A visitor in my backyard garden. (William M Cornell)
Sunday Gazette: September 1, 2024
Hello and happy Sunday, Riverside. We are on the hunt for photos of squirrels out and about in our neighborhoods, backyards, or anywhere else fun in town. If you have any you're willing to share with us, please email them to newsroom@raincrossgazette.com.
As a reminder, tomorrow is Labor Day, so City Hall, schools, banks, and other government offices will all be closed.
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Each week, we will introduce a new neighbor. This is not a who's who list. These are regular Riversiders doing exceptional things.
John Corona (Courtesy of John Corona)
John Corona is a dedicated educator and coach who served the Riverside Unified School District (RUSD) for 40 years. Throughout his career, he taught U.S. History and coached track and field, basketball, and freshman football at Arlington and Martin Luther King (MLK) High Schools. Beyond his classroom and field work, Corona helped establish the "King High School Remembers" project, a nationally recognized veterans' oral history initiative that has connected students with veterans for 25 years.
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In 1908, Riverside marveled at Prince Albert, a horse with astonishing tricks, trained by James Cuthbertson. Their bond was so strong that Cuthbertson declined a hefty offer to sell him, making Prince Albert a local legend.
Prince Albert performing a headstand (Courtesy of the Library of Congress)
At the beginning of August, the Riverside Historical Society hosted a Zoom presentation entitled “Riverside Pictures in the Library of Congress.”The speaker was Leigh Gleason, the Head of the Reference Section, Prints and Photos at the Library of Congress, and formerly curator and director at the California Museum of Photography in Riverside. Leigh gave an inspiring and educational talk, pointing out some of the many treasures about Riverside in the Library of Congress collection. Among those, she showed several photos of a remarkable horse from Riverside, Prince Albert.
Prince Albert, a four-year-old dapple gray, appeared on the scene in late 1908. He was trained by James Cuthbertson, who taught him numerous remarkable tricks.
