is</strong> Group.<br />
That job often overlaps with h<strong>is</strong><br />
philanthropic efforts. For example,<br />
he’s brought in thousands of dollars for<br />
charity through an annual real estate<br />
conference and fundra<strong>is</strong>er, “I Survived<br />
Real Estate.”<br />
Overall, he has helped to ra<strong>is</strong>e more<br />
than $300,000 for various charitable<br />
organizations, and he just keeps going<br />
and going: He <strong>is</strong> or has been involved<br />
with <strong>The</strong> Community Foundation,<br />
Community Connect, the Public<br />
Relations Society of America, the<br />
Philanthropic Planned Partnership —<br />
Inland Empire and Give BIG <strong>Riverside</strong>.<br />
He also co-hosts a Webby-nominated<br />
podcast about business and marketing,<br />
“<strong>The</strong> Cocktail Party Statement.”<br />
He also <strong>is</strong> now involved in <strong>Riverside</strong>’s<br />
Seizing Our Destiny 2.0 as chair for<br />
“Telling Our Story.”<br />
“<strong>The</strong> goal <strong>is</strong> to highlight <strong>Riverside</strong><br />
as a destination and a place we all want<br />
to live, work and play,” he said of<br />
the effort.<br />
Norr<strong>is</strong> grew up in <strong>Riverside</strong>, involved<br />
in the arts, and said he was lucky to be<br />
able to pursue h<strong>is</strong> art<strong>is</strong>tic endeavors<br />
in New York City.<br />
“I’ve been on the other side of the<br />
table and have been supported by<br />
generous donors,” he explained. “It’s my<br />
pleasure to give back. I’d like to see and<br />
PHOTO BY GABRIEl lUIS ACOSTA<br />
Aaron Norr<strong>is</strong>, vice president of <strong>The</strong> Norr<strong>is</strong> Group, poses with some of the company’s<br />
community awards at its offices in <strong>Riverside</strong>.<br />
help others live out their dreams.”<br />
He also would like to see more young<br />
people involved in philanthropy. “I<br />
would encourage them to get involved<br />
in the Pick Group, a network of young<br />
professionals that has a board training<br />
program,” he said. “Many organizations<br />
need a younger perspective.”<br />
Volunteers can start small; any<br />
effort <strong>is</strong> appreciated, he says.<br />
Meanwhile, <strong>The</strong> Community<br />
Foundation’s Hunke will continue to be<br />
a fan. “He puts a lot of blood, sweat<br />
and tears into things. He’s very<br />
passionate about what he does and very<br />
knowledgeable. <strong>The</strong>se two qualities are<br />
golden for whoever’s team he happens<br />
to be on.”<br />
<strong>The</strong> Community Foundation<br />
3700 Sixth St., No. 200, <strong>Riverside</strong><br />
951-241-7777<br />
www.thecommunityfoundation.net<br />
Community Connect<br />
2060 University Ave., <strong>Riverside</strong><br />
951-686-4402, www.connectriverside.org<br />
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profile<br />
Since 1994, there have been three presidents of the<br />
United States, four governors of california, and<br />
only one mayor of <strong>Riverside</strong> — <strong>Ron</strong> <strong>Loveridge</strong>.<br />
Much has changed in the inland empire’s<br />
largest city since <strong>Loveridge</strong> assumed the helm.<br />
Perhaps most notable was its $1.57 billion makeover<br />
via <strong>Riverside</strong> Rena<strong>is</strong>sance, an ambitious public<br />
works project launched in 2006 that upgraded<br />
century-old infrastructure and remade<br />
several iconic landmarks including the<br />
h<strong>is</strong>toric Fox theater.<br />
<strong>Loveridge</strong>’s time in public office —<br />
which dates to 1979 when he won<br />
a seat on the city council,<br />
representing Ward 1 — has<br />
been marked by tough times<br />
and good; challenges<br />
and opportunities, as he<br />
might consider them.<br />
A dark day for<br />
<strong>Loveridge</strong> and the<br />
city was Oct. 6,<br />
1998, when<br />
a former<br />
Mayor<br />
<strong>Ron</strong> <strong>Loveridge</strong><br />
Written by Jerry Rice<br />
Photos by Gabriel Lu<strong>is</strong> Acosta<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>exit</strong>
ecreation department employee, Joseph Neale, entered a City Hall conference room,<br />
closed the door and then opened fire with a 9-millimeter handgun, wounding six<br />
people including the mayor and two Council members.<br />
“At high personal r<strong>is</strong>k, the police officers at the scene decided to force the<br />
door (open),” <strong>Loveridge</strong> said. “Th<strong>is</strong> dec<strong>is</strong>ion saved my life. I would not be<br />
here except for their courage and skill.”<br />
A decade later, when the country was seemingly in economic free<br />
fall, national news outlets sought locations to illustrate reports<br />
about the tough times. <strong>The</strong> dateline on George Lew<strong>is</strong>’ Nov. 24,<br />
2008, “NBC Nightly News” report about the d<strong>is</strong>mal prospects<br />
for job-seekers? <strong>Riverside</strong>.<br />
“We look out there and see black holes instead<br />
of light at the end of the tunnel,” <strong>Loveridge</strong><br />
told Lew<strong>is</strong>.<br />
Today, as indicators show the local<br />
economy improving, <strong>Riverside</strong> <strong>is</strong><br />
receiving positive reports on several<br />
fronts: <strong>The</strong> city’s budget <strong>is</strong><br />
balanced with $40 million in<br />
reserve; local facilities are<br />
attracting regional and<br />
national competitions,<br />
including a 500-team<br />
AYSO soccer<br />
tournament<br />
<strong>interview</strong>
What I’ve learned From Mayor <strong>Ron</strong> <strong>Loveridge</strong><br />
in 2014, and earlier th<strong>is</strong> year the<br />
Intelligent Community Forum deemed<br />
<strong>Riverside</strong> the world’s Intelligent<br />
Community of the Year for its efforts<br />
to channel high-tech growth into the<br />
community.<br />
As <strong>Loveridge</strong>’s tenure at City Hall<br />
comes to an end — Mayor-elect William<br />
“Rusty” Bailey officially assumes the<br />
gavel on Dec. 11 — we asked the<br />
retiring five-term mayor to reflect on h<strong>is</strong><br />
years in <strong>Riverside</strong> and in public office.<br />
Through <strong>interview</strong>s and speeches, here’s<br />
h<strong>is</strong> story, in h<strong>is</strong> words:<br />
“<br />
When Marsha and I left Stanford to<br />
come to UC <strong>Riverside</strong> in August 1965,<br />
we never imagined that I would be an<br />
elected official. I came here to become<br />
a professor. At UCR, I taught about local<br />
and state politics — public opinion and<br />
environmental policy classes. I always<br />
assigned students to do field papers,<br />
taking concepts from books and<br />
classrooms into the real world, and<br />
that’s how I started to get some<br />
understanding of place. …<br />
Multiple things led me to run in 1979.<br />
It was a time when the city was under<br />
enormous stress. It was not doing well.<br />
It had lost its way, and you felt some<br />
opportunity and obligation to try to<br />
focus on a set of future values. …<br />
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» You tend to walk a narrow path in your private life, but when you<br />
become mayor you recognize how many people are doing good<br />
things in th<strong>is</strong> city. It’s part of the social capital concept.<br />
» Life <strong>is</strong> not what you did yesterday, but what you’re going to do<br />
tomorrow.<br />
» You need to l<strong>is</strong>ten to and respect the views of others. It doesn’t<br />
mean agreeing.<br />
» Whatever you do, be prepared to see it on a billboard on the way<br />
to work.<br />
» <strong>The</strong> purpose in life <strong>is</strong> to make a difference.<br />
» We live in neighborhoods — they define place.<br />
» You must have goals, otherw<strong>is</strong>e any route will not get you there.<br />
» Cities are the wealth of nations. Cities are where economic<br />
development takes place, and where quality of life <strong>is</strong> experienced.<br />
<strong>The</strong> theme of my campaign was, ‘Pride<br />
in <strong>Riverside</strong>, Again.’ I ran against four<br />
other candidates. I studied the best<br />
campaign texts, and I knocked on nearly<br />
5,000 doors. I was elected to the council<br />
with 63 percent of the vote. For the first<br />
time in the city’s h<strong>is</strong>tory, no incumbent<br />
council members were re-elected. …<br />
When I ran for mayor in 1993, I had<br />
a 28-step plan called ‘Renewing<br />
<strong>Riverside</strong>: An Action Plan for a Great<br />
City at R<strong>is</strong>k.’ I pitched the campaign<br />
around the themes of great streets,<br />
great jobs, great neighborhoods. …<br />
I have always emphasized that<br />
neighborhoods are the building blocks<br />
of a good city. A signature effort of mine<br />
has been the Mayor’s Night Out (when<br />
the mayor, council members and city<br />
staff meet with residents in each of<br />
the neighborhoods). We’ve done more<br />
than 160.<br />
In 2000, I proposed a Good<br />
Neighborhood Program with<br />
22 proposals. Over time, there has been<br />
something like 50 initiatives, and the city<br />
has implemented many of them. …<br />
Today, there <strong>is</strong> pride in <strong>Riverside</strong>,<br />
again. <strong>The</strong> city <strong>is</strong> a safer place than<br />
it was in ’94. … We’re a university<br />
community, and a green community<br />
that can compete with any city in the<br />
country. <strong>The</strong> city looks good, and you<br />
can see that in the parks and landscaped<br />
medians.<br />
We have a downtown that there<br />
<strong>is</strong> pride in. <strong>The</strong> M<strong>is</strong>sion Inn was in poor<br />
shape — particularly when I was elected<br />
to the City Council. But today, the icons<br />
of the city — the M<strong>is</strong>sion Inn, Fairmount<br />
Park, Mount Rubidoux, the Fox theater,<br />
Victoria Avenue — they’re all<br />
remarkably better. …<br />
Why didn’t I run again? <strong>The</strong> simplest<br />
answer <strong>is</strong> Marsha said 32 years <strong>is</strong> good.<br />
That was the vote of the women’s<br />
caucus, and Marsha’s position <strong>is</strong> one that<br />
I respect. We are in our 51st year, and<br />
it’s actually longer than that since we’ve<br />
been going together. I’ve used that<br />
phrase from the Beatles, and Marsha<br />
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Culver Center of the Arts<br />
Subway<br />
Art<strong>is</strong>ans Collective, a<br />
unique weekly Arts<br />
Market – D<strong>is</strong>cover a<br />
creative marketplace<br />
with hand-crafted,<br />
one-of-a-kind art,<br />
jewelry, ceramics,<br />
sculpture, paintings,<br />
mosaics, garments,<br />
stationery and art demos.<br />
ARTISANS<br />
COLLECTIVE<br />
UCR Museum of<br />
Photography<br />
MTL<br />
Lake Alice Trading Co.<br />
Orange Street<br />
University Avenue<br />
Phood on Main<br />
CBU Art Gallery<br />
STAGE<br />
Salad Buzz<br />
Dragon Marsh<br />
Doña Timo’s<br />
La Cascada<br />
Back to the Grind<br />
Antonious N&W Pizza<br />
Pacific Stiks<br />
MP Couture
Elephant<br />
Thai<br />
Cu<strong>is</strong>ine<br />
Coffee Bean<br />
& Tea Leaf<br />
Galleria Café<br />
M<strong>is</strong>sion Galleria<br />
Mario’s<br />
Place<br />
M<strong>is</strong>sion Inn Avenue<br />
Jon Michael Salon<br />
Mrs. Tiggy Winkles<br />
Citizens Business Bank (ATM)<br />
M<strong>is</strong>sion Inn<br />
Museum<br />
Delights & Invites<br />
Tamale Factory<br />
Market Street<br />
Our Treasure Chest<br />
Bubble Gum Divas<br />
Soul Dout Clothing<br />
Hair Works II<br />
Upper Crust<br />
Crescent Jewell<br />
Main Street Main Street<br />
Reindeer<br />
Village<br />
Kelly’s<br />
Boutique<br />
Galerie De Fleures<br />
Magnolia’s<br />
Don Carlos Hair Salon<br />
Mardon<br />
Jewelers<br />
Casey’s<br />
Cupcakes<br />
Santa’s Workshop<br />
Simple Simon’s<br />
Bella Trattoria<br />
<strong>The</strong> M<strong>is</strong>sion Inn<br />
Hotel & Spa<br />
6th Street<br />
Artworks<br />
6th Street Pilates<br />
Parrott Toni Moore<br />
Clothing<br />
Wendie Monrroy on Main<br />
Make-a-W<strong>is</strong>h<br />
Gram’s M<strong>is</strong>sion BBQ<br />
Curves<br />
Reveille<br />
Manhattan’s Salon and Spa<br />
Downtowne Books<br />
Hyatt<br />
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Orange Street<br />
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Located on Main Street <strong>Riverside</strong><br />
between University & M<strong>is</strong>sion Inn Avenues<br />
Hours of Operation:<br />
NOW – December 21st<br />
Monday – Thursday: 4 – 10 p.m.<br />
Friday: 4 – 11 p.m.<br />
Saturday: Noon – 11 p.m.<br />
Sunday: Noon – 10 p.m.<br />
December 22nd – January 5th<br />
Monday – Friday: Noon – 11 p.m.<br />
December 24th: Noon – 9 p.m.<br />
December 25th: Closed<br />
Cost: $10 per session per person and $3 skate rentals.<br />
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rentals included. Or come for Family Night Wednesday and a<br />
group of four can skate for one-session for $35, rentals<br />
included.<br />
Frequent Skater Card available for purchase for $50, good for<br />
one-session Sunday through Thursday for the month of<br />
December. Card available for purchase at the ticket booth and<br />
the Metropolitian Museum, 3580 M<strong>is</strong>sion Inn Ave.<br />
Cynthia Minet’s Unsustainable Creatures:<br />
Sculptures of Plastic and Light<br />
November 23 - December 29, 2012<br />
Cynthia Minet’s life-size Unsustainable Creatures represent domesticated<br />
animals made from recycled and re-purposed plastic containers and objects,<br />
such as the oxen and camel in th<strong>is</strong> exhibition. Minet uses laundry detergent<br />
bottles, take-home containers, and assorted other plastic objects culled from<br />
dumpsters and thrift stores. <strong>The</strong> stances of the creatures suggest both toil and<br />
escape. <strong>The</strong>y are given a sense of inner life via LED lights that light their<br />
interiors. Th<strong>is</strong> exhibition of light-emitting sculptures <strong>is</strong> presented in dialogue<br />
with the City of <strong>Riverside</strong>’s annual Festival of Lights celebration.<br />
Santa’s Workshop<br />
Located on Main Street <strong>Riverside</strong><br />
at 6th Street<br />
Hours of Operation:<br />
NOW – December 23rd<br />
Monday – Thursday: 4 – 9 p.m.<br />
Friday: 4 – 11 p.m.<br />
Saturday: 4 – 11 p.m.<br />
Sunday: 4 – 10 p.m.<br />
December 24th: 2 – 7 p.m.<br />
Souvenir photo and photo packages with Santa<br />
will be available for purchase. Personal camera<br />
photos will NOT be allowed.<br />
Holiday Events at the Culver Center<br />
Holiday Movies at the Culver Center<br />
November 29<br />
<strong>The</strong> Polar Express (2004)<br />
December 6<br />
Miracle on 34th Street (1947 original)<br />
December 13<br />
White Chr<strong>is</strong>tmas (1954)<br />
December 20<br />
Nightmare Before Chr<strong>is</strong>tmas (1993)<br />
December 27<br />
Brazil (1985)<br />
January 3<br />
It’s a Wonderful Life (1947)<br />
All films begin at 7 p.m. with a $5.00 adm<strong>is</strong>sion.<br />
Tickets can be purchased at the door or online at<br />
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THe arTS<br />
Hands, space and the time to explore art — Sue Mitchell works with stones and mixed media in printmaking. <strong>The</strong> project <strong>is</strong> part of a year-long<br />
commitment to grow as an art<strong>is</strong>t.<br />
A yEAR of ARt<strong>is</strong>tic<br />
d<strong>is</strong>covERy<br />
Business owner Sue Mitchell shifts her focus to pursue her passions<br />
B<br />
efore she turned 50 a decade ago,<br />
sue Mitchell lost 30 pounds with the help<br />
of a personal trainer, overhauled her<br />
eating habits and changed her hairstyle.<br />
“I wanted to feel good about turning 50,” said the<br />
co-founder of riverside Personnel services.<br />
september brought another milestone birthday for<br />
Mitchell, as she reached 60 and made another major<br />
lifestyle change. she <strong>is</strong> taking a year off from her business<br />
Written by Amy Bentley<br />
Photos by Eric Reed<br />
(while remaining a co-owner with co-founder<br />
Zelma Beard) to pursue her love of art.<br />
“I decided the only way I would be purposeful during<br />
th<strong>is</strong> year was if I had a show at the end,” said Mitchell,<br />
a longtime supporter of local art causes.<br />
she will be creating art, reading literature, v<strong>is</strong>iting<br />
galleries and studios, and studying nature, science<br />
and art h<strong>is</strong>tory. And then there’s the matter of that<br />
capstone art show.<br />
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<strong>Riverside</strong> Art Museum has accepted<br />
her proposal for an original exhibition,<br />
“52,” which will debut in October of<br />
2013. Mitchell picked the name because<br />
she was born in 1952, her later-in-life<br />
art study <strong>is</strong> 52 weeks, and there are<br />
52 trees she loves at <strong>Riverside</strong>’s<br />
Fairmount Park, where she walks daily.<br />
In one of the two galleries that will<br />
host her show — “Studio 52,” Mitchell<br />
jokingly calls it — she will d<strong>is</strong>play art<br />
that she will create during the year,<br />
plus offer a performance art piece<br />
in a studio space.<br />
<strong>The</strong> second gallery will showcase<br />
her study of the 52 trees she enjoys<br />
at Fairmount. Th<strong>is</strong> gallery, which she<br />
calls “Sanctuary 52,” will include<br />
a printmaking project.<br />
“Th<strong>is</strong> <strong>is</strong> my big v<strong>is</strong>ion,” Mitchell said.<br />
“My friends are excited, but I don’t<br />
know what the art world <strong>is</strong> going<br />
to say.”<br />
RAM Executive Director Drew<br />
Oberjuerge says she’s excited that the<br />
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Transitions<br />
What Sue Mitchell has learned<br />
about making a business-to-art leap:<br />
• Make the change while you’re still<br />
active. “I still have that energy level<br />
and that drive,” she said.<br />
• Narrow the focus, and pinpoint<br />
what you want to do. “I’m only going<br />
to study what I want to study.<br />
It’s good to challenge yourself, but<br />
why make yourself m<strong>is</strong>erable?”<br />
• Explore your hidden talents<br />
and interests.<br />
• Expect to face challenges in your<br />
skill set with any major career switch.<br />
museum will host the exhibit and have<br />
Mitchell share her later-in-life journey.<br />
“I see a lot of folks, including my<br />
parents, who are starting to retire and<br />
are thinking, ‘What am I passionate<br />
about?’ It’s so inspiring that she’s taking<br />
a break to think about her life and her<br />
community,” Oberjuerge said.<br />
Museums are always searching<br />
for ways to engage the community,<br />
especially retiring Baby Boomers who<br />
want meaningful ways to participate,<br />
Oberjuerge adds. She hopes Mitchell’s<br />
exhibit will inspire others to take<br />
an art class and learn about art.<br />
“<strong>The</strong>re are so many dimensions and<br />
layers to th<strong>is</strong> exhibition that are so<br />
exciting,” said RAM curator Kathryn<br />
Poindexter, who noted it’s a relevant<br />
time to showcase older art<strong>is</strong>ts<br />
re-thinking their careers. Video journals<br />
and classes for those looking to change<br />
careers or take up a new hobby may be<br />
incorporated into the exhibit, and<br />
Mitchell <strong>is</strong> a great community<br />
spokesperson for that, Poindexter says.<br />
Mitchell recently was a spotlight art<strong>is</strong>t<br />
for the <strong>Riverside</strong> Community Art<br />
Association, and she put together<br />
a show that included printmaking works<br />
incorporating beautiful rocks in various<br />
colors and shapes that she has collected<br />
for many years.<br />
Mitchell alternates between being<br />
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eager and a little anxious about all<br />
of th<strong>is</strong>. In the business world, she’s been<br />
a team player who mostly delegates<br />
projects to others, but now it’s all<br />
on her.<br />
“An art<strong>is</strong>t <strong>is</strong> about doing everything<br />
yourself,” she said.<br />
So what prompted the big move?<br />
“Art was always lurking,” said Mitchell,<br />
who has taken classes in painting,<br />
drawing and other art forms, but never<br />
really got serious about art. She has an<br />
eclectic contemporary art collection at<br />
home that includes lots of mixed-media<br />
pieces.<br />
Mitchell started taking printmaking<br />
classes at <strong>Riverside</strong> City College in<br />
January 2009. At that time, the Inland<br />
Empire was in the midst of the recession.<br />
“<strong>The</strong> economy was so bad. We were<br />
busy with people looking for work, but<br />
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neighborhoods<br />
holidays &<br />
Chapman Place residents celebrate the spirit of the season<br />
in spectacular fashion — just as they have for decades<br />
Decorated for the holidays <strong>is</strong> the home<br />
of Gracie Bogner, left, Ed Bogner,<br />
Tara Glatzel and Brooklynn Bogner.
tradition<br />
Written by Amy Bentley<br />
Photos by Gabriel Lu<strong>is</strong> Acosta
Chr<strong>is</strong>tmas comes once a year, but Chapman Place residents look forward to it all year long.<br />
Chr<strong>is</strong>tmastime<br />
nostalgia and a slice<br />
of mayberry come<br />
together every<br />
December along<br />
Chapman Place.<br />
For more than half a century, the<br />
spirited residents living in th<strong>is</strong> part<br />
of the Wood streets h<strong>is</strong>toric D<strong>is</strong>trict<br />
have banded together to decorate their<br />
homes for the season and in a big way.<br />
We’re not talking about some icicle<br />
lights and a few mechanical deer.<br />
Chapman Place residents rotate themes<br />
for their elaborate decoration schemes.<br />
street light poles are wrapped in foil<br />
and adorned with red bows. there are<br />
angels, giant toy soldiers, trains and<br />
Nativity scenes arranged on front lawns,<br />
and handmade signs are illuminated with<br />
spotlights. th<strong>is</strong> <strong>is</strong> riverside’s Candy<br />
Cane Lane.<br />
Jan Lew<strong>is</strong> moved to the city in 1969<br />
to attend college. During the Chr<strong>is</strong>tmas<br />
season that year, she drove down<br />
Chapman Place, and “just fell in love<br />
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‘Th<strong>is</strong> street <strong>is</strong> like living<br />
in the 1950s — a time<br />
when you knew all of<br />
your neighbors. That’s<br />
what <strong>is</strong> amazing about<br />
th<strong>is</strong> block.’<br />
with the street.”<br />
in 1984, she bought her home on<br />
Chapman Place, and she and husband<br />
Bill Lew<strong>is</strong> ra<strong>is</strong>ed their family there. Now<br />
their grandkids come to v<strong>is</strong>it and enjoy<br />
annual holiday festivities, including a<br />
block party at halloween that draws<br />
a throng of young trick-or-treaters.<br />
Lew<strong>is</strong> and her neighbors especially<br />
cher<strong>is</strong>h Chr<strong>is</strong>tmas festivities, including<br />
a party at someone’s house and the<br />
block-wide decorating.<br />
“it’s a tradition for the community,<br />
and it does bring our neighborhood<br />
together. it’s a tradition not to let go<br />
of,” Lew<strong>is</strong> said.<br />
Finding a home on Chapman Place<br />
also was a long time coming for Barbara<br />
and steve Wallace. they moved to<br />
riverside in 1984, but it took another<br />
15 years before they could move into<br />
a home on the thoroughfare.<br />
“it was a stroke of luck that a house<br />
became available,” Barbara said. “th<strong>is</strong><br />
street <strong>is</strong> like living in the 1950s — a time<br />
when you knew all of your neighbors.<br />
that’s what <strong>is</strong> amazing about th<strong>is</strong> block.”<br />
On the occasions when a family does<br />
move, it’s an accepted rule that all of<br />
the outside signs and decorations stay<br />
behind for the new homeowners. the<br />
holiday tradition, after all, must continue.<br />
“it brings people a lot of joy,” said<br />
sarah smith, a local realtor who grew<br />
up on Chapman Place and <strong>is</strong> a secondgeneration<br />
homeowner.<br />
Jim Lorbeer, another secondgeneration<br />
resident, also embraces the<br />
Chr<strong>is</strong>tmastime link to the past.<br />
“it’s neat to pass on to my grandkids<br />
what i enjoyed as a kid,” he said. “it<br />
shows good neighbors uniting and doing<br />
something together in a positive way.”
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<strong>The</strong> block-wide decorating began<br />
62 years ago, in 1950, when Charles<br />
M. Wilson proposed the holiday<br />
project. Residents gathered in Wilson’s<br />
garage and made large Chr<strong>is</strong>tmas trees<br />
from aluminum foil, and placed them<br />
in front lawns.<br />
Over the years, the residents adopted<br />
decorating themes. One year it was<br />
“Love and Peace Around the World,”<br />
and each family picked a different<br />
country to represent and made<br />
a greeting card-like sign. Adorning<br />
each home was a flag saying “Love and<br />
Peace” in that country’s native language,<br />
along with decorations representing that<br />
country. At Smith’s home, her late<br />
mother did an Egyptian theme with<br />
a pyramid and a camel made from<br />
plywood and painted them to look<br />
real<strong>is</strong>tic.<br />
Last year, large red “candles” (electric<br />
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Neighborhood children gather in one of the homes along Chapman Place.<br />
Smith predicts lots of v<strong>is</strong>itors every<br />
night after the lights are turned on, but<br />
it’s less intense than in the past.<br />
“Back in the day you could not get<br />
out of your driveway because the<br />
stream of cars was continuous,” she<br />
said. “Over the years, other streets<br />
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not as bad.”<br />
Chapman Place decorations are<br />
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Robert casillas and h<strong>is</strong> wife, Ruth Jara, v<strong>is</strong>it their two-day-old son, Lucas, in <strong>Riverside</strong> community Hospital’s nicU ward.<br />
Embracing a warmer,<br />
healthier welcome to the world<br />
Robert Casillas and<br />
ruth Jara were expecting a<br />
son, but not for a while.<br />
little lucas couldn’t wait.<br />
He was born about two months<br />
premature at riverside Community<br />
Hospital.<br />
ruth wanted to breast-feed lucas,<br />
but that’s a challenge with a preemie<br />
in the Neonatal intensive Care Unit.<br />
so Pam Hastings, a nurse and<br />
lactation consultant at the hospital,<br />
v<strong>is</strong>ited ruth the same day she gave birth, and offered advice<br />
and helped her with a breast pump.<br />
ruth was grateful for the ass<strong>is</strong>t.<br />
“i just thought you buy the pump and milk will come out,”<br />
she said with a laugh.<br />
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Written by Amy Bentley<br />
Photos by Micah Escamilla<br />
For the past four years, Hastings<br />
and others at rCH have made a<br />
special point to encourage new<br />
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the effort has paid off, notably with<br />
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hospitals that provide a high level of care and help new moms<br />
so they can successfully begin and continue to breast-feed their<br />
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baby,” said Fran Paschall,<br />
the hospital’s chief nursing<br />
officer.<br />
“It involved a whole<br />
culture change,” said Jana<br />
Miller, pediatric manager,<br />
who added that everyone<br />
at the hospital — including<br />
doctors, nurses, lactation<br />
consultants — has bought<br />
into the program.<br />
“It’s had a huge impact on<br />
our patients,” Miller said.<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Riverside</strong> County<br />
Children & Families<br />
Comm<strong>is</strong>sion, better known<br />
as First 5 <strong>Riverside</strong>, has<br />
supported the hospital’s<br />
effort with more than<br />
$1.3 million in grant funding<br />
since 2008. As of June 30,<br />
the hospital reached its<br />
goal of having 75 percent<br />
of eligible moms exclusively<br />
breast-feeding when they<br />
are d<strong>is</strong>charged.<br />
Baby-Friendly, a global<br />
program sponsored by the<br />
World Health Organization<br />
and the United Nations<br />
Children’s Fund, <strong>is</strong> a fiveyear<br />
designation the hospital<br />
maintains by continuing to<br />
practice the 10 steps to<br />
successful breast-feeding for<br />
hospitals, as outlined by<br />
UNICEF and WHO.<br />
Breast-feeding<br />
benefits<br />
• Breast milk provides the<br />
ideal nutrition for infants.<br />
It has the perfect mix of<br />
vitamins, protein and fat.<br />
• Breast milk contains<br />
antibodies that help babies<br />
fight off viruses and bacteria.<br />
• Breast-feeding reduces<br />
a baby’s r<strong>is</strong>k of having<br />
asthma or allergies.<br />
• Babies who are breast-fed<br />
exclusively for the first six<br />
months have fewer ear<br />
infections, respiratory illnesses<br />
and bouts of diarrhea.<br />
• In some studies, breastfeeding<br />
has been linked<br />
to higher IQ scores<br />
in later childhood.<br />
• Physical closeness and<br />
eye contact help a new<br />
mom bond with her baby.<br />
• Breast-feeding helps mom<br />
burn extra calories and lose<br />
pregnancy weight faster.<br />
When breast-feeding<br />
<strong>is</strong> d<strong>is</strong>couraged<br />
• <strong>The</strong> mother <strong>is</strong> HIV positive.<br />
She can pass the HIV virus to<br />
her infant through breast<br />
milk.<br />
• <strong>The</strong> mom has active,<br />
untreated tuberculos<strong>is</strong>;<br />
<strong>is</strong> receiving chemotherapy,<br />
uses illegal drugs such as<br />
cocaine or marijuana; or<br />
takes certain prescription<br />
medications.<br />
Source: www.webmd.com<br />
<strong>Riverside</strong> Community supports the steps, which include<br />
counseling new moms about breast-feeding, helping them get<br />
started soon after they give birth, and helping them to<br />
continue the practice. <strong>The</strong> 10 steps encourage breast-feeding<br />
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Baby facts<br />
At <strong>Riverside</strong> Community Hospital, as many as 3,800 babies<br />
are delivered every year. Other RCH baby facts:<br />
Births per day: 10 to 12, on average<br />
Busiest week of the year: Between Chr<strong>is</strong>tmas and New Year<br />
Busiest season: Summer<br />
Weight of the heaviest baby born last year: 11 pounds<br />
on demand and “rooming in,” where<br />
mothers and babies remain together,<br />
plus referring mothers to breastfeeding<br />
support services when they<br />
leave the hospital. Unless medically<br />
indicated, no food, drinks other than<br />
breast milk or artificial nipples are to<br />
be given to breast-feeding infants.<br />
Other baby-friendly hospitals in<br />
the area include Ka<strong>is</strong>er Permanente’s<br />
<strong>Riverside</strong> Medical Center and<br />
Parkview Community Hospital.<br />
Any mom <strong>is</strong> welcome to get ass<strong>is</strong>tance<br />
at RCH’s breast-feeding clinic,<br />
regardless of where she delivered.<br />
Breast-feeding helps moms and<br />
babies in many ways, according<br />
to Dr. Ken Dozier, an obstetrician<br />
and RCH’s medical staff chief. One<br />
benefit <strong>is</strong> that it gives the mother the<br />
important sense that she <strong>is</strong> an integral<br />
part of her child’s life.<br />
“<strong>The</strong> child develops th<strong>is</strong> bond<br />
that <strong>is</strong> lifelong with mom,” he said.<br />
Information<br />
www.riversidecommunityhospital.com<br />
www.babyfriendlyusa.org<br />
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taste<br />
Delicious<br />
win streak<br />
Peking Chinese Restaurant has been serving<br />
Asian specialties for 23 years<br />
Written by Allan Borgen<br />
Photos by Gabriel Lu<strong>is</strong> Acosta<br />
Finding a restaurant that serves cons<strong>is</strong>tently delicious food unfortunately <strong>is</strong> not<br />
that easy. so, once you find one that has been doing it wonderfully for 23 years, it must<br />
be a truly special place — and the Peking Chinese restaurant <strong>is</strong> just that.<br />
Owners amy and Chi Wang and their daughter, Leann, are a family on a m<strong>is</strong>sion<br />
to prepare the best quality food and provide the best service.<br />
Midnight Seafood<br />
at Peking Chinese<br />
Restaurant
Leann Wang with her parents, Amy and Chi Wang, at Peking Chinese Restaurant<br />
“We really care about making each<br />
customer feel at home and serve quality<br />
food at affordable prices,” Amy said.<br />
It’s no wonder the <strong>Riverside</strong> restaurant<br />
— which has a loyal following — has<br />
flour<strong>is</strong>hed for all these years. Peking<br />
serves authentic Chinese d<strong>is</strong>hes, and<br />
many of the selections are ones<br />
that are more commonly found in<br />
Monterey Park and Chinatown,<br />
communities with large Asian populations.<br />
<strong>The</strong> restaurant’s small dining room,<br />
which seats about 50 hungry diners,<br />
<strong>is</strong> nicely decorated with traditional<br />
Chinese artwork, and, with its private<br />
dining room (seating 30), Peking Chinese<br />
<strong>is</strong> a great place to host a party or<br />
office function.<br />
Everything made here <strong>is</strong> fresh and<br />
tasty, including the handmade noodles<br />
and the marvelous dumplings, which can<br />
be prepared fried, steamed, boiled or<br />
pan-fried on one side.<br />
During a recent v<strong>is</strong>it, I ordered the<br />
Pan Fried Dumplings (Pot Stickers;<br />
$8.95), which were eight delicious,<br />
chewy-fresh dumplings filled with beef,<br />
Napa cabbage, ginger, green onions<br />
and soy sauce. Each of the dumplings<br />
was sensational and came with a soy<br />
dipping sauce.<br />
Talk about a perfect start to a most<br />
enjoyable meal.<br />
Every time I dine at a Chinese<br />
restaurant, I always order a Chinese<br />
soup, and the popular and aromatic<br />
Sizzling Rice Soup ($7.25) was a good<br />
choice. Th<strong>is</strong> soup cons<strong>is</strong>ts of a large<br />
bowl of chicken broth with shrimp,<br />
chicken, mushrooms, baby corn, Chinese<br />
peas and water chestnuts topped with<br />
hot cr<strong>is</strong>py-fried rice, which <strong>is</strong> served<br />
tableside. <strong>The</strong> dramatic sizzling sounds<br />
of the hot oil fried rice going into the<br />
watery broth, along with the incredible<br />
aromas that are produced, makes for<br />
one delicious and fun soup to enjoy.<br />
Entrees I recommend include Fried<br />
Shrimp in Hot Garlic Sauce ($16.95),<br />
which cons<strong>is</strong>ts of about 25 succulent<br />
shrimp dusted in flour, deep-fried and<br />
wok-cooked in a mildly spicy garlic<br />
vinegar and ginger sauce with<br />
dried chil<strong>is</strong>; the Mongolian<br />
Beef ($10.95), which<br />
includes slices of<br />
tender beef and<br />
green onions in<br />
a luscious oyster,<br />
soy, garlic<br />
and ginger sauce;<br />
and the special<br />
Midnight Seafood ($22.95), with shrimp,<br />
scallops, sea cucumber, squid, abalone,<br />
two kinds of mushrooms, baby corn and<br />
snow peas cooked in delectable ginger<br />
garlic sauce and served in a metal pot<br />
for all to enjoy. All of these d<strong>is</strong>hes<br />
were outstanding, and the portions<br />
were large.<br />
Fans of spicy-hot foods will enjoy<br />
the signature Three Flavor Hot Noodle<br />
Soup ($8.95), with fresh handmade<br />
noodles in a chicken stock with sea<br />
cucumber, squid, shrimp, zucchini,<br />
carrots, cabbage and spinach. <strong>The</strong><br />
broth <strong>is</strong> hot and spicy, and will surely<br />
warm your body and soul — especially<br />
on a cold night.<br />
I have found that dining at Peking<br />
Chinese Restaurant <strong>is</strong> such a pleasure,<br />
and I am confident you will enjoy it too.<br />
Allan Borgen <strong>is</strong> a member of the<br />
Southern California Restaurant Writers<br />
and International Food, Wine & Travel<br />
Writers Association. He <strong>is</strong> host of the<br />
new “Let’s Dine Out” TV show, on KVCR<br />
(Channel 24) on Fridays at 6:30 p.m. and<br />
repeated on Saturdays at 4 p.m. <strong>The</strong><br />
“Let’s Dine Out” radio show <strong>is</strong> on KTIE-<br />
AM (590) on Saturdays from 3 to 5 p.m.<br />
Email Allan at allan@ktie590.com or call<br />
909-910-3463, and v<strong>is</strong>it h<strong>is</strong> websites:<br />
www.letsdineoutshow.com and<br />
www.feedme411.com.<br />
Peking Chinese Restaurant<br />
11170 C Magnolia Ave., <strong>Riverside</strong><br />
951-687-4822<br />
Hours: 11:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Tuesday–<br />
Thursday and Sunday, 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.<br />
Friday-Saturday<br />
Prices: $6.25 to $27.95<br />
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seen<br />
Several storylines were at work for the<br />
34th Mayor’s Ball for Arts & Innovation:<br />
It was given a new name, a new venue<br />
(the sixth floor of the elegant Citrus<br />
Tower), and it was the final ball presided<br />
over by Mayor <strong>Ron</strong> <strong>Loveridge</strong>. <strong>The</strong> recent<br />
event was a fundra<strong>is</strong>er for <strong>Riverside</strong> arts<br />
programs.<br />
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(1) Tom Keys, left, Marleena Barber and Elan Jimenez (2) Marsha and Mayor <strong>Ron</strong> <strong>Loveridge</strong><br />
(3) Leticia Borges, left, Cathy Waechter and Tiffany Brooks (4) Amber Schmeltz, left,<br />
and Jennifer Whiteman (5) Dr. Charles Beaty with wife Sally, left, Councilman Steve and<br />
Maryann Adams (6) Drew Ellyn Oberjuerge, left, and Margie Haupt (7) Erik Redmond, left,<br />
Erika Conklin and Jason Farin (8) Stan and Jessica Morr<strong>is</strong>on, left, and Claudia and Bud<br />
Luppino (9) Patrick Brien, left, Brandi and Roger Clarke (10) Garrett Goodell, left, Rachel<br />
Kanter, Hannah Wolgemuth and Bobby Coovert (11) Russell and Nancy Smith<br />
(12) Richard and Lorna Jenkins, left, and Angela Griffith<br />
Photos by Gabriel Lu<strong>is</strong> Acosta<br />
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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Riverside</strong><br />
Community Health<br />
Foundation recently<br />
held its 15th annual<br />
Cru<strong>is</strong>in’ Under the<br />
Stars event to help<br />
ra<strong>is</strong>e funds for muchneeded<br />
services,<br />
including a patient<br />
transportation vehicle<br />
and a new v<strong>is</strong>ion<br />
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1) Tomasz Golka, left, Donna Knox and Betsy Herrick (2) Jeffry Kaatz and Barbara<br />
Lohman (3) Lucina and Don Marabella (4) Jean and Bill Foster (5) Kathleen<br />
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It was an evening of illusion, wonderful wines<br />
and great music — all to benefit the <strong>Riverside</strong><br />
County Philharmonic. <strong>The</strong> Music, Magic & Wine<br />
fundra<strong>is</strong>er was held recently at the <strong>Riverside</strong><br />
International Automotive Museum.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Phil <strong>is</strong> preparing for its next concert,<br />
featuring <strong>Ron</strong>g-Huey Liu, the unit’s principal<br />
obo<strong>is</strong>t, performing Corigliano’s “Concerto<br />
for Oboe and Orchestra.” It <strong>is</strong> set for the<br />
Fox Performing Arts Center on Jan. 19.<br />
Information: www.thephilharmonic.org<br />
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seen<br />
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Breast cancer survivors became<br />
fashion models walking <strong>The</strong> Pink<br />
Runway during an inspiring event<br />
at the <strong>Riverside</strong> Auditorium and<br />
Events Center, hosted recently<br />
by Loma Linda University Health<br />
System’s Department of<br />
Plastic Surgery.<br />
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charitable events<br />
dec. 1 – Junior League of <strong>Riverside</strong>’s<br />
57th annual charity ball, with the theme<br />
“An Evening at the Moulin Rouge.” Black-tie<br />
fundra<strong>is</strong>er includes cocktails and hors<br />
d’oeuvres at some of <strong>Riverside</strong>’s most<br />
beautiful homes, followed by a sit-down<br />
dinner, casino-style gaming and dancing<br />
at the <strong>Riverside</strong> Marriott. 3400 Market St.;<br />
5 p.m.; $125; 951-784-8000,<br />
www.juniorleagueriverside.org.<br />
dec. 8 – Second annual YMCA Tamale Fest<br />
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and Soccer Tournament, with a tamale<br />
competition involving various local<br />
restaurants and community organizations.<br />
<strong>Riverside</strong> Family YMCA, 4020 Jefferson St.;<br />
8 a.m.; 951-689-9622.<br />
dec. 13 – Home for the holidays pet<br />
adoption. Bring a new, unwrapped toy<br />
to any of <strong>Riverside</strong>’s 14 fire stations<br />
and receive a coupon for up to $65 off<br />
pet adoption fees. 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.,<br />
951-826-5242.<br />
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<strong>The</strong> Pink Runway<br />
(1) Masala Verera, left, Dora<br />
Alyiterra, Mar<strong>is</strong>a Corona and<br />
Catalina Lopez (2) Daphne<br />
Hunter, left, Beth Gilbert, Vanessa<br />
James (3) Margaret Hernandez,<br />
left, Traci Wyp<strong>is</strong>zynski, L<strong>is</strong>a<br />
Migliozzi, and Kathryn Bicher<br />
(4) Dr. Andrea Ray, left, Cherl<br />
Tidwell and Seema Sugandh-<br />
Gupta (5) Bridget Simien, left,<br />
and Nina Whiteside (6) Kentrelle<br />
Gayles, left, Essie Jackson and<br />
Antoinika Simmons (7) Stephanie<br />
Morse, left, Mel<strong>is</strong>sa Lyons, Regina<br />
Barboni, Janey Bonet and Kelsey<br />
Hughes. (8) Janet Rodriquez, left,<br />
Da<strong>is</strong>y Reyes, Sylvia Farias and<br />
Debi Henningway (9) Mary<br />
Kingsfiels, left, Teri Brusca, Julie<br />
Jaertberg and Rhonda Lee<br />
Photos by Frank Perez<br />
Feb. 28 – 17th annual Tour and Taste,<br />
a fundra<strong>is</strong>er for the <strong>Riverside</strong> Museum<br />
Associates. Tour the <strong>Riverside</strong> Metropolitan<br />
Museum and sample cu<strong>is</strong>ine from <strong>Riverside</strong><br />
restaurants and caterers. 3580 M<strong>is</strong>sion Inn<br />
Ave.; 6-8:30 p.m.; $35-$50;<br />
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May 4 – <strong>Riverside</strong> Area Rape Cr<strong>is</strong><strong>is</strong> Center’s<br />
annual Auction & Dinner Gala, with more<br />
than 300 silent auction items. $125;<br />
951-686-7273, http://rarcc.org.
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that ease into intermediate- and<br />
medium-sized features, so riders can<br />
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work their way through.<br />
• <strong>The</strong> Downtown Collections at<br />
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fresh challenges.<br />
• After a day on the slopes, skiers<br />
and boarders can v<strong>is</strong>it the digital<br />
lounges at Main and Canyon lodges<br />
to recharge electronic devices and<br />
upload, edit and share videos<br />
from their day on the mountain.<br />
10001 Minaret road,<br />
Mammoth Lakes<br />
800-626-6684<br />
www.mammothmountain.com<br />
A snowboarder tears up the<br />
slopes at Mammoth Mountain.<br />
PhoTo by PeTer MornInG<br />
Bear Mountain<br />
• Snowboarders are amped for<br />
the revamped red Bull plaza, which<br />
includes several new obstacles<br />
including a parking structure, billboard<br />
wall, Dumpsters and close-out rails.<br />
• In the Freestyle Camp, learn how<br />
to ride a flat box, air a halfpipe wall<br />
and even master the 540 with tips<br />
from professional coaches.<br />
43101 Goldmine Drive,<br />
Big Bear Lake<br />
909-866-5766, www.bearmountain.com<br />
snow summit<br />
• <strong>The</strong> ski-in/ski-out Slopeside Pub<br />
unveils a 3,600-square-foot sundeck<br />
to accommodate more guests and<br />
live entertainment.<br />
• <strong>The</strong> resort’s 60th anniversary will<br />
be celebrated all season. the biggest<br />
bash with fireworks and festivities<br />
<strong>is</strong> in January.<br />
880 Summit Blvd., Big Bear Lake<br />
909-866-5766<br />
www.snowsummit.com<br />
Mountain High<br />
• An enhanced family learning center<br />
helps snowboard and ski students<br />
learn and execute the basics faster<br />
and with more fun.<br />
• <strong>The</strong> resort’s first “all-natural” terrain<br />
park, Woodworth Gulch, has features<br />
that cater to most ability levels.<br />
• Foggy Goggle Lounge <strong>is</strong> improved<br />
inside and out, along with its menu.<br />
• Updated smartphone apps and<br />
increased snowmaking also are part of<br />
$1 million in off-season improvements.<br />
24510 Highway 2, Wrightwood<br />
888-754-7878, www.mthigh.com<br />
snow resorts: All access pass<br />
Hitting the slopes th<strong>is</strong> winter? V<strong>is</strong>it our<br />
new blog for what you need to know<br />
before you go — lodging and<br />
restaurant suggestions, how to save<br />
money on lift tickets, après-snow<br />
hotspots and more.<br />
www.insidesocal.com/snow
april-may 2012 | riversidethemag.com | xx
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