Mentone News

Reading is always more fun when paired with paint, according to children who visited the Mentone library Thursday to "Play with Paint." The afternoon event was part of the summer reading program "Be Creative" at the Mentone Senior Center and Library.

First of all, I wish you all a happy and safe Fourth of July. Take advantage of Redlands activities; many other cities have cancelled their celebrations.

Four years after two Mentone men were shot to death and a 2-day-old child was wounded in retaliation against a courtroom witness, a second person has been arrested in the case, San Bernardino County sheriff's officials say.

A Redlands parolee wanted for killing two men who testified against a fellow gang member in a carjacking trial was arrested Thursday, four years after the slayings.

For four years, Matthew Manzano has awaited trial on charges that he ambushed the Mentone man who testified against him, gunning him down as he cradled his newborn son and killing his stepfather.

Holiday closing: Mentone, Joslyn and Redlands Community senior centers will be closed Friday, July 3, in celebration of Independence Day.

Gieschen of Mentone, California, beloved mother, passed away on May 4th. She was born in Englewood, NJ on October 22, 1930 where she married Gerhard Gieschen and moved to Mentone in the early 1950s.

Lisa Diane Pool, daughter of Duane and Barbara Pool of Redlands, married Larry Ray Jenks on April 11.

Dance Galaxy, a class for ages 2 to 12, 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesdays, Redlands Community Center.

Somerford Place Alzheimer's care giver support groups meet the second Wednesday of every month at 2 and 6 p.m., 1319 Brookside Ave., Redlands.

Cultural Arts Commission, 3:30 p.m. the second Monday of the month, Suite 2, 35 Cajon St., Redlands.

Fourth annual Youth Jazz Festival, 6 to 10 p.m. Friday, June 5, in the memorial garden of Redlands United Church of Christ, sponsored by the church and Step by Step: A Community Reentry Coalition.

The Breakfast Club of Redlands completed a busy year in May with two fun activities, an outing to the Edward-Dean Museum and Gardens in Cherry Valley and the club's annual "Echoes" program.

It was a happy birthday for Hangar 24 Craft Brewery Saturday, with an estimated 2,000 party-goers, and 20 kegs of beer served at the brewery's first anniversary celebration.

A defendant was sentenced Friday in the deadly shooting of 26-year-old Jessica Licause and the attempted murder of her boyfriend about two years ago in Mentone.

An eagle scout planted 13 trees at Cope Middle School Saturday that will provide shade for generations of students in the future.

Exercise group: 9 a.m. Mondays and Wednesdays. Wii games: 10 a.m. Mondays and Wednesdays.

Sheriff's deputies arrested a 39-year-old man in connection with the rape of a female teenager at a trailer in Highland.

Sheriff's deputies from Calimesa arrested two men Tuesday and recovered $10,000 in property stolen in several burglaries.

The Women's Ministry at the Packinghouse presents a women's conference with author Elizabeth George, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 30.