Parades have been a part of San Bernardino’s history for at least 100 years, as the City held one then to celebrate its Centennial. As part of the 2010 Bicentennial Celebration, a parade will take place in downtown San Bernardino on Saturday, May 22.
What would a parade be without horses? The Bicentennial Celebration Parade, Saturday, May 22 will include horse-drawn vehicles and an equestrian riders’ group.
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (April 20, 2010) A parade through downtown San Bernardino next month will showcase the city’s past, present and future, as envisioned by a diverse group of residents.
“We have more than 80 entries,” said Jane Sneddon, chair of the Bicentennial Celebration’s Parade Committee. “These include marching bands and other marching units, floats, historic re-enactors, equestrian units and classic vehicles.”
The parade commemorates San Bernardino’s 200th birthday. It begins at 4 p.m., Saturday, May 22 at Seventh and E streets.
Two of the entries date back to San Bernardino’s first century. One of them is a buggy that also appeared in the 1910 Centennial Parade; the other is an 1890 horse-drawn wagon.
Other entries are decidedly more futuristic.
“Palm Elementary School is creating a float depicting a city of the future, made entirely from recycled materials,” Sneddon said. “The vision these young students have of the future is very exciting.”
“Warm Springs Elementary is also looking at the future,” she said. “Its float will have kindergarteners dressed in graduation robes and clothes they may wear in the professions they aspire to when they grow up.”
Schools, community organizations and businesses are also working on floats that represent the past and the present, showing off the programs they now offer, and historic recreations of the city’s past.
The National Orange Show Foundation will have a float showing how it has influenced San Bernardino over the years. The National Orange Show first formed in 1910.
San Bernardino Adult School’s float will be wishing San Bernardino a Happy 200th Birthday, and notes that it is celebrating its 90th birthday this year.
The parade includes marching bands from five San Bernardino high schools. These are San Bernardino, Cajon, Pacific, San Gorgonio and Arroyo Grande. In addition to these bands and various school floats, schools and youth organizations are participating with marching units such as drill teams, drum lines, choirs and mascots.
San Bernardino High School, the city’s oldest high school, will be especially well represented in the parade. Besides the band and another marching unit provided by its ROTC Club, it is represented by three of the two dozen floats entered in the parade, and special appearances by its Mr. Cardinal and Miss Cardinal.
The school’s foreign language department will enter its own float, comparing San Bernardino to a city in Switzerland. The San Bernardino High School alumni association will showcase distinguished graduates of the school.
A float entered by San Bernardino High School itself bringing up the rear of the parade depicts ethnic cultures from around the globe – all of which have had students at San Bernardino High School.
Cultural diversity is also apparent in the entries of various city groups. Floats from the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, the Jewish Community of San Bernardino, the Black Culture Foundation, Aquinas High School and the LDS Church will all appear in the parade, each depicting what these groups have brought to the city.
Before and after the parade, a celebration takes place at Meadowbrook Park, starting at noon and lasting until 9 p.m. There will be food and merchandise vendors, a mini-carnival and entertainment provided by the Redlands 4th of July Band, San Bernardino High School Jazz Band and The Main Street Community Band.After the parade, floats will be on display at the park.
Other upcoming Bicentennial Celebration Events: On May 1, the San Bernardino Symphony will perform a “Celebrate America” concert at the California Theatre of Performing Arts in honor of the city’s birthday as well as for the centennial of the Community Hospital of San Bernardino. More music will highlight May 7 and 8 with an adaptation of Mozart’s opera “Cossi Fan Tutte” at the University’s P.A. Recital Hall. May 8 and 9, the celebration debuts Railroad Days at the San Bernardino History and Railroad Museum at the historic Depot. “We’ll be bringing in steam locomotive Santa Fe3750,” Cohn says, “which actually used to serve the city.” May 15th will launch a “countdown” celebration with an elaborate gala at the National Orange Show Events Center, with the 16th capped by a Bicentennial Mayor’s Run and Youth Safety Expo at Arrowhead Credit Union Park and a Festival of Faiths at the Western Region Little League Stadium. There will be a Centennial Monument rededication as well as a Bicentennial Monument dedication on May 20 at Inland Center Drive and “I” Street. The Bicentennial festivities continue on July 4th at the 66ers Stadium in the Arrowhead Credit Union Park, the 4th of July Extravaganza with a fireworks display unlike any the city has previously seen. The Stater Bros. Route 66 Rendezvous, the Western Regional Little League Tournament and other events taking place in the latter part of 2010 will also feature a tie-in to San Bernardino’s Bicentennial, keeping the celebration alive throughout the year.
Rabbi Hillel Cohn is the chairman of the Bicentennial Celebration Committee, and Erin Brinker is the chair of its Public Relations & Marketing and Independence Day Extravaganza committees. Other Bicentennial Celebration Committee members are Jim Smith (chair of the Community Engagement committee), Cheryl Brown (chair of the Youth Council, Intergovernmental and Arts committees), Beverly Bird (chair of the Legend of the Arrowhead committee), Steven Shaw (chair of the History committee), David Smith (chair of the Finance committee), Jane Sneddon (chair of the Parade committee) and Martha Pinkney (chair of the Gala committee.) The mayor and members of the San Bernardino Common Council appointed these members.
Additional community volunteers who have taken on leadership of other committees are: The Rev. Petra Malleis-Sternbrrg (Festival of Faiths), Edward Martinez (Leadership Cabinet), Peggi Hazlett (Mayor’s Run), Dr. Charles “Skip” Herbert (Coloring Books for Schools), Karen Blanco (Media) and Dameron Communications (Public Relations.) For more information, contact Erin Brinker at (951) 323-9337 or go to http://sanbernardino200.org
Engine 3751, long a familiar sight in San Bernardino, returns to the city for Bicentennial Railroad Days May 8-9.
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (April 16, 2010) – Railroads have played a vital role in the growth and development of San Bernardino throughout most of its 200-year history.
The Bicentennial Celebration will honor that history with Railroad Days, May 8-9, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days at the San Bernardino Depot, 1170 W. Third Street.
“The railroads were crucial to San Bernardino,” said Steve Shaw, president of the San Bernardino Historical and Pioneer Society, and leader of the group organizing Railroad Days. “The first railroad arrived in San Bernardino in 1883, putting San Bernardino on the map. The city’s population grew by leaps and bounds because of the railroads.”
In current times, the Amtrak Southwest Chief’ stops at the historic San Bernardino Depot every weekday for eastbound and westbound service, and Metrolink trains stop several times a day, weekends included, to provide service to Los Angeles. The depot otherwise sees far less use than in its glory days of the early 20th Century, when it was one of the busiest railroad depot west of the Mississippi River.
During the Bicentennial Railroad Days, the San Bernardino Depot will be open throughout the day, bringing some of that glory back to life with the historic steam locomotive Engine 3751. This fully-operational locomotive will pull historic railroad “passenger cars, including one “dome car” during Railroad Days, giving participants a chance to experience rail travel as it was when trains were the primary means of travel between cities.
For tickets of $85, or $105 for seats allowing views from the glass domed car and another special car, Railroad Days participants can either ride the special train pulled by Engine 3751 on its journey from Los Angeles on Saturday, May 8 or on its return to Los Angeles on Sunday, May 9.
The ticket price also includes transportation in the opposite direction by a modern, Metrolink train.
“We will time Engine 3751’s return to Los Angeles so that riders can spend the day in Los Angeles, perhaps checking out its historic Olvera Street, have dinner there, and return by Metrolink that night,” Shaw said.
Meanwhile at the San Bernardino Depot during Railroad Days, there will also be historic photographic displays, model trains similar to those used in San Bernardino in the 19th and 20th centuries, and food and merchandise vendors. Admission is free.
The 1918 Moorish-style San Bernardino Depot was once one of the busiest train depot west of the Mississippi River because Santa Fe Railways used it as a transportation hub.
“At that time, Santa Fe was San Bernardino’s largest employer,” Shaw said. “For part of that time, fully half of the working people in San Bernardino worked for the railroad.”
As train travel decreased in the mid-20th century, the depot completely shut down in 1972, shortly after Santa Fe transferred ownership of its passenger service to Amtrak.
After Amtrak took over the passenger service, it switched boarding of its Southwest Chief to a smaller outdoor depot west of the historic structure. The Metrolink trains providing service from San Bernardino to Los Angeles since the 1990s have also always used the smaller depot.
In 1992 the San Bernardino Associated Governments (transportation agency for all of San Bernardino County) bought and renovated the San Bernardino Depot, reopening it in 2004.
One of the key attractions at the 2004 Grand Reopening, and again at this year’s Railroad Days, will be Engine 3751. This steam locomotive served Santa Fe Railways from the 1920s through the 1950s. Built in 1926, it was the first of the 484 series owned by Santa Fe Railways and was in active duty for about 30 years.
“In the 1940s and 50s, it served the San Bernardino Depot exclusively,” Shaw said. “It was a “helper” engine for trains that needed to get over Cajon Pass.”
In 1958, Santa Fe sold the locomotive to the City of San Bernardino. It was on public display at Viaduct Park until 1985, when the City sold it to the San Bernardino Railroad Historical Society
The San Bernardino Railroad Historical Society restored Engine 3751. Today it is a fully functioning locomotive, but only travels the rails on special occasions like Railroad Days. It is usually kept in storage in Los Angeles.
“This locomotive was a familiar sight in San Bernardino for many years,” Shaw said. “Railroad Days will be the first time it has been seen in San Bernardino in more than six years.”
Other upcoming Bicentennial Celebration Events: On May 1, the San Bernardino Symphony will perform a “Celebrate America” concert at the California Theatre of Performing Arts in honor of the city’s birthday as well as the centennial of the Community Hospital of San Bernardino. More music will be performed May 7 and 8 with an adaptation of Mozart’s opera “Cossi Fan Tutte” at the California State University San Bernardino’s P.A. Recital Hall. May 15th current and former residents join together at an elegant gala at the National Orange Show Events Center, with the 16th capped by a Bicentennial Mayor’s Run and Youth Safety Expo at Arrowhead Credit Union Park and a Festival of Faiths at the Western Region Little League Stadium. There will be a Centennial Monument rededication as well as a Bicentennial Monument dedication on May 20 at Inland Center Drive and “I” Street with a reception to follow at the California Welcome Center – San Bernardino. The Bicentennial Parade will start at 7th and E Street, ending at Meadowbrook Park, on May 22 focusing on San Bernardino from its beginnings as a Native American settlement centuries ago, to the present and future. The Bicentennial festivities continue on July 4th at the 66ers Stadium in the Arrowhead Credit Union Park, the 4th of July Extravaganza with a fireworks display unlike any the city has previously seen.
The Stater Bros. Route 66 Rendezvous, the Western Regional Little League Tournament and other events taking place in the latter part of 2010 will also feature a tie-in to San Bernardino’s Bicentennial, keeping the celebration alive throughout the year.
Rabbi Hillel Cohn is the chairman of the Bicentennial Celebration Committee, and Erin Brinker is the chair of its Public Relations & Marketing and Independence Day Extravaganza committees. Other Bicentennial Celebration Committee members are Jim Smith (chair of the Community Engagement committee), Cheryl Brown (chair of the Youth Council, Intergovernmental and Arts committees), Beverly Bird (chair of the Legend of the Arrowhead committee), Steven Shaw (chair of the History committee), David Smith (chair of the Finance committee), Jane Sneddon (chair of the Parade committee), Martha Pinckney (chair of the Gala committee.) and John Valdivia. The mayor and members of the San Bernardino Common Council appointed these members.
Additional community volunteers who have taken on leadership of other committees are: Rev. Malleis-Sternberg (Festival of Faiths), Edward Martinez (Leadership Cabinet), Peggi Hazlett (Mayor’s Run), Dr. Charles “Skip” Herbert (Coloring Books for Schools), Karen Blanco (Media) and The Art Institute of California – Inland Empire (Design). For additional details, contact Erin Brinker at (951) 323-9337 or go to http://sanbernardino200.org
Young people who can sing, dance or play a musical instrument are encouraged to audition for San Bernardino’s Got Talent, taking place as part of the city’s Bicentennial Celebration. Photo by Yeekong Yang. SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (April 14, 2010) – Talented young San Bernardino residents ages 5-25 are invited to audition for San Bernardino’s Got Talent, a variety show honoring San Bernardino’s Bicentennial. The Bicentennial Celebration Committee will award monetary prizes in this talent show. Age category 18 – 25 years will be awarded three prizes: First place wins $1,000, second place wins $500 and third place wins $300. The Bicentennial Celebration Committee will award one first place prize of $300 for ages 14 – 17 and one first place prize of $200 for ages 5 – 13 years, “We are looking for a variety of talent acts,” said Charmaine Murphy, organizer of San Bernardino’s Got Talent. “They can focus on any theme suitable for a family audience.” “The motto of the Bicentennial Celebration is ‘San Bernardino: A Rich History. A Bright Future’,” she said. “San Bernardino’s Got Talent focuses on the future, and the wealth of entertaining talent our youngest residents will bring to that future.” Auditions take place at the Norman F. Feldheym Library, 555 W. Sixth Street, San Bernardino, on Saturday, April 24 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and on Monday, April 26 from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. The show itself takes place Saturday, June 19 at the Sturges Center for the Fine Arts located at 780 North “E” Street in San Bernardino. Admission is free. Entrants are encouraged to register before the auditions. An application is available on the Bicentennial Celebration’s website, www.sanbernardino200.org. Entrants may also register during the auditions. Categories include Male or Female Vocalists: and Band/Group Performers; all types of Dancing ; Spoken Word, Poetry, Rap Music and Comedy; Inspirational Music and Instrumentalists (must supply own instrument.) For more information and complete rules, visit www.sanbernardino200.organd click on San Bernardino’s Got Talent. Other upcoming Bicentennial Celebration Events: On May 1, the San Bernardino Symphony will perform a “Celebrate America” concert at the California Theatre of Performing Arts in honor of the city’s birthday as well as the centennial of the Community Hospital of San Bernardino. More music will be performed May 7 and 8 with an adaptation of Mozart’s opera “Cossi Fan Tutte” at the University’s P.A. Recital Hall. May 8 and 9, the celebration debuts Railroad Days at the San Bernardino History and Railroad Museum at the historic Depot. The historic Santa Fe # 3751 steam locomotive will be brought to San Bernardino for this event. May 15th current and former residents join together at an elegant gala at the National Orange Show Events Center, with the 16th capped by a Bicentennial Mayor’s Run and Youth Safety Expo at Arrowhead Credit Union Park and a Festival of Faiths at the Western Region Little League Stadium. There will be a Centennial Monument rededication as well as a Bicentennial Monument dedication on May 20 at Inland Center Drive and “I” Street with a reception to follow at the California Welcome Center – San Bernardino. The Bicentennial festivities continue on July 4th at the 66ers Stadium in the Arrowhead Credit Union Park, the 4th of July Extravaganza with a fireworks display unlike any the city has previously seen. The Stater Bros. Route 66 Rendezvous, the Western Regional Little League Tournament and other events taking place in the latter part of 2010 will also feature a tie-in to San Bernardino’s Bicentennial, keeping the celebration alive throughout the year. Rabbi Hillel Cohn is the chairman of the Bicentennial Celebration Committee, and Erin Brinker is the chair of its Public Relations & Marketing and Independence Day Extravaganza committees. Other Bicentennial Celebration Committee members are Jim Smith (chair of the Community Engagement committee), Cheryl Brown (chair of the Youth Council, Intergovernmental and Arts committees), Beverly Bird (chair of the Legend of the Arrowhead committee), Steven Shaw (chair of the History committee), David Smith (chair of the Finance committee), Jane Sneddon (chair of the Parade committee), Martha Pinckney (chair of the Gala committee.) and John Valdivia. The mayor and members of the San Bernardino Common Council appointed these members. Additional community volunteers who have taken on leadership of other committees are: Rev. Malleis-Sternberg (Festival of Faiths), Edward Martinez (Leadership Cabinet), Peggi Hazlett (Mayor’s Run), Dr. Charles “Skip” Herbert (Coloring Books for Schools), Karen Blanco (Media) and The Art Institute of California – Inland Empire (Design). For additional details, contact Erin Brinker at (951) 323-9337 or go to http://sanbernardino200.org
Mayor Pat Morris, his son Jim and Grandsons Owen and Aden plant a tree in San Bernardino’s Secombe Lake Park
San Bernardino City Council Member Virginia Marquez plants a tree in San Bernardino’s Secombe Lake Park
Rabbi Hillel Cohn, Bicentennial Chairperson and Mayor Patrick Morris, plant a tree in San Bernardino’s Secombe Lake Park
San Bernardino Visitors and Convention Executive Director Wayne Austin and Council member Virginia Marquez plant a tree in San Bernardino’s Secombe Lake Park
Cal State San Bernardino Sigma Chi & Alpha Delta Pi and Rabbi Hillel Cohn plant trees at Tom Minor Park
(SAN BERNARDINO, Calif.) As part of the Bicentennial Celebration Mayor Patrick Morris, Councilmembers Virginia Marquez, Bicentennial Chairperson Rabbi Hillel Cohn and volunteers including San Bernardino Visitors and Convention Executive Director Wayne Austin planted 200 trees in the City of San Bernardino, each representing a year of San Bernardino’s existence. “The 200 hundred trees were planted as a lasting tribute to San Bernardino’s Bicentennial and its residents’ philanthropic spirit.” said Nick Calero, chair of the Bicentennial Celebration’s Tree Planting Committee. “When we first began formulating plans for the celebration of our Bicentennial we knew that we wanted to leave a legacy to the future generations. Trees will not only beautify our city now, but they will continue to provide beauty for generations to come. Just as we enjoy the trees that our forbearers planted, so we have plant trees for those who come after us,” said Rabbi Hillel Cohn, Bicentennial Committee Chairperson.
The California theater is just one of the many beautiful building recently restored in San Bernardino. Residents are invited to participate in a citywide beautification contest during the month of April as part of the Bicentennial Celebration.
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (March 17, 2010) – The City of San Bernardino invites residents to participate in a citywide beautification contest during the month of April as part of the Bicentennial Celebration.
Projects for the contest include property repairs, painting, landscaping or cleaning up a piece of property. The Bicentennial Celebration Committee will award plaques to the winners in various categories.
All who submit a project will be entered into an opportunity drawing with a chance to win one of many prizes.
“We’re very excited about giving our residents a chance to make a difference in the city and take part in the Bicentennial celebration in this way,” said Jean Bulinski, co-chair of the Bicentennial Beautification Committee.
“The city is holding a year-long party and inviting thousands of guests,” Bulinski continued, “and this is a way for residents to help our guests feel more welcome.”
Individuals, businesses and organizations throughout the city can submit “before” and “after” photos of a project. Entries must include two dated street-view photos of the property before the project and two dated photos of the completed project from the same location. Entries must be received at the Mayor’s Office or emailed to beautification@erinbrinker.com by 4:00 pm, April 26, 2010. Winners will be announced at the end of April.
For more information and complete rules, visit www.sanbernardino200.org and click on Neighborhood Beautification.
Other upcoming Bicentennial Celebration Events:
April 12 will take a look at “Indigenous Pre-Hispanic People of San Bernardino” at the University’s Pfau Library.
On May 1, the San Bernardino Symphony will perform a “Celebrate America” concert at the California Theatre of Performing Arts in honor of the city’s birthday as well as for the centennial of the Community Hospital of San Bernardino.
More music will highlight May 7 and 8 with an adaptation of Mozart’s opera “Cossi Fan Tutte” at the University’s P.A. Recital Hall.
May 8 and 9, the celebration debuts Railroad Days at the San Bernardino History and Railroad Museum at the historic Depot. The historic Santa Fe 3750 steam locomotive will be brought to San Bernardino for this event,
May 15th will launch a “countdown” celebration with an elaborate gala at the National Orange Show Events Center, with the 16th capped by a Bicentennial Mayor’s Run and Youth Safety Expo at Arrowhead Credit Union Park and a Festival of Faiths at the Western Region Little League Stadium.
There will be a Centennial Monument rededication as well as a Bicentennial Monument dedication on May 20 at Inland Center Drive and “I” Street with a reception to follow at the California Welcome Center – San Bernardino.
June 19 will see another unique event when the city introduces the “San Bernardino’s Got Talent” competition at the Sturges Theatre. Auditions will take place at the San Bernardino Feldheym Library on April 24 and April 26 from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
The Bicentennial festivities continue on July 4th at the 66ers Stadium in the Arrowhead Credit Union Park, the 4th of July Extravaganza with a fireworks display unlike any the city has previously seen.
The Stater Bros. Route 66 Rendezvous, the Western Regional Little League Tournament and other events taking place in the latter part of 2010 will also feature a tie-in to San Bernardino’s Bicentennial, keeping the celebration alive throughout the year.
Rabbi Hillel Cohn is the chairman of the Bicentennial Celebration Committee, and Erin Brinker is the chair of its Public Relations & Marketing and Independence Day Extravaganza committees. Other Bicentennial Celebration Committee members are Jim Smith (chair of the Community Engagement committee), Cheryl Brown (chair of the Youth Council, Intergovernmental and Arts committees), Beverly Bird (chair of the Legend of the Arrowhead committee), Steven Shaw (chair of the History committee), David Smith (chair of the Finance committee), Jane Sneddon (chair of the Parade committee) and Martha Pinkney (chair of the Gala committee.) The mayor and members of the San Bernardino Common Council appointed these members.
Additional community volunteers who have taken on leadership of other committees are: Trudy Freidel (Festival of Faiths), Edward Martinez (Leadership Cabinet), Peggi Hazlett (Mayor’s Run), Dr. Charles “Skip” Herbert (Coloring Books for Schools), Karen Blanco (Media) and The Art Institute of California – Inland Empire (Design).
For additional details, contact Erin Brinker at (951) 323-9337 or go to http://sanbernardino200.org
Parades have been celebrated in San Bernardino for many of the 200 years the city has been known by that name. A parade marking San Bernardino’s Bicentennial takes place Saturday, May 22. SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (March 8, 2010) The City of San Bernardino continues its 200th anniversary celebration with a parade marking the city’s Bicentennial.
The parade, which is being organized by the Bicentennial Parade Committee, starts Saturday, May 22 at 7th & “E” Streets, ending at Meadowbrook Park. The festivities begin at 12 noon and conclude at 9 p.m. The parade itself begins at 4 p.m.
“Entries may include floats, marching bands, horse drawn vehicles, marching groups such as drill teams, drum squads, walking groups, mascots, vintage vehicles, re-enactors and equestrian groups,” said Jane Sneddon, chair of the Parade Committee. For an application go to www.sb200.org or call Sneddon at 909.289.2730. “A Rich History, A Bright Future” the overall Bicentennial Celebration’s theme, is also the theme of the parade,” said Rabbi Hillel Cohn, Bicentennial Committee Chairman. “This history begins with the presence of the Serrano Indians, the indigenous Native American population. In 1810 Father Dumetz came to the valley and named it. The parade will portray the early history as well as more recent history and will end with San Bernardino’s bright future.”
Entries currently include floats of the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, a depiction of the first Mass in 1810, the arrival of the Mormon pioneers, the Jewish community and African-Americans. There will also be an entry from the National Orange Show, a 1910 buggy used by the mayor in the city’s centennial parade and five marching bands from the San Bernardino Unified School District.
Throughout the day there will be food and merchandise vendors, a mini-carnival and entertainment provided by the Redlands 4th of July Band, San Bernardino High School Jazz Band and The Main Street Community Band.After the parade, floats will be on display at the park.
Other upcoming Bicentennial Celebration Events:
In March and April of 2010, the city will conduct beautification events including spearheading the planting of 200 trees. On March 17, California State University at San Bernardino hosts the 23rd Annual Morrow-McCombs Memorial Lecture, which will explore “Can’t We All Get Along?” Bicentennial Committee Chairman Rabbi Hillel Cohn’s reflections on 200 years of the city’s religious life. April 12 will take a look at “Indigenous Pre-Hispanic People of San Bernardino” at the university’s Pfau Library.
On May 1, the San Bernardino Symphony will perform a “Celebrate America” concert at the California Theatre of Performing Arts in honor of the city’s birthday as well as for the centennial of the Community Hospital of San Bernardino. More music will highlight May 7 and 8 with an adaptation of Mozart’s opera “Cossi Fan Tutte” at the University’s P.A. Recital Hall. May 8 and 9, the celebration debuts Railroad Days at the San Bernardino History and Railroad Museum at the historic Depot. “We’ll be bringing in steam locomotive Santa Fe 3750,” Cohn says, “which actually used to serve the city.” May 15th will launch a “countdown” celebration with an elaborate gala at the National Orange Show Events Center, with the 16th capped by a Bicentennial Mayor’s Run and Youth Safety Expo at Arrowhead Credit Union Park and a Festival of Faiths at the Western Region Little League Stadium. There will be a Centennial Monument rededication as well as a Bicentennial Monument dedication on May 20 at Inland Center Drive and “I” Street. June 17-18 will see another unique event when the city introduces the “San Bernardino’s Got Talent” competition at a location to be determined.
The Bicentennial festivities continue on July 4th at the 66ers Stadium in the Arrowhead Credit Union Park, the 4th of July Extravaganza with a fireworks display unlike any the city has previously seen. The Stater Bros. Route 66 Rendezvous, the Western Regional Little League Tournament and other events taking place in the latter part of 2010 will also feature a tie-in to San Bernardino’s Bicentennial, keeping the celebration alive throughout the year.
Rabbi Hillel Cohn is the chairman of the Bicentennial Celebration Committee, and Erin Brinker is the chair of its Public Relations & Marketing and Independence Day Extravaganza committees. Other Bicentennial Celebration Committee members are Jim Smith (chair of the Community Engagement committee), Cheryl Brown (chair of the Youth Council, Intergovernmental and Arts committees), Beverly Bird (chair of the Legend of the Arrowhead committee), Steven Shaw (chair of the History committee), David Smith (chair of the Finance committee), Jane Sneddon (chair of the Parade committee) and Martha Pinkney (chair of the Gala committee.) The mayor and members of the San Bernardino Common Council appointed these members.
Additional community volunteers who have taken on leadership of other committees are: Trudy Freidel (Festival of Faiths), Edward Martinez (Leadership Cabinet), Peggi Hazlett (Mayor’s Run), Dr. Charles “Skip” Herbert (Coloring Books for Schools), Karen Blanco (Media) and The Art Institute of California – Inland Empire (Design). For additional details, contact Erin Brinker at (951) 323-9337 or go to http://sanbernardino200.org
Just as people now enjoy trees that were planted in San Bernardino years ago, the Bicentennial Celebration Committee hopes to provide that legacy for generations to come by planting 200 new trees in the next few months. It’s part of the year-long Bicentennial Celebration, commemorating San Bernardino’s founding in 1810.
As part of the Bicentennial Celebration volunteers will plant 200 trees throughout the city of San Bernardino, each representing a year of San Bernardino’s existence. The trees will be planted during March.
“Because the nature of this project relies heavily on community participation, we ask the people of San Bernardino to come join us in planting the roots for our future,” said Nick Calero, chair of the Bicentennial Celebration’s Tree Planting Committee. “The 200 hundred trees planted will be a lasting tribute to San Bernardino’s Bicentennial and its residents’ philanthropic spirit.”
“When we first began formulating plans for the celebration of our Bicentennial we knew that we wanted to leave a legacy to the future generations. Trees will not only beautify our city now, but they will continue to provide beauty for generations to come. Just as we enjoy the trees that our forbearers planted, so we will plant trees for those who come after us,” said Rabbi Hillel Cohn, Bicentennial Committee Chairperson.
To volunteer, or for more information on the Bicentennial Committee’s planting of 200 trees throughout the city please contact Nick Calero at (909) 240-5691 or email sbtrees200@yahoo.com More Bicentennial Celebrations The city of San Bernardino continues its year-long celebration with multiple events including Beautification Days during April where San Bernardino residents will be asked to help beautify their businesses and residents; and in May look for “Celebrate America” performed by the San Bernardino Symphony Orchestra; San Bernardino Railroad Days; the Bicentennial Gala, the Mayor’s Run for the 200th; a Festival of Faiths, Dedication of the Bicentennial Monument; Bicentennial Parade and so much more. For additional information and events go to http://sanbernardino200.org Bicentennial Committee Members
Rabbi Hillel Cohn is the chairof the Bicentennial Celebration Committee, and Erin Brinker is the chair of its Public Relations & Marketing and Independence Day Extravaganza committees. Other Bicentennial Celebration Committee members are Jim Smith (chair of the Community Engagement committee), Cheryl Brown (chair of the Youth Council, Intergovernmental and Arts committees), Beverly Bird (chair of the Legend of the Arrowhead committee), Steven Shaw (chair of the History committee), David Smith (chair of the Finance committee), Jane Sneddon (chair of the Parade committee) and Martha Pinckney (chair of the gala committee). Dameron Communications is aiding the public relations committee.
The mayor and members of the San Bernardino Common Council appointed these members. Additional community volunteers who have taken on leadership of other committees are: Trudy Freidel (Festival of Faiths), Dr. William Coleman and Edward Martinez (Leadership Cabinet), Peggi Hazlett (Mayor’s Run), Dr. Charles “Skip” Herbert (Coloring Books for Schools), Karen Blanco (Media and Merchandising) and The Art Institute of California – Inland Empire (Design). For additional details, contact Erin Brinker at (951) 323-9337 or go to http://sanbernardino200.org
San Bernardino’s Arrowhead has contributed much to the history of the city.
(SAN BERNARDINO, Calif.)New York City has the Empire State Building; San Francisco has the Golden Gate Bridge; St. Louis has the Arch; Keystone, South Dakota has Mount Rushmore. All powerful icons for their cities. And all manmade.
On the other hand, there’s the Arrowhead.
Located on the south slope in the foothills of the San Bernardino Mountains, north of Wildwood Park and right above the city, the naturally-formed Arrowhead can be seen for miles around. This is partially because of its nearly 7.5-acre expanse (it’s actually 1,375 feet high and 449 feet across, though other estimates have put the shape as 1,115 feet by 396 feet).
The Arrowhead is nestled among the mountain’s 2,000 species of flora and almost 400 species of fauna. It is strikingly visible, not only due to its massive size, but also by its distinct visual contrast to the surrounding dark greasewood and chaparral. The image itself consists of light quartz and a growth of short, white sage.
Some scientists believe the arrowhead shape was formed millions of years ago when an earthquake struck the San Andreas Fault, causing the mountainside to shift, leaving the now familiar shape.
A more colorful history of the Arrowhead, however, has become legend.
According to Native American lore, a heavenly arrow from the Great Spirit burned the formation onto the mountainside, the arrow tip showing tribes a special “healing place,” of cold water streams as well as hot springs bubbling to the surface amid steam-filled caves.
It was in 1851 that 150 wagons brought around 500 Mormon settlers to the “arrow-marked mountain” as seen in a vision of Mormon founder Brigham Young. They temporarily established a colony near the mountain, thus eventually growing by thousands that would become the City of San Bernardino.
Legend has it the Mormons named the mountainside formation “the Ace of Spades.”
Around 1850, Ohioan, and self-proclaimed “Doctor,” David Noble Smith, came to California as a prospector. He claimed that a saint-like being appeared to him, telling of a far-off land with a beautiful climate and powerfully curative waters, the area denoted by a giant arrowhead formation.
The spiritualist’s search began in Texas, but in 1857 brought him to what he was to name “Arrowhead Springs,” an area near the Arrowhead, still bearing this name. Always a promoter, by 1863 Smith had developed a “hygienic infirmary” as a popular treatment for “consumption, dropsy and other incurable diseases.”
By 1889, Smith had erected a hotel on the site just below the arrow’s point. Guests regularly praised the spring’s geothermal water’s curative powers, but also the water’s freshness and clarity.
In the hotel’s basement, entrepreneur Seth Marshall set up a bottling operation for the crisp liquid, and by 1905 “Arrowhead Water” was launched on its present still-successful commercial journey. It shipped its earliest bottles to Los Angeles and today has expanded throughout much of the U.S. and into Canada.
A promoter Smith was, but a businessman he wasn’t. In 1883 Smith felt forced to lease the property and operation to a pair of Los Angeles business figures. Two years later, Smith died, and a few days after, the first hotel on the site burned to the ground.
Legends may come and go, and may expand with quaint elaboration. Smith left this vale more than 125 years ago. Times change, but what doesn’t? In spite of earthquakes and raging forest fires, San Bernardino’s Arrowhead remains. And likely always will.
The Arrowhead’s history is just part of what has taken place in San Bernardino over the past 200 years since Father Francisco Dumetz established an altar on May 20, 1810 near what is now Inland Center Mall, and named the area “San Bernardino.” In 2010, the city celebrates its rich history with a Bicentennial Celebration lasting until July.
The 2010 months-long festivities debut February 18 with a public performance of “Legend of the Arrowhead” at the California Theatre of Performing Arts. The historical musical satire focuses on the mysterious “arrowhead” on the San Bernardino Mountains, and is produced by the city’s Economic Development Agency.
In March and April of 2010 the city will conduct numerous beautification events and spearhead the March planting of, appropriately, 200 beautiful trees. On March 17, the California State University at San Bernardino hosts the 23rd Annual Morrow-McCombs Memorial Lecture which will explore “Can’t We All Get Along?,” reflections on 200 years of the city’s religious life.
April 12 will take a look at “Indi
genous Pre-Hispanic People of San Bernardino: at the university’s Pfau Library.
The following month is slated to be a busy one, too. On May 1, the San Bernardino Symphony will perform a “Celebrate America” concert at the California Theatre of Performing Arts in honor of the city’s birthday as well as for the centennial of the Community Hospital of San Bernardino.
More music will highlight May 7 and 8 with an adaptation of Mozart’s opera “Cossi Fan Tutte” at the university’s P.A. Recital Hall.
Railroad buffs will be thrilled May 8 and 9 when the celebration debuts Railroad Days at the San Bernardino History and Railroad Museum. “We’ll be bringing in steam locomotive # 3751,” Cohn says, “which actually used to serve the city.”
May 15th will launch a “countdown” celebration with an elaborate gala at the National Orange Show Events Center, with the 16th capped by a Bicentennial Mayor’s Run at the Inland Empire 66ers Stadium and a Festival of Faiths at the Western Region Little League Stadium.
May 16 will also include a Youth Safety Expo at Arrowhead Credit Union Park.
There will be a Centennial Monument rededication as well as a Bicentennial Monument dedication on the 20th at Inland Center Drive and “I” Street.
The Bicentennial Parade will start at 7th and “E” Street, ending at Meadowbrook Park, on May 22, the theme being San Bernardino from its 1810 beginning and looking toward its future. Rabbi Cohn points out, “A unique part of the parade will be the Mormon church entry with relics and costumes of the city’s earliest pioneers.”
June 17-18 will see another unique event when the city introduces the “San Bernardino’s Got Talent” competition at a location to be determined.
The festivities continue on July 4th at the Inland Empire 66ers Stadium in the Arrowhead Credit Union Park with a fireworks display unlike any the city has previously seen.
The Stater Bros. Route 66 Rendezvous and Western Region Little League finals along with other events taking place in the latter part of 2010 will also feature a tie-in to San Bernardino’s Bicentennial, keeping the celebration alive throughout the year.
Rabbi Hillel Cohn is the chairman of the Bicentennial Celebration Committee, and Erin Brinker is the chair of its Public Relations & Marketing and Independence Day Extravaganza committees. Other Bicentennial Celebration Committee members are Jim Smith (chair of the Community Engagement committee), Cheryl Brown (chair of the Youth Council, Intergovernmental and Arts committees), Beverly Bird (chair of the Legend of the Arrowhead committee), Steven Shaw (chair of the History committee), David Smith (chair of the Finance committee), Jane Sneddon (chair of the Parade committee) and Martha Pinkney (chair of the Gala committee.)
These members were appointed by the mayor and members of the San Bernardino Common Council. Additional community volunteers who have taken on leadership of other committees are: Trudy Freidel (Festival of Faiths), Dr. William Coleman (Leadership Cabinet), Peggi Hazlett (Mayor’s Run), Dr. Charles “Skip” Herbert (Coloring Books for Schools) and The Art Institute of California – Inland Empire (Design).
San Bernardino’s Historic California Theater will host “The Legend of the Arrowhead” on Feb. 18. This performance tells the history of San Bernardino in a theatrical musical written by former resident Heather McCluskey, and produced by the San Bernardino Economic Development Authority.
The Pink Ladies will appear in “The Legend of the Arrowhead” a play being produced by the San Bernardino Economic Development Authority, originally written by former San Bernardino resident Heather McCluskey. The performance takes place Feb. 18 at the California Theater.
(SAN BERNARDINO, Calif.) The city of San Bernardino’s Bicentennial kicks off Thursday, February 18 at The California Theatre of the Performing Arts at 8 p.m. in downtown San Bernardino with “The Legend of the Arrowhead,” an original musical written by Heather McCluskey.
“The historical musical tells the story of a stage production in progress, as the director and producer of the show explain San Bernardino’s origins. The show highlights the lusty caballeros, the pioneer settlers, and the Arrowhead Springs Hotel,” said Lori Tillery.
“Travel back in time to see familiar faces come to life, Wyatt Earp, Lillian Russell and Dr. Martin Luther King. This fast paced, musical satire comedy speaks to anyone looking for a fun and enjoyable night at the theatre,” said Colin Strange.
Colin Strange and Lori Tillery are the executive producers of the event. They work for the San Bernardino Economic Development Agency, which is sponsoring the production on behalf of the Bicentennial Committee.
“The musical satire focuses on the mysterious arrowhead in the San Bernardino Mountains,” said Strange.
The historic California Theatre is a 1,718-seat auditorium built in 1928 as a vaudeville movie palace. Currently the theatre hosts a wide range of performance types including musicals, plays, symphonies, celebrity headliners, concerts, children’s theatre, ballet, recitals, fashion shows, corporate seminars, graduation exercises and naturalization ceremonies.
Ticket prices for The Legend of the Arrowhead are $18 per ticket at the door the night of the event or they can be purchased on Ticketmaster.com.
For more information on The Legend of the Arrowhead contact Lori Tillery at (909) 663-1044 or at ltillery@sbrda.org.
For more information on The California Theatre of Performing Arts visit their website at www.californiatheatre.net or call (909) 663-2293.
The Bicentennial festivities continue in March and April of 2010, when the city will conduct several beautification events and spearhead the planting of 200 trees.
On March 17, California State University at San Bernardino hosts the 23rd Annual Morrow-McCombs Memorial Lecture, which will explore “Can’t We All Get Along?” Bicentennial Committee Chairman Rabbi Hillel Cohn’s reflections on 200 years of the city’s religious life.
April 12 will take a look at “Indigenous Pre-Hispanic People of San Bernardino: at the university’s Pfau Library.
The following month is slated to be a busy one. On May 1, the San Bernardino Symphony will perform a “Celebrate America” concert at the California Theater in honor of the city’s birthday as well as for the centennial of the Community Hospital of San Bernardino.
More music will highlight May 7 and 8 with an adaptation of Mozart’s opera “Cossi Fan Tutte” at the university’s P.A. Recital Hall.
May 8 and 9, the celebration debuts Railroad Days at the San Bernardino History and Railroad Museum. “We’ll be bringing in steam locomotive # 3150,” Cohn says, “which actually used to serve the city.”
May 15th will launch a “countdown” celebration with an elaborate gala at the National Orange Show Events Center, with the 16th capped by a Bicentennial Mayor’s Run downtown and a Festival of Faiths at the Western Region Little League Stadium.
May 16 will also include a Youth Safety Expo at Arrowhead Credit Union Park.
There will be a Centennial Monument rededication as well as a Bicentennial Monument dedication on May 20 at Inland Center Drive and I Street.
The Bicentennial Parade will start at 7th and E Street, ending at Meadowbrook Park, on May 22. The theme focuses on San Bernardino from its 1810 beginning and looks toward its future. Rabbi Cohn points out, “A unique part of the parade will be the Mormon church entry with relics and costumes of the city’s earliest pioneers.”
June 17-18 will see another unique event when the city introduces the “San Bernardino’s Got Talent” competition at a location to be determined.
The Bicentennial festivities continue on July 4th at the 66ers Stadium in the Arrowhead Credit Union Park, the 4th of July Extravaganza with a fireworks display unlike any the city has previously seen.
The Stater Bros. Route 66 Rendezvous and other events taking place throughout 2010 will also feature a Bicentennial theme, keeping the celebration alive throughout the year.
Sponsors of the Bicentennial Celebration, in addtittion to the City of San Bernardino are: San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, Stater Brothers Market, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad, Southern California Edison, Community Hospital of San Bernardino, Vanir Development, Matich Corporation, Erin Brinker and; Associates, Dameron Communications, San Bernardino Sunset Rotary and San Bernardino Economic Development Agency.
Rabbi Hillel Cohn is the chairman of the Bicentennial Celebration Committee, and Erin Brinker is the chair of its Public Relations & Marketing and Independence Day Extravaganza committees. Other Bicentennial Celebration Committee members are Jim Smith (chair of the Community Engagement committee), Cheryl Brown (chair of the Youth Council, Intergovernmental and Arts committees), Beverly Bird (chair of the Legend of the Arrowhead committee), Steven Shaw (chair of the History committee), David Smith (chair of the Finance committee), Jane Sneddon (chair of the Parade committee) and Martha Pinkney (chair of the Gala committee.)
The mayor and members of the San Bernardino Common Council appointed these members. Additional community volunteers who have taken on leadership of other committees are: Trudy Freidel (Festival of Faiths), Dr. William Coleman (Leadership Cabinet), Peggi Hazlett (Mayor’s Run), Dr. Charles “Skip” Herbert (Coloring Books for Schools) and The Art Institute of California – Inland Empire (Design).
For additional details, contact Erin Brinker at (951) 323-9337 or go to www.sanbernardino200.org.
Street flags with the Bicentennial Celebration logo will soon adorn lampposts throughout San Bernardino. The Bicentennial Celebration Committee seeks sponsors for these flags, to learn more call Erin Brinker at (951) 323-9337.
(SAN BERNARDINO, Calif.) The City of San Bernardino’s streets will soon be sporting banners and street flags with the city’s new Bicentennial Celebration logo.
“This is a time of pride for the city,” said Erin Brinker, head of the public relations committee for the Bicentennial Celebration committee. We are proud of our citizens, our organizations and our businesses. We are proud of our history, and we look forward to the future.”
The Bicentennial Celebration committee invites businesses, organizations and individuals to be a part of the celebration by sponsoring the street flags, which will adorn lampposts throughout the city much the way holiday-themed flags do each December. In fact, these Bicentennial flags will remain in place until December.
For $300, sponsors can have their name on the street flag, below the logo. Since the committee will be installing new flags throughout the year, there’s no deadline to sign up. But it will start by adorning the most highly visible areas of San Bernardino, so quick responses are encouraged.
To sponsor a street flag, call Brinker at (951) 323-9337.
San Bernardino’s celebrated beginning took place on May 20, 1810 when Father Francisco Dumetz established a mission. Now that 200 years have passed, and 2010 has arrived, it’s time for a months-long celebration.
The logo adorning these street flags depicts the Bicentennial Celebration’s motto “San Bernardino 1810-2010: A Rich History. A Bright Future.” Throughout 2010, events are planned to remember the past, and usher in the city’s third century.
This logo is illustrated with some of San Bernardino’s best resources over the centuries, including arrowheads, orange groves, mountains, transportation ranging from a horse-drawn wagon to an airplane and a high-speed train, landmark buildings California Theater and Vanir Tower, and people.
Rabbi Hillel Cohn is the chairman of the Bicentennial Celebration Committee, and Erin Brinker is the chair of its Public Relations & Marketing and Independence Day Extravaganza committees. Other Bicentennial Celebration Committee members are Art Guerrero (chair of Neighborhood Beautification committee) Jim Smith (chair of the Community Engagement committee), Cheryl Brown (chair of the Youth Council, Intergovernmental and Arts committees), Beverly Bird (chair of the Legend of the Arrowhead committee), Steven Shaw (chair of the History committee), David Smith (chair of the Finance committee), Jane Sneddon (chair of the Parade committee) and Martha Pinkney (chair of the Gala committee.)
These members were appointed by the mayor and members of the San Bernardino Common Council. Additional community volunteers who have taken on leadership of other committees are: Trudy Freidel (Festival of Faiths), Dr. William Coleman (Leadership Cabinet), Peggi Hazlett (Mayor’s Run), Dr. Charles “Skip” Herbert (Coloring Books for Schools) and The Art Institute of California – Inland Empire (Design).
For additional details, contact Erin Brinker at (951) 323-9337.
