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COLTON COURIER We ekly

Febr uar y 10, 2022

Vol 150 , NO. 09

Colton Lion’s Club to host free Vision Clinic Saturday offering free screenings, glasses By Maryjoy Duncan

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he Colton Lion’s Club will be hosting its second annual free Vision Clinic in collaboration with the City of Colton and facilitated by California Lions Friends in Sight on Saturday, Feb. 12 at the Gonzalez Community Center, 670 Colton Ave., from 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. The purpose of the clinic is to provide free vision screenings and recycled eyeglasses to anyone in need, regardless of age. Screenings will be conducted on a first-come, first-served basis.

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According to Lion’s Club President Erik Morden, in 1925 Helen Keller challenged the Lion’s Organization to be “Knights for the Blind.”

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A sight clinic Lions Club members conducted in Tijuana, Mexico in 2020 before the pandemic. The upcoming one will take place on Saturday, Feb. 12 at the Gonzalez Community Center from 8 a.m. - 2 p.m.

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“Hosting a free Vision Clinic for our community is one of the fundamental ways we can live up Clinic, cont. on next pg.

D r. G i s s p e c i a l g u e s t a t C o l t o n C h a m b e r By Christina Perris (guest submission)

know about our roots,” as Dr. G mentioned.

ast week, Dr G, Council Member and wellknown Historian and Community Advocate, was the guest speaker for the monthly Colton Chamber of Commerce “Rise n’ Shine” Networking Meeting held via zoom.

For these reasons, Dr. G focused on the six historical districts which are known in Colton; Ninth-Street Historical District, La Cadena Historical District, Terrace Historical District, Citrus Park Historical District, San Salvador Historical District, and the Agua Mansa Historical District.

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The public and interested business leaders were invited to the Networking event to hear Dr. G talk about the Historical Districts of Colton. The early morning session began with a brief welcome by Christina Gaitan, Director of the Colton Chamber, followed by announcements and then the presentation. Dr. G wasted no time in delivering his message by stressing that the history of Colton was important to promote to the current public, but also, “to perpetuate throughout generations so people

Each district was introduced to the Chamber group with a map, description, background information, significance, basic facts, and sample photos. All of the Historical Districts were presented via zoom using a Powerpoint program. Throughout the presentation, Chamber Board Members jumped in with questions, and were provided informative Chamber, cont. next pg.

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Dr. G (Dr Luis S González) Council Member, historian and community advocate.


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