W e e k l y COLTON COURIER
IECN
.com
Features, Lifestyle & News You Can Use!
Vol 143, NO. 07
August 7, 2014
THIS WEEK Chamber of Commerce holds workshop
Dive-In Movies at Gonzales Community Center
Dominguez Elementary to teach 21st century skills
T
on Water and Energy Conservation
A9
Youth avoiding Summer brain drain A10
he Colton Community Services Department is pleased to announce the dates for the Dive-In Movies summer series at the Gonzales Community Center in Colton. On COURTESY PHOTO select Saturdays each month, community members will have the Colton Water Conservation Specialist Jennifer Shimmin (center) giving a presentation on Water opportunity to watch a family film while swimming and splashing in Conservation at the Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday August 5. the pool. These community events With California experiencing a dia public outreach campaign to are an excellent opportunity for By Anthony Victoria severe drought, new city ordinances urge water conservation. neighboring residents to come he Colton Chamber of have been established to ensure res- Made up of seventeen agencies, together to swim and mingle while Commerce held its monthly idents and business owners are not iEfficient has launched an advertis- watching a cool flick. water extensively. ing campaign that includes freeway Morning Workshop on wasting Shimmin during her presentation billboards, commercials on news All movies start at sundown with Tuesday August 5, hosting Public Utilities Environmental explained the importance of con- outlets, social media engagement the entire event running from 7:00Conservation Counselor Jessica serving water by introducing to the and organizing events revolved 10:00 p.m. Space is limited; arrive early so you’re not left out. Sutoris and Water Conservation Chamber her department’s role in iEfficient, a coordinated multimeChamber cont. on next page Admission is on a first-come firstSpecialist Jennifer Shimmin. serve basis. The Upcoming Dive-In Movies schedule is as follows: Saturday, August 23-Little Mermaid The price for admission into the pool and movie is $2 per person. The Dive-In Movies summer series will be held at the Gonzales Community Center located at 670 Colton Avenue, Colton 92324. For more information, please call the Gonzales Community Center at (909) 370-6153.
T
Colton Area Museum holds summer program for youth
Hometown Heroes Honored A8
INSIDE Calendar Classifieds Legal Notices Opinion Service Dir. Sports
A7 A13 A14 A4 A6-7 A11
HOW TO REACH US
Editorial: iecn1@mac.com Advertising: iecnads@yahoo.com
T
COURTESY PHOTO
Featured from Left to Right are: Matthew Zamora, Tammy Trieu, Dr. Luis Gonzalez, and Abigail
Inland Empire Aguirre. Community Newspapers Office: (909) 381-9898 Fax: (909) 384-0406
H
Got News?
ONE SECTION, 20 PAGES
Summer Program on Saturday July as “Dr. G” by students and commu26. nity members, the program aimed Led by museum board member to reach out to high school students he newly formed Junior and Colton High School teacher Dr Colton Area Museum club JR. CAM, cont. on next page completed its first annual Luis. Gonzalez, who is also known
By Anthony Victoria
ave news, an event or want to recognize someone in the Colton community? Send information to Colton Courier Community News Editor Anthony Victoria at...................................... avictoria@iecn.com or call 909-381-9898 ext. 208.