COLTON COURIER Weekly
Vol 148 , NO. 46
October 29, 2020
Scouting for Food drive collects near ly 12 tons of food in one day
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n Saturday October 10th the Boy Scouts of America collected 23,290 pounds of food to support seven local food pantries in the Inland Empire communities from Rialto and Grand Terrace to Banning Pass along the I-10 corridor. The Gray Arrow District Boy Scouts primarily collected donated non-perishable food items from shoppers at 22 participating grocery store entrances. Selected Stater Bros., Albertsons, and Vons were the larger grocery stores in the greater San Bernardino Valley up into Banning Pass areas. The smaller family owned Gerrards store in Redlands joined this support effort too as well as two Grocery Food Centers in Grand Terrace and San Bernardino. Some other stores are donating pallets of food during the last week of October to increase this year’s program. Scouts , cont. on next pg.
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Colton Cub Scouts P-42 at the Grand Terrace Stater Bros. on Saturday Oct. 10 collecting donations for the annual Scouting for Food drive.
SB County Superintendent of Schools eSports League set to launch January 2021
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tudents in San Bernardino County will have a new way to play, connect and transform with the debut of the new SBCSS eSports League in January 2021. A countywide virtual pilot eSports tournament will be held October 29 for participating school districts and their students. “Gaming within a team environment provides opportunities for students to work cooperatively while developing problem solving and strategy skills,” said County Superintendent Ted Alejandre. “eSports will keep students connected and engaged during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.” SBCSS eSports will be hosting weekly Winter Jam open play events for participants to explore the gaming platforms, procedures and team formation guidelines. The program will expand into a eSports, cont. on next pg.