COLTON COURIER We ekly
Vol 149 , NO. 33
Jul y 29, 2021
Council discusses illegal fireworks, agrees not to ban Safe and Sane By Maryjoy Duncan
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uring the regular Colton City Council meeting on Tuesday, July 20, the issue of illegal fireworks was discussed after Councilman David Toro presented a sound clip of the ruckus he experienced on the 4th of July at the previous meeting. Toro suggested banning Safe and Sane fireworks may act as a deterrent to illegal ones. “Coming through La Loma Hills, going through Grand Terrace, the Reche Canyon area where it is illegal to have Safe and Sane it seemed to have deterred, in my mind, others from using illegal fireworks,” Toro said, acknowledging that other cities may not have seen a similar decrease in illegal fireworks. Toro noted the considerable Fireworks, cont. on next pg.
SCREENSHOT
Following a dynamic discussion over strategies of mitigating the use of illegal fireworks in the city, it was agreed unanimously that Safe and Sane fireworks will continue to be sold to continue to benefit nonprofits and youth leagues that rely on the revenue generated by those sales. Pictured from left Councilmen David Toro, (Ernie Cisnero absent), Kenneth Koperski, Mayor Frank Navarro, Councilmen Dr. Luis González, John Echevarria and Isaac Suchil.
Pop-up vaccination clinics at Food 4 Less throughout month of August
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n partnership with local and state health departments as part of the state’s ongoing efforts to make COVID-19 vaccines more convenient for Californians, Food 4 Less and Foods Co announced that they will host pop-up vaccine clinics at 19 locations throughout California. One of those locations is the Food 4 Less store at 1150 N. Pepper Ave. in Colton.
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The clinics will be operating on Aug. 7, Aug. 14, Aug. 21, Aug. 28, from 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm.
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PHOTO FOOD 4 LESS The Food 4 Less located at 1150 N. Pepper Ave. in Colton will offer free vaccines Aug. 7, Aug. 14, Aug. 21, Aug. 28, 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Vaccinations are free and open to the public.
“As California’s grocer, we have the opportunity to reach hundreds of shoppers and associates in communities throughout the state,” said Bryan Kaltenbach, president, Food 4 Less and Foods Co. “We are proud to work alongside state and local health departments to do our part by offering our associates and customers more convenient ways to get vaccinated, and Clinic, cont. on next pg.